Luka 2
1 Saa bere no na Kaesare Augusto a na ɔyɛ Roma hempɔn no hyɛɛ mmara bi se wɔnkan ne man no mu nnipa nyinaa.
Now in those days, a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be enrolled.
2 Saa nnipakan yi ne nea edi kan wɔ Kirenio a ɔyɛ amrado wɔ Siria no bere so.
This was the first enrolment made when Quirinius was governor of Syria.
3 Obiara kɔɔ ne kurom ma wɔkyerɛw ne din.
All went to enrol themselves, everyone to his own city.
4 Esiane sɛ na Yosef yɛ Ɔhene Dawid busuani nti, na ɛsɛ sɛ ofi Galilea kurow a wɔfrɛ no Nasaret mu kɔ Betlehem a ɛwɔ Yudea.
Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judea, to David’s city, which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and family of David,
5 Ɔne ne yere Maria a saa bere no na ɔyem no na wɔkɔe.
to enrol himself with Miriam, who was pledged to be married to him as wife, being pregnant.
6 Wɔwɔ Betlehem no, awo kaa Maria,
While they were there, the day had come for her to give birth.
7 na ɔwoo ɔbarima. Wɔde kuntu kyekyeree abofra no ho de no too mmoa adididaka mu, efisɛ wɔannya baabi ansoɛ wɔ ahɔhobea hɔ.
She gave birth to her firstborn son. She wrapped him in bands of cloth and laid him in a feeding trough, because there was no room for them in the inn.
8 Anadwo no ara, na nguanhwɛfo bi nso wɔ sare so baabi rewɛn wɔn nguan.
There were shepherds in the same country staying in the field, and keeping watch by night over their flock.
9 Mpofirim, ɔsoro ɔbɔfo baa wɔn nkyɛn, na Onyankopɔn anuonyam hyerɛn twaa wɔn ho hyia maa wɔn ho dwiriw wɔn.
Behold, an angel of the Lord stood by them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified.
10 Ɔsoro ɔbɔfo no ka kyerɛɛ wɔn se, “Munnsuro, mede anigyesɛm rebrɛ mo ne amansan nyinaa.
The angel said to them, “Don’t be afraid, for behold, I bring you good news of great joy which will be to all the people.
11 Nnɛ wɔawo Agyenkwa a ɔne Kristo Awurade no ama mo wɔ Dawid kurom.
For there is born to you today, in David’s city, a Saviour, who is Messiah the Lord.
12 Eyi ne nsɛnkyerɛnne a mubehu. Mubehu akokoaa a wɔde kuntu akyekyere ne ho a ɔda mmoa adididaka mu.”
This is the sign to you: you will find a baby wrapped in strips of cloth, lying in a feeding trough.”
13 Amono mu hɔ ara, abɔfokuw bɛkaa ɔbɔfo a ɔwɔ hɔ no ho ma wɔtoo ayeyi dwom se,
Suddenly, there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly army praising God and saying,
14 “Anuonyam nka Ɔsorosoro Nyankopɔn, na asomdwoe mmra wɔn a wɔsɔ nʼani wɔ asase so no so.”
“Glory to God in the highest, on earth peace, good will towards men.”
15 Bere a abɔfokuw yi san kɔɔ ɔsoro no, nguanhwɛfo no keka kyerɛkyerɛɛ wɔn ho wɔn ho se, “Momma yɛnkɔ Betlehem hɔ na yɛnkɔhwɛ saa anwonwasɛm a asi wɔ hɔ a Awurade ada no adi akyerɛ yɛn yi.”
When the angels went away from them into the sky, the shepherds said to one another, “Let’s go to Bethlehem, now, and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has made known to us.”
16 Wɔde ahoɔhare kɔɔ Betlehem kohuu Maria ne Yosef. Na wohuu abofra no nso sɛ ɔda mmoa adididaka mu.
They came with haste and found both Miriam and Joseph, and the baby was lying in the feeding trough.
17 Nguanhwɛfo no huu abofra no, wɔkaa ne ho asɛm a ɔsoro ɔbɔfo no bɛka kyerɛɛ wɔn no nyinaa kyerɛɛ nnipa a wɔahyia wo hɔ no.
When they saw it, they publicised widely the saying which was spoken to them about this child.
18 Wɔn a wɔtee nguanhwɛfo yi asɛm no nyinaa ho dwiriw wɔn.
All who heard it wondered at the things which were spoken to them by the shepherds.
19 Nanso Maria de, ɔde saa nsɛm a ɔtee no nyinaa siee ne tirim dwenee ho.
But Miriam kept all these sayings, pondering them in her heart.
