Luka 7
1 Yesu kasa kyerɛɛ nkurɔfoɔ no wieeɛ no, ɔkɔɔ Kapernaum.
And when he had finished all these discourses in the audience of the people, Jesus entered into Capernaum.
2 Saa ɛberɛ no ara mu na Roma ɔsraani panin bi ɔsomfoɔ a ɔpɛ nʼasɛm yie yare dendeenden a ɔreyɛ awu.
And the servant of a centurion, who was dear to him, was very sick, and near to death.
3 Ɔsraani panin no tee Yesu nka no, ɔsomaa Yudafoɔ mpanimfoɔ bi sɛ wɔnkɔsrɛ no na ɔmmɛsa ne ɔsomfoɔ no yadeɛ mma no.
And he heard of Jesus, and sent the Elders of the Jews to him, and requested of him that he would come and save the life of his servant.
4 Wɔduruu Yesu nkyɛn no, wɔde asɛm no too nʼanim srɛɛ no sɛ, ɔmmoa ɔsraani panin no, ɛfiri sɛ, ɔyɛ onipa pa.
And when they came to Jesus, they entreated him earnestly, and said: He is worthy that thou shouldst do this for him;
5 Wɔkaa sɛ, “Ɔyɛ obi a ɔdɔ yɛn ɔman na wasi hyiadan ama yɛn.”
for he loveth our nation, and hath also built us a house of assembly.
6 Yesu ne wɔn siim. Wɔreyɛ aduru efie hɔ no, ɔsraani panin no somaa ne nnamfo bi sɛ, wɔnkɔka nkyerɛ Yesu sɛ, “Awurade, nha wo ho, na mensɛ sɛ woba me fie.
And Jesus went with them. And when he was not far from the house, the centurion sent his friends to him, and said to him: My Lord, trouble not thyself, for I am not worthy that thou shouldst come under my roof:
7 Saa ara na memfata sɛ meba baabi a wowɔ. Kasa, na me ɔsomfoɔ no ho bɛyɛ no den.
therefore I deemed myself not worthy to approach thee myself; but speak the word only, and my young man will be healed.
8 Meyɛ obi a mehyɛ tumi ase, nanso mewɔ asraafoɔ bebree hyɛ mʼase. Meka kyerɛ wɔn mu bi sɛ, ‘Kɔ’ a, ɔkɔ. Meka kyerɛ ɔfoforɔ sɛ, ‘Bra’ a, ɔba. Na mehyɛ me ɔsomfoɔ sɛ, ‘Yɛ yei’ a, ɔyɛ.”
For I also am a man subjected to authority; and I have soldiers under my command; and I say to this one, Go; and he goeth: and to another, Come; and he cometh: and to my servant, Do this; and he doeth it.
9 Yesu tee asɛm yi no, ne ho dwirii no na ɔdanee nʼani ka kyerɛɛ nnipakuo a wɔdi nʼakyi no sɛ, “Anokwa, Israelman mu nyinaa, menhunuu obiara a ɔwɔ gyidie sɛ saa ɔbarima yi da.”
And when Jesus heard these things, he admired him; and he turned, and said to the throng that followed him: I say to you, I have not found faith like this even in Israel.
10 Ɛberɛ a abɔfoɔ no sane kɔduruu efie hɔ no, wɔhunuu sɛ ɔsomfoɔ no ho ayɛ no den.
And they that were sent, returned to the house; and they found the servant that had been sick, now well.
11 Yei akyi no, Yesu ne nʼasuafoɔ ne nnipakuo bi a wɔka ne ho no kɔɔ kuro bi a wɔfrɛ no Nain mu.
And the following day, he went to a city called Nain; and his disciples were with him, and a great multitude.
12 Wɔduruu kurotia no, ɔhunuu sɛ wɔrekɔsie obi. Na owufoɔ no yɛ ɔbaa kunafoɔ bi a ɔwɔ kuro no mu no ba barima korɔ. Na adɔfoɔ bebree di amu no akyi.
And as he approached the gate of the city, he saw a procession bearing a dead man, the only son of his mother, and she a widow; and a great company of the people of the city were with her.
