Filip 2
1 Konsa, si se nan Kris la nou jwenn fòs kouraj nou tout bon vre, si se renmen li renmen nou an ki ban nou ankourajman tout bon vre, si Sentespri l' rete nan kè nou tout bon vre, si tout bon vre nou yonn renmen lòt, si nou sansib yonn pou lòt,
Therefore if you have any encouragement in Christ, if any comfort from His love, if any fellowship with the Spirit, if any affection and compassion,
2 enben, men sa m'ap mande nou: Fè kè m' kontan nèt. Se pou nou viv byen yonn ak lòt, se pou nou yonn renmen lòt menm jan an, pou nou tout gen yon sèl lide nan tèt nou ak yon sèl santiman nan kè nou.
then make my joy complete by being like-minded, having the same love, being united in spirit and purpose.
3 Pa fè anyen nan lide pou fè tèt nou pase pou pi bon, ni pou fè lwanj tèt nou. Men, soumèt nou devan Bondye. Mete nan tèt nou lòt yo pi bon pase nou.
Do nothing out of selfish ambition or empty pride, but in humility consider others more important than yourselves.
4 Piga pesonn chache enterè pa l' ase. Se pou l' chache sa ki bon pou lòt yo tou.
Each of you should look not only to your own interests, but also to the interests of others.
5 Se pou nou yonn gen pou lòt menm santiman ki te nan Jezi, Kris la.
Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus:
6 Sa Bondye ye a, se sa l' te toujou ye. Men, li pa t' janm konsidere sa tankou yon avantaj pou l' te chache kenbe ak tout fòs.
Who, existing in the form of God, did not consider equality with God something to be grasped,
7 Okontrè, se li menm pou tèt pa l' ki chwazi mete sa sou kote. Li te pito tounen yon domestik. Li pran fòm yon moun, li vin tankou tout moun.
but emptied Himself, taking the form of a servant, being made in human likeness.
8 Li rabese tèt li. Tankou yon moun, li soumèt devan Bondye. Li obeyi Bondye jouk li rive asepte mouri, wi jouk li asepte mouri sou kwa a.
And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself and became obedient to death— even death on a cross.
9 Se poutèt sa, Bondye leve l' mete chita kote ki pi wo a. Li ba li yon non ki pi gran pase tout lòt non.
Therefore God exalted Him to the highest place and gave Him the name above all names,
10 Konsa, tou sa ki nan syèl la, tou sa ki sou tè a ak anba tè a, yo tout va mete jenou yo atè devan Jezi pa respè pou non Bondye te ba li a.
that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth,
11 Tout moun va rekonèt Jezikri se Seyè a. Sa va sèvi yon lwanj pou Bondye Papa a.
and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
12 Se konsa, zanmi m' yo, nou tout nou te toujou obeysan lè m' te la avèk nou. Koulye a m' pa la ankò, se lè sa a pou n' pi obeyisan: toujou fè jefò pou nou ka fin sove nèt, avèk krentif pou Bondye, avèk soumisyon devan li.
Therefore, my beloved, just as you have always obeyed, not only in my presence, but now even more in my absence, continue to work out your salvation with fear and trembling.
13 Paske, se Bondye menm k'ap travay tout tan nan kè nou. Se li ki ban nou anvi fè sa ki pou fè l' plezi ansanm ak fòs pou nou ka fè l' vre.
For it is God who works in you to will and to act on behalf of His good purpose.
14 Nan tou sa n'ap fè, pa plenyen, pa diskite,
Do everything without complaining or arguing,
15 pou yo pa jwenn anyen pou yo repwoche nou, pou nou ka fè sa ki byen tankou bon pitit Bondye, antan n'ap viv nan mitan bann moun malonèt ak bann mechan sa yo ki sou latè. Se pou nou klere nan mitan yo tankou zetwal nan syèl la,
so that you may be blameless and pure, children of God without fault in a crooked and perverse generation, in which you shine as lights in the world
16 lè n'ap ba yo mesaj ki bay lavi a. Konsa, n'a fè kè m' kontan lè jou Kris la va rive. Paske, m'a konnen mwen pa t' fatige kò m' pou gremesi, mwen pa t' travay mal.
as you hold forth the word of life, in order that I may boast on the day of Christ that I did not run or labor in vain.
17 Menm si mwen dwe ofri lavi m', menm si san m' ta gen pou l' koule pou wouze ofrann n'ap fè pou Bondye paske nou gen konfyans nan li a, m'ap kontan anpil, epi m'ap fè kè nou tout kontan ansanm avè mwen.
But even if I am being poured out like a drink offering on the sacrifice and service of your faith, I am glad and rejoice with all of you.
18 Konsa, nou menm tou, se pou nou kontan, se pou nou fè kè m' kontan ansanm avè nou tou.
So you too should be glad and rejoice with me.
19 Si se volonte Seyè Jezi, mwen fè lide voye Timote kote nou anvan lontan, pou lè m' pran nouvèl nou sa ka ban m' ankourajman.
Now I hope in the Lord Jesus to send Timothy to you soon, that I also may be cheered when I learn how you are doing.
20 Timote se sèl moun ki gen menm lide avè m', ki vle wè byen nou. Mwen pa gen lòt.
I have nobody else like him who will genuinely care for your needs.
21 Tout lòt yo, se zafè pa yo ase y'ap regle, yo p'ap defann kòz Kris la.
For all the others look after their own interests, not those of Jesus Christ.
22 Nou menm tou nou konnen jan Timote se yon nèg serye. Tankou papa ak pitit nou travay ansanm pou bon nouvèl la.
But you know Timothy’s proven worth, that as a child with his father he has served with me to advance the gospel.
23 Mwen fè lide voye l' kote nou lè m'a fin wè ki jan sa ap pase pou mwen.
So I hope to send him as soon as I see what happens with me.
24 Men, mwen gen konfyans sa a nan Bondye: m'a ka vin wè nou anvan lontan.
And I trust in the Lord that I myself will come soon.
25 Konsa tou, nou chonje Epafwodit, frè nou an, ki te travay ansanm avè m', ki te la avè m' nan tout batay. Se nou menm ki te voye l' vin ban m' konkou. Enben, mwen wè se nesesè pou m' voye l' tounen ban nou.
But I thought it necessary to send back to you Epaphroditus, my brother, fellow worker, and fellow soldier, who is also your messenger and minister to my needs.
26 Se pa ti anvi li anvi wè nou. Sa te travay tèt li anpil dèske nou te vin konnen jan l' te malad.
For he has been longing for all of you and is distressed because you heard he was ill.
27 Li te malad anpil, se vre. Li manke mouri. Men, Bondye te gen pitye pou li. Pa pou li sèlman, men pou mwen menm tou, pou sa pa t' ban mwen plis lapenn ankò.
He was sick indeed, nearly unto death. But God had mercy on him, and not only on him but also on me, to spare me sorrow upon sorrow.
28 Se poutèt sa mwen pi anvi voye li bò kote nou pou nou ka kontan lè n'a wè l' ankò, epi pou m' ka gen mwens lapenn.
Therefore I am all the more eager to send him, so that when you see him again you may rejoice, and I may be less anxious.
29 Konsa, resevwa l' ak kè kontan tankou yon frè nan Seyè a. Se pou nou gen anpil respè pou moun ki tankou Epafwodit,
Welcome him in the Lord with great joy, and honor men like him,
30 paske li te prèt pou mouri pou travay Kris la, li riske lavi l' pou l' te ka ban mwen konkou nou menm nou pa t' kapab ban mwen.
because he nearly died for the work of Christ, risking his life to make up for your deficit of service to me.
