1 Corinthians 14
1 Earnestly pursue love and eagerly desire spiritual gifts, especially the gift of prophecy.
Chache gen renmen nan kè nou. Men, se pou nou chache gen kado Sentespri bay yo tou. Chache gen don pou fè konnen mesaj ki soti nan Bondye yo.
2 For he who speaks in a tongue does not speak to men, but to God. Indeed, no one understands him; he utters mysteries in the Spirit.
Moun k'ap pale langaj, se ak Bondye y'ap pale. Yo p'ap pale ak moun. Pesonn pa ka konprann yo. Avèk pouvwa Sentespri a, yo di yon bann verite ki rete kache pou tout moun.
3 But he who prophesies speaks to men for their edification, encouragement, and comfort.
Okontrè, moun k'ap bay mesaj ki soti nan Bondye, se ak moun y'ap pale pou fè yo grandi nan konfyans yo nan Bondye, pou ankouraje yo, pou konsole yo.
4 The one who speaks in a tongue edifies himself, but the one who prophesies edifies the church.
Moun k'ap pale langaj, se konfyans pa l' ase l'ap bay fòs. Men, moun k'ap bay mesaj ki soti nan Bondye yo, se konfyans tout legliz la l'ap bay fòs.
5 I wish that all of you could speak in tongues, but I would rather have you prophesy. He who prophesies is greater than one who speaks in tongues, unless he interprets so that the church may be edified.
Mwen dakò pou nou tout pale langaj. Men, mwen ta pito wè n'ap bay mesaj ki soti nan Bondye. Moun k'ap bay mesaj konsa, yo fè plis byen pou legliz la pase moun k'ap pale langaj, esepte si gen yon lòt moun ki ka esplike sa y'ap di a. Lè sa a, se tout legliz la k'ap grandi nan konfyans tou.
6 Now, brothers, if I come to you speaking in tongues, how will I benefit you, unless I bring you some revelation or knowledge or prophecy or teaching?
M'ap mande nou kichòy, frè m' yo: Si m' vin lakay nou, kisa pou sa fè pou nou si m' pale langaj? Sa p'ap sèvi nou anyen. Men, si m' ban nou yon revelasyon, yon konesans, yon mesaj ki soti nan Bondye, osinon si mwen moutre nou kichòy, se sa k'ap sèvi nou.
7 Even in the case of lifeless instruments, such as the flute or harp, how will anyone recognize the tune they are playing unless the notes are distinct?
Annou konsidere bagay ki pa gen lavi nan yo tankou enstriman mizik yo konsa. Ann pran yon fif, osinon yon gita. Ki jan yon moun ka fè konnen ki moso mizik k'ap jwe si son yo pa klè?
8 Again, if the trumpet sounds a muffled call, who will prepare for battle?
Si moun k'ap kònen klewon an pa fè son yo soti klè, ki sòlda ki pral pare kò l' pou li al goumen?
9 So it is with you. Unless you speak intelligible words with your tongue, how will anyone know what you are saying? You will just be speaking into the air.
Konsa tou, ki moun ki pral konprann sa w'ap di a si mesaj w'ap bay an langaj la pa klè? Se pou van w'ap pale!
10 Assuredly, there are many different languages in the world, yet none of them is without meaning.
Moun pale divès kalite lang sou latè, men pa gen yonn ki pa gen sans.
11 If, then, I do not know the meaning of someone’s language, I am a foreigner to the speaker, and he is a foreigner to me.
Men, si m' pa konprann yon mo nan lang y'ap pale avè m' lan, moun k'ap pale lang sa a, l'ap yon etranje pou mwen, mwen menm tou m'ap yon etranje pou li.
12 It is the same with you. Since you are eager to have spiritual gifts, strive to excel in gifts that build up the church.
Konsa tou pou nou. N'ap chache gen kado ki soti nan Lespri Bondye a. Dakò. Men, anvan tout bagay, sa pou n' chache an kantite a se don ki pou ede legliz la grandi nan konfyans.
