Luka 14
1 Homeda bi, Farisini panin bi too nsa frɛɛ Yesu adidi. Adidie no ase hɔ no, na wɔn a wɔahyia no nyinaa rehwɛ deɛ Yesu bɛyɛ.
When he went into the house of one of the rulers of the Pharisees on a Sabbath to eat bread, they were watching him.
2 Na ɔbarima bi wɔ hɔ a ɔyare ahonhono.
Behold, a certain man who had dropsy was in front of him.
3 Yesu bisaa Farisifoɔ no ne mmaranimfoɔ a na wɔwɔ hɔ no sɛ, “Mmara ma ho kwan sɛ wɔsa yadeɛ homeda anaa?”
Yeshua, answering, spoke to the Torah scholars and Pharisees, saying, “Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath?”
4 Wɔammua no. Enti, Yesu sɔɔ ɔyarefoɔ no mu saa no yadeɛ, gyaa no kwan.
But they were silent. He took him, and healed him, and let him go.
5 Yesu bisaa wɔn a wɔahyia hɔ no nyinaa sɛ, “Mo mu hwan na sɛ nʼafunumu tɔ abura mu homeda a ɔrenyi no da no ara?”
He answered them, “Which of you, if your son or an ox fell into a well, wouldn’t immediately pull him out on a Sabbath day?”
6 Nanso, wɔantumi ammua no.
They couldn’t answer him regarding these things.
7 Afei, Yesu hunuu sɛ, nnipa a wɔfrɛɛ wɔn adidi no ase no mu biara pɛɛ sɛ ɔtena mpanin tenabea no, ɔbuu wɔn bɛ bi sɛ,
He spoke a parable to those who were invited, when he noticed how they chose the best seats, and said to them,
8 “Sɛ obi to nsa frɛ wo apontoɔ ase a, mpere wo ho nkɔtena mpanin tenabea, ɛfiri sɛ, ebia na wato nsa afrɛ onipa titire bi a ɔsene wo.
“When you are invited by anyone to a wedding feast, don’t sit in the best seat, since perhaps someone more honourable than you might be invited by him,
9 Sɛ ɛba saa a, deɛ ɔtoo nsa frɛɛ wo no bɛtu wo afiri akonnwa a wote so no so de ama deɛ ɔsene wo no na wode aniwuo akɔtena akyire baabi.
and he who invited both of you would come and tell you, ‘Make room for this person.’ Then you would begin, with shame, to take the lowest place.
10 Enti, sɛ obi hyia wo apontoɔ ase a, kɔtena akyire baabi na sɛ deɛ ɔhyiaa wo no bɛhunu wo a, waka akyerɛ wo sɛ, ‘Onua, sɔre na kɔtena mpanin tenabea.’
But when you are invited, go and sit in the lowest place, so that when he who invited you comes, he may tell you, ‘Friend, move up higher.’ Then you will be honoured in the presence of all who sit at the table with you.
11 Na obiara a ɔma ne ho so no, wɔbɛbrɛ no ase, na deɛ ɔbrɛ ne ho ase no, wɔbɛma no so.”
For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.”
12 Afei, Yesu ka kyerɛɛ Farisini a ɔtoo nsa frɛɛ no no sɛ, “Sɛ woto ɛpono a mfrɛ wo nnamfo, wo nuanom, wʼabusuafoɔ ne asikafoɔ a wo ne wɔn bɔ fipam nko ara; sɛ woyɛ saa a, wɔn nso bɛto nsa afrɛ wo bi na ɛba saa a, na wonyɛɛ hwee.
He also said to the one who had invited him, “When you make a dinner or a supper, don’t call your friends, nor your brothers, nor your kinsmen, nor rich neighbours, or perhaps they might also return the favour, and pay you back.
13 Na sɛ woto ɛpono a, hyia ahiafoɔ, mmubuafoɔ, mpakye ne anifirafoɔ.
But when you make a feast, ask the poor, the maimed, the lame, or the blind;
14 Esiane sɛ wɔntumi nyɛ saa bi mma wo no enti, ɛda a ateneneefoɔ bɛsɔre afiri awufoɔ mu no, Onyankopɔn bɛhyira wo.”
and you will be blessed, because they don’t have the resources to repay you. For you will be repaid in the resurrection of the righteous.”
15 Wɔn a wɔte adidiiɛ no mu baako tee deɛ Yesu kaeɛ no, ɔkaa sɛ, “Nhyira nka deɛ ɔbɛdidi wɔ Onyankopɔn Ahennie no mu.”
When one of those who sat at the table with him heard these things, he said to him, “Blessed is he who will feast in God’s Kingdom!”
16 Yesu buaa no sɛ, “Ɛda bi ɔbarima bi too ɛpono kɛseɛ hyiaa nnipa bebree.
But he said to him, “A certain man made a great supper, and he invited many people.
17 Adidi berɛ duruiɛ no, ɔsomaa ne ɔsomfoɔ bi sɛ ɔnkɔfrɛ wɔn a wɔahyia wɔn no sɛ wɔmmra.
He sent out his servant at supper time to tell those who were invited, ‘Come, for everything is ready now.’
18 “Nanso, wɔn nyinaa yiyii wɔn ho wɔn ho ano. Deɛ ɔdi ɛkan no yii ne ho ano sɛ, ‘Matɔ asase a ɛnnɛ na ɛsɛ sɛ mekɔhwɛ enti mesrɛ no sɛ merentumi mma.’
