Jan 1
1 Anvan Bondye te kreye anyen, Pawòl la te la. Pawòl la te avèk Bondye. Sa Bondye te ye, se sa Pawòl la te ye tou.
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
2 Pawòl la te la avèk Bondye depi nan konmansman.
This was in the beginning with God.
3 Se ak Pawòl la Bondye fè tout bagay. Nan tou sa ki te fèt, pa t' gen anyen ki te fèt san Pawòl la.
All things were made by him, and without him not a single creature was made.
4 Lavi, se nan li sa te ye. Se lavi sa a ki te bay tout moun limyè.
In him was life, and the life was the light of man.
5 Limyè a klere nan fènwa a. Men, fènwa a pa t' resevwa li.
And the light shone in darkness, but the darkness received it not.
6 Bondye te voye yon nonm ki te rele Jan.
A man named John, was sent from God.
7 Li te vin sèvi temwen pou pale sou limyè a. Li te vini pou tout moun ki te tande mesaj li a te ka kwè.
This man came as a witness, to testify concerning the light, that through him, all might believe.
8 Se pa li menm ki te limyè a. Li te vin pou sèvi temwen pou pale sou limyè a.
He was not himself the light; but came to testify concerning the light.
9 Limyè sa a, se li ki limyè tout bon an. Se li menm ki vin sou latè epi k'ap klere tout moun.
The true light was he who, coming into the world, enlightens every man.
10 Pawòl la te nan lemonn. Se ak Pawòl la Bondye te fè tou sa ki nan lemonn; men, moun ki nan lemonn pa t' rekonèt li.
He was in the world, and the world was made by him; yet the world knew him not.
11 Li vin nan peyi l'; men tout moun nan peyi l' pa t' resevwa li.
He came to his own land, and his own people did not receive him;
12 Men, sa ki te resevwa l' yo, sa ki te kwè nan li yo, li ba yo pouvwa tounen pitit Bondye.
but to as many as received him, believing in his name, he granted the privilege of being children of God;
13 Yo pa t' vin pitit Bondye jan sa fèt pami lèzòm sou latè, paske sa pa t' soti nan egzijans lachè, ni nan volonte lèzòm. Se Bondye menm ki te papa yo.
who derive their birth not from blood, nor from the desire of the flesh, nor from the will of man, but from God.
14 Pawòl la tounen moun. Li te vin viv nan mitan nou, li mennen yon lavi ki te konfòm nèt ak verite a, ak renmen nan tout kè li. Nou wè pouvwa li, se te pouvwa Bondye Papa a te bay sèl Pitit li a.
And the Word became incarnate, and sojourned amongst us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, ) full of favor and truth.
15 Se li menm Jan Batis t'ap pale a, lè l' te di byen fò: Men moun mwen t'ap pale nou an, lè m' te di nou: L'ap vin apre mwen. Men, li gen plis pouvwa pase m', paske li te la anvan mwen.
(It was concerning him John testified, when he cried, This is He of whom I said, He that comes after me, is preferred to me; for he was before me.)
16 Nou tout nou resevwa pa nou nan tout kantite byen l' yo. Li ban nou favè sou favè.
Of his fulness we all have received, even favor for favor's sake;
17 Bondye fè Moyiz ban nou lalwa. Men, se Jezikri ki fè nou konnen renmen Bondye a ansanm ak verite a.
for the law was given by Moses--the favor and the truth came by Jesus Christ.
18 Pesonn pa janm wè Bondye. Men, sèl Pitit Bondye a, li menm ki Bondye tou, li menm k'ap viv kòtakòt ak Papa a, se li menm ki fè moun konnen Bondye.
No one ever saw God; it is the only begotten Son, who is in the bosom of the Father, who has made him known.
19 Men sa Jan Batis te di lè jwif ki lavil Jerizalèm yo te voye kèk prèt ak kèk moun Levi vin mande l' ki moun li ye.
Now this is the testimony of John. When the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem, to ask him, Who are you?
