Matthew 8 (EKA)

1Jisos kehm badde go ewong jio, ellong ane gbalee tahm toon-e.When Jesus came down from the mountain, large crowds followed Him.

2Nne abili kehm lohngo ba go ege, kehm ba jamm-e alahng, kehm bungu re, “Nsoo, lꞌkor-a, a li-m ma lim, n nob.”Suddenly a leper came and knelt before Him, saying, “Lord, if You are willing, You can make me clean.”

3Jisos kehm tanne ebo ebe, koor-e, kehm bungu re, “Kor-m kor, wobnob!” Tvtv ona á kehm soro nob abili enye.Jesus reached out His hand and touched the man. “I am willing,” He said. “Be clean!” And immediately his leprosy was cleansed.

4Owo Jisos kehm-e tongo re, “Ka tiki tong nne awohng awohng, wobwuka? Song goji nlimajom, wo song tib-e elna, fere lim njom nyi Moses tibi no, eji lꞌjol ejum ntianse ka ane.”Then Jesus instructed him, “See that you don’t tell anyone. But go, show yourself to the priest and offer the gift prescribed by Moses, as a testimony to them.”

5Eji Jisos rehnge go Kapenium, ntubesi a nsoja no Rom kehm bake, ba kpir-e, kehm-e gboongoWhen Jesus had entered Capernaum, a centurion came and pleaded with Him,

6re, “Nsoo, nlokeltum ewame noa go etahk, kpꞌyame gꞌga, jol á nehme ma jen.”“Lord, my servant lies at home, paralyzed and in terrible agony.”

7Jisos kehm-e tongo re, “M bahke bake ba lim-e, á nob.”“I will go and heal him,” Jesus replied.

8Owo ntubesi a nsoja noo kehm-e faange re, “Nsoo, me n fuumem re wo ba yel go egame ekpꞌkpa. Lub bung na bung ellum, nlokeltum ewame bahke nobo.The centurion answered, “Lord, I am not worthy to have You come under my roof. But just say the word, and my servant will be healed.

9Tibre me n li nne no wob nne go elwo. N tob kpi nsoja nyi wob-m go elwo. N lꞌtong noo re, ‘Song!’ á tahm. N lꞌtong noka re, ‘Ba!’ á ba. N lꞌtong nlokeltum ewame re, ‘Lim 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.”

10Eji Jisos wuku ano, kehm-e kpoko esi. Á kehm tongo ane ba jo toon-e re, “Etingitingi, n kp-n tongo re, elkohn eltaame ana nia n ka nyehn a nyehn go Israel.When Jesus heard this, He marveled and said to those following Him, “Truly I tell you, I have not found anyone in Israel with such great faith.

11N kp-n tongo re, Ane gbalee bahke lohngo go ero nfam, a erede nfam ba ji a Ebraham, a Aisik, go Jekob go ejahbetul Esowo, jo li nsol a bo.I say to you that many will come from the east and the west to share the banquet with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven.

12Wo, abon ntul ba jol lehke etul, bo bahke rodo bo, ro kak edi ji nkom ejannge li no. Owo ane bahke jo ling, fere jo kono amahn.”But the sons of the kingdom will be thrown into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.”

13Owo Jisos kehm tongo ntubesi a nsoja noo re, “Song kehnge! Ana a ma taame, ano wo bahke jolo ka-a.” Ngare nyꞌnehm ona nyi nlokeltum ewe nobo eyam ebe.Then Jesus said to the centurion, “Go! As you have believed, so will it be done for you.” And his servant was healed at that very hour.

14Jisos song rehnge kan etahk Pita, á kehm song nyehn nnyehn nkal a Pita nong kpꞌyame arumbum.When Jesus arrived at Peter’s house, He saw Peter’s mother-in-law sick in bed with a fever.

15Á kehm-e kooro go ebo, á kehm soro nob arumbum nyao, kehm soro tahm, kehm-e kehme elloko.So He touched her hand, and the fever left her, and she got up and began to serve Him.

16Eji elgung ba no, ane kehm koko ane gbalee ba bele abi atohko, ba go ege. Á kehm kame bo abi atohko nyao kpee yehke go ege ellum, fere lim aneb ayam kpee, bo nob,When evening came, many who were demon-possessed were brought to Jesus, and He drove out the spirits with a word and healed all the sick.

17eji lꞌlohko jol ana Esowo bungu sehng goji nnyehnamahr Aisaya re, “Á rodo elleenge enahre, fere sol ayam enyahre.”This was to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah: “He took up our infirmities and carried our diseases.”

