2 Corinthians 12
1 I am compelled to boast. It is not a profitable employment, but I will proceed to visions and revelations granted me by the Lord.
Mwen blije ap vante tèt mwen, atout mwen konnen sa pa bon. Men, m'ap vin koulye a sou vizyon ak revelasyon Seyè a te ban mwen.
2 I know a Christian man who fourteen years ago-- whether in the body I do not know, or out of the body I do not know; God knows--was caught up (this man of whom I am speaking) even to the highest Heaven.
Mwen konnen yon moun k'ap viv nan Kris la, ki te transpòte jouk anwo nèt nan syèl la. Sa gen katòzan depase. (Mwen pa konn ki jan sa te fè fèt, mwen pa ka di si l' te moute tout bon nan kò l', osinon si se te yon vizyon li te fè. Se Bondye sèl ki konnen.)
3 And I know that this man-- whether in the body or apart from the body I do not know;
Wi, mwen konnen nonm sa a te santi l' moute jouk anwo nan paradi. M'ap repete, mwen pa ka di si li te moute tout bon nan kò l', osinon si se te yon vizyon li te fè. Se Bondye sèl ki konnen.
4 God knows--was caught up into Paradise and heard unspeakable things which no human being is permitted to repeat.
Antan l' te la, li tande yon bann pawòl bouch moun pa ka pale, koze moun pa gen dwa repete.
5 Of such a one I will boast; but of myself I will not boast, except in my weaknesses.
Enben, m'ap fè lwanj nonm sa a, mwen p'ap fè lwanj tèt pa m', esepte si se pou m' moutre jan m' fèb.
6 If however I should choose to boast, I should not be a fool for so doing, for I should be speaking the truth. But I forbear, lest any one should be led to estimate me more highly than what his own eyes attest, or more highly than what he hears from my lips.
Si mwen te vle vante tèt mwen, mwen pa ta yon nonm fou non, paske mwen pa t'ap bay manti. Men, mwen refize vante tèt mwen. Mwen pa ta vle pou yon moun rive konprann mwen plis pase sa li te met nan tèt li mwen ye, lè l' te wè sa m'ap fè, lè l' tande sa m'ap di.
7 And judging by the stupendous grandeur of the revelations--therefore lest I should be over-elated there has been sent to me, like the agony of impalement, Satan's angel dealing blow after blow, lest I should be over-elated.
Malgre sa, pou lògèy pa fè m' gonfle avèk kalite bèl revelasyon sa yo mwen resevwa, yo ban m' yon kalite maladi nan kò m' k'ap fè m' soufri, ou ta di yon zanj Satan voye maltrete m' pou anpeche m' gen lògèy.
8 As for this, three times have I besought the Lord to rid me of him;
An twa fwa mwen lapriyè Seyè a pou maladi sa a, mwen mande l' pou l' wete li sou mwen.
9 but His reply has been, "My grace suffices for you, for power matures in weakness." Most gladly therefore will I boast of my infirmities rather than complain of them--in order that Christ's power may overshadow me.
Chak fwa, li reponn mwen: Se favè m' ase ou bezwen. Paske lè ou fèb, se lè sa a moun wè pouvwa mwen nan ou. Se poutèt sa, nan fon kè m', mwen pito pale sou feblès mwen pou pouvwa Kris la ka mete m' anba zèl li.
10 In fact I take pleasure in infirmities, in the bearing of insults, in distress, in persecutions, in grievous difficulties--for Christ's sake; for when I am weak, then I am strong.
Se sak fè tou mwen kontan anpil lè m' santi m' fèb, lè y'ap joure m', lè m' nan lafliksyon, lè m' anba pèseksyon, lè m' nan fikilte, lè m'ap sibi tou sa akòz Kris la. Paske lè m' fèb, se lè sa a mwen gen fòs.
11 It is foolish of me to write all this, but you have compelled me to do so. Why, you ought to have been my vindicators; for in no respect have I been inferior to these superlatively great Apostles, even though in myself I am nothing.
Mwen sot pale la a tankou moun fou. Men, se nou menm ki lakòz sa. Se nou menm ki pou ta pran defans mwen. Mwen te mèt pa anyen vre, men, apòt nou yo ki kwè yo plis pase tout moun, yo pa gen anyen pase mwen.
