Travay 7
1 Wo prèt la te di: “Èske bagay sa yo se vrè?”
And the chief priest said: Are these things so?
2 Li te di: “Koute m frè m yo ak ansyen mwen yo!” Bondye laglwa a te parèt devan zansèt nou, Abraham lè li te nan Mésopotamie, avan ke li te rete Charran.
He replied: Brethren and fathers, hear: The God of glory appeared to our father Abraham, while he was in Mesopotamia, before he dwelt in Charran,
3 E Li te di li: “Kite peyi ou, ak fanmi ou, pou vini nan peyi ke Mwen menm va montre ou a”.
and said to him: Get out from your land, and from your kindred, and come into a land that I will show you.
4 Konsa, li te kite peyi a Kaldeyen yo pou vin rete nan Charran. Depi la, lè papa l te vin mouri, Bondye te fè l deplase vin nan peyi sila a kote nou rete koulye a.
Then he departed from the land of the Chaldeans, and dwelt in Charran; and thence, after his father died, he removed into this land, in which you now dwell.
5 Men Li pa t ba li yon eritaj ladann, ni menm yon moso tè, men menm lè li pa t gen pitit, Li te pwomèt li ke Li ta ba li sa kòm yon posesyon, e a desandan aprè li yo.
And he gave him no inheritance in it, not a foot breadth: and yet he promised to give it for a possession to him, and to his posterity after him, when as yet he had no child.
6 Men Bondye te pale konsa: Ke desandan li yo ta etranje nan yon peyi etranje, pou yo ta nan esklavaj e maltrete pandan kat-san lane.
And God spoke thus: That his posterity should sojourn in a strange land, and they should enslave them and afflict them, for four hundred years.
7 “Epi nenpòt nasyon ki ta mete yo nan esklavaj, Bondye te di: ‘Mwen Menm, Mwen va jije’, epi apre sa, yo va sòti la pou sèvi Mwen nan plas sila a.”
And the nation to which they shall be in bondage I will judge, said God; and after that, they shall come forth and serve me in this place.
8 Li te bay li akò sikonsizyon an, epi Abraham te vin papa a Isaac, Li te sikonsi li nan uityèm jou a. Isaac te vin papa a Jacob, e Jacob a douz patriyach yo.
And he gave him the covenant of circumcision, and thus he begot Isaac, and circumcised him the eighth day; and Isaac begot Jacob, and Jacob begot the twelve patriarchs.
9 Patriyach yo te vin jalou de Joseph e yo te vann li an Égypte. Men Bondye te avèk li
And the patriarchs, moved with envy, sold Joseph into Egypt: but God was with him,
10 e Li te delivre li nan tout afliksyon li yo. Konsa li te bay li favè avèk sajès devan Pharaon, wa Égypte la, e te fè li vin gouvènè sou Égypte, ak tout lakay li.
and delivered him from all his afflictions, and gave him favor and wisdom in the sight of Pharoah, king of Egypt: and he made him governor over Egypt, and his whole house.
11 Alò yon gwo grangou te parèt nan tout Égypte ak Canaan, avèk gwo mizè, e zansèt nou yo pa t kab twouve manje.
And there came a famine, and great affliction on the whole land of Egypt, and of Chanaan: and our fathers found no sustenance.
12 Men lè Jacob te tande ke te gen manje an Égypte, li te voye zansèt nou yo la pou premye fwa a.
But when Jacob heard that there was grain in Egypt, he sent forth our fathers the first time:
13 Nan dezyèm vizit la Joseph te fè frè l yo dekouvri ki moun li te ye, efanmi Joseph te vin entwodwi a Pharaon.
and, on their second visit, Joseph made himself known to his brothers, and the kindred of Joseph were made known to Pharaoh.
14 Alò Joseph te voye envite Jacob, papa li avèk tout fanmi li pou vin kote l. Te gen swasann-kenz moun antou.
And Joseph sent and called to him his father Jacob, and all his kindred, seventy-five souls.
