Mateo 20

1 Lo bubu aɖe si Yesu do le dziƒofiaɖuƒe la ŋu lae nye esi: “Agbletɔ aɖe do go gbe ɖeka ŋdi aɖe be yeadi apaɖilawo woawɔ dɔ le yeƒe waingble me.

For the kingdom of the heavens is compared to a man, a house-ruler, who went out in the early morning at the same time to hire workmen for his vineyard.

2 Eƒo asi kple apaɖilawo, eye wolɔ̃ be wòaxe sidi wuieve na ame sia ame ŋkeke ɖeka. Ale dɔwɔlawo yi waingble la me ɖadze dɔa gɔme.

And having agreed with the workmen for a denarius a day, he sent them into his vineyard.

3 “Le gaƒoƒo ʋɛ aɖewo megbe la, ekpɔ ame aɖewo le asi me siwo menɔ dɔ aɖeke wɔm o.

And having gone out about the third hour, he saw others having stood idle in the marketplace.

4 Ekplɔ woawo hã yi eƒe agble la me, eye wòdo ŋugbe na wo be yeaxe ga home si dze la na wo ne ŋkeke la wu nu.

And he said to those men, Go ye also into the vineyard, and whatever would be right I will give you, and they went.

5 Le ŋdɔ ga wuieve me la, egaɖo ame bubuwo hã ɖe agble la me, eye anɔ abe ga etɔ̃ me ene la, egaɖo ame bubuwo hã ɖa nenema ke.

Again having gone out about the sixth and the ninth hour, he did likewise.

6 “Ke esi wòƒo ɣetrɔ ga atɔ̃ la, egayi dua me, eye wògakpɔ ame aɖewo woli dɔ aɖeke mawɔmawɔe. Ebia wo be, ‘Nu ka ta mieli alea ko dɔ aɖeke mawɔmawɔe ŋkeke blibo la ɖo?’

And having gone out about the eleventh hour, he found others who have stood idle. And he says to them, Why have ye stood here idle the whole day?

7 “Woɖo eŋu nɛ be, ‘Ame aɖeke meva tsɔ mí be míawɔ dɔ na ye o.’ “Agbletɔ la gblɔ na wo be, ‘Ekema miyi nye agble me, eye miakpe ɖe ame siwo le dɔ wɔm le afi ma la ŋu.’

They say to him, Because no man has hired us. He says to them, Go ye also into the vineyard, and whatever would be right ye will receive.

8 “Azɔ esi fiẽ ɖo la, agbletɔ la yɔ eƒe gadzikpɔla be neva xe fe na dɔwɔlawo, eye wòadze egɔme tso ame siwo wòɖo ɖe agble la me mamlɛa la dzi.

And having become evening, the lord of the vineyard says to his manager, Call the workmen, and render to them their wage, having begun from the last until the first.

9 Gadzikpɔla la yɔ ame siwo yi agble la me le ga atɔ̃ me la vɛ, eye wòxe ŋkeke ɖeka blibo ƒe fetu na wo dometɔ ɖe sia ɖe.

And those who came about the eleventh hour, each received a denarius.

10 Esia ta esi wòyɔ ame siwo va gbã la vɛ la, woawo nɔ bubum be yewoƒe fetu akɔ wu ame siwo va le ga atɔ̃ me la tɔ, gake kpao; ga home ma sinu ke ko wòxe na woawo hã.

But when the first came, they supposed that they would receive more. And they also received a denarius each.

11 “Ame gbãtɔwo he nya ɖe agbletɔ la ŋu vevie gblɔ be,

And when they received it, they murmured against the house-ruler,

12 ‘Ame siawo la, gaƒoƒo ɖeka pɛ ko wowɔ dɔ, ke nu ka ta woxɔ fetu wòsɔ kple mí ame siwo wɔ dɔ ŋkeke blibo la katã le ŋdɔ sesẽ nu la tɔ ɖo?’

saying, These last did one hour, and thou have made them equal to us, who have borne the burden of the day and the heat.

13 “Agbletɔa gblɔ na wo be, ‘Nɔviwo, nyemedze agɔ le mia dzi o; ɖe menye miawo ŋutɔe lɔ̃ be ame sia ame axɔ sidi wuieve si nye ŋkeke ɖeka ƒe fetu oa?

But having answered, he said to one of them, Friend, I do thee no wrong. Did thou not agree with me for a denarius?

14 Mexee na mi, eya ta mitsɔe miadzo. Nye ŋutɔe lɔ̃ xe ga home ma ke na ame sia ame.

Take thine and go. But I want to give to this last man, as to thee also.

15 Ɖe mɔ meli be be ame naxe ga home si dze eŋu la na nɔvia? Ɖe wòle be miado dziku, elabena mewɔ dɔmenyoa?’

Is it not permitted for me to do what I want with my own? Is thine eye evil, because I am good?

16 Esia ta gbãtɔwo azu mamlɛtɔwo eye mamlɛtɔwo azu gbãtɔwo.”

So the last will be first, and the first last, for many are called, but few chosen.

17 Yesu kple eƒe nusrɔ̃lawo dze mɔ ɖo ta Yerusalem, eye esi wole mɔa dzi la, eɖe kpɔ nusrɔ̃la wuieveawo,

And while going up to Jerusalem, Jesus took the twelve disciples in private on the way, and he said to them,

18 hegblɔ nu siwo ava dzɔ ɖe edzi nenye be woɖo Yerusalem la na wo. Egblɔ na wo be, “Woadem asi na Yudatɔwo ƒe nunɔlagãwo kple sefialawo, eye woatso kufia nam.

