Luka 5
1 Da bi a Yesu reka asɛmpa wɔ Genesaret ɔtare ho no, nnipakuw bɛkyeree ne so sɛ wɔrebetie Onyankopɔn asɛm.
On one occasion the crowd was pressing on Him and listening to God's Message, while He was standing by the Lake of Gennesaret.
2 Ohuu akorow abien a apopofo bi a wɔhohoro wɔn asau wɔ mu no agyaw wɔ ɔtare no ho.
He, however, saw two fishing-boats drawn up on the beach (for the men had gone away from them and were washing the nets),
3 Yesu kɔtenaa ɔkorow no baako a na ɛyɛ Simon de no mu. Ɔka kyerɛɛ Simon se ompia nkɔ asu no mu kakra sɛnea ɛbɛyɛ a, obetumi afi hɔ akasa akyerɛ nnipa no.
and going on board one of them, which was Simon's He asked him to push out a little from land. Then He sat down and taught the crowd of people from the boat.
4 Yesu wiee nʼasɛnka no, ɔka kyerɛɛ Simon se, “Hare kɔ baabi a emu dɔ kakra na munkogu mo asau no na mubeyi nam bebree.”
When He had finished speaking, He said to Simon, "Push out into deep water, and let down your nets for a haul."
5 Simon kae se, “Owura, yɛyɛɛ adwuma anadwo mu no nyinaa yɛannya hwee, nanso wʼasɛm nti, yebegu yɛn asau no.”
"Rabbi," replied Peter, "all night long we have worked hard and caught nothing; but at your command I will let down the nets."
6 Woguu asau no na woyii nam bebree maa anka mpo asau no retetew.
This they did, and enclosed a vast number of fish; and their nets began to break.
7 Wɔfrɛɛ wɔn mfɛfo a wɔwɔ ɔkorow baako no mu no ma wɔbɛboaa wɔn twee asau no. Nam no yɛɛ akorow abien no nyinaa amaama a anka ɛreyɛ amem mpo.
So they signalled to their partners in the other boat to come and help them; they came, and they filled both the boats so that they almost sank.
8 Simon Petro huu nea aba no, obuu Yesu nkotodwe kae se, “Me wura, mesrɛ wo fi me nkyɛn kɔ na meyɛ ɔdebɔneyɛni a mensɛ sɛ wobɛn me.”
When Simon Peter saw this, he fell down at the knees of Jesus, and exclaimed, "Master, leave my boat, for I am a sinful man."
9 Nam dodow a woyii no yɛɛ Petro ne ne ne dɔm no nwonwa.
(For he was astonished and terrified--he and all his companions--at the haul of fish which they had taken;
10 Saa ara nso na ɛyɛɛ Yakobo ne Yohane, Sebedeo mma no nso nwonwa. Yesu ka kyerɛɛ Petro se, “Nsuro efi nnɛ, wobɛyɛ nnipayifo.”
and so were Simon's partners James and John, the sons of Zabdi.) But Jesus replied to Simon, "Fear not: from this time you shall be a catcher of men."
11 Wɔde akorow no beduu asu no ano hɔ no, wogyaw wɔn nneɛma nyinaa hɔ bedii nʼakyi.
Then, after bringing their boats to land, they left everything and followed Him.
12 Da bi a Yesu wɔ kurow bi mu no, ɔbarima bi a kwata ayɛ ne honam nyinaa bɛkotow nʼanim srɛɛ no sɛ, “Owura, mesrɛ wo, sɛ ɛyɛ wo pɛ a, sa me yare.”
On another occasion, when He was in one of the towns, there was a man there covered with leprosy, who, seeing Jesus, threw himself at His feet and implored Him, saying, "Sir, if only you are willing, you are able to make me clean."
13 Ɛhɔ ara Yesu teɛɛ ne nsa de kaa no kae se, “Yiw, ɛyɛ me pɛ. Wo ho mfi.” Amono mu hɔ ara, ne ho fii.
Reaching out His hand and touching him, Jesus said, "I am willing; be cleansed!" And instantly the leprosy left him.
