Mateo 13
1 Gbe ma gbe Yesu do go tso aƒea me yi ɖanɔ anyi ɖe ƒua nu.
And in that day Jesus, having gone forth from the house, was sitting by the sea,
2 Ameha gã aɖe gaƒo ƒu ɖe eŋu ale gbegbe be ege ɖe ʋu aɖe me, eye wòyi ɖe ƒua dzi vie nɔ anyi, ke ameha la tɔ ɖe ƒua ta.
and gathered together to Him were many multitudes, so that He having gone into the boat sat down, and all the multitude on the beach stood,
3 Egblɔ nya geɖewo na wo to lododo me be, “Agbledela aɖe yi nuku wu ge.
and He spoke to them many things in allegories, saying, “Behold, the sower went forth to sow,
4 Esi wònɔ nukua wum la, ɖewo ge ɖe mɔ to, eye xeviwo va fɔ wo mi.
and in his sowing, some indeed fell by the way, and the birds having come, devoured them,
5 Ɖewo hã ge ɖe kpenyigba dzi, afi si ke sue aɖe ko nɔ; nuku siawo tsi vlɔvlɔvlɔ,
and others fell on the rocky places where they did not have much earth, and immediately they sprang forth, through having no depth of earth,
6 gake esi ŋdɔ ʋu ɖe wo dzi la, woyrɔ, eye woku, elabena woƒe kewo mede to o.
and the sun having risen they were scorched, and through having no root, they withered,
7 Nuku bubuwo ge ɖe ŋu me, eye ŋu vu tsyɔ wo dzi woku.
and others fell on the thorns, and the thorns came up and choked them,
8 Ke nuku aɖewo hã ge ɖe anyigba nyuitɔ dzi, eye womie, tsi hetse ku geɖewo, ɖewo tse blaetɔ̃, bubuwo tse blaade, eye ɖewo hã tse alafa.
and others fell on the good ground, and were giving fruit, some indeed a hundredfold, and some sixty, and some thirty.
9 Ame si to senu li na la nesee.”
He who is having ears to hear—let him hear.”
10 Eƒe nusrɔ̃lawo va egbɔ va biae be, “Nu ka ta ɣe sia ɣi ko nènɔa nu fiam amewo to lododo me ɖo?”
And the disciples having come near, said to Him, “Why do You speak to them in allegories?”
11 Eɖe eme na wo be wo nusrɔ̃lawo ko wona mɔnukpɔkpɔ be woanya nu si dziƒofiaɖuƒe la nye, ke womena mɔnukpɔkpɔ sia ame bubuwo o.
And He answering said to them that, “To you it has been given to know the secrets of the kingdom of the heavens, and to these it has not been given,
12 Ame si si nu le la, eyae woana nui ale be nu si le esi la nasɔ gbɔ ɖe edzi, ke ame si si nu mele o la, sue si le esi hã la, woaxɔe le esi wòatsi asi ƒuƒlu.
for whoever has, it will be given to him, and he will have overabundance, and whoever has not, even that which he has will be taken from him.
13 Nu sia tae metsɔa lododo fia nu amewoe ɖo be; “Togbɔ be woanɔ nua kpɔm hã la, womakpɔe adze sii o, eye woanɔ esem, gake womase egɔme o.
Because of this, in allegories I speak to them, because seeing they do not see, and hearing they do not hear, nor understand,
14 Nya sia wu nyagblɔɖila Yesaya ƒe nyagblɔɖi sia nu be, “‘Miaƒe towo ase nyawo gake miase wo gɔme o, Miaƒe ŋkuwo akpɔ nu gake miele si dze gee o.
and fulfilled on them is the prophecy of Isaiah that says, With hearing you will hear, and you will not understand, and seeing you will see, and you will not perceive,
15 Elabena ame siawo ƒe dziwo ku atri; woƒe towo hã mesea nu o, eye womiã woƒe ŋkuwo. Ne menye nenema o la, woakpɔ nu kple woƒe ŋkuwo, ase nu kple woƒe towo, ase nu gɔme kple woƒe dziwo, woatrɔ ɖe ŋunye eye mayɔ dɔ wo.’
for the heart of this people was made obtuse, and with the ears they barely heard, and they closed their eyes, lest they might see with the eyes, and might hear with the ears, and understand with the heart, and turn back, and I might heal them.
