Ebre 12
1 Konsa, nou la nan mitan foul moun sa yo ki te moutre jan yo te gen konfyans nan Bondye. Ann voye tout bagay k'ap antrave kous nou jete byen lwen, ansanm ak peche a ki fasil pou vlope nou. Ann kouri avèk pasyans nan chemen Bondye mete devan nou an.
Therefore, since we have such a great cloud of witnesses surrounding us, let us lay aside every weight and the sin that so easily entangles us, and let us run with endurance the race that lies before us,
2 Ann kenbe je nou kole sou Jezi. Se nan li konfyans nou soti, se li menm tou k'ap kenbe nou nan konfyans sa a jouk sa kaba. Li kite yo fè l' soufri sou kwa a. Li pa pran wont sa a pou anyen, paske li te toujou chonje apre l' te fin soufri a, Bondye t'ap fè kè l' kontan. Kifè koulye a li chita sou bò dwat fotèy Bondye a.
fixing our eyes upon Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith. For the joy set before him he endured the cross, disregarding its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.
3 Egzaminen ka li byen. Gade tou sa li sibi nan men bann pechè sa yo ki pa t' vle wè l' menm. Konsa tou, pa kouri pou batay la. Pa dekouraje.
Consider him who endured such opposition from sinners against himself, so that you will not grow weary or lose heart.
4 Paske nan batay n'ap mennen kont peche a, nou poko goumen jan nou ta dwe jouk pou nou ta mouri.
In your struggle against sin, you have not yet resisted to the point of shedding your blood.
5 Eske nou gen tan bliye pawòl Bondye te di pou ankouraje nou tankou pitit li? Pitit mwen, lè Bondye ap peni ou, pa pran sa an jwèt. Lè l'ap fè ou repwòch, pa dekouraje.
And you have completely forgotten the exhortation that addresses you as sons: “My son, do not think lightly of the discipline of the Lord, and do not lose heart when he rebukes you.
6 Paske Bondye peni moun li renmen. Se moun li rekonèt pou pitit li li bat.
For the Lord disciplines the one he loves, and he punishes every son he receives.”
7 Enben, sipòte soufrans sa yo tankou si se papa nou k'ap peni nou. Paske soufrans sa yo se prèv Bondye konsidere nou pou pitit li. Nou janm tande yon papa ki pa janm peni pitit li?
For the sake of discipline you must endure. God is treating you as sons. For what son is not disciplined by his father?
8 Si Bondye pa peni nou tankou tout papa peni pitit yo, sa vle di nou pa pitit lejitim Bondye tout bon, nou se pitit deyò.
If you do not experience discipline, which is something everyone receives, then you are illegitimate children and not sons.
9 Chonje sa papa nou sou latè a konn fè. Yo peni nou. Malgre sa, nou toujou respekte yo. Nou pa bezwen mande jan nou dwe soumèt devan Papa nou ki nan syèl la, si nou bezwen viv.
Furthermore, we have all had earthly fathers who disciplined us, and we respected them. Should we not submit even more to the Father of spirits and live?
10 Papa nou sou latè a te konn peni nou pou yon ti tan, dapre sa yo te kwè ki te bon. Men, Bondye peni nou pou byen pa nou menm, pou nou ka rive viv menm jan l'ap viv la.
For our fathers disciplined us for a short time as seemed best to them, but God disciplines us for our good, so that we may share in his holiness.
11 Lè y'ap peni nou, sa yon ti jan vle fè nou plis lapenn pase pou l' ta fè nou kontan. Men pita, moun ki soti byen elve apre tout penisyon sa yo, yo pral mennen yon lavi byen dwat ak kè poze.
Now no discipline seems pleasant at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it produces the peaceful fruit of righteousness for those trained by it.
12 Se poutèt sa, souke kò nou. Pa kite fatig antre sou nou.
Therefore, lift up your drooping hands and strengthen your weak knees.
13 Mache kote ki plat pou pye k'ap bwete a pa foule pi plis, okontrè pou l' ka geri.
Make straight paths for your feet, so that what is lame may not be put out of joint but healed instead.
14 Chache viv ak kè poze ak tout moun. Mennen yon lavi apa pou Bondye. Si se pa sa, pa gen moun k'ap wè Seyè a.
Pursue peace with everyone, and holiness, for without it no one will see the Lord.
15 Pa kite pesonn vire do bay favè Bondye a. Pa kite pesonn tounen tankou yon plant anmè k'ap pouse rasin k'ap anpwazonnen lòt yo.
Make sure no one falls short of the grace of God and that no root of bitterness springs up and causes trouble, which would result in many becoming defiled.
