John 21
1 After that, Jesus showed himself to [us] disciples when we were at Tiberias Lake, [which is another name for Galilee Lake]. This is what happened:
Emegbe la, Yesu gaɖe eɖokui fia eƒe nusrɔ̃lawo le Tiberias Ƒu la to.
2 Simon Peter, Thomas who was called {whom [we] called} The Twin, Nathaniel from Cana [town] in Galilee, my older brother and I, and two other disciples were together.
Eva dzɔ be, Simɔn Petro, Toma (si wogayɔna be Didymus), Nataniel si tso Kana le Galilea kple Zebedeo ƒe viwo hekpe ɖe nusrɔ̃la eve bubu ŋu wonɔ ƒuta.
3 Simon Peter said to us, “[I] am going to [try to] catch some fish.” We said, “We will go with you.” So we went down [to the lake] and got into the boat. But that night we caught nothing.
Simɔn Petro gblɔ be, “Meyina tɔƒo.” Wogblɔ be, “Míayi kpli wò.” Ale woyi ɖage ɖe tɔdziʋu la me, gake womeɖe lã aɖeke le zã ma me o.
4 Early the next morning, Jesus stood on the shore, but we did not know that it was Jesus.
Le ŋdi me la, Yesu nɔ tsitre ɖe ƒua ta, gake nusrɔ̃lawo menya be Yesue nye ema o.
5 He called out to us, “My friends, you have not [caught] any fish, have you?” We answered, “You are correct, [we have not caught any].”
Yesu yɔ wo be, “Xɔ̃nyewo, mieɖe lã aɖeke oa?” Woɖo eŋu be, “Ao, míeɖe naneke o.”
6 He said to us, “Throw your net out from the right-hand side of the boat! Then you will find some!” We did that, and we caught so many fish [in the net] that we were unable to pull the net into [the boat]!
Egblɔ na wo be, “Mida miaƒe ɖɔ la ɖe ʋua ƒe nuɖusime lɔƒo, eye miaɖe lã.” Esi woda ɖɔa la, woɖe lã fũu ale gbegbe be womete ŋu he ɖɔ la o.
7 [But I knew that it was Jesus], [so] I said to Peter, “It is the Lord!” Peter had taken off his cloak [while he was working], but as soon as he heard [me say] “It is the Lord!” he wrapped his cloak around himself and jumped into the water [and swam to shore].
Ale nusrɔ̃la si Yesu lɔ̃na vevie la gblɔ na Simɔn Petro be, “Kpɔ ɖa, Aƒetɔ lae!” Esi Petro se nya sia teti ko la, etsɔ eƒe awu do kaba (elabena eɖee), eye wòti kpo dze tɔ la me.
8 The rest of us came [to the shore] in the boat, pulling the net full of fish. We were not far from shore, only about 100 yards/meters.
Nusrɔ̃la mamlɛawo nɔ ʋu la me dze eyome, eye wohe ɖɔ si yɔ fũu kple lã la, elabena gota medidi tso wo gbɔ o; anɔ abe mita alafa ɖeka ko ene.
9 When [we] got to the shore, we saw that there was a fire of burning coals there, with a [large] fish on the fire, and [some] buns.
Esi woɖi go la, wokpɔ be wodo dzo ɖe afi ma, nɔ lã aɖewo mem, eye abolo hã kpe ɖe eŋu.
10 Jesus said to us, “Bring some of the fish that you have just caught!”
Yesu gblɔ na wo be, “Mitsɔ lã si mieɖe fifia la ƒe ɖe vɛ.”
11 Simon Peter got in [the boat] and dragged the net to the shore. It was full of large fish. There were 153 of them! But in spite of there being so many fish, the net was not torn.
Simɔn Petro ge ɖe ʋu la me, eye wòkpe ɖe wo ŋu wohe ɖɔ la va gota. Lã gãwo yɔ ɖɔ la fũu eye esi woxlẽ wo la, wonɔ alafa ɖeka blaatɔ̃-vɔ-etɔ̃ gake ɖɔ la mevuvu o.
12 Jesus said to us, “Come and eat some breakfast!” None of us dared to ask him, “Who are you?” because we knew that it was the Lord.
Yesu gblɔ na wo be, “Miva ɖu nu.” Ke wo dometɔ aɖeke mete ŋu biae be, “Ame ka nènye” o. Wonya be Aƒetɔ lae.
13 Jesus took the buns and gave them to us. He did the same with the fish.
Yesu va tsɔ abolo la kple lã la na wo.
14 That was the third time that Jesus appeared to [us] disciples after [God] caused him to become alive again after he died.
Esia nye zi etɔ̃lia Yesu ɖe eɖokui fia nusrɔ̃lawo esi wòfɔ tso ame kukuwo dome.
15 When we had finished eating, Jesus said to Simon Peter, “John’s [son] Simon, do you love me more than these [other disciples do]?” Peter said to him, “Yes, Lord, you know that you are dear to me (OR, that I love you).” Jesus said, “Give to [those who belong to] me [what they need spiritually, like] [MET] [a shepherd provides] food for his lambs.”
