Acts 9
1 Meanwhile, Saul was still breathing out murderous threats against the disciples of the Lord. He approached the high priest
Alò, Saul, toujou t ap respire menas ak asasina kont disip a Senyè yo, jis li rive devan wo prèt la.
2 and requested letters to the synagogues in Damascus, so that if he found any men or women belonging to the Way, he could bring them as prisoners to Jerusalem.
Li te mande li bay li lèt a sinagòg Damas yo pou si li te twouve nenpòt moun ki nan Chemen an, fanm kou gason, li ta kapab mennen yo mare a Jérusalem.
3 As Saul drew near to Damascus on his journey, suddenly a light from heaven flashed around him.
Pandan li t ap fè wout la, li rive ke li t ap pwoche Damas, epi sibitman, yon gran limyè ki sòti nan syèl la te klere tout ozanviwon li.
4 He fell to the ground and heard a voice say to him, “Saul, Saul, why do you persecute Me?”
Li te tonbe atè e te tande yon vwa ki t ap di l: “Saul, Saul, poukisa w ap pèsekite M?”
5 “Who are You, Lord?” Saul asked. “I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting,” He replied.
Li reponn: “Kilès Ou ye, Senyè?” Li te di: “Mwen se Jésus ke w ap pèsekite a.
6 “Now get up and go into the city, and you will be told what you must do.”
Men leve, antre nan vil la, e ou va tande kisa ou dwe fè.”
7 The men traveling with Saul stood there speechless. They heard the voice but did not see anyone.
Mesye ki te vwayaje avè l yo te kanpe san di anyen. Yo te tande vwa a, men yo pa t wè pèsòn.
8 Saul got up from the ground, but when he opened his eyes he could not see a thing. So they led him by the hand into Damascus.
Saul te leve atè a, e malgre zye li te louvri, li pa t kab wè anyen. Yo te mennen li pa lamen, e te fè l rive Damas.
9 For three days he was without sight, and he did not eat or drink anything.
Li pa t kab wè pandan twa jou, ni li pa t manje, ni bwè.
10 In Damascus there was a disciple named Ananias. The Lord spoke to him in a vision, “Ananias!” “Here I am, Lord,” he answered.
Alò, te gen yon disip nan Damas ke yo te rele Ananias. Senyè a te di l nan yon vizyon: “Ananias!” Li te reponn: “Men mwen, Senyè.”
11 “Get up!” the Lord told him. “Go to the house of Judas on Straight Street and ask for a man from Tarsus named Saul, for he is praying.
Senyè a te di li: “Leve ale nan ri ke yo rele Dwat la, e mande lakay Judas, pou yon mesye Tarse ke yo rele Saul. Paske, gade byen, l ap priye.
12 In a vision he has seen a man named Ananias come and place his hands on him to restore his sight.”
Li gen tan wè deja nan yon vizyon yon mesye ke yo rele Ananias antre pou poze men l sou li, pou l wè ankò.”
13 But Ananias answered, “Lord, many people have told me about this man and all the harm he has done to Your saints in Jerusalem.
Men Ananias te reponn: “Senyè, mwen tande de anpil moun sou mesye sila a; kijan li te fè sen ou yo mal Jérusalem.
14 And now he is here with authority from the chief priests to arrest all who call on Your name.”
Isit la menm, li gen otorite ki sòti nan chèf prèt yo pou mare tout sila ki rele Non Ou yo.”
15 “Go!” said the Lord. “This man is My chosen instrument to carry My name before the Gentiles and their kings, and before the people of Israel.
Men Senyè a te di li: “Ale paske li menm se yon enstriman ki chwazi pa Mwen pou pote non Mwen devan etranje, wa yo, ak fis Israël yo.
16 I will show him how much he must suffer for My name.”
Paske Mwen va montre li konbyen li oblije soufri pou non Mwen.”
17 So Ananias went to the house, and when he arrived, he placed his hands on Saul. “Brother Saul,” he said, “the Lord Jesus, who appeared to you on the road as you were coming here, has sent me so that you may see again and be filled with the Holy Spirit.”
Konsa, Ananias te sòti. Li te antre nan kay la, e lè l fin poze men l sou li, li te di: “Frè Saul, Senyè Jésus a ki te parèt devan ou nan wout la lè ou t ap vini an, Li voye m pou ou kapab wè ankò e pou ou kapab ranpli avèk Lespri Sen an.”
18 At that instant, something like scales fell from Saul’s eyes, and his sight was restored. He got up and was baptized,
Imedyatman bagay tankou kal te sòti tonbe nan zye li, e li vin wè ankò. Li te leve e te batize.
19 and after taking some food, he regained his strength. And he spent several days with the disciples in Damascus.
Li te pran manje e te reprann fòs li. Alò, pandan kèk jou, li te avèk disip ki te Damas yo.
20 Saul promptly began to proclaim Jesus in the synagogues, declaring, “He is the Son of God.”
Epi imedyatman, li te kòmanse pwoklame Jésus nan sinagòg yo e t ap di: “Li se Fis Bondye a”.
21 All who heard him were astounded and asked, “Isn’t this the man who wreaked havoc in Jerusalem on those who call on this name? And hasn’t he come here to take them as prisoners to the chief priests?”
Tout sila ki t ap tande li yo te etone tout tan, e t ap di: “Èske sa se pa sila ki nan Jérusalem te detwi sila yo ki te envoke non sa a, e ki te vini isit la ekspre pou mennen yo mare devan chèf prèt yo?”
22 But Saul was empowered all the more, and he confounded the Jews living in Damascus by proving that Jesus is the Christ.
