Acts 7
1 Then the high priest said: Are these things so?
Granprèt la mande Etyèn: Eske se vre?
2 Who said: Ye men, brethren, and fathers, hear. The God of glory appeared to our father Abraham, when he was in Mesopotamia, before he dwelt in Charan.
Etyèn reponn: Frè m' yo, grandèt mwen yo, koute. Bondye, ki gen bèl pouvwa a, te parèt devan Abraram, zansèt nou. Lè sa a, li te rete nan peyi Mezopotami, li pa t' ankò vin rete Karan.
3 And said to him: Go forth out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and come into the land which I shall shew thee.
Bondye di l' konsa: Kite peyi ou la, kite tout fanmi ou yo ladan l'. Ale nan peyi m'a moutre ou la.
4 Then he went out of the land of the Chaldeans, and dwelt in Charan. And from thence, after his father was dead, he removed him into this land, wherein you now dwell.
Se konsa, Abraram kite peyi kaldeyen yo, li al rete Karan. Lè papa Abraram mouri, Bondye fè l' kite Karan vin nan peyi kote n'ap viv koulye a.
5 And he gave him no inheritance in it; no, not the pace of a foot: but he promised to give it him in possession, and to his seed after him, when as yet he had no child.
Lè sa a, Bondye pa t' bay Abraram okenn bitasyon nan peyi a, pa menm yon ti pous tè. Men, Bondye te pwomèt li t'ap ba l' peyi a ki t'ap rete nèt pou li ak pou pitit pitit li yo. Men, lè sa a Abraram pa t' gen pitit.
6 And God said to him: That his seed should sojourn in a strange country, and that they should bring them under bondage, and treat them evil four hundred years.
Men sa Bondye te di l': Pitit pitit ou yo gen pou y' al viv nan yon peyi etranje, kote y'ap fè yo tounen esklav, kote y'ap maltrete yo pandan katsanzan (400 an).
7 And the nation which they shall serve will I judge, said the Lord; and after these things they shall go out, and shall serve me in this place.
Men, Bondye di l' ankò: Se mwen menm k'ap peni nasyon ki va pran yo fè esklav la. Apre sa, y'a soti kite peyi etranje sa a, y'a vin sèvi m' isit la.
8 And he gave him the covenant of circumcision, and so he begot Isaac, and circumcised him the eighth day; and Isaac begot Jacob; and Jacob the twelve patriarchs.
Apre sa, Bondye pase yon kontra ak Abraram, li ba li sikonsizyon an pou sèvi mak kontra a. Se konsa Abraram te sikonsi Izarak, pitit gason l' lan, wit jou apre l' te fèt. Menm jan an tou, Izarak te sikonsi Jakòb, pitit li a. Jakòb menm sikonsi douz pitit li yo, zansèt douz branch fanmi pèp Izrayèl la.
9 And the patriarchs, through envy, sold Joseph into Egypt; and God was with him,
Pitit Jakòb yo, zansèt nou yo, fè jalouzi pou Jozèf. Yo vann li tankou yon esklav nan peyi Lejip. Men, Bondye te kanpe la avèk Jozèf.
10 And delivered him out of all his tribulations: and he gave him favour and wisdom in the sight of Pharao, the king of Egypt; and he appointed him governor over Egypt, and over all his house.
Li delivre l' nan tout malè li. Lè Jozèf parèt devan farawon an, wa peyi Lejip la, Bondye ba l' bon konprann, li fè l' aji yon jan ki fè wa a plezi. Farawon an mete Jozèf chèf pou l' gouvènen tout peyi Lejip la ansanm ak kay wa a tou.
11 Now there came a famine upon all Egypt and Chanaan, and great tribulation; and our fathers found no food.
Apre sa, vin gen yon grangou nan tout peyi Lejip ak nan peyi Kanaran. Moun t'ap soufri anpil. Zansèt nou yo pa t' jwenn anyen pou yo te manje.
12 But when Jacob had heard that there was corn in Egypt, he sent our fathers first:
Lè Jakòb tande te gen manje nan peyi Lejip, li voye zansèt nou yo la yon premye fwa.
13 And at the second time, Joseph was known by his brethren, and his kindred was made known to Pharao.
Dezyèm fwa y' ale a, Jozèf fè frè l' yo rekonèt li. Se konsa farawon an vin fè konesans ak fanmi Jozèf yo.
14 And Joseph sending, called thither Jacob, his father, and all his kindred, seventy-five souls.
Jozèf voye chache Jakòb, papa l', ansanm ak tout fanmi li. Lè sa a, yo te swasannkenz moun antou.
