1 Timote 3
1 Sa se yon pawòl ki vre: Si yon moun dèyè yon pozisyon pou l' dirije nan legliz, li dèyè yon bèl travay.
This saying is true. If one earnestly seek the office of a bishop, he desires an excellent work.
2 Pou yon moun chèf nan legliz, se pou l' san repwòch. Se pou l' gen yon sèl madanm. Se pou l' yon nonm serye, ki konn kenbe tèt li an plas, ki gen lòd. Se pou l' konn resevwa moun lakay li. Se pou l' konn ki jan pou l' moutre moun verite a.
The bishop, then, must be unblamed, the husband of one wife, vigilant, prudent, of comely behavior, hospitable, fit to teach;
3 Li pa fèt pou l' renmen bwè gwòg, ni renmen fè kont. Okontrè, se pou l' gen pasyans ak kè poze. Li pa fèt pou l' renmen lajan.
not given to wine, no striker, but gentle; not quarrelsome, nor a lover of money:
4 Se pou l' konn mennen kay li byen, fè timoun li yo obeyi l' ak respè.
one who rules well his own house, having his children in subjection to him with all gravity:
5 Paske, si yon nonm pa konn dirije pwòp fanmi l', kouman li ka dirije legliz Bondye a?
for if one know not how to govern his own house; how shall he take care of the congregation of God?
6 Fòk li pa yon nonm ki fèk konvèti. Si pa sa, lògèy ka moute l' nan tèt, la tonbe anba men m' kondannasyon ak Satan.
Not a new convert, lest being puffed up with pride, he fall into the condemnation of the devil.
7 Se pou li gen bon repitasyon devan moun ki pa nan legliz la, pou yo pa pase l' nan betiz, pou l' pa pran nan pèlen Satan.
Moreover, he must even have a good report from those without, that he may not fall into reproach, and the snare of the devil.
8 Konsa tou, se pou moun k'ap ede nan sèvis legliz la se moun ki respektab, ki pa gen de pawòl, moun ki pa bwè twòp, ki pa renmen fè lajan mal, ki p'ap kouri dèyè lajan.
The deacons, in like manner, must be grave, not double-tongued, not giving themselves to much wine, not persons who earn money by base methods;
9 Se pou yo kenbe verite Bondye fè nou konnen an ak konsyans yo pwòp.
holding fast the secret of the faith with a pure conscience.
10 Se pou nou sonde yo anvan. Si apre sa, nou pa jwenn anyen pou repwoche yo, yo ka sèvi dyak.
But let those also be first proved: then let them exercise the office of the deacon, being without blame.
11 Se pou madanm yo moun ki respektab, ki pa nan tripotaj: se pou yo konn kontwole tèt yo, pou yo seryèz nan tout bagay.
The women, in like manner, must be grave, not slanderers; but vigilant, faithful in all things.
12 Yon dyak fèt pou l' gen yon sèl madanm, se pou l' konn dirije pitit li yo ak tout kay li byen.
Let the deacons be the husbands of one wife, ruling well their children and their families.
13 Paske, dyak ki fè travay yo byen, y'a rive jwenn yon bon pozisyon pou tèt yo, y'a gen plis konfyans pou yo ka pale verite nou jwenn nan Jezikri a.
For they who have performed the office of a deacon well, procure to themselves an excellent degree, and great boldness in the faith which is in Christ Jesus.
14 M'ap ekri ou lèt sa a. Men, mwen gen espwa mwen ka vin wè ou anvan lontan.
These things I write to you, hoping to come to you soon.
15 Men, si m' pran reta, lèt sa a va fè ou konnen ki jan pou nou mennen tèt nou nan fanmi Bondye a, sa vle di nan legliz Bondye vivan an. Legliz la tankou yon poto k'ap soutni verite a.
But if I tarry long, that you may know you ought to behave yourselves in the house of God, which is the congregation of the living God, the pillar and support of the truth.--
16 Tout moun fèt pou rekonèt jan sekrè relijyon nou an se yo gwo zafè. Li te parèt tankou yon moun. Lespri a fè nou wè jan li mache dwat devan Bondye. Epi tout zanj yo te wè l' tou. Se li menm y'ap mache fè konnen nan tout nasyon. Se nan li moun toupatou mete konfyans yo. Apre sa, yo resevwa l' nan syèl la.
And, confessedly, great is the secret of godliness; --he who has manifested in the flesh, justified in the Spirit; seen of messengers, proclaimed to the Gentiles, believed on in the world, taken up in glory.
