Luke 11 (EWE) · Opened

1Gbe ɖeka Yesu nɔ gbe dom ɖa le teƒe aɖe. Esi wòwu nu la, eƒe nusrɔ̃lawo dometɔ ɖeka te ɖe eŋu, eye wògblɔ nɛ be, “Aƒetɔ, fia gbedodoɖa mí abe ale si Yohanes fia eƒe nusrɔ̃lawo ene.”One day in a place where Jesus had just finished praying, one of His disciples requested, “Lord, teach us to pray, just as John taught his disciples.”

2Yesu gblɔ na wo be, “Ale miado gbe ɖae nye esi: “ ‘Fofo, woade bubu wò ŋkɔ ŋuti, wò fiaɖuƒe neva.So Jesus told them, “When you pray, say: ‘Father, hallowed be Your name. Your kingdom come.

3Na nuɖuɖu mí gbe sia gbe,Give us each day our daily bread.

4tsɔ mìaƒe nu vɔ̃wo ke mí le, esi míetsɔ ame siwo daa vo ɖe mía ŋuti la tɔwo ke wo ta, eye mègakplɔ mí yi tetekpɔ me o.’ ”And forgive us our sins, for we also forgive everyone who sins against us. And lead us not into temptation.’”

5Yesu yi edzi gagblɔ na wo be, “Mitsɔe be, xɔ̃ aɖe le mia dometɔ ɖeka si, eye woyi xɔ̃a gbɔ zãtitina hegblɔ nɛ be, ‘Xɔ̃nye do abolo etɔ̃ nam,Then Jesus said to them, “Suppose one of you goes to his friend at midnight and says, ‘Friend, lend me three loaves of bread,

6elabena xɔ̃nye aɖe si le mɔ zɔm la va dzem, eye naneke meli matsɔ nɛ wòaɖu o.’because a friend of mine has come to me on a journey, and I have nothing to set before him.’

7“Mitsɔe be ame si le xɔ me la ɖo eŋu be, ‘Mègaɖe fu nam o. Míedo ʋɔa xoxo, eye nye kple vinyewo míemlɔ anyi. Nyemate ŋu afɔ ava na naneke wò o.’And suppose the one inside answers, ‘Do not bother me. My door is already shut, and my children and I are in bed. I cannot get up to give you anything.’

8“Mele egblɔm na mi be nenye be xɔ̃wòa mefɔ ʋu ʋɔa o, togbɔ be xɔ̃wò wònye hã la, ne èƒo ʋɔa atraɖii la, afɔ ava tsɔ nu sia nu si dim nèle la na wò, elabena èku kutri bia nu si dim nèle la atraɖii.I tell you, even though he will not get up to provide for him because of his friendship, yet because of the man’s persistence, he will get up and give him as much as he needs.

9Alea tututue wònɔna le gbedodoɖa hã me. Mibia nu, eye woana mi; midi nu, eye miakpɔe; miƒo ʋɔa, eye woaʋui na mi.So I tell you: Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you.

10Ame sia ame si biaa nu la, wonanɛ; ame sia ame si dia nu la, ekpɔnɛ, eya ta ne mieƒo ʋɔa ko la, woaʋui na mi.For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened.

11“Mi ame siwo nye vi fofowo ɖe, nenye be viwò bia tɔmelã ɖe, dalãe nàtsɔ nɛa?What father among you, if his son asks for a fish, will give him a snake instead?

12Alo ne ebia koklozi ɖe, ahɔ̃e nàtsɔ nɛa? Gbeɖe miewɔa esia o!Or if he asks for an egg, will give him a scorpion?

13“Azɔ nenye be mi ame siwo nye nu vɔ̃ wɔlawo mienaa nu nyui mia viwo la, ɖe mienya be mia Fofo si le dziƒo la anyo dɔ me, ana Gbɔgbɔ Kɔkɔe la ame siwo biae la oa?”So if you who are evil know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who ask Him!”

14Gbe ɖeka Yesu nya gbɔgbɔ vɔ̃ do goe le tokunɔ aɖe me, eye amea de asi nuƒoƒo me enumake. Ame siwo nɔ afi ma la kpɔ dzidzɔ hetso aseye le nukunu sia ta.One day Jesus was driving out a demon that was mute. And when the demon was gone, the man who had been mute spoke. The crowds were amazed,

15Gake ame aɖewo nɔ ameawo dome siwo gblɔ be, “Mewɔ nuku be ame sia le gbɔgbɔ vɔ̃wo nyam le amewo me o, elabena exɔ ŋusẽ tso Belzebul, si nye gbɔgbɔ vɔ̃wo ƒe fia la gbɔ!”but some of them said, “It is by Beelzebul, the prince of the demons, that He drives out demons.”

