Acts 6
1 Now in these days, when the number of the disciples was multiplying, a complaint by the Grecian Jews began against the Hebrews, because their widows were being overlooked in the daily distribution of food.
Lè sa a, te vin gen anpil anpil disip. Ladan yo, jwif ki te fèt nan peyi etranje epi ki te pale lang grèk la vin gen kont ak jwif peyi a. Yo t'ap plenyen dèske vèv yo pa t' jwenn anyen nan separe manje yo t'ap fè chak jou a.
2 The twelve called the multitude of the disciples to them and said, “It is not right for us to give up the word of God in order to serve tables.
Douz apòt yo sanble tout disip yo, yo di: Li pa ta bon pou n' neglije predikasyon pawòl Bondye a pou n' al okipe sèvis manje a.
3 You should therefore choose, brothers, seven men from among yourselves, men of good reputation, full of the Spirit and of wisdom, whom we may appoint over this business.
Se pou sa, frè m' yo, chwazi sèt gason pami nou ki gen bon repitasyon, ki anba pouvwa Sentespri, ki gen kont bon konprann sou yo. N'a ba yo fè sèvis sa a.
4 As for us, we will always continue in prayer and in the ministry of the word.”
Konsa nou menm, n'a toujou bay tout tan nou pou lapriyè, ak pou fè moun konnen pawòl Bondye a.
5 Their speech pleased the whole multitude. So they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit, and Philip, Prochorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas, and Nicolaus, a proselyte from Antioch.
Tout gwoup la te dakò avèk lide sa a. Yo chwazi Etyèn, yon nonm ki te gen anpil konfyans nan Bondye epi ki te anba pouvwa Sentespri, Filip, Pwokò, Nikanò, Timon, Pamenas ak Nikola, yon nonm lavil Antiòch ki te konvèti nan relijyon jwif yo.
6 The believers brought these men before the apostles, who prayed and then placed their hands upon them.
Yo mennen yo bay apòt yo. Apòt yo lapriyè epi yo mete men sou tèt yo.
7 So the word of God continued to spread, and the number of disciples in Jerusalem increased greatly, and a large number of the priests became obedient to the faith.
Pawòl Bondye a t'ap gaye. Disip yo t'ap vin pi plis toujou nan Jerizalèm. Menm pami prèt yo, te gen anpil ki te asepte kwè pawòl la.
8 Now Stephen, full of grace and power, was doing great wonders and signs among the people.
Etyèn te yon nonm Bondye te beni anpil, li te gen anpil pouvwa. Li t'ap fè gwo bèl bagay ak mirak nan mitan pèp la.
9 But there arose some people who belonged to the synagogue called the synagogue of the Freedmen, of the Cyrenians and Alexandrians, and some from Cilicia and Asia. These people were debating with Stephen.
Se konsa kèk moun leve dèyè li. Pami yo te gen manm sinagòg yo rele sinagòg Ansyen Esklav yo. (Se jwif lavil Sirèn ak lavil Aleksandri ki te ladan l'.) Yo menm ansanm ak lòt jwif ki soti Silisi ak Lazi yo pran diskite ak Etyèn.
10 But they were not able to stand against the wisdom and the Spirit with which Stephen spoke.
Men, yo pa t' kapab kenbe tèt avèk li: Etyèn t'ap pale avèk bon konprann Sentespri te ba li.
11 Then they bribed some men to say, “We have heard Stephen speak blasphemous words against Moses and against God.”
Lè yo wè sa, yo peye kèk moun pou di: Nou tande l' ap pale mal sou Moyiz ak sou Bondye.
12 They stirred up the people, the elders, and the scribes, and they approached Stephen and seized him and brought him before the council.
Se konsa, yo moute tèt pèp la ansanm ak chèf fanmi yo ak dirèktè lalwa yo. Y' al kot Etyèn, yo mete men sou li, yo trennen l' devan Gran Konsèy la.
13 They brought false witnesses, who said, “This man does not stop speaking words against this holy place and the law.
Yo mennen lòt moun tou pou fè manti sou li, yo t'ap di: Nonm sa a pa sispann pale mal sou tanp Bondye a ak sou lalwa Moyiz la.
14 For we have heard him say that this Jesus of Nazareth will destroy this place and change the customs that Moses handed down to us.”
Nou tande l' di konsa: Jezi, moun Nazarèt la, gen pou kraze tanp lan, l'ap chanje tout koutim Moyiz te kite pou nou yo.
15 Everyone who sat in the council fixed their eyes on him and saw his face was like the face of an angel.
Tout moun ki te chita nan sal reyinyon Gran Konsèy la te gen je yo fikse sou Etyèn. Yo te wè figi l' te sanble ak figi yon zanj Bondye.
