Kolòs 1
1 Se mwen menm Pòl, yon moun Bondye te deside chwazi pou sèvi apòt Jezikri, ansanm ak Timote, frè nou, k'ap ekri lèt sa a
Paul, an Apostle of Jesus Christ, by the will of God, and Timothy, the brother,
2 voye bay tout pèp Bondye ki lavil Kolòs la, k'ap kenbe fèm nan lavi n'ap mennen ansanm tankou frè nan Kris la. Nou mande Bondye, Papa nou, pou li ban nou benediksyon ak kè poze.
to the saints and faithful brethren in Christ, who are at Colosse: Favor to you, and peace from God our Father.
3 Mwen pa janm sispann di Bondye, Papa Jezikri, Seyè nou an, mèsi lè m'ap lapriyè pou nou.
We give thanks to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ always, when we pray for you;
4 Mwen pran nouvel jan nou gen konfyans nan Jezikri, jan nou renmen tout moun ki fè pati pèp Bondye a.
having heard of your faith in Christ Jesus, and of the love which you have to all the saints--
5 Depi premye jou yo te fè nou konnen bon nouvèl la ki yon mesaj ki vre, nou te gen espwa jwenn sa Bondye sere pou nou nan syèl la. Se espwa sa a ki fè nou gen tout konfyans sa a ak tout renmen sa a nan kè nou.
for the hope which is laid up for you in the heavens, of which you have formerly heard in the word of truth of the gospel,
6 Bon nouvel la gaye nan mitan nou depi premye jou nou te tande pale favè Bondye a, depi lè yo te fè nou konnen sa li ye tout bon an. Bon nouvèl sa a lakòz nou resevwa anpil benediksyon, menm jan li fè l' toupatou sou latè.
which is present among you, as it is also in the world, and is bringing forth fruit and prevailing, even as among you, from that day you heard and knew the favor of God in truth--
7 Se Epafras, yon bon zanmi k'ap travay ansanm avè m', ki te moutre nou tou sa. L'ap ede m' nan travay la tankou yon bon sèvitè Kris la.
even as you learned it of Epaphras, our beloved fellow-servant, who is for you a faithful minister of Christ,
8 Se li menm ki fè m' konnen renmen Lespri Bondye a ban nou.
who has also declared to us your love in spirit.
9 Se poutèt sa, mwen pa janm sispann lapriyè Bondye pou nou depi jou mwen te rive konn sa. Mwen mande Bondye pou l' fè nou rive fin konnen volonte l' nèt ale, pou l' ban nou anpil lespri ak anpil konprann ki soti nan Sentespri.
For this reason, we also, from the day we heard these things, do not cease to pray for you, and to request that you may be filled with the knowledge of his will, in all wisdom and spiritual understanding--
10 Konsa, n'a viv jan Bondye vle l' la, n'a toujou fè sa ki fè l' plezi. N'a fè tout kalite bon bagay, n'a grandi nan konesans Bondye.
that you may walk worthy of the Lord to all pleasing, bringing forth fruit by every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God;
11 Mwen mande Bondye pou l' fòtifye nou tout jan ak bèl pouvwa li pou nou ka sipòte tout bagay avèk pasyans.
being strengthened with all strength, according to his glorious power, to all patience and long-suffering with joy:
12 Ak kè kontan, se pou nou di Papa a mèsi, li menm ki ban nou privilèj resevwa pòsyon pa nou nan eritaj Bondye sere pou tout moun pa l' yo nan peyi limyè a.
giving thanks to the Father, who has qualified us for a portion of the inheritance of the saints in the light;
13 Li rache nou anba pouvwa fènwa a, li fè nou antre nan peyi kote Pitit li renmen anpil la wa.
who has delivered us from the power of darkness, and has translated us into the kingdom of his beloved Son:
14 Se gremesi Pitit sa a nou delivre, nou resevwa padon pou peche nou yo.
by whom we have redemption, even the remission of sins.
15 Kris se pòtre Bondye, Bondye nou pa ka wè a. Se li menm ki premye pitit li. Li te la anvan tou sa Bondye te kreye.
He is the image of the invisible God, the first born of the whole creation.
16 Se ak li Bondye te kreye tou sa ki nan syèl la ak sou latè, sa nou wè ak sa nou pa wè. Se ak li li kreye tout lespri yo ki chita ap donminen, ki gen otorite, ki chèf epi ki gen pouvwa. Se ak Kris la Bondye te kreye yo tout, epi se pou li li te kreye yo.
