Makko 3
1 Awo Yesu n’ayingira nate mu kkuŋŋaaniro, nga mulimu omusajja eyalina omukono ogukaze.
[On another] ([Sabbath/Jewish day of rest]), Jesus entered (the synagogue/the Jewish meeting place) again. There was a man there whose hand was shriveled.
2 Baali balindirira okulaba obanga anaamuwonya ku Ssabbiiti balyoke bamuwawaabire.
[Some men of the Pharisee sect] watched him carefully in order to see whether he would heal the man (on the Sabbath/on the Jewish rest day). They did this in order that [if he healed the man], they would accuse him of disobeying [their Jewish laws, because he worked] ([on the Sabbath/on the Jewish rest day]).
3 Yesu n’agamba omusajja eyalina omukono ogukaze nti, “Yimirira wakati.”
Jesus said to the man whose hand was shriveled, “Stand up here in front of everyone!” [So the man stood up].
4 N’abagamba nti, “Kikkirizibwa okukola ekirungi ku Ssabbiiti oba okukola ekibi? Okuwonya bulamu oba okubuzikiriza?” Naye ne batamuddamu.
Then Jesus said [to the Pharisees], “Do the laws [that God gave Moses] permit people to do good ([on the Sabbath/on the Jewish rest day]), or do they permit people to do evil? Specifically, do his laws permit us to save a person’s life (on the Sabbath/on the Jewish rest day), or [do they permit us] to let him die [by refusing to help him]?” But they did not reply.
5 Yesu n’abatunuulira ng’akambuwadde era nga munakuwavu nnyo olw’obukakanyavu bw’emitima gyabwe, n’agamba omusajja nti, “Golola omukono gwo.” N’agolola omukono gwe, ne guwona.
He looked around at them angrily. He was very distressed that they were stubbornly [not wanting to help the man]. So he said to the man, “Reach out your hand!” When the man reached out his withered hand, his hand became all right again!
6 Amangwago Abafalisaayo ne bafuluma ne bateesa n’Abakerodiyaani nga bwe banaamuzikiriza.
Then the Pharisees [decided to get rid of Jesus. So] after they left [the meeting house], they [immediately met with some of] the Jews who supported Herod [Antipas, who ruled Galilee district]. Together they planned how they could kill Jesus.
7 Awo Yesu n’abayigirizwa be ne bagenda ku nnyanja. Ekibiina kinene ekyava mu Ggaliraaya ne mu Buyudaaya ne kimugoberera.
Jesus and his disciples left [that] town and went to an area further along [Galilee Lake in order to get away from the people]. But a great crowd of people followed him. They were people who came from Galilee [district],
8 N’abalala ne bava mu kibuga Yerusaalemi, n’abalala mu Idumaya, n’abalala ne bava emitala w’omugga Yoludaani n’okwetooloola Ttuulo ne Sidoni ne bamugoberera. Ekibiina ky’abantu bwe baawulira bye yali akola ne bajja gy’ali.
from Jerusalem [city], from [other towns of] Judea [district], from Idumea [district], from [the region on] the [east] side of the Jordan [River], and from [the region] around Tyre and Sidon [cities]. This great crowd of people came to him because they heard about what he was doing.
9 Yesu n’agamba abayigirizwa be eryato limubeere kumpi olw’ekibiina ekinene, ekibiina kireme kumunyigiriza.
Because he had healed many people, many [other] people who had various illnesses pushed forward in order that by touching him [they would come well]. So he told his disciples that they should get a small boat ready for him [to get in and teach from it]. He wanted to do this in order that the crowd would not crush him [when they pushed forward to touch him].
10 Kubanga yawonya bangi, bangi ne baagala okumugwira bamukwateko olw’endwadde zaabwe.
11 Awo emyoyo emibi bwe gyamulaba ne gigwa mu maaso ge nga gireekaana nga gigamba nti, “Ggwe Mwana wa Katonda.”
Whenever the evil spirits saw Jesus, [they caused the people whom they controlled] to fall down in front of Jesus [in recognition of Jesus’ power]. Then they exclaimed, “You are (the Son of God/the man who is also God)!”
12 Naye n’agikomako gireme okumwatuukiriza.
He commanded the [evil spirits] strongly that they should not tell anyone who he was.
13 Awo Yesu n’alinnya ku lusozi, n’ayita abo be yayagala, ne bajja gy’ali.
Jesus went [with many other people] up into the hills. After he picked out [from among them] the men whom he wanted [to accompany him], they came [close] to him.
14 N’alonda kkumi na babiri mu abo, be yafuula abatume babeerenga naye, era abatumenga okubuulira.
He appointed twelve men in order that they might be with him and in order that he might send them out to preach. He called them apostles.
15 N’abawa n’obuyinza okugobanga baddayimooni. Ekkumi n’ababiri be yalonda be bano:
He also gave them power in order that they might expel evil spirits [from people].
