Luka 20
1 Ɛda bi a Yesu rekyerɛkyerɛ wɔ asɔredan mu no, asɔfoɔ mpanin, Atwerɛsɛm no akyerɛkyerɛfoɔ ne ɔman no mu mpanin kɔbisaa no sɛ,
And it came to pass on one of those days, as he was teaching the people in the temple, and preaching the good news, the chief priests and the scholars with the elders stood near.
2 “Tumi bɛn na wowɔ a wode yɛ saa nneɛma yi; na hwan nso na ɔmaa wo saa tumi no?”
And they spoke, saying to him, Tell us, by what authority are thou doing these things? Or who is he who gave thee this authority?
3 Yesu buaa wɔn sɛ, “Me nso mewɔ asɛm bi bisa mo. Monka nkyerɛ me.
And having answered, he said to them, I also will ask you one word, and ye tell me.
4 Tumi bɛn na Yohane de bɔɔ asu; ɛfiri Onyankopɔn anaa ɛfiri nnipa?”
The immersion of John, was it from heaven or from men?
5 Wɔfaa ho adwene kaa sɛ, “Sɛ yɛka sɛ, ɛfiri Onyankopɔn a, ɔbɛbisa yɛn sɛ, ‘ɛnneɛ, adɛn enti na moannye no anni?’
And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we should say, From heaven, he will say, Why did ye not believe him?
6 Sɛ nso yɛka sɛ, ɛfiri onipa a, ɔman mu no nyinaa bɛsi yɛn aboɔ, ɛfiri sɛ, wɔnim sɛ Yohane yɛ odiyifoɔ.”
But if we say, From men, all the people will stone us, for they are convinced John is a prophet.
7 Ɛwiee aseɛ no, wɔbuaeɛ sɛ, “Yɛnnim.”
And they replied not to know from where.
8 Yesu nso ka kyerɛɛ wɔn sɛ, “Ɛnneɛ me nso meremma mo mo asɛmmisa no ho mmuaeɛ.”
And Jesus said to them, Neither do I tell you by what authority I do these things.
9 Yesu buu wɔn ɛbɛ bi sɛ, “Ɔbarima bi yɛɛ bobefuo de hyɛɛ apaafoɔ bi nsa sɛ wɔnhwɛ so mma no. Yei akyi ɔtuu kwan kɔɔ akyirikyiri baabi, kɔtenaa hɔ kyɛree.
And he began to speak this parable to the people. A man planted a vineyard, and leased it to farmers, and went abroad for a considerable time.
10 Bobeteɛ berɛ duruiɛ no, ɔbarima yi somaa ne ɔsomfoɔ sɛ ɔnkɔgye aduaba no bi mmrɛ no. Nanso, apaafoɔ no boroo no, ma ɔsane kɔɔ nsapan.
And at the season he sent a bondman to the farmers, so that they would give him from the fruit of the vineyard. But having beaten him, the farmers sent him away empty.
11 Ɔsomaa ɔsomfoɔ foforɔ maa ɔno nso wɔboroo no, bɔɔ no adapaa, ma ɔkɔɔ nsapan.
And he proceeded to send another bondman. And they, having beaten and shamefully treated, sent him also away empty.
12 Ɔsane somaa ɔsomfoɔ foforɔ na ɔno mpo deɛ, wɔpirapiraa no pamoo no.
And he proceeded to send a third. And they also having wounded this man, cast him out.
13 “Yei maa bobefuo wura no kaa sɛ, ‘Ɛdeɛn na menyɛ bio? Mɛsoma me ba a medɔ no no akɔ wɔn nkyɛn na ɔno deɛ ebia, wɔbɛfɛre no.’
And the lord of the vineyard said, What shall I do? I will send my beloved son. Perhaps they will be made ashamed after seeing this man.
14 “Nanso, ɛberɛ a apaafoɔ no hunuu no no, wɔkaa sɛ, ‘Ɔdedifoɔ no nie, momma yɛnkum no na yɛmfa nʼagyapadeɛ no.’
But when the farmers saw him, they deliberated among themselves, saying, This is the heir. Come, let us kill him, so that the inheritance may become ours.
15 Wɔtwee no firii afuo no mu kɔkumm no. “Mogye di sɛ ɛdeɛn na afuowura no bɛyɛ saa apaafoɔ yi?
And having cast him outside of the vineyard, they killed him. What therefore will the lord of the vineyard do to them?
16 Ɔbɛba abɛkum saa apaafoɔ yi na ɔde afuo no ama afoforɔ.” Nnipa a wɔretie Yesu no kaa sɛ, “Ɛmpare yɛn!”
