1 Timote 3
1 Sa se yon vrè pawòl: Si yon nonm ta vle devni yon pastè, se yon bon zèv li dezire fè a.
Faithful is the saying, If any man aspires to supervision, he desires a good work.
2 Yon pastè, alò, dwe san repwòch, mari a yon madanm, tanpere, pridan, respektab, emab, avèk yon kapasite pou enstwi.
The overseer therefore must be blameless, the husband of one wife, sober, serious minded, disciplined, loving strangers, able to teach,
3 Li pa dwe bwè diven ak eksè, oswa agresif, men janti, pezib, e lib de lanmou lajan.
no drunkard, not a fighter, not greedy of base gain, but gentle, noncontentious, no lover of money,
4 Li dwe yon moun ki jere pwòp kay li byen, e ki kenbe pitit li yo anba bon kontwòl avèk tout dignite;
a man who rules his own house well, having children in subjection with all propriety
5 (men si yon moun pa konnen kijan pou l jere pwòp kay li, kijan li va pran swen legliz Bondye a?)
(but if any man knows not how to rule his own house, how will he take care of a congregation of God?),
6 Fòk li pa yon nouvo konvèti, pou li kab pa vin ògeye, e tonbe nan kondanasyon ki fèt pa pèlen Dyab la.
not a new convert, lest having been puffed up he may fall into the condemnation of the devil.
7 Li dwe gen bon repitasyon avèk sila ki deyò legliz yo, pou li pa tonbe nan repwòch ak pèlen Satan.
And he must also have good testimony from those outside, lest he may fall into reproach and the snare of the devil.
8 Dyak yo, menm jan an, dwe se moun ki gen dignite, ki pa ipokrit, oubyen renmen bwè diven ak twòp eksè, oubyen renmen lajan twòp
Helpers likewise, be honorable, not double-tongued, not attending to much wine, not greedy of base gain,
9 men ki kenbe a mistè lafwa a avèk yon konsyans ki pwòp.
holding the mystery of the faith in a pure conscience.
10 Mesye sa yo dwe, osi, pase tès avan; answit, kite yo sèvi kòm dyak si yo pa gen repwòch.
And let these also first be proven, then being blameless, let them serve.
11 Fanm yo dwe menm jan an, dign pa nan fè medizans, men tanpere, fidèl nan tout bagay.
The wives likewise, be honorable, not slanderous, sober, faithful in all things.
12 Dyak yo dwe mari a yon sèl fanm, bon dirijan a pitit yo ak pwòp lakay yo.
Let helpers be husbands of one wife, ruling children and their own houses well.
13 Paske sila ki sèvi byen kòm dyak yo resevwa pou tèt yo, yon wo pozisyon ak gwo konfyans nan lafwa ki nan Kris Jésus a.
For those who serve well will acquire to themselves a good standing, and much boldness in the faith in Christ Jesus.
14 M ap ekri bagay sa yo bannou, avèk esperans ke m ap vin kote nou avan lontan,
These things I write to thee, hoping to come to thee sooner,
15 men an ka ke mwen pran reta, mwen ekri yo pou nou kab konnen kijan yon moun ta dwe kondwi tèt li nan kay Bondye a, ki se legliz a Bondye vivan an, ki se pilye ak soutyen verite a.
but if I delay, that thou may know how it is necessary to live in a house of God, which is a congregation of the living God, the pillar and foundation of the truth.
16 San gen diskisyon, gran se mistè lavi sentete a: Sila ki Te revele nan lachè a, Te jistifye nan Lespri a Te wè pa zanj yo, Te pwoklame pami nasyon yo, Te resevwa kwayans mond lan, Te leve wo nan laglwa a.
And without controversy great is the mystery of piety. God was manifested in flesh, justified in spirit, seen by agents, proclaimed among nations, believed in the world, taken up in glory.
