Odiyifo A Onni Anuonyam
1Yesu fi faako a ɔwɔ hɔ kɔɔ ne kurom a nʼasuafo no ka ne ho. 2Ɔkɔɔ hyiadan mu Homeda, fii ase kyerɛkyerɛ maa dodow a wobetiee no ho dwiriw wɔn.
Wobisae se, “Ɛhe na saa onipa yi nyaa saa nneɛma yi, dɛn nyansa na wɔde ama no a nti otumi yɛ anwonwade yi? 3Ɛnyɛ duadwumfo no ni? Ɛnyɛ Maria babarima a ne nuanom ne Yakobo, Yosef, Yuda ne Simon no ni? Ɛnyɛ yɛne ne nuabeanom na ɛte ha!” Na wɔn bo fuw no.
4Yesu ka kyerɛɛ wɔn se, “Odiyifo kurom, nʼabusuafo mu, ne ne fi na onni anuonyam.” 5Wantumi anyɛ anwonwade ahorow wɔ hɔ, gye ayarefo kakraa bi na ɔde ne nsa guu wɔn so saa wɔn yare. 6Gye a wɔannye no anni no yɛɛ no nwonwa.
Yesu Soma Asuafo Dumien No
Na Yesu kyinkyinii nkuraase kyerɛkyerɛe. 7Yesu frɛɛ nʼasuafo dumien no baa ne nkyɛn, na ɔsomaa wɔn baanu baanu, maa wɔn tumi wɔ ahonhommɔne so.
8Akwankyerɛ a ɔde maa wɔn ni, “Mommfa biribiara nkura gye mo pema nko ara; mommfa aduan anaa kotoku anaa sika. 9Bio, mommfa mpaboa foforo anaa atade foforo nka nea ɛhyɛ mo yi ho. 10Baabiara a mobɛkɔ no, montena ofi baako pɛ mu. Monnsesa mo atenae. 11Na sɛ morefi kurow bi a wɔannye anaa wɔantie mo no mu akɔ a, momporoporow mo anan ase tutuw, mfa nni adanse.”
12Asuafo no kɔkaa asɛm no kyerɛɛ obiara a wohyiaa no no sɛ ɔnsakra nʼadwene, ntwe ne ho mfi ne bɔne ho. 13Na wotutuu ahonhommɔne bebree, de ngo sraa ayarefo pii saa wɔn yare.
Osuboni Yohane Kum
14Ɔhene Herode tee eyi, efisɛ na Yesu din atrɛw. Ebinom kae se, “Osuboni Yohane no na wasan aba nkwa mu bio, enti na otumi yɛ anwonwade a ɔyɛ yi.”
15Ebinom nso susuw sɛ, Yesu yɛ Odiyifo Elia na wasan aba.
Afoforo nso kae se, odiyifo foforo bi a ɔte sɛ tete adiyifo akɛse no bi na waba.
16Herode kae se, “Dabi, ɛyɛ Osuboni Yohane a mitwaa ne ti no. Wanyan afi owu mu.”
17Saa bere no na Herode asoma asraafo ma wɔakɔkyere Yohane de no ato afiase, efisɛ na Yohane akasa atia Herode ne Herodia a na ɔyɛ Herode nua Filipo yere no aware. 18Osuboni Yohane ka kyerɛɛ Herode se, “Wunni ho kwan sɛ woware wo nua yere.” 19Asɛm a Yohane kae no anyɛ Herodia nso dɛ, ma onyaa ne ho menasepɔw kae se, ɛsɛ sɛ wokum Yohane. Nanso ɔrentumi nkum no gye sɛ Herode ama no tumi. 20Na Herode de obu ma Yohane, efisɛ na onim sɛ ɔyɛ onipa trenee. Eyi nti ɔbɔɔ ne ho ban. Bere biara a Horode ne Yohane bɛkasa no, na ne ho yeraw no nanso eyi nyinaa akyi no, ɔde ntoboase tiee no.
