Ephesians 4
1 Exhort therefore you I myself the prisoner in [the] Lord worthily to walk of the calling to which you were called,
Se sa ki fè, mwen menm ki nan prizon poutèt Seyè a, m'ap mande nou pou nou viv yon jan ki konfòm ak jan Bondye te rele nou pou n' viv la.
2 with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love,
Pa janm vante tèt nou. Aji avèk dousè ak pasyans ak tout moun. Se pou nou yonn sipòte lòt avèk renmen nan kè nou.
3 being diligent to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace,
Sentespri a mete nou ansanm. Se pou nou fè tou sa nou kapab pou nou ka toujou fè yon sèl kò, pou nou viv ak kè poze ansanm yonn ak lòt.
4 one body and one Spirit even as also you were called into one hope of the calling of you;
Gen yon sèl kò ak yon sèl Sentespri, konsa tou se yon sèl Bondye a ki rele nou pou nou gen yon sèl espwa.
5 one Lord, one faith, one baptism,
Gen yon sèl Seyè, yon sèl konfyans, yon sèl batèm.
6 one God and Father of all, who [is] over all and through all [times] and in all (in you. *K(O)*)
Gen yon sèl Bondye, ki papa nou tout, k'ap dominen sou nou tout, k'ap aji nan nou tout, ki nan nou tout.
7 One now to each of us has been given grace according to the measure of the gift of Christ.
Nou chak nou resevwa yon kado apa, dapre sa Kris la te bay la,
8 Therefore it says: Having ascended on high He led captive captivity, (and *ko*) he gave gifts to men.
jan sa ekri nan Liv la: Lè li moute anwo, li mennen anpil prizonye ak li, li bay lèzòm anpil kado.
9 And He ascended, what is [this] only except that also He descended (first *K*) into the lower regions of the earth?
Enben, kisa sa vle di: Li moute anwo? Sa vle di, li te desann anvan sa jouk kote ki pi fon anba tè a.
10 The [One] having descended [the] same is also [one] having ascended above all the heavens, so that He may fill all things.
Moun ki te desann lan, se li menm tou ki te moute anwo nan syèl la, pou l' te kapab plen tou sa ki egziste ak presans li.
11 And He himself gave some indeed [to be] apostles, some however prophets, some however evangelists, some however shepherds and teachers,
Se li menm ki fè lèzòm kado divès pouvwa. Li bay kèk ladan yo pouvwa pou sèvi apòt, li bay lòt ladan yo pouvwa pou sèvi pwofèt, li bay lòt ankò pouvwa pou anonse bon nouvèl la, li bay dòt ankò pouvwa pou sèvi tankou pastè ak dirèktè.
12 toward the perfecting of the saints for [the] work of ministry, for [the] building up of the body of Christ;
Konsa, li byen òganize pèp Bondye a pou yo chak fè travay sèvis yo, pou kò Kris la ka grandi nan konfyans.
13 until we may attain all to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a man a complete, to [the] measure of [the] stature of the fullness of Christ;
Li fè sa konsa pou nou tout ansanm nou ka rive fè yon sèl kò nan konfyans nou genyen an ak nan konesans Pitit Bondye a. Konsa, nou tout ansanm nou ka vin granmoun ki byen devlope, dapre dènye mezi devlòpman Kris la ki bon nèt.
14 so that no longer we may be infants being tossed by waves and being carried about by every wind of teaching in the cunning of men in craftiness with a view to the scheming of deceit,
Lè sa a, nou p'ap viv tankou timoun ankò, tankou moun k'ap chanje lide fasil, ki kite kouran nenpòt doktrin trennen yo ale, ki tankou jwèt nan men bann rize sa yo ki konn ki jan pou yo pran tèt moun nan bay manti.
15 Speaking the truth however in love we may grow up into Him in all things who is the head, (*k*) Christ
Okontrè, ann pale verite a avèk renmen nan kè nou, konsa n'a ka grandi nan tout sans nan Kris la ki chèf kò a.
16 from whom all the body being joined together and being held together through every ligament of [its] supply according to [the] working in [the] measure individual of each part the increase of the body makes for itself to [the] building up of itself in love.
Gremesi Kris la, tout pati nan kò a byen òganize, yo tout byen mare yonn ak lòt nan jwenti yo. Konsa, lè chak pati fè sa yo gen pou yo fè a, tout kò a ap grandi, l'ap devlope nan renmen.
