Mateo 8
1 Bere a Yesu sian bepɔw no, dɔm dii nʼakyi.
When Jesus went down from the hillside, large crowds followed him.
2 Ɔkwatani bi baa Yesu nkyɛn bɛkotow no srɛɛ no se, “Me wura, mesrɛ wo, sɛ ɛyɛ wo pɛ a, sa me yare.”
[After he left the crowds], a man who had [the skin disease called] leprosy unexpectedly came and knelt before him. He said [to Jesus], “Lord/Sir, [please heal me, because I know] you are able to heal me if you are willing to.”
3 Yesu teɛɛ ne nsa de kaa ɔkwatani no kae se, “Mɛsa wo yare. Wo ho mfi!” Amono mu hɔ ara, kwata no fii ne ho.
Then Jesus, [disregarding the religious law that forbade people to come close to lepers], stretched out his hand and touched the man. He said [to him], “I am willing to [heal you], and I heal you [now]!” Immediately the man was healed from his leprosy {he was no longer a leper}.
4 Yesu ka kyerɛɛ no se, “Wo ne obiara nni wʼayaresa yi ho nkɔmmɔ. Kɔ na fa wo ho kɔkyerɛ ɔsɔfo, na bɔ afɔre a Mose hyɛɛ sɛ wɔmmɔ sɛ adansede no.”
Then Jesus said to him, “Go and show yourself to a [nearby] priest [so that he can examine you and verify that you no longer have leprosy]. [Then], after he tells [the local people], they will know [that you no longer have leprosy], [and you will be able to associate with them again]. Make sure that [now] you do not report [about my healing you] to anyone [other than the priest]. Then go [to the Temple in Jerusalem and give the priest] the offering that Moses commanded [that people who have been healed from leprosy should offer] as a sacrifice to God.”
5 Yesu kɔɔ Kapernaum. Oduu hɔ no, Roma asraafo ɔha so panyin bi baa ne kyɛn bebuu no nkotodwe kae se,
When Jesus went to Capernaum [city], a [Roman] officer who commanded 100 soldiers came to him. He begged Jesus [to help him].
6 “Awurade, mʼabofra abubu gu hɔ a ɔrehu amane; mesrɛ wo, bɛsa no yare ma me.”
He said [to him], “Sir, my servant is lying [in bed] at home and is paralyzed, and he has severe pain.”
7 Yesu ka kyerɛɛ no se, “Mɛba abɛsa no yare.”
Jesus said [to him], “I will go [to your house] and heal him.”
8 Asraafo ha so panyin no tee Yesu asɛm a ɔkae no, ɔkae se, “Awurade, memfata sɛ woba me fi. Ka biribi na mʼabofra no ho bɛyɛ no den.
But the officer said [to him], “Lord/Sir, [do not bother to go. I am a non-Jew], so I am not worthy for you, [a Jew], to come into my house [MTY] [and associate with me]. Instead, [just] command [that] my servant [be healed], and he will be healed.
9 Meyɛ obi a mehyɛ tumi ase, na mesan wɔ asraafo a wɔhyɛ mʼase. Meka kyerɛ wɔn mu bi sɛ ɔnkɔ a, ɔkɔ. Meka kyerɛ ɔfoforo se ɔmmra a, ɔba. Saa ara nso na mehyɛ me somfo sɛ ɔnyɛ biribi a, ɔyɛ ara ne no.”
I [believe this] because, as for me, I am a man under the authority of others, and I also have soldiers under my authority. When I say to one of them ‘Go!’ he goes. When I say to another ‘Come!’ he comes. When I say to my slave, ‘Do this!’ he does it. [And I believe that you speak with a similar kind of authority].”
10 Yesu tee saa asɛm no, ɛyɛɛ no nwonwa. Ɔdan nʼani, ka kyerɛɛ nnipadɔm a wodi nʼakyi no se, “Israelman mu nyinaa, minhuu gyidi a ɛte sɛɛ da.
When Jesus heard this, he marveled. He said to the crowd that was walking with him, “Listen to this: I have never before found anyone who has as firm a faith [in me as this non-Jewish man has]. Not even in Israel, [where I would expect people to believe in me], have I found anyone who has the kind of faith in me that he has!
11 Na mereka akyerɛ mo se, nnipa pii befi apuei ne atɔe aba na wɔne Abraham, Isak ne Yakob abɛtena ase wɔ ɔsoro Ahenni no mu.
