eng: merchandise of gold, silver, precious stones, pearls, fine linen, purple, silk, scarlet, all expensive wood, every vessel of ivory, every vessel made of most precious wood, and of brass, and iron, and marble;

acf: Mi tout sé bagay-la yo té ka vann-an: Lò, dajan, diyanman èk bijou ki chè an chay, bèl twèl swa ki chè an chay, twèl wouj èk lila, bwa ki santi bon èk bagay ki fèt èk pik léfan èk bwa ki chè, bagay kon tjwiv, fè, èk bèl wòch yo ka kwiyé mab,


eng: and cinnamon, incense, perfume, frankincense, wine, olive oil, fine flour, wheat, sheep, horses, chariots, and people’s bodies and souls.

acf: bagay ki ka santi bon kon kannèl èk zépis, èk lanmi pou fè wimèd, èk frankinsens épi lansan, diven èk lwil, bon fawin fwans èk mi, bèf èk mouton, chouval èk kawòs, èk moun ki èslav.


eng: “Behold, I come like a thief. Blessed is he who watches, and keeps his clothes, so that he doesn’t walk naked, and they see his shame.”

acf: “Gadé, mwen ka vini menm kon on vòlè! I kay bon pou tout moun ki pa dòmi épi ki pa tiwé had yo pou yo pa sa maché touni, pou yo pa sa hont douvan moun.”


eng: He gathered them together into the place which is called in Hebrew, “Harmagedon”.

acf: Lè sala sé vyé lèspwi-a fè sé wa latè-a asanblé kò yo ansanm an plas-la yo ka kwiyé Anmagèdonn-an an langaj sé Jwif-la.


eng: When the living creatures give glory, honor, and thanks to him who sits on the throne, to him who lives forever and ever,

acf: Sé kat bèt vivan-an té ka chanté pou onnowé moun-an ki asid asou gwan chèz wa-a èk yo té ka lévé non Bondyé èk yo té ka wimèsyéʼy. Sé li ki ka viv pou tout tan èk pou tout tan.


eng: the twenty-four elders fall down before him who sits on the throne and worship him who lives forever and ever, and throw their crowns before the throne, saying,

acf: Menm kon yo té ka fè sa, vennkat gwan nonm-lan tonbé ajounou èk yo té bésé tèt yo atè pou adowé moun-an ki té asid asou gwan chèz wa-a, moun-an ki ka viv pou tout tan èk pou tout tan-an. Yo tiwé kouwonn yo èk yo météʼy atè douvan gwan chèz-la épi yo chanté on chanté. Yo di:


eng: The first creature was like a lion, the second creature like a calf, the third creature had a face like a man, and the fourth was like a flying eagle.

acf: Pwèmyé bèt-la té ka sanm an lyon, dézyenm-lan té ka sanm an towo bèf, twazyenm-lan té ni fidji ki té ka sanm fidji an moun, épi katyenm-lan té ka sanm an gwo malfini ki ka volé.


eng: The four living creatures, each one of them having six wings, are full of eyes around and within. They have no rest day and night, saying, “Holy, holy, holy is the Lord God, the Almighty, who was and who is and who is to come!”

acf: Chak sé bèt sala té ni sis zèl épi yo té ni zyé asou tout kò yo épi yo té ka chanté san doubout òswè kon lajouné. Yo té ka chanté: “Sé Bondyé Senyè-a ki gwan wa-a, sé li ki ni tout pouvwa. I dwèt, i san fòt, èk i anho tout bagay. I té vivan dépi avan anyen té fèt, i vivan atjwèlman, épi i kay viwé asou latè-a ankò.”


eng: I write to you, little children, because your sins are forgiven you for his name’s sake.

acf: Mwen ka ékwi zòt, sé manmay-la mwen kontan an chay-la, paski péché zòt ja pawdonnen pou lapéti Jézi Kwi.


eng: I write to you, fathers, because you know him who is from the beginning. I write to you, young men, because you have overcome the evil one. I write to you, little children, because you know the Father.

acf: Mwen ka ékwi bay zòt sé sa ki ja gwan-an paski zòt konnèt li ki la dépi an koumansman-an. Mwen ka ékwi zòt sé jenn moun-an paski zòt ja genyen batay-la kont sa ki méchan-an.


eng: For, uttering great swelling words of emptiness, they entice in the lusts of the flesh, by licentiousness, those who are indeed escaping from those who live in error;

acf: Yo ka bavadé an chay lè yo ka palé sé bétiz yo-a, épi yo ka tann zatwap bay sé moun-an ki pʼòkò menm byen fini chapé anba lanmen sé sa ki ka viv an lèwè-a, paski yo ka di sé malpwòpté-a ki an dézi lachè-a bon pou fè.


eng: promising them liberty, while they themselves are bondservants of corruption; for a man is brought into bondage by whoever overcomes him.

acf: Yo pwonmèt sé moun-an libèté yo, mé yo menm sé èslav sé bagay-la ki ka détwi lavi moun-an. Paski népòt bagay ki ja genyen a bout an moun, moun sala sé èslav bagay sala.


eng: and turning the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah into ashes, condemned them to destruction, having made them an example to those who would live in an ungodly way,

acf: Bondyé kondanné vil Sòdonm épi Gomòra. I kité yo bwilé jik tan yo fè sann. I fè sa pou vèti sé moun-an, pou moutwé yo ki sa ki kay wivé sé sa ki dézobéyiʼy-la.


eng: and delivered righteous Lot, who was very distressed by the lustful life of the wicked

acf: Épi Bondyé sové Lòt, an bon nonm ki té ka bouwi andidanʼy lè i wè malpwòpté sé mové moun sala.


eng: (for that righteous man dwelling among them was tormented in his righteous soul from day to day with seeing and hearing lawless deeds),

acf: Patan bon nonm sala té ka viv anpami sé moun-an, jou apwé jou i té ka distwé an tjèʼy paski i té ka ni wè épi tann sé mové aksyon yo-a.


eng: For he received from God the Father honor and glory when the voice came to him from the Majestic Glory, “This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.”

acf: lè Bondyé Papa bay Jézi lonnè épi pouvwa-a. Nou tann vwa Bondyé épi tout gwan pouvwa èk klèté di, “Sa sé Gason mwen-an mwen kontan an chay-la. Mwen byen plè épiʼy.”


eng: We heard this voice come out of heaven when we were with him on the holy mountain.

acf: Nou tann vwa Bondyé ka palé sòti an syèl, paski nou té la épiʼy asou mòn Bondyé-a.


eng: and in knowledge, self-control; and in self-control, perseverance; and in perseverance, godliness;

acf: épi asou sa, konpòté kòʼw byen, épi asou sa, sé pou ou sa diwé, épi asou sa viv an lavi ki dwèt,


eng: and in godliness, brotherly affection; and in brotherly affection, love.

acf: épi asou sa, enmen sé fwè èk sè-a, épi asou sa ni lanmityé pou tout moun.


eng: Let your beauty come not from the outward adorning of braiding your hair, and of wearing gold ornaments or of putting on fine clothing,

acf: Bèltéʼw pa sipozé dépan asou bagay ou ka abiyé kòʼw épi, kon mannyè ou ka naté chivéʼw épi sé kalité bijou lò-a ou ka mété-a ében asou bèl had ki chè.


eng: but from the hidden person of the heart, in the incorruptible adornment of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is very precious in God’s sight.

acf: Mé bèltéʼw sipozé sòti an tjèʼw, sa sé bèlté-a ki pa ka fini pyès-la épi ki ka wéfléchi adan an lavi ki janti épi byen dous. Sa ni an chay valè an pwézans Bondyé.


eng: Servants, be in subjection to your masters with all respect, not only to the good and gentle, but also to the wicked.

acf: Sé èslav-la, sé pou zòt obéyi mèt zòt épi toujou pòté yo wèspé. Sé pa sé sa ki bon épi wézonnab-la tousèl, mé sé sa ki mové-a osi.


eng: For it is commendable if someone endures pain, suffering unjustly, because of conscience toward God.

acf: Bondyé kay benniʼw si ou diwé anba tout soufwans sala ou pa menm méwité-a paski ou ka swiv li.


eng: who was foreknown indeed before the foundation of the world, but was revealed in this last age for your sake,

acf: Bondyé té ja chwazi Jézi avan latè épi syèl sala té fèt, mé Bondyé wévéléʼy ban nou an sé dènyé tan sala pou lapéti zòt.


eng: who through him are believers in God, who raised him from the dead and gave him glory, so that your faith and hope might be in God.

acf: Sé Jézi ki fè zòt kwè an Bondyé-a ki wésisitéʼy an lanmò-a épi ki ba li gwan lonnè-a. Kon sa, ni lafwa zòt épi èspwa zòt sòti an Bondyé.


eng: knowing that you were redeemed, not with corruptible things like silver or gold, from the useless way of life handed down from your fathers,

acf: Paski zòt sav Bondyé té ni pou péyé an pwi pou i té sa tiwé zòt anba vyé kalité lavi sala zòt éwityé pa lanmen ayèl zòt-la. Épi pwi-a i péyé-a sé pa bagay ki ka péwi kon lò épi dajan,


eng: but with precious blood, as of a lamb without blemish or spot, the blood of Christ,

acf: mé sé épi lavi Jézi, ki té chè pasé pyès bagay ki janmen ni. Jézi bay laviʼy menm kon an ti mouton ki pa té ni pyès kalité défo adanʼy.


eng: Concerning this salvation, the prophets sought and searched diligently. They prophesied of the grace that would come to you,

acf: Sé pwòfèt Bondyé-a pwan bon pokosyon kon yo étidyé pou yo té sa konnèt tout bagay konsèné mannyè Bondyé ka sové sé sa ki ka kwè an li-an.


eng: searching for who or what kind of time the Spirit of Christ which was in them pointed to when he predicted the sufferings of Christ and the glories that would follow them.

acf: Yo té vlé sav ki lè tan sala kay yé, épi ki mannyè i kay vini — sa té lè-a Lèspwi Bondyé ki andidan yo-a té ka moutwé yo lè i té di soufwans-lan Jézi kay soufè-a, épi lonnè-a ki té kay vini apwé soufwans sala.


eng: whom, not having known, you love. In him, though now you don’t see him, yet believing, you rejoice greatly with joy that is unspeakable and full of glory,

acf: Magwé zòt pʼòkò janmen wèʼy, zòt ni lanmityé pou li. Menm si zòt pa ka wèʼy apwézan, zòt ka kwè adanʼy épi zòt ka widjèwté épi an lajwa ki tèlman gwan, pa menm pawòl ki sa fini èspliké sa.


eng: receiving the result of your faith, the salvation of your souls.

acf: Pou lapéti lafwa-a zòt mété an Bondyé-a, lam zòt ja wisivwè salvasyonʼy.


eng: Brothers, if any among you wanders from the truth and someone turns him back,

acf: Fwè èk sè, si yonn an zòt kité chimen lavéwité-a èk an lòt fwè mennenʼy viwé ankò, pa obliyé,


eng: let him know that he who turns a sinner from the error of his way will save a soul from death and will cover a multitude of sins.

acf: moun-an ki fèʼy kité vyé chimen-an i té pwan-an kay sové lam li anba lanmò. Èk Bondyé kay pawdonnenʼy an pil péché.


eng: Be patient therefore, brothers, until the coming of the Lord. Behold, the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the earth, being patient over it, until it receives the early and late rain.

acf: Sé pouʼw ni pasyans, fwè èk sè, pou jis lè Senyè-a kay vini. Gadé ki mannyè moun-an ki ka planté jaden-an ka èspéyé èk pasyans pou jaden-an i ka dépan anlè-a pwodwi manjé. I ka èspéyé èk pasyans pou jis pwèmyé èk dènyé sézon lapli-a.


eng: You also be patient. Establish your hearts, for the coming of the Lord is at hand.

acf: Kon sa sé pouʼw ni pasyans tou. Pa dékouwajé, paski Senyè-a ka vini talè.


eng: You have lived in luxury on the earth, and taken your pleasure. You have nourished your hearts as in a day of slaughter.

acf: Ou viv laviʼw an latè-a an plézi paski ou té sa achté sa ou vlé. Ou vini gwa menm kon an bèf yo fè vini gwa pou yo té tjwé.


eng: You have condemned and you have murdered the righteous one. He doesn’t resist you.

acf: Ou ja kondanné èk tjwé moun ki inosan, èk yo pa té sa fè pyès défans pou kò yo.


eng: Your riches are corrupted and your garments are moth-eaten.

acf: Sé wichès ou-a kay pouwi, èk wavèt kay manjé sé bèl had ou-a.


eng: Your gold and your silver are corroded, and their corrosion will be for a testimony against you and will eat your flesh like fire. You have laid up your treasure in the last days.

acf: Lò-a èk dajan-an ou ja séwé-a kay plen lawouj, épi asou jou jijman-an, moun kay wè ou té vowas èk ou té la pou kòʼw yonn. Èk lawouj sala kay détwi kòʼw menm kon difé. Ou ja séwé an chay lajan pou sé dènyé jou sala.


eng: For you ought to say, “If the Lord wills, we will both live, and do this or that.”

acf: Okontwè, mi sa ou sipozé di: “Si Bondyé vlé, nou kay viv èk nou kay fè si ében sa.”


eng: But now you glory in your boasting. All such boasting is evil.

acf: Mé pou diʼw lavéwité-a, sé kwè ou ka kwèʼw lè ou ka bat bouch ou èk di sa ou kay fè, èk ou pa ka mété Bondyé andidan zafèʼw. Sa sé an mové bagay.


eng: Be subject therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.

acf: Kon sa abésé kòʼw bay Bondyé. Goumen kont Denmou èk i kay kouwi baʼw.


eng: Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners. Purify your hearts, you double-minded.

acf: Vini pwé Bondyé èk i menm kay vini pwéʼw. Sé pou zòt ki ka fè péché lavé lanmen péché zòt-la. Tiwé péché an laviʼw, ou ki vlé enmen Bondyé èk latè-a ansanm.


eng: But if you have bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your heart, don’t boast and don’t lie against the truth.

acf: Mé si ou jalouzi èk ou ka tjenbé moun an tjèʼw èk ou la pou kòʼw yonn, pa bat bouch ou ennitil èk di ou ni lasajès avan ou fè péché kont lavéwité-a.


eng: This wisdom is not that which comes down from above, but is earthly, sensual, and demonic.

