Lik 11
1 Li te rive ke pandan Li t ap priye nan yon sèten kote, lè L te fini, youn nan disip Li yo te di Li: Senyè, montre nou kijan pou nou priye, menm jan ke Jean osi te montre disip li yo.
Once Jesus was praying in a certain place. When he finished, one of his disciples asked him, “Lord, please teach us to pray, just as John taught his disciples.”
2 Li te di yo: “Lè n ap priye, di: ‘Papa nou ki nan syèl la, ke non Ou kapab Sen. Ke wayòm Ou kapab vini. Ke volonte ou kapab fèt sou latè a, menm jan kon nan syèl la.
Jesus told them, “When you pray, say, ‘Father, let your name be honored as holy. May your kingdom come.
3 Bannou chak jou pen nou pou jounen an.
Give us every day the food we need.
4 Konsa, padone peche nou yo, paske nou menm osi padone tout sila ki dwe nou. Pa mennen nou nan tantasyon, men delivre nou de sila ki mechan an.’”
Forgive us our sins, just as we forgive everyone who sins against us. Keep us from temptation.’”
5 Answit, Li te di yo: “Sipoze ke youn nan nou ta gen yon zanmi, e nou ale kote li a minwi pou di li: ‘Zanmi, prete m twa mòso pen.
Jesus went on to tell them, “Say you have a friend and you go to him in the middle of the night and ask, ‘My friend, lend me three loaves of bread
6 Mwen gen yon zanmi ki vini, soti nan yon vwayaj, e mwen pa gen anyen pou mete devan l.’
because a friend of mine has come to visit me, and I don't have any food to give him.’
7 Depi anndan, li va di: ‘Pa deranje m! Pòt la fèmen deja. Pitit mwen yo avèk mwen menm deja nan kabann nan, e mwen pa kapab leve pou bay ou anyen.’
Your friend in the house might reply, ‘Don't bother me—I've already locked the door, and I and my children have gone to bed. I can't get up to give you anything now.’
8 Mwen di nou, menm si li p ap leve bay li anyen paske li se zanmi li, men akoz pèsistans li, l ap leve pou bay li kont sa li bezwen.
I tell you, even though he refuses to get up and give you anything, despite you being his friend, if you are persistent, your friend will get up and give you everything you need.
9 “Donk Mwen di nou: Mande, e nou va resevwa. Chache e nou va twouve. Frape, e l ap ouvri bannou.
I tell you: ask, and you shall receive; seek, and you shall find; knock, and the door shall be opened to you.
10 Paske tout moun ki mande, va resevwa. Sila a ki chache, va twouve. E a sila a ki frape, l ap ouvri.
For everyone who asks, receives; and everyone who seeks, finds; and to everyone who knocks the door will be opened.
11 “Alò, sipoze ke youn nan papa nou yo resevwa yon demann de fis li pou yon pen. Li p ap bay li yon wòch olye de pen. Se pa sa? O si li mande pou yon pwason, èske li va bay li yon kolèv?
Which of you fathers, if your son asks for a fish, would give him a snake instead?
12 Oubyen si li mande li pou bay li yon ze, èske l ap bay li yon eskòpyon?
Or if he asks for an egg, would you give him a scorpion?
13 Si nou menm ki mechan, alò, konnen kijan pou bay bon kado a pitit nou yo, konbyen anplis Papa nou nan syèl la va bay Lespri Sen an a sila yo ki mande Li?”
So if you, even though you are evil, still know to give good gifts to your children, how much more will the heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him?”
14 Answit, Li t ap chase yon dyab nan yon bèbè. Lè dyab la te fin sòti, gason bèbè a te pale. Konsa, foul la te etone.
Jesus was driving out a demon that had made a man dumb. When the demon had left, the man who was dumb spoke, and the crowds were amazed.
15 Men kèk nan yo te di: “Li chase dyab yo pa Béelzébul, mèt dyab yo.”
But some of them said, “He is driving out demons using the power of Beelzebub, the ruler of demons.”
16 Gen Lòt yo, pou teste L, t ap mande L yon sign ki sòti nan syèl la.
Others were trying to test Jesus by demanding a miraculous sign from heaven.
17 Men Li te konnen panse yo. Li te di yo: “Nenpòt wayòm ki divize kont tèt li va detwi. E yon kay divize kont tèt li ap tonbe.
Jesus knew what they were thinking and said, “Any kingdom divided against itself will be destroyed. A family divided against itself will fall.
18 Si Satan osi divize kont tèt li, kijan wayòm li an va kanpe? Paske nou di ke Mwen chase dyab yo pa Béelzébul.
If Satan is divided against himself, how can his kingdom stand? You say that I cast out demons using the power of Beelzebub.
