Mateo 17
1 Le ŋkeke ade megbe la, Yesu kplɔ Petro, Yakobo kple nɔvia Yohanes ɖe asi woyi to kɔkɔ aɖe dzi. Teƒe sia zi ɖoɖoe nyuie.
And after six days Jesus taketh with him Peter, and James, and John his brother, and leadeth them up into a high mountain apart.
2 Le toa dzi la, Yesu ƒe dzedzeme trɔ enumake. Eƒe mo de asi keklẽ me abe ɣe ene, eye eƒe awu fu tititi abe kekeli ene.
And he was transfigured before them, and his face shone as the sun; and his garments became white as the light.
3 Kasia Mose kple Eliya va do ɖe egbɔ, eye wonɔ dze ɖom kplii.
And lo! there appeared to them Moses and Elijah, talking with him.
4 Petro gblɔ na Yesu be, “Aƒetɔ, enyo ŋutɔ be míele afi sia! Ne èlɔ̃ la, na míawɔ agbadɔ etɔ̃, ɖeka nanye tɔwò, ɖeka nanye Mose tɔ, ɖeka nanye Eliya hã tɔ.”
And Peter answering said to Jesus, Lord, it is good for us to be here; if thou wilt, I will make here three tents; one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elijah.
5 Esi wònɔ nya sia gblɔm la, lilikpo keklẽ aɖe va tsyɔ wo dzi, eye gbe aɖe ɖi tso lilikpo la me gblɔ be, “Ame siae nye Vinye si gbɔ nyemelɔ̃a nu le o, si dzea ŋunye. Miɖo toe.”
While he was yet speaking, lo! a bright cloud overshadowed them; and lo! a voice out of the cloud, saying, “This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased; hear him.”
6 Esi gbe la nɔ ɖiɖim alea la, dzidzi ƒo nusrɔ̃la etɔ̃awo, eye wotsyɔ mo anyi kple vɔvɔ̃.
And the disciples hearing it, fell on their face, and were exceedingly afraid.
7 Ke Yesu va wo gbɔ, eye wòka asi wo ŋu gblɔ na wo be, “Mitsi tsitre, eye migavɔ̃ o.”
And Jesus came and touched them, and said, Arise, and be not afraid.
8 Esi wofɔ mo dzi la, Yesu ɖeka ko wokpɔ.
And lifting up their eyes, they saw no one but Jesus only.
9 Esime wonɔ ɖiɖim tso toa dzi la, Yesu de se na wo vevie be womegagblɔ nu si teƒe wokpɔ la na ame aɖeke o, va se ɖe esime yeafɔ tso ame kukuwo dome hafi.
And as they came down from the mountain, Jesus charged them, saying, Tell what hath been seen to no one, until the Son of man hath risen from the dead.
10 Nusrɔ̃lawo biae be, “Nu ka ta agbalẽfialawo nɔa gbɔgblɔm godoo be ele be Eliya nagava hafi Kristo la nava ɖo?”
And the disciples asked him, saying, Why then say the scribes that Elijah must first come?
11 Yesu ɖo eŋu na wo be, “Ele eme nenema. Ele be Eliya nava, aɖɔ nu sia nu ɖo hafi Kristo la nava.
And he answering said, Elijah indeed cometh, and will restore all things.
12 Ke mele egblɔm na mi be, Eliya gatrɔ va xoxo, gake amewo mekpɔe dze sii o, eya ta wowɔ nu sia nu si wodi be yewoawɔe la. Nenema ke Amegbetɔ Vi la hã akpe fu le woƒe asimee.”
But I say to you, that Elijah hath already come, and they knew him not, but did with him whatever they would. So also is the Son of man to suffer by them.
13 Nusrɔ̃lawo kpɔe dze sii be Yohanes Mawutsitanamela ŋutie Yesu nɔ nu ƒom le.
Then the disciples understood that he spoke to them of John the Baptist.
14 Esi wova ɖo toa te la, wokpɔ ameha gã aɖe nɔ afi ma nɔ wo lalam. Enumake ŋutsu aɖe do tso ameha la dome va dze klo ɖe Yesu ƒe akɔme gblɔ be,
And when they had come to the multitude, there came to him a man, kneeling down to him, and saying,
15 “Aƒetɔ, kpɔ nublanui na vinye ŋutsuvi sia; ele kpeŋuidɔ lém, eye wòle fu kpem nublanuitɔe. Ne kpeŋuidɔ la dze edzi ɣe aɖewo ɣi la, enana be wòdzea dzo alo tsi me.
