Mateo 21
1 Aka kakra na Yesu ne nʼasuafoɔ no aduru Yerusalem no, wɔbɛnee kuro bi a wɔfrɛ no Betfage a ɛwɔ Ngo Bepɔ no so hɔ no. Ɛhɔ na Yesu somaa nʼasuafoɔ no mu baanu sɛ, wɔnni ɛkan nkɔ.
Jesus and his disciples went to Jerusalem. As they were getting close, they came to the village of Bethphage on the Mount of Olives. Jesus sent two disciples on ahead,
2 Ɔka kyerɛɛ wɔn sɛ, “Sɛ moduru hɔ a, mobɛhunu sɛ wɔasa afunumu bi ne ne ba ahoma. Monsane wɔn, na momfa wɔn mmrɛ me.
telling them, “Go into the village. Right there you'll find a donkey tied up with a colt. Untie them and bring them to me.
3 Sɛ obi bisa mo sɛ ɛdeɛn na moreyɛ a, monka nkyerɛ onipa ko no sɛ, ‘Wɔn ho hia Awurade,’ na ntɛm ara ɔbɛma mo de wɔn aba.”
If anyone asks you what you're doing, just tell them, ‘The Lord needs them,’ and they will send them right away.”
4 Wɔyɛɛ yei hyɛɛ tete nkɔmhyɛ a ɛka sɛ,
This was to fulfill what the prophet said:
5 “Monka nkyerɛ Ɔbabaa Sion sɛ wo ɔhene reba wo nkyɛn. Ɔdwo, na ɔte afunumu ne, afunumu ba so,” no mu den.
“Tell the daughter of Zion, ‘Look, your King is coming to you. He is humble, and rides a donkey, and a colt, the offspring of a donkey.’”
6 Asuafoɔ baanu no yɛɛ deɛ Yesu ka kyerɛɛ wɔn no.
The disciples went and did as Jesus had instructed.
7 Wɔde mmoa no brɛɛ no no, wɔde wɔn ntoma sesɛɛ afunumu no so, maa Yesu tenaa ne so.
They brought back the donkey and the colt. They placed their cloaks on them, and he sat on them.
8 Nnipadɔm a wɔwɔ hɔ no bi de wɔn ntoma sesɛɛ ɛkwan a ɔde aboa no nam so no so. Ebinom nso bubuu nnua mman de sesɛɛ ɛkwan no mu saa ara.
Many people in the crowd spread their cloaks on the road, while others cut branches from the trees and laid them on the road.
9 Ɛdɔm no tu teneeɛ de osebɔ teateaam sɛ, “Hosiana Dawid Ba!” “Nhyira ne deɛ ɔnam Awurade din mu reba no.” “Hosiana wɔ ɔsoro nohoa!”
The crowds that went ahead of him and those that followed were all shouting, “Hosanna to the son of David! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord! Hosanna in the highest!”
10 Ɛberɛ a ɔduruu Yerusalem no, kuro no nyinaa bɔɔ twi. Ɛhɔfoɔ no bisaa sɛ, “Na hwan ni?”
When Jesus arrived in Jerusalem, the whole city was in an uproar. “Who is this?” they were asking.
11 Nnipadɔm no buaa sɛ, “Ɛyɛ Yesu, Odiyifoɔ a ɔfiri Nasaret a ɛwɔ Galileaman mu no.”
“This is Jesus, the prophet from Nazareth in Galilee,” the crowds replied.
12 Yesu firii hɔ no, ɔkɔɔ asɔrefie. Ɔduruu hɔ no, ɔpamoo adwadifoɔ a wɔwɔ hɔ no nyinaa, kaa sikasesafoɔ apono nyinaa guu fam, bubuu apata a wɔtɔn mmorɔnoma wɔ mu no nyinaa guiɛ.
Jesus went into the Temple, and threw out all the people buying and selling. He overturned the tables of the money-changers and the chairs of the dove-sellers.
13 Yesu ka kyerɛɛ wɔn sɛ, “Atwerɛsɛm no ka sɛ, ‘Mʼasɔrefie yɛ beaeɛ a wɔbɔ mpaeɛ.’ Nanso, mo deɛ, mode hɔ ayɛ akorɔmfoɔ atenaeɛ.”
