Asomafoɔ 13
1 Adiyifoɔ ne akyerɛkyerɛfoɔ a na wɔwɔ Antiokia asafo no mu bi ne Barnaba ne Simeon, a na wɔfrɛ no “Onipa Tuntum,” Lukio a ɔyɛ Kireneni, Manaen, a ɔne Ɔhene Herode yɛ atipɛnfoɔ, ne Saulo.
NOW there were in the church that was at Antioch certain prophets and teachers; as Barnabas, and Simeon that was called Niger, and Lucius of Cyrene, and Manaen, which had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch, and Saul.
2 Ɛberɛ a wɔresom Awurade na wɔredi mmuada no, Honhom Kronkron no ka kyerɛɛ wɔn sɛ, “Monyi Barnaba ne Saulo na wɔnkɔdi dwuma a ɛno enti mafrɛ wɔn no mma me.”
As they ministered to the Lord, and fasted, the Holy Ghost said, Separate me Barnabas and Saul for the work whereunto I have called them.
3 Wɔdii mmuada, bɔɔ mpaeɛ, de wɔn nsa guu wɔn so, somaa wɔn.
And when they had fasted and prayed, and laid their hands on them, they sent them away.
4 Honhom Kronkron somaa wɔn no, wɔkɔɔ Seleukia. Wɔfiri hɔ no, wɔtoaa wɔn akwantuo no so kɔduruu Kipro.
So they, being sent forth by the Holy Ghost, departed unto Seleucia; and from thence they sailed to Cyprus.
5 Wɔduruu Salami no, wɔkaa Onyankopɔn asɛm wɔ Yudafoɔ hyiadan mu. Saa ɛberɛ no, na Yohane Marko ka wɔn ho sɛ ɔsomfoɔ.
And when they were at Salamis, they preached the word of God in the synagogues of the Jews: and they had also John to their minister.
6 Wɔtwaam wɔ supɔ no so kɔduruu Pafo, na ɛhɔ na wɔhyiaa Yudani nkonyaayifoɔ bi a ɔfrɛ ne ho sɛ odiyifoɔ a na ne din de Bar-Yesu.
And when they had gone through the isle unto Paphos, they found a certain sorcerer, a false prophet, a Jew, whose name was Bar-jesus:
7 Na nʼadamfo ne amrado a ɔwɔ supɔ no so a ne din de Sergio Paulo no. Saa amrado a na ɔnim nyansa yie no soma ma wɔkɔfrɛɛ Barnaba ne Saulo, ɛfiri sɛ, na ɔrepɛ Onyankopɔn asɛm atie.
Which was with the deputy of the country, Sergius Paulus, a prudent man; who called for Barnabas and Saul, and desired to hear the word of God.
8 Nanso, nkonyaayifoɔ Bar-Yesu a, Hela kasa mu wɔfrɛ no Elima no ampene so, ɛfiri sɛ, na ɔmpɛ sɛ amrado yi bɛtie Onyankopɔn asɛm.
But Elymas the sorcerer (for so is his name by interpretation) withstood them, seeking to turn away the deputy from the faith.
9 Afei, Honhom Kronkron bɛhyɛɛ Saulo a ne din de Paulo no ma maa ɔhwɛɛ nkonyaayifoɔ Elima dinn kaa sɛ,
Then Saul, (who also is called Paul, ) filled with the Holy Ghost, set his eyes on him,
10 “Ɔbonsam ba a ɔte sɛ wo! Wommpɛ ade pa biara yie. Nnaadaa ahodoɔ ahyɛ wo ma. Ɛberɛ biara, wopɛ sɛ wodane Awurade nokwasɛm ani ma ɛyɛ nkontomposɛm!
And said, O full of all subtilty and all mischief, thou child of the devil, thou enemy of all righteousness, wilt thou not cease to pervert the right ways of the Lord?
11 Awurade bɛtwe wʼaso ama wʼani afira a worenhunu adeɛ firi saa ɛberɛ yi de kɔsi berɛ bi.” Ɛhɔ ara Elima ani firaeɛ a na ɔde ne nsa rekeka sɛ ɔbɛnya obi asɔ ne mu anaa.
And now, behold, the hand of the Lord is upon thee, and thou shalt be blind, not seeing the sun for a season. And immediately there fell on him a mist and a darkness; and he went about seeking some to lead him by the hand.
12 Amrado no hunuu asɛm a asi no, ɔgyee Awurade asɛm no diiɛ. Awurade ho asɛm a ɔteeɛ no maa ne ho dwirii no.
Then the deputy, when he saw what was done, believed, being astonished at the doctrine of the Lord.
