Luqaas 7
1 Yesuus yeroo waan kana hundumaa namoota isa dhaggeeffachaa turanitti himee fixatetti, Qifirnaahom seene.
When he'd finished speaking to the people, Jesus left for Capernaum.
2 Achis tajaajilaan ajajaa dhibbaa kan gooftaan isaa akka malee isa jaallatu tokko dhukkubsatee duʼuu gaʼee ture.
A centurion lived there who had a servant he greatly valued who was sick and was about to die.
3 Ajajaan dhibbaa sunis waaʼee Yesuus dhagaʼee akka inni dhufee garbicha isaa fayyisuuf maanguddoota Yihuudootaa isatti ergee kadhate.
When he heard about Jesus, the centurion sent some Jewish elders to him, asking him to come and heal his servant.
4 Isaanis yommuu gara Yesuus dhufanitti akkana jedhanii jabeessanii isa kadhatan; “Ati waan kana isaaf gochuun namicha kanaaf ni mala;
When the elders came to Jesus, they pleaded with him strongly, saying, “Please come and do what he asks. He deserves your help,
5 inni saba keenya ni jaallataatii; mana sagadaas nuuf ijaareera.”
because he loves our people and he built a synagogue for us.”
6 Kanaafuu Yesuus isaan wajjin deeme. Yeroo inni manichatti dhiʼaatetti ajajaan dhibbaa sun akkana jedhee michoota isaa Yesuusitti erge; “Yaa gooftaa of hin rakkisin; ati bantii mana koo jala seenuun naaf hin maluutii.
Jesus went with them and as they approached the house, the centurion sent some friends to Jesus to tell him, “Lord, please don't trouble yourself by coming into my house, because I'm not worthy of that.
7 Sababiin ani ofii koo akka nama gara kee dhufuun maluufitti hin ilaaliniif iyyuu kanuma. Garuu dubbicha qofa dubbadhu; tajaajilaan koo ni fayyaatii.
I didn't even think that I was worthy to come and see you. Just give the command, and my servant will be healed.
8 Ani mataan koo iyyuu nama taayitaa jala jiruu dha; loltootas of jalaa qaba. Isa tokkoon, ‘Deemi’ nan jedha; innis ni deema; isa kaaniin immoo, ‘Kottu’ nan jedha; innis ni dhufa. Tajaajilaa kootiinis, ‘Waan kana hojjedhu’ nan jedha; innis ni hojjeta.”
For I'm under the authority of my superior officers, and I have soldiers under my authority too. I command one to go and he goes, another to come and he comes. I command my servant to do something and he does it.”
9 Yesuus yommuu waan kana dhagaʼetti isa dinqifate; namoota isa duukaa buʼaa turanittis garagalee, “Ani isinittin hima; ani amantii guddaa akkanaa Israaʼel keessatti iyyuu hin arganne” jedhe.
When Jesus heard this he was astounded. He turned to the crowd that was following him, and said, “I tell you, I haven't found trust like this even in Israel.”
10 Yommuu namoonni ergamanii turan manatti deebiʼanitti garbichi sun fayyee isaan eege.
Then the centurion's friends returned to the house and found the servant in good health.
11 Yesuus ergasii magaalaa Naayin jedhamtu tokko dhaqe; barattoonni isaatii fi namoonni baayʼeenis isa wajjin dhaqan.
Soon after Jesus went to a town called Nain, accompanied by his disciples and a large crowd.
12 Yommuu inni karra magaalattiitti dhiʼaatetti jarri tokko nama duʼe tokko baatanii isatti dhufan; namichi duʼe sunis haadha isaatiif ilma tokkicha ture; haati isaas haadha hiyyeessaa turte. Namoonni magaalattii baayʼeenis ishee wajjin turan.
As he approached the town gate a funeral procession was coming the other way. The man who had died was the only son of a widow, and a sizeable crowd from the town was with her.
13 Gooftaanis yommuu ishee argetti naʼeefii, “Hin booʼin” jedheen.
When the Lord saw her he was filled with compassion for her. “Don't cry,” he told her.
14 Innis itti dhiʼaatee wasaasaa reeffa sanaa tuqe; warri reeffa baatanis ni dhaabatan. Innis, “Gurbayyoo, ani siin nan jedhaa, kaʼi!” jedheen.
Jesus went over to the coffin and touched it, and the pall-bearers stopped. Jesus said, “Young man, I tell you, get up.”
15 Gurbaan duʼe sunis kaʼee taaʼee dubbachuu jalqabe; Yesuusis deebisee haadha isaatti isa kenne.
The dead man sat up and began to talk, and Jesus gave him back to his mother.
16 Hundi isaanii ni sodaatan; “Raajiin guddaan nu keessaa argameera. Waaqnis saba isaa gargaaruuf dhufeera” jedhanii Waaqaaf ulfina kennan.
A sense of awe filled everyone there and they praised God, saying, “A great prophet has arisen among us,” and “God has visited his people.”
17 Oduun waaʼee Yesuus kunis Yihuudaa guutuu fi biyya naannoo sana jiru hundumaa keessa faffacaʼe.
News about Jesus spread throughout Judea, and all around.