19 Men si Mwen menm pa Béelzébul chase dyab yo, pa kilès fis nou yo konn chase yo? Konsa, se yo menm k ap jij nou yo.
But if I drive out demons by the power of Beelzebub, by whose power do your own people drive them out? They themselves will condemn you as wrong!
20 Men, si Mwen chase dyab yo ak dwèt Bondye a, alò, wayòm syèl la gen tan vini sou nou.
However, if I am driving out demons by the power of God, then this proves God's kingdom has arrived. It's right here among you!
21 Lè yon nonm fò, plen zam, veye pwòp kay li, byen li yo rete ansekirite.
When a strong man who is fully armed guards his house, all he owns is safe.
22 Men lè yon moun avèk plis fòs pase l vin atake l, li bat li, e li retire nan men li tout zam li yo, pou l vin divize piyaj la.
But if a stronger man comes and defeats him, taking from him all his weapons that he depended on, then he can carry off all his possessions.
23 Sila ki pa avèk Mwen an, kont Mwen; e sila ki pa rasanble avè Mwen an, ap gaye.
Anyone who is not with me is against me, and anyone who doesn't build together with me is breaking it all apart.
24 Lè lespri enpi a kite yon nonm, li travèse kote ki sèch pou chache repo. Lè l pa twouve, li di: ‘Mwen va retounen lakay mwen kote m sòti a.’
When an evil spirit leaves someone, it goes through the desert looking for a place to stay. When it doesn't find anywhere, it says, ‘I'll return to the house I left.’
25 “Lè l vini, li touve l byen bale, e mete an lòd.
When it returns, it finds its old home is swept and tidy.
26 Answit li sòti pou chache pran sèt lòt dyab pi mal pase li menm, e yo vin antre pou viv la. Konsa, dènye eta a nonm sa a pi mal pase premye a.”
So it goes and finds seven other spirits more evil than itself, and they go in and live there. In the end that man is worse off than before.”
27 Pandan Jésus t ap di bagay sa yo, youn nan fanm yo nan foul la te leve vwa li. Li te di Li: “Beni se vant ki te pote Ou a, e tete kote Ou te souse a.”
As he was speaking, a woman in the crowd called out, “Blessed is the womb from where you came and the breasts that nursed you.”
28 Men Li te di: “Okontrè, beni se sila yo ki tande pawòl Bondye a, e ki swiv li.”
But Jesus said, “Even more blessed are those who hear God's word, and follow what it says.”
29 Pandan foul la t ap ogmante, Li te kòmanse di: “Jenerasyon sila a se yon jenerasyon pèvès; l ap chache yon sign, men okenn sign p ap bay, sof ke sign a Jonas la.
As people crowded around him, Jesus began telling them, “This is an evil generation for it's looking for some miraculous sign, but no sign will be given to it except the sign of Jonah.
30 Paske menm jan ke Jonas te vin yon sign pou Ninivit yo, menm jan an Fis a Lòm nan va ye pou jenerasyon sila a.
In the same way that Jonah was a sign to the people of Nineveh, so will the Son of man be a sign to this generation.
31 “Rèn Sid la va leve avèk lèzòm a jenerasyon sila a nan jijman, e kondane yo; akoz li menm te vini soti nan lekstremite tè a pou tande sajès a Salomon, e konsa, veye byen, gen yon bagay pi gran pase Salomon isit la.
The queen of the south will rise in the judgment together with the people of this generation and will condemn them, for she came from the ends of the earth to hear Solomon's wisdom, and now there is someone greater than Solomon here!
32 “Lèzòm Niniv yo va kanpe avèk jenerasyon sila a nan jijman an, e kondane li, paske yo te repanti lè Jonas te preche. Konsa, veye byen, gen yon bagay pi gran ke Jonas isit la.
The people of Nineveh rise in the judgment together with this generation, and will condemn it, for they repented when they heard Jonah's message, and now there's someone greater than Jonah here!
33 “Pèsòn, lè l fin limen yon lanp pa mete li nan yon kote an kachèt, ni anba yon panyen, men sou yon chandelye, pou sila ki antre yo kapab wè limyè a.
No one lights a lamp and then hides it or places it under a bowl. No, you put it on a lamp stand so that those who come into the house can see the light.
34 “Lanp a kò nou se zye nou. Lè zye nou klè, tout kò nou osi ranpli avèk limyè; men lè l pa bon, kò nou osi ranpli avèk tenèb.
Your eye is the light for your body. When your eye is good, your whole body is full of light. But when your eye is bad, your body is in the dark.
35 “Alò, veye ke limyè nan nou an pa tenèb.
So make sure the light you have in you is not actually darkness.
36 “Si donk, tout kò nou ranpli avèk limyè, san tenèb ladann, li va klere nèt, tankou lè lanp klere nou avèk reyon li.”
