Travay 18
1 Apre bagay sa yo li te kite Athènes e te ale Corinthe.
After that, Paul left Athens [city] and went to Corinth [city].
2 Epi li te twouve yon sèten Jwif la ki te rele Aquilas, yon moun Pont ki te fenk vin sòti Italie avèk madanm li Priscille, paske Claude te kòmande tout Jwif yo pou kite Rome. Paul te ale kote yo.
There he met a Jew whose name was Aquila, who grew up in Pontus [province]. Aquila and his wife Priscilla had recently come from [Rome, in] Italy. [They had previously left Rome] because Claudius, [the Roman Emperor], had ordered that all the Jews must leave Rome. Paul later went to see Aquila and Priscilla.
3 Akoz li te gen menm metye a, li te rete avèk yo, e yo t ap travay, paske se moun ki fè tant yo te ye.
Those two made tents [to earn] ([money/a living]). Paul also made tents, so he stayed with them, and they all worked together.
4 Li t ap rezone nan sinagòg la chak Saba pou l konvenk Jwif yo ak Grèk yo pou kwè.
Every Sabbath, Paul [went] to the Jewish meeting place, where he spoke forcefully to both Jews and non-Jews. He repeatedly tried to persuade them [that Jesus is the Messiah].
5 Men lè Silas ak Timothée te desann soti Macédoine, Paul te kòmanse dedye tèt li nèt a pawòl la, pou temwaye solanèlman a Jwif yo ke se te Jésus ki te Kris la.
Then Silas and Timothy arrived there from Macedonia province. After they arrived, Paul [did not make tents any more. He] used all his time preaching [the message about Jesus in the Jewish meeting place]. He continued to tell the Jews [that] the Messiah they had been waiting for was Jesus.
6 Men lè yo te reziste, e te fè blasfèm, li te souke rad li, e te di yo: “Ke san nou vini sou pwòp tèt nou! Mwen inosan. Depi koulye a mwen va ale kote pèp etranje yo.”
But the Jews began to oppose Paul and to say evil things about him. So he shook [the dust from] his clothes [to show them that they were displeasing God. Then] he said to them, “If God punishes you, it will be your [SYN] own fault [MTY], not mine! From now on I will go [and preach] to non-Jewish people!”
7 Answit li te kite la pou ale lakay a yon sèten nonm ki te rele Titius Justus, yon adoratè Bondye, ki te gen kay li toupre sinagòg la.
So Paul left [the Jewish meeting place] and went into a house that was next to it, [and preached there]. Titius Justus, the owner of the house, was a non-Jewish man who had accepted what the Jews believe.
8 Crispus, dirijan sinagòg la, te vin kwè nan Senyè a avèk tout lakay li, e anpil nan Korentyen yo, lè yo te tande sa, yo te vin kwè, e yo te batize.
[After that], the ruler of the Jewish meeting place, [whose name was] Crispus, and all of his family [MTY] believed in the Lord [Jesus]. Many other people in Corinth who listened [to Paul] also believed [in Jesus]. Then they were baptized. [But there were people who still opposed Paul and his preaching].
9 Epi Senyè a te di Paul nan yon vizyon pandan nwit lan: “Pa pè ankò, men kontinye pale, e pa fè silans;
One night Paul had a vision in which the Lord [Jesus] said to him, “Do not be afraid [of those who oppose you]. Instead, you should continue speaking [to people about me]. Do not stop,
10 paske Mwen avèk ou, e nanpwen moun k ap atake ou pou fè ou mal, paske Mwen gen anpil moun nan vil sa a.”
because I [will help] you, and no one will be able to harm you [(sg) here. Keep telling people about me], because there are many in this city who will [believe in] me.”
11 Konsa, li te rete la pandan en an si mwa, e li t ap enstwi pawòl Bondye a pami yo.
So Paul stayed in Corinth for a year and a half, teaching people the message from God [about Jesus].
12 Men pandan Gallion te pwokonsil Achaië Jwif yo avèk yon sèl vwa te leve kont Paul, e te mennen l devan chèz jijman an.
When Gallio was the [Roman] governor of Achaia [province], the Jewish [leaders] [SYN] there got together and seized Paul. They took him before Gallio [and accused him],
13 Yo t ap di: “Nonm sila ap fè moun kwè pou adore Bondye kont lalwa a.”
saying, “This man is teaching people [a false religion, leading them] to worship God in ways that are contrary to our [Jewish] laws.”
14 Men lè Paul te prèt pou louvri bouch li, Gallion te di a Jwif yo: “Si se te yon ka a yon enjistis, oswa yon krim visye, O Jwif yo, li ta rezonab pou m ta bay nou soutyen.
When Paul was about to speak [MTY] [to defend himself], Gallio said to the Jews, “If this man had acted deceitfully or disobeyed [any of our Roman] laws, I would listen [patiently] to what you Jews [want to tell me].
15 Men si gen kesyon konsènan pawòl, oswa non, oswa pwòp lwa pa nou, okipe sa nou menm. Mwen pa gen enterè nan jije bagay sa yo.”