21Nea Herodia pɛɛ sɛ ɛnyɛ Yohane no baa mu. Ɛne sɛ, na Herode redi nʼawoda, ma ɔtoo pon wɔ nʼahemfi maa ne mpanyimfo, nʼasafohene ne Galilea mpanyimfo. 22-23Herodia babea bɛsaw kyerɛɛ wɔn ma ɛyɛɛ wɔn nyinaa fɛ. Herode de ntam ka kyerɛɛ ababaa no se, “Bisa me biribiara a wopɛ; sɛ mʼaheman mu fa mpo na wopɛ koraa a, mede bɛma wo!”
24Ababaa yi kɔɔ ne na nkyɛn kobisaa no nea ommisa ma ɔka kyerɛɛ no se, “Bisa no Osuboni Yohane ti!”
25Ababaa yi de ahoɔhare san baa ɔhene no nkyɛn bɛka kyerɛɛ no se, “Mepɛ sɛ wode Osuboni Yohane ti to prɛte mu ma me mprempren ara!”
26Eyi maa ɔhene no werɛ howee, nanso esiane sɛ na waka ntam wɔ nnipa no anim no nti, wammu bɔ a ɔhyɛɛ ne babea no so. 27Herode somaa nʼasraafo no mu baako sɛ ɔnkɔ afiase hɔ nkotwa Yohane ti mfa mmrɛ no. Ɔsraani no kotwaa Osuboni Yohane ti, 28na ɔde too prɛte mu brɛɛ ababaa no ma ɔde kɔmaa ne na. 29Bere a Yohane asuafo no tee nea asi no, wɔbɛfaa nʼamu no kosiee no wɔ ɔboda bi mu.
Yesu Ma Nnipa Mpem Anum Aduan
30Asomafo no san baa Yesu nkyɛn bɛkaa nea wɔyɛɛ ne nea wɔkyerɛkyerɛɛ nnipa a wɔkɔɔ wɔn nkyɛn no nyinaa kyerɛɛ no. 31Yesu tiee wɔn amanneɛ no wiee no, ɔka kyerɛɛ wɔn se, “Momma yɛntwe yɛn ho mfi nnipakuw yi ho na yɛnkɔhome kakra.” Nea ɛma ɔkaa saa ne sɛ, na nnipa a wɔba wɔn nkyɛn no to ntwa da. Wonnya kwan mpo na wɔadidi.
32Yesu ne nʼasuafo no tenaa ɔkorow mu kɔɔ baabi a obiara nni hɔ. 33Nanso bere a wɔrekɔ no, nnipa pii huu wɔn ma wotuu mmirika faa mpoano hɔ kotwaa wɔn ho. 34Eyi nti bere a Yesu sii fam no, na nnipakuw ahyia wɔ hɔ. Ohuu wɔn no ne yam hyehyee no maa wɔn efisɛ na wɔte sɛ nguan a wonni ɔhwɛfo. Ɔkyerɛkyerɛɛ wɔn nneɛma bebree a ɛsɛ sɛ wohu.
35Onwini reyɛ adwo no, nʼasuafo no baa ne nkyɛn bɛka kyerɛɛ no se, “Ade resa. Aduan biara nso nni ha. 36Ka kyerɛ nnipa no na wɔnkɔ nkurow mu ne nkuraa a atwa yɛn ho ahyia yi ase, na wɔnkɔtɔ aduan bi nni.”
37Yesu ka kyerɛɛ wɔn se, “Momma wɔn aduan nni.”
Wobisaa no se, “Ansa na yebetumi ama saa nnipa dodow yi aduan no, ɛsɛ sɛ yenya asram asia akatua. Yɛnsɛe sika a ɛte saa mfa mma wɔn brodo nni ana?”
38Yesu bisaa wɔn se, “Brodo ahe na mowɔ? Monkɔ na monkɔhwɛ.”
Wɔsan ba bɛka kyerɛɛ no se, “Wɔwɔ brodo anum ne mpataa abien.”
39Afei Yesu ka kyerɛɛ nnipakuw no se, wɔntenatena ase, na wɔtenatenaa ase akuwakuw wɔ sare no so. 40Wɔtenatenaa ase akuwakuw a bi yɛ ɔha na bi yɛ aduonum. 41Yesu faa brodo anum ne mpataa abien no, na ɔhwɛɛ soro, bɔɔ mpae, hyiraa so. Obubuu brodo no mu de maa asuafo no sɛ wɔnkyɛ mma nnipa no. Na ɔkyɛɛ mpataa no nso maa wɔn. 42Nnipa no dii aduan no maa obiara mee! 43Nnipa a wodii aduan no bɛyɛ mmarima mpem anum; 44na wɔtasee ase nkae no, ɛyɛɛ nkɛntɛn dumien.
