Luke 7 (EKA) · Opened

1Eji Jisos ma bung nsol nyia kpee mal, tong ane bao, á kehm tahme go Kapenium.When Jesus had concluded His discourse in the hearing of the people, He went to Capernaum.

2Ntubesi a nsoja awohng jolo o, no bele nlokeltum no jo sahb kor-e kor. Nlokeltum ewe noo jo yame, are á bahke kpoko.There a highly valued servant of a centurion was sick and about to die.

3Eji ntubesi a nsoja noo wuku bada Jisos, á kehm tumu anebkul Jus bandiki re bo song gboong-e, á ba lim nlokeltum ewe nob.When the centurion heard about Jesus, he sent some Jewish elders to ask Him to come and heal his servant.

4Eji bo ba rehng goji Jisos, bo kehm sahb gboong-e gboongo re, “Ntubesi noo, fꞌfuumu re wo kak-e ebo.They came to Jesus and pleaded with Him earnestly, “This man is worthy to have You grant this,

5Tibre ejahbe ejahre kpo kor-e sehng. Yebsi etahk ero ka-r.”for he loves our nation and has built our synagogue.”

6Owo Jisos kehm tahme toono bo. Eji á ma kabbe etahk jio, ntubesi a nsoja noo kehm tumu ate ebe tv-e. Bo kehm-e song tong re, “Ntubesi re, wo kꞌkpe gbiingi elna mbol mbol, are ye fuumem re wo song yel ege ekpꞌkpa.So Jesus went with them. But when He was not far from the house, the centurion sent friends with the message: “Lord, do not trouble Yourself, for I am not worthy to have You come under my roof.

7Jol á fuumem re á ba go ega. Are, wo lub bung ellum ellum, nlokeltum ewe bahke nobo.That is why I did not consider myself worthy to come to You. But just say the word, and my servant will be healed.

8Ntubesi re, á li nne no wob go elwo nne. Á tob kpi nsoja nyi tob wob-e go elwo. Á lꞌtong nne noko re, ‘Song!’ Tahm. Á lꞌtong nne noka re, ‘Ba!’ Á ba. Á lꞌtong nlokeltum ewe re, ‘Lim ejum jia!’ Á lim na lim.”For I myself am a man under authority, with soldiers under me. I tell one to go, and he goes, and another to come, and he comes. I tell my servant to do something, and he does it.”

9Jisos, esi kehm-e kpoko, eji á wuku ano. Á kehm keebe, kehm bungu tong ellong ane ba jo toon-e re, “N kp-n tongo re, Jol go Israel n ka tiki nyehn nne no kpi elkohn egburu eltaame ana nia.”When Jesus heard this, He marveled at the centurion. Turning to the crowd following Him, He said, “I tell you, not even in Israel have I found such great faith.”

10Eji ane ba ntubesi a nsoja noo tumu bo feere no, ba rehng ege etahk, bo ba nyehne nlokeltum noo ma lohko nob.And when the messengers returned to the house, they found the servant in good health.

11Etoono efung behko Jisos kehm tahme go ejahbe ji bo jo lung re Nain. Abatꞌtoono ebe gbalee, a ellong ane tvv ba toon-e no je.Soon afterward, Jesus went to a town called Nain. His disciples went with Him, accompanied by a large crowd.

12Eji á ma kabbe eti mbu ji jolo ejahbe jio, ane ba solo nkvne kehm lohngo ejahbe jio abake. Nne no kpo no jolo mmon mmon awohng no nnenkal no jolo nkalebun. Ellong ane gbalee jolo a nnenkal noo o, ba lohngo ejahbe jio.As He approached the town gate, He saw a dead man being carried out, the only son of his mother, and she was a widow. And a large crowd from the town was with her.

13Eji Ntul a Jisos nyehn-e no, ndon kehm-e gbale go ege eltim tib nnenkal noo. Owo á kehm-e tongo re, “Ka kpe ling!”When the Lord saw her, He had compassion on her and said, “Do not weep.”

14Á kehm jeere, song kooro ekpa ji bo gbade nkvne. Aneblum ba sol-e no kehm yiimi. Jisos kehm bungu re, “Njangkun, n kp-a tongo re wo mehl!”Then He went up and touched the coffin, and those carrying it stood still. “Young man,” He said, “I tell you, get up!”

15Nne no kpo no kehm soro mehl ji, kehm kehme elbungu. Jisos kehm-e jabbe, kak nnyehn go ebo.And the dead man sat up and began to speak! Then Jesus gave him back to his mother.

16Owo nne awohng awohng kehm kehme elfahle, fere jo tehk Esowo re, “Egburu nnyehnamahr eblohng go egahre ellong.” Bo kpe bung re, “Esowo ebba re á ba tahre ane ebe.”A sense of awe swept over all of them, and they glorified God. “A great prophet has appeared among us!” they said. “God has visited His people!”