However, you are merely arguing about words and names and your own [Jewish] laws, so you yourselves need to resolve this. I refuse to judge these things!”
16 Epi li te chase yo sòti devan chèz jijman an.
After Gallio [had said that], he [commanded some soldiers/guards] that [they] expel those [Jewish leaders] from the courtroom.
17 Konsa, yo tout te sezi Sosthène, mèt sinagòg la, e te kòmanse bat li devan chèz jijman an. Men Gallion pa t okipe bagay sa yo menm.
Then [the mob outside] grabbed the leader of the Jewish meeting place, Sosthenes [because they considered that he was responsible for those accusations against Paul]. They beat him, right there in front of the courthouse. But Gallio did nothing about it.
18 Paul, apre li te rete pandan anpil jou ankò, te kite frè yo pou te monte sou lanmè a pou rive Syrie, e avèk li te gen Priscille ak Aquilas. Nan Cenchrées li te fè yo pase razwa sou cheve tèt li, paske li t ap swiv yon ve.
Paul stayed on with the believers in Corinth for (many days/some time). Then he left the believers there, and went with Priscilla and [her husband] Aquila. They went down to Cenchrea, [a port city]. There Paul had his head shaved {[someone] shave his head} in order to partially complete a vow that he had taken. Then they got on a ship and sailed for Syria [province].
19 Yo te rive Éphèse, e li te kite yo la. Alò, li menm te antre nan sinagòg la pou te rezone avèk Jwif yo.
They arrived at Ephesus [city], and Priscilla and Aquila stayed there. [Before Paul left Ephesus], he entered the Jewish meeting place and lectured to the Jews.
20 Lè yo te mande li pou rete avèk yo pou plis tan, li pa t dakò,
They asked him to stay longer, but he refused.
21 men li te kite yo e t ap di: “Mwen va retounen kote nou ankò si Bondye vle”. E li te pran bato a vwal pou soti Éphèse.
But, as he left, he told them, “I will come back, if God wills/desires [me to do that].” Then, [because he wanted to be in Jerusalem to finish completing his vow], he got on [a ship that] sailed from Ephesus.
22 Lè l te rive Césarée, li te monte pou salye legliz la, e li te desann Antioche.
When the ship arrived at Caesarea, Paul [got off. He] went up [to Jerusalem] and greeted the believers there. Then he went back down to Antioch [city in Syria province].
23 Lè l te fin pase kèk tan la, li te sòti e te travèse youn apre lòt, nan rejyon a Galatie a ak Phrygie kote li te ranfòse tout disip yo.
Paul spent some time [with the believers] there. Then he left Antioch and traveled to several towns [that he had visited previously] in Galatia and Phrygia [provinces]. He taught all of the believers more [of the message from God about Jesus].
24 Alò, yon sèten Jwif ki te rele Apollos, ki te ne nan Alexandrie, yon nonm ki te konn pale byen, e ki te fò nan Ekriti Sen yo te vini Éphèse.
[While Paul was traveling in Galatia and Phrygia], a Jewish man whose name was Apollos came to Ephesus. He was a native of Alexandria [city]. He [spoke eloquently] and he knew the Scriptures thoroughly.
25 Mesye sa te enstwi nan chemen Bondye a. E avèk fevè Lespri a, li t ap pale e t ap enstwi byen klè tout bagay konsènan Jésus, men te konnen sèlman batèm a Jean an.
[Other believers] had taught him [some things] about how the Lord [Jesus desires that people] should conduct themselves, and he taught those things very enthusiastically [to people. He had heard about] some of the things that Jesus did and said, and he taught those facts accurately [to people. However, he was teaching incompletely about Jesus, because] he knew only what John [the Baptizer had taught people whom he] baptized.
26 Li te kòmanse pale avèk gwo kouraj nan sinagòg la. Men lè Priscille ak Aquilas te tande l, yo te rale l akote pou te eksplike li chemen Bondye a pi klè.
Apollos went to the Jewish meeting place, and he told the people there very confidently the things that he had learned. When Priscilla and Aquila heard what Apollos taught, they invited him [to their home]. There they explained more accurately to him the way [that] God [gives people eternal life].
27 Lè Apollos te vle travèse a Achaïe, frè yo te ankouraje li, e te ekri a disip yo pou ankouraje li. Lè l te rive, li te anpil èd pou sila ki te kwè pa gras yo.
When Apollos decided that he would like to go to Achaia [province], the believers in Ephesus told him that it would be good for him to do that. So they wrote a letter to the believers [in Achaia saying that they] should welcome Apollos. [So Apollos got on a ship to go to Corinth]. After he arrived, he greatly helped those whom [God] had kindly enabled to believe [in Jesus].
28 Paske avèk pouvwa li te demanti Jwif yo an piblik, e li te montre atravè Ekriti Sen yo ke Jésus se te Kris la.
Apollos was vigorously arguing publicly with [the leaders of] the Jews while many other people listened. [By quoting] from the Scriptures, he proved to people that Jesus was the Messiah.
