Matthew 15
1 Then the scribes and the Pharisees came to him from Jerusalem, saying:
Farisitɔ aɖewo kple agbalẽfialawo hã tso Yerusalem va be yewoalé nya aɖewo kpɔ kple Yesu.
2 “Why do your disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? For they do not wash their hands when they eat bread.”
Wobiae be, “Nu ka ta wò nusrɔ̃lawo mewɔna ɖe mí Yudatɔwo ƒe blemakɔnuwo dzi o ɖo? Womewɔa kɔnu si míewɔna heklɔa asi le ɖoɖo tɔxɛ aɖe nu hafi ɖua nu o.”
3 But responding, he said to them: “And why do you transgress the commandment of God for the sake of your tradition? For God said:
Yesu ɖo eŋu na wo be, “Miawo hã, nu ka ta miaƒe kɔnuwo tsi tsitre ɖe Mawu ƒe sewo ŋuti ɖo?
4 ‘Honor your father and mother,’ and, ‘Whoever will have cursed father or mother shall die a death.’
Le kpɔɖeŋu me, Mawu ƒe Se gblɔ be, ‘Bu fofowò kple dawò; ame si tsi tsitre ɖe edzilawo ŋuti la, ku kee wòaku.’
5 But you say: ‘If anyone will have said to father or mother, “It is dedicated, so that whatever is from me will benefit you,”
Ke miawo miegblɔ be, ne ame aɖe gblɔ na fofoa alo dadaa be, ‘Nu si ke matsɔ akpe ɖe ŋutiwòe la, metsɔe wɔ adzɔgbeɖeɖe ƒe nunanae na Mawu’ la,
6 then he shall not honor his father or his mother.’ So have you nullified the commandment of God, for the sake of your tradition.
megahiã be wòatsɔe ade bubu fofoa ŋuti o. Ale miegbe Mawu ƒe nyadziwɔwɔ be mialé miawo ŋutɔ ƒe nuɖoanyiwo me ɖe asi.
7 Hypocrites! How well did Isaiah prophesy about you, saying:
Mi alakpanuwɔlawo! Yesaya gblɔe ɖi nyuie le mia ŋuti be,
8 ‘This people honors me with their lips, but their heart is far from me.
“‘Ame siawo le buyem kple woƒe nuyiwo, gake woƒe dziwo te ɖa xaa tso gbɔnye.
9 For in vain do they worship me, teaching the doctrines and commandments of men.’”
Viɖe aɖeke mele woƒe subɔsubɔ ŋuti o, elabena wofiaa woawo ŋutɔ ƒe se siwo wowɔ la, eye woɖe asi le Mawu ƒe sewo ŋuti.’”
10 And having called the multitudes to him, he said to them: “Listen and understand.
Yesu yɔ ameha la, eye wògblɔ na wo be, “Miɖo to nya si gblɔ ge mala la, be miase egɔme nyuie.
11 A man is not defiled by what enters into the mouth, but by what proceeds from the mouth. This is what defiles a man.”
Menye nu si ame ɖuna lae nana wòzua ame makɔmakɔ o, ke boŋ nu si ame buna kple nya si wògblɔna lae.”
12 Then his disciples drew near and said to him, “Do you know that the Pharisees, upon hearing this word, were offended?”
Nusrɔ̃lawo va biae be, “Ènya be nya si nègblɔ la ve dɔ me na Farisitɔwo ŋutɔa?”
13 But in response he said: “Every plant which has not been planted by my heavenly Father shall be uprooted.
Yesu ɖo eŋu na wo be, “Ati sia ati si Fofonye si le dziƒo la medo o la, woahoe kple ke.
14 Leave them alone. They are blind, and they lead the blind. But if the blind are in charge of the blind, both will fall into the pit.”
Miɖe asi le wo ŋuti! Mɔfiala ŋkuagbãtɔwo wonye. Ne ŋkuagbãtɔ le ŋkuagbãtɔ kplɔm la, wo kple eve la woage ɖe do me.”