18 Barattoonni Yohannis waaʼee waan kana hundaa isatti himan. Yohannisis isaan keessaa nama lama ofitti waamee,
The disciples of John told John about all this.
19 “Inni dhufuuf jiru siʼi moo yookaan kan biraa eegganna?” jedhee gaafachuudhaaf Gooftaatti isaan erge.
John called two of his disciples and told them to go and see Jesus, and ask, “Are you the one we've been expecting, or should we wait for someone else?”
20 Namoonni sunis yommuu gara Yesuus dhufanitti, “Yohannis cuuphaan, ‘Inni dhufuuf jiru sun siʼi moo yookaan kan biraa eegganna?’ jedhee gaafachuudhaaf sitti nu ergeera” jedhaniin.
When they came to Jesus, they said, “John the Baptist sent us to you, to ask you, ‘Are you the one we've been expecting or should we wait for someone else?’”
21 Yesuusis yeruma sana namoota dhibee, dhukkubaa fi hafuura hamaa qaban hedduu fayyise; warra jaamaa turan baayʼeedhaafis agartuu deebise.
At that very moment Jesus was healing many people of their diseases, illnesses, evil spirits, and making the blind to see.
22 Innis akkana jedhee ergamoota sanaaf deebii kenne; “Deebiʼaatii waan argitanii fi waan dhageessan Yohannisitti himaa; jaamonni ni argu; warri naafatan ni deemu; warri lamxaaʼan ni qulqullaaʼu; warri duudan ni dhagaʼu; warri duʼan ni kaʼu; hiyyeeyyiifis wangeelli ni lallabama.
Jesus answered John's disciples, “Go and tell John what you've seen and heard. The blind see, the lame walk, the lepers cured, the deaf hear, the dead raised back to life, the poor are told the good news.
23 Namni natti hin gufanne kam iyyuu eebbifamaa dha.”
How good it is for those who are not offended because of me!”
24 Erga ergamoonni Yohannis baʼanii qajeelanii booddee Yesuus akkana jedhee waaʼee Yohannis namootatti himuu jalqabe; “Isin maal arguuf gammoojjiitti gad baatan? Shambaqqoo qilleensi raasu moo?
After the messengers from John had left, Jesus began telling the crowd, “About John: what did you expect to see when you went out to meet him in the desert? Some reed blown about by the wind?
25 Yoos maal arguu baatan ree? Nama uffata miidhagaa uffate moo? Lakki, warri uffata miidhagaa uffatanii qananiidhaan jiraatan masaraawwan keessa jiru.
Did you come looking for a man dressed in fine clothes? No, those who have stylish clothes and live in luxury are found in palaces.
26 Garuu isin maal arguu baatan? Raajii moo? Eeyyee; ani isinittin hima; kan raajii iyyuu caalu.
Were you looking for a prophet? Yes he is, and I'm telling you, he's much more than a prophet.
27 Kunis isa waaʼeen isaa akkana jedhamee barreeffamee dha: “‘Kunoo, ani ergamaa koo isa fuula kee duraan karaa kee qopheessu, fuula kee dura nan erga.’
It was written about him in Scripture: ‘Look, I'm sending my messenger to go before you to prepare your way.’
28 Ani isinittin hima; namoota dubartoota irraa dhalatan keessaa namni Yohannis cuuphaa caalu tokko iyyuu hin jiru; namni mootummaa Waaqaa keessatti nama hundumaa gad taʼe garuu isa ni caala.”
I tell you, no one born of women is greater than John, but even the most unimportant person in God's kingdom is greater than he is!”
29 Namoonni hundi, qaraxxoonni iyyuu waan harka Yohannisitti cuuphamanii turaniif yommuu dubbii Yesuus dhagaʼanitti, karaan Waaqaa qajeelaa taʼuu isaa mirkaneessan.
When they heard this, all of them—even the tax collectors—followed what God said was good and right, for they had been baptized by John.
30 Fariisonnii fi beektonni seeraa garuu sababii harka Yohannisitti hin cuuphaminiif kaayyoo Waaqni isaaniif qabu fudhachuu didan.
But the Pharisees and the religious teachers rejected what God wanted them to do, for they had refused to be baptized by John.
31 Yesuus itti fufee akkana jedhe; “Yoos ani namoota dhaloota kanaa maaliinan wal fakkeessuu dandaʼa ree? Isaan maal fakkaatu?
“What shall I compare these people to?” asked Jesus. “What are they like?
32 Isaan akkuma ijoollee iddoo gabaa taaʼanii wal waamanii akkana jedhanii ti: “‘Nu ulullee isinii afuufne; isin garuu hin sirbine; faaruu booʼichaas faarsine; isin garuu hin boonye.’
They're like children sitting in the market who tell one other, ‘We played the flute for you but you didn't dance; we sang sad songs but you didn't cry.’
33 Yohannis cuuphaan yeroo dhufetti buddeena hin nyaatu, daadhii wayiniis hin dhugu tureetii; isin immoo, ‘Inni hafuura hamaa qaba’ jettu.
When John the Baptist came he didn't eat bread or drink wine, but you say he's demon-possessed.
