Travay 8
1 Saul te fin dakò nèt ak lanmò li. Depi nan jou sa a, yon gran pèsekisyon te kòmanse kont legliz la nan Jérusalem. Yo tout, sof ke apòt yo, te gaye toupatou nan rejyon Juda avèk Samarie yo.
And Saul was consenting and participating in his death. And there was, in that day, a great persecution against the church that was at Jerusalem; and they were all dispersed, except the legates, among the villages of Judaea and likewise among the Samaritans.
2 Kèk moun fidèl te antere Étienne. Yo te fè yon gwo lamantasyon sou li.
And believing men gathered up and buried Stephen. And they lamented over him greatly.
3 Men Saul te kòmanse ravaje legliz la. Li t ap antre de kay an kay pou rale fè sòti ni fanm, ni gason pou mete yo nan prizon.
And Saul persecuted the church of God, entering houses, and dragging forth men and women and committing them to prison.
4 Konsa sila ki t ap gaye konsa yo, te ale toupatou e te preche pawòl la.
And they who were dispersed, travelled about and preached the word of God.
5 Philippe te desann nan vil Samarie. Li te kòmanse preche Kris la bay yo.
And Philip went down to a city of the Samaritans, and preached concerning the Messiah.
6 Foul la avèk yon sèl panse t ap bay atansyon yo a sa ke Philippe te di yo, paske yo te wè e te tande mèvèy ke li t ap fè yo.
And when the people who were there heard his discourse, they gave ear to him, and acquiesced in all that he said; because they saw the signs which he wrought.
7 Paske nan ka anpil moun ki te genyen lespri enpi yo, lespri yo t ap sòti nan yo. Yo te sòti pandan yo t ap rele avèk yon gwo vwa, e anpil moun ki te paralize e bwate te geri.
For many who were possessed by unclean spirits, cried with a loud voice, and came out of them: and others, who were paralytic and lame, were healed.
8 Donk, te gen anpil moun ki t ap rejwi nan vil sila a.
And there was great joy in that city.
9 Alò, te gen yon nonm yo te rele Simon, ki te konn pratike maji nan vil la. Li t ap fè pèp Samarie a sezi, konsi li t ap vante tèt li, ke li menm te yon moun pwisan.
And there was a certain man there, whose name was Simon, who had resided in that city a long time, and who seduced the people of the Samaritans by his sorceries, magnifying himself, and saying, I am a great personage.
10 Konsa, yo tout, soti nan pi piti jiska pi gran, te ba li anpil atansyon, e te di: “Mesye sila a se li ke yo rele Gran Pouvwa Bondye a.”
And they all inclined towards him, great and small; and they said, This is the mighty power of God.
11 Yo te koute li, paske pandan anpil tan li te konn etone yo avèk metye maji sila a.
And they acquiesced in him, because for a long time he had astonished them by his sorceries.
12 Men lè yo te kwè Philippe ki t ap preche bòn nouvèl wayòm Bondye a nan non Jésus Kris la, yo t ap batize; fanm, kou gason menm jan an.
But when they gave credence to Philip, as he preached the kingdom of God, in the name of our Lord Jesus Messiah; they were baptized, both men and women.
13 Menm Simon te vin kwè, epi apre li te batize li te kontinye avèk Philippe. Akoz li te wè anpil sign ak mirak ki t ap fèt, li te etone tout tan.
And Simon himself also believed, and was baptized, and adhered to Philip. And when he saw the signs and mighty deeds which were wrought by his hand, he was surprised and astonished.
14 Alò, lè apòt nan Jérusalem yo te tande ke Samarie te resevwa pawòl Bondye a, yo te voye Pierre avèk Jean bay yo.
And when the legates at Jerusalem, heard that the people of the Samaritans had received the word of God, they sent out to them Simon Cephas and John.
15 Lè yo te vin desann, yo te priye pou yo ta kapab resevwa Lespri Sen an.
And they went down, and prayed over them, that they might receive the Holy Spirit.
16 Paske Li potko tonbe sou okenn nan yo. Yo te sèlman batize nan non Senyè a Jésus.
For he was not yet on any one of them; and they had only been baptized in the name of our Lord Jesus.
17 Alò, yo te mete men sou yo, epi yo te resevwa Lespri Sen an.
Then they laid the hand on them; and they received the Holy Spirit.
18 Koulye a, lè Simon te wè ke Lespri a te bay lè apòt yo te poze men sou moun yo, li menm te ofri yo lajan.
And when Simon saw that, by the imposition of a hand of the legates, the Holy Spirit was given, he offered them money,
19 Li te di: “Ban mwen otorite sila a osi, pou tout sila ke m poze men m sou yo kapab resevwa Lespri Sen an.”
saying: Give me also this prerogative, that he on whom I impose a hand, may receive the Holy Spirit.
20 Men Pierre te di li: “Ke lajan ou an peri avè w, paske ou te panse ke ou ta kapab vin genyen don Bondye a avèk lajan.
Simon Cephas said to him: Thy money go with thee to perdition! because thou hast supposed, that the gift of God may be purchased by a worldly substance.
21 Ou pa gen ni pati ni plas nan bagay sa a, paske kè ou pa dwat devan Bondye.
Thou hast no part nor lot in this faith; because thy heart is not right before God.
