Luka 20
1 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.
And it came to passe, that on one of those dayes, as he taught the people in the Temple, and preached the Gospel, the hie Priests and the Scribes came vpon him with the Elders,
2 Wogblɔ nɛ be, “Gblɔe na mí, ŋusẽ kae nètsɔ wɔ esiawoe? Alo ame kae na ŋusẽ sia wò?”
And spake vnto him, saying, Tell vs by what authoritie thou doest these things, or who is hee that hath giuen thee this authoritie?
3 Eɖo eŋu be, “Nye hã mabia nya ɖeka mi hafi maɖo miaƒe biabia ŋu na mi.
And he answered, and sayde vnto them, I also will aske you one thing: tell me therefore:
4 Biabia lae nye, ‘Yohanes ƒe mawutsidede ta na ame ɖe, Dziƒo wòtso loo alo amewo gbɔ wòtsoa?’”
The baptisme of Iohn, was it from heauen, or of men?
5 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?’
And they reasoned within themselues, saying, If we shall say, From heauen, he will say, Why then beleeued ye him not?
6 Ne míegblɔ hã be, ‘Amewo gbɔ wòtso la,’ ekema ameha la katã awɔ funyafunya mí, elabena woxɔe se vevie be Yohanes nye nyagblɔɖila.”
But if we shall say, Of men, all the people will stone vs: for they be perswaded that Iohn was a Prophet.
7 Mlɔeba la woɖo eŋu nɛ be, “Míenya afi si wòtso o.”
Therefore they answered, that they could not tell whence it was.
8 Ale Yesu gblɔ na wo be, “Ekema nye hã nyemagblɔ ŋusẽ si metsɔ wɔ nu siawo la na mi o.”
Then Iesus sayd vnto them, Neither tell I you, by what authoritie I doe these things.
9 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.
Then began he to speake to ye people this parable, A certaine man planted a vineyarde, and let it forth to husbandmen: and went into a strange countrey, for a great time.
10 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.
And at the time conuenient he sent a seruant to the husbandmen, that they should giue him of the fruite of the vineyard: but the husbandmen did beate him, and sent him away emptie.
11 Agbletɔ la gadɔ dɔla bubu ɖa, gake wowɔ eya hã nenema; woƒoe, eye esi wodo ŋukpee la, wonyae wòdzo asi ƒuƒlu.
Againe he sent yet another seruant: and they did beate him, and foule entreated him, and sent him away emptie.
12 Agbletɔ la gadɔ ame etɔ̃lia ɖo ɖa agblea dzi kpɔlawo. Wode abi eŋu, eye wotsɔe le agblea me ƒu gbe.
Moreouer he sent the third, and him they wounded, and cast out.
13 “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.’
Then sayd the Lord of the vineyard, What shall I doe? I will send my beloued sonne: it may be that they will doe reuerence, when they see him.
14 “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.’
But when the husbandmen sawe him, they reasoned with themselues, saying, This is the heire: come, let vs kill him, that the inheritance may be ours.
15 Ale wolée, hee do goe le waingblea me heyi ɖawu.” Yesu bia ameha la be, “Nu ka miebu be agbletɔ la awɔ?
So they cast him out of the vineyarde, and killed him. What shall the Lord of the vineyarde therefore doe vnto them?
16 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!”
He will come and destroy these husbandmen, and wil giue out his vineyard to others. But when they heard it, they sayd, God forbid.
17 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’?”
And he beheld them, and said, What meaneth this then that is written, The stone that the builders refused, that is made the head of the corner?
18 Egblɔ kpe ɖe eŋu be, “Ame sia ame si akli kpe sia la aŋe afɔ. Ke ame si dzi wòage adze la, agbã gudugudu.”
Whosoeuer shall fall vpon that stone, shall be broken: and on whomsoeuer it shall fall, it will grinde him to pouder.
19 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.
Then the hie Priests, and the Scribes the same houre went about to lay hands on him: (but they feared the people) for they perceiued that he had spoken this parable against them.
20 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.
And they watched him, and sent forth spies, which should faine themselues iust men, to take him in his talke, and to deliuer him vnto the power and authoritie of the gouernour.
21 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.
And they asked him, saying, Master, we know that thou sayest, and teachest right, neither doest thou accept mans person, but teachest the way of God truely.
22 Azɔ gblɔ wò susu na mí tso nya sia ŋuti. Enyo be míadzɔ nu na Kaisaro loo alo menyo o.”
Is it lawfull for vs to giue Cesar tribute or no?
23 Yesu kpɔ aye si wɔm ameawo nɔ la dze sii, eya ta wògblɔ be,
But he perceiued their craftines, and sayd vnto them, Why tempt ye me?
24 “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.”