Lord, have compassion on my son; for he is a lunatic, and is sorely afflicted; for he often falleth into the fire, and often into the water.
16 Mekplɔe vɛ na wò nusrɔ̃lawo, gake womete ŋu da gbe le eŋu o.”
And I brought him to thy disciples, and they could not cure him.
17 Yesu ɖo eŋu gblɔ be, “O! Mi dzidzime kpaɖikpaɖi, dzimaxɔsetɔ siawo, ŋkeke neni wòle be manɔ anyi kpli mi hafi miaxɔ dzinye ase? Aleke gbegbe magbɔ dzi ɖi na mi? Mikplɔ ɖevi la va afi sia nam.”
Then Jesus answering said, Unbelieving and perverse generation! How long shall I be with you? How long shall I bear with you? Bring him hither to me.
18 Yesu blu ɖe gbɔgbɔ vɔ̃ la ta, eye wòdo go le ɖevi la me ale be eƒe lãme sẽ enumake.
And Jesus rebuked him, and the demon went out of him; and the boy was cured from that hour.
19 Esia megbe la, nusrɔ̃lawo va bia Yesu dzaa be, “Nu ka ta míawo míete ŋu nya gbɔgbɔ vɔ̃ la do goe o mahã?”
Then the disciples came to Jesus apart, and said, Why could not we cast it out?
20 Yesu ɖo eŋu na wo be, “Elabena xɔse ʋɛ aɖe koe le mia si. Mele egblɔm na mi nyateƒetɔe be ne miaƒe xɔse le sue abe logoku ene hã la, miate ŋu agblɔ na to sia be, ‘Ho le teƒe sia’, eye wòaho. Naneke wɔwɔ masesẽ na mi o. [
And he said to them, Because of your want of faith. For truly do I say to you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard, ye shall say to this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place, and it will remove; and nothing will be impossible to you.
21 Ke miate ŋu anya gbɔgbɔ vɔ̃ siawo ƒomevi o, negbe ɖe miedo gbe ɖa hetsi nu dɔ hafi.]”
22 Esi wogaƒo wo ɖokuiwo nu ƒu le Galilea la, Yesu gblɔ na wo be, “Wole Amegbetɔ Vi la de ge asi na amewo,
And while they were together in Galilee, Jesus said to them, The Son of man is about to be delivered up into the hands of men,
23 woawui, eye le ŋkeke etɔ̃a gbe la, woafɔe ɖe tsitre.” Esia na nusrɔ̃lawo yɔ fũu kple nuxaxa.
and they will put him to death; and on the third day he will rise again. And they were greatly grieved.
24 Esi Yesu kple eƒe nusrɔ̃lawo va ɖo Kapernaum la, gbedoxɔmenudzɔlawo va Petro gbɔ, eye wobiae be, “Miaƒe Aƒetɔ menaa gbedoxɔmega oa?”
And when they had come to Capernaum, those who received the half-shekel came to Peter, and said, Doth not your teacher pay the half-shekel?
25 Eɖo eŋu na wo be, “Ɛ̃, enanɛ.” Ke esi Petro va ɖo aƒea me la, Yesue nye ame gbãtɔ si ƒo nu. Ebia Petro be, “Simɔn, aleke nèsusu? Ame kawo si anyigbadzifiawo xɔa adzɔga kple duga le, le dukɔmeviwo si loo alo le ame bubuwo si?”
He saith, Yes. And when he had come into the house, Jesus anticipated him, saying, What thinkest thou, Simon? Of whom do the kings of the earth take customs or taxes? Of their own sons, or of strangers?
26 Petro ɖo eŋu nɛ be, “Le ame bubuwo si.” Yesu yi edzi gblɔ nɛ be, “Ekema mehiã be dukɔmeviwo naxe adzɔga o.”
And when he said, Of strangers, Jesus said to him, Then are the sons free.
27 Gake be míagadze agɔ le wo dzi o ta la, yi ɖe ƒuta, eye nàda ƒu. Lã gbãtɔ si nàɖe la, ke eƒe nu me; àkpɔ ga home aɖe si ade nye kple wò ƒe gadzɔdzɔ la nu. Tsɔe ɖaxe nye kple wò ƒe mawuxɔmenudzɔdzɔ lae.
But that we may not give them offence, go to the lake, and cast a hook, and take the fish that first cometh up; and on opening his mouth, thou wilt find a shekel; take that, and give it to them for me and thee.
