< John 1 >
1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God;
Anvan Bondye te kreye anyen, Pawòl la te la. Pawòl la te avèk Bondye. Sa Bondye te ye, se sa Pawòl la te ye tou.
2 this One was in the beginning with God;
Pawòl la te la avèk Bondye depi nan konmansman.
3 all things happened through Him, and without Him not even one thing happened that has happened.
Se ak Pawòl la Bondye fè tout bagay. Nan tou sa ki te fèt, pa t' gen anyen ki te fèt san Pawòl la.
4 In Him was life, and the life was the light of men,
Lavi, se nan li sa te ye. Se lavi sa a ki te bay tout moun limyè.
5 and the light shined in the darkness, and the darkness did not perceive it.
Limyè a klere nan fènwa a. Men, fènwa a pa t' resevwa li.
6 There came a man—having been sent from God—whose name [is] John,
Bondye te voye yon nonm ki te rele Jan.
7 this one came for testimony, that he might testify about the Light, that all might believe through him;
Li te vin sèvi temwen pou pale sou limyè a. Li te vini pou tout moun ki te tande mesaj li a te ka kwè.
8 that one was not the Light, but—that he might testify about the Light.
Se pa li menm ki te limyè a. Li te vin pou sèvi temwen pou pale sou limyè a.
9 He was the true Light, which enlightens every man, coming into the world;
Limyè sa a, se li ki limyè tout bon an. Se li menm ki vin sou latè epi k'ap klere tout moun.
10 He was in the world, and the world was made through Him, and the world did not know Him:
Pawòl la te nan lemonn. Se ak Pawòl la Bondye te fè tou sa ki nan lemonn; men, moun ki nan lemonn pa t' rekonèt li.
11 He came to [His] own, and [His] own did not receive Him;
Li vin nan peyi l'; men tout moun nan peyi l' pa t' resevwa li.
12 but as many as received Him, to them He gave authority to become sons of God—to those believing in His Name,
Men, sa ki te resevwa l' yo, sa ki te kwè nan li yo, li ba yo pouvwa tounen pitit Bondye.
13 who were begotten, not of blood, nor of will of flesh, nor of will of man, but of God.
Yo pa t' vin pitit Bondye jan sa fèt pami lèzòm sou latè, paske sa pa t' soti nan egzijans lachè, ni nan volonte lèzòm. Se Bondye menm ki te papa yo.
14 And the Word became flesh, and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, glory as of [the] only begotten of [the] Father, full of grace and truth.
Pawòl la tounen moun. Li te vin viv nan mitan nou, li mennen yon lavi ki te konfòm nèt ak verite a, ak renmen nan tout kè li. Nou wè pouvwa li, se te pouvwa Bondye Papa a te bay sèl Pitit li a.
15 John testifies concerning Him, and has cried, saying, “This was He of whom I said, He who is coming after me has come before me, for He was before me.”
Se li menm Jan Batis t'ap pale a, lè l' te di byen fò: Men moun mwen t'ap pale nou an, lè m' te di nou: L'ap vin apre mwen. Men, li gen plis pouvwa pase m', paske li te la anvan mwen.
16 And we all received out of His fullness, and grace for grace;
Nou tout nou resevwa pa nou nan tout kantite byen l' yo. Li ban nou favè sou favè.
17 for the Law was given through Moses, the grace and the truth came through Jesus Christ.
Bondye fè Moyiz ban nou lalwa. Men, se Jezikri ki fè nou konnen renmen Bondye a ansanm ak verite a.
18 No one has ever seen God; the only begotten God who is on the bosom of the Father—He has expounded [Him].
Pesonn pa janm wè Bondye. Men, sèl Pitit Bondye a, li menm ki Bondye tou, li menm k'ap viv kòtakòt ak Papa a, se li menm ki fè moun konnen Bondye.
19 And this is the testimony of John when the Jews sent priests and Levites out of Jerusalem, that they might question him, “Who are you?”
Men sa Jan Batis te di lè jwif ki lavil Jerizalèm yo te voye kèk prèt ak kèk moun Levi vin mande l' ki moun li ye.