20 Jan pa t' refize reponn yo, li di yo kareman devan tout moun: Se pa mwen ki Kris la.
he acknowledged, and denied not, but acknowledged, saying, I am not the Messiah.
21 Yo mande li: Ki moun ou ye atò? Ou se Eli? Jan reponn yo: Non, mwen pa Eli. Yo di li: Ou se pwofèt la? Li reponn yo: Non.
And they asked him, Who, then? Are you Elijah? He said, I am not. Are you the prophet? He answered, No.
22 Lè sa a yo di li: Ki moun ou ye menm? Paske, nou gen pou n' pote yon repons bay moun ki voye nou yo. Ki moun ou di ou ye?
They said, Tell, then, who you are, that we may return an answer to them who sent us. What do you say of yourself?
23 Jan reponn: Mwen se vwa nonm k'ap rele nan dezè a: Plani chemen an byen plani pou Mèt la! (Se sa pwofèt Ezayi te di.)
He answered, I am he whose voice proclaims in the wilderness, "Make straight the way of the Lord," as said, the Prophet Isaiah.
24 Gen nan moun yo te voye bò kot Jan yo ki te soti lakay farizyen yo.
Now they who were sent, were of the Pharisees.
25 Yo mande li: Si ou pa ni Kris la, ni Eli, ni pwofèt la, di nou poukisa w'ap batize moun?
And they questioned him further, Why, then, do you immerse, if you be not the Messiah, nor Elijah, nor the prophet?
26 Jan reponn yo: Mwen menm, mwen batize nou nan dlo. Men, nan mitan nou la a, gen yon moun nou pa konnen.
John answered, I immerse in water, but there is one among you whom you know not.
27 L'ap vin apre m', men mwen pa bon ase pou m' ta demare kòd sapat li.
It is he who comes after me, and was before me; whose shoe-string I am not worthy to loose.
28 Tout bagay sa yo t'ap pase kote yo rele Betani an, lòt bò larivyè Jouden kote Jan t'ap batize a.
This happened at Bethabara, upon the Jordan, where John was immersing.
29 Nan denmen, Jan wè Jezi ki t'ap vin jwenn li, li di: Men ti mouton Bondye a k'ap wete peche moun sou tout latè.
On the next day, John sees Jesus coming to him, and says, Behold the Lamb of God, that takes away the sin of the world.
30 Men moun mwen t'ap pale nou an, lè m' te di nou gen yon nonm k'ap vin apre m' men ki gen plis pouvwa pase m', paske li te la anvan mwen.
This is He, concerning whom I said, After me a man comes, who is preferred to me; for he was before me.
31 Mwen pa t' konnen ki moun sa tapral ye. Men, mwen vin batize nou nan dlo pou moun pèp Izrayèl yo te ka rekonèt li.
As for me, I knew him not; but, that he might be made manifest to Israel, I am come immersing in water.
32 Jan di yo ankò: Mwen wè Lespri Bondye a desann sot nan syèl la tankou yon ti pijon, li rete sou tèt li.
John testified further, saying, I saw the spirit descending from heaven, like a dove, and remaining upon him.
33 Lè sa a, mwen pa t' ankò konnen ki moun li te ye. Men, Bondye ki te voye m' batize nan dlo a, te di m': Wa wè Lespri Bondye a desann. La rete sou tèt yon nonm: Se li menm ki gen pou batize moun nan Sentespri.
For my part, I should not have known him, had not He, who sent me to immerse in water, told me, Upon whom you shall see the Spirit descending, and remaining, the same is He who immerses in the Holy Spirit.
34 Jan di yo ankò: Mwen wè sa ak je m', se sa ki fè mwen di nou se li ki Pitit Bondye a vre.
Having, therefore, seen this, I testify that he is the Son of God.
35 Nan denmen, Jan te menm kote a ankò ak de nan patizan li yo.
The next day, John, being with two of his disciples,
36 Li wè Jezi ki t'ap pase, li di: Men ti mouton Bondye a.
observed Jesus passing, and said, Behold the Lamb of God.