He told them, “Scripture says, ‘My house shall be called a house of prayer,’ but you've turned it into a den of thieves.”
14 Afei anifirafoɔ ne mmubuafoɔ baa ne nkyɛn wɔ asɔrefie hɔ ma ɔsaa wɔn nyinaa yadeɛ.
The blind and the lame came to Jesus in the Temple, and he healed them.
15 Nanso, ɛberɛ a asɔfoɔ mpanin ne Yudafoɔ mpanin bi hunuu anwanwadeɛ yi na wɔtee nso sɛ mmɔfra nkumaa a wɔwɔ asɔrefie hɔ reteateam sɛ, “Nhyira nka Dawid Ba no” no, anyɛ wɔn dɛ.
But when the chief priests and religious teachers saw the wonderful miracles he did, and the children shouting in the Temple, “Hosanna to the son of David,” they were offended. “Do you hear what these children are saying?” they asked him.
16 Enti, wɔbisaa Yesu sɛ, “Wote nsɛm a mmɔfra no reka no anaa?” Yesu buaa sɛ, “Aane. Na monkenkanee saa Atwerɛsɛm a ɛka sɛ, “‘Mmɔfra ne nkɔkoaa mpo de wɔn ano kamfo wo’ no da anaa?”
“Yes,” Jesus replied. “Haven't you ever read the Scripture that says, ‘You arranged for children and infants to give you perfect praise’?”
17 Afei, ɔfirii hɔ sane kɔɔ Betania kɔdaa hɔ.
Jesus left them and went out of the city to stay at Bethany.
18 Adeɛ kyee anɔpa a ɔresane akɔ Yerusalem no, ɛkɔm dee no.
The next morning as he walked back into the city, he was hungry.
19 Ɔhunuu sɛ borɔdɔma dua bi si ɛkwan ho baabi. Ɔkɔɔ hɔ kɔhwɛɛ sɛ borɔdɔma no bi wɔ so, nanso ɔduruu hɔ no, ɔhunuu sɛ nhahan nko ara na ɛwɔ so. Ɔdomee borɔdɔma dua no sɛ, “Ɛfiri ɛnnɛ, worenso aba bio!” Ɛhɔ ara borɔdɔma dua no wuiɛ. (aiōn g165)
He saw a fig tree at the side of the road, so he went over to it but didn't find any fruit, only leaves. He told the fig tree, “May you never ever produce fruit again!” Immediately the fig tree withered. (aiōn g165)
20 Asɛm yi yɛɛ Yesu asuafoɔ no nwanwa ma wɔbisaa no sɛ, “Na ɛyɛɛ ɛdeɛn enti na borɔdɔma dua no so nhahan poroo ntɛm saa?”
The disciples were amazed to see this. “How did the fig tree wither so suddenly?” they asked.
21 Yesu nso buaa wɔn sɛ, “Nokorɛm, sɛ mowɔ gyidie a ɛnhinhim a, mobɛtumi ayɛ ade korɔ yi ara bi, anaa deɛ ɛkyɛn saa mpo. Anka mobɛtumi aka akyerɛ Ngo Bepɔ yi sɛ, ‘Tutu kɔgu ɛpo mu’, na ɛbɛtutu akɔgu mu nso.
“I tell you the truth,” Jesus replied, “If you really trust in God, and don't doubt him, you could not only do what was done to the fig tree, but even more. If you said to this mountain, ‘Get up and throw yourself into the sea,’ it would happen!
22 Biribiara a mode gyidie bɛbisa wɔ mpaeɛbɔ mu no, mo nsa bɛka.”
You will receive everything you ask for in prayer, as long as you trust in God.”
23 Yesu sane kɔɔ asɔrefie hɔ a ɔrekyerɛkyerɛ no, asɔfoɔ mpanin ne Yudafoɔ mpanin baa ne kyɛn bɛbisaa no tumi ko a ɔgyina so pamoo adwadifoɔ ne sikasesafoɔ no firii asɔrefie hɔ no.
Jesus went into the Temple. The chief priests and the ruling elders of the people came to him while he was teaching and asked, “By what authority are you doing these things? Who gave you this authority?”