16Ame bubuwo di tso esi be wòana dzesi aɖewo nadze le yame si afia be eƒe ŋusẽ tso Mawu gbɔ vavã.And others tested Him by demanding a sign from heaven.

17Yesu dze si nu si nɔ ame siawo katã ƒe susu me, eya ta egblɔ be, “Ne dukɔ aɖe me tɔwo ma ɖe wo nɔewo ŋu hele aʋa wɔm la, dukɔa agbã, nenema ke nenye be aƒe aɖe me yɔ fũu kple dzre la, mate ŋu anɔ te o.”Knowing their thoughts, Jesus said to them, “Every kingdom divided against itself will be laid waste, and a house divided against a house will fall.

18Nenye be enye nyateƒe abe ale si miegblɔe be Belzebul ye le dɔ wɔm le menye be manya eƒe gbɔgbɔ vɔ̃wo ɖa la, aleke Satana ƒe fiaɖuƒe anɔ tee, nenye be ema ɖe eya ŋutɔ ŋuti?If Satan is divided against himself, how can his kingdom stand? After all, you say that I drive out demons by Beelzebul.

19Eye nenye be miele gbɔgblɔm be mele gbɔgbɔ vɔ̃wo nyam kple Belzebul ƒe ŋusẽ ɖe, ŋusẽ ka miaƒe amewo ya zãna ne wole gbɔgbɔ vɔ̃wo nyam? Miaƒe amewo boŋ neɖo nya si mietsɔ ɖe ŋutinye la ŋu na mi.And if I drive out demons by Beelzebul, by whom do your sons drive them out? So then, they will be your judges.

20Azɔ ne mele gbɔgbɔ vɔ̃wo nyam kple Mawu ƒe ŋusẽ la, ekema efia be mawufiaɖuƒe la va ɖo mia dome.But if I drive out demons by the finger of God, then the kingdom of God has come upon you.

21Nenye be ŋusẽtɔ aɖe kpla eƒe aʋawɔnuwo, eye wòle eƒe fiasã ŋu dzɔm la, eƒe nuwo anɔ dedie.When a strong man, fully armed, guards his house, his possessions are secure.

22Gake ne ame si sẽ ŋu wui va dze edzi, eye woxɔ ŋusẽ le esi la, axɔ eƒe aʋawɔnu siwo ŋu wòle ŋu ɖom ɖo la le esi, eye wòama eƒe nunɔamesiwo.But when someone stronger attacks and overpowers him, he takes away the armor in which the man trusted, and then he divides up his plunder.

23“Ame si mele dzinye o la, etsi tsitre ɖe ŋunye, eye ame si meƒoa ƒu nuwo kplim o la eyae kanɛ hlẽna.”He who is not with Me is against Me, and he who does not gather with Me scatters.

24“Ne gbɔgbɔ vɔ̃ aɖe do go le ame aɖe me la, eyia gbedzi, afi si wòtsana le ɣeyiɣi aɖe sinu nɔa sitsoƒe dim, ke ne mekpɔ ɖeke o la, etrɔna yina ɖe ame si me wòdo go le la me.When an unclean spirit comes out of a man, it passes through arid places seeking rest and does not find it. Then it says, ‘I will return to the house I left.’

25Ne wòkpɔ be wokplɔ yeƒe nɔƒe xoxo la wòle dzadzɛe, eye nu sia nu le ɖoɖo nu.On its return, it finds the house swept clean and put in order.

26Eyina ɖayɔa gbɔgbɔ vɔ̃ adre bubu siwo vɔ̃ɖi wui la wogena ɖe amea me. Esia wɔnɛ be ame sia ƒe nɔnɔme gblẽna ɖe edzi wu tsã.”Then it goes and brings 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.”

27Esi Yesu nɔ nya siawo gblɔm la, nyɔnu aɖe si nɔ ameawo dome la do ɣli be, “Mawu neyra dawò, ƒodo si me nèmlɔ kple no si nèno.”As Jesus was saying these things, a woman in the crowd raised her voice and said, “Blessed is the womb that bore You, and blessed are the breasts that nursed You!”