acf: Sé pa Bondyé ki ka bay kalité lasajès sala. Népòt moun sa ni kalité lasajès sala, paski i sòti an latè-a èk i pa sòti an Lèspwi Bondyé. I sòti an lèspwi Denmou.


eng: Indeed, we put bits into the horses’ mouths so that they may obey us, and we guide their whole body.

acf: Nou ka mété bwid an djòl chouval pou nou fè yo obéyi nou. Èk nou ka sèvi bwid sala pou fè yo alé koté nou vlé.


eng: Behold, the ships also, though they are so big and are driven by fierce winds, are yet guided by a very small rudder, wherever the pilot desires.

acf: Ében gadé an gwo batiman. Gwo kon i gwo, sé gwo van ki ni pou pouséʼy, mé kaptenn-an ka kondwiʼy èk an ti gouvènay ki dèyè batiman-an, èk i ka fèʼy alé koté i vlé.


eng: So the tongue is also a little member, and boasts great things. See how a small fire can spread to a large forest!

acf: Sé menm mannyè-a èk lanng-lan: Piti kon i piti, i ka di tèlman gwo bagay i sa fè. Gadé mannyè an ti zon difé ka bwilé an gwo lafowé.


eng: Let not many of you be teachers, my brothers, knowing that we will receive heavier judgment.

acf: Fwè èk sè mwen, sé pa an chay an zòt ki sipozé vini titja. Kon ou sav, Bondyé kay jijé nou ki titja pli wèd pasé lézòt moun.


eng: For we all stumble in many things. Anyone who doesn’t stumble in word is a perfect person, able to bridle the whole body also.

acf: Nou tout ka fè an pil fòt. Mé si an moun pa janmen fè an lèwè adan anyen i ka di, moun sala sé an moun ki san fòt épi i sa kondwi kòʼy byen.


eng: But do you want to know, vain man, that faith apart from works is dead?

acf: Zòt kouyon wi! Mwen kay moutwéʼw aklè sa pa ka vo anyen si an moun di i ni lafwa an Bondyé èk a menm lè-a i pa ka fè bon bagay.


eng: Wasn’t Abraham our father justified by works, in that he offered up Isaac his son on the altar?

acf: Pa obliyé mannyè Abrahanm gwan gwanpapa lontan nou, té vini dwèt douvan Bondyé. Sété pou lapéti sa i té fè-a. I té ofè gasonʼy, Ayzak, anlè lotèl-la kon an sakwifis bay Bondyé.


eng: You see that faith worked with his works, and by works faith was perfected.

acf: Ès ou pa wè mannyè lafwaʼy an Bondyé èk bagay-la i fè-a twavay ansanm? Pou lapéti sa i fè-a, lafwaʼy an Bondyé pa té mantjé anyen ankò.


eng: So the Scripture was fulfilled which says, “Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him as righteousness,” and he was called the friend of God.

acf: Sé pou wézon sala, sa lévanjil-la té di konsènéʼy-la té vin fèt vwé. I di, “Abrahanm té kwè sa Bondyé té pwonmèt-la, èk paski i té kontiné kwè, Bondyé aksèptéʼy kon on nonm ki dwèt douvanʼy,” èk yo kwiyéʼy kanmawad Bondyé.


eng: and you pay special attention to him who wears the fine clothing and say, “Sit here in a good place;” and you tell the poor man, “Stand there,” or “Sit by my footstool”

acf: Èk ou wèspèkté nonm-lan ki byen abiyé-a plis èk ou diʼy, “Asid asou bèl chèz sala,” mé ou di maléwé-a, “Alé doubout la kon sa, ében asid bò pyé mwen atè-a.”


eng: haven’t you shown partiality among yourselves, and become judges with evil thoughts?

acf: Ès sé pa divizyon ou ka mété lè ou ka twété moun mannyè sala? Sa ka moutwé ou ni vyé lidé lè ou ni pwéféwans pou moun an mannyè sala.


eng: For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man looking at his natural face in a mirror;

acf: Si sé kouté ou ka kouté pawòl Bondyé tousèl épi ou pa ka fè sa i di-a, ou sé menm kon an nonm ki gadé fidjiʼy adan an miwè.


eng: for he sees himself, and goes away, and immediately forgets what kind of man he was.

acf: I gadé kòʼy byen èk i pati. Menm kon i tounen doʼy, la menm i obliyé ki mannyè fidjiʼy yé.


eng: But let him ask in faith, without any doubting, for he who doubts is like a wave of the sea, driven by the wind and tossed.

acf: Mé sé pouʼw mandéʼy èk lafwa. Sé pa pouʼw mété an lidéʼw Bondyé pa kay wéponn ou. Moun-an ki ni dé lidé-a menm kon an lanm lanmè van-an ka mennen alé koté i vlé.


eng: He is a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways.

acf: An moun kon sa ki pa sav sa i vlé èk ki toujou ka chanjé lidéʼy pa bizwen kwè i kay wisivwè anyen an lanmen Bondyé.


eng: make you complete in every good work to do his will, working in you that which is well pleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ, to whom be the glory forever and ever. Amen.

acf: Bondyé ja wésisité Jézi, Senyè nou, ki Gwan Gadyenn mouton-an. Sé li ki té mò pou siyé agwéman nèf-la èk sanʼy, agwéman-an ki pou tout tan-an. Atjwèlman mwen ka mandé Bondyé, ki ka bay lapé-a, pou baʼw tout bagay ki bon pouʼw sa fè tout sa i vléʼw fè. Mwen ka mandéʼy pouʼy sa twavay an nou pou fè nou fè sa ki ka plèʼy, paski Jézi Kwi mò kon yon sakwifis pou lapéti péché nou. Annou lévé non Jézi Kwi pou tout tan èk pou tout tan! Amèn.


eng: Therefore let’s also, seeing we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, lay aside every weight and the sin which so easily entangles us, and let’s run with perseverance the race that is set before us,

acf: Kon sa, kon nou la an mitan tout gwan popilas moun sala ki té moutwé ki yo té ni lafwa an Bondyé-a, ében annou fè fòs kò nou pou nou kouwi kous-la ki douvan nou-an. Annou jété tout bagay ki ka tjenbé nou dèyè, ansanm èk sé péché-a ki vlé mawé pyé nou-an.


eng: looking to Jesus, the author and perfecter of faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising its shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.

acf: Annou kité zyé nou fiksé asou Jézi Kwi, paski sé an li lafwa nou sòti èk sé li ki ka fè lafwa nou vini pawfé kon i sipozé yé. Magwé i té ni pou mò asou kwa-a, i pa tiwé lafwaʼy an Papaʼy Bondyé. I pa pwan honté-a i té soufè asou kwa-a pou anyen, paski i té sav apwé i fini soufè, Bondyé té kay ba li tjè kontan. Èk atjwèlman i asid asou lanmen dwèt Bondyé an syèl.


eng: to whom it was said, “Your offspring will be accounted as from Isaac,”

acf: Sété paski Abrahanm té ni lafwa an Bondyé ki fè i té ofè gasonʼy Ayzak, èk i té pawé pou tjwéʼy kon an sakwifis lè Bondyé té ka gadé si Abrahanm té ni lafwa an li pou vwé. Bondyé té diʼy, “Sé an Ayzak mwen kay fèʼw ni tout sé désandan-an mwen pwonmèt-la,” mé magwé Bondyé té di sa, Abrahanm té pawé pou ofè sèl gasonʼy-lan kon an sakwifis toujou.


eng: For he has been counted worthy of more glory than Moses, because he who built the house has more honor than the house.

acf: Mé Jézi méwité pou moun onnowéʼy plis pasé Moziz, menm kon moun ka onnowé nonm-lan ki bati kay-la plis pasé yo ka onnowé kay-la menm.


eng: For every house is built by someone; but he who built all things is God.

acf: Chak kay ni an moun ki batiʼy, mé sé Bondyé ki fè tout bagay mannyè yo yé-a.


eng: I thank my God always, making mention of you in my prayers,

acf: Chak lè mwen ka pwédyé, mwen ka wimèsyé Bondyé mwen baʼw, fwè mwen,


eng: hearing of your love and of the faith which you have toward the Lord Jesus and toward all the saints,

acf: paski mwen tann mannyè ou enmen tout ich Bondyé épi ou ni lafwa an Senyè Jézi.


eng: But when the kindness of God our Savior and his love toward mankind appeared,

acf: Mé lè Bondyé, Sovè nou, moutwé lagwas li èvèk lanmityéʼy pou lézòm,


eng: not by works of righteousness which we did ourselves, but according to his mercy, he saved us through the washing of regeneration and renewing by the Holy Spirit,

acf: i chapé nou anba péché nou. Sé pa paski nou menm té ja fè anyen ki bon, mé paski i té ni konpasyon asou nou. Sé pou wézon sala i sové nou lè i lavé péché nou épi i voyé pouvwa Lèspwi Bondyé an nou pou chanjé nou pou nou té sa viv an lòt kalité mannyè.


eng: for Demas left me, having loved this present world, and went to Thessalonica; Crescens to Galatia; and Titus to Dalmatia.

acf: Démas tounen doʼy asou mwen épi i alé Tèsalonnika paski i enmen an chay sé bagay-la latè-a ka ofè pwézantman-an. Krésan alé an péyi Galécha, épi Titòs alé Dalmasiya.


eng: Only Luke is with me. Take Mark and bring him with you, for he is useful to me for service.

acf: Louk tousèl ki la épi mwen. Lè ou ka vini, mennen Mak épiʼw paski i kay sa édé mwen an chay an twavay-la.


eng: But I sent Tychicus to Ephesus.

acf: Mwen voyé Tichikòs an péyi Èfésòs.


eng: in gentleness correcting those who oppose him. Perhaps God may give them repentance leading to a full knowledge of the truth,

acf: Sé pou i janti lè i ka moutwé moun ki pa dakò épiʼy défo yo. Ki moun ki sav — Bondyé sa ba yo an chans pou wépanti épi vini konnèt lavéwité-a,


eng: and they may recover themselves out of the devil’s snare, having been taken captive by him to do his will.

acf: épi yo kay vini konpwann kò yo, épi yo kay tiwé kò yo an zatwap Denmou-an, ki té ja tjenbé yo épi fè yo fè sa i menm Denmou vlé yo fè.


eng: Hold the pattern of sound words which you have heard from me, in faith and love which is in Christ Jesus.

acf: Tjenbé sé bon pawòl lavéwité sala mwen ja moutwéʼw-la an tjèʼw épi sèvi yo kon an ègzanp pou ou sa swiv. Kontiné ka kwè an Bondyé, épi enmenʼy épi enmen lézòt moun menm kon Jézi moutwé nou pou fè.


eng: That good thing which was committed to you, guard through the Holy Spirit who dwells in us.

acf: Tjenn byen Bon Nouvèl-la ou ni wèskonsabilité pou-a. Lèspwi Bondyé ki andidanʼw kay édéʼw pou ou sa tjenn li byen.


eng: to Timothy, my beloved child: Grace, mercy, and peace, from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.

acf: Mwen Pòl ka ékwi lèt sala bay Timòfi, gason-an mwen kontan an chay-la. Bondyé fè mwen an zapòt Jézi Kwi pou pwéché konsèné lavi étonnèl-la i ja pwonmèt tout sa ki kwè an Jézi Kwi-a. Mwen ka mandé Bondyé Papa nou épi Jézi Kwi Senyè nou pou baʼw lagwas, mizéwikòd épi lapé.


eng: Timothy, guard that which is committed to you, turning away from the empty chatter and oppositions of what is falsely called knowledge,

acf: Timòfi, pwan pokosyon épi sé bagay-la ou wèskonsab pou-a. I ni adan moun ki kwè yo konnèt pasé lézòt, épi sé pa pou ou pwan pa an sé vyé chikann kouyon yo-a.


eng: which some profess, and thus have wandered from the faith. Grace be with you. Amen.

acf: Kalité kouyontwi sala ja fè adan yo pèd lafwa an Bondyé. Mwen ka mandé Bondyé pou bay zòt lagwas.


eng: But godliness with contentment is great gain.

acf: Mé wilizyon ka fè an nonm wich si i satisfè épi sa i ni.


eng: For we brought nothing into the world, and we certainly can’t carry anything out.

acf: Nou pa mennen anyen an latè sala épi nou pa sa tiwé anyen adanʼy.


eng: But having food and clothing, we will be content with that.

acf: Mé si nou ni had épi manjé, sa sipozé asé pou nou.


eng: he is conceited, knowing nothing, but obsessed with arguments, disputes, and word battles, from which come envy, strife, insulting, evil suspicions,

acf: moun sala ni an chay vyé lògèy épi i pa konnèt anyen. I ni an vyé lantéwé, paski i enmen babyé épi chikannen konsèné pawòl, èk sa pa bon. Sé bagay sala ka mennen jalouzi, sa ka fè moun lévé faché, i ka fè moun ensilté yonn a lòt.


eng: constant friction of people of corrupt minds and destitute of the truth, who suppose that godliness is a means of gain. Withdraw yourself from such.

acf: La toujou ni an dézagwéman anpami nonm ki ni vyé lidé épi ki pa ka kwè an lavéwité-a ankò. Yo kwè wilizyon sé an bagay ki ka fè nonm wich.


eng: Some men’s sins are evident, preceding them to judgment, and some also follow later.

acf: Adan nonm, péché yo byen senp pou wè épi ou kay sav avan jou-a wivé. Mé adan moun, péché yo séwé, épi ou kay sav pli ta lè bonm-lan pété.


eng: In the same way also there are good works that are obvious, and those that are otherwise can’t be hidden.

acf: Menm mannyè-a an bon twavay byen senp pou wè, épi pa menm sé sa ki pa djè ézé pou wè-a ki sa wèsté séwé.


eng: Also command these things, that they may be without reproach.

acf: Bay sé moun-an tout sé lésisyon sala osi, kon sa pyèsonn pa kay ni lokazyon pou blanmé yo.


eng: But if anyone doesn’t provide for his own, and especially his own household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.

acf: Bon, si i ni pyèsonn ki pa ka potjiwé bay fanmiʼy, èspwèsman bay jan kay li, moun sala ja jété lafwaʼy épi i pli mové pasé an moun ki pa ka kwè an Bondyé.


eng: For bodily exercise has some value, but godliness has value in all things, having the promise of the life which is now and of that which is to come.

acf: Lézèksis sa bennéfis ou an tizing, mé an lavi nèt douvan Bondyé kay bennéfis ou an tout bagay, paski Bondyé ja pwonmèt ou lavi ni apwézan ni an tan-an ki ka vini-an.


