Luka 12
1 Nnipa mpempem kyeree so a wɔnnya baabi ntu wɔn nan nsi mpo no, Yesu ka kyerɛɛ nʼasuafoɔ no kane sɛ, “Monhwɛ mo ho so yie wɔ Farisifoɔ nyaatwom a ɛte sɛ mmɔreka no ho.
Meanwhile the people had gathered in thousands, so that they trod on one another, when Jesus, addressing himself to his disciples, began by saying to them, ‘Be on your guard against the leaven – that is, the hypocrisy – of the Pharisees.
2 Biribiara a wɔyɛ no kɔkoam no bɛda adi na deɛ ahinta no nso bɛpue.
There is nothing, however covered up, which will not be uncovered, nor anything kept secret which will not become known.
3 Enti, deɛ moaka wɔ sum mu no, wɔbɛte wɔ hann mu. Na deɛ moaka no asomusɛm wɔ adan mu no, wɔbɛbɔ no dawuro.
So all that you have said in the dark will be heard in the light, and what you have spoken in the ear, within closed doors, will be proclaimed on the housetops.
4 “Me nnamfonom, mereka akyerɛ mo sɛ, monnsuro wɔn a wɔkum onipadua na ɛno akyi wɔntumi nyɛ hwee bio no.
To you who are my friends I say, Do not be afraid of those who kill the body, but after that can do no more.
5 Na mɛkyerɛ mo deɛ ɛsɛ sɛ mosuro no. Monsuro deɛ wakum onipadua no awie no, ɔwɔ tumi sɛ ɔto twene amanehunu kurom. Mereti mu akyerɛ mo sɛ, yei na monsuro no. (Geenna g1067)
I will show you of whom you should be afraid. Be afraid of him who, after killing you, has the power to fling you into Gehenna. Yes, I say, be afraid of him. (Geenna g1067)
6 Wɔntɔn akasanoma enum nnye sika bi pɛ? Nanso, Onyankopɔn werɛ remfi wɔn mu baako po da.
Are not five sparrows sold for two copper coins? Yet not one of them has escaped God’s notice.
7 Mo tirinwi mpo, wɔakan ne nyinaa. Enti, monnsuro, ɛfiri sɛ, mosom bo sene akasanoma dodo biara.
No, even the hairs of your head are all numbered. Do not be afraid; you are of more value than many sparrows.
8 “Na mereka akyerɛ mo sɛ, obiara a ɔbɛbɔ me din wɔ nnipa anim no, Kristo no nso bɛbɔ ne din wɔ Onyankopɔn abɔfoɔ anim.
Everyone, I tell you, who publicly acknowledges me, the Son of Man, also, will acknowledge before God’s angels;
9 Na deɛ ɔbɛpa me nnipa anim no, me nso mɛpa no, Onyankopɔn abɔfoɔ anim.
but the person who publicly disowns me will be altogether disowned before God’s angels.
10 Obiara a ɔbɛkasa atia Kristo no, wɔde bɛkyɛ no. Nanso deɛ ɔbɛkasa atia Honhom Kronkron no deɛ, wɔremfa nkyɛ no da.
Everyone who will say anything against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but for the person who slanders the Holy Spirit there will be no forgiveness.
11 “Sɛ wɔde mo ba mpanin anim wɔ hyia adan mu a, monnnwennwene nsɛm a mobɛka anaasɛ deɛ mode bɛyi mo ho ano no ho,
Whenever they take you before the synagogue Courts or the magistrates or other authorities, do not be anxious as to how you will defend yourselves, or what your defence will be, or what you will say;
12 Ɛfiri sɛ, saa ɛberɛ no ara mu Honhom Kronkron no bɛkyerɛ mo deɛ ɛsɛ sɛ moka.”
for the Holy Spirit will show you at the moment what you ought to say.’
13 Obi firi nnipa no mu ka kyerɛɛ Yesu sɛ, “Ɔkyerɛkyerɛfoɔ, ka kyerɛ me nua na ɔne me nkyɛ agyapadeɛ a yɛn agya de agya yɛn no mu.”
‘Teacher,’ a man in the crowd said to Jesus, ‘tell my brother to share the property with me.’
14 Yesu buaa no sɛ, “Damfo, hwan na ɔyɛɛ me mo so ɔtemmufoɔ ne ɔsɛnnifoɔ?”
But Jesus said to him, ‘Man, who made me a judge or an arbiter between you?’
15 Ɔtoaa so sɛ, “Monhwɛ mo ho yie wɔ adifudepɛ ho, ɛfiri sɛ, onipa nkwa nnyina nʼahonya dodoɔ a ɔwɔ so.”
