Travay 15
1 Alò kèk mesye te desann sòti Judée e te kòmanse enstwi frè yo: “Amwenske nou vin sikonsi selon koutim Moïse la, nou pa kapab sove.”
[Then] some [Jewish] believers went down from Judea [province] to Antioch. They started teaching the [non-Jewish] believers [there, and said], “[You] ([must] be circumcised/must have God’s mark put on you) [to indicate you belong to God], as Moses [commanded] in the laws that [he received from God]. If you do not do that, you will not be saved {[God] will not save you}.”
2 Lè Paul ak Barnabas te fè yon gran diskisyon ak deba avèk yo, lòt frè yo te detèmine ke Paul ak Barnabas ak kèk lòt nan yo ta dwe monte Jérusalem vè lòt apòt yo ak lansyen yo konsènan pwoblèm sila a.
Paul and Barnabas strongly disagreed with those Jews and started arguing [with them. So the believers at Antioch] appointed Paul and Barnabas and some of the other believers to go to Jerusalem, in order that they would/could discuss this matter with the apostles and [other spiritual] leaders.
3 Konsa voye pa legliz la, yo t ap travèse Phénicie ak Samarie, e t ap bay an detay istwa konvèsyon pèp etranje yo. Sa te fè kè a tout frè yo kontan anpil.
After Paul, Barnabas, and the others were given things for their trip by the congregation [at Antioch] {After the congregation [at Antioch] gave Paul, Barnabas, and the others things for their trip}, they traveled through Phoenicia and Samaria [provinces. When they stopped at different places in those provinces], they reported [to the believers] that [many] non-Jews [in Antioch] had become believers. As a result, all the believers [in those places] rejoiced greatly.
4 Lè yo te rive Jérusalem, yo te resevwa pa legliz la avèk tout apòt ak ansyen yo. Konsa, yo te bay yon rapò konple de tout sa ke Bondye te fè avèk yo.
And when Paul, Barnabas, and the others arrived in Jerusalem, they were welcomed by the apostles, the [other] elders, and the [other members of the] congregation [there] {the apostles, the [other] elders, and the [other members of the] congregation [there] welcomed them}. Then Paul and Barnabas reported the things that God had enabled them to do [among non-Jewish people].
5 Men kèk nan gwoup Farizyen ki te kwayan yo te kanpe e te di: “Li nesesè pou sikonsi yo, e pou fè yo swiv Lalwa Moïse la.”
But some of the [Jewish] believers who belonged to the Pharisee sect stood up [among the other believers and] said to them, “The non-Jews [who have believed in Jesus] must be circumcised, and they must be told to obey the laws [that God gave to] Moses.”
6 Apòt ak ansyen yo te vin reyini ansanm pou egzamine afè sila a.
Then the apostles and [the other] elders met together in order to talk about this matter.
7 Apre anpil diskisyon, Pierre te kanpe e te di yo: “Frè yo, nou konnen ke nan tan pase yo, Bondye te fè yon chwa pami nou, ke pa bouch mwen, pèp etranje yo ta dwe tande pawòl levanjil la, e vin kwè.
After they had discussed it for a long time, Peter stood up and spoke to them. He said, “Fellow believers, you [all] know that a long time ago God chose me from among you [other apostles, in order that] the non-Jewish people might [also] hear me [SYN] tell [them] the good message [about the Lord Jesus], so that they could hear [it] and believe [in him. So Paul and Barnabas are not the first ones to tell non-Jews about Jesus].
8 Bondye ki konnen kè a, te temwaye a yo menm, e te bay yo Lespri Sen an, menm jan ke Li te fè nou an.
God knows [and judges] people according to what they think, [not according to who their ancestors were]. By sending the Holy Spirit to [the non-Jews], just like [he had] also done for us [(inc)] Jews, he showed [me and others] that he had accepted them [also to be his people].
9 Li pa t fè distenksyon antre nou ak yo, e te netwaye kè yo pa lafwa.
[God] saved us [Jews] and those [non-Jews] similarly, making them clean spiritually simply as a result of their believing [in the Lord Jesus. That was exactly how he has forgiven us].
10 “Alò konsa, poukisa nou mete Bondye a leprèv la a lè nou plase sou kou a disip yo yon jouk ke ni zansèt nou yo, ni nou menm pa t kapab pote?
[You are wanting to force the non-Jewish believers to obey our Jewish rituals and laws]—laws that God has shown that he does not require them to obey [MET]. [Your doing that is like] putting a heavy burden on them! So then, (stop making God angry by doing that!/why are you making God angry by doing that?) [RHQ] Our ancestors and we [(inc) Jews] have never been able to bear [the burden of obeying those laws]!
11 Men nou kwè ke nou sove pa lagras a Senyè Jésus a, menm jan ak yo menm.”
But we [(inc) know that it is not because] we [(inc) try to obey those laws that God saves us(inc) Jews. On the contrary], we [(inc)] know that it is because of what the Lord Jesus did for us [(inc)] that we did not deserve that we [(inc)] are saved {that [God] saves us} [from the guilt of our sins. God saves non-Jews who believe in the Lord Jesus] exactly like [he saves] us Jews.”