eng: This saying is faithful and worthy of all acceptance.

acf: Sa sé yon pawòl ki byen vwé èk moun ni pou aksèptéʼy èk kwèʼy.


eng: forbidding marriage and commanding to abstain from foods which God created to be received with thanksgiving by those who believe and know the truth.

acf: Yo ka anpéché moun mayé épi yo ka konmandé yo pa pou manjé sèten manjé, mé sé Bondyé ki fè sé manjé sala bay moun ki ka kwè an li épi ki ja vini konnèt lavéwité, pou yo sa manjé apwé yo wimèsyéʼy an lapwiyè.


eng: For every creature of God is good, and nothing is to be rejected if it is received with thanksgiving.

acf: Tout sa Bondyé fè bon. Pa wifizé anyen, mé aksèpté tout bagay épi wimèsyé Bondyé pou li.


eng: For it is sanctified through the word of God and prayer.

acf: Paski sé pawòl Bondyé épi lapwiyè ki ka fè manjé-a bon pou nou manjé.


eng: one who rules his own house well, having children in subjection with all reverence;

acf: Sé pou i sé yon nonm ki ka kondwi fanmiʼy byen èk fè sé ich li-a obéyiʼy èk tout wèspé.


eng: (for how could someone who doesn’t know how to rule his own house take care of God’s assembly?)

acf: Paski si yon nonm pa konnèt ki mannyè pou kondwi fanmiʼy menm, ki mannyè i kay sa kondwi légliz Bondyé?


eng: The overseer therefore must be without reproach, the husband of one wife, temperate, sensible, modest, hospitable, good at teaching;

acf: Pou yon moun vlé kondwi an légliz, sé pa pou i ni défo. Sé pou i ni yon sèl madanm. Sé pou i ni an lidé ki fò. Sé pou i sa kondwi kòʼy, sé pou i ni wèspé anpami moun, sé pou i sé on nonm ki ka wisivwè moun an kay li. Sé fo i sa enstwi.


eng: not a drinker, not violent, not greedy for money, but gentle, not quarrelsome, not covetous;

acf: Sé pa pou i ka bwè twòp. Sé pa pou i sé on moun ki enmen dézagwéman, mé pito i pou on moun ki janti. Sé pa pou i sé on kankannèz ében pou li enmen lajan.


eng: although I used to be a blasphemer, a persecutor, and insolent. However, I obtained mercy because I did it ignorantly in unbelief.

acf: Magwé mwen té an nonm ki ja palé kont Bondyé épi mwen ja pèsikité ich li épi mwen té an bwital nonm, Bondyé té ni konpasyon asou mwen paski lè mwen fè sé bagay sala mwen té inyowan épi mwen pa té ka kwè.


eng: The grace of our Lord abounded exceedingly with faith and love which is in Christ Jesus.

acf: Lagwas Bondyé té vidé asou mwen abondantman, ansanm épi lafwa épi lanmityé-a ki an Jézi Kwi-a.


eng: As I urged you when I was going into Macedonia, stay at Ephesus that you might command certain men not to teach a different doctrine,

acf: Mwen vlé ou wèsté an vil Èfésòs, menm kon mwen té konmandéʼw lè mwen té asou chimen pou alé péyi Masédonnya. Adan sé moun-an ki la-a ka enstwi an chay pawòl ki pa vwé, épi mwen vlé ou konmandé yo pou doubout sé bagay sala.


eng: and not to pay attention to myths and endless genealogies, which cause disputes rather than God’s stewardship, which is in faith.

acf: Di yo pou doubout di listwa ki ka sanm akwèdi i vwé èk i pa pyès vwé. Sé pa pou zòt gaspiyé tan zòt ka étidyé non tout sé jennenwasyon sala, zòt pa menm sav si i vwé. Paski sé bagay sala ka mennen an chay chikann épi yo pa ni pyès bennéfis an twavay Bondyé. Sèl mannyè ou sa konnèt plan Bondyé sé lè ou mété lafwaʼw an li.


eng: Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ according to the commandment of God our Savior and the Lord Jesus Christ our hope,

acf: Mwen Pòl ka ékwi lèt sala. Bondyé, ki sé sovè nou, épi Jézi Kwi, ki sé èspwa nou, konmandé ki mwen sa vini yon zapòt Jézi Kwi.


eng: to Timothy, my true child in faith: Grace, mercy, and peace from God our Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.

acf: Mwen ka ékwi bay Timòfi, ki vwéman menm kon gason mwen an lafwa. Mwen ka mandé Bondyé Papa nou, épi Jézi Kwi, Senyè nou, pou baʼw lagwas, mizéwikòd épi lapé.


eng: Now we command you, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you withdraw yourselves from every brother who walks in rebellion and not after the tradition which they received from us.

acf: Fwè èk sè, nou ka konmandéʼw an non Senyè Jézi Kwi nou-an pouʼw sa hédi kòʼw lwen sé fwè èk sè-a ki ka viv on lavi ki fenyan-an épi ki pa ka swiv sa nou té moutwéʼw-la.


eng: For you know how you ought to imitate us. For we didn’t behave ourselves rebelliously among you,

acf: Ou menm konnèt byen ou sipozé fè menm kon nou té fè. Nou pa té fenyan lè nou té la épiʼw,


eng: comfort your hearts and establish you in every good work and word.

acf: Nou ka pwédyé bay Senyè Jézi Kwi menm èk Bondyé Papa nou ki enmen nou, pouʼy sa baʼw kouway èk pouʼy sa édéʼw pouʼw sa toujou di épi fè sa ki bon. Paski Bondyé ni lagwas, i ka ban nou kouway pou tout tan épi i ka fè nou èspéyé èk konfyans ki i kay ban nou tout sé bon bagay-la i té pwonmèt nou-an.


eng: But we are bound to always give thanks to God for you, brothers loved by the Lord, because God chose you from the beginning for salvation through sanctification of the Spirit and belief in the truth,

acf: Fwè èk sè, ou Senyè-a enmen, nou oblijé wimèsyé Bondyé tout lè baʼw paski Bondyé ja chwaziʼw anpami sé pwèmyé-a i chapé anba péché-a lè ou tè kwè konmisyon lavéwité-a konsèné Jézi Kwi, èk lè Lèspwi Bondyé fèʼw sé an konpanni moun ki sa Bondyé yonn.


eng: to which he called you through our Good News, for the obtaining of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.

acf: Sé pou wézon sala Bondyé kwiyéʼw lè i voyé nou pwéché Bon Nouvèl-la baʼw. I kwiyéʼw pouʼw sa ni an pa an klèté-a ki sé sa Jézi Kwi Senyè nou-an.


eng: Test all things, and hold firmly that which is good.

acf: Ègzanminé tout sé konmisyon-an byen. Tjenbé sa ki bon


eng: Abstain from every form of evil.

acf: épi wèsté lwen tout movèzté.


eng: Don’t quench the Spirit.

acf: Pa anpéché Lèspwi Bondyé twavay.


eng: Don’t despise prophecies.

acf: Lè an moun ka palé an konmisyon ki sòti an Bondyé, pa fè akonmsi konmisyon-an pa enpòtan.


eng: For God didn’t appoint us to wrath, but to the obtaining of salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ,

acf: Bondyé pa té chwazi nou pouʼy té fè nou soufè anba waj li, mé i sové nou paski Jézi Kwi Senyè nou mò pou nou.


eng: who died for us, that, whether we wake or sleep, we should live together with him.

acf: I mò pou nou pouʼy té sa fè nou viv ansanm épiʼy menm si nou mò ében menm si nou ka viv lè i kay witounen.


eng: But you, brothers, aren’t in darkness, that the day should overtake you like a thief.

acf: Mé ou menm, fwè mwen, ou pa ka viv kon moun ki an nwèsè pou jou sala vini anlèʼw kon yon vòlè ka vini san ou pa ka èspéyé.


eng: You are all children of light and children of the day. We don’t belong to the night, nor to darkness,

acf: Nou tout sé moun ki ka viv an klèté, an gwan lajouné. Nou sé pa moun ki ka viv an lannwit ében an nwèsè.


eng: For this we tell you by the word of the Lord, that we who are alive, who are left until the coming of the Lord, will in no way precede those who have fallen asleep.

acf: Sa nou ka moutwéʼw la-a sé sa Senyè-a di nou. Nou ki ka viv jou-a Senyè-a viwé-a pa kay alé avan sé moun-an ki ja mò-a.


eng: For the Lord himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel and with God’s trumpet. The dead in Christ will rise first,

acf: Senyè-a menm kay désann sòti an syèl-la épi an gwo vwa ki ka konmandé, nou kay tann vwa chèf nanj-lan, épi twonpèt Bondyé kay sonnen, épi sé mò-a ki té ka kwè an Jézi-a kay lévé avan.


eng: that each one of you know how to control his own body in sanctification and honor,

acf: Tout nonm anpami zòt sipozé konnèt mannyè pou viv byen èk madanm yo adan an mannyè ki dwèt douvan Bondyé épi adan an mannyè ki san wipwòch douvan lézòm,


eng: not in the passion of lust, even as the Gentiles who don’t know God,

acf: pa adan an mannyè pou satisfè sé dézi lachè-a kon sé moun-an ki pa konnèt Bondyé-a ka fè.


eng: Finally then, brothers, we beg and exhort you in the Lord Jesus, that as you received from us how you ought to walk and to please God, that you abound more and more.

acf: Pou fini, fwè èk sè, nou té moutwé zòt mannyè pou viv an lavi ki ka plè Bondyé, épi sé kon sa ou ja ka viv vwé. Mé atjwèlman nou ka diʼw souplé, èk nou ka mandéʼw épi tout tjè nou an non Senyè Jézi Kwi pouʼw sa viv pli mèyè toujou,


eng: For you know what instructions we gave you through the Lord Jesus.

acf: paski ou konnèt tout sa nou té moutwéʼw asou mannyè pouʼw viv. Sé menm sé bagay-la Senyè Jézi Kwi té moutwé nou.


eng: For this cause, brothers, we were comforted over you in all our distress and affliction through your faith.

acf: Kon sa fwè èk sè, an tout twaka nou épi soufwans nou, sa té ankouwajé nou lè nou tann mannyè zòt kontiné ka kwè an Jézi Kwi.


eng: For now we live, if you stand fast in the Lord.

acf: Sé apwézan tjè nou vini vivan ankò paski ou jan Tèsalonnika doubout fò an lavi-a ou ka viv èvèk Senyè Jézi-a.


eng: that no one would be moved by these afflictions. For you know that we are appointed to this task.

acf: pou zòt pyès pa tounen dèyè lè yo ka pèsikité zòt kon sa. Ou konnèt byen pèsikasyon sala sé plan Bondyé pou nou.


eng: For most certainly, when we were with you, we told you beforehand that we are to suffer affliction, even as it happened, and you know.

acf: Paditan nou té épiʼw toujou, nou té ja diʼw an davans yo té kay pèsikité nou, épi kon ou sav byen, sé sa ki fèt.


eng: Therefore when we couldn’t stand it any longer, we thought it good to be left behind at Athens alone,

acf: Kon sa, jan Tèsalonnika, lè nou pa té sa èspéyé ankò pou nou té tann nouvèl ou, nou désidé pou wèsté pa kò nou an vil Afenz


eng: and sent Timothy, our brother and God’s servant in the Good News of Christ, to establish you and to comfort you concerning your faith,

acf: épi nou voyé fwè nou Timòfi kotéʼw. Sé li ki ka twavay épi nou bay Bondyé. I ka édé nou pwéché Bon Nouvèl-la konsèné Jézi Kwi. Nou voyéʼy pouʼy sa ankouwajéʼw épi pouʼy sa édéʼw pou kontiné kwè an Senyè Jézi Kwi


eng: For what is our hope, or joy, or crown of rejoicing? Isn’t it even you, before our Lord Jesus at his coming?

acf: Sé ou menm ki ban nou wézon pou nou kontan kon nou ka èspéyé èk konfyans jou-a Senyè Jézi kay viwé-a. Sé ou menm ki ban nou tjè kontan épi sé ou menm ki ban nou wézon pou nou lévé tèt nou ho douvan Senyè Jézi Kwi lè i kay viwé ankò.


eng: For you are our glory and our joy.

acf: Vwéman sé ou menm ki ban nou satisfaksyon épi sé ou menm ki fè tjè nou kontan.


eng: But we, brothers, being bereaved of you for a short season in presence, not in heart, tried even harder to see your face with great desire,

acf: Pou nou menm, fwè èk sè, lè nou té sépawé épiʼw pou an ti tak tan, dwé pa an tjè nou mé an kò nou, nou té mantjéʼw an pil épi sé pa ti anvi nou té anvi wèʼw ankò.


eng: because we wanted to come to you—indeed, I, Paul, once and again—but Satan hindered us.

acf: Nou té vlé viwé kotéʼw. Mwen menm éséyé plizyè fwa, mé Satan pa té ka kité nou viwé.


eng: who killed both the Lord Jesus and their own prophets, and drove us out, and don’t please God, and are contrary to all men,

acf: Sé Jwif-la té tjwé Senyè Jézi Kwi épi sé pwòfèt-la èk yo pèsikité nou. Yo pa ka plè Bondyé pyès. Yo sé lèlmi tout moun.


eng: forbidding us to speak to the Gentiles that they may be saved, to fill up their sins always. But wrath has come on them to the uttermost.

acf: Yo té jis vlé doubout nou pou nou pa pwéché bay sé moun-an ki pa Jwif-la konmisyon-an ki kay chapé yo anba péché-a. An mannyè sala tout péché-a yo té toujou ka fè-a ja wivé an mizi-a koté Bondyé pa sa sipòtéʼy ankò, épi atjwèlman waj Bondyé désann anlè yo.


eng: As you know, we exhorted, comforted, and implored every one of you, as a father does his own children,

acf: Ou konnèt byen mannyè nou twété zòt chak, menm kon on papa ka twété ich li.


eng: to the end that you should walk worthily of God, who calls you into his own Kingdom and glory.

acf: Nou ankouwajéʼw, nou konfòtéʼw épi nou té toujou plédé épiʼw pouʼw sa viv kalité lavi-a ki kay fè Bondyé plézi. Paski sé Bondyé menm ki ka envitéʼw pou vini anba kondwit li épi pou asid épiʼy lè i kay kondwi èk gwan pouvwaʼy.


