Matthew 22
1 And Iesus answered and spake vnto them agayne in similitudes sayinge.
Yesu de mmɛbuo ahodoɔ kyerɛɛ sɛdeɛ Ɔsoro Ahennie no teɛ.
2 The kingdome of heve is lyke vnto a certayne kynge which maryed his sonne
Ɔse, “Ɔsoro Ahennie no te sɛ ɔhene bi a ne babarima hyiaa ayeforɔ na ɔtoo pon maa no.
3 and sent forth his servantes to call them that were byd to the weddinge and they wolde not come.
Ɔtoo nsa frɛɛ nnipa pii. Ɛberɛ no duruiɛ no, ɔsomaa nʼasomfoɔ sɛ wɔnkɔfrɛfrɛ nnipa no na wɔmmra. Nanso, nnipa no amma.
4 Ageyne he sent forth other servauntes sayinge: Tell them which are bydden: beholde I have prepared my dynner myne oxen and my fatlinges are kylled and all thinges are redy come vnto the mariage.
“Ɔsane somaa nʼasomfoɔ foforɔ sɛ, ‘Monkɔka nkyerɛ wɔn sɛ, wɔawie biribiara. Wɔakum mʼanantwie ne me nyɛmmoa de anoa aduane awie. Mommra ayeforɔ no ase mmɛdidi!’
5 But they made light of it and went their wayes: one to his ferme place another about his marchaundise
“Nanso, ne ho yɛɛ wɔn a ɔtoo nsa frɛɛ wɔn no sere. Obiara kɔdii ne dwuma. Obi kɔɔ nʼafuom. Ɔfoforɔ nso kɔdii ne dwa.
6 the remnaunt toke his seruantes and intreated them vngodly and slewe them.
Afoforɔ nso kyeree nʼasomfoɔ no hwee wɔn, pirapiraa wɔn, kunkumm ebinom nso.
7 When the kinge hearde that he was wroth and send forth his warryers and distroyed those murtherers and brent vp their cyte.
Ɔhene no tee deɛ nnipa no ayɛ nʼasomfoɔ no, ne bo fuiɛ. Ɔsomaa nʼasraafoɔ ma wɔkɔkunkum awudifoɔ no, hyee wɔn kuro no pasaa.
8 Then sayde he to his servauutes: the weddinge was prepared. But they which were bydden were not worthy.
“Ɔsane frɛɛ nʼasomfoɔ ka kyerɛɛ wɔn sɛ, ‘Wɔawie ayeforɔ aduane no. Nanso, wɔn a mefrɛɛ wɔn no mfata sɛ wɔba apontoɔ no ase.
9 Go ye therfore out into ye hyewayes and as many as ye finde byd them to the mariage.
Enti, monkɔ mmɔntene so na obiara a mobɛhunu no no, momfrɛ no mmra apontoɔ no ase.’
10 The seruauntes wet out into the hiewayes and gaddered to gedder as many as they coulde fynde both good and bad and ye weddinge was furnysshed with gestes.
Asomfoɔ no firii adi kɔɔ mmɔntene so kɔfrɛɛ nnipa dodoɔ a wɔhunuu wɔn no nyinaa. Wɔfrɛɛ nnipa pa ne nnipa bɔne, maa ɛdan a wɔtoo ɛpono wɔ mu no yɛɛ ma.
11 Then the kynge came in to viset the gestes and spyed there a ma which had not on a weddinge garment
“Ɔhene no baa hɔ sɛ ɔrebɛhwɛ nnipa a wɔaba no, ɔhunuu obi a ɔnhyɛ ayeforɔhyia atadeɛ wɔ hɔ.
12 and sayde vnto him: frende how fortuned it that thou camest in hither and hast not on a weddyng garment? And he was eve spechlesse.
Ɔbisaa no sɛ, ‘Damfo, ɛyɛɛ dɛn na wonhyɛ ayeforɔhyia atadeɛ, na wotumi baa ha?’ Nanso, damfo no antumi ammua.
13 Then sayde the kynge to his ministers: take and bynde hym hand and fote and caste hym into vtter darcknes there shalbe wepinge and gnasshinge of teth.
“Afei, ɔhene no ka kyerɛɛ nʼasomfoɔ no sɛ, ‘Monkyekyere ne nan ne ne nsa na monkɔto no ntwene akyirikyiri esum mu, deɛ esu ne agyaadwoɔ wɔ no.’
