Asomafo 11
1 Asomafo ne agyidifo a wɔwɔ Yudea nyinaa tee sɛ amanamanmufo no nso agye Onyankopɔn asɛm no adi.
The apostles and [other] believers who lived in various towns in Judea [province] heard people say that [some] non-Jewish people had believed the message [from] God [about Jesus].
2 Petro kɔɔ Yerusalem no, Yudafo agyidifo no ne no nyaa akasakasa kae se,
So when Peter [and the six other believers] returned [from Caesarea] to Jerusalem, [some] Jewish believers criticized Peter, [because they thought that Jews should not associate with non-Jews] [MTY].
3 “Woakɔ wɔn a wɔnnyɛ twetiatwafo no nkyɛn ne wɔn akodidi.”
They said to him, “Not only was it wrong for you(sg) to visit non-Jewish people, you [even] ate with them!”
4 Petro bɔɔ wɔn biribiara a esii no ho amanneɛ se,
So Peter began to explain exactly [what had happened concerning Cornelius].
5 “Na merebɔ mpae wɔ Yopa na minyaa anisoadehu. Mihuu biribi a ɛte sɛ ntama kɛse a wɔakyekyere sɛ efi ɔsoro afanan resian ba fam wɔ faako a mewɔ no.
He said, “I was praying [by myself] in Joppa [town], and in a trance I saw a vision. I saw that something like a large sheet was being lowered from heaven. [It was tied with ropes] at its four corners, and it came down to where I was.
6 Mehwɛɛ mu no, mihuu ntɔteboa ahorow, mmoa a wɔwea ne wuram nnomaa.
As I was looking intently into it, I saw some tame animals [but also animals that our laws forbid us to eat, including] wild animals, snakes, and wild birds.
7 Afei, nne bi ka kyerɛɛ me se, ‘Petro! Sɔre! Kum na we!’
Then I heard God [MTY] commanding me, ‘Peter, get up, kill [some of these], and [cook and] eat [their meat]!’
8 “Mibuae se, ‘Dabi da, Awurade! Minnii biribiara a ɛho ntew da.’
But I replied, ‘Lord, [you(sg)] surely do not [really want me to do that], because I have never eaten [MTY] meat [from any animal] that [our laws say] that we [(exc)] must not eat [SYN]!’
9 “Nne no ka kyerɛɛ me bio se, ‘Biribiara a Onyankopɔn atew ho no, nka se ɛho ntew.’
God spoke from heaven [to me] a second time, ‘[I am] God, [so] if I have made something acceptable [to eat], do not say that it is not acceptable [to eat]!’
10 Saa anisoadehu yi baa mprɛnsa, na ɛsan kɔɔ ɔsoro.
Then [after that happened three times, the sheet with] all [those animals and birds] was pulled up into heaven again.”
11 “Saa bere no ara mu, nnipa baasa a wɔasoma wɔn fi Kaesarea no beduu ofi a na mete mu no mu.
“At that exact moment, three men who had been {whom [Cornelius] had} sent from Caesarea arrived at the house where I was staying.
12 Honhom Kronkron ka kyerɛɛ me se menntwentwɛn me nan ase na me ne wɔn nkɔ. Saa agyidifo baasa yi a wofi Yopa no kaa me ho kɔɔ Kaesarea ma yɛn nyinaa kɔɔ Kornelio fi.
[God’s] Spirit told me that I should be willing to go with them [even though they were not Jews]. These six [Jewish] believers [from Joppa] went with me [to Caesarea], and then we [(exc)] went into that [non-Jewish] man’s house.
13 Ɔkaa sɛnea ohuu ɔsoro ɔbɔfo wɔ ne fi ma ɔbɔfo no ka kyerɛɛ no se, ‘Soma kɔ Yopa kɔfrɛ ɔbarima bi a ne din de Simon Petro no.
He told us that he had seen an angel standing in his house. The angel told him, ‘Tell some [men] to go to Joppa and bring back Simon whose other name is Peter.
14 Ɔno na ɔbɛka nsɛm a ebegye wo ne wo fifo nyinaa nkwa akyerɛ mo.’
He will tell you [(sg)] how you and everyone [MTY] else in your house will be saved {how [God] will save you and everyone [MTY] else in your house}.’
15 “Bere a mifii ase kasae no, Honhom Kronkron baa wɔn so sɛnea yɛn nso mfiase no, ɛbaa yɛn so no ara pɛ.
After I started to speak, the Holy Spirit [suddenly] came down on them, just like he had first [MTY] come on us [during the Pentecost festival].
16 Ɛhɔ ara mekaee asɛm a Awurade kae se, ‘Yohane de nsu na ɛbɔɔ asu na mo de, wɔde Honhom Kronkron na ɛbɛbɔ mo asu’ no.
Then I remembered what the Lord had said: ‘John caused people to be baptized in water, but [God] will cause the Holy Spirit [to enter you and change your lives.’]
17 Sɛ Onyankopɔn ama wɔn akyɛde a bere a yegyee Awurade Yesu Kristo dii no ɔmaa yɛn bi no a, ɛno de me sɛɛ ne hena a mesiw Onyankopɔn kwan.”