15 So Jacob went down into Egypt; and he died, and our fathers.
Jakòb desann nan peyi Lejip. Se la li mouri, li menm ak tout zansèt nou yo.
16 And they were translated into Sichem, and were laid in the sepulchre, that Abraham bought for a sum of money of the sons of Hemor, the son of Sichem.
Yo pote kò yo Sichèm, yo antere yo la, nan twou wòch Abraram te achte nan men eritye Emò yo, lavil Sichèm.
17 And when the time of the promise drew near, which God had promised to Abraham, the people increased, and were multiplied in Egypt,
Lè a t'ap pwoche pou Bondye te kenbe pwomès li te fè Abraram lan. Pèp nou an te vin anpil, chak jou li t'ap vin pi plis toujou nan peyi Lejip la.
18 Till another king arose in Egypt, who knew not Joseph.
Yon lòt wa ki pa t' konnen anyen sou Jozèf te pran kòmandman peyi a.
19 This same dealing craftily with our race, afflicted our fathers, that they should expose their children, to the end they might not be kept alive.
Wa sa a twonpe pèp nou an, li maltrete zansèt nou yo: li fòse yo kite tibebe ki fenk fèt yo deyò pou yo mouri.
20 At the same time was Moses born, and he was acceptable to God: who was nourished three months in his father’s house.
Se lè sa a Moyiz te fèt: se te yon bèl pitit devan Bondye. Yo te kenbe l' pandan twa mwa lakay papa li pou ba l' tete.
21 And when he was exposed, Pharao’s daughter took him up, and nourished him for her own son.
Men, lè yo te lage l' deyò a, pitit fi farawon an te ranmase l': li elve l' tankou pitit pa li.
22 And Moses was instructed in all the wisdom of the Egyptians; and he was mighty in his words and in his deeds.
Se konsa Moyiz te vin gen tout konesans moun peyi Lejip yo. Sou jan l' te pale ak sa l' t'ap fè, yo te wè msye te fò anpil.
23 And when he was full forty years old, it came into his heart to visit his brethren, the children of Israel.
Lè Moyiz vin gen karantan, li fè lide al vizite frè l' yo, moun pèp Izrayèl yo.
24 And when he had seen one of them suffer wrong, he defended him; and striking the Egyptian, he avenged him who suffered the injury.
Lè l' rive, li wè yon moun peyi Lejip ki t'ap maltrete yonn nan frè l' yo, li pran defans nonm yo t'ap maltrete a. Li pran revanj li sou moun peyi Lejip la, li touye li.
25 And he thought that his brethren understood that God by his hand would save them; but they understood it not.
Li te kwè frè l' yo ta konprann travay Bondye ki te chwazi l' pou delivre yo a. Men, yo pa t' konprann sa.
26 And the day following, he shewed himself to them when they were at strife; and would have reconciled them in peace, saying: Men, ye are brethren; why hurt you one another?
Nan denmen, Moyiz wè de nan moun pèp Izrayèl yo ki t'ap goumen. Li te vle fè yo byen ankò, li di yo: Mezanmi, se frè nou ye. Poukisa yonn ap maltrete lòt konsa?
27 But he that did the injury to his neighbour thrust him away, saying: Who hath appointed thee prince and judge over us?
Men, sa ki t'ap maltrete moun pèp Izrayèl parèy li a bay Moyiz yon zòp, li di l' konsa: Kilès ki mete ou la pou ban nou lòd, osinon pou jije nou?
28 What, wilt thou kill me, as thou didst yesterday kill the Egyptian?
Gen lè ou vle touye m' menm jan ou te touye moun peyi Lejip ayè a?
29 And Moses fled upon this word, and was a stranger in the land of Madian, where he begot two sons.
Lè Moyiz tande pawòl sa yo, li kouri kite peyi a, li al viv nan peyi Madyan. Antan l' te la, li fè de pitit gason.
30 And when forty years were expired, there appeared to him in the desert of mount Sina, an angel in a flame of fire in a bush.
Karantan apre sa, yon zanj Bondye parèt devan Moyiz nan yon flanm dife ki t'ap boule yon ti touf bwa nan mitan dezè ki bò Mòn Sinayi a.
31 And Moses seeing it, wondered at the sight. And as he drew near to view it, the voice of the Lord came unto him, saying:
Moyiz te sezi lè l' wè aparisyon sa a. Antan l' t'ap pwoche pou gade l' pi pre, li tande vwa Bondye ki t'ap di:
32 I am the God of thy fathers; the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. And Moses being terrified, durst not behold.
