Mak 2
1 Lè L te retounen kèk jou apre, nouvèl la te gaye ke Li te lakay Li.
[Jesus and his disciples] returned to Capernaum [town]. A few days later, because it was {people} heard that Jesus was in [his] house,
2 Byen vit anpil moun te rasanble devan pòt la pou jis lè pa t gen plas ankò, e Li te pale pawòl la bay yo.
many people gathered there. As a result, [after the people filled the house], there was no longer space to stand [in the house or outside] around the doorway. Jesus preached [God’s] message to them.
3 Epi yo te pote bay Li yon paralitik ki te pote pa kat mesye.
Some people came to the house bringing to Jesus a man who was paralyzed. He was carried by four men {Four men carried [him]} [on a sleeping pad].
4 Yo pa t kab rive bò kote L akoz foul la. Konsa, yo te retire twati kay la, e lè yo te fin fouye yon twou, yo te lonje palèt la desann sou li avèk mesye paralize ki te kouche a.
They were not able to bring the man to Jesus because there was a crowd there. So they [went up the steps to the flat roof and] removed [some of] the tiles [above] where Jesus was. Then, after they made a [big] hole in the roof, they lowered [by ropes] the sleeping pad on which the paralyzed man lay. They lowered [it through the hole, down in front of Jesus].
5 Jésus, lè L te wè lafwa yo, te di a paralitik la: “Fis Mwen, peche ou yo padone.”
After Jesus perceived that the men believed [that he could heal this man], he said to the paralyzed man, “My friend, [I] forgive your sins!”
6 Men te gen kèk nan skrib yo ki te chita la ki te rezone nan kè yo:
There were some men who taught [the Jewish] laws sitting there. They started thinking like this:
7 “Poukisa nonm sa a pale konsa? L ap blasfeme; kilès sof ke Bondye sèl ki kab padone peche?”
“(Who does this man think he is, talking like that/This man shouldn’t talk like that!) [RHQ]? (He is insulting God!/Does he think he is God?) [RHQ] (No person can forgive sins!/Who can forgive sins?) [RHQ] Only God can forgive sins!”
8 Epi nan menm moman an, Jésus, okouran nan lespri Li ke yo t ap refleshi konsa, te di yo: “Poukisa nou ap rezone sou bagay sa yo konsa nan kè nou?
Jesus sensed that they were deliberating like that within themselves. So he said to them, “(You should not question within yourselves [whether I have the right to forgive this man’s sins]!/Why do you question [whether I have the right to forgive this man’s sins]?) [RHQ]
9 Kisa ki pi fasil pou di a paralitik la: ‘Peche ou yo padone’, oubyen leve pran palèt ou e mache?’
It is [not risky] [RHQ] for someone to tell the man who is paralyzed, ‘Your sins are forgiven {[I] forgive your sins},’ [because no one can prove that it has happened]. But no one would say to him, ‘Get up, pick up your stretcher, and then walk away’, [unless he really had the power to heal him, because people can easily see whether it happens or not].
10 Men pou nou ka konnen ke Fis a Lòm nan gen otorite sou latè pou padone peche yo” —Li te di a paralitik la:
So I [will do something] in order that you may know that [God] has authorized me, the one who came from heaven, to forgive sins on earth [as well as to heal people].” Then he said to the paralyzed man,
11 “Mwen di ou leve, pran palèt ou e ale lakay ou.”
“To you I say, ‘Get up! Pick up your sleeping pad! And then go home!’”
12 Byen vit, li te leve, pran palèt li, e te sòti deyò devan tout moun. Yo tout te etone. Yo t ap bay glwa a Bondye. Yo t ap di: “Nou pa janm wè yon bagay konsa”.
The man stood up immediately! He picked up the sleeping pad, and then he went away, while all the people [there] were watching. They were all amazed, and they praised God and said, “We have never before seen anything like [what happened] just now!”
13 Li te ale deyò ankò bò kote lanmè a. Tout foul la te vin kote Li, e Li t ap enstwi yo.
Jesus left [Capernaum town again and walked with his disciples] alongside [Galilee] lake. A large crowd came to him. Then he taught them.
14 Pandan Li t ap pase, Li te wè Lévi, fis a Alphée a, ki te chita nan biwo kontribisyon an. Li te di li: “Swiv Mwen”! Konsa, li te leve pou swiv Li.
As he walked on further, he saw a man named Levi, whose other name was Matthew, and whose father’s name was Alpheus. He was sitting in his office where he collected taxes [for the Roman government]. Jesus said to him, “Come with me [and become my disciple]!” So he got up and went with Jesus.
15 Li te vin rive pandan Li te sou tab lakay li a, ke anpil kolektè kontribisyon avèk pechè yo t ap dine avèk Jésus ak disip Li yo. Yo te anpil, e yo t ap swiv Li.
[Later], Jesus was eating a meal in Levi’s house. Many men who collected taxes and [other] people who were [considered to be] sinning regularly were eating with Jesus and his disciples. [This was not surprising], for there were many people like this who were going [everywhere] with Jesus.
16 Lè skrib ak Farizyen yo te wè ke Li t ap manje avèk pechè ak ajan kontribisyon yo, yo te kòmanse di a disip Li yo: “Poukisa L ap manje e bwè avèk ajan kontribisyon yo avèk pechè yo?”
The [men who taught the Jewish] laws [who were there] and who were members of the Pharisee [sect] saw that Jesus was eating with men who collected taxes and [others who were considered] {[whom they considered]} [to be] sinners. So they said to his disciples, “(It is disgusting that he eats with [such disgusting] men as those who collect taxes, and with [other] sinners!/Why is it that he eats with [such disgusting] men as those who collect taxes, and with [other] sinners?)” [RHQ]
17 Lè L te tande sa, Jésus te di yo: “Se pa sila ki ansante yo ki bezwen yon doktè, men sila ki malad yo. Mwen pa t vini pou rele moun ki jis yo, men pechè yo”.
