Matye 21
1 Lè yo te pwoche Jérusalem pou rive kote Bethphagé nan Mòn Oliv la, Jésus te voye de nan disip li yo,
Jesus and his disciples went to Jerusalem. As they were getting close, they came to the village of Bethphage on the Mount of Olives. Jesus sent two disciples on ahead,
2 epi te di yo: “Ale nan vilaj anfas nou an, epi nou va twouve yon bourik ki mare la avèk pitit li. Demare yo, e mennen yo ban Mwen.
telling them, “Go into the village. Right there you'll find a donkey tied up with a colt. Untie them and bring them to me.
3 Epi si yon moun di nou yon bagay, nou va di li konsa: ‘Senyè a gen bezwen yo’, epi lapoula, l ap voye yo.”
If anyone asks you what you're doing, just tell them, ‘The Lord needs them,’ and they will send them right away.”
4 Tout sa te fèt pou sa ki te pale pa pwofèt la ta kapab akonpli, lè li te di:
This was to fulfill what the prophet said:
5 “Pale a fi Sion an, Men gade, Wa ou ap vin kote ou, dou, e monte sou yon bourik, yon jenn bourik, Pitit a yon bèt ki pote chaj”.
“Tell the daughter of Zion, ‘Look, your King is coming to you. He is humble, and rides a donkey, and a colt, the offspring of a donkey.’”
6 Epi disip yo te ale fè tout sa Li te mande yo.
The disciples went and did as Jesus had instructed.
7 Konsa yo te mennen bourik la avèk Pitit li a e te mete vètman yo, epi konsa, sou vètman yo Li te chita.
They brought back the donkey and the colt. They placed their cloaks on them, and he sat on them.
8 Pifò nan foul la te plase vètman yo louvri sou wout la, e kèk lòt t ap koupe branch nan bwa yo pou plase sou wout la.
Many people in the crowd spread their cloaks on the road, while others cut branches from the trees and laid them on the road.
9 Foul la ki te ale devan Li, ni sa ki te swiv Li t ap rele: “Ozana (Glwa a Bondye) a Fis a David la! Beni se Sila ki vini nan non Senyè a! Ozana nan pi wo a!”
The crowds that went ahead of him and those that followed were all shouting, “Hosanna to the son of David! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord! Hosanna in the highest!”
10 Lè Li te antre Jérusalem, tout vil la te byen boulvèse e t ap di: “Ki moun sa ye?”
When Jesus arrived in Jerusalem, the whole city was in an uproar. “Who is this?” they were asking.
11 Epi foul la t ap di: “Sa se pwofèt Jésus ki sòti Nazareth nan Galilée a”.
“This is Jesus, the prophet from Nazareth in Galilee,” the crowds replied.
12 Jésus te antre nan tanp lan e te chase mete tout moun deyò ki t ap achte e vann nan tanp lan. Li te chavire tab a moun ki t ap chanje lajan yo, avèk chèz a moun ki t ap vann toutrèl yo.
Jesus went into the Temple, and threw out all the people buying and selling. He overturned the tables of the money-changers and the chairs of the dove-sellers.
13 Li te di yo: “Li ekri: ‘Lakay Mwen an va rele yon kay pou lapriyè,’ men nou menm, nou fè li yon twou kachèt pou vòlè!”
He told them, “Scripture says, ‘My house shall be called a house of prayer,’ but you've turned it into a den of thieves.”
14 Avèg yo avèk bwate yo te vin kote L nan tanp lan, e Li te geri yo.
The blind and the lame came to Jesus in the Temple, and he healed them.
15 Men lè chèf prèt yo avèk skrib yo te wè tout mèvèy ke Li te fè yo, epi timoun nan tanp yo ki t ap kriye: “Ozana a Fis a David la!”, yo te ankòlè anpil.
But when the chief priests and religious teachers saw the wonderful miracles he did, and the children shouting in the Temple, “Hosanna to the son of David,” they were offended. “Do you hear what these children are saying?” they asked him.
16 Epi yo te di Li: “Ou pa tande kisa timoun sa yo ap di?” Jésus te reponn yo: “Wi, nou pa janm konn li ‘Nan bouch a timoun avèk ti bebe k ap tete yo, nou prepare lwanj pou Ou menm’”?
“Yes,” Jesus replied. “Haven't you ever read the Scripture that says, ‘You arranged for children and infants to give you perfect praise’?”
