Luke 14 (EWE) · Opened

1Gbe ɖeka le Dzudzɔgbe dzi, Yesu yi nuɖuƒe le Farisitɔwo ƒe amegã aɖe ƒe aƒe me, eye wonɔ ŋku lém ɖe eŋu vevie.One Sabbath, Jesus went to eat in the home of a leading Pharisee, and those in attendance were watching Him closely.

2Afi ma ŋutsu aɖe si nɔ tetedɔ lém la dze ŋgɔe.Right there before Him was a man with dropsy.

3Ke Yesu bia Farisitɔ kple senyala siwo nɔ tsitre ɖe afi ma be, “Ele se nu be woada gbe le ame ŋu le Dzudzɔgbe ŋkekea dzia?”So Jesus asked the experts in the law and the Pharisees, “Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath or not?”

4Womeɖo biabia la ŋu nɛ o, ale Yesu lé dɔnɔa ƒe alɔnu, eye wòda gbe le eŋu. Emegbe la, eɖe mɔ nɛ wòdzo.But they remained silent. Then Jesus took hold of the man, healed him, and sent him on his way.

5Yesu gatrɔ ɖe ameawo ŋu bia wo be, “Mia dometɔ kae mewɔa dɔ le Dzudzɔgbe ŋkeke dzi o. Nenye be via alo eƒe nyi ge dze do me le Dzudzɔgbe ŋkekea dzi ɖe, meɖenɛ enumake oa?”And He asked them, “Which of you whose son or ox falls into a pit on the Sabbath day will not immediately pull him out?”

6Ameawo mete ŋu ɖo biabia sia hã ŋu nɛ o.And they were unable to answer these questions.

7Yesu kpɔ be ame siwo katã wokpe be woava ɖu nua la tia kplɔ̃a ta. Le esia ta edo lo na wo gblɔ be,When Jesus noticed how the guests chose the places of honor, He told them a parable:

8“Nenye be wokpe wò ɖe srɔ̃ɖekplɔ̃ ŋu la, mègaʋli be yeanɔ kplɔ̃ ta o, elabena ne ame ŋkuta aɖe si ŋu bubu le wu wò la va la,“When you are invited to a wedding banquet, do not sit in the place of honor, in case someone more distinguished than you has been invited.

9ne edzɔ nenema la, ame si kpe wò la akplɔe va afi si nènɔ eye wòagblɔ na wò be, ‘Tso nàtsɔ wò nɔƒe na ame sia.’ Esia ana be ŋu akpe wò, eye nàyi aɖanɔ zikpui sia zikpui si le kplɔ̃a ƒe nuwuwu lɔƒo la dzi.Then the host who invited both of you will come and tell you, ‘Give this man your seat.’ And in humiliation, you will have to take the last place.

10“Nu si boŋ wòle be nàwɔe nye esi, yi ɖanɔ teƒe aɖe le kplɔ̃a ƒe nuwuwu, eye ne ame si kpe wò la ŋutɔ kpɔ wò la, ava gblɔ na wò be, ‘Nɔvi, míegblẽ nɔƒe nyui aɖe ɖi na wò!’ Ale wòade bubu ŋuwò le ame siwo katã wòkpe la ŋkume.But when you are invited, go and sit in the last place, so that your host will come and tell you, ‘Friend, move up to a better place.’ Then you will be honored in front of everyone at the table with you.

11Ame sia ame si dina be ye ŋutɔ yeade bubu ye ɖokui ŋu la, woabɔbɔe ɖe anyi, eye ame si abɔbɔ eɖokui la, woade bubu eŋu.”For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and the one who humbles himself will be exalted.”

