2 Korint 11
1 Mwen ta renmen nou pèmèt mwen pran pòz moun fou m' pou yon ti moman. Enben, wi, pèmèt mwen fè sa.
[But now, because my opponents are saying that Christ sent them to you as his representatives and that he did not send me], please be patient with me, too, [while I say a] few things [that may sound as if] [IRO] [I am praising myself, like] a foolish person [would do. You have been] ([putting up with/tolerating]) [those who teach what is false; ] now then, (put up with/tolerate) me [too].
2 M'ap fè jalouzi pou nou, yon jalouzi ki soti nan Bondye. Paske, nou tankou yon jenn fi ki pa nan dezòd. Mwen fiyanse nou ak yon sèl gason. Gason sa a se Kris la.
I really do care about [what happens to] you, just as God cares about [what happens to you. Just like a father wants his daughter to be sexually pure when he presents her to the man she will marry] [MET], I [want you to belong] to Christ [alone and to no other]. I want to present you [to him] as people who remain faithful to him [only, and who have not believed the deceitful message of those who are teaching what is false].
3 Men, mwen pè pou lespri nou pa pèvèti, pou nou pa manke Kris la pawòl, pou nou pa tonbe nan dezòd tankou Ev ki te kite sèpan an vire lòlòj li ak riz li yo.
However, just like [Satan, when he] cunningly [appeared as a] snake, deceived Eve [and caused her to disobey the Lord God], I am concerned that [those teachers] will cause you to think wrongly so that you will no longer [be faithful to] Christ alone.
4 Mwen di sa paske mwen wè nou kite nenpòt ki moun vin fè nou konnen yon Jezi ki pa menm ak Jezi mwen te fè nou konnen an, epi nou pa di anyen. Mwen wè nou pare pou n' asepte yon lespri ak yon mesaj ki pa menm ni ak Lespri Bondye a, ni ak bon nouvèl mwen te ban nou an.
[I say that] because some people have come among you who are teaching [their own thoughts about] Jesus. They [are saying about him] things that are [entirely] different from what I taught you. [They are urging] you to receive a [powerful] spirit who [would come to live in you], but it is not the same [Spirit] that you received [from God when you believed in Christ]. They preach [what they call] a good message, and you accept [their message, even though it is not the same as the good message about Christ that you heard from me. And] you have gladly accepted them and their message!
5 Pou mwen, mwen pa wè sa apòt ki kwè yo plis pase tout moun yo gen pase mwen.
I consider that [LIT] none of those [men, even though they think of themselves as being] [IRO] extra-special apostles, are in any way greater than I am.
6 Mwen ka pa konn pale byen, men pou konesans la, se pa menm bagay. Nan tout okazyon ak nan tout bagay mwen te toujou fè nou wè sa.
[I admit that] I am not an eloquent speaker, but I do know [God’s message]. I have made that clear to you by everything [that I have done among you and by everything that I have taught you].
7 Lè m' te anonse nou bon nouvèl Bondye a, mwen te fè sa gratis pou nou, mwen te desann tèt mwen pou m' te ka fè nou kanpe. Eske mwen te gen tò lè m' te fè sa?
[I refused to accept money] from you as pay for teaching you God’s message about Christ. (It is ridiculous for you to think that what I did was wrong!/Was that wrong?) [RHQ] [I know that by teaching you without pay], I made myself seem [IRO] unimportant to you. [But I did it] to honor you.
8 Lè sa a, mwen te asepte lajan nan men lòt legliz yo. Se tankou si m' te pran nan sa ki pou yo pou m' te kapab ede nou.
[Some people might say that it was as though] [IRO] I was robbing other congregations because I accepted money from them in order that I might work among you.
9 Pandan tout tan mwen te pase lakay nou an, mwen pa t' sou kont pesonn lè m' te bezwen lajan, paske frè ki soti Masedwan yo te pote tou sa m' te bezwen pou mwen. Mwen te pran kont prekosyon m' pou m' pa t' sou kont nou yonn pou anyen, epi m'ap toujou pran menm prekosyon sa a.
Furthermore, when I was [there] with you and had no [money to buy the things that I needed], I did not cause any [of you] ([to have difficulties by my depending on you/by asking you for money/support]), because our [(inc)] fellow believers who came from [here in] Macedonia [province] brought enough [money for me to buy everything] that I needed. So I have not caused you any difficulty at all [by asking you for money], and I never will [ask you for money] [EUP].
10 Jan mwen sèten mwen konnen verite Kris la, mwen pa ka bay manti, se konsa m'ap di nou sa: rezon sa a mwen genyen pou m' vante tèt mwen nan tout peyi Lakayi a, pesonn p'ap kapab wete l' nan men mwen.