Se mwen menm ki Bondye zansèt ou yo, Bondye Abraram, Bondye Izarak ak Bondye Jakòb. Moyiz pran tranble sitèlman li te pè. Li pa menm louvri je l' pou l' gade.
33 And the Lord said to him: Loose the shoes from thy feet, for the place wherein thou standest, is holy ground.
Lè sa a Bondye di l' ankò: Wete sapat ou, paske kote ou ye a se yon tè ki apa pou Bondye.
34 Seeing I have seen the affliction of my people which is in Egypt, and I have heard their groaning, and am come down to deliver them. And now come, and I will send thee into Egypt.
Mwen wè tray pèp mwen an ap pase nan peyi Lejip, mwen tande jan li ap plenn, mwen desann vin delivre yo. Koulye a, ale non. Se mwen menm k'ap voye ou nan peyi Lejip.
35 This Moses, whom they refused, saying: Who hath appointed thee prince and judge? him God sent to be prince and redeemer by the hand of the angel who appeared to him in the bush.
Moun pèp Izrayèl yo te voye Moyiz jete lè yo te di: Kilès ki mete ou la pou ban nou lòd osinon pou jije nou? Se menm Moyiz sa a Bondye te voye pou kòmande yo, pou delivre yo avèk konkou zanj ki te parèt nan ti touf bwa a.
36 He brought them out, doing wonders and signs in the land of Egypt, and in the Red Sea, and in the desert forty years.
Se Moyiz ki fè pèp Izrayèl la soti kite peyi Lejip, avèk tout mirak ak tout bèl bagay li te fè nan peyi a bò lanmè Wouj la ak nan dezè a pandan karantan.
37 This is that Moses who said to the children of Israel: A prophet shall God raise up to you of your own brethren, as myself: him shall you hear.
Se menm Moyiz sa a ki te di pèp Izrayèl la: Bondye gen pou l' voye yon pwofèt ban nou tankou l' te voye m' lan: se va yonn nan frè nou yo.
38 This is he that was in the church in the wilderness, with the angel who spoke to him on mount Sina, and with our fathers; who received the words of life to give unto us.
Se li menm ki te la ak pèp Izrayèl la lè yo te sanble nan gwo dezè a; li te la avèk zansèt nou yo ansanm ak zanj Bondye a ki t'ap pale avè l' sou gwo mòn Sinayi a. Se li menm ki te resevwa pawòl ki bay lavi a nan men Bondye epi ki pase yo ban nou.
39 Whom our fathers would not obey; but thrust him away, and in their hearts turned back into Egypt,
Men, zansèt nou yo pa t' vle obeyi l'; yo mete l' sou kote, epi yo te anvi tounen Lejip.
40 Saying to Aaron: Make us gods to go before us. For as for this Moses, who brought us out of the land of Egypt, we know not what is become of him.
Yo di Arawon: Fè lòt bondye ki pou mache devan nou, paske nou pa konnen sa ki rive nonm yo rele Moyiz la ki te fè nou soti kite peyi Lejip la.
41 And they made a calf in those days, and offered sacrifices to the idol, and rejoiced in the works of their own hands.
Lè sa a, yo fè yon estati an fòm yon ti towo bèf, epi yo touye bèt ofri bay zidòl la. Yo te kontan pou sa yo te fè ak men yo a.
42 And God turned, and gave them up to serve the host of heaven, as it is written in the books of the prophets: Did you offer victims and sacrifices to me for forty years, in the desert, O house of Israel?
Men, Bondye vire do l' ba yo, li kite yo adore zetwal ki nan syèl la, jan sa te ekri nan Liv pwofèt yo: Nou menm pèp Izrayèl, èske se pou mwen nou te fè ofrann bèt ak lòt sakrifis, pandan karantan nou pase nan gwo dezè a?
43 And you took unto you the tabernacle of Moloch, and the star of your god Rempham, figures which you made to adore them. And I will carry you away beyond Babylon.
Non, se pa t' pou mwen. Men, nou redi pote wogatwa zidòl Molòk la, ansanm ak pòtre zetwal Refan, bondye nou an, bann zidòl nou te fè ak men nou pou n' adore! Se poutèt sa, m'ap voye nou jouk lòt bò Babilòn.
44 The tabernacle of the testimony was with our fathers in the desert, as God ordained for them, speaking to Moses, that he should make it according to the form which he had seen.
