Matthew 10
1 He told [us] twelve disciples to come to him. Then he gave us the power/authority to expel evil spirits [that controlled people]. He also enabled [us] to heal all people who had diseases or who were sick.
Jésus te rele douz disip li yo. Li te bay yo pouvwa sou move lespri yo, pou chase yo deyò, e pou geri tout kalite enfimite avèk maladi.
2 [Here is a list of us] twelve [disciples whom he called] apostles ([which means ‘messengers’]): Simon, [to whom he gave the new name] Peter; Andrew, Peter’s [younger] brother; James, the son of Zebedee; John, the [younger] brother of James;
Alò, non a douz apot yo te konsa: Premye a, Simon, ke yo rele Pierre, André, frè li, Jacques, fis a Zébédée, Jean, frè li,
3 Philip; Bartholomew; Thomas; me, Matthew, the tax collector; James, the [son] of Alpheus; Thaddeus;
Philippe ak Barthélèmy; Thomas ak Matthieu ki te kolektè kontribisyon an, Jacques, fis Alphée a, ak Thaddée;
4 Simon, a member of the party [that wanted to overthrow the Roman government; ] and Judas Iscariot (OR, Judas, the man from Kerioth [Town]), who [later] enabled [the Jewish leaders] to seize Jesus.
Simon, Zelòt la ak Judas Iscariot, sila ki te trayi Jésus a.
5 When Jesus was [about to] send [us] twelve [apostles to tell his message to people in various places], he gave [us] these instructions: “Do not go where the non-Jews live [MTY] or into the towns [where the] Samaritans live, [because they hate you].
Douz sila yo Jésus te voye lè Li te fin enstwi yo konsa: “Pa antre nan chemen payen yo, ni pa antre nan okenn vil ki pou Samariten yo,
6 Instead, go to the people of Israel [SYN] who have [gone away from God like] sheep that have gotten lost [MET].
Men pito ale vè mouton ki pèdi lakay Israël yo.
7 When you go [to them], proclaim to them that God [EUP/MTY] will soon begin to rule over people.
Pandan n ap prale, preche epi di: ‘Wayòm syèl la prèt pou rive.’
8 Heal sick people, cause dead people to become alive, heal people who have leprosy, and cause demons to leave people [who are controlled by them] {[whom demons control]}. Do not charge money [for helping people, because God] did not charge you anything [for helping you].
Geri malad yo, leve mò yo, pirifye lepre yo, chase move lespri yo. Nou te resevwa gratis, nou mèt bay gratis.
9 Do not take any money with you [MTY], nor a knapsack. Do not take an extra shirt, nor sandals [in addition to what you are wearing], nor a walking stick. Every worker deserves to get pay [from the people for whom he works], [so you deserve to receive food and a place to stay from the people to whom you go].
Nou pa pou pran ni lò, ni lajan ni kwiv pou mete nan bous senti nou,
Ni yon sak pou vwayaj nou, pa menm de chemiz, ni sapat, ni baton; paske yon ouvriye merite soutyen li.
11 In whatever town or village you enter, find out which person is worthy [that you should stay in his home]. And as you go into that house, [ask God to] bless the people [who live there] [MTY]. Stay in that home until you leave [that town or village].
“Nan nenpòt vil oubyen bouk ke nou antre, mande kilès ki gen merit nan li, epi ak li pou nou rete jis lè nou kite vil sa a.
Pandan n ap antre nan kay la, bay li salitasyon nou.
13 If the people who live in [MTY] that house are worthy [of being blessed] {[God blessing them]}, [God] will bless them. If the people who live in that house are not worthy [of being blessed] {[of God blessing them]}, [God] will bless you [instead of blessing them].
Epi si kay la gen merit, ke benediksyon lapè nou rete sou li, men si li pa gen merit, ke benediksyon lapè nou retounen sou nou.
14 If the people [who live in any house or town] do not welcome you [to their home or town], nor listen to your message, leave that house or town. And as you leave, shake off the dust from your feet. [By doing that, you will warn them that God will punish them for rejecting your message].
Nenpòt moun ki pa resevwa nou, ni pa okipe pawòl nou, lè nou kite kay sa a, oubyen vil sa a, souke pye nou pou pousyè li pa rete.
15 Note this carefully: [At the time when God] judges [all people, he] will punish [the people who lived in] Sodom and Gomorrah [MTY], [the ancient cities which God destroyed because their people were extremely wicked]. But in any town where the people [MTY] refuse to hear your message, God will punish them even more severely.”
