Mateo 15
1 Da bi, Farisifo ne Yudafo mpanyin no bi fi Yerusalem baa Yesu nkyɛn bebisaa no se,
Then came to Jesus the scribes and pharisees from Jerusalem saying,
2 “Adɛn nti na wʼasuafo no nni Yudafo amanne so? Yɛn amanne a yɛhohoro yɛn nsa ho ansa na yɛadidi no, wonni so.”
Why do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? for they wash not their hands when they eat.
3 Yesu nso bisaa wɔn se, “Adɛn nti na mo nso mode mo amanne no bu Onyankopɔn mmaransɛm so?
But He answered and said unto them, And why do ye transgress the commandment of God for your tradition?
4 Ebi ne sɛ, Onyankopɔn mmara no ka se, ‘Di wʼagya ne wo na ni,’ na baako nso ne sɛ, ‘Obiara a ɔbɛka asɛmmɔne afa nʼawofo ho no, ɛsɛ sɛ wokum no,’
For God commanded saying, Honour thy father and thy mother; and, He that revileth father or mother, let him be put to death:
5 Na mo de, nea moka ne sɛ, sɛ obi ka kyerɛ ne na anaa nʼagya se, ‘Mewɔ ade bi a anka metumi de aboa mo, nanso mede rekɔma Onyankopɔn’ a, ɛnyɛ bɔne.
but ye say, If any man say to his father or mother, "that which thou mightest be profited by from me is a gift to the temple,"
6 Enti mo ara monam mo mmara a moahyɛ so bu Onyankopɔn mmara a ɔhyɛɛ sɛ di wʼagya ne wo na ni no so.
and so honour not his father or his mother, he shall be free. And thus have ye made void the commandment of God by your tradition.
7 Mo nyaatwomfo! Sɛ Yesaia hyɛɛ mo ho nkɔm sɛ,
Well did Esaias prophecy concerning you,
8 “‘Saa nnipa yi ka sɛ wodi me ni, nanso wɔn koma mmɛn me.
saying, This people approach me with their mouth, and honour me with their lips, but their heart is far from me:
9 Wɔsom me ani so kɛkɛ, efisɛ wɔkyerɛkyerɛ mmara a onipa ayɛ na ɛnyɛ nea efi Onyankopɔn.’”
but in vain do they worship me, teaching for doctrines the injunctions of men.
10 Afei Yesu frɛɛ nnipadɔm no ka kyerɛɛ wɔn se, “Muntie nea meka no na mommɔ mmɔden nte ase.
And He called the multitude to Him, and said unto them, Hear and understand it:
11 Ɛnyɛ ade a ɛbɛkɔ onipa mu no na ɛmma ne ho ntew, na mmom, nea ebefi ne mu aba no na egu ne ho fi.”
not that which goeth into the mouth defileth the man; but that which cometh out of the mouth, this polluteth the man.
12 Nsɛm a Yesu kaa yi maa nʼasuafo no ba bɛka kyerɛɛ no se, “Wunim sɛ wo nsɛm a wokaa no ama Farisifo no bo afuw?”
Whereupon his disciples came and said to Him, Dost thou know that the pharisees, when they heard this assertion, were offended at it?
13 Yesu buaa wɔn se, “Dua biara a ɛnyɛ mʼagya na oduae no, wobetu akyene.
But He answered and said, Every plantation which my heavenly Father hath not planted shall be rooted up.
14 Mummmua wɔn koraa! Na wɔyɛ anifuraefo a wɔrekyerɛ anifuraefo kwan nti wɔn nyinaa bɛkɔ akɔtew ahwe amoa mu.”
Regard them not; for they are blind guides of the blind: and if the blind lead the blind, both will fall into the ditch.
15 Petro ka kyerɛɛ Yesu se, “Kyerɛ yɛn bɛ no ase.”
Then Peter answered, and said unto Him, Explain to us this parable.
16 Yesu nso bisaa no se, “Ampa ara sɛ monte ase?
And Jesus replied, Are ye also still void of understanding?
17 Munnim sɛ ade a ɛfa onipa anom no fa onipadua no mu na asan aba bio?
Do ye not yet know, that whatever goeth into the mouth passeth to the belly and is discharged downwards?
18 Asɛm a ho ntew biara fi koma a mu ntew mu ma egu nea ɔkaa saa asɛm no ho fi.
But the things, which proceed out of the mouth, come from the heart, and those defile a man.
19 Koma mu na adwemmɔne, awudi, ayefasɛm, aguamammɔ, korɔn, atoro ne ntwatoso fi.
For out of the heart proceed wicked disputings, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false-witnessings, slanders:
20 Eyinom na egu onipa ho fi. Nanso sɛ obi anhohoro ne nsa sɛnea mo amanne te no na odidi a, ne ho nguu fi honhom mu.”
these defile a man, but to eat without washing the hands doth not defile him.
21 Yesu fii ɔman no mu hɔ kɔɔ Tiro ne Sidon.
And Jesus went from thence, and retired into the parts adjacent to Tyre and Sidon.
22 Kanaanni bea bi a ɔte ɔman no mu hɔ de osu baa Yesu nkyɛn bɛkae se, “Awurade, Dawid Ba, hu me mmɔbɔ! Honhommɔne hyɛ me ba mu na sɛ ɛka ne ho a, ɛma ne ho yeraw no.”