17Eka jia bada Jisos kehm yeere go Judea kpee, a ajahbe nya jolo sennge Nain ka.And the news about Jesus spread throughout Judea and all the surrounding region.

18Abatꞌtoono Jon kehm song tong-e nsol nyio kpee.Then John’s disciples informed him about all these things.

19Jon kehm lungu abatꞌtoono ebe na abal, tum bo tv Ntul a Jisos re bo song bahb-e re, “Wo wo li nne no kpꞌbake, afi wahr ji sik nne nondiki?”So John called two of his disciples and sent them to ask the Lord, “Are You the One who was to come, or should we look for someone else?”

20Eji bo song kpiri Jisos, bo kehm-e tongo re, “Jon ji nwohngalahb wo ma-r tum tv-a re wahr ba bahb-a re, ‘Wo wo li nne no kpꞌbake, afi wahr ji sik nne nondiki?’ ”When the men came to Jesus, they said, “John the Baptist sent us to ask, ‘Are You the One who was to come, or should we look for someone else?’”

21Ngare nyio Jisos limi aneb ayam gbalee, bo nob go ajoobo ayam tvv, fere kam ane abi atohko yehke, tob lim awakamahr gbalee, bo nyehn.At that very hour Jesus healed many people of their diseases, afflictions, and evil spirits, and He gave sight to many who were blind.

22Owo Jisos kehm faange ane ba Jon tumu no re, “Songen, wahn song tong Jon nsol nyi ḿ ma nyehn, fere wꞌwuk. Anv, awakamahr kpꞌnyehne, abanne ebtahm kpꞌjene, aneb abili kpꞌnobo, alakatung kpꞌwuku, akvne kpꞌnyahme go elkv. Akpak kpꞌwuku nnoobo etib.So He replied, “Go back and report to John what you have seen and heard: The blind receive sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the good news is preached to the poor.

23“Elfuulu li ka nne no lꞌki-m sel gbo.”Blessed is the one who does not fall away on account of Me.”

24Eji ane ba Jon tumu bo ma feere fi, owo Jisos kehm bomo elbungu bada Jon, tong ellong ane bao re, “Ń jo lohngo je elka emahng re wahn song nyehn jen? Eljele ni nfeb kpꞌlimi, kpꞌneenga?After John’s messengers had left, Jesus began to speak to the crowds about John: “What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed swaying in the wind?

25Jen ji ń jo jꞌje re wahn song nyehn? Nne no liibi anoobo nsola? Etingitingi, elkohn ane ba kpo liibi ano, fere jo li ebno, bo kpo kono eljolo go ntahk atul.Otherwise, what did you go out to see? A man dressed in fine clothes? Look, those who wear elegant clothing and live in luxury are found in palaces.

26Anv, ejum aji ń jo je re wahn song nyehn? Nnyehnamahra? “Etingitingi, n kp-n tongo re, wahn ebnyehn nne no gbale sehnge nnyehnamahr.What then did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I tell you, and more than a prophet.

27Tibre Jon wo li nne no nwer Esowo bungu no bada ne re, “ ‘M bahke tumu ntiingetib ewame re á gbo-a mbang, song tuungu mbang bum-a.’This is the one about whom it is written: ‘Behold, I will send My messenger ahead of You, who will prepare Your way before You.’

28“N kp-n tongo re, Nne awohng awohng limm, no ma jꞌjol go njini nyia no gbale sehnge Jon. Wo, nne no sahb rꞌrede, no kun etul bi Esowo, á gbale sehnge ye.”I tell you, among those born of women there is no one greater than John, yet even the least in the kingdom of God is greater than he.”

29“Ane kpee, a abakokatak ba wuk-e no, bo ba taame re, Esowo lohko li go etingitingi, tib eji bo ma bel ewohngalahb ji Jon.All the people who heard this, even the tax collectors, acknowledged God’s justice. For they had received the baptism of John.

30“Bab Farisi, a atꞌtibi ba atahm tꞌten ji Esowo toobo re á lim ka bo, eji ki kor bo re bo bel ewohngalahb jio ji Jon.But the Pharisees and experts in the law rejected God’s purpose for themselves, because they had not been baptized by John.

31“Anv, m bahke koko ane ba li anv gara jen? Bo li renan?“To what, then, can I compare the men of this generation? What are they like?

32Bo li ana abonse ba ma lohng song ji go elatahkgur kpi mbene lim. Egom jindiki tong egom jehko re, “ ‘Wahr ebwor afiri ka-n, ḿ bahnem. Wahr ebling aling, wahn tobem ling fvfo.’They are like children sitting in the marketplace and calling out to one another: ‘We played the flute for you, and you did not dance; we sang a dirge, and you did not weep.’

33Eji Jon ji nwohngalahb ba no, á joom li abred, fere jo wo amahm, ń jo tongo re, ‘Á kpi ebi etohko go ege atahng.’For John the Baptist came neither eating bread nor drinking wine, and you say, ‘He has a demon!’