16 Awo n’alonda ekkumi na babiri era be bano: Simooni, gwe yatuuma “Peetero” ne
These were the twelve men he appointed: Simon, to whom he gave the [new] name Peter; his [younger] brother Andrew;
17 Yakobo ne Yokaana, batabani ba Zebbedaayo, Yesu be yatuuma “Bowanerege” amakulu nti, “Abaana b’Okubwatuka.”
James, [the son] of Zebedee, and John, the [younger] brother of James, to [both of] whom he added the [new] name, ‘Men who are like Thunder’. [because of their fiery zeal];
18 Andereya, ne Firipo, ne Battolomaayo, ne Matayo, ne Tomasi, ne Yakobo, omwana wa Alufaayo ne Saddayo, ne Simooni, Omukananaayo,
Philip; Bartholomew; Levi, whose other name was Matthew; Thomas; [another] James, the son of Alphaeus; Thaddeus; [another] Simon, who was a [member of the party that wanted] to overthrow [the Roman government];
19 ne Yuda Isukalyoti eyamulyamu olukwe.
and Judas Iscariot (OR, Judas, the man from Kerioth [Town]). He was the one who [later] (betrayed Jesus/helped Jesus’ enemies seize him).
20 Awo Yesu n’ayingira mu nnyumba ekibiina kinene ne bakuŋŋaanira nate w’ali, ye ne be yali nabo ne batasobola kulya.
Jesus [along with his disciples] went to the house where he was staying [in Capernaum. Again a crowd gathered where he was]. There were many people crowding around him, so that he and his disciples had no time when they could eat or [when they could do anything else].
21 Awo baganda be bwe baakiwulira ne bagenda bamuggyeyo, kubanga baalowooza nti alaluse.
After his relatives heard about this, they went to take him home [with them] because (some people/they) were saying that he was insane.
22 Naye abannyonnyozi b’amateeka abaava e Yerusaalemi ne bagamba nti, “Aliko Beeruzebuli omukulu wa baddayimooni, era obuyinza bwe bw’akozesa okugoba baddayimooni.”
[Around that time] some men who taught the [Jewish] laws came down from Jerusalem [city. They heard that Jesus was expelling demons]. So they were telling [people], “Beelzebub, who rules the evil spirits, controls him. He is the one who enables this man to expel evil spirits [from people]!”
23 Awo Yesu n’abayita n’ayogera nabo mu ngero ng’agamba nti, “Setaani ayinza atya okugoba Setaani?
Jesus summoned those men. [Then he spoke to them] in parables [to enable them to realize that Satan would not oppose his own evil spirits. He also wanted them to realize that by expelling evil spirits, he was demonstrating that he was much more powerful than Satan]. So he said, “([It is ridiculous] to suggest that Satan would expel his own [evil spirits]!/Why would Satan expel his own [evil spirits]?) [RHQ]
24 Obwakabaka bwe bwawukana tebuyinza kubaawo.
If [people who live in the same] country are fighting one another, they will cease to be a single group under one ruler.
25 N’ennyumba eyawukanye, teyinza kubeerawo.
And if [people who live in the same] house fight each other, they will certainly not remain [as one family].
26 Ne Setaani bw’atyo bw’alwanagana yekka na yekka tayinza kubaawo. Wabula yeezikiriza yekka.
Similarly, if Satan and his [evil spirits] were fighting one another, instead of remaining strong, he would become powerless.
27 Naye tewali ayinza kuyingira mu nnyumba ya muntu w’amaanyi, okunyaga ebintu bye nga tasoose kumusiba n’alyoka anyaga ebintu bye.
Contrary to [what you say about me], someone can enter the house of a strong man [like Satan] and carry off his possessions only if he first ties up the strong man. Then [and only then] will he [be able to] steal the things in that man’s house.”
28 Ddala ddala mbagamba nti buli kintu kyonna omuntu ky’akola kirisonyiyibwa abaana b’abantu, ebibi n’okuvvoola kwonna kwe bavvoola.
[Jesus also said], “Consider this carefully! People may sin in many ways and they may speak evilly about God, but [if] they [then are sorry and ask God to] forgive [them], [God] will forgive them for doing that.
30 Yayogera atyo gye bali kubanga baagamba nti, “Aliko omwoyo omubi.”
[Jesus told them that] because [they refused to admit that the Holy Spirit was helping him to expel demons. Instead], they were saying, “An evil spirit is controlling him!”
31 Awo baganda ba Yesu ne nnyina ne bajja gy’ali ebweru nga baagala okumulaba. Awo ne bamutumira bamuyite ajje ayogere nabo.
Jesus’ mother and [younger] siblings arrived. While they stood outside, they sent [someone inside] in order to call him [outside].
32 Ekibiina ky’abantu kyali kimwetoolodde, ne bamugamba nti, “Nnyoko ne baganda bo ne bannyoko bali wabweru bakunoonya.”
A crowd was sitting around Jesus. One of them said to him, “Listen/Hey, your mother and your [younger] brothers and sisters are outside, and they are wanting (to see/to talk with) you!”
33 Naye n’abaddamu nti, “Mmange ye ani, ne baganda bange be baani?”
Jesus replied to them, “([I will tell you something about] my mother and my brothers.[/Do you know whom I consider to be like] my mother and my brothers?)” [RHQ]
34 Awo bwe yeetoolooza amaaso abo abaali batudde nga bamwebunguludde, n’abagamba nti, “Bano be mulaba be bammange era be baganda bange!
After he looked around at [the disciples] who were sitting around him [in a circle], he said, “Look here! I [love these men as much as] I [love] my mother and my brothers.
35 Kubanga buli muntu akola Katonda by’asiima ye muganda wange, ye mwannyinaze era ye mmange.”
Those who habitually do what God wants are [as dear to me] [MET] as my brother, my sister, or my mother!”