Behold, we go up to Jerusalem, and the Son of man will be betrayed to the chief priests and scholars. And they will condemn him to death,

19 Woatsɔm ade asi na ame siwo menye Yudatɔwo o, eye amewo aɖu fewu le ŋunye. Woaklãm ɖe atitsoga ŋu maku, gake le ŋkeke etɔ̃a gbe la, mafɔ.”

and will deliver him to the Gentiles to ridicule, and to scourge, and to crucify. And the third day he will rise.

20 Eva eme be Zebedeo ƒe vi eveawo dada va Yesu gbɔ, dze klo ɖe eƒe akɔme, eye wòbiae be wòawɔ dɔmenyo tɔxɛ aɖe na ye.

Then the mother of the sons of Zebedee came to him with her sons, worshiping, and asking something from him.

21 Yesu biae be, “Nu ka dim nèle be mawɔ na wò?” Nyɔnu la ɖo eŋu be, “Medi be nàna be vinye ŋutsuvi eve siawo nanɔ fiazikpui eve dzi le wò ɖusi kple mia me le wò fiaɖuƒe la me.”

And he said to her, What do thou want? She says to him, Speak that these my two sons may sit, one at thy right hand and one at thy left hand in thy kingdom.

22 Yesu gblɔ nɛ be, “Mènya nu si biam nèle la o!” Azɔ etrɔ ɖe Yakobo kple Yohanes ŋu, eye wòbia wo be, “Miawo hã, miate ŋu anɔ te ɖe fu dziŋɔ si kpe ge mala kpuie la nua?” Woɖo eŋu be, “Ɛ̃, míate ŋui.”

But having answered, Jesus said, Ye know not what ye are asking. Are ye able to drink the cup that I am going to drink, or to be immersed the immersion that I am immersed? They say to him, We are able.

23 Yesu gblɔ na wo be, “Anɔ eme be miate ŋu akpe fu dziŋɔ si kpe ge mala la, gake anyinɔnɔ ɖe nye ɖusi kple mia me ya la, ŋusẽ mele asinye be matɔ asi ame siwo anɔ afi ma la dzi o. Fofonye ŋutɔ tia ame siwo anɔ teƒe siawo la da ɖi xoxo.”

And he says to them, Ye will indeed drink my cup, and ye will be immersed the immersion that I am immersed. But to sit at my right hand and at my left hand is not mine to give, but to whom it has been prepared by my Father.

24 Dɔ me ve nusrɔ̃la ewo mamlɛawo ŋutɔ esi wose nu si nɔvi eveawo, Yakobo kple Yohanes, yi ɖabia Yesu la.

And when the ten heard it, they were indignant about the two brothers.

25 Ke Yesu yɔ wo katã ƒo ƒu ɖe eɖokui gbɔ hegblɔ na wo be, “Le dzimaxɔsetɔwo dome la, fiawo ɖua wo teviwo dzi kple asi sesẽ, eye nenema ke dɔnunɔlawo hã ɖua fia ɖe wo teviwo dzi.

But having summoned them, Jesus said, Ye know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord over them, and their eminent men have power over them.

26 Nyemedi be nenem nu sia nanɔ miawo hã dome o. Ame si le mia dome si di be yeanye mia nunɔla la, eyae wòle be wòanye miaƒe subɔla,

But it shall not be so among you. Rather whoever wants to become great among you, he shall be your helper,

27 eye ame si di be yeanye gbãtɔ le mi katã dome la, eyae wòle be wòanye miaƒe subɔla anɔ dɔ tsɔm na mi.

and whoever wants be first among you shall be your bondman.

28 Ele be miaƒe nuwɔna nanɔ abe tɔnye ene, elabena Nye Amegbetɔ Vi la, nyemeva be woasubɔm o, ke boŋ ɖe meva be masubɔ amewo, eye matsɔ nye agbe ana ɖe ame geɖewo ƒe ɖeɖekpɔkpɔ ta.”

Just as the Son of man came not to be served, but to serve, and to give his life a ransom for many.

29 Esi Yesu kple eƒe nusrɔ̃lawo do go le Yeriko dua me dzo yina la, ameha gã aɖe kplɔ wo ɖo.

And when they went out from Jericho, a great multitude followed him.

30 Ŋkuagbãtɔ eve nɔ anyi ɖe mɔ si dzi wòto va yina la to. Esi wose be Yesu gbɔna mɔ ma dzi to ge ava yi la, wode asi ɣlidodo me bobobo nɔ gbɔgblɔm be, “Aƒetɔ, Fia David ƒe Vi, kpɔ nublanui na mí!”

And behold, two blind men sitting by the wayside, having heard that Jesus was passing by, cried out, saying, Be merciful to us, Lord, thou son of David.

31 Amewo blu ɖe wo ta be woazi ɖoɖoe, gake kpao; fifi kura gɔ̃ woƒe gbe ganɔ dzi dem ɖe edzi wu be, “Aƒetɔ David vi la, kpɔ nublanui na mi.”

And the multitude rebuked them, so that they would be quiet, but they cried out greater, saying, Be merciful to us, Lord, thou son of David.

32 Yesu tɔ, eye wòyɔ wo vɛ hebia wo be, “Nu ka miedi be mawɔ na mi?”

And having stood still, Jesus called them and said, What do ye want that I would do to you?

33 Woɖo eŋu nɛ be, “Aƒetɔ, míedi be míaƒe ŋkuwo naʋu míakpɔ nu.”

They say to him, Lord, that our eyes may be opened.

34 Woƒe nu wɔ nublanui na Yesu ŋutɔ, eya ta eka asi woƒe ŋkuawo ŋu. Ŋkuawo ʋu enumake, eye ameawo de asi nukpɔkpɔ me. Ale woawo hã kplɔ Yesu ɖo kple dzidzɔ gã aɖe.

And having felt compassion, Jesus touched their eyes, and straightaway they received their sight, and followed him.