Philippians 1
1 Paul and Timothy, the servants of Jesus Christ, to all the saints in Christ Jesus which are at Philippi, with the bishops and deacons:
Se mwen menm Pòl ak Timote, de sèvitè Jezikri, k'ap ekri lèt sa a voye bay tout pèp Bondye nan lavil Filip la k'ap viv ansanm nan Jezikri. Lèt sa a se pou tout moun ki chèf nan legliz la ak pou tout dyak yo tou.
2 Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ.
Nou mande Bondye, Papa nou, ansanm ak Jezikri, Seyè a, pou yo ban nou benediksyon ak kè poze.
3 I thank my God upon every remembrance of you,
Mwen di Bondye mwen an mèsi pou nou chak fwa lide m' frape sou nou.
4 Always in every prayer of mine for you all making request with joy,
Chak fwa m'ap lapriyè tou pou nou, mwen fè l' ak kè kontan,
5 For your fellowship in the gospel from the first day until now;
poutèt jan nou te ede m' gaye bon nouvèl la, depi premye jou a jouk koulye a.
6 Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ:
Mwen sèten Bondye ki te konmanse bon travay sa a nan nou, li gen pou l' kontinye l' jouk li va fini l' nèt, lè jou Jezikri a va rive.
7 Even as it is meet for me to think this of you all, because I have you in my heart; inasmuch as both in my bonds, and in the defence and confirmation of the gospel, ye all are partakers of my grace.
Se tou nòmal pou m' fè lide konsa sou nou, paske nou toujou nan lespri m', nou tout ki kanpe la avè m' nan tout favè Bondye fè m', kit lè mwen nan prizon tankou koulye a, kit lè mwen te lib pou m' defann bon nouvèl la, pou m' moutre se laverite li ye.
8 For God is my record, how greatly I long after you all in the bowels of Jesus Christ.
Mwen pran Bondye sèvi m' temwen, sa m'ap di nou la a se vre wi. Mwen renmen nou tout anpil anpil avèk renmen ki soti nan Jezikri.
9 And this I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in knowledge and in all judgment;
Lè m'ap lapriyè Bondye, mwen mande l' pou nou gen plis renmen toujou, ak bonkou konesans pou nou ka rive konprann tout bagay,
10 That ye may approve things that are excellent; that ye may be sincere and without offence till the day of Christ;
pou nou ka toujou chwazi sa ki pi bon. Konsa, n'a mennen yon lavi ki pwòp, yo p'ap jwenn anyen pou repwòche nou lè Kris la va vini.
11 Being filled with the fruits of righteousness, which are by Jesus Christ, unto the glory and praise of God.
Konsa, Jezikri va fè nou fè anpil bagay ki dwat epi ki bon, pou sa ka sèvi yon lwanj ak yon bèl bagay pou Bondye.
12 But I would ye should understand, brethren, that the things which happened unto me have fallen out rather unto the furtherance of the gospel;
Frè m' yo, mwen vle nou konn sa byen: Tout bagay sa yo ki rive m' lan, yo pi fè travay predikasyon bon nouvèl la mache pase yo fè lòt bagay.
13 So that my bonds in Christ are manifest in all the palace, and in all other places;
Se konsa, tout gad palè yo ansanm ak tout lòt moun yo konnen se paske m'ap sèvi Kris la kifè m' nan prizon.
14 And many of the brethren in the Lord, waxing confident by my bonds, are much more bold to speak the word without fear.
Frè yo menm, bò pa yo, lè yo wè m' nan prizon an, pifò ladan yo vin gen plis konfyans toujou nan Seyè a. Sa ba yo plis kouraj koulye a pou fè konnen pawòl Bondye a san yo pa pè anyen.
15 Some indeed preach Christ even of envy and strife; and some also of good will:
Gen ladan yo k'ap fè konnen Kris la paske jalouzi moute yo nan tèt, yo ta renmen ban m' traka. Se vre. Men, gen lòt tou k'ap fè l' ak bon lide nan tèt yo.
16 The one preach Christ of contention, not sincerely, supposing to add affliction to my bonds:
Se renmen Bondye a k'ap pouse yo fè l', paske yo konnen se Bondye menm ki ban m' travay sa a pou m' ka defann bon nouvèl la.
