Jid 1
1 Mwen menm Jid, sèvitè Jezikri, frè Jak la, m'ap ekri nou lèt sa a, nou tout Bondye rele, nou menm k'ap viv ansanm nan renmen Bondye Papa a ak anba proteksyon Jezikri.
Jude, slave of Jesus Christ, and brother of James, to the called, those who have been sanctified by God the Father and preserved through Jesus Christ:
2 Mwen mande pou li gen pitye pou nou, pou li ban nou kè poze ak renmen an kantite.
May mercy and peace and love be multiplied to you.
3 Zanmi m' yo, mwen pa t' manke anvi ekri nou pou m' te pale nou sou jan Bondye delivre nou tout ansanm lan. Men, m' blije ekri nou koulye a pou mwen kapab ankouraje nou, pou nou pran defans lafwa Bondye te bay yon sèl fwa pou tout tan an, pou tout moun pa l' yo.
Dear ones, while I was really intent on writing to you about the salvation we share, I had a compulsion to write exhorting you to contend earnestly for the Faith once for all committed to the saints.
4 Paske, gen kèk mechan ki gen tan fofile kò yo nan mitan nou. Se moun ki san respè pou Bondye. Yo pran renmen Bondye renmen nou an sèvi yon kouvèti pou fè dezòd. Yo vire do bay Jezikri ki sèl Mèt ak sèl Segnè nou an. Depi lontan yo te ekri nan Liv la ki kalite kondannasyon k'ap tann moun sa yo.
Because certain men, who were marked out for this condemnation long ago, have sneaked in; they are godless, perverting the grace of our God into licentiousness and denying the only Sovereign God, even our Lord Jesus Christ.
5 Atout nou deja konnen tout bagay sa yo byen pròp, mwen vle fè nou chonje ki jan, lè Bondye te fin delivre pèp Izrayèl la anba moun Lejip yo, li te detwi tout moun ki pa t' kwè yo.
So I want to remind you, though you already know this, that the Lord delivered a people out of the land of Egypt yet later destroyed those who did not believe.
6 Chonje tou ki jan zanj ki pa t' rete nan pozisyon Bondye te ba yo a men ki te kite kote l' te mete yo a, Bondye kenbe yo nan mitan fènwa a, mare nan yon chenn ki p'ap janm kase. Se la y'ap tann gwo jou jijman an. (aïdios g126)
And the angels who did not keep their proper domain but deserted their own dwelling He has kept bound in everlasting chains under darkness for the judgment of the great day. (aïdios g126)
7 Menm jan an tou, chonje moun Sodòm ak Gomò ak tout ti bouk nan vwazinaj yo a. Yo te fè tankou zanj sa yo. Yo te lage kò yo nan tout kalite dezòd lachè, yo te menm rive nan fè gason ak gason, fi ak fi. Pou peni yo, yo lage yo nan dife k'ap boule tout tan an. Sa se yon egzanp ak yon avètisman pou tout moun. (aiōnios g166)
So also Sodom and Gomorrah and the surrounding towns—who gave themselves up to fornication and went after a different kind of flesh in a manner similar to those angels—stand as an example, undergoing a punishment of eternal fire. (aiōnios g166)
8 Menm jan an tou, mesye sa yo, avèk tout vizyon y'ap plede fè yo, y'ap fè tout kalite vye bagay ak kò yo, y'ap meprize otorite Bondye, y'ap pale pouvwa ki nan syèl yo mal.
Likewise these dreamers in their turn both defile flesh and reject authority and slander celestial beings.
9 Menm Akanj Michèl, lè li t'ap plede ak dyab la pou kadav Moyiz, li pa t' penmèt li jije dyab la yon jan pou l' te manke l' dega. Men, li annik di li: Mèt la va regle avè ou.
Yet even Michael the archangel, when taking issue with the devil—he was arguing about Moses' corpse—did not dare to pronounce a reviling judgment, but said, “May the Lord rebuke you!”
10 Yo menm, okontrè, yo pale mal sou sa yo pa konprann. Bagay yo konnen se bagay ensten yo moutre yo tankou bèt ki san konprann. Se bagay sa yo menm k'ap pèdi yo.
But these speak abusively against whatever they do not understand, while whatever they know by instinct, like unreasoning animals—by these things they are ruined.
11 Malè pou yo! Y'ap fè menm rout ak Kayen. Pou yo ka fè kòb, yo lage kò yo nan menm move chemen Balaram lan. y'a mouri tankou Kore ki te peri nan fè rebèl ak Bondye.
Woe to them, because they have taken the way of Cain, have rushed into Balaam's error for profit, and have destroyed themselves in Korah's rebellion!
