Marko 4
1 Ɛberɛ a ɔgu so rekyerɛkyerɛ no, nnipadɔm sane bɛtwaa ne ho hyiaeɛ wɔ mpoano hɔ. Yei enti, ɔkɔtenaa kodoɔ mu, toaa ne nkyerɛkyerɛ no so.
And again he began to teach by the seaside. And a large crowd was gathered to him, so that he entered into a boat in the sea, and sat down. And the whole crowd was on the land by the sea.
2 Na sɛdeɛ ɔyɛ daa no, ɔnam mmɛbuo so kasa kyerɛɛ wɔn. Baako a ɔkaeɛ ne sɛ,
And then he taught them many things in parables, and told them in his teaching,
3 “Ɛda bi, ogufoɔ bi kɔɔ nʼafuom kɔguu aba.
"Listen. Look, the sower who went out to sow.
4 Ɔgu so regu aba no, aba no bi guu kwankyɛn, maa nnomaa bɛsosɔɔ ne nyinaa diiɛ.
And it happened, as he sowed, some seed fell by the road, and the birds came and devoured it.
5 Ebi nso kɔguu ɔbotan bi so. Nanso, dɔteɛ a ɛwɔ so no nnɔɔso.
And others fell on the rocky ground, where it had little soil, and immediately it sprang up, because it had no depth of soil.
6 Ankyɛre na ɛfifiriiɛ, nanso ɛsiane sɛ dɔteɛ a ɛwɔ ɔbotan no so no nnɔɔso no enti, owia bɔɔ so no, ne nyinaa hyeeɛ.
And when the sun came up, it was scorched; and because it had no root, it withered away.
7 Aba no bi nso guu nkasɛɛ mu, maa nkasɛɛ no kyekyeree no enti antumi anso aba.
And others fell among the thorns, and the thorns grew up, and choked it, and it yielded no fruit.
8 Aba no bi nso guu asase pa mu, maa ebi nyini soo mmɔho aduasa, ebi aduosia, ɛnna afoforɔ nso mmɔho ɔha!”
And others fell into the good ground, and yielded fruit, growing up and increasing; and brought forth thirty times, and sixty times, and one hundred times."
9 Na Yesu kaa sɛ, “Ma deɛ ɔwɔ aso no ntie!”
And he said, "Whoever has ears to hear, let him hear."
10 Akyire no a ɛkaa ɔne dumienu no ne asuafoɔ afoforɔ bi no, wɔbisaa no sɛ, “Asɛm a wokaeɛ no, aseɛ ne sɛn?”
And when he was alone, those who were around him with the twelve asked him about the parables.
11 Ɔbuaa wɔn sɛ, “Mo deɛ, wɔada Onyankopɔn Ahennie ho ahintasɛm adi akyerɛ mo. Nanso, afoforɔ deɛ, wɔka no abɛbuo mu na ɛkyerɛ wɔn.
And he said to them, "To you has been given the mystery of the kingdom of God, but to those who are outside, all things are done in parables,
12 Esiane saa nti, “‘Wɔhunu na wɔte, nanso wɔrente deɛ wɔte no ase, na wɔrennane mma Onyankopɔn nkyɛn, na wɔremfa wɔn bɔne nso nkyɛ wɔn.’
that 'seeing they may see, and not perceive; and hearing they may hear, and not understand; lest perhaps they should turn and be forgiven.'"
13 “Na sɛ moante saa bɛ yi ase a, ɛbɛyɛ dɛn na moate mmɛ ahodoɔ a merebɛbuo no ase?
And he said to them, "Do you not understand this parable? And how will you understand all of the parables?
14 Ogufoɔ no gu aba a ɛyɛ asɛm no.
The farmer sows the word.
15 Aba a ɛguu kwankyɛn no gyina hɔ ma wɔn a wɔte Onyankopɔn asɛm, nanso sɛ wɔte asɛm no a, ntɛm so, ɔbonsam ba wɔn nkyɛn, ma wɔn werɛ firi deɛ wɔate no nyinaa.