17 Li te kite yo, e sòti pou ale nan vil Béthanie pou pase nwit lan.
Jesus left them and went out of the city to stay at Bethany.
18 Alò nan maten, Li te retounen nan vil la. Li te vin grangou.
The next morning as he walked back into the city, he was hungry.
19 Li te wè yon sèl pye fig frans akote wout la. Men lè L vin kote l, Li pa twouve anyen sof ke fèy yo. Konsa Li pale li: “Ou p ap janm gen fwi ki sòti sou ou ankò!” Epi lapoula, pye fig frans lan te vin fennen nèt. (aiōn g165)
He saw a fig tree at the side of the road, so he went over to it but didn't find any fruit, only leaves. He told the fig tree, “May you never ever produce fruit again!” Immediately the fig tree withered. (aiōn g165)
20 Lè yo wè sa, disip yo te etone. Yo te di: “Kijan fig frans sa a fè vin fennen nan yon moman konsa?”
The disciples were amazed to see this. “How did the fig tree wither so suddenly?” they asked.
21 Jésus te reponn e te di yo: “Anverite Mwen di nou: Si nou gen lafwa e nou pa doute, non sèlman n ap fè sa ki te fèt a fig frans lan, men menm si nou di a mòn sa a: ‘Leve ale jete ou nan lanmè’, sa va fèt.
“I tell you the truth,” Jesus replied, “If you really trust in God, and don't doubt him, you could not only do what was done to the fig tree, but even more. If you said to this mountain, ‘Get up and throw yourself into the sea,’ it would happen!
22 Epi tout sa nou mande nan lapriyè e kwè, nou va resevwa li.”
You will receive everything you ask for in prayer, as long as you trust in God.”
23 Lè Li te fin antre nan tanp lan, chèf prèt yo avèk lansyen pami pèp la te vin kote L pandan Li t ap enstwi pou mande L: “Pa ki otorite Ou fè bagay sa yo? Se kilès ki te bay ou otorite sila a?”
Jesus went into the Temple. The chief priests and the ruling elders of the people came to him while he was teaching and asked, “By what authority are you doing these things? Who gave you this authority?”
24 Jésus te reponn yo: “M ap mande nou yon bagay tou, e si nou reponn Mwen, M ap fè nou konnen pa ki otorite Mwen fè bagay sila yo.
“I too will ask you a question,” Jesus replied. “If you give me the answer, I will tell you by what authority I do these things.
25 Batèm a Jean an, kibò li sòti? Èske sous li se syèl la, oubyen lòm?” Konsa, yo te kòmanse rezone pami yo menm. Yo te di: “Si nou di ‘syèl la’, L ap di nou ‘ebyen poukisa nou pa t kwè l?’
Where did the baptism of John come from? Was it from heaven, or was it from human beings?” They argued with each other. “If we say ‘it was from heaven,’ then he'll ask us why we didn't believe him.
26 Men si nou di ‘lòm’, nou pè foul la, paske yo tout kwè ke Jean te yon pwofèt.”
But if we say, ‘it was from human beings,’ then the crowd will turn against us, because they all consider John to be a prophet.”
27 Yo te reponn Jésus. Yo te di: “Nou pa konnen”. Li te reponn yo: “Ni Mwen menm p ap di nou pa ki otorite Mwen fè bagay sa yo.”
So they answered Jesus, “We don't know.” “Then I won't tell you by what authority I'm doing these things,” Jesus replied.
28 “Men kisa nou panse? Yon nonm te gen de fis. Li te vini a premye a, e te di l: ‘Fis mwen, ale travay pou mwen jodi a nan chan rezen an.’”
“But what do you think about this illustration? Once there was a man who had two sons. He went to the first son, and said, ‘Son, go and work in the vineyard today.’
29 “Li te reponn: ‘M p ap prale’. Men, apre li te regrèt sa, e li te ale.
The son answered, ‘I won't,’ but afterwards he was sorry for what he said and he did go.
30 “Nonm nan te rive kote dezyèm nan, e te di menm bagay la. Men li menm te reponn, e te di: Avozòd! Men li pa t ale.
The man went to the second son, and told him the same thing. He replied, ‘I'll go,’ but he didn't.
31 Kilès nan de fis sa yo ki te fè volonte a papa l?” Yo te reponn: “Premye a”. Jésus te di yo: “Anverite, Mwen di nou ke kolektè kontribisyon yo avèk fanm movèz vi yo va antre nan wayòm syèl la avan nou menm.