13 Paulo ne nʼahokafoɔ no tenaa ɛhyɛn mu firii Pafo kɔɔ Perge a ɛwɔ Pamfilia no; ɛhɔ na Yohane a ne din baako nso ne Marko no gyaa wɔn hɔ sane kɔɔ Yerusalem.
Now when Paul and his company loosed from Paphos, they came to Perga in Pamphylia: and John departing from them returned to Jerusalem.
14 Wɔfiri Perge no, wɔkɔɔ Antiokia a ɛwɔ Pisidia. Ɛduruu Homeda no, wɔkɔɔ hyiadan mu kɔsomeeɛ.
But when they departed from Perga, they came to Antioch in Pisidia, and went into the synagogue on the sabbath day, and sat down.
15 Wɔkenkan Mose Mmara no ne Adiyifoɔ no nsɛm wieeɛ no, hyiadan no mu mpanimfoɔ no soma kɔka kyerɛɛ wɔn sɛ, “Anuanom, sɛ mowɔ asɛm bi a mobɛka de ahyɛ nnipa no nkuran a, mowɔ ho kwan sɛ moka.”
And after the reading of the law and the prophets the rulers of the synagogue sent unto them, saying, Ye men and brethren, if ye have any word of exhortation for the people, say on.
16 Afei, Paulo sɔre gyinaeɛ, nyamaa ne nsa hyɛɛ aseɛ kasaa sɛ, “Me nuanom Israelfoɔ ne amanamanmufoɔ a mowɔ ha a mosom Onyankopɔn no, montie me!
Then Paul stood up, and beckoning with his hand said, Men of Israel, and ye that fear God, give audience.
17 Israel Onyankopɔn yii yɛn nananom ma wɔyɛɛ ɔman kɛseɛ ɛberɛ a na wɔte Misraim asase so no. Onyankopɔn nam ne tumi kɛseɛ so yii wɔn firii Misraim,
The God of this people of Israel chose our fathers, and exalted the people when they dwelt as strangers in the land of Egypt, and with an high arm brought he them out of it.
18 na ɔhwɛɛ wɔn so wɔ ɛserɛ so mfeɛ aduanan.
And about the time of forty years suffered he their manners in the wilderness.
19 Ɔsɛee amanaman nson wɔ Kanaan asase so na ɔde asase no maa ne nkurɔfoɔ,
And when he had destroyed seven nations in the land of Chanaan, he divided their land to them by lot.
20 maa wɔtenaa so mfeɛ ahanan ne aduonum. Yei akyi no, ɔmaa atemmufoɔ dii wɔn so kɔsii sɛ Odiyifoɔ Samuel baeɛ.
And after that he gave unto them judges about the space of four hundred and fifty years, until Samuel the prophet.
21 Ɛberɛ a wɔpɛɛ sɛ wɔnya ɔhene ma ɔdi wɔn so no, Onyankopɔn de Kis ba Saulo a ɔfiri Benyamin abusua mu no maa wɔn maa ɔdii wɔn so mfeɛ aduanan.
And afterward they desired a king: and God gave unto them Saul the son of Cis, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, by the space of forty years.
22 Onyankopɔn tuu Saulo adeɛ so na ɔde Dawid sii nʼanan mu. Asɛm a Onyankopɔn ka faa Dawid ho ne sɛ, ‘Mahunu sɛ Yisai ba Dawid ne onipa a mepɛ no; ɔyɛ onipa a ɔbɛyɛ deɛ mepɛ nyinaa.’
And when he had removed him, he raised up unto them David to be their king; to whom also he gave testimony, and said, I have found David the son of Jesse, a man after mine own heart, which shall fulfil all my will.
23 “Sɛdeɛ Onyankopɔn hyɛɛ ho bɔ no, Yesu a ɔyɛ Dawid aseni no na ɔyɛɛ no Israelfoɔ Agyenkwa.
Of this man’s seed hath God according to his promise raised unto Israel a Saviour, Jesus:
24 Ansa na Yesu rebɛfiri nʼadwuma ase no, Yohane kaa adwensakyera ho asɛm kyerɛɛ Israelfoɔ sɛ, wɔnsakyera mfiri wɔn bɔne ho na wɔmma wɔmmɔ wɔn asu.
When John had first preached before his coming the baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel.
25 Ansa na Yohane rebɛwie nʼasɛnka no, ɔbisaa nnipa no sɛ, ‘Mosusu sɛ meyɛ hwan? Ɛnyɛ me ne onipa a moretwɛn no no. Ɛrenkyɛre biara, deɛ moretwɛn no no bɛba, na mensɛ sɛ mɛworɔ ne mpaboa afiri ne nan.’