15 And responding, Peter said to him, “Explain this parable to us.”
Petro biae be wòaɖe lododo la me na yewo.
16 But he said: “Are you, even now, without understanding?
Yesu bia wo be, “Ke miawo hã, miese nya sia gɔme oa?
17 Do you not understand that everything that enters into the mouth goes into the gut, and is cast into the sewer?
Mienyae be nu si ame ɖuna la toa eƒe dɔkaviwo me, eye wòdenɛ le nugodo me oa?
18 But what proceeds from the mouth, goes forth from the heart, and those are the things that defile a man.
Nya vlo doa go tso egblɔla ƒe dzi me, eye wòƒoa ɖi ame.
19 For from the heart go out evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false testimonies, blasphemies.
Elabena ame ƒe dzi mee susu vɔ̃ɖiwo, hlɔ̃dodo, ahasiwɔwɔ, matrewɔwɔ, fififi, aʋatsokaka kple ameŋugbegblẽ doa go tsona.
20 These are the things that defile a man. But to eat without washing hands does not defile a man.”
Nu siawoe ƒoa ɖi ame, ke ne mèwɔ asikɔklɔ ƒe kɔnu hafi ɖu nu o la, maƒo ɖi wò o!”
21 And departing from there, Jesus withdrew into the areas of Tyre and Sidon.
Yesu dzo le nuto ma me, eye wòzɔ mɔ kilomita blaenyi sɔŋ yi Tiro kple Sidon nutowo me.
22 And behold, a woman of Canaan, going out from those parts, cried out, saying to him: “Take pity on me, Lord, Son of David. My daughter is badly afflicted by a demon.”
Kanan nyɔnu aɖe si le afi ma la va egbɔ va ɖe kuku nɛ vevie be, “O, Aƒetɔ, Fia David ƒe Vi, kpɔ nye nublanui! Gbɔgbɔ vɔ̃ ge ɖe vinye nyɔnuvi me, eye wòwɔa fui ɣe sia ɣi.”
23 He did not say a word to her. And his disciples, drawing near, petitioned him, saying: “Dismiss her, for she is crying out after us.”
Ke Yesu meɖo nya aɖeke ŋu nɛ o; mekpe kpe dee hã o. Eƒe nusrɔ̃lawo va ƒoe ɖe enu be nenyae wòadzo. Wogblɔ be, “Gblɔ nɛ be nedzo, elabena eƒe ɣlidodo le to me vem na mí.”
24 And responding, he said, “I was not sent except to the sheep who have fallen away from the house of Israel.”
Yesu gblɔ na nyɔnu la be, “Ɖe Mawu dɔm be mava Israel dukɔ si le abe alẽ bubu ene la ko gbɔ.”
25 But she approached and adored him, saying, “Lord, help me.”
Ke nyɔnu la te ɖe eŋu kpokploe hede ta agu nɛ gaɖe kuku nɛ be, “Aƒetɔ, ve nunye ko!”
26 And responding, he said, “It is not good to take the bread of the children and cast it to the dogs.”
Yesu gblɔ nɛ be, “Menyo be maxɔ nuɖuɖu le ɖeviwo si atsɔ na avuwo o.”
27 But she said, “Yes, Lord, but the young dogs also eat from the crumbs that fall from the table of their masters.”
Nyɔnu la ɖo eŋu be, “Ɛ̃, Aƒetɔ, ele eme nenema, gake avuvi siwo le kplɔ̃ te la ɖua abolo wuwlui siwo gena ɖe anyigba tso woƒe aƒetɔ ƒe kplɔ̃ dzi.”
28 Then Jesus, responding, said to her: “O woman, great is your faith. Let it be done for you just as you wish.” And her daughter was healed from that very hour.
Yesu gblɔ nɛ be, “Nyɔnu, wò xɔse lolo ŋutɔ! Nu si dim nèle la neva eme na wò.” Eye enumake via nyɔnuvi la ƒe lãme sẽ.
