Matthew 23
1 Then Jesus said to the people and to his disciples:
Alò, Jésus te pale avèk foul la ak disip Li yo
2 The scribes and the Pharisees have the authority of Moses;
Li te di yo: “Skrib yo avèk Farizyen yo gen tan chita nan chèz Moïse la.
3 All things, then, which they give you orders to do, these do and keep: but do not take their works as your example, for they say and do not.
Pou sa, tout sa yo mande nou fè ak swiv, fè l. Men pa swiv zak yo, paske yo pale bagay sa yo, men yo pa fè yo.
4 They make hard laws and put great weights on men's backs; but they themselves will not put a finger to them.
Yo mare gwo chaj e mete yo sou zepòl a moun; men yo menm, yo p ap leve menm yon dwèt pou ede yo.
5 But all their works they do so as to be seen by men: for they make wide their phylacteries, and the edges of their robes,
“Men yo fè tout zak pa yo pou moun kapab wè. Yo agrandi filaktè pa yo (ti bwat ki pote woulo avèk Ekriti Sen yo ekri ladann) e fè ganiti (alonj ki fèt ak kòd) arebò vètman yo vin pi long.
6 And the things desired by them are the first places at feasts, and the chief seats in the Synagogues,
Yo renmen plas onè nan resepsyon yo, avèk plas ki pi enpòtan nan sinagòg yo,
7 And words of respect in the market-places, and to be named by men, Teacher.
ak salitasyon ki plen respè nan mache yo, e pou tout moun rele yo ‘Rabbi’ (Mèt).
8 But you may not be named Teacher: for one is your teacher, and you are all brothers.
“Men pa kite yo rele nou ‘Rabbi’, paske se yon sèl ki Mèt nou, e nou tout se frè nou ye.
9 And give no man the name of father on earth: because one is your Father, who is in heaven.
Epi pa rele pèsòn sou latè ‘papa’, paske se yon sèl ki Papa nou; Sila ki nan syèl la.
10 And you may not be named guides: because one is your Guide, even Christ.
Ni pa kite yo rele nou Direktè, paske nou gen yon sèl Direktè; se Kris la.
11 But let the greatest among you be your servant.
“Men pi gran pami nou an va vin sèvitè nou.
12 And whoever makes himself high will be made low, and whoever makes himself low will be made high.
Konsa, sila ki pran wo plas yo ap desann, e sila ki desann tèt yo ap vin gen yon wo plas.
13 But a curse is on you, scribes and Pharisees, false ones! because you are shutting the kingdom of heaven against men: for you do not go in yourselves, and those who are going in, you keep back.
“Men malè a nou menm Skrib yo avèk Farizyen yo! Ipokrit nou ye! Paske nou devore kay vèv yo menm lè nou pretann n ap fè lapriyè long; pou sa, nou ap resevwa yon pi gwo kondanasyon.
“Malè a nou menm Skrib ak Farizyen yo! Ipokrit! Paske nou bloke wayòm syèl la kont moun. Nou p ap antre nou menm, ni nou pa kite sila k ap antre yo ale ladann.
15 A curse is on you, scribes and Pharisees, false ones! for you go about land and sea to get one disciple and, having him, you make him twice as much a son of hell as yourselves. (Geenna g1067)
“Malè a nou menm Skrib ak Farizyen yo; ipokrit nou ye! Paske nou travèse tout latè avèk lanmè pou fè yon sèl disip; e lè nou fè l, li vini de fwa plis fis lanfè ke nou menm. (Geenna g1067)
16 A curse is on you, blind guides, who say, Whoever takes an oath by the Temple, it is nothing; but whoever takes an oath by the gold of the Temple, he is responsible.
“Malè a nou menm, gid ki avèg! Ki di: ‘Sila ki sèmante sou tanp lan, sa pa anyen, men sila ki sèmante sou lò a tanp lan, se oblije.’
17 You foolish ones and blind: which is greater, the gold, or the Temple which makes the gold holy?
Bann sòt ak moun avèg! Kisa ki pi gran? Lò a, oubyen tanp lan ki sanktifye lò a?
18 And, Whoever takes an oath by the altar, it is nothing; but whoever takes an oath by the offering which is on it, he is responsible.
“Epi ‘Sila ki sèmante sou lotèl la, sa pa anyen; men sila ki sèmante sou ofrann ki sou lotèl la, li oblije’.
19 You blind ones: which is greater, the offering, or the altar which makes the offering holy?
Moun avèg! Kilès ki pi enpòtan, ofrann sou lotèl la, oubyen lotèl la ki sanktifye lofrann nan?
20 He, then, who takes an oath by the altar, takes it by the altar and by all things on it.
“Pou sa, sila ki sèmante sou lotèl la, sèmante ni sou li, ni sou tout bagay ki sou li.
21 And he who takes an oath by the Temple, takes it by the Temple and by him whose house it is.
Epi sila ki sèmante sou tanp lan, sèmante non sèlman sou tanp lan, men osi sou Sila ki rete ladann nan.
22 And he who takes an oath by heaven, takes it by the seat of God, and by him who is seated on it.
Epi sila ki sèmante sou syèl la, sèmante non sèlman sou twòn Bondye a, men sou Sila ki chita ladann nan.
