Matthew 13
1 In that day, Jesus, departing from the house, sat down beside the sea.
Gbe ma gbe Yesu do go tso aƒea me yi ɖanɔ anyi ɖe ƒua nu.
2 And such great crowds were gathered to him that he climbed into a boat and he sat down. And the entire multitude stood on the shore.
Ameha gã aɖe gaƒo ƒu ɖe eŋu ale gbegbe be ege ɖe ʋu aɖe me, eye wòyi ɖe ƒua dzi vie nɔ anyi, ke ameha la tɔ ɖe ƒua ta.
3 And he spoke many things to them in parables, saying: “Behold, a sower went out to sow seed.
Egblɔ nya geɖewo na wo to lododo me be, “Agbledela aɖe yi nuku wu ge.
4 And while he was sowing, some fell beside the road, and the birds of the air came and ate it.
Esi wònɔ nukua wum la, ɖewo ge ɖe mɔ to, eye xeviwo va fɔ wo mi.
5 Then others fell in a rocky place, where they did not have much soil. And they sprung up promptly, because they had no depth of soil.
Ɖewo hã ge ɖe kpenyigba dzi, afi si ke sue aɖe ko nɔ; nuku siawo tsi vlɔvlɔvlɔ,
6 But when the sun rose up, they were scorched, and because they had no roots, they withered.
gake esi ŋdɔ ʋu ɖe wo dzi la, woyrɔ, eye woku, elabena woƒe kewo mede to o.
7 Still others fell among thorns, and the thorns increased and suffocated them.
Nuku bubuwo ge ɖe ŋu me, eye ŋu vu tsyɔ wo dzi woku.
8 Yet some others fell upon good soil, and they produced fruit: some one hundred fold, some sixty fold, some thirty fold.
Ke nuku aɖewo hã ge ɖe anyigba nyuitɔ dzi, eye womie, tsi hetse ku geɖewo, ɖewo tse blaetɔ̃, bubuwo tse blaade, eye ɖewo hã tse alafa.
9 Whoever has ears to hear, let him hear.”
Ame si to senu li na la nesee.”
10 And his disciples drew near to him and said, “Why do you speak to them in parables?”
Eƒe nusrɔ̃lawo va egbɔ va biae be, “Nu ka ta ɣe sia ɣi ko nènɔa nu fiam amewo to lododo me ɖo?”
11 Responding, he said to them: “Because it has been given to you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but it has not been given to them.
Eɖe eme na wo be wo nusrɔ̃lawo ko wona mɔnukpɔkpɔ be woanya nu si dziƒofiaɖuƒe la nye, ke womena mɔnukpɔkpɔ sia ame bubuwo o.
12 For whoever has, it shall be given to him, and he shall have in abundance. But whoever has not, even what he has shall be taken away from him.
Ame si si nu le la, eyae woana nui ale be nu si le esi la nasɔ gbɔ ɖe edzi, ke ame si si nu mele o la, sue si le esi hã la, woaxɔe le esi wòatsi asi ƒuƒlu.
13 For this reason, I speak to them in parables: because seeing, they do not see, and hearing they do not hear, nor do they understand.
Nu sia tae metsɔa lododo fia nu amewoe ɖo be; “Togbɔ be woanɔ nua kpɔm hã la, womakpɔe adze sii o, eye woanɔ esem, gake womase egɔme o.
14 And so, in them is fulfilled the prophecy of Isaiah, who said, ‘Hearing, you shall hear, but not understand; and seeing, you shall see, but not perceive.
Nya sia wu nyagblɔɖila Yesaya ƒe nyagblɔɖi sia nu be, “‘Miaƒe towo ase nyawo gake miase wo gɔme o, Miaƒe ŋkuwo akpɔ nu gake miele si dze gee o.
15 For the heart of this people has grown fat, and with their ears they hear heavily, and they have closed their eyes, lest at any time they might see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and be converted, and then I would heal them.’
Elabena ame siawo ƒe dziwo ku atri; woƒe towo hã mesea nu o, eye womiã woƒe ŋkuwo. Ne menye nenema o la, woakpɔ nu kple woƒe ŋkuwo, ase nu kple woƒe towo, ase nu gɔme kple woƒe dziwo, woatrɔ ɖe ŋunye eye mayɔ dɔ wo.’
16 But blessed are your eyes, because they see, and your ears, because they hear.
Ke woayra miaƒe ŋkuwo, elabena wokpɔa nu kple miaƒe towo hã elabena wosea nu.
