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1 Menm jan an, nou menm, madanm yo vin soumèt a pwòp mari nou, pouke menm si nenpòt nan yo dezobeyisan a pawòl la, yo kapab vin konvenk san menm yon mo pa konpòtman a madanm yo,
In this way, you who are wives should submit to your own husbands. Do this so even if some men are disobedient to the word, they may be won without a word, through their wives' behavior.
2 lè yo obsève konpòtman nou ki moral, fidèl, e plen respè.
For they will have seen your sincere behavior with respect.
3 Bote nou pa dwe senpleman a leksteryè, tankou nan trese cheve, mete bijou ki fèt ak lò ak bèl rad;
Let it be done not with outward ornaments such as braided hair, jewels of gold, or fashionable clothing.
4 men tankou sila ki kache nan kè a moun; avèk kalite enperisab de yon lespri dous e trankil, ki presye nan zye a Bondye.
Instead, let it be done with the inner person of the heart, and the lasting beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is precious before God.
5 Paske nan fason sa a, nan tan pase yo, fanm sen yo osi ki te espere nan Bondye, te konn byen abiye yo, e soumèt a pwòp mari yo.
For this is how holy women long ago who hoped in God adorned themselves, by submitting to their husbands.
6 Menmjan Sara te obeyi Abraham nan, e li te rele l senyè a, nou gen tan devni pitit li si nou fè sa ki bon e nou p ap pè anyen.
In this way Sarah obeyed Abraham and called him her lord. You are now her children if you do what is good and if you are not afraid of trouble.
7 Nou menm, mari yo, menm jan an, viv avèk madanm nou avèk sajès, kòmsi avèk yon veso ki pi fèb. Ba li onè tankou yon moun ki pataje gras lavi a, pouke priyè nou yo pa bloke.
In the same way, you husbands should live with your wives according to understanding, as with a weaker container, a woman. You should give them honor as fellow heirs of the grace of life. Do this so that your prayers will not be hindered.
8 Anfen ke nou tout vin amikal, senpatik, fratènèl plen bon kè, e vin enb nan lespri.
Finally, all of you, be likeminded, compassionate, loving as brothers, tenderhearted, and humble.
9 Pa remèt mal pou mal, ni jouman pou jouman, men de preferans, beni moun nan. Paske nou te resevwa apèl la pou bi sa a, pou nou ta kapab eritye yon benediksyon.
Do not pay back evil for evil or insult for insult. On the contrary, continue to bless, because for this you were called, that you might inherit a blessing.
10 Paske: “Sila ki dezire lavi a, pou renmen e wè anpil jou ki bon, dwe gade lang li kont sa ki mal e lèv li kont bay manti.
“The one who wants to love life and see good days should stop his tongue from evil and his lips from speaking deceit.
11 Li dwe vire kite sa ki mal pou fè sa ki bon; kite li chache lapè e pouswiv li.
Let him turn away from what is bad and do what is good. Let him seek peace and pursue it.
12 Paske zye a Senyè a sou moun ladwati yo, e zòrèy Li atantif a lapriyè yo; men lafas Bondye kont sila ki fè mal yo.”
The eyes of the Lord see the righteous, and his ears hear their requests. But the face of the Lord is against those who do evil.”
13 Kilès ki kapab fè nou mal si nou montre zèl pou sa ki bon?
Who is the one who will harm you if you are eager to do what is good?
14 Men menmsi nou ta soufri pou koz a ladwati, nou beni. Pa pè entimidasyon pa yo, e pa twouble.
But if you suffer because of righteousness, you are blessed. Do not fear what they fear. Do not be troubled.
15 Men fè Kris sen kòm Senyè a nan kè nou. Toujou rete prè pou fè defans bay tout moun ki mande nou pou nou rann kont de esperans ki nan nou an, men avèk dousè ak respè pou Bondye.
Instead, set apart the Lord Christ in your hearts as holy. Always be ready to answer everyone who asks you why you have confidence in God. Do this with meekness and respect.
16 Epi kenbe yon bon konsyans, pouke nan bagay ke yo pale mal de nou yo, sila ki pale mal de nou an, akoz bon konpòtman nou nan Kris la, kapab vin wont.
Have a good conscience so that the people who insult your good life in Christ may be ashamed because they are speaking against you as if you were evildoers.
17 Paske li pi bon si Bondye ta vle sa, pou nou soufri pou fè sa ki bon pase pou fè sa ki mal.
It is better, if God desires, that you suffer for doing good than for doing evil.
18 Paske Kris osi te mouri pou peche yo yon fwa pou tout, Li menm ki te jis pou enjis yo, pou Li ta kapab mennen nou kote Bondye, deja mò nan lachè, men fèt vivan nan lespri a.
Christ also suffered once for sins. He who is righteous suffered for us, who were unrighteous, so that he would bring us to God. He was put to death in the flesh, but he was made alive by the Spirit.
19 Ladann, Li te osi ale fè pwoklamasyon a lespri nan prizon yo.
By the Spirit, he went and preached to the spirits who are now in prison.
20 Se yo menm ki avan te dezobeyisan yo, lè pasyans a Bondye te toujou ap tann nan jou a Noe yo, lè lach la t ap konstwi a. Se ladann kèk moun (sa vle di uit moun) te mennen rive sof nan dlo a.
They were disobedient when the patience of God was waiting in the days of Noah, in the days of the building of an ark, and God saved a few people—eight souls—by means of the water.
21 Sa se yon modèl pare ak batèm, ki koulye a ap sove nou—pa akoz li retire salte sou kò a, men akoz yon angajman anvè Bondye pou gen yon bon konsyans pa rezirèksyon a Jésus Kri a.
This is a symbol of the baptism that saves you now—not as a washing away of dirt from the body, but as the appeal of a good conscience to God—through the resurrection of Jesus Christ.
22 Li menm ki, sou men dwat Bondye, te ale nan syèl, kote tout zanj, otorite, ak pouvwa yo te fin soumèt a Li menm.
Christ is at the right hand of God. He went into heaven. Angels, authorities, and powers must submit to him.
