Matye 21
1 Yo t'ap pwoche bò lavil Jerizalèm, yo te gen tan rive nan bouk Betfaje, toupre mòn Oliv la. Lè sa a, Jezi voye de nan disip li yo,
When they were come near Jerusalem and had arrived at Bethphage and the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two of the disciples on in front,
2 li di yo: Ale nan bouk ki devan nou an. Kou n'a rive, n'a jwenn yon manman bourik mare, ak yon jenn ti bourik avèk li. Lage yo, mennen yo ban mwen.
saying to them, "Go to the village you see facing you, and as you enter it you will find a she-ass tied up and a foal with her. Untie her and bring them to me.
3 Si yon moun di nou kichòy, n'a reponn: Se Mèt la ki bezwen yo. Menm lè a, la kite nou ale ak yo.
And if any one says anything to you, say, 'The Master needs them,' and he will at once send them."
4 Sa te rive konsa pou pawòl pwofèt la te di a te ka rive vre:
This took place in order that the Prophet's prediction might be fulfilled:
5 Ale di moun lavil Siyon yo: Gade, men wa nou an ap vin jwenn nou. Li san lògèy, li moute yon bourik, yon ti bourik dèyè manman.
"Tell the Daughter of Zion, 'See, thy King is coming to thee, gentle, and yet mounted on an ass, even on a colt the foal of a beast of burden.'"
6 Disip yo ale, yo fè tou sa Jezi te bay yo lòd fè a.
So the disciples went and did as Jesus had instructed them:
7 Yo mennen manman bourik la ak jenn ti bourik la, yo mete rad yo sou bèt yo, epi Jezi moute chita.
they brought the she-ass and the foal, and threw their outer garments on them. So He sat on them;
8 Yon foul moun te tann rad yo atè sou tout chemen an. Gen lòt menm ki te koupe branch bwa, yo mete yo atè nan chemen an.
and most of the crowd kept spreading their garments along the road, while others cut branches from the trees and carpeted the road with them,
9 Ni foul moun ki t'ap mache devan Jezi a, ni moun ki t'ap mache dèyè l' yo, yo tout t'ap rele: Lwanj pou Pitit David la! Benediksyon pou Moun ki vini nan non Mèt la. Lwanj pou Bondye jouk anwo nan syèl la!
and the multitudes--some of the people preceding Him and some following--sang aloud, "God save the Son of David! Blessings on Him who comes in the Lord's name! God in the highest Heavens save Him!"
10 Lè Jezi antre lavil Jerizalèm, tout lavil la te tèt anba. Moun yo t'ap mande: Ki moun nonm sa a ye menm?
When He thus entered Jerusalem, the whole city was thrown into commotion, every one inquiring, "Who is this?"
11 Foul moun yo menm t'ap reponn yo: Se pwofèt Jezi, moun Nazarèt nan peyi Galile a.
"This is Jesus, the Prophet, from Nazareth in Galilee," replied the crowds.
12 Jezi antre nan tanp Bondye a, li chase tout moun ki t'ap vann ak tout moun ki t'ap achte nan tanp lan. Li chavire tab moun ki t'ap chanje lajan yo ansanm ak chèz moun ki t'ap vann pijon yo.
Entering the Temple, Jesus drove out all who were buying and selling there, and overturned the money-changers' tables and the seats of the pigeon-dealers.
13 Apre sa, li di yo; Men sa ki ekri: y'a rele kay mwen an kay kote pou moun vin lapriyè nan pye m'. Men nou menm, nou fè l' tounen yon kachèt pou vòlè.
"It is written," He said, "'My House shall be called the House of Prayer', but you are making it a robbers' cave."
14 Kèk avèg ak kèk enfim nan pye pwoche bò kote Jezi nan tanp lan. Li geri yo.
And the blind and the lame came to Him in the Temple, and He cured them.
15 Men, chèf prèt yo ak dirèktè lalwa yo te fache anpil lè yo wè bèl bagay li t'ap fè, lè yo tande timoun yo ki t'ap rele nan tanp lan: Lwanj pou Pitit David la!
But when the High Priests and the Scribes saw the wonderful things that He had done and the children who were crying aloud in the Temple, "God save the Son of David," they were filled with indignation.
16 Yo di Jezi konsa: Eske ou pa tande sa y'ap di? Jezi reponn yo: M' tande wi. Eske nou pa janm li pawòl sa a nan Liv la: Ou fè timoun piti ak tibebe nan tete fè gwo lwanj pou ou?
"Do you hear," they asked Him, "what these children are saying?" "Yes," He replied; "have you never read, 'Out of the mouths of infants and of babes at the breast Thou hast brought forth the praise which is due'?"