eng: nor seeking glory from men (neither from you nor from others), when we might have claimed authority as apostles of Christ.

acf: Nou pa té ka chaché pou moun di ki mizi bon nou bon, ni ou ni lòt moun.


eng: But we were gentle among you, like a nursing mother cherishes her own children.

acf: Kon zapòt Jézi Kwi, nou té sa oblijéʼw ban nou sa nou bizwen mé nou pa fè sa. Mé nou té janti épiʼw, menm kon yon manman ka otjipé ti manmay li.


eng: For you yourselves know, brothers, our visit to you wasn’t in vain,

acf: Fwè èk sè, ou menm konnèt byen vizit-la nou té bay zòt-la pa té an ven.


eng: but having suffered before and been shamefully treated, as you know, at Philippi, we grew bold in our God to tell you the Good News of God in much conflict.

acf: Ou konnèt mannyè yo té maltwété nou an vil Filipay épi yo té ensilté nou avan nou té vini an vil Tèsalonnika. Magwé nou té jwenn an pil opozisyon an vil ou-a tou, Bondyé ban nou fòs èk kouway pou nou pòté Bon Nouvèl li-a baʼw.


eng: We always give thanks to God for all of you, mentioning you in our prayers,

acf: Nou toujou ka wimèsyé Bondyé bay zòt tout épi nou toujou ka chonjéʼw an lapwiyè nou.


eng: remembering without ceasing your work of faith and labor of love and perseverance of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, before our God and Father.

acf: Nou toujou ka wimèsyé Bondyé Papa nou pou mannyè ou ka viv byen paski ou ni lafwa an Jézi Kwi, épi ou ka twavay wèd paski ou ni lanmityé an tjèʼw, épi nou chonjé mannyè ou doubout fò paski ou sav ou kay viv an syèl pou tout tan épi Jézi Kwi Senyè nou.


eng: All my affairs will be made known to you by Tychicus, the beloved brother, faithful servant, and fellow bondservant in the Lord.

acf: Tichikòs kay di zòt tout bagay ki ja wivé mwen. I sé an fwè nou enmen an chay, épi i ka fè twavay Senyè-a ansanm épi nou èk tout tjèʼy.


eng: I am sending him to you for this very purpose, that he may know your circumstances and comfort your hearts,

acf: Sé pou sa mwen ka mandéʼy pou alé oti zòt, pou i sa di zòt ki mannyè nou tout ka fè, épi pou i sa ankouwajé tjè zòt osi.


eng: If then you were raised together with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated on the right hand of God.

acf: Kon Jézi ja annékòz zòt pou viv ankò épiʼy-la, aché pou sé bagay-la Bondyé ja pwépawé bay zòt an syèl-la, koté-a Jézi ka asid asou lanmen dwèt Bondyé-a épi ka kondwi épiʼy-la.


eng: Set your mind on the things that are above, not on the things that are on the earth.

acf: Fè lidé zòt katjilé asou sé bagay-la ki an syèl-la, épi pa asou bagay ki an latè sala.


eng: For you died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God.

acf: I sé akwèdi zòt ja mò épi lavi zòt séwé épi Jézi kon zòt manché an Bondyé-a.


eng: You were dead through your trespasses and the uncircumcision of your flesh. He made you alive together with him, having forgiven us all our trespasses,

acf: Lè zòt té mò an lèspwi zòt paski lavi zòt té an lavi péché, zòt pʼòkò té koupé épi jété lavi péché zòt, mé apwézan Bondyé fè zòt viv ankò épi Jézi. Bondyé pawdonnen péché nou tout.


eng: wiping out the handwriting in ordinances which was against us. He has taken it out of the way, nailing it to the cross.

acf: I éfasi tout sé bagay-la ki té ka moutwé konmen nou dwé-a, épi i sé lwa-a ki té ka di nou sa pou nou fè-a. I détwi pouvwa bagay sala nèt akwèdi sé an klou i pwan épi i klouwé bagay sala asou kwa-a,


eng: He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation.

acf: Jézi-a ki vini an lachè-a, i menm kon Bondyé-a nou pa ka wè pyès-la. Sé li ki pwèmyé Gason Bondyé, épi i èkzisté avan tout lòt bagay ki janmen fèt.


eng: For by him all things were created in the heavens and on the earth, visible things and invisible things, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers. All things have been created through him and for him.

acf: Bondyé annékòz Jézi pou fè tout bagay ki janmen fèt, ni tout bagay ki èkzisté an syèl, ni tout bagay ki an latè-a, ni sa moun sa wè ni sa moun pa sa wè, menm si yo sé wa ében pouvwa an syèl anho-a, ében mèt ki ni lotowité ében tout lòt bagay ki ni pouvwa an latè sala. Sé Jézi ki fè tout bagay épi tout bagay té fèt pou ba li lonnè.


eng: who delivered us out of the power of darkness, and translated us into the Kingdom of the Son of his love,

acf: I tiwé nou anba nwèsè sala ki té ni pouvwa anlè nou-an, épi i ja mennen nou anba kondwit Gasonʼy-lan i kontan an chay-la.


eng: in whom we have our redemption, the forgiveness of our sins.

acf: Sé li ki moun-an ki libéwé nou, paski sé pou lapétiʼy Bondyé ja pawdonnen péché nou.


eng: We give thanks to God the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, praying always for you,

acf: Nou toujou ka wimèsyé Bondyé, Papa Senyè Jézi Kwi, lè nou pwédyé bay zòt.


eng: having heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and of the love which you have toward all the saints,

acf: Paski nou ja tann mannyè zòt ja mété lafwa zòt an Jézi Kwi, épi mannyè zòt enmen tout ich Bondyé,


eng: because of the hope which is laid up for you in the heavens, of which you heard before in the word of the truth of the Good News

acf: paski zòt ni èspwa adan sa Bondyé ka tjenn an syèl bay zòt. Lafwa zòt épi lanmityé zòt ka doubout asou èspwa sala. Zòt ja tann li avan adan konmisyon Bon Nouvèl-la ki sé lavéwité-a menm.


eng: Beware of the dogs; beware of the evil workers; beware of the false circumcision.

acf: Sé pouʼw véyé kòʼw épi sé moun-an ki ka fè sé mové bagay-la. Yo menm kon chyen. Yo vlé sikonsayz zòt paski yo kwè lè yo fè sa, ou kay vini dwèt douvan Bondyé.


eng: For we are the circumcision, who worship God in the Spirit, and rejoice in Christ Jesus, and have no confidence in the flesh;

acf: Mé sé nou menm ki ich Bondyé pou vwé. Sé nou ki ja wisivwè bon sikonsizyon-an an tjè nou. paski Lèspwi Bondyé ka édé nou adowé Bondyé èk nou ka ni tjè kontan an lavi-a nou ka viv kon yonn èvèk Jézi Kwi-a. Èk nou pa ka mété konfyans nou an sa nou yé ében an sa nou sa fè pou vini dwèt douvan Bondyé.


eng: Receive him therefore in the Lord with all joy, and hold such people in honor,

acf: Kon sa mwen ka mandéʼw pou wisivwè fwè-a épi an pil tjè kontan, kon yon fwè an Senyè-a. Moutwéʼy ki otan wèspé ou ni pou moun kon li,


eng: because for the work of Christ he came near to death, risking his life to supply that which was lacking in your service toward me.

acf: paski i pwan wis èk laviʼy épi i té pwèskè mò pou lapéti twavay Jézi Kwi pouʼy té sa édé mwen mannyè ou menm pa té sa édé mwen.


eng: doing nothing through rivalry or through conceit, but in humility, each counting others better than himself;

acf: Pa mété an lidéʼw ki ou pli bon pasé lézòt ében pouʼw vlé tout bagay pou kòʼw yonn. Mé toujou abésé kòʼw bay yonn a lòt épi toujou konsidiwé lòt moun-an pli bon paséʼw.


eng: each of you not just looking to his own things, but each of you also to the things of others.

acf: Pa gadé pou kòʼw tousèl, mé toujou gadé pou lòt moun-an tou.


eng: Some indeed preach Christ even out of envy and strife, and some also out of good will.

acf: Mwen asiwé an chay adan yo ka pwéché Bon Nouvèl-la konsèné Jézi Kwi paski yo jalou épi yo enmen ban mwen twaka, mé lézòt ka fèʼy paski yo ni bon tjè.


eng: The former insincerely preach Christ from selfish ambition, thinking that they add affliction to my chains;

acf: Yo ka fè sa paski yo enmen mwen épi yo sav Bondyé ja ban mwen twavay-la pou moutwé ki Bon Nouvèl-la konsèné Jézi Kwi sé lavéwité.


eng: but the latter out of love, knowing that I am appointed for the defense of the Good News.

acf: Sé lézòt-la ka pwéché Bon Nouvèl-la konsèné Jézi Kwi paski yo ni vyé lidé an tèt yo. Yo la pou kò yo yonn. Yo vlé fè mwen soufè pli kon mwen an pwizon-an.


eng: so that you may approve the things that are excellent, that you may be sincere and without offense to the day of Christ,

acf: pouʼw sa toujou chwazi sa ki pli bon. Lè sala ou kay viv on lavi ki nèt épi san fòt douvan Bondyé lè Senyè Jézi Kwi kay witounen.


eng: being filled with the fruits of righteousness which are through Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God.

acf: Kon sa Jézi Kwi kay fè zòt fè bon bagay ki dwèt an zyé Bondyé, èk sa kay fè moun onnowé Bondyé èk yo kay lévé nonʼy.


eng: But that you also may know my affairs, how I am doing, Tychicus, the beloved brother and faithful servant in the Lord, will make known to you all things.

acf: Tichikòs kay di zòt tout bagay ki ja wivé mwen. I sé an fwè nou enmen an chay épi i ka fè twavay Senyè-a épi tout tjèʼy. Mannyè sala zòt kay sav ki mannyè mwen ka fè.


eng: I have sent him to you for this very purpose, that you may know our state and that he may comfort your hearts.

acf: Sé pou sa mwen ka mandéʼy pou alé oti zòt pou i sa di zòt ki mannyè nou tout ka fè, épi pou i sa ankouwajé zòt osi.


eng: “Honor your father and mother,” which is the first commandment with a promise:

acf: Kon lévanjil-la di, “Wèspèkté manmanʼw épi papaʼw.” Sa sé pwèmyé konmandman ki ka pwonmèt an bennéfis si ou obéyiʼy.


eng: “that it may be well with you, and you may live long on the earth.”

acf: Kon lévanjil-la di ankò, “Mannyè sala tout bagay pé maché byen épiʼw, épi ou pé viv pou an chay tan asou latè-a.”


eng: For no man ever hated his own flesh, but nourishes and cherishes it, even as the Lord also does the assembly,

acf: Pyèsonn pa janmen hayi kòʼy, mé i ka swenʼy épi gadé apwéʼy menm kon Jézi ka fè épi légliz-la.


eng: because we are members of his body, of his flesh and bones.

acf: Kon zòt sav, nou sé légliz-la épi légliz-la sé kò Jézi.


eng: Wives, be subject to your own husbands, as to the Lord.

acf: Sé pou sé madanm-lan abésé kò yo douvan mawi yo menm kon yo ka abésé kò yo douvan Senyè-a.


eng: For the husband is the head of the wife, as Christ also is the head of the assembly, being himself the savior of the body.

acf: Épi mawi-a ni lotowité anlè madanm-lan menm kon Jézi ni lotowité anlè légliz-la, paski Jézi menm sé sovè légliz-la épi légliz-la sé kò Jézi.


eng: He gave some to be apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, shepherds and teachers;

acf: I bay légliz-la adan moun pou sèvi kon zapòt, adan kon pwòfèt, adan pou alé simen Bon Nouvèl-la épi lézòt i ba yo pou gadé apwé sé légliz-la épi pou yo sa enstwi.


eng: for the perfecting of the saints, to the work of serving, to the building up of the body of Christ,

acf: I fè sa kon sa tout sé ich Bondyé-a té kay pwépawé pou fè sa yo oblijé fè. Mannyè sala sé moun-an ki ka kwè an Jézi-a kay vini fò ansanm kon yo sé kò Jézi-a,


eng: But to each one of us, the grace was given according to the measure of the gift of Christ.

acf: Mé Jézi Kwi ban nou chak an diféwan kado menm kon i wè i nésésè pou nou té sa niʼy.


eng: Therefore he says, “When he ascended on high, he led captivity captive, and gave gifts to people.”

acf: Kon lévanjil di: “Apwé i té mouté an plas-la ki ho an chay-la èk i té fè sé pwizonnyé-a makpat dèyèʼy-la, i bay sé moun li-an kado.”


eng: Now this, “He ascended”, what is it but that he also first descended into the lower parts of the earth?

acf: Lè lévanjil-la di i mouté anho, sa vlé di i té ja désann avan, adan twou-a ki pli fon asou latè-a.


eng: He who descended is the one who also ascended far above all the heavens, that he might fill all things.

acf: Menm sa ki désann-an, sé li menm ki mouté anho épi pli lwen pasé sé syèl-la. Mannyè sala Jézi té kay plen toupatou épi pwézans li.


eng: Now to him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us,

acf: Bon, kon Bondyé sa sèvi pouvwaʼy-la ki ka twavay andidan nou-an pou fè twòp plis pasé tout sa nou mandé ében katjilé-a,


eng: to him be the glory in the assembly and in Christ Jesus to all generations, forever and ever. Amen.

acf: annou ba li lonnè adan légliz-la kon nou manché an Jézi Kwi-a pou tout tan épi pou lavi diwant. Ensiswatil.


eng: may be strengthened to comprehend with all the saints what is the width and length and height and depth,

acf: Mannyè sala zòt épi tout ich Bondyé kay ni pouvwa pou konpwann mizi gwan lanmityé-a Jézi ni pou nou-an gwan.


eng: and to know Christ’s love which surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.

acf: Sa kay fè zòt konnèt lanmityéʼy, magwé an moun pa sa janmen fini konnèt sa. Lè ou konnèt lanmityé Bondyé, i kay twavay andidanʼw pli an pli jik tan ou vini kon Bondyé menm.


eng: being built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus himself being the chief cornerstone;

acf: Zòt menm sé tjò an kay sala, sa sé menm kay-la sé zapòt-la épi sé pwòfèt-la té fè fondasyon bay-la, épi wòch-la ki ka bay kay sala kouway-la sé Jézi Kwi menm.