17 This therefore I say and I testify in [the] Lord No longer [are] you to walk even as also the (rest of *K*) Gentiles are walking in [the] futility of the mind of them,
Se sa ki fè, men sa m'ap di nou, men sa m'ap deklare nou nan non Seyè a: Sispann viv tankou moun ki pa konn Bondye epi k'ap swiv lide pa yo ki pa vo anyen.
18 (darkened *N(k)O*) in the understanding being alienated from the life of God because of the ignorance which is being in them, on account of the hardness of the heart of them;
Lespri yo bouche, yo p'ap viv lavi Bondye bay la, paske yo pa konn anyen, kè yo fin di.
19 who having cast off all feeling themselves they gave up to sensuality for [the] working of impurity all with greediness.
Yo san wont konsa, yo lage kò yo nan tout kalite vis, yo pran plezi yo nan fè tout kalite vye bagay sal san rete.
20 you yourselves however not this way learned Christ,
Men nou menm, se pa konsa yo te fè nou konnen Kris la,
21 if indeed Him you have heard and in Him were taught, even as is [the] truth in Jesus,
si tout bon vre nou te tande pale sou Kris la, si tout bon vre yo te moutre nou verite a jan l' ye nan Jezi, lè nou te mete konfyans nou nan li a.
22 Are to have put off you concerning the former way of life the old man which is being corrupted according to [its] desires of deceit,
Se sa ki fè, se pou nou chanje vye karaktè sa a ki t'ap fè nou viv jan nou t'ap viv nan tan lontan an, vye moun sa a ki te fin pèvèti nèt ak vye dezi l' yo ki t'ap twonpe nou.
23 to be renewed then in the spirit of the mind of you
Se pou nou chanje nèt ni nan kè nou ni nan lespri nou.
24 and to have put on the new man according to God having been created in righteousness and holiness of truth.
Se pou nou vin yon lòt kalite moun jan Bondye vle l' la, pou nou sanble ak li pou nou ka mennen yon lavi ki dwat, yon lavi ki apa pou Bondye, jan verite a mande l' la.
25 Therefore having put off falsehood do speak truth each one with the neighbour of him, because we are of one another members.
Se poutèt sa, sispann bay manti. Se pou nou di verite lè n'ap pale ak frè nou, paske nou tout se manm yon sèl kò nou ye.
26 do be angry and yet not do sin; The sun not should set upon the anger of you;
Si nou ankòlè, veye kò nou pou kòlè a pa fè nou fè sa ki mal. Pa al dòmi ak kòlè nan kè nou.
27 (neither *N(k)O*) do give opportunity to the devil.
Pa bay Satan pye sou nou.
28 who is stealing no longer he should steal, rather however he should toil working with [their] own hands what [is] good, so that he may have [something] to impart to the [one] need having.
Se pou moun ki te konn vòlò sispann vòlò. Okontrè, se pou l' travay di ak men l' san fè move konbinezon, pou l' sa gen dekwa bay moun ki nan bezwen.
29 Any word unwholesome out of the mouth of you not should go forth but if any good for edification of the need, so that it shall give grace to those hearing.
Pa kite ankenn move pawòl soti nan bouch nou. Pale bon koze ki ka ede lòt yo grandi nan konfyans Bondye, koze ki ka ede yo lè yo nan move pa. Konsa, se yon byen n'a fè pou moun k'ap tande nou yo.
30 And not do grieve the Spirit Holy of God in whom you were sealed for [the] day of redemption.
Pa fè Sentespri Bondye a lapenn, paske Lespri a se mak letanp Bondye sou nou, li ban nou garanti Bondye ap fin delivre nou lè jou a va rive.
31 All bitterness and rage and anger and clamor and slander should be removed from you along with all malice.
Piga yo jwenn nan mitan nou moun ki kenbe lòt nan kè yo, moun ki gen san wo, moun ki renmen fè kòlè. Piga yo tande woywoy ak joure nan mitan nou. Nou pa fèt pou gen okenn lòt kalite mechanste k'ap fèt nan mitan nou.
32 do be now to one another kind, tender-hearted, forgiving each other even as also God in Christ forgave (you. *NK(O)*)
Okontrè, se pou nou aji byen yonn ak lòt, se pou nou gen bon kè yonn pou lòt, pou nou yonn padonnen lòt, menm jan Bondye te padonnen nou nan Kris la.