28Yesu ɖo eŋu nɛ be, “Enyo, gake woayra ame siwo sea mawunya la, eye wowɔa edzi pɛpɛpɛ.”But He replied, “Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and obey it.”

29Esi amehawo le ƒu ƒom ɖe edzi la, Yesu gblɔ be, “Esia nye dzidzime vɔ̃ɖi si le dzesi dim, gake womana dzesi aɖeke tsɔ wu Yona ƒe dzesi o.As the crowds were increasing, Jesus said, “This is a wicked generation. It demands a sign, but none will be given it except the sign of Jonah.

30Elabena ale si Yona nye dzesi na Ninivetɔwoe la, nenema ke Amegbetɔ Vi la anye dzesi na dzidzime siae.For as Jonah was a sign to the Ninevites, so the Son of Man will be a sign to this generation.

31Le ʋɔnudrɔ̃ŋkekea dzi la, Nyɔnufia si tso Seba la atsi tsitre afia asi dzidzime sia, eye wòabu fɔ wo, elabena ezɔ mɔ tso anyigba ƒe seƒe ke va be yease Solomo ƒe nufiamenyawo, ke azɔ ame aɖe si kɔ wu Solomo la le mia dome.The Queen of the South will rise at the judgment with the men of this generation and condemn them; for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and now One greater than Solomon is here.

32Ninivetɔwo kura gɔ̃ hã atsi tsitre le ʋɔnudɔdrɔ̃ la me ɖe dzidzime sia ŋu, eye woabu fɔe, elabena woawo la, wotrɔ dzime esime Yona va gblɔ mawunya na wo. Ke ame si kɔ wu Yona boo la le afii, gake dukɔ sia gbe be yewomaɖo toe o.”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.

33“Ame aɖeke mesia akaɖi tsɔnɛ ɣlana ɖe nu te o, ke boŋ etsɔnɛ dana ɖe akaɖiti dzi be wòaklẽ na ame siwo katã le xɔa me.No one lights a lamp and puts it in a cellar or under a basket. Instead, he sets it on a stand, so those who enter can see the light.

34Wò ŋkue nye akaɖi na wò ŋutilã. Ne wò ŋku dzi kɔ la, wò ame blibo la àyɔ fũu kple kekeli. Ke ne ŋku vɔ̃ɖi le asiwò la, màte ŋu akpɔ kekeli la o, elabena àtsi viviti me.Your eye is the lamp of your body. When your eyes are good, your whole body also is full of light. But when they are bad, your body is full of darkness.

35Eya ta kpɔ nyuie be kekeli si le mewò la naganye viviti o.Be careful, then, that the light within you is not darkness.

36Nenye be èkɔ le ɖokuiwò me, eye viviti aɖeke mele mewò o la, ekema wò gotagome hã aklẽ abe akaɖi keklẽ gã aɖee wosi ɖe mewò ene.”So if your whole body is full of light, with no part of it in darkness, you will be radiant, as though a lamp were shining on you.”

37Esi Yesu wu nya siawo gbɔgblɔ nu la, Farisitɔ aɖe kpee be wòava ɖu nu le ye gbɔ, ale wòyi ɖe egbɔ henɔ anyi ɖe kplɔ̃a ŋu.As Jesus was speaking, a Pharisee invited Him to dine with him; so He went in and reclined at the table.

38Ke esi Farisitɔ la kpɔ be Yesu meklɔ ŋui gbã hafi be yeaɖu nu o la, eƒe mo wɔ yaa.But the Pharisee was surprised to see that Jesus did not first wash before the meal.

39Aƒetɔ la gblɔ nɛ be, “Mi Farisitɔwo la, mieɖoa ŋu ɖo tsɔa dzigbɔɖi klɔa kplu kple agbawo ŋuti, gake miaƒe agbe me yɔ fũu kple ɖiƒoƒo, ŋubiabiã kple tamesesẽ.Then the Lord said, “Now you Pharisees clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside you are full of greed and wickedness.

40Mi movitɔwo! Menye Mawue wɔ nu sia nu godo kple eme oa?You fools! Did not the One who made the outside make the inside as well?

41Eya ta miklɔ nuawo me to dɔmenyowɔwɔ na ame dahewo me, eye mia ŋuti katã hã akɔ.But give as alms the things that are within you, and behold, everything will be clean for you.

