Matthew 12 (EWE)

1Gbe ɖeka la, Yesu kple eƒe nusrɔ̃lawo zɔ to bligble aɖewo me yina afi aɖe. Gbe ma gbe nye Dzudzɔgbe ŋkeke. Dɔ nɔ nusrɔ̃lawo wum ɣe ma ɣi, eya ta woŋe bli aɖewo, eye woklẽ wo heɖu.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.

2Farisitɔ aɖewo kpɔ wo, eye wohe nya ɖe Yesu ŋu gblɔ be, “Wò nusrɔ̃lawo wɔ nu siwo mele se nu o la le Dzudzɔgbe ŋkeke la dzi.”When the Pharisees saw this, they said to Him, “Look, Your disciples are doing what is unlawful on the Sabbath.”

3Ke Yesu bia wo be, “Miexlẽ nu si Fia David kple eŋutimewo wɔ esi dɔ wu wo la oa?Jesus replied, “Have you not read what David did when he and his companions were hungry?

4Eya kple eŋutimewo yi gbedoxɔ me, eye woɖu abolo tɔxɛ si mele se nu be woaɖu o, negbe nunɔlawo ko naɖu la.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.

5Miexlẽe le Mose ƒe Segbalẽ la me kpɔ be nunɔla siwo le dɔ wɔm le gbedoxɔ me la gblẽa Dzudzɔgbe ŋkeke ƒe kɔ la me le gbedoxɔ me gake nu vɔ̃ mele wo ŋu oa?Or haven’t you read in the Law that on the Sabbath the priests in the temple break the Sabbath and yet are innocent?

6Le nyateƒe me la, ame aɖe le afi sia si de ŋgɔ boo wu gbedoxɔ sia!But I tell you that One greater than the temple is here.

7Mawunya aɖe gblɔ be, ‘Nublanuikpɔkpɔ dim mele tso mia gbɔ, ke menye miaƒe vɔsawo o.’ Ne ɖe miese mawunya sia gɔme la, anye ne miahe nya ɖe ame siwo medze agɔ o la ŋu o,If only you had known the meaning of ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice,’ you would not have condemned the innocent.

8elabena Amegbetɔ Vi la nye Aƒetɔ na Dzudzɔgbe ŋkeke la gɔ̃ hã.”For the Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath.”

9Esia megbe la, eyi Yudatɔwo ƒe ƒuƒoƒe,Moving on from there, Jesus entered their synagogue,

10eye wòkpɔ ame aɖe si tsitsi lé asi na la le afi ma. Farisitɔ siwo nɔ afi ma la biae enumake be, “Ele se la nu be woada gbe le ame ŋu le Dzudzɔgbe ŋkeke la dzia?” Wonɔ mɔ kpɔm be aɖo eŋu be “Ɛ̃,” ne yewoatsɔ nya ɖe eŋu.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?”

11Ke Yesu ɖo eŋu na wo be, “Nenye be wò alẽ ge ɖe vudo me le Dzudzɔgbe ŋkeke dzi ɖe, màɖee le eme oa? Àɖee le eme godoo!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?

12Ke ɖe amegbetɔ ƒe agbe mele vevie wu alẽ tɔ oa? Eya ta ele se nu vavã be woawɔ dɔ nyui le Dzudzɔgbe ŋkekea dzi.”How much more valuable is a man than a sheep! Therefore it is lawful to do good on the Sabbath.”

13Azɔ egblɔ na ame si tsitsi lé asi na la be, “Dzɔ wò asi,” eye esi wòdzɔe la, eƒe asi gaɖɔ ɖo abe evelia ene.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.

14Le nu si Yesu wɔ ta la, Farisitɔwo yɔ takpekpe kpata aɖe be yewoawɔ ɖoɖo ɖe ale si yewoawɔ alée awu ŋuti.But the Pharisees went out and plotted how they might kill Jesus.

15Yesu nya susu vɔ̃ si ɖom Farisitɔawo nɔ, eya ta edzo le ƒuƒoƒe la, ke ame geɖewo kplɔe ɖo hoo, eye wòda gbe le dɔnɔ siwo katã nɔ wo dome la ŋu.Aware of this, Jesus withdrew from that place. Large crowds followed Him, and He healed them all,

16Ke exlɔ̃ nu wo vevie be womegana amewo nanya ame si yenye la o.warning them not to make Him known.