[And] as [sure as you know that] everything that Christ says is true, [you can be sure that what] I say [to you now is true. Wherever I go] there in Achaia [province], [I do not let you believers pay me for doing God’s work among you]. And no one will be able to prevent me from boasting [about that].
11 Poukisa? Eske se paske mwen pa renmen nou? Se Bondye ki konnen jan mwen renmen nou.
No one should wrongly [RHQ] think that it is because I do not love you that [I do not take pay from you]. God knows [that you truly/really are very dear to me].
12 Men, m'ap toujou aji jan m'ap aji koulye a, pou m' pa bay moun k'ap chache okazyon pou yo fè grandizè chans pou yo ka di yo travay menm jan ak mwen.
There are [some men there among you] who would like to be able to say boastfully that they [work among you] just as I do. So, in order to make it impossible [IDM] [for them to say that], I have [refused to accept pay from you], and I will continue doing that.
13 Moun sa yo, se pòz apòt yo y'ap pran. Y'ap bay manti sou travay yo, y'ap fè tèt yo pase pou apòt Kris la.
Those men are lying [when they say that they are] apostles. They work deceitfully. [Even though they say that they work for God, they are working only for themselves]. They try to make people think that Christ [sent them] as his apostles, [but they do not truly represent him].
14 Pa gen anyen la a ki pou fè n' sezi: ata Satan ka ranje kò l' pou l' pran pòz yon zanj limyè.
I am not surprised [that they act like that], because Satan himself causes people to think [that he has come] as a shining messenger [from God].
15 Si moun k'ap sèvi Satan yo pran pòz moun k'ap sèvi sa ki byen, pa gen anyen ki dwòl nan sa. Men, bout pou bout y'a jwenn sa y'ap chache a.
So it should not surprise [you] if these men, who [really] serve [Satan, do good things in order] to make you think they [serve God]. Some day God will [punish them] according to what they deserve because of the [evil] things that they do.
16 M'ap repete sa m' te di a: Piga pesonn pran m' pou moun fou. Men, si nou pran m' pou moun fou, kite m' pran pòz moun fou m' vre pou m' kapab vante tèt mwen yon ti kras tou.
I say again: I do not want any of you to think that my [boasting about myself] is like foolish [people] boast. But even if anyone [thinks that I am boasting about myself like a foolish person boasts, listen to] what I [have to say anyway, just like you listen to those false apostles]. They really [speak] foolishly! Listen to me while I also boast a little.
17 Sa m'ap di koulye a, se pa sa menm Seyè a ta renmen m' di. Men, nan pozisyon yo mete m' ki fè m' ka vante tèt mwen an, m'ap pale tankou si m' te fou.
About the things that I am [going to tell you], boasting confidently [about myself, surely you know that they are not the kind of things] that the Lord [Jesus] would say. Instead, [I will speak] as a foolish [person would speak].
18 Sitèlman gen moun k'ap vante tèt yo pou bagay y'ap fè sou latè, kite m' vante tèt mwen tou.
Because many among you are boasting [about their own work], as unbelievers do, I will also boast [about myself and my work] [MTY, IRO].
19 Nou menm ki gen bon konprann nou pa manke tolere moun fou!
[I am sure that you, who think that you are so wise, will accept what I say] because you gladly [accept the] false teachers and the foolish things [that they say].
20 Nou kite yo fè nou tounen esklav, nou kite yo devore nou, nou kite yo pran nou nan pèlen, nou kite yo fè awogans sou nou, nou kite yo ban nou souflèt.
When people [treat] you as if they were your bosses, you gladly submit [to them. You think that it is all right when others] force you to provide for their needs. You think that it is all right [when people] take control over you, when they boast about themselves, [or when they insult you by] slapping you in the face.
21 Wi, mwen wont di sa: Mwen te twò fèb pou m' te aji jan m' te aji ak nou an! Men, si gen moun ki ka pèmèt yo vante tèt yo pou lòt bagay (pa bliye m'ap pale tankou yon moun fou wi!) mwen menm tou m'ap pèmèt mwen fè sa tou.
I agree that I was not bold enough to treat you in such ways. [Ha! Do you think that] [IRO] I should feel ashamed [because I did not do that?] So now, talking like a person who does not have any sense, I will boldly tell you [some things about myself, just like those false apostles tell you things about themselves].
22 Eske yo se pitit pitit Ebè? Mwen menm tou. Eske yo se moun ras Izrayèl la? Mwen menm tou. Eske yo se pitit pitit Abraram? Mwen menm tou.
Do [they tell you] that they are Hebrews [and can speak the Hebrew language?] Well, I can say the same thing [about myself]. Do they [tell you that they] belong [to God’s people], the nation of Israel? Well, I can say the same thing [about myself]. [Do they tell you that] they are descendants of [our great] ancestor Abraham? Well, he is my ancestor, too.
