Acts 26
1 Agrippa said to Paul, “You have permission to speak for yourself.” Then Paul stretched out his hand and began his defense:
Agrippa te di a Paul: “Ou gen dwa pale pou tèt ou.” Epi Paul te lonje men li pou te kòmanse fè defans li.
2 “King Agrippa, I consider myself fortunate to stand before you today to defend myself against all the accusations of the Jews,
“Konsènan tout bagay ke mwen akize pa Jwif yo, mwen konsidere ke mwen gen gwo chans, Wa Agrippa, pou m kapab fè defans mwen devan ou jodi a;
3 especially since you are acquainted with all the Jewish customs and controversies. I beg you, therefore, to listen to me patiently.
Sitou paske ou se yon ekspè nan tout koutim ak kesyon pami pèp Jwif yo. Pou sa, mwen mande w pou koute mwen avèk pasyans.
4 Surely all the Jews know how I have lived from the earliest days of my youth, among my own people and in Jerusalem.
“Alò konsa, tout Jwif yo konnen kalite vi mwen depi nan jenès mwen, ki soti nan kòmansman an ki te pase pami pwòp nasyon mwen, ak nan Jérusalem.
5 They have known me for a long time and can testify, if they are willing, that I lived as a Pharisee, adhering to the strictest sect of our religion.
Paske yo konnen mwen depi lontan, si yo dakò temwaye. Mwen te viv kon yon Farizyen, selon sèkt ki pi disipline nan tout relijyon nou an.
6 And now I stand on trial because of my hope in the promise that God made to our fathers,
“Konsa, koulye a, mwen kanpe devan tribinal la pou lespwa pwomès ki te fèt pa Bondye a zansèt nou yo.
7 the promise our twelve tribes are hoping to realize as they earnestly serve God day and night. It is because of this hope, O king, that I am accused by the Jews.
Pwomès pou sila douz tribi yo gen esperans wè reyalize, pandan yo rete fidèl nan sèvi Bondye lajounen ak lannwit. Se pou esperans sa a, o Wa, mwen akize pa Jwif yo.
8 Why would any of you consider it incredible that God raises the dead?
Poukisa pami nou, nou twouve li enkwayab ke Bondye kapab leve mò yo?
9 So then, I too was convinced that I ought to do all I could to oppose the name of Jesus of Nazareth.
“Alò mwen te reflechi a mwen menm, ke mwen te oblije aji avèk anpil fòs kont non a Jésus de Nazareth la.
10 And that is what I did in Jerusalem. With authority from the chief priests I put many of the saints in prison, and when they were condemned to death, I cast my vote against them.
Epi sa, mwen te fè menm Jérusalem; non sèlman ke m te fèmen anpil nan sen sila yo nan prizon, men avèk otorite ke m te resevwa soti nan chèf prèt yo, lè yo te mete yo a lanmò mwen te dakò pou yo aji kont yo.
11 I frequently had them punished in the synagogues, and I tried to make them blaspheme. In my raging fury against them, I even went to foreign cities to persecute them.
Epi pandan mwen te pini yo souvan nan tout sinagòg yo, mwen te eseye fòse yo fè blasfèm. Tèlman mwen te anraje avèk yo, mwen te kouri dèyè yo menm nan vil etranje yo.
12 In this pursuit I was on my way to Damascus with the authority and commission of the chief priests.
“Pandan mwen te angaje konsa, mwen te fè yon vwayaj nan Damas avèk otorite ak pèmisyon a chèf prèt yo.
13 About noon, O king, as I was on the road, I saw a light from heaven, brighter than the sun, shining around me and my companions.
Nan mitan jounen an, O Wa, mwen te wè sou wout la yon gwo limyè ki sòti nan syèl la, pi briyan ke solèy la, ki te briye toupatou ozanviwon m ak sila ki t ap fè vwayaj la avè m yo.
14 We all fell to the ground, and I heard a voice say to me in Hebrew, ‘Saul, Saul, why do you persecute Me? It is hard for you to kick against the goads.’
Epi lè nou tout te tonbe atè, mwen te tande yon vwa ki t ap di m nan lang Ebre a: ‘Saul, Saul, poukisa w ap pèsekite Mwen? Se difisil pou ou pou voye pye ou kont pikan yo.’
15 ‘Who are You, Lord?’ I asked. ‘I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting,’ the Lord replied.
“Konsa, mwen te reponn: ‘Ki moun Ou ye, Senyè?’ “E Senyè a te di: ‘Mwen se Jésus ke w ap pèsekite a.
16 ‘But get up and stand on your feet. For I have appeared to you to appoint you as a servant and as a witness of what you have seen from Me and what I will show you.