12Azɔ etrɔ ɖe ame si kpee ɖe kplɔ̃ ŋu la gbɔ gblɔ nɛ be, “Ne èɖo kplɔ̃ la, mègakpe xɔ̃wòwo, nɔviwòwo kple wò ƒometɔwo kple kesinɔtɔwo o. Elabena woawo hã ava kpe wò ɖe kplɔ̃ ŋu emegbe.Then Jesus said to the man who had invited Him, “When you host a dinner or a banquet, do not invite your friends or brothers or relatives or rich neighbors. Otherwise, they may invite you in return, and you will be repaid.

13Boŋ la, kpe ame dahewo, tekunɔwo, lãmetututɔwo kple ŋkunɔwo.But when you host a banquet, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, and the blind,

14Ekema le ame dzɔdzɔewo ƒe tsitretsitsiŋkekea dzi la, Mawu ŋutɔ axe fe na wò be èwɔ dɔmenyo na ame siwo mate ŋu aɖo eteƒe na wò o.”and you will be blessed. Since they cannot repay you, you will be repaid at the resurrection of the righteous.”

15Esi ŋutsu aɖe si nɔ kplɔ̃a ŋu kple Yesu la se nya siawo la, egblɔ na Yesu be, “Woayra ame siwo aɖu abolo le mawufiaɖuƒe la me!”When one of those reclining with Him heard this, he said to Jesus, “Blessed is everyone who will eat at the feast in the kingdom of God.”

16Yesu ɖo eƒe nya la ŋu nɛ be, “Ŋutsu aɖe ɖo kplɔ̃ gã aɖe, eye wòkpe ame geɖewo.But Jesus replied, “A certain man prepared a great banquet and invited many guests.

17Esi nu sia nu sɔ gbe vɔ be wɔnawo nadze egɔme la, edɔ eƒe subɔvi ɖe ame siwo wòkpe la gbɔ be wòaɖayɔ wo vɛ.When it was time for the banquet, he sent his servant to tell those who had been invited, ‘Come, for everything is now ready.’

18“Gake ame sia ame de asi taflatsedodo me esi subɔvi la yi. Ame ɖeka do taflatse be yeƒle anyigba aɖe eye yedi be yeayi aɖalé ŋku ɖe eme, eya ta yemate ŋu ava o.But one after another they all began to make excuses. The first one said, ‘I have bought a field, and I need to go see it. Please excuse me.’

19“Bubu hã do taflatse be yeƒle nyitsu ewo be woawɔ dɔ le yeƒe agble me, eya ta yeyina wo do ge akpɔ.Another said, ‘I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I am going to try them out. Please excuse me.’

20“Ame bubu hã gado taflatse be nyitsɔ laa ko yeɖe srɔ̃, eya ta yemate ŋu agblẽ nyɔnu la ɖi ava o.Still another said, ‘I have married a wife, so I cannot come.’

21“Subɔvi la trɔ va gblɔ nya siwo ameawo gblɔ la na eƒe aƒetɔ. Dɔ me ve aƒetɔa ŋutɔ, eya ta edɔ eƒe subɔvi la wòyi dua ƒe ablɔwo dzi kple kpɔdomewo ɖayɔ nubialawo, tekunɔwo, lãmetututɔwo kple ŋkunɔwo va kplɔ̃a ŋui.The servant returned and reported all this to his master. Then the owner of the house became angry and said to his servant, ‘Go out quickly into the streets and alleys of the city, and bring in the poor, the crippled, the blind, and the lame.’

22“Togbɔ be dɔla la wɔ esia hã la, egblɔ be, ‘Aƒetɔ wowɔ se si nède la dzi, gake nɔƒe gali.’‘Sir,’ the servant replied, ‘what you ordered has been done, and there is still room.’

23“Aƒetɔ la gagblɔ na subɔvia be, ‘Enyo, yi dua ƒe mɔ gãwo dzi kple kpɔwo godo, eye nàƒoe ɖe ame siwo katã nàkpɔ la nu be woava, be aƒea me nayɔ.So the master told his servant, ‘Go out to the highways and hedges and compel them to come in, so that my house will be full.

