Acts 16
1 He came to Derbe and Lystra; and behold, a certain disciple was there, named Timothy, the son of a Jewess who believed, but his father was a Greek.
Paul te vini osi nan Derbe ak Lystre. Yon disip yo te rele Timothée te la, Fis a yon fanm Jwif ki te yon kwayan, men papa li te yon Grèk.
2 The brothers who were at Lystra and Iconium gave a good testimony about him.
Tout frè fidèl ki te nan Lystre avèk Icone yo te pale byen de li.
3 Paul wanted to have him go out with him, and he took and circumcised him because of the Jews who were in those parts, for they all knew that his father was a Greek.
Paul te vle Timothée ale avè l. Pou rezon sa a, li te fè li sikonsi, akoz Jwif ki te nan landwa sila yo. Paske yo tout te konnen ke papa l se te yon Grèk.
4 As they went on their way through the cities, they delivered the decrees to them to keep which had been ordained by the apostles and elders who were at Jerusalem.
Alò, pandan yo t ap travèse vil yo, yo t ap livre bay desizyon a ki te detèmine pa apòt yo ak ansyen yo nan Jérusalem.
5 So the assemblies were strengthened in the faith, and increased in number daily.
Donk legliz yo t ap ranfòse nan lafwa, e yo t ap grandi an nonb chak jou.
6 When they had gone through the region of Phrygia and Galatia, they were forbidden by the Holy Spirit to speak the word in Asia.
Yo te travèse rejyon a Phrygie ak Galatie, akoz ke yo te anpeche pa Lespri Sen an pou pale pawòl la an Asie.
7 When they had come opposite Mysia, they tried to go into Bithynia, but the Spirit did not allow them.
Lè yo te vini Mysie, yo te eseye antre Bithynie, men Lespri Jésus a pa t pèmèt yo.
8 Passing by Mysia, they came down to Troas.
Lè yo te kite Mysie, yo te desann Troas.
9 A vision appeared to Paul in the night. There was a man of Macedonia standing, begging him and saying, “Come over into Macedonia and help us.”
Konsa, yon vizyon te parèt a Paul nan nwit lan. Yon sèten mesye Macédoine te kanpe e t ap di l: “Vin Macédoine pou ede nou.”
10 When he had seen the vision, immediately we sought to go out to Macedonia, concluding that the Lord had called us to preach the Good News to them.
Lè li te wè vizyon an, imedyatman nou te chache ale Macédoine, byen konprann ke Bondye te rele nou pou preche levanjil la a yo menm.
11 Setting sail therefore from Troas, we made a straight course to Samothrace, and the day following to Neapolis;
Donk, nou te pran vwal sou lanmè soti Troas. Nou te kouri tou dwat pou Samothrace, e nan jou swivan an, pou Néapolis.
12 and from there to Philippi, which is a city of Macedonia, the foremost of the district, a Roman colony. We were staying some days in this city.
Nou te kite la pou Philippes, yon vil prensipal nan distri Macédoine nan, yon koloni Women. Nou te rete nan vil sa pandan kèk jou.
13 On the Sabbath day we went outside of the city by a riverside, where we supposed there was a place of prayer, and we sat down and spoke to the women who had come together.
Nan jou Saba a, nou te ale deyò pòtay la bò kote yon rivyè kote nou te sipoze ta genyen yon kote pou lapriyè. Nou te chita e te kòmanse pale ak fanm ki te vin rasanble la yo.
14 A certain woman named Lydia, a seller of purple, of the city of Thyatira, one who worshiped God, heard us. The Lord opened her heart to listen to the things which were spoken by Paul.
Yon sèten fanm yo te rele Lydie, ki te sòti nan vil Thyatire, yon machann twal mov, yon adoratris Bondye, te tande nou. Senyè a te louvri kè l pou reponn a bagay ke Paul t ap pale yo.
15 When she and her household were baptized, she begged us, saying, “If you have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come into my house and stay.” So she persuaded us.
Lè li menm ak tout lakay li te batize, li te ankouraje nou e te di: “Si nou jije mwen fidèl a Senyè a, vin lakay mwen pou rete.” E li te konvenk nou de sa.
16 As we were going to prayer, a certain girl having a spirit of divination met us, who brought her masters much gain by fortune telling.
Li te vin rive ke pandan nou t ap ale nan plas lapriyè a, te gen yon sèten jenn fanm-esklav avèk yon Lespri divinasyon. Li te konn fè anpil kòb pou mèt li yo akoz ke li te konn pale moun davans sa ki t ap rive yo.
17 Following Paul and us, she cried out, “These men are servants of the Most High God, who proclaim to us a way of salvation!”
Li te swiv Paul avèk nou menm, e li t ap kriye fò san sès, e t ap di: “Mesye sa yo se sèvitè yo a Bondye Trè Wo a, k ap pwoklame a nou menm, youn chemen sali a.”
18 She was doing this for many days. But Paul, becoming greatly annoyed, turned and said to the spirit, “I command you in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her!” It came out that very hour.
Li te kontinye ap fè sa pandan anpil jou. Men Paul te vrèman enève. Li te vire e te di a Lespri a: “Mwen kòmande ou nan non Jésus Kri a pou sòti nan li!” E lespri a te sòti de li nan menm moman an.