eng: in whom the whole building, fitted together, grows into a holy temple in the Lord;

acf: Épi i sé Jézi ki ka tjenn tout kay-la manché ansanm, épi i ka gwandiʼy jis a tan i vini an kay moun ja mété apa pou sèvis Bondyé tousèl.


eng: in whom you also are built together for a habitation of God in the Spirit.

acf: Kon zòt manché an Jézi Kwi-a, i kay bati zòt ansanm épi tout lézòt ich Bondyé, kon sa zòt menm kay vini an kay koté Lèspwi Bondyé kay wèsté.


eng: having abolished in his flesh the hostility, the law of commandments contained in ordinances, that he might create in himself one new man of the two, making peace,

acf: Épi an lachèʼy i aboli lwa-a épi sé konmandman-an sé Jwif-la té sipozé swiv-la. Sa Jézi té vlé fè an li menm sé sa, i té vlé pwan dé diféwan kalité moun épi fè yon moun nèf épi yo. Épi sé kon sa i mété lapé.


eng: and might reconcile them both in one body to God through the cross, having killed the hostility through it.

acf: Épi sé an lanmò Jézi i détwi bagay-la ki té ka fè yo viv kon lèlmi-an, épi i manché dé nasyon sala ansanm kon yon nasyon, épi kon sa i mennen yo viwé bay Bondyé.


eng: Therefore remember that once you, the Gentiles in the flesh, who are called “uncircumcision” by that which is called “circumcision” (in the flesh, made by hands),

acf: Zòt ki fèt an sé nasyon-an ki pa Jwif-la té sipozé chonjé sa zòt té yé avan. Sé Jwif-la di kon sa zòt pa sikonsayz, paski yo menm té sikonsayz-la. (Sikonsayz sé an bagay ki ka fèt an lachè-a pa lanmen nonm.)


eng: that you were at that time separate from Christ, alienated from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers from the covenants of the promise, having no hope and without God in the world.

acf: Chonjé an tan sala zòt pa té menm sav ki moun Jézi Kwi té yé. Zòt té étwanjé, épi zòt pa té ni pyès plas anpami sé moun-an Bondyé té chwazi-a, épi zòt pa té ni pyès pa an sé agwéman-an, paski yo té fèt asou sé pwonmèt-la Bondyé tè fè épi sé moun li-an. Zòt té ka viv an latè sala san èspwa épi san Bondyé.


eng: for by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God,

acf: Sé Bondyé ki sovéʼw pa lagwas li, paski ou mété lafwaʼw an Jézi. Épi lafwa sala pa an bagay ou té ni — sé Bondyé ki ba ouʼy.


eng: not of works, that no one would boast.

acf: Sé pa pou bon twavay ou fè, paski si sété sa ou té kay bavadé.


eng: even when we were dead through our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ—by grace you have been saved—

acf: Nou té ja mò paski nou té ka viv an dézobéyisans, mé Bondyé ni tèlman konpasyon asou nou, épi lanmityéʼy pou nou tèlman gwan, i fè nou viv ankò an Jézi. Sé lagwas Bondyé ki sové nou.


eng: For this cause I also, having heard of the faith in the Lord Jesus which is among you and the love which you have toward all the saints,

acf: Pou wézon sala, dépi mwen vini tann konsèné lafwa zòt an Senyè Jézi, épi mannyè zòt ni lanmityé pou tout ich Bondyé,


eng: don’t cease to give thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers,

acf: mwen ka toujou wimèsyé Bondyé bay zòt. Népòt lè mwen ka pwédyé, mwen ka chonjé zòt an lapwiyè mwen.


eng: We were also assigned an inheritance in him, having been foreordained according to the purpose of him who does all things after the counsel of his will,

acf: Sété paski nou manché épi Jézi, Bondyé té ja chwazi nou. Sété Bondyé ki té ja désidé pou fè sa paski i sa fè tout bagay fèt menm kon i vlé.


eng: to the end that we should be to the praise of his glory, we who had before hoped in Christ.

acf: Bon, nou menm ki té pwèmyé pou mété èspwa nou an Jézi-a, annou glowifyé Bondyé.


eng: making known to us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure which he purposed in him

acf: Bondyé fè sa i di i té kay fè, sa sé i sèvi Jézi Kwi pou fè nou konnèt sigwé plan-an i té ja désidé pou fini-an.


eng: to an administration of the fullness of the times, to sum up all things in Christ, the things in the heavens and the things on the earth, in him.

acf: Bondyé kay fè planʼy twavay lè lè-a wivé. I kay mennen tout bagay i fè ansanm, ni sa ki an syèl anho épi sa ki asou latè-a, épi Jézi kay mèt anho yo tout.


eng: But before faith came, we were kept in custody under the law, confined for the faith which should afterwards be revealed.

acf: Mé avan lè-a té wivé pou nou té sa mété lafwa nou an Jézi Kwi, lwa sé Jwif-la té tjenbé nou pwizonnyé jis tan nou té sa mété lafwa nou an sovè-a ki té kay vini-an.


eng: So that the law has become our tutor to bring us to Christ, that we might be justified by faith.

acf: Sé kon sa Bondyé té mété lwa-a véyé nou pou jis tan Jézi Kwi vini pou nou té sa vini dwèt douvan Bondyé lè nou mété lafwa nou an li.


eng: But now that faith has come, we are no longer under a tutor.

acf: Mé apwézan lè-a ja vini èk nou sa mété lafwa nou an Jézi Kwi, kon sa nou pa ka viv anba lwa-a ankò.


eng: For if the inheritance is of the law, it is no more of promise; but God has granted it to Abraham by promise.

acf: Sa mwen vlé di-a sé sa: Bondyé té fè an agwéman épi Abrahanm épi i té pwonmèt pou tjenn agwéman sala. Kat san twant (430) lanné apwé sa, Bondyé bay Moziz lwa-a bay sé moun li-an, sé Jwif-la. Lwa sé Jwif-la pa sa kasé agwéman-an ni chanjé pwonmèt-la Bondyé té fè Abrahanm-lan paski si sé lè moun obéyi lwa-a yo ka jwenn kado Bondyé, sa ka moutwé i pa ka ba yo kado sala pou anyen. Mé Bondyé bay Abrahanm kado sala paski i té ja pwonmèt li sa.


eng: For I through the law died to the law, that I might live to God.

acf: Paditan mwen té ka obéyi lwa-a, mwen vin wéyalizé mwen té menm kon an nonm ki mò, akwèdi lwa-a té tjwé mwen. Mwen vini menm kon an moun ki mò pou mwen té sa viv pou sèvi Bondyé,


eng: I have been crucified with Christ, and it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me. That life which I now live in the flesh, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself up for me.

acf: akwèdi mwen mò asou kwa-a épi Jézi Kwi. Kon sa sé pa mwen ki ka viv ankò, mé sé Jézi Kwi ki ka viv an mwen. Épi lavi-a mwen ka viv apwézan-an, mwen ka viv paski mwen ja mété lafwa mwen an Gason Bondyé ki enmen mwen épi i bay laviʼy pou mwen.


eng: For before some people came from James, he ate with the Gentiles. But when they came, he drew back and separated himself, fearing those who were of the circumcision.

acf: Avan sé nonm-lan Jémz té voyé-a wivé Antiyòk, Pita té ka manjé byen épi sé fwè-a ki pa Jwif-la. Mé apwé sé nonm sala wivé, Pita hédi kòʼy épi i pa té vlé manjé épi sé fwè-a ki pa Jwif-la ankò paski i té pè sa sé nonm-lan Jémz té voyé-a té kay di, paski yo té kwè sé Jwif-la pa ni pou manjé èk moun ki pa sikonsayz.


eng: And the rest of the Jews joined him in his hypocrisy, so that even Barnabas was carried away with their hypocrisy.

acf: Sé lézòt fwè Jwif-la ki té la-a koumansé fè menm kon Pita. Yo hédi kò yo, épi jis Bannabas ki té koumansé swiv yo an ipokwizi sala tou.


eng: But not even Titus, who was with me, being a Greek, was compelled to be circumcised.

acf: Konpany mwen Titòs sé pa té on Jwif. Mé sé chèf sala pa té fòséʼy pou sikonsayz, magwé adan moun té vléʼy fèt.


eng: This was because of the false brothers secretly brought in, who stole in to spy out our liberty which we have in Christ Jesus, that they might bring us into bondage,

acf: Sé moun sala té ka fè kò yo pasé kon fwè ki té kwè an Senyè-a. Yo antwé anpami nou an sigwé pou vin véyé zafè nou pou yo té wè si nou ka tjenbé lwa sé Jwif-la ében si nou pa ka tjenbéʼy. Yo té vlé fè nou obéyi lwa sé Jwif-la ankò. Mé nou pa sipozé tjenbé sé lwa sala ankò paski nou ja kwè an Jézi Kwi.


eng: Then after a period of fourteen years I went up again to Jerusalem with Barnabas, taking Titus also with me.

acf: Katòz lanné apwé mwen kité vil Jérouzalèm, mwen viwé alé Jérouzalèm ankò èvèk Bannabas, èk mwen mennen Titòs épi nou tou.


eng: I went up by revelation, and I laid before them the Good News which I preach among the Gentiles, but privately before those who were respected, for fear that I might be running, or had run, in vain.

acf: Mwen alé paski Bondyé menm té fè mwen sav mwen sipozé alé. Mwen jwenn èk sé chèf sé légliz-la an vil Jérouzalèm. Èk lè nou té pa kò nou, mwen di yo ki sa mwen ka pwéché bay sé moun-an ki pa Jwif-la. Mwen di yo sé konmisyon Bon Nouvèl-la konsèné Jézi Kwi mwen ka pwéché. Mwen fè sé chèf sé légliz-la konnèt sa paski mwen pa té vlé twavay-la mwen té ja fè-a ében sa mwen ka fè atjwèlman-an pasé pou anyen.


eng: I marvel that you are so quickly deserting him who called you in the grace of Christ to a different “good news”,

acf: Mwen sipwi pou wè ki mizi vit zòt tounen do zòt asou Bondyé ki kwiyé zòt an lagwas li pou ni lavi étonnèl an Jézi Kwi. Épi zòt ja ka aksèpté an lòt kalité bon nouvèl.


eng: but there isn’t another “good news.” Only there are some who trouble you and want to pervert the Good News of Christ.

acf: Mé pou diʼw lavéwité-a la pa ni pyès lòt kalité bon nouvèl. Mwen ka di sa paski la ni moun ki ka twoublé lidé zòt épi yo vlé chanjé Bon Nouvèl-la konsèné Jézi Kwi.


eng: I know such a man (whether in the body, or outside of the body, I don’t know; God knows),

acf: Kon mwen di, sé Bondyé yonn ki sav pou vwé si nonm sala té an lachèʼy lè sa té fèt-la,


eng: how he was caught up into Paradise and heard unspeakable words, which it is not lawful for a man to utter.

acf: mé Bondyé té fè nonm sala mouté pawadi, épi la i tann bagay ki té twò bèl pou moun menm té sa wépété.


eng: In this confidence, I was determined to come first to you, that you might have a second benefit,

acf: Mwen ni tèlman èspwa zòt kay kontan ban nou kon sa mwen ja jik fè plan pou vini wè zòt avan. Mannyè sala zòt kay jwenn bennédiksyon dé fwa.


eng: and by you to pass into Macedonia, and again from Macedonia to come to you, and to be sent forward by you on my journey to Judea.

acf: Mwen ja fè plan pou vini wè zòt, lè mwen ka alé Masédonnya, épi lè mwen ka witounen osi. Mannyè sala zòt pé kay sa édé mwen kon mwen ka alé Joudiya-a.


eng: But when this perishable body will have become imperishable, and this mortal will have put on immortality, then what is written will happen: “Death is swallowed up in victory.”

acf: Lè sa fèt, sa sé lè sa ki ka péwi tounen sa ki ka viv tout tan, lè sala sa ki matjé an lévanjil-la kay vini fèt: “Bondyé ja genyen asou lanmò nèt.”


eng: “Death, where is your sting? Hades, where is your victory?”

acf: Lanmò — ou genyen kouman? Ében, moutwé mwen pouvwa-a ou ni pou pitjé-a.”


eng: The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law.

acf: Sé péché ki bay lanmò pouvwa-a pou pitjé, épi sé lwa-a ki bay péché pouvwa.


eng: For since death came by man, the resurrection of the dead also came by man.

acf: Kon sé an nonm ki mennen lanmò, menm mannyè-a sé an nonm osi ki mennen wézèwèksyon hòd lanmò.


eng: For as in Adam all die, so also in Christ all will be made alive.

acf: Menm kon an Adanm tout ka mò, sé kon sa an Jézi tout ka jwenn lavi.


eng: Therefore other languages are for a sign, not to those who believe, but to the unbelieving; but prophesying is for a sign, not to the unbelieving, but to those who believe.

acf: Bondyé pa bay abilité-a pou palé langaj étwanj pou moutwé moun ki ka kwè an li pouvwaʼy, mé sé bay moun ki pa ka kwè. Mé lè ou pòté konmisyon Bondyé, sa sé pou moun ki ka kwè épi sé pa pou moun ki pa ka kwè.


eng: If therefore the whole assembly is assembled together and all speak with other languages, and unlearned or unbelieving people come in, won’t they say that you are crazy?

acf: Kanmenm, si tout légliz-la jwenn ansanm épi tout moun koumansé ka palé adan langaj ki étwanj épi la ni moun ki pa ka kwè anpami zòt, ès si yo pa kay di zòt ka fou?


eng: But if all prophesy, and someone unbelieving or unlearned comes in, he is reproved by all, and he is judged by all.

acf: Mé si moun ki pa ka kwè ében ki pa ka konpwann vini anpami zòt lè zòt ka pòté konmisyon Bondyé-a, sa i tann-an kay palé bay konsyans li épi moutwéʼy péchéʼy. Tout sé bagay-la i tann-an ka jijéʼy.


eng: For he who speaks in another language speaks not to men, but to God, for no one understands, but in the Spirit he speaks mysteries.

acf: Sé moun-an ki ka palé an langaj étwanj-lan pa ka palé bay nonm mé sé bay Bondyé, paski pyèsonn pa sa konpwann yo. Pouvwa Lèspwi Bondyé ka fè yo palé lavéwité ki tjenn an sigwé.


eng: But he who prophesies speaks to men for their edification, exhortation, and consolation.