17Esia wu Nyagblɔɖila Yesaya ƒe nya si wògblɔ ɖi tso eŋuti la nu be,This was to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah:

18“Kpɔ ɖa esiae nye nye dɔla si metia, ame si melɔ̃ eye mekpɔa ŋudzedze le, matsɔ nye gbɔgbɔ kɔ ɖe eya amea dzi ne woadrɔ̃ ʋɔnu dzɔdzɔe na dukɔwo.“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.

19Mewɔa dzre alo doa ɣli o, eye mèle eƒe gbe se ge le ablɔwo dzi hã o!He will not quarrel or cry out; no one will hear His voice in the streets.

20Mewɔa fu ame gblɔewo alo tsia woƒe mɔkpɔkpɔ suetɔ gɔ̃ hã nu o. Le eƒe dziɖuɖu mamlɛtɔ me la, atsi dzrehehe ɖe sia ɖe nu,A bruised reed He will not break, and a smoldering wick He will not extinguish, till He leads justice to victory.

21eye eƒe ŋkɔ anye xexea me katã ƒe mɔkpɔkpɔ.”In His name the nations will put their hope.”

22Azɔ wokplɔ ame aɖe si me gbɔgbɔ vɔ̃ le, eye wònye ŋkuagbãtɔ kple aɖetututɔ la va Yesu gbɔe, eye wòda gbe le eŋu ale be wòte ŋu nɔ nu ƒom henɔ nu kpɔm nyuie hã.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.

23Nukunu sia wɔ moya na ameha la ale gbegbe be wodo ɣli gblɔ be, “Alo ame siae nye David ƒe Vi la?”The crowds were astounded and asked, “Could this be the Son of David?”

24Esi Farisitɔwo se nukunu si Yesu wɔ la, wogblɔ le wo ɖokuiwo me be, “Ame sia tea ŋu nyaa gbɔgbɔ vɔ̃ le amewo me to Belzebul si nye gbɔgbɔ vɔ̃wo ƒe fia la ƒe ŋusẽ me.”But when the Pharisees heard this, they said, “Only by Beelzebul, the prince of demons, does this man drive out demons.”

25Yesu nya nu si gblɔm wonɔ, eya ta eɖo eŋu na wo be, “Fiaɖuƒe si ma ɖe akpa eve, eye wotsi tsitre ɖe wo nɔewo ŋu la azu aƒedo, eye du alo aƒe si ma hetsi tsitre ɖe eya ŋutɔ ɖokui ŋu la agbã.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.

26Nenye be Satana gale Satana nyam le amewo me la, ekema eya hã tsi tsitre ɖe eya ŋutɔ ɖokui ŋu. Aleke eƒe fiaɖuƒe la anɔ te mahã?If Satan drives out Satan, he is divided against himself. How then can his kingdom stand?

27Ne 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.

28Nenye be Mawu ƒe Gbɔgbɔe metsɔ le gbɔgbɔ vɔ̃wo nyam la, ekema minyae be mawufiaɖuƒe la va ɖo mia dome.But if I drive out demons by the Spirit of God, then the kingdom of God has come upon you.

29“Gawu la, aleke ame awɔ ayi ɖe ŋusẽtɔ la ƒe aƒe me, bena yeaha eƒe aƒemenuwo le esi ne melé ŋusẽtɔ la bla gbã hafi o? Ele nɛ be wòabla ŋusẽtɔ ma gbã, ekema ate ŋu aha eƒe aƒemenuwo.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.

30Misee be 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.

31“Eya ŋuti mele egblɔm na mi be woatsɔ nu vɔ̃ sia nu vɔ̃ kple busunya sia busunya ake amewo, ke busunyagbɔgblɔ ɖe Gbɔgbɔ Kɔkɔe la ŋu ya la, womatsɔe ake o.Therefore I tell you, every sin and blasphemy will be forgiven men, but the blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven.

32Ne ame aɖe agblɔ nya ɖe Amegbetɔ Vi la ŋuti la, woatsɔe akee, ke ne ame aɖe agblɔ nya ɖe Gbɔgbɔ Kɔkɔe la ŋuti la, womatsɔe akee le agbe sia kple agbe si le vava ge la me o.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“Wotsɔa ati ɖe sia ɖe ƒe kutsetse tsɔna dzea sii. Ati nyui la, ku nyui wòtsena, eye ati manyomanyo hã tsea ku manyomanyo.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.

34Mi, da ƒe dzidzimeviwo! Aleke mi ame vɔ̃ɖi siawo miate ŋu agblɔ nya nyui aɖee? Elabena nya sia nya si ame gblɔna la tso eƒe dzi me.You brood of vipers, how can you who are evil say anything good? For out of the overflow of the heart the mouth speaks.

