Ephesians 2
1 And you were dead in your trespasses and sins,
Nou menm moun Efèz, nou te mouri poutèt mechanste ak peche nou yo.
2 in which you used to walk when you conformed to the ways of this world and of the ruler of the power of the air, the spirit who is now at work in the sons of disobedience. (aiōn g165)
Se nan bagay sa yo nou t'ap viv nan tan lontan. Nou t'ap swiv move kouran ki nan lemonn, nou t'ap fè volonte chèf otorite yo ki nan lè a, move lespri k'ap travay koulye a nan moun k'ap dezobeyi Bondye yo. (aiōn g165)
3 All of us also lived among them at one time, fulfilling the cravings of our flesh and indulging its desires and thoughts. Like the rest, we were by nature children of wrath.
Lè sa a, nou menm jwif yo, nou te menm jan ak yo. Nou t'ap mennen lavi nou dapre egzijans lachè, nou t'ap fè kapris kò nou ak tout vye lide ki te vin nan tèt nou. Konsa, nou menm jwif, jan nou te ye a, nou te kondannen pou n' te tonbe anba kolè Bondye tankou lòt yo.
4 But because of His great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy,
Men, Bondye sitèlman gen kè sansib, li sitèlman renmen nou,
5 made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in our trespasses. It is by grace you have been saved!
li ban nou lavi ankò ansanm ak Kris la, nou menm ki te mouri akòz peche nou yo. Se yon favè Bondye fè nou lè li delivre nou.
6 And God raised us up with Christ and seated us with Him in the heavenly realms in Christ Jesus,
Ansanm ak Kris la, Bondye fè nou leve soti nan lanmò, li fè nou chita jouk anwo nan syèl la ansanm ak li tou.
7 in order that in the coming ages He might display the surpassing riches of His grace, demonstrated by His kindness to us in Christ Jesus. (aiōn g165)
Li fè tou sa pou moutre pou tout tan ki gen pou vini yo jan li renmen nou anpil anpil, jan li aji byen avèk nou nan Jezikri. (aiōn g165)
8 For it is by grace you have been saved through faith, and this not from yourselves; it is the gift of God,
Se paske li renmen nou kifè li delivre nou, nou menm ki mete konfyans nou nan li. Sa pa soti nan nou menm menm, se yon kado Bondye ban nou.
9 not by works, so that no one can boast.
Non, nou pa fè anyen pou sa. Konsa, pesonn pa ka vante tèt yo.
10 For we are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance as our way of life.
Se Bondye ki fè nou. Nan Jezikri li kreye nou pou nou ka fè anpil bon zèv nan lavi nou, dapre sa li te pare davans pou nou te fè.
11 Therefore remember that formerly you who are Gentiles in the flesh and called uncircumcised by the so-called circumcision (that done in the body by human hands)—
Nou menm ki pa t' fèt nan ras jwif la, jwif yo te rele nou moun ki pa sikonsi, menm jan yo te rele tèt yo moun ki sikonsi. Yo t'ap gade sou mak lèzòm fè sou kò yo ak men yo. Wi, nou menm moun lòt nasyon yo, chonje sa nou te ye nan tan lontan.
12 remember that at that time you were separate from Christ, alienated from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers to the covenants of the promise, without hope and without God in the world.
Lè sa a, nou t'ap viv byen lwen Kris la, nou te tankou etranje, nou pa t' fè pati pèp Bondye te chwazi pou li a. Nou pa t' nan kontra Bondye te fè ak pèp li a dapre sa l' te pwomèt la. Nou t'ap viv sou latè san okenn espwa, san Bondye.
13 But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far away have been brought near through the blood of Christ.
Men koulye a, nan Jezikri, nou menm ki yon lè t'ap viv lwen Bondye, nou vin toupre l', gremesi san Kris la ki koule lè li mouri pou nou an.
14 For He Himself is our peace, who has made the two one and has torn down the dividing wall of hostility
Paske, se li menm k'ap fè nou byen yonn ak lòt, li fè moun lòt nasyon yo fè yon sèl pèp ansanm ak jwif yo. Avèk pwòp kò li, li kraze miray ki te separe yo epi ki te fè yo yonn lènmi lòt.
15 by abolishing in His flesh the law of commandments and decrees. He did this to create in Himself one new man out of the two, thus making peace
Li aboli lalwa Moyiz la ansanm ak kòmandman l' yo ak tout regleman l' yo. Li pran de pèp sa yo, li fè yo tounen yon sèl pèp tou nouvo k'ap viv ansanm nan li. Se konsa li fè nou byen yonn ak lòt.
16 and reconciling both of them to God in one body through the cross, by which He extinguished their hostility.
Avèk lanmò Kris la sou kwa a, li wete sa ki t'ap fè de pèp sa yo yonn rayi lòt, li fè yo tou de vin byen ak Bondye, li mete yo ansanm yonn ak lòt nan yon sèl kò.
17 He came and preached peace to you who were far away and peace to those who were near.
Wi, Kris la te vini, li anonse bon nouvèl k'ap mete lapè a ni pou moun lòt nasyon yo ki te lwen Bondye, ni pou jwif yo ki te toupre Bondye.
18 For through Him we both have access to the Father by one Spirit.
Paske, gremesi Kris la, nou tout, kit nou jwif kit nou pa jwif, nou ka pwoche bò kot Papa a, nan pouvwa yon sèl ak menm Sentespri a.
19 Therefore you are no longer strangers and foreigners, but fellow citizens with the saints and members of God’s household,
Se sak fè, nou menm moun lòt nasyon yo, nou pa etranje ankò, ni moun ki depasaj. Men, se sitwayen nou ye ansanm ak tout moun nan pèp Bondye a, nou fè pati fanmi Bondye a.
20 built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus Himself as the cornerstone.
Nou menm moun lòt nasyon yo, nou se kay Bondye ap bati sou fondasyon apòt yo ak pwofèt yo te poze a, men se Jezikri menm ki gwo wòch ki kenbe kay la kanpe a.
21 In Him the whole building is fitted together and grows into a holy temple in the Lord.
Se li menm ki kenbe tout kò kay la kanpe byen fèm, ki fè l' grandi pou l' tounen yon sèl kay yo mete apa pou Bondye.
22 And in Him you too are being built together into a dwelling place for God in His Spirit.
Konsa, nou menm tou avèk lavi n'ap mennen nan Kris la, nou antre nan batisman sa a pou nou fè ansanm ak lòt yo yon sèl kay kote Bondye ap viv ak pouvwa Sentespri li.
