Luke 5
1 On one occasion, while Jesus was standing by the Lake of Gennesaret with the crowd pressing in on Him to hear the word of God,
Gbe ɖeka esi Yesu le tsitre nɔ nu fiam le Genesaret ƒuta la, ameha gã aɖe va ƒo zi ɖe eŋu be yewoase Mawu ƒe nya la.
2 He saw two boats at the edge of the lake. The fishermen had left them and were washing their nets.
Yesu kpɔ ʋu eve siwo me ame aɖeke menɔ o la le ta la to. Ɖɔkplɔlawo nɔ woƒe ɖɔwo kpalam le tsia me.
3 Jesus got into the boat belonging to Simon and asked him to put out a little from shore. And sitting down, He taught the people from the boat.
Yesu yi ɖage ɖe ʋua ɖeka me, eye wògblɔ na Simɔn ame si tɔ nye ʋua be wòakui tso go ŋu ayi tsia dzi vie. Esi wòbɔbɔ nɔ eme la, efia nu ameha la tso afi ma.
4 When Jesus had finished speaking, He said to Simon, “Put out into deep water and let down your nets for a catch.”
Esi wòwu nuƒoa nu la, egblɔ na Simɔn be, “Azɔ miyi tsia ƒe gogloa ƒe ke ne miada ɖɔ ɖe afi ma ekema miaɖe lã fũu.”
5 “Master,” Simon replied, “we have worked hard all night without catching anything. But because You say so, I will let down the nets.”
Simɔn ɖo eŋu nɛ be, “Amegã, egbe zã bliboa katã míeda ɖɔ ʋuu, gake míeɖe naneke o, gake esi nègblɔe ko la, míagada ɖɔ la.”
6 When they had done so, they caught such a large number of fish that their nets began to tear.
Wogada ɖɔ la ake ke azɔ la, woɖe lã ale gbegbe be woƒe ɖɔwo koe de asi vuvu me!
7 So they signaled to their partners in the other boat to come and help them, and they came and filled both boats so full that they began to sink.
Ale Simɔn kple nɔvia wodo ɣli yɔ wo nɔvi siwo nɔ ʋu bubu me le tsia dzi la be woava kpe ɖe yewo ŋu. Woɖe lã fũu wòyɔ ʋu eveawo ale gbegbe be ʋuawo di be yewoanyrɔ gɔ̃ hã.
8 When Simon Peter saw this, he fell at Jesus’ knees. “Go away from me, Lord,” he said, “for I am a sinful man.”
Simɔn Petro kpɔ nu si va dzɔ la, eya ta wòdze klo ɖe Yesu kɔme hegblɔ be, “O, Aƒetɔ, meɖe kuku dzo le mía gbɔ, elabena nye nu vɔ̃wo sɔ gbɔ ŋutɔ, eye nyemedze be mate ɖe ŋuwò o.”
9 For he and his companions were astonished at the catch of fish they had taken,
Elabena lã geɖe si woɖe la wɔ nuku na Petro kple eƒe dɔwɔhatiwo.
10 and so were his partners James and John, the sons of Zebedee. “Do not be afraid,” Jesus said to Simon. “From now on you will catch men.”
Nenema kee nye Yakobo kple Yohanes ame siwo nye Zebedeo viwo, eye woganye Simɔn ƒe dɔwɔhatiwo hã. Yesu gblɔ na wo be, “Migavɔ̃ o. Tso azɔ dzi heyina la, miazu amewo ɖelawo!”
11 And when they had brought their boats ashore, they left everything and followed Him.
Esi wova ɖi go teti ko la, wogblẽ woƒe nuwo katã ɖe afi ma hedze Yesu yome.
12 While Jesus was in one of the towns, a man came along who was covered with leprosy. When he saw Jesus, he fell facedown and begged Him, “Lord, if You are willing, You can make me clean.”
Gbe ɖeka la, Yesu kpɔ kpodɔléla aɖe le kɔƒe aɖe si me wòɖi tsa de la me. Esi kpodɔléla la kpɔ Yesu ko la, edze klo tsyɔ̃ mo anyi heɖe kuku nɛ vevie be wòada gbe le ye ŋu. Egblɔ be, “Aƒetɔ, ne èlɔ̃ la, na be ŋutinye nakɔ.”
13 Jesus reached out His hand and touched the man. “I am willing,” He said. “Be clean!” And immediately the leprosy left him.
Yesu ka asi ŋutsua hegblɔ be, “Mèlɔ̃, ŋutiwò nekɔ!” Ŋutsua ŋuti kɔ enumake, eye dɔ la vɔ le eŋu.