14 Yesu hyɛɛ no se, “Wo ne obiara nni wʼayaresa yi ho nkɔmmɔ. Kɔ na fa wo ho kɔkyerɛ ɔsɔfo na bɔ afɔre a Mose hyɛɛ sɛ akwatafo a wɔn ho afi no mmɔ sɛ adansedi no.”
He ordered him to tell no one. "But go," He said, "show yourself to the Priest, and make the offering for your purification which Moses appointed, as evidence for them."
15 Yesu anwonwadwuma a ɔyɛe yi maa ne ho asɛm trɛw mpɔtam hɔ nyinaa maa nnipa bebree betiee no pɛɛ sɛ ɔsa wɔn yare nso.
But all the more the report about Him spread abroad, and great multitudes crowded to hear Him and to be cured of their diseases;
16 Nanso na ɔtaa twe ne ho kɔ sare so kɔbɔ mpae.
but Jesus Himself constantly withdrew into the Desert and there prayed.
17 Bere bi a Yesu rekyerɛkyerɛ no, na Farisifo ne Kyerɛwsɛm no akyerɛkyerɛfo bi a wofi Galilea ne Yudea nkurow ahorow so ne Yerusalem nso wɔ hɔ bi a wɔretie no. Saa bere no, na Onyankopɔn ayaresa tumi ahyɛ no ma.
One day He was teaching, and there were Pharisees and teachers of the Law sitting there who had come from every village in Galilee and Judaea and from Jerusalem. And the power of the Lord was present for Him to cure people.
18 Mmarima bi baa hɔ a wɔso obubuafo bi.
And a party of men came carrying a palsied man on a bed, and they endeavoured to bring him in and lay him before Jesus.
19 Esiane sɛ na wontumi mfa nnipakuw no mu nkɔ Yesu nkyɛn nti, wɔforoo ɔdan a Yesu wɔ mu no kotuu atifi tokuru, de obubuafo a ɔda ne kɛtɛ so no faa mu gyaagyaa no brɛoo, kɔtoo Yesu anim.
But when they could find no way of doing so because of the crowd, they went up on the roof and let him down through the tiling--bed and all--into the midst, in front of Jesus.
20 Yesu huu gyidi a wɔwɔ no, ɔka kyerɛɛ ɔyarefo no se, “Onua, wɔde wo bɔne akyɛ wo.”
He saw their faith and said to him, "Friend, your sins are forgiven."
21 Farisifo no ne Kyerɛwsɛm no akyerɛkyerɛfo no tee asɛm a Yesu kae no, wobisabisaa wɔn ho wɔn ho se, “Hena ne saa onipa yi a ɔreka abususɛm yi? Hena na otumi sɛ ɔde bɔne kyɛ ka Onyankopɔn ho?”
Then the Scribes and Pharisees began to cavil, asking, "Who is this, uttering blasphemies? Who but God alone can forgive sins?"
22 Esiane sɛ Yesu huu nea wodwinnwen no nti, obuaa wɔn se, “Adɛn nti na modwene sɛ asɛm a mekae yi yɛ abususɛm?”
Well aware of their reasonings, Jesus answered their questions by asking in turn, "What is this that you are debating in your hearts?
23 Yesu bisaa wɔn se, “Nea ɛwɔ he na ɛyɛ den, sɛ wɔbɛka akyerɛ obi se, wɔde wo bɔne akyɛ wo anaasɛ, wɔbɛka se sɔre na nantew?
Which is easier? --to say, 'Your sins are forgiven,' or to say, 'Rise and walk'?
24 Na sɛ ɛbɛyɛ na mubehu sɛ Onipa Ba no wɔ tumi sɛ ɔde bɔne kyɛ wɔ asase so nti.” Mereka akyerɛ wo se, “Sɔre yi wo kɛtɛ na kɔ fie!”
But to prove to you that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins" --Turning to the paralytic He said, "I bid you, Rise, take up your bed, and go home."
25 Amono mu hɔ ara, ɔsɔre yii ne kɛtɛ kɔɔ fie. Ɔrekɔ no nyinaa na ɔreyi Onyankopɔn ayɛ.
Instantly he stood up in their presence, took up the mattress on which he had been lying, and went away to his home, giving glory to God.