And these are the ones by the road where the word is sown; and when they have heard, immediately Satan comes, and takes away the word which has been sown in them.
16 Aba a ɛguu ɔbotan so no gyina hɔ ma nnipa a wɔde anigyeɛ tie asɛm no.
And these in a similar way are those who are sown on the rocky places, who, when they have heard the word, immediately receive it with joy.
17 Nanso, wɔte sɛ aba a afifiri foforɔ a ne nhini nkɔ fam. Ahyɛaseɛ no, wɔkɔ so fɛfɛɛfɛ, nanso sɛ ɛba sɛ asɛm no enti, ɔtaa anaa amanehunu bi to wɔn pɛ, na wɔapa aba.
And they have no root in themselves, but are short-lived. Then, when oppression or persecution arises because of the word, immediately they stumble.
18 Aba a ɛguu nkasɛɛ mu no nso gyina hɔ ma nnipa a wɔte asɛmpa no,
And others are those who are sown among the thorns; these are the ones who have heard the word,
19 nanso ɛnkyɛre koraa na ewiase yi mu afɛfɛdeɛ ne ahonyadeɛ ne ɔbra yi mu dadwene, nnaadaa ne nneɛma bi ho akɔnnɔ abɛhyɛ wɔn akoma mu. Yei enti, asɛm no ntumi nso aba biara. (aiōn g165)
and the cares of the age, and the deceitfulness of riches, and the lusts of other things entering in choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful. (aiōn g165)
20 Aba a ɛguu asase pa mu no gyina hɔ ma wɔn a wɔte Onyankopɔn asɛm no, na wɔso aba bebree. Nnipa no bi so mmɔho aduasa. Ebi nso so aduosia, na afoforɔ nso so ɔha.”
And those which were sown on the good ground are those who hear the word, and accept it, and bear fruit, some thirty times, some sixty times, and some one hundred times."
21 Afei, Yesu bisaa wɔn sɛ, “Moahunu obi a ɔsɔ kanea na ɔde hyɛ mpa ase, anaasɛ ɔde ahina butu so? Dabi! Wɔde kanea si petee mu na ahyerɛn ma ɛho aba mfasoɔ.
And he said to them, "Is the lamp brought to be put under a basket or under a bed? Is it not put on a stand?
22 Deɛ ahinta biara no, wɔbɛda no adi, na deɛ wɔakata so biara no, wɔde bɛto dwa.
For there is nothing hidden, except that it should be made known; neither was anything made secret, but that it should come to light.
23 Deɛ ɔwɔ aso a ɔbɛtie no, ma ɔntie!
If anyone has ears to hear, let him hear."
24 “Monhwɛ yie wɔ deɛ mote no ho. Deɛ mote no, ɛno ara na wɔde bɛma mo, na aboro so mpo.
And he said to them, "Consider carefully what you hear. With whatever measure you measure, it will be measured to you, and more will be given to you.
25 Deɛ ɔwɔ biribi no, wɔbɛma no bi aka ho; deɛ ɔnni ahe bi no, kakraa a ɔwɔ no mpo, wɔbɛgye afiri ne nsam.”
For whoever has, more will be given, and he who does not have, even that which he has will be taken away from him."
26 Ɔkaa bio sɛ, “Sɛdeɛ Onyankopɔn Ahennie no teɛ nie: okuafoɔ bi gu aba wɔ asase bi so.
And he said, "The Kingdom of God is like someone who scatters seed on the earth,
27 Awia ne anadwo, sɛ ɔda o, sɛ ɔnyane o, aba no fefɛ a ɔnnim sɛdeɛ ɛyɛeɛ a ɛnyiniiɛ.
and he sleeps and rises night and day, and the seed springs up and grows; he doesn't know how.
