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 gospel-kingdom is like the master of a family, who went out early in the morning to hire laborers 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 agreeing with the men for a penny 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 going out about the third hour he saw others standing in the market-place doing nothing,

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 said to them, Go ye also into the vineyard, and what is reasonable I will give you: so 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.

And going out again about the sixth and ninth hour he did in like manner.

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 going out about the eleventh hour, he found others standing without work, and saith to them, Why stand ye here all the day doing nothing?

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 unto him, because no one hath hired us. He saith unto them, Go ye also into the vineyard, and whatever is reasonable ye shall 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.

Now when evening was come, the owner of the vineyard saith to his steward, Call the work-men and pay them their hire, beginning from the last even to 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 when those came who were hired about the eleventh hour, they received every one a penny:

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 thought that they should receive more; and they also received every one a penny.

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

And after they had received it they murmured against the master of the house,

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 have worked but one hour, and thou hast made them equal to us, who have borne the burthen and heat of the day.

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 he answered, and said to one of them, Friend, I do thee no wrong; didst not thou agree with me for a penny?

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

Take what is thine, and be gone: it is my pleasure to give to this last as I do to thee;

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

and may I not do what I will with my own?

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

Is thine eye evil because I am good? Thus the last shall be first, and the first last; for there are many 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 as Jesus was going up to Jerusalem, He took the twelve disciples apart in the way, and said unto them, Behold we are going up to Jerusalem,

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.

and the son of man shall be delivered to the chief priests and scribes, and they shall 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 deliver Him up to the gentiles, to insult, and to scourge, and to crucify Him. But on the third day He shall rise again.

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 Zebedee's sons came to Him, together with her two sons, falling down before Him, and presenting a petition to 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 unto her, What dost thou desire? She saith unto Him, Grant that these my two sons may sit, one on thy right hand, and the other on the left 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 Jesus answered and said, Ye know not what ye ask: are ye able to drink of the cup which I am going to drink of, and to be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with?

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.”

They replied, We are able. And He saith unto them, Ye shall indeed drink of my cup, and shall be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with; but to sit on my right hand and on my left is not mine to give, but to those for whom it is 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 other ten heard it, they were provoked at the two brethren:

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 Jesus called them to Him and said, Ye know that the princes of the gentiles lord it over them, and their great men exercise authority upon 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,

it shall not be so among you; but whosoever would be great among you, let him be your minister, and whoever would be chief among you,

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

let him be your servant:

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.”

as the Son of man came not to be ministred unto, but to minister 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 as they were going 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 siting by the way-side, when they heard that Jesus was passing by, cried out, saying, Have mercy on us, O 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 people rebuked them, that they might hold their peace: but they cried out the more, saying, Have mercy on us, O Lord, thou son of David.

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

And Jesus stopt and called them, and said, What do ye desire me to do for you?

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

They answered 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 Jesus had compassion on them, and touched their eyes; and straightway their eyes received sight, and they followed Him.