Matthew 15
1 Then Pharisees and scribes came to Jesus from Jerusalem, saying,
Da bi, Farisifo ne Yudafo mpanyin no bi fi Yerusalem baa Yesu nkyɛn bebisaa no se,
2 “Why do your disciples disobey the tradition of the elders? For they do not wash their hands when they eat bread.”
“Adɛn nti na wʼasuafo no nni Yudafo amanne so? Yɛn amanne a yɛhohoro yɛn nsa ho ansa na yɛadidi no, wonni so.”
3 He answered them, “Why do you also disobey the commandment of God because of your tradition?
Yesu nso bisaa wɔn se, “Adɛn nti na mo nso mode mo amanne no bu Onyankopɔn mmaransɛm so?
4 For God commanded, ‘Honor your father and your mother,’ and, ‘He who speaks evil of father or mother, let him be put to death.’
Ebi ne sɛ, Onyankopɔn mmara no ka se, ‘Di wʼagya ne wo na ni,’ na baako nso ne sɛ, ‘Obiara a ɔbɛka asɛmmɔne afa nʼawofo ho no, ɛsɛ sɛ wokum no,’
5 But you say, ‘Whoever may tell his father or his mother, “Whatever help you might otherwise have gotten from me is a gift devoted to God,”
Na mo de, nea moka ne sɛ, sɛ obi ka kyerɛ ne na anaa nʼagya se, ‘Mewɔ ade bi a anka metumi de aboa mo, nanso mede rekɔma Onyankopɔn’ a, ɛnyɛ bɔne.
6 he shall not honor his father or mother.’ You have made the commandment of God void because of your tradition.
Enti mo ara monam mo mmara a moahyɛ so bu Onyankopɔn mmara a ɔhyɛɛ sɛ di wʼagya ne wo na ni no so.
7 You hypocrites! Well did Isaiah prophesy of you, saying,
Mo nyaatwomfo! Sɛ Yesaia hyɛɛ mo ho nkɔm sɛ,
8 ‘These people draw near to me with their mouth, and honor me with their lips; but their heart is far from me.
“‘Saa nnipa yi ka sɛ wodi me ni, nanso wɔn koma mmɛn me.
9 And they worship me in vain, teaching as doctrine rules made by men.’”
Wɔsom me ani so kɛkɛ, efisɛ wɔkyerɛkyerɛ mmara a onipa ayɛ na ɛnyɛ nea efi Onyankopɔn.’”
10 He summoned the multitude, and said to them, “Hear, and understand.
Afei Yesu frɛɛ nnipadɔm no ka kyerɛɛ wɔn se, “Muntie nea meka no na mommɔ mmɔden nte ase.
11 That which enters into the mouth does not defile the man; but that which proceeds out of the mouth, this defiles the man.”
Ɛnyɛ ade a ɛbɛkɔ onipa mu no na ɛmma ne ho ntew, na mmom, nea ebefi ne mu aba no na egu ne ho fi.”
12 Then the disciples came and said to him, “Do you know that the Pharisees were offended when they heard this saying?”
Nsɛm a Yesu kaa yi maa nʼasuafo no ba bɛka kyerɛɛ no se, “Wunim sɛ wo nsɛm a wokaa no ama Farisifo no bo afuw?”
13 But he answered, “Every plant which my heavenly Father did not plant will be uprooted.
Yesu buaa wɔn se, “Dua biara a ɛnyɛ mʼagya na oduae no, wobetu akyene.
14 Leave them alone. They are blind guides of the blind. If the blind guide the blind, both will fall into a pit.”
Mummmua wɔn koraa! Na wɔyɛ anifuraefo a wɔrekyerɛ anifuraefo kwan nti wɔn nyinaa bɛkɔ akɔtew ahwe amoa mu.”
15 Peter answered him, “Explain the parable to us.”
Petro ka kyerɛɛ Yesu se, “Kyerɛ yɛn bɛ no ase.”
16 So Jesus said, “Do you also still not understand?
Yesu nso bisaa no se, “Ampa ara sɛ monte ase?
17 Do not you understand that whatever goes into the mouth passes into the belly and then out of the body?
Munnim sɛ ade a ɛfa onipa anom no fa onipadua no mu na asan aba bio?
18 But the things which proceed out of the mouth come out of the heart, and they defile the man.
Asɛm a ho ntew biara fi koma a mu ntew mu ma egu nea ɔkaa saa asɛm no ho fi.
19 For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, sexual sins, thefts, false testimony, and blasphemies.
Koma mu na adwemmɔne, awudi, ayefasɛm, aguamammɔ, korɔn, atoro ne ntwatoso fi.
20 These are the things which defile the man; but to eat with unwashed hands does not defile the man.”
Eyinom na egu onipa ho fi. Nanso sɛ obi anhohoro ne nsa sɛnea mo amanne te no na odidi a, ne ho nguu fi honhom mu.”
21 Jesus went out from there and withdrew into the region of Tyre and Sidon.
Yesu fii ɔman no mu hɔ kɔɔ Tiro ne Sidon.
22 Behold, a Canaanite woman came out from those borders and cried, saying, “Have mercy on me, Lord, you son of David! My daughter is severely possessed by a demon!”
