Mateo 23
1 Afei, Yesu ka kyerɛɛ nnipadɔm no ne nʼasuafo no se,
Then spake Jesus to the multitude, and to his disciples,
2 “Kyerɛwsɛm no Akyerɛkyerɛfo ne Farisifo no na wɔkyerɛ Mose mmara no ase.
Saying, The scribes and the Pharisees sit in Moses’ seat:
3 Eyi nti, ɛsɛ sɛ mutie wɔn, na moyɛ biribiara a wɔkyerɛ mo. Nanso monnyɛ nea wɔyɛ no bi efisɛ nea wɔka no, ɛnyɛ ɛno na wɔyɛ.
All therefore whatsoever they bid you observe, [that] observe and do; but do not ye after their works: for they say, and do not.
4 Wɔhyɛ mo ma mudi mmara a ɛyɛ den so a wɔn ankasa mpɛ sɛ wodi so.
For they bind heavy burdens and grievous to be borne, and lay [them] on men’s shoulders; but they themselves will not move them with one of their fingers.
5 “Biribiara a wɔyɛ no yɛ ɔyɛkyerɛ. Wɔde sɛbɛ a kyerɛw nsɛm bi hyɛ mu sɛn wɔn nsa, hyɛ ntade yuu kyerɛ sɛ wɔyɛ atreneefo.
But all their works they do for to be seen of men: they make broad their phylacteries, and enlarge the borders of their garments,
6 Na wɔkɔ aponto ase nso a, wɔpɛ sɛ daa wɔtena mpanyin tenabea; wɔkɔ asɔre nso a wɔpɛ sɛ wɔtena mpanyin tenabea pa.
And love the uppermost rooms at feasts, and the chief seats in the synagogues,
7 Sɛ wode obu kyia wɔn wɔ abɔnten so na wofrɛ wɔn ‘Rabi’ anaa ‘Owura’ a ɛyɛ wɔn dɛ.
And greetings in the markets, and to be called of men, Rabbi, Rabbi.
8 “Mommma obiara mmfrɛ mo sa. Efisɛ Onyankopɔn nko ara na ɔyɛ Owura. Mo nyinaa moyɛ pɛ sɛ anuanom.
But be not ye called Rabbi: for one is your Master, [even] Christ; and all ye are brethren.
9 Mommfrɛ obiara wɔ asase so ha sɛ ‘Agya,’ efisɛ Onyankopɔn a ɔwɔ ɔsoro no nko ara na ɛsɛ sɛ wɔfrɛ no saa.
And call no [man] your father upon the earth: for one is your Father, which is in heaven.
10 Na mommma wɔmmfrɛ mo ‘Owura,’ efisɛ ɔbaako pɛ na ɔyɛ mo wura a ɔne Agyenkwa no.
Neither be ye called masters: for one is your Master, [even] Christ.
11 Wobrɛ wo ho ase som afoforo a, wobɛyɛ ɔkɛse. Wopɛ sɛ woyɛ ɔkɛse a, yɛ ɔsomfo.
But he that is greatest among you shall be your servant.
12 Na obiara a ɔbɛma ne ho so no, wɔbɛbrɛ no ase; saa ara nso na obiara a ɔbɛbrɛ ne ho ase no, wɔbɛma no so.
And whosoever shall exalt himself shall be abased; and he that shall humble himself shall be exalted.
13 “Munnue! Mo Farisifo ne Kyerɛwsɛm no akyerɛkyerɛfo nyaatwomfo, efisɛ musiw afoforo Ɔsoro Ahenni ho kwan. Mo a, monkɔ mu. Mo nso a, momma afoforo a wɔpɛ sɛ wɔkɔ mu no kwan.
But woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye shut up the kingdom of heaven against men: for ye neither go in [yourselves], neither suffer ye them that are entering to go in.
14 Nyaatwomfo! Mobɔ mpae atenten wɔ mmɔnten so de kyerɛ sɛ moyɛ atreneefo wɔ bere a mutu akunafo fi wɔn afi mu.
Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye devour widows’ houses, and for a pretence make long prayer: therefore ye shall receive the greater damnation.
