Luka 14
1 Homeda bi, Farisini panyin bi too nsa frɛɛ Yesu adidi. Adidi no ase hɔ no, na wɔn a wɔahyia no nyinaa rehwɛ nea Yesu bɛyɛ.
And it came about that when he went into the house of one of the chief Pharisees on the Sabbath, to have a meal, they were watching him.
2 Na ɔbarima bi wɔ hɔ a ɔyare ahonhon.
And a certain man was there who had a disease.
3 Yesu bisaa Farisifo no ne mmaranimfo a na wɔwɔ hɔ no se, “Mmara ma ho kwan sɛ wɔsa yare homeda ana?”
And Jesus, answering, said to the scribes and Pharisees, Is it right to make people well on the Sabbath or not?
4 Wɔammua no. Enti Yesu soo ɔyarefo no mu saa no yare, gyaa no kwan.
But they said nothing. And he made him well and sent him away.
5 Yesu bisaa wɔn a wɔahyia wɔ hɔ no nyinaa se, “Mo mu hena na sɛ nʼafurum tɔ abura mu homeda a ɔrenyi no da no ara?”
And he said to them, Which of you, whose ox or ass has got into a water-hole, will not straight away get him out on the Sabbath?
6 Nanso wɔantumi ammua no.
And they had no answer to that question.
7 Afei Yesu huu sɛ nnipa a wɔfrɛɛ wɔn baa adidi no ase no mu biara pɛ sɛ ɔtena mpanyin tenabea no, obuu wɔn bɛ bi se,
And he gave teaching in the form of a story to the guests who came to the feast, when he saw how they took the best seats; saying to them,
8 “Sɛ obi to nsa frɛ wo kɔ aponto ase a, mpere wo ho nkɔtena mpanyin tenabea, efisɛ ebia na wato nsa afrɛ onipa titiriw bi a ɔsen wo.
When you get a request to come to a feast, do not take the best seat, for a more important man than you may be coming,
9 Sɛ ɛba saa a, nea ɔtoo nsa frɛɛ wo no betu wo afi akongua a wote so no so de ama nea ɔsen wo no na wode aniwu akɔtena akyi baabi.
And then the giver of the feast will come to you and say, Give your place to this man; and you, with shame, will have to take the lowest seat.
10 Enti sɛ obi hyia wo kɔ aponto ase a, kɔtena akyi baabi na sɛ nea ohyiaa wo no behu wo a, waka akyerɛ wo se, ‘Onua, sɔre na kɔtena mpanyin tenabea.’
But when you come, go and take the lowest seat, so that when the giver of the feast comes, he may say to you, Friend, come up higher; and then you will have honour in the eyes of all the others who are there.
11 Na obiara a ɔma ne ho so no, wɔbɛbrɛ no ase, na nea ɔbrɛ ne ho ase no, wɔbɛma no so.”
For every man who gives himself a high place will be put down, but he who takes a low place will be lifted up.
12 Afei Yesu ka kyerɛɛ Farisini a ɔtoo nsa frɛɛ no no se, “Sɛ woto pon a mfrɛ wo nnamfo, wo nuanom, wʼabusuafo ne asikafo a wo ne wɔn bɔ fipam nko ara; sɛ woyɛ saa a wɔn nso bɛto nsa afrɛ wo bi na ɛba saa a na wonyɛɛ hwee ɛ.
And he said to the master of the house, When you give a feast, do not send for your friends and your brothers and your family or your neighbours who have wealth, for they may give a feast for you, and so you will get a reward.
13 Na sɛ woto pon a hyia ahiafo, mmubuafo, mpakye ne anifuraefo.
But when you give a feast, send for the poor and the blind and those who are broken in body:
14 Esiane sɛ wɔrentumi nyɛ saa bi mma wo no nti, da a atreneefo bɛsɔre afi awufo mu no, Onyankopɔn behyira wo.”
And you will have a blessing, because they will not be able to give you any payment, and you will get your reward when the upright come back from the dead.
15 Wɔn a wɔte adidii no mu baako tee nea Yesu kae no; ɔkae se, “Nhyira nka nea obedidi wɔ Onyankopɔn ahenni no mu.”
And, hearing these words, one of those who were at table with him said to him, Happy is the man who will be a guest in the kingdom of God.
16 Yesu buaa no se, “Da bi, ɔbarima bi too pon kɛse hyiaa nnipa bebree.
And he said to them, A certain man gave a great feast, and sent word of it to a number of people.
17 Bere soe no, ɔnam tumi so somaa ne somfo bi se ɔnkɔfrɛ wɔn a wɔahyia wɔn no se wɔmmra.
And when the time had come, he sent his servants to say to them, Come, for all things are now ready.
