Mateo 21
1 Aka kakra na Yesu ne nʼasuafo no adu Yerusalem no, wɔbɛn kurow bi a wɔfrɛ no Betfage a ɛwɔ Ngo Bepɔw no so hɔ no. Ɛhɔ na Yesu somaa nʼasuafo no mu baanu se, wonni kan nkɔ.
And when they came near to Jerusalem, and came to Bethphage, to the Mount of Olives, then Jesus sent two disciples,
2 Ɔka kyerɛɛ wɔn se, “Sɛ mudu hɔ a, mubehu sɛ wɔasa afurum bi ne ne ba hama. Monsan wɔn, na momfa wɔn mmrɛ me.
saying to them, “Go on into the village in front of you, and immediately you will find a donkey bound, and a colt with her—having loosed, you bring to Me;
3 Sɛ obi ka asɛm bi kyerɛ mo a, monka nkyerɛ onipa ko no se, ‘Wɔn ho hia Awurade,’ na ntɛm ara ɔbɛma mo de wɔn aba.”
and if anyone may say anything to you, you will say that the LORD has need of them, and immediately He will send them.”
4 Wɔyɛɛ eyi de hyɛɛ tete nkɔmhyɛ a ɛka se,
And all this came to pass, that it might be fulfilled that was spoken through the prophet, saying,
5 “Monka nkyerɛ Ɔbabea Sion se wo hene reba wo nkyɛn. Odwo, na ɔte afurum ne afurum ba so” no mu den.
“Tell the daughter of Zion, Behold, your King comes to you, meek, and mounted on a donkey, and a colt, a foal of a beast of burden.”
6 Asuafo baanu no yɛɛ nea Yesu ka kyerɛɛ wɔn no.
And the disciples having gone and having done as Jesus commanded them,
7 Wɔde mmoa no brɛɛ no no, wɔde wɔn ntama sesɛw afurum no so, maa Yesu tenaa no so.
brought the donkey and the colt, and put on them their garments, and set [Him] on them;
8 Nnipadɔm a wɔwɔ hɔ no bi de wɔn ntama sesɛw ɔkwan a ɔde aboa no nam so no so. Ebinom nso bubuu nnua mman de sesɛw ɔkwan no mu saa ara.
and the very great multitude spread their own garments in the way, and others were cutting branches from the trees, and were strewing in the way,
9 Dɔm no tu teɛe de osebɔ teɛteɛɛ mu se, “Hosiana Dawid Ba!” “Nhyira ne nea ɔnam Awurade din mu reba no.” “Hosiana wɔ ɔsoro nohɔ!”
and the multitudes who were going before, and who were following, were crying, saying, “Hosanna to the Son of David, blessed is He who is coming in the Name of the LORD; Hosanna in the highest!”
10 Bere a oduu Yerusalem no, kurow no nyinaa bɔɔ twi. Ɛhɔfo no bisae se, “Na hena ni?”
And He having entered into Jerusalem, all the city was moved, saying, “Who is this?”
11 Nnipadɔm no buae se, “Ɛyɛ Yesu, Odiyifo a ofi Nasaret a ɛwɔ Galileaman mu no.”
And the multitudes said, “This is Jesus the prophet, who [is] from Nazareth of Galilee.”
12 Yesu fii hɔ no, ɔkɔɔ hyiadan mu. Oduu hɔ no, ɔpam aguadifo a wɔwɔ hɔ no nyinaa, kaa sikasesafo apon nyinaa guu fam, bubuu pata a wɔtɔn mmorɔnoma wɔ mu no nyinaa gui.
And Jesus entered into the temple of God, and cast forth all those selling and buying in the temple, and the tables of the money-changers He overturned, and the seats of those selling the doves,
13 Yesu ka kyerɛɛ wɔn se, “Kyerɛwsɛm no ka se, ‘Mʼasɔrefi yɛ beae a wɔbɔ mpae.’ Nanso mo de, mode hɔ ayɛ adwowtwafo atenae.”
and He says to them, “It has been written: My house will be called a house of prayer; but you made it a den of robbers.”
14 Afei anifuraefo ne mmubuafo baa ne nkyɛn wɔ hyiadan mu hɔ ma ɔsaa wɔn nyinaa yare.
And there came to Him blind and lame men in the temple, and He healed them,
15 Nanso bere a asɔfo mpanyin ne Yudafo mpanyin bi huu anwonwade yi na wɔtee nso sɛ mmofra nkumaa a wɔwɔ hyiadan mu hɔ reteɛteɛ mu se, “Nhyira nka Dawid Ba no” no, anyɛ wɔn dɛ.
and the chief priests and the scribes having seen the wonderful things that He did, and the children crying in the temple, and saying, “Hosanna to the Son of David,” were much displeased;
16 Enti wobisaa Yesu se, “Wote nsɛm a mmofra no reka no ana?” Yesu bua se, “Yiw. Na monkenkan saa Kyerɛwsɛm a ɛka se, “‘Mmofra ne nkokoaa mpo de wɔn ano kamfo wo’ no da, ana?”
and they said to Him, “Do You hear what these say?” And Jesus says to them, “Yes, did you never read, that, Out of the mouth of babies and sucklings You prepared praise?”
