Matthew 12 (EKA)

1Ngare nyio eji Jisos jo jen go mbang egbe efung Esabat, abatꞌtoono ebe njal yꞌyam bo. Bo kehm kehme amohk nkohl monngo tv go arahn, jo li.At that time Jesus went through the grainfields on the Sabbath. His disciples were hungry and began to pick the heads of grain and eat them.

2Eji Bab Farisi nyehne ano, bo kehm tongo Jisos re, “Nyehn ana abatꞌtoono eba kpꞌlimi ejum ji ki fuumu re nne lim efung Esabat!”When the Pharisees saw this, they said to Him, “Look, Your disciples are doing what is unlawful on the Sabbath.”

3Jisos kehm faange bo re, “Ń ka lung a lung bade ana Devid njal yam-e no, a ane ebea?Jesus replied, “Have you not read what David did when he and his companions were hungry?

4Á song yele ekpꞌkpa Esowo, song li abred nya bo limi no bum go ekpꞌkpa Esowo jio, nya ki tohko fꞌfuumu re á li, a ane ebe, sehngem abalimajom ba ba fuumu re bo jo li.He entered the house of God, and he and his companions ate the consecrated bread, which was not lawful for them to eat, but only for the priests.

5Ń ka lung a lung go atahm nya Moses re, efung Esabat abehng abehng abalimajom ba kpo lim eltum go etahk Esowo kpo sꞌsoodo ntahm nyi Esabat, jol ntahm nyio bo joom gbo.Or haven’t you read in the Law that on the Sabbath the priests in the temple break the Sabbath and yet are innocent?

6“N kp-n tongo re, Ejum jia, ji gbale sehnge etahk Esowo.But I tell you that One greater than the temple is here.

7Li re ń kpꞌkahne ana edi nwer Esowo jia lohngo no, ji bungu re, ‘Njom sang n kpꞌsebe, ndon nyi’, kehn ń kpehme ka ane ba ki gbo ntahm ebi.If only you had known the meaning of ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice,’ you would not have condemned the innocent.

8Tibre Mmon no nne tob li nfono Esabat.”For the Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath.”

9Jisos kehm tahme edi jio, song rehng go etahk ero ajehng.Moving on from there, Jesus entered their synagogue,

10Nne jolo o, no ebo ebe lohngo no. Bo kehm bahbe Jisos re, “Anv, nꞌnob re nne lim ane, bo nob ayam ebo efung Esabata?” Tibre bo jo sebe ejum ji bo bahke koko ka Jisos ebi.and a man with a withered hand was there. In order to accuse Jesus, they asked Him, “Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath?”

11Owo Jisos kehm tongo bo re, “Anv, nne awohng ewahne lꞌbel njoro, njoro nyio lꞌfere gbo yel go elbing efung Esabat, á nehm song yehk-ea?He replied, “If one of you has a sheep and it falls into a pit on the Sabbath, will he not take hold of it and lift it out?

12Anv, nne sang ga gbal sehnge njora? Ano wo wahng ka atahm enyahre bungu re, nne jo lim nnoobo efung Esabat.”How much more valuable is a man than a sheep! Therefore it is lawful to do good on the Sabbath.”

13Owo á kehm tongo nne noo re, “Tanne ebo eba!” Á kehm tanne ebo, ebo fere feere ana wuku wuku, nob kpee ana ebo behko.Then Jesus said to the man, “Stretch out your hand.” So he stretched it out, and it was restored to full use, just like the other.

14Bab Farisi kehm soro tahm, song lam kak-e, ana bo bahk-e wulu.But the Pharisees went out and plotted how they might kill Jesus.

15Eji Jisos sebe ano kahn, á kehm tahme eje. Ane gbalee kehm tahme toon-e. Á limi bo kpee, bo nob ayam ebo.Aware of this, Jesus withdrew from that place. Large crowds followed Him, and He healed them all,

16Á tongo bo re, bo kꞌtooro tong ane bako bada ne,warning them not to make Him known.

17eji lꞌlohko jol ana Esowo bungu sehng go nnyo mi nnyehnamahr Aisaya re,This was to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah:

18“Nyehnee, a wo li nlokeltum ewame no m ma yehke. Akor-m ejame ji kpo kor-m sꞌsehng. M bahk-e kake etohko ejame. Á bahke jo tiingi ane baka baka elam ejame.“Here is My Servant, whom I have chosen, My beloved, in whom My soul delights. I will put My Spirit on Him, and He will proclaim justice to the nations.

19Á nehm jo taange ntaange, fere jo rabe. Bo nehm jo wuk ewok eje go nla ejahbe.He will not quarrel or cry out; no one will hear His voice in the streets.

