1 Korint 10
1 Frè m' yo, mwen vle fè nou chonje sa ki te rive zansèt nou yo lè yo t'ap swiv Moyiz. Yo tout te anba pwoteksyon nwaj la, yo tout te pase nan mitan Lanmè Wouj la.
Now I want to explain this to you, brothers and sisters. Our forefathers lived under the cloud, and they all passed through the sea.
2 Antan yo te nan nwaj la ak nan lanmè a ansanm ak Moyiz, yo tout te resevwa yon batèm.
Symbolically then they were baptized “into Moses” in the cloud and in the sea.
3 Yo tout te manje menm manje Lespri Bondye te ba yo a.
They all ate the same spiritual food
4 Yo tout te bwè menm bwason Lespri Bondye te ba yo a. Se konsa yo t'ap bwè dlo ki t'ap soti nan gwo wòch Lespri Bondye te ba yo epi ki t'ap mache ansanm ak yo a: Wòch sa a, se te Kris la menm.
and drank the same spiritual drink, for they “drank from a spiritual rock” that accompanied them. That rock was Christ.
5 Atousa, anpil ladan yo pa t' fè Bondye plezi. Se poutèt sa yo tonbe, yo mouri nan dezè a.
However, God wasn't happy with most of them, and they perished in the desert.
6 Tout bagay sa yo rive pou sa sèvi nou leson pou nou pa kite move lanvi kaye nan kè nou tankou yo te genyen l' lan.
Now these experiences are examples to us to show us we should not desire what is evil, as they did.
7 Piga nou sèvi zidòl tankou kèk ladan yo te fè l', jan sa ekri nan Liv la: Pèp la chita, yo manje, yo bwè. Lèfini, yo leve pran plezi yo.
You must not worship idols, as some of them did, as it's recorded in Scripture: “The people feasted and drank, and indulged in pagan worship.”
8 Pa lage kò nou nan dezòd lachè tankou kèk ladan yo te fè li. Lè sa a, venntwamil (23.000) tonbe, yo mouri yon sèl jou.
We must not commit sexual sins, as some of them did, and as a result 23,000 died in one day.
9 Piga nou seye fè plan ak Bondye tankou kèk ladan yo te fè li. Sa lakòz sèpan te mòde yo, yo tout yo mouri.
Nor should we push God to the limit, as some of them did, and were killed by snakes.
10 Pa bougonnen tankou kèk ladan yo te bougonnen. Lè sa a, zanj lanmò a te touye yo tout.
Don't complain at God, as some did, and died at the hands of the destroying angel.
11 Tout bagay sa yo rive pou sa sèvi lòt yo egzanp. Yo ekri yo nan Liv la pou sa sèvi nou avètisman. Paske, pou nou menm k'ap viv koulye a, pa rete lontan ankò anvan pou lafen an rive. (aiōn g165)
All the things that happened to them are examples to us and were written down to warn us, we who are living close to the end of time. (aiōn g165)
12 Se sak fè, moun ki kwè li byen kanpe a, pito li veye kò l' pou l' pa tonbe.
So if you think you're strong enough to stay standing—be careful you don't fall!
13 Tout tantasyon nou jwenn sou chemen nou, se menm kalite tantasyon tout moun jwenn sou chemen yo tou. Men, Bondye li menm toujou kenbe pawòl li: li p'ap kite yo tante nou yon jan ki depase sa nou ka sipòte. Men, lè nou va anba tantasyon an, la ban nou fòs pou nou ka sipòte l', pou nou ka soti anba li.
You won't experience any greater temptation than anyone else, and God is trustworthy. He won't allow you to be tempted more than you can bear, and when you are tempted, he will provide for you a way out so you can stay strong.
14 Se poutèt sa, zanmi m' yo, pa mele nan sèvis zidòl yo.
So my good friends, stay away from idol worship.
15 M'ap pale ak nou tankou ak moun ki gen bon konprann: jije nou menm sa m'ap di a.
I'm talking to sensible people, so you decide whether I'm telling the truth.
16 Gode benediksyon n'ap bwè a, lè nou fin di Bondye mèsi pou li, èske se pa san Kris la n'ap separe bay tout moun? Pen nou kase a, lè n'ap manje l', èske se pa kò Kris la n'ap separe bay tout moun?
When we give thanks for the cup we use in the Lord's Supper, don't we share in the blood of Christ? When we break the communion bread, don't we share in the body of Christ?
17 Se yon sèl pen ki genyen, pa vre? Nou menm tou, nou te mèt anpil, nou fè yon sèl kò, paske se yon sèl pen an nou separe bay tout moun.
