Acts 16
1 And he came to Derbe and Lystra: and behold, a certain disciple was there, by name Timotheus, son of a Jewish believing woman, but [the] father a Greek,
Apre sa, Pòl ale lavil Dèb epi l' rive lavil List. Nan List te gen yon disip yo rele Timote. Manman l' te yon jwif ki te kwè nan Jezi tou, men papa l' te yon moun peyi Lagrès.
2 who had a [good] testimony of the brethren in Lystra and Iconium.
Frè ki t'ap viv nan List ak Ikoniòm yo te bay bon rapò pou Timote.
3 Him would Paul have go forth with him, and took [him and] circumcised him on account of the Jews who were in those places, for they all knew his father that he was a Greek.
Pòl te vle mennen l' avèk li. Li pran l', li sikonsi l' paske tout jwif ki te nan peyi a te konnen papa Timote te grèk.
4 And as they passed through the cities they instructed them to observe the decrees determined on by the apostles and elders who were in Jerusalem.
Nan tout lavil kote yo pase yo te mete disip yo an konesans desizyon apòt yo ak ansyen yo te pran lavil Jerizalèm, yo t'ap mande yo pou yo te soumèt devan desizyon an.
5 The assemblies therefore were confirmed in the faith, and increased in number every day.
Tout legliz yo t'ap vin pi fèm nan lafwa, chak jou yo t'ap gen plis moun toujou.
6 And having passed through Phrygia and the Galatian country, having been forbidden by the Holy Spirit to speak the word in Asia,
Sentespri pa t' kite Pòl ak Timote al anonse pawòl Bondye a nan pwovens Lazi a. Se sak fè yo te pase nan zòn Friji ak zòn Galasi san rete.
7 having come down to Mysia, they attempted to go to Bithynia, and the Spirit of Jesus did not allow them;
Lè yo rive toupre lavil Mizi, yo te vle ale Bitini, men Lespri Jezi a pa t' pèmèt yo fè sa.
8 and having passed by Mysia they descended to Troas.
Yo pase nan Mizi san rete, yo desann lavil Twoas.
9 And a vision appeared to Paul in the night: There was a certain Macedonian man, standing and beseeching him, and saying, Pass over into Macedonia and help us.
Nan mitan lannwit, Pòl fè yon vizyon: li wè yon nonm ki te soti peyi Masedwan kanpe devan l' ki t'ap di li: Tanpri, vin nan peyi Masedwan, vin pote nou sekou.
10 And when he had seen the vision, immediately we sought to go forth to Macedonia, concluding that the Lord had called us to announce to them the glad tidings.
Apre Pòl te fè vizyon sa a, lamenm nou chache pou n' ale peyi Masedwan. Nou te sèten se Bondye menm ki te rele nou pou n' te al pote bon nouvèl la bay moun ki nan peyi sa a.
11 Having sailed therefore away from Troas, we went in a straight course to Samothracia, and on the morrow to Neapolis,
Nou pran batiman lavil Twoas, nou fè vwal tou dwat pou lil Samotras. Apre yon jou, nou rive lavil Neapolis.
12 and thence to Philippi, which is [the] first city of that part of Macedonia, a colony. And we were staying in that city certain days.
Antan nou la, n' al lavil Filip, premye lavil nan distrik Masedwan lan: Se te yonn nan koloni sou zòd lavil Wòm yo. Nou pase plizyè jou nan lavil sa a.
13 And on the sabbath day we went outside the gate by the river, where it was the custom for prayer to be, and we sat down and spoke to the women who had assembled.
Jou repo a, nou soti, n' al lòt bò pòtay lavil la bò larivyè a. Nou t'ap chache kote jwif yo te konn lapriyè a. Nou chita, nou t'ap pale ak fanm ki te sanble la yo.
14 And a certain woman, by name Lydia, a seller of purple, of the city of Thyatira, who worshipped God, heard; whose heart the Lord opened to attend to the things spoken by Paul.