35Ame nyui ƒe nuƒo fiana be nu nyui wɔwɔ yɔ eƒe dzi me. Ke ame vɔ̃ɖi ya ƒe dzi me yɔna fũu kple nu vɔ̃, eye eƒe nuƒo ɖea vɔ̃ɖivɔ̃ɖinyenye sia fiana.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.

36Mele egblɔm na mi kple kakaɖedzi be, mia dometɔ ɖe sia ɖe ana akɔnta le nya vlo ɖe sia ɖe si ado tso eƒe nu me la ŋu le ʋɔnudrɔ̃gbe la,But I tell you that men will give an account on the day of judgment for every careless word they have spoken.

37eya ta minyae be nya si ado tso miaƒe nu me fifia lae afia afi si mianɔ le ʋɔnudrɔ̃gbe la, eye eyae woatsɔ atso afia na mi loo, alo woatsɔ abu fɔ mi.”For by your words you will be acquitted, and by your words you will be condemned.”

38Tete Yudatɔwo ƒe agbalẽfialawo kple Farisitɔ aɖewo bia tso esi be, “Nufiala, míedi dzesi kple nukunu aɖe tso gbɔwò.”Then some of the scribes and Pharisees said to Him, “Teacher, we want to see a sign from You.”

39Yesu ɖo eŋu gblɔ na wo be, “Dzidzime vɔ̃ɖi si wɔa ahasi le dzesi kple nukunu dim. Ke ɖeke meli wu Nyagblɔɖila Yona ƒe dzesi la o,Jesus replied, “A wicked and adulterous generation demands a sign, but none will be given it except the sign of the prophet Jonah.

40elabena abe ale si Yona nɔ tɔmelã gã la ƒe dɔ me ŋkeke etɔ̃ kple zã etɔ̃ ene la, nenema ke nye Amegbetɔ Vi la hã manɔ anyigba ƒe tu me ŋkeke etɔ̃ kple zã etɔ̃.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.

41Le ʋɔnudrɔ̃gbe la, Ninivetɔwo kura gɔ̃ hã abu fɔ dukɔ sia, 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.

42Nyɔnufia si tso Seba la atsi tsitre ɖe dukɔ sia ŋu le ʋɔnudrɔ̃gbe la, eye wòabu fɔe, elabena exa ɖe Solomo ƒe nunya ta tso didiƒe ke va egbɔ be yease eƒe nufiamenyawo, ke azɔ la, ame aɖe si kɔ wu Solomo la le mia dome.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“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,When an unclean spirit comes out of a man, it passes through arid places seeking rest and does not find it.

44ekema egblɔna be, ‘Matrɔ agayi aƒe si me medo le la boŋ.’ Ne etrɔ va la, ekpɔna be aƒea me ɖi gbɔlo, wokplɔ eme nyuie, eye nu sia nu le ɖoɖo nu.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.

45Ekema gbɔgbɔ vɔ̃ la yina ɖayɔa gbɔgbɔ vɔ̃ adre bubu siwo vɔ̃ɖi wui la kpena ɖe eɖokui ŋu, wogena ɖe amea me. Esia wɔnɛ be ame sia ƒe nɔnɔme gblẽna ɖe edzi wu tsã. Alea tututu wòanɔ na dzidzime vɔ̃ɖi siae.”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.”

46Esi Yesu ganɔ nu ƒom na ameha la, dadaa kple nɔviŋutsuwo nɔ aƒea godo, eye wonɔ didim be yewoaƒo nu kplii.While Jesus was still speaking to the crowds, His mother and brothers stood outside, wanting to speak to Him.

47Ame aɖe gblɔ nɛ be, “Dawò kple nɔviwò ŋutsuwo le aƒea godo le didim be yewoaƒo nu kpli wò.”Someone told Him, “Look, Your mother and brothers are standing outside, wanting to speak to You.”

48Yesu bia amea be, “Ame kae nye danye, eye ame kawoe nye nɔvinye ŋutsuwo?”But Jesus replied, “Who is My mother, and who are My brothers?”

49Azɔ edo esi ɖe nusrɔ̃lawo gbɔ gblɔ be, “Mikpɔ ame siawo ɖa! Woawoe nye danye kple nɔvinye ŋutsuwo.”Pointing to His disciples, He said, “Here are My mother and My brothers.

50Eyi edzi be, “Ame si le Fofonye si le dziƒo la ƒe lɔlɔ̃nu wɔm lae nye danye, nɔvinye ŋutsu kple nɔvinye nyɔnu.”For whoever does the will of My Father in heaven is My brother and sister and mother.”

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