1 Corinthians 11
1 [Follow my example], just like I [try to] follow Christ’s example.
Monsua me sɛdeɛ mesua Kristo no.
2 I praise you because you remember all the things [that I taught you] and because you follow the instructions that I gave you. You have done just like I told you to do.
Mekamfo mo, ɛfiri sɛ, ɛberɛ biara, mokae me di me nkyerɛkyerɛ a mekyerɛɛ mo no so.
3 [Now], I want you to know that the one who has authority over [MTY] every man is Christ, and the ones who have authority over women are men (OR, their husbands), and the one who has authority over Christ is God.
Na mepɛ sɛ mote aseɛ sɛ, ɔbarima tiri ne Kristo, na ɔbarima yɛ ɔbaa tiri, nanso Kristo tiri ne Onyankopɔn.
4 [So] if any man [wears a covering over] his head when he prays or speaks a message God gave him, he disgraces himself [SYN].
Enti, ɔbarima biara a ɔkata ne tiri so bɔ mpaeɛ anaa ɔka Onyankopɔn asɛm wɔ badwam no gu Kristo anim ase.
5 Also, if any woman does not wear a covering over her head when she prays or speaks a message that God gave her, she disgraces herself (OR, she dishonors her husband). That would be acting like [SIM] [women who are ashamed because] their heads have been shaved.
Na ɔbaa a ɔnkata ne tiri so na ɔbɔ mpaeɛ ka Onyankopɔn asɛm wɔ badwam no nso gu ne kunu anim ase. Nsonsonoeɛ biara nna ɔne ɔbaa a wayi ne tirinwi no ntam.
6 So, if women do not wear coverings over their heads [when they pray or speak messages that God gave them], they should let someone shave their heads [so that they will be ashamed]. But since women are ashamed if someone cuts their hair [short] or shaves off their hair, they should wear coverings over their heads [when they pray or speak messages that God gave them].
Sɛ ɔbaa no nkata ne tiri so a, ɛsɛ sɛ ɔtwitwa ne tirinwi gu. Esiane sɛ ɛyɛ animguaseɛ sɛ ɔbaa bɛyi ne tirinwi anaa ɔbɛtwitwa agu no enti, ɛsɛ sɛ ɔkata so.
7 Men should not wear coverings over their heads [when they pray or speak messages that God gave them], because they represent what God is like [MET] and they show how great God is. But women show how great men (OR, their husbands) are.
Ɛho nhia sɛ ɔbarima bɛkata ne tiri so, ɛfiri sɛ, ɔyɛ Onyankopɔn animuonyam ne ne sɛso
8 [Remember that God intends that men have authority over women. We know that] because [God] did not make [the first] man, [Adam], from the [first] woman, [Eve]. Instead, he made that woman [from a bone that he took] from the man.
na wɔammɔ ɔbarima amfiri ɔbaa mu, na mmom, wɔbɔɔ ɔbaa firii ɔbarima mu.
9 Also, [God] did not create [the first] man [to help] the woman. Instead, [he] created the woman [to help] the man.
Saa ara nso na ɛnyɛ ɔbaa enti na wɔbɔɔ ɔbarima, nanso ɔbaa deɛ, ɔbarima enti na wɔbɔɔ no.
10 For that reason, women should wear something [to cover] their heads [as a symbol of their being under their husbands’] [MTY] authority. They should also [cover their heads] so that the angels [will see that and rejoice].
Esiane saa asɛm yi ne abɔfoɔ no enti, ɛsɛ sɛ ɔbaa nya nkatasoɔ bi wɔ ne tiri so, de kyerɛ sɛ ɔhyɛ tumi bi ase.
11 However, remember that [even though God created the first] woman from [the first] man, all other men [have been born] from women. So men cannot be independent of women, nor can women be independent of men. But all things, [including men and women], come from God.
Yɛn asetena wɔ Awurade mu no, ɔbaa nne ne ho ɛnna ɔbarima nso nne ne ho.
Na sɛdeɛ wɔbɔɔ ɔbaa firii ɔbarima mu no, saa ara nso na ɔbaa woo ɔbarima, na biribiara nso firi Onyankopɔn.
13 Consider this for yourselves: Is it proper for [RHQ] women to pray to God while they do not have coverings over their heads?
