Lik 12
1 Antre tan an, apre anpil milye moun te rasanble ansanm jiskaske youn t ap mache sou lòt, Li te kòmanse pale a disip Li yo dabò: “Veye ledven Farizyen yo ki se ipokrizi.
And when great multitudes were assembled by myriads, so that they trod one upon another, Jesus began to say to his disciples: First of all, beware for yourselves of that leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.
2 “Men pa gen anyen ki kouvri ki p ap vin parèt, e ki kache ki p ap konnen.
For there is nothing hidden, which will not be revealed; nor concealed, that will not be known.
3 Konsa, Nenpòt sa ke nou di nan tenèb va tande nan limyè, e sa nou te pale ak vwa ba, menm nan chanm pa anndan yo va pwoklame sou twati kay yo.
For whatever ye speak in the dark, will be heard in the light; and what in secret chambers, ye whisper in the ear, will be proclaimed on the house-tops.
4 “Mwen di nou, zanmi Mwen yo, pa pè sa yo ki kapab touye kò a, men apre sa pa gen plis ke yo kab fè.
And to you, my friends, I say: Be not afraid of them that kill the body, and afterwards have nothing more they can do.
5 “Men Mwen avèti nou kilès pou nou krent; krent Sila a ki lè L fin touye, gen otorite pou jete nan lanfè; wi, Mwen di nou, krent Li! (Geenna g1067)
But I will show you, of whom to be afraid: of him who, after he hath killed, hath authority to cast into hell. Yea, say I to you: be afraid of him. (Geenna g1067)
6 “Èske senk zwazo pa vann pou de santim? Malgre sa, nanpwen youn nan yo ki bliye devan Bondye.
Are not five sparrows sold for two assarii? and not one of them is forgotten before God.
7 Anverite, menm cheve nan tèt nou yo kontwole. Pa krent, nou gen bokou plis valè pase anpil zwazo.
And as for you, the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not, therefore; for ye are superior to many sparrows.
8 “Mwen di nou, tout sila yo ki konfese M devan lèzòm, Fis a Lòm nan va konfese l tou devan zanj a Bondye yo;
And I say to you, that every one that shall confess me before men, the Son of man will also confess him before the angels of God.
9 men sila ki refize rekonèt Mwen devan lòm, va rejte devan zanj Bondye yo.
But he that shall deny me before men, shall himself be denied before the angels of God.
10 “Epi Nenpòt moun ki pale yon mo kont Fis a Lòm nan, li va padone; men sila ki fè blasfèm kont Lespri Sen an, p ap padone.
And every one that shall speak a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him: but he that shall reproach the Holy Spirit, it will not be forgiven him.
11 “Lè yo mennen nou devan sinagòg yo, ak gwo chèf avèk otorite yo, pa twouble nou de kisa nou va pale kòm defans nou, ni kisa nou gen pou di;
And when they shall bring you into the synagogues, before chiefs and men in authority, be not anxious how ye shall make defence, or what ye shall say;
12 paske Lespri Sen an va montre nou nan menm lè sa a, kisa nou dwe di.”
for the Holy Spirit will, in that hour, instruct you what to say.
13 Yon moun nan foul la te di Li: “Mèt, pale frè m nan pou divize eritaj la avè m.”
And one of the assembly said to him: Teacher, tell my brother, to divide the inheritance with me.
14 Men Li te di li: “Mesye, kilès ki te mete M jij oswa medyatè antre nou?”
But Jesus said to him: Man, who established me a judge and distributor over you?
15 Answit Li te di yo: “Fè atansyon, e veye kont tout kalite lanvi; paske menm lè yon moun gen anpil richès, lavi li se pa sa li posede.”
And he said to his disciples: Beware of all avarice, for life consisteth not in abundance of riches.
16 Konsa, Li te bay yo yon parabòl: “Tè a pou yon sèten nonm rich te trè bon, e te pwodwi anpil.”
And he spoke to them a similitude: The land of a certain rich man brought forth produce in abundance.
17 “Epi li te kòmanse reflechi avèk pwòp tèt li: ‘Kisa pou m ta fè; akoz ke m pa gen depo pou mete rekòlt mwen yo?’
And he considered with himself, and said: What shall I do; for I have not where I can store up my produce?
18 “Answit li te di: Men kisa m ap fè; m ap retire tout depo ke m genyen yo, e m ap bati pi gwo pou mete tout rekòlt mwen yo.
And he said: This will I do; I will pull down my storehouses, and build them larger; and there will I store up all my corn and my good things:
19 Epi mwen va di a nanm mwen: ‘Nanm, ou gen anpil byen rezève pou anpil ane; pran repo ou, manje, bwè, e rejwi ou.’”
and I will say to my soul: My soul, thou hast good things in abundance, which are stored up for many years; take thy ease; eat, drink, and live in pleasure.