24Elabena mele egblɔm na mi be ame siwo katã mekpe gbã la ƒe ɖeke maɖɔ nu siwo meɖa na wo la ƒe ɖeke kpɔ o.’ ”For I tell you, not one of those men who were invited will taste my banquet.’”

25Ame geɖe ŋutɔ nɔ Yesu yome nɔ yiyim. Ale wòtrɔ ɖe wo ŋu hegblɔ na wo be.Now large crowds were traveling with Jesus, and He turned and said to them,

26“Ame si di be yeanɔ yonyeme la, ele nɛ be wòalɔ̃m wu fofoa, dadaa, srɔ̃a, viawo, nɔvia ŋutsu alo nɔvia nyɔnu. Ɛ̃, le nyateƒe me, ele nɛ be wòalɔ̃m wu eya ŋutɔ ƒe agbe gɔ̃ hã. Ne menye nenema o la, mate ŋu anye nye nusrɔ̃la o.“If anyone comes to Me and does not hate his father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters—yes, even his own life—he cannot be My disciple.

27Ame si matsɔ eƒe atitsoga akplɔm ɖo o la mate ŋu anye nye nusrɔ̃la o.And whoever does not carry his cross and follow Me cannot be My disciple.

28“Ne ame aɖe be yeanɔ yonyeme la, ele be wòabu eŋuti kpɔ nyuie hafi. Ame kae aɖo be yeatu xɔ ke mawɔ akɔnta tso ga home si wòagblẽ la ŋu, eye wòakpɔe ɖa be ga si le ye si la ade xɔa tutu nu o mahã?Which of you, wishing to build a tower, does not first sit down and count the cost to see if he has the resources to complete it?

29Ne mewɔ nenema o, wòɖo xɔa ƒe gɔmeɖokpewo anyi, eye mete ŋu tui wu enu o la, ame siwo katã kpɔe la ade asi fewuɖuɖu le eŋu me.Otherwise, if he lays the foundation and is unable to finish the work, everyone who sees it will ridicule him,

30Woaɖu fewu hã le eŋu be, ‘Mikpɔ ame ma ɖa! Eyae dze xɔ ma tutu gɔme, gake mete ŋu wu enu hafi ga vɔ le esi o.’saying, ‘This man could not finish what he started to build.’

31“Alo fia kae atso kpla ko ayi aʋa, ke mayɔ eƒe aɖaŋudelawo be woawɔ akɔnta le futɔwo ƒe agbɔsɔsɔ ŋu, akpɔe ɖa be yeƒe asrafo akpe ewo ate ŋu aɖu futɔwo tɔ akpe blaeve dzi hã o?Or what king on his way to war with another king will not first sit down and consider whether he can engage with ten thousand men the one coming against him with twenty thousand?

32Nenye be wòkpɔe be yeƒe asrafowo mate ŋu aɖu dzi o la, adɔ ame ɖo ɖe futɔwo gbɔ be yeawɔ ŋutifafa kple wo hafi woava ɖo eƒe du gbɔ.And if he is unable, he will send a delegation while the other king is still far off, to ask for terms of peace.

33Ale ame aɖeke mate ŋu anye nye nusrɔ̃la o, negbe ɖe wònɔ anyi gbã, bu eƒe kesinɔnuwo katã ŋu, eye wògbe nu le wo gbɔ ɖe tanye hafi!In the same way, any one of you who does not give up everything he has cannot be My disciple.

34“Dze la, nu vevi ye, ke ne dze bu eƒe vivi la, ŋudɔwɔnu kae wòganye?Salt is good, but if the salt loses its savor, with what will it be seasoned?

35Menyo na anyigba alo na aɖukpo dzi hã o; ɖeko woatsɔe aƒu gbe. “Ame si to senu li na la nesee.”It is fit neither for the soil nor for the manure pile, and it is thrown out. He who has ears to hear, let him hear.”

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