Luka 18
1 Gbe ɖeka la, Yesu do lo sia na eƒe nusrɔ̃lawo be wòatsɔ fia wo be ehiã be woanɔ gbedodoɖa dzi ɖaa, eye ɖeɖi megate wo ŋu o.
And he made a story for them, the point of which was that men were to go on making prayer and not get tired;
2 Egblɔ na wo be, “Ʋɔnudrɔ̃la aɖe nɔ du gã aɖe me. Ame sia mevɔ̃a Mawu o, eye mebua ame aɖeke hã ɖe naneke me o.
Saying, There was a judge in a certain town, who had no fear of God or respect for man:
3 Ahosi aɖe si hã nɔ dua me la vaa ʋɔnudrɔ̃la sia gbɔ gbe sia gbe va nɔ kuku ɖem nɛ be, ‘Ɖem le nye ketɔ si me.’
And there was a widow in that town, and she kept on coming to him and saying, Give me my right against the man who has done me wrong.
4 “Hena ɣeyiɣi aɖe la, egbe be yemaɖo toe o. Ke mlɔeba la, egblɔ na eɖokui be, ‘Togbɔ be nyemevɔ̃a Mawu alo bua amewo ɖe naneke me o hã la,
And for a time he would not: but later, he said to himself, Though I have no fear of God or respect for man,
5 le ahosi sia ƒe fuɖeɖe nam atraɖii ta la, makpɔ egbɔ be wotrɔ nu si nye etɔ la nɛ ale be magana be nu nati kɔ nam mlɔeba la le eƒe fuɖeɖe nam ta o!’”
Because this widow is a trouble to me, I will give her her right; for if not, I will be completely tired out by her frequent coming.
6 Aƒetɔ la yi edzi be, “Mise nu si ʋɔnudrɔ̃la madzɔmadzɔ la gblɔ.
And the Lord said, Give ear to the words of the evil judge.
7 Miebu be Mawu matso afia na eƒe ame tiatia siwo le kuku ɖem nɛ zã kple keli la oa? Ɖe magbɔ dzi ɖi na wo oa?
And will not God do right in the cause of his saints, whose cries come day and night to his ears, though he is long in doing it?
8 Mele egblɔm na mi be aɖe wo enumake. Gake biabia lae nye be nenye be Nye, Amegbetɔ Vi la metrɔ gbɔ ɖe, ame neni makpɔ siwo ƒe xɔse anɔ te le anyigba dzi?”
I say to you that he will quickly do right in their cause. But when the Son of man comes, will there be any faith on earth?
9 Azɔ Yesu do lo sia na ame siwo dana be yewonye ame dzɔdzɔewo, eye womekpɔa ame bubu ɖe naneke me o la be,
And he made this story for some people who were certain that they were good, and had a low opinion of others:
10 “Ame eve aɖewo yi gbedoxɔ me be yewoado gbe ɖa. Ɖeka nye Farisitɔ, eye evelia nye nudzɔla aɖe.
Two men went up to the Temple for prayer; one a Pharisee, and the other a tax-farmer.
11 Farisitɔ la do gbe ɖa be, ‘Meda akpe na Mawu be nyemenye nu vɔ̃ wɔla abe ame bubuwo ene o, adzodalawo, ame madzɔmadzɔwo, ahasiwɔlawo, vevietɔ abe nudzɔla si le afi mɛ ɖa ene o.
The Pharisee, taking up his position, said to himself these words: God, I give you praise because I am not like other men, who take more than their right, who are evil-doers, who are untrue to their wives, or even like this tax-farmer.
12 Metsia nu dɔna zi eve le kɔsiɖa ɖeka me, eye metsɔa nye nukpɔkpɔwo ƒe ewolia naa Mawu.’
Twice in the week I go without food; I give a tenth of all I have.
13 “Gake nudzɔla la nɔ tsitre ɖe adzɔge afi aɖe ke, eye melɔ̃ be yeawu mo hã dzi akpɔ dziƒo o; ke boŋ eƒo akɔta hegblɔ be, ‘Mawu, kpɔ nublanui na nye nu vɔ̃ wɔla sia.’
The tax-farmer, on the other hand, keeping far away, and not lifting up even his eyes to heaven, made signs of grief and said, God, have mercy on me, a sinner.
