Matiu 14
1 Nʼoge a Herọd eze na-achị Galili nụrụ ihe banyere Jisọs.
During that time Herod [Antipas], the ruler, heard reports about Jesus [performing miracles].
2 Ọ gwara ndị na-ejere ya ozi okwu sị ha, “Onye a bụkwanụ Jọn omee baptizim. O sitela na ndị nwụrụ anwụ bilie dịkwa ndụ ọzọ. Ọ bụ ya mere ike ịrụ ọrụ ebube ndị a ji dị nʼime ya.”
He said to his servants: “That must be John the Baptizer. He must have risen from the dead, and that is why he has power to perform miracles.”
3 Nʼihi na, Herọd jidere Jọn kee ya agbụ tinye ya nʼụlọ mkpọrọ, nʼihi Herodịas nwunye Filip nwanne ya nwoke.
The reason [Herod thought that was this: Herod had married] Herodias, the wife of his brother Philip, [while Philip was still living. So] John had been saying to him, “[What] you [did by] marrying [your brother’s wife while your brother is still alive is against God’s] law!” Then, to [please] Herodias, Herod [told his soldiers] to arrest John. They bound him with chains and put him in prison.
4 Nʼihi na Jọn gwara ya, “Ọ bụghị ihe ziri ezi nʼiwu ka ị kpọrọ ya.”
5 Herọd chọrọrị igbu ya, ma ọ tụrụ egwu ndị mmadụ, nʼihi na ha weere Jọn dị ka onye amụma.
Herod wanted to have John executed, but he was afraid that the people [who had accepted what John taught would riot if he did that], because they believed that John was a prophet.
6 Ma mgbe a na-eme mmemme icheta ọmụmụ Herọd, ada Herodịas tere egwu nʼihu Herọd, na nʼihu ndị ọbịa bịara nʼụbọchị ahụ. Obi tọrọ Herọd ụtọ nke ukwuu.
But when Herod [gave a party to celebrate] his birthday, the daughter of Herodias danced for [his guests]. This pleased Herod.
7 Nke a mere o ji ṅụọ iyi kwee nkwa inye ya ihe ọbụla ọ rịọrọ.
So he promised to give her whatever she asked, and he asked God to punish him if he did not do what he had promised.
8 Ma dị ka nne ya si haziere ya, ọ rịọrọ eze Herọd sị, “Nye m isi Jọn omee baptizim nʼefere ugbu a.”
[So Herodias’ daughter went and asked her mother what to ask for]. Her mother told her to ask for John the Baptizer’s head. [So] her daughter [went back and] said [to Herod]: “[Cut off] the head of John the Baptizer and [please] bring it here on a platter [so that my mother can know for sure that he is dead!]”
9 Arịrịọ a wutere eze Herọd, ma nʼihi iyi ọ ṅụrụ na nʼihi ndị ọbịa ya niile, ọ chọghị ịla azụ nʼokwu ya. O nyere iwu ka e meere ya ihe ọ chọrọ.
The king was distressed because he now knew he should not have made that promise to her. [But] because he had made an oath [in front of] his guests [when he made that promise], and [he did not want] them [to think that he would not do what he had promised], he commanded that [the girl] be given [what she requested].
10 O ziri ozi ka e bipụ isi Jọn nʼụlọ mkpọrọ.
He sent [the executioner to go to] the prison and to cut off John’s head.
11 E tinyere isi ya nʼefere bunye nwaagbọghọ ahụ. Ọ naara ya bulaara nne ya.
[The executioner did that, and] put John’s head on a platter and gave it to the girl. Then the girl took it to her mother.
12 Ndị na-eso ụzọ ya bịara buru ozu ya gaa lie. Ha gara kọọrọ Jisọs ihe mere.
John’s disciples then went [to the prison], took John’s body and buried it, and they reported to Jesus [what had happened].
13 Mgbe Jisọs nụrụ akụkọ a, ọ banyere nʼụgbọ mmiri gaa nʼọzara, ebe ọ ga-anọdụrụ onwe ya. Ma mgbe igwe mmadụ nụrụ ya, ha si obodo dị iche iche sooro ya nʼukwu ala.
