Filipifoɔ 4
1 Enti, anuanom, medɔ mo na mʼani agyina mo. Moama me ho asane me enti me nso mede mo hoahoa me ho. Adɔfonom, saa na ɛsɛ sɛ mogyina pintinn wɔ Awurade mu.
So then, my dear friends, whom I am longing to see – you who are my joy and my crown, stand fast in union with the Lord, dear friends.
2 Euodia ne Sintike, mesrɛ mo, montena ase sɛ anuanom wɔ Awurade mu.
I entreat Euodia, and I entreat Syntyche, to live in harmony, in union with the Lord;
3 Na wo nso a woka me ho a megye wo di no, mepɛ sɛ woboa saa mmaa yi, ɛfiri sɛ, wɔde wɔn ahoɔden nyinaa aboa me ama Asɛmpa no mu atrɛ a Klemens ne mʼahokafoɔ bi a wɔn din hyɛ Onyankopɔn nkwa nwoma no mu no nso ka ho.
yes, and I ask you, my true comrade, to help them, remembering that they toiled by my side in spreading the good news; and so, too, did Clement and my other fellow workers, whose names are in the book of life.
4 Meka ti mu bio sɛ daa monnya ahosɛpɛ wɔ Awurade mu; mo ho nsɛpɛ mo.
All joy be yours at all times in your union with the Lord. Again I repeat – All joy be yours.
5 Mommrɛ mo ho ase mma nnipa nyinaa. Ɛrenkyɛre, Awurade bɛba.
Let your forbearing spirit be plain to everyone. The Lord is near.
6 Mommma biribiara nha mo. Daa, mo nkotosrɛ ne aseda mpaeɛbɔ nyinaa mu no, momma mo adesrɛ nnuru Onyankopɔn anim.
Do not be anxious about anything; but under all circumstances, by prayer and entreaty joined with thanksgiving, make your needs known to God.
7 Na Onyankopɔn asomdwoeɛ a ɛtra adeɛ nyinaa so no bɛhwɛ mo akoma ne mo adwene so wɔ Kristo Yesu mu.
Then the peace of God, which is beyond all human understanding, will stand guard over your hearts and thoughts, through your union with Christ Jesus.
8 Anuanom, asɛm a mede rewie ne sɛ, deɛ ɛyɛ nokorɛ, deɛ ɛwɔ animuonyam, deɛ ɛtene, deɛ ɛho teɛ, deɛ ɛwɔ ɔdɔ, deɛ ɛwɔ din pa, sɛ ɔbra pa bi wɔ hɔ a, sɛ ayɛyie bi wɔ hɔ a, saa nneɛma yi ho na monnwene.
In conclusion, friends, whenever you find things that are true or honorable, righteous or pure, lovable or praiseworthy, or if virtue and honor have any meaning, let them fill your thoughts.
9 Deɛ moasua na moanya afiri me nkyɛn wɔ nsɛm ne nneyɛeɛ mu no na monyɛ. Na Onyankopɔn a ɔma yɛn asomdwoeɛ no bɛka mo ho.
All that you learned and received and heard and saw in me put into practice continually; and then God, the giver of peace, will be with you.
10 Mʼani gye wɔ Awurade mu sɛ afei deɛ moakyerɛ ɔdɔ a mode dɔ me. Ɛyɛ nokorɛ sɛ modɔ me deɛ, nanso na monnya ho ɛkwan nkyerɛ saa.
It was a matter of great joy to me, as one in union with the Lord, that at length your interest in me had revived. The interest indeed you had, but not the opportunity.
11 Menka saa asɛm yi nkyerɛ sɛ ahia me, ɛfiri sɛ, me suahunu enti tebea biara a mekɔ mu no, ɛnha me.
Do not think that I am saying this under the pressure of want. For I, however I am placed, have learned to be independent of circumstances.
12 Menim ohia, nim ahonya, Masua saa ahintasɛm yi enti baabiara ne ɛberɛ biara, sɛ ɛkɔm de me anaa mamee, sɛ mewɔ bebree anaa kakra bi no, mepɛ no saa ara.
I know how to face humble circumstances, and I know how to face prosperity. Into all and every human experience I have been initiated – into plenty and hunger, into prosperity and want.
13 Ahoɔden a Kristo de ma me no enti, metumi gyina tebea biara ano.
I can do everything through the strength of the one who makes me strong!
14 Ɛyɛ sɛ moboaa me wɔ mʼamanehunu mu.
Yet you have acted nobly in sharing my troubles.
15 Mo Filipifoɔ no ankasa nim pefee sɛ ɛberɛ a mefirii Makedonia a na merefiti Asɛmpa no ka no ase no, mo nko ara ne asafo a moboaa me. Mo nko ara ne asafo a mo ne me kyɛɛ mo ahonyadeɛ.
And you at Philippi know, as well as I, that in the early days of the good news – at the time when I had just left Macedonia – no church, with the one exception of yourselves, had anything to do with me as far as giving and receiving are concerned.
16 Mewɔ Tesalonika no, ɛberɛ biara a biribi ho bɛhia me no, mode brɛ me.
Indeed, even while I was still in Thessalonica, you sent more than once to relieve my wants.
17 Ɛnyɛ sɛ ɔpɛ na na mepɛ sɛ menya akyɛdeɛ na mmom, nhyira a mobɛnya wɔ mu na na mepɛ sɛ mehunu.
It is not that I am anxious for your gifts, but I am anxious to see the abundant return that will be placed to your account. I have enough of everything, and to spare.
18 Me nsa aka biribiara a mode abrɛ me ma aboro so. Afei a Epafrodito de akyɛdeɛ no nyinaa abrɛ me yi, me nsa aka biribiara a ɛho hia me. Yeinom te sɛ afɔrebɔdeɛ hwamhwam a wɔbɔ ma Onyankopɔn, na ɔgye, na nʼani sɔ.
My wants are fully satisfied, now that I have received from Epaphroditus the gifts which you sent me – the sweet fragrance of a sacrifice acceptable and pleasing to God.
19 Me Onyankopɔn firi ne nnepa a ɔwɔ wɔ Kristo Yesu mu bɛma mo deɛ ɛhia mo nyinaa.
And my God, out of the greatness of his wealth, will, in glory, fully satisfy your every need, through your union with Christ Jesus.
To him, our God and Father, be ascribed all glory for every and ever. Amen. (aiōn g165)
21 Mekyea ahotefoɔ no wɔ Kristo Yesu mu. Anuanom a wɔne me wɔ ha no nso kyea mo.
Give my greeting to everyone of the people of Christ Jesus. The Lord’s followers who are with me send your their greetings.
22 Ahotefoɔ no nyinaa kyea mo; ne titire no, Ɔhempɔn Kaesare fiefoɔ.
All Christ’s people here, and especially those who belong to the Emperor’s household, send theirs.
23 Awurade Yesu Kristo adom nka mo nyinaa.
May the blessing of the Lord Jesus Christ rest on your souls.