I tell you truly that many [other non-Jewish people] who [will believe in me like this Roman officer] will come from [distant countries, including] those [far] to the east and far to the west [SYN], and they will sit down to eat with [MTY] Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in heaven, where God rules.
12 Na Israelfo a wosiesiee ɔsoro ahenni maa wɔn no mu pii wɔ hɔ a wɔde wɔn nsa begu wɔn ti atwa agyaadwo na wɔatow wɔn agu sum kabii mu ama ɔyaw.”
But [the Jews] [IDM] [who should have allowed] God to rule over them will be sent to [hell, where there is] total darkness. And as a result, they will weep [because of their suffering] and will grind their teeth [because they will have severe pain] [MTY].” (questioned)
13 Yesu ka kyerɛɛ asraafo so panyin no se, “Kɔ fie. Nea wugye di no mmra mu saa mma wo!” Abofra no ho tɔɔ no saa bere no ara mu!
Then Jesus said to the officer, “Go [home]. What you believed [would happen], [that I would heal your servant from a distance], will happen.” [Then the officer went home and found out that] his servant became well at the exact time [that Jesus told him that he would heal him].
14 Yesu kɔɔ Petro fi. Ɔkɔtoo sɛ atiridii akyere Petro asebea ma ɔda hɔ.
When Jesus [and some of his disciples] went to the home of Peter, Jesus saw Peter’s mother-in-law. She was lying on a bed because she had a fever.
15 Yesu soo ne nsa mu maa atiridii no tu fii no so. Ɔsɔre noaa aduan maa wɔn.
He touched her hand, and as a result, [immediately] she no longer had a fever [PRS]. Then she got up and served them [some food].
16 Saa da no anwummere no, wɔde wɔn a wɔwɔ ahonhommɔne pii brɛɛ Yesu. Nʼanom asɛm a ɔkae no maa ahonhommɔne no nyinaa tu yerae, na wɔn a wɔyare no nyinaa nso ho tɔɔ wɔn.
That evening [when] ([the Sabbath/the Jewish rest day]) [ended and restrictions about traveling ended], many people who were controlled by demons {whom demons controlled} [and people who were sick] [MTY] [were] brought to Jesus. He caused the demons to leave just by speaking to them, and he healed all the people who were sick.
17 Eyi maa nea Odiyifo Yesaia kae se, “Ɔfaa yɛn ahoɔmmerɛw, na ɔsoaa yɛn nyarewa nyinaa” no baa mu.
By doing this he fulfilled the words that had been said by the prophet Isaiah {that the prophet Isaiah had said} [about the Messiah]: “He healed people who had sicknesses and he cured them of their diseases.” [DOU]
18 Yesu huu sɛ dɔm no redɔɔso no, ɔka kyerɛɛ nʼasuafo no se, wontwa ɔtare no nkɔ nʼagya nohɔ.
Jesus saw the crowd around him, but [he needed to rest]. So he told [his disciples to take him by boat] to the other side [of the lake].
19 Ɛhɔ ara Yudani kyerɛkyerɛfo bi ka kyerɛɛ Yesu se, “Kyerɛkyerɛfo, baabiara a wobɛkɔ no, medi wʼakyi!”
[As they were walking toward the boat], a man who taught the [Jewish] laws came to him and said, “Teacher, I will go with you wherever you go.”
20 Yesu buaa no se, “Sakraman wɔ wɔn abon, wim nnomaa nso wɔ mmerebuw, nanso me, Onipa Ba no de, minni baabi a mede me ti to!”
[In order that the man might know what he could expect if he went with him], Jesus said to him, “Foxes have holes [in the ground in which to live], and birds have nests, but [even though I] am the one who came from heaven, I do not have a home where I can sleep [MTY].”
21 Asuafo no mu baako bɛka kyerɛɛ no se, “Owura, ma me kwan na minkosie mʼagya ansa na mabedi wʼakyi.”
Another man who was one of Jesus’ disciples said to him, “Sir/Lord, permit me first to go [home. After] my father [dies I will] bury him, [and then I will come with you].”
22 Nanso Yesu ka kyerɛɛ no se, “Di mʼakyi. Wɔn a wɔawu no nsie wɔn awufo.”
But Jesus said to him, “Come with me [now]. [God considers that people who do not have eternal life are] dead [MET]. Let those people [do the work of] burying people who die.”
23 Yesu saa nyarewa no wiee no, ɔkɔtenaa ɔkorow mu na nʼasuafo no dii nʼakyi.
Then Jesus got into the boat. The disciples also got [in, and] they [started sailing close to the shoreline around Lake Galilee].
