Mak 4
1 Jezi te rekòmanse ap bay mesaj la bò lanmè Galile a ankò. Foul moun ki te sanble bò kote l' la te sitèlman anpil, li te blije moute chita nan yon kannòt ki te sou lanmè a. Tout foul moun yo menm te rete atè sou rivaj la, toupre dlo a.
Jesus began teaching beside the Sea again. So many people came to listen to him that he climbed into a boat and sat in it on the water while the crowd listened from the shore.
2 Li t'ap rakonte yo kèk parabòl pou l' te moutre yo anpil bagay. Li di yo konsa:
He illustrated his teachings using many stories.
3 -Koute! Yon nonm soti pou li al simen grenn nan jaden li.
“Listen,” he said. “A sower went out to sow.
4 Pandan li t'ap simen grenn yo, kèk grenn tonbe bò chemen an. Zwazo vini, yo manje yo.
Now as he was scattering the seeds, some fell on the path, and birds came and ate them up.
5 Yon pati tonbe nan mitan wòch, kote ki pa t' gen anpil tè. Grenn sa yo leve byen vit, paske tè a pa t' fon.
Other seeds fell on stony ground where there wasn't much earth. In the shallow soil the plants started growing quickly, but because the soil wasn't deep
6 Men, lè solèy la chofe, li boule ti plant yo. Yo cheche paske rasen yo pa t' fon.
they were scorched when the sun came up. Since they didn't have any real roots, they soon withered.
7 Yon lòt pati tonbe nan mitan pye pikan. Pikan yo grandi, yo toufe bon ti plant yo, kifè yo pa t' ka donnen.
Other seeds fell among thorns. The thorns grew up and choked the sprouting seeds, so they produced nothing.
8 Men, yon lòt pati ankò tonbe nan bon tè. Plant yo leve, yo grandi, yo donnen. Gen ladan yo ki bay trant grenn, lòt bay swasant, lòt ankò bay san (100).
Other seeds fell on good soil where they sprouted and grew. They produced a harvest of some thirty, some sixty, and some a hundred times what was planted.
9 Apre sa, Jezi di yo konsa: -Si nou gen zòrèy poun tande, tande.
If you have ears to hear, listen to what I'm saying.”
10 Apre Jezi te fin kite gwo foul moun yo dèyè, moun ki te toupre l' yo ansanm ak douz disip li yo di li: -Esplike nou parabòl sa a non.
When he was by himself, his twelve disciples and the others who were with him asked him what the illustrations meant.
11 Li di yo: -Nou menm, nou resevwa sekrè Peyi kote Bondye Wa a; men moun ki deyò yo, yo tande tout bagay an parabòl.
He told them, “The mystery of God's kingdom has been given to you to understand. But outsiders only have the stories,
12 Konsa Yo mèt gade byen gade, men yo p'ap wè. Yo mèt tande byen tande, men yo p'ap konprann, pou yo pa tounen vin jwenn Bondye, pou Bondye padonnen peche yo.
so that even though they see, they don't really ‘see,’ and even though they hear, they don't understand, otherwise they might turn to me and be forgiven.”
13 Apre sa, Jezi di yo: -Nou pa konprann parabòl sa a? Ki jan n'a fè pou nou konprann tout lòt parabòl yo? Koute!
“Don't you understand this story?” Jesus asked them. “If you can't, how are you going to understand all the other stories?
14 Nonm k'ap simen an, se pawòl Bondye a l'ap simen.
The sower sows the word.
15 Gen moun, yo sanble ak tè bò chemen kote pawòl la tonbe a. Kou yo tande l', Satan vini, li rache pawòl ki te simen nan kè yo a.
The seeds on the path where the word is sown illustrate those who hear the message, but then Satan immediately comes along and takes away the word that's been sown in them.
16 Konsa tou, gen lòt ki resevwa grenn yo tankou tè ki gen anpil wòch la. Lè yo fèk tande pawòl la, yo resevwa l' ak kè kontan.
Likewise the seeds on the rocky ground illustrate those who hear the word, and happily accept it right away.
17 Men, yo pa kite l' pouse rasen nan kè yo. Yo pa kenbe l' pou lontan. Lè yo tonbe anba tèt chaje ak pèsekisyon akòz pawòl Bondye a, lamenm yo jwenn okazyon pou yo tonbe nan peche.
But since they have no real roots, they only last for a while until trouble or persecution comes, and then they quickly fall away.
18 Gen lòt moun ankò, yo resevwa grenn yo tankou nan mitan pye pikan: yo tande pawòl la,
Those sown among the thorns illustrate those who hear the word,
19 men, traka lavi, anvi gen lajan ak tout lòt anvi yo antre nan kè yo, toufe pawòl la. Kifè yo pa bay anyen menm. (aiōn g165)
but worries of this world, the temptation of wealth, and other distractions choke the growth of the word, and it becomes unproductive. (aiōn g165)
20 Pou fini, gen moun ki tankou bon tè a; yo tande pawòl la, yo resevwa l' epi yo donnen. Gen ladan yo ki bay trant pou yonn, lòt bay swasant pou yonn, lòt ankò bay san (100) pou yonn.
But the seeds sown on good soil illustrate those who hear the word, accept it, and are productive—producing thirty, sixty, and hundred times what was originally sown.
