Travay 9
1 Alò, Saul, toujou t ap respire menas ak asasina kont disip a Senyè yo, jis li rive devan wo prèt la.
And Saul was still full of threats and deadly hatred against the disciples of our Lord.
2 Li te mande li bay li lèt a sinagòg Damas yo pou si li te twouve nenpòt moun ki nan Chemen an, fanm kou gason, li ta kapab mennen yo mare a Jérusalem.
And he requested that a letter from the high priest might be given him unto Damascus to the synagogues; that if he should find persons pursuing this course, men or women, he might bind and bring them to Jerusalem.
3 Pandan li t ap fè wout la, li rive ke li t ap pwoche Damas, epi sibitman, yon gran limyè ki sòti nan syèl la te klere tout ozanviwon li.
And as he was going, and began to approach Damascus, suddenly there was poured upon him a light from heaven.
4 Li te tonbe atè e te tande yon vwa ki t ap di l: “Saul, Saul, poukisa w ap pèsekite M?”
And he fell to the ground; and he heard a voice which said to him: Saul! Saul! why persecutest thou me? It will be hard for thee to kick against the goads.
5 Li reponn: “Kilès Ou ye, Senyè?” Li te di: “Mwen se Jésus ke w ap pèsekite a.
He replied, and said: Who art thou, my Lord? And our Lord said: I am Jesus the Nazarean, whom thou persecutest.
6 Men leve, antre nan vil la, e ou va tande kisa ou dwe fè.”
But arise and go into the city, and there it will be told thee what thou oughtest to do.
7 Mesye ki te vwayaje avè l yo te kanpe san di anyen. Yo te tande vwa a, men yo pa t wè pèsòn.
And the men who travelled with him in the way, stood amazed; for they heard merely the voice, and no one was visible to them.
8 Saul te leve atè a, e malgre zye li te louvri, li pa t kab wè anyen. Yo te mennen li pa lamen, e te fè l rive Damas.
And Saul arose from the ground; and nothing was visible to him, with his eyes opened. And they took him by the hand, and led him into Damascus.
9 Li pa t kab wè pandan twa jou, ni li pa t manje, ni bwè.
And he had no sight for three days; and he neither ate nor drank.
10 Alò, te gen yon disip nan Damas ke yo te rele Ananias. Senyè a te di l nan yon vizyon: “Ananias!” Li te reponn: “Men mwen, Senyè.”
And there was in Damascus a certain disciple, whose name was Ananias. And the Lord said to him, in a vision: Ananias! And he said: Lo, I am here, my Lord.
11 Senyè a te di li: “Leve ale nan ri ke yo rele Dwat la, e mande lakay Judas, pou yon mesye Tarse ke yo rele Saul. Paske, gade byen, l ap priye.
And our Lord said to him: Arise, go to the street which is called Straight; and inquire in the house of Judas, for Saul who is from the city of Tarsus: for, lo, while he prayed,
12 Li gen tan wè deja nan yon vizyon yon mesye ke yo rele Ananias antre pou poze men l sou li, pou l wè ankò.”
he saw in vision a man named Ananias, who came and laid his hand upon him, that his eyes might be opened.
13 Men Ananias te reponn: “Senyè, mwen tande de anpil moun sou mesye sila a; kijan li te fè sen ou yo mal Jérusalem.
And Ananias said: My Lord, I have heard of this man, from many, how much evil he hath perpetrated towards thy saints at Jerusalem.
14 Isit la menm, li gen otorite ki sòti nan chèf prèt yo pou mare tout sila ki rele Non Ou yo.”
And, lo, here also, he hath authority from the chief priests, to bind all them that call on thy name.
15 Men Senyè a te di li: “Ale paske li menm se yon enstriman ki chwazi pa Mwen pou pote non Mwen devan etranje, wa yo, ak fis Israël yo.
The Lord said to him: Arise and go; for he is to me a chosen vessel, to carry my name to the Gentiles, and to kings, and among the sons of Israel.