Yonn ladan yo te rele Lidi. Se te moun lavil Tiyati, yon machann bèl twal koulè wouj yo vann byen chè a. Li te konvèti nan relijyon jwif yo. Li t'ap koute nou. Seyè a louvri lespri l' pou l' te swiv tou sa Pòl t'ap di.
15 And when she had been baptised and her house, she besought [us], saying, If ye have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come into my house and abide [there]. And she constrained us.
Li resevwa batèm, li menm ansanm ak tout fanmi li. Apre sa, li envite nou vin lakay li. Li di nou: Se pou n' vini, se pou n' fè ladesant lakay mwen, si nou kwè mwen mete konfyans mwen tout bon nan Seyè a. Se konsa li fòse nou rete lakay li.
16 And it came to pass as we were going to prayer that a certain female slave, having a spirit of Python, met us, who brought much profit to her masters by prophesying.
Yon jou nou tapral kote yo konn lapriyè a, nou kontre ak yon tifi. Se te yon sèvant, li te gen yon move lespri sou li ki te fè l' konn pase kat pou moun. Lè konsa tifi a te fè mèt li yo fè anpil lajan.
17 She, having followed Paul and us, cried saying, These men are bondmen of the Most High God, who announce to you [the] way of salvation.
Li tanmen swiv Pòl ak nou, li t'ap rele byen fò: Mesye sa yo se sèvitè Bondye ki anwo nan syèl la. Y'ap fè nou konnen chemen pou n' pran pou n' ka jwenn delivrans.
18 And this she did many days. And Paul, being distressed, turned, and said to the spirit, I enjoin thee in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her. And it came out the same hour.
Li t'ap fè sa pandan plizyè jou. Pòl menm te bouke ak fi a. Li vire, li di lespri a: Nan non Jezikri, mwen ba ou lòd, soti sou fi a. Menm lè a, lespri a soti sou li.
19 And her masters, seeing that the hope of their gains was gone, having seized Paul and Silas, dragged [them] into the market before the magistrates;
Lè mèt sèvant lan wè yo te pèdi tout espwa fè lajan ak tifi a, yo mete men sou Pòl ak Silas, yo trennen yo sou plas piblik la devan otorite yo.
20 and having brought them up to the praetors, said, These men utterly trouble our city, being Jews,
Yo mennen yo devan chèf lavil Wòm yo, epi yo di: Mesye sa yo ap fè dezòd nan lavil nou an. Se jwif yo ye.
21 and announce customs which it is not lawful for us to receive nor practise, being Romans.
Y'ap plede moutre moun yo yon bann bagay lalwa nou an pa pèmèt. Nou menm, se moun lavil Wòm nou ye, nou pa ka asepte fè bagay sa yo.
22 And the crowd rose up too against them; and the praetors, having torn off their clothes, commanded to scourge [them].
Foul moun yo te moute kont yo tou. Chèf women yo fè rache rad ki te sou Pòl ak Silas, epi yo bay lòd pou bat yo ak fwèt.
23 And having laid many stripes upon them they cast [them] into prison, charging the jailor to keep them safely;
Apre yo fin bat yo byen bat, yo mete yo nan prizon. Yo bay chèf prizon an lòd pou veye mesye yo byen.
24 who, having received such a charge, cast them into the inner prison, and secured their feet to the stocks.
Lè l' resevwa lòd sa a, chèf prizon an mete yo nan kacho ki jouk nan fon prizon an. Epi l' mete pye yo nan sèp.
25 And at midnight Paul and Silas, in praying, were praising God with singing, and the prisoners listened to them.
Vè menwi konsa, Pòl ak Silas t'ap lapriyè, yo t'ap chante fè lwanj pou Bondye. Lòt prizonye yo menm t'ap koute.
26 And suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison shook, and all the doors were immediately opened, and the bonds of all loosed.