acf: Mé sa ki ka pòté konmisyon Bondyé-a ka palé bay nonm pou fè yo fò, pou ankouwajé yo épi pou konsolé yo.


eng: But now God has set the members, each one of them, in the body, just as he desired.

acf: Mannyè i yé-a kanmenm, Bondyé mété tout diféwan mòso adan kò-a kon i té vlé.


eng: If they were all one member, where would the body be?

acf: La pa té kay ni an kò si tout té yon sèl mòso.


eng: To the Jews I became as a Jew, that I might gain Jews; to those who are under the law, as under the law, that I might gain those who are under the law;

acf: Lè mwen té ka twavay anpami sé Jwif-la, mwen té viv menm kon an Jwif pou mwen té sa genyen yo. Épi menm si mwen menm pa anba lwa Moziz-la, mwen ka viv menm kon si mwen té anbaʼy lè mwen ka twavay épi moun ki ka swiv sé lwa sala, pou mwen sa genyen yo bay Jézi.


eng: to those who are without law, as without law (not being without law toward God, but under law toward Christ), that I might win those who are without law.

acf: An menm mannyè-a, lè mwen ka twavay épi moun ki pa Jwif, mwen ka viv menm kon yo, mwen pa ka mansyonnen lwa sé Jwif-la. Mwen ka fè sa pou mwen sa genyen sé moun-an ki pa Jwif-la bay Jézi. Sa pa vlé di kanmenm mwen ka kasé lwa Bondyé. Okontwè mwen ka swiv lwa Jézi byen.


eng: But I say this, brothers: the time is short. From now on, both those who have wives may be as though they had none;

acf: Fwè èk sè, sa mwen vlé di-a sé sa — dènyé tan-an kay bout touswit, épi dépi apwézan sé nonm mayé-a sipozé viv akwèdi yo pa mayé;


eng: and those who weep, as though they didn’t weep; and those who rejoice, as though they didn’t rejoice; and those who buy, as though they didn’t possess;

acf: sa ki ka pléwé, akwèdi yo pa té ka pléwé; sa ki ka wi, akwèdi yo pa té ka wi; sa ki achté machandiz, akwèdi, sé machandiz-la yo achté-a pa menm sa yo;


eng: and those who use the world, as not using it to the fullest. For the mode of this world passes away.

acf: épi sa ki ka antanmé zafè latè-a, akwèdi yo pa ni anyen pou fè épiʼy. Paski latè sala, kon i yé apwézan-an, pa kay diwé djè lontan ankò.


eng: Don’t you know that your bodies are members of Christ? Shall I then take the members of Christ and make them members of a prostitute? May it never be!

acf: Zòt sav kò zòt sé mòso adan kò Jézi. Ès si mwen kay pwan mòso adan kò Jézi épi fèʼy fè yon sèl épi kò fanm lawi? Awa!


eng: Or don’t you know that he who is joined to a prostitute is one body? For, “The two”, he says, “will become one flesh.”

acf: Zòt sipozé sav lè an nonm manché kòʼy épi an fanm lawi, nonm sala ka vini yon sèl kò épi fanm lawi-a. Kon i ékwi an lévanjil-la aklè, “Yo dé-a kay vini yon sèl kò.”


eng: Or don’t you know that the unrighteous will not inherit God’s Kingdom? Don’t be deceived. Neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor male prostitutes, nor homosexuals,

acf: Vwéman, zòt sav Bondyé pa kay janmen bay nonm-lan ki mové-a dwa pou kondwi épiʼy. Pa kwennen kò zòt; moun ki ka viv vyé lavi, ében sa ki ka adowé fo bondyé, ében sa ki ka fè adiltè, ében sa ki ka kouché épi nonm kon yo,


eng: nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor slanderers, nor extortionists, will inherit God’s Kingdom.

acf: ében sa ki ka vòlè, ében sa ki vowas, ében sa ki toujou sou, ében sa ki ka sali non lézòt, ében sa ki ka bwitalizé moun pou pwan bagay yo — pyès sé kalité moun sala pa kay ni dwa pou kondwi épi Bondyé.


eng: Some of you were such, but you were washed. You were sanctified. You were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and in the Spirit of our God.

acf: Adan zòt té kon sa. Mé Senyè Jézi Kwi épi Lèspwi Bondyé nou ja lavé péché zòt, i ja mété zòt apa bay Bondyé tousèl, épi ja mété zòt dwèt épi Bondyé.


eng: But those who are outside, God judges. “Put away the wicked man from among yourselves.”

acf: Sa pa zafè mwen pou mwen jijé moun ki pa ka kwè an Jézi. Sé Bondyé ki kay jijé yo. Mé sé manm légliz-la ki anpami nou-an, nou sipozé jijé yo. Kon lévanjil-la di, “Tiwé mové lam-lan ki anpami zòt-la.”


eng: According to the grace of God which was given to me, as a wise master builder I laid a foundation, and another builds on it. But let each man be careful how he builds on it.

acf: Mwen sèvi kado-a Bondyé ban mwen-an pou mété an fondasyon kon an nonm ki sé an mèt pou fè kay, épi an lòt moun ka twavay asouʼy. Mé zòt tout, pwan pokosyon ki sa zòt ka bati asou fondasyon sala.


eng: For no one can lay any other foundation than that which has been laid, which is Jesus Christ.

acf: Paski Bondyé ja mété Jézi Kwi kon yonn épi sèl fondasyon. Kon sa pyèsonn pa sa mété pyès lòt fondasyon ankò.


eng: Who then is Apollos, and who is Paul, but servants through whom you believed, and each as the Lord gave to him?

acf: Ében mésyé, ki moun ki Apòlòs? Épi ki moun ki Pòl? Bondyé sèvi nou sèlman pou édé zòt kwè an Jézi Kwi. Nou chak ka fè twavay-la Bondyé ja ban nou fè-a.


eng: I planted. Apollos watered. But God gave the increase.

acf: Mwen planté gwenn-an, Apòlòs wouzé plan-an, mé sé Bondyé ki ka fè plan-an lévé.


eng: So then neither he who plants is anything, nor he who waters, but God who gives the increase.

acf: Moun-an ki planté-a épi sa ki wouzé-a pa enpòtan. Sa ki enpòtan-an sé Bondyé, paski sé li ki ka fè plan-an lévé.


eng: Now he who plants and he who waters are the same, but each will receive his own reward according to his own labor.

acf: Moun-an ki planté plan-an épi sa ki wouzé plan-an ka twavay ansanm an menm twavay-la. Bondyé kay bay chak moun an péyiman pou twavay li.


eng: I thank God that I baptized none of you except Crispus and Gaius,

acf: Mèsi Bondyé mwen pa té batizé zòt pyès antiwan Krispòs épi Gayòs,


eng: so that no one should say that I had baptized you into my own name.

acf: avan an moun sa di i té batizé kon disip mwen.


eng: And honour and glory be to him, that is mighty to confirm you by my gospel, and (the) preaching of Jesus Christ, by the revelation of (the) mystery held still, in times everlasting; [Forsooth to him, that is mighty to confirm you by my gospel, and (the) preaching of Jesus Christ, after the revelation of (the) mystery holden still, that is, not showed, in times everlasting;]

acf: Bon, tout lonnè sé sa Bondyé paski i ka sèvi Bon Nouvèl-la mwen ka pwéché konsèné Jézi Kwi-a pou fè zòt fò an lafwa zòt,


eng: (But nowe is opened, and published among all nations by the Scriptures of the Prophetes, at the commandement of the euerlasting God for the obedience of faith)

acf: mé ékwiti sé pwòfèt-la ja annékòz lavéwité-a pou sòti dèwò pou tout moun wè, épi Bondyé-a ki pa ka janmen mò-a ja konmandé nou pou simen Bon Nouvèl sala kon sa tout nasyon kay kwè Bondyé épi obéyiʼy.


eng: God is really great and powerful, so everybody has to tell him that he is good. He can make you strong. This is his message. It is the good news about Jesus Christ. A long time ago, God planned to get both the Jewish people, and the people that are not Jews, to believe in him. But at first he kept it a secret, and he just got the Jewish people to follow him. After that, he got his men to write about it ahead of time, and their words are in his book. Now his message about Jesus is for every nation. It is not just for the Jewish people, but everybody everywhere can trust him, and they can listen to him and do what he wants. God is the only one that can think good enough to make it all work out like that. So everybody has to tell God and Jesus Christ, “You are great.” They have always got to do that for ever. From Paul

acf: Bon, Bondyé-a ki ka sèvi lasajès an tout bagay-la, annou ba li lonnè pou lapéti sa Jézi Kwi ja fè-a. Ensiswatil.


eng: The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all! Amen.

acf: Gayòs, mèt kay-la koté mwen Pòl ka wèsté-a épi koté tout manm légliz-la ka jwenn ansanm-lan, voyé di zòt bonjou. Èrastòs, nonm-lan ki ni wèskonsabilité pou lajan vil-la, épi Kwatòs fwè nou an Senyè-a voyé di zòt bonjou osi.


eng: I myself am also persuaded about you, my brothers, that you yourselves are full of goodness, filled with all knowledge, able also to admonish others.

acf: Fwè èk sè mwen, mwen asiwé zòt bon an chay, épi zòt konnèt sa zòt té sipozé konnèt, épi zòt ni abilité-a pou sa vèti épi enstwi yonn a lòt.


eng: But I write the more boldly to you in part as reminding you, because of the grace that was given to me by God,

acf: Adan an mannyè mwen té bwav an chay lè mwen ékwi sé bagay sala pou fè zòt chonjé-a. Sa té posib paski Bondyé té ban mwen lagwas épi pwivilaj-la


eng: Yet if because of food your brother is grieved, you walk no longer in love. Don’t destroy with your food him for whom Christ died.

acf: Si ou ka afèkté fwèʼw paski ou kontiné ka manjé népòt bagay, ében, sa ou ka fè-a ka moutwé ou pa ni lanmityé pou fwèʼw. Sé pa pou ou kité anyen ou ka manjé détwi lavi fwèʼw-la Jézi Kwi ja mò bay-la.


eng: Then don’t let your good be slandered,

acf: Sé pa pou bay moun wézon pou wipwoché sé bagay-la ou sav ki bon-an.


eng: For none of us lives to himself, and none dies to himself.

acf: Nou pyès pa ka viv bay kò nou tousèl. Épi nou pyès pa kay mò bay kò nou tousèl.


eng: For if we live, we live to the Lord. Or if we die, we die to the Lord. If therefore we live or die, we are the Lord’s.

acf: Lè nou ka viv nou ka viv bay Senyè-a, épi lè nou mò nou mò ba li osi. Kon sa menm si nou viv ében nou mò, nou sé sa Senyè-a.


eng: Do this, knowing the time, that it is already time for you to awaken out of sleep, for salvation is now nearer to us than when we first believed.

acf: Sé pa sa tousèl. Zòt sav tan-an ka apwoché asou nou. I ja lè pou zòt lévé an sonmèy-la zòt yé-a, paski jou salvasyon nou pli pwé apwézan pasé lè-a nou té aksèpté Jézi Kwi-a.


eng: The night is far gone, and the day is near. Let’s therefore throw off the deeds of darkness, and let’s put on the armor of light.

acf: Òswè ja pwèskè bout, épi jou ja ka ouvè. Annou jété twavay nwèsè-a dèyè do nou épi abiyé kò nou pou goumen an klèté-a.


eng: it was said to her, “The elder will serve the younger.”

acf: Jik avan sé manmay-la té fèt ében avan yo té ja fè anyen menm si sé bagay ki bon ében ki pa bon, Senyè-a té ja di manman yo kon sa pli gwan gason-an kay sèvant pli piti-a. Senyè-a di sa pou moutwé sé li ki ka chwazi, épi sé pa asou anyen yo pyès té ja fè.


eng: For I am persuaded that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers,

acf: Épi mwen asiwé, ni lanmò ében lavi, nanj ében lòt pouvwa an syèl anho-a, ni bagay ki ka fèt apwézan ében sa ki kay fèt pli ta, ni pouvwa,


eng: nor height, nor depth, nor any other created thing will be able to separate us from God’s love which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

acf: ni syèl-la ki anho-a ében sa ki anba-a, ni pyès bagay ki janmen fèt, pa kay sa janmen tiwé nou an lanmityé-a Bondyé sèvi Jézi Kwi Senyè nou pou ban nou-an.


eng: For we were saved in hope, but hope that is seen is not hope. For who hopes for that which he sees?

acf: Paski sé èspwa sala ki fèʼy posib pou nou té sa sové. Mé èspwa nou ka wè pa èspwa pyès, paski ki moun ki kay mété èspwaʼy adan bagay i ka wè?


eng: But if we hope for that which we don’t see, we wait for it with patience.

acf: Mé si nou mété èspwa nou asou bagay nou pa ka wè, ében, nou kay èspéyé pou li épi pasyans.


eng: because the mind of the flesh is hostile toward God, for it is not subject to God’s law, neither indeed can it be.

acf: Sé pou sa moun-an ki ja mété lidéʼy asou lachè-a ka lévé wévòt kont Bondyé, paski i pa ka abésé kòʼy anba lwa Bondyé, anfen i pa sa obéyiʼy menm si i vlé.


eng: Those who are in the flesh can’t please God.

acf: Épi sé sa ki fè sé moun-an dézi lachè-a ka kondwi-a pa sa plè Bondyé.


eng: May it never be! We who died to sin, how could we live in it any longer?

acf: Awa! Péché pa ni pyès pouvwa anlè nou ankò, paski sé akwèdi nou ja mò. Kon sa ki mannyè nou sa kontiné ka viv an péché?


eng: Or don’t you know that all of us who were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death?

acf: Ès si zòt pa sav nou tout ki ja batizé an non Jézi Kwi-a té batizé an lanmòʼy osi?


eng: We were buried therefore with him through baptism into death, that just as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, so we also might walk in newness of life.

acf: Lè nou té batizé, akwèdi nou té mò épiʼy, kon sa kon Bondyé Papa sèvi tout gwan pouvwaʼy pou Jézi té sa wésisité hòd lanmò-a, nou osi pé viv an lavi ki nèf.


eng: For until the law, sin was in the world; but sin is not charged when there is no law.

acf: Dépi avan Bondyé té bay Moziz lwa-a jan latè-a té ja péché, mé Bondyé pa té matjé péché yo paski la pa té ni lwa.


eng: Nevertheless death reigned from Adam until Moses, even over those whose sins weren’t like Adam’s disobedience, who is a foreshadowing of him who was to come.