15 Konsa, Jacob te desann an Égypte e li menm avèk zansèt nou yo te mouri la.
And Jacob went down into Egypt, and died, himself and our fathers;
16 Depi la kò yo te deplase retounen nan Sichem, pou te antere yo nan tonm nan ke Abraham te achte pou yon sòm lajan nan men fis a Hémor an Sichem yo.
and they were carried over into Sychem, and laid in the sepulcher which Abraham bought for its value in silver, from the sons of Emmor, the father of Sychem.
17 Men pandan tan a pwomès ke Bondye te pwomèt a Abraham nan t ap pwoche pèp la te vin ogmante e te miltipliye an Égypte,
And as the time of the promise which God had made with an oath to Abraham drew near, the people increased and multiplied in Egypt,
18 jiskaske Yon lòt wa te leve sou Égypte ki pa t konnen anyen de Joseph.
till another king arose, who knew not Joseph.
19 Se te li menm ki te sèvi gwo koken pou pran avantaj sou ras nou an, e maltrete zansèt nou pou yo ta kab fè zanfan pa nou yo pa t kab viv.
He dealt insidiously with our race, and afflicted our fathers, so that they exposed their infants, in order that they might not live.
20 Se te nan tan sila a ke Moïse te ne. Li te byen bèl nan zye Bondye, e li te okipe pandan twa mwa lakay papa li.
At which time Moses was born; and he was exceedingly beautiful, and was nursed three months in his father’s house.
21 Epi lè l te abandonen, fi Pharaon an te pran li e te nouri li kòm pwòp fis pa li.
But having been exposed, the daughter of Pharaoh took him up, and educated him as her own son.
22 Moïse te enstwi nan tout konesans Ejipsyen an, e li te vin yon nonm byen fò nan pawòl ak nan zak.
And Moses was instructed in all the wisdom of the Egyptians, and was mighty in words and in deeds.
23 Men lè l t ap pwoche laj karant ane, sa te antre nan tèt li pou vizite frè li yo, fis Israël yo.
When he had completed his fortieth year, it came into his heart to visit his brethren, the sons of Israel.
24 Konsa, lè l te wè youn nan yo byen maltrete, li te defann li, e te vanje pou sila ki te oprime a, e konsa, te touye Ejipsyen an.
And seeing one of them unjustly treated, he defended and avenged him that was oppressed, and smote the Egyptian.
25 Li te sipoze ke frè li yo te konprann ke Bondye t ap bay yo delivrans atravè li menm, men yo pa t konprann.
And he supposed that his brethren would understand that, by his hand, God would give them salvation: but they understood not.
26 “Nan jou swivan an, li te parèt a yo menm pandan yo t ap goumen youn avèk lòt. Li te eseye rekonsilye yo nan lapè e te di: ‘Moun yo, se frè nou ye. Poukisa nou ap fè mal a youn lòt?’
And on the next day he showed himself to them, as they were fighting, and endeavored to persuade them to peace, saying, Men, you are brothers: why do you injure one another?
27 “Men sila ki t ap fè frè l la mal la te bourade l e te di: ‘Kilès ki te fè ou yon chèf ak jij sou nou?
But he that was doing the injury to his neighbor, thrust him away, saying, Who made you a ruler or a judge over us?
28 Èske ou gen entansyon touye m menm jan ke ou te touye Ejipsyen an ayè a?’
Do you intend to kill me, as you killed the Egyptian yesterday?
29 “Akoz pawòl sila a Moïse te sove ale, e te vin yon etranje nan peyi Madian, kote li te vin papa a de fis.
And at that saying Moses fled, and became a resident in the land of Midian, where he begot two sons.
30 “Apre karant ane te pase, Yon zanj te parèt a li menm nan dezè Mòn Sinaï nan flanm a yon touf bwa.
And when forty years were completed, there appeared to him, in the wilderness of Mount Sinai, an angel of the Lord in a flame of fire in a bush.
31 Lè Moïse te wè l, li te etone de sa l te wè a. Lè l te pwoche pou gade pi pre, vwa Senyè a te vini sou li:
When Moses saw it, he wondered at the sight, and as he was drawing near to observe it, the voice of the Lord came to him:
32 ‘Mwen menm se Bondye a zansèt nou yo, Bondye Abraham nan, Isaac ak Jacob la’. Moïse te tranble avèk laperèz e pa t menm vle pran chans gade.