Yesu Nantew Asu Ani
45Adidi no akyi pɛ, Yesu ka kyerɛɛ nʼasuafo no se, wɔnkɔtena ɔkorow no mu, na wonni kan nkɔ Betsaida, na ɔregya nnipakuw no kwan na watiw wɔn. 46Akyiri no, ɔkɔɔ bepɔw no so kɔbɔɔ mpae.
47Anadwo no a asuafo no te ɔkorow mu adu asu no mfimfini no, na Yesu nko ara na ɔwɔ mpoano. 48Ohuu sɛ na wɔn ho akyere wɔn; ɛne sɛ, mframa a ano yɛ den ne asorɔkye bɔ dwiradwiraa ɔkorow no, enti na wɔrebrɛ wɔ ɔkorow no hare mu. Anɔpahema bɛyɛ sɛ nnɔnabiɛsa bere mu no, ɔnantew asu no ani baa wɔn nkyɛn. Ɔyɛɛ sɛ ɔretwa wɔn ho. 49Bere a asuafo no huu obi sɛ ɔnam asu no ani no, wɔde ehu teɛteɛɛ mu efisɛ na wosusuw sɛ wɔahu ɔsaman. 50Wɔn nyinaa huu no.
Ɛhɔ ara, Yesu ka kyerɛɛ wɔn se, “Momma mo bo ntɔ mo yam. Ɛyɛ me! Munnsuro!” 51Afei ɔkɔɔ wɔn nkyɛn wɔ ɔkorow no mu no, mframa no gyaee. Asuafo no ho dwiriw wɔn, 52efisɛ na wɔnte aduanma no ase, na wɔapirim wɔn koma.
Genesaret Ayaresa
53Wotwaa asu no baa Genesaret na woduu hɔ no, wɔde ɔkorow no baa mpoano. 54Na wosi fii ɔkorow no mu no, nnipa a wogyinagyina hɔ no huu no. 55Wotuu mmirika kyinii nkurow a atwa hɔ ahyia no nyinaa so soaa nnipa a wɔyare deda wɔn akɛtɛ so brɛɛ no wɔ baabiara a wɔtee sɛ ɔwɔ. 56Na nkuraa ase anaa nkurow so baabiara a ɔkɔe no, wɔde ayarefo beguu mmɔnten so, srɛɛ no sɛ ɔmma wɔmfa wɔn nsa nka nʼatade ano kɛkɛ. Ayarefo dodow a wotumi de wɔn nsa kaa nʼatade ano no ho yɛɛ wɔn den.
A Prophet Without Honor
1Jesus left there and went to his hometown, accompanied by his disciples. 2When the Sabbath came, he began to teach in the synagogue, and many who heard him were amazed.
“Where did this man get these things?” they asked. “What’s this wisdom that has been given him? What are these remarkable miracles he is performing? 3Isn’t this the carpenter? Isn’t this Mary’s son and the brother of James, Joseph,6:3 Greek Joses, a variant of Joseph Judas and Simon? Aren’t his sisters here with us?” And they took offense at him.
4Jesus said to them, “A prophet is not without honor except in his own town, among his relatives and in his own home.” 5He could not do any miracles there, except lay his hands on a few sick people and heal them. 6He was amazed at their lack of faith.
Jesus Sends Out the Twelve
Then Jesus went around teaching from village to village. 7Calling the Twelve to him, he began to send them out two by two and gave them authority over impure spirits.
8These were his instructions: “Take nothing for the journey except a staff—no bread, no bag, no money in your belts. 9Wear sandals but not an extra shirt. 10Whenever you enter a house, stay there until you leave that town. 11And if any place will not welcome you or listen to you, leave that place and shake the dust off your feet as a testimony against them.”
12They went out and preached that people should repent. 13They drove out many demons and anointed many sick people with oil and healed them.
John the Baptist Beheaded
14King Herod heard about this, for Jesus’ name had become well known. Some were saying,6:14 Some early manuscripts He was saying “John the Baptist has been raised from the dead, and that is why miraculous powers are at work in him.”