Nan gwo dezè a, zansèt nou yo te gen yon tant kote yo te fèmen de wòch plat lalwa yo. Yo te fè l' jan Bondye te mande Moyiz pou l' fè l' la, dapre modèl li te moutre Moyiz la.
45 Which also our fathers receiving, brought in with Jesus, into the possession of the Gentiles, whom God drove out before the face of our fathers, unto the days of David.
Yo pase tant sa a bay grandèt nou yo ki te vin apre. Grandèt nou yo menm te pote l' avèk yo lè Jozye t'ap mennen yo pou yo pran peyi a nan men pèp Bondye t'ap chase met deyò devan yo. Tant la rete la jouk sou tan David.
46 Who found grace before God, and desired to find a tabernacle for the God of Jacob.
David te jwenn favè Bondye, li te mande l' pèmisyon pou l' te fè yon kay pou Bondye Jakòb la.
47 But Solomon built him a house.
Men se Salomon ki te bati kay la pou li.
48 Yet the most High dwelleth not in houses made by hands, as the prophet saith:
Men, Bondye ki anwo nan syèl la pa rete nan kay moun bati ak men yo. Men sa pwofèt la di:
49 Heaven is my throne, and the earth my footstool. What house will you build me? saith the Lord; or what is the place of my resting?
Syèl la se fòtèy kote m' chita a. Se Bondye ki di sa. Tè a se yon ti ban pou m' lonje pye mwen. Ki kalite kay nou ta ka bati pou mwen? Ki kote nou ta ka ban mwen pou m' poze kò m'?
50 Hath not my hand made all these things?
Eske se pa mwen ki fè tout bagay sa yo?
51 You stiffnecked and uncircumcised in heart and ears, you always resist the Holy Ghost: as your fathers did, so do you also.
Ala moun gen tèt di! Tankou moun lòt nasyon yo, nou fèmen kè nou, nou fèmen zòrèy nou bay Bondye, n'ap kenbe tèt ak Sentespri toujou. Nou tankou zansèt nou yo.
52 Which of the prophets have not your fathers persecuted? And they have slain them who foretold of the coming of the Just One; of whom you have been now the betrayers and murderers:
Kilès nan pwofèt yo zansèt nou yo pa t' pèsekite? Yo te touye tout pwofèt ki te fè konnen davans ki jan Sèvitè Bondye a te gen pou vini. Koulye a, se Sèvitè Bondye a menm nou trayi, se li menm nou touye.
53 Who have received the law by the disposition of angels, and have not kept it.
Se nou menm ki te resevwa lalwa Moyiz nan men zanj Bondye yo, epi se nou menm ankò ki pa obeyi li.
54 Now hearing these things, they were cut to the heart, and they gnashed with their teeth at him.
Lè manm Gran Konsèy yo tande pawòl sa yo, yo fin pran chenn, yo manje dan yo sou Etyèn sitèlman yo te an kolè.
55 But he, being full of the Holy Ghost, looking up steadfastly to heaven, saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing on the right hand of God.
Men Etyèn, anba pouvwa Sentespri, leve je l' anlè, li gade syèl la. Li wè tout bèl pouvwa Bondye a ansanm ak Jezi kanpe sou bò dwat Bondye.
56 And he said: Behold, I see the heavens opened, and the Son of man standing on the right hand of God.
Li di: Gade, men mwen wè syèl la louvri, ak Moun Bondye voye nan lachè a kanpe sou bò dwat Bondye.
57 And they crying out with a loud voice, stopped their ears, and with one accord ran violently upon him.
Moun yo pran rele byen fò, yo bouche zòrèy yo. Epi yo tout tonbe sou li ansanm.
58 And casting him forth without the city, they stoned him; and the witnesses laid down their garments at the feet of a young man, whose name was Saul.
Yo trennen l' deyò lavil la. Yo touye l' ak kout wòch. Moun ki t'ap akize Etyèn yo te mete rad yo nan pye yon jenn gason yo te rele Sòl.
59 And they stoned Stephen, invoking, and saying: Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.
Pandan yo t'ap voye wòch sou Etyèn, Etyèn menm t'ap lapriyè, li t'ap di: Seyè Jezi, resevwa lespri mwen.
60 And falling on his knees, he cried with a loud voice, saying: Lord, lay not this sin to their charge. And when he had said this, he fell asleep in the Lord.
Apre sa, li tonbe ajenou, li rele byen fò: Seyè, pa mete peche sa a sou kont yo. Lè l' fin di sa, li mouri.