17 Amen I say to you, certainly, that many of the prophets and the just desired to see what you see, and yet they did not see it, and to hear what you hear, and yet they did not hear it.
Mele egblɔm na mi nyateƒetɔe be, nyagblɔɖila geɖewo kple ame dzɔdzɔe geɖewo di vevie be yewoakpɔ nu siwo kpɔm miele, eye yewoase nya siwo sem miele la, gake womete ŋui o.
18 Listen, then, to the parable of the sower.
“Lo si medo tso nukuwula ŋuti la ƒe gɔmeɖeɖee nye esi!
19 With anyone who hears the word of the kingdom and does not understand it, evil comes and carries away what was sown in his heart. This is he who received the seed by the side of the road.
Anyigba alo mɔ to, afi si nuku aɖewo ge ɖo la nye ame aɖe ƒe dzi. Ame sia sea nyanyui la tso mawufiaɖuƒe la ŋuti, gake mesea egɔme o, ale Satana va ɖea nyanyui la le eƒe dzi me.
20 Then whoever has received the seed upon a rocky place, this is one who hears the word and promptly accepts it with joy.
Kpenyigba lae nye ame si sea nyanyui la, eye eƒe dzi xɔnɛ kple dzidzɔ,
21 But he has no root in himself, so it is only for a time; then, when tribulation and persecution occur because of the word, he promptly stumbles.
gake abe nuku siwo miena ɖe anyigba ma ƒomevi dzi ene la, woƒe kewo medea to o, eye togbɔ be wotsina vlɔvlɔvlɔ hã la, ne yometiti va ko la, wogbɔdzɔna.
22 And whoever has received the seed among thorns, this is he who hears the word, but the cares of this age and the falseness of riches suffocate the word, and he is effectively without fruit. (aiōn g165)
Anyigba si dzi yɔ kple ŋuve lae nye ame si sea mawunya la, gake dzitsitsi ɖe xexemenuwo kple kesinɔnuwo ŋu hea eƒe susu ɖa tso mawunya la gbɔ, eya ta metsea ku aɖeke na Mawu o. (aiōn g165)
23 Yet truly, whoever has received the seed into good soil, this is he who hears the word, and understands it, and so he bears fruit, and he produces: some a hundred fold, and another sixty fold, and another thirty fold.”
Anyigba nyui lae nye ame si ƒe dzi sea mawunya la, eye wòsea egɔme, eye eya hã ɖakplɔa ame blaetɔ̃, blaade alo alafa ɖeka bubu gɔ̃ hã vaa dziƒofiaɖuƒe la mee.”
24 He proposed another parable to them, saying: “The kingdom of heaven is like a man who sowed good seed in his field.
Lo bubu si Yesu gado hãe nye esi: “Dziƒofiaɖuƒe la le abe ame si ƒã bli ɖe eƒe agble me ene,
25 But while the men were sleeping, his enemy came and sowed weeds amid the wheat, and then went away.
ke esi wòmlɔ anyi le zã me la, eƒe futɔ va ƒã gbeku vɔ̃wo ɖe bliawo dome.
26 And when the plants had grown, and had produced fruit, then the weeds also appeared.
Esi bliawo de asi tsitsi me la, gbeku vɔ̃awo hã tsi kpli wo.
27 So the servants of the Father of the family, approaching, said to him: ‘Lord, did you not sow good seed in your field? Then how is it that it has weeds?’
“Agbleatɔ ƒe dɔlawo va agbletɔ la gbɔ va biae be, ‘Aƒetɔ, alo menye nuku nyui nèƒã ɖe wò abɔ me oa? Afi ka gbeku vɔ̃ siawo tso?’
28 And he said to them, ‘A man who is an enemy has done this.’ So the servants said to him, ‘Is it your will that we should go and gather them up?’
“Agbletɔ la ɖo eŋu na wo be, ‘Futɔ aɖe kokokoe wɔ nenem nu sia.’ “Dɔlawo biae be, ‘Ekema mího gbeku vɔ̃awo ƒu gbe mahã?’
29 And he said: ‘No, lest perhaps in gathering the weeds, you might also root out the wheat together with it.
“Eɖo eŋu na wo be, ‘Gbeɖe, migawɔe o, ne miebe yewoaho gbeku vɔ̃awo la, miaho blia hã,
30 Permit both to grow until the harvest, and at the time of the harvest, I will say to the reapers: Gather first the weeds, and bind them into bundles to burn, but the wheat gather into my storehouse.’”
eya ta mina wo katã natsi aduadu va se ɖe nuŋeɣi, ekema mana nuŋelawo naho gbekuawo, atɔ dzo wo, eye woatsɔ bli la akɔ ɖe nye ava me!’”