12 Tout foul la te rete an silans. Yo t ap koute Barnabas ak Paul lè yo t ap eksplike ki sign ak mirak Bondye te fè atravè yo menm pami pèp etranje yo.
All the people [there] became silent [after Peter had spoken]. Then they [all] listened to Barnabas and Paul, [as the two of] them told about the many great miracles that God had enabled them to do among the non-Jewish people, [miracles that showed that God had accepted the non-Jews].
13 Apre yo te fin pale Jacques te reponn e te di: “Frè yo, koute mwen.
When Barnabas and Paul had finished speaking, James, [the leader of the group of believers there in Jerusalem], spoke to all of them. [He said], “Fellow believers, listen to me.
14 Simon eksplike nou jan Bondye te premyèman pran pami pèp etranje yo, yon pèp pou non Li.
Simon [Peter] has told you how God previously blessed the non-Jews. God did that by choosing from among them a people who would belong to him [MTY].
15 Epi avèk sa a, pawòl a pwofèt yo dakò, jis jan sa ekri a:
[These] words that [God spoke], words that were written by [one of] the prophets {that one of the prophets wrote} [long ago], agree with that:
16 ‘Apre bagay sa yo Mwen va retounen. Mwen va rebati tabènak David ki te tonbe a. Mwen va rebati ranblè li yo, e Mwen va restore li
Later on I will return and I will re-establish the kingdom [MET] that David [ruled] and that has been {that [people] have} destroyed. My [doing that will be like] rebuilding [a house] that has been {that [people] have} torn down.
17 pou tout rès limanite a kapab chache Bondye, ak tout pèp etranje yo ki rele pa non Mwen,’
I will do that in order that all other people might seek [me], the Lord [God. I will do that in order that] all the non-Jews whom I have called [to belong] to me [MTY] might seek me. [You can be certain that this will happen because I] the Lord [God], who will do those things, have spoken [these words].
I [caused my people to know about them] long ago.” (aiōn g165)
19 “Konsa, se jijman pa m pou nou pa twouble sila k ap tounen vè Bondye yo ki soti pami pèp etranje yo,
[James continued by saying], “Therefore I have decided [that we(inc)] should stop bothering the non-Jewish people who are turning [away from their sins and turning] to God. [That is, we should stop demanding that they obey] all [our laws] and rituals.
20 men pou nou ekri yo pou yo evite bagay ki sèvi kon sakrifis pou zidòl, ak imoralite seksyèl, ak vyann sa ki toufe, ak san.
Instead, we should write [a letter] to them [requiring only four things: They should] not eat [meat/food that people] have offered to idols, they should not have sex with someone to whom they are not married, they should not [eat meat from animals that have been killed by] being strangled {[people have strangled]}, and [they should not eat] the blood [of animals].
21 Paske Moïse, depi nan ansyen jenerasyon yo gen kwayan nan chak vil sa yo ki preche li, paske li kon li nan sinagòg yo chak Saba.”
In many cities, for a very long time people have been proclaiming [the laws that] Moses [wrote] [MTY], [laws prohibiting those things]. And every (Sabbath/Jewish day of rest) [those laws] are read {someone reads [those laws]} in the Jewish meeting places. [So if the non-Jews want to know more about those laws, they can find out in our meeting houses].”
22 Answit li te sanble bon pou disip ak ansyen yo, avèk tout legliz la, pou chwazi moun pami yo pou voye Antioche avèk Paul ak Barnabas: Jude ki rele Barsabas, ak Silas, mesye ki te konn dirije pami frè yo.
The apostles and the [other] elders, along with all the [other] members of the congregation, accepted [what James had said]. Then they decided that they should choose men from among themselves and that they should send them, along with Paul and Barnabas, to Antioch, to [let the believers there know what the leaders] at Jerusalem had decided. So they chose Judas, who was also called Barsabbas, and Silas, who were leaders among the believers [at Jerusalem].
23 Yo te voye lèt sa a avèk yo: “Apòt ak frè yo ki se ansyen yo, a frè yo nan Antioche ak Syrie, ak Cilicie, ki sòti nan pèp etranje yo, salitasyon.
Then they wrote the following letter [that they asked Judas and Silas to take to the believers at Antioch]: “[We(exc)] apostles and [other] leaders who are your fellow believers [send our greetings to you as we write this to you] non-Jewish believers [who live] in Antioch and [other places in] Syria and Cilicia [provinces].
24 “Akoz ke nou tande ke kèk nan nou ki pa t resevwa enstriksyon de nou menm, ap twouble nou avèk pawòl k ap boulvèse nanm nou,
People have told us that some men from among us went [to you], although we had not told [them to do that]. They troubled/distressed you [SYN] [by telling you things] that confused your thinking.