17 But the other of love, knowing that I am set for the defence of the gospel.
Men, lòt yo ap fè konnen Kris la ak move lide dèyè tèt yo, y'ap fè l' pou lanbisyon pèsonèl pa yo. Y'ap fè l' pou chache m' kont. Yo konprann yo ka fè m' lapenn antan m' nan prizon an.
18 What then? notwithstanding, every way, whether in pretence, or in truth, Christ is preached; and I therein do rejoice, yea, and will rejoice.
Men, sa pa fè m' anyen. Kit yo gen bon lide, kit yo gen move lide, tout jan se Kris la y'ap fè konnen. Epi sa fè kè m' kontan. M'ap pi kontan toujou,
19 For I know that this shall turn to my salvation through your prayer, and the supply of the Spirit of Jesus Christ,
paske mwen konnen tout bagay sa yo pral vire anbyen pou mwen, gremesi lapriyè n'ap fè pou mwen ak lasistans Lespri Jezikri a ap ban mwen.
20 According to my earnest expectation and my hope, that in nothing I shall be ashamed, but that with all boldness, as always, so now also Christ shall be magnified in my body, whether it be by life, or by death.
Paske, mwen ta renmen pou m' pa soti wont nan anyen. Se la tout espwa m' pou m' ka pale ak kouraj, pou jòdi a tankou anvan lèzòm ka wè pouvwa Kris la nan mwen, kit mwen vivan, kit mwen mouri.
21 For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain.
Paske pou mwen, lavi se Kris la. Se poutèt sa lanmò se yon gany pou mwen.
22 But if I live in the flesh, this is the fruit of my labour: yet what I shall choose I wot not.
Men, si antan m'ap viv sou tè a toujou, mwen ka fè kèk travay ankò pou Seyè a, nan ka sa a, mwen pa konn sa m' pito.
23 For I am in a strait betwixt two, having a desire to depart, and to be with Christ; which is far better:
Mwen ta renmen fè tou de: Mwen ta renmen mouri pou m' ta avè Kris la. Sa ta pi bon anpil pou mwen.
24 Nevertheless to abide in the flesh is more needful for you.
Men, li ta pi bon pou nou pou m' rete viv sou latè.
25 And having this confidence, I know that I shall abide and continue with you all for your furtherance and joy of faith;
Mwen sèten se sa k'ap rive menm. Se poutèt sa, mwen konnen mwen gen pou m' rete, pou m' ka viv ansanm ak nou, pou m' ede nou grandi, pou m' ka fè nou kontan nan konfyans nou gen nan Bondye.
26 That your rejoicing may be more abundant in Jesus Christ for me by my coming to you again.
Konsa, lè m'a tounen bò kote nou, m'a ban nou yon bèl okazyon pou nou kontan nan lavi n'ap mennen ansanm nan Kris la.
27 Only let your conversation be as it becometh the gospel of Christ: that whether I come and see you, or else be absent, I may hear of your affairs, that ye stand fast in one spirit, with one mind striving together for the faith of the gospel;
Sèl bagay ki konsekan se pou nou viv yon jan ki konfòm ak bon nouvèl Kris la. Konsa, mwen ta mèt rive vin wè nou, mwen ta mèt pa kapab, se pou m' tande jan n'ap kenbe fèm, jan n'ap viv ansanm yonn ak lòt. Se pou m' tande jan n'ap mennen batay la ansanm pou defann konfyans bon nouvèl la fè nou gen nan Bondye.
28 And in nothing terrified by your adversaries: which is to them an evident token of perdition, but to you of salvation, and that of God.
Pa kite okenn lènmi kraponnen nou. Se pou tout bagay sa yo sèvi tankou yon prèv pou fè lènmi yo wè se pèdi y'ap pèdi tèt yo. Men, pou nou menm, yo fè wè se delivre n'ap delivre. Sa se travay Bondye.
29 For unto you it is given in the behalf of Christ, not only to believe on him, but also to suffer for his sake;
Paske nou menm k'ap sèvi Kris la, Bondye ban nou favè sa a, non sèlman pou nou gen konfyans nan li, men pou nou ka soufri avè li tou.
30 Having the same conflict which ye saw in me, and now hear to be in me.
Batay n'ap mennen an, se menm batay la m'ap mennen tou. Se menm batay nou te wè m'ap mennen nan tan lontan an. Se li menm m'ap mennen jouk koulye a, jan nou konnen an.
