Lik 19
1 Li te antre Jéricho e t ap travèse.
Jesus and his disciples entered Jericho and were going through the [city].
2 La te gen yon mesye yo te rele Zachée. Li te chèf a kolektè kontribisyon yo, e li te rich.
There was a man [there] named Zacchaeus. He was a chief tax collector, who was rich.
3 Zachée t ap fè efò pou ta kab wè kilès Jésus te ye, paske li te piti nan tay.
He tried to see Jesus, but he was very short, and there was a big crowd of people [near Jesus]. So he was not able to see him.
4 Donk li te kouri devan yo, e li te monte yon pyebwa ki relesikomò pou l ta kapab wè Li, paske Li te gen pou pase pa la.
So he ran further ahead [along the road] that Jesus was walking on. He climbed a sycamore-fig tree to see Jesus.
5 Lè Jésus te rive nan lye a, Li te gade anlè, e te di: “Zachée, fè vit desann, paske jodi a fòk Mwen rete lakay ou.”
When Jesus got there, he looked up and said to him, “Zacchaeus, come down quickly, because [God wants] me to go [with you(sg)] to your house and stay there [tonight]”!
6 Li te kouri desann, e te resevwa Li avèk jwa.
So he came down quickly. [He took Jesus to his house] and welcomed him joyfully.
7 Lè yo te wè sa, yo tout te kòmanse plenyen pou di: “Li vin rete lakay a yon pechè.”
The people [who saw Jesus go there] grumbled saying, “He has gone to be the guest of a man who is a sinner!”
8 Zachée te kanpe e te di a Senyè a: “Gade byen, Senyè, menm mwatye sa ke m posede, m ap bay a malere yo, e si m te twonpe nenpòt moun de nenpòt bagay, mwen va remèt kat fwa sa.”
Then Zacchaeus stood up [while they were eating] and said to the Lord [Jesus], “Lord, I want you [(sg)] to know that I am going to give half of what I own to poor people. And as for the people whom I have cheated, I will pay them back four times the amount [I have gotten from them by cheating].”
9 Jésus te di li: “Jodi a delivrans gen tan vini nan kay sa a, paske li menm tou, se yon fis Abraham.
Jesus said to him, “Today [God] has forgiven [PRS] [you and the other people in] [MTY] this house, because you [(sg)] also [have shown that you have trusted in God as] your ancestor Abraham [did].
10 Paske Fis a Lòm nan vini pou chache e sove sa ki te pèdi.”
Remember this: [I], the one who came from heaven, came to seek and save [people like you(sg)] who have [gone astray from God, just like a shepherd who searches for his] lost [sheep].”
11 Pandan yo t ap koute bagay sa yo, Li te kontinye bay yon parabòl, akoz ke Li te toupre Jérusalem, e yo te sipoze ke wayòm a Bondye a t ap parèt imedyatman.
They were coming near to Jerusalem, and the people who were [going with Jesus] who heard him say these things thought that as soon as [he got to Jerusalem] he would become their king.
12 Akoz sa a, Li te di: “Yon sèten prens te vwayaje nan yon peyi byen lwen pou resevwa yon wayòm pou li menm, e answit, pou li retounen.
[So] he told them this parable: “A prince prepared to go to a distant country in order that [the Emperor] would make him a king. [He intended] to return later.
13 Konsa, li te rele dis nan esklav li yo, e te bay yo dis min, e te di yo: “Fè biznis avèk sa jiskaske Mwen retounen.
[Before he left], he summoned ten of his servants. He gave each of them a coin worth three months’ wages. He said to them, ‘Do business with these coins until I return!’ [Then he left].
14 “Men sitwayen li yo te rayi li, e yo te voye yon delegasyon dèyè l pou di: ‘Nou pa vle nonm sa renye sou nou.’
But [many of] his fellow-citizens hated him. So after he left they sent some messengers to tell [the Emperor], ‘We [(exc)] do not want this man to be our king!’
15 “Lè l te retounen, apre li te resevwa wayòm nan, li te kòmande ke esklav sa yo ke li te bay kòb la, vin kote l pou li ta kapab konnen ki biznis yo te reyisi fè.
But [the Emperor] made him king anyway. [Later] the [new king] returned. Then he commanded that the servants to whom he had given the coins should be summoned {that someone should summon the servants to whom he had given the coins}. He wanted to know how much they had gained by doing business with the coins.
16 “Premye a te parèt e te di: Mèt, min ou an fè dis min anplis.”