24 Prɛko pɛ, ahum kɛse bi tu maa asorɔkye bu bɛkataa ɔkorow no so. Nanso na Yesu de, wada.
Suddenly strong winds blew on the lake, and very high waves were splashing into the boat and filling it. But Jesus was sleeping.
25 Nʼasuafo no de nteɛteɛmu kɔɔ ne nkyɛn, konyan no kae se, “Awurade! Gye yɛn na yɛreyɛ amem!”
They went and woke him up, and said [to him], “Sir/Lord, rescue [us!] We are about to drown!”
26 Yesu nyanee no, ɔka kyerɛɛ wɔn se, “Mo a mo gyidi sua, adɛn na moabɔ hu saa?” Ɛhɔ ara, ɔsɔre teɛteɛɛ ahum ne asorɔkye no ma ɛyɛɛ dinn.
He said [to them], “(You should not be terrified!/Why are you terrified?) [RHQ] I [am disappointed that in spite of all you have seen me do], (you do not believe very much [that I can rescue you./] you not believe [that I can rescue you]?) [RHQ]” Then he got up and rebuked the wind and told the waves to calm down. And [the wind stopped blowing and the lake] became calm.
27 Asuafo no ho dwiriw wɔn yiye. Wobisabisaa wɔn ho wɔn ho se, “Onipa bɛn mpo ni a ahum ne ɛpo tie no yi?”
[As a result], they were amazed, and they said [to one another], “This man is certainly an [extraordinary] person [RHQ]! [All things are under his control!] Even the winds and the waves obey him [PRS]!”
28 Yesu ne nʼasuafo no duu asuogya wɔ Gadarafo asase so no, nnipa baanu bi a ahonhommɔne wɔ wɔn so fii amusiei behyiaa no. Esiane sɛ na saa nnipa yi yɛ keka nti, na obiara ntumi mfa faako a wɔwɔ hɔ.
When they came to the [east] side [of the lake], they arrived in the region where the Gadarenes [lived]. [Jesus got out of the boat and began walking on the road. Then] two men who were controlled by demons {whom demons controlled} came out of the burial caves [where they were living]. Because they were extremely violent [and attacked people], no one dared to travel on the road [near where they were living].
29 Wohuu no pɛ, wofii ase teɛteɛɛ mu se, “Onyankopɔn Ba, dɛn na worehwehwɛ afi yɛn nkyɛn? Woaba ha sɛ worebɛyɛ yɛn ayayade wɔ bere a mmere no nsoe ana?”
Suddenly they shouted [to Jesus], “You are the Son of God! [Because] you have nothing in common with us [IDM, RHQ], [leave us alone] Have you come here [RHQ] to torture us before the time [MTY] [God has appointed to punish us]?”
30 Saa bere koro no ara mu, na mprakokuw bi redidi wɔ nkyɛn baabi.
There was a large herd of pigs not far away, digging for food with their noses.
31 Ahonhommɔne no srɛɛ Yesu se, “Sɛ wutu yɛn a, fa yɛn kɔhyɛ mprakokuw yi mu.”
So the demons begged Jesus, saying, “You are going to cast us out of the men, so send us into the herd of pigs!”
32 Yesu teɛɛ wɔn se, “Mumfi!” Ɛhɔ ara ahonhommɔne no fii nnipa no mu, kowuraa mprako no mu. Mprakokuw no nyinaa de mmirika sian bepɔw no, koguu ɛpo no mu ma ɛfaa wɔn.
Jesus said [to them], “[If that is what you want], go!” So the demons left [the men] and entered the pigs. Suddenly the whole herd [of pigs] rushed down the steep bank into the lake and drowned.
33 Ntɛm ara, wɔn a wɔhwɛ mprako no so no tuu mmirika kɔɔ kurom, kɔkaa nea asi no kyerɛɛ nkurɔfo.
The men who were tending the pigs [became afraid and] ran into the town and reported everything [that had happened], including what had happened to the two men who had been controlled by demons {whom demons had controlled}.
34 Kurom hɔfo no tee nea aba no, wɔbɔɔ twi kɔɔ nea Yesu wɔ hɔ no. Wohuu Yesu no, wɔsrɛɛ no sɛ omfi wɔn man mu hɔ nkɔ.
Then [it seemed as if] all [the people] [HYP] [who lived in] that town [MTY] went to meet Jesus. When they saw him [and the two men who had been controlled by the demons], they begged Jesus to leave their region [because they thought that he would destroy more things than just the pigs] (OR, [because they realized he must be very powerful]).
