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Mateo 12
Nkwa Asem
Mateo 12
Nkwa Asem
Homeda ho asɛnka
12 Homeda bi, Yesu ne n’asuafo no kɔfaa aburowfuw bi mu. Wɔnam aburowfuw no mu no, ɔkɔm dee asuafo no ma wɔpempanee aburow no bi wee.
2 Farisifo bi huu nea asuafo no reyɛ no, anyɛ wɔn abodwo. Wobisaa Yesu se, “Woahu sɛ w’asuafo no abu Homeda mmara no so?”
3 Yesu nso bisaa wɔn se, “Monkenkanee nea ɔhene Dawid yɛe, bere a ɔkɔm dee ɔne wɔn a na wɔka ne ho no? 4 Wɔkɔɔ Onyankopɔn fi kodii abodoo a wɔde abɔ afɔre a anka wonni ho kwan sɛ wodi, gye ɔsɔfo nko ara no. Ɛno nso yɛ mmara so bu.
5 Na monsan nkan mfii Mose mmara no mu sɛ, asɔfo a wɔyɛ asɔrefi adwuma no tumi yɛ adwuma Homeda nso? 6 Mereka ama mo ate ase sɛ, nea ɔkyɛn asɔrefi no wɔ ha! 7 Sɛ moakan, ate asɛm a ese, ‘Mmɔborɔhunu na mepɛ, na ɛnyɛ afɔrebɔ’ no ase yiye a, anka moremmu wɔn a wonni fɔ no fɔ. 8 Na me, Onipa Ba no, meyɛ Homeda no wura.”
9 Yesu fii nea ɔwɔ hɔ kɔɔ hyiadan mu. 10 Ohuu ɔbarima bi wɔ ɔdan mu hɔ a ne nsa baako awu. Farisifo no bisaa Yesu se, “Enti mmara ma ho kwan sɛ obi sa yare Homeda anaa?” Wobisaa eyi sɛnea ɛbɛyɛ a wobenya ɔkwan atoto n’ano na wɔakyere no! 11 Yesu buaa wɔn se, “Mo mu hena na ɔwɔ oguan baako, na sɛ ɔkɔtɔ amoa mu Homeda a, ɔrenyi no? Ɔkwan biara so, wobɛkɔ akoyi no. 12 Onipa som bo sen oguan! Eyi nti ɛwɔ ho kwan sɛ wɔyɛ papa Homeda.” 13 Afei Yesu ka kyerɛɛ nea ne nsa awu no se, “Teɛ wo nsa!” Ɔyarefo no teɛɛ ne nsa. Ɔteɛɛ ne nsa no, ahoɔden baa mu ma ɛyɛɛ sɛ baako no.
14 Farisifo no fii adi kotuu sɛnea ɛbɛyɛ a wɔbɛkyere Yesu, akum no, no ho agyina. 15 Esiane sɛ na onim pɔw a wɔrebɔ wɔ ne ho no nti, ofii hyiadan no mu maa nnipadɔm dii n’akyi. Ɔsaa wɔn mu ayarefo no nyinaa yare. 16 Nanso ɔbɔɔ wɔn ano sɛ wɔmmɔ n’anwonwade a ɔyɛe no ho dawuru. 17 Eyi maa nkɔm a Odiyifo Yesaia hyɛe se,
18 “Monhwɛ m’akoa a mayi no, nea medɔ no a me kra ani sɔ no; mede me honhom megu ne so. Na wabu amanaman atɛn. 19 Ɔrenko, na ɔrenteɛteɛm. Na obi rente ne nne abɔnten so! 20 Ɔrensɛe nea ɛyɛ mmerɛw. Ɔrempa anidaso a esua; ɔde ne nkonimdi betwa basabasayɛ nyinaa tiaa. 21 Na ne din bɛyɛ amanaman nyinaa anidaso” no, baa mu.
