Travay 9
1 Alò, Saul, toujou t ap respire menas ak asasina kont disip a Senyè yo, jis li rive devan wo prèt la.
Meanwhile Saul, still breathing murderous threats against the disciples of the Lord, went to the High Priest,
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 asked him to give him letters to the Jewish congregations at Damascus, authorising him, if he found there any supporters of the Cause, whether men or women, to have them put in chains and brought 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.
While on his journey, as he was nearing Damascus, suddenly a light from the heavens flashed around him.
4 Li te tonbe atè e te tande yon vwa ki t ap di l: “Saul, Saul, poukisa w ap pèsekite M?”
He fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to him — “Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?”
5 Li reponn: “Kilès Ou ye, Senyè?” Li te di: “Mwen se Jésus ke w ap pèsekite a.
“Who are you, Lord?” he asked. “I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting,” the voice answered;
6 Men leve, antre nan vil la, e ou va tande kisa ou dwe fè.”
“Yet stand up and go into the city, and you will be told what you must 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.
The men traveling with Saul were meanwhile standing speechless; they heard the sound of the voice, but saw no one.
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.
When Saul got up from the ground, though his eyes were open, he could see nothing. So his men led him by the hand, and brought him into Damascus;
9 Li pa t kab wè pandan twa jou, ni li pa t manje, ni bwè.
and for three days he was unable to see, and took nothing either to eat or to drink.
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.”
Now there was at Damascus a disciple named Ananias, to whom, in a vision, the Lord said: “Ananias.” “Yes, Lord,” he answered.
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.
“Go at once,” said the Lord, “to the ‘Straight Street’, and ask at Judas’s house for a man named Saul, from Tarsus. He is at this moment praying,
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.”
and he has seen, in a vision, a man named Ananias coming in and placing his hands on him, so that he may recover his sight.”
13 Men Ananias te reponn: “Senyè, mwen tande de anpil moun sou mesye sila a; kijan li te fè sen ou yo mal Jérusalem.
“Lord,” exclaimed Ananias, “I have heard from many people about this man — how much harm he has done at Jerusalem to your People there.
14 Isit la menm, li gen otorite ki sòti nan chèf prèt yo pou mare tout sila ki rele Non Ou yo.”
And, here, too, he holds authority from the Chief Priests to put in chains all those who invoke your 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.
But the Lord said to him: “Go, for this man is my chosen instrument to uphold my Name before the Gentiles and their kings, and the people of Israel.
16 Paske Mwen va montre li konbyen li oblije soufri pou non Mwen.”
I will myself show him all that he has to suffer for 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.”
So Ananias went, entered the house, and, placing his hands on Saul, said: “Saul, my Brother, I have been sent by the Lord — by Jesus, who appeared to you on your way here — so that you may recover your sight and 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.
Instantly it seemed as if a film fell from Saul’s eyes, and his sight was restored. Then he got up 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, after he had taken food, he felt his strength return. Saul stayed for some days with the disciples who were at Damascus,
20 Epi imedyatman, li te kòmanse pwoklame Jésus nan sinagòg yo e t ap di: “Li se Fis Bondye a”.
and at once began in the Synagogues to proclaim Jesus as 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?”
All who heard him were amazed. “Is not this,” they asked, “the man who worked havoc in Jerusalem among those that invoke this Name, and who had also come here for the express purpose of having such persons put in chains and taken before 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.
Saul’s influence, however, kept steadily increasing, and he confounded the Jews who lived in Damascus by the proofs that he gave that Jesus was the Christ.
23 Lè anpil jou te fin pase, Jwif yo te fè konplo ansanm pou yo ta touye li,
After some time the Jews laid a plot to kill Saul,
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.
but it became known to him. They even watched the gates day and night, 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.
but his disciples let him down by night through an opening in the wall, lowering him in a basket.
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.
On his arrival in Jerusalem, Saul attempted to join the disciples, but they were all afraid of him, as they did not believe that he was really 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.
Barnabas, however, taking him by the hand, brought him to the Apostles, and told them the whole story of how Saul on his journey had seen the Lord, and how the Lord had talked to him, and how in Damascus he had spoken out fearlessly in the Name of Jesus.
28 Li te avèk yo pou antre nan Jérusalem.
After that, Saul remained in Jerusalem, in close intercourse with the Apostles; and he spoke fearlessly in the Name of the Lord,
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.
talking and arguing with the Jews of foreign birth, who, however, made attempts 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.
But, when the Brethren found this out, they took him down to Caesarea, and sent him on his way 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.
And so it came about that the Church, throughout Judea, Galilee, and Samaria, enjoyed peace and became firmly established; and, ordering its life by reverence for the Lord and the help of the Holy Spirit, it increased in numbers.
32 Alò pandan Pierre t ap vwayaje nan rejyon sa yo, li te desann osi bò kote fidèl ki te rete nan Lydde yo.
Peter, while traveling from place to place throughout the country, went down to visit the People of Christ living at 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.
There he found a man named Aeneas, who had been bed-ridden for eight years with paralysis.
34 Pierre te di li: “Enée, Jésus Kri geri ou. Leve e fè kabann ou.” Nan menm enstan li te leve.
“Aeneas,” Peter said to him, “Jesus Christ cures you. Get up, and make your bed.” Aeneas got up at once;
35 Tout moun ki te rete nan Lydde ak Saron yo te wè l, e yo te vire vè Senyè a.
and all the inhabitants of Lydda and of the Plain of Sharon saw him, and came over to the Lord’s side.
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.
At Jaffa there lived a disciple whose name was Tabitha, which is in Greek ‘Dorcas’ — a Gazelle. Her life was spent in doing kind and charitable actions.
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.
Just at that time she was taken ill, and died; and they had washed her body and laid it out in an upstairs 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”!
Jaffa was near Lydda, and the disciples, having heard that Peter was at Lydda, sent two men with the request that he would come on to them without delay.
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.
Peter returned with them at once. On his arrival, he was taken upstairs, and all the widows came round him in tears, showing the coats and other clothing which Dorcas had made while she was among them.
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.
But Peter sent everybody out of the room, and knelt down and prayed. Then, turning to the body, he said: “Tabitha! stand up.” She opened her eyes, and, seeing Peter, 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.
Giving her his hand, Peter raised her up, and, calling in the widows and others of Christ’s People, presented her to them alive.
42 Sa te vin konnen toupatou nan Joppé, eanpil moun te kwè nan Senyè a.
This became known all through Jaffa, and numbers of People came to believe in the Lord.
43 Apre sa li te rete anpil jou nan Joppé avèk yon bòs tanè ke yo rele Simon.
And Peter stayed some days at Jaffa with a tanner named Simon.