20 And he confessed and did not deny, and confessed, “I am not the Christ.”
Jan pa t' refize reponn yo, li di yo kareman devan tout moun: Se pa mwen ki Kris la.
21 And they questioned him, “What then? Are you Elijah?” And he says, “I am not.” “Are you the prophet?” And he answered, “No.”
Yo mande li: Ki moun ou ye atò? Ou se Eli? Jan reponn yo: Non, mwen pa Eli. Yo di li: Ou se pwofèt la? Li reponn yo: Non.
22 Then they said to him, “Who are you, that we may give an answer to those sending us? What do you say concerning yourself?”
Lè sa a yo di li: Ki moun ou ye menm? Paske, nou gen pou n' pote yon repons bay moun ki voye nou yo. Ki moun ou di ou ye?
23 He said, “I [am] a voice of one crying in the wilderness: Make straight the way of the LORD, as Isaiah the prophet said.”
Jan reponn: Mwen se vwa nonm k'ap rele nan dezè a: Plani chemen an byen plani pou Mèt la! (Se sa pwofèt Ezayi te di.)
24 And those sent were of the Pharisees,
Gen nan moun yo te voye bò kot Jan yo ki te soti lakay farizyen yo.
25 and they questioned him and said to him, “Why, then, do you immerse, if you are not the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the prophet?”
Yo mande li: Si ou pa ni Kris la, ni Eli, ni pwofèt la, di nou poukisa w'ap batize moun?
26 John answered them, saying, “I immerse in water, but in the midst of you has stood He whom you have not known, it is this One who is coming after me, who has been before me,
Jan reponn yo: Mwen menm, mwen batize nou nan dlo. Men, nan mitan nou la a, gen yon moun nou pa konnen.
27 of whom I am not worthy that I may loose the strap of His sandal.”
L'ap vin apre m', men mwen pa bon ase pou m' ta demare kòd sapat li.
28 These things came to pass in Bethabara, beyond the Jordan, where John was immersing.
Tout bagay sa yo t'ap pase kote yo rele Betani an, lòt bò larivyè Jouden kote Jan t'ap batize a.
29 On the next day John sees Jesus coming to him and says, “Behold, the Lamb of God, who is taking away the sin of the world;
Nan denmen, Jan wè Jezi ki t'ap vin jwenn li, li di: Men ti mouton Bondye a k'ap wete peche moun sou tout latè.
30 this is He concerning whom I said, After me comes a Man who has come before me, because He was before me:
Men moun mwen t'ap pale nou an, lè m' te di nou gen yon nonm k'ap vin apre m' men ki gen plis pouvwa pase m', paske li te la anvan mwen.
31 and I did not know Him, but that He might be revealed to Israel, because of this I came immersing in water.”
Mwen pa t' konnen ki moun sa tapral ye. Men, mwen vin batize nou nan dlo pou moun pèp Izrayèl yo te ka rekonèt li.
32 And John testified, saying, “I have seen the Spirit coming down out of Heaven as a dove, and [that] One remained on Him;
Jan di yo ankò: Mwen wè Lespri Bondye a desann sot nan syèl la tankou yon ti pijon, li rete sou tèt li.
33 and I did not know Him, but He who sent me to immerse in water, He said to me, On whomsoever you may see the Spirit coming down, and remaining on Him, this is He who is immersing in the Holy Spirit;
Lè sa a, mwen pa t' ankò konnen ki moun li te ye. Men, Bondye ki te voye m' batize nan dlo a, te di m': Wa wè Lespri Bondye a desann. La rete sou tèt yon nonm: Se li menm ki gen pou batize moun nan Sentespri.
34 and I have seen, and have testified, that this is the Son of God.”
Jan di yo ankò: Mwen wè sa ak je m', se sa ki fè mwen di nou se li ki Pitit Bondye a vre.
35 On the next day, again, John was standing, and two of his disciples,
Nan denmen, Jan te menm kote a ankò ak de nan patizan li yo.
36 and having looked on Jesus walking, he says, “Behold, the Lamb of God”;
Li wè Jezi ki t'ap pase, li di: Men ti mouton Bondye a.
37 and the two disciples heard him speaking, and they followed Jesus.
De patizan yo tande sa Jan t'ap di a, yo pran swiv Jezi.