Farisifo ka se Yesu yɛ ɔbonsam
22 Afei wɔde obi a ɔyɛ mumu, yɛ onifuraefo, na honhommɔne nso wɔ ne so, brɛɛ Yesu sɛ ɔnsa no yare. Yesu saa no yare ma ɔkasae, san huu ade. 23 Nnipadɔm a wɔwɔ hɔ no ho dwiriw wɔn. Wɔkae se, “Gyama Yesu yi ne Agyenkwa no!”
24 Nanso Farisifo no tee anwonwade a Yesu yɛe no, wɔkae se, “Ɔnam ahonhommɔne nyinaa panyin, ɔbonsam, Beelsebul no so na etu ahonhommɔne.”
25 Yesu huu wɔn adwene maa wɔn mmuae se, “Ahemman biara a edi mpaapaemu no dan amamfo. Saa ara nso na kurow anaa ofi biara a edi mpaapaemu no ntumi nnyina. 26 Na sɛ ɔbonsam retu ɔbonsam a, na ɛkyerɛ sɛ, ɔne ne ho na ɛreko, de asɛe n’ahemman. 27 Sɛ muse menam ɔbonsam tumi so na etu ahonhommɔne a, tumi bɛn so na mo nkurɔfo gyina tu ahonhommɔne? Mo ara mo nkurɔfo mmua mfa. 28 Na sɛ mede Onyankopɔn honhom na etu ahonhommɔne de a, na Onyankopɔn Ahenni aba mo so. 29 Obi ntumi nkɔ ɔbonsam ahemman mu nkowia no, gye sɛ, onipa ko no di kan de hama kyekyere no. Ɛno ansa na wubetumi awia no. 30 Obiara a onni m’afa no, tia me. Na nea ɔmmoa me mma me-mmoaboa ano no nso hwete mu.
31 “Mereka akyerɛ mo se, wɔde bɔne ne abususɛm nyinaa bɛkyɛ nnipa, nanso nea ɔbɛka abususɛm atia Honhom Kronkron no de, wɔremfa nkyɛ no. 32 Nea ɔbɛkasa atia Onipa Ba no, wɔde bɛkyɛ no. Nanso, nea ɔbɛkasa atia Honhom Kronkron no de, wɔremfa nkyɛ no da biara da.
Dua ne n’aba
33 “Dua biara aba na wɔde hu ne su. Dua pa sow aba pa, na dua bɔne nso sow aba bɔne. 34 Awɔ mma! Ɛbɛyɛ dɛn na nnebɔneyɛfo sɛ mo atumi aka nea eye ho asɛm? Nea ayɛ koma ma abu so no na ano ka. 35 Onipa pa anom asɛm da nnepa a ɛwɔ ne mu no adi. Saa ara na onipa bɔne nso anom asɛm da nnebɔne a ɛwɔ ne mu no adi. 36 Mereka makyerɛ mo se, atemmu da no, asɛnhunu biara a obi aka no, obebu ho akontaa. 37 W’anom asɛm so, na wɔnam bebu wo bem anaa fɔ.”
Wɔpɛ sɛ Yesu yɛ nsɛnkyerɛnne bi
38 Da bi, Yudafo mpanyimfo bi a Farisifo bi ka wɔn ho, baa Yesu nkyɛn, bɛka kyerɛɛ no se, ɔnyɛ nsɛnkyerɛnne bi nkyerɛ wɔn.
39 Yesu buaa wɔn se, “Ɔman a wɔyɛ nnebɔneyɛfo a wonni gyidi, na wɔpɛ sɛ wohu nsɛnkyerɛnne. Nanso wɔrenhu nsɛnkyerɛnne biara ka odiyifo Yona de no ho. 40 Na sɛnea Yona kodii bonsu yam nnansa no, saa ara na ɛsɛ sɛ onipa Ba no kodi asase mu nnansa. 41 Atemmu da no, Niniwe mmarima bɛsɔre atia nnɛɛmma yi na wɔabu mo fɔ, efisɛ, bere a Yona kaa asɛmpa no, wɔsakraa wɔn adwene. Nanso nea ɔsen Yona wɔ ha, nso munnye no nni. 42 Atemmu da no, Sheba hemmea bɛsɔre atia ɔman yi, efisɛ, ofi asase ano nohɔ betiee ɔhene Solomo nyansa. Merema mo ate ase sɛ, nea ɔsen ɔhene Solomo no wɔ ha nanso, mompɛ sɛ mutie no.