The first man came [to him] and said, ‘Sir, with your one coin [I] have earned ten more [coins]!’
17 “Li te di li: ‘Trè byen fèt, bon esklav! Akoz ke ou fidèl nan yon ti bagay tou piti, vin pran otorite sou dis vil.’
He said to this man, ‘[You are a] good servant! [You have] done [very] well! Because you have [handled] faithfully a small amount [of money, I will give you] authority [to rule] ten cities.’
18 “Dezyèm nan te vini, e te di: ‘Min ou an Mèt, li fè senk min anplis.’
Then the second servant came and said, ‘Sir, with your one coin [I] have earned five more [coins]!’
19 Li te di li osi: ‘E w ap vin responsab senk vil.’
He said to that servant similarly, ‘[Good! I will give you authority to rule] five cities.’
20 “Yon lòt te vini e te di: ‘Mèt, men min ou an ke m te konsève nan yon mouchwa;
Then another servant came. He said, ‘Sir, here is your coin. I wrapped it in a napkin and put it away, [so that nothing would happen to it].
21 paske mwen te pè ou, akoz ke ou menm se yon moun trè egzijan. Ou ranmase sa ke ou pa t depoze, e rekòlte sa ke ou pa t simen.’
I did that [because] I was afraid [of what you would do to me if the business failed. I know] you are a man who does not do foolish things with your money. You [even] take [from others money] that does not really belong to you, [like a farmer who] harvests grain [from another man’s field] where he did not [even] do the planting.’
22 “Li te di li: “Esklav mechan, pa pwòp pawòl ou, mwen va jije ou. Èske ou pa t konnen ke m se yon moun egzijan, ke m ranmase sa ke m pa t depoze, e rekòlte sa ke m pa t simen?
The king said to that servant, ‘You wicked servant! I will condemn you by the very words [MTY] that you [have just now spoken]. (You know that I do not [do foolish things with my money]./Did you not know that I do not [do foolish things with my money]?) [RHQ] [You said] that I [even] take [from others money] that does not really [belong to me], [like a farmer who] harvests grain [from another man’s field] where he did not [even] do the planting.
23 ‘Alò, poukisa ou pa t mete kòb la labank, e lè m te vini, mwen ta twouve li avèk enterè?’
So (you should at least have given my money to money lenders!/why did you not [at least] give my money to bankers?) [RHQ] Then [when I returned] I could have collected that amount plus the interest [it would have earned]!’
24 “Answit li te di a sila ki te kanpe la yo, ‘Tou pran min li an, e bay li a sila ki gen dis la.’
Then [the king] said to those who were standing near, ‘Take the coin from him and give it to [the servant] who has ten coins!’
25 “Men yo te di li: ‘Mèt, li gen dis deja.’
They protested, ‘But Sir, he already has ten [coins]!’
26 “Mwen di nou ke a tout moun ki gen, plis y ap resevwa, men a sila a ki pa genyen an, menm sa ke li genyen an va pran nan men l.
[But the king said], ‘I tell you this: To the people who [use well what] they have [received], more will be given {[I] will give more}. But from the people who [do] not [use well what they have received], even what they [already] have will be taken away {[I] will take away even what they already have}.
27 “Men lènmi M sa yo ki pa t vle M renye sou yo a, mennen yo isit la, e touye yo nan prezans mwen.”
Now, [as for] those enemies of mine who did not want me to rule over them, bring them here and execute them while I am watching!’”
28 Lè L fin pale bagay sa yo, Li te pran devan pou monte vè Jérusalem.
After [Jesus] said those things, he [continued on the road] up to Jerusalem, going ahead of his disciples.
29 Lè L te pwoche Bethphagé ak Béthanie, toupre mòn ki rele Mòn Oliv la, Li te voye de nan disip Li yo devan.
When they got near Bethphage and Bethany [villages], near the hill that is called {that they call} Olive [Tree] Hill,
30 Li te di: “Ale nan vil anfas ou a. La, pandan nou ap antre, nou va twouve yon jenn bourik, sou li, moun poko monte menm. Demare l, mennen l vin isit la.
he said to two of [his] disciples, “Go to the village just ahead [of you]. As you [two] enter [it], you will see a young animal that no one has ever ridden, that has been {someone has} tied up. Untie it and bring it [to me].
31 Si Nenpòt moun mande nou poukisa nou ap demare li, se konsa nou va reponn: ‘Senyè a gen bezwen li.’”
If anyone asks you, ‘Why are you untying it?’ say [to him], ‘The Lord needs it.’”