20 Nguanhwɛfo no kohuu nea ɔbɔfo no ka kyerɛɛ wɔn no, wɔde anigye san wɔn akyi kɔɔ nea wɔn nguan no wɔ hɔ. Wɔrekɔ no nyinaa, na wɔreyi Onyankopɔn ayɛ.
The shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things that they had heard and seen, just as it was told them.
21 Abofra no dii nnaawɔtwe no, wɔtoo ne din Yesu sɛnea ɔsoro ɔbɔfo no kyerɛɛ ansa na wɔrenyinsɛn no no. Da no ara na wotwaa no twetia.
When eight days were fulfilled for the circumcision of the child, his name was called Yeshua, which was given by the angel before he was conceived in the womb.
22 Bere duu sɛ Yosef ne Maria kodwira wɔn ho sɛnea Mose mmara kyerɛ no, wɔde abofra no kɔɔ Yerusalem sɛ wɔde no rekɔhyɛ Onyankopɔn nsa.
When the days of their purification according to the Torah of Moses were fulfilled, they brought him up to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord
23 Sɛnea Mose mmara no kyerɛ no, “Sɛ ɔbea wo nʼabakan na ɔyɛ ɔbarima a wɔde no ma Awurade.”
(as it is written in the Torah of the Lord, “Every male who opens the womb shall be called holy to the Lord”),
24 Wɔkɔɔ asɔredan no mu hɔ nso kɔbɔɔ afɔre, sɛnea mmara no kyerɛ no wɔde nturukuku abien anaa mmorɔnoma mma abien na ɛbɔ afɔre no.
and to offer a sacrifice according to that which is said in the Torah of the Lord, “A pair of turtledoves, or two young pigeons.”
25 Da no na ɔbarima bi a wɔfrɛ no Simeon a ɔte Yerusalem no nso wɔ asɔredan mu hɔ bi. Na Simeon yɛ onipa trenee, ɔhotefo a Honhom Kronkron ahyɛ no ma a na daa ɔhwɛ Agyenkwa no kwan.
Behold, there was a man in Jerusalem whose name was Simeon. This man was righteous and devout, looking for the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was on him.
26 Ɔno na na Honhom Kronkron ayi akyerɛ no se ɔrenwu kosi sɛ obehu Agyenkwa a Awurade asra no no.
It had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he should not see death before he had seen the Lord’s Messiah.
27 Enti bere a Maria ne Yosef duu asɔredan no mu sɛ wɔde abofra no rekɔma Awurade sɛnea mmara no te no,
He came in the Spirit into the temple. When the parents brought in the child, Yeshua, that they might do concerning him according to the requirement of the Torah,
28 wɔkɔtoo Simeon nso wɔ hɔ, na Simeon gyee abofra no, hyɛɛ Awurade anuonyam se,
then he received him into his arms and blessed God, and said,
29 “Awurade, afei ma wʼakoa nwu wɔ asomdwoe mu
“Now you are releasing your servant, Master, according to your word, in peace;
30 efisɛ mʼani ahu Agyenkwa
for my eyes have seen your salvation,
31 a wohyɛɛ me ne ho bɔ no.
which you have prepared before the face of all peoples;
32 Ɔno ne hann a ɛbɛhyerɛn wiase nyinaa na wahyɛ wo man Israel anuonyam!”
a light for revelation to the nations, and the glory of your people Israel.”
33 Nsɛm a wɔka faa Yesu ho no yɛɛ nʼagya Yosef ne ne na Maria nwonwa.
Joseph and his mother were marvelling at the things which were spoken concerning him.
34 Afei Simeon hyiraa wɔn na ɔka kyerɛɛ ne na Maria se, “Saa abofra yi so na Israelfo mu dodow no ara nkwagye ne wɔn asehwe begyina.
Simeon blessed them, and said to Miriam, his mother, “Behold, this child is appointed for the falling and the rising of many in Israel, and for a sign which is spoken against.
35 Na ɔbɛma dodow no ara tirim ahintasɛm ada adi; na wo Maria de, wubesi apini wɔ wo mu.”
Yes, a sword will pierce through your own soul, that the thoughts of many hearts may be revealed.”
36 Saa bere no, na Fanuel babea odiyifo Ana a ofi Aser abusua mu no nso wɔ hɔ bi. Na Ana yɛ obi a wanyin. Ɔwaree ne mmabaabere mu ne ne kunu tenae mfe ason pɛ na ne kunu no wui.