22 Pou sa, repanti de mechanste ou, e priye Senyè a pou, si posib, entansyon kè ou kapab vin padone.
Nevertheless, repent of this thy wickedness, and entreat of God, if perhaps the guile of thy heart may be forgiven thee.
23 Paske mwen wè ke ou nan fyèl anmè e mare nan inikite.”
For I perceive that thou art in the bitter gall and in the bonds of iniquity.
24 Men Simon te reponn e te di: “Priye a Senyè a pou mwen, nou menm, pou anyen nan sa nou di yo pa vin rive m.”
Simon answered and said: Intercede ye with God for me, that nothing of which ye have mentioned may come upon me.
25 Alò, lè yo te fin temwaye solanèlman, e te pale pawòl Senyè a, yo te fè wout yo pou retounen Jérusalem. Konsa, tou, yo te preche bòn nouvèl la nan anpil vilaj Samariten.
And Simon and John, when they had testified, and had taught them the word of God, returned to Jerusalem. And they had preached in many villages of the Samaritans.
26 Men yon zanj Senyè a te pale ak Philippe e te di: “Leve, ale nan sid nan wout ki desann soti Jérusalem vè Gaza a.” (Sa se yon wout nan dezè.)
And the angel of the Lord spake with Philip, and said to him: Arise, go to the south, along the desert way that leadeth down from Jerusalem to Gaza.
27 Konsa, li te leve ale, epi konsa, te gen yon lenik Etyopyen, yon ofisye atache a Candace, larèn Etyopyen yo. Li te an chaj tout trezò li, e te la nan Jérusalem pou adore Bondye.
And he arose and went. And there met him a eunuch, who had come from Cush, an officer of Candace, queen of the Cushites, who had charge of all her treasure; and he had come to worship at Jerusalem.
28 Li t ap retounen, epi pandan li chita nan cha li, li t ap li liv pwofèt Ésaïe a.
And as he turned to go, he was sitting in his chariot, and was reading in Isaiah the prophet.
29 Alò Lespri a te di Philippe: “Ale jwenn cha sila a”.
And the Holy Spirit said to Philip: Go near, and join thyself to the chariot.
30 Philippe te kouri kote li. Konsa, li te tande ke li t ap li Ésaïe pwofèt la, epi li te mande l: “Èske ou konprann sa w ap li a?”
And when he came near, he heard him reading in Isaiah the prophet; and he said to him: Understandest thou what thou readest?
31 Li te reponn: “Kijan mwen ta kapab, amwenske yon moun gide m?” Li te envite Philippe monte chita avè l.
And he said: How can I understand, unless some one instruct me? And he requested of Philip, that he would come up and sit with him.
32 Alò, pòsyon lekriti li t ap li a se te sila a: “Li te mennen kon yon mouton nan labatwa. Kon yon jenn mouton an silans devan sa k ap taye lenn sou do l, li pa t louvri bouch li.
And the section of scripture in which he was reading, was this: As a lamb to the slaughter he was led away, and as a sheep before the shearer is silent, so also he in his humility opened not his mouth.
33 Nan imilyasyon, jistis li te rachte. Kilès ki va deklare a jenerasyon pa L la? Paske vi Li retire sou tè a.”
From prison and from judgment he was carried: and his generation, who will declare? for his life is taken away from the earth.
34 Lenik lan te reponn Philippe e te di: “Silvouplè, a kilès pwofèt la ap di sa a? A li menm, oubyen a yon lòt?”
And the eunuch said to Philip: I pray thee, of whom speaketh the prophet this? of himself, or of some other person?
35 Alò, Philippe te louvri bouch li e te kòmanse soti nan lekriti sen sila a, li te preche Jésus a li menm.
Then Philip opened his mouth and, from that scripture, began to preach to him concerning our Lord Jesus.
36 Pandan yo t ap prale nan wout la, yo te vin toupre yon dlo. Konsa, linik lan te di: “Men gade, dlo! Kisa ki anpeche m ta batize.”
And as they proceeded on the way, they came to a certain place in which there was water. And the eunuch said: Lo, here is water; what doth forbid, that I should be baptized?
37 Philippe te reponn: “Si ou kwè avèk tout kè ou, ou kapab.” Li te reponn e te di: “Mwen kwè ke Jésus Kris se Fis Bondye a.”
And Philip said: If thou believest with all thy heart, it is allowable. And he answered, and said: I believe that Jesus Messiah is the Son of God.
38 Li te kòmande cha a rete. Yo tou de te desann nan dlo a, Philippe avèk lenik lan, e li te batize li.
And he commanded the chariot to stop; and they both went down to the water, and Philip baptized the eunuch.
39 Lè yo te sòti nan dlo a, Lespri Senyè a te vin pran Philippe, e lenik lan pa t wè l ankò, men te kontinye wout li ak rejwisans.
And when they came up from the water, the Spirit of the Lord caught away Philip; and the eunuch saw him no more; but he went on his way rejoicing.
40 Men Philippe te twouve li menm nan Azot. Pandan li t ap travèse, li te kontinye preche bòn nouvèl la nan tout vil yo jiskaske li te rive Césarée.
And Philip was found at Azotus; and from there he travelled about, and preached in all the cities, until he came to Caesarea.
