2 Korint 8
1 Frè m' yo, mwen ta renmen nou konnen ki jan Bondye te fè wè favè l' nan legliz ki nan peyi Masedwan yo.
Now, brothers, I wish to tell you about the grace of God which has been manifest in the churches of Macedonia.
2 Patizan Kris yo te pase anba anpil eprèv avèk tout soufrans ki te tonbe sou yo. Men, yo te sitèlman kontan, yo te moutre jan yo ka bay ak tout kè yo, malgre yo te nan nesesite.
For although in heavy trial of affliction, their overbrimming happiness, even in spite of their deep poverty, abounded to the opulence of their unselfishness.
3 Sa m'ap di nou la a, se vre wi: yo bay sa yo te kapab, yo menm bay pase sa yo te kapab. San moun pa fòse yo,
For I can testify that according to their ability, and even beyond their ability, of their own free will, too, they have given help.
4 se yo menm menm ki mande, se yo menm menm ki plede ak nou pou nou ba yo privilèj patisipe nan sekou n'ap voye pou manm pèp Bondye nan peyi Jide a.
With earnest entreaty they craved of me the privilege of a share in ministering to the saints in Jerusalem.
5 Sa depase sa nou te kwè a anpil: yo ofri tèt yo bay Seyè a anvan. Apre sa, yo ofri tèt yo ban nou jan Bondye vle l' la.
And this not as I had expected, but in accordance with the will of God, they first gave themselves to God and to me.
6 Se konsa, mwen mande Tit pou li al lakay nou pou l' ka kontinye travay li te kòmanse a, pou nou ka bay sa nou gen pou n' bay la ak tout kè nou.
With the result that I have been begging Titus that, as he had been the one to begin the work with you, so he should complete among you this grace also.
7 Wi, nou rich sou tout pwen, kit se nan lafwa, kit se nan konn pale byen, kit se nan kònesans verite a, kit se nan aktivite nou pou Bondye, kit se nan renmen nou gen pou mwen. Se poutèt sa mwen ta renmen wè nou bay ak tout kè nou pou zèv sa a tankou moun ki rich.
Now then, as you excel in everything, in faith and utterance and knowledge and all zeal and in your love to me, see to it that you excel in this grace also.
8 Se pa yon lòd m'ap ban nou: Men, mwen pran egzanp sou lòt yo pou nou menm tou nou ka moutre jan nou gen renmen tout bon nan kè nou.
I do not say this by way of command, but by the zeal of others I am trying to prove the reality of your love.
9 Nou konnen ki favè Jezikri, Seyè a, fè nou. Li menm ki te rich, li fè tèt li tounen pòv pou nou. Konsa, lè l' fè tèt li tounen pòv la, li fè nou rich.
For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, how though he was rich, for your sakes he became poor, that you through his poverty might become rich.
10 Men lide mwen fè sou keksyon sa a. Depi lanne pase anwo, se nou menm an premye ki te fè lide ede frè yo. Se nou menm an premye ki te kòmanse ranmase lajan pou sa.
And I will give you my opinion in this matter; for this offering is fitting in your case, considering that you made a beginning before others, not only in the willingness to do something but also in actually doing something a year ago.
11 Koulye a, se pou n' kontinye fin fè jès la nèt. Menm jan nou te mete tout kè nou lè nou t'ap pran desizyon fè l' la, mete tout kè nou pou nou fini ak sa, dapre mwayen nou.
So now complete the doing of it also, in order that just as there was the readiness to will, so there may be the accomplishment according to your means.
12 Paske si nou mete tout kè nou pou nou bay, Bondye ap asepte kado nou bay la. L'ap gade sou sa nou genyen, li p'ap gade sou sa nou pa genyen.
For if there be first willing mind, the gift is accepted according to what a man has, and not according to what he has not.
13 Sa pa vle di se pou nou mete tèt nou nan lamizè lè n'ap soulaje lòt moun. Men, se pou tout moun menm jan.
Nor are other people to be relieved, and you to be distressed;
14 Si koulye a nou gen anpil, se pou n' ede sa ki nan nesesite yo. Si yon jou pita nou vin nan nesesite, epi yo menm yo gen anpil, lè sa a y'a kapab ede nou tou. Konsa tout moun va menm jan,
but burdens are to be equalized. Now your abundance at this present time present time is a supply for their want, in supply for your want; and so burdens be equalized,
15 dapre sa ki te ekri nan Liv la: Moun ki te ranmase plis yo pa t' gen twòp. Moun ki te ranmase pi piti yo pa t' manke anyen.
even as it is written, He who gathered much had nothing over, and he who gathered little did not lack.
16 Ann di Bondye mèsi, li menm ki fè Tit devwe pou nou, menm jan avè mwen!
But thanks be to God who has inspired in the heart of Titus the same zeal on your behalf that I have.
17 Tit te asepte fè sa m' te mande l' fè a. Men, li te sitèlman prese vin ede nou, se li menm menm ki pran desizyon ale lakay nou.
For he not only consented to my request, but being thoroughly in earnest, comes to you of his own accord.
18 Nou voye yon frè avè li. Tout moun nan legliz yo ap nonmen non frè sa a pou jan l' travay pou anonse bon nouvèl la.
And I am sending with him that brother whose fame in the service of the gospel is spread through all the churches.
19 Apre sa, se legliz yo menm ki te chwazi l' pou vwayaje ansanm ak nou, pou ede ranmase lajan nou t'ap bay la. Lajan sa a gen pou sèvi yon lwanj pou Bondye, anmenmtan l'ap fè wè jan nou vle ede vre.
More than that, he is the one chosen by the churches to accompany me on my journey, in administering this gift of yours for the Lord’s glory. And this has my full consent,
20 Nou pran tout prekosyon sa yo pou moun pa jwenn repwòch pou yo fè nou pou gwo lajan sa a ki nan men nou an.
because I am on my guard in this, that no one should blame me, in respect to this bounty which I am administering.
21 N'ap chache fè tout bagay pwòp, pa sèlman devan Bondye, men devan tout moun tou.
For I aim at being above reproach, not only in the sight of the Lord, but also in the sight of men.
22 N'ap voye yon lòt nan frè nou yo ak yo tou. Nou te swiv frè sa a anpil, li toujou moutre anpil devouman nan sèvis la. Men, koulye a li gen plis devouman toujou pou jan li fè nou konfyans anpil.
With them I am sending our brother of whose zeal I have often had proof in many ways, and who is now zealous because of his great confidence in you.
23 Konsa, Tit se yon bon zanmi m' k'ap travay ansanm avè m' pou nou. Pou lòt frè ki avè l' yo, se legliz yo ki voye yo. Se yon lwanj pou Kris la.
As for Titus, remember that he is a partner of mine, and is also my associate in labors for you. As for the other brothers, remember that they are delegates from the churches, men in whom Christ is glorified.
24 Fè yo wè jan nou renmen yo, pou legliz yo ka sèten nou renmen yo, pou yo ka konnen mwen gen rezòn pale byen pou nou konsa.
So show to the churches an evidence of your love, and a justification to these brothers of my boasting about you.
