Colossians 1
1 Paul, an emissary of Messiah Yeshua through the will of God, and Timothy our brother,
Se mwen menm Pòl, yon moun Bondye te deside chwazi pou sèvi apòt Jezikri, ansanm ak Timote, frè nou, k'ap ekri lèt sa a
2 to the holy ones and faithful brothers in Messiah at Colossae: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Yeshua the Messiah.
voye bay tout pèp Bondye ki lavil Kolòs la, k'ap kenbe fèm nan lavi n'ap mennen ansanm tankou frè nan Kris la. Nou mande Bondye, Papa nou, pou li ban nou benediksyon ak kè poze.
3 We give thanks to God the Father of our Lord Yeshua the Messiah, praying always for you,
Mwen pa janm sispann di Bondye, Papa Jezikri, Seyè nou an, mèsi lè m'ap lapriyè pou nou.
4 having heard of your faith in Messiah Yeshua and of the love which you have toward all the holy ones,
Mwen pran nouvel jan nou gen konfyans nan Jezikri, jan nou renmen tout moun ki fè pati pèp Bondye a.
5 because of the hope which is laid up for you in the heavens, of which you heard before in the word of the truth of the Good News
Depi premye jou yo te fè nou konnen bon nouvèl la ki yon mesaj ki vre, nou te gen espwa jwenn sa Bondye sere pou nou nan syèl la. Se espwa sa a ki fè nou gen tout konfyans sa a ak tout renmen sa a nan kè nou.
6 which has come to you, even as it is in all the world and is bearing fruit and growing, as it does in you also, since the day you heard and knew the grace of God in truth,
Bon nouvel la gaye nan mitan nou depi premye jou nou te tande pale favè Bondye a, depi lè yo te fè nou konnen sa li ye tout bon an. Bon nouvèl sa a lakòz nou resevwa anpil benediksyon, menm jan li fè l' toupatou sou latè.
7 even as you learned from Epaphras our beloved fellow servant, who is a faithful servant of Messiah on your behalf,
Se Epafras, yon bon zanmi k'ap travay ansanm avè m', ki te moutre nou tou sa. L'ap ede m' nan travay la tankou yon bon sèvitè Kris la.
8 who also declared to us your love in the Spirit.
Se li menm ki fè m' konnen renmen Lespri Bondye a ban nou.
9 For this cause, we also, since the day we heard this, don’t cease praying and making requests for you, that you may be filled with the knowledge of his will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding,
Se poutèt sa, mwen pa janm sispann lapriyè Bondye pou nou depi jou mwen te rive konn sa. Mwen mande Bondye pou l' fè nou rive fin konnen volonte l' nèt ale, pou l' ban nou anpil lespri ak anpil konprann ki soti nan Sentespri.
10 that you may walk worthily of the Lord, to please him in all respects, bearing fruit in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God,
Konsa, n'a viv jan Bondye vle l' la, n'a toujou fè sa ki fè l' plezi. N'a fè tout kalite bon bagay, n'a grandi nan konesans Bondye.
11 strengthened with all power, according to the might of his glory, for all endurance and perseverance with joy,
Mwen mande Bondye pou l' fòtifye nou tout jan ak bèl pouvwa li pou nou ka sipòte tout bagay avèk pasyans.
12 giving thanks to the Father, who made us fit to be partakers of the inheritance of the holy ones in light,
Ak kè kontan, se pou nou di Papa a mèsi, li menm ki ban nou privilèj resevwa pòsyon pa nou nan eritaj Bondye sere pou tout moun pa l' yo nan peyi limyè a.
13 who delivered us out of the power of darkness, and translated us into the Kingdom of the Son of his love,
Li rache nou anba pouvwa fènwa a, li fè nou antre nan peyi kote Pitit li renmen anpil la wa.
14 in whom we have our redemption, the forgiveness of our sins.
Se gremesi Pitit sa a nou delivre, nou resevwa padon pou peche nou yo.
15 He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation.
Kris se pòtre Bondye, Bondye nou pa ka wè a. Se li menm ki premye pitit li. Li te la anvan tou sa Bondye te kreye.
16 For by him all things were created in the heavens and on the earth, visible things and invisible things, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers. All things have been created through him and for him.