17 Afei ofii hɔ san kɔɔ Betania kɔdaa hɔ.
And having left them, He went forth out of the city to Bethany, and lodged there,
18 Ade kyee anɔpa a ɔresan akɔ Yerusalem no, ɔkɔm dee no.
and in the morning turning back to the city, He hungered,
19 Ohuu sɛ borɔdɔma dua bi si ɔkwan ho baabi. Ɔkɔɔ hɔ kɔhwɛɛ sɛ borɔdɔma no bi wɔ so, nanso oduu hɔ no, ohuu sɛ nhaban nko ara na ɛwɔ so. Ɔdomee borɔdɔma dua no se, “Efi nnɛ, worensow aba bio!” Ɛhɔ ara borɔdɔma dua no wui. (aiōn g165)
and having seen a certain fig tree on the way, He came to it, and found nothing in it except leaves only, and He says to it, “No more fruit may be from you—throughout the age”; and instantly the fig tree withered. (aiōn g165)
20 Asɛm yi yɛɛ Yesu asuafo no nwonwa ma wobisaa no se, “Na ɛyɛɛ dɛn nti na borɔdɔma dua no so nhaban poo ntɛm saa?”
And the disciples having seen, wondered, saying, “How did the fig tree instantly wither?”
21 Yesu nso buaa wɔn se, “Nokware, sɛ mowɔ gyidi na munnhinhim a, mubetumi ayɛ ade koro yi ara bi, anaa nea ɛkyɛn saa mpo. Anka mubetumi aka akyerɛ Ngo Bepɔw yi se, ‘Tutu kogu po mu,’ na ebetutu akogu mu nso.
And Jesus answering said to them, “Truly I say to you, if you may have faith, and may not doubt, not only this of the fig tree will you do, but even if to this mountain you may say, Be lifted up and be cast into the sea, it will come to pass;
22 Biribiara a mode gyidi bebisa wɔ mpaebɔ mu no, mo nsa bɛka.”
and all—as much as you may ask in the prayer, believing, you will receive.”
23 Yesu san kɔɔ hyiadan mu hɔ a ɔrekyerɛkyerɛ no, asɔfo mpanyin ne Yudafo mpanyin baa ne kyɛn bebisaa no tumi ko a ogyina so pam aguadifo ne sikasesafo no fii hyiadan mu hɔ no.
And He having come into the temple, there came to Him when teaching the chief priests and the elders of the people, saying, “By what authority do You do these things? And who gave You this authority?”
24 Yesu kae se, “Merebebisa mo asɛm baako bi, na mummua me ansa.
And Jesus answering said to them, “I will ask you—I also—one word, which if you may tell Me, I also will tell you by what authority I do these things;
25 Onyankopɔn na ɔsomaa Osuboni Yohane anaa ɛnyɛ ɔno?” Wodwinnwen ho kae se, “Sɛ yɛka sɛ ‘Efi Onyankopɔn’ a, wobebisa yɛn nea enti a yɛannye nea Yohane kae no anni?
the immersion of John, from where was it? From Heaven, or from men?” And they were reasoning with themselves, saying, “If we should say, From Heaven, He will say to us, Why, then, did you not believe him?
26 Na sɛ yɛka se, ‘Ɛnyɛ Onyankopɔn na ɔsomaa no’ nso a, dɔm no bɛhaw yɛn efisɛ, wɔn nyinaa nim sɛ Yohane yɛ odiyifo.”
And if we should say, From men, we fear the multitude, for all hold John as a prophet.”
27 Enti wɔn mmuae a wɔmae ara ne sɛ, “Yennim!” Ɛhɔ ara na Yesu nso kae se, “Sɛ munnim de a, me nso meremmua mo.”
And answering Jesus they said, “We have not known.” He said to them—He also, “Neither do I tell you by what authority I do these things.
28 Yesu kae se, “Saa asɛm a merebɛka yi mudwen ho dɛn? Ɔbarima bi wɔ mmabarima baanu. Ɔka kyerɛɛ wɔn mu panyin no se, ‘Me ba, nnɛ kɔ mʼafum na kɔyɛ adwuma wɔ hɔ.’
And what do you think? A man had two children, and having come to the first, he said, Child, go, today be working in my vineyard.
29 “Ne ba no kae se, ‘Merenkɔ,’ nanso akyiri no, ɔsesaa nʼadwene na ɔkɔe.
And he answering said, I will not, but at last, having regretted, he went.
30 “Afei agya no ka kyerɛɛ akumaa no se, ‘Wo nso kɔ.’ Ɔno nso kae se, ‘Agya, mate, mɛkɔ.’ Nanso wankɔ.