14 Mele egblɔm na mi be nudzɔla sia trɔ yi aƒe me kple dzidzɔ, elabena Mawu tso afia nɛ. Ke wometsɔ Farisitɔ la ƒe nu vɔ̃ kee o, elabena woabɔbɔ dadalawo katã ɖe anyi eye woado ame siwo bɔbɔa wo ɖokui la ɖe dzi.”
I say to you, This man went back to his house with God's approval, and not the other: for everyone who makes himself high will be made low and whoever makes himself low will be made high.
15 Gbe ɖeka la, dzila aɖewo kplɔ wo viwo vɛ be Yesu nada asi ɖe wo dzi ayra wo. Gake esi nusrɔ̃lawo kpɔ esia la, wonya wo be womegaɖe fu na Aƒetɔ la o.
And they took their children to him, so that he might put his hands on them: but when the disciples saw it, they said sharp words to them
16 Ke Yesu yɔ ɖeviawo va eɖokui gbɔe, eye wògblɔ be, “Mina ɖevi suewo nava gbɔnye, eye migaxe mɔ na wo o, elabena ame sia tɔgbiwo tɔe nye mawufiaɖuƒe la.
But Jesus sent for them, saying, Let the children come to me, and do not keep them away, for of such is the kingdom of heaven.
17 Le nyateƒe me la, mele egblɔm na mi be ame si maxɔ mawufiaɖuƒe la abe ɖevi sue ene o la mage ɖe eme gbeɖe o.”
Truly I say to you, Whoever does not put himself under the kingdom of God like a little child, will not come into it at all.
18 Gbe ɖeka la, Yudatɔwo ƒe kplɔla ɖeka biae be, “Nufiala nyui, nu ka tututu wòle be mawɔ hafi ate ŋu anyi agbe mavɔ dome?” (aiōnios g166)
And a certain ruler put a question to him, saying, Good Master, what have I to do so that I may have eternal life? (aiōnios g166)
19 Yesu biae be, “Ebu be ènya nu si gblɔm nèle esi nèyɔm be ame nyuia? Le nyateƒe me la, ame aɖeke menyo o, negbe Mawu ɖeka ko.
And Jesus said to him, Why do you say that I am good? No one is good, but only God.
20 Ke le wò biabia ŋu la, magblɔ be ènya seawo xoxo be, ‘Mègawɔ ahasi o, mègafi fi o, mègawu ame o, mègada alakpa o, bu fofowò kple dawò kple bubuawo.’”
You have knowledge of what the law says: Do not be untrue to your wife, Do not put anyone to death, Do not take what is not yours, Do not give false witness, Give honour to your father and mother.
21 Ŋutsua ɖo eŋu nɛ be, “Mewɔ ɖe se siawo katã dzi tso keke nye ɖevime ke.”
And he said, All these things I have done from the time when I was a boy.
22 Yesu gblɔ nɛ be, “Esusɔ nu vevi ɖeka nàwɔ, yi nàdzra nu siwo katã le asiwò, eye nàtsɔ ga la na ame dahewo; esia anye kesinɔnu na wò le dziƒo, ekema va nàdze yonyeme.”
And Jesus, hearing it, said to him, One thing you still have need of; get money for your goods, and give it away to the poor, and you will have wealth in heaven; and come after me.
23 Gake esi ŋutsua se nya sia la, etrɔ dzo nublanuitɔe, elabena kesinɔtɔ gã aɖe wònye.
But at these words he became very sad, for he had great wealth.
24 Yesu nɔ eyome kpɔm esi wòyina, eye wògblɔ be, “Asesẽ na kesinɔtɔ ŋutɔ be wòage ɖe mawufiaɖuƒe la me!
And Jesus, looking at him, said, How hard it is for those who have wealth to get into the kingdom of God!
25 Anɔ bɔbɔe na kposɔ be wòato abi ƒe vo me ado, tsɔ wu be kesinɔtɔ nage ɖe mawufiaɖuƒe la me.”
It is simpler for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a man who has much money to come into the kingdom of God.
26 Ame siwo le afi ma se nya si wògblɔ la gblɔ be, “Nenye be esesẽ alea ɖe, ekema ame ka koŋ ate ŋu akpɔ ɖeɖe sia?”
And those who were present said, Then who may have salvation?
