Tit 1
1 Mwen menm, Pòl, mwen se sèvitè Bondye, yon apòt Jezikri. Se Bondye menm ki voye m' pou m' ede moun li chwazi yo rive gen konfyans nan li, pou m' fè yo konnen verite a jan n'ap viv li nan sèvis Bondye,
Paul, a servant of God, and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of the chosen ones of God, and an acknowledging of truth that [is] according to piety,
2 pou yo ka gen espwa resevwa lavi ki p'ap janm fini an. Bondye pa janm manti, li te pwòmèt lavi sa a depi lontan anvan li te kreye tout bagay. (aiōnios g166)
on hope of continuous life, which God, who does not lie, promised before times of ages (aiōnios g166)
3 Lè lè li te fikse a rive, li fè nou konnen lavi sa a ak pawòl li, nan mesaj li te renmèt mwen pou m' fè konnen, dapre lòd Bondye, Sovè nou an, te ban mwen.
(and He revealed His word in [His] own times), in preaching, which I was entrusted with, according to a charge of God our Savior,
4 M'ap ekri ou lèt sa a, Tit, pitit lejitim mwen nan konfyans nou gen ansanm lan. Mwen mande Bondye Papa a ansanm ak Jezikri, Sovè nou an, pou yo ba ou benediksyon ak kè poze.
to Titus—true child according to a common faith: Grace, [[kindness, ]] peace, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ our Savior!
5 Mwen te kite ou nan lil Krèt pou ou te kapab òganize tou sa ki pa t' ankò fin regle. Ou te gen pou ou te mete yon gwoup ansyen alatèt legliz la nan chak vil. Chonje sa m' te di ou:
For this cause I left you in Crete, that you may arrange the things lacking, and may set elders down in every city, as I appointed to you,
6 Yon ansyen, se yon moun ki pou san repwòch, ki gen yon sèl madanm. Se pou pitit li yo gen konfyans nan Bondye. Tout moun fèt pou konnen yo pou timoun ki pa nan dezòd, ki pa dezobeyisan.
if anyone is blameless, a husband of one wife, having believing children, not under accusation of riotous living or insubordinate—
7 Paske, yon moun k'ap dirije legliz la, se li ki reskonsab travay Bondye a. Se pou li san repwòch. Se pa pou li awogan, ni renmen fè kòlè, ni renmen bwè gwòg. Li pa fèt pou l' brital, ni renmen fè lajan nan move kondisyon.
for it is required of the overseer to be blameless, as God’s steward, not self-pleased, nor prone to anger, not given to wine, not an abuser, not given to shameful gain,
8 Men, se pou l' konn resevwa moun lakay li. Se pou l' renmen sa ki byen, se pou li konn kenbe tèt li anplas, se pou li san patipri. Se pou l' viv apa pou Bondye, pou li konn kontwole tèt li.
but a lover of strangers, a lover of [the] good, sober-minded, righteous, holy, self-controlled,
9 Se pou l' kenbe mesaj verite a byen fèm, jan Kris la te bay li a, pou l' ka ankouraje lòt yo ak pawòl verite a, pou li ka demanti moun k'ap vire pawòl la lanvè.
holding—according to the teaching—to the steadfast word, that he may also be able to exhort in the sound teaching, and to convict the deniers;
10 Paske, gen moun ki rebèl, k'ap mache twonpe moun ak pawòl san sans. Gen anpil jwif konvèti ki konsa nan mitan yo.
for there are many both insubordinate, vain-talkers, and mind-deceivers—especially those of the circumcision—
11 Se pou nou fèmen bouch moun sa yo, paske yo boulvèse anpil fanmi deja ak move bagay y'ap moutre moun pou yo fè lajan nan move kondisyon.
whose mouths must be covered, who overturn whole households, teaching what things it should not, for [the] sake of shameful gain.
12 Se yon moun Krèt, yonn nan pwofèt pa yo menm ki di konsa: Moun Krèt toujou ap bay manti. Se yon bann bèt sovaj, yo parese konsa. Lide yo sou manje ase.
A certain one of them, a prophet of their own, said, “Cretans! Always liars, evil beasts, lazy bellies!”
13 Sa li di a, se vre wi. Se poutèt sa, pale sevè ak yo pou yo ka sensè nan konfyans yo,
This testimony is true; for which cause convict them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith,
14 pou yo pa swiv vye istwa jwif yo fè, ni kòmandman ki soti nan moun ki vire do bay verite a.
not giving heed to Jewish fables and commands of men, turning themselves away from the truth.
15 Pou yon moun k'ap fè volonte Bondye, tout bagay bon. Men, anyen pa bon pou moun k'ap fè sa ki mal, pou moun ki pa gen konfyans nan Bondye, paske lespri yo ak konsyans yo fin pran nan sa ki mal.
All things, indeed, [are] pure to the pure, and nothing [is] pure to the defiled and unsteadfast, but even the mind and the conscience of them [is] defiled.
16 Y'ap mache di yo konn Bondye. Men, sa y'ap fè a demanti yo. Yo bay degoutans, yo rebèl, yo pa ka fè anyen ki bon.
They profess to know God, but they deny [Him] by their works, being abominable, and disobedient, and disapproved to every good work.