15Others said, “He is Elijah.”
And still others claimed, “He is a prophet, like one of the prophets of long ago.”
16But when Herod heard this, he said, “John, whom I beheaded, has been raised from the dead!”
17For Herod himself had given orders to have John arrested, and he had him bound and put in prison. He did this because of Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife, whom he had married. 18For John had been saying to Herod, “It is not lawful for you to have your brother’s wife.” 19So Herodias nursed a grudge against John and wanted to kill him. But she was not able to, 20because Herod feared John and protected him, knowing him to be a righteous and holy man. When Herod heard John, he was greatly puzzled6:20 Some early manuscripts he did many things; yet he liked to listen to him.
21Finally the opportune time came. On his birthday Herod gave a banquet for his high officials and military commanders and the leading men of Galilee. 22When the daughter of6:22 Some early manuscripts When his daughter Herodias came in and danced, she pleased Herod and his dinner guests.
The king said to the girl, “Ask me for anything you want, and I’ll give it to you.” 23And he promised her with an oath, “Whatever you ask I will give you, up to half my kingdom.”
24She went out and said to her mother, “What shall I ask for?”
“The head of John the Baptist,” she answered.
25At once the girl hurried in to the king with the request: “I want you to give me right now the head of John the Baptist on a platter.”
26The king was greatly distressed, but because of his oaths and his dinner guests, he did not want to refuse her. 27So he immediately sent an executioner with orders to bring John’s head. The man went, beheaded John in the prison, 28and brought back his head on a platter. He presented it to the girl, and she gave it to her mother. 29On hearing of this, John’s disciples came and took his body and laid it in a tomb.
Jesus Feeds the Five Thousand
30The apostles gathered around Jesus and reported to him all they had done and taught. 31Then, because so many people were coming and going that they did not even have a chance to eat, he said to them, “Come with me by yourselves to a quiet place and get some rest.”
32So they went away by themselves in a boat to a solitary place. 33But many who saw them leaving recognized them and ran on foot from all the towns and got there ahead of them. 34When Jesus landed and saw a large crowd, he had compassion on them, because they were like sheep without a shepherd. So he began teaching them many things.
35By this time it was late in the day, so his disciples came to him. “This is a remote place,” they said, “and it’s already very late. 36Send the people away so that they can go to the surrounding countryside and villages and buy themselves something to eat.”
37But he answered, “You give them something to eat.”
They said to him, “That would take more than half a year’s wages6:37 Greek take two hundred denarii! Are we to go and spend that much on bread and give it to them to eat?”
38“How many loaves do you have?” he asked. “Go and see.”
When they found out, they said, “Five—and two fish.”
39Then Jesus directed them to have all the people sit down in groups on the green grass. 40So they sat down in groups of hundreds and fifties. 41Taking the five loaves and the two fish and looking up to heaven, he gave thanks and broke the loaves. Then he gave them to his disciples to distribute to the people. He also divided the two fish among them all. 42They all ate and were satisfied, 43and the disciples picked up twelve basketfuls of broken pieces of bread and fish. 44The number of the men who had eaten was five thousand.
Jesus Walks on the Water
45Immediately Jesus made his disciples get into the boat and go on ahead of him to Bethsaida, while he dismissed the crowd. 46After leaving them, he went up on a mountainside to pray.
47Later that night, the boat was in the middle of the lake, and he was alone on land. 48He saw the disciples straining at the oars, because the wind was against them. Shortly before dawn he went out to them, walking on the lake. He was about to pass by them, 49but when they saw him walking on the lake, they thought he was a ghost. They cried out, 50because they all saw him and were terrified.
Immediately he spoke to them and said, “Take courage! It is I. Don’t be afraid.” 51Then he climbed into the boat with them, and the wind died down. They were completely amazed, 52for they had not understood about the loaves; their hearts were hardened.
53When they had crossed over, they landed at Gennesaret and anchored there. 54As soon as they got out of the boat, people recognized Jesus. 55They ran throughout that whole region and carried the sick on mats to wherever they heard he was. 56And wherever he went—into villages, towns or countryside—they placed the sick in the marketplaces. They begged him to let them touch even the edge of his cloak, and all who touched it were healed.