After Jesus heard that, he took [just us disciples] with him and we went by boat [on Galilee Lake to an uninhabited place]. Matthew 14:13-21 After the crowds heard [that we had gone to an uninhabited place], they [left their towns and] followed Jesus, walking along the shore.
14 Mgbe o sitere nʼụgbọ mmiri ahụ rịdata, ọ hụrụ oke igwe mmadụ. O nwere ọmịiko nʼebe ha nọ, gwọọ ndị ọrịa nʼetiti ha.
When Jesus came [to the shore], he saw a large crowd of people [who had gathered there, waiting for him]. He felt sorry for them, and he healed those [among them who were] sick.
15 Nʼoge anyasị ụbọchị ahụ, ndị na-eso ụzọ ya bịakwutere ya sị ya, “Chi na-achọ iji. Ebe a abụkwaghị ebe ndị mmadụ bi. O nweghị nri a ga-azụta nʼọzara a. Zilaga igwe mmadụ ndị a ka ha gaa nʼime obodo zụọra onwe ha nri.”
When it was [nearly] evening, we disciples came to him and said, “This is a place where nobody lives, and it is very late. Dismiss the crowds so that they can go into the [nearby] towns. [Have them do that so that they can] buy food for themselves.”
16 Ma Jisọs gwara ha sị, “Ọ dịghị mkpa na ha ga-ala. Nyenụ ha nri ka ha rie.”
But Jesus said to us, “They do not need to leave [to get food. Instead], you [yourselves] give them something to eat!”
17 Ha zara ya sị, “Ọ bụ naanị ogbe achịcha ise na azụ abụọ ka anyị nwere.”
We said to him, “But we have only five loaves of bread and two [cooked] fish here!”
18 Ọ sịrị ha, “Wetaranụ m ha nʼebe a.”
He said [to us], “Bring them to me!”
19 Ọ gwara igwe mmadụ ahụ ka ha nọdụ ala nʼahịhịa. O weere ogbe achịcha ise na azụ abụọ ahụ welie anya ya elu nye Chineke ekele. Ọ nyawara achịcha ahụ, nye ha ndị na-eso ụzọ ya, ndị na-eso ụzọ ya nyere ha igwe mmadụ ahụ.
He told the people [who had gathered there] to sit on the grass. Then he took the five flat loaves and the two fish. He looked up toward heaven, thanked [God for them], and broke [them into pieces]. Then he gave them to us disciples, and we distributed them to the crowd.
20 Onye ọbụla riri rijuo afọ. Emesịa, ndị na-eso ụzọ Jisọs tụtụkọtara iberibe achịcha dara nʼala tụtụjuo ha nkata iri na abụọ.
All [the people in the crowd] ate until they had enough to eat. Then we [disciples] gathered the pieces that were left over, [and we] filled twelve baskets with them.
21 Ma ndị riri nri ahụ dị puku ụmụ nwoke ise, nʼagụnyeghị ụmụ nwanyị, na ụmụntakịrị.
Those who ate were about 5,000 men. [We did] not [count the] women and children!
22 Mgbe nke a gasịrị, ọ gwara ndị na-eso ụzọ ya ka ha banye nʼụgbọ malite ịgafe ofe ọzọ nke osimiri ahụ. Ma ya onwe ya nọdụrụ maka izilaga ndị mmadụ ahụ.
Right after that happened, Jesus told us disciples to get in the boat and to go ahead of him further around [the lake] while he dismissed the crowds.
23 Mgbe ọ zilagasịrị igwe mmadụ ahụ, ọ rigooro nʼelu ugwu ikpe ekpere, naanị ya. Mgbe oge anyasị ruru, naanị ya nọkwa na-ebe ahụ.
After he dismissed them, he went up into the hills to pray by himself. When it was evening, he was [still] there alone.
24 Ma nʼoge a ụgbọ mmiri ahụ esitela nʼebe ala dị nso gamie nʼelu osimiri, ebili mmiri na-ebugharịkwa ya, nʼihi na ifufe ahụ na-emegide ya.
