Matayo 4
1 Awo Yesu n’atwalibwa Mwoyo Mutukuvu mu ddungu okukemebwa Setaani.
Then Jesus was led by the Spirit {[God’s] Spirit led Jesus} into a desolate area to be tempted by the devil {in order that the devil would tempt him}.
2 N’amala ennaku amakumi ana ng’asiiba, nga talya, emisana n’ekiro, oluvannyuma enjala n’emuluma.
After he did not eat food for 40 days, and 40 nights. he was hungry.
3 Setaani n’ajja gy’ali n’amugamba nti, “Obanga oli Mwana wa Katonda, lagira amayinja gano gafuuke emmere.”
[Satan], the tempter, came to him and said, “Because you [claim that you have a relationship with] God [as] a son [has with his father] [MET], [prove it] by commanding these stones to become bread [so that you can eat them]!”
4 Naye Yesu n’amuddamu nti, “Kyawandiikibwa nti: ‘Omuntu tabeera mulamu na mmere yokka, wabula na buli kigambo ekiva mu kamwa ka Katonda.’”
But Jesus said [to him], “[No! I will not change stones into bread, because] it is written [in the Scriptures] {in the Scriptures [Moses] wrote}, [‘Eating] food [SYN] [sustains] people [physically, but] it does not sustain them [spiritually] [SYN]. Instead, [paying attention to] everything that God has spoken [to them is what sustains people spiritually].’”
5 Awo Setaani n’amutwala mu kibuga ekitukuvu n’amussa ku kitikkiro kya Yeekaalu.
Then the devil took Jesus to [Jerusalem], the city that is dedicated to God. He set him on the highest part of the Temple,
6 N’amugamba nti, “Obanga oli Mwana wa Katonda weesuule wansi kubanga kyawandiikibwa nti, ‘Katonda aliweereza bamalayika be bakuwanirire mu mikono gyabwe oleme okwekoona ekigere kyo ku jjinja.’”
and said to him, “Because you [claim that you have a relationship with] God [as] a son [has with his father, prove it by] jumping down [to the ground. You will not be hurt], because it is written [in the Scriptures], [‘God] will command his angels to protect you. They will lift you up in their hands [when you are falling], in order that [you will not get hurt]. You will not [even] strike your foot on a stone.’”
7 Yesu n’addamu Setaani nti, “Kyawandiikibwa nti, ‘Tokemanga Mukama Katonda wo.’”
But Jesus said, “[No! I] will not [jump down, because] in another place [in the Scriptures] it is written {there are these words that [Moses] wrote}: ‘Do not [try to] test the Lord your God [to see if he will prevent something bad from happening to you when you do something foolish!]’”
8 Ate Setaani n’amutwala ku lusozi oluwanvu n’amulengeza ensi zonna n’obwakabaka bwamu n’ekitiibwa kyabwo kyonna,
Then the devil took him on [top of] a very high mountain. There he showed him all the nations in the world and the magnificent things in those nations.
9 n’amugamba nti, “Bino byonna nnaabikuwa bw’onoovuunama n’onsinza.”
And then he said to him, “I will [let you rule all these nations and] give you the magnificent things in them if you bow down and worship me.”
10 Yesu n’addamu nti, “Vvaawo, genda Setaani. Kyawandiikibwa nti, ‘Osinzanga Mukama Katonda wo yekka, era gw’oweerezanga.’”
But Jesus said to him, “[No, I will not worship you], Satan, [so] go away! It is written in the Scriptures, ‘It is the Lord your God whom you [(pl)] must worship, and you [(pl)] must serve only him!’”
11 Setaani n’amuviira n’agenda. Bamalayika ne bajja ne bamuweereza.
Then the devil went away, and right away, angels came to Jesus and took care of him.
12 Yesu bwe yawulira nga Yokaana bamusibye mu kkomera n’agenda e Ggaliraaya.
[While] Jesus [was in Judea, John the Baptizer’s disciples] told him that John had been put in prison and kept there {that [Herod Antipas] had put John [the Baptizer] in prison [and kept him there]}. [So] Jesus returned to Galilee [District]. While he was in Galilee, he first went to Nazareth [town].
13 Bwe yava e Nazaaleesi n’agenda abeera e Kaperunawumu ekiri ku lubalama lw’ennyanja mu byalo by’e Zebbulooni n’e Nafutaali.
Then he left Nazareth and went to Capernaum [city in order to live there. Capernaum is located beside Galilee Lake in the region which was formerly] the regions of [the tribes of] Zebulun and Naphtali.
