1 Timothy 3
1 Faithful is the saying, If a man seeketh the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work.
Sa se yon vrè pawòl: Si yon nonm ta vle devni yon pastè, se yon bon zèv li dezire fè a.
2 The bishop therefore must be without reproach, the husband of one wife, temperate, soberminded, orderly, given to hospitality, apt to teach;
Yon pastè, alò, dwe san repwòch, mari a yon madanm, tanpere, pridan, respektab, emab, avèk yon kapasite pou enstwi.
3 no brawler, no striker; but gentle, not contentious, no lover of money;
Li pa dwe bwè diven ak eksè, oswa agresif, men janti, pezib, e lib de lanmou lajan.
4 one that ruleth well his own house, having [his] children in subjection with all gravity;
Li dwe yon moun ki jere pwòp kay li byen, e ki kenbe pitit li yo anba bon kontwòl avèk tout dignite;
5 (but if a man knoweth not how to rule his own house, how shall he take care of the church of God?)
(men si yon moun pa konnen kijan pou l jere pwòp kay li, kijan li va pran swen legliz Bondye a?)
6 not a novice, lest being puffed up he fall into the condemnation of the devil.
Fòk li pa yon nouvo konvèti, pou li kab pa vin ògeye, e tonbe nan kondanasyon ki fèt pa pèlen Dyab la.
7 Moreover he must have good testimony from them that are without; lest he fall into reproach and the snare of the devil.
Li dwe gen bon repitasyon avèk sila ki deyò legliz yo, pou li pa tonbe nan repwòch ak pèlen Satan.
8 Deacons in like manner [must be] grave, not doubletongued, not given to much wine, not greedy of filthy lucre;
Dyak yo, menm jan an, dwe se moun ki gen dignite, ki pa ipokrit, oubyen renmen bwè diven ak twòp eksè, oubyen renmen lajan twòp
9 holding the mystery of the faith in a pure conscience.
men ki kenbe a mistè lafwa a avèk yon konsyans ki pwòp.
10 And let these also first be proved; then let them serve as deacons, if they be blameless.
Mesye sa yo dwe, osi, pase tès avan; answit, kite yo sèvi kòm dyak si yo pa gen repwòch.
11 Women in like manner [must be] grave, not slanderers, temperate, faithful in all things.
Fanm yo dwe menm jan an, dign pa nan fè medizans, men tanpere, fidèl nan tout bagay.
12 Let deacons be husbands of one wife, ruling [their] children and their own houses well.
Dyak yo dwe mari a yon sèl fanm, bon dirijan a pitit yo ak pwòp lakay yo.
13 For they that have served well as deacons gain to themselves a good standing, and great boldness in the faith which is in Christ Jesus.
Paske sila ki sèvi byen kòm dyak yo resevwa pou tèt yo, yon wo pozisyon ak gwo konfyans nan lafwa ki nan Kris Jésus a.
14 These things write I unto thee, hoping to come unto thee shortly;
M ap ekri bagay sa yo bannou, avèk esperans ke m ap vin kote nou avan lontan,
15 but if I tarry long, that thou mayest know how men ought to behave themselves in the house of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and ground of the truth.
men an ka ke mwen pran reta, mwen ekri yo pou nou kab konnen kijan yon moun ta dwe kondwi tèt li nan kay Bondye a, ki se legliz a Bondye vivan an, ki se pilye ak soutyen verite a.
16 And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness; He who was manifested in the flesh, justified in the spirit, seen of angels, preached among the nations, believed on in the world, received up in glory.
San gen diskisyon, gran se mistè lavi sentete a: Sila ki Te revele nan lachè a, Te jistifye nan Lespri a Te wè pa zanj yo, Te pwoklame pami nasyon yo, Te resevwa kwayans mond lan, Te leve wo nan laglwa a.
