John the Baptist beheaded
1At that time Herod the tetrarch heard the reports about Jesus, 2and he said to his attendants, ‘This is John the Baptist; he has risen from the dead! That is why miraculous powers are at work in him.’
3Now Herod had arrested John and bound him and put him in prison because of Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife, 4for John had been saying to him: ‘It is not lawful for you to have her.’ 5Herod wanted to kill John, but he was afraid of the people, because they considered John a prophet.
6On Herod’s birthday the daughter of Herodias danced for the guests and pleased Herod so much 7that he promised with an oath to give her whatever she asked. 8Prompted by her mother, she said, ‘Give me here on a dish the head of John the Baptist.’ 9The king was distressed, but because of his oaths and his dinner guests, he ordered that her request be granted 10and had John beheaded in the prison. 11His head was brought in on a dish and given to the girl, who carried it to her mother. 12John’s disciples came and took his body and buried it. Then they went and told Jesus.
Jesus feeds the five thousand
13When Jesus heard what had happened, he withdrew by boat privately to a solitary place. Hearing of this, the crowds followed him on foot from the towns. 14When Jesus landed and saw a large crowd, he had compassion on them and healed those who were ill.
15As evening approached, the disciples came to him and said, ‘This is a remote place, and it’s already getting late. Send the crowds away, so that they can go to the villages and buy themselves some food.’
16Jesus replied, ‘They do not need to go away. You give them something to eat.’
17‘We have here only five loaves of bread and two fish,’ they answered.
18‘Bring them here to me,’ he said. 19And he told the people to sit down on the grass. Taking the five loaves and the two fish and looking up to heaven, he gave thanks and broke the loaves. Then he gave them to the disciples, and the disciples gave them to the people. 20They all ate and were satisfied, and the disciples picked up twelve basketfuls of broken pieces that were left over. 21The number of those who ate was about five thousand men, besides women and children.
Jesus walks on the water
22Immediately Jesus made the disciples get into the boat and go on ahead of him to the other side, while he dismissed the crowd. 23After he had dismissed them, he went up on a mountainside by himself to pray. Later that night, he was there alone, 24and the boat was already a considerable distance from land, buffeted by the waves because the wind was against it.
25Shortly before dawn Jesus went out to them, walking on the lake. 26When the disciples saw him walking on the lake, they were terrified. ‘It’s a ghost,’ they said, and cried out in fear.
27But Jesus immediately said to them: ‘Take courage! It is I. Don’t be afraid.’
28‘Lord, if it’s you,’ Peter replied, ‘tell me to come to you on the water.’
29‘Come,’ he said.
Then Peter got down out of the boat, walked on the water and came towards Jesus. 30But when he saw the wind, he was afraid and, beginning to sink, cried out, ‘Lord, save me!’
31Immediately Jesus reached out his hand and caught him. ‘You of little faith,’ he said, ‘why did you doubt?’
32And when they climbed into the boat, the wind died down. 33Then those who were in the boat worshipped him, saying, ‘Truly you are the Son of God.’
34When they had crossed over, they landed at Gennesaret. 35And when the men of that place recognised Jesus, they sent word to all the surrounding country. People brought all who were ill to him 36and begged him to let those who were ill just touch the edge of his cloak, and all who touched it were healed.
Yohane Osubɔni Kum
1Ɛberɛ no mu ara na Herode a na ɔdi ɔhene wɔ Galilea no tee Yesu nka. 2Ɔtee Yesu nka no, deɛ ɔka kyerɛɛ nʼasomfoɔ ne sɛ, “Ɛnyɛ obiara sɛ Yohane Osubɔni na wasɔre afiri awufoɔ mu. Yei enti na wanya tumi foforɔ de reyɛ anwanwadeɛ ahodoɔ yi.”
3Saa ɛberɛ no na Herode ama wɔakyere Yohane Osubɔni ato afiase, ɛfiri sɛ, na wakasa atia Herodia ne Herode awadeɛ no 4sɛ, Herode aware ne nua Filipo yere. 5Herode pɛɛ sɛ ɔkum Yohane. Nanso na ɔsuro sɛ, sɛ ɔkum no a, basabasa bɛba ɔman no mu. Ɛfiri sɛ, na nnipa no nyinaa bu Yohane sɛ odiyifoɔ.
6Ɛbaa sɛ na Herode redi nʼawoda. Awoda no ase Herodia babaa bɛsa ma ɛyɛɛ Herode fɛ. 7Yei maa Herode kaa ntam, hyɛɛ no bɔ sɛ, ɔmmisa deɛ ɔpɛ biara na ɔde bɛma no. 8Ababaawa yi maame Herodia tuu no fo sɛ, “Mmisa biribiara, gye sɛ Yohane ti a wɔatwa ato prɛte mu.” 9Herode tee asɛm yi no, ɛyɛɛ no ya, ma ɛhaa no. Nanso, ɛsiane ntam a waka wɔ nnipa a wɔahyia hɔ no anim no enti, ɔhyɛ ma wɔyɛɛ deɛ ababaawa no hwehwɛ no maa no. 10Herode soma ma wɔkɔtwaa Yohane ti wɔ afiase hɔ. 11Wɔde ti a wɔatwa no too prɛte mu de brɛɛ ababaawa no maa ɔde kɔmaa ne maame. 12Yohane asuafoɔ no bɛfaa nʼamu no kɔsiee no. Yei akyi, wɔkɔbɔɔ Yohane wuo no ho amaneɛ kyerɛɛ Yesu.