I am the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. And Moses trembled, and durst not observe it.
33 “Men SENYÈ a te di l: ‘Retire sapat nan pye ou, paske lye kote ou kanpe a se tè sen.
Then said the Lord to him: Loose your shoes from your feet; for the place in which you stand is holy ground.
34 Mwen anverite wè soufrans pèp Mwen an an Égypte e tande plent yo, e Mwen gen tan vini desann pou delivre yo. Vini koulye a e Mwen va voye ou an Égypte.’
I have surely seen the affliction of my people who are in Egypt, and I have heard their groaning, and I have come down to deliver them; and now come, and I will send you into Egypt.
35 “Menm Moïse sila a ke yo te rejte lè yo te di: ‘Kilès ki te fè ou yon chèf e yon jij?’ Se sila a ke Bondye te voye pou li ta kapab non sèlman yon chèf, men yon liberatè avèk èd zanj ki te parèt kote li nan touf bwa a.
This Moses, whom they rejected, saying, Who made you a ruler and a judge? him God sent as a ruler and as a redeemer, by the hand of the angel that appeared to him in the bush.
36 Mesye sila a te mennen yo sòti, e te fè mèvèy ak sign nan peyi Égypte, ak nan Lamè Wouj, epi pandan karant ane nan dezè a.
He brought them out, after he had performed wonders and signs in the land of Egypt, and at the Red Sea, and in the wilderness, forty years.
37 Se te Moïse sila a ki te di a fis Israël yo: ‘Bondye va fè leve pou nou yon pwofèt tankou mwen ki sòti nan frè nou yo.’
This is that Moses, who said to the sons of Israel, A prophet like me will the Lord your God raise up for you from among your brethren; him shall you hear.
38 “Sa se li menm ki te nan asanble nan dezè a; ki te avèk zanj ki t ap pale avè l sou Mòn Sinaï a, e avèk zansèt nou yo, ki te te resevwa pawòl vivan yo pou pase bannou.
This is he who was in the congregation in the wilderness with the angel that spoke to him in the mount Sina, and with our fathers; he received the living oracles, that he might give them to us.
39 “Zansèt nou yo pa t dakò obeyisan a li menm, men yo te rejte l, e nan kè yo, yo te vire tounen an Égypte.
To him our fathers were not willing to be obedient; but they rejected him, and turned back in their hearts to Egypt,
40 Konsa yo di a Aaron: ‘Fè pou nou dye yo ki va ale devan nou. Paske Moïse sila a ki te mennen nou sòti an Égypte la, nou pa menm konnen kisa ki rive li.’
saying to Aaron: Make us gods that shall go before us; for, as for this Moses, who brought us out of the land of Egypt, we know not what has become of him.
41 Nan tan sa a yo te fè yon jenn bèf. Yo te pote yon sakrifis pou zidòl la, e yo t ap rejwi yo nan zèv a pwòp men yo.
And they made a calf in those days, and offered sacrifice to the idol, and rejoiced in the works of their own hands.
42 “Men Bondye te vire do Li, e te livre yo pou adore dye a zetwal syèl yo, jan sa ekri nan liv pwofèt yo: ‘Se pa t a Mwen menm ke nou te ofri ofrann ak sakrifis karant ane nan dezè a, O lakay Israël.
But God turned and delivered them up to serve the host of heaven, as it is written in the book of the prophets: Your victims and your sacrifices did you offer to me for forty years in the wilderness, O house of Israel?
43 Men nou te pran anplis, tabènak Moloch la, ak zetwal a dye Remphan an; imaj ke nou te fè pou adore yo. Pou sa a Mwen osi va retire nou jis rive lòtbò Babylone.’
Yes, you took up the tabernacle of Moloch, and the star of your God Remphan, images which you made to worship; and I will carry you away beyond Babylon.
44 “Zansèt nou yo te gen tabènak temwayaj nan dezè a, menm jan ke Sila ki te pale avèk Moïse la te kòmande li pou fè, selon modèl ke li te wè a.