16 Paske Mwen va montre li konbyen li oblije soufri pou non Mwen.”
For I will show him, how much he is to suffer on account of my name.
17 Konsa, Ananias te sòti. Li te antre nan kay la, e lè l fin poze men l sou li, li te di: “Frè Saul, Senyè Jésus a ki te parèt devan ou nan wout la lè ou t ap vini an, Li voye m pou ou kapab wè ankò e pou ou kapab ranpli avèk Lespri Sen an.”
Then Ananias went to the house to him; and he laid his hand upon him, and said to him: Saul, my brother, our Lord Jesus, he who appeared to thee by the way as thou camest, hath sent me, that thy eyes might be opened, and thou be filled with the Holy Spirit.
18 Imedyatman bagay tankou kal te sòti tonbe nan zye li, e li vin wè ankò. Li te leve e te batize.
And immediately there fell from his eyes something like a scab; and his eyes were opened. And he arose and was baptized.
19 Li te pran manje e te reprann fòs li. Alò, pandan kèk jou, li te avèk disip ki te Damas yo.
And he took food, and was invigorated. And he was some days with the disciples of Damascus.
20 Epi imedyatman, li te kòmanse pwoklame Jésus nan sinagòg yo e t ap di: “Li se Fis Bondye a”.
And forthwith he announced Jesus, in the synagogues of the Jews, that he is the Son of God.
21 Tout sila ki t ap tande li yo te etone tout tan, e t ap di: “Èske sa se pa sila ki nan Jérusalem te detwi sila yo ki te envoke non sa a, e ki te vini isit la ekspre pou mennen yo mare devan chèf prèt yo?”
And all they that heard him were amazed; and they said: Is not this he, who persecuted all them that call on this name in Jerusalem? And lo, for this very thing also, was he sent hither, that he might bind and carry them to the chief priests.
22 Men Saul te kontinye ap vin pi fò, e t ap konfonn Jwif ki te rete Damas yo avèk prèv ke Jésus sila a se Kris la.
But Saul was the more strengthened; and he confounded those Jews who dwelt at Damascus, while be demonstrated that this is the Messiah.
23 Lè anpil jou te fin pase, Jwif yo te fè konplo ansanm pou yo ta touye li,
And when he had been there many days, the Jews formed a conspiracy against him, to kill him.
24 men konplo yo te vin konnen pa Saul. Yo te veye pòtay yo lajounen kon lannwit pou yo ta kapab mete l a lanmò.
And the plot which they sought to execute upon him, was made known to Saul: and they watched the gates of the city by day and by night, in order to kill him.
25 Men disip li yo te pran li nan lannwit, e yo te fè l desann sou miray la nan yon gwo panyen.
Then the disciples placed him in a basket, and let him down from the wall by night.
26 Konsa, lè Saul te vini Jérusalem, li te eseye pran kontak avèk disip yo, men yo te pè l. Yo pa t kwè ke li te yon disip.
And he went to Jerusalem; and he wished to join himself with the disciples, but they were all afraid of him, and did not believe that he was a disciple.
27 Men Barnabas te pran li e te mennen l devan apòt yo. Paul te eksplike yo kijan li te wè Senyè a sou wout la. Ke Li te pale avèk li, epi kijan nan Damas li te pale avèk kouraj nan non Jésus.
But Barnabas took him, and brought him to the legates, and related to them how the Lord appeared to him in the way, and how he conversed with him; and how, in Damascus, he had discoursed openly in the name of Jesus.
28 Li te avèk yo pou antre nan Jérusalem.
And he went in and out with them, at Jerusalem.
29 Li t ap pale avèk anpil kouraj nan non Senyè a. Li t ap pale e diskite avèk Jwif Grèk yo men yo t ap eseye mete l a lanmò.