And then he added, ‘Take care to keep yourselves free from every form of covetousness; for even in the height of their prosperity a person’s true life does not depend on what they have.’
16 Afei, ɔbuu wɔn bɛ yi sɛ, “Ɔdefoɔ bi wɔ hɔ a na ɔwɔ asase pa a ɛmaa no nnɔbaeɛ pii.
Then Jesus told them this parable – ‘There was once a rich man whose land was very fertile;
17 Esiane sɛ na ne nnɔbaeɛ no nkɔ pata a wabɔ no so enti, ɛyɛɛ no dadwene ma ɔbisaa ne ho sɛ, ‘Mennya baabi a mede me nnɔbaeɛ bebrebe yi bɛgu yi, menyɛ no dɛn?’
and he began to ask himself “What will I do, for I have nowhere to store my crops?
18 “Afei, ɔkaa sɛ, ‘Monim deɛ mɛyɛ. Mɛbubu mʼapata yi nyinaa na mabɔ no akɛseɛ de deɛ mewɔ nyinaa asie hɔ.
This is what I will do,” he said; “I will pull down my barns and build larger ones, and store all my grain and my goods in them;
19 Na maka akyerɛ me kra sɛ, “Ɔkra, ma wʼani nnye na didi, na nom ɛfiri sɛ, wowɔ nneɛma pa pii a ɛbɛso wo mfeɛ bebree!”’
and I will say to myself, Now you have plenty of good things put by for many years; take your ease, eat, drink, and enjoy yourself.”
20 “Nanso, Onyankopɔn ka kyerɛɛ no sɛ, ‘Ɔkwasea! Anadwo yi, wɔbɛgye wo kra afiri wo nsam, na hwan na nneɛma bebree a woapɛ agu hɔ yi, wode bɛgya no?’
But God said to the man “Fool! This very night your life is being demanded; and as for all you have prepared – who will have it?”
21 “Ɛno enti, saa ara na obiara a ɔbɛboaboa agyapadeɛ ano de ne ho ato so no nyɛ ɔdefoɔ Onyankopɔn anim ne no.”
So it is with those who lay by wealth for themselves and are not rich to the glory of God.’
22 Yesu ka kyerɛɛ nʼasuafoɔ no sɛ, “Monnnwennwene deɛ mobɛdi anaa deɛ mobɛfira ho.
And Jesus said to his disciples, ‘That is why I say to you, Do not be anxious about the life here – what you can get to eat; or about your body – what you can get to wear.
23 Ɔkra som bo sene aduane na onipadua nso som bo sene ntoma.
For life is more than food, and the body than its clothes.
24 Monhwɛ kwaakwaadabi, wɔnnua aba ɛnna wɔntwa. Saa ara nso na wɔnni pata a wɔde wɔn nnɔbaeɛ sie so, nanso Onyankopɔn ma wɔn aduane di. Monsom bo nsene wɔn anaa?
Think of the ravens – they neither sow nor reap; they have neither storehouse nor barn; and yet God feeds them! And how much more precious are you than birds!
25 Mo mu hwan na adwene a ɔdwen no bɛtumi ato ne nkwa nna so simasin?
But which of you, by being anxious, can prolong your life a moment?
26 Na sɛ montumi nyɛ ade ketewaa a ɛte sei mpo a, adɛn na modwennwene nneɛma akɛseɛ ho?
And, if you cannot do even the smallest thing, why be anxious about other things?
27 “Monhwɛ sɛdeɛ sukooko nyini. Wɔnyɛ adwuma, ɛnna wɔnnwono ntoma mfira. Nanso, Salomo ahonya nyinaa mu, na ɔnni ntoma a ɛyɛ fɛ sɛ saa nhwiren no mu baako mpo.
Think of the lilies, and how they grow. They neither toil nor spin; yet, I tell you, even Solomon in all his splendour was not robed like one of these.
28 Mo a mo gyidie hinhim, sɛ Onyankopɔn siesie wiram nhwiren a ɛfifiri ɛnnɛ na ɔkyena awu no ho ma ɛyɛ fɛ a, adɛn enti na ɔrensiesie mo nso mo ho mma ɛnyɛ fɛ.
If, even in the field, God so clothes the grass which is living today and tomorrow will be thrown into the oven, how much more will he clothe you, you of little faith!
29 Saa ara nso na monnnwennwene deɛ mobɛdi anaa deɛ mobɛnom ho.
And you – do not be always seeking what you can get to eat or what you can get to drink; and do not waver.