16 Ke woayra miaƒe ŋkuwo, elabena wokpɔa nu kple miaƒe towo hã elabena wosea nu.
And blessed are your eyes because they see, and your ears because they hear,
17 Mele egblɔm na mi nyateƒetɔe be, nyagblɔɖila geɖewo kple ame dzɔdzɔe geɖewo di vevie be yewoakpɔ nu siwo kpɔm miele, eye yewoase nya siwo sem miele la, gake womete ŋui o.
for truly I say to you that many prophets and righteous men desired to see that which you look on, and they did not see, and to hear that which you hear, and they did not hear.
18 “Lo si medo tso nukuwula ŋuti la ƒe gɔmeɖeɖee nye esi!
You, therefore, hear the allegory of the sower:
19 Anyigba alo mɔ to, afi si nuku aɖewo ge ɖo la nye ame aɖe ƒe dzi. Ame sia sea nyanyui la tso mawufiaɖuƒe la ŋuti, gake mesea egɔme o, ale Satana va ɖea nyanyui la le eƒe dzi me.
Everyone hearing the word of the kingdom, and not understanding—the evil one comes, and snatches that which has been sown in his heart; this is that sown by the way.
20 Kpenyigba lae nye ame si sea nyanyui la, eye eƒe dzi xɔnɛ kple dzidzɔ,
And that sown on the rocky places, this is he who is hearing the word, and immediately with joy is receiving it,
21 gake abe nuku siwo miena ɖe anyigba ma ƒomevi dzi ene la, woƒe kewo medea to o, eye togbɔ be wotsina vlɔvlɔvlɔ hã la, ne yometiti va ko la, wogbɔdzɔna.
and he has no root in himself, but is temporary, and persecution or tribulation having happened because of the word, immediately he is stumbled.
22 Anyigba si dzi yɔ kple ŋuve lae nye ame si sea mawunya la, gake dzitsitsi ɖe xexemenuwo kple kesinɔnuwo ŋu hea eƒe susu ɖa tso mawunya la gbɔ, eya ta metsea ku aɖeke na Mawu o. (aiōn g165)
And that sown toward the thorns, this is he who is hearing the word, and the anxiety of this age, and the deceitfulness of the riches, chokes the word, and it becomes unfruitful. (aiōn g165)
23 Anyigba nyui lae nye ame si ƒe dzi sea mawunya la, eye wòsea egɔme, eye eya hã ɖakplɔa ame blaetɔ̃, blaade alo alafa ɖeka bubu gɔ̃ hã vaa dziƒofiaɖuƒe la mee.”
And that sown on the good ground: this is he who is hearing the word, and is understanding, who indeed bears fruit, and makes, some indeed a hundredfold, and some sixty, and some thirty.”
24 Lo bubu si Yesu gado hãe nye esi: “Dziƒofiaɖuƒe la le abe ame si ƒã bli ɖe eƒe agble me ene,
Another allegory He set before them, saying, “The kingdom of the heavens was likened to a man sowing good seed in his field,
25 ke esi wòmlɔ anyi le zã me la, eƒe futɔ va ƒã gbeku vɔ̃wo ɖe bliawo dome.
and while men are sleeping, his enemy came and sowed darnel in the midst of the wheat, and went away,
26 Esi bliawo de asi tsitsi me la, gbeku vɔ̃awo hã tsi kpli wo.
and when the herb sprang up, and yielded fruit, then appeared also the darnel.
27 “Agbleatɔ ƒe dɔlawo va agbletɔ la gbɔ va biae be, ‘Aƒetɔ, alo menye nuku nyui nèƒã ɖe wò abɔ me oa? Afi ka gbeku vɔ̃ siawo tso?’
And the servants of the householder, having come near, said to him, Lord, did you not sow good seed in your field? From where then does it have the darnel?
28 “Agbletɔ la ɖo eŋu na wo be, ‘Futɔ aɖe kokokoe wɔ nenem nu sia.’ “Dɔlawo biae be, ‘Ekema mího gbeku vɔ̃awo ƒu gbe mahã?’
And he says to them, A man, an enemy, did this; and the servants said to him, Will you, then, [that] having gone away we may gather it up?
29 “Eɖo eŋu na wo be, ‘Gbeɖe, migawɔe o, ne miebe yewoaho gbeku vɔ̃awo la, miaho blia hã,
And he said, No, lest—gathering up the darnel—you root up with it the wheat;
30 eya ta mina wo katã natsi aduadu va se ɖe nuŋeɣi, ekema mana nuŋelawo naho gbekuawo, atɔ dzo wo, eye woatsɔ bli la akɔ ɖe nye ava me!’”
permit both to grow together until the harvest, and in the time of the harvest I will say to the reapers, Gather up first the darnel, and bind it in bundles, to burn it, and the wheat gather up into my storehouse.”
