Tit 3
1 Fè yo chonje se pou yo soumèt devan tout chèf ak tout otorite, pou yo obeyi yo, pou yo toujou pare pou fè tou sa ki byen.
Remind them to submit to the governments, authorities, to obey the rule over them, to be ready unto every good work,
2 Yo pa dwe nan pale moun mal, yo pa dwe nan fè kont ak pesonn. Se pou yo gen pasyans ak tout moun, se pou yo aji ak dousè ak tout moun.
to speak evil of no one, that they should be peaceable, gentle, showing all meekness to all men.
3 Paske, nou menm tou, nan tan lontan nou te tankou moun fou, nou pa t' obeyisan devan Bondye, nou te tankou moun ki pèdi chemen yo. Nou te esklav tout kalite move dezi ak move plezi. Nou t'ap viv ak mechanste, ak jalouzi nan kè nou. Moun te rayi nou, epi nou menm, nou te rayi yo tou.
For when we also were without understanding, being disobedient, deceived, serving divers lusts and pleasures, living in sin and envy, hateful, hating one another;
4 Men, lè Bondye fè nou wè jan li gen bon kè, jan li renmen tout moun,
but when the goodness and philanthropy of God our Saviour appeared,
5 li te delivre nou. Li pa t' delivre nou paske nou te fè kèk bagay ki bon, men paske li menm li te gen pitye pou nou. Li delivre nou lè li lave nou, li voye pouvwa Sentespri li nan nou pou chanje nou nèt, pou n' te ka viv yon lòt jan.
not from works which are in righteousness, which we did, but according to his own mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and the renewal of the Holy Ghost,
6 Bondye voye Sentespri li sou nou an kantite, gremesi Jezi, Kris la, ki delivre nou.
whom he poured out on us richly, through Jesus Christ our Saviour;
7 Avèk favè sa a Bondye fè nou an, li fè nou gras. Koulye a nou ka resevwa sa n'ap tann lan: lavi ki p'ap janm fini an. (aiōnios g166)
in order that, being justified by his faith, we may be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life. (aiōnios g166)
8 Sa se pawòl sèten. Mwen ta renmen ou peze sou bagay sa yo anpil pou tout moun ki mete konfyans yo nan Bondye ka okipe tout tan yo ap fè sa ki byen. Se bagay konsa ki bon, ki kapab sèvi tout moun.
The word is faithful, and I wish you to be established concerning these things, in order that those having believed in God may think to excel in good works. These things are beautiful and useful to the people:
9 Pa antre nan okenn vye diskisyon san sans, ni nan chache konnen non gran granparan moun, ni nan chache kont, ni nan goumen pou lalwa Moyiz la. Bagay sa yo pa sèvi anyen, yo pa vo anyen.
but reject foolish questions, and genealogies, and strife, and controversies about law; for they are unprofitable and vain.
10 Si yon moun vle mete divizyon, pale avè l' yon premye fwa, yon dezyèm fwa. Si li pa koute ou, pa okipe li.
Reject a heretical man after the first and second admonition;
11 Paske ou konnen byen yon moun konsa fin pèdi. Sè pwòp peche li yo k'ap kondannen li.
knowing that such an one is turned away, and is sinning, being self-condemned.
12 Lè m'a voye Atemas osinon Tichik ba ou, fè posib ou pou ou vin jwenn mwen lavil Nikopolis, paske se la mwen fè lide pase sezon fredi a.
When I shall send Artemas or Tychicus to you, hasten to come to me at Nicopolis: for I have determined to spend the winter there.
13 Fè sa ou kapab pou mèt Zenas, avoka a, ansanm ak Apolòs, pou yo pa manke anyen pou vwayaj yo a.
Send on Zenas the lawyer and Apollos speedily, in order that nothing may be lacking to them.
14 Se pou moun nou yo aprann fè sa ki byen tou, pou yo bay lè gen ka nesesite. Yo pa fèt pou y'ap viv konsa san yo pa bay anyen.
And let our people indeed learn to excel in good works for necessary uses, in order that they may not be unfruitful.
15 Tout moun ki avè m' yo voye bonjou pou ou. Di tout zanmi nou nan lafwa yo bonjou. Mwen mande pou Bondye ban nou tout favè li.
All who are with me salute you. Salute those who love us with the love of friendship in the faith. Grace be with you all.