He will come and destroy these farmers, and will give the vineyard to others. And having heard it, they said, May it not happen!
17 Yesu hwɛɛ wɔn dinn bisaa wɔn sɛ, “Ɛnneɛ na deɛ wɔatwerɛ sɛ, “‘Ɛboɔ a adansifoɔ apo no, ɛno ara na abɛyɛ tweatiboɔ’ no aseɛ ne sɛn?
But having looked upon them, he said, What then is this that is written, The stone that those who build rejected, this became the head of the corner?
18 Obiara a ɔbɛhwe ɛboɔ no so no, ɔbɛbubu na deɛ ɛboɔ no bɛhwe ne so no, ɛbɛpɛkyɛ no.”
Every man who falls on that stone will be broken, but on whomever it may fall, it will grind him to dust.
19 Esiane sɛ Atwerɛsɛm no akyerɛkyerɛfoɔ ne asɔfoɔ mpanin no hunuu sɛ Yesu buu ɛbɛ no tiaa wɔn enti, wɔhwehwɛɛ ɛkwan a wɔbɛfa so akyere no saa ɛberɛ no ara mu, nanso ɛsiane nnipa a na wɔwɔ hɔ no enti, na wɔsuro.
And the chief priests and the scholars sought to throw hands on him in the same hour. And they were afraid, for they knew that he spoke this parable against them.
20 Esiane sɛ ɔpɛ ara na na nnipa no pɛ sɛ wɔkyere Yesu enti, wɔtetɛɛ no maa nnipa bi kɔɔ ne nkyɛn sɛdeɛ ɛbɛyɛ a wɔbɛnya nʼanom asɛm bi agyina so akyere no na wɔde no akɔ aban mu.
And having watched him, they sent forth insidious men pretending themselves to be righteous, so that they might take hold of his word, in order to deliver him up to the rule and to the authority of the governor.
21 Saa nnipa yi bisaa Yesu sɛ, “Ɔkyerɛkyerɛfoɔ, yɛnim sɛ woyɛ ɔnokwafoɔ, wonyɛ nyiyimu na wokyerɛ nokorɛ kwan a wɔnam so kɔ Onyankopɔn nkyɛn.
And they questioned him, saying, Teacher, we know that thou speak and teach rightly, and thou do not accept a personage, but teach the way of God in truth,
22 Enti, ɛyɛ sɛ yɛtua toɔ ma Kaesare aban anaasɛ ɛnyɛ?”
Is it permitted for us to give tribute to Caesar or not?
23 Yesu hunuu wɔn adwemmɔne no, ɔka kyerɛɛ wɔn sɛ,
But having perceived their craftiness, he said to them, Why do ye try me?
24 “Momma me sika. Hwan mfoni ne din na ɛwɔ so yi?” Wɔbuaa no sɛ, “Ɛyɛ Kaesare dea.”
Display to me a denarius. Whose image and inscription has it? And having answered, they said, Caesar's.
25 Yesu ka kyerɛɛ wɔn sɛ, “Ɛnneɛ momfa Kaesare deɛ mma Kaesare na momfa Onyankopɔn deɛ mma Onyankopɔn.”
And he said to them, Then render the things of Caesar to Caesar, and the things of God to God.
26 Yesu mmuaeɛ a ɔmaa wɔn no yɛɛ wɔn nwanwa na wɔn adwemmɔne no nso kaa wɔn tirim.
And they were unable to lay hold of his word before the people. And having marveled at his answer, they were silent.
27 Sadukifoɔ bi a wɔnnye owusɔreɛ nni baa Yesu nkyɛn bɛbisaa no sɛ,
And some of the Sadducees having approached, those who say there is no resurrection, they questioned him,
28 “Ɔkyerɛkyerɛfoɔ, Mose mmara no kyerɛ yɛn sɛ, sɛ ɔbarima bi wɔ yere na ɔne no anwo na ɔwu a, ne nua tumi ware no ne no wo mma ma owufoɔ no.
saying, Teacher, Moses wrote to us, if any brother dies, having a wife, and this man dies childless, that his brother should take his wife, and raise up seed to his brother.
29 Anuanom baason bi tenaa ase. Ɔpanin a ɔwɔ mu no waree ɔbaa a ɔne no anwo na ɔwuiɛ.
There were therefore seven brothers. And the first having taken a wife, died childless.
30 Ne nua a ɔdi nʼakyi no, waree no nanso ɔne no anwo na ɔwuiɛ.
And the second took the woman, and this man died childless.