29 And when Jesus had passed from there, he arrived beside the sea of Galilee. And ascending onto a mountain, he sat down there.
Yesu trɔ yi Galilea ƒua nu azɔ, eye wòyi ɖanɔ togbɛ aɖe si le afi ma lɔƒo la dzi.
30 And great multitudes came to him, having with them the mute, the blind, the lame, the disabled, and many others. And they cast them down at his feet, and he cured them,
Ameha gã aɖe nye zi ɖe edzi le afi sia. Wokplɔ dɔnɔ siwo nye lãmetututɔwo, ŋkunɔwo, aɖetututɔwo, nuwɔametɔwo kple dɔ bubu ƒomevi geɖe lélawo la vɛ nɛ, eye wòyɔ dɔ wo katã.
31 so much so that the crowds wondered, seeing the mute speaking, the lame walking, the blind seeing. And they magnified the God of Israel.
Enye nukunu blibo! Aɖetututɔwo nɔ nu ƒom kple dzidzɔ, ame siwo ƒe abɔ kple atawo menyo o la gaɖo nɔnɔme nyui me, tekunɔwo alo bafawo nɔ kpo tim, nɔ yiyim, eye ŋkuagbãtɔwo nɔ nu kpɔm nyuie! Nyateƒe, ameha gã la ƒe nu ku, eye wokafu Israel ƒe Mawu la.
32 And Jesus, calling together his disciples, said: “I have compassion on the crowds, because they have persevered with me now for three days, and they do not have anything to eat. And I am not willing to dismiss them, fasting, lest they faint along the way.”
Azɔ Yesu yɔ eƒe nusrɔ̃lawo va egbɔ gblɔ na wo be, “Ame gbogbo siawo ƒe nu wɔ nublanui nam ŋutɔ. Ŋkeke etɔ̃e nye esia wole yonyeme, eye nuɖuɖu hã vɔ le wo si. Nyemedi be maɖo wo ɖe aƒe me dɔmeɣii o, elabena ŋuzi atsɔ wo le mɔa dzi.”
33 And the disciples said to him: “From where, then, in the desert, would we obtain enough bread to satisfy so a great multitude?”
Nusrɔ̃lawo biae be, “Afi ka míakpɔ nuɖuɖu le le dzogbe afi sia ana ame gbogbo siawo?”
34 And Jesus said to them, “How many loaves of bread do you have?” But they said, “Seven, and a few little fish.”
Yesu gabia wo be, “Abolo nenie susɔ ɖe mia si?” Woɖo eŋu be, “Abolo adre kple tɔmelã vi aɖe koe susɔ.”
35 And he instructed the crowds to recline upon the ground.
Yesu gblɔ na ameha la be woanɔ anyi ɖe anyigba.
36 And taking the seven loaves and the fish, and giving thanks, he broke and gave to his disciples, and the disciples gave to the people.
Etsɔ abolo adre la kple tɔmelãwo, eye wòda akpe na Mawu ɖe wo ta. Emegbe la, eŋe wo me kakɛkakɛ, hetsɔ na nusrɔ̃lawo be woama na ameawo.
37 And they all ate and were satisfied. And, from what was left over of the fragments, they took up seven full baskets.
Wo katã woɖu nu ɖi ƒo, eye nusrɔ̃lawo ƒo ƒu abolo kakɛ siwo susɔ la ɖe kusi adre me woyɔ fũu.
38 But those who ate were four thousand men, plus children and women.
Ame siwo ɖu nua la ƒe xexlẽme le ŋutsu akpe ene, nyɔnuwo kple ɖeviwo mele eme o.
39 And having dismissed the crowd, he climbed into a boat. And he went into the coastal region of Magadan.
Azɔ edo mɔ ameha la, eye wòge ɖe ʋu la me, tso ƒua heyi Magadan nutoa me.