17 Apre sa, li kite yo, li soti lavil la, li ale Betani. Se la li pase nwit lan.
So He left them and went out of the city to Bethany and passed the night there.
18 Nan denmen maten, antan yo t'ap tounen lavil Jerizalèm, Jezi te grangou.
Early in the morning as He was on His way to return to the city He was hungry,
19 Li wè yon pye fig frans bò wout la, li pwoche bò kote l'. Men se fèy ase li jwenn. Lè sa a, Jezi di pye fig frans lan: Ou p'ap janm donnen ankò. Menm lè a, pye fig frans lan cheche. (aiōn g165)
and seeing a fig-tree on the road-side He went up to it, but found nothing on it but leaves. "On you," He said, "no fruit shall ever again grow." And immediately the fig-tree withered away. (aiōn g165)
20 Lè disip yo wè sa, yo pa t' manke sezi, yo di li: Kouman pye fig frans lan fè vin chèch nan yon ti moman?
When the disciples saw it they exclaimed in astonishment, "How instantaneously the fig-tree has withered away!"
21 Jezi reponn yo: Sa m'ap di nou la a, se vre wi: Si nou te gen konfyans nan Bondye, si nou pa t' gen doutans nan kè nou, se pa sèlman sak rive pye fig frans lan nou ta fè. Men, nou ta ka di mòn sa a: Wete kò ou la. Ale jete tèt ou nan lanmè. Sa ta fèt vre.
"I solemnly tell you," said Jesus, "that if you have an unwavering faith, you shall not only perform such a miracle as this of the fig-tree, but that even if you say to this mountain, 'Be thou lifted up and hurled into the sea,' it shall be done;
22 Si nou gen konfyans nan Bondye, n'a resevwa tou sa n'a mande l' lè n'ap lapriyè.
and everything, whatever it be, that you ask for in your prayers, if you have faith, you shall obtain."
23 Jezi antre nan tanp lan, li t'ap moutre moun yo anpil bagay. Chèf prèt yo avèk chèf fanmi ki t'ap dirije pèp jwif la vin di li: Ki dwa ou genyen pou w'ap fè tout bagay sa yo? Kilès ki ba ou otorite sa a?
He entered the Temple; and while He was teaching, the High Priests and the Elders of the people came to Him and asked Him, "By what authority are you doing these things? and who gave you this authority?"
24 Jezi reponn yo: M'ap poze nou yon keksyon mwen menm tou. Si nou reponn mwen, m'a di nou ki dwa mwen genyen pou m' fè bagay sa yo.
"And I also have a question to ask you," replied Jesus, "and if you answer me, I in turn will tell you by what authority I do these things.
25 Ki moun ki te voye Jan batize moun? Bondye osinon moun? Men, yonn t'ap di lòt konsa: Si nou reponn: Se Bondye ki te voye l', la mande nou poukisa nou pa t' kwè l'.
John's Baptism, whence was it? --had it a heavenly or a human origin?" So they debated the matter among themselves. "If we say 'a heavenly origin,'" they argued, "he will say, 'Why then did you not believe him?'
26 Si nou reponn: Se moun ki te voye l', afè nou p'ap bon ak foul moun yo, paske yo tout te pran Jan Batis pou yon bon pwofèt.
and if we say 'a human origin' we have the people to fear, for they all hold John to have been a Prophet."
27 Apre sa, yo reponn Jezi: Nou pa konnen. Jezi di yo: Enben, mwen menm tou, mwen p'ap di nou ki dwa mwen genyen pou m' fè bagay sa yo.
So they answered Jesus, "We do not know." "Nor do I tell you," He replied, "by what authority I do these things."
28 Sa nou konprann nan sa? Vwala se te yon nonm ki te gen de pitit gason. Li pale ak pi gran an, li di l': Pitit mwen, jòdi a al travay nan jaden rezen an.
"But give me your judgement. There was a man who had two sons. He came to the elder of them, and said, "'My son, go and work in the vineyard to-day.'
29 Pitit la reponn li: Non, mwen pa vle! Men, pita li chanje lide, li ale.
"'I will not,' he replied. "But afterwards he was sorry, and went.
30 Apre sa, papa a pale ak lòt pi piti a, li di l' menm bagay la. Pi piti a reponn li: Wi, papa. Men, li pa janm mete pye li.
He came to the second and spoke in the same manner. His answer was, "'I will go, Sir.' "But he did not go.
31 Kilès nan de pitit yo ki fè volonte papa a? Yo reponn li: Pi gran an. Lè sa a, Jezi di yo: Sa m'ap di nou la a, se vre wi: Pèseptè kontribisyon ak fanm movèz vi yo va antre nan Peyi kote Bondye wa a anvan nou.