14 For many are called and feawe be chosen.
“Wɔafrɛ bebree, nanso kakra bi na wɔayi wɔn.”
15 Then wet the Pharises and toke counsell how they might tagle him in his wordes.
Farisifoɔ no tuu Yesu ho agyina, pɛɛ ɛkwan bi a wɔnam nʼanom asɛm so bɛnya no akyere no.
16 And they sent vnto him their disciples with Herodes servauntes sayinge: Master we knowe yt thou are true and teachest the waye of god trulie nether carest for eny man for thou consydrest not menes estate.
Wɔsii no gyinaeɛ sɛ, wɔbɛsoma wɔn nnipa bi ne Herodefoɔ aba Yesu nkyɛn abɛbisa no sɛ, “Owura, yɛnim sɛ woyɛ ɔnokwafoɔ, na wonam nokorɛ kwan so kyerɛ nnipa ɛkwan a ɛkɔ Onyankopɔn nkyɛn a wonsuro akyire asɛm, ɛfiri sɛ, wonhwɛ nnipa anim.
17 Tell vs therfore: how thynkest thou? Is it lawfull to geve tribute vnto Cesar or not?
Ka ma yɛntie. Ɛyɛ sɛ wɔyi toɔ ma Roma Hempɔn Kaesare anaa ɛnyɛ?”
18 Iesus perceaved their wikednes and sayde: Why tempte ye me ye ypocrites?
Yesu hunuu wɔn adwemmɔne no ma ɔka kyerɛɛ wɔn sɛ, “Mo nyaatwomfoɔ! Adɛn enti na mopɛ sɛ mode nnaadaa sɔ me hwɛ?
19 Let me se ye tribute money. And they toke hym a peny.
Momfa sika a wɔde yi toɔ no bi nkyerɛ me.” Wɔde bi kyerɛɛ no.
20 And he sayde vnto them: whose is this ymage and superscripcion?
Ɔbisaa wɔn sɛ, “Hwan mfoni na ɛda so, na hwan din nso na ɛwɔ so?”
21 They sayde vnto him: Cesars. Then sayde he vnto them. Geve therfore to Cesar that which is Cesars: and geve vnto god that which is goddes.
Wɔbuaa sɛ, “Kaesare.” Yesu ka kyerɛɛ wɔn sɛ, “Ɛnneɛ, momfa Kaesare deɛ mma Kaesare, na momfa Onyankopɔn deɛ mma Onyankopɔn.”
22 When they hearde that they marveled and lefte hym and went there waye.
Ne mmuaeɛ a ɔmaa wɔn no maa wɔn ho dwirii wɔn ma wɔgyaa no hɔ kɔeɛ.
23 The same daye the Saduces came to him (which saye that there is no resurrcecion) and axed him
Ɛda no ara, Sadukifoɔ a wɔnnye owusɔreɛ nni no baa Yesu nkyɛn bɛbisaa no sɛ,
24 sayinge: Master Moses bade yf a man dye havinge no chyldre that the brother mary his wyfe and reyse vp seed vnto his brother.
“Owura, Mose kaa sɛ, ‘Sɛ ɔbarima bi anwo na ɔwu a, ne nuabarima mfa ne yere no kunabaa na ɔne no nwo mma owufoɔ no.
25 Ther were wt vs seven brethre and the fyrste maried and deceased wt oute yssue and lefte his wyfe vnto his brother.
Anuanom baason bi ne yɛn tenaa ha. Ɔpanin no wareeɛ a wanwo ba na ɔwuiɛ. Enti, ne nua a ɔtɔ so mmienu no faa ne yere no kunabaa.
26 Lykewise the seconde and ye thryd vnto the sevethe.
Deɛ ɔtɔ so mmienu no nso wuiɛ, maa deɛ ɔtɔ so mmiɛnsa no faa ɔbaa no kunabaa. Ɔno nso wuiɛ a wanwo ba, maa ɔfoforɔ nso faa ɔbaa no kunabaa. Yei toaa so ara kɔsii sɛ anuanom baason no nyinaa waree ɔbaa no.
27 Laste of all the woman dyed also.
Deɛ ɛdi akyire ne sɛ, ɔbaa no nso wuiɛ.
28 Now in the resurreccion whose wyfe shall she be of the seven? For all had her.
Ɛno enti, owusɔreberɛ no, nnipa baason yi mu hwan na ɔbaa no bɛyɛ ne yere? Ɛfiri sɛ wɔn nyinaa waree no!’”