13 Therefore, the one who speaks in a tongue should pray that he may interpret.
Se sak fè, lè yon moun ap pale langaj, se pou l' mande Bondye don pou l' ka esplike sans mo yo.
14 For if I pray in a tongue, my spirit prays, but my mind is unfruitful.
Lè m'ap lapriyè nan langaj, se bonnanj mwen k'ap lapriyè, men lespri mwen pa travay.
15 What then shall I do? I will pray with my spirit, but I will also pray with my mind. I will sing with my spirit, but I will also sing with my mind.
Kisa m' pral fè koulye a? Mwen pral lapriyè avèk bonnanj mwen, men mwen pral lapriyè avèk lespri mwen tou. Mwen pral chante avèk bonnanj mwen, men mwen pral chante avèk lespri mwen tou.
16 Otherwise, if you speak a blessing in spirit, how can someone who is uninstructed say “Amen” to your thanksgiving, since he does not know what you are saying?
Konsa tou, si w'ap di Bondye mèsi nan langaj, ki jan pou moun k'ap koute ou nan asanble a ka reponn “amèn” lè ou fin fè lapriyè a, si li pa konprann sa w'ap di a?
17 You may be giving thanks well enough, but the other one is not edified.
Mwen dakò avèk nou, nou te ka fè yon bèl lapriyè pou di Bondye mèsi, men konfyans lòt moun yo pa pwofite.
18 I thank God that I speak in tongues more than all of you.
Mwen di Bondye mèsi dèske mwen pale langaj pase nou tout.
19 But in the church, I would rather speak five coherent words to instruct others than ten thousand words in a tongue.
Men, nan mitan legliz la, mwen pito di senk ti mo tout moun ka konprann pou lòt yo ka grandi nan konfyans yo tou pase pou m' di yon pakèt mo nan langaj.
20 Brothers, stop thinking like children. In regard to evil be infants, but in your thinking be mature.
Frè m' yo, pa aji tankou timoun lè n'ap fè lespri nou travay. Nou mèt aji an timoun annegad sa ki mal. Men, aji an granmoun lè n'ap fè lespri nou travay.
21 It is written in the Law: “By strange tongues and foreign lips I will speak to this people, but even then they will not listen to Me, says the Lord.”
Men sa ki ekri nan Liv lalwa a: M'a pale avèk pèp la nan bouch moun lòt peyi, nan bouch moun ki pale lòt lang. Men malgre sa, pèp mwen an p'ap koute mwen.
22 Tongues, then, are a sign, not for believers, but for unbelievers. Prophecy, however, is for believers, not for unbelievers.
Se Bondye menm ki di sa. Se sak fè, lè yon moun gen don pou l' pale langaj, sa se yon siy pou moun ki pa gen konfyans nan Kris la. Se pa yon siy pou moun ki gen konfyans yo. Okontrè, lè yon moun gen don pou l' bay mesaj ki soti nan Bondye, sa se yon siy pou moun ki gen konfyans yo, men pa pou moun ki pa gen konfyans nan Kris la.
23 So if the whole church comes together and everyone speaks in tongues, and some who are uninstructed or some unbelievers come in, will they not say that you are out of your minds?
Lè tout legliz la sanble, sipoze tout moun ap pale langaj, si yon moun deyò osinon yon moun ki pa kwè vin antre kote nou ye a, èske li p'ap di se yon bann moun fou nou ye?
24 But if an unbeliever or uninstructed person comes in while everyone is prophesying, he will be convicted and called to account by all,
Men, si tout moun ap bay mesaj ki soti nan Bondye, lè sa a yon moun ki pa kwè, osinon yon moun deyò, si l' vin rive, sa la tande a va fè l' wè aklè se nan peche l'ap viv. Tou sa l'ap tande a pral jije li.
25 and the secrets of his heart will be made known. So he will fall facedown and worship God, proclaiming, “God is truly among you!”
Tout lide li te gen kache nan kè l' ap parèt deyò. Lè sa a, la bese tèt li, la adore Bondye, la di konsa: Wi, se vre. Bondye nan mitan nou.