37 De patizan yo tande sa Jan t'ap di a, yo pran swiv Jezi.
The two disciples hearing this, followed Jesus.
38 Jezi vire tèt li gade, li wè yo t'ap swiv li. Li mande yo: Sa n'ap chache? Yo mande li: Ki kote ou rete, Rabi? (Mo rabi sa a vle di mèt.)
And Jesus turning about, saw them following, and said to them, What do you seek? They answered, Rabbi, (which signifies Teacher, ) where do you dwell?
39 Li reponn yo: Vini non, n'a wè. Y' ale vre. Yo wè kote l' te rete a. Yo pase rès jounen an avè li. (Li te vè katrè konsa nan apremidi.)
He replied, Come, and see. They went, and saw where he dwelt, and it being about the tenth hour, abode with him that day.
40 Andre, frè Simon Pyè a, te yonn nan de moun ki te tande sa Jan te di a epi ki te swiv Jezi.
One of the two, who, having heard John, followed Jesus, was Andrew, the brother of Simon Peter.
41 Premye moun Andre rankontre se te Simon, frè li. Li di li konsa: Nou jwenn Mesi a (ki vle di: Kris la).
The first he met, was his own brother, Simon; to whom he said, We have found the Messiah, (a name equivalent to Christ.)
42 Li mennen Simon bay Jezi. Jezi gade l', li di: Se ou menm Simon, pitit Jan an? Y'a rele ou Sefas. (Se menm bagay ak Pyè, ki vle di wòch.)
And he brought him to Jesus. Jesus, looking upon him, said, You are Simon, the son of Jona; you shall be called Cephas, (which denotes the same as Peter.)
43 Nan denmen, Jezi te fè lide ale nan peyi Galile. Li jwenn Filip sou wout la, li di li: Swiv mwen.
The next day, he resolved to go to Galilee, and meeting Philip, said to him, Follow me.
44 (Filip te moun lavil Betsayda, kote Andre ak Pyè te rete a.)
Now Philip was of Bethsaida, the city of Andrew and Peter.
45 Apre sa, Filip jwenn Natanayèl. Li di li: Nou jwenn moun Moyiz te pale nou nan liv lalwa a, moun pwofèt yo te pale a tou. Se Jezi, moun lavil Nazarèt, pitit gason Jozèf la.
Philip meets Nathanael, and says to him, We have found the person described by Moses in the law, and by the prophets, Jesus, the son of Joseph, of Nazareth.
46 Natanayèl di li: Ki bon bagay ki ka soti Nazarèt? Filip reponn li: Vini non, wa wè.
Nathanael says to him, Can any good thing come out of Nazareth? Philip answered, Come and see.
47 Lè Jezi wè Natanayèl ap vin bò kote l', li di sou li: Men yon moun pèp Izrayèl tout bon. Se yon nonm ki pa gen riz nan li.
Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him, and said, concerning him, Behold an Israelite, indeed, in whom is no guile.
48 Natanayèl mande li: Ki jan ou fè konnen mwen? Jezi reponn li: Anvan Filip te rele ou la, mwen te wè ou lè ou te anba pye fig frans lan.
Nathanael said to him, Whence do you know me? Jesus answered, I saw you when you were under the fig tree, before Philip called you.
49 Lè sa a, Natanayèl di li: Mèt, ou se Pitit Bondye a. Ou se wa pèp Izrayèl la!
Nathanael replying, said to him, Rabbi, you are the Son of God; you are the King of Israel.
50 Jezi reponn li: Paske mwen di ou mwen te wè ou anba fig frans lan, poutèt sa ase ou kwè? Ou gen pou wè bagay pi gwo pase sa.
Jesus answered him, saying, Because I told you that I saw you under the fig tree, you believe!
51 Apre sa, li di yo: Sa m'ap di nou la a, se vre wi: N'a wè syèl la louvri, avèk zanj Bondye yo k'ap moute desann sou Moun Bondye voye nan lachè a.
He added, Most assuredly, I say to you, hereafter you shall see heaven open, and the angels of God ascending from the Son of Man, and descending to him.
