Luke 20
1 And it came to pass, on one of those days, as he is teaching the people in the temple, and proclaiming good news, the chief priests and the scribes, with the elders, came upon [him],
Esi Yesu nɔ nu fiam amewo, eye wònɔ nyanyui la gblɔm na wo le gbedoxɔ la me le ŋkeke mawo dometɔ ɖeka dzi la, nunɔlagãwo kple agbalẽfialawo kple dumegãwo va ƒo xlãe heɖe ɖeklemi kplii.
2 and spake unto him, saying, 'Tell us by what authority thou dost these things? or who is he that gave to thee this authority?'
Wogblɔ nɛ be, “Gblɔe na mí, ŋusẽ kae nètsɔ wɔ esiawoe? Alo ame kae na ŋusẽ sia wò?”
3 And he answering said unto them, 'I will question you — I also — one thing, and tell me:
Eɖo eŋu be, “Nye hã mabia nya ɖeka mi hafi maɖo miaƒe biabia ŋu na mi.
4 the baptism of John, from heaven was it, or from men?'
Biabia lae nye, ‘Yohanes ƒe mawutsidede ta na ame ɖe, Dziƒo wòtso loo alo amewo gbɔ wòtsoa?’”
5 And they reasoned with themselves, saying — 'If we may say, From heaven, he will say, Wherefore, then, did ye not believe him?
Wodzro nya sia me le wo ɖokuiwo dome, eye wogblɔ be, “Ne míegblɔ be, ‘Etso dziƒo’ la, abia mí be, ‘Ekema nu ka ŋutie miexɔ edzi se o?’
6 and if we may say, From men, all the people will stone us, for they are having been persuaded John to be a prophet.'
Ne míegblɔ hã be, ‘Amewo gbɔ wòtso la,’ ekema ameha la katã awɔ funyafunya mí, elabena woxɔe se vevie be Yohanes nye nyagblɔɖila.”
7 And they answered, that they knew not whence [it was],
Mlɔeba la woɖo eŋu nɛ be, “Míenya afi si wòtso o.”
8 and Jesus said to them, 'Neither do I say to you by what authority I do these things.'
Ale Yesu gblɔ na wo be, “Ekema nye hã nyemagblɔ ŋusẽ si metsɔ wɔ nu siawo la na mi o.”
9 And he began to speak unto the people this simile: 'A certain man planted a vineyard, and gave it out to husbandmen, and went abroad for a long time,
Yesu gatrɔ ɖe ameha la gbɔ, eye wòdo lo sia na wo be, “Ŋutsu aɖe de waingble, eye wòtsɔe de agbledela bubuwo si hedzo yi du didi aɖe me afi si wònɔ ƒe geɖe.
10 and at the season he sent unto the husbandmen a servant, that from the fruit of the vineyard they may give to him, but the husbandmen having beat him, did send [him] away empty.
Esi nuŋeɣi ɖo la, edɔ eƒe dɔla ɖeka ɖo ɖe agbledelawo gbɔ be wòava xɔ waingble la ƒe kutsetsea ƒe akpa si nye etɔ gome la vɛ. Gake agblea dzi kpɔlawo ƒo dɔla la vevie, eye wogbugbɔe ɖo ɖa asi ƒuƒlu.
11 'And he added to send another servant, and they that one also having beaten and dishonoured, did send away empty;
Agbletɔ la gadɔ dɔla bubu ɖa, gake wowɔ eya hã nenema; woƒoe, eye esi wodo ŋukpee la, wonyae wòdzo asi ƒuƒlu.
12 and he added to send a third, and this one also, having wounded, they did cast out.
Agbletɔ la gadɔ ame etɔ̃lia ɖo ɖa agblea dzi kpɔlawo. Wode abi eŋu, eye wotsɔe le agblea me ƒu gbe.
13 'And the owner of the vineyard said, What shall I do? I will send my son — the beloved, perhaps having seen this one, they will do reverence;
“Agbletɔ la gblɔ na eɖokui azɔ be, ‘Menya nu si mawɔ! Madɔ vinye lɔlɔ̃tɔ la ɖe wo gbɔ. Meka ɖe edzi be woade bubu eya ŋu.’
14 and having seen him, the husbandmen reasoned among themselves, saying, This is the heir; come, we may kill him, that the inheritance may become ours;
“Gake esi agblea dzi kpɔlawo kpɔ via wògbɔna la, wogblɔ be, ‘Nu si dim míele la va ɖo. Ame si ava nyi eƒe dome nenye be megali o lae nye esi va do! Mina míawui be eƒe domenyinu nazu mía tɔ.’
15 and having cast him outside of the vineyard, they killed [him]; what, then, shall the owner of the vineyard do to them?
Ale wolée, hee do goe le waingblea me heyi ɖawu.” Yesu bia ameha la be, “Nu ka miebu be agbletɔ la awɔ?