13 Na Awurade hunuu no no, nʼasɛm yɛɛ no mmɔbɔ, na ɔka kyerɛɛ no sɛ, “Gyae su!”
And Jesus looked upon her, and had compassion on her; and he said to her, Weep not.
14 Yesu kɔsɔɔ efunu adaka no mu maa wɔn a ɛyɛ wɔn dea no gyinaeɛ. Ɔka kyerɛɛ owufoɔ no sɛ. “Aberanteɛ, mese wo sɛ, nyane!”
And he went, and touched the bier; and they that bore him stood still. And he said: Young man, I say to thee, Arise.
15 Aberanteɛ no sɔre tenaa ase na ɔkasaeɛ. Afei, Yesu de no maa ne maame.
And the dead man sat up, and began to speak: and he delivered him to his mother.
16 Nnipa no nyinaa ho dwirii wɔn yie na wɔyii Onyankopɔn ayɛ kaa sɛ, “Odiyifoɔ kɛseɛ bi asɔre wɔ yɛn mu, na Onyankopɔn asiane aba ne manfoɔ mu.”
And awe seized all the people; and they glorified God, and said: A great prophet hath arisen among us, and God hath visited his people.
17 Deɛ Yesu yɛeɛ yi ho asɛm trɛ kɔduruu Yudea ne nkuro a atwa ho ahyia no nyinaa mu.
And that saying respecting him went out through all Judaea and all the surrounding region.
18 Yohane asuafoɔ kɔbɔɔ no deɛ asi no nyinaa ho amaneɛ.
And the disciples of John told him all these things.
19 Yohane somaa nʼasuafoɔ no mu baanu kɔɔ Yesu nkyɛn kɔbisaa no sɛ, “Wone deɛ ɔreba no, anaasɛ yɛntwɛn ɔfoforɔ?”
And John called two of his disciples, and sent them to Jesus, and said: Art thou he that cometh, or shall we look for another?
20 Asuafoɔ no duruu Yesu nkyɛn no, wɔka kyerɛɛ no sɛ, “Yohane Osubɔni asoma yɛn wo nkyɛn sɛ yɛmmɛbisa wo sɛ, wone deɛ ɔreba no anaasɛ yɛntwɛn ɔfoforɔ?”
And they came to Jesus, and said to him: John the Baptizer hath sent us to thee, and saith: Art thou he that cometh, or shall we look for another?
21 Saa ɛberɛ no ara mu, Yesu saa nyarewa bebree; ɔtuu ahonhommɔne na ɔmaa anifirafoɔ hunuu adeɛ.
And in that hour he healed many persons of their diseases, and of plagues, and of unclean spirits, and gave sight to many blind persons.
22 Yesu buaa wɔn sɛ. “Monkɔka deɛ moahunu na moate yi nkyerɛ Yohane sɛ, mema anifirafoɔ hunu adeɛ, mmubuafoɔ nante, mesa akwatafoɔ yadeɛ, asotifoɔ te asɛm, awufoɔ nyane, meka asɛmpa kyerɛ honhom mu ahiafoɔ.
And Jesus replied, and said to them: Go ye, and tell John all that ye have seen and heard; that the blind see, and the lame walk, and the leprous are cleansed, and the deaf hear, and the dead arise, and to the poor good news is proclaimed:
23 Nhyira ne deɛ merenyɛ no suntidua.”
and blessed is he that is not stumbled in me.
24 Yohane asuafoɔ no firii Yesu nkyɛn kɔeɛ no, Yesu dii Yohane ho adanseɛ kyerɛɛ nnipakuo no. Ɔbisaa wɔn sɛ, “Mokɔɔ ɛserɛ so no, ɛdeɛn na mohunuiɛ? Ɛserɛ a mframa rehim no anaa?
And when John's disciples were gone, Jesus began to say to the multitude, concerning John: What went ye into the wilderness to see? a reed agitated by the wind?
25 Na ɛnneɛ na ɛdeɛn na mohunuiɛ? Anaa na mosusu sɛ mobɛhunu ɔbarima bi a wahyehyɛ sɛ ɔhene ba te ahemfie?
Or if not; what went ye out to see? a man clad in soft raiment? Lo, they that use splendid garments and luxuries, are in kings' palaces.
