Luka 17
1 Gbe ɖeka la, Yesu gblɔ na eƒe nusrɔ̃lawo be, “Tetekpɔ ava mia dzi ɖaa be miawɔ nu vɔ̃, gake baba na ame si dzi wòato ava.”
And he said to his disciples: It is impossible that scandals should not come: but woe to him through whom they come.
2 Anyo nɛ be woatsɔ kpe gã aɖe atsi ɖe kɔ nɛ, eye woatsɔe ƒu gbe ɖe atsiaƒu me wu esi wòaɖia ɖevi sue siawo dometɔ ɖeka nu wòawɔ nu vɔ̃.
It were better for him, that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and he cast into the sea, than that he should scandalize one of these little ones.
3 Eya ta minɔ ŋudzɔ. “Ne nɔviwò wɔ nu vɔ̃ la, ka mo nɛ, eye ne etrɔ le eƒe dzi me la, tsɔe kee.
Take heed to yourselves. If thy brother sin against thee, reprove him: and if he do penance, forgive him.
4 Ne eda vo ɖe ŋuwò zi adre le ŋkeke ɖeka dzi, eye wòva zi adre va gblɔ be, ‘Metrɔ dzi me,’ la, ekema tsɔe kee.”
And if he sin against thee seven times in a day, and seven times in a day be converted unto thee, saying, I repent; forgive him.
5 Le ɣe bubu ɣi la, apostoloawo gblɔ na Aƒetɔ la be, “Míedi be míaƒe xɔse nasẽ ŋu ɖe edzi. Fia nu si míawɔ la mí.”
And the apostles said to the Lord: Increase our faith.
6 Egblɔ na wo be, “Nenye be xɔse le mia si lolo abe kutsetse suetɔ kekeake ene la, ate ŋu ana be miaɖe gbe na ati gã sia be, ‘Ho ɖokuiwò yi ɖado ɖe ƒu me,’ eye wòawɔ miaƒe gbe dzi.
And the Lord said: If you had faith like to a grain of mustard seed, you might say to this mulberry tree, Be thou rooted up, and be thou transplanted into the sea: and it would obey you.
7 “Mia dometɔ ka ƒe dɔla anɔ agble ŋlɔm alo le alẽ kplɔm, eye wòtrɔ tso agble va aƒe me, eye wòagblɔ na dɔla be, ‘Va nɔ anyi, eye nàɖu nu’?
But which of you having a servant ploughing, or feeding cattle, will say to him, when he is come from the field: Immediately go, sit down to meat:
8 Ke magblɔ nɛ boŋ be, ‘Wɔ nye fiẽnuɖuɖu, dzra ɖokuiwò ɖo, eye nàva subɔm le nye kplɔ̃ ŋuti maɖu nu, eye mano nu, le esia megbe wò hã nàɖu nu ano nu oa’?
And will not rather say to him: Make ready my supper, and gird thyself, and serve me, whilst I eat and drink, and afterwards thou shalt eat and drink?
9 Ɖe wòada akpe na dɔla la, elabena ewɔ nu si wògblɔ nɛ be newɔa?
Doth he thank that servant, for doing the things which he commanded him?
10 Alea kee nenye be mieɖo tom la, mele be miabu be ele be makafu mi o, elabena miagblɔ be, ‘Dɔla madzemadzewo míenye, míaƒe dɔdeasi ko míewɔ!’”
I think not. So you also, when you shall have done all these things that are commanded you, say: We are unprofitable servants; we have done that which we ought to do.
11 Esi wonɔ woƒe mɔzɔzɔ dzi ɖo ta Yerusalem la, wova ɖo Galilea kple Samaria ƒe liƒo dzi.
And it came to pass, as he was going to Jerusalem, he passed through the midst of Samaria and Galilee.
12 Woge ɖe kɔƒe aɖe me, eye le afi ma la, wokpɔ kpodɔléla ewo wonɔ tsitre ɖe adzɔge nɔ ɣli dom be,
And as he entered into a certain town, there met him ten men that were lepers, who stood afar off;
13 “Aƒetɔ Yesu, kpɔ nublanui na mí!”
And lifted up their voice, saying: Jesus, master, have mercy on us.
14 Yesu trɔ kpɔ wo hegblɔ na wo be, “Miyi ɖe nunɔlawo gbɔ miatsɔ mia ɖokuiwo fia be yewo ŋuti kɔ!” Esi wonɔ mɔa dzi yina la, wokpɔe be kpodɔ la bu le yewo ŋu.
Whom when he saw, he said: Go, shew yourselves to the priests. And it came to pass, as they went, they were made clean.
15 Wo dometɔ ɖeka trɔ va Yesu gbɔ kple dzidzɔ henɔ ɣli dom be, “Woakafu Mawu, elabena nye lãme sẽ.”
And one of them, when he saw that he was made clean, went back, with a loud voice glorifying God.
16 Edze klo ɖe Yesu ƒe akɔme le anyigba, eye wòda akpe nɛ le esi wòyɔ dɔe ta. Ame sia nye Samariatɔ, ame siwo womebuna ɖe naneke me o.
And he fell on his face before his feet, giving thanks: and this was a Samaritan.
17 Yesu biae be, “Menye ŋutsu ewo ŋue meda gbe le oa? Asiekɛ mamlɛawo ya ɖe?
And Jesus answering, said, Were not ten made clean? and where are the nine?
18 Nu ka ta wònye amedzro sia koe trɔ va be yeakafu Mawu?”
There is no one found to return and give glory to God, but this stranger.