Which of the two did as his father desired?" "The first," they said. "I solemnly tell you,' replied Jesus, "that the tax-gatherers and the notorious sinners are entering the Kingdom of God in front of you.
32 Paske, lè Jan Batis te vin bò kote nou, lè li t'ap moutre nou jan pou nou viv dwat devan Bondye a, nou pa t' kwè li. Men, pèseptè kontribisyon ak fanm movèz vi yo te kwè li. Malgre nou te wè sa, nou pa t' chanje lide nou pou n' te kwè nan li tou.
For John came to you observing all sorts of ritual, and you put no faith in him: the tax-gatherers and the notorious sinners did put faith in him, and you, though you saw this example set you, were not even afterwards sorry so as to believe him.
33 Koute yon lòt parabòl. Vwala se te yon nonm ki te gen anpil tè. Li plante yon jaden rezen. Li fèmen l' ak yon lantouraj, li fouye yon basen pou krase rezen yo. Li bati yon kay pou moun k'ap veye jaden an. Apre sa, li antann li avèk kèk moun pou okipe jaden an pou li, lèfini li pati, li al nan vwayaj.
"Listen to another parable. There was a householder who planted a vineyard, made a fence round it, dug a wine-tank in it, and built a strong lodge; then let the place to vine-dressers, and went abroad.
34 Lè sezon rekòt rezen an rive, li voye domestik li yo chache rezen pa l' bò kote jeran yo.
When vintage-time approached, he sent his servants to the vine-dressers to receive his share of the grapes;
35 Jeran yo mete men sou domestik yo, yo bat yonn byen bat, yo touye yon lòt, yo touye yon twazyèm ak kout wòch.
but the vine-dressers seized the servants, and one they cruelly beat, one they killed, one they pelted with stones.
36 Mèt jaden an voye lòt domestik ankò, pi plis pase premye fwa a. Jeran yo maltrete yo menm jan an.
Again he sent another party of servants more numerous than the first; and these they treated in the same manner.
37 Apre sa, li voye pwòp pitit gason l' bò kote yo andènye. Li t'ap di nan kè l': Omwens y'a gen respè pou pitit mwen an.
Later still he sent to them his son, saying, "'They will respect my son.'
38 Men, lè jeran yo wè pitit la, yonn di lòt: Men eritye a. Vini non, ann touye li. Konsa, jaden an va vin pou nou.
"But the vine-dressers, when they saw the son, said to one another, "'Here is the heir: come, let us kill him and get his inheritance.'
39 Yo mete men sou li, yo jete l' lòt bò jaden an, yo touye li.
"So they seized him, dragged him out of the vineyard, and killed him.
40 Bon, lè mèt jaden rezen an vini, kisa li va fè jeran sa yo?
When then the owner of the vineyard comes, what will he do to those vine-dressers?"
41 Yo reponn li: Li p'ap gen pitye pou yo. La fè touye malveyan sa yo, la pran jaden rezen an bay lòt jeran ki va ba l' pòsyon pa l' nan rekòt la lè sezon an va rive.
"He will put the wretches to a wretched death," was the reply, "and will entrust the vineyard to other vine-dressers who will render the produce to him at the vintage season."
42 Apre sa, Jezi di yo: Eske nou pa janm li pawòl sa yo nan Liv la? Wòch moun ki t'ap bati yo te voye jete a, se li menm ki tounen wòch ki kenbe kay la. Sa se travay Mèt la. Se bèl bagay pou nou wè sa.
"Have you never read in the Scriptures," said Jesus, "'The Stone which the builders rejected has been made the Cornerstone: this Cornerstone came from the Lord, and is wonderful in our eyes'?
43 Se poutèt sa mwen di nou: y'a wete Peyi kote Bondye Wa a nan men nou, y'a pran l' bay moun yon lòt nasyon ki va bay rannman pou Peyi Wa a.
"That, I tell you, is the reason why the Kingdom of God will be taken away from you, and given to a nation that will exhibit the power of it.
44 Moun ki bite sou wòch sa a gen pou kase ren li. Men, si se wòch la menm ki tonbe sou li, li gen pou l' kraze l' an miyèt moso.
He who falls on this stone will be severely hurt; but he on whom it falls will be utterly crushed."
45 Lè chèf prèt yo ak farizyen yo tande parabòl sa yo, yo vin konprann se pou yo Jezi t'ap pale.
After listening to His parables the High Priests and the Pharisees perceived that He was speaking about them;
46 Lè sa a, yo t'ap chache yon jan pou mete men sou li. Men, yo te pè foul moun yo ki te pran Jezi pou yon bon pwofèt.
but though they were eager to lay hands upon Him, they were afraid of the people, for by them He was regarded as a Prophet.