31 Lo bubu si wògado na wo lae nye esi: “Dziƒofiaɖuƒe la le abe ʋuti ƒe ku si nye atikutsetse suetɔ kekeake si wodo ɖe anyigba ƒe tu me ene.
Another allegory He set before them, saying, “The kingdom of the heavens is like to a grain of mustard, which a man having taken, sowed in his field,
32 Togbɔ be enye atiku suetɔ wu le atikuwo dome hã la, ne etsi la, ezua ati gã si ƒoa atiwo katã ta, eye xeviwo va wɔa atɔ ɖe alɔawo me hekpɔa gbɔdzɔe.”
which less, indeed, is than all the seeds, but when it may be grown, is greatest of the herbs, and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the sky come and rest in its branches.”
33 Yesu yi edzi kple lododo bubu be, “Dziƒofiaɖuƒe la ɖi nuʋãnu si nyɔnu aɖe tsɔ de abolomɔ me, eye wòwɔ dɔ to abolomɔ blibo la me va se ɖe esime wòʋã nyuie.”
Another allegory He spoke to them: “The kingdom of the heavens is like to leaven, which a woman having taken, hid in three measures of meal, until the whole was leavened.”
34 Yesu wɔa lododo ŋu dɔ zi geɖe nenye be wòle nu ƒom na amewo; ne ele nu ƒom na wo la, lododo sɔŋ ko ŋu dɔ wòwɔna,
All these things Jesus spoke in allegories to the multitudes, and without an allegory He was not speaking to them,
35 elabena woawu nya si nyagblɔɖilawo gblɔ ɖi la nu be, “Maƒo nu to lododowo me, eye maɖe nu ɣaɣla siwo li tso xexeme ƒe gɔmedzedzea me ke la gɔme.”
that it might be fulfilled that was spoken through the prophet, saying, “I will open in allegories My mouth, I will utter things having been hidden from the foundation of the world.”
36 Azɔ egblẽ ameha la ɖe kpɔa godo, eye wòge ɖe aƒea me. Eƒe nusrɔ̃lawo va egbɔ gblɔ be, “Ɖe lo si nèdo tso bligble kple gbeku vɔ̃wo ŋuti la gɔme na mí.”
Then having let away the multitudes, Jesus came into the house, and His disciples came near to Him, saying, “Explain to us the allegory of the darnel of the field.”
37 Egblɔ na wo be, “Enyo, maɖe egɔme na mi. Nyee nye agbledela si ƒã bli ɖe nye agble me la.
And He answering said to them, “He who is sowing the good seed is the Son of Man,
38 Agble lae nye xexea me, eye bli lae nye ame si le mawufiaɖuƒe la me, ke gbeku vɔ̃ɖiwoe nye dzimaxɔsetɔwo.
and the field is the world, and the good seed, these are the sons of the kingdom, and the darnel are the sons of the evil one,
39 Futɔ si ƒã gbeku vɔ̃wo ɖe blia me lae nye Abosam. Nuŋeɣi lae nye xexea me ƒe nuwuwu, eye nuŋelawoe nye mawudɔlawo. (aiōn g165)
and the enemy who sowed them is the Devil, and the harvest is [the] full end of the age, and the reapers are messengers. (aiōn g165)
40 “Le lododo sia me la, woɖe gbeku vɔ̃ɖiawo ɖe aga, eye wotɔ dzo wo; nenema ke wòanɔ le xexea me ƒe nuwuwu. (aiōn g165)
As, then, the darnel is gathered up, and is burned with fire, so will it be in the full end of this age; (aiōn g165)
41 Madɔ nye dɔlawo ɖa, eye woaƒo ame vɔ̃ɖiwo kple nuɖianuwo katã nu ƒu, aɖe wo ɖa le mawufiaɖuƒe la me;
the Son of Man will send forth His messengers, and they will gather up out of His kingdom all the stumbling-blocks, and those doing the lawlessness,
42 woatsɔ wo aƒu gbe ɖe kpodzo me, afi si avifafa kple aɖukliɖuɖu geɖe anɔ.
and will cast them into the furnace of the fire; there will be the weeping and the gnashing of the teeth.
43 Ke ame dzɔdzɔewo aklẽ abe ɣe ene le wo Fofo ƒe fiaɖuƒe la me. Ame si to senu li na la nese nya siawo.
Then will the righteous shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He who is having ears to hear—let him hear.
44 “Dziƒofiaɖuƒe la le abe kesinɔnu aɖe si ŋu ame aɖe va ke ɖo le anyigba aɖe me ene. Eye le dzidzɔ si wòkpɔ le kesinɔnu sia ŋuti ta la, edzra nu sia nu si le esi la be yeakpɔ ga atsɔ aƒle anyigba sia kple kesinɔnu la katã.