16 He will come, and destroy these husbandmen, and will give the vineyard to others.' And having heard, they said, 'Let it not be!'
Magblɔe na mi. Agbletɔa ava, eye wòana woawu ame vɔ̃ɖi siawo, eye wòatsɔ waingble la de ame bubuwo ƒe dzikpɔkpɔ te.” Nyaselawo alo ameha la gblɔ nɛ be, “Kpao, meganɔ nenema o!”
17 and he, having looked upon them, said, 'What, then, is this that hath been written: A stone that the builders rejected — this became head of a corner?
Yesu kpɔ wo dũu hegblɔ be, “Ke nu kae mawunya wɔnɛ esi wogblɔ be, “‘Kpe si xɔtulawo gbe la, eyae va zu kpe si wotsɔ ɖo dzogoe na xɔa’?”
18 every one who hath fallen on that stone shall be broken, and on whom it may fall, it will crush him to pieces.'
Egblɔ kpe ɖe eŋu be, “Ame sia ame si akli kpe sia la aŋe afɔ. Ke ame si dzi wòage adze la, agbã gudugudu.”
19 And the chief priests and the scribes sought to lay hands on him in that hour, and they feared the people, for they knew that against them he spake this simile.
Esi nunɔlagãwo kple agbalẽfialawo se ŋutinya si Yesu gblɔ la, wodi be yewoalée enumake elabena wonya be yewo ŋutie wòdo loa ɖo, gake wovɔ̃ ameha la.
20 And, having watched [him], they sent forth liers in wait, feigning themselves to be righteous, that they might take hold of his word, to deliver him up to the rule and to the authority of the governor,
Esi wonɔ mɔnu dim le eŋu ta la, wodɔ ame aɖewo ɖe egbɔ be woawɔ wo ɖokuiwo abe ame dzɔdzɔewo ene, ne woalée le nya me, ne yewoadee asi na amegãwo kple mɔmefia hena tohehe nɛ.
21 and they questioned him, saying, 'Teacher, we have known that thou dost say and teach rightly, and dost not accept a person, but in truth the way of God dost teach;
Wova Yesu gbɔ va gblɔ nɛ be, “Aƒetɔ, míenyae be nufiala anukwaretɔe nènye. Ètoa nyateƒe ɣe sia ɣi, eye mèkpɔa ame aɖeke hã ŋkume o, ke boŋ èfiaa nu si nye Mawu ƒe mɔwo.
22 Is it lawful to us to give tribute to Caesar or not?'
Azɔ gblɔ wò susu na mí tso nya sia ŋuti. Enyo be míadzɔ nu na Kaisaro loo alo menyo o.”
23 And he, having perceived their craftiness, said unto them, 'Why me do ye tempt?
Yesu kpɔ aye si wɔm ameawo nɔ la dze sii, eya ta wògblɔ be,
24 shew me a denary; of whom hath it an image and superscription?' and they answering said, 'Of Caesar:'
“Mitsɔ kɔba ɖeka nam makpɔ ɖa. Ame ka ƒe tatae nye esia le kɔba sia dzi? Eye ame ka ƒe ŋkɔe le tata la te?” Woɖo eŋu nɛ be, “Kaisaro si nye Roma duwo katã dzi ɖula ƒe tatae.”
25 and he said to them, 'Give back, therefore, the things of Caesar to Caesar, and the things of God to God;'
Egblɔ na wo be, “Ekema mitsɔ nu si nye Kaisaro tɔ la nɛ, eye mitsɔ nu si nye Mawu tɔ la na Mawu!”
26 and they were not able to take hold on his saying before the people, and having wondered at his answer, they were silent.
Ale mɔ si wotre nɛ be wòaɖee le ameha la ŋkume la mete ŋu ɖee o. Eƒe nyaŋuɖoɖo la wɔ nuku na wo ale gbegbe be ɖoɖoe zi le wo nu.
27 And certain of the Sadducees, who are denying that there is a rising again, having come near, questioned him,
Azɔ Zadukitɔ aɖewo, ame siwo xɔe se be ame kukuwo ƒe tsitretsitsi aɖeke meli o la
28 saying, 'Teacher, Moses wrote to us, If any one's brother may die, having a wife, and he may die childless — that his brother may take the wife, and may raise up seed to his brother.
va Yesu gbɔ kple nya sia be, “Mose ƒe se gblɔ be nenye be ŋutsu aɖe ɖe srɔ̃, gake wo kple srɔ̃a medzi vi hafi wòku o la, nɔvia ŋutsu naɖe ahosia, eye vi si woadzi la anye ame si ku la tɔ.
29 'There were, then, seven brothers, and the first having taken a wife, died childless,
Míenya ƒome aɖe, si me ɖekakpui adre nɔ. Tsitsitɔ ɖe srɔ̃, gake medzi vi aɖeke hafi ku o.
