Matye 6
1 Fè atansyon lè n'ap fè devwa nou pou Bondye pou nou pa fè l' yon jan pou fè moun wè. Lè nou fè l' konsa, Papa nou ki nan syèl la p'ap ban nou okenn rekonpans.
Take heed that you perform not your religious duties before men, in order to be observed by them; otherwise you will obtain no reward from your Father who is in heaven.
2 Se sa ki fè tou, lè w'ap bay yon moun ki nan nesesite kichòy, ou pa bezwen fè tout moun wè sa, tankou ipokrit yo fè l' nan sinagòg ak nan lari. Yo fè sa pou moun ka fè lwanj yo. Sa m'ap di nou la a, se vre wi: Konsa, yo tou jwenn rekonpans yo.
When, therefore, you give alms, do not proclaim it by sound of trumpet, as the hypocrites do, in the assemblies and in the streets, that they may be extolled by men. Indeed, I say to you, they have received their reward.
3 Men, lè w'ap ede moun ki nan nesesite, fè l' yon jan pou menm pi bon zanmi ou pa konn sa.
But you, when you give alms, let not your left hand know what your right hand does;
4 Konsa, kado ou fè a rete yon sekrè. Papa ou menm ki wè sa ou fè an sekrè a va ba ou rekonpans ou.
that your alms may be in secret; and your Father, to whom nothing is secret, will himself recompense you.
5 Lè n'ap lapriyè, pa fè tankou ipokrit yo ki renmen kanpe nan mitan sinagòg ak nan pwent kalfou pou yo lapriyè. Yo fè sa pou moun kapab wè yo. Sa m'ap di nou la a, se vre wi: Konsa, yo tou jwenn rekonpans yo.
And when you pray, be not like the hypocrites, who affect to pray standing in the assemblies, and at the corners of the streets, that men may observe them. Indeed, I say to you, they have received their reward.
6 Men ou menm, lè w'ap lapriyè, antre nan chanm ou. Fèmen pòt ou. Lapriyè Papa ou ki la pou kont li avè ou. Konsa, Papa ou menm ki wè sa ou fè an sekrè a, se li ki va ba ou rekonpans ou.
But you, when you would pray, retire to your closet; and having shut the door, pray to your Father; and your Father, to whom, though he is unseen himself, nothing is secret, will recompense you.
7 Lè w'ap lapriyè, pa plede repete yon bann pawòl pou gremesi. Se konsa moun lòt nasyon yo fè. Yo mete nan tèt yo Bondye va tande yo si yo pale anpil.
And in prayer, use not a multiplicity of words as the Pagans do, who think that using many words will gain them acceptance.
8 Piga nou fè tankou moun sa yo. Paske, Papa nou tou konnen sa nou bezwen anvan menm nou mande li.
Imitate them not; for your Father knows what things you want, before you ask him.
9 Men ki jan pou nou lapriyè: Papa nou ki nan syèl la, Nou mande pou yo toujou respekte non ou.
Thus, therefore, pray you: Our Father, who art in heaven, thy name be hallowed;
10 vin tabli gouvènman ou, pou yo fè volonte ou sou latè, tankou yo fè l' nan syèl la.
thy Reign come; thy will be done upon earth, as it is in heaven;
11 Manje nou bezwen an, ban nou l' jòdi a.
give us to-day our daily bread;
12 Padonnen tout sa nou fè ki mal, menm jan nou padonnen moun ki fè nou mal.
forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors;
13 Pa kite nou nan pozisyon pou n' tonbe nan tantasyon, men, delivre nou anba Satan. Paske, se pou ou tout otorite, tout pouvwa ak tout lwanj, depi tout tan ak pou tout tan. Amèn
and lead us not into temptation, but preserve us from evil.
14 Si nou padonnen moun lè yo fè nou mal, Papa nou ki nan syèl la va padonnen nou tou.
For if you forgive others their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you;
15 Men, si nou pa padonnen moun lè yo fè nou mal, Papa nou p'ap padonnen peche nou yo non plis.
but if you forgive not others their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.
16 Lè n'ap fè jèn, pa pran pòz kagou nou tankou ipokrit yo: Y'ap mache ak figi yo rale konsa pou tout moun ka wè y'ap fè jèn. Sa m'ap di nou la a, se vre wi: Konsa, yo tou jwenn rekonpans yo.
Moreover, when you fast, look not dismal, as the hypocrites, who disfigure their faces, that men may observe that they fast. Indeed, I say to you, they have their reward.
17 Men ou menm, lè w'ap fè jèn, penyen tèt ou byen penyen, lave figi ou byen lave.
But you, when you fast, anoint your head, and wash your face;
18 Konsa, moun p'ap wè si w'ap fè jèn. Papa ou ki la pou kont li avè ou, se li ase ki konn sa. Konsa, Papa ou menm ki wè sa ou fè an sekrè a, se li ki va ba ou rekonpans ou.
that your fasting may not appear to men, but to your Father; and your Father, to whom, though he is unseen himself, nothing is secret, will recompense you.
