Luka 5
1 `Dayenli Jesu den se Jenesaleti ñincianma boanjaali po, ke ku niligu lindi o ki ŋabi ki miabi o ki bua gbadi U Tienu maama.
Once, when the people were pressing round Jesus as they listened to God’s message, he happened to be standing by the shore of the Lake of Gennesaret, and saw two boats close to the shore.
2 O den laa ñinbiadilie u ñinkunu ke bi jankpaanba ñani lienni ki ŋuudi bi taali.
The fishermen had gone away from them and were washing the nets.
3 O den kua ñinbiayengu nni, Simono ya yaagu, ki mia o ke wan piadi leni li wali waali. Lani Jesu den kali ku ñinbiagu nni ki bangi ku niligu.
So, getting into one of the boats, which belonged to Simon, Jesus asked him to push off a little way from the shore, and then sat down and taught the people from the boat.
4 Wan den maadi ki gbeni o den yedi Simono: “Suagi ki pundi mi ñima n ñua naani, ki lu i taali ki kpaani i jami.”
When he had finished speaking, he said to Simon, ‘Push off into deep water, and throw out your nets for a haul.’
5 Simono den goa ki yedi o: “Canbaa, ti den dua tuuni ñamungu kuli, tii baa pu, ama ŋan yedi yeni n baa lu i taali.”
‘We have been hard at work all night, Sir,’ answered Simon, ‘and have not caught anything, but, at your bidding, I will throw out the nets.’
6 Ban den luni, bi den cuo i jami boncianla ŋali ke bi taali cenli,
They did so, and enclosed such a great shoal of fish that their nets began to break.
7 ke bi kabini bi jankpaanlieba yaaba n ye ku ñinbialiegu nni ke ban cua ki todi ba. Bi den cua ki gbieni ti ñinbialiediti yeni kuli ŋali ke ti bua ki mia.
So they signalled to their partners in the other boat to come and help them; and they came and filled both the boats so full of fish that they were almost sinking.
8 Simono Pieli n den laa lani, o den gbaani Jesu nintuali ki yedi o: “N daano foagidi n kani kelima n tie tuonbiadi daano.”
When Simon Peter saw this, he threw himself down at Jesus’ knees, exclaiming, ‘Master, leave me, for I am a sinful man!’
9 O den maadi yeni kelima ti jawaandi den cuo o, wani leni yaaba n ye leni o kuli, kelima ban den cuo i jami boncianla maama.
For he and all who were with him were lost in amazement at the haul of fish which they had made;
10 Li go den tie yeni Sebede bijaba Jaka leni Jan po, bani Simono jankpaanlieba. Jesu den yedi Simono: “Da jie liba. Nani ŋan lingi i jami maama, dinla liiga a baa lingi bi niba U Tienu po.”
and so, too, were James and John, Zebedee’s sons, who were Simon’s partners. ‘Do not be afraid,’ Jesus said to Simon, ‘from today you will catch people.’
11 Ban den gedini bi ñinbiadi li wali kani, bi den ŋa li kuli ki ŋoadi Jesu.
And, when they had brought their boats to shore, they left everything, and followed him.
12 Jesu n den ye doyendu nni, o joa den ye li kani ke o gbannandi kuli tie gbaadima. Wan den laa Jesu, o den labini o kani ki mia o ki yedi: “N daano a ya bua a baa fidi ki ŋanbi nni.”
On one occasion Jesus was staying in a town, when he saw a man who was covered with leprosy. When the leper saw Jesus, he threw himself on his face and implored his help, ‘Master, if only you are willing, you are able to make me clean.’