And he spoke openly in the name of Jesus and disputed with those Jews who understood Greek. But they wished to kill him:
30 Men lè tout frè yo te vin konprann sa, yo te mennen li desann Césarée, e te voye li ale Tarse.
and when the brethren knew it, they conducted him by night to Caesarea, and from there they sent him to Tarsus.
31 Donk legliz la nan tout Juda, Galilée, ak Samarie te vin gen lapè, e te vin fò. Yo te kontinye nan lakrent Senyè a, ak rekonfò Lespri Sen an, e te kontinye grandi.
Moreover the church, in all Judaea, and in Galilee, and in Samaria, had peace and was edified; and it walked in the fear of God, and abounded in the consolation of the Holy Spirit.
32 Alò pandan Pierre t ap vwayaje nan rejyon sa yo, li te desann osi bò kote fidèl ki te rete nan Lydde yo.
And it occurred, that, as Simon travelled about the cities, he came down to the saints also who dwelt in the city of Lydda.
33 La li te twouve yon sèten mesye ke yo te rele Enée, ki pa t kab leve sou kabann li depi uit ane, paske li te paralize.
And he found a certain man whose name was 'neas, who had lain on a bed and been paralytic eight years.
34 Pierre te di li: “Enée, Jésus Kri geri ou. Leve e fè kabann ou.” Nan menm enstan li te leve.
And Simon said to him: 'neas, Jesus the Messiah doth heal thee; arise, and spread thy bed. And he rose up immediately.
35 Tout moun ki te rete nan Lydde ak Saron yo te wè l, e yo te vire vè Senyè a.
And all they that dwelt at Lydda and Saron, saw him; and they turned to God.
36 Alò, nan Joppé te gen yon sèten disip ke yo te rele Tabitha (ki tradwi an Grèk kon Dorcas). Fanm sa a te ranpli avèk zèv konpasyon ak charite ke li t ap fè tout tan.
And there was in the city of Joppa, a certain female disciple named Tabitha; and she was rich in good works, and in the alms which she did.
37 Li te rive nan lè sa a ke fanm sila a te tonbe malad e te mouri. Lè yo te lave kò li, yo te fè l kouche nan yon chanm anlè.
And she fell sick in those days, and died; and they washed her, and laid her in an upper room.
38 Lydde te toupre Joppé, e disip yo te tande Pierre te la. Konsa yo te voye de mesye bò kote li pou sipliye l: “Pa fè reta! Vin kote nou”!
And the disciples heard that Simon was in the city of Lydda, which is near to Joppa; and they sent two men to him, to request of him that he would not delay to come to them.
39 Pierre te leve e te ale avèk yo. E lè l vini, yo te mennen li nan chanm anlè a. Tout vèv yo te kanpe bò kote li e t ap kriye. Yo te montre li tout vètman ak rad ke Dorcas te konn fè lè l te avèk yo.
And Simon arose and went with them. And when he arrived, they conducted him to the chamber; and there were assembled around her all the widows, weeping, and showing him the tunics and the cloaks which Tabitha had given them when alive.
40 Men Pierre te voye yo tout deyò, e te mete l sou jenou l pou l priye, e pandan l ap vire bò kote kò a, li te di: “Tabitha, leve.” Li te louvri zye li, e lè l te wè Pierre, li te chita.
And Simon put all the people out, and fell on his knees and prayed; and he turned to the corpse and said: Tabitha, arise. And she opened her eyes; and when she saw Simon, she sat up.
41 Li te bay li men li e te fè l leve. Konsa Pierre te rele tout fidèl yo avèk vèv yo e li te prezante li vivan.
And he reached to her his hand, and raised her up: and he called the saints and the widows, and presented her to them alive.
42 Sa te vin konnen toupatou nan Joppé, eanpil moun te kwè nan Senyè a.
And this became known throughout the city; and many believed on our Lord.
43 Apre sa li te rete anpil jou nan Joppé avèk yon bòs tanè ke yo rele Simon.
And he tarried in Joppa not a few days: and he lodged in the house of Simon a tanner.