Because, by him were created all things which are in the heavens, and which are upon the earth; things visible, and things invisible; whether thrones, or lordships, or governments, or powers; all things were created by him and for him.
17 Kris la te la anvan tout bagay. Se nan li yo tout jwenn plas yo.
And he is before all things; and by him all things consist.
18 Se li ki tèt legliz la, legliz la se kò li. Se li menm ki bay kò a lavi. Se li menm an premye ki te leve soti vivan nan lanmò pou l' te ka gen premye plas nan tout bagay.
And he is the head of the body, even the congregation. He is the beginning, the first born from the dead, that in all respects he might be pre-eminent.
19 Se Bondye menm ki te vle pou tou sa l' ye a, se sa pou Kris la ye tou.
For it pleased the Father that all fullness should dwell in him;
20 Se li menm tou ki te vle fè tout bagay byen avè li ankò, gremesi Kris la, tou sa ki sou latè ak tou sa ki nan syèl la. Li mete lapè toupatou, gremesi san Kris la ki koule sou kwa a.
and by him to reconcile all things to himself, having made peace by the blood of his cross; I say, by him, whether they be things on the earth, or things in the heavens.
21 Nou menm tou, moun Kolòs, nan tan lontan, nou t'ap viv lwen Bondye. Nou te lènmi avè l' akòz tout bagay mal nou t'ap fè yo, ak tout move lide nou te gen nan tèt nou.
Even you, who were formerly alienated in mind, and enemies by wicked works,
22 Men koulye a, gremesi Kris la ki mouri nan kò l' tankou yon moun, Bondye fè nou byen avè l' ankò pou nou ka parèt devan l' tankou moun k'ap viv apa pou li, san okenn tach, san okenn repwòch.
he has now, indeed, reconciled, by the body of his flesh, to present you holy and unblamable, and unreprovable, in his sight;
23 Men, gen yon kondisyon pou sa: se pou nou rete fèm, byen anrasinen nan konfyans nou, san nou pa pèdi espwa nou genyen depi lè nou te tande bon nouvèl la. Se bon nouvèl sa a yo te anonse bay tout moun sou latè epi se li menm, mwen menm Pòl, m'ap sèvi.
if, indeed, you continue in the faith founded and stable, and not removed from the hope of the gospel which you have heard, which has been proclaimed to every creature which is under heaven; of which I, Paul, am made a minister.
24 Koulye a, mwen kontan anpil dèske m'ap soufri pou nou. Paske, lè m'ap soufri nan kò pa m' konsa, m'ap bay pòsyon pa m' pou konplete tou sa ki manke nan soufrans Kris la pou legliz la ki kò li.
I now rejoice in sufferings for you, and fill up the remainder of the afflictions of Christ in my flesh, for his body, which is the congregation;
25 Wi, m'ap sèvi legliz la koulye a dapre travay Bondye ban m' fè pou nou an: travay sa a se pou m' anonse tout bagay ki nan mesaj li a,
of which I am made a minister, according to the dispensation of God, which was given to me on your account, fully to declare the word of God--
26 pou m' fè tout moun konnen sekrè li te kenbe kache depi tout tan kifè pesonn pa t' konnen l'. Men koulye a, li devwale l' bay tout moun ki pou li. (aiōn g165)
the secret which had been kept hid from the ages, and from the generations, but now has been made manifest to his saints; (aiōn g165)
27 Paske, Bondye vle fè moun pa l' yo konnen tout richès ak tout bèl pouvwa ki nan sekrè li te sere pou moun ki pa jwif yo. Men sekrè a: nou menm moun ki pa jwif yo, Kris la ap viv nan kè nou tou, li ban nou espwa nou gen pou n' patisipe nan bèl pouvwa Bondye a.
to whom God has pleased to make known what is the riches of the glory of this secret among the Gentiles, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory:
28 Konsa, m'ap fè tout moun konnen Kris la. M'ap bay tout moun konsèy, m'ap moutre yo tout bagay avè bon konprann, jan m' kapab pou yo tout ka parèt devan Bondye tankou granmoun ki byen grandi nan lavi y'ap mennen ansanm ak Kris la.
whom we announce, admonishing every man, and teaching every man, with all wisdom, that we may present every man perfect in Christ.
29 Se pou sa m'ap travay, se pou sa m'ap goumen ak tout pouvwa Kris la k'ap travay ak fòs nan mwen.
For which I also labor, combating vigorously, according to the effectual working of him who works effectually in me with power.