26 What then shall we say, brothers? When you come together, everyone has a psalm or a teaching, a revelation, a tongue, or an interpretation. All of these must be done to build up the church.
Pou fini, kisa m' vle di menm, frè m' yo? Lè nou sanble pou sèvis Bondye a yon moun va gen yon kantik pou l' chante, yon lòt va gen kichòy pou l' moutre nou, yon lòt va gen yon revelasyon pou l' bay, yon lòt ankò va gen yon mesaj an langaj, yon lòt menm va bay esplikasyon mesaj la: Se pou tou sa k'ap fèt ede legliz la grandi nan lafwa.
27 If anyone speaks in a tongue, two, or at most three, should speak in turn, and someone must interpret.
Si gen moun k'ap pale langaj, fòk gen de ou twa pa plis, epi yonn apre lòt. Se pou gen yon moun tou k'ap esplike sa y'ap di a.
28 But if there is no interpreter, he should remain silent in the church and speak only to himself and God.
Si pa gen moun ki pou bay esplikasyon, se pou moun k'ap pale langaj yo tou reziyen yo pe bouch yo nan asanble a. Y'a pale pou kont yo nan kè yo ak Bondye.
29 Two or three prophets should speak, and the others should weigh carefully what is said.
Pou moun k'ap bay mesaj ki soti nan Bondye yo, se de ou twa ase ki pou pran lapawòl. Tout lòt yo va jije sa y'ap di a.
30 And if a revelation comes to someone who is seated, the first speaker should stop.
Men, si yon moun nan asanble a resevwa yon revelasyon nan men Bondye, se pou moun k'ap pale a pe bouch li.
31 For you can all prophesy in turn so that everyone may be instructed and encouraged.
Nou tout kapab bay mesaj ki soti nan Bondye, yonn apre lòt. Konsa, tout moun va aprann kichòy, tout moun va ankouraje.
32 The spirits of prophets are subject to prophets.
Moun k'ap bay mesaj ki soti nan Bondye yo, se yo menm ki pou kontwole don yo genyen an.
33 For God is not a God of disorder, but of peace—as in all the churches of the saints.
Paske, Bondye pa rele nou pou nou viv nan fè dezòd, men li rele nou pou nou viv ak kè poze. Tankou sa fèt nan tout legliz pèp Bondye a,
34 Women are to be silent in the churches. They are not permitted to speak, but must be in submission, as the law says.
fanm pa fèt pou pale nan asanble yo. Yo pa ba yo dwa sa a. Jan nou jwenn sa ekri nan lalwa Bondye a: se pou yo soumèt yo.
35 If they wish to inquire about something, they are to ask their own husbands at home; for it is dishonorable for a woman to speak in the church.
Si yo bezwen mande kichòy, y'a mande mari yo lè yo lakay yo. Non. Sa pa fèt pou fanm yo pale nan asanble a.
36 Did the word of God originate with you? Or are you the only ones it has reached?
Eske se lakay nou pawòl Bondye a soti? Osinon, èske se nou menm ase ki te resevwa li?
37 If anyone considers himself a prophet or spiritual person, let him acknowledge that what I am writing you is the Lord’s command.
Si yon moun kwè se Bondye ki voye l', osinon si li kwè li resevwa kèk don ki soti nan Sentespri Bondye a, se pou l' rekonèt sa m' ekri a se yon lòd ki soti nan Seyè a.
38 But if anyone ignores this, he himself will be ignored.
Men, si li pa rekonèt sa, nou pa bezwen okipe l' ankò.
39 So, my brothers, be eager to prophesy, and do not forbid speaking in tongues.
Konsa, frè m' yo, anvan tout bagay, se pou nou chache don pou nou ka bay mesaj ki soti nan Bondye. Pa anpeche moun pale langaj.
40 But everything must be done in a proper and orderly manner.
Men, tout bagay fèt pou fèt avèk respè, avèk disiplen.
