Luka 18
1 Da bi, Yesu nam mmebu so kyerɛɛ nʼasuafo no hia a ehia sɛ wɔbɔ mpae daa a wɔmpa abaw.
Jesus told his disciples a parable to show them that they should always pray and never despair.
2 Yesu kae se, “Otemmufo bi tenaa kurow bi mu a na onsuro Onyankopɔn, mfɛre onipa biara.
“There was,” he said, “in a certain town a judge, who had no fear of God nor regard for people.
3 Na ɔbea kunafo bi te saa kurow no mu a ɔne obi wɔ asɛm. Daa na saa okunafo yi kɔ otemmufo no nkyɛn kɔsrɛ no se onni nʼasɛm no mma no.
In the same town there was a widow who went to him again and again, and said ‘Grant me justice against my opponent.’
4 “Mfiase no, otemmufo no ammua no. Nanso akyiri no ɔkae se, ‘Ɛwɔ mu sɛ minsuro Onyankopɔn, mfɛre onipa biara de,
For a time the judge refused, but afterward he said to himself ‘Although I am without fear of God or regard for people,
5 nanso esiane sɛ daa ɔbea yi haw me nti, mɛhwɛ adi asɛm no yiye ama no sɛnea ɛbɛyɛ a ɔremmɛhaw me bio!’”
yet, as this widow is so troublesome, I will grant her justice, to stop her from plaguing me with her endless visits.’”
6 Awurade toaa so se, “Moate asɛm a otemmufo yi a ɔnteɛ no kae.
Then the Master added, “Listen to what this iniquitous judge says!
7 Munnnye nni sɛ Onyankopɔn bedi ama ne mma a daa wosu frɛ no awia ne anadwo no? Anaa ɔbɛtwentwɛn ne nan ase anaa?
And God – won’t he see that his own people, who cry to him night and day, have justice done them – though he holds his hand?
8 Merema moate ase sɛ ɔbɛyɛ wɔn apɛde ama wɔn ntɛm. Sɛ Onipa Ba no san ba a, nnipa dodow ahe na obehu sɛ wɔwɔ ne mu gyidi?”
He will, I tell you, give them justice soon enough! Yet, when the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on earth?”
9 Yesu san buu bɛ bi faa nnipa a wobu wɔn ho sɛ atreneefo na ɛno nti wobu afoforo animtiaa no ho se,
Another time, speaking to people who were satisfied that they were religious, and who regarded everyone else with scorn, Jesus told this parable –
10 “Da bi nnipa baanu bi kɔɔ asɔredan mu kɔbɔɔ mpae. Na wɔn mu baako yɛ Farisini a obu ne ho, na ɔbaako no nso yɛ towgyeni.
“Two men went up into the Temple Courts to pray. One was a Pharisee and the other a tax-gatherer.
11 Farisini yi kogyinaa faako a obiara behu no bɔɔ mpae se, ‘Onyankopɔn, meda wo ase sɛ mente sɛ nnipa a wɔaka no; apoobɔfo nkontompofo, aguamammɔfo ne saa towgyeni a ogyina hɔ yi.
The Pharisee stood forward and began praying to himself in this way – ‘God, I thank you that I am not like other men – thieves, rogues, adulterers – or even like this tax-gatherer.
12 Nnaawɔtwe biara midi mmuada mprenu na nea minya biara nso, miyi mu nkyemu du mu baako de ma.’
I fast twice a week, and give a tenth of everything I get to God.’
13 “Saa bere no na towgyeni no gyina akyiri baabi a ɔmpɛ sɛ ɔma nʼani so kyerɛ ɔsoro. Ɔde ne nsa guu ne bo bɔɔ mpae se, ‘Onyankopɔn, hu me ɔdebɔneyɛni mmɔbɔ!’
Meanwhile the tax-gatherer stood at a distance, not venturing even to raise his eyes to heaven, but he kept striking his breast and saying ‘God, have mercy on me, a sinner.’