acf: Kanmenm, lanmò té mèt lézòm dépi tan Adanm pou jik tan Moziz. Lanmò té ka kondwi jik anho sé moun-an ki pa té péché menm mannyè Adanm té fè-a lè i té dézobéyi konmandman Bondyé-a. Adan an mannyè Adanm té kon Jézi ki té vini pli ta-a. Adan an mannyè Adanm té kon Jézi ki té vini pli ta-a.


eng: Being therefore justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ;

acf: Bon, dépi lafwa nou ja mété nou dwèt épi Bondyé-a, Senyè nou Jézi Kwi ka fè nou viv an lapé épi Bondyé.


eng: through whom we also have our access by faith into this grace in which we stand. We rejoice in hope of the glory of God.

acf: Sé Jézi ki fèʼy posib pou Bondyé antwé an favè nou. Épi sé kon Bondyé antwé an favè nou-an nou ka viv jòdi-a, épi nou ka widjèwté an chay paski nou ni èspwa nou kay jwenn adan lonnè-a Bondyé ni-an.


eng: For if those who are of the law are heirs, faith is made void, and the promise is made of no effect.

acf: Paski si sé sa ki swiv lwa-a ki ka éwityé latè-a, ében, lafwa pa kay ni valè-a i sipozé ni-an, épi pwonmèt-la menm pa kay vo pa menm dé sou tjwiv.


eng: For the law produces wrath; for where there is no law, neither is there disobedience.

acf: Lwa-a menm ka mennen waj Bondyé, mé si la pa ni pyès lwa, an moun pa sa dézobéyi lwa-a.


eng: But now apart from the law, a righteousness of God has been revealed, being testified by the law and the prophets;

acf: Mé apwézan Bondyé té ja wévélé mannyè-a i ka mété moun dwèt épiʼy-la épi i pa té sèvi lwa-a pou fè sa, magwé sa ki ékwi an lwa Bondyé-a épi osi sa sé pwòfèt-la ékwi-a té palé konsèné sa.


eng: even the righteousness of God through faith in Jesus Christ to all and on all those who believe. For there is no distinction,

acf: Épi mannyè-a Bondyé ka mété an moun dwèt épiʼy-la sé lè moun sala mété lafwaʼy an Jézi Kwi, épi sé kon sa i ka fè bay tout moun ki ka kwè an li. La pa ni pyès diféwans,


eng: Now we know that whatever things the law says, it speaks to those who are under the law, that every mouth may be closed, and all the world may be brought under the judgment of God.

acf: Bon, nou sav tout bagay ki matjé an lwa-a matjé bay sé moun-an ki anba lwa-a. Kon sa pyèsonn pa sa ni an èskiz, épi nou kay wè mannyè tout latè-a koupab douvan Bondyé.


eng: Because by the works of the law, no flesh will be justified in his sight; for through the law comes the knowledge of sin.

acf: Menm si an moun fè sa lwa-a diʼy pou fè, sa pa vlé di moun sala dwèt épi Bondyé. Okontwè sa lwa-a ka fè sé sa: I ka fè moun sav yo sé péchè.


eng: oppression, and anguish on every soul of man who does evil, to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.

acf: La kay ni asé twibilasyon épi soufwans pou tout moun ki ka fè movèzté, pou sé Jwif-la avan, épi pou sé sa ki pa Jwif-la osi.


eng: But glory, honor, and peace go to every man who does good, to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.

acf: Mé pou sé sa ki ka fè bon-an, Bondyé kay di tout bèl bagay konsèné yo, épi i kay ba yo lonnè èk lapé, sé Jwif-la avan épi sé sa ki pa Jwif-la osi,


eng: For there is no partiality with God.

acf: paski Bondyé ka twété tout moun menm mannyè.


eng: who was declared to be the Son of God with power according to the Spirit of holiness, by the resurrection from the dead, Jesus Christ our Lord,

acf: Bon Nouvèl sala sé konsèné Gasonʼy Jézi Kwi Senyè nou ki té désandan Wa David an lachè-a, mé sé Lèspwi Bondyé ki ba li pouvwa lè i wésisité hòd lanmò pou i té sa kondwi kon Gason Bondyé.


eng: “Be it known therefore to you that the salvation of God is sent to the nations, and they will listen.”

acf: Épi Pòl di yo, “Mwen vléʼw sav Bondyé ja voyé konmisyon salvasyonʼy bay sé moun-an ki pa Jwif-la. Yo kay kouté.”


eng: When he had said these words, the Jews departed, having a great dispute among themselves.

acf: [Lè Pòl fin di yo sa, sé Jwif-la kité épi yo té ni an mové chikann anpami yo.]


eng: saying, ‘Go to this people and say, in hearing, you will hear, but will in no way understand. In seeing, you will see, but will in no way perceive.

acf: ‘Alé koté sé moun sala épi di yo, “Ou kay kouté èk kouté, mé ou pa kay konpwann. Ou kay gadé èk gadé, mé ou pa kay wè.”


eng: For this people’s heart has grown callous. Their ears are dull of hearing. Their eyes they have closed. Lest they should see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their heart, and would turn again, then I would heal them.’

acf: Paski sé moun sala ja fèmé lidé yo, yo ja fèmé zòwèy yo, épi yo ja fèmé zyé yo. Si pa té sa, zyé yo té kay wè, zòwèy yo té kay tann, lidé yo té kay konpwann, épi yo té kay vin jwenn mwen, épi mwen té kay djéwi yo.’ Sé Bondyé menm ki di sa.”


eng: After three months, we set sail in a ship of Alexandria which had wintered in the island, whose figurehead was “The Twin Brothers.”

acf: Yo ban nou an chay kado. Nou wèsté la pou twa mwa, épi avan nou pati, yo batjé tout sa nou té kay bizwen pou voyaj-la. Nou batjé an batiman yo té ka kwiyé Jimo-a, ki té sòti Alèkzandriya. I té pasé sézon fwédi-a an plas-la koté nou té yé-a.


eng: After they had hoisted it up, they used cables to help reinforce the ship. Fearing that they would run aground on the Syrtis sand bars, they lowered the sea anchor, and so were driven along.

acf: Yo hédi kannòt-la mouté abò-a, épi yo mawé kòd byen séwé tout oliwon batiman-an pouʼy pa té sa kwazé. Yo kwè batiman-an té kay touché sab bò Libya, kon sa yo bésé vwèl-la épi yo kité van-an mennen yo alé.


eng: As we labored exceedingly with the storm, the next day they began to throw things overboard.

acf: Van mové tan-an kontiné ka bat nou pli wèd toujou, kon sa an li denmen yo koumansé jété chay ki té abò batiman-an an dlo.


eng: Now I stand here to be judged for the hope of the promise made by God to our fathers,

acf: Èk atjwèlman mwen doubout isi-a pou yo jijé mwen paski mwen ka èspéyé èk konfyans ki Bondyé kay tjenn pwonmèt-la i té fè pou gwan gwanpapa lontan nou-an.


eng: which our twelve tribes, earnestly serving night and day, hope to attain. Concerning this hope I am accused by the Jews, King Agrippa!

acf: Sé menm pwonmèt sala douz nasyon-an ki an fanmi nou-an ka èspéyé èk konfyans pou wisivwè-a. Yo ka adowé Bondyé lajouné kon lannwit pou yo wisivwè menm pwonmèt-la mwen ka èspéyé-a. Wa mwen, sé Jwif-la ka akizé mwen paski mwen ka èspéyé pou menm pwonmèt-la yo ka èspéyé-a.


eng: “I think myself happy, King Agrippa, that I am to make my defense before you today concerning all the things that I am accused by the Jews,

acf: i di, “Wa Agripa, pa ti kontan mwen kontan pou mwen sa wéponn tèt mwen douvanʼw jòdi-a kont tout sé bagay-la sé Jwif-la ka akizé mwen-an,


eng: especially because you are expert in all customs and questions which are among the Jews. Therefore I beg you to hear me patiently.

acf: sitou, paski mwen sav ou konnèt byen tout twadisyon sé Jwif-la épi tout sé kwèsyon-an ki ka mennen chikann anpami yo, kon sa mwen ka mandéʼw pou pwan an ti pasyans épi kouté mwen byen.


eng: When he was called, Tertullus began to accuse him, saying, “Seeing that by you we enjoy much peace, and that prosperity is coming to this nation by your foresight,

acf: Lè yo kwiyé Pòl antwé, Tètilòs koumansé akizéʼy. I di Filiks kon sa, “Èksélans Filiks, nou ja ni lapé pou an chay tan anba kondwit ou. Ou ja fè an chay bon chanjman an péyi-a paski ou sé an nonm ki ni lèspwi.


eng: we accept it in all ways and in all places, most excellent Felix, with all thankfulness.

acf: Nou ka wimèsyéʼw ofon tjè nou pou tout sé bon bagay-la ou toujou ka fè-a toupatou.


eng: He called to himself two of the centurions, and said, “Prepare two hundred soldiers to go as far as Caesarea, with seventy horsemen and two hundred men armed with spears, at the third hour of the night.”

acf: Lè sala konmandè-a kwiyé dé an sé ofisyéʼy-la épi i di yo, “Pawé dé san (200) sòlda, ansanm épi swasant dis (70) nonm asou chouval épi dé san nonm ki amé épi pitjèt fè. Épi di yo pou pwépawé kò yo pou alé Sizariya a névè òswè-a.


eng: He asked them to provide mounts, that they might set Paul on one, and bring him safely to Felix the governor.

acf: Épi bay Pòl déotwa chouval tou épi mennenʼy pouʼy sa wivé byen douvan Gouvènè Filiks.”


eng: But when Paul perceived that the one part were Sadducees and the other Pharisees, he cried out in the council, “Men and brothers, I am a Pharisee, a son of Pharisees. Concerning the hope and resurrection of the dead I am being judged!”

acf: Lè Pòl gadé épi i wè adan sé moun-an ki té adan konsèy-la sété Sadisyen épi adan sété Fawizyen, i palé byen fò douvan yo, i di, “Fwè mwen, sé on Fawizyen mwen yé, ich an Fawizyen, épi wézon-an yo mennen mwen lodyans apwézan-an sé paski mwen ka èspéyé èk konfyans ki sé moun-an ki mò-a kay wésisité!”


eng: When he had said this, an argument arose between the Pharisees and Sadducees, and the crowd was divided.

acf: Menm lè-a i di sa-a, sé Fawizyen-an épi Sadisyen-an koumansé babyé épi la té ni halé kasé anpami yo tout.


eng: For the Sadducees say that there is no resurrection, nor angel, nor spirit; but the Pharisees confess all of these.

acf: (Sa fèt paski sé Sadisyen-an di moun pa ka wésisité, épi la pa ni ni nanj ni lèspwi, mé sé Fawizyen-an kwè an toulé twa.)


eng: Paul, looking steadfastly at the council, said, “Brothers, I have lived before God in all good conscience until today.”

acf: Pòl gadé sé manm konsèy sé Jwif-la an mitan zyé épi i di yo, “Fwè mwen, mwen toujou té ka fè sa mwen té kwè ki bon douvan Bondyé épi pou jis jòdi-a konsyans mwen pa janmen bat mwen.”


eng: The high priest, Ananias, commanded those who stood by him to strike him on the mouth.

acf: Lè i di sa, Annannayas, pli ho chèf pwèt-la, konmandé sé nonm-lan ki té doubout bò Pòl-la pou fwapéʼy anlè bouch li.


eng: When the seven days were almost completed, the Jews from Asia, when they saw him in the temple, stirred up all the multitude and laid hands on him,

acf: Menm kon sèt jou-a té ka vini adan an bout, déotwa Jwif ki sòti Écha wè Pòl an Kay Bondyé-a. Yo fè sé moun-an lévé kont Pòl épi yo tjenbéʼy.


eng: crying out, “Men of Israel, help! This is the man who teaches all men everywhere against the people, and the law, and this place. Moreover, he also brought Greeks into the temple and has defiled this holy place!”

acf: Yo hélé, “Jan Izwayèl, édé nou! Mi nonm-lan ki ka pasé toupatou ka enstwi tout moun kont lwa nou-an, kont sé jan Izwayèl-la épi kont Kay Bondyé-a. Épi mi apwézan, i ensilté Bondyé lè i mennen sé moun-an ki pa Jwif-la andidan Kay-la ki pou Bondyé yonn-an.”


eng: For they had seen Trophimus the Ephesian, with him in the city, and they supposed that Paul had brought him into the temple.

acf: (Yo di sa paski yo té wè Pòl an vil-la épi Trofimòs, an nonm ki té sòti an vil Èfésòs. Kon sa yo kwè i té ja mennenʼy andidan Kay Bondyé-a.)


eng: I coveted no one’s silver, gold, or clothing.

acf: Mwen pa té vlé ni dajan ni lò ében had pyèsonn.


eng: You yourselves know that these hands served my necessities, and those who were with me.

acf: Zòt tout konnèt mwen ja twavay wèd épi lanmen mwen pou tout sé bagay-la mwen épi sé jan mwen-an té bizwen-an.


eng: For I know that after my departure, vicious wolves will enter in among you, not sparing the flock.

acf: Mwen sav apwé mwen alé moun kay vini anpami zòt pou détwi sé moun légliz-la, menm kon chyen mawon adan an twipo mouton.


eng: Men will arise from among your own selves, speaking perverse things, to draw away the disciples after them.

acf: Tan-an kay vini lè moun ki sòti anpami zòt menm kay manti pou yo sa pwan sé moun-an ki kwè an Jézi-a mennen alé épi yo.


eng: These accompanied him as far as Asia: Sopater of Beroea, Aristarchus and Secundus of the Thessalonians, Gaius of Derbe, Timothy, and Tychicus and Trophimus of Asia.

acf: Mi non sé moun sala ki té alé épiʼy: Sopatè ich Piris, ki té sòti Bèriya, Aristakòs, Sékoundòs ki té sòti Tèsalonnika, Gayòs ki té sòti Dèbé, Timòfi tou, Titjikòs épi Trofimòs ki té sòti Écha.


eng: But these had gone ahead, and were waiting for us at Troas.

acf: Yo pati avan nou épi yo èspéyé nou an Trowas.


eng: There were seven sons of one Sceva, a Jewish chief priest, who did this.