34 Ilmi Namaa nyaachaa, dhugaas dhufe; isin immoo, ‘Kunoo albaadhessaa fi machaaʼaa, michuu qaraxxootaatii fi cubbamootaa’ jettu.
Now the Son of man is here, and eats and drinks with people, but you say, ‘Look, he spends his time eating too much food and drinking too much wine. Plus he's a friend of tax collectors and sinners.’
35 Ogummaan garuu ijoollee ishee hundumaan mirkaneeffamti.”
However, God's wise ways are proved right by all who follow him!”
36 Fariisota keessaa namichi tokko akka inni isa wajjin nyaatuuf Yesuusin affeere; innis mana Fariisichaa dhaqee maaddiitti dhiʼaate.
One of the Pharisees invited Jesus to come and eat with him. Jesus went to the Pharisee's house and sat down to the meal.
37 Dubartiin cubbamtuun magaalaa sanaa tokkos yommuu akka Yesuus mana Fariisichaatti waa nyaachaa jiru bartetti bilqaaxxii albaasxiroositti shittoo qabattee dhufte.
A woman who was a sinner in that town found out that Jesus was eating in the Pharisee's house. She went there, carrying an alabaster jar of perfume.
38 Isheenis booʼaa dugda isaa duubaan miilla isaa bira dhaabattee imimmaan isheetiin miilla isaa jiisuu jalqabde. Rifeensa mataa isheetiinis miilla isaa haqxee, dhungattees miilla isaa shittoo dibde.
She kneeled beside Jesus and with her tears wet his feet, and dried them with her hair. She kissed his feet, and then she poured the perfume over them.
39 Fariisichi isa affeere sunis waan kana argee, “Namichi kun utuu raajii taʼee, dubartiin isa tuqxu kun eenyu akka taate, nama akkamiis akka taate ni beeka ture; isheen cubbamtuudhaatii” jedhee garaa isaa keessatti yaade.
When the Pharisee who had invited Jesus saw this he said to himself, “If this man was really a prophet he would know who this woman was who's touching him, and what kind of person she was—that she's a sinner!”
40 Yesuus immoo, “Yaa Simoon, ani waanan sitti himu tokko qaba” jedheen. Innis, “Yaa barsiisaa natti himi” jedhe.
Jesus spoke up and said, “Simon, I have something to tell you.” “Tell me, Teacher,” he responded.
41 Yesuusis akkana jedheen; “Namoonni lama nama maallaqa liqeessu tokko irraa maallaqa liqeeffatan. Inni tokko diinaarii dhibba shan liqeeffate; kaan immoo diinaarii shantama liqeeffate.
“Once two people were in debt to a money-lender. One owed five hundred denarii, the other only fifty.
42 Jarri lachuu waan isaaf kaffalan dhabnaan dhiiseef. Egaa jara lamaan keessaa kamtu caalaa isa jaallata?”
Neither of them could repay him, so he forgave the debts. Which one will love him the most?”
43 Simoonis deebisee, “Isa liqiin guddaan dhiifameef sana natti fakkaata” jedheen. Yesuusis, “Ati dhugaa dubbatte” isaan jedhe.
“The one he forgave the most, I would think,” Simon answered. “You're absolutely right,” said Jesus.
44 Innis gara dubartittiitti garagalee Simooniin akkana jedhe; “Dubartii kana argitaa? Ani mana kee nan dhufe. Ati bishaan miillaa illee naaf hin kennine; isheen garuu imimmaan isheetiin miilla koo dhiqxee rifeensa mataa isheetiin haqxe.
Turning to the woman, he said to Simon, “You see this woman? When I came into your house, you didn't give me water to wash my feet. But she has washed my feet with her tears, and wiped them with her hair.
45 Ati na hin dhunganne; dubartiin kun garuu yeroo ani ol seenee jalqabdee miilla koo dhungachuu hin dhiifne.
You didn't give me a kiss, but since I came in she hasn't stopped kissing my feet.
46 Ati Zayitii iyyuu mataa koo hin dibne; isheen garuu miilla koo shittoo dibde.
You didn't anoint my head with oil, but she poured perfume over my feet.
47 Kanaafuu ani sittin hima; sababii jaalalli ishee guddaa taʼeef cubbuun ishee baayʼeen sun isheef dhiifameera. Kan xinnoon dhiifameef garuu jaalalli isaa xinnoo dha.”
So I tell you, her many sins have been forgiven—that's why she loves so much. But whoever is forgiven little, only loves a little.”
48 Yesuusis dubartittiidhaan, “Cubbuun kee siif dhiifameera” jedhe.
Then Jesus said to the woman, “Your sins have been forgiven.”
49 Warri isa wajjin maaddiitti dhiʼaatanii turanis, “Namni cubbuu iyyuu namaa dhiisu kun eenyu?” jedhanii garaa isaaniitti yaaduu jalqaban.
Those who were sitting eating with him began talking among themselves, saying, “Who is this who even forgives sins?”
50 Yesuusis dubartittiidhaan, “Amantiin kee si fayyiseera; nagaan deemi” jedhe.
But Jesus told the woman, “Your trust has saved you, go in peace.”