30 Saa nneɛma yi na ewiase amanaman pere hwehwɛ, nanso mo deɛ, mo agya nim sɛ yeinom nyinaa ho hia mo.
These are the things for which all the nations of the world are seeking, and your Father knows that you need them.
31 Enti, monhwehwɛ Onyankopɔn Ahennie kane na ɔde yeinom nyinaa bɛma mo.
No, seek his kingdom, and these things will be added for you.
32 “Ekuo ketewa, monnsuro, ɛfiri sɛ, ɛyɛ mo agya no pɛ sɛ ɔde ahennie no bɛma mo.
So do not be afraid, my little flock, for your Father has been pleased to give you the kingdom.
33 Montontɔn mo ahodeɛ na monkyɛ ahiafoɔ adeɛ. Yei bɛma mo agyapadeɛ a ɛwɔ ɔsoro no ayɛ pii. Monhyehyɛ mo agyapadeɛ wɔ ɔsoro, deɛ owifoɔ ntumi nkɔwia na ntɛferɛ ntumi nkɔwe.
‘Sell what belongs to you, and give in charity. Make yourselves purses that will not wear out – an inexhaustible treasure in heaven, where no thief comes near, or moth works ruin.
34 Na deɛ wʼagyapadeɛ wɔ no, ɛhɔ na wʼakoma nso wɔ.”
For where your treasure is, there also will your heart be.
35 “Monnyina pintinn na momma mo nkanea nhyerɛn,
Make yourselves ready, with your lamps alight;
36 na monyɛ sɛ wɔn a wɔretwɛn wɔn wura a ɔkɔ ayeforɔhyia ase a, sɛ ɔba na ɔbɔ ɛpono mu pɛ a, wɔbɛbue no ntɛm no.
and be like servants who are waiting for their Master’s return from his wedding, so that, when he comes and knocks, they may open the door for him at once.
37 Wɔn a wɔn wura no ba a ɔbɛba abɛto wɔn sɛ wɔretwɛn no no ani bɛgye. Ɔbɛto wɔn ɛpono na ɔno ankasa asom wɔn.
Happy are those servants whom, on his return, the Master will find watching. I tell you that he will make himself ready, and have them take their places at the table, and will come and serve them.
38 Sɛ ɔba dasuo mu anaa ahemadakye mpo a, asomfoɔ a ɔbɛba abɛto wɔn sɛ wɔrewɛn no no ani bɛgye.
Whether it is late at night, or in the early morning that he comes, if he finds all as it should be, then happy are they.
39 Ɛsɛ sɛ mohunu sɛ, sɛ efiewura nim ɛberɛ a owifoɔ bɛba a, anka ɔbɛwɛn na owifoɔ no annya ne ho ɛkwan ammɛbɔ no korɔno.
This you do know, that, had the owner of the house known at what time the thief was coming, he would have been on the watch, and would not have let his house be broken into.
40 Enti, monsiesie mo ho ntwɛn Onipa Ba no ba a ɔbɛba no, ɛfiri sɛ, monnim ɛberɛ ko a ɔbɛba.”
You must also prepare, for when you are least expecting him the Son of Man will come.’
41 Petro bisaa Yesu sɛ, “Awurade, worebu bɛ yi akyerɛ yɛn nko ara anaasɛ obiara?”
‘Master,’ said Peter, ‘are you telling this parable with reference to us or to everyone?’
42 Yesu buaa no sɛ, “Merekasa akyerɛ ɔsomfoɔ nokwafoɔ nyansafoɔ biara a ne wura de ne efie sohwɛ bɛhyɛ ne nsa na wahwɛ ama obiara aduane wɔ ne berɛ mu.
‘Who, then,’ replied the Master, ‘is that trustworthy steward, the careful man, who will be placed by his master over his establishment, to give them their rations at the proper time?
43 Nhyira ne ɔsomfoɔ a ne wura no bɛba abɛto no sɛ wayɛ nʼadwuma pɛpɛɛpɛ.
Happy will that servant be whom his master, when he comes home, will find doing this.
44 Nokorɛm, ɔde nʼagyapadeɛ nyinaa bɛhyɛ ne nsa.
His master, I tell you, will put him in charge of the whole of his property.