After Jesus heard [what they were saying], he said to the men who taught the [Jewish] laws, “People who [consider that they] are well do not seek a doctor. On the contrary, it is those who are sick [who seek a doctor] [MET]!” [This he said to indicate that it was those who knew that they had sinned who were coming to him in order that he might help them spiritually]. And he said, “I did not come to invite people [who think that] [IRO] they are righteous [to come to me and turn from their sinful behavior]. On the contrary, I came [from heaven to invite] people who [know that they] are sinners, [in order that they might turn from their sins and come to me].”
18 Disip a Jean avèk Farizyen yo t ap fè jèn, epi yo te vin di L: “Poukisa disip a Jean avèk disip a Farizyen yo fè jèn, men disip Ou yo pa fè L?”
The disciples of John [the Baptizer] and some men who belonged to the Pharisee [sect] used to abstain from food [to show that they wanted to please God]. One day, some people came [to Jesus] and asked him [critically], “The disciples of John and the Pharisees (fast/abstain from food) [from time to time], but your disciples do not. [We think they should abstain from food also. What do you say about that] [RHQ]?”
19 Jésus te di yo: “Pandan jenn gason k ap marye a avèk yo, èske patisipan fèt yo fè jèn? Non, depi jennonm nan la, yo pa kapab fè jèn.
[Jesus wanted them to understand that it was not appropriate for his disciples to show sorrow by abstaining from food while he was still with them]. So he said to them, “When a man is marrying a woman, his friends will certainly not abstain from food while he is still with them, will they [RHQ]? No. During the time that he is with them, they will not abstain from food [because they are happy together].
20 Men jou yo ap vini lè jennonm nan va retire de yo. Konsa, nan jou sa a, ya fè jèn.
But some day, he will be taken away {his [enemies] will take him away} from them. Then, in those days, they will abstain from food, [because they will be sad].”
21 “Pèsòn pa koud yon moso twal ki poko lave sou yon vye rad, pou lè l fin lave, twal nèf la pa sere e separe de li; nèf la va kite ansyen an, e rad la va vin chire pi mal.
[Jesus wanted to show that those who desire to live in accordance with his new message should not try to continue to obey the old religious traditions like fasting. So he also said to them], “People do not sew a patch of unshrunken cloth on an old garment [in order to mend a hole]. If they did that, [when they washed the garment, the patch would shrink] and the new [piece of cloth] would tear off more of the old cloth. As a result, the hole would become bigger!
22 E pèsòn pa mete diven nèf nan ansyen veso kwi; otreman, diven an va pete kwi a e diven an va vin pèdi, ansanm ak kwi a; men diven nèf toujou ale nan veso kwi ki fre.”
[Similarly], people do not put newly [squeezed] grape juice into old skin bags [to store it]. If they did that, that juice will burst the skin bags [because they would not stretch when the wine ferments and expands]. As a result both the wine and the skin bags would be ruined! On the contrary, people must put new wine into new skin bags!” [MET]
23 Konsa, li te vin rive ke pandan Li t ap pase nan chan sereyal yo nan Saba a, pandan disip Li yo t ap ale, yo te kòmanse keyi tèt grenn sereyal.
On one (Sabbath/Jewish day of rest) Jesus was walking through some grain fields with his disciples. As they were walking along [through the grain fields], the disciples were plucking some of the heads of grain. [They rubbed them in their hands to remove the chaff, and were eating the grain. The laws of Moses permitted people to do that if they were hungry].
24 Farizyen yo t ap di Li: “Gade la, poukisa y ap fè sa ki pa pèmi nan Saba”?
[Some of] the Pharisees [saw them doing what they considered to be work. So they] said to him, “Look! (They should not be doing on our (Sabbath day/day of rest) [work] that our laws forbid!/Why are they doing on our (Sabbath day/day of rest) [work] that our laws forbid?) [RHQ]”
25 Li te di yo: “Èske nou pa janm li sa ke David te fè lè li te nan bezwen e te vin grangou, li menm avèk moun pa l yo?
[Jesus wanted to show them that the record in the Scriptures indicated that God permitted people to disobey certain religious laws when they needed food]. So he said to them, “[It is written in the Scriptures] what [our revered ancestor, King] David, did when he needed food, and both he and the men with him were hungry. You have read about that, but ([you do not think about what it implies./why do you not think about what it implies]?) [RHQ]
26 Kijan li te antre menm nan kay Bondye a nan tan wo prèt la Abiathar? Jan li te manje pen konsakre a ki pa pèmi pou pèsòn manje sof ke prèt yo, e li te bay li osi a sila ki te avè l yo?”
During the time Abiathar was high priest, David entered the big tent [where people worshipped] God [and asked for some bread. The high priest gave him some] of the loaves of bread. That bread was the bread he had presented to God. It was permitted in one of Moses’ laws that only the priests could eat that bread! But David ate some of it. Then he also gave some of it to the men who were with him. [But God did not consider that was wrong!]”
27 Jésus te di yo: “Saba a te fèt pou lòm, e pa lòm pou Saba a.
Jesus said to them further, “[God] established (the day of rest/the Sabbath day) [to help] people! He did not create people to [obey rules about] (the Sabbath/the day of rest)!
28 Konsa, Fis a Lòm nan se Mèt la, menm a Saba a.”
And [think about this]: I am the one who came from heaven. So I have the authority [to determine what is right for my disciples to do] (on the Sabbath/on the Jewish rest day)!”