Yesu Ma Nnipa Mpemnum Aduane
13Yesu tee Yohane Osubɔni wuo no, ɔtee ne ho kɔtenaa baabi a obiara nni hɔ. Nnipa tee ne nka maa wɔnam fam firi wɔn nkuro ne wɔn nkuraaseɛ tii no kɔɔ deɛ ɔwɔ hɔ. 14Yesu firii kodoɔ no mu baa deɛ nnipa no wɔ hɔ no. Ɔhunuu nnipadɔm no, ne yam hyehyee no maa wɔn. Yei ma ɔsaa ayarefoɔ a wɔwɔ wɔn mu no yadeɛ.
15Anim rebiribiri no, Yesu asuafoɔ no baa ne nkyɛn bɛka kyerɛɛ no sɛ, “Adeɛ asa awie. Aduane biara nso nni ha. Ɛha nso mmɛn kuro biara. Enti gya nnipa no kwan, na wɔnkɔhwehwɛ aduane ntɔ nni wɔ nkuro no bi so.”
16Yesu buaa wɔn sɛ, “Ɛho nhia sɛ wɔkɔ; momma wɔn aduane nni!”
17Asuafoɔ no ka kyerɛɛ no sɛ, “Deɛ yɛwɔ nyinaa yɛ burodo enum ne mpataa mmienu pɛ.”
18Yesu ka kyerɛɛ wɔn sɛ, “Momfa mmrɛ me.” 19Afei, ɔka kyerɛɛ nnipadɔm no ma wɔtenatenaa ase wɔ ɛserɛ no so. Ɔhwɛɛ ɔsoro bɔɔ mpaeɛ, hyiraa aduane no so. Afei, ɔbubuu mu de maa nʼasuafoɔ no ma wɔkyekyɛ maa nnipadɔm no. 20Nnipa no dii aduane no maa obiara meeɛ! Afei, asuafoɔ no boaboaa deɛ wɔdi ma ɛkaeɛ no ano no, ɛyɛɛ nkɛntɛmma dumienu. 21Mmarima a wɔdii aduane no dodoɔ bɛyɛ mpemnum a mmaa ne mmɔfra nka ho.
Yesu Nante Nsuo Ani
22Nnipadɔm no didi wieeɛ pɛ, Yesu ka kyerɛɛ nʼasuafoɔ no sɛ, wɔntena kodoɔ no mu nni ɛkan ntwa nkɔ asuogya nohoa na ɔno deɛ, ɔretena hɔ agya nnipa no kwan. 23Ɔgyaa wɔn ɛkwan wieeɛ no, ɔkɔɔ bepɔ bi so kɔbɔɔ mpaeɛ. Onwunu dwoeɛ no, na aka Yesu nko ara wɔ deɛ ɔwɔ hɔ. 24Saa ɛberɛ no, na kodoɔ a na asuafoɔ no te mu no aduru akyiri. Mframa hyɛɛ aseɛ bɔɔ denden maa ɛpo no bɔɔ asorɔkye dweradweraa kodoɔ no a na asuafoɔ no te mu no.
25Anɔpahema bɛyɛ nnɔnnan berɛ mu no, Yesu nam ɛpo no ani baa asuafoɔ no nkyɛn. 26Ɛberɛ a asuafoɔ no hunuu obi sɛ ɔnam nsuo no ani reba wɔn nkyɛn no wɔsuroeɛ, ɛfiri sɛ, na wɔsusu sɛ wɔahunu ɔsaman. Ɛmaa wɔde ehu teateaam.
27Ntɛm ara, Yesu ka kyerɛɛ wɔn sɛ, “Me a. Monnsuro. Momma mo bo ntɔ mo yam!”
28Petro ka kyerɛɛ no sɛ, “Awurade, sɛ ɛyɛ wo deɛ a, ka kyerɛ me, na me nso memfa nsuo no ani mmra wo nkyɛn.”
29Yesu ka kyerɛɛ Petro sɛ, “Bra!”
Petro firii kodoɔ no mu sii nsuo no ani, nantee sɛ ɔrekɔ Yesu nkyɛn. 30Nanso, ɔhunuu mframa a ɛrebɔ no, ne ho popoeɛ. Ɔhyɛɛ aseɛ sɛ ɔremem. Ɔteateaam, frɛɛ Yesu sɛ, “Awurade, gye me na meremem!”
31Ɛhɔ ara, Yesu tenee ne nsa twee no. Afei ɔka kyerɛɛ Petro sɛ, “Wo a wo gyidie sua, adɛn na wonnye me nnie?”
32Yesu ne Petro kɔtenaa kodoɔ no mu no, mframa no gyaee bɔ. 33Asuafoɔ a wɔwɔ kodoɔ no mu no de ahodwirie bɛkotoo Yesu kaa sɛ, “Onyankopɔn Ba ne wo ampa!”
Genesaret Ayaresa
34Wɔtwaa asuo no baa Genesaret. 35Yesu duruu hɔ no, ankyɛre na nkuro a atwa Genesaret ho ahyia no nyinaa tee ne nka. Wɔde wɔn ayarefoɔ nyinaa brɛɛ no. 36Ayarefoɔ no srɛɛ Yesu sɛ, ɔmma wɔmfa wɔn nsa nka nʼatadeɛ ano kɛkɛ. Ayarefoɔ dodoɔ a wɔtumi de wɔn nsa kaa nʼatadeɛ ano no ho yɛɛ wɔn den.