God gave those non-Jews the same Holy Spirit that he had given to us [(inc)] after we believed in the Lord Jesus Christ. So, ([I] could not [possibly] tell God that he did wrong [when he gave them the Holy Spirit!]/how could I [tell] God that he did wrong [when he gave them the Holy Spirit]?) [RHQ] [He was showing that he had received them]!”
18 Wɔtee saa asɛm yi no, wogyaee wɔn nsɛmmisa no yii Awurade ayɛ se, “Afei de Onyankopɔn ama ho kwan ama amanamanmufo anya adwensakra a ɛde wɔn bɛkɔ nkwagye mu.”
After [those Jewish believers] heard what Peter said, they stopped criticizing [him. Instead], they praised God, saying, “Then it is [clear to us that] God has also accepted the non-Jews so that they will have eternal life, if they turn from their sinful behavior [and believe in Jesus]!”
19 Wokum Stefano no, wɔtaa agyidifo no ma wɔbɔɔ ahwete. Wɔn mu bi kyinkyin koduu Foinike, ne Kipro, ne Antiokia a na wɔreka asɛmpa no kyerɛ Yudafo nko ara.
After [people had killed] Stephen, many of the believers left [Jerusalem and went] to other places, because people were causing them to suffer [there in Jerusalem. Some of] them went to Phoenicia [region], some went to Cyprus [Island], and others went to Antioch [city in Syria province. In those places] they were continually telling people the message [about Jesus], but they told only other Jewish people.
20 Agyidifo bi a wofi Kipro ne Kirene kɔɔ Antiokia kɔkaa asɛmpa a ɛfa Awurade Yesu Kristo ho no kyerɛɛ amanamanmufo no.
Some of the believers were men from Cyprus and from Cyrene [city in north Africa]. They went to Antioch, and [although they told other Jews about] the Lord Jesus, they also told non-Jewish people [there].
21 Esiane sɛ na Awurade ka wɔn ho no nti nnipa pii gyee asɛm no dii ma wɔdan baa Awurade nkyɛn.
The Lord [God] [MTY] was powerfully enabling those [believers to preach effectively. As a result], very many [non-Jewish] people believed [their message and] trusted in the Lord [Jesus].
22 Saa asɛm yi trɛw koduu Yerusalem asafo no mu nti wɔsomaa Barnaba kɔɔ Antiokia.
The group of believers in Jerusalem heard [MTY] [people say that many people in Antioch were believing in Jesus. So] the [leaders] of the congregation in [Jerusalem] asked Barnabas to go to Antioch.
23 Oduu hɔ a ohuu sɛnea Onyankopɔn ahyira wɔn no, nʼani gye ma ɔhyɛɛ wɔn nkuran se womfi wɔn koma nyinaa mu nnye Awurade nni na wonni no nokware nso.
When he got [there], he realized that God had acted kindly toward [the believers. So] he was very happy, and he continually encouraged all of the [believers] to continue to trust completely in the Lord [Jesus].
24 Esiane sɛ na Barnaba yɛ onipa pa a Honhom Kronkron ahyɛ no ma na ɔwɔ gyidi nti, ɛmaa nnipa bebree nam ne so de wɔn ho maa Awurade.
Barnabas was a good man [whom] the Holy Spirit completely controlled, one who trusted [God] completely. [Because of what Barnabas did], many people [there] believed in the Lord [Jesus].
25 Barnaba kɔɔ Tarso kɔhwehwɛɛ Saulo.
Then Barnabas went to Tarsus [in Cilicia province to try] to find Saul.
26 Ohuu no no, ɔde no baa Antiokia. Wɔn baanu tenaa hɔ afe kyerɛkyerɛɛ nnipa bebree. Antiokia ha na wɔtoo asuafo no din se “Kristofo.”
After he found him, Barnabas brought him [back to] Antioch [to help teach the believers. So during] a whole year [Barnabas and Saul] met [regularly] with the congregation [there] and taught many of them [about Jesus. It was] at Antioch that the believers were first called Christians {[that people] first called the believers Christians}.
27 Saa bere koro no ara mu na adiyifo bi fi Yerusalem kɔɔ Antiokia.
During the time [that Barnabas and Saul were] at Antioch, some [believers who were] prophets arrived there from Jerusalem.
28 Wɔn mu baako a wɔfrɛ no Agabo a Honhom Kronkron ahyɛ no ma no sɔre gyina hyɛɛ nkɔm se ɔkɔm kɛse bɛba asase nyinaa so. Saa ɔkɔm yi sii bere a na Klaudio di ade no.
One of them, whose name was Agabus, stood up [in order to speak]. [God’s] Spirit enabled him to prophesy (that there would soon be a famine in many countries/that [people] in many countries [HYP] would soon [suffer because they] would not have enough [food] to eat). (That famine happened when Claudius was the [Roman Emperor].)
29 Asuafo no yɛɛ adwene sɛ biribiara a obi wɔ no wɔde bɛba na wɔde akɔboa anuanom a wɔwɔ Yudea no.
When the believers [there heard what Agabus said], they decided that they would send [money] to help the believers who lived in Judea. Each [of them decided to give as much money] as he was able [to give].
30 Wɔde akyɛde a wɔn nsa kae no somaa Barnaba ne Saulo ma wɔde kɔmaa asafo no mu mpanyimfo.
They sent [the money] with Barnabas and Saul to the leaders of the congregation [in Jerusalem].