Se ak li Bondye te kreye tou sa ki nan syèl la ak sou latè, sa nou wè ak sa nou pa wè. Se ak li li kreye tout lespri yo ki chita ap donminen, ki gen otorite, ki chèf epi ki gen pouvwa. Se ak Kris la Bondye te kreye yo tout, epi se pou li li te kreye yo.
17 He is before all things, and in him all things are held together.
Kris la te la anvan tout bagay. Se nan li yo tout jwenn plas yo.
18 He is the head of the body, the assembly, who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, that in all things he might have the preeminence.
Se li ki tèt legliz la, legliz la se kò li. Se li menm ki bay kò a lavi. Se li menm an premye ki te leve soti vivan nan lanmò pou l' te ka gen premye plas nan tout bagay.
19 For all the fullness was pleased to dwell in him,
Se Bondye menm ki te vle pou tou sa l' ye a, se sa pou Kris la ye tou.
20 and through him to reconcile all things to himself by him, whether things on the earth or things in the heavens, having made peace through the blood of his cross.
Se li menm tou ki te vle fè tout bagay byen avè li ankò, gremesi Kris la, tou sa ki sou latè ak tou sa ki nan syèl la. Li mete lapè toupatou, gremesi san Kris la ki koule sou kwa a.
21 You, being in past times alienated and enemies in your mind in your evil deeds,
Nou menm tou, moun Kolòs, nan tan lontan, nou t'ap viv lwen Bondye. Nou te lènmi avè l' akòz tout bagay mal nou t'ap fè yo, ak tout move lide nou te gen nan tèt nou.
22 yet now he has reconciled in the body of his flesh through death, to present you holy and without defect and blameless before him,
Men koulye a, gremesi Kris la ki mouri nan kò l' tankou yon moun, Bondye fè nou byen avè l' ankò pou nou ka parèt devan l' tankou moun k'ap viv apa pou li, san okenn tach, san okenn repwòch.
23 if it is so that you continue in the faith, grounded and steadfast, and not moved away from the hope of the Good News which you heard, which is being proclaimed in all creation under heaven, of which I, Paul, was made a servant.
Men, gen yon kondisyon pou sa: se pou nou rete fèm, byen anrasinen nan konfyans nou, san nou pa pèdi espwa nou genyen depi lè nou te tande bon nouvèl la. Se bon nouvèl sa a yo te anonse bay tout moun sou latè epi se li menm, mwen menm Pòl, m'ap sèvi.
24 Now I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake, and fill up on my part that which is lacking of the afflictions of Messiah in my flesh for his body’s sake, which is the assembly,
Koulye a, mwen kontan anpil dèske m'ap soufri pou nou. Paske, lè m'ap soufri nan kò pa m' konsa, m'ap bay pòsyon pa m' pou konplete tou sa ki manke nan soufrans Kris la pou legliz la ki kò li.
25 of which I was made a servant according to the stewardship of God which was given me toward you to fulfill the word of God,
Wi, m'ap sèvi legliz la koulye a dapre travay Bondye ban m' fè pou nou an: travay sa a se pou m' anonse tout bagay ki nan mesaj li a,
26 the mystery which has been hidden for ages and generations. But now it has been revealed to his holy ones, (aiōn g165)
pou m' fè tout moun konnen sekrè li te kenbe kache depi tout tan kifè pesonn pa t' konnen l'. Men koulye a, li devwale l' bay tout moun ki pou li. (aiōn g165)
27 to whom God was pleased to make known what are the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles, which is Messiah in you, the hope of glory.
Paske, Bondye vle fè moun pa l' yo konnen tout richès ak tout bèl pouvwa ki nan sekrè li te sere pou moun ki pa jwif yo. Men sekrè a: nou menm moun ki pa jwif yo, Kris la ap viv nan kè nou tou, li ban nou espwa nou gen pou n' patisipe nan bèl pouvwa Bondye a.
28 We proclaim him, admonishing every man and teaching every man in all wisdom, that we may present every man perfect in Messiah Yeshua;
Konsa, m'ap fè tout moun konnen Kris la. M'ap bay tout moun konsèy, m'ap moutre yo tout bagay avè bon konprann, jan m' kapab pou yo tout ka parèt devan Bondye tankou granmoun ki byen grandi nan lavi y'ap mennen ansanm ak Kris la.
29 for which I also labor, striving according to his working, which works in me mightily.
Se pou sa m'ap travay, se pou sa m'ap goumen ak tout pouvwa Kris la k'ap travay ak fòs nan mwen.