acf: Déotwa gadè Jwif té ka pasé toupatou té ka tiwé vyé lèspwi. Anpami yo té ni sèt gason Siva, on chèf pwèt sé Jwif-la. Yo té ka éséyé sèvi non Senyè Jézi pou tiwé vyé lèspwi. Yo té ka di vyé lèspwi-a kon sa, “An non Jézi-a Pòl ka pwéché-a mwen ka konmandéʼw pou sòti an moun sala!”


eng: Now a certain Jew named Apollos, an Alexandrian by race, an eloquent man, came to Ephesus. He was mighty in the Scriptures.

acf: La té ni on Jwif yo té ka kwiyé Apòlòs ki té sòti Alèkzandriya vini Èfésòs. I té konnèt mannyè pou palé byen épi i té konnèt lévanjil-la byen.


eng: This man had been instructed in the way of the Lord; and being fervent in spirit, he spoke and taught accurately the things concerning Jesus, although he knew only the baptism of John.

acf: Yo té ja enstwiʼy ki mannyè an moun ki kwè an Senyè-a sipozé viv, épi i té fò an chay lè i té ka palé. I té ka di sé moun-an lavéwité-a konsèné Jézi, mé sété batenm Jan Batis-la tousèl i té konnèt.


eng: He began to speak boldly in the synagogue. But when Priscilla and Aquila heard him, they took him aside, and explained to him the way of God more accurately.

acf: I koumansé palé an légliz sé Jwif-la san pè pyèsonn ki té ka kouté. Lè Prisilya épi Akwila tann li, yo envitéʼy lakay yo épi yo enstwiʼy mannyè Bondyé vlé moun viv pli byen toujou.


eng: He came to Ephesus, and he left them there; but he himself entered into the synagogue and reasoned with the Jews.

acf: Lè yo wivé an vil Èfésòs, Pòl kité Prisilya épi Akwila la. I antwé an légliz-la pou palé épi sé Jwif-la.


eng: When they asked him to stay with them a longer time, he declined;

acf: Yo mandéʼy pou wèsté tibwen tan épi yo, mé i pa wèsté.


eng: but taking his leave of them, he said, “I must by all means keep this coming feast in Jerusalem, but I will return again to you if God wills.” Then he set sail from Ephesus.

acf: Mé avan i kité, i di yo, “Mwen kay déviwé si Bondyé vlé.” Épi sé kon sa i pwan batiman épi i kité Èfésòs.


eng: But when Paul was about to open his mouth, Gallio said to the Jews, “If indeed it were a matter of wrong or of wicked crime, you Jews, it would be reasonable that I should bear with you;

acf: Kon Pòl té kay wéponn yo, Galyo di sé Jwif-la, “Si sété on bagay mové ében on kwim i té fè, mwen té kay oblijé ni pou kouté zòt.


eng: but if they are questions about words and names and your own law, look to it yourselves. For I don’t want to be a judge of these matters.”

acf: Mé paski sé an chikann zòt ni konsèné pawòl, épi asou non moun, épi lwa zòt menm, sé zòt menm ki pou wanjé sa. Mwen pa kay jijé bagay kon sa.”


eng: Paul, as was his custom, went in to them; and for three Sabbath days reasoned with them from the Scriptures,

acf: Pòl alé an légliz-la kon i té ni labitid fè, épi pou twa jou sabaf i palé épi sé moun-an konsèné lévanjil-la.


eng: explaining and demonstrating that the Christ had to suffer and rise again from the dead, and saying, “This Jesus, whom I proclaim to you, is the Christ.”

acf: I di yo sa lévanjil-la di épi i té ka moutwé yo aklè ki Mèsaya-a, wa-a Bondyé té pwonmèt pou voyé-a, ni pou soufè épi i ni pou wésisité. Pòl di, “Jézi sala mwen ka di zòt-la, sé li ki Mèsaya-a.”


eng: They spoke the word of the Lord to him, and to all who were in his house.

acf: Épi yo pwéché pawòl Senyè-a ba li épi tout lézòt moun ki té an kay li.


eng: He took them the same hour of the night and washed their stripes, and was immediately baptized, he and all his household.

acf: Épi menm lè-a jou òswè sala, chèf pwizon-an pwan yo épi i pansé yo, épi li épi tout moun ki té lakay li té wisivwè batenm.


eng: He brought them up into his house and set food before them, and rejoiced greatly with all his household, having believed in God.

acf: I mennen yo mouté lakay li épi i ba yo manjé, épi li épi fanmiʼy té kontan an chay paski apwézan yo té kwè an Bondyé.


eng: but Paul chose Silas and went out, being commended by the brothers to the grace of God.

acf: Pòl menm chwazi Saylas épi i pati, mé avan yo pati, sé fwè-a ladjé yo lanmen Bondyé pouʼy té sa moutwé yo lagwas li.


eng: He went through Syria and Cilicia, strengthening the assemblies.

acf: Pòl pasé an Siriya épi Silisiya épi i té ka ankouwajé gany sé moun-an ki kwè an Jézi-a pou tjenbé pli fò an lafwa yo.


eng: After they had spent some time there, they were dismissed in peace from the brothers to the apostles.

acf: Apwé yo té wèsté la pou tibwen tan, sé fwè Antiyòk-la voyé yo alé épi bennédiksyon Bondyé ay jwenn sé fwè-a an Jérouzalèm ki té voyé yo-a. [


eng: But it was seen to Silas, to dwell there; and Judas went alone to Jeru-salem.

acf: Mé Saylas désidé pou wèsté la.]


eng: But Paul and Barnabas stayed in Antioch, teaching and preaching the word of the Lord, with many others also.

acf: Pòl épi Bannabas wèsté Antiyòk. Yo ansanm épi an pil lézòt fwè enstwi sé moun-an an pawòl Senyè-a épi yo pwéché Bon Nouvèl-la ba yo.


eng: that the rest of men may seek after the Lord: all the Gentiles who are called by my name, says the Lord, who does all these things.’

acf: Kon sa tout lézòt moun kay vin chaché mwen, tout sé moun-an ki pa Jwif-la mwen ja chwazi pou kò mwen-an.’


eng: “All of God’s works are known to him from eternity.

acf: Sé sa Senyè-a di, épi sé li ki fè nou konnèt tout sé bagay sala ki té an lidéʼy dépi an koumansman-an.”


eng: In Iconium, they entered together into the synagogue of the Jews, and so spoke that a great multitude both of Jews and of Greeks believed.

acf: Lè Pòl épi Bannabas wivé Ikonnyòm, yo antwé an légliz sé Jwif-la kon lakoutim. Yo palé tèlman byen an chay Jwif épi moun ki pa Jwif vini kwè an Senyè-a.


eng: But the disbelieving Jews stirred up and embittered the souls of the Gentiles against the brothers.

acf: Sé Jwif-la ki wifizé kwè an Jézi-a malpalé sé fwè-a épi fè sé moun-an ki pa Jwif-la lévé kont yo.


eng: Therefore they stayed there a long time, speaking boldly in the Lord, who testified to the word of his grace, granting signs and wonders to be done by their hands.

acf: Kon sa Pòl épi Bannabas wèsté la pou an chay tan épi yo té ka palé san lapè konsèné Senyè-a. Senyè-a menm ba yo pouvwa pou fè an chay gwan twavay épi miwak pou moutwé sa yo té ka di-a té vwé konsèné lagwas li.


eng: But the multitude of the city was divided. Part sided with the Jews and part with the apostles.

acf: La té ni halé kasé anpami sé moun vil-la. Adan moun té pwan pou sé zapòt-la, adan té pwan pou sé Jwif-la.


eng: Be it known to you therefore, brothers, that through this man is proclaimed to you remission of sins;

acf: “Fwè mwen, nou vléʼw konnèt byen Bondyé voyé Jézi pou sa pawdonnen péchéʼw, épi sé konmisyon sala nou ka pwéché baʼw.


eng: and by him everyone who believes is justified from all things, from which you could not be justified by the law of Moses.

acf: Jézi kay fè tout moun ki kwè an li vini dwèt douvan Bondyé. Sé lwa-a Moziz té vléʼw obéyi-a pa té sa fè sa baʼw.


eng: Now Herod was very angry with the people of Tyre and Sidon. They came with one accord to him and, having made Blastus, the king’s personal aide, their friend, they asked for peace, because their country depended on the king’s country for food.

acf: Wa Hèròd té faché an chay kont sé jan Taya épi Sidon-an, kon sa sé moun sala fè on gany pou yo alé wèʼy. Yo chaché sipò Blastòs, an chèf ofisyé an kay Hèròd, pou sa édé yo. Épi yo mandé Hèròd pouʼy fè lapé épi yo, paski sé an péyi wa-a tout manjé yo té ka sòti.


eng: On an appointed day, Herod dressed himself in royal clothing, sat on the throne, and gave a speech to them.

acf: Anlè jou-a Hèròd té chwazi-a, i mété tout had waʼy épi i asid anlè gwan chèz li épi i palé bay sé moun-an.


eng: As any of the disciples had plenty, each determined to send relief to the brothers who lived in Judea;

acf: Sé moun Antiyòk-la ki kwè an Jézi-a di, “Nou tout kay voyé sa nou sa bay sé fwè-a ki an péyi Joudiya-a.”


eng: which they also did, sending it to the elders by the hands of Barnabas and Saul.

acf: Kon sa yo anmasé lajan-an épi yo bay Sòl épi Bannabas mennenʼy bay sé ofisyé-a ki ka kondwi légliz-la ki an Joudiya-a.


eng: He told us how he had seen the angel standing in his house and saying to him, ‘Send to Joppa and get Simon, who is called Peter,

acf: Épi Kòniliyòs di nou mannyè i wè on nanj doubout andidan kay li épi nanj-lan diʼy, ‘Voyé moun Jopa épi mandé pou Simon Pita.


eng: who will speak to you words by which you will be saved, you and all your house.’

acf: Épi i kay diʼw pawòl ki pou sovéʼw épi tout fanmiʼw.’


eng: When many days were fulfilled, the Jews conspired together to kill him,

acf: Apwé an chay jou té pasé, sé Jwif-la mété tèt yo ansanm pou fè plan ki mannyè pou yo tjwé Sòl.


eng: but their plot became known to Saul. They watched the gates both day and night that they might kill him,

acf: La té ni on bawad ho oliwon vil-la, èk yo té ka véyé pou li an sé bayè-a ki an bawad-la. Lannwit kon lajouné yo té ka véyé pou Sòl pou yo té tjwéʼy, mé i vin konnèt sa.


eng: But Saul, still breathing threats and slaughter against the disciples of the Lord, went to the high priest

acf: An menm di tan sa té ka fèt-la, Sòl menm té ka kontiné di sé moun-an ki kwè an Jézi-a i kay tjwé yo. Épi i alé koté pli ho chèf pwèt-la


eng: and asked for letters from him to the synagogues of Damascus, that if he found any who were of the Way, whether men or women, he might bring them bound to Jerusalem.

acf: an vil Jérouzalèm. Sòl mandé pwèt-la pou sa ékwi lèt pouʼy mennen bay sé chèf-la an sé légliz sé Jwif-la an vil Danmaskòs. I té vlé yo ba li dwa pouʼy awété népòt moun i jwenn ki ka swiv Chimen Senyè-a, nonm kon fanm, pou mennenʼy viwé Jérouzalèm kon pwizonnyé.


eng: As they went on the way, they came to some water; and the eunuch said, “Behold, here is water. What is keeping me from being baptized?”

acf: Kon yo ka désann chimen-an, yo wè on koté ki té ni dlo. Chèf-la diʼy, “Mi dlo isi-a, ki sa ki pou anpéché mwen wisivwè batenm?” [


acf: Kon sa Filip diʼy, “Si ou kwè épi tout tjèʼw konmisyon-an mwen diʼw-la, ou sa wisivwè batenm.” Kon sa chèf-la diʼy, “Wi, mwen kwè Jézi Kwi sé Gason Bondyé.”]


eng: But Peter said to him, “May your silver perish with you, because you thought you could obtain the gift of God with money!

acf: Pita wéponn li, i di, “Ay péwi ansanm épi lajanʼw! Ou kwè ou sa achté kado Bondyé épi lajan?


eng: You have neither part nor lot in this matter, for your heart isn’t right before God.

acf: Ou pa ni pyès lo an twavay sala nou ka fè-a, paski tjèʼw pa dwèt pyès douvan Bondyé.


eng: Now when Simon saw that the Holy Spirit was given through the laying on of the apostles’ hands, he offered them money,

acf: Lè Simon wè sé moun-an wisivwè Lèspwi Bondyé lè sé zapòt-la mété lanmen anlè yo, i ofè sé zapòt-la lajan


eng: saying, “Give me also this power, that whomever I lay my hands on may receive the Holy Spirit.”

acf: épi i di yo, “Ban mwen pouvwa sala tou, pou lè mwen mété lanmen mwen asou népòt moun pouʼy wisivwè Lèspwi Bondyé.”


eng: Now when the apostles who were at Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent Peter and John to them,

acf: Lè sé zapòt-la ki Jérouzalèm-lan tann sé jan Sanmariya-a té wisivwè pawòl Bondyé, yo voyé Pita épi Jan ba yo.


eng: who, when they had come down, prayed for them, that they might receive the Holy Spirit;

acf: Lè yo wivé, yo pwédyé bay sé moun-an ki kwè an Jézi-a pou yo wisivwè Lèspwi Bondyé.


eng: for as yet he had fallen on none of them. They had only been baptized in the name of Christ Jesus.

acf: Yo té ja batizé kon moun ki kwè an Jézi, mé Lèspwi Bondyé pʼòkò té désann anlè yo pyès.


eng: Then they laid their hands on them, and they received the Holy Spirit.

acf: Kon sa Pita épi Jan mété lanmen anlè yo, épi yo wisivwè Lèspwi Bondyé.


eng: Saul was consenting to his death. A great persecution arose against the assembly which was in Jerusalem in that day. They were all scattered abroad throughout the regions of Judea and Samaria, except for the apostles.

acf: Épi Sòl té kontan an chay paski yo té tjwé Stivann. Dépi menm jou sala, yo koumansé pèsikité konpanni sé moun-an ki kwè an Jézi-a an vil Jérouzalèm-lan, épi yo fè yo soufè an chay. Épi tout sé moun sala simen an sé plas-la ki an Joudiya épi an Sanmariya-a. Sé douz zapòt-la tousèl ki wèsté an Jérouzalèm.


eng: Devout men buried Stephen and lamented greatly over him.

acf: Épi déotwa nonm ki té ka adowé Bondyé téwé Stivann, épi yo té pléwé an chay.