Men leve kanpe sou pye ou. Se pou rezon sa ke m te parèt kote ou; pou nome ou kòm yon sèvitè ak yon temwen, non sèlman a bagay ke ou wè, men osi a bagay ke Mwen menm va fè vin parèt a ou menm;
17 I will rescue you from your own people and from the Gentiles. I am sending you to them
k ap delivre ou de pèp Jwif la, ak pèp etranje yo, pami sila m ap voye ou yo,
18 to open their eyes, so that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and an inheritance among those sanctified by faith in Me.’
pou louvri zye yo pou yo kapab tounen kite tenèb la pou limyè a, e domèn Satan pou sila a Bondye, pou yo kapab resevwa padon peche yo ak yon eritaj pami sila ki sanktifye pa lafwa nan Mwen yo.’
19 So then, King Agrippa, I was not disobedient to the heavenly vision.
“Konsa, Wa Agrippa, mwen pa t dezobeyisan a vizyon selès la,
20 First to those in Damascus and Jerusalem, then to everyone in the region of Judea, and then to the Gentiles, I declared that they should repent and turn to God, performing deeds worthy of their repentance.
men mwen te kontinye deklare premyèman a moun Damas yo, e osi ak moun Jérusalem yo, e answit moun tout rejyon Judée a, e menm ak pèp etranje yo, pou yo ta dwe repanti, vire vè Bondye, e fè zèv ki apatyen ak repantans lan.
21 For this reason the Jews seized me in the temple courts and tried to kill me.
“Pou rezon sa a, kèk Jwif te sezi mwen nan tanp lan e te eseye mete m a lanmò.
22 But I have had God’s help to this day, and I stand here to testify to small and great alike. I am saying nothing beyond what the prophets and Moses said would happen:
Alò, avèk èd Bondye ke m te twouve, mwen kanpe jiska jou sa a pou temwaye a piti kòm gran, pou pa pale anyen men sa ke pwofèt yo ak Moïse te di ki t ap pral rive yo.
23 that the Christ would suffer, and as the first to rise from the dead, would proclaim light to our people and to the Gentiles.”
Ke Kris la te gen pou soufri, e akoz rezirèksyon Li soti nan lanmò a, Li ta devni premye pou pwoklame limyè a, ni a pèp Jwif la, ni a pèp etranje yo.”
24 At this stage of Paul’s defense, Festus exclaimed in a loud voice, “You are insane, Paul! Your great learning is driving you to madness!”
Pandan Paul t ap di sa nan defans li, Festus te di ak yon gwo vwa: “Paul, tèt ou fin pati! Gran konesans ou fè ou vin fou.”
25 But Paul answered, “I am not insane, most excellent Festus; I am speaking words of truth and sobriety.
Men Paul te reponn li: “Mwen pa pèdi tèt mwen trè ekselan Festus, men mwen pale pawòl ak verite byen rezonen.
26 For the king knows about these matters, and I can speak freely to him. I am confident that none of this has escaped his notice, because it was not done in a corner.
Paske Wa a okuran de tout bagay sila yo, e mwen pale ak li osi avèk konfyans, akoz ke m konvenk ke anyen nan bagay sila yo pa kapab chape anba atansyon li, akoz ke nanpwen anyen ki fèt nan yon kwen.
27 King Agrippa, do you believe the prophets? I know you do.”
Wa Agrippa, èske ou kwè nan pwofèt yo? Mwen konnen ke ou kwè.”
28 Then Agrippa said to Paul, “Can you persuade me in such a short time to become a Christian?”
Agrippa te reponn a Paul: “Ak yon ti bourade konsa, ou vlè pèswade m pou devni yon Kretyen?”
29 “Short time or long,” Paul replied, “I wish to God that not only you but all who hear me this day may become what I am, except for these chains.”
Paul te reponn: “Mwen ta vle devan Bondye, ke menm si se ak piti, oswa ak gran, ke non sèlman ou menm, men tout sila ki koute mwen nan jou sa a, ta kapab vini menm jan ke mwen ye a, sof pou chèn sila yo.”
30 Then the king and the governor rose, along with Bernice and those seated with them.
Wa a te leve avèk gouvènè a, ak Bérnéice, ak sila ki te chita avèk yo.
31 On their way out, they said to one another, “This man has done nothing worthy of death or imprisonment.”
Epi lè yo te ale akote, yo te kòmanse pale youn ak lòt. Yo t ap di: “Mesye sila a p ap fè anyen ki merite lanmò oubyen prizon.”
32 And Agrippa said to Festus, “This man could have been released if he had not appealed to Caesar.”
Epi Agrippa te di a Festus: “Mesye sa a ta gen dwa libere si li pa t fè apèl a César.”
