1 Piè 2
1 Se poutèt sa, derasinen tout mechanste ki te nan lavi nou. Sispann bay manti, sispann fè ipokrizi, sispann fè jalouzi ak tripotaj.
So put aside all wickedness, all deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and all slander.
2 Tankou timoun ki fenk fèt, se pou nou kriye dèyè bon lèt san dekoupe ki soti nan Bondye, pou nou kapab grandi, pou nou kapab fin delivre nèt.
Like newborn babies, long for pure spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow,
3 Paske, nou deja goute Mèt la, nou wè jan li bon.
if indeed you have tasted that the Lord is good.
4 Pwoche vin jwenn Seyè a, li menm ki wòch vivan an. Moun te voye li jete paske pou yo li te san valè. Men, li gen anpil valè pou Bondye ki te chwazi li.
As you come to him, a living stone rejected by men but chosen and precious in the sight of God,
5 Nou menm tou, tankou wòch vivan, kite Bondye sèvi ak nou pou bati kay li a ak pouvwa Sentespri, pou nou ka sèvi l' tankou prèt k'ap viv pou li. Konsa, gremesi Jezikri, n'a ofri bay Bondye ofrann ki soti nan kè nou, ofrann ki pou fè l' plezi.
you yourselves, like living stones, are being built up as a spiritual house, a holy priesthood, to offer spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.
6 Se poutèt sa nou jwenn sa ekri nan Liv la: Men li, mwen mete yon wòch nan mitan peyi Siyon, yon wòch kwen mwen menm mwen chwazi epi ki gen anpil valè. Moun ki mete konfyans yo nan li p'ap janm soti wont.
For it says in Scripture, “Behold, I lay in Zion a stone, a chosen and precious cornerstone, and no one who believes in him will ever be put to shame.”
7 Pou nou menm ki mete konfyans nou nan wòch la, wòch la gen anpil valè. Men, pou moun ki pa mete konfyans yo nan li, sa ki ekri nan Liv la pral rive vre: Wòch moun ki t'ap bati yo te voye jete a, se li menm ki tounen wòch ki kenbe kay la.
This precious value is for you who believe, but to those who are disobedient, “The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone,”
8 Se yon wòch k'ap fè moun bite, yon gwo wòch k'ap fè yo tonbe. Yo bite, paske yo pa koute pawòl la. Enben, se sa ki te sere pou yo.
and, “A stone of stumbling, and a rock of offense.” By disobeying the word they stumble, which is what they were appointed to do.
9 Men nou menm, nou se yon ras Bondye chwazi, yon bann prèt k'ap sèvi Wa a, yon nasyon k'ap viv apa pou Bondye, yon pèp li achte. Li fè tou sa pou n' te ka fè tout moun konnen bèl bagay Bondye te fè yo, Bondye ki rele nou soti nan fènwa a pou nou antre nan bèl limyè li a.
But you are a chosen lineage, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God's own possession, so that you may proclaim the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.
10 Anvan sa, nou pa t' menm yon nasyon. Men koulye a, nou se pèp Bondye a. Anvan sa, Bondye pa t' gen pitye pou nou. Koulye a, li gen pitye pou nou.
Once you were not a people, but now you are the people of God. Once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy.
11 Zanmi m' yo, men sa m'ap mande nou. M'ap pale ak nou koulye a tankou ak moun ki etranje, ki depasaj sou latè: Se pou nou kenbe tèt ak tout egzijans lachè a k'ap goumen kont nanm nou.
Beloved, I urge you as strangers and sojourners to abstain from the desires of the flesh that wage war against the soul,
12 Se pou nou gen yon bon kondit nan mitan moun sa yo ki pa konn Bondye. Konsa, lè y'ap pale nou mal, lè y'ap di se yon bann malfektè nou ye, y'a gen pou yo rekonèt tout byen n'ap fè a, y'a fè lwanj Bondye lè la vin jije yo.
keeping your conduct honorable among the Gentiles, so that when they speak against you as evildoers, they may see your good works and glorify God on the day of his visitation.
13 Soumèt devan tout otorite lèzòm etabli. Fè sa pou Bondye. Soumèt devan wa a, paske se li ki pi gwo chèf.
Therefore, be subject to every human institution for the sake of the Lord, whether to the king as supreme,
14 Soumèt devan majistra yo, paske wa a voye yo pou peni tout moun k'ap fè mal, pou fè lwanj tout moun k'ap fè byen.
or to governors as those who are sent by him to punish evildoers and to praise those who do good.
15 Paske, Bondye vle pou n' fè sa ki byen, pou n' ka fèmen bouch moun sa yo ki pa konn anyen, ki san konprann.
For it is God's will that you silence the ignorance of foolish people by doing good.
16 Se pou nou viv tankou moun ki gen tout libète yo. Men, nou pa dwe pran libète sa a sèvi yon kouvèti pou nou fè sa ki mal. Se pou nou viv tankou moun k'ap sèvi Bondye.
Live as free people, but do not use your freedom as an excuse to do evil; live as servants of God.
17 Se pou nou bay chak moun respè li merite. renmen tout frè nou yo, gen krentif pou Bondye, respekte wa a.
Give honor to all, love the brotherhood, fear God, and honor the king.
18 Nou menm domestik yo, nou fèt pou soumèt devan mèt nou yo avèk tout respè yo merite. Pa sèlman devan mèt ki bon yo, mèt ki gen bon kè yo, men devan mèt ki gen karaktè difisil yo tou.
Servants, submit to your masters with complete respect, not only to those who are good and gentle, but also to those who are cruel.
19 Bondye va beni nou, si, lè y'ap fè nou soufri pou sa nou pa fè, nou sipòte lafliksyon an paske nou konnen se sa Bondye vle.
For there is favor upon anyone who endures pain while suffering unjustly for the sake of conscience toward God.
20 Ki lwanj ki gen nan sa si nou sipòte lè y'ap maltrete nou pou sa nou fè ki mal? Men, si lè nou fè byen, nou sipòte tou sa y'ap fè nou soufri poutèt byen nou fè a, sa se yon bèl bagay devan Bondye.
What credit do you get if you endure when you sin and are beaten for it? But if you endure when you do good and suffer for it, this finds favor with God.
21 Se pou sa menm Bondye te rele nou, paske Kris la te soufri pou nou. Li kite yon egzanp pou nou swiv pye pou pye.
For to this you have been called, because Christ also suffered for us, leaving an example so that you could follow in his footsteps.
22 Li pa t' janm fè ankenn peche. Ankenn manti pa t' janm soti nan bouch li.
He committed no sin, nor was deceit found in his mouth.
23 Lè yo t'ap joure l', li pa t' reponn. Lè yo t'ap maltrete l', li pa t' mennase pesonn. Men, li renmèt kòz li nan men Bondye k'ap jije tout bagay san patipri.
When he was reviled, he did not revile in return; when he suffered, he did not threaten but entrusted himself to him who judges justly.
24 Kris la te pote peche nou yo nan kò li sou bwa a, pou nou te kapab mouri annegad peche, pou nou te ka viv dwat devan Bondye. Li te kite yo maltrete l' pou l' te ka geri nou.
He himself bore our sins in his body on the cross, so that we might die to our sins and live for righteousness. By his wounds you have been healed.
25 Nou te tankou mouton ki te pèdi bann yo. Men, koulye a, nou tounen vin jwenn Kris la ki gadò nou, k'ap veye sou nanm nou.
For you were like sheep going astray, but now you have returned to the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls.