Men Saul te kontinye ap vin pi fò, e t ap konfonn Jwif ki te rete Damas yo avèk prèv ke Jésus sila a se Kris la.
23 After many days had passed, the Jews conspired to kill him,
Lè anpil jou te fin pase, Jwif yo te fè konplo ansanm pou yo ta touye li,
24 but Saul learned of their plot. Day and night they watched the city gates in order to kill him.
men konplo yo te vin konnen pa Saul. Yo te veye pòtay yo lajounen kon lannwit pou yo ta kapab mete l a lanmò.
25 One night, however, his disciples took him and lowered him in a basket through a window in the wall.
Men disip li yo te pran li nan lannwit, e yo te fè l desann sou miray la nan yon gwo panyen.
26 When Saul arrived in Jerusalem, he tried to join the disciples, but they were all afraid of him, not believing that he was a disciple.
Konsa, lè Saul te vini Jérusalem, li te eseye pran kontak avèk disip yo, men yo te pè l. Yo pa t kwè ke li te yon disip.
27 Then Barnabas brought him to the apostles and described how Saul had seen the Lord, who spoke to him on the road to Damascus, and how Saul had spoken boldly in that city in the name of Jesus.
Men Barnabas te pran li e te mennen l devan apòt yo. Paul te eksplike yo kijan li te wè Senyè a sou wout la. Ke Li te pale avèk li, epi kijan nan Damas li te pale avèk kouraj nan non Jésus.
28 So Saul stayed with them, moving about freely in Jerusalem and speaking boldly in the name of the Lord.
Li te avèk yo pou antre nan Jérusalem.
29 He talked and debated with the Grecian Jews, but they tried to kill him.
Li t ap pale avèk anpil kouraj nan non Senyè a. Li t ap pale e diskite avèk Jwif Grèk yo men yo t ap eseye mete l a lanmò.
30 When the brothers learned of this, they took him down to Caesarea and sent him off to Tarsus.
Men lè tout frè yo te vin konprann sa, yo te mennen li desann Césarée, e te voye li ale Tarse.
31 Then the church throughout Judea, Galilee, and Samaria experienced a time of peace. It grew in strength and numbers, living in the fear of the Lord and the encouragement of the Holy Spirit.
Donk legliz la nan tout Juda, Galilée, ak Samarie te vin gen lapè, e te vin fò. Yo te kontinye nan lakrent Senyè a, ak rekonfò Lespri Sen an, e te kontinye grandi.
32 As Peter traveled throughout the area, he went to visit the saints in Lydda.
Alò pandan Pierre t ap vwayaje nan rejyon sa yo, li te desann osi bò kote fidèl ki te rete nan Lydde yo.
33 There he found a man named Aeneas, who had been paralyzed and bedridden for eight years.
La li te twouve yon sèten mesye ke yo te rele Enée, ki pa t kab leve sou kabann li depi uit ane, paske li te paralize.
34 “Aeneas,” Peter said to him, “Jesus Christ heals you! Get up and put away your mat.” Immediately Aeneas got up,
Pierre te di li: “Enée, Jésus Kri geri ou. Leve e fè kabann ou.” Nan menm enstan li te leve.
35 and all who lived in Lydda and Sharon saw him and turned to the Lord.
Tout moun ki te rete nan Lydde ak Saron yo te wè l, e yo te vire vè Senyè a.
36 In Joppa there was a disciple named Tabitha (which is translated as Dorcas), who was always occupied with works of kindness and charity.
Alò, nan Joppé te gen yon sèten disip ke yo te rele Tabitha (ki tradwi an Grèk kon Dorcas). Fanm sa a te ranpli avèk zèv konpasyon ak charite ke li t ap fè tout tan.
37 At that time, however, she became sick and died, and her body was washed and placed in an upper room.
Li te rive nan lè sa a ke fanm sila a te tonbe malad e te mouri. Lè yo te lave kò li, yo te fè l kouche nan yon chanm anlè.
38 Since Lydda was near Joppa, the disciples heard that Peter was there and sent two men to urge him, “Come to us without delay.”
Lydde te toupre Joppé, e disip yo te tande Pierre te la. Konsa yo te voye de mesye bò kote li pou sipliye l: “Pa fè reta! Vin kote nou”!
39 So Peter got up and went with them. On his arrival, they took him to the upper room. All the widows stood around him, weeping and showing him the tunics and other clothing that Dorcas had made while she was still with them.
Pierre te leve e te ale avèk yo. E lè l vini, yo te mennen li nan chanm anlè a. Tout vèv yo te kanpe bò kote li e t ap kriye. Yo te montre li tout vètman ak rad ke Dorcas te konn fè lè l te avèk yo.
40 Then Peter sent them all out of the room. He knelt down and prayed, and turning toward her body, he said, “Tabitha, get up!” She opened her eyes, and seeing Peter, she sat up.
Men Pierre te voye yo tout deyò, e te mete l sou jenou l pou l priye, e pandan l ap vire bò kote kò a, li te di: “Tabitha, leve.” Li te louvri zye li, e lè l te wè Pierre, li te chita.
41 Peter took her by the hand and helped her up. Then he called the saints and widows and presented her to them alive.
Li te bay li men li e te fè l leve. Konsa Pierre te rele tout fidèl yo avèk vèv yo e li te prezante li vivan.
42 This became known all over Joppa, and many people believed in the Lord.
Sa te vin konnen toupatou nan Joppé, eanpil moun te kwè nan Senyè a.
43 And Peter stayed for several days in Joppa with a tanner named Simon.
Apre sa li te rete anpil jou nan Joppé avèk yon bòs tanè ke yo rele Simon.