24 Yesu kaa sɛ, “Merebɛbisa mo asɛm baako bi, na mommua me ansa.
“I too will ask you a question,” Jesus replied. “If you give me the answer, I will tell you by what authority I do these things.
25 Onyankopɔn na ɔsomaa Yohane Osubɔni anaa ɛnyɛ ɔno?” Wɔdwennwenee ho kaa sɛ, “Sɛ yɛka sɛ ‘Ɛfiri Onyankopɔn’ a, wɔbɛbisa yɛn deɛ enti a yɛannye deɛ Yohane kaeɛ no annie?
Where did the baptism of John come from? Was it from heaven, or was it from human beings?” They argued with each other. “If we say ‘it was from heaven,’ then he'll ask us why we didn't believe him.
26 Na sɛ yɛka sɛ, ‘Ɛnyɛ Onyankopɔn na ɔsomaa no’ nso a, ɛdɔm no bɛha yɛn ɛfiri sɛ, wɔn nyinaa nim sɛ Yohane yɛ odiyifoɔ.”
But if we say, ‘it was from human beings,’ then the crowd will turn against us, because they all consider John to be a prophet.”
27 Enti, wɔn mmuaeɛ a wɔmaeɛ ara ne sɛ, “Yɛnnim!” Ɛhɔ ara na Yesu nso kaa sɛ, “Sɛ monnim deɛ a, me nso meremmua mo.”
So they answered Jesus, “We don't know.” “Then I won't tell you by what authority I'm doing these things,” Jesus replied.
28 Yesu kaa sɛ, “Saa asɛm a merebɛka yi modwene ho sɛn? Ɔbarima bi wɔ mmammarima baanu. Ɔka kyerɛɛ wɔn mu panin no sɛ, ‘Me ba, ɛnnɛ kɔ mʼafuom na kɔyɛ adwuma wɔ hɔ.’
“But what do you think about this illustration? Once there was a man who had two sons. He went to the first son, and said, ‘Son, go and work in the vineyard today.’
29 “Ne ba no kaa sɛ, ‘Merenkɔ,’ nanso akyire yi, ɔsesaa nʼadwene na ɔkɔeɛ.
The son answered, ‘I won't,’ but afterwards he was sorry for what he said and he did go.
30 “Afei agya no ka kyerɛɛ akumaa no sɛ, ‘Wo nso kɔ.’ Ɔno nso kaa sɛ, ‘Agya, mate, mɛkɔ.’ Nanso wankɔ.
The man went to the second son, and told him the same thing. He replied, ‘I'll go,’ but he didn't.
31 “Saa mmɔfra baanu yi mu hwan na ɔtie nʼagya asɛm?” Wɔbuaa sɛ, “Ne ba panin no a.” Afei, Yesu kyerɛɛ asɛm no ase sɛ, “Akyinnyeɛ biara nni ho sɛ abɔnefoɔ ne nnwamanfoɔ bɛkɔ Ɔsoro Ahennie mu ansa na moakɔ.
Which of the two sons did what his father wanted?” “The first,” they answered. “I tell you the truth: tax-collectors and prostitutes are entering the kingdom of God before you,” Jesus told them.
32 Ɛfiri sɛ, Yohane baa mo nkyɛn sɛ ɔrebɛkyerɛ mo tenenee kwan, na moannye no anni. Nanso ɔtogyefoɔ ne nnwamanfoɔ gyee no diiɛ. Na mohunuu yei mpo no, moansakyera mo adwene, na moannye no anni.”
“John came to show you the way to live right with God, and you didn't believe him, but the tax-collectors and prostitutes did believe him. Later, when you saw what happened, you still didn't repent and believe him.
33 Yesu buu wɔn bɛ foforɔ bi sɛ, “Ɛda bi, ɔbarima bi a ɔwɔ bobefuo a wagye ban afa ho, na watu amena a wɔkyi nsã wɔ mu, de afuo no gyaa akuafoɔ bi. Yei akyi no, ɔtuu ɛkwan kɔɔ ɔman foforɔ bi so.
Here's another illustration. There once was a man, a landowner, who planted a vineyard. He put a fence around it, made a winepress, and built a watchtower. He rented it to some tenant farmers, and then left to go to a different country.