The tabernacle of the testimony was with our fathers in the wilderness, built as he who spoke to Moses commanded him to build it, according to the pattern which he had seen:
45 “Konsa, zansèt nou yo ki te resevwa li nan lè pa yo, te pote li avèk Josué lè l te depouye nasyon ke Bondye te chase devan yo jis rive nan tan David la.
which our fathers, who were with Joshua, received by succession, and brought into the land possessed by the Gentiles, whom God continued to drive out from the face of our fathers till the days of David,
46 David te twouve favè nan zye Bondye, e te mande pou li ta kapab jwenn yon mezon pou Bondye Jacob la abite.
who found favor before God, and desired to find a dwelling-place for the God of Jacob.
47 Men se te Salomon ki te bati yon kay pou Li.
But Solomon built him a house.
48 “Poutan Trè Wo a pa rete nan kay ki fèt pa men moun, jan pwofèt la di a:
Yet the Most High dwells not in temples made with hands, as says the prophet:
49 ‘Syèl la se twòn Mwen, E tè a se ban pou pye Mwen. Ki kalite kay ou kapab fè pou Mwen?’ ‘Oubyen ki plas ki gen pou repo Mwen?
Heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool. What house will you build me? says the Lord; or what is the place of my rest?
50 Se pa t men Mwen ki te fè tout bagay sa yo?’
Has not my hand made all these things?
51 “Nou menm, ki se moun kou rèd e ensikonsi nan kè, avèk zòrèy ki toujou ap reziste a Lespri Sen an, n ap fè menm bagay ke zansèt nou yo te konn fè yo.
You stiff-necked, and uncircumcised in heart and in ears, you do always resist the Holy Spirit; as your fathers did, so also do you.
52 Kilès nan pwofèt yo ke zansèt nou yo pa t pèsekite? Yo te touye sila yo ki avan lè te anonse ke Sila Ki Jis la t ap vini; ke nou menm koulye a trayi e asasine.
Which of the prophets did not your fathers persecute? They slew also those who foretold the coming of the Just One, of whom you have now become the betrayers and murderers;
53 Nou menm ki te resevwa Lalwa kòm yon òdonans pa zanj yo, te vyole li.”
who received the law by the appointment of angels, and have not kepi, it.
54 Alò, lè yo te tande sa, yo te blese byen fon, e t ap manje dan yo sou li.
When they heard these things, they were enraged in their hearts, and gnashed upon him with their teeth.
55 Men ranpli avèk Lespri Sen an, li te fikse zye l anwo nan syèl la e te wè glwa Bondye ak Jésus ki t ap kanpe bò men dwat Bondye.
But being full of the Holy Spirit, he looked earnestly up into heaven, and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing at the right hand of God;
56 Li te di: “Gade byen, Mwen wè syèl la vin louvri, e Fis a lòm nan ki kanpe bò men dwat Bondye.”
and he said: Behold, I see the heavens opened, and the Son of man standing at the right hand of God.
57 Konsa yo te kriye fò avèk yon gwo vwa, e te kouvri zòrèy yo. Yo te kouri sou li ansanm a lafwa,
And they cried out with a loud voice, and stopped their ears, and, with one consent, rushed upon him,
58 e lè yo te fin pouse li deyò vil la, yo te kòmanse lapide l avèk wòch. Temwen sila yo te depoze vètman yo nan pye a yon jennonm yo te rele Saul.
and drove him out of the city, and stoned him. And the witnesses laid down their clothes at the feet of a young man called Saul.
59 Yo te kontinye lapide Étienne pandan li te rele Senyè a, e te di: “Senyè Jésus, resevwa Lespri mwen”.
And they stoned Stephen while he was calling on the Lord, and saying: Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.
60 Konsa, li te tonbe sou jenou li, e te kriye avèk yon gwo vwa: “Senyè, pa kenbe peche sa a kont yo!” Lè l fin di sa, li te mouri.
And he kneeled down and cried with a loud voice: Lord, let not this sin stand against them. And when he had said this, he fell asleep. And Saul was well pleased with his death.