13 Jesu den tandi o nuu ki sii o ki yedi: “N bua ŋanbi.” Lanyogunu mi gbaadima den gbeni opo.
Stretching out his hand, Jesus touched him, saying as he did so, ‘I am willing; become clean.’ Instantly the leprosy left the man;
14 Jesu den yedi o ke wan da togidi niloba yaala n tieni, ki go yedi: “Gedi ki ban waani a yuli o kopadiciamo ki padi a ŋanbima padili nani Musa n bili maama, lan tua bipo seedi ke a ŋanbi.”
and then Jesus impressed on him that he was not to say a word to anyone, ‘but,’ he added, ‘set out and show yourself to the priest, and make the offerings for your cleansing, in the manner directed by Moses, as evidence of your cure.’
15 Jesu yeli den ña ki pugidi. A nigola den kpendi o kani boncianla ki bua ki cengi o maama, ki go bua wan paagi ba bi yiani po.
However, the story about Jesus spread all the more, and great crowds came together to listen to him, and to be cured of their illnesses;
16 Ama Jesu den maani ki ña ki caa a fuana nni ki ban jaandi.
but Jesus used to withdraw to lonely places and pray.
17 Dayenli Jesu den bangi bi niba U Tienu maama, Falisieninba leni li balimaama bangikaaba bi tianba den ka likani. Bi den ñani Galile dogu nni leni Jude ya dogu nni kuli leni Jelusalema moko. O Diedo paalu den ye leni Jesu ke o paagidi a yiama.
On one of those days, when Jesus was teaching, some Pharisees and Doctors of the Law were sitting near by. (They had come from all the villages in Galilee and Judea, and from Jerusalem; and the power of the Lord was on Jesus, so that he could work cures.)
18 Diidi ki le, bi niba den tugi o joa ke o dua ku kaagu po ke o gbannandi kpe. Bi den moandi ki baa kuani ki duani o Jesu nintuali.
And there some men brought on a bed a man who was paralysed. They tried to get him in and lay him before Jesus;
19 Ban kaa den baa ban baa tagini naani ki kuani o kelima bi niba yabinu po, bi den doni ku doangu yuli po ki cibi ya bonli n yaba ki kuani o leni wan dua ya kaagu po kuli, ki jiini o ki duani o li nitaanli siiga Jesu nintuali.
but, finding no way of getting him in owing to the crowd, they went up on the roof and lowered him through the tiles, with his pallet, into the middle of the people and in front of Jesus.
20 Jesu n den laa bi dandanli, o den yedi o joa yeni: “A baa a tuonbiadi sugili.”
When he saw their faith, Jesus said, ‘Friend, your sins have been forgiven you.’
21 Li balimaama bangi kaaba leni Falisieninba den bungi bi pala nni ki tua: “One tie ŋme ki maadi ki sugidi U Tienu nanda? wani U Tienu bebe yaaka, ŋme baa fidi ki pa bi niba bi tuonbiadi sugili?”
The teachers of the Law and the Pharisees began debating about this. ‘Who is this man who speaks so blasphemously?’ they asked. ‘Who can forgive sins except God?’
22 Jesu den bani ban bungi yaala, ki goa yedi ba: “Be n teni ke yi bungi yi pala nni yeni?
When Jesus became aware of the way in which they were debating, he turned to them and exclaimed, ‘What are you debating with yourselves?
23 Maama lie na siiga, mile n dingi ki cie, ki yedi: 'A baa a tuonbiadi sugili' bi, ki yedi: 'Fii ya cuone'?
Which is the easier? – to say “Your sins have been forgiven you”? Or to say “Get up, and walk”?
24 N bua yin le ki bandi ke o Joa Bijua pia li bali ŋanduna nni ki pa bi niba bi tuonbiadi sugili.” Lane o den yedi yua ya gnannandi n kpe: “N yedi a, fii ki taa a kaagu ki ya kuni.”
But so that you may know that the Son of Man has power on earth to forgive sins’ – he spoke to the paralysed man – ‘To you I say, Get up, and take up your pallet, and go to your home.’
25 Lanyogunu liga o den fii ki sedi bi kuli nunbu nni, ki taa wan bi dua ya kaagu ki ñani ki ban kuni ki kpiagidi U Tienu.
Instantly the man stood up before their eyes, took up what he had been lying on, and went to his home, praising God.