19 Yesu gblɔ na ŋutsua be, “Tso nàdzo, wò xɔse da gbe le ŋuwò.”
And he said to him: Arise, go thy way; for thy faith hath made thee whole.
20 Gbe ɖeka la, Farisitɔwo va bia Yesu be ɣe ka ɣie mawufiaɖuƒea le egɔme dze ge? Yesu ɖo eŋu be, “Mawufiaɖuƒea mava kple dzesi siwo miakpɔ kple ŋku,
And being asked by the Pharisees, when the kingdom of God should come? he answered them, and said: The kingdom of God cometh not with observation:
21 alo woagblɔ be, ‘Edze egɔme tso afi sia’ alo ‘Ele akpa kemɛ o,’ elabena mawufiaɖuƒe la le mía dome xoxo.”
Neither shall they say: Behold here, or behold there. For lo, the kingdom of God is within you.
22 Emegbe la, Yesu gaƒo nu le nu sia ŋu na eƒe nusrɔ̃lawo be, “Ɣeyiɣi aɖe gbɔna esi miadi be nye Amegbetɔ Vi la manɔ mia gbɔ ŋkeke ɖeka pɛ ko. Gake nyemanɔ anyi o.
And he said to his disciples: The days will come, when you shall desire to see one day of the Son of man; and you shall not see it.
23 Amewo ava gblɔ na mi be, ‘Ele afii!’ alo ‘Ele afi mɛ!’ Migaxɔ wo dzi se o, eye migayi be yewoadim o.
And they will say to you: See here, and see there. Go ye not after, nor follow them:
24 “Elabena Amegbetɔ Vi la ƒe tɔtrɔgbɔ adze nyuie abe ale si dzi kea dzo le lilikpowo mee ene, be ame sia ame nakpɔe.
For as the lightening that lighteneth from under heaven, shineth unto the parts that are under heaven, so shall the Son of man be in his day.
25 Gake gbã la, ele be makpe fu vevie, eye dukɔ blibo sia nagbe nu le gbɔnye.
But first he must suffer many things, and be rejected by this generation.
26 “Abe ale si wòdzɔ le Noa ŋɔli ene la, nenema wòanɔ le Amegbetɔ Vi la ƒe vava ɣeyiɣi me.
And as it came to pass in the days of Noe, so shall it be also in the days of the Son of man.
27 Amewo nɔ nutsu ɖum, nɔ srɔ̃ ɖem, eye agbe vivi ɖuɖu nɔ edzi vevie va se ɖe esime Noa ge ɖe eƒe aɖakaʋu la me, eye tsiɖɔɖɔ va tsrɔ̃ ame bubuawo katã.
They did eat and drink, they married wives, and were given in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark: and the flood came and destroyed them all.
28 “Xexea me anɔ abe ale si wònɔ le Lɔt ƒe ŋkekewo me ene. Ame sia ame nɔ eƒe gbe sia gbe dɔ wɔm pɛpɛpɛ. Wonɔ nu ɖum, nɔ nu nom, wonɔ asi ƒlem, wode agble, tu xɔ gãwo
Likewise as it came to pass, in the days of Lot: they did eat and drink, they bought and sold, they planted and built.
29 va se ɖe ŋdi si Lɔt dzo le Sodom. Eye dzo kple dzokpe xɔxɔwo dza tso dziƒo hetsrɔ̃ ameawo katã.
And in the day that Lot went out of Sodom, it rained fire and brimstone from heaven, and destroyed them all.
30 Ɛ̃, nenema ke amewo anɔ woƒe dɔwo dzii va se ɖe esime gaƒoƒo si dzi Amegbetɔ Vi atrɔ gbɔ la naɖo.
Even thus shall it be in the day when the Son of man shall be revealed.
31 “Ame siwo anɔ xɔta gbe ma gbe, eye woƒe nuwo nanɔ xɔ me la megatrɔ yi aƒe me be yewoaƒo ƒu yewoƒe nuwo o. Ame siwo le agble la megaxa trɔ yi aƒe me le dua me o.
In that hour, he that shall be on the housetop, and his goods in the house, let him not go down to take them away: and he that shall be in the field, in like manner, let him not return back.
32 Miɖo ŋku nu si dzɔ ɖe Lɔt srɔ̃ dzi!
Remember Lot’s wife.
33 Ame sia ame si adi vevie be yeatsi agbe la aku, eye ame si aku la atsi agbe.
Whosoever shall seek to save his life, shall lose it: and whosoever shall lose it, shall preserve it.
34 Le zã ma me la, ame eve amlɔ abati ɖeka dzi, eye woava kplɔ ɖeka dzoe agblẽ ɖeka ɖi.
I say to you: in that night there shall be two men in one bed; the one shall be taken, and the other shall be left.
35 “Nyɔnu eve woanɔ wɔ tum le teƒo, woaxɔ ɖeka, eye woagblẽ evelia ɖi. [
Two women shall be grinding together: the one shall be taken, and the other shall be left: two men shall be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other shall be keft.
36 Ame eve lanɔ agble me, woatsɔ ɖeka agblẽ evelia ɖi.]”
They answering, say to him: Where, Lord?
37 Eƒe nusrɔ̃lawo biae be, “Aƒetɔ afi kae woakplɔ wo ayi?” Yesu ɖo eŋu na wo be, “Afi si nu kukuwo le la, afi mae akagawo hã nɔna!”
Who said to them: Wheresoever the body shall be, thither will the eagles also be gathered together.