45 Na sɛ ɛba sɛ saa ɔsomfoɔ yi nso ka sɛ, ‘Me wura nnya mmaeɛ’ na ɛno enti, ɔhwe asomfoɔ a aka no, na ɔdidi, nom nsã bo a,
But should that servant say to himself “My master is a long time coming,” and begin to beat the menservants and the maidservants, and to eat and drink and get drunk,
46 ne wura no bɛba da a nʼani nna so sɛ ɔbɛba. Na sɛ ne wura no ba a, ɔbɛtwe nʼaso denden na wabu no sɛ obi a ɔnnye Onyankopɔn nni.
that servant’s master will come on a day when he does not expect him, and at an hour of which he is unaware, and will flog him severely and assign him his place among the untrustworthy.
47 “Ɔsomfoɔ a ɔnim deɛ ne wura pɛ, na wanyɛ ne wura no apɛdeɛ no wɔbɛbɔ no mmaa pii.
The servant who knows his master’s wishes and yet does not prepare and act accordingly will receive many lashes;
48 Na ɔsomfoɔ a ɔnnim deɛ ne wura pɛ na enti ɔyɛɛ deɛ ne wura mpɛ no, wɔbɛbɔ no mmaa kakraa bi. Na obiara a wɔama no pii no, wɔbɛbisa pii afiri ne nkyɛn; na deɛ wɔde bebree ahyɛ ne nsa no, ɔbɛbu bebree ho nkonta.”
while one who does not know his master’s wishes, but acts so as to deserve a flogging, will receive but few. From everyone to whom much has been given much will be expected, and from the man to whom much has been entrusted the more will be demanded.
49 “Maba sɛ merebɛsɔ ogya wɔ asase so na sɛ asɔ dada a, na deɛ merehwehwɛ ara ne no.
I came to cast fire on the earth; and what more can I wish, if it is already kindled?
50 Asubɔ bi wɔ hɔ a wɔde bɛbɔ me a, ɛde me bɛkɔ amanehunu mu, na merennya ahotɔ gye sɛ wɔabɔ me saa asu no ansa.
There is a baptism that I must undergo, and how great is my distress until it is over!
51 Mosusu sɛ mebaeɛ sɛ mede asomdwoeɛ reba asase yi so? Dabi! Ɛnyɛ asomdwoeɛ na mede baeɛ na mmom mpaapaemu.
Do you think that I am here to bring peace on earth? No, I tell you, but to cause division.
52 Ɛfiri ɛnnɛ, mpaapaemu bɛba afie mu, baasa bɛba mʼafa na baanu atia me anaasɛ baanu bɛba mʼafa na baasa atia me.
For from this time, if there are five people in a house, they will be divided, three against two, and two against three.
53 Agya ne ne babarima renyɛ adwene, ɔbabaa ne ne maame renyɛ adwene, ase ne ase adwene renhyia.”
Father will be opposed to son and son to father, mother to daughter and daughter to mother, mother-in-law to her daughter-in-law and daughter-in-law to her mother-in-law.’
54 Na ɔka kyerɛɛ nnipakuo no nso sɛ, “Sɛ mohunu sɛ osuo amuna wɔ atɔeɛ a, ntɛm ara, moka sɛ, ‘Osuo bɛtɔ!’ Na osuo tɔ ampa.
And to the people Jesus said, ‘When you see a cloud rising in the west, you say at once “There is a storm coming,” and come it does.
55 Saa ara nso na sɛ mohunu sɛ mframa bɔ firi anafoɔ reba a, moka sɛ, ‘Ahuhuro bɛba!’ Na ɛba mu ampa.
And when you see that the wind is in the south, you say “It will be burning hot,” and so it proves.
56 Mo nyaatwomfoɔ! Motumi kyerɛ ewiem nsakraeɛ ase, nanso nneɛma a ɛnnɛ yi atwa mo ho ahyia, ne deɛ ɛbɔ mo kɔkɔ no deɛ, monhunu.
Hypocrites! You know how to judge of the earth and the sky; how is it, then, that you cannot judge of this time?
57 “Adɛn enti na monim deɛ ɛyɛ na monyɛ?
Why don’t you yourselves decide what is right?
58 Sɛ wode obi ka a, bɔ mmɔden kɔhunu no na wone no nka ho asɛm na wamfa wo ankɔ asɛnniiɛ amma ɔtemmufoɔ amfa wo anto afiase.
When, for instance, you are going with your opponent before a magistrate, on your way to the court do your best to be quit of him; otherwise he might drag you before the judge, then the judge will hand you over to the bailiff of the court, and the bailiff throw you into prison.
59 Sɛ woanyɛ no saa a, ɔbɛma woatua ka a wode no no nyinaa ansa na wagyaa wo.”
You will not, I tell you, come out until you have paid the very last cent.’