Anverite Mwen di nou, l ap pi tolerab pou peyi Sodome ak Gomorrhe nan jou jijman an pase vil sa a.”
16 “Take note: After I send you out, [you will be as defenseless] as sheep [MET] in the midst of [people who are as dangerous as] wolves. So you should wisely [stay away from such people, like you stay away from poisonous] snakes [SIM]. You should be as harmless as doves are [SIM].
Veye byen, Mwen voye nou tankou mouton nan mitan lou. Konsa, se pou nou saj kon sèpan, men inosan kon toutrèl.
17 Also, be on guard against [our religious leaders]. They will arrest you and take you to the members of the religious councils [to put you on trial and punish you because you are my disciples]. You will be whipped {The local leaders will whip you} [in] their meeting places.
Men veye lèzòm, y ap livre nou devan tribinal yo, e y ap bat nou ak fwèt nan sinagòg yo.
18 [And] because [you teach] about me, you will be taken {[the religious leaders] will take you} to governors and kings [in order that they may put you on trial and punish you]. As a result, you will testify to those rulers and to [other] non-Jews [about what I have done].
Konsa, y ap menm fè nou vini devan ofisye ak wa yo pou non Mwen, kon yon temwayaj de yo menm ak lòt nasyon yo.
19 When [the religious leaders] arrest you, do not be worried about what you will say [to them], because at that very time [the] Holy Spirit will tell you the words that you should say.
Men lè yo livre nou nan men yo, pa enkyete pou sa n ap di; paske nou va resevwa nan lè sa, sa nou gen pou nou pale.
20 It is not that you [will decide what to] say. Instead, you will say what the Spirit of your [heavenly] Father tells [you to say].
Paske se pa nou menm k ap pale, men se Lespri Papa nou an k ap pale nan nou.
21 [You will be taken] {[People who do not believe in me will] take you} to the authorities to be killed [because you believe in me. For example], people will betray their brothers, and fathers will betray their children. Children will rebel against their parents and cause [them] to be killed.
Frè va livre frè l a lanmò, e papa va livre Pitit li. Zanfan yo ap leve kont paran yo e fè mete yo a lanmò.
22 Many people will hate you [because you believe in me]. Nevertheless, [many people] will keep on believing in me until they die. They are the people whom [God] will take to live with him.
Nou va rayi pa tout moun akoz non Mwen, men sila ki reziste jiska lafen an ap sove.
23 When people in one town cause you to suffer, escape to another town [and tell the people there about me]. Note this: [I], the one who came down from heaven, will certainly return [to earth] before you have finished going from one town to another town throughout Israel [and telling people about me].
Men nenpòt lè ke yo pèsekite nou nan yon vil, sove ale nan yon lòt. Paske anverite Mwen di nou, nou p ap gen tan fin pase nan tout vil Israël yo, pou lè Fis a Lòm nan vini.
24 A disciple should not [expect to be] greater than his teacher, and servants [are not] superior to their master.
Yon disip pa pi wo pase enstriktè li, ni yon esklav pase mèt li.
25 You do not [expect that] people will [treat] a disciple better than [they treat] his teacher, or that [they will treat] a servant [better than they treat] his master. [Similarly, because I am your teacher and master, you can expect that people will mistreat you, because they have mistreated me]. The most you can expect is that people [will treat you like they treat me. I am like] the ruler of a household [MET]. But people [have insulted me by] calling [me] Beelzebub, [the ruler of the demons]. So they [will] certainly [insult you more, you who are only like] members of my household [MET]!”
Se kont pou yon disip pou li vini menm jan avèk enstriktè li, e yon esklav menm jan ak mèt li. Si yo rele mèt kay la Béelzébul, konbyen anplis pou yo kalomye manm kay li yo!
26 “Do not be afraid of [people who insult you and do evil things to you. God wants] everything that is unknown now to be revealed {[God wants you to] reveal everything [that is unknown now]}. [He does] not [want his truth] to remain hidden [MET] and kept secret [DOU].
Pou sa, pa pè yo; paske pa gen anyen ki kouvri ki p ap dekouvri, e kache ki p ap revele.
27 [So, instead of being afraid], what I say to you [secretly as people do] at night [MTY], tell [publicly as people do] during the daytime [MTY]. What I [say to you privately as people do when they] whisper to you [MTY], proclaim publicly [MTY, DOU].
Sa ke Mwen di nou nan tenèb, pale li nan plen limyè, e sa ke nou tande yo chikote nan zòrèy nou, pwoklame li sou twati kay la.