Ɛyɛ sɛ ɔbaa bɛbɔ mpaeɛ afrɛ Onyankopɔn wɔ badwa mu a biribiara nkata ne tiri so anaa? Mo ara mommua mfa.
14 (Everyone senses that it is disgraceful for men to have long hair./Doesn’t everyone sense that it is disgraceful for men to have long hair?) [RHQ]
Ɛnyɛ saa abɔdeɛ korɔ no ara na ɛka sɛ, sɛ ɔbarima tiri fu bebree a, ɛyɛ animguaseɛ ma no no?
15 But it is very delightful if women have long hair, because [God] gave them long hair to be like a [beautiful] covering [for their heads].
Nanso, sɛ ɔbaa deɛ, ne tiri fu pii a, ɛyɛ animuonyam ma no no? Wɔama no nwi pii sɛ akatasoɔ.
16 But whoever wants to argue [with me about my saying that women should have a covering over their heads when they pray or speak a message from God should consider the fact that] we [apostles] do not [permit] any other custom, and the [other] congregations of God do not have any other custom.
Nanso, sɛ obi pɛ sɛ ɔgye ho akyinnyeɛ a, asɛm a mewɔ ka wɔ ho ara ne sɛ, yɛn anaa Onyankopɔn asafo no nni ɛkwan foforɔ biara a wɔfa so som.
17 Now I want to tell you [about some other things]. I do not praise you about them, because whenever you believers meet together, good [things do not happen]. Instead, bad things [happen].
Nhyehyɛeɛ a ɛdidi so yi a mereka akyerɛ mo yi, menkamfo mo, ɛfiri sɛ, mo asafo nhyiamu de ɔhaw brɛ mo mmom.
18 First of all, people have told me that when you gather together as a group [to worship God], you divide into groups [that are hostile to each other]. To some extent I believe that is true.
Deɛ ɛdi ɛkan no, mate sɛ mo ne mo ho mo ho di asie wɔ mo nhyiamu mu na megye di sɛ nokorɛ kakra wɔ mu.
19 It seems that you must divide into [groups that despise each other] in order that it might be clear/evident which people among you [God] approves of!
Akyinnyeɛ biara nni ho sɛ ɛsɛ sɛ mo mu kyekyɛ sɛdeɛ nokorɛ bɛda adi.
20 When you gather together, you [IRO] eat the meal [that you say is to remember the death of] the Lord [Jesus for us].
Sɛ mohyia sɛ kuo a, momma sɛ morebɛdi Awurade Adidi no.
21 But [what happens when] you eat is that each person eats his own meal before [he thinks about sharing his food with anyone else]. As a result, [when the meal is over], some people are [still] hungry and others are drunk! [So it is not a meal that honors the Lord].
Na mogu so redidi no, obiara di nʼaduane wɔ ɛberɛ a ɛkɔm de ebinom na afoforɔ nso aboboro nsã.
22 ([You act as though] you do not have your own houses in which you can eat and drink [whatever you want to]!/Do you not have your own houses in which you can eat and drink [whatever you want to]?) [RHQ] Do you not realize [RHQ] [that by acting selfishly in this way], it is God’s people whom you are despising, and it is the poor people [in your group] whom you are treating as though they were not important? What shall I say to you about that [RHQ]? Do [you expect] me to praise you [about what you do] [RHQ]? I certainly will not praise you!
Mo ara monni afie a modidi nom wɔ mu? Anaasɛ mopɛ sɛ mogu Onyankopɔn asafo no ne wɔn a adeɛ ahia wɔn no anim ase? Ɛdeɛn na mohwehwɛ sɛ meka fa saa asɛm yi ho kyerɛ mo? Menkamfo mo anaa? Ɛsɛ sɛ mohunu sɛ ɛnsɛ sɛ mekamfo mo!
23 The Lord taught me these things that I also taught you: During the night that Jesus was betrayed {[Judas] enabled [the enemies of] the Lord Jesus to seize him}, he took some bread.