21 Apre sa, li di yo ankò: -Yo pa limen yon lanp pou yo mete l' anba yon mamit osinon anba yon kabann, pa vre? Eske se pa sou yon etajè pou yo mete li?
Who puts a lamp under a bucket, or beneath a bed?” Jesus asked them. “No, you put a lamp up on a lamp-stand.
22 Nanpwen anyen ki kache ki p'ap devwale yon jou. Konsa tou, nanpwen sekrè ki p'ap parèt aklè yon lè.
Everything that is hidden will be revealed, and everything that is secret will be brought out into the open.
23 Si nou gen zòrèy poun tande, tande.
If you have ears to hear, listen to what I'm saying!
24 Li di yo toujou: -Fè atansyon sa n'ap tande la a. Mezi nou sèvi pou mezire lòt moun, se li menm Bondye va pran pou mezire nou tou, ak tout degi l' sou li.
Pay attention to what you're hearing,” he told them, “for you will be given according to how much you want to receive, measure for measure.
25 Paske, moun ki genyen deja a, y'a ba li ankò. Men moun ki pa gen anyen an, y'a wete nan men l' ata ti sa l' te genyen an.
More will be given to those who already have understanding, but those who don't want to know will have what little understanding they have taken from them.
26 Li di yo ankò: -Men ki jan sa ye nan Peyi kote Bondye Wa a. Se tankou yon nonm ki simen grenn nan jaden li.
God's kingdom is like a man sowing seed in the ground,” Jesus said.
27 Apre sa, lannwit li dòmi, lajounen li leve fè zafè li. San l' pa konnen ki jan pa ki jan, grenn yo pouse, yo grandi.
“He goes to bed and gets up, day after day, but the man has no knowledge of how the seeds sprout and grow.
28 Tou sa, paske se tè a menm ki fè plant yo grandi pou yo donnen. Pou kòmanse yo pouse fèy, answit yo pouse flèch, apre sa grenn plen flèch la.
The earth produces a harvest by itself. First a shoot appears, then the heads of grain, and then the heads of grain ripen.
29 Lè grenn yo mi se lè sa a nonm lan mete manchèt ladan l', paske sezon rekòt la rive.
When the grain is ripe, the farmer reaps it with a sickle, because the harvest is ready.
30 Li di yo ankò: -Kisa m' ta di Peyi kote Bondye Wa a sanble ankò? Ki parabòl mwen ta ban nou pou fè nou konprann sa li ye?
What can we compare God's kingdom to? What illustration shall we use?” he asked.
31 Enben, li menm jan ak yon ti grenn moutad. Lè ou simen l', se yon ti grenn tou piti. Se li ki pi piti nan tout grenn ki sou latè.
“It's like a mustard seed, the tiniest seed of all.
32 Men, lè ou fin simen l', li pran grandi: li depase tout plant menm kalite avè l', li pouse gwo branch. Konsa, zwazo nan syèl la ka fè nich nan lonbraj yo.
But when it's sown it grows into a plant that's larger than other plants. It has branches big enough that birds can roost in its shade.”
33 Se avèk anpil parabòl konsa li t'ap ba yo mesaj li a. Li te fè l' yon jan pou yo tout te ka konprann li.
Jesus used many of these illustrated stories when he spoke to the people so they would understand as much as they could.
34 Li pa t' louvri bouch li pou l' pa t' rakonte yo yon parabòl. Men, lè l' te pou kont li avèk disip li yo, li te esplike yo tout bagay.
In fact, when he spoke publicly, he only used stories; however in private he explained everything to his disciples.
35 Menm jou sa a, lè solèy fin kouche, Jezi di disip li yo: -Ann janbe lòt bò lanmè a non.
Later that day, in the evening, he said to his disciples, “Let's go across to the other side of the Sea.”
36 Se konsa disip yo te kite foul moun yo dèyè, yo pati ansanm ak Jezi nan kannòt kote li te chita a. Te gen lòt kannòt tou ki te ale avèk yo.
Leaving the crowd behind, the disciples went with Jesus and got into a boat. Other boats went with them.
37 Yon gwo van vin leve, lanm yo kòmanse antre nan kannòt la. Yon sèl kou a, kannòt la t'ap fin plen dlo.
Soon a terrible storm started blowing, and waves crashed against the boat, filling it with water.
38 Jezi menm, lè sa a, te nan dèyè kannòt la. Li t'ap dòmi, tèt li apiye sou yon ti zòrye. Disip li yo souke l', yo di l' konsa: -Mèt, mèt, se mouri n'ap mouri wi! Sa pa di ou anyen?
Jesus was asleep in the stern, resting his head on a cushion. The disciples woke him up, shouting at him, “Teacher, don't you care that we're about to drown?”
39 Jezi leve, li pale byen fò ak van an, li di: -Pe la. Li di dlo a: -Rete trankil. Latou, van an tonbe epi vin gen yon gran kalmi.
Jesus woke up. He told the wind to die down and told the waves, “Be quiet! Be still.” The wind stopped, and the water became completely calm.
40 Apre sa, li di yo: -Men, poukisa nou pè konsa? Nou poko gen konfyans toujou?
“Why are you so frightened? Haven't you learned to trust me?” he asked them.
41 Men disip yo te pè anpil anpil, yonn t'ap di lòt konsa: -Ki moun li ye menm, pou jouk van ak dlo lanmè a obeyi li?
They were stunned and terrified. They asked each other, “Who is this? Even the wind and the waves obey him!”