14 “Do not tell anyone,” Jesus instructed him. “But go, show yourself to the priest and present the offering Moses prescribed for your cleansing, as a testimony to them.”
Azɔ Yesu de se nɛ be, “Mègagblɔ nu sia na ame aɖeke o, ke boŋ yi nàtsɔ ɖokuiwò fia nunɔla la, eye nàna vɔsanu siwo Mose ɖo ɖi na ameŋukɔkɔ abe ɖaseɖiɖi na wo ene.”
15 But the news about Jesus spread all the more, and great crowds came to hear Him and to be healed of their sicknesses.
Nya sia kaka ɖe teƒe geɖewo xoxo, eye ame geɖewo ŋutɔ ƒo zi ɖe eŋu be yewoase eƒe mawunya, eye wòada gbe hã le yewo ŋu.
16 Yet He frequently withdrew to the wilderness to pray.
Gake zi geɖe la, edia ɣeyiɣi aɖe dona le wo dome dzaa yia gbedzi afi aɖe ɖadoa gbe ɖa.
17 One day Jesus was teaching, and the Pharisees and teachers of the law were sitting there. People had come from Jerusalem and from every village of Galilee and Judea, and the power of the Lord was present for Him to heal the sick.
Gbe ɖeka esi Yesu nɔ nu fiam la, Farisitɔwo kple sefialawo va teƒea va nɔ to ɖomii. Ame siawo tso du siwo katã le Galilea, Yudea kple Yerusalem la me. Aƒetɔ la ƒe dɔyɔŋusẽ va edzi be wòada gbe le wo ŋu.
18 Just then some men came carrying a paralyzed man on a mat. They tried to bring him inside to set him before Jesus,
Kasia, ame aɖewoe nye esiwo kɔ lãmetututɔ aɖe ɖe aba dzi va doe. Wodze agbagba ɖe sia ɖe be yewoato ameha la dome akɔe yi Yesu gbɔe,
19 but they could not find a way through the crowd. So they went up on the roof and lowered him on his mat through the tiles into the middle of the crowd, right in front of Jesus.
gake womete ŋui o le amewo ƒe agbɔsɔsɔ ta. Le esia ta wolia xɔa, eye woɖe do ɖe etame, heɖiɖi lãmetututɔ la kple eƒe aba ɖe Yesu kɔme tututu.
20 When Jesus saw their faith, He said, “Friend, your sins are forgiven.”
Esi Yesu kpɔ woƒe xɔse la, egblɔ na dɔnɔa be, “Ŋutsu, wotsɔ wò nu vɔ̃wo ke wò.”
21 But the scribes and Pharisees began thinking to themselves, “Who is this man who speaks blasphemy? Who can forgive sins but God alone?”
Farisitɔwo kple agbalẽfiala siwo nɔ ameawo dome la bia wo nɔewo be, “Ame ka ƒomevi tututu ame sia buna be yenye? Egblɔ busunya! Elabena ame kae ate ŋu atsɔ nu vɔ̃ ake tsɔ wu Mawu?”
22 Knowing what they were thinking, Jesus replied, “Why are you thinking these things in your hearts?
Yesu nya nu si ŋu bum wonɔ, eya ta eɖo ŋu na wo be, “Aleke wɔ nuwɔna sia ɖe fu na miaƒe susuwo alea?
23 Which is easier: to say, ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or to say, ‘Get up and walk?’
Kae bɔbɔ wu, be woagblɔ na ame sia be, ‘Wotsɔ wò nu vɔ̃wo ke wò’ alo woagblɔ nɛ be, ‘Tso, nàzɔ azɔli mahã’?
24 But so that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on the earth to forgive sins...” He said to the paralytic, “I tell you, get up, pick up your mat, and go home.”
Ke ne mianyae bena ŋusẽ le Amegbetɔ Vi la si be wòatsɔ nu vɔ̃ ake le anyigba dzi.” Ale wògblɔ na lãmetututɔ la be, “Tsi tsitre nàŋlɔ wò aba nàyi aƒe me.”
25 And immediately the man stood up before them, took what he had been lying on, and went home glorifying God.
Ame sia ame ke ŋku ɖi be yeakpɔ nu, kasia, ŋutsua tsi tsitre ɖe eƒe afɔ eveawo dzi, ŋlɔ eƒe aba, eye wòɖo ta aƒe me henɔ Mawu kafum bobobo.
26 Everyone was taken with amazement and glorified God. They were filled with awe and said, “We have seen remarkable things today.”
Ame siwo katã nɔ afi ma la ƒe mo wɔ yaa eye vɔvɔ̃ ɖo wo, wokafu Mawu nɔ gbɔgblɔm be, “Míekpɔ nu madzɔkpɔ aɖe egbe.”