27 Yesu ɖo eŋu be, “Mawu ate ŋu awɔ nu si amegbetɔ mate ŋu awɔ o!”
But he said, Things which are not possible with man are possible with God.
28 Petro gblɔ nɛ be, “Míawo la, míegblẽ míaƒe aƒewo kple nu sia nu ɖi dze yowòme.”
And Peter said, See, we have given up what is ours to come after you.
29 Yesu ɖo eŋu be, “Esia le eme vavã, eye ame sia ame si gblẽ eƒe aƒe, srɔ̃a, nɔviawo, dzilawo alo viawo ɖi ɖe mawufiaɖuƒea ta la,
And he said to them, Truly I say to you, There is no man who has given up house or wife or brothers or father or mother or children, because of the kingdom of God,
31 Azɔ Yesu yɔ nusrɔ̃la wuieveawo va eɖokui gbɔ, gblɔ na wo be, “Abe ale si mienyae ene la, míeyina Yerusalem. Ne míeɖo afi ma la, nyagblɔɖi siwo katã nyagblɔɖilawo gblɔ ɖi tso Amegbetɔ Vi la ŋu la le eme va ge.
And he took with him the twelve and said to them, Now we are going up to Jerusalem, and all the things which were said by the prophets will be done to the Son of man.
32 Woatsɔm ade asi na Ame siwo menye Yudatɔwo be woaɖu fewu le ŋunye, ado ŋukpem nyuie, woaɖe ta ɖe ŋunye,
For he will be given up to the Gentiles, and will be made sport of and put to shame:
33 aƒom, eye woawum. Eye le ŋkeke etɔ̃a gbe la, mafɔ tso ku me.”
And he will be given cruel blows and put to death, and on the third day he will come back to life.
34 Nusrɔ̃lawo mese eƒe nya siwo wògblɔ la ɖeka pɛ hã gɔme o, elabena edze abe ele nu ƒom na wo le lododo me ene.
But they did not take in the sense of any of these words, and what he said was not clear to them, and their minds were not able to see it.
35 Esi wote tu Yeriko la, wokpɔ nubiala ŋkuagbãtɔ aɖe wònɔ mɔ to nɔ nu biam le mɔzɔlawo si.
And it came about that when he got near Jericho, a certain blind man was seated by the side of the road, making requests for money from those who went by.
36 Esi wòse ameha ŋkɔ wòva yina la, ebia be wòagblɔ nu si nɔ dzɔdzɔm la na ye.
And hearing the sound of a great number of people going by, he said, What is this?
37 Wogblɔ nɛ be, “Yesu Nazaretitɔ lae va yina.”
And they said to him, Jesus of Nazareth is going by.
38 Ale wode asi ɣlidodo me be, “Yesu David Vi la, kpɔ nye nublanui!”
And he said in a loud voice, Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me.
39 Ame siwo nɔ Yesu ŋgɔ la blu ɖe eta be wòazi ɖoɖoe, gake ɖeko wògado ɣlia sesĩe wu be, “David Vi, kpɔ nye nublanui.”
And those who were in front made protests and said to him, Be quiet: but he said all the more, O Son of David, have mercy on me.
40 Esi Yesu va ɖo afi si wònɔ la, etɔ, eye wògblɔ be, “Mikplɔ ŋkuagbãtɔ ma va afii.”
And Jesus, stopping, gave orders that he was to come to him, and when he came near, he said to him,
41 Esi wòva la, Yesu biae be, “Nu ka dim nèle tso asinye?” Ŋkuagbãtɔ la ɖe kuku nɛ gblɔ be, “Aƒetɔ medi be makpɔ nu!”
What would you have me do for you? And he said, Lord, that I may be able to see again.
42 Yesu gblɔ nɛ be, “Enyo wò ŋkuwo neʋu nakpɔ nu. Wò xɔse da gbe le ŋuwò.”
And Jesus said, See again: your faith has made you well.
43 Ŋutsua de asi nukpɔkpɔ me enumake, eye wòdze Yesu yome henɔ Mawu kafum. Ame siwo katã kpɔ nu si dzɔ la hã kafu Mawu.
And straight away he was able to see, and he went after him, giving glory to God; and all the people when they saw it gave praise to God.