31 Anuanom a wɔaka no nyinaa nso waree no a obiara ne no anwo, na wɔwuwuiɛ.
And the third likewise took her, and likewise also the seven; they left behind no children, and died.
32 Akyire no, ɔbaa no nso wuiɛ.
And last of all the woman also died.
33 Yɛn asɛmmisa ne sɛ, ɛsiane sɛ ɔbaa yi waree anuanom yi nyinaa enti, owusɔreɛ da no, wɔn mu hwan na ɔbaa yi bɛyɛ ne yere?”
In the resurrection therefore whose wife of them does she become? For the seven had her as wife.
And having answered, Jesus said to them, The sons of this age marry, and are given in marriage, (aiōn g165)
35 Na wɔn a owusɔreɛ da no wɔbɛnya kwan akɔ Onyankopɔn Ahennie no mu deɛ, awadeɛ ho renhia wɔn. (aiōn g165)
but those who are considered worthy to attain to that age, and the resurrection from the dead, neither marry, nor are given in marriage. (aiōn g165)
36 Na owuo nso nni hɔ mma wɔn bio, ɛfiri sɛ, wɔbɛyɛ sɛ ɔsoro abɔfoɔ. Esiane sɛ wɔasɔre afiri awufoɔ mu no enti, wɔyɛ Onyankopɔn mma.
For neither can they die any more, for they are like the agents, and are sons of God, being sons of the resurrection.
37 Afei, mo asɛmmisa a ɛfa owusɔreɛ ho no nso, Mose ma yɛhunuu no pefee sɛ, owusɔreɛ wɔ hɔ. Ɛfiri sɛ, nʼasɛm a ɔtwerɛ faa wira a na ɛrederɛ no ho no ɔbɔɔ Abraham Onyankopɔn, Isak Onyankopɔn ne Yakob Onyankopɔn din.
But that the dead are raised, even Moses showed at the Bush when he calls the Lord, the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.
38 Yei kyerɛ sɛ, Onyankopɔn yɛ ateasefoɔ Onyankopɔn na ɔnyɛ awufoɔ Onyankopɔn, ɛfiri sɛ, obiara a ɔde ne ho to Onyankopɔn so no, sɛ ɔwu mpo a, ɔbɛnya nkwa a ɛnni awieeɛ.”
Now he is not God of the dead, but of the living, for all live to him.
39 Atwerɛsɛm no akyerɛkyerɛfoɔ no mu bi kaa sɛ, “Ɔkyerɛkyerɛfoɔ, woabua no yie.”
And some of the scholars having answered, they said, Teacher, thou said well.
40 Na obiara antumi ammisa no asɛm biara bio.
For they no longer dared to question him anything.
41 Yesu bisaa wɔn sɛ, “Adɛn enti na wɔka sɛ Kristo no yɛ Dawid ba?”
And he said to them, How do they say the Christ is David's son?
42 Ɛfiri sɛ Dawid ka wɔ ne Nnwom no mu sɛ, “Awurade ka kyerɛɛ me wura sɛ. ‘Tena me nifa so
Even David himself says in the book of Psalms, The Lord said to my Lord, Sit thou at my right hand,
43 kɔsi sɛ mɛma woadi wʼatamfoɔ so nkonim.’
until I will place thine enemies a footstool of thy feet.
44 Sɛ Dawid frɛ Kristo no ‘Me wura’ a, ɛyɛ dɛn na Kristo no ayɛ ne ba?”
David therefore calls him Lord, and how is he his son?
45 Ɛberɛ a nnipa no retie no no, Yesu danee nʼani ka kyerɛɛ nʼasuafoɔ no sɛ,
And while all the people were listening, he said to his disciples,
46 “Monhwɛ mo ho so yie wɔ Atwerɛsɛm no akyerɛkyerɛfoɔ no ho. Ɛberɛ biara wɔpɛ sɛ wɔhyɛ ntadeɛ pa, hwehwɛ sɛ nnipa hu wɔn badwa mu a, wɔde obuo kyea wɔn, na sɛ wɔkɔ asɔredan mu nso a, wɔtena mpanin tenabea. Saa ara nso na sɛ wɔkɔ apontoɔ ase a, wɔtena mpanin tenabea.
Beware of the scholars, who desire to walk around in long robes, and love greetings in the marketplaces, and chief seats in the synagogues, and places of honor at the feasts,
47 Wɔbɔ mpaeɛ hunu atentene kyerɛ nnipa sɛ wɔresom Onyankopɔn, nanso wɔsisi akunafoɔ. Yei enti wɔbɛnya asotwe a emu yɛ duru.”
who devour widows' houses, and in pretence make long prayers. These will receive greater damnation.