And having come to the second, he said in the same manner, and he answering said, I [go], lord, and did not go;
31 “Saa mmofra baanu yi mu hena na otie nʼagya asɛm?” Wobuae se, “Ɛyɛ ne ba panyin no.” Yesu see wɔn se, “Akyinnye biara nni ho sɛ abɔnefo ne nguamanfo bɛkɔ Ɔsoro Ahenni mu ansa na moakɔ.
which of the two did the will of the father?” They say to Him, “The first.” Jesus says to them, “Truly I say to you that the tax collectors and the prostitutes go before you into the Kingdom of God,
32 Efisɛ Yohane baa mo nkyɛn sɛ ɔrebɛkyerɛ mo trenee kwan, na moannye no anni. Nanso towgyefo ne nguamanfo gyee no dii. Na muhuu eyi mpo no, moansakra mo adwene, na moannye no anni.”
for John came to you in the way of righteousness, and you did not believe him, and the tax collectors and the prostitutes believed him, and you, having seen, did not regret at last—to believe him.
33 Yesu buu wɔn bɛ foforo bi se, “Da bi, ɔbarima bi a ɔwɔ bobeturo a wagye ban afa ho, na watu amoa a wokyi nsa wɔ mu, de afuw no gyaw akuafo bi. Eyi akyi no, otuu kwan kɔɔ ɔman foforo bi so.
Hear another allegory: There was a certain man, a householder, who planted a vineyard, and put a hedge around it, and dug in it a winepress, and built a tower, and gave it out to farmers, and went abroad.
34 Eduu bere a bobe no beree a ɛsɛ sɛ wɔtew no, ɔsomaa ne ho nnipa baa akuafo no hɔ sɛ wommegye ne kyɛfa mmrɛ no.
And when the season of the fruits came near, he sent his servants to the farmers, to receive the fruits of it,
35 “Woduu hɔ ara pɛ na akuafo no tow hyɛɛ nnipa no so, boroo ɔbaako, kum ɔbaako na wosiw ɔbaako nso abo.
and the farmers having taken his servants, one they scourged, and one they killed, and one they stoned.
36 Afei ɔsan somaa nnipa a wɔn dodow sen wɔn a ɔsomaa wɔn kan no se wɔnkɔ akuafo no nkyɛn, nanso asɛm koro no ara bi na esii.
Again he sent other servants more than the first, and they did to them in the same manner.
37 Eyi akyi no ɔsomaa ɔno nʼankasa ne ba kɔɔ akuafo no nkyɛn susuwii sɛ, wɔde nidi bɛma no.
And at last he sent to them his son, saying, They will respect my son;
38 “Nanso akuafo no huu sɛ ne ba no apue reba pɛ, wɔfaa ne ho adwene kae se, ‘Ɔdedifo no na ɔreba no; momma yenkum no, na yɛmfa afuw no!’
and the farmers having seen the son, said among themselves, This is the heir, come, we may kill him, and may possess his inheritance;
39 Ɛhɔ ara na wɔtwee no fii afuw no mu, kokum no too baabi.
and having taken him, they cast [him] out of the vineyard, and killed him;
40 “Sɛ afuw wura no san ba a, mugye di sɛ dɛn na ɔbɛyɛ saa akuafo no?”
whenever therefore the lord of the vineyard may come, what will he do to these farmers?”
41 Yudafo mpanyin no buae se, “Ɔno nso bekum saa atirimɔdenfo no na ɔde afuw no ama akuafo foforo a wɔde ne kyɛfa bɛma no bere a ɛsɛ mu.”
They say to Him, “Evil men—he will grievously destroy them, and will give out the vineyard to other farmers who will give back to him the fruits in their seasons.”
42 Yesu bisaa wɔn bio se, “Monkenkan Kyerɛwsɛm no mu da sɛ, “‘Ɔbo a adansifo apo no ɛno ara na abɛyɛ ɔdan no twea so tibo. Awurade na wayɛ eyi, na ɛyɛ nwonwa wɔ yɛn ani so?’
Jesus says to them, “Did you never read in the Writings: A stone that the builders disallowed, it became head of a corner; from the LORD has this come to pass, and it is wonderful in our eyes?
43 “Nea mereka ara ne sɛ, wobegye Onyankopɔn Ahenni no afi mo nsam de akɔma ɔman foforo a wobebu ne nnɔbae no ho nkontaa pa akyerɛ no.
Because of this I say to you that the Kingdom of God will be taken from you, and given to a nation bringing forth its fruit;
44 Wɔn a wɔbɛhwe saa ɔbotan yi so no mu bebubu, na nea ɔbo no bɛhwe ne so no nso bɛpɛtɛw.”
and he who is falling on this stone will be broken, and on whomsoever it may fall it will crush him to pieces.”
45 Bere a asɔfo mpanyin ne Yudafo mpanyin no tee ase sɛ Yesu asɛm a ɔreka no fa wɔn ho no,
And the chief priests and the Pharisees having heard His allegories, knew that He speaks of them,
46 wɔpɛɛ sɛ wɔyɛ no bɔne, nanso na wosuro dɔm no efisɛ na wɔagye Yesu ato mu sɛ ɔyɛ Odiyifo.
and seeking to lay hold on Him, they feared the multitudes, seeing they were holding Him as a prophet.