They all as one began to make excuses. “The first said to him, ‘I have bought a field, and I must go and see it. Please have me excused.’
19 “Na ɔfoforɔ nso yii ne ho ano sɛ, ‘Matɔ anantwie edu a mede wɔn bɛyɛ mʼafuo a ɛnnɛ na ɛsɛ sɛ mekɔsɔ wɔn hwɛ enti mesrɛ no sɛ merentumi mma.’
“Another said, ‘I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I must go try them out. Please have me excused.’
20 “Ɔfoforɔ bi nso yii ne ho ano sɛ, ‘Afei na maware, enti merentumi mma.’
“Another said, ‘I have married a wife, and therefore I can’t come.’
21 “Ɔsomfoɔ no sane bɛbɔɔ ne wura no amaneɛ no, ɔde abufuo somaa no bio sɛ, ‘Ka wo ho kɔ mmɔntene so ne mmantam na kɔfrɛfrɛ ahiafoɔ, mmubuafoɔ, anifirafoɔ ne mpakye sɛ wɔmmra.’
“That servant came, and told his lord these things. Then the master of the house, being angry, said to his servant, ‘Go out quickly into the streets and lanes of the city, and bring in the poor, maimed, blind, and lame.’
22 “Ɔsomfoɔ no kɔfrɛfrɛɛ nnipa no baeɛ, nanso na afa da so wɔ hɔ ara.
“The servant said, ‘Lord, it is done as you commanded, and there is still room.’
23 “Ɛno enti, owura no sane somaa no sɛ, ‘Kɔ akwan so ne mfikyire na frɛ obiara a wobɛhunu no no sɛ, mato ɛpono, enti wɔmmra.
“The lord said to the servant, ‘Go out into the highways and hedges, and compel them to come in, that my house may be filled.
24 Na merema woate aseɛ sɛ, nnipa a metoo nsa hyiaa wɔn no mu biara nni hɔ a mʼaduane yi bi bɛka nʼano da biara da.’”
For I tell you that none of those men who were invited will taste of my supper. For many are called, but few are chosen.’”
25 Ɛda bi a na nkurɔfoɔ akuakuo bi di Yesu akyi no, ɔdanee ne ho ka kyerɛɛ wɔn sɛ,
Now great multitudes were going with him. He turned and said to them,
26 “Sɛ obi pɛ sɛ ɔdi mʼakyi a, ɛsɛ sɛ ɔdɔ me sene nʼawofoɔ, ne yere, ne mma, ne nuanom ne nʼankasa ho, anyɛ saa a, ɔrentumi nyɛ me suani.
“If anyone comes to me, and doesn’t disregard his own father, mother, wife, children, brothers, and sisters, yes, and his own life also, he can’t be my disciple.
27 Obiara a ɔdi mʼakyi na ɔntumi nnyina amanehunu ano no, rentumi nyɛ me suani.
Whoever doesn’t bear his own cross and come after me, can’t be my disciple.
28 “Mo mu hwan na ɔpɛ sɛ ɔsi aban a ɔrentena ase nsese nhwɛ sɛ ɔwɔ sika a ɔde bɛwie?
For which of you, desiring to build a tower, doesn’t first sit down and count the cost, to see if he has enough to complete it?
29 Anyɛ saa na ɔhyɛ ɛdan no ase na wantumi anwie a, wɔn a wɔhunu no nyinaa bɛsere no,
Or perhaps, when he has laid a foundation and isn’t able to finish, everyone who sees begins to mock him,
30 aka sɛ, ‘Onipa yi hyɛɛ aseɛ sɛ ɔresi ɛdan, nanso wantumi anwie’.
saying, ‘This man began to build and wasn’t able to finish.’
31 “Anaasɛ ɔhene bɛn na ɔkura asraafoɔ ɔpedu na ɔrekɔhyia ɔsahene foforɔ a ɔkura asraafoɔ ɔpeduonu a, ɔrenkari ne ho nhwɛ ansa na wakɔ akono?
Or what king, as he goes to encounter another king in war, will not sit down first and consider whether he is able with ten thousand to meet him who comes against him with twenty thousand?
32 Na sɛ ɔhwɛ na ɔrentumi nso a, ansa koraa na ɔsahene foforɔ no bɛbɛn no no, ɔtu abɔfoɔ kɔhunu no sɛ, ɔmma wɔnsiesie wɔn ntam na asomdwoeɛ mmra.
Or else, while the other is yet a great way off, he sends an envoy and asks for conditions of peace.
33 Ɛno enti, obiara a wampa ne ho akyi no rentumi nyɛ me suani.
So therefore, whoever of you who doesn’t renounce all that he has, he can’t be my disciple.
34 “Nkyene yɛ dɛ. Na sɛ ɛyera ne dɛ a, ɛkwan bɛn so na wɔbɛfa ama ayɛ dɛ bio?
“Salt is good, but if the salt becomes flat and tasteless, with what do you season it?
35 Ɛho nni mfasoɔ mma biribiara. Wɔbɛto agu. “Deɛ ɔwɔ aso a ɔbɛtie no, ɔntie.”
It is fit neither for the soil nor for the manure pile. It is thrown out. He who has ears to hear, let him hear.”