Again, the kingdom of the heavens is like to treasure hid in the field, which a man having found, hid, and from his joy goes, and all, as much as he has, he sells, and buys that field.
45 “Megale egblɔm na mi be, dziƒofiaɖuƒe la ɖi dzonusitsala si le dzonu nyuiwo dim be yeaƒle adzra la.
Again, the kingdom of the heavens is like to a man, a merchant, seeking good pearls,
46 Eva kpɔ dzonu aɖe si xɔ asi ŋutɔ, eya ta eyi ɖadzra nu siwo katã le esi la, eye wòƒle dzonu sia.
who having found one pearl of great price, having gone away, has sold all, as much as he had, and bought it.
47 “Dziƒofiaɖuƒe la gasɔ kple tɔƒodela aɖe si da asabu ɖe tɔ me, eye wòɖe lã vovovowo, ɖuɖuawo kple maɖumaɖuawo siaa la.
Again, the kingdom of the heavens is like to a net that was cast into the sea, and gathered together of every kind,
48 Esi wòhe asabu la va gotae la, enɔ anyi tia lã ɖuɖuawo ɖe teƒe ɖeka, ke esiwo womeɖuna o la, etsɔ wo ƒu gbe.
which, when it was filled, having drawn up again on the beach, and having sat down, they gathered the good into vessels, and the bad they cast out,
49 Alea tututu wòanɔ le xexea me ƒe nuwuwu hã. Mawudɔlawo ava ma ame vɔ̃ɖiwo ɖa tso ame dzɔdzɔewo gbɔ, (aiōn g165)
so will it be in the full end of the age, the messengers will come forth and separate the evil out of the midst of the righteous, (aiōn g165)
50 eye woatsɔ wo aƒu gbe ɖe kpodzo me, afi si avifafa kple aɖukliɖuɖu geɖe anɔ.”
and will cast them into the furnace of the fire; there will be the weeping and the gnashing of the teeth.”
51 Azɔ ebia nusrɔ̃lawo be, “Miese nya siawo gɔmea?” Woɖo eŋu be, “Ɛ̃, míese wo gɔme.”
Jesus says to them, “Did you understand all these?” They say to Him, “Yes, Lord.”
52 Ale wòɖo eŋu na wo be, “Eya ta sefiala ɖe sia ɖe si wofia nui tso dziƒofiaɖuƒe la ŋuti la le abe aƒetɔ aɖe si ɖe eƒe kesinɔnu yeye kple xoxoa siaa do goe tso eƒe nudzraɖoƒe la ene.”
And He said to them, “Because of this, every scribe having been discipled in regard to the kingdom of the heavens is like to a man, a householder, who brings forth out of his treasure things new and old.”
53 Esi Yesu wu lododo siawo nu la, edzo le afi ma.
And it came to pass, when Jesus finished these allegories, He removed from there,
54 Etrɔ yi fofoawo de, eye wòfia nu le woƒe ƒuƒoƒe, ke ewɔ nuku na wo ŋutɔ. Wobia be, “Afi ka ame sia xɔ nunya kple nukunu gã siwo wɔm wòle la tsoe mahã?
and having come to His own country, He was teaching them in their synagogue, so that they were astonished, and were saying, “From where to this One this wisdom and the mighty works?
55 Ɖe menye eyae nye atikpala la ƒe viŋutsu oa? Ɖe menye dadaa ŋkɔe nye Maria, eye nɔvia ŋutsuwoe nye Yakobo, Yosef, Simɔn kple Yuda oa?
Is this not the carpenter’s Son? Is His mother not called Mary, and His brothers James, and Joses, and Simon, and Judas?
56 Ɖe nɔvia nyɔnuwo katã mele mía dome oa? Ekema afi ka gɔ̃ ŋutsu sia kpɔ nu siawo katã tsoe?”
And His sisters—are they not all with us? From where, then, to this One all these?”
57 Ale wokpɔ nuɖiaɖia le eŋu. Ke Yesu gblɔ na wo be, “Wodea bubu Nyagblɔɖila ŋu le afi sia afi negbe le eya ŋutɔ ƒe dedu me kple eya ŋutɔ ƒe aƒe me ko.”
And they were stumbled at Him. And Jesus said to them, “A prophet is not without honor except in his own country, and in his own house”:
58 Ale mewɔ nukunu geɖewo le afi ma o, le woƒe dzimaxɔse ta.
and He did not do many mighty works there, because of their unbelief.