34Wo anv, Mmon no nne ebba, kpꞌlehke, fere jo wꞌwo, ń fere jo bungu re, ‘Nyehnen nlehke ebno noa! Á li nwokamahm, a ntem no abakokatak, a ntem no aneb abꞌbi.’The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and you say, ‘Look at this glutton and drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!’

35“Nne lꞌkpur nsol nyi aneb elkahne kpo lim, owo á bahke tob kahn ana elkahne li no.”But wisdom is vindicated by all her children.”

36Nne a Farisi awohng kehm tiingi Jisos re á song li nsol a ne. Jisos kehm jeke go etahk nne a Farisi noo, song ji go ekpꞌkuru nsol alehke.Then one of the Pharisees invited Jesus to eat with him, and He entered the Pharisee’s house and reclined at the table.

37Nnenkal awohng jolo ejahbe jio, no jolo nne abiafem. Eji á sebe kahn re Jisos noa, kpꞌlehke nsol go etahk nne a Farisi noo, owo á kehm koko elom akehng tahm a ji,When a sinful woman from that town learned that Jesus was dining there, she brought an alabaster jar of perfume.

38song yiimi go njahm a Jisos, edi ji Jisos bumu akpade. Á jo lꞌling, abonngo jo toongo wohngo Jisos go akpade. Owo á kehm koko alv esi enye dohk-e akpade, fere sod akpade enye, kehm yaange akehng mao, wohng-e go akpade.As she stood behind Him at His feet weeping, she began to wet His feet with her tears and wipe them with her hair. Then she kissed His feet and anointed them with the perfume.

39Eji nne a Farisi no tiingi Jisos nyehne ano, á kehm bungu atahng atahng re, “Li re nne noa lohko li nnyehnamahr, kehn á jol kahne nne no nnenkal noo li no, no kp-e kooro abo, fere kahn elkohn elkpin ni á kpo lim, tibre á li nne abiafem.”When the Pharisee who had invited Jesus saw this, he said to himself, “If this man were a prophet, He would know who this is and what kind of woman is touching Him—for she is a sinner!”

40Owo Jisos kehm bungu re, “Saimon, n kpi ejum ji n kp-a tongo.” Á kehm faange re, “Aa, ntꞌtibi, tong-m me!”But Jesus answered him, “Simon, I have something to tell you.” “Tell me, Teacher,” he said.

41Owo Jisos kehm bungu re, “Ane abal jolo go, ba bele nne no kpo bong ane akpohko mbong. Nne noko bel-e mbong a mpon atahl awubu, noko bel-e mbong a mpon eltahl.“Two men were debtors to a certain moneylender. One owed him five hundred denarii, and the other fifty.

42Eji bo ki bel ejumjum ji bo bahke koko gal mbong nyio, á kehm yake ka bo. Tong-m, go ellong ane abal baa, nne awo, nne noo bahk-e jo ga kor?”When they were unable to repay him, he forgave both of them. Which one, then, will love him more?”

43Owo Saimon kehm faange re, “Me m bum re, nne no á ga yake ka-e wo.” Jisos kehm bungu tong-e re, “Wobfaange go nseenge.”“I suppose the one who was forgiven more,” Simon replied. “You have judged correctly,” Jesus said.

44Á kehm keebe seenge nnenkal noo, kehm bungu tong Saimon re, “Wobnyehn nnenkal noaa? Eji m ba yel go ega ekpꞌkpa, me a kaam alahb re men n ru akpade. Wo, ye ma-m ru akpade go ege abonngo, fere ko alv enye dohk-m.And turning toward the woman, He said to Simon, “Do you see this woman? When I entered your house, you did not give Me water for My feet, but she wet My feet with her tears and wiped them with her hair.

45M-e a sodem nnyo. Jol ye ka tiki rahke akpade enyame go elsodo, eji n tiki yel a.You did not greet Me with a kiss, but she has not stopped kissing My feet since I arrived.

46Akehng, m-e a kakem go esi, wo, ye ma-m wohngo akehng go akpade.You did not anoint My head with oil, but she has anointed My feet with perfume.

47Owo wahnge n kp-a tongo re, Abiafem enye nya li gbalee, me n tahm ka-e, tibre á kpi egburu elkoro sehng.”Therefore I tell you, her many sins have been forgiven, for she has loved much. But he who has been forgiven little loves little.”

48Á kehm tongo nnenkal noo re, “Abiafem enya me n tahm ka-a.”Then Jesus said to her, “Your sins are forgiven.”

49Ane bako ba tob ji ekpꞌkuru nsol alehke jio kehm kehme elbungu atahng atahng re, “Ebga! Anv, ye nne awo no kpo tahm ka nne go ege abiafem?”But those at the table began to say to themselves, “Who is this who even forgives sins?”

50Owo Jisos kehm tongo nnenkal noo re, “Song go eyebatahng! Eltaame ena ni ma-a tahre.”And Jesus told the woman, “Your faith has saved you; go in peace.”

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