14 “Mereka akyerɛ mo se, nea towgyeni no yɛe no sɔɔ Onyankopɔn ani sen nea Farisini no yɛe no. Obiara a ɔma ne ho so no, wɔbɛbrɛ no ase, na nea ɔbrɛ ne ho ase no, wɔbɛma no so.”
This man, I tell you, went home pardoned, rather than the other. For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, while everyone who humbles himself will be exalted.”
15 Da bi, awofo bi de wɔn mma nketewa brɛɛ Yesu se ɔmfa ne nsa nka wɔn nhyira wɔn. Asuafo no huu awofo no, wɔkaa wɔn anim.
Some of the people were bringing even their babies to Jesus, for him to touch them; but, when the disciples saw it, they began to find fault with those who had brought them.
16 Yesu frɛɛ mmofra no awofo no baa ne nkyɛn na ɔka kyerɛɛ nʼasuafo no se, “Momma mmofra nketewa no mmra me nkyɛn na munnsiw wɔn kwan, na eyinom sɛɛ na Onyankopɔn ahenni no yɛ wɔn dea.
Jesus, however, called the little children to him. “Let the little children come to me,” he said, “and do not hinder them, for it is to the childlike that the kingdom of God belongs.
17 Mereka akyerɛ mo se obiara a ɔrennye Onyankopɔn Ahenni no sɛ abofra no, ɔrentumi nhyɛn mu.”
I tell you, unless a man receives the kingdom of God like a child, he will not enter it at all.”
18 Da bi, Yudani sikani bi bisaa Yesu se, “Kyerɛkyerɛfo pa, dɛn na menyɛ na manya nkwa a enni awiei?” (aiōnios g166)
And one of the leaders asked Jesus this question – “Good teacher, what must I do if I am to gain eternal life?” (aiōnios g166)
19 Yesu buaa no se, “Adɛn nti na wofrɛ me onipa pa? Obiara nyɛ papa gye ɔbaako; ɔne Onyankopɔn.
“Why do you call me good?” answered Jesus. “No one is good but God.
20 Wunim Mose mmara no: ‘Mmɔ aguaman! Nni awu! Mmɔ korɔn! Nni adansekurum! Di wʼagya ne wo na ni!’”
You know the commandments – Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal, Do not say what is false about others, Honor your father and your mother.”
21 Osikani yi ka kyerɛɛ Yesu se, “Madi saa mmara yi nyinaa so fi me mmofraase.”
“I have observed all these,” he replied, “from childhood.”
22 Yesu tee nea osikani no kae no, ɔka kyerɛɛ no se, “Ade baako pɛ na aka wo a ɛsɛ sɛ woyɛ. Kɔ na kɔtɔn wʼahode nyinaa na kyɛ sika no ma ahiafo na wubenya agyapade wɔ Onyankopɔn Ahenni no mu, na afei bra bedi mʼakyi.”
Hearing this, Jesus said to him, “There is one thing still lacking in you; sell everything that you have, and distribute to the poor, and you will have wealth in heaven; then come and follow me.”
23 Osikani yi tee saa asɛm yi no, anyɛ no dɛ koraa efisɛ na ɔwɔ ahode pii.
But the man became greatly distressed on hearing this, for he was extremely rich.
24 Yesu huu sɛ ne werɛ ahow no, ɔkae se, “Ɛyɛ den ma ahonyafo sɛ wɔbɛkɔ Onyankopɔn ahenni no mu!
Seeing this, Jesus said to his disciples, “How hard it is for the wealthy to enter the kingdom of God!
25 Mereka akyerɛ mo se, ɛyɛ mmerɛw sɛ yoma bewura pane aniwa mu sen sɛ ɔdefo bɛkɔ Onyankopɔn ahenni no mu.”
It is easier, indeed, for a camel to get through a needle’s eye than for a rich person to enter the kingdom of God!”
26 Na wɔn a wɔtee nea Yesu kae no bisae se, “Ɛno de, na hena na wobegye no nkwa?”
“Then who can be saved?” asked those who heard this.
