1 Timote 1
1 Mwen menm, Pòl, yon apòt Jezikri dapre volonte Bondye, Sovè nou, ansanm ak Jezikri ki tout espwa nou,
Paul an apostle of Jesus Christ by the appointment of God our Saviour, and the Lord Jesus Christ our hope,
2 m'ap ekri ou, Timote, pitit lejitim mwen nan konfyans mwen gen nan Bondye. M'ap mande Bondye, Papa a, ak Jezikri, Seyè nou an, pou yo gen pitye pou ou, pou yo ba ou benediksyon ak kè poze.
to Timothy my true son in the faith, be grace, mercy, and peace from God our Father, and Christ Jesus our Lord.
3 Se pou ou rete nan lavil Efèz, jan m' te mande ou la lè mwen t'ap pati pou peyi Masedwan. Paske, gen kèk moun nan lavil Efèz la k'ap moutre lòt yo yon bann lòt bagay ki pa vre. Se pou ou ba yo lòd sispann fè sa y'ap fè a.
As I exhorted thee to stay at Ephesus, when I went into Macedonia, that thou mightest charge certain persons not to teach other doctrine,
4 Di yo wete lide yo sou vye istwa san fondman sa yo, sou lis non gran granparan moun ki byen long. Bagay sa yo lakòz moun fè yon bann diskisyon initil. Yo p'ap sèvi plan travay Bondye a, jan nou konnen l', gremesi lafwa a.
nor attend to fables and endless genealogies, which occasion debates, rather than pious edification in the faith:
5 W'ap ba yo lòd sa a, pou yo ka rive gen renmen ki soti nan yon kè ki nan kondisyon pou sèvi Bondye, nan yon konsyans trankil ak yon konfyans sensè nan Bondye.
so do, and acquaint them that the end of that charge is charity, out of a pure heart, and a good conscience, and faith unfeigned:
6 Gen ladan yo ki pèdi chemen yo, yo lage kò yo nan yon bann diskisyon san sans.
from which some having swerved are turned aside to vain discourses;
7 Yo ta renmen pase pou moun k'ap moutre lalwa Bondye a. Men, yo pa konprann anyen ni nan sa y'ap di a, ni nan keksyon y'ap defann lan.
desiring to be teachers of the law, though they neither understand what they say, nor what things they assert.
8 Nou konnen lalwa se yon bagay ki bon depi ou sèvi avè l' jan ou dwe sèvi avè l' la.
But we know that the law is good, if a man use it lawfully;
9 Se pou nou chonje tou yo pa mete lalwa pou moun k'ap aji byen. Lalwa a se pou malveyan yo, pou moun k'ap fè rebèl, pou mechan yo, pou moun k'ap fè peche, pou moun ki pa gen respè ni pou Bondye ni pou larelijyon, pou moun k'ap touye manman yo ak papa yo, pou ansasen,
knowing this, that a law does not lie against a righteous person, but against the lawless and unruly, the impious and wicked, the unholy and profane,
10 pou moun k'ap fè imoralite, pou moun ki gen vye mès gason ak gason, fanm ak fanm, pou moun k'ap vann esklav, pou moun k'ap bay manti, k'ap fè sèman pou twonpe moun. Lalwa a se pou tout moun k'ap fè tout kalite bagay ki pa dakò ak verite yo moutre nou an.
parricides, murderers, whoremongers, sodomites, kidnappers, liars, false-swearers, and if there be any thing else contrary to that sound doctrine,
11 Verite sa a, nou jwenn li nan bèl mesaj Bondye te mete m' reskonsab pou anonse a. Se bon nouvèl ki pale nou sou Bondye ki merite nou fè lwanj pou li a.
which is according to the glorious gospel of the blessed God, with which I was intrusted.
12 M'ap di Jezikri, Seyè nou an, mèsi dèske li ban m' fòs kouraj pou m' fè travay mwen. M'ap di l' mèsi dèske li te konsidere m' anpil pou l' te fè m' tout konfyans sa a, pou l' te chwazi m' pou sèvis li,
And I give thanks to Christ Jesus our Lord, who gave me ability for the work, that He accounted me faithful, having put me into the ministry,
13 atout nan tan lontan mwen te konn pale l' mal, mwen te pèsekite l', mwen te joure li. Men, se Bondye menm ki te gen pitye pou mwen, paske lè sa a mwen pa t' gen konfyans nan li. Konsa, mwen pa t' konnen sa m' t'ap fè.
who before was a blasphemer, and a persecutor, and an oppressor. But I obtained mercy, because I did it ignorantly in unbelief: and the grace of our Lord superabounded,
14 Jezikri, Seyè nou, fè m' anpil favè: li fè m' gen konfyans ak renmen nou jwenn lè n'ap viv ansanm nan Kris la.
with faith and love in Christ Jesus.
15 Sa se yon pawòl ki vre, pawòl tout moun te dwe kwè: Jezikri te vini sou latè pou delivre moun k'ap fè peche. Mwen menm, mwen pi mal pase yo tout.
It is a truth highly to be believed, and worthy to be received by all, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners: ---of whom I am one of the chief.
16 Men, se poutèt sa Bondye te gen pitye pou mwen. Mwen menm ki te pi mal pase yo tout, se pou mwen Jezikri te moutre jan l' ka gen pasyans. Konsa, mwen tounen yon egzanp pou tout moun ki pita va gen pou mete konfyans yo nan li, pou yo ka resevwa lavi ki p'ap janm fini an. (aiōnios g166)
But for this end I obtained mercy, that in me a chief sinner Jesus Christ might display his long-suffering, for an example to those who should afterwards believe on Him to eternal life. (aiōnios g166)
17 Se poutèt sa, ann chante, ann fè lwanj pou li pou tout tan, li menm ki sèl Bondye nou pa ka wè a, Wa ki la pou tout tan an epi ki p'ap janm mouri a. Amèn. (aiōn g165)
Now to the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only wise God, be honor and glory for ever and ever. Amen. (aiōn g165)
18 Timote, pitit mwen, m'ap renmèt ou kòmandman sa a, dapre pawòl pwofèt Bondye yo te di sou ou nan tan lontan an. Pran fòs sou pawòl sa yo pou ou ka mennen batay la byen.
This charge I commit to thee, son Timothy, according to the prophecies which before came on thee, that by them thou mightest war a good warfare,
19 Kenbe konfyans ou fèm nan Bondye ak konsyans ou an repo. Gen moun ki refize koute konsyans yo. Se konsa yo pèdi konfyans yo.
having faith and a good conscience, which some putting away have made shipwreck concerning the faith:
20 Nan yo gen Imene ak Aleksann. Mwen lage tou de nan men Satan pou yo aprann pa pale mal sou Bondye.
of whom is Hymeneus and Alexander, whom I have delivered unto Satan, that they may learn not to blaspheme.
