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.
After six days Jesus took Peter, James, and John the brother of James, and led them up on a high mountain by themselves.
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.
There he was transfigured before them; his face shone like the sun, and his garments became as white as light.
3 Kasia Mose kple Eliya va do ɖe egbɔ, eye wonɔ dze ɖom kplii.
And behold, Moses and Elijah appeared to them, 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.”
So Peter said to Jesus, “Lord, it is good for us to be here. If yoʋ want, we will make three shelters here, one for yoʋ, 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 still speaking, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them, and a voice from the cloud said, “This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased; listen to him!”
6 Esi gbe la nɔ ɖiɖim alea la, dzidzi ƒo nusrɔ̃la etɔ̃awo, eye wotsyɔ mo anyi kple vɔvɔ̃.
When the disciples heard this, they fell on their faces and were utterly afraid.
7 Ke Yesu va wo gbɔ, eye wòka asi wo ŋu gblɔ na wo be, “Mitsi tsitre, eye migavɔ̃ o.”
But Jesus came over and touched them, saying, “Rise; do not be afraid.”
8 Esi wofɔ mo dzi la, Yesu ɖeka ko wokpɔ.
And lifting up their eyes, they saw no one but Jesus.
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.
As they were coming down from the mountain, Jesus commanded them, “Do not tell anyone about the vision you saw until the Son of Man has 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?”
Then his disciples asked him, “Why do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?”
11 Yesu ɖo eŋu na wo be, “Ele eme nenema. Ele be Eliya nava, aɖɔ nu sia nu ɖo hafi Kristo la nava.
Jesus answered them, “Elijah does indeed come first, and he 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 tell you that Elijah has already come, and they did not recognize him, but did to him whatever they wanted. Even so the Son of Man is about to suffer at their hands.”
13 Nusrɔ̃lawo kpɔe dze sii be Yohanes Mawutsitanamela ŋutie Yesu nɔ nu ƒom le.
Then the disciples understood that he was speaking to them about 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,
When they came to the crowd, a man approached Jesus, kneeling before him
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.
and saying, “Lord, have mercy on my son, for he is an epileptic and suffers terribly. For often he falls into the fire, and often into the water.
16 Mekplɔe vɛ na wò nusrɔ̃lawo, gake womete ŋu da gbe le eŋu o.”
I brought him to yoʋr disciples, but they could not heal 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.”
Jesus answered, “O faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you? How long shall I bear with you? Bring him here to me.”
18 Yesu blu ɖe gbɔgbɔ vɔ̃ la ta, eye wòdo go le ɖevi la me ale be eƒe lãme sẽ enumake.
Then Jesus rebuked the demon, and it came out of the boy, and he was healed 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?”
Afterward the disciples came to Jesus privately and said, “Why could we not 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. [
Jesus said to them, “Because of your unbelief. For truly I say to you, if you have faith like a grain of mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you.
21 Ke miate ŋu anya gbɔgbɔ vɔ̃ siawo ƒomevi o, negbe ɖe miedo gbe ɖa hetsi nu dɔ hafi.]”
But this kind does not go out except by prayer and fasting.”
22 Esi wogaƒo wo ɖokuiwo nu ƒu le Galilea la, Yesu gblɔ na wo be, “Wole Amegbetɔ Vi la de ge asi na amewo,
While they were staying 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.
They will kill him, and on the third day he will be raised up.” And the disciples were greatly distressed.
24 Esi Yesu kple eƒe nusrɔ̃lawo va ɖo Kapernaum la, gbedoxɔmenudzɔlawo va Petro gbɔ, eye wobiae be, “Miaƒe Aƒetɔ menaa gbedoxɔmega oa?”
When they came to Capernaum, the collectors of the two-drachma tax came to Peter and said, “Your teacher pays the two-drachma tax, doesn't he?”
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 said, “Yes.” And when Peter came into the house, Jesus spoke to him first, saying, “What do yoʋ think, Simon? From whom do the kings of the earth receive toll or tax? From their own sons or from strangers?”
26 Petro ɖo eŋu nɛ be, “Le ame bubuwo si.” Yesu yi edzi gblɔ nɛ be, “Ekema mehiã be dukɔmeviwo naxe adzɔga o.”
Peter said to him, “From strangers.” And Jesus said to him, “Then the sons are 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 so that we may not offend them, go to the sea, cast a hook, and take the first fish yoʋ catch. When yoʋ open its mouth, yoʋ will find a stater coin. Take it and give it to them for yoʋ and me.”
