2 Timote 1
1 Mwen menm, Pòl, se Bondye ki te vle chwazi m' pou sèvi apòt Jezikri, pou fè konnen lavi li te pwomèt nou an, lavi li ban nou nan Jezikri a.
Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ, by the will of God, according to the promise of life, which is in Christ Jesus.
2 M'ap ekri ou, Timote, pitit mwen renmen anpil lan. Mwen mande Bondye Papa a ansanm ak Jezikri, Seyè nou an, pou yo gen pitye pou ou, pou yo ba ou benediksyon ak kè poze.
To Timothy my dearly beloved son, grace, mercy, and peace, from God the Father, and from Christ Jesus our Lord.
3 M'ap di Bondye mèsi, Bondye zansèt mwen yo te sèvi a. Se li menm tou m'ap sèvi ak yon konsyans pwòp. Se tout tan m'ap di l' mèsi lajounen kou lannwit, chak fwa lide m' frape sou ou lè m'ap lapriyè.
I give thanks to God, whom I serve from my forefathers with a pure conscience, that without ceasing, I have a remembrance of thee in my prayers, night and day.
4 Mwen chonje jan ou te nan lapenn. Se pa ti anvi m' anvi wè ou pou kè m' ka kontan nèt.
Desiring to see thee, being mindful of thy tears, that I may be filled with joy,
5 Mwen pa janm bliye jan ou gen konfyans nan Bondye ak tout kè ou. Lòyis, grann ou, ak Enis, manman ou, te gen konfyans konsa nan li tou. Wi, mwen sèten ou gen menm konfyans sa a tou.
Calling to mind that faith which is in thee unfeigned, which also dwelt first in thy grandmother Lois, and in thy mother Eunice, and I am certain that in thee also.
6 Se poutèt sa, m'ap mande ou pou kenbe kado Bondye te ba ou lè m' te mete men sou tèt ou a.
For which cause I admonish thee, that thou stir up the grace of God which is in thee, by the imposition of my hands.
7 Paske, Lespri Bondye ban nou an pa fè nou wont moun. Okontrè, Lespri Bondye a ban nou fòs, renmen ak pouvwa pou kontwole tèt nou.
For God hath not given us the spirit of fear: but of power, and of love, and of sobriety.
8 Ou pa bezwen wont kanpe pale pou Seyè nou an. Ou pa bezwen wont pou mwen non plis ki nan prizon pou tèt li. Okontrè, avèk fòs kouraj Bondye ap ba ou a, se pou ou asepte soufri avè m' pou bon nouvèl la.
Be not thou therefore ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, nor of me his prisoner: but labour with the gospel, according to the power of God,
9 Se Bondye ki delivre nou, se li menm ki rele nou pou n' ka viv pou li. Li pa t' fè sa pou nou poutèt byen nou te fè. Non, sa soti nan plan travay li menm. Se yon favè li fè nou nan Jezikri, depi lontan anvan li te kreye tout bagay. (aiōnios g166)
Who hath delivered us and called us by his holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given us in Christ Jesus before the times of the world. (aiōnios g166)
10 Koulye a, li fè nou konnen favè sa a avèk Jezikri, Sovè nou, ki te vini an. Paske, Jezikri kraze pouvwa lanmò te genyen an. Avèk bon nouvèl la, li fè lavi ki p'ap fini nan lanmò a parèt aklè.
But is now made manifest by the illumination of our Saviour Jesus Christ, who hath destroyed death, and hath brought to light life and incorruption by the gospel:
11 Bondye chwazi m' pou m' anonse bon nouvèl sa a, li voye m' kòm apòt pou m' moutre li bay tout moun ki pa jwif.
Wherein I am appointed a preacher, and an apostle, and teacher of the Gentiles.
12 Se poutèt li tou m'ap sibi tout soufrans sa yo. Men, mwen pa wont paske mwen konnen nan ki moun mwen mete konfyans mwen. Mwen sèten li gen pouvwa pou l' konsève sa l' te ban mwen an jouk gran jou a va vini.
For which cause I also suffer these things: but I am not ashamed. For I know whom I have believed, and I am certain that he is able to keep that which I have committed unto him, against that day.
13 Pran egzanp sou pawòl verite mwen te ba ou yo. Kenbe fèm nan konfyans ak nan renmen nou jwenn nan Jezikri.
Hold the form of sound words, which thou hast heard of me in faith, and in the love which is in Christ Jesus.
14 Ak lasistans Sentespri ki nan kè ou la, kenbe tout bon pawòl yo te moutre ou yo tankou yon depo ki sou kont ou.
Keep the good thing committed to thy trust by the Holy Ghost, who dwelleth in us.
15 Ou te pran nouvèl la, pa vre? Tout moun nan pwovens Lazi yo lage m' pou kont mwen, ata Fijèl ak Emojèn.
Thou knowest this, that all they who are in Asia, are turned away from me: of whom are Phigellus and Hermogenes.
16 Mwen mande Seyè a pou li gen pitye pou moun lakay Onezifò yo. Paske, anpil fwa Onezifò vin konsole mwen. Li pa t' wont mwen dèske mwen te nan prizon.
The Lord give mercy to the house of Onesiphorus: because he hath often refreshed me, and hath not been ashamed of my chain:
17 Okontrè, lè li rive lavil Wòm, li touye tèt li chache m' jouk li jwenn mwen.
But when he was come to Rome, he carefully sought me, and found me.
18 Se pou Seyè Jezi fè Bondye gen pitye pou li lè gran jou a va rive. Ou chonje tout sèvis li te rann mwen lavil Efèz?
The Lord grant unto him to find mercy of the Lord in that day: and in how many things he ministered unto me at Ephesus, thou very well knowest.
