Kolòs 2
1 Paske mwen vle fè nou konnen jan lit la gran pou nou menm ansanm ak sila ki Laodicée yo, e menm pou tout sila ki pa t, pèsonèlman, wè figi mwen yo;
I want you to know how hard I'm working for you, and for those at Laodicea—in fact for all those who haven't met me personally—
2 pou kè pa yo kapab ankouraje, akoz ke yo vin trese ansanm nan lanmou an. Se konsa yo atenn tout richès ki sòti nan asirans konplè a bon konprann nan, ki pwodwi kòm rezilta, vrè konesans mistè Bondye a, ki se Kris la, Li menm.
so that you may be encouraged. May you be bound together in love, experiencing the great benefit of being completely sure in your understanding, for this is what the true knowledge of God brings. May you know the revealed mystery of God, which is Christ!
3 Nan Li menm kache tout trezò sajès ak konesans yo.
In him you can discover all the rich wisdom and knowledge of God.
4 Mwen di sa pou pèsòn pa twonpe nou avèk diskou ki kab sedwi moun.
I'm telling you this so that no one will fool you by spinning you a tale.
5 Paske menm si mwen absan nan kò a, malgre sa mwen avèk nou nan Lespri a, epi m ap rejwi pou wè bon disiplin ak stabilite lafwa nou nan Kris la.
Even though I'm not physically there with you, I'm with you in spirit. I'm so happy to see the way you stick together and how firm you are in your trust in Christ.
6 Konsa, menm jan nou te resevwa Kris Jésus Senyè a, se konsa pou nou mache nan Li.
Just as you accepted Christ Jesus as Lord, go on following him,
7 Menm jan ke nou te byen anrasine e kounye a, nou byen bati nan Li, e etabli nan lafwa nou, menm jan nou te enstwi a, plenn avèk remèsiman an.
grounded in him and built up by him. May your trust in him continue to grow strong, following what you were taught, full of gratitude to God.
8 Veye ke pèsòn pa fè nou prizonye atravè filosofi ak fo manèv, pa tradisyon a lòm yo, nan prensip de baz mond lan, olye de pa Kris.
Watch out that nobody enslaves you through their philosophy and worthless delusions, following human traditions and concepts of this world, and not following Christ.
9 Paske nan Li menm tout aspè konplè a Bondye a egziste nan fòm a yon kò fizik.
For the fullness of God's divine nature lives in Christ in bodily form,
10 Epi nan Li menm nou vin konplè nèt, paske se Li menm ki chèf an tèt sou tout wayòm ak otorite yo.
and you have been made full in him. He is supreme over every ruler and authority.
11 Konsa, nan Li menm nou te sikonsi avèk yon sikonsizyon ki fèt san men, ki retire kò lachè a pa sikonsizyon a Kris la.
You were “circumcised” in him but not by human hands. You have been set free from sinful human nature by the “circumcision” Christ performed.
12 Nou te antere avèk Li nan batèm nan. Nan li menm, nou te anplis resisite avèk Li pa lafwa kon yon zèv Bondye, ki te leve Li sòti nan lanmò a.
You were buried with him in baptism, and you were raised with him through your trust in what God did by raising him from the dead.
13 Lè nou te mouri nan transgresyon nou yo ak nan ensikonsizyon lachè nou an, Li te fè nou vivan ansanm avèk Li, lè l te padone tout transgresyon nou yo.
And even though you were dead because of your sins and being physically “uncircumcised,” he brought you to life together with him. He has forgiven us all our sins.
14 Konsa Li te anile sètifika dèt nou ki te fòme pa dekrè kont nou yo, ki te parèt kòm lènmi nou. Konsa, Li te mete l sou kote, lè L te kloue li sou kwa a.
He wiped out the record of our debts according to the Law that was written down against us; he took away this barrier by nailing it to the cross.
15 Lè Li te fin dezame gouvènè ak otorite yo, Li te fè yo vin afiche piblikman e te triyonfe sou yo pa Li menm.
He stripped away the power of spiritual rulers and authorities, and having publicly revealed what they were truly like, he led them captive behind him in victory.
16 Konsa, pa kite pèsòn aji kòm jij nou konsènan manje oubyen bwason, ni respè a yon jou fèt oubyen yon lalin tounèf oubyen yon jou Saba.
So don't let anyone criticize you for what you eat or what you drink, or regarding which religious festival, new moon ritual, or ceremonial sabbaths you choose to observe.
17 Bagay sila yo se lonbraj a sila ki dwe vini an; men vrè sibstans lan apatyen a Kris.
These are just a shadow of what was to come, for the physical reality is Christ.
18 Pa kite pèsòn kontinye prive nou de prim nou an pa riz fo imilite ak adorasyon zanj yo, ki baze pozisyon li sou vizyon yo li te fè, ki anfle san rezon ak ògèy pa panse chanèl li,
Don't let anyone cheat you out of your prize by insisting you have to beat yourself, or worship angels. They think they are better than anyone else because of visions they say they've had, and become ridiculously conceited in their sinful minds.
19 ki pa kenbe fèm a Tèt la. Paske se nan Li menm tout kò a ye a, ki vin founi e kenbe ansanm pa jwenti ak ligaman yo, ki grandi avèk yon kwasans ki sòti nan Bondye.
Such people are not connected to the head that directs the body, nourished and joined together through the body's sinews and muscles. As the body is united together it grows the way God wants it to grow.
20 Si nou te mouri avèk Kris a prensip de baz mond yo, poukisa, kòmsi nou t ap viv nan mond lan, nou soumèt nou a kalite dekrè konsa, kòm
If you died with Christ to the religious demands that this world insists upon, why would you make yourself subject to such demands as if you were still part of this world?
21 “Pa manyen, pa goute, pa touche!”
Things like: don't handle that, don't taste that, don't touch that!
22 (Ki tout fè referans a bagay ki fèt pou peri pandan y ap sèvi yo)—an akò avèk kòmandman ak enstriksyon a lòm yo?
These commands refer to things that don't last since they're used up, and they're based on man-made requirements and teachings.
23 Bagay sa yo ki gen, asireman, aparans a sajès nan kwayans relijye ki fèt pou kont li, avèk imilyasyon de li menm, ak move tretman kò a, men ki pa gen okenn valè kont plezi lachè a.
Such rules may make some kind of sense to those who practice self-centered piety, who are so proud of being humble, and who “mortify the body;” but in reality they don't help at all in dealing with sinful desires.