If your whole body is full of light, with no areas of darkness, then it will be completely illuminated, just as a bright lamp gives you light.”
37 Alò, lè L fin pale, yon Farizyen te mande Li pou dine avè L. Li te antre e te repoze sou tab la.
After Jesus had finished speaking, a Pharisee invited him to come and eat with him. So Jesus went and sat down to a meal.
38 Lè Farizyen an te wè sa, li te etone, paske Li pa t fè devwa lave men L avan manje a.
The Pharisee was surprised that Jesus didn't wash his hands before eating as ceremonially required.
39 Men Senyè a te di: “Nou menm Farizyen yo netwaye tas la pa deyò, ansanm ak plato a. Men anndan nou ranpli avèk vòl ak mechanste.
So the Lord told him, “You Pharisees clean the outside of the cup and the dish, but inside you're full of greed and wickedness.
40 Nou menm bann ensanse, èske Sila ki te fè deyò a, pa t fè anndan an tou?
You're so foolish! Don't you think the one who made the outside made the inside as well?
41 Men bay sa ki anndan an kòm charite, e konsa tout bagay ap pwòp pou nou.
If, acting from within, you do acts of kindness to others, then everything will be clean to you.
42 “Men malè a nou menm, Farizyen yo! Paske nou peye ladim, mant, ak lari de tout epis jaden an. Malgre sa, nou neglije lajistis avèk lanmou Bondye. Men bagay sa yo nou te dwe fè, san neglije lòt yo.
Shame on you Pharisees! You pay tithe on herbs and plants, but you neglect justice and the love of God. You need to pay attention to the latter, while not leaving the former things undone.
43 Malè a nou menm, Farizyen yo! Paske nou renmen chèz a chèf nan sinagòg yo, ak salitasyon respè nan mache yo.
Shame on you Pharisees! You love to have the best seats in the synagogues, and to be greeted with respect when you go to the markets.
44 Malè a nou menm! Paske nou tankou tonm kache, pou moun mache sou yo san ke yo pa menm konnen.”
Shame on you! You are like unmarked graves that people walk over without knowing.”
45 Youn nan avoka yo te reponn Li: “Mèt, lè Ou di sa, W ap ensilte nou osi.”
One of the experts in religious law reacted, saying, “Teacher, when you talk like this, you're insulting us too!”
46 Konsa, Li te di: “Malè a nou menm, avoka yo osi! Paske nou chaje kò a moun avèk chaj ki lou, pandan nou menm, nou p ap menm manyen chaj sa yo avèk youn nan dwèt nou.
Jesus replied, “Shame on you lawyers too! You place burdens on people that are too hard to carry, but you don't lift a finger to help them.
47 “Malè a nou menm! Paske nou bati tonm a pwofèt yo, pandan se zansèt nou yo ki te touye yo.
Shame on you! You build memorial tombs to honor the prophets, but it was your own fathers who killed them in the first place!
48 Konsa, nou vin temwen yo, e vin dakò avèk zak a zansèt nou yo. Paske se te yo menm ki te touye yo, e se nou ki bati tonm yo.
By doing this you are witnesses showing that you agree with what your fathers did. They killed the prophets, and you build their tombs!
49 “Pou rezon sa, sajès a Bondye te di: “Mwen va voye bay yo pwofèt ak apòt. Kèk yo va touye, e kèk yo va pèsekite;
This is why God in his wisdom said, ‘I will send them prophets and apostles; some they will kill, and others they will persecute.’
50 jiskaske tout san a pwofèt yo ki te vèse depi fondasyon mond lan kapab chaje kont jenerasyon sila a,
Consequently, this generation will be held accountable for the blood of all the prophets shed from the beginning of the world,
51 soti nan san Abel la, jis rive nan san a Zacharie, ki te peri antre nan otèl la ak kay Bondye a. Wi, Mwen di nou, li va chaje kont jenerasyon sila a.
from the blood of Abel right up to the blood of Zachariah who was killed between the altar and the sanctuary. Yes, I tell you, this generation will be held accountable for all of it.
52 “Malè a nou menm, avoka yo! Paske yo pran nan men nou kle konesans lan. Nou pa t antre nou menm, e sila ki t ap antre ladann yo, nou te anpeche yo.”
Shame on you lawyers! You have removed the key of knowledge. You didn't go in yourselves, and you prevented others from going in too.”
53 Lè L te kite la, skrib yo avèk Farizyen yo te kòmanse vin move anpil. Yo te kesyone L byen pre sou anpil sijè,
As Jesus was leaving, the religious teachers and the Pharisees began to attack him aggressively, asking questions to provoke him.
54 paske yo t ap eseye fòme yon konplo kont Li pou kenbe L nan yon pawòl ke Li ta petèt pale.
They were hoping to catch him out, trying to get him to say something they could use against him.