12 The signs that characterize the true Apostle have been done among you, accompanied by unwearied fortitude, and by tokens and marvels and displays of power.
Avèk anpil pasyans, Bondye fè nou wè kont siy, kont mirak, kont bèl bagay ki rive nan mitan nou, tou sa pou ban nou prèv se yon apòt mwen ye.
13 In what respect, therefore, have you been worse dealt with than other Churches, except that I myself never hung as a dead weight upon you? Forgive the injustice I thus did you!
Mwen pa t' sou kont nou, se vre. Mwen mande nou padon pou fòt sa a. Men, apa sa, kisa yo fè pou lòt legliz yo yo pa fè pou nou?
14 See, I am now for the third time prepared to visit you, but I will not be a dead weight to you. I desire not your money, but yourselves; for children ought not to put by for their parents, but parents for their children.
Mwen pare koulye a pou m' vin lakay nou yon twazyèm fwa. Fwa sa a ankò mwen p'ap sou kont nou. Se nou menm menm mwen bezwen, se pa lajan nou. Konprann sa byen, se pa pitit ki pou fè lajan pou pran swen manman ak papa. Se manman ak papa ki pou fè lajan pou pran swen pitit.
15 And as for me, most gladly will I spend all I have and be utterly spent for your salvation.
Pou mwen menm, m'ap kontan depanse tou sa m' genyen, se va tout plezi m' pou m' bay ata tèt mwen pou nanm nou ka pwofite. Eske n'a renmen m' mwens paske mwen renmen nou anpil konsa?
16 If I love you so intensely, am I the less to be loved? Be that as it may: I was not a burden to you. But being by no means scrupulous, I entrapped you, they say!
Se pou nou admèt mwen pa t' janm yon chay pou nou. Men, gen moun ki va di: Pòl se yon nonm ki malen wi. Gade jan li pran nou nan pèlen ak yon bann manti.
17 Have I gained any selfish advantage over you through any one of the messengers I have sent to you?
Nan moun mwen te voye lakay nou, èske gen ladan yo ki te souse nou?
18 I begged Titus to visit you, and sent our other brother with him. Did Titus gain any selfish advantage over you? Were not he and I guided by one and the same Spirit, and did we not walk in the same steps?
Mwen te mande Tit pou li al lakay nou. Mwen te voye lòt frè a ansanm avè li. Eske nou ka di Tit te egzije kichòy nan men nou? Eske mwen menm ansanm ak Tit, nou pa gen menm rezòn pou n' aji jan nou aji a? Eske nou pa kondi tèt nou menm jan an?
19 You are imagining, all this time, that we are making our defense at your bar. In reality it is as in God's presence and in communion with Christ that we speak; but, dear friends, it is all with a view to your progress in goodness.
Nou dwe mete nan tèt nou koulye a se chache m'ap chache defann tèt mwen devan nou? enben non! M'ap pale jan Kris la vle l' la, mwen pran Bondye pou temwen: Mwen di nou tout bagay sa yo, mezanmi, pou nou ka grandi nan lafwa.
20 For I am afraid that perhaps when I come I may not find you to be what I desire, and that you may find me to be what you do not desire; that perhaps there may be contention, jealousy, bitter feeling, party spirit, ill-natured talk, backbiting, undue eulogy, unrest;
Mwen pè pou lè m' rive lakay nou, mwen pa jwenn nou jan mwen ta vle l' la. Mwen pè pou m' pa jwenn kont, jalouzi, bouyay, rayisab, joure, tripotaj, lògèy, dezòd nan mitan nou.
21 and that upon re-visiting you I may be humbled by my God in your presence, and may have to mourn over many whose hearts still cling to their old sins, and who have not repented of the impurity, fornication, and gross sensuality, of which they have been guilty.
Mwen pè pou lè m' rive lakay nou, Bondye m'ap sèvi a pa rabese m' ankò devan nou, pou m' pa bezwen nan kriye pou anpil nan nou ki te fè peche anvan sa, epi ki pa tounen vin jwenn Bondye, men ki toujou rete nan malpwòpte yo, nan imoralite yo, nan tout vis yo t'ap fè yo.