34 Ɛduruu ɛberɛ a bobe no bereeɛ a ɛsɛ sɛ wɔteɛ no, ɔsomaa ne ho nnipa baa akuafoɔ no hɔ sɛ wɔmmɛgye ne kyɛfa mmrɛ no.
At harvest time, he sent his servants to the farmers to collect the fruit that belonged to him.
35 “Wɔduruu hɔ ara pɛ na akuafoɔ no to hyɛɛ nnipa no so, boroo ɔbaako, kum ɔbaako ɛnna wɔsii ɔbaako nso aboɔ.
But the farmers attacked his servants. They beat one, killed another, and stoned another.
36 Afei, ɔsane somaa nnipa a wɔn dodoɔ sene wɔn a ɔsomaa wɔn kane no sɛ wɔnkɔ akuafoɔ no nkyɛn, nanso asɛm korɔ no ara bi na ɛsiiɛ.
So he sent more servants, but the farmers did the same things to them.
37 Yei akyi, ɔsomaa ɔno ankasa ne ba akuafoɔ no nkyɛn susuu sɛ, wɔde anidie bɛma no.
So then he sent his son. ‘They will respect my son,’ he told himself.
38 “Nanso, akuafoɔ no hunuu sɛ ne ba no afiti reba pɛ, wɔfaa ne ho adwene kaa sɛ, ‘Ɔdedifoɔ no na ɔreba no; momma yɛnkum no, na yɛmfa afuo no!’
But the farmers, when they saw the son, said to each other, ‘Here's the heir! Come on! Let's kill him so we can take his inheritance!’
39 Ɛhɔ ara, wɔtwee no firii afuo no mu, kɔkumm no too baabi.
They grabbed him, threw him out of the vineyard, and killed him.
40 “Sɛ afuowura no sane ba a, mogye di sɛ ɛdeɛn na ɔbɛyɛ saa akuafoɔ no?”
When the vineyard owner returns, what will he do to those farmers?”
41 Yudafoɔ mpanin no buaa sɛ, “Ɔno nso bɛkum saa atirimuɔdenfoɔ no na ɔde afuo no ama akuafoɔ foforɔ a wɔde ne kyɛfa bɛma no ɛberɛ a ɛsɛ mu.”
The chief priests and elders said to Jesus, “He will put to death those wicked men in the most awful way, and rent out the vineyard to other farmers who will be sure to give him his fruit at harvest time.”
42 Yesu bisaa wɔn bio sɛ, “Monkanee Twerɛsɛm no mu da sɛ, “‘Ɛboɔ a adansifoɔ apo no ɛno ara na abɛyɛ ɛdan no ntweaso tiboɔ. Awurade na wayɛ yei, na ɛyɛ nwanwa wɔ yɛn ani so?’
“So haven't you read this in the Scriptures?” Jesus asked them. “‘The stone which the builders rejected has become the chief cornerstone. The Lord has done this, and it is wonderful in our eyes.’
43 “Deɛ mereka ara ne sɛ, wɔbɛgye Onyankopɔn Ahennie no afiri mo nsam de akɔma ɔman foforɔ a wɔbɛbu nʼafudeɛ no ho nkonta pa akyerɛ no.
That's why I'm telling you that the kingdom of God will be taken away from you. It will be given to a people who produce the right kind of fruit.
44 Wɔn a wɔbɛhwe saa botan yi so no mu bɛbubu, na deɛ nokorɛ no bɛhwe ne so no nso bɛpɛkyɛ.”
Anyone who falls on this stone will be broken, but it will completely crush anyone it falls upon.”
45 Ɛberɛ a asɔfoɔ mpanin ne Yudafoɔ mpanin no tee aseɛ sɛ Yesu asɛm a ɔreka no fa wɔn ho no,
When the chief priests and the Pharisees heard his illustrations, they realized he was speaking about them.
46 wɔpɛɛ sɛ wɔyɛ no bɔne, nanso na wɔsuro ɛdɔm no ɛfiri sɛ, na wɔagye Yesu atom sɛ ɔyɛ Odiyifoɔ.
They wanted him arrested, but they were afraid of what the people would do because the people believed he was a prophet.