And as John fulfilled his course, he said, Whom think ye that I am? I am not he. But, behold, there cometh one after me, whose shoes of his feet I am not worthy to loose.
26 “Me nuanom Abraham asefoɔ ne amanamanmufoɔ a mosom Onyankopɔn a mowɔ ha, yɛn enti na Onyankopɔn soma maa wɔde saa nkwagyesɛm yi abrɛ yɛn.
Men and brethren, children of the stock of Abraham, and whosoever among you feareth God, to you is the word of this salvation sent.
27 Esiane sɛ na nnipa a na wɔte Yerusalem ne wɔn mpanimfoɔ nnim sɛ ɔno ne Agyenkwa no, na wɔnte adiyifoɔ no nsɛm a wɔkenkan no Homeda no ase no enti, wɔbuu Yesu kumfɔ, maa adiyifoɔ no nsɛm no baa mu.
For they that dwell at Jerusalem, and their rulers, because they knew him not, nor yet the voices of the prophets which are read every sabbath day, they have fulfilled them in condemning him.
28 Ɛwom sɛ wɔannya afɔbusɛm bi annyina so ammu no kumfɔ de, nanso wɔsrɛɛ Pilato sɛ ɔnkum no.
And though they found no cause of death in him, yet desired they Pilate that he should be slain.
29 Wɔyɛɛ biribiara a Atwerɛsɛm no ka fa ne ho wieeɛ no, wɔyii no firii asɛnnua no so kɔsiee no.
And when they had fulfilled all that was written of him, they took him down from the tree, and laid him in a sepulchre.
30 Nanso, Onyankopɔn maa ɔsɔre firii awufoɔ mu,
But God raised him from the dead:
31 ne wusɔreɛ akyi no, na ɔtaa yi ne ho adi kyerɛ wɔn a na wɔne no tu kwan firi Galilea kɔ Yerusalem no. Wɔn ne nnipa a wɔdi ne ho adanseɛ kyerɛ Israelfoɔ no.
And he was seen many days of them which came up with him from Galilee to Jerusalem, who are his witnesses unto the people.
32 “Afei, yɛwɔ ha sɛ yɛrebɛka asɛmpa no akyerɛ mo sɛ, Onyankopɔn nam sɔre a ɔmaa Yesu Kristo sɔre firii awufoɔ mu no so ama bɔ a ɔhyɛɛ yɛn nananom no aba mu.
And we declare unto you glad tidings, how that the promise which was made unto the fathers,
33 Yei ne deɛ wɔatwerɛ wɔ Nnwom a ɛtɔ so mmienu mu no sɛ, “‘Woyɛ me ba; ɛnnɛ, mayɛ wʼAgya.’
God hath fulfilled the same unto us their children, in that he hath raised up Jesus again; as it is also written in the second psalm, Thou art my Son, this day have I begotten thee.
34 Asɛm a Onyankopɔn ka faa sɔre a ɔmaa no sɔre firii awufoɔ mu na ɔrensane nkɔ porɔeɛ mu no ne sɛ, “‘Mede nhyira kronkron a mehyɛɛ Dawid ho bɔ no bɛhyira wo.’
And as concerning that he raised him up from the dead, now no more to return to corruption, he said on this wise, I will give you the sure mercies of David.
35 Wɔaka no baabi nso sɛ, “‘Woremma wo Kronkronni no mporɔ.’
Wherefore he saith also in another psalm, Thou shalt not suffer thine Holy One to see corruption.
36 “Dawid ɛberɛ so, ɔsomm Onyankopɔn kɔsii sɛ ɔwuiɛ ma wɔsiee no ne nananom nkyɛn pɛɛ, na ɔporɔeɛ.
For David, after he had served his own generation by the will of God, fell on sleep, and was laid unto his fathers, and saw corruption:
37 Nanso, deɛ Onyankopɔn nyanee no firii awufoɔ mu no amporɔ.
But he, whom God raised again, saw no corruption.
38 “Anuanom, ɛsɛ sɛ mo nyinaa te aseɛ sɛ, ɛnam Yesu so na wɔka bɔne fakyɛ ho asɛm kyerɛ mo.
Be it known unto you therefore, men and brethren, that through this man is preached unto you the forgiveness of sins:
39 Ɛsɛ sɛ mote aseɛ sɛ, obiara a ɔgye no di no, wɔabu no bem a anka Mose mmara ntumi mmu no no.