30 and the second took the wife, and he died childless,
Ame si dzɔ ɖe eyome la ɖe ahosia, gake eya hã medzi vi kplii hafi trɔ megbe o.
31 and the third took her, and in like manner also the seven — they left not children, and they died;
Ke etɔ̃lia hã ɖee, eye nu sia yi edzi ʋuu va se ɖe esime ɖekakpui adreawo katã ɖe ahosia kpɔ, gake ɖeke medzi vi kplii hafi ku o.
32 and last of all died also the woman:
Nyɔnua hã va ku mlɔeba.
33 in the rising again, then, of which of them doth she become wife? — for the seven had her as wife.'
Azɔ míaƒe biabia lae nye be, ame ka srɔ̃e nyɔnu sia anye nenye be wofɔ tso ku me? Elabena ŋutsuawo katã ɖee kpɔ!”
34 And Jesus answering said to them, 'The sons of this age do marry and are given in marriage, (aiōn g165)
Yesu ɖo eŋu na wo be, “Ame siwo le agbe le xexe sia mee woɖo srɔ̃ɖeɖe anyi na. (aiōn g165)
35 but those accounted worthy to obtain that age, and the rising again that is out of the dead, neither marry, nor are they given in marriage; (aiōn g165)
Gake ame siwo dze be woƒe asi nasu xexe kemɛ kple fɔfɔ ɖe tsitre yi dziƒo la, womaɖe srɔ̃ o, eye womatsɔ wo ana be woaɖe hã o. (aiōn g165)
36 for neither are they able to die any more — for they are like messengers — and they are sons of God, being sons of the rising again.
Womagaku hã o, ale woanɔ abe mawudɔlawo ene, eye woanye Mawu viwo, elabena wofɔ wo ɖe tsitre tso ame kukuwo dome.
37 'And that the dead are raised, even Moses shewed at the Bush, since he doth call the Lord, the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob;
“Ke le ame kukuwo ƒe tsitretsitsi ŋuti la, Mose gɔ̃ hã gblɔe fia le ŋuve mumu si nɔ bibim la gbɔ, esi wòyɔ Mawu be, ‘Abraham ƒe Mawu, Isak ƒe Mawu kple Yakob ƒe Mawu.’
38 and He is not a God of dead men, but of living, for all live to Him.'
Menye ame kukuwo ƒe Mawu wònye o, ke boŋ ame gbagbewo tɔe, elabena wo katã wole agbe nɛ.”
39 And certain of the scribes answering said, 'Teacher, thou didst say well;'
Sefialawo dometɔ aɖewo gblɔ be, “Nufiala, ègblɔe nyuie ŋutɔ!”
40 and no more durst they question him anything.
Ale wodzudzɔ woƒe nyawo biabia, elabena dzi megale wo ƒo be woagabia nya aɖekee o.
41 And he said unto them, 'How do they say the Christ to be son of David,
Azɔ Yesu tsɔ biabia sia ɖo woƒe ŋkume be, “Nu ka ta wogblɔ be Kristo la nye Fia David ƒe vi ɖo?
42 and David himself saith in the Book of Psalms, The Lord said to my lord, Sit thou on my right hand,
Elabena David ŋutɔ gblɔ le Psalmowo ƒe agbalẽ me be, “‘Aƒetɔ la gblɔ na nye Aƒetɔ be, “Bɔbɔ nɔ nye nuɖusime,
43 till I shall make thine enemies thy footstool;
va se ɖe esime matsɔ wò ketɔwo awɔ wò afɔɖodzinu.”’
44 David, then, doth call him lord, and how is he his son?'
David yɔe be, ‘Aƒetɔ’ Aleke wɔ wòaganye via?”
45 And, all the people hearing, he said to his disciples,
Yesu trɔ ɖe eƒe nusrɔ̃lawo ŋu le esime ameha la nɔ to ɖomii, eye wògblɔ na wo be,
46 'Take heed of the scribes, who are wishing to walk in long robes, and are loving salutations in the markets, and first seats in the synagogues, and first couches in the suppers,
“Mikpɔ nyuie le sefialawo ŋuti, elabena wolɔ̃a awu ʋlayawo dodo, eye wodina be amewo nado gbe na yewo ne yewole zɔzɔm le ablɔwo dzi. Wolɔ̃a teƒe kɔkɔwo nɔnɔ le ƒuƒoƒewo, eye wodia kplɔ̃tanɔnɔ vevie le nuɖukplɔ̃ɖoƒewo.
47 who devour the houses of the widows, and for a pretence make long prayers, these shall receive more abundant judgment.'
Woxɔa ahosiwo ƒe aƒewo le wo si, eye wodoa kpɔkpɔ wo ɖokuiwo to gbe didiwo dodo ɖa me. Ame siawo tɔgbi axɔ tohehe sesẽtɔ.”