[By this time] we were already many hundred meters from the shore. The boat was being severely tossed around by the waves {The waves were severely tossing the boat} because the wind was [blowing] against [it].
25 Ma ihe dị ka site nʼelekere atọ ruo elekere isii nke ụtụtụ, Jisọs bịakwutere ha, na-aga ije nʼelu osimiri.
[Then Jesus came down from the hills to the lake]. Some time between three and six o’clock in the morning he walked on the water toward our [boat].
26 Mgbe ndị na-eso ụzọ ya hụrụ ya ka ọ na-aga ije nʼelu osimiri ahụ, obi lọrọ ha mmiri, ha sị, “Ọ bụkwanụ mmụọ o!” Ha tiri mkpu nʼihi egwu.
When we disciples saw someone walking on the water, we thought that [we must be seeing] a ghost. We were terrified, and we screamed out because we were afraid.
27 Ma ngwangwa Jisọs sịrị ha, “Nweenụ obi ike! O bụ m; unu atụla egwu.”
Immediately Jesus said to us, “Cheer up! It is I. Do not be afraid!”
28 Pita zara ya, “Onyenwe anyị, ọ bụrụ na ọ bụ gị, sị m bịakwute gị nʼelu mmiri.”
Peter said to him, “Lord, if it is you, tell me to walk on the water to you!”
29 Ọ sịrị ya, “Bịa!” Pita sitere nʼụgbọ ahụ pụta, bido ịga ije nʼelu mmiri ijekwuru Jisọs.
Then Jesus said, “Come!” So Peter got out of the boat and walked on the water toward Jesus.
30 Ma mgbe ọ hụrụ oke ebili mmiri ahụ ka ọ na-amagharị; egwu tụrụ ya. Ma mgbe ọ malitere imikpu nʼime mmiri ahụ, o tiri mkpu sị, “Onyenwe m! Zọpụta m!”
But when Peter looked at the [tossing waves which] the strong wind [caused], he became afraid. He began to sink, and cried out, “Lord, save me!”
31 Na-atụfughị oge, Jisọs setịpụrụ aka ya dọpụta Pita. Ọ sịrị ya, “Gị onye okwukwe nta, nʼihi gịnị ka i ji nwee obi abụọ!”
Immediately Jesus stretched out his hand and grabbed him. He said to Peter, “You only trust a little bit [in my power] (Why did you doubt [that I could keep you from sinking]?/You should not have doubted [that I could keep you from sinking]!) [RHQ]”
32 Ma mgbe ha rịbanyere nʼime ụgbọ ahụ ifufe ahụ kwụsịkwara.
Then Jesus and Peter got in the boat, and the wind [immediately] stopped blowing.
33 Ndị ahụ nọ nʼụgbọ ahụ kpọrọ isiala nye ya sị, “Nʼezie, ị bụ Ọkpara Chineke.”
All [of us disciples] who were in the boat worshipped Jesus and said, “Truly you are the (Son of/man two is also) God!”
34 Mgbe ha gafere nʼofe nke ọzọ, ha bịarutere nʼala Genesaret.
When we had gone further around [the lake in the boat], we came ashore at Gennesaret [town].
35 Mgbe ndị obodo ahụ matara na ọ bụ ya, ha zisara ozi gburugburu obodo niile ahụ, ma dutere ya ndị niile ahụ na-adịghị ike.
The men of that area recognized Jesus. So they sent [people to inform those who lived] in that whole surrounding region [MTY] [that Jesus was in their area]. [So the people] brought to Jesus all the sick people [who lived in that region].
36 Ha rịọrọ ya ka o kwenye ka ha metụ ọ bụladị ọnụ uwe ya aka. Ndị niile metụrụ ya aka ka a gwọrọ.
[The sick people] kept begging him to allow them to touch [him or] just to touch the edge of his robe [so that they would be healed]. And all who touched [him or his robe] were healed {he healed all who touched [him or his clothing]}.