20 “Men Bondye te di l: ‘Alò nonm ensanse! Menm nwit sa a, nanm ou ap rachte de ou; e koulye a, kilès k ap mèt a sa ou prepare yo?’
But God said to him: Thou void of reason! This night, thy soul will be required of thee; and to whom will belong these things provided by thee?
21 “Konsa se mesye la kiranmase trezò li pou li menm, men ki pa rich anvè Bondye.”
Such is he that layeth up treasures for himself, and is not rich in God.
22 Li te di sa a disip Li yo: “Pou rezon sa a, Mwen di nou, pa twouble pou lavi, pou sa nou va manje, ni pou kò nou, konsi, pou kijan nou ap abiye nou.
And he said to his disciples: Therefore I tell you, Be not anxious for your life, what ye shall eat; nor for your body, what ye shall put on.
23 Paske lavi plis ke manje, e kò a plis ke vètman.
For the life is more important than food, and the body than raiment.
24 “Konsidere kòbo yo, paske yo pa simen, ni yo pa rekòlte; epi yo pa gen depo ni pwotèj, men Bondye bay yo manje. Konbyen plis valè nou genyen pase zwazo yo.
Consider the ravens, which sow not, nor reap, nor have cellars and storehouses; yet God provideth them food. How much more important now are ye, than the birds!
25 “Epi kilès nan nou ki kab fè kè twouble a ogmante menm yon èdtan nan longè lavi li?
And which of you, by taking pains, can add one cubit to his stature?
26 Si pou sa nou pa kapab fè menm yon ti bagay, poukisa nou fè kè twouble pou lòt bagay?
And if ye are impotent for that which is least, why are ye anxious about the rest?
27 “Konsidere flè lis yo, jan yo grandi; yo pa travay ni fè twal, men Mwen di nou ke menmSalomon nan tout glwa li pa t abiye li menm tankou youn nan sa yo.
Consider the lilies, how they grow: they toil not, nor do they spin. Yet I say to you, that not even Solomon in all his glory, was clothed like one of these.
28 Men si Bondye abiye zèb nan chan yo ki jodi a vivan, e demen ap jete nan founèz la, konbyen anplis li va abiye nou, o moun ti lafwa piti!
And if God so clothe the herb, which to-day exists in the field, and to-morrow falls into the oven, how much more you, ye little in faith?
29 “Konsa, pa mande kisa nou va manje, ni kisa nou va bwè, e pakontinye enkyete nou.
And inquire not, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor let your mind wander upon these things.
30 Paske tout bagay sa yo, tout nasyon nan mond lan chache yo avèk lanvi pa yo; men Papa nou konnen ke nou bezwen bagay sa yo.
For all these things the people of the world seek after; and your father knoweth that, for you also, these things are needful.
31 Men chache wayòm Li, e bagay sa yo va vini a nou tou.
But seek ye the kingdom of God, and all these things will be added to you.
32 “Pa krent, ti bann nan, paske Papa nou te chwazi avèk jwa pou bannou wayòm nan.
Fear not, little flock; for your Father is disposed to give you the kingdom
33 “Vann sa nou posede, e bay kado lacharite. Fè pou kont nou bous ki p ap janm ize, yon trezò ki p ap kab gate nan syèl la, kote vòlè pa pwoche, ni papiyon detwi.
Sell your property, and give alms: make for yourselves bags that do not become old, and a treasure that is not transient, in the heavens; where no thief approacheth, and no moth eateth.
34 Paske kote trezò nou ye, se la kè nou va ye tou.
For where your treasure is, there also will your heart be.
35 “Rete abiye tout tan, byen parèt, avèk lanp nou toujou limen.
Let your loins be girded, and your lamps burning.
36 “Fè tankou mesye k ap tann mèt yo lè l retounen apre fèt maryaj la, pou yo kapab ouvri pòt la imedyatman lè l fin frape.
And be ye like persons who are waiting for their lord, when he shall return from the house of feasting, that, when he shall come and knock, they may open to him immediately.
37 Beni se esklav sila yo ke mèt la va twouve k ap byen veye lè l vini. Anverite Mwen di nou keli va mare senti li pou sèvi yo. Li va fè yo repoze sou tab la, e li va vini pou bay yo sèvis.
Happy are those servants, whom their lord, when he cometh, shall find so doing. Verily I say to you: He will gird his loins, and make them recline, and will pass around and serve them.
38 Menm si l vini nan dezyèm oubyen twazyèm lè nwit lan, e li twouve yo konsa, se beni esklav sa a va ye.
And if in the second watch, or in the third, he shall come and so find them, happy are those servants.
39 “Men, byen konnen sa, ke si mèt kay la te konnen a kilè vòlè a t ap vini, li pa t ap kite l kase kay la.
And this know ye, that if the lord of the house had known at what watch the thief would come, he would have been awake and would not have suffered his house to be broken into.
40 Nou tou, rete vijilan; paske Fis a Lòm nan ap vini nan yon lè ke nou pa ta sipoze.
Therefore be ye also ready; for at an hour that ye think not, the Son of man cometh.
