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;
For I desire to have you know how greatly I struggle for you and for those at Laodicea, and for as many as have not seen my face in the flesh;
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.
that their hearts may be comforted, they being knit together in love, and gaining all riches of the full assurance of understanding, that they may know the mystery of God, both of the Father and of Messiah,
3 Nan Li menm kache tout trezò sajès ak konesans yo.
in whom all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge are hidden.
4 Mwen di sa pou pèsòn pa twonpe nou avèk diskou ki kab sedwi moun.
Now I say this that no one may delude you with persuasiveness of speech.
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.
For though I am absent in the flesh, yet I am with you in the spirit, rejoicing and seeing your order, and the steadfastness of your faith in Messiah.
6 Konsa, menm jan nou te resevwa Kris Jésus Senyè a, se konsa pou nou mache nan Li.
As therefore you received Messiah Yeshua the Lord, walk in 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.
rooted and built up in him and established in the faith, even as you were taught, abounding in it in thanksgiving.
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.
Be careful that you don’t let anyone rob you through his philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the elemental spirits of the world, and not after Messiah.
9 Paske nan Li menm tout aspè konplè a Bondye a egziste nan fòm a yon kò fizik.
For in him all the fullness of the Deity dwells bodily,
10 Epi nan Li menm nou vin konplè nèt, paske se Li menm ki chèf an tèt sou tout wayòm ak otorite yo.
and in him you are made full, who is the head of all principality and power.
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.
In him you were also circumcised with a circumcision not made with hands, in the putting off of the body of the sins of the flesh, in the circumcision of Messiah,
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.
having been buried with him in immersion, in which you were also raised with him through faith in the working of God, who raised 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.
You were dead through your trespasses and the uncircumcision of your flesh. He made you alive together with him, having forgiven us all our trespasses,
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.
wiping out the handwriting in ordinances which was against us. He has taken it out of the way, 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.
Having stripped the principalities and the powers, he made a show of them openly, triumphing over them in it.
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.
Let no one therefore judge you in eating or drinking, or with respect to a feast day or a new moon or a Sabbath day,
17 Bagay sila yo se lonbraj a sila ki dwe vini an; men vrè sibstans lan apatyen a Kris.
which are a shadow of the things to come; but the body is Messiah’s.
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,
Let no one rob you of your prize by self-abasement and worshipping of the angels, dwelling in the things which he has not seen, vainly puffed up by his fleshly mind,
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.
and not holding firmly to the Head, from whom all the body, being supplied and knit together through the joints and ligaments, grows with God’s growth.
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 Messiah from the elemental spirits of the world, why, as though living in the world, do you subject yourselves to ordinances,
21 “Pa manyen, pa goute, pa touche!”
“Don’t handle, nor taste, nor touch”
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?
(all of which perish with use), according to the precepts and doctrines of men?
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.
These things indeed appear like wisdom in self-imposed worship, humility, and severity to the body, but aren’t of any value against the indulgence of the flesh.