12 Moun sa yo, se gate yo vin gate manje n'ap fè pou frè yo. Yo san ront konsa. Yo vin manje, yo vin bwè kont kò yo san chonje moun; se pròp tèt yo ase yo konnen. Yo tankou nwaj van ap gaye nan syèl la san bay lapli. Yo tankou pyebwa ki pa janm donnen, menm nan sezon rekòt. Wi, yo tankou pyebwa yo derasinen epi ki fin mouri nèt.
These men are hidden reefs at your love feasts, joining the feast without fear, caring only for themselves; they are clouds without rain, carried along by winds; they are late autumn trees without fruit, twice dead (having been uprooted);
13 Yo tankou lanm lanmè lè lanmè a move. Y'ap pouse kim salte yo met deyò. Yo tankou zetwal ki pèdi rout yo. Bondye sere yon plas pou yo kote ki fè pi nwa a pou tout tan. (aiōn g165)
they are wild waves of the sea, foaming up their own shameful acts; they are wandering stars, for whom the black of the darkness has been reserved forever. (aiōn g165)
14 Depi lontan, Enòk, ki te vin sèt jenerasyon apre Adan, te pale sou yo, lè l' te di: Koute. Men Bondye ap vini ak tout lame moun pa li yo.
Now even Enoch, the seventh from Adam, prophesied about these men saying: “Look, the Lord is coming with ten thousands of His holy ones
15 L'ap jije tout moun; l'ap kondannen tout mechan yo pou tout move bagay yo te fè kont Bondye. Moun sa yo ki te san respè pou Bondye, l'ap kondannen yo pou tout move paròl yo te di sou li.
to execute judgment on everyone and to convict all the godless among them of all their godless deeds that they have godlessly perpetrated, also of all the harsh things they have spoken against Him—the godless sinners!”
16 Moun sa yo toujou ap bougonnen, y'ap plede plengnen sou sitiyasyon yo. Se enterè yo ase y'ap chache. Depi yo louvri bouch yo, se vante y'ap vante tèt yo. Y'ap flate tout moun pou yo tire avantaj sou yo.
These men are grumblers and complainers, living according to their own evil desires; they talk big, flattering people to gain advantage.
17 Men, nou menm, zanmi m' yo, toujou chonje paròl apòt Segnè Jezikri yo te di nou davans lan.
But you, dear ones, remember the words that were spoken before by the Apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ:
18 Yo te di nou konsa: Lè dènye jou yo va rive, va gen anpil moun k'ap san respè pou bagay Bondye yo, moun k'ap pase nou anba betiz, moun k'ap viv dapre vye lide lanvi yo gengnen.
how they told you that in the last time there will be scoffers who live according to their own godless desires.
19 Se moun sa yo k'ap simen divizyon. Yo kite egzijans lachè dominen yo. Se pa Lespri Bondye a k'ap dirije lavi yo.
These are the ones who cause division; they are ‘soulish’, not having a spirit.
20 Men, nou menm, mezanmi, annou kontinye grandi toujou nan konfyans nou k'ap fè nou viv pou Bondye nèt ale. Avèk pouvwa Sentespri a, annou lapriyè san rete.
But you, dear ones, building yourselves up in your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Spirit,
21 Rete fèm nan renmen nou gen pou Bondye a, pandan n'ap tann Segnè nou, Jezikri, k'ap vin ban nou lavi ki p'ap fini an paske li gen pitye pou nou. (aiōnios g166)
keep yourselves in God's love, looking forward to the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ into eternal life. (aiōnios g166)
22 Gen pitye pou frè yo ki nan doutans toujou.
Now be merciful to some, making a distinction;
23 Lonje men delivre yo, rache yo soti nan mitan dife a. Se pou nou gen pitye pou lòt moun yo tou. Men, fè atansyon, paske se pou nou rayi ata rad ki sou yo nan move lavi y'ap mennen an.
but others save with fear, snatching them out of the fire, hating even the garment stained by the flesh.
24 Koulye a tout lwanj, tout grandè, tout pouvwa ak tout otorite pou yon sèl Bondye a, pou Bondye ki ka kenbe nou pou nou pa tonbe, li menm ki kapab fè nou parèt san repròch ak kè kontan devan l' nan tout bèl pouvwa li.
Now to Him who is able to keep them from stumbling and to present them before His glorious presence without fault and with exultation—
25 Li menm, sèl Bondye ki delivre nou gremesi Jezikri, Segnè nou an, wi, se pou li tout lwanj, tout grandè, tout pouvwa ak tout otorite, depi nan tan lontan, koulye a ak pou tout tan. Amèn. (aiōn g165)
to God our Savior, who alone is wise, be glory and majesty, power and authority, both now and throughout all the ages! Amen. (aiōn g165)