By eating from one loaf of bread, we show that even though we are many, we are one body.
18 Ann konsidere jan sa fèt kay moun ras Izrayèl yo: moun ki manje vyann bèt ki te ofri pou touye pou Bondye sou lòtèl la, li vin an komenyon ak Bondye ki mèt lòtèl la.
Look at the people of Israel. Don't those who eat the sacrifices made on the altar share together?
19 Kisa m' vle di la a? Gen lè zidòl y'ap sèvi a, osinon vyann bèt yo ofri pou touye ba li a gen yon valè?
What am I saying then? That anything sacrificed to idols means anything, or that an idol has any real existence? Of course not!
20 Non! Men sa m' vle di: ofrann bèt moun lòt nasyon yo ap fè a, se pa pou Bondye, se pou denmon yo fè li. Mwen pa ta vle nou vin an komenyon ak denmon yo.
The pagans are sacrificing to demons, and not to God. I don't want you to have anything to do with demons!
21 Nou pa kapab ap bwè nan gode Seyè a anmenmtan pou n'ap bwè nan gode denmon yo tou. Nou pa kapab ap manje sou menm tab avèk Seyè a anmenmtan pou n'ap manje sou menm tab ak denmon yo.
You can't drink the Lord's cup as well as the cup of demons; you can't eat from the Lord's table as well as the table of demons.
22 Osinon, èske nou vle fè Seyè a fè jalouzi? Eske nou kwè nou gen plis fòs pase li?
Are we trying to make the Lord jealous? Are we stronger than he is?
23 Nou gen dwa fè nenpòt bagay. Se sa yo di, epi se vre. Men, tout bagay pa bon pou fèt. Nou gen dwa fè tout bagay, men se pa tout bagay k'ap fè nou grandi nan konfyans nan Bondye.
Some say, “I'm free to do anything”—but not everything is appropriate! “I'm free to do anything”—but not everything is constructive!
24 Piga pesonn chache sa ki bon pou tèt pa l' ase. Se pou l' chache enterè lòt yo tou.
You shouldn't look out for yourself, but for your neighbor.
25 Nou lib manje tou sa yo vann nan mache vyann san nou pa bezwen mande anyen. Konsa, konsyans nou p'ap twouble.
Eat whatever is sold in the market without asking questions because of your conscience,
26 Paske, jan sa ekri nan Liv la: Se pou Mèt la tè a ye ansanm ak tou sa ki ladan l'.
for “the earth and everything in it belong to God.”
27 Si yon moun ki pa gen konfyans nan Kris la envite nou nan yon fèt, si nou asepte ale, se pou n' manje tou sa yo mete devan nou, san nou pa bezwen mande anyen. Konsa, konsyans pesonn p'ap twouble.
If a non-Christian invites you to a meal, and you feel like going, eat whatever you are served, without asking questions because of your conscience.
28 Men, si yon moun di nou vyann sa a se vyann bèt yo te ofri bay zidòl, lè sa a, pa goute l' poutèt moun ki fè ou remak la, pou konsyans pesonn pa boulvèse.
But if someone tells you, “This food has been sacrificed to idols,” don't eat it for the sake of the one who mentioned it and for conscience' sake.
29 Mwen pa di sa pou konsyans pa nou non, men pou konsyans lòt moun lan. Men, yon moun va mande m': Ki jan konsyans yon lòt moun ka sèvi m' antrav nan sa m' gen dwa fè?
His conscience I mean, not yours. For why should my freedom be determined by someone else's conscience?
30 Si mwen di Bondye mèsi pou sa m'ap manje a, ki jan pou yo ta ka pale m' mal pou yon manje konsa?
If I choose to eat with thankfulness, why should I be criticized for eating what I'm thankful to God for?
31 Se sak fè, kit n'ap manje, kit n'ap bwè, nenpòt kisa n'ap fè, fè l' pou sa sèvi yon lwanj pou Bondye.
So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, make sure to do everything to the glory of God.
32 Se pou nou viv yon jan pou nou pa bay ni jwif yo, ni moun ki pa jwif yo, ni legliz Bondye a okazyon tonbe nan peche.
Don't cause offense, whether it's to Jews or Greeks or the church of God—
33 Se pou nou fè tankou m': nan tou sa m'ap fè, m'ap fè mwayen posib pou m' fè tout moun plezi; mwen p'ap chache avantaj pa m', men avantaj tout moun, pou tout moun ka sove.
just as I try to please everybody in all I do. I don't think of what benefits me, but what benefits others, so that they may be saved.