19 Pa anpile richès nou isit sou latè, kote vè ak lawouj ap manje yo, kote vòlè kapab vòlè yo pote ale.
Amass not for yourselves treasure upon the earth, where moths and rust may consume it, or thieves breaking in may steal it.
20 Okontrè, anpile richès nou nan syèl la. Paske la pa gen vè ni lawouj ki pou manje yo, ni vòlè ki pou pran yo pote ale.
But provide for yourselves treasure in heaven, where are neither moths nor rust to consume it, nor thieves to break in and steal it.
21 Paske, kote richès ou ye, se la kè ou ye tou.
For where your treasure is, your heart will also be.
22 Je ou se tankou yon lanp li ye pou kò ou. Si je ou an bon eta, tout kò ou va nan limyè.
The eye is the lamp of the body. If, therefore, your eye be sound, your whole body will be enlightened;
23 Men, si je ou an move eta, tout kò ou va nan fènwa. Se sa ki fè, si limyè ki anndan ou la se fènwa li ye, se pa ti fè nwa anndan ou fè nwa.
but if your eye be distempered, your whole body will be dark. And if even the light which is in you be darkness, how great will the darkness be!
24 Pesonn pa ka sèvi byen ak de mèt an menm tan. Li gen pou l' rayi yonn si l' renmen lòt la. L'ap sèvi byen ak yonn, men l'ap meprize lòt la. Nou pa kapab sèvi Bondye ak lajan an menm tan.
A man can not serve two masters; for either he will hate one, and love the other; or at least he will attend to one, and neglect the other. You cannot serve God and Mammon.
25 Se poutèt sa, mwen di nou: Pa bat kò nou pou sa nou bezwen pou manje ak bwè pou viv, ni pou rad nou bezwen pou mete sou kò nou. Eske lavi a pa pi konsekan pase manje? Eske kò a pa gen plis valè pase rad?
Therefore I charge you, be not anxious about your life, what you shall eat, or what you shall drink; nor about your body, what you shall wear. Is not life a greater gift than food; and the body more than raiment?
26 Gade zwazo k'ap vole nan syèl la: yo pa plante, yo pa fè rekòt, yo pa sere anyen nan galata. Men, Papa nou ki nan syèl la ba yo manje. Eske nou pa vo pi plis pase zwazo yo?
Observe the fowls of heaven. They neither sow nor reap. They have no storehouse; but your heavenly Father feeds them. Are not you much more valuable than they?
27 Kilès nan nou, afòs li fè tèt li travay, kapab mete kèk lanne an plis sou lavi l'?
Besides, which of you can, by his anxiety, prolong his life one hour?
28 Poukisa pou n'ap bat kò nou pou rad pou nou mete sou nou? Gade ki jan flè raje yo pouse nan savann. Yo pa travay, yo pa fè rad.
And why are you anxious about raiment? Mark the lilies of the field. How do they grow? They toil not: they spin not.
29 Malgre sa, m'ap di nou sa, wa Salomon ki wa Salomon, ak tout richès li yo, pa t' gen bèl rad tankou yonn nan flè sa yo.
Yet I affirm that even Solomon in all his glory, was not equally adorned with one of these.
30 Se konsa Bondye abiye pye zèb yo ki la nan jaden an jòdi a, men denmen yo jete sa nan dife pou chofe fou. Nou pa bezwen mande si li p'ap abiye nou tou. Ala manke nou manke konfyans nan Bondye!
If, then, God so array the herbage, which to-day is in the field, and to-morrow will be cast into the oven, will he not much more array you, O you distrustful!
31 Pa chaje tèt nou ak yon bann keksyon: Kisa n' pral manje? Kisa n' pral bwè? Kisa n' pral mete sou nou?
Therefore say not anxiously, (as the heathens do, ) What shall we eat; or what shall we drink; or with what shall we be clothed?
32 Tout bagay sa yo, se moun lòt nasyon yo k'ap kouri dèyè yo tout tan. Men nou menm, nou gen yon Papa nan syèl la ki konnen nou bezwen tout bagay sa yo.
For your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things.
33 Pito nou chache bay bagay peyi Wa ki nan syèl la premye plas nan lavi nou, chache viv jan Bondye vle l' la anvan. Lè sa a, Bondye va ban nou tout lòt bagay sa yo tou.
But seek first the kingdom of God and the righteousness required by him; and all these things shall be superadded to you.
34 Se sa ki fè, pa chaje tèt nou pou denmen, paske denmen va gen zafè pa li. Chak jou gen kont chay pa yo.
Be not then anxious about the morrow: the morrow will be anxious about itself. Sufficient for every day is its own trouble.