41 “Pierre te di: ‘Senyè, èske W ap bay parabòl sa pou nou, oubyen pou tout lòt yo tou?’”
Simon Cephas saith to him: Our Lord, speakest thou this similitude to us, or also to all men?
42 Senyè a te reponn: “Alò, kilès ki se jeran fidèl e abil ke mèt li va mete an chaj tout lòt sèvitè yo, pou bay yo manje yo nan lè li dwe fèt?
Jesus said to him: Who then is that faithful and wise steward, whom his lord will place over all his domestics, to give them their portion in due time?
43 Beni se esklav sila a ke mèt la twouve ap fè sa lè l vini an.
Happy is that servant whom his lord, when he cometh, shall find so doing.
44 Anverite Mwen di nou ke li va mete li an chaj de tout byen li yo.
Verily I say to you: He will place him over all his possessions.
45 “Men si esklav la di nan kè l: Mèt mwen ap mize pou rive, epi li kòmanse bat esklav yo, ni fanm, ni gason, epi manje, bwè, e vin sou;
But if that servant shall say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming; and shall begin to smite the servants and the maidens of his lord; and shall begin to eat and to drink and be drunk;
46 mèt esklav sa a va vini nan yon jou ke li pa prevwa, nan yon lè ke li pa konnen, e li va koupe li an mòso, e mete li yon kote avèk enkwayan yo.
the lord of that servant will come in a day he thinketh not, and in an hour he knoweth not, and will cut him in two; and will assign him his portion with them that are unfaithful.
47 “Alò esklav sa a ki te konnen volonte a mèt li a; men pa t prepare ni aji an akò avèk volonte l, va resevwa anpil kout fwèt.
And the servant that knew his lord's pleasure, and did not prepare for him according to his pleasure, shall be beaten with many stripes.
48 Men sila ki pa t konnen, men te fè zak ki te merite kou, p ap resevwa plis ke kèk. “Pou tout sila yo ki te resevwa anpil konprann, anpil ap egzije de yo; e a sila ki te konfye anpil, a li menm y ap mande menm plis.
But he that knew not, yet did that which deserved stripes, shall be beaten with few stripes. For to whomsoever much is given, from him will much be required; and to whom much is committed, the more will be required at his hand.
49 “Mwen vini pou voye dife sou latè; e kijan Mwen ta kontan si li te deja limen!
I have come to cast fire on the earth; and I would, that it already burned.
50 “Men Mwen gen yon batèm pou M pase, e kijan sa twouble M jiskaske li fin acheve!
And I have a baptism to be baptized with; and I am much pressed until it be accomplished.
51 “Èske nou sipoze ke Mwen te vini pou bay lapè sou latè? Mwen di nou non, men olye sa, divizyon.
Suppose ye, that I have come to produce tranquillity on the earth? I tell you, No: but division.
52 Paske depi koulye a, senk moun nan yon kay va divize, twa kont de, e de kont twa.
For from this time, there will be five persons in one house, who will be divided, three against two, and two against three.
53 Yo va divize, papa kont fis, e fis kont papa; manman kont fi, e fi kont manman; bèlmè kont bèlfi, e bèlfi kont bèlmè.”
For a father will be divided against his son, and a son against his father; a mother against her daughter, and a daughter against her mother; a mother-in-law against her daughter-in-law, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law.
54 Li t ap di anplis a foul la: “Lè nou wè yon nwaj k ap leve nan lwès, imedyatman nou di: ‘L ap fè lapli’, e se konsa sa rive.
And he said to the multitudes: When you see a cloud rising out of the west, ye at once say: Rain is coming; and it is so.
55 Epi lè nou wè yon van sid k ap soufle, nou di: ‘L ap fè chalè’, e se konsa sa rive.
And when a south wind bloweth, ye say: It will be hot: and it is so.
56 Ipokrit nou ye! Nou konnen kijan pou nou analize aparans a tè a, avèk syèl la, men poukisa nou pa analize tan prezan sila a?
Ye hypocrites, ye know how to distinguish the aspect of the heavens and the earth; and why can ye not distinguish the present time?
57 ““Poukisa nou menm pou kont nou pa jije sa ki bon?
And why do ye not, of yourselves, judge correctly?
58 Paske pandan nou ap rive devan majistra avèk advèsè nou, menm nan wout la, fè yon efò pou antann avè l; pou li pa mennen nou devan jij la, e jij la livre nou a ofisye jistis la, k ap jete nou nan prizon.
And when thou goest with thy adversary to the ruler, while on the way, make effort to be released by him; lest he bring thee to the judge and the judge deliver thee to the exactor, and the exactor cast thee into prison.
59 Mwen di nou, nou p ap sòti la jiskaske nou fin peye dènye santim nan.”
For verily I say to thee: Thou wilt not come out thence, until thou pay the last mite.