Shew me a penie. Whose image and superscription hath it? They answered, and sayd, Cesars.
25 Egblɔ na wo be, “Ekema mitsɔ nu si nye Kaisaro tɔ la nɛ, eye mitsɔ nu si nye Mawu tɔ la na Mawu!”
Then he sayd vnto them, Giue then vnto Cesar the things which are Cesars, and to God those which are Gods.
26 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.
And they could not reproue his saying before the people: but they marueiled at his answere, and helde their peace.
27 Azɔ Zadukitɔ aɖewo, ame siwo xɔe se be ame kukuwo ƒe tsitretsitsi aɖeke meli o la
Then came to him certaine of the Sadduces (which denie that there is any resurrection) and they asked him,
28 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.
Saying, Master, Moses wrote vnto vs, If any mans brother die hauing a wife, and hee die without children, that his brother should take his wife, and raise vp seede vnto his brother.
29 Míenya ƒome aɖe, si me ɖekakpui adre nɔ. Tsitsitɔ ɖe srɔ̃, gake medzi vi aɖeke hafi ku o.
Now there were seuen brethren, and the first tooke a wife, and he dyed without children.
30 Ame si dzɔ ɖe eyome la ɖe ahosia, gake eya hã medzi vi kplii hafi trɔ megbe o.
And the second tooke the wife, and he dyed childelesse.
31 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.
Then the third tooke her: and so likewise the seuen dyed, and left no children.
32 Nyɔnua hã va ku mlɔeba.
And last of all the woman dyed also.
33 Azɔ míaƒe biabia lae nye be, ame ka srɔ̃e nyɔnu sia anye nenye be wofɔ tso ku me? Elabena ŋutsuawo katã ɖee kpɔ!”
Therefore at the resurrection, whose wife of them shall she be? for seuen had her to wife.
Then Iesus answered, and sayd vnto them, The children of this world marry wiues, and are married. (aiōn g165)
35 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)
But they which shalbe counted worthy to enioy that world, and the resurrection from the dead, neither marry wiues, neither are married. (aiōn g165)
36 Womagaku hã o, ale woanɔ abe mawudɔlawo ene, eye woanye Mawu viwo, elabena wofɔ wo ɖe tsitre tso ame kukuwo dome.
For they can die no more, forasmuch as they are equall vnto the Angels, and are the sonnes of God, since they are the children of the resurrection.
37 “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.’
And that the dead shall rise againe, euen Moses shewed it besides the bush, when he said, The Lord is the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Iacob.
38 Menye ame kukuwo ƒe Mawu wònye o, ke boŋ ame gbagbewo tɔe, elabena wo katã wole agbe nɛ.”
For he is not the God of the dead, but of them which liue: for all liue vnto him.
39 Sefialawo dometɔ aɖewo gblɔ be, “Nufiala, ègblɔe nyuie ŋutɔ!”
Then certaine of the Scribes answered, and sayd, Master, thou hast well sayd.
40 Ale wodzudzɔ woƒe nyawo biabia, elabena dzi megale wo ƒo be woagabia nya aɖekee o.
And after that, durst they not aske him any thing at all.
41 Azɔ Yesu tsɔ biabia sia ɖo woƒe ŋkume be, “Nu ka ta wogblɔ be Kristo la nye Fia David ƒe vi ɖo?
Then sayd he vnto them, Howe say they that Christ is Dauids sonne?
42 Elabena David ŋutɔ gblɔ le Psalmowo ƒe agbalẽ me be, “‘Aƒetɔ la gblɔ na nye Aƒetɔ be, “Bɔbɔ nɔ nye nuɖusime,
And Dauid himselfe sayth in the booke of the Psalmes, The Lord sayd vnto my Lord, Sit at my right hand,
43 va se ɖe esime matsɔ wò ketɔwo awɔ wò afɔɖodzinu.”’
Till I shall make thine enemies thy footestoole.
44 David yɔe be, ‘Aƒetɔ’ Aleke wɔ wòaganye via?”
Seeing Dauid called him Lord, howe is he then his sonne?
45 Yesu trɔ ɖe eƒe nusrɔ̃lawo ŋu le esime ameha la nɔ to ɖomii, eye wògblɔ na wo be,
Then in the audience of all the people he sayd vnto his disciples,
46 “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.
Beware of the Scribes, which willingly go in long robes, and loue salutations in the markets, and the highest seates in the assemblies, and the chiefe roomes at feastes:
47 Woxɔa ahosiwo ƒe aƒewo le wo si, eye wodoa kpɔkpɔ wo ɖokuiwo to gbe didiwo dodo ɖa me. Ame siawo tɔgbi axɔ tohehe sesẽtɔ.”
Which deuoure widowes houses, and in shewe make long prayers: These shall receiue greater damnation.