42“Ke babaa na mi Farisitɔwo! Togbɔ be mieɖoa ŋku edzi tsɔa ahamɛ kple ƒãglo kpakple ama bubu ƒomeviwo katã ƒe ewolia naa Mawu hã la, miedrɔ̃a ʋɔnu dzɔdzɔe o, eye mieŋlɔna be be Mawu ƒe lɔlɔ̃ li gɔ̃ hã. Enyo be miatsɔ miaƒe nukpɔkpɔwo ƒe ewolia aɖo Mawu ŋkume, gake mele be miaŋlɔ nu vevi siawo be o.Woe to you Pharisees! For you pay tithes of mint, rue, and every herb, but you disregard justice and the love of God. You should have practiced the latter without neglecting the former.

43“Baba na mi Farisitɔwo! Elabena mielɔ̃a bubuteƒenɔnɔ le miaƒe ƒuƒoƒewo, eye miedina be amewo nado gbe na yewo kple bubu tɔxɛ nenye be miezɔ to ablɔ dzi va yina.Woe to you Pharisees! For you love the chief seats in the synagogues and the greetings in the marketplaces.

44“Babaa na mi. Ɖeko miele abe yɔdo siwo dzi gbe vu tsyɔ̃ ene. Amewo va toa mia dzi, eye womenyaa nu dziŋɔ si dzi zɔm wole o.”Woe to you! For you are like unmarked graves, which men walk over without even noticing.”

45Sefialawo dometɔ ɖeka si hã nɔ ameawo dome la yɔe, eye wògblɔ nɛ be, “Aƒetɔ, le nya si nègblɔ fifi laa me la, èdo vlo miawo hã.”One of the experts in the law told Him, “Teacher, when You say these things, You insult us as well.”

46Yesu ɖo eŋu nɛ be, “Babaa na mi sefialawo hã. Elabena mietsɔa agba kpekpe, siwo wu tsɔtsɔ la ɖoa amewo dzi, eye miawo ŋutɔ mietsɔa miaƒe asibidɛ ɖeka kaa agbawo ŋu o.“Woe to you as well, experts in the law!” He replied. “For you weigh men down with heavy burdens, but you yourselves will not lift a finger to lighten their load.

47“Babaa na mi! Elabena ɖeko miele abe mia tɔgbui siwo wu nyagblɔɖila siwo nɔ anyi tsã va yi la ene.Woe to you! For you build tombs for the prophets, but it was your fathers who killed them.

48Mieɖi ɖase, eye mieda asi ɖe nu si mia fofowo wɔ la dzi be enyo. Wowu nyagblɔɖilawo, eye miawo hã mieɖɔa woƒe yɔdowo ɖo.So you are witnesses consenting to the deeds of your fathers: They killed the prophets, and you build their tombs.

49Nu si Mawu gblɔ tso mia ŋu lae nye be, ‘Maɖo nyagblɔɖilawo kple apostolowo ɖe mi. Ke miawu ɖewo, eye mianya ɖewo de gbe.’Because of this, the wisdom of God said, ‘I will send them prophets and apostles; some of them they will kill and others they will persecute.’

50Woatsɔ nya ɖe mi dzidzime sia ŋu ɖe Mawu ƒe nyagblɔɖilawo ƒe ʋukɔkɔɖi tso keke xexe sia me ƒe gɔmedzedze ke ta.As a result, this generation will be charged with the blood of all the prophets that has been shed since the foundation of the world,

51Le nyateƒe me, woabu fɔ mi tso Abel ƒe ʋu dzi va se ɖe Zekaria, ame si wowu le vɔsamlekpui kple kɔkɔeƒe la dome la dzi. Le nyateƒe me la, woatsɔ fɔbubu sia ada ɖe dzidzime sia dzi.from the blood of Abel to the blood of Zechariah, who was killed between the altar and the sanctuary. Yes, I tell you, all of it will be charged to this generation.

52“Baba na mi senyalawo, elabena mietsɔ nunya la ƒe safui dzoe. Esi miawo ŋutɔ miegbe nu le egbɔ ta la, miexea mɔ na ame bubuwo bena womakpɔ mɔ axɔ nyateƒe la dzi ase o.”Woe to you experts in the law! For you have taken away the key to knowledge. You yourselves have not entered, and you have hindered those who were entering.”

53Esi wòdo go tso afi ma la, Farisitɔwo kple agbalẽfialawo tsi tsitre ɖe eŋu vevie, eye wole biabia vovovowo biamAs Jesus went on from there, the scribes and Pharisees began to oppose Him bitterly and to ply Him with questions about many things,

54be woalée le eƒe nuƒoƒo me.waiting to catch Him in something He might say.

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