19 But when her masters saw that the hope of their gain was gone, they seized Paul and Silas and dragged them into the marketplace before the rulers.
Men lè mèt li yo te wè ke tout espwa yo pou fè kòb te disparèt, yo te sezi Paul ak Silas. Yo te trennen yo nan mache a devan otorite yo.
20 When they had brought them to the magistrates, they said, “These men, being Jews, are agitating our city
Lè yo te mennen yo a chèf majistra yo, yo te di: “Mesye sa yo se Jwif yo k ap boulvèse vil nou an.
21 and advocate customs which it is not lawful for us to accept or to observe, being Romans.”
Y ap pwoklame koutim ki pa pèmèt pou nou aksepte ni obsève kòm Women.”
22 The multitude rose up together against them and the magistrates tore their clothes from them, then commanded them to be beaten with rods.
Konsa, foul la te leve ansanm kont yo. Chèf majistra yo te chire rad yo. Yo te kòmande pou yo bat yo avèk baton.
23 When they had laid many stripes on them, they threw them into prison, charging the jailer to keep them safely.
Lè yo te fin bay yo anpil kou, yo te jete yo nan prizon, e te kòmande jandam prizon an pou veye yo de prè.
24 Having received such a command, he threw them into the inner prison and secured their feet in the stocks.
Li menm, akoz ke li resevwa lòd sa a, te jete yo nan prizon pa anndan an, e te tache pye yo nan chèn.
25 But about midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the prisoners were listening to them.
Men anviwon minwi Paul avèk Silas t ap priye e chante chan lwanj a Bondye. Lòt prizonye yo t ap koute yo.
26 Suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken; and immediately all the doors were opened, and everyone’s bonds were loosened.
Konsa, sibitman te vin gen yon gwo tranbleman detè, ki souke menm fondasyon kay prizon an. Imedyatman tout pòt prizon an te vin louvri, e chèn tout moun te vin detache.
27 The jailer, being roused out of sleep and seeing the prison doors open, drew his sword and was about to kill himself, supposing that the prisoners had escaped.
Jandam prizon an te leve nan dòmi, e lè l te wè tout pòt yo te vin ouvri, li te rale nepe pou touye tèt li, paske li te sipoze ke prizonye yo te chape.
28 But Paul cried with a loud voice, saying, “Do not harm yourself, for we are all here!”
Men Paul te kriye ak yon vwa fò pou di l: “Pa fè tèt ou mal! Nou tout la!”
29 He called for lights, sprang in, fell down trembling before Paul and Silas,
Jandam nan te rele pou limyè, e te kouri antre ap tranble avèk laperèz. Konsa, li te tonbe devan Paul ak Silas,
30 brought them out, and said, “Sirs, what must I do to be saved?”
te mennen yo deyò, e li te mande yo: “Mesye yo kisa mwen dwe fè pou m ta sove?”
31 They said, “Believe in the Lord Jesus Christ, and you will be saved, you and your household.”
Yo te reponn: “Kwè nan Senyè a Jésus, e ou va sove, ou menm avèk lakay ou.”
32 They spoke the word of the Lord to him, and to all who were in his house.
Yo te pale li pawòl Senyè a, ansanm ak tout sila ki te lakay li yo.
33 He took them the same hour of the night and washed their stripes, and was immediately baptized, he and all his household.
Li te pran yo nan menm lè nwit sa a, li te lave blesi yo, e imedyatman, li te batize, li menm avèk tout lakay li.
34 He brought them up into his house and set food before them, and rejoiced greatly with all his household, having believed in God.
Li te mennen yo lakay li e te mete manje devan yo. Li te rejwi anpil, akoz li te kwè nan Bondye avèk tout lakay li.
35 But when it was day, the magistrates sent the sergeants, saying, “Let those men go.”
Alò, lè jounen an te rive, chèf majistra yo te voye jandam yo pou di: “Lage moun sa yo.”
36 The jailer reported these words to Paul, saying, “The magistrates have sent to let you go; now therefore come out and go in peace.”
Jandam prizon an te fè rapò sa a bay Paul. Li te di: “Chèf majistra yo gen tan voye lage nou. Konsa, vin deyò kounye a e ale anpè.”
37 But Paul said to them, “They have beaten us publicly without a trial, men who are Romans, and have cast us into prison! Do they now release us secretly? No, most certainly, but let them come themselves and bring us out!”
Men Paul te di yo: “Yo gen tan bat nou an piblik san jijman, moun ki se sitwayen Women, e yo te jete nou nan prizon. Alò, koulye a y ap voye nou ale an sekrè? Anverite, non! Men kite yo vini yo menm, pou mete nou deyò.”
38 The sergeants reported these words to the magistrates, and they were afraid when they heard that they were Romans,
Jandam yo te bay rapò a pawòl sila yo bay chèf majistra yo. Yo te pè lè yo te tande ke se te Women yo te ye.
39 and they came and begged them. When they had brought them out, they asked them to depart from the city.
Yo te vini pou te fè apèl ak yo, e lè yo te fin lage yo, yo te mande yo pou kite vil la.
40 They went out of the prison and entered into Lydia’s house. When they had seen the brothers, they encouraged them, then departed.
Yo te kite prizon an e te antre lakay Lydie. Lè yo te wè frè yo, yo te ankouraje yo, e yo te pati.