43 “Saa ɔman debɔneyɛfo yi te sɛ obi a honhommɔne wɔ ne so. Sɛ honhommɔne no tu fi ne mu a, ekyinkyin, hwehwɛ homebea nanso, ennya bi. 44 Sɛ ɛba saa a, nea honhommɔne no ka ne sɛ, ‘Mɛsan makɔ onipa a mifi ne mu bae no mu bio.’ Ɔsan kɔ onipa no mu a, ohu sɛ, ne mu da mpan, na wasiesie hɔ fɛfɛɛfɛ. 45 Afei ɔsan n’akyi kɔfa ahonhommɔne afoforo ason a wɔyɛ den kyɛn no ba ma wɔn nyinaa bɛtena ne mu. Eyi ma onipa no asetena no sɛe kyɛn ne kan asetena no.”
Yesu ne ne na ne ne nuanom
46 Bere a Yesu reka asɛmpa akyerɛ nnipadɔm wɔ ofi bi mu no, ne na ne ne nuanom begyinaa afikyiri pɛe sɛ wɔne no kasa. 47 Nnipa a wɔwɔ hɔ no mu baako kɔka kyerɛɛ Yesu se, “Wo na ne wo nuanom gyina afikyiri hɔ pɛ sɛ wɔne wo kasa.” 48 Yesu kae se, “Hena ne me na? Ɛhefo ne me nuanom?” 49 Ɔkaa saa wiei no, ɔde ne nsa kyerɛɛ nnipadɔm no ka kyerɛɛ n’asuafo no se, “Eyinom ne me na ne me nuanom.” 50 Ɔsan kae bio se, “Obiara a ɔbɛyɛ m’agya a ɔwɔ soro no apɛde no, ɔno ne me nuabarima, ne me nuabea, ne me na.”
Matthew 12
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Matthew 12
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Jesus Is Lord of the Sabbath(A)(B)
12 At that time Jesus went through the grainfields on the Sabbath. His disciples were hungry and began to pick some heads of grain(C) and eat them. 2 When the Pharisees saw this, they said to him, “Look! Your disciples are doing what is unlawful on the Sabbath.”(D)
3 He answered, “Haven’t you read what David did when he and his companions were hungry?(E) 4 He entered the house of God, and he and his companions ate the consecrated bread—which was not lawful for them to do, but only for the priests.(F) 5 Or haven’t you read in the Law that the priests on Sabbath duty in the temple desecrate the Sabbath(G) and yet are innocent? 6 I tell you that something greater than the temple is here.(H) 7 If you had known what these words mean, ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice,’[a](I) you would not have condemned the innocent. 8 For the Son of Man(J) is Lord of the Sabbath.”
9 Going on from that place, he went into their synagogue, 10 and a man with a shriveled hand was there. Looking for a reason to bring charges against Jesus,(K) they asked him, “Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath?”(L)
11 He said to them, “If any of you has a sheep and it falls into a pit on the Sabbath, will you not take hold of it and lift it out?(M) 12 How much more valuable is a person than a sheep!(N) Therefore it is lawful to do good on the Sabbath.”
13 Then he said to the man, “Stretch out your hand.” So he stretched it out and it was completely restored, just as sound as the other. 14 But the Pharisees went out and plotted how they might kill Jesus.(O)
God’s Chosen Servant
15 Aware of this, Jesus withdrew from that place. A large crowd followed him, and he healed all who were ill.(P) 16 He warned them not to tell others about him.(Q) 17 This was to fulfill(R) what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah:
18 “Here is my servant whom I have chosen,
the one I love, in whom I delight;(S)
I will put my Spirit on him,(T)
and he will proclaim justice to the nations.