38 And Jesus having turned, and having beheld them following, says to them, “What do you seek?” And they said to Him, “Rabbi” (which is, being interpreted, Teacher), “where do You remain?”
Jezi vire tèt li gade, li wè yo t'ap swiv li. Li mande yo: Sa n'ap chache? Yo mande li: Ki kote ou rete, Rabi? (Mo rabi sa a vle di mèt.)
39 He says to them, “Come and see”; they came and saw where He remains, and they remained with Him that day and the hour was about the tenth.
Li reponn yo: Vini non, n'a wè. Y' ale vre. Yo wè kote l' te rete a. Yo pase rès jounen an avè li. (Li te vè katrè konsa nan apremidi.)
40 Andrew, the brother of Simon Peter, was one of the two who heard from John, and followed Him;
Andre, frè Simon Pyè a, te yonn nan de moun ki te tande sa Jan te di a epi ki te swiv Jezi.
41 this one first finds his own brother Simon and says to him, “We have found the Messiah,” (which is, being interpreted, Anointed One),
Premye moun Andre rankontre se te Simon, frè li. Li di li konsa: Nou jwenn Mesi a (ki vle di: Kris la).
42 and he brought him to Jesus: and having looked on him, Jesus says, “You are Simon, the son of Jonas, you will be called Cephas,” (which is interpreted, A rock).
Li mennen Simon bay Jezi. Jezi gade l', li di: Se ou menm Simon, pitit Jan an? Y'a rele ou Sefas. (Se menm bagay ak Pyè, ki vle di wòch.)
43 On the next day He willed to go forth to Galilee, and He finds Philip and says to him, “Follow Me.”
Nan denmen, Jezi te fè lide ale nan peyi Galile. Li jwenn Filip sou wout la, li di li: Swiv mwen.
44 And Philip was from Bethsaida, of the city of Andrew and Peter;
(Filip te moun lavil Betsayda, kote Andre ak Pyè te rete a.)
45 Philip finds Nathanael and says to him, “Him of whom Moses wrote in the Law, and the Prophets, we have found, Jesus the Son of Joseph, who [is] from Nazareth!”
Apre sa, Filip jwenn Natanayèl. Li di li: Nou jwenn moun Moyiz te pale nou nan liv lalwa a, moun pwofèt yo te pale a tou. Se Jezi, moun lavil Nazarèt, pitit gason Jozèf la.
46 And Nathanael said to him, “Is any good thing able to be out of Nazareth?” Philip said to him, “Come and see.”
Natanayèl di li: Ki bon bagay ki ka soti Nazarèt? Filip reponn li: Vini non, wa wè.
47 Jesus saw Nathanael coming to Him, and He says concerning him, “Behold, truly an Israelite, in whom is no guile”;
Lè Jezi wè Natanayèl ap vin bò kote l', li di sou li: Men yon moun pèp Izrayèl tout bon. Se yon nonm ki pa gen riz nan li.
48 Nathanael says to Him, “From where do You know me?” Jesus answered and said to him, “Before Philip’s calling you, being under the fig tree, I saw you.”
Natanayèl mande li: Ki jan ou fè konnen mwen? Jezi reponn li: Anvan Filip te rele ou la, mwen te wè ou lè ou te anba pye fig frans lan.
49 Nathanael answered and says to Him, “Rabbi, You are the Son of God, You are the King of Israel.”
Lè sa a, Natanayèl di li: Mèt, ou se Pitit Bondye a. Ou se wa pèp Izrayèl la!
50 Jesus answered and said to him, “Because I said to you, I saw you under the fig tree, you believe; you will see greater things than these”;
Jezi reponn li: Paske mwen di ou mwen te wè ou anba fig frans lan, poutèt sa ase ou kwè? Ou gen pou wè bagay pi gwo pase sa.
51 and He says to him, “Truly, truly, I say to you, from now on you will see Heaven opened, and the messengers of God going up and coming down on the Son of Man.”
Apre sa, li di yo: Sa m'ap di nou la a, se vre wi: N'a wè syèl la louvri, avèk zanj Bondye yo k'ap moute desann sou Moun Bondye voye nan lachè a.