Kolòs 2
1 Mwen vle fè nou konnen ki kalite batay m'ap mennen pou nou, pou tout moun ki nan lavil Lawodise ak pou tout lòt moun yo ki poko konn figi mwen.
For I desire to have you know how greatly I struggle for you, and for those at Laodicea, and for as many as have not seen my face in the flesh;
2 M'ap goumen pou yo ka gen fòs ak kouraj plen kè yo, pou yo fè yonn nan renmen Bondye a, pou yo gen yon bon konprann k'ap ba yo anpil konfyans devan Bondye. Konsa yo menm tou, y'a konnen sekrè travay Bondye a, ki vle di Kris la.
that their hearts may be comforted, they being knit together in love, and gaining all riches of the full assurance of understanding, that they may know the mystery of God, namely, Christ,
3 Se nan li tout richès ki nan bon konprann ak konesans Bondye a kache.
in whom are all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge hidden.
4 Mwen di nou sa pou nou pa kite pesonn twonpe nou ak yon bann pawòl ki sanble verite.
Now I say this so that no one will deceive you with persuasive words.
5 Paske, si mwen pa la avèk nou nan kò m', mwen la nan lespri mwen. Mwen kontan wè jan nou rete nan lòd, jan nou kenbe fèm nan konfyans nou gen nan Kris la.
For though I am absent in the flesh, yet am I with you in the spirit, rejoicing and seeing your order, and the steadfastness of your faith in Christ.
6 Se konsa, nou menm ki asepte Kris la pou Seyè nou an, se pou nou viv yon jan ki dakò ak li.
As therefore you received Christ Jesus, the Lord, walk in him,
7 Se pou nou anrasinen nan li, se pou nou bati tout lavi nou sou li. Kenbe pi fèm toujou nan konfyans nou gen nan li, jan yo te moutre nou sa, san nou pa janm sispann di Bondye mèsi.
rooted and built up in him, and established in the faith, even as you were taught, abounding in it with thanksgiving.
8 Fè atansyon pou nou pa kite pesonn twonpe nou ak bèl diskou filozòf yo, ak diskisyon ki pa vo anyen. Bagay sa yo soti nan koutim lèzòm, nan jan yo konprann bagay ki nan lemonn. Yo pa soti nan Kris la.
Be careful not to allow anyone to captivate you through an empty and deceptive philosophy, according to human tradition, according to the elementary principles of the world, and not according to Christ.
9 Se nan lavi Kris la t'ap mennen nan kò li a nou jwenn tou sa Bondye ye.
For in him all the fullness of Deity dwells in bodily form,
10 Nou menm tou, Bondye la nan tout lavi nou, paske n'ap viv nan Kris la ki chèf tout lespri ki gen otorite ak pouvwa.
and in him you are made full, who is the head of all principality and power;
11 Nou menm k'ap viv ansanm nan Kris la, nou te sikonsi tou. Men, se pa t' moun ki te sikonsi nou. Sikonsizyon sa a soti nan Kris la ki delivre nou anba pouvwa lachè ki t'ap fè nou fè sa ki mal.
in whom you were also circumcised with a circumcision not made with hands, in the putting off of the body of the flesh, in the circumcision of Christ;
12 Wi, lè yo te batize nou, nou te antere ansanm ak Kris la. Apre sa, nou leve soti vivan ansanm avè l' tou, paske nou te kwè nan pouvwa Bondye ki te fè l' leve soti vivan nan lanmò.
having been buried with him in baptism, in which you were also raised with him through faith in the working of God, who raised him from the dead.
13 Nan tan lontan, nou te mouri paske nou t'ap viv nan peche nou yo, paske nou pa t' sikonsi nan kò nou dapre lalwa Moyiz. Men koulye a, gremesi Kris la, Bondye ban nou lavi ankò, li padonen tout peche nou yo.
You were dead through your trespasses and the uncircumcision of your flesh. He made you alive together with him, having forgiven us all our trespasses,
14 Li chire papye kote tou sa nou te dwe l' yo ekri a. Papye sa a te kondannen nou devan lalwa. Kris la detwi l' nèt lè li kloure l' sou kwa a.
wiping out the handwriting in ordinances which was against us; and he has taken it out of the way, nailing it to the cross;
15 Avèk Kris la ki mouri sou kwa a, Bondye wete tout pouvwa ak tout otorite lespri yo te genyen nan lemonn. Li fè tout moun wè sa yo ye. Li fè yo mache tankou prizonye devan Kris la ki te genyen batay la.
having disarmed the rulers and authorities, he made a show of them openly, triumphing over them in it.
16 Se sak fè, pa kite pesonn kritike nou pou sa n'ap manje, pou sa n'ap bwè, pou jou nou mete apa pou fè fèt, pou fèt lalin nouvèl, osinon pou jou repo.
Therefore do not let anyone judge you about food and drink, or with respect to a feast day or a new moon or a Sabbath day,
17 Tou sa se lonbraj bagay ki te gen pou vini yo; bagay tout bon yo se nan Kris la yo ye.
which are a shadow of the things to come; but the body is Christ's.
18 Se poutèt sa, moun nou wè k'ap sèvi zanj epi ki swadizan p'ap vante tèt yo, pa kite moun konsa konprann pou yo wete rekonpans nou nan men nou. Moun konsa toujou ap rakonte vizyon yo te fè. Pou anyen, yo gonfle ak lògèy poutèt yon bann lide lèzòm yo mete nan tèt yo.
Let no one rob you of your prize by a voluntary humility and worshipping of the angels, dwelling in the things which he has seen, vainly puffed up by his fleshly mind,
19 Moun konsa p'ap viv ansanm ak Kris la ki tèt kò a. Se Kris la k'ap nouri tout kò a, k'ap kenbe l' byen kanpe ak tout jwenti l' ak tout venn li yo byen solid. Se li menm k'ap fè l' grandi jan Bondye vle l' la.
and not holding firmly to the Head, from whom all the body, being supplied and knit together through the joints and ligaments, grows with God's growth.
20 Se konsa, si nou mouri ansanm ak Kris la ki te delivre nou anba pouvwa lespri k'ap donminen nan lemonn yo, poukisa pou n'ap viv tankou si nou te toujou anba pouvwa ki nan lemonn yo? Poukisa pou nou kite yo soumèt nou anba prensip tankou sa ki di:
If you died with Christ from the elementary principles of the world, why, as though living in the world, do you subject yourselves to ordinances,
21 pa pran sa, pa goute sa, pa manyen sa?
"Do not handle, nor taste, nor touch"
22 Tout bagay sa yo, fini ou fin fè yo, yo pa fè anyen pou ou. Se lèzòm ki mande bagay konsa, se yo ki moutre bagay sa yo.
(all of which perish with use), according to human commandments and teachings?
23 Se vre, bagay sa yo sanble yo bon, paske sa mande moun anpil volonte pou yo pran pòz sèvi zanj yo konsa, pou yo pran pòz pa vante tèt yo, pou yo fè bagay pou swadizan kraze pouvwa lachè nan kò yo. Men, tou sa pa vo anyen. Paske, atousa, yo pa ka rive donmennen egzijans lachè a.
Which things indeed appear like wisdom in self-imposed worship, and humility, and severity to the body; but are not of any value against the indulgence of the flesh.
