1 Timote 1
1 Mwen menm, Pòl, yon apòt Jezikri dapre volonte Bondye, Sovè nou, ansanm ak Jezikri ki tout espwa nou,
Paul, an emissary of Yeshua the Messiah according to the commandment of God our Savior and the Lord Yeshua the Messiah 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 child in faith: Grace, mercy, and peace from God our Father and Messiah Yeshua 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 urged you when I was going into Macedonia, stay at Ephesus that you might command certain men not to teach a different 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.
and not to pay attention to myths and endless genealogies, which cause disputes rather than God’s stewardship, which is in 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.
But the goal of this command is love from a pure heart, a good conscience, and sincere faith,
6 Gen ladan yo ki pèdi chemen yo, yo lage kò yo nan yon bann diskisyon san sans.
from which things some, having missed the mark, have turned away to vain talking,
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 understand neither what they say nor about what they strongly affirm.
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 person uses 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,
as knowing this, that law is not made for a righteous person, but for the lawless and insubordinate, for the ungodly and sinners, for the unholy and profane, for murderers of fathers and murderers of mothers, for manslayers,
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.
for the sexually immoral, for homosexuals, for slave-traders, for liars, for perjurers, and for any other thing contrary to the 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.
according to the Good News of the glory of the blessed God, which was committed to my trust.
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,
I thank him who enabled me, Messiah Yeshua our Lord, because he counted me faithful, appointing me to service,
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.
although I used to be a blasphemer, a persecutor, and insolent. However, I obtained mercy because I did it ignorantly in unbelief.
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.
The grace of our Lord abounded exceedingly with faith and love which is in Messiah Yeshua.
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.
The saying is faithful and worthy of all acceptance, that Messiah Yeshua came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am 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)
However, for this cause I obtained mercy, that in me first, Yeshua the Messiah might display all his patience for an example of those who were going to believe in him for 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, to God who alone is wise, be honor and glory forever 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.
I commit this instruction to you, my child Timothy, according to the prophecies which were given to you before, that by them you may wage the 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.
holding faith and a good conscience, which some having thrust away made a 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 are Hymenaeus and Alexander, whom I delivered to Satan that they might be taught not to blaspheme.