Esi woɖu nua vɔ la, Yesu bia Simɔn Petro be, “Simɔn, Yohanes ƒe vi, èlɔ̃m wu ame siawoa?” Petro ɖo eŋu nɛ be, “Ɛ̃, Aƒetɔ, ènya be melɔ̃ ye.” Yesu gblɔ nɛ be, “Ekema nyi nye alẽawo.”
16 Jesus said to him again, “John’s [son] Simon, do you love me?” He replied, “Yes, Lord, you know that you are dear to me (OR, that I love you).” Jesus said to him, “Take care of [those who belong to] me, [like] [MET] a [shepherd takes care of his] sheep.”
Yesu gabiae be, “Simɔn, Yohanes ƒe vi, elɔ̃m vavã?” Petro ɖo eŋu be, “Ɛ̃, Aƒetɔ, ènya be melɔ̃ ye.” Yesu gblɔ nɛ be, “Ekema lé be na nye alẽawo.”
17 Jesus said to him a third time, “John’s son Simon, am I really dear to you (OR, do you really love me)?” Peter was grieved because Jesus asked him this three times, [and because the third time he changed the question]. He said, “Lord, you know everything. You know that you are dear to me (OR, that I love you).” Jesus said, “Give to [those who belong to] me [what they need spiritually, as] [MET] [a shepherd provides] food for [his] sheep.
Yesu gabiae zi etɔ̃lia be, “Simɔn, Yohanes ƒe vi, èlɔ̃m mahã?” Biabia etɔ̃lia sia ve Petro, elabena Yesu biae zi etɔ̃lia be, “Èlɔ̃m mahã?” Ke Petro ɖo eŋu be, “Aƒetɔ, ènya nu sia nu, eye ènya be melɔ̃ ye.” Yesu gblɔ nɛ be, “Nyi nye alẽawo.
18 Now listen to this carefully: When you were young, you put your clothes on by yourself, and you went wherever you wanted to go. But when you are old, you will stretch out your arms, and someone will fasten them [with a rope] and will lead you to a place where you do not want to [go].”
Mele egblɔm na wò le nyateƒe me be, esi nènye ɖekakpui la, wò ŋutɔ èdoa awu hedoa go yia afi si nèlɔ̃ la, gake ne èku amegã la, àkɔ wò abɔwo dzi, eye ame bubu nado awu na wò, eye wòakplɔ wò ayi afi si mèdi be yeayi o la.”
19 Jesus said this to indicate how Peter would die ([violently/on a cross]) in order to honor God. Then Jesus said to him, “Keep being my faithful disciple [until you die].”
Yesu gblɔ nya sia nɛ be wòatsɔ afia ku si ƒomevi ku ge wòala atsɔ aɖe Mawu ƒe ŋutikɔkɔe afia. Emegbe la, Yesu gblɔ nɛ be, “Dze yonyeme.”
20 Peter turned around and saw that I was following them. I was the one who leaned close to Jesus during the [Passover] meal and said, “Lord, who is going to enable your enemies to seize you?”
Esi Petro trɔ la, ekpɔ nusrɔ̃la si Yesu lɔ̃na la wòkplɔ wo ɖo. (Nusrɔ̃la siae ziɔ ɖe Yesu ŋu le nuɖuƒe la hebiae be, “Aƒetɔ, mía dometɔ kae ade wò asi?”)
21 When Peter saw me, he asked, “Lord, what [is going to happen] to him?”
Esi Petro kpɔe la, ebia be, “Aƒetɔ, ekema ame sia ya ɖe?”
22 Jesus said to him, “If I want him to remain [alive] until I return, (that is not your concern!/what is that to you?) [RHQ] You be my [faithful] disciple!”
Yesu ɖo eŋu nɛ be, “Ne medi be wòanɔ agbe va se ɖe esime matrɔ ava la, wò nyaea? Wò la dze yonyeme.”
23 Some of the other believers heard [a report of] what Jesus had said about me, and [they thought that Jesus meant] that I would not die. But Jesus did not say that I would not die. He said only, “If I want him to remain [alive] until I return, (that is not your concern!/what is that to you?) [RHQ]”
Ke nya sia kaka ɖe nɔvia nusrɔ̃la bubuwo dome be nusrɔ̃la sia mele kuku ge o. Ke Yesu megblɔ be mele kuku ge o; ɖeko wògblɔ be, “Ne medi be wòanɔ agbe va se ɖe esime matrɔ ava la, wò nyaea?”
24 [I, John], am the disciple who has seen all these things and I have written them down. My [fellow apostles] and I know that what [I have written] is true.
Nusrɔ̃la siae ɖi ɖase tso nu siawo ŋuti. Ekpɔ nu siawo katã teƒe tsitotsito, eye wòŋlɔ wo da ɖi. Eye mí katã míenya be eƒe ɖaseɖiɖi nye nyateƒe.
25 Jesus did many other things. If they would [all] be written {If people would write them [all]} down [in detail], I suppose that the whole world would not have enough space [HYP] to contain the books that would be written {that they would write} [about what he did].
Yesu wɔ nu bubu geɖewo hã. Ne woaŋlɔ wo dometɔ ɖe sia ɖe da ɖi la, mesusu be xexea me katã gɔ̃ hã melolo agbalẽ siawo nanɔ o.