32 Donk sila ki te voye yo te ale, e yo te twouve li jan ke li te di yo a.
[So] the [two disciples] went [to the village] and found the [animal], just like he had told them.
33 Pandan yo t ap demare jenn bourik la, mèt li te mande yo: “Poukisa nou ap demare jenn bourik la?”
As they were untying it, its owners said to them, “Why are you two untying that young animal?”
34 Yo te di: “Senyè a gen bezwen li.”
They replied, “The Lord needs it.” [So the owners said that they could take it].
35 Yo te mennen l kote Jésus, epi yo te voye rad pa yo sou bourik la, e te mete Jésus sou li.
The [two disciples] brought [the animal] to Jesus. They threw their cloaks on the animal’s back [for him to sit on] and helped Jesus get on it.
36 Pandan li t ap prale, yo t ap ouvri rad yo sou wout la.
Then as he rode along, [others] spread their cloaks on the road [to honor him].
37 Lè L t ap pwoche toupre kote pou desann Mòn Oliv la, tout foul disip yo te kòmanse louwe Bondye avèk jwa e avèk yon gran vwa, pou tout mirak ke yo te wè yo.
As they came near [to Jerusalem], on the road that descends from Olive [Tree] Hill, the whole crowd of his disciples began to rejoice and praise God loudly for all the great miracles that they had seen [Jesus do].
38 Yo t ap rele: “Beni se Wa a ki vini nan non Senyè a! Lapè nan syèl la, avèk glwa nan trè wo a!”
They were saying things like, “May the Lord [God] bless our king who comes representing [MTY] him!” “May there be peace [between God] in heaven [and us his people]!” “May [everyone] praise God!”
39 Kèk nan Farizyen yo ki te nan foul la, te di Li: “Mèt, reprimande disip ou yo!”
Some of the Pharisees who were in the crowd said to Jesus, “Teacher, rebuke your disciples [for saying things like that]!”
40 Men Li te reponn e te di: “Mwen di nou, si sila yo rete an silans, menm wòch yo va pran rele.”
He replied, “I tell you this: If these people would be silent, the stones themselves would shout [to praise me]!”
41 Lè l te pwoche Jérusalem Li te wè vil la e Li te komanse kriye sou li.
When [Jesus] came near [to] Jerusalem and saw the city, he cried about [its people].
42 Li t ap di: “Si ou te konnen nan jou sa, menm ou menm, bagay ki konn fè lapè! Men koulye a, bagay sa yo kache de zye ou.
He said, “[My disciples know what they need to do] to have peace [with God]; I wish that even today [the rest of] you people knew it. But now you are unable to know [MTY] it.
43 “Paske jou yo ap vini sou ou lè lènmi ou yo va fè monte yon barikad devan ou, antoure ou, e kwense nou ladann tout kote.
I want you to know this: Soon [your enemies] will come and will set up a barricade around your [city]. They will surround [the city] and attack [it] on all sides.
44 Konsa, yo va raze ou a nivo latè avèk zanfan ou tout ladann. Ni yo p ap kite nan ou menm yon wòch sou yon lòt, akoz ke ou pa t rekonèt lè ou te vizite a.”
They will [break through] the walls [and] destroy everything. They will smash you and your people/children. [When they finish destroying everything], there will not be one stone left on top of another. [All this will happen] because you did not recognize the time when God sent his [Messiah] to [save] you!”
45 Jésus te antre nan tanp lan e te kòmanse pouse mete deyò sila ki t ap vann yo,
[Jesus entered Jerusalem and] went into the Temple [courtyard]. He saw the people who were selling [things there],
46 Li te di yo: “Li ekri. ‘Lakay Mwen va yon kay lapriyè, men nou fè l vin yon kav vòlè.’”
and he began to chase them out. He said to them, “It has been written {[A prophet] wrote} [in the Scriptures that God said], ‘[I want] my house to be a place where people pray’; but you bandits have made it a cave where you can [hide]!”
47 Chak jou Li t ap enstwi nan tanp lan, men chèf prèt ak skrib yo avèk direktè yo pami pèp la t ap eseye detwi Li.
Each day [during that week Jesus] was teaching people in the Temple [courtyard]. The chief priests and the men who taught the [Jewish] laws and [other Jewish] leaders tried to find a way to kill him.
48 Men yo pa t kab twouve anyen ke yo ta kab fè, paske tout pèp la t ap akwoche sou chak pawòl Li te pale.
But they did not find any way to do it, because all the people there listened eagerly to him [and would have resisted them if they had tried to hurt him].