And there came out of those quarters a Canaanitish woman, and cried to Him saying, Have mercy on me, O Lord, thou son of David; for my daughter is grievously tormented by a demon.
23 Yesu anka hwee. Nʼasuafo no hyɛɛ no sɛ ɔmpam ɔbea no mfi hɔ. Wotii mu ka kyerɛɛ no se, “Ka kyerɛ no na omfi ha nkɔ, na ɔde nʼadesrɛ no retuatua yɛn aso.”
But he answered her not a word: and his disciples came and intreated Him, saying, Send her away, for she crieth importunately after us.
24 Yesu ka kyerɛɛ ɔbea no se, “Wɔsomaa me baa Yudafo, Israel nguan a wɔayera no nkyɛn na ɛnyɛ amanamanmufo.”
But he answered and said, I am sent only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.
25 Ɔba bɛkotow no kɔɔ so srɛɛ no se, “Me wura, boa me!”
However, she came and worshipped Him, saying, Lord help me.
26 Yesu ka kyerɛɛ no se, “Enye sɛ wobegye aduan afi mmofra nsam atow ama akraman.”
But he answered, It is not fit to take the children's bread and throw it to dogs: and she said, True, Lord;
27 Ɔbea no nso buae se, “Ɛwɔ mu saa de, nanso akraman no nso tumi di mporoporowa a efi wɔn wura no pon so gu fam no.”
yet the dogs eat of the crumbs that fall from the table of their masters.
28 Yesu ka kyerɛɛ ɔbea no se, “Ɔbea, wo gyidi mu yɛ den. Mɛyɛ wʼabisade ama wo.” Ɛhɔ ara, ne babea no ho tɔɔ no.
Then Jesus answering, said unto her, O woman, great is thy faith: be it therefore unto thee as thou desirest. And her daughter was cured from that very hour.
29 Yesu san baa Galilea po no ho. Ɔforo kɔtenaa bepɔw bi so.
And Jesus departed from thence, and came near to the sea of Galilee; and going up to a mountain He sat down there.
30 Nnipa bebree de mpakye, anifuraefo, apirafo, mum ne wɔn a wɔyare nyarewa ahorow baa ne nkyɛn sɛ ɔnsa wɔn yare, ma ɔsaa wɔn nyinaa yare.
And great multitudes came to Him, having with them those that were lame, blind, dumb, maimed, and many others; and laid them at the feet of Jesus, and He healed them.
31 Nnipa no ho dwiriw wɔn. Wɔn a wɔnkasaa da kasae; mpakye nyaa ahoɔden; na mmubuafo nantew huruhuruwii na anifuraefo huu ade. Nnipadɔm no ho dwiriw wɔn ma wɔkamfoo Israel Nyankopɔn.
So that the people wondered when they saw the dumb speaking, the maimed become sound, the lame walking, and the blind seeing: and they glorified the God of Israel.
32 Afei Yesu frɛɛ nʼasuafo no nyinaa baa ne nkyɛn ka kyerɛɛ wɔn se, “Nnipa yi yɛ me mmɔbɔ. Wɔabedi me nkyɛn ha nnansa. Aduan a ɛwɔ ha nyinaa nso asa. Nanso mempɛ sɛ mema wɔkɔ wɔn afi mu a wonnidii, anyɛ saa a, wɔbɛtotɔ piti wɔ kwan so.”
Then Jesus called his disciples to Him and said, I am moved with compassion to the multitude, for they have been with me now three days, and have nothing to eat: I will not let them go away fasting, least they faint in the way.
33 Nʼasuafo no nso bisaa no se, “Sare so ha de, ɛhe na yebenya nnipadɔm yi ano aduan?”
And his disciples replied, Whence can we have so much bread in this desert place as to satisfy so great a multitude?
34 Yesu nso bisaa wɔn se, “Brodo dodow ahe na mowɔ?” Wobuae se, “Yɛwɔ brodo ason ne mpataa kakraa bi.”
And Jesus saith unto them, How many loaves have ye? and they said, Seven, and a few small fishes.
35 Yesu ka kyerɛɛ nnipadɔm no maa wɔn nyinaa tenatenaa ase wɔ sare no so.
Then He bid the people sit down on the ground;
36 Afei ɔfaa brodo ason no ne mpataa no, hyiraa so na obubuu mu de maa asuafo no se wɔmfa mma nnipadɔm no nni.
and taking the seven loaves and the fishes, when He had given thanks, He brake them, and gave to his disciples, and the disciples to the multitude.
37 Wɔn nyinaa dii aduan no mee pintinn.
And they did all eat, and were satisfied: and they took up what was left even of fragments seven baskets full.
38 Wɔn a wodii saa aduan no, na wɔn dodow yɛ nnipa mpem anan a wɔankan mmea ne mmofra anka ho. Wodidi wiei no, akyi mporoporowa a wɔtasee no yɛɛ nkɛntɛn ason.
Now they that did eat were four thousand men, beside women and children.
39 Eyi akyi na Yesu gyaa nkurɔfo no kwan, maa ɔno nso kɔtenaa ɔkorow mu twa kɔɔ Magadan.
Then he dismissed the multitudes, and went into a ship, and came to the coasts of Magdala.