18 “Nanso, wɔn nyinaa yiyii wɔn ho ano. Nea odi kan no yii ne ho ano se, ‘Matɔ asase a nnɛ na ɛsɛ sɛ mekɔhwɛ enti mesrɛ no sɛ merentumi mma.’
And they all gave reasons why they were not able to come. The first said to him, I have got a new field, and it is necessary for me to go and see it: I am full of regret that I am unable to come.
19 “Na ɔfoforo nso yii ne ho ano se, ‘Matɔ anantwi du a mede wɔn bɛyɛ mʼafuw a nnɛ na ɛsɛ sɛ mekɔsɔ wɔn hwɛ enti mesrɛ no sɛ merentumi mma.’
And another said, I have got some cattle, and I am going to make a test of them: I am full of regret that I am unable to come.
20 “Ɔfoforo bi nso yii ne ho ano se, ‘Afei na maware, enti merentumi mma.’
And another said, I have been married, and so I am not able to come.
21 “Ɔsomfo no san bɛbɔɔ ne wura no amanneɛ no, ɔde abufuw somaa no bio se, ‘Ka wo ho kɔ mmɔnten so ne mmantam na kɔfrɛfrɛ ahiafo, mmubuafo, anifuraefo ne mpakye sɛ wɔmmra.’
And the servant came back and gave his master an account of these things. Then the master of the house was angry and said to the servant, Go out quickly into the streets of the town and get the poor, the blind, and those who are broken in body.
22 “Ɔsomfo no kɔfrɛfrɛɛ nnipa no bae, nanso na afa da so wɔ hɔ ara.
And the servant said, Lord, your orders have been done, and still there is room.
23 “Ɛno nti owura no san somaa no se, ‘Kɔ akwan so ne mfikyiri na frɛ obiara a wubehu no no se, mato pon, enti wɔmmra.
And the lord said to the servant, Go out into the roads and the fields, and make them come in, so that my house may be full.
24 Na merema woate ase sɛ, nnipa a metoo nsa hyiaa wɔn no mu biara nni hɔ a mʼaduan yi bi bɛka nʼano da biara da.’”
For I say to you that not one of those who were requested to come will have a taste of my feast.
25 Da bi a na nkurɔfo akuwakuw bi di Yesu akyi no, ɔdan ne ho ka kyerɛɛ wɔn se,
Now a great number of people went with him.
26 “Sɛ obi pɛ sɛ odi mʼakyi a, ɛsɛ sɛ ɔdɔ me sen nʼawofo, ne yere, ne mma, ne nuanom ne nʼankasa ho, anyɛ saa a ɔrentumi nyɛ me suani.
And turning round, he said to them, If any man comes to me, and has not hate for his father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters, and even for his life, he may not be my disciple.
27 Obiara a odi mʼakyi na ontumi nnyina amanehunu ano no, rentumi nyɛ me suani.
Whoever does not take up his cross and come after me may not be my disciple.
28 “Mo mu hena na ɔpɛ sɛ osi aban a ɔrentena ase nsese nhwɛ sɛ ɔwɔ sika a ɔde bewie?
For which of you, desiring to put up a tower, does not first give much thought to the price, if he will have enough to make it complete?
29 Anyɛ saa na ofi ɔdan no ase na wantumi anwie a, wɔn a wohu no nyinaa bɛserew no,
For fear that if he makes a start and is not able to go on with it to the end, all who see it will be laughing at him,
30 aka se, ‘Onipa yi fii ase sɛ ɔresi dan, nanso wantumi anwie.’
And saying, This man made a start at building and is not able to make it complete.
31 “Anaasɛ ɔhene bɛn na okura asraafo mpem du na ɔrekohyia ɔsahene foforo a okura asraafo mpem aduonu a, ɔrenkari ne ho nhwɛ ansa na wakɔ akono?
Or what king, going to war with another king, will not first take thought if he will be strong enough, with ten thousand men, to keep off him who comes against him with twenty thousand?
32 Na sɛ ɔhwɛ na ɔrentumi nso a, ansa koraa na ɔsahene foforo no bɛbɛn no no, otu abɔfo kohu no se, ɔmma wonsiesie wɔn ntam na asomdwoe mmra.
Or while the other is still a great distance away, he sends representatives requesting conditions of peace.
33 Ɛno nti obiara a wampa ne ho akyi no rentumi nyɛ me suani.
And so whoever is not ready to give up all he has may not be my disciple.
34 “Nkyene yɛ dɛ. Na sɛ ɛyera ne dɛ a, ɔkwan bɛn so na wɔbɛfa ama ayɛ dɛ bio?
For salt is good, but if the taste goes from it, of what use is it?
35 So nni mfaso mma biribiara. Wɔbɛtow agu. “Nea ɔwɔ aso a obetie no, ontie.”
It is no good for the land or for the place of waste; no one has a use for it. He who has ears, let him give ear.