23 A curse is on you, scribes and Pharisees, false ones! for you make men give a tenth of all sorts of sweet-smelling plants, but you give no thought to the more important things of the law, righteousness, and mercy, and faith; but it is right for you to do these, and not to let the others be undone.
“Malè a nou menm, Skrib ak Farizyen yo, ipokrit! Paske nou bay ladim nan mant, ani, avèk pèsi (yon kalite epis) men nou neglije pòsyon Lalwa ki pote plis pwa yo; lajistis, mizerikòd, ak fidelite. Men bagay sa yo nou dwe fè yo san neglije lòt yo.
24 You blind guides, who take out a fly from your drink, but make no trouble over a camel.
Nou menm, gid ki avèg, ki sèvi ak yon paswa pou retire mouch, men nou vale yon chamo!
25 A curse is on you, scribes and Pharisees, false ones! for you make clean the outside of the cup and of the plate, but inside they are full of violent behaviour and uncontrolled desire.
“Malè a nou menm Skrib ak Farizyen yo, ipokrit! Nou netwaye deyò tas la ak plato a, men anndan yo plen avèk bann vòlè k ap peze souse ak mechanste pou achevi tout bezwen pèsonèl yo.
26 You blind Pharisee, first make clean the inside of the cup and of the plate, so that the outside may become equally clean.
Nou menm, Farizyen ki avèg yo; premyèman, netwaye anndan tas la ak plato a, pou deyò li kapab vin pwòp tou.
27 A curse is on you, scribes and Pharisees, false ones! for you are like the resting-places of the dead, which are made white, and seem beautiful on the outside, but inside are full of dead men's bones and of all unclean things.
“Malè a nou menm, Skrib ak Farizyen yo, ipokrit! Paske nou tankou tonm ki blanchi deyò pou parèt bèl, men anndan yo ranpli avèk zo mò ak tout kalite pouriti.
28 Even so you seem to men to be full of righteousness, but inside you are all false and full of wrongdoing.
Menm jan an, nou menm tou, nou gen aparans ladwati, men anndan nou ranpli avèk ipokrizi ak linikite.
29 A curse is on you, scribes and Pharisees, false ones! because you put up buildings for housing the dead bodies of the prophets, and make fair the last resting-places of good men, and say,
“Malè a nou menm Skrib ak Farizyen yo, ipokrit! Nou bati tonm pou pwofèt yo e dekore moniman a sila ki te jis yo,
30 If we had been living in the days of our fathers, we would not have taken part with them in the blood of the prophets.
epi di: ‘Si nou te viv nan jou zansèt nou yo, nou pa t ap ede yo vèse san a pwofèt yo’.
31 So that you are witnesses against yourselves that you are the sons of those who put the prophets to death.
An konsekans, nou temwaye kont pwòp tèt pa nou; ke nou menm se fis a moun ki te touye pwofèt yo.
32 Make full, then, the measure of your fathers.
“Konsa, ranpli mezi koupabilite nou, menm jan tankou zansèt nou yo te fè a.
33 You snakes, offspring of snakes, how will you be kept from the punishment of hell? (Geenna g1067)
Bann sèpan, nich ranpli ak koulèv; kijan pou nou ta kapab chape de chatiman lanfè a? (Geenna g1067)
34 For this reason, I send you prophets, and wise men, and scribes: some of them you will put to death and put on the cross, and to some of them you will give blows in your Synagogues, driving them from town to town;
“Pou sa, gade, Mwen ap voye bannou pwofèt ak moun saj, ak Skrib yo. Kèk nan yo, nou va touye e krisifye. Kèk nan yo, nou ap bay kout fwèt nan sinagòg nou yo, e pèsekite yo soti nan yon vil jiska yon lòt,
35 So that on you may come all the blood of the upright on the earth, from the blood of upright Abel to the blood of Zachariah, son of Barachiah, whom you put to death between the Temple and the altar.
pou sa rive ke sou nou kapab tonbe koupabilite pou tout san ki te vèse sou latè yo, kòmanse avèk Abel ki te jis, pou rive jouk nan san Zacharie, fis a Barachie a, ke nou te asasine antre tanp lan ak lotèl la.
36 Truly I say to you, All these things will come on this generation.
“Anverite, Mwen di nou ke tout bagay sa yo ap rive sou jenerasyon sila a.
37 O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, putting to death the prophets, and stoning those who are sent to her! Again and again would I have taken your children to myself as a bird takes her young ones under her wings, and you would not!
“O Jérusalem, Jérusalem, ki touye pwofèt yo e asasine sila ki te voye a li menm yo avèk kout wòch! Konbyen fwa Mwen te vle rasanble nou ansanm, kon yon poul rasanble pitit li anba zèl li, men nou pa t vle.
38 See, your house is made waste.
“Gade byen, lakay nou rete nan men nou dezole nèt.
39 For I say to you, You will not see me from this time till you say, A blessing on him who comes in the name of the Lord.
Paske Mwen di nou: Depi koulye a, nou p ap wè M jiskaske nou di: ‘Beni se Sila ki vini nan non Senyè a.’”