And by him all that believe are justified from all things, from which ye could not be justified by the law of Moses.
40 Monhwɛ yie na adiyifoɔ no nkɔm a wɔhyɛɛ yi amma no so:
Beware therefore, lest that come upon you, which is spoken of in the prophets;
41 “‘Mo fɛdifoɔ! Momma ɛnyɛ mo nwanwa na mo ho nnwiri mo! Ɛfiri sɛ, merebɛyɛ biribi wɔ mo berɛ so, na sɛ obi ka kyerɛ mo a, morennye nni!’”
Behold, ye despisers, and wonder, and perish: for I work a work in your days, a work which ye shall in no wise believe, though a man declare it unto you.
42 Paulo ne Barnaba refiri asɔredan no mu no, nnipa no srɛɛ wɔn sɛ Homeda a ɛreba no, wɔmmra mmɛkyerɛkyerɛ wɔn bio.
And when the Jews were gone out of the synagogue, the Gentiles besought that these words might be preached to them the next sabbath.
43 Nnipa no wiee nhyiamu no, Yudafoɔ ne amanamanmufoɔ bebree a wɔasakyera aba Yudasom mu no tu dii Paulo ne Barnaba akyi. Asomafoɔ no tuu wɔn fo, hyɛɛ wɔn nkuran sɛ wɔntena ase Onyankopɔn adom mu.
Now when the congregation was broken up, many of the Jews and religious proselytes followed Paul and Barnabas: who, speaking to them, persuaded them to continue in the grace of God.
44 Homeda a ɛdi so no duruiɛ no, ɛkame ayɛ sɛ wɔn a wɔte kuro no mu no nyinaa bɛtiee Awurade asɛm.
And the next sabbath day came almost the whole city together to hear the word of God.
45 Yudafoɔ no hunuu nnipakuo no, wɔn ani bereeɛ, ma wɔsɔre gyee nsɛm a Paulo reka no ho akyinnyeɛ, kasa tiaa no.
But when the Jews saw the multitudes, they were filled with envy, and spake against those things which were spoken by Paul, contradicting and blaspheming.
46 Nanso, Paulo ne Barnaba de akokoɔduru kɔɔ so kaa sɛ, “Mone nnipa a ɛsɛ sɛ wɔka Onyankopɔn asɛm no kyerɛ mo kane. Na sɛ moapo, na mommu mo ho sɛ nkwa a ɛnni awieeɛ ho hia mo enti a, yɛbɛgya mo hɔ akɔ amanamanmufoɔ no nkyɛn. (aiōnios g166)
Then Paul and Barnabas waxed bold, and said, It was necessary that the word of God should first have been spoken to you: but seeing ye put it from you, and judge yourselves unworthy of everlasting life, lo, we turn to the Gentiles. (aiōnios g166)
47 Ahyɛdeɛ a Awurade de ama yɛn ne sɛ, “‘Mɛma mo ayɛ amanamanmufoɔ nyinaa kanea; ɛnam mo so na wɔbɛgye ewiasefoɔ nyinaa nkwa.’”
For so hath the Lord commanded us, saying, I have set thee to be a light of the Gentiles, that thou shouldest be for salvation unto the ends of the earth.
48 Amanamanmufoɔ no tee saa asɛm yi no, wɔn ani gyeeɛ na wɔkamfoo Awurade asɛm no, na wɔn a wɔayi wɔn ama nkwa a ɛnni awieeɛ no bɛyɛɛ agyidifoɔ. (aiōnios g166)
And when the Gentiles heard this, they were glad, and glorified the word of the Lord: and as many as were ordained to eternal life believed. (aiōnios g166)
49 Na Awurade asɛm no trɛɛ ɔmantam no mu nyinaa.
And the word of the Lord was published throughout all the region.
50 Nanso, Yudafoɔ no tuu nnipa atitire a wɔwɔ kuro no mu no ne mmaa Nyamesurofoɔ a na wɔwɔ hɔ bi a wɔdi mu no aso maa wɔtaa Paulo ne Barnaba, pamoo wɔn firii ɔman no mu.
But the Jews stirred up the devout and honourable women, and the chief men of the city, and raised persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and expelled them out of their coasts.
51 Nanso, asomafoɔ no poroporoo wɔn nan ase mfuturo guu wɔn so firii hɔ kɔɔ Ikoniom.
But they shook off the dust of their feet against them, and came unto Iconium.
52 Anigyeɛ ne Honhom Kronkron hyɛɛ asuafoɔ a na wɔwɔ Antiokia no ma.
And the disciples were filled with joy, and with the Holy Ghost.