28 Do not be afraid of people who [are able to] kill your body [SYN] but are not able to destroy your soul. Instead, fear [God because] he is able to destroy both a [person’s] body and a [person’s] soul in hell. (Geenna g1067)
Epi pa pè sa ki kapab touye kò a men ki pa ka touye nanm nan. Men pito pè sila ki kapab detwi ni nanm nan, ni kò a nan lanfè. (Geenna g1067)
29 [Think about the] sparrows. [They have so little value] that [you] can buy cares two of them for [only] one small coin [RHQ]. But when [any] sparrow falls to the ground [and dies] [LIT], [God], your [heavenly] Father, knows it, [because he cares about everything].
Èske yo pa vann de zwazo pou yon santim? Malgre sa, pa gen youn nan yo k ap tonbe atè san ke Papa nou pa konnen.
30 [He cares about you, too]. He even knows how many hairs you have on your head!
Men menm chak ti grenn cheve nan tèt nou gen tan kontwole.
31 [God] values you much more than he values sparrows [LIT]. So, do not be afraid [of people who threaten to kill you]
Konsa, nou pa bezwen pè. Nou gen bokou plis valè pase anpil zwazo.
32 If people, [without being afraid, are willing to] tell others [that they are my disciples], I will acknowledge before my Father who is in heaven [that they are my disciples].
Pou sa, tout moun ki konfese M devan lòm, Mwen menm osi, M ap konfese l devan Papa m ki nan syèl la.
33 But if they are afraid to say in front of others that they are my [disciples], I will tell my Father, who is in heaven, [that] they are not [my disciples].”
Men nenpòt moun ki renye m devan lòm, M ap renye l devan papa M ki nan syèl la.
34 “Do not think that I came to earth to cause [people] to live together harmoniously. The result of my coming is that [some of those who follow me] [MTY] will be killed.
Pa sipoze ke Mwen vini pou pote lapè sou latè. Mwen pa t vini pou pote lapè, men nepe.
35 Because I came [to earth, people who do not believe in me] will oppose [those who do believe in me. For example], some sons will oppose their fathers, some daughters will oppose their mothers, and some daughters-in-law will oppose their mothers-in-law.
Mwen te vini pou mete yon nonm kont papa li, yon fi kont manman li, e yon bèlfi kont bèlmè Li.
36 [This shows that sometimes] a person’s enemies will be members of his own household.
Epi lènmi a yon nonm ap manm a pwòp kay li.
37 People who love their fathers or mothers more than [they love] me are not worthy to [have a relationship with me]. And people who love their sons or daughters more than [they love] me are not worthy [to belong to] me.
Sila ki renmen papa li oubyen manman li plis ke Mwen, li pa dign de Mwen; e sila ki renmen fis li, oubyen fi li plis ke Mwen, li pa dign de Mwen.
38 [People who are ready to execute a prisoner force him to] carry a cross [to the place where they will nail him to it] [MET]. Those who are not [willing to allow other people to hurt and disgrace them like that because of being my disciples] are not worthy to belong to me.
Epi sila ki pa pran kwa li pou swiv Mwen, li pa merite Mwen.
39 People who [deny that they believe in me in order to escape being killed] will not live [with God eternally] [MET], but people who [confess that they believe in] me and, [as a result are] killed, will live [with God eternally] [MET].”
Sila k ap konsève lavi li, li va pèdi li; men sila ki pèdi vi li pou Mwen, l ap twouve li.
40 “[God considers that] everyone who welcomes you, welcomes me [SIM], and [he considers that] everyone who welcomes me welcomes [him], the one who sent me [SIM].
Sila ki resevwa nou menm, resevwa M; e si la ki resevwa Mwen, resevwa Sila ki te voye Mwen an.
41 Those who welcome [someone because] [MTY] [they know] that person is a prophet they will receive the [same] reward that prophets [receive from God. Likewise], those who welcome a person [because] [MTY] [they know] that person is righteous will receive the reward righteous people [receive from God].
Sila ki resevwa yon pwofèt nan non a yon pwofèt ap resevwa rekonpans a yon pwofèt. Epi li ki resevwa yon nonm ladwati nan non a yon nonm ladwati, va resevwa rekonpans la a yon nonm dwat.
42 [Note this: ] people [see that you are thirsty] [MTY] [and] give you a drink of cold water because they know that [MTY] you are one of my disciples. [God] will certainly reward people who do that. [They might consider that what they did] is insignificant, [but God will consider it very significant]” [LIT].
Nenpòt moun ki nan non a yon disip, bay youn nan pitit sa yo menm yon tas dlo frèt pou bwe; anverite, Mwen di nou li pa p pèdi rekonpans li.