15 “Munnue! Mo Farisifo ne Kyerɛwsɛm no akyerɛkyerɛfo nyaatwomfo! Mokɔ wiase afanan nyinaa sɛ mubenya onipa baako abɛfra mo mu. Na sɛ munya obi saa a, mosɛe no ma ɔyɛ ɔbonsam ba sen sɛnea mote no. (Geenna g1067)
Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye compass sea and land to make one proselyte, and when he is made, ye make him twofold more the child of hell than yourselves. (Geenna g1067)
16 “Munnue! Akwankyerɛfo anifuraefo a moka se, sɛ obi de asɔredan ka ntam a, ɛno de, ɛnyɛ hwee. Na sɛ ɔde sikakɔkɔɔ a ɛwɔ asɔredan no mu ka ntam de a, ɛno de, ntam no kyekyere onii no.
Woe unto you, [ye] blind guides, which say, Whosoever shall swear by the temple, it is nothing; but whosoever shall swear by the gold of the temple, he is a debtor!
17 Anifuraefo nkwaseafo! Asɔredan no ne emu sikakɔkɔɔ no mu nea ɛwɔ he na ɛsom bo; sikakɔkɔɔ no anaa asɔredan no a ɛtew sikakɔkɔɔ no ho no?
[Ye] fools and blind: for whether is greater, the gold, or the temple that sanctifieth the gold?
18 Na moka se, ‘Sɛ obi ka afɔremuka no ntam a, ɛnyɛ hwee. Na mmom, sɛ ɔka ayɛyɛde a egu afɔremuka no so ntam de a, ɛkyekye onii! no’
And, Whosoever shall swear by the altar, it is nothing; but whosoever sweareth by the gift that is upon it, he is guilty.
19 Anifuraefo! Afɔremuka a ɛtew ayɛyɛde a egu so no ho no, ne ayɛyɛde a egu so no mu nea ɛwɔ he na ɛsom bo?
[Ye] fools and blind: for whether [is] greater, the gift, or the altar that sanctifieth the gift?
20 Sɛ woka afɔremuka no ntam a, woka afɔremuka no ne ɛso ayɛyɛde no nyinaa ntam,
Whoso therefore shall swear by the altar, sweareth by it, and by all things thereon.
21 na sɛ woka asɔredan no ntam a, woka asɔredan no ne Onyankopɔn a ɔte mu no nyinaa ntam.
And whoso shall swear by the temple, sweareth by it, and by him that dwelleth therein.
22 Na sɛ woka ɔsoro ntam a, na woreka Onyankopɔn ahengua ne Onyankopɔn no ankasa ntam.
And he that shall swear by heaven, sweareth by the throne of God, and by him that sitteth thereon.
23 “Munnue! Mo Farisifo ne Kyerɛwsɛm no akyerɛkyerɛfo nyaatwomfo! Muyi ntotoso du du wɔ afifide a ɛwɔ mo mfikyifuw mu no ho, nanso mugyaw nneɛma a ɛsom bo te sɛ atɛntrenee, ahummɔbɔ ne nokwaredi. Ɛwɔ mu sɛ ɛsɛ sɛ muyiyi ntotoso du du no de, nanso ɛnsɛ sɛ mugyaw nneɛma a ɛsom bo no.
Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye pay tithe of mint and anise and cummin, and have omitted the weightier [matters] of the law, judgment, mercy, and faith: these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone.
24 Akwankyerɛfo anifuraefo! Mosɔn nea monom so, yi mu nwansena nanso momene yoma!
[Ye] blind guides, which strain at a gnat, and swallow a camel.
25 “Munnue! Mo Farisifo ne Kyerɛwsɛm no akyerɛkyerɛfo nyaatwomfo! Mutwiw mo kuruwa ne mo asanka ho fɛfɛɛfɛ nanso emu no de, amim ne pɛsɛmenkominya ahyɛ no ma tɔ.
Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye make clean the outside of the cup and of the platter, but within they are full of extortion and excess.