Epi, yo rete konsa, tè a pran tranble byen fò, li souke prizon an jouk nan fondasyon li. Menm lè a, tout pòt prizon yo louvri, chenn tout prizonye yo kase.
27 And the jailor being awakened out of his sleep, and seeing the doors of the prison opened, having drawn a sword was going to kill himself, thinking the prisoners had fled.
Chèf prizon an leve. Lè l' wè tout pòt prizon yo louvri, li rale nepe l', li tapral touye tèt li paske li te kwè prizonye yo te sove.
28 But Paul called out with a loud voice, saying, Do thyself no harm, for we are all here.
Men, Pòl kriye byen fò: Pa fè tèt ou mal. Nou tout la.
29 And having asked for lights, he rushed in, and, trembling, fell down before Paul and Silas.
Lè chèf prizon tande sa, li mande yon chandèl, li kouri nan kacho a. Li lage kò l' atè nan pye Pòl ak Silas. Li t'ap tranble kou yon fèy bwa tèlman li te pè.
30 And leading them out said, Sirs, what must I do that I may be saved?
Apre sa, li fè yo soti, li mande yo: Mesye, kisa m' dwe fè pou m' delivre?
31 And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus and thou shalt be saved, thou and thy house.
Yo reponn li: Mete konfyans ou nan Seyè Jezi, epi wava delivre, ou menm ansanm ak tout fanmi ou.
32 And they spoke to him the word of the Lord, with all that were in his house.
Epi yo fè l' konnen pawòl Seyè a, limenm ansanm ak tout moun ki te lakay li.
33 And he took them the same hour of the night and washed [them] from their stripes; and was baptised, he and all his straightway.
Menm lè a, nan mitan lannwit lan, li pran yo, li mete renmèd sou tout kote yo te blese. Lèfini, Pòl ak Silas batize l' ansanm ak tout fanmi li.
34 And having brought them into his house he laid the table [for them], and rejoiced with all his house, having believed in God.
Chèf prizon an fè yo moute lakay li, li ba yo manje. Nonm lan te kontan anpil ansanm ak tout fanmi l' paske koulye a yo te kwè nan Bondye.
35 And when it was day, the praetors sent the lictors, saying, Let those men go.
Lè solèy fin leve, chèf moun lavil Wòm yo voye gad di chèf prizon an: Lage mesye yo.
36 And the jailor reported these words to Paul: The praetors have sent that ye may be let go. Now therefore go out and depart in peace.
Chèf prizon an ale di Pòl: Chèf yo voye di pou yo lage nou. Nou mèt soti koulye a. Ale ak kè poze.
37 But Paul said to them, Having beaten us publicly uncondemned, us who are Romans, they have cast us into prison, and now they thrust us out secretly? no, indeed, but let them come themselves and bring us out.
Men, Pòl di gad yo konsa: Gade non! Se sitwayen lavil Wòm nou ye wi. Yo bat nou devan tout moun san yo pa jije nou jan yo te dwe fè l' la. Apre sa, yo mete nou nan prizon. Koulye a yo vle lage nou an kachèt. Non, nou pa nan sa. Se chèf moun lavil Wòm yo menm ki pou vin mete nou deyò.
38 And the lictors reported these words to the praetors. And they were afraid when they heard they were Romans.
Gad yo al rapòte pawòl sa yo bay chèf yo. Lè chèf yo tande se sitwayen lavil Wòm mesye yo te ye, yo soti pè.
39 And they came and besought them, and having brought them out, asked them to go out of the city.
Yo vin eskize yo bò kote apòt yo, yo lage yo. Lèfini yo mande yo pou kite lavil la.
40 And having gone out of the prison, they came to Lydia; and having seen the brethren, they exhorted them and went away.
Lè apòt yo soti nan prizon an, yo antre lakay Lidi. Yo wè frè yo, yo ba yo kèk pawòl ankourajman, epi yo pati, y' ale.