26 Wɔn a wogyina hɔ no ho dwiriw wɔn. Ehu kaa wɔn. Woyii Onyankopɔn ayɛ kae se, “Nnɛ de, yɛahu anwonwade.”
Amazement seized them all. "Glory to God!" was the abiding feeling. Yet fear flashed through their minds and they said, "We have seen strange things to-day."
27 Eyi akyi no, Yesu fii hɔ kohuu ɔtowgyeni Lewi sɛ ɔte atowgyei. Ohuu no no, ɔka kyerɛɛ no se, “Bedi mʼakyi.”
After this He went out and noticed a tax-gatherer, Levi by name, sitting at the Toll office; and He said to him, "Follow me."
28 Lewi sɔre gyaw ne nneɛma nyinaa hɔ dii nʼakyi.
He rose, left everything, and followed Him.
29 Akyiri no, Lewi too pon wɔ ne fi maa Yesu. Towgyefo ne nnipa ahorow bebree kɔɔ aponto no ase.
Levi also gave a great entertainment at his house in honour of Jesus, and there was a large party of tax-gatherers and others at table with them.
30 Farisifo ne Kyerɛwsɛm no akyerɛkyerɛfo no huu sɛ Yesu ne saa nnipa no ato nsa redidi no, wonwiinwii bisaa no se, “Adɛn nti na wo ne towgyefo ne nnebɔneyɛfo ato nsa redidi?”
This led the Pharisees and Scribes of their party to expostulate with His disciples and ask, "Why are you eating and drinking with these tax-gatherers and notorious sinners?"
31 Yesu buaa wɔn se, “Wɔn a wɔyare no na ɔyaresafo ho hia wɔn na ɛnyɛ wɔn a wɔnyare.
But Jesus replied to them, "It is not men in good health who require a physician, but the sick.
32 Mamma sɛ merebɛfrɛ atreneefo na mmom mebɛfrɛɛ nnebɔneyɛfo sɛ wɔnsakra wɔn adwene.”
I have not come to call the righteous to repentance, but sinners."
33 Nnipa no kɔɔ so bisaa no bio se, “Adɛn nti na Osuboni Yohane asuafo ne Farisifo asuafo no de, wɔtaa di mmuada, na wʼasuafo de, daa wodidi na wɔnom?”
Again they said to Him, "John's disciples fast often and pray, as do also those of the pharisees; but yours eat and drink."
34 Yesu nso bisaa wɔn se, “Ɛho hia sɛ wɔn a wɔn ani agye, anaasɛ wɔn a wɔahyia wɔn ayeforo ase no di mmuada, wɔ bere a ayeforokunu no wɔ wɔn nkyɛn ana?
"Can you compel the bridal party to fast," replied Jesus, "so long as they have the bridegroom among them?
35 Nanso da bi bɛba a wɔbɛfa ayeforokunu no afi wɔn nkyɛn; saa bere no na wobedi mmuada.”
But a time for this will come, when the Bridegroom has been taken away from them: then, at that time, they will fast."
36 Yesu buu wɔn bɛ yi se, “Obi mfa ntama foforo ntare ntama dedaw mu. Ɔyɛ saa a foforo no bɛma dedaw no asuane. Na ɛbɛma nsonoe ada foforo no ne dedaw no ntam.
He also spoke in figurative language to them. "No one," He said, "tears a piece from a new garment to mend an old one. Otherwise he would not only spoil the new, but the patch from the new would not match the old.
37 Obiara nso mfa nsa foforo ngu mmoa nhoma nsa nkotoku dedaw mu. Ɔyɛ saa a nsa no bɛpaapae nkotoku no na ahwie agu na nkotoku no nso asɛe.
Nor does any one pour new wine into old wine-skins. Otherwise the new wine would burst the skins, the wine itself would be spilt, and the skins be destroyed.
38 Eyi nti, nsa nkotoku foforo mu nko ara na ɛsɛ sɛ wɔde nsa foforo gu.
But new wine must be put into fresh wineskins.
39 Obi nnom nsa dedaw nwie mmisa nsa foforo ase. Nea ɔnom no ka se, ‘dedaw no na eye.’”
Nor does any one after drinking old wine wish for new; for he says, 'The old is better.'"