18Eji Jisos nyehne ellong ane gbalee ba ma ba yiimi senng-e kak, á kehm tongo abatꞌtoono ebe re, “Wahr tahmen egbuk jehko!”When Jesus saw a large crowd around Him, He gave orders to cross to the other side of the sea.

19Owo ntꞌtibi atahm awohng kehm bake go ege, ba tong-e re, “Ntꞌtibi, m bahk-a toono rehng edi ajehng ajehng ji a fi no.”And one of the scribes came to Him and said, “Teacher, I will follow You wherever You go.”

20Jisos kehm-e faange re, “Akpangang kpi abing nya bo kpo woomo. Nruk kpi ntahk nyi bo kpo kang. Wo, Mmon no nne, edi ellohko esi ajehng ajehng á kpimm.”Jesus replied, “Foxes have dens and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay His head.”

21Nne noko no jolo ntꞌtoono Jisos kehm-e tongo re, “Nsoo, nong, me n tohko song kpa nsoo kak.”Another of His disciples requested, “Lord, first let me go and bury my father.”

22Owo Jisos kehm-e faange re, “Tahm toon-m, nong, akvne kpa atem akvne kak!”But Jesus told him, “Follow Me, and let the dead bury their own dead.”

23Jisos kehm yele go egbang, abatꞌtoono ebe tahm toon-e.When He got into the boat, His disciples followed Him.

24Owo egburu nfeb nyi nnen a nnen kehm ba kehme ellimi go eto jio, ebuku jo lim, bulu egbang. Ngare nyio Jisos jo lꞌlal.Suddenly a violent storm came up on the sea, so that the boat was engulfed by the waves. But Jesus was sleeping.

25Abatꞌtoono ebe kehm jeke go ege, song nyahm-e, kehm-e tongo re, “Nsoo, tahr-r, e kpꞌtane na a!”The disciples went and woke Him, saying, “Lord, save us! We are perishing!”

26Jisos kehm faange bo re, “Jen ji wahnge ń kpꞌfahle ana, wahn ji kpꞌkahn taame ntiil?” Owo á kehm mehle yiimi, kehm nyame nfeb, a ebuku. Edi kehm naange soom.“You of little faith,” Jesus replied, “why are you so afraid?” Then He got up and rebuked the winds and the sea, and it was perfectly calm.

27Owo kehm kpoko ane bao esi. Bo kehm bungu re, “Elkohn nne awo anae, no kpo bung tong nfeb, a ebuku, bo wuk-e?”The men were amazed and asked, “What kind of man is this? Even the winds and the sea obey Him!”

28Jisos kehm bake go Gadara ji jolo go egbuk eto jehko. Owo ane abal kehm lohngo edi ji alahm akvne jolo no, ba wan-e. Bo bele abi atohko go bo atahng. Bo jo mennge sehng. Jol nne awohng awohng joom sahb, sehng mbang nyio.When Jesus arrived on the other side in the region of the Gadarenes, He was met by two demon-possessed men coming from the tombs. They were so violent that no one could pass that way.

29Owo bo kehm biingi tiim re, “Anv, Mmon no Esowo, jen ji e kpi no me atemtem? Anv, a ba na re wo ba kak-r erema, eji ngare kala biinga?”“What do You want with us, Son of God?” they shouted. “Have You come here to torture us before the appointed time?”

30Ellong akuk jolo ona kpidi kpidi, jo li nsol.In the distance a large herd of pigs was feeding.

31Abi atohko kehm gboongo Jisos re, “A lꞌkehm-r kame yake, nong, wahr song yel akuk nyao go atahng.”So the demons begged Jesus, “If You drive us out, send us into the herd of pigs.”

32Owo Jisos kehm tongo bo re, “Songen!” Bo kehm soro lohng, song yel akuk nyao go atahng. Ellong akuk nio kehm soro rehm abahl, song fooro agbunggbung eto jio, yel go alahb tan.“Go!” He told them. So they came out and went into the pigs, and the whole herd rushed down the steep bank into the sea and died in the waters.

33Ane ba jo baabe akuk nyao, kehm soro be ebo tahm, song rehng go nla ejahbe, song tooro kpee, fere tooro ejum ji ma lim ane ba bele abi atohko.Those tending the pigs ran off into the town and reported all this, including the account of the demon-possessed men.

34Ejahbe jio kpee kehm tahme, song kpiri Jisos. Eji bo song nyehn-e, bo kehm-e gboongo re, á lub tahm ejahbe jio song.Then the whole town went out to meet Jesus. And when they saw Him, they begged Him to leave their region.

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