1 Korint 2
1 Lè m te vin kote nou, frè m yo, mwen pa t vini avèk yon wotè langaj oubyen sajès pou pwokame a nou temwayaj Bondye a.
For my own part, friends, when I came to you, it was with no display of eloquence or philosophy that I came to tell the hidden purpose of God;
2 Paske mwen te detèmine pou m pa konnen anyen pami nou, sof Jésus Kri, e Sila krisifye a.
for I had determined that, while with you, I would forget everything except Jesus Christ – and him crucified!
3 Mwen te avèk nou nan feblès, laperèz, ak anpil tranbleman.
Indeed, when I came among you, I was weak, and full of fears, and in great anxiety.
4 Epi mesaj mwen avèk predikasyon mwen pa t fèt avèk pawòl sajès pou fè moun kwè, men nan demonstrasyon Lespri a ak pouvwa a,
My message and my proclamation were not delivered in the persuasive language of philosophy, but were accompanied by the manifestation of spiritual power,
5 pou lafwa nou pa t repoze sou sajès a lòm, men sou pouvwa Bondye a.
so that your faith should be based, not on the human wisdom, but on the power of God.
6 Malgre sa, nou konn pale sajès pami sila ki gen tanfin grandi. Se yon sajès ki pa sòti ni nan tan sila a, ni nan chèf a tan sila yo, k ap pase. (aiōn g165)
Yet there is a philosophy that we teach to those whose faith is matured, but it is not the philosophy of today, or of the leaders of today – whose downfall is at hand. (aiōn g165)
7 Men nou pale sajès Bondye nan yon mistè, sajès kache ke Bondye te planifye menm avan tan yo pou laglwa nou; (aiōn g165)
No, it is a divine philosophy that we teach, one concerned with the hidden purpose of God – that long hidden philosophy which God, before time began, destined for our glory. (aiōn g165)
8 sajès ke okenn nan chèf a tan sila yo pa konprann. Paske si yo te konprann li, yo pa t ap krisifye Senyè laglwa a. (aiōn g165)
This philosophy is clearly not known to any of the leaders of today, since, had they known it, they would never have crucified our glorious Lord! (aiōn g165)
9 Men jan sa ekri a: “Bagay ke zye pa wè e zòrèy pa tande, ki pa janm antre nan kè a lòm; tout sa Bondye prepare pou sila ki renmen Li yo.”
It is what scripture speaks of as – ‘What eye never saw, nor ear ever heard, what never entered people’s minds – all these things God has prepared for those who love him.’
10 Paske a nou menm Bondye te revele yo pa Lespri a. Paske Lespri a toujou sonde tout bagay, menm jis nan pwofondè Bondye a.
Yet to us God revealed it through his Spirit; for the Spirit fathoms all things, even the inmost depths of God’s being.
11 Paske kilès pami lòm ki konnen panse a lòm eksepte lespri a lòm ki anndan li menm nan? Menm jan an, panse a Bondye yo; pèsòn pa konnen yo eksepte Lespri Bondye a.
For what person is there who knows what a person is, except the person’s own spirit within them? So, also, no one comprehends what God is, except the Spirit of God.
12 Alò, nou pa resevwa, lespri mond lan, men Lespri ki sòti nan Bondye a, pou nou kapab konnen bagay ke Bondye bannou gratis yo.
And as for us, it is not the spirit of the world that we have received, but the Spirit that comes from God, so that we may realize the blessings given to us by him.
13 Sou bagay sa yo nou pa pale ak pawòl sajès de moun ki soti nan lòm, men pito ak pawòl Lespri Sen an, ki konpare bagay lespri yo ak bagay lespri yo.
And we speak of these gifts, not in language taught by human philosophy, but in language taught by the Spirit, explaining spiritual things in spiritual words.
14 Men yon nonm nan eta natirèl li, pa aksepte bagay a Lespri Bondye yo, paske se foli yo ye pou li. Li pa kapab konprann yo, paske yo ka jije sèlman pa yon lespri k ap viv nan Bondye.
The merely intellectual person rejects the teaching of the Spirit of God; for to them it is mere folly; they cannot grasp it, because it is to be understood only by spiritual insight.
15 Men sila ki reflechi ak yon lespri ki soti nan Bondye a, jije tout bagay, men li menm p ap jije pa okenn moun.
But the person with spiritual insight is able to understand everything, although they themselves are understood by no one.
16 “Paske kilès ki te konnen refleksyon Senyè a, pou li ta enstwi Li?” Men se panse a Kris nou genyen.
For who has so comprehended the mind of the Lord as to be able to instruct him? We, however, have the mind of Christ.