There was one Hannah, a prophetess, the daughter of Penuel, of the tribe of Asher (she was of a great age, having lived with a husband seven years from her virginity,
37 Ne kunu no wu akyi no, ɔyɛɛ kuna kosii sɛ odii mfe aduɔwɔtwe anan, na bere biara nso na ɔwɔ asɔredan mu de mmuadadi ne mpaebɔ som Onyankopɔn.
and she had been a widow for about eighty-four years), who didn’t depart from the temple, worshipping with fastings and petitions night and day.
38 Saa bere no ara na ɔno nso begyinaa hɔ bi yii Onyankopɔn ayɛ saa ara. Ɔkaa abofra no ho asɛm kyerɛɛ wɔn a wɔretwɛn ogye a obegye Yerusalem no nyinaa.
Coming up at that very hour, she gave thanks to the Lord, and spoke of him to all those who were looking for redemption in Jerusalem.
39 Wowiee amanne sɛnea Awurade mmara kyerɛ no, wɔsan kɔɔ wɔn kurom Nasaret a ɛwɔ Galilea,
When they had accomplished all things that were according to the Torah of the Lord, they returned into Galilee, to their own city, Nazareth.
40 Abofra no nyinii, na nyansa hyɛɛ no ma, na na Onyankopɔn adom nso wɔ ne so.
The child was growing, and was becoming strong in spirit, being filled with wisdom, and the grace of God was upon him.
41 Afe biara na Yesu awofo kɔ Yerusalem kodi Twam Afahyɛ no.
His parents went every year to Jerusalem at the feast of the Passover.
42 Sɛnea na wɔn amanne te no, Yesu dii mfe dumien no, nʼawofo de no kɔɔ Yerusalem kodii Twam Afahyɛ no.
When he was twelve years old, they went up to Jerusalem according to the custom of the feast;
43 Wowiee afahyɛ no di a wɔresan akɔ wɔn kurom no, Yesu kaa Yerusalem a nʼawofo no nnim.
and when they had fulfilled the days, as they were returning, the boy Yeshua stayed behind in Jerusalem. Joseph and his mother didn’t know it,
44 Wotwaa da koro kwan a wɔn ani baa wɔn ho so sɛ Yesu nka wɔn ho no, wofii ase bisabisaa nʼase fii wɔn abusuafo ne amannifo nkyɛn.
but supposing him to be in the company, they went a day’s journey; and they looked for him amongst their relatives and acquaintances.
45 Na wɔanhu no no, wɔsan baa Yerusalem bɛhwehwɛɛ no.
When they didn’t find him, they returned to Jerusalem, looking for him.
46 Ne nnansa akyi no, wokohuu no wɔ Yerusalem asɔredan mu sɛ ɔte akyerɛkyerɛfo bi a wɔahyia mu ntam na ɔretie wɔn na ɔrebisabisa wɔn nsɛm.
After three days they found him in the temple, sitting in the middle of the teachers, both listening to them and asking them questions.
47 Yesu nyansa ne ne nimdeɛ a ɛdaa adi wɔ ne mmuae nyinaa mu no, yɛɛ nnipa a na wɔretie no no nyinaa nwonwa.
All who heard him were amazed at his understanding and his answers.
48 Wɔkɔtoo no sɛ ɔte akyerɛkyerɛfo no mfimfini retie wɔn no, ɛyɛɛ wɔn nwonwa. Ne na frɛɛ no bisaa no se, “Me ba, adɛn na woyɛ yɛn saa? Woama me ne wʼagya ahwehwɛ wo abrɛ.”
When they saw him, they were astonished; and his mother said to him, “Son, why have you treated us this way? Behold, your father and I were anxiously looking for you.”
49 Yesu buaa wɔn se, “Adɛn nti na mohwehwɛ me? Munnim sɛ ɛyɛ mʼasɛde sɛ metena mʼagya fi som no ana?”
He said to them, “Why were you looking for me? Didn’t you know that I must be in my Father’s house?”
50 Nanso nʼawofo no ante nea ɔkae no ase.
They didn’t understand the saying which he spoke to them.
51 Yesu ne nʼawofo kɔɔ Nasaret no, ɔyɛɛ osetie maa wɔn. Ne na de nsɛm a esisii no nyinaa siee ne tirim.
And he went down with them and came to Nazareth. He was subject to them, and his mother kept all these sayings in her heart.
52 Yesu nyinii nyansa mu ne honam fam, na onyaa Onyankopɔn ne nnipa anim adom.
And Yeshua increased in wisdom and stature, and in favour with God and men.