Awurade nkyɛn na menya nkyerɛkyerɛ a mekyerɛkyerɛ mo no sɛ, Awurade Yesu, anadwo a wɔyii no maeɛ no, ɔfaa burodo
24 After he thanked God for it, he broke it into pieces. [Then he gave it to his disciples] and said, “This bread [represents] [MET] (OR, is) my body, that [I am about to sacrifice] for you. Eat bread in this [way again and again] to remember my [offering myself as a sacrifice for you].”
na ɔdaa Onyankopɔn ase no, ɔbuu mu kaa sɛ, “Yei ne me onipadua a mede ma mo. Monyɛ yei mfa nkae me.”
25 Similarly, after they ate their meal, he took a cup [MTY] [of wine]. He [thanked God for it. Then he gave it to his disciples], saying, “[The wine in] [MTY] this cup [represents] [MET] (OR, is) my blood [that will flow from my body] ([to put into effect/to establish]) the new agreement [that God is making with people]. Whenever you drink wine in this way, do it to remember that [my blood flowed for you].”
Saa ara na Adidi no akyi no, ɔfaa kuruwa na ɔkaa sɛ, “Saa kuruwa yi yɛ Onyankopɔn apam foforɔ a wɔde me mogya ahyɛ mu den. Ɛberɛ biara a mobɛnom no, momfa nkae me.”
26 [Remember that] until the Lord [Jesus] returns [to the earth], whenever you eat the [bread that represents his body] and drink the wine [MTY] [that represents his blood], you are telling other people that he died [for you].
Ɛberɛ biara a mobɛdi burodo no na mobɛnom kuruwa no ano no, monka Awurade wuo no ho asɛm kɔsi sɛ ɔbɛba.
27 So, those who eat that bread and drink that wine [MTY] in a way that is not proper [for those who belong to the Lord] are guilty of [acting in a way that is contrary to what] our [Lord intended when he offered] his body [as a sacrifice] and his blood [flowed when he died].
Ɛkyerɛ sɛ, sɛ obi di Awurade burodo no na ɔnom kuruwa no ano wɔ ɛkwan a ɛmfata so a, ɔdi Awurade onipadua ne ne mogya no ho fɔ.
28 Before any believer eats that bread and drinks that wine [MTY], he should think carefully about [what he is doing],
Enti ansa na obiara bɛdi burodo no, anom kuruwa no ano no, ɛsɛ sɛ ɔkari ne ho hwɛ.
29 because if anyone eats [the bread that represents Christ’s body] and drinks [the wine that represents his blood] without recognizing that all God’s [people should be united, God will] punish him [for doing that].
Na sɛ wammu Awurade onipadua no na ɔdi nom firi kuruwa no mu a, ɔdi nom de atemmuo ba nʼankasa so.
30 Many people in your group are weak and sick, and several have died [EUP] because of [the way they acted when they ate that bread and drank that wine].
Ɛno enti na mo mu bebree yareyare na moyɛ mmerɛ na mo mu pii awuwu no.
31 If we would think carefully about what we [are doing], [God] would not judge [and punish] us [like that].
Sɛ yɛkari yɛn ho hwɛ ansa a, yɛrenkɔ Onyankopɔn atemmuo mu.
32 But when the Lord judges [and punishes] us [for acting wrongly], he disciplines us [to correct us], in order that he will not [need to] punish us when he punishes [the people who do not trust in Christ] [MTY].
Nanso, Awurade bu yɛn atɛn, twe yɛn aso sɛdeɛ ɔremmu yɛne ewiase nyinaa fɔ.
33 So, my fellow believers, when you gather together to eat [food to remember the Lord’s dying for you], wait until everyone [has arrived so that you can find out who does not have enough food].
Ɛno enti, me nuanom, sɛ mohyia sɛ morekɔ Awurade Adidi no a, montwɛn mo ho mo ho.
34 Those who are so hungry [that they cannot wait to eat until everyone else has arrived] should eat in their own homes [first], in order that when you gather together God will not judge [and punish them for] ([being inconsiderate of/not being concerned about]) [others]. And when I come [to Corinth] I will give you instructions about other matters [concerning the Lord’s Supper].
Sɛ ɛkɔm de obi a, ɔnnidi wɔ efie na Onyankopɔn ammu no atɛn wɔ wɔn nhyiamu no ase. Nsɛm a aka no, sɛ meba a, mɛka ho asɛm.