27 Yesu buae se, “Onipa fam de, ɛyɛ den, na Onyankopɔn fam de, biribiara betumi aba mu.”
But Jesus said, “What is impossible with people is possible with God.”
28 Petro ka kyerɛɛ Yesu se, “Yagyaw nea yɛwɔ nyinaa hɔ abedi wʼakyi.”
“But we,” said Peter, “we left what belonged to us and followed you.”
29 Yesu buaa Petro se, “Merema mo ate ase sɛ, obiara nni hɔ a, esiane Onyankopɔn ahenni no nti, wagyaw ne fi anaa ne nuanom anaa nʼawofo anaa ne mma
“I tell you,” he answered, “that there is no one who has left house, or wife, or brothers, or parents, or children, for the sake of the kingdom of God,
31 Yesu frɛɛ asuafo dumien no gyinaa nkyɛn baabi ka kyerɛɛ wɔn se, “Yɛrekɔ Yerusalem, na biribiara a adiyifo no aka afa Onipa Ba no ho no bɛba mu.
Gathering the Twelve around him, Jesus said to them, “Listen! We are going up to Jerusalem; and there everything that is written in the prophets will be done to the Son of Man.
32 Wobeyi no ama amanamanmufo ama wɔadi ne ho fɛw, na wɔabɔ no adapaa, ate ntasu agu ne so,
For he will be given up to the Gentiles, mocked, insulted and spat on;
33 aka no mpire, akum no na ne nnansa so no, wasɔre.”
they will scourge him, and then put him to death; and on the third day he will rise again.”
34 Asuafo no ante nea Yesu kaa no biara ase, efisɛ na asɛm no boro wɔn adwene so.
The apostles did not comprehend any of this. His meaning was unintelligible to them and they did not understand what he was saying.
35 Yesu ne nʼasuafo no rebɛn Yeriko no, wohuu onifuraefo bi a ɔte kwankyɛn resrɛsrɛ ade.
As Jesus was getting near Jericho, a blind man was sitting by the roadside, begging.
36 Onifuraefo no tee sɛ nkurɔfokuw bi retwa mu no, obisaa asɛm a asi.
Hearing a crowd going by, the man asked what was the matter;
37 Wɔka kyerɛɛ no se, “Yesu Nasareni no na ɔretwam!”
and, when people told him that Jesus of Nazareth was passing,
38 Ɔtee saa no, ɔteɛteɛɛ mu se, “Yesu, Dawid Ba, hu me mmɔbɔ!”
he shouted out, “Jesus, Son of David, take pity on me!”
39 Wɔn a wodi anim no teɛteɛɛ no se ommua nʼano, nanso wantie, na ɔkɔɔ so teɛteɛɛ mu denneennen se, “Yesu, Dawid Ba, hu me mmɔbɔ!”
Those who were in front kept telling him to be quiet, but he continued to call out the louder, “Son of David, take pity on me!”
40 Yesu duu faako a onifuraefo no te no, ɔma wɔde no brɛɛ no. Wɔde no duu Yesu nkyɛn no, obisaa no se,
Then Jesus stopped and ordered the man to be brought to him. And, when he had come close up to him, Jesus asked him,
41 “Dɛn na wopɛ sɛ meyɛ ma wo?” Onifuraefo no buae se, “Awurade, ma minhu ade.”
“What do you want me to do for you?” “Master,” he said, “I want to recover my sight.”
42 Yesu ka kyerɛɛ no se, “Hu ade, wo gyidi ama wo ho ayɛ wo den.”
And Jesus said, “Recover your sight, your faith has delivered you.”
43 Amono mu hɔ ara, onifuraefo yi huu ade, na odii Yesu akyi yii Onyankopɔn ayɛ. Na wɔn a wohuu ayaresa no nyinaa nso yii Onyankopɔn ayɛ.
Instantly he recovered his sight, and began to follow Jesus, praising God. And all the people, on seeing it, gave glory to God.