25 li te sanble bon pou nou, akoz nou tout te vin dakò ansanm, pou chwazi kèk mesye pou voye kote nou avèk byeneme nou yo, Barnabas ak Paul.
So [while we(exc) met together here], we decided to choose some men and ask them to go to you, along with Barnabas and Paul, whom we [(exc)] love very much.
26 Se mesye yo ki riske lavi yo pou non a Senyè nou an, Jésus Kri.
Those two have put their lives in danger because of their [serving] our Lord [MTY] Jesus Christ.
27 “Konsa, nou voye Jude ak Silas ki yo menm va osi bay rapò a menm bagay sila yo pa pawòl nan bouch yo.
We [(exc) have also chosen] Judas and Silas to go to you. They will tell you the same things [that we are writing].
28 “Paske li te parèt bon pou Lespri Sen an ak nou menm pa mete sou nou okenn fado ke lesansyèl sa yo:
The Holy Spirit and [also] we decided that you should not be required {that we should not require you} to obey a lot of burdensome [Jewish] laws. Instead, [we] only [require you to obey] the following instructions,
29 pou nou evite bagay ki sèvi kon sakrifis pou zidòl, san, bagay ki toufe, ak imoralite seksyèl. Si nou kenbe tèt nou lib de bagay sila yo, nou va fè byen. Orevwa.”
You should not eat food that people have sacrificed to idols. You should not eat blood from animals, and you should not eat meat from animals that people have killed by strangling them. Also, you should not have sex with someone to whom you are not married. Those things [especially offend Jewish believers. So if] you avoid doing them, you will be doing what is right. That is all.”
30 Donk, lè yo te voye yo ale, yo te desann Antioche. Yo te ransanble tout asanble a ansanm pou te livre lèt la.
The [four] men whom [they] had chosen went [from Jerusalem] to Antioch [city. When] all the believers [there] had assembled together, [Judas and Silas] gave the letter to them.
31 Lè yo te li li, yo te rejwi yo akoz ankourajman li te bay.
When the believers there read the letter, they rejoiced, [because its message] encouraged them.
32 Jude ak Silas, ki te pwofèt yo menm osi, te ankouraje e ranfòse frè yo avèk yon mesaj byen long.
[Just like Paul and Barnabas were] ([prophets/men who spoke messages from God]), Judas and Silas were also prophets. They spoke for a long time and encouraged the believers [there], and helped them to trust more strongly [in the Lord Jesus].
33 Apre yo fin pase tan la a, frè yo te voye yo anpè, pou retounen kote sila ki te voye yo.
After [Judas and Silas] had stayed in Antioch for some time [and were ready to return to Jerusalem], the believers [there] wished them well, and the believers [prayed that God] would protect [them as they traveled. So the two men] started to go back to the leaders [in Jerusalem] who had asked them to go [to Antioch].
34 Men li te sanble bon pou Silas pou l te rete la.
35 Konsa, Paul ak Barnabas te rete Antioche ansanm ak anpil lòt, pou preche e enstwi pawòl Senyè a.
However, Paul and Barnabas continued to stay in Antioch. [While they were there], they, along with many others, were teaching [people] and preaching to them the message about the Lord [Jesus].
36 Apre kèk tan, Paul te di Barnabas: “Annou retounen pou vizite chak vil kote nou te pwoklame pawòl Senyè a pou nou wè kijan yo ye.”
After some time Paul said to Barnabas, “Let’s go back and visit the fellow believers in every city where we [previously] proclaimed the message about the Lord [Jesus. In that way, we will know] how [well] they are continuing [to believe in the Lord Jesus].”
37 Barnabas te vle pran Jean Marc pou ale avèk yo tou.
Barnabas [agreed with Paul, and said that he] wanted to take John, whose other name was Mark, along with them [again].
38 Men Paul te ensiste ke yo pa ta dwe pran li ki te abandone yo nan Pamphylie, e pa t akonpanye yo nan travay la.
However, Paul [told Barnabas that he] thought that it would not be good to take Mark [with them, because] Mark had deserted them when they were previously in Pamphylia [region], and had not continued to work with them.
39 Yo te vin tèlman pa dakò ke yo te separe youn de lòt. Barnabas te pran Marc avè l e te pran bato a vwal pou Chypre.
Paul and Barnabas strongly disagreed [with each other about that], so they separated. Barnabas took Mark [along with him and they got] on a ship and went to Cyprus.
40 Men Paul te chwazi Silas e te pati. Frè yo te remèt li nan gras Senyè a.
Paul chose Silas, [who had returned to Antioch, to work with him]. The believers [there] asked the Lord [God] to graciously help [Paul and Silas. Then] the two of them departed [from Antioch].
41 Li te vwayaje travèse Syrie ak Cilicie, pou ranfòse legliz yo.
Paul continued traveling [with Silas] through Syria and Cilicia [provinces]. In those places he was helping the congregations to trust strongly [in the Lord Jesus].