29 Iesus answered and sayde vnto the: ye are deceaved and vnderstonde not the scriptures nor yet the power of God.
Yesu buaa wɔn sɛ, “Mo mfomsoɔ a moayɛ no firi nim a monnim Atwerɛsɛm no ne Onyankopɔn tumi a ɔwɔ no!
30 For in the resurreccion they nether mary nor are maryed: but are as the angels of God in heven.
Na owusɔreberɛ no, awadeɛ nni hɔ; obiara bɛyɛ sɛ abɔfoɔ a wɔwɔ ɔsoro no.
31 As touchynge the resurreccion of the deed: have ye not redde what is sayde vnto you of God which sayeth:
Afei, ɛfa owusɔreɛ no ho no nso, monnkanee deɛ Onyankopɔn aka afa ho no pɛn? Monhunu sɛ Onyankopɔn kasa kyerɛɛ mo ɛberɛ a ɔkaa sɛ,
32 I am Abrahams God and Ysaacks God and the God of Iacob? God is not the God of the deed: but of the lyvinge.
‘Mene Abraham Onyankopɔn, Isak Onyankopɔn ne Yakob Onyankopɔn no?’ Yei kyerɛ sɛ. Onyankopɔn nyɛ awufoɔ Onyankopɔn na mmom, ateasefoɔ Onyankopɔn.”
33 And when the people hearde that they were astonyed at his doctrine.
Nnipadɔm no tee ne nkyerɛkyerɛ no, ɛyɛɛ wɔn nwanwa.
34 When the Pharises had hearde how yt he had put the Saduces to silence they drewe to gedder
Farisifoɔ no tee sɛ Yesu abu afa Sadukifoɔ no so no, wɔkɔhyiaa Yesu.
35 and one of them which was a doctoure of lawe axed a question teptinge h m and sayinge:
Wɔn mu baako a ɔyɛ mmaranimfoɔ bisaa Yesu sɛ,
36 Master which is ye chefe comaundment in the lawe?
“Owura, Mose mmaransɛm no mu deɛ ɛwɔ he koraa na ɛkyɛn ne nyinaa?”
37 Iesus sayde vnto him: love the Lorde thy God wt all thine herte with all thy soule and with all thy mynde.
Yesu buaa no sɛ, “‘Dɔ Awurade, wo Onyankopɔn, wʼakoma nyinaa mu ne wo ɔkra nyinaa mu ne wʼadwene nyinaa mu.’
38 This is the fyrst and the chefe comaundement.
Yei ne mmaransɛm no mu deɛ ɛdi ɛkan na ɛkyɛn ne nyinaa.
39 And ther is another lyke vnto this. Love thyne neghbour as thy selfe.
Deɛ ɛtɔ so mmienu no te sɛ ɛno ara: ‘Dɔ wo yɔnko sɛ wo ho.’
40 In these two commaundemetes hange all the lawe and the Prophetes.
Mose mmaransɛm ne adiyifoɔ no nkyerɛkyerɛ no nyinaa gyina saa mmaransɛm mmienu yi so.”
41 Whyll the Pharises were gaddered togeder Iesus axed
Farisifoɔ no twaa Yesu ho hyiaeɛ no, ɔbisaa wɔn sɛ,
42 the sayinge: what thinke ye of Christ? Whose sonne is he? They sayde vnto him: the sonne of David.
“Ɛdeɛn na mowɔ ka wɔ Agyenkwa no ho? Hwan ba ne no?” Wɔbuaa no sɛ, “Dawid Ba.”
43 He sayde vnto the: how then doeth David in spirite call him Lorde sayinge?
Yesu bisaa wɔn sɛ “Ɛnneɛ, adɛn na Dawid nam Honhom Kronkron so frɛ no ‘Awurade’? Ɛfiri sɛ, Dawid kaa sɛ,
44 The Lorde sayde to my Lorde syt on my right honde: tyll I make thyne enemyes thy fote stole.
“‘Awurade ka kyerɛɛ me wura sɛ, “Tena me nifa kɔsi sɛ mɛma woadi wʼatamfoɔ nyinaa so.”’
45 Yf David call him Lorde: how is he then his sonne?
Sɛ Dawid frɛ no ‘Awurade’ a, ɛnneɛ ɛbɛyɛ dɛn na watumi ayɛ ne ba?”
46 And none coulde answere him ageyne one worde: nether dueste eny from that daye forth axe him eny moo questions.
Obiara antumi ammua. Yei akyi nso, obiara antumi ammisa no nsɛm bio.