31 He proposed another parable to them, saying: “The kingdom of heaven is like a grain of mustard seed, which a man took and sowed in his field.
Lo bubu si wògado na wo lae nye esi: “Dziƒofiaɖuƒe la le abe ʋuti ƒe ku si nye atikutsetse suetɔ kekeake si wodo ɖe anyigba ƒe tu me ene.
32 It is, indeed, the least of all seeds, but when it has grown, it is greater than all the plants, and it becomes a tree, so much so that the birds of the air come and dwell in its branches.”
Togbɔ be enye atiku suetɔ wu le atikuwo dome hã la, ne etsi la, ezua ati gã si ƒoa atiwo katã ta, eye xeviwo va wɔa atɔ ɖe alɔawo me hekpɔa gbɔdzɔe.”
33 He spoke another parable to them: “The kingdom of heaven is like leaven, which a woman took and hid in three measures of fine wheat flour, until it was entirely leavened.”
Yesu yi edzi kple lododo bubu be, “Dziƒofiaɖuƒe la ɖi nuʋãnu si nyɔnu aɖe tsɔ de abolomɔ me, eye wòwɔ dɔ to abolomɔ blibo la me va se ɖe esime wòʋã nyuie.”
34 All these things Jesus spoke in parables to the crowds. And he did not speak to them apart from parables,
Yesu wɔa lododo ŋu dɔ zi geɖe nenye be wòle nu ƒom na amewo; ne ele nu ƒom na wo la, lododo sɔŋ ko ŋu dɔ wòwɔna,
35 in order to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet, saying: “I will open my mouth in parables. I will proclaim what has been hidden since the foundation of the world.”
elabena woawu nya si nyagblɔɖilawo gblɔ ɖi la nu be, “Maƒo nu to lododowo me, eye maɖe nu ɣaɣla siwo li tso xexeme ƒe gɔmedzedzea me ke la gɔme.”
36 Then, dismissing the crowds, he went into the house. And his disciples drew near to him, saying, “Explain to us the parable of the weeds in the field.”
Azɔ egblẽ ameha la ɖe kpɔa godo, eye wòge ɖe aƒea me. Eƒe nusrɔ̃lawo va egbɔ gblɔ be, “Ɖe lo si nèdo tso bligble kple gbeku vɔ̃wo ŋuti la gɔme na mí.”
37 Responding, he said to them: “He who sows the good seed is the Son of man.
Egblɔ na wo be, “Enyo, maɖe egɔme na mi. Nyee nye agbledela si ƒã bli ɖe nye agble me la.
38 Now the field is the world. And the good seeds are the sons of the kingdom. But the weeds are the sons of wickedness.
Agble lae nye xexea me, eye bli lae nye ame si le mawufiaɖuƒe la me, ke gbeku vɔ̃ɖiwoe nye dzimaxɔsetɔwo.
39 So the enemy who sowed them is the devil. And truly, the harvest is the consummation of the age; while the reapers are the Angels. (aiōn g165)
Futɔ si ƒã gbeku vɔ̃wo ɖe blia me lae nye Abosam. Nuŋeɣi lae nye xexea me ƒe nuwuwu, eye nuŋelawoe nye mawudɔlawo. (aiōn g165)
40 Therefore, just as weeds are gathered up and burned with fire, so shall it be at the consummation of the age. (aiōn g165)
“Le lododo sia me la, woɖe gbeku vɔ̃ɖiawo ɖe aga, eye wotɔ dzo wo; nenema ke wòanɔ le xexea me ƒe nuwuwu. (aiōn g165)
41 The Son of man shall send out his Angels, and they shall gather from his kingdom all who lead astray and those who work iniquity.
Madɔ nye dɔlawo ɖa, eye woaƒo ame vɔ̃ɖiwo kple nuɖianuwo katã nu ƒu, aɖe wo ɖa le mawufiaɖuƒe la me;
42 And he shall cast them into the furnace of fire, where there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
woatsɔ wo aƒu gbe ɖe kpodzo me, afi si avifafa kple aɖukliɖuɖu geɖe anɔ.
43 Then the just ones shall shine like the sun, in the kingdom of their Father. Whoever has ears to hear, let him hear.
Ke ame dzɔdzɔewo aklẽ abe ɣe ene le wo Fofo ƒe fiaɖuƒe la me. Ame si to senu li na la nese nya siawo.