28 Asase no ankasa bɔ nʼaduane, dua no na ɛdi kan, afei ɛpɛsɛ na abɔ, ama aba no anyini.
The earth bears fruit, first the blade, then the ear, then the full grain in the ear.
29 Sɛ aba no nyini wie a, okuafoɔ no fa ne dadeɛ kɔtwa, ɛfiri sɛ otwa berɛ aduru.”
But when the fruit is ripe, immediately he puts forth the sickle, because the harvest has come."
30 Ɔsane kaa sɛ, “Ɛdeɛn ho na yɛde Ɔsoro Ahennie no bɛto, anaa abɛbusɛm bɛn na yɛde bɛkyerɛkyerɛ mu?
And he said, "To what will we liken the kingdom of God? Or with what parable will we use for it?
31 Ɛte sɛ onyina aba, a ɛyɛ ketewaa wɔ aba a wodua nyinaa mu.
It's like a mustard seed, which, when it is sown upon the soil, though it is less than all the seeds that are upon the soil,
32 Na sɛ wodua a ɛnyini yɛ kɛseɛ sene nnua a aka no nyinaa, ɛyiyi mman akɛseɛ ma ewiem nnomaa bɛsisi ne nwunu mu.”
And when it is sown, grows up, and becomes greater than all the garden plants, and puts out large branches, so that the birds of the sky can lodge under its shadow."
33 Mmɛbuo a ɛtete sɛ yeinom na Yesu de kaa asɛm no kyerɛɛ wɔn, sɛdeɛ wɔbɛtumi ate aseɛ.
And with many such parables he spoke the word to them, as they were able to hear it.
34 Ɔnam mmɛbuo so na ɔkasa kyerɛɛ wɔn a wɔbɛtiee no no nyinaa, na sɛ ɛka ɔne nʼasuafoɔ no nko a, ɔkyerɛ wɔn ne nyinaa ase.
And he did not speak to them without a parable; but privately to his own disciples he explained everything.
35 Ɛduruu anwummerɛ no, Yesu ka kyerɛɛ nʼasuafoɔ no sɛ, “Momma yɛntwa nkɔ asuogya nohoa.”
And on that day, when evening had come, he said to them, "Let us go over to the other side."
36 Ɔkaa saa no, wɔgyaa nnipadɔm no wɔ hɔ, na ɔne wɔn kɔeɛ a akodoɔ foforɔ di wɔn akyi.
And leaving the crowd, they took him with them, even as he was, in the boat. And other boats were with him.
37 Prɛko pɛ, ahum kɛseɛ bi tuiɛ, maa asorɔkye bu bɛkataa kodoɔ no so, ma ɛyɛɛ sɛ ɛremem.
And a big wind storm arose, and the waves beat into the boat, so much that the boat was already filled.
38 Saa ɛberɛ no, na Yesu wɔ kodoɔ no to de ne ti ato sumiiɛ so ada. Asuafoɔ no de ahopopoɔ ne nteateamu kɔnyanee no kaa sɛ, “Ɔkyerɛkyerɛfoɔ, yɛreyɛ amem yi, ɛmfa wo ho?”
And he himself was in the stern, asleep on the cushion, and they woke him up, and told him, "Teacher, do you not care that we are dying?"
39 Ɔsɔre teateaa mframa no ka kyerɛɛ ɛpo no sɛ, “Yɛ dinn!” Mframa no gyaeeɛ, na ɛpo no yɛɛ dinn!
And he awoke, and rebuked the wind, and said to the sea, "Peace. Be still." And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm.
40 Yesu bisaa wɔn sɛ, “Adɛn na moyɛ ahufoɔ sei? Adɛn, monnye me nni anaa?”
And he said to them, "Why are you so afraid? Do you still have no faith?"
41 Na wɔn ho dwirii wɔn yie, bisabisaa wɔn ho wɔn ho sɛ, “Onipa bɛn ni a mframa ne ɛpo mpo tie no yi?”
And they were greatly afraid, and said to one another, "Who then is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him?"