23 Eske yo se moun k'ap sèvi Kris la? (M'ap pale koulye a tankou moun ki deraye nèt.) Mwen sèvi Kris la plis pase yo: mwen travay pase yo, yo mete m' nan prizon pi plis pase yo, yo bat mwen pi plis pase yo, mwen manke mouri pi souvan pase yo.
[Do they tell you how much] work they have done for Christ? Now I am talking like a crazy person talks [EUP]. Well, I work for Christ much more [than they do. I have been] in prison many more times [than they have. Many times I] have been beaten {[people] have beaten me} very severely [because I believe in and obey Christ]. Many times I almost died [because of serving Christ].
24 An senk fwa, jwif yo ban m' trant nèf kout fwèt.
On five occasions Jewish [religious leaders] beat me 39 times with a whip.
25 An twa fwa, women yo bat mwen. Yon fwa yo kalonnen m' wòch pou yo te touye mwen. Batiman koule avè m' twa fwa. Yon fwa menm mwen pase yon jou ak yon nwit nan dlo.
On three occasions I was beaten {[Roman] officials beat me} with wooden sticks. On one occasion [a large crowd of people] threw stones at me [to kill me]. On three occasions the ship [that I was traveling on] was wrecked [and sank. On one of those occasions] I was [floating] in the water a night and a day [before I was rescued].
26 Anpil fwa menm, lè m'ap vwayaje konsa dlo larivyè manke pote m' ale. Bandi manke touye m', jwif yo manke touye m' tou, ata moun lòt nasyon yo manke touye m' tou. Mwen te an danje nan lavil, mwen te an danje andeyò, mwen te an danje sou lanmè. Ata swadizan frè yo manke touye mwen.
As I have often traveled to other places, [I have often risked losing my life. For example], sometimes I have been in danger [crossing] rivers. [I have been] in danger [traveling in places] where there were bandits. [At times I have been in] danger among people of my own nation, [the Jews], and [at other times I been in] danger among those who are not Jews. [I have been] in danger in cities, and I have been in dangerous situations in barren areas. I have been in dangerous situations [when I was traveling in ships]. [I have been in] danger among people who falsely [claim to be] fellow believers.
27 Mwen redi travay di, mwen fatige kò m' anpil, mwen pase anpil nwit san dòmi, mwen konnen sa ki rele grangou ak swaf dlo. Anpil fwa mwen te blije rete san manje, mwen soufri fredi, mwen konn pa gen rad pou m' mete sou mwen.
I have worked very hard [DOU] [to earn] ([a living/what I need]), and often I did not sleep. At times I was hungry and thirsty, and at times I did not have enough time to eat. Sometimes I was cold [because] I did not have enough clothes [to wear].
28 San konte anpil lòt bagay ankò, chak jou se tèt chaje pou mwen ak bagay mwen gen pou m' regle pou tout legliz yo.
In addition to all that, I am constantly and deeply concerned about all the congregations [that I have helped to begin].
29 Si yon moun fèb, lamenm mwen fèb tou. Si yon moun tonbe nan peche, sa rann mwen malad.
[Every time that I hear about fellow believers] [RHQ] who are not strong [spiritually], I sympathize with them [and try to help them. Every time that I learn about a fellow believer] [RHQ] who causes [another believer] to do something wrong, that makes me very angry.
30 Si se pou m' vante tèt mwen, m'a vante tèt mwen pou tout bagay ki pou moutre jan m' fèb.
Because [it seems that] it is necessary for me to [continue] boasting [about myself], I will boast about things that [caused some people to think of me] as being weak.
31 Bondye ki Papa Seyè Jezi a (li menm k'ap resevwa lwanj tout tan an), li konnen mwen p'ap bay manti. (aiōn g165)
God, who is the Father of our [(inc)] Lord Jesus, and who is the one [whom we should] praise forever, knows that I am not lying [about this]. (aiōn g165)
32 Lè m' te lavil Damas, moun wa Aretas te mete pou gouvènen lavil la pran gad, li mete yo nan tout pòtay lavil la pou yo te arete m'.
[One time when I was] in Damascus [city], the governor whom King Aretas [had appointed] to rule [part of his area, told his soldiers] to guard [the gates of] the city so that they could seize me [if I tried to leave the city].
33 Men frè yo fè m' pase nan yon fennèt nan gwo miray lavil la. Yo file m' desann nan yon panyen. Se konsa mwen te chape kò m' anba men li.
But [my friends] helped me to escape [by] putting me in a large basket and lowering me [to the ground by a rope] through an opening in the [city] wall. [That was really humiliating]!