16 Pa kite pesonn tonbe nan move vis, ni pèdi respè yo dwe genyen pou bagay ki fèt pou respekte, tankou Ezaou ki te vann dwa li kòm premye pitit pou yon plat manje.
And make sure there is no fornicator or profane person like Esau, who sold his birthright in exchange for a single meal.
17 Nou konnen ki jan pita, lè li te vle resevwa benediksyon papa li, yo te mete l' sou kote. Malgre tout kriye li te kriye bay papa a, pa t' gen mwayen chanje sa ki te fin fèt la.
You know that afterward, when he desired to inherit the blessing, he was rejected, for he found no opportunity for repentance, even though he sought the blessing with tears.
18 Nou pa t' pwoche bò kot yon bagay nou ka manyen tankou pèp Izrayèl la ki te pwoche bò kot Mòn Sinayi a. Sou mòn sa a te gen yon gwo dife ansanm ak yon fènwa ki pa t' piti, te gen yon bann bagay tou pou fè moun pè. Yon gwo van tanpèt t'ap soufle sou mòn lan.
For you have not come to a mountain that can be touched, to a blazing fire, darkness, gloom, and a whirlwind.
19 Yo te tande son klewon k'ap kònen, ansanm ak vwa yon moun k'ap pale. Lè pitit Izrayèl yo tande vwa sa a, yo mande l' sispann pale.
You have not come to a trumpet blast and a voice whose words made the hearers beg that no further word be spoken to them.
20 Yo pa t' kapab sipòte lòd li te ba yo lè li te di: Menm si se yon bèt ki mete pye l' sou mòn sa a, se pou yo touye l' ak kout wòch.
For they could not bear the order that was given: “If even a beast touches the mountain, it shall be stoned.”
21 Moyiz menm, sa l' te wè devan je l' yo se te bagay terib. Se poutèt sa li te di: M'ap tranble kou fèy bwa tèlman mwen pè.
Indeed, the sight was so terrifying that Moses said, “I am trembling with fear.”
22 Okontrè, nou pwoche bò kot Mòn Siyon an, bò kot lavil Bondye vivan an, ki vle di: Jerizalèm ki nan syèl la ansanm ak tout kantite zanj li yo.
But you have come to Mount Zion, to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem. You have come to myriads of angels,
23 Nou pwoche kote tout premye pitit Bondye yo sanble ak kè kontan, yo menm ki gen non yo ekri nan Liv ki nan syèl la. Nou pwoche bò kot Bondye ki gen pou jije tout moun lan, kote lespri moun ki fin bon nèt yo ye a.
to the festive gathering and assembly of the firstborn, whose names are enrolled in heaven. You have come to God, the judge of all, and to the spirits of righteous people who have been made perfect.
24 Nou pwoche bò kot Jezikri, moun ki ranje nouvo kontra a, bò kote san ki koule a, yon san ki pale nou pi byen pase san Abèl la.
And you have come to Jesus, the mediator of a new covenant, and to the sprinkled blood that speaks a better word than the blood of Abel.
25 Veye kò nou! Pa refize koute pawòl moun k'ap pale ak nou an. Moun ki te refize koute pawòl moun ki t'ap ba yo avètisman Bondye sou latè a, yo pa t' chape anba chatiman an. Nou pa bezwen mande si nou menm nou ka delivre si nou vire do bay moun k'ap pale ak nou antan l' nan syèl la.
Be careful not to refuse him who is speaking. For if the people did not escape when they refused him who warned them on earth, how much less will we escape if we turn away from him who warns us from heaven?
26 Nan tan lontan, lè Bondye te pale, tè a te tranble. Men, koulye a, li fè nou pwomès sa a: Yon lòt fwa, se pa latè a ase m'ap fè tranble. M'ap fè syèl la tranble tou.
At that time his voice shook the earth, but now he has promised, “Yet once more I will shake not only the earth, but also the heavens.”
27 Lè li di yon lòt fwa li fè nou konprann lè sa a se tout bagay Bondye te kreye yo ki pral pran tranble. Yo pral disparèt. Konsa se bagay ki byen fèm yo k'ap rete.
Now the phrase, “Yet once more,” indicates the removal of what can be shaken—that is, created things—so that what cannot be shaken may remain.
28 Peyi wa nou resevwa pou eritaj la pa ka brannen. Se pou nou di mèsi pou sa. Ann fè wè nou pa bliye sa li fè pou nou. Ann sèvi Bondye yon jan ki pou fè l' plezi, avèk respè, avèk krentif.
Therefore, since we are receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, let us be thankful. It is by our thankfulness that we offer God acceptable worship, with reverence and godly fear.
29 Paske Bondye nou an se tankou yon dife k'ap detwi tout bagay.
For our God is a consuming fire.