26 Anaa Onyankopɔn odiyifoɔ? Ɛnneɛ, mereka makyerɛ mo sɛ, ɔsene odiyifoɔ.
Or if not; what went ye out to see? a prophet? Yea, say I to you; and more than a prophet.
27 Na saa Yohane yi na Atwerɛsɛm no ka fa ne ho sɛ, “‘Mɛsoma me ɔbɔfoɔ adi wʼanim ɛkan, ɔno na ɔbɛsiesie ɛkwan ama wo.’
For this is he, of whom it is written: Behold I send my messenger before thy face, to prepare thy way before thee.
28 Meka kyerɛ mo sɛ onipa biara nni hɔ a wɔawo no a ɔyɛ kɛse sene Yohane. Nanso, deɛ ɔyɛ aketewa koraa wɔ Ɔsoro Ahennie mu no yɛ ɔkɛseɛ sene no!”
I say to you, that no prophet, among those born of women, was greater than John the Baptizer: and yet the little one in the kingdom of God, is greater than he.
29 Na wɔn a wɔtee deɛ ɔkaeɛ no nyinaa a ɔtogyefoɔ mpo ka ho bi gye too mu sɛ, Onyankopɔn yɛ ɔteneneeni; na wɔsakyeraa wɔn adwene maa Yohane bɔɔ wɔn asu.
And all the people that heard him, justified God, as they had been baptized with John's baptism.
30 Na Farisifoɔ ne Mmaranimfoɔ no deɛ, wɔpoo Onyankopɔn asɛm enti, wɔamma Yohane ammɔ wɔn asu.
But the Pharisees and Scribes rejected the good pleasure of God, against themselves; as they were not baptized by him.
31 Yesu bisaa wɔn sɛ, “Ɛdeɛn na menka mfa nnɛmmafoɔ yi ho; na ɛdeɛn ho na memfa wɔn ntoto?
To what, therefore, shall I compare this generation? and to what are they like?
32 Wɔte sɛ mmɔfra bi a wɔregoro wɔ agodibea na wɔn mu bi reka akyerɛ afoforɔ sɛ, “‘Yɛtoo anigyeɛ nnwom maa mo, nanso moansa; Yɛtoo awerɛhoɔ nnwom nso maa mo, nanso moansu.’
They are like children, that sit in the market-place, and call to their fellows and say: We have piped to you, and ye did not dance; we have howled to you, and ye did not weep.
33 Yohane Osubɔni aba a ɔnnidi na ɔnnom nsã, nso mose, ‘Ɔwɔ honhommɔne.’
For John the Baptizer came, not eating bread, and not drinking wine; and ye say: He hath a demon.
34 Onipa Ba no nso aba a ɔdidi na ɔnom a mose, ‘Monhwɛ odidifoɔ ne ɔsanomfoɔ a ɔyɛ ɔtogyefoɔ ne nnebɔneyɛfoɔ adamfo!’
The Son of man came, eating and drinking; and ye say: Behold, a gluttonous man, and a wine drinker, and one fond of publicans and sinners.
35 Nanso, wɔn a wɔdi Onyankopɔn akyi nokorɛ mu no deɛ, wɔn ɔbra di adanseɛ sɛ, nʼakwan nyinaa yɛ.”
But wisdom is justified by all her children.
36 Farisini bi frɛɛ Yesu adidie ma ɔpenee so kɔeɛ.
And one of the Pharisees came, and asked him to eat with him. And he entered the house of the Pharisee, and reclined.
37 Ɔte hɔ redidi no, ɔbaa bi a ɔbu ɔbra bɔne wɔ kuro no mu tee ne nka no, ɔde aduhwam bi a ɛsom bo tumpan ma kɔɔ hɔ.
And there was a woman in the city, who was a sinner; and when she learned that he reclined in the Pharisee's house, she took an alabaster box of perfume,
38 Ɔkotoo Yesu nan ase suiɛ, maa ne nisuo no fɔɔ Yesu nan ase. Afei, ɔde ne tirinwi pepaa nisuo no, sɔɔ ne nan de aduhwam no sraa ho.
and stood behind him, at his feet, and wept; and she began to bathe his feet with her tears, and to wipe them with the hair of her head; and she kissed his feet, and anointed them with the perfume.