19 He will not quarrel or cry out;
no one will hear his voice in the streets.
20 A bruised reed he will not break,
and a smoldering wick he will not snuff out,
till he has brought justice through to victory.
21 In his name the nations will put their hope.”[b](U)
Jesus and Beelzebul(V)
22 Then they brought him a demon-possessed man who was blind and mute, and Jesus healed him, so that he could both talk and see.(W) 23 All the people were astonished and said, “Could this be the Son of David?”(X)
24 But when the Pharisees heard this, they said, “It is only by Beelzebul,(Y) the prince of demons, that this fellow drives out demons.”(Z)
25 Jesus knew their thoughts(AA) and said to them, “Every kingdom divided against itself will be ruined, and every city or household divided against itself will not stand. 26 If Satan(AB) drives out Satan, he is divided against himself. How then can his kingdom stand? 27 And if I drive out demons by Beelzebul,(AC) by whom do your people(AD) drive them out? So then, they will be your judges. 28 But if it is by the Spirit of God that I drive out demons, then the kingdom of God(AE) has come upon you.
29 “Or again, how can anyone enter a strong man’s house and carry off his possessions unless he first ties up the strong man? Then he can plunder his house.
30 “Whoever is not with me is against me, and whoever does not gather with me scatters.(AF) 31 And so I tell you, every kind of sin and slander can be forgiven, but blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven.(AG) 32 Anyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but anyone who speaks against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven, either in this age(AH) or in the age to come.(AI)
33 “Make a tree good and its fruit will be good, or make a tree bad and its fruit will be bad, for a tree is recognized by its fruit.(AJ) 34 You brood of vipers,(AK) how can you who are evil say anything good? For the mouth speaks(AL) what the heart is full of. 35 A good man brings good things out of the good stored up in him, and an evil man brings evil things out of the evil stored up in him. 36 But I tell you that everyone will have to give account on the day of judgment for every empty word they have spoken. 37 For by your words you will be acquitted, and by your words you will be condemned.”(AM)
The Sign of Jonah(AN)(AO)
38 Then some of the Pharisees and teachers of the law said to him, “Teacher, we want to see a sign(AP) from you.”(AQ)
39 He answered, “A wicked and adulterous generation asks for a sign! But none will be given it except the sign of the prophet Jonah.(AR) 40 For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of a huge fish,(AS) so the Son of Man(AT) will be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.(AU) 41 The men of Nineveh(AV) will stand up at the judgment with this generation and condemn it; for they repented at the preaching of Jonah,(AW) and now something greater than Jonah is here. 42 The Queen of the South will rise at the judgment with this generation and condemn it; for she came(AX) from the ends of the earth to listen to Solomon’s wisdom, and now something greater than Solomon is here.
43 “When an impure spirit comes out of a person, it goes through arid places seeking rest and does not find it. 44 Then it says, ‘I will return to the house I left.’ When it arrives, it finds the house unoccupied, swept clean and put in order. 45 Then it goes and takes with it seven other spirits more wicked than itself, and they go in and live there. And the final condition of that person is worse than the first.(AY) That is how it will be with this wicked generation.”
Jesus’ Mother and Brothers(AZ)
46 While Jesus was still talking to the crowd, his mother(BA) and brothers(BB) stood outside, wanting to speak to him. 47 Someone told him, “Your mother and brothers are standing outside, wanting to speak to you.”
48 He replied to him, “Who is my mother, and who are my brothers?” 49 Pointing to his disciples, he said, “Here are my mother and my brothers. 50 For whoever does the will of my Father in heaven(BC) is my brother and sister and mother.”
Footnotes
- Matthew 12:7 Hosea 6:6
- Matthew 12:21 Isaiah 42:1-4
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