Which of the two sons did what his father wanted?” “The first,” they answered. “I tell you the truth: tax-collectors and prostitutes are entering the kingdom of God before you,” Jesus told them.
32 Paske Jean te vini a nou menm nan chemen ladwati, men nou pa t kwè li; men kolektè kontribisyon yo avèk fanm movèz vi yo te kwè li. Men nou menm ki te wè sa, nou pa t menm repanti lè l fin fèt pou nou ta kwè li.
“John came to show you the way to live right with God, and you didn't believe him, but the tax-collectors and prostitutes did believe him. Later, when you saw what happened, you still didn't repent and believe him.
33 “Koute yon lòt parabòl. Te gen yon mèt tè ki te plante yon chan rezen. Li te antoure li avèk yon miray. Li te fouye yon rezèvwa pou kraze rezen yo, e te bati yon tou ki wo. Li te antann demwatye ak kiltivatè yo, e te ale fè yon vwayaj.
Here's another illustration. There once was a man, a landowner, who planted a vineyard. He put a fence around it, made a winepress, and built a watchtower. He rented it to some tenant farmers, and then left to go to a different country.
34 “Lè lè rekòlt la te rive, li te voye esklav li yo jwenn kiltivatè yo pou resevwa pwodwi pa li a.
At harvest time, he sent his servants to the farmers to collect the fruit that belonged to him.
35 Konsa, kiltivatè yo te pran esklav li yo, te bat youn, te touye yon lòt, e yo te kalonnen twazyèm lan avèk kout wòch.
But the farmers attacked his servants. They beat one, killed another, and stoned another.
36 “Ankò lite voye yon lòt ekip esklav pi gran pase premye yo, e yo fè yo menm bagay la.
So he sent more servants, but the farmers did the same things to them.
37 “Men anfen, li te voye fis li a. Li te di: ‘Y ap respekte fis mwen an.’
So then he sent his son. ‘They will respect my son,’ he told himself.
38 Men lè kiltivatè yo te wè fis la, yo te di pami yo, ‘Sa se eritye a. Vini, annou touye li epi sezi eritaj li a.’
But the farmers, when they saw the son, said to each other, ‘Here's the heir! Come on! Let's kill him so we can take his inheritance!’
39 Konsa, yo te pran li, voye li deyò chan an e yo te touye li.”
They grabbed him, threw him out of the vineyard, and killed him.
40 “Akoz sa, lè mèt teren an vini, kisa l ap fè avèk kiltivatè sa yo?”
When the vineyard owner returns, what will he do to those farmers?”
41 Yo te di Li: “L ap mennen malveyan sa yo a yon move fen, epi li va lwe chan sa a bay lòt kiltivatè k ap peye li sa yo dwe yo nan pwòp lè yo.”
The chief priests and elders said to Jesus, “He will put to death those wicked men in the most awful way, and rent out the vineyard to other farmers who will be sure to give him his fruit at harvest time.”
42 Jésus te di yo: “Èske nou pa janm li nan Ekriti Sen yo, ‘Wòch ke sila ki t ap bati yo te rejte a, te devni wòch ang prensipal la. Sa te sòti nan Senyè a, e se te yon mèvèy nan zye nou.’?”
“So haven't you read this in the Scriptures?” Jesus asked them. “‘The stone which the builders rejected has become the chief cornerstone. The Lord has done this, and it is wonderful in our eyes.’
43 “Akoz sa Mwen di nou: Wayòm syèl la ap vin pran nan men nou pou plase bay yon nasyon k ap pwodwi fwi li.
That's why I'm telling you that the kingdom of God will be taken away from you. It will be given to a people who produce the right kind of fruit.
44 Epi sila ki tonbe sou wòch sila ap kraze an mòso, men sou sila ke li tonbe a, l ap gaye li tankou poud.”
Anyone who falls on this stone will be broken, but it will completely crush anyone it falls upon.”
45 Lè chèf prèt ak Farizyen yo te tande parabòl Li yo, yo te konprann ke Li t ap pale de yo menm.
When the chief priests and the Pharisees heard his illustrations, they realized he was speaking about them.
46 Lè yo te chèche mwayen sezi Li, yo te krent foul la paske yo te konsidere Li kon yon pwofèt.
They wanted him arrested, but they were afraid of what the people would do because the people believed he was a prophet.