39 Farisini a ɔfrɛɛ Yesu adidi no hunuu deɛ ɔbaa no yɛeɛ no, ɔkaa wɔ ne tirim sɛ, “Sɛ saa onipa yi yɛ odiyifoɔ ampa ara a, anka ɔbɛhunu sɛ saa ɔbaa yi bu ɔbra bɔne.”
And when the Pharisee that invited him, saw it, he thought within himself, and said: If this man were a prophet, he would know who she is, and what is her reputation; for the woman that toucheth him, is a sinner.
40 Yesu hunuu Farisini no adwene ma ɔka kyerɛɛ no sɛ, “Simon, mewɔ asɛm bi ka kyerɛ wo.” Simon nso ka kyerɛɛ Yesu sɛ, “Ɔkyerɛkyerɛfoɔ, ka ɛ.”
And Jesus answered, and said to him: Simon, I have something to say to thee. He said to him: Say it, Rabbi. Jesus said to him:
41 Yesu ka kyerɛɛ no sɛ, “Osikani bi bɔɔ nnipa baanu bi bosea. Ɔmaa ɔbaako denare aha enum; ɛnna ɔbaako no nso ɔmaa no denare aduonum.
There were two debtors to a certain creditor; the one owed him five hundred denarii, and the other fifty denarii.
42 Wɔn mu biara antumi antua ne ka a ɔde no no enti, ɔde kyɛɛ wɔn. Wɔn mu hwan na wogye di sɛ ɔbɛpɛ osikani no asɛm yie?”
And as they had not the means of pay, he released them both. Which of them, therefore will love him most?
43 Simon buaa sɛ, “Megye di sɛ deɛ ɔde ne ka kɛseɛ kyɛɛ no no.” Yesu kaa sɛ, “Woabua no yie.”
Simon replied, and said: I suppose he to whom most was released. Jesus said to him: Thou hast judged correctly.
44 Afei, Yesu danee nʼani kyerɛɛ ɔbaa no bisaa Simon sɛ, “Woahunu saa ɔbaa yi? Mebaa wo fie, woamma me nsuo anhohoro me nan ase; nanso saa ɔbaa yi de ne nisuo ahohoro me nan ase, asane de ne tirinwi apepa.
And he turned to the woman, and said to Simon: Seest thou this woman? I entered thy house, and thou gavest me no water for my feet; but she hath bathed my feet with her tears, and wiped them with her hair.
45 Mebaeɛ yi, woanyɛ me atuu amfa amma me akwaaba; nanso ɛfiri ɛberɛ a ɔbaa yi bɛtoo me wɔ ha yi, ɔnnyaee me nan mu sɔ.
Thou gavest me no kiss; but this woman, since she came in, hath not ceased to kiss my feet.
46 Woamfa ngo amfɔ me tirim; nanso ɔbaa yi de aduhwam a ɛsom bo asra me nan ase.
Thou didst not anoint my head with perfume; but she hath anointed my feet with perfumed ointment.
47 Yei enti mereka akyerɛ wo sɛ, deɛ ɔbaa yi ayɛ enti, wɔde ne bɔne a ɛdɔɔso no akyɛ no, ɛfiri sɛ, wayi ɔdɔ kɛseɛ bi adi akyerɛ. Na deɛ wɔde ne bɔne a ɛsua akyɛ no no, ne dɔ nso sua.”
I therefore say to thee: Her many sins are forgiven her, for she loveth much. But he, to whom little is forgiven, loveth little.
48 Afei, Yesu ka kyerɛɛ ɔbaa no sɛ, “Wɔde wo bɔne akyɛ wo.”
And he said to the woman: Thy sins are forgiven thee.
49 Wɔn a ɔne wɔn te adidiiɛ no bisabisaa wɔn ho wɔn ho sɛ, “Hwan ne saa onipa yi a ɔtumi de bɔne kyɛ?”
And they that were reclining, began to say in themselves: Who is this, that even forgiveth sins?
50 Yesu ka kyerɛɛ ɔbaa no sɛ, “Wo gyidie agye wo nkwa. Fa asomdwoeɛ kɔ.”
And Jesus said to the woman: Thy faith hath given thee life. Go, in peace.