26 Li pakili leni li fangi den cuo bikuli ke bi kpiagi U Tienu ki tua biyaba: “Dinla ti laa yaala n pia ki lidiga.”
The people, one and all, were lost in amazement, and praised God; and in great awe they said, ‘We have seen marvellous things today!’
27 Lani n pendi Jesu den ñani ki laa o lubigaalo ke bi yi o Lefi, ke o ka o tuonli kani ki gaani li lubili. Jesu den yedi o: “Hoadi nni.”
After this, Jesus went out; and he noticed a tax-gatherer, named Levi, sitting in the tax office, and said to him, ‘Follow me.’
28 O den fii ki ŋa li kuli ki ŋoadi o.
Levi left everything and got up and followed him.
29 Lefi den taani bi niba o diegu nni ki ŋanbi mi jecianma Jesu po. Bi lubigaaba leni nitoaba boncianla den ka leni ba u sajekaanu kani.
And Levi gave a great banquet at his house, in honour of Jesus; and a large number of tax collectors and others were having dinner with them.
30 Falisieninba leni bi siiga yaaba n tie li balimaama bangi kaaba den jaligi Jesu ŋoadikaaba ki tua: “Be yaapo ke yi di ki go ñu leni bi lubigaaba leni i tagibiadi danba?”
The Pharisees and the teachers of the Law belonging to their party complained of this to the disciples of Jesus.
31 Jesu den goa ki yedi ba: “Ya niba n pia laafia kaa bua lotoli, ama a yiama.
In answer Jesus said, ‘It is not those who are well who need a doctor, but those who are ill.
32 Mii cua ki baa yini yaaba n tiegi ka, kali ti tuonbiadi danba ke ban lebidi bi yama.”
I have not come to call the religious, but the outcast, to repent.’
33 Bi niba den yedi Jan ŋoadikaaba leni tinba falisienba ya yaaba kuli yen luo bu ñoabu ki go jaandi, ama a ya yaaba wani nan di ki go ñu.”
‘John’s disciples,’ they said to Jesus, ‘Often fast and say prayers, and so do the disciples of the Pharisees, while yours are eating and drinking!’
34 Jesu den goa ki yedi ba: “Naani yi baa fidi ki teni o pocaancalo danlinba n loli bu ñoabu o pocaancalo n da ye leni ba ya yogunu bi?
But Jesus answered them, ‘Can you make the groom’s friends fast while the groom is with them?
35 A dana kpendi ke bi baa cuo o pocaancalo ki ñani o bi siiga, laa yogunu bi baa luo bu ñoabu.”
But the days will come – a time when the groom will be taken away from them; and they will fast then, when those days come.’
36 Jesu go den pua ba mi kpanjama ki yedi: “Niloba kan padi li liadipanli ki ñani ki cabijenga ki baa biini li liadikpeli. O ya tieni yeni o padi, o padi li liadipanli ki go sua ya cabijenga n ñani yeni mo kan ya naani leni li liadikpeli.
Then, as an illustration, Jesus said to them, ‘No one ever tears a piece from a new garment and puts it on an old one; for, if they do, they will not only tear the new garment, but the piece from the new one will not match the old.
37 Niloba mo kan didi taa duvenpaano ki piagi ki piagi ti dayuakpedi nni, o ya tieni yeni, o duvenpaano baa puuni ki teni ti dayuadi n padi duven n wuli, ti dayuadi yeni mo n bodi.
And no one puts new wine into old wine-skins; for, if they do, the new wine will burst the skins, and the wine itself will run out, and the skins be lost.
38 Tiladi ban piagi duvenpaano ti dayuapandi nni.
But new wine must be put into fresh skins.
39 Yua n ñuni ya duven n kpeligi mo kan go ya bua ki ño ya duven n paani kelima o baa yedi: 'Ya duven n kpeligi mani ki cie.'”
No one after drinking old wine wishes for new. “No,” they say, “the old is excellent.”’