14 Kino ne kituukiriza ekyayogerwa nnabbi Isaaya ng’agamba nti,
[One reason that he went there] was so that [these words] that were written by the prophet Isaiah might be fulfilled {so that he might fulfill these words that the prophet Isaiah wrote}:
15 “Ensi ya Zebbulooni n’ensi ya Nafutaali, okuliraana ennyanja, n’ebyalo ebiri emitala w’omugga Yoludaani, n’e Ggaliraaya ey’ekyengulu omuli bannaggwanga abangi,
“Zebulun region and Naphtali region [are on] the road [which is] near Galilee [Lake and] on the eastern side of the Jordan [River. They are] the regions in Galilee [District where many] non-Jews [are living].
16 abantu abaatuulanga mu kizikiza, balabye Omusana mungi. Abaatuulanga mu nsi ey’ekisiikirize eky’okufa, omusana gubaakidde.”
[Although the people there will be like] people who sit in a dark place [MET], [they will suddenly perceive clearly a new teaching, as] people who have seen a big light shining on them [MET] perceive everything clearly. [The] people who are located in a dangerous [MET] region [will suddenly perceive clearly what God teaches], as people on whom a light shines perceive things clearly [MET, DOU].
17 Okuva mu kiseera ekyo Yesu n’atandika okubuulira nti, “Mwenenye, kubanga obwakabaka obw’omu ggulu busembedde.”
From that time, [while] Jesus was [in Capernaum city, he began to preach this to people: “God [MTY/EUP] will very soon begin to rule, and he will judge you when he rules]. So you [(pl)] need to turn from your sinful ways [so that God will not punish you].”
18 Yesu bwe yali ng’atambula ku lubalama lw’ennyanja y’e Ggaliraaya n’alaba abooluganda babiri: Simooni, gwe bayita Peetero, ne Andereya, nga basuula obutimba bwabwe mu nnyanja, kubanga baali bavubi.
[One day] while Jesus was walking by Galilee Lake, he saw two men, Simon, who was [later] called Peter, and Andrew, his [younger] brother. They were casting their [fishing] net into the lake because they [earned money by] catching [and selling] fish.
19 Awo Yesu, n’abagamba nti, “Mujje mungoberere, nange ndibafuula abavubi b’abantu.”
He said to them, “[Just like you have been] gathering fish, come with me and I will teach you how to gather people [to become my disciples].” [MET]
20 Amangwago ne baleka awo obutimba bwabwe, ne bamugoberera.
They immediately left [the work that they were doing with] their [fishing] nets, and they went with him.
21 Bwe yeeyongerayo katono, n’asanga abooluganda abalala babiri: Yakobo, ne Yokaana, nga batudde ne kitaabwe Zebbedaayo mu lyato nga baddaabiriza obutimba bwabwe, nabo n’abayita bamugoberere.
As [the three of them] walked on from there, Jesus saw two other men, James, and John, the [younger] brother of James. [They were] in their boat with Zebedee, their father, mending their [fishing] nets. Jesus told them that [they should leave their work and] go with him.
22 Amangwago, ne baleka awo kitaabwe mu lyato ne bagenda naye.
They immediately left their fishing boat and their father, and they went with Jesus.
23 Yesu n’abuna wonna mu Ggaliraaya ng’ayigiriza mu makuŋŋaaniro g’Abayudaaya ng’abuulira Enjiri ey’obwakabaka obw’omu ggulu, era ng’awonya buli ndwadde yonna n’obuyongobevu bwonna mu bantu.
Jesus went [with those four men] throughout all of Galilee [District]. He was teaching [the people] in the buildings where we Jews worship God. He was preaching the good message that tells how to become members of the group of people whose lives God rules over. He was also healing all [the Galileans] who had diseases or who were sick.
24 Amawulire ag’ebyamagero bye yakolanga ne gatuuka mu Siriya yonna. Ne bamuleetera abayongobevu, n’abalina ebibabonyaabonya, n’ab’ensimbu n’abo abaaliko baddayimooni, abakoozimbye n’ab’endwadde endala ezitali zimu, bonna n’abawonya.
When people who lived in other parts of Syria [District] heard [PRS] what he was doing, they brought to him people who suffered from illnesses, people who suffered from many kinds of diseases, people who [suffered from] severe pains, people who were controlled by demons {whom demons controlled}, people who were epileptics, and people who were paralyzed. And Jesus healed them all.
25 Ebibiina binene ne bimugoberera, abantu nga bava mu Ggaliraaya ne mu Dekapoli, ne mu Yerusaalemi ne mu Buyudaaya yonna, n’emitala w’omugga Yoludaani.
Then crowds started to go with him. [They were people from] Galilee [District], (from the Decapolis/from the Ten Towns [area]), from Jerusalem [city], from other [parts of] Judea [district], and from areas east of the Jordan [River].
