Matye 7
1 Pa jije moun pou Bondye pa jije nou,
Judge not, that you be not judged;
2 paske Bondye va jije nou menm jan nou jije lòt yo. Mezi nou sèvi pou mezire lòt yo, se li menm menm Bondye va sèvi pou mezire nou tou.
for as you judge, you shall be judged; and the measure which you give, the same you shall receive.
3 Poukisa pou w'ap gade ti pay ki nan je frè ou, epi ou pa wè gwo bout bwa ki nan je pa ou la?
And why do you observe the mote in your brother's eye, but you are insensible of the splinter in your own eye?
4 Ou menm ki gen yon gwo bout bwa nan je ou la, kouman ou ka di frè ou: Kite m' wete ti pay ki nan je ou la?
Or how dare you say to your brother, let me take the mote out of your eye; when lo! you have a splinter in your own?
5 Ipokrit! Wete gwo bout bwa a ki nan je pa ou la anvan. Apre sa, wa wè klè pou ou ka wete ti pay ki nan je frè ou la.
Hypocrite, first take the splinter out of your own eye; then you will see clearly to take the mote out of your brother's eye.
6 Piga nou bay chen bagay yo mete apa pou Bondye. Piga nou jete bèl grenn pèl nou yo devan kochon. Si nou fè sa, kochon yo va mache sou yo, epi y'a vire sou nou vin dechire nou.
Give not things holy to dogs, and cast not your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under foot, and turn upon you, and tear you apart.
7 Mande, y'a ban nou. Chache, n'a jwenn. Frape, y'a louvri pou nou.
Ask, and you shall obtain; seek, and you shall find; knock, and it shall be opened to you.
8 Paske, nenpòt moun ki mande va resevwa. Moun ki chache va jwenn. y'a louvri pou moun ki frape.
For whosoever asks, obtains; whosoever seeks, finds; and to every one who knocks, the door shall be opened.
9 Eske gen yonn nan nou ki va bay pitit li yon wòch si li mande l' yon pen?
Who of you men would give his son a stone, when he asks bread;
10 Eske la ba li yon koulèv si pitit li mande l' yon pwason?
or a serpent, when he asks a fish?
11 Si nou menm ki mechan jan nou mechan an, nou konn bay pitit nou yo bon bagay, nou pa bezwen mande si Papa nou ki nan syèl la p'ap ban nou bon bagay lè nou mande li.
If you then, though evil, can give good things to your children, how much more will your Father, who is in heaven, give good things to them that ask him?
12 Tou sa nou vle lòt moun fè pou nou, nou menm tou fè l' pou yo. Se sa lalwa Moyiz la ak liv pwofèt yo mande nou fè.
Whatever you would that others do to you, do you the same to them; for this is the law and the prophets.
13 Antre nan pòt jis la. Paske, pòt ki laj la, chemen ki fasil la ap mennen nou tou dwat nan lanmò. Gen anpil moun ki pase ladan li.
Enter in through the strait gate; for wide is the gate of perdition, broad is its way leading thither; and many are they who enter by it.
14 Men, pòt ki jis la, chemen ki difisil la ap mennen nou tou dwat nan lavi. Pa gen anpil moun ki jwenn li.
But how strait is the gate of life; how narrow the way leading thither; and how few are they who find it!
15 Pran prekosyon nou ak fo pwofèt yo. Yo pran pòz ti mouton yo lè y'ap vin sou nou, men nan fon kè yo, se bèt devoran yo ye.
Beware of false teachers, who come to you in the garb of sheep, while inwardly they are ravenous wolves.
16 n'a rekonèt yo sou sa y'ap fè. Yo pa keyi rezen sou pye pikan. Ni yo pa keyi fig frans sou pye rakèt.
By their fruits you shall discover them. Are grapes gathered from thorns; or figs from thistles?
17 Yon bon pyebwa bay bon donn. Men, yon move pyebwa bay move donn.
Every good tree yields good fruit, and every evil tree evil fruit.
18 Yon bon pyebwa pa ka bay move donn. Nitou yon move pyebwa pa ka bay bon donn.
A good tree can not yield evil fruit, nor an evil tree good fruit.
19 Nenpòt pyebwa ki pa bay bon donn, yo pral koupe sa jete nan dife.
Every tree which yields not good fruit, is cut down, and turned into fuel.
20 Konsa tou, n'a rekonèt fo pwofèt yo sou sa y'ap fè.
Wherefore, by their fruits you shall discover them.
21 Se pa tout moun k'ap plede di m': Mèt, Mèt, ki pral antre nan peyi Wa ki nan syèl la, men se sèlman moun ki fè volonte Papa m' ki nan syèl la.
Not every one who says to me, Master, Master, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he who does the will of my Father, who is in heaven.
22 Lè jou sa a va rive, anpil moun va di m': Mèt, Mèt, se sou non ou nou t'ap bay mesaj ki soti nan Bondye a. Se sou non ou nou te chase move lespri yo. Se sou non ou nou te fè anpil mirak.
Many will say to me on that day, Master, Master, have we not taught in thy name, and in thy name performed many miracles?
23 Lè sa a, m'a di yo: Mwen pa t' janm konnen nou. Wete kò nou sou mwen, nou menm k'ap fè sa ki mal.
To whom I will declare, I never acknowledged you. Depart from me, you who practice iniquity.
24 Konsa, moun ki tande pawòl mwen fenk sot di a, epi ki fè sa mwen mande li fè a, l'ap tankou yon moun lespri ki bati kay li sou wòch.
Therefore, whosoever hears these my precepts, and does them, I will compare to a prudent man, who built his house upon the rock.
25 Lapli tonbe, dlo desann, gwo van soufle sou kay la ak tout fòs. Kay la pa tonbe, paske yo te moute fondasyon kay la sou wòch.
For although the rain descended, and the rivers overflowed, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house, it fell not, because it was founded upon the rock.
26 Men, moun ki tande pawòl mwen fenk sot di a, epi ki pa fè sa mwen mande li fè a, l'ap tankou yon moun fou ki bati kay li sou sab.
But whosoever hears these my precepts, and does them not, shall be compared to a simpleton, who built his house upon the sand.
27 Lapli tonbe, dlo desann, gwo van soufle sou kay la ak tout fòs: kay la tonbe, li fini nèt ale.
For when the rain descended, and the rivers overflowed, and the winds blew, and dashed against that house, it fell, and great was its ruin.
28 Lè Jezi fin di pawòl sa yo, foul moun yo te sezi tande sa l' t'ap moutre yo.
When Jesus had ended this discourse, the people were struck with awe at his manner of teaching;
29 Se pa t' menm jan ak dirèktè lalwa yo, paske li te pale ak yo tankou yon moun ki otorize.
for he taught as one who had authority, and not as the Scribes.