20Eljele ni ma bahne, á nehm wob. Etꞌrekahng ji kpꞌrede ellulu, á nehm lahme, tete etingitingi ba ko nji.A bruised reed He will not break, and a smoldering wick He will not extinguish, till He leads justice to victory.

21Go ege a mbing wo ane baka baka bahke jo kunu ekpu.”In His name the nations will put their hope.”

22Ane bandiki kehm koko nwakamahr nyi ki jo ma bung, ba a ne, nyi bele ebi etohko go ege atahng. Jisos kehm limi nne noo, á nyehn, fere bung.Then a demon-possessed man who was blind and mute was brought to Jesus, and He healed the man so that he could speak and see.

23Ellong ane bao kehm kpoko bo esi. Bo kehm bungu re, “Anv, mmon a Devid wo aa?”The crowds were astounded and asked, “Could this be the Son of David?”

24Bab Farisi wuku kan a me, bo kehm bungu re, “Á kpo kam ane abi atohko yehke tib go nsahm nyi Belsebul, ntul a nnehm ka-e no.”But when the Pharisees heard this, they said, “Only by Beelzebul, the prince of demons, does this man drive out demons.”

25Jisos kꞌkahn ntir atahng ebo, kehm tongo bo re, “Ejahbe ajehng ajehng ji lꞌyab, jol ebo ebo, bahke tane na. Nfam anyehng anyehng nyi lꞌyab, jol ebo ebo, afi fere jol nlaaga, nehm yiimi.Knowing their thoughts, Jesus said to them, “Every kingdom divided against itself will be laid waste, and every city or household divided against itself will not stand.

26Nnehm lꞌkam nnehm yake go, lohngo re eblehm ebyab. Ejahbetul eje bahke yiimi renan?If Satan drives out Satan, he is divided against himself. How then can his kingdom stand?

27“Lꞌfere jol re, n kpo kam ane abi atohko yehke go nsahm nyi ntul a nnehm, anv abon ebahne kpo kam bo yehke go nsahm anyii? Owo wahng ka bo bahke jolo ane ba bahk-n lame.And if I drive out demons by Beelzebul, by whom do your sons drive them out? So then, they will be your judges.

28N kpo kam ane abi atohko yehke go nsahm nyi etohko ji Esowo, eblohng re, Esowo ebbadde ba go egahne, a etul etul ebe.But if I drive out demons by the Spirit of God, then the kingdom of God has come upon you.

29Nnene limm, no bahke ma wa etahk etahntahn nne yel, song kpu nsol enye tahm a nyi, sehngem re no, á tohko gbo mbang gba etahntahn nne jio alehke, á kehm ma yel, song kpu nsol enye.Or again, how can anyone enter a strong man’s house and steal his possessions, unless he first ties up the strong man? Then he can plunder his house.

30“Nne no ki li ka me, á li nnekv ewame. Nne no tohk-m tob elkpiimi, no lun á kpꞌfare na faade.He who is not with Me is against Me, and he who does not gather with Me scatters.

31Owo wahnge n kp-n tongo re, ane bahke ma bel eltahmeka go bo abiafem anyehng anyehng nya bo limi no, a ebꞌbi ajehng ajehng ji bo bungu no, sehngem abꞌbi nya bo kpo bung bade Etingi Etohko, nya nya bo lꞌkꞌtiki bel eltahmeka.Therefore I tell you, every sin and blasphemy will be forgiven men, but the blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven.

32Nne awohng awohng no lꞌbung ebꞌbi bada Mmon no nne, á bahke bele eltahmeka. Nne awohng awohng no lꞌbung ebꞌbi bade Etingi Etohko, á nehm bel eltahmeka, jol eying jia ji anv, afi fere jol eying ji kpꞌbake.Whoever speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven, either in this age or in the one to come.

33“Re wahn kehm jo bong anoobo akab nti, lohngo re ḿ bahke bahme na nnoobo eti. Ń lꞌbahm ebi eti, ḿ bahke bongo abi akab. Tibre go akab nya kabe no nya, bo bahke liingi eti jio.Make a tree good and its fruit will be good, or make a tree bad and its fruit will be bad, for a tree is known by its fruit.

34Wahn ane ba li ana akumbad ba! Ḿ bahke ma bung anoobo nsol renan, eji ń li abꞌbi abꞌbi? Tibre nsol nyi ma rur nne go ege eltim, nyi nyi nne kpo bung go ege a nnyo.You brood of vipers, how can you who are evil say anything good? For out of the overflow of the heart the mouth speaks.

