Efèz 2
1 Nou menm moun Efèz, nou te mouri poutèt mechanste ak peche nou yo.
And you hath he made alive who were dead in trespasses and sins,
2 Se nan bagay sa yo nou t'ap viv nan tan lontan. Nou t'ap swiv move kouran ki nan lemonn, nou t'ap fè volonte chèf otorite yo ki nan lè a, move lespri k'ap travay koulye a nan moun k'ap dezobeyi Bondye yo. (aiōn g165)
in which ye formerly walked after the manner of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that still operates in the children of disobedience: (aiōn g165)
3 Lè sa a, nou menm jwif yo, nou te menm jan ak yo. Nou t'ap mennen lavi nou dapre egzijans lachè, nou t'ap fè kapris kò nou ak tout vye lide ki te vin nan tèt nou. Konsa, nou menm jwif, jan nou te ye a, nou te kondannen pou n' te tonbe anba kolè Bondye tankou lòt yo.
among whom also we were all conversant heretofore in our carnal desires, indulging the appetites of the flesh and of our imaginations; and were by nature children of wrath, even as others.
4 Men, Bondye sitèlman gen kè sansib, li sitèlman renmen nou,
But God being rich in mercy, through his great love wherewith He loved us,
5 li ban nou lavi ankò ansanm ak Kris la, nou menm ki te mouri akòz peche nou yo. Se yon favè Bondye fè nou lè li delivre nou.
hath made us alive in Christ, even when we were dead in trespasses, (for by grace ye are saved) and hath raised us up together,
6 Ansanm ak Kris la, Bondye fè nou leve soti nan lanmò, li fè nou chita jouk anwo nan syèl la ansanm ak li tou.
and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus.
7 Li fè tou sa pou moutre pou tout tan ki gen pou vini yo jan li renmen nou anpil anpil, jan li aji byen avèk nou nan Jezikri. (aiōn g165)
That in the ages to come He might shew the superabundant riches of his grace, in his kindness towards us through Christ Jesus. (aiōn g165)
8 Se paske li renmen nou kifè li delivre nou, nou menm ki mete konfyans nou nan li. Sa pa soti nan nou menm menm, se yon kado Bondye ban nou.
For by grace ye are saved, through faith: and this not of yourselves; it is the gift of God: not by works, that no one may boast:
9 Non, nou pa fè anyen pou sa. Konsa, pesonn pa ka vante tèt yo.
for we are his workmanship,
10 Se Bondye ki fè nou. Nan Jezikri li kreye nou pou nou ka fè anpil bon zèv nan lavi nou, dapre sa li te pare davans pou nou te fè.
created in Christ Jesus unto good works, for which God before prepared us, that we might walk in them.
11 Nou menm ki pa t' fèt nan ras jwif la, jwif yo te rele nou moun ki pa sikonsi, menm jan yo te rele tèt yo moun ki sikonsi. Yo t'ap gade sou mak lèzòm fè sou kò yo ak men yo. Wi, nou menm moun lòt nasyon yo, chonje sa nou te ye nan tan lontan.
Wherefore remember that ye were formerly Gentiles in the flesh, called uncircumcision by that which is called circumcision made by hands in the flesh;
12 Lè sa a, nou t'ap viv byen lwen Kris la, nou te tankou etranje, nou pa t' fè pati pèp Bondye te chwazi pou li a. Nou pa t' nan kontra Bondye te fè ak pèp li a dapre sa l' te pwomèt la. Nou t'ap viv sou latè san okenn espwa, san Bondye.
and ye were at that time without Christ, aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers to the covenants of promise, having no hope, and without God in the world: but now in Christ Jesus,
13 Men koulye a, nan Jezikri, nou menm ki yon lè t'ap viv lwen Bondye, nou vin toupre l', gremesi san Kris la ki koule lè li mouri pou nou an.
ye, who were formerly afar off, are made nigh by the blood of Christ.
14 Paske, se li menm k'ap fè nou byen yonn ak lòt, li fè moun lòt nasyon yo fè yon sèl pèp ansanm ak jwif yo. Avèk pwòp kò li, li kraze miray ki te separe yo epi ki te fè yo yonn lènmi lòt.
For He is our peace, who hath made both one, and removed the wall of partition from between us;
15 Li aboli lalwa Moyiz la ansanm ak kòmandman l' yo ak tout regleman l' yo. Li pran de pèp sa yo, li fè yo tounen yon sèl pèp tou nouvo k'ap viv ansanm nan li. Se konsa li fè nou byen yonn ak lòt.
having abolished in his flesh the enmity, even the law of commandments contained in ordinances, that He might form the two into one new man, in Himself, so making peace;
16 Avèk lanmò Kris la sou kwa a, li wete sa ki t'ap fè de pèp sa yo yonn rayi lòt, li fè yo tou de vin byen ak Bondye, li mete yo ansanm yonn ak lòt nan yon sèl kò.
and that He might reconcile both in one body unto God, by the cross, having thereby slain the enmity:
17 Wi, Kris la te vini, li anonse bon nouvèl k'ap mete lapè a ni pou moun lòt nasyon yo ki te lwen Bondye, ni pou jwif yo ki te toupre Bondye.
and He came and preached peace to you that were afar off, and to them that were nigh.
18 Paske, gremesi Kris la, nou tout, kit nou jwif kit nou pa jwif, nou ka pwoche bò kot Papa a, nan pouvwa yon sèl ak menm Sentespri a.
For through Him we both have access by one Spirit to the Father.
19 Se sak fè, nou menm moun lòt nasyon yo, nou pa etranje ankò, ni moun ki depasaj. Men, se sitwayen nou ye ansanm ak tout moun nan pèp Bondye a, nou fè pati fanmi Bondye a.
Now therefore ye are no more strangers and foreigners, but fellow-citizens with the saints, and of the houshold of God;
20 Nou menm moun lòt nasyon yo, nou se kay Bondye ap bati sou fondasyon apòt yo ak pwofèt yo te poze a, men se Jezikri menm ki gwo wòch ki kenbe kay la kanpe a.
being built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief corner-stone:
21 Se li menm ki kenbe tout kò kay la kanpe byen fèm, ki fè l' grandi pou l' tounen yon sèl kay yo mete apa pou Bondye.
in whom the whole building fitly joined together increaseth to an holy temple in the Lord:
22 Konsa, nou menm tou avèk lavi n'ap mennen nan Kris la, nou antre nan batisman sa a pou nou fè ansanm ak lòt yo yon sèl kay kote Bondye ap viv ak pouvwa Sentespri li.
in whom ye also are built up together for an habitation of God by the Spirit.
