1 Timote 4
1 Men Lespri a di byen klè ke nan dènye tan yo, kèk moun va tonbe kite lafwa pou prete atansyon a Lespri twonpè ak doktrin a dyab yo,
Now the Spirit saith expressly, that in the latter times some will depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits and teachings of demons,
2 epi pa mwayen ipokrizi a mantè yo, vin make nan pwòp konsyans pa yo, kòmsi li brile avèk fè etanp ki cho;
through the hypocrisy of speakers of lies, who bear a brand on their own conscience,
3 moun ki entèdi maryaj, e k ap rekòmande evite manje, ke Bondye te kreye pou pataje avèk remèsiman pa sila ki kwè e ki konnen verite yo.
forbidding to marry, and commanding to abstain from food which God created to be received with thanksgiving, for those who believe and know the truth.
4 Paske tout bagay kreye pa Bondye, bon, e anyen pa dwe rejte, si li resevwa avèk remèsiman,
For every creature of God is good, and nothing to be refused, if it be received with thanksgiving;
5 paske li sanktifye pa mwayen pawòl Bondye a ak lapriyè.
for it is sanctified by the word of God and prayer.
6 Nan montre bagay sa yo a frè yo, nou va yon bon sèvitè a Kris Jésus, e nou va nouri tout tan nan pawòl lafwa ak bon doktrin ke nou deja ap swiv yo.
If thou lay these things before the brethren, thou wilt be a good minister of Christ Jesus, nourished in the words of the faith, and of the good teaching, with which thou art well acquainted.
7 Men pa okipe vye listwa mond yo ki fèt pou vye fanm yo. Sou lòt kote, disipline tèt ou pou vi sentete a.
But avoid the profane and old wives' fables; and exercise thyself unto godliness.
8 Paske disiplin pou kò a sèlman, pa gen gran avantaj men vi sentete a gen avantaj nan tout jan, paske li kenbe pwomès pou lavi koulye a, e osi pou lavi k ap vini an.
For bodily exercise is profitable for little; but godliness is profitable for all things, having promise of the life that now is, and of that which is to come.
9 Sa se yon vrè Pawòl ki merite aksepte pa tout moun.
True is the saying, and worthy of all acceptance.
10 Paske se pou sa nou travay ak fè efò a. Nou gen tan fikse esperans nou sou Bondye vivan an, ki se Sovè a tout moun, sitou a kwayan yo.
For to this end we both labor and suffer reproach, because we have placed our hope in the living God, who is the Saviour of all men, especially of believers.
11 Preskri e enstwi bagay sa yo.
These things command and teach.
12 Pa kite pèsòn gade ou ba akoz jenès ou, men de preferans nan pawòl, kondwit lanmou, lafwa, ak yon vi san tach, prezante tèt ou kòm yon egzanp a sila ki kwè yo.
Let no one despise thy youth, but become an example to the believers, in word, in behavior, in love, in faith, in purity.
13 Jiskaske m vini, bay enpòtans a li lekriti sen yo an piblik, a egzòtasyon ak enstriksyon.
Till I come, give attention to reading, to exhortation, to teaching.
14 Pa neglije don Lespri Bondye ki nan ou a, ki te bay a ou menm pa yon pawòl pwofetik avèk men Ansyen ki te poze sou ou yo.
Neglect not the gift that is in thee, which was given thee by prophecy, with the laying on of the hands of the presbytery.
15 Konsakre ou seryezman a bagay sa yo; antre ladan yo, pou pwogrè ou kapab klè a tout moun.
Meditate on these things, give thyself wholly to them; that thy progress may be manifest to all.
16 Prete anpil atansyon a tèt ou e ak enstriksyon ou an. Pèsevere nan bagay sa yo, paske lè ou fè sa, ou va asire Sali tèt ou ak sila ki tande ou yo.
Give heed to thyself, and to thy teaching; continue in them; for in doing this thou wilt save both thyself and them that hear thee.