Kanaanni bea bi a ɔte ɔman no mu hɔ de osu baa Yesu nkyɛn bɛkae se, “Awurade, Dawid Ba, hu me mmɔbɔ! Honhommɔne hyɛ me ba mu na sɛ ɛka ne ho a, ɛma ne ho yeraw no.”
23 But he answered her not a word. His disciples came and begged him, saying, “Send her away; for she cries after us.”
Yesu anka hwee. Nʼasuafo no hyɛɛ no sɛ ɔmpam ɔbea no mfi hɔ. Wotii mu ka kyerɛɛ no se, “Ka kyerɛ no na omfi ha nkɔ, na ɔde nʼadesrɛ no retuatua yɛn aso.”
24 But he answered, “I was not sent to anyone but the lost sheep of the house of Israel.”
Yesu ka kyerɛɛ ɔbea no se, “Wɔsomaa me baa Yudafo, Israel nguan a wɔayera no nkyɛn na ɛnyɛ amanamanmufo.”
25 But she came and worshiped him, saying, “Lord, help me.”
Ɔba bɛkotow no kɔɔ so srɛɛ no se, “Me wura, boa me!”
26 But he answered, “It is not appropriate to take the children’s bread and throw it to the dogs.”
Yesu ka kyerɛɛ no se, “Enye sɛ wobegye aduan afi mmofra nsam atow ama akraman.”
27 But she said, “Yes, Lord, but even the dogs eat the crumbs which fall from their masters’ table.”
Ɔbea no nso buae se, “Ɛwɔ mu saa de, nanso akraman no nso tumi di mporoporowa a efi wɔn wura no pon so gu fam no.”
28 Then Jesus answered her, “Woman, great is your faith! Be it done to you even as you desire.” And her daughter was healed from that hour.
Yesu ka kyerɛɛ ɔbea no se, “Ɔbea, wo gyidi mu yɛ den. Mɛyɛ wʼabisade ama wo.” Ɛhɔ ara, ne babea no ho tɔɔ no.
29 Jesus departed from there and came near to the sea of Galilee; and he went up on the mountain and sat there.
Yesu san baa Galilea po no ho. Ɔforo kɔtenaa bepɔw bi so.
30 Great multitudes came to him, having with them the lame, blind, mute, maimed, and many others, and they put them down at his feet. He healed them,
Nnipa bebree de mpakye, anifuraefo, apirafo, mum ne wɔn a wɔyare nyarewa ahorow baa ne nkyɛn sɛ ɔnsa wɔn yare, ma ɔsaa wɔn nyinaa yare.
31 so that the multitude wondered when they saw the mute speaking, the injured healed, the lame walking, and the blind seeing—and they glorified the God of Israel.
Nnipa no ho dwiriw wɔn. Wɔn a wɔnkasaa da kasae; mpakye nyaa ahoɔden; na mmubuafo nantew huruhuruwii na anifuraefo huu ade. Nnipadɔm no ho dwiriw wɔn ma wɔkamfoo Israel Nyankopɔn.
32 Jesus summoned his disciples and said, “I have compassion on the multitude, because they have continued with me now three days and have nothing to eat. I do not want to send them away fasting, or they might faint on the way.”
Afei Yesu frɛɛ nʼasuafo no nyinaa baa ne nkyɛn ka kyerɛɛ wɔn se, “Nnipa yi yɛ me mmɔbɔ. Wɔabedi me nkyɛn ha nnansa. Aduan a ɛwɔ ha nyinaa nso asa. Nanso mempɛ sɛ mema wɔkɔ wɔn afi mu a wonnidii, anyɛ saa a, wɔbɛtotɔ piti wɔ kwan so.”
33 The disciples said to him, “Where could we get so many loaves in a deserted place as to satisfy so great a multitude?”
Nʼasuafo no nso bisaa no se, “Sare so ha de, ɛhe na yebenya nnipadɔm yi ano aduan?”
34 Jesus said to them, “How many loaves do you have?” They said, “Seven, and a few small fish.”
Yesu nso bisaa wɔn se, “Brodo dodow ahe na mowɔ?” Wobuae se, “Yɛwɔ brodo ason ne mpataa kakraa bi.”
35 He commanded the multitude to sit down on the ground;
Yesu ka kyerɛɛ nnipadɔm no maa wɔn nyinaa tenatenaa ase wɔ sare no so.
36 and he took the seven loaves and the fish. He gave thanks and broke them, and gave to the disciples, and the disciples to the multitudes.
Afei ɔfaa brodo ason no ne mpataa no, hyiraa so na obubuu mu de maa asuafo no se wɔmfa mma nnipadɔm no nni.
37 They all ate and were filled. They took up seven baskets full of the broken pieces that were left over.
Wɔn nyinaa dii aduan no mee pintinn.
38 Those who ate were four thousand men, in addition to women and children.
Wɔn a wodii saa aduan no, na wɔn dodow yɛ nnipa mpem anan a wɔankan mmea ne mmofra anka ho. Wodidi wiei no, akyi mporoporowa a wɔtasee no yɛɛ nkɛntɛn ason.
39 Then he sent away the multitudes, got into the boat, and came into the borders of Magdala.
Eyi akyi na Yesu gyaa nkurɔfo no kwan, maa ɔno nso kɔtenaa ɔkorow mu twa kɔɔ Magadan.