44 The kingdom of heaven is like a treasure hidden in a field. When a man finds it, he hides it, and, because of his joy, he goes and sells everything that he has, and he buys that field.
“Dziƒofiaɖuƒe la le abe kesinɔnu aɖe si ŋu ame aɖe va ke ɖo le anyigba aɖe me ene. Eye le dzidzɔ si wòkpɔ le kesinɔnu sia ŋuti ta la, edzra nu sia nu si le esi la be yeakpɔ ga atsɔ aƒle anyigba sia kple kesinɔnu la katã.
45 Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant seeking good pearls.
“Megale egblɔm na mi be, dziƒofiaɖuƒe la ɖi dzonusitsala si le dzonu nyuiwo dim be yeaƒle adzra la.
46 Having found one pearl of great value, he went away and sold all that he had, and he bought it.
Eva kpɔ dzonu aɖe si xɔ asi ŋutɔ, eya ta eyi ɖadzra nu siwo katã le esi la, eye wòƒle dzonu sia.
47 Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a net cast into the sea, which gathers together all kinds of fish.
“Dziƒofiaɖuƒe la gasɔ kple tɔƒodela aɖe si da asabu ɖe tɔ me, eye wòɖe lã vovovowo, ɖuɖuawo kple maɖumaɖuawo siaa la.
48 When it has been filled, drawing it out and sitting beside the shore, they selected the good into vessels, but the bad they threw away.
Esi wòhe asabu la va gotae la, enɔ anyi tia lã ɖuɖuawo ɖe teƒe ɖeka, ke esiwo womeɖuna o la, etsɔ wo ƒu gbe.
49 So shall it be at the consummation of the age. The Angels shall go forth and separate the bad from the midst of the just. (aiōn g165)
Alea tututu wòanɔ le xexea me ƒe nuwuwu hã. Mawudɔlawo ava ma ame vɔ̃ɖiwo ɖa tso ame dzɔdzɔewo gbɔ, (aiōn g165)
50 And they shall cast them into the furnace of fire, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
eye woatsɔ wo aƒu gbe ɖe kpodzo me, afi si avifafa kple aɖukliɖuɖu geɖe anɔ.”
51 Have you understood all these things?” They say to him, “Yes.”
Azɔ ebia nusrɔ̃lawo be, “Miese nya siawo gɔmea?” Woɖo eŋu be, “Ɛ̃, míese wo gɔme.”
52 He said to them, “Therefore, every scribe well-taught about the kingdom of heaven, is like a man, the father of a family, who offers from his storehouse both the new and the old.”
Ale wòɖo eŋu na wo be, “Eya ta sefiala ɖe sia ɖe si wofia nui tso dziƒofiaɖuƒe la ŋuti la le abe aƒetɔ aɖe si ɖe eƒe kesinɔnu yeye kple xoxoa siaa do goe tso eƒe nudzraɖoƒe la ene.”
53 And it happened that, when Jesus had completed these parables, he went away from there.
Esi Yesu wu lododo siawo nu la, edzo le afi ma.
54 And arriving in his own country, he taught them in their synagogues, so much so that they wondered and said: “How can such wisdom and power be with this one?
Etrɔ yi fofoawo de, eye wòfia nu le woƒe ƒuƒoƒe, ke ewɔ nuku na wo ŋutɔ. Wobia be, “Afi ka ame sia xɔ nunya kple nukunu gã siwo wɔm wòle la tsoe mahã?
55 Is this not the son of a workman? Is not his mother called Mary, and his brothers, James, and Joseph, and Simon, and Jude?
Ɖe menye eyae nye atikpala la ƒe viŋutsu oa? Ɖe menye dadaa ŋkɔe nye Maria, eye nɔvia ŋutsuwoe nye Yakobo, Yosef, Simɔn kple Yuda oa?
56 And his sisters, are they not all with us? Therefore, from where has this one obtained all these things?”
Ɖe nɔvia nyɔnuwo katã mele mía dome oa? Ekema afi ka gɔ̃ ŋutsu sia kpɔ nu siawo katã tsoe?”
57 And they took offense at him. But Jesus said to them, “A prophet is not without honor, except in his own country and in his own house.”
Ale wokpɔ nuɖiaɖia le eŋu. Ke Yesu gblɔ na wo be, “Wodea bubu Nyagblɔɖila ŋu le afi sia afi negbe le eya ŋutɔ ƒe dedu me kple eya ŋutɔ ƒe aƒe me ko.”
58 And he did not work many miracles there, because of their unbelief.
Ale mewɔ nukunu geɖewo le afi ma o, le woƒe dzimaxɔse ta.