26 Farisifo anifuraefo! Muntwiw kuruwa no mu kan, na kuruwa no ho nyinaa bɛtew!
[Thou] blind Pharisee, cleanse first that [which is] within the cup and platter, that the outside of them may be clean also.
27 “Munnue! Mo Farisifo ne Kyerɛwsɛm no akyerɛkyerɛfo! Mote sɛ ɔda a wɔasra ho fɛfɛɛfɛ nanso awufo nnompe ne nneɛma funu ahyɛ mu ma tɔ.
Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye are like unto whited sepulchres, which indeed appear beautiful outward, but are within full of dead [men’s] bones, and of all uncleanness.
28 Moyɛ mo anim sɛ atreneefo, nanso bɔne ahorow ahyɛ mo mu ma tɔ.
Even so ye also outwardly appear righteous unto men, but within ye are full of hypocrisy and iniquity.
29 “Munnue! Mo Farisifo ne Kyerɛwsɛm no akyerɛkyerɛfo nyaatwomfo! Musisi ada akɛse ma adiyifo a mo ara mo agyanom kunkum wɔn, na mode nhwiren gugu atreneefo a wokunkum wɔn no nna so,
Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! because ye build the tombs of the prophets, and garnish the sepulchres of the righteous,
30 na mutwa mo ho ka se, ‘Sɛ na yɛte ase saa bere no a, anka yɛrenyɛ bɔne a yɛn agyanom yɛe no.’
And say, If we had been in the days of our fathers, we would not have been partakers with them in the blood of the prophets.
31 Sɛ moka saa a, mubu mo ho fɔ sɛ moyɛ atirimɔdenfo mma.
Wherefore ye be witnesses unto yourselves, that ye are the children of them which killed the prophets.
32 Munni wɔn anammɔn akyi nyɛ saa bɔne koro no ara bi pɛpɛɛpɛ.
Fill ye up then the measure of your fathers.
[Ye] serpents, [ye] generation of vipers, how can ye escape the damnation of hell? (Geenna g1067)
34 Mɛsoma adiyifo ne anyansafo ne akyerɛkyerɛfo aba mo nkyɛn. Mobɛbɔ wɔn mu bi asennua mu akum wɔn. Mobɛbɔ ebinom akyi mmaa wɔ mo asɔredan mu, na moataa bi afi nkurow so akɔ nkurow so.
Wherefore, behold, I send unto you prophets, and wise men, and scribes: and [some] of them ye shall kill and crucify; and [some] of them shall ye scourge in your synagogues, and persecute [them] from city to city:
35 Na atreneefo mogya a moahwie agu asase so nyinaa, efi Habel so de kosi Barakia ba Sakaria a mukum no asɔredan ne afɔremuka ntam no, bɛba mo so.
That upon you may come all the righteous blood shed upon the earth, from the blood of righteous Abel unto the blood of Zacharias son of Barachias, whom ye slew between the temple and the altar.
36 Mereka akyerɛ mo se, atemmu a wɔaboaboa ano no nyinaa bɛba nnɛmma yi so.
Verily I say unto you, All these things shall come upon this generation.
37 “Ao Yerusalem, Yerusalem, wo a wukum adiyifo, na wusiw wɔn a wɔasoma wɔn wo nkyɛn abo, mpɛn ahe na anka mepɛɛ sɛ meboaboa wo mma ano, sɛnea akokɔbeatan boaboa ne mma ano wɔ ne ntaban ase, nanso moampɛ!
O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, [thou] that killest the prophets, and stonest them which are sent unto thee, how often would I have gathered thy children together, even as a hen gathereth her chickens under [her] wings, and ye would not!
38 Wobegyaw mo fi ofituw ama mo.
Behold, your house is left unto you desolate.
39 Na mise mo sɛ, efi sesɛɛ morenhu me bio kosi sɛ mobɛka se, ‘Nhyira ne nea ɔnam Awurade din mu reba no.’”
For I say unto you, Ye shall not see me henceforth, till ye shall say, Blessed [is] he that cometh in the name of the Lord.