27 After this, Jesus went out and saw a tax collector named Levi sitting at the tax booth. “Follow Me,” He told him,
Esi Yesu dzo le du sia me yina la, ekpɔ dugadzɔla aɖe si ame sia ame nya nyuie le eƒe amebaba ta. Dugadzɔla sia ŋkɔe nye Levi eye wònɔ anyi ɖe dugadzɔƒe. Yesu gblɔ nɛ be, “Va dze yonyeme ne nàzu nye nusrɔ̃lawo dometɔ ɖeka.”
28 and Levi got up, left everything, and followed Him.
Ale Levi gblẽ nu sia nu ɖi, eye wòtso enumake hedze eyome.
29 Then Levi hosted a great banquet for Jesus at his house. A large crowd of tax collectors was there, along with others who were eating with them.
Eteƒe medidi o, Levi ɖo kplɔ̃ na Yesu, eye wòkpe etɔ nudzɔla bubuwo hã ɖe kplɔ̃ sia ŋu le eƒe aƒe me.
30 But the Pharisees and their scribes complained to Jesus’ disciples, “Why do you eat and drink with tax collectors and sinners?”
Farisitɔwo kple agbalẽfialawo kpɔ kpɔtsotso le Yesu ƒe nuwɔna sia ŋu, eye wohe nya kple eƒe nusrɔ̃lawo vevie be Yesu ɖua nu henoa nu kple dugadzɔlawo kple nu vɔ̃ wɔlawo.
31 Jesus answered, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick.
Yesu ɖo eŋu na wo be, “Menye lãmesesẽtɔwoe hiã gbedala o, ke boŋ dɔnɔwoe.
32 I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners, to repentance.”
Menye ame dzɔdzɔewo ta meva ɖo o, ke boŋ nu vɔ̃ wɔlawo ko, hena dzimetɔtrɔ.”
33 Then they said to Him, “John’s disciples and those of the Pharisees frequently fast and pray, but Yours keep on eating and drinking.”
Ameawo gayi edzi bia Yesu be nu ka tae eƒe nusrɔ̃lawo metsia nu dɔna hedoa gbe ɖa abe ale si Yohanes ƒe nusrɔ̃lawo kple Farisitɔwo wɔnɛ ene o, ke boŋ eƒe nusrɔ̃lawo ya la nuɖuɖu kple nunono dzi ko wonɔna gbe sia gbe hã.
34 Jesus replied, “Can you make the guests of the bridegroom fast while He is with them?
Ke Yesu bia wo be, “Ne wokpe amewo be woava do dzidzɔ ɖe srɔ̃ɖelawo ŋu ɖe, ɖe amekpekpe siawo agbe nuɖuɖu le esime srɔ̃tɔ la ŋutɔ li kpli wo mahã?
35 But the time will come when the bridegroom will be taken from them; then they will fast.”
Gake ɣeyiɣi li gbɔna esi woava kplɔ srɔ̃tɔ la adzoe le ameawo gbɔ, eye ne edzɔ alea la, woatsi nu dɔ le ɣeyiɣi ma me.”
36 He also told them a parable: “No one tears a piece of cloth from a new garment and sews it on an old one. If he does, he will tear the new garment as well, and the patch from the new will not match the old.
Azɔ Yesu do lo sia na wo be, “Ame aɖeke metsɔa avɔnuɖeɖi yeye kaa avɔ xoxo si vuvu lae o. Ne wotsɔ avɔnuɖeɖi yeye ka avɔ xoxo si vuvu la, menya kpɔna o; gawu la, enana be avɔa ƒe teƒe si woka la gavuvuna ɖe edzi wu tsã.
37 And no one pours new wine into old wineskins. If he does, the new wine will burst the skins, the wine will spill, and the wineskins will be ruined.
Nenema ke womekɔa aha yeye ɖe lãgbalẽgolo xoxo me o; ne wowɔ esia la, aha yeye la ƒe ŋusẽ ana be lãgbalẽgolo xoxo la awo, eye aha la katã akɔ ɖe anyigba.
38 Instead, new wine is poured into new wineskins.
Ke boŋ lãgbalẽgolo yeye mee wòdze be woakɔ aha yeye ɖo.
39 And no one after drinking old wine wants new, for he says, ‘The old is better.’”
Nenema kee ame aɖeke menoa aha tsitsi vɔ teti ko ganoa yeyetɔ tɔtɔnɛ o, elabena wogblɔna godoo be, ‘Mɔ xoxotɔwo nyo wu.’”