35Nnooba nne kpo yehke anoobo nsol nya wob-e go ege atahng. Ebi nne kpo yehke abi nsol nya wob-e go ege atahng.The good man brings good things out of his good store of treasure, and the evil man brings evil things out of his evil store of treasure.

36N kp-n tongo re, Efung elam bio, nne awohng awohng, Esowo bahk-e bahbe bade ellum anehng anehng ni á bungu no, ni ki lohng ejumjum.But I tell you that men will give an account on the day of judgment for every careless word they have spoken.

37Tibre Esowo bahke koko alum enya nya a bungu no, lam-a. Fundiki a bahke lehke eno. Fundiki a bahke lehke ebi.”For by your words you will be acquitted, and by your words you will be condemned.”

38Egom Farisi, a atꞌtibi ba atahm bandiki kehm tongo Jisos re, “Ntꞌtibi, e kpꞌsebe re wo lim nkpokosi, wahr nyehn.”Then some of the scribes and Pharisees said to Him, “Teacher, we want to see a sign from You.”

39Á kehm faange bo re, “Abi ane ba li anv, ba ma sennge Esowo njahm kpꞌsebe re bo nyehn nkpokosi. Jol nkpokosi anyehng anyehng bo nehm nyehn, sehngem nkpokosi ana nyi nnyehnamahr a Jona nyi nyi bo bahke nyehne.Jesus replied, “A wicked and adulterous generation demands a sign, but none will be given it except the sign of the prophet Jonah.

40Tibre, ana Jona kange ala nnyam alahb nfung era, ano wo fvfo Mmon no nne bahke tob kang atahng ndi nfung era.For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the great fish, so the Son of Man will be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.

41“Go efung elam bio, aneb Ninive bahke mehle yiimi, ka ane ba li anv ebi. Tibre bo gbꞌgbo ndon go bo abiafem, eji bo wuku alum Esowo nya Jona bungu no. Nyehnen ga, a wo li nne no ga gbal sehnge Jona.The men of Nineveh will stand at the judgment with this generation and condemn it; for they repented at the preaching of Jonah, and now One greater than Jonah is here.

42Go efung elam bio, ntul a nnenkal no Seba bahke mehle yiimi, ka ane ba li anv ebi. Tibre á lohngo nlaabambang ejahbe ba goji Solomon re á ba wuk elkahne ene. Nyehnen ga, a wo li nne no ga gbal sehnge Solomon.The Queen of the South will rise at the judgment with this generation and condemn it; for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and now One greater than Solomon is here.

43“Ebi etohko lꞌlohng nne, á kpo yannge go adi nya kpꞌwaange, jo seb edi ji á bahke reke ekv, á nehm tiki ting.When an unclean spirit comes out of a man, it passes through arid places seeking rest and does not find it.

44Owo ebi etohko jio bahke kehm bungu re, ‘M bahke feere go etahk ji n lohng no abake.’ Á lꞌfeere song nyehn etahk jio, li nehme nehme, bo ma feenge kpee, tuungu kpee bum,Then it says, ‘I will return to the house I left.’ On its return, it finds the house vacant, swept clean, and put in order.

45owo á bahke tahme, song ko atohko nyako na asehma ba a nya, nya sahb bꞌbib sehnge ye. Bo feere ba lene etahk jio. Nne noo bahke kpe sab na sehnge ana wuku wuku. Ano wo fvfo bahke tob jol ka abi ane ba li anv.”Then it goes and brings with it seven other spirits more wicked than itself, and they go in and dwell there. And the final plight of that man is worse than the first. So will it be with this wicked generation.”

46Ngare nyi Jisos kpi mbungu mbungu a ane bao, nnyehn kehm lohngo ba, a abonanyehn. Bo yiimi go elatahk, jo seb re bo bung a ne.While Jesus was still speaking to the crowds, His mother and brothers stood outside, wanting to speak to Him.

47Owo nne awohng kehm tongo Jisos re, “Nyehnee, nne, a abonane yim go elatahk kpꞌsebe re bo bung a na.”Someone told Him, “Look, Your mother and brothers are standing outside, wanting to speak to You.”

48Jisos kehm faange nne no tong-e no re, “Nne awo li nnee? Ane aba li abonanee?”But Jesus replied, “Who is My mother, and who are My brothers?”

49Á kehm tono ebo tv abatꞌtoono ebe, kehm bungu re, “A wo li nnee. A wo li abonanee.Pointing to His disciples, He said, “Here are My mother and My brothers.

50Tibre nne awohng awohng no lꞌlim ji Nsoo no li go ero kpꞌsebe re á lim, ye wo li mmonannee, a nnee.”For whoever does the will of My Father in heaven is My brother and sister and mother.”

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