1 Korint 9

1 Eske m' pa lib? Eske m' pa yon apòt? Eske m' pa t' wè Jezikri, Seyè nou an? Eske nou menm, se pa rezilta travay mwen nan sèvis Seyè a nou ye?

Am I not free? Am I not an apostle? Have I not seen our Lord Jesus? Aren’t you yourselves my work achieved in union with the Lord?

2 Menm si pou lòt moun mwen pa apòt, pou nou menm se apòt mwen ye. Paske, jan n'ap viv ansanm ak Seyè a, nou se prèv se apòt mwen ye.

If I am not an apostle to others, yet at least I am to you; for you are the seal that stamps me as an apostle in union with the Lord.

3 Lè moun ap kritike m', men ki jan mwen defann tèt mwen:

The defence that I make to my critics is this:

4 Mwen mande yo: Eske m' pa gen dwa pou yo ban m' manje, pou yo ban m' bwè pou travay mwen?

Haven’t we a right to food and drink?

5 Eske m' pa gen dwa fè tankou tout lòt apòt yo, tankou frè Seyè yo ansanm ak Sefas, pou m' mennen yon sè ki ta madanm mwen kote m' prale?

Haven’t we a right to take a wife with us, if she is a Christian, as the other apostles and the Master’s brothers and Cephas all do?

6 Eske se Banabas avè m' ase ki pou fè lòt travay pou n' ka viv?

Or is it only Barnabas and I who have no right to give up working for our bread?

7 Nou janm tande yon sòlda ap fè sèvis nan lame, pou se li menm ankò ki peye tèt li? Ou ankò, èske yon moun pa gen dwa manje rezen nan pye rezen li te plante a? Osinon, èske yon gadò mouton pa gen dwa bwè lèt mouton l'ap okipe yo?

Does anyone ever serve as a soldier at his own expense? Does anyone plant a vineyard and not eat its produce? Or does anyone look after a herd and not drink the milk?

8 Pa konprann se sèlman nan zafè lèzòm nou jwenn egzanp konsa. Lalwa Moyiz la di menm bagay la tou.

Am I, in all this, speaking only from the human standpoint? Does not the Law also say the same?

9 Men sa ki ekri nan Liv lalwa a: Pa bay bèf k'ap rale kabwèt la baboukèt. Se lapenn Bondye gen konsa pou bèf yo atò?

For in the Law of Moses it is said – “You should not muzzle an ox while it is treading out the grain.” Is it the bullocks that God is thinking of?

10 Nou pa kwè se pou nou l'ap pale pito? Men wi. Se pou nou pawòl la te ekri. Se pou moun k'ap bat tè a fè travay la ak espwa y'ap ba li pa l' nan rekòt la. Se menm jan an tou pou moun k'ap bat pwa a.

Or is not is said entirely for our sakes? Surely it was written for our sakes, for the ploughman ought not to plough, nor the thrasher to thrash, without expecting a share of the grain.

11 Nou simen grenn ki soti nan Lespri Bondye a nan kè nou. Eske se yon zafè sa ta ye si nou rekòlte nan byen materyèl nou yo?

Since we, then, sowed spiritual seed for you, is it too much that we should reap from you an earthly harvest?

12 Si lòt moun gen dwa sa a sou nou, èske nou menm nou pa gen plis dwa pase yo? Men nou pa t' pwofite dwa sa a. Okontrè, nou soufri tout bagay pou n' pa antrave mach bon nouvèl ki pale sou Kris la.

If others share in this right over you, don’t we even more? Still we did not avail ourselves of this right. No, we endure anything rather than impede the progress of the good news of the Christ.

13 Nou konnen sa byen pwòp: tout moun k'ap travay pou Bondye nan tanp lan, manje yo sou kont tanp lan. Tout moun k'ap ofri bèt pou touye sou lòtèl la resevwa pa yo nan vyann bèt yo touye a.

Don’t you know that those who do the work of the Temple live on what comes from the Temple, and that those who serve at the altar share the offerings with the altar?

14 Konsa tou, Seyè a bay lòd pou tout moun k'ap anonse bon nouvèl la fèt pou yo viv sou kont travay bon nouvèl la.

So, too, the Master has appointed that those who tell the good news should get their living from the good news.

15 Men, poutèt pa m', mwen pa janm pwofite dwa sa a. Se pa pou fè ankenn reklamasyon non plis kifè m'ap ekri sa. Mwen ta pito mouri pase pou m' ta kite moun wete lwanj sa a nan men mwen!

I, however, have not availed myself of any of these rights. I am not saying this to secure such an arrangement for myself; indeed, I would far rather die – Nobody will make my boast a vain one!

16 Tande byen, se pa yon lwanj pou mwen dèske m'ap anonse bon nouvèl la. Sa se yon obligasyon yo fè mwen. Malè pou mwen si m' pa anonse bon nouvèl la!

If I proclaim the good news, I have nothing to boast of, for I am compelled to do so. Woe is me if I do not share it!

17 Si se mwen ki te chwazi tèt mwen pou fè travay sa a, mwen ta ka gen espwa resevwa lajan pou sa. Men, si se fòse yo fòse m' fè travay sa a, lè sa a se yon reskonsablite Bondye ban mwen.

If I do this work willingly, I have a reward; but, if unwillingly, I have been charged to perform a duty.

18 Ki jan yo peye m' atò? Tout plezi m' se pou m' anonse bon nouvèl la gratis, san m' pa egzije anyen nan sa yo dwe m' pou travay m'ap fè a lè m'ap anonse bon nouvèl la.

What is my reward, then? To present the good news free of all cost, and so make but a sparing use of the rights which it gives me.

19 Mwen lib, mwen pa esklav pesonn. Men, mwen fè tèt mwen esklav tout moun pou m' ka mennen mezi m' kapab vin jwenn Kris la.

Although I was entirely free, yet, to win as many converts as possible, I made myself everyone’s slave.

20 Lè m'ap travay nan mitan moun ki jwif, mwen viv tankou yon jwif pou m' ka mennen yo vin jwenn Kris la. Mwen pa anba lalwa Moyiz la. Men, mwen viv tankou si m' te anba l' lè m'ap travay nan mitan moun ki anba lalwa a, pou m' ka mennen yo vin jwenn Kris la.

To the Jews I became like a Jew, to win Jews. To those who are subject to Law I became like a man subject to Law – though I was not myself subject to Law – to win those who are subject to Law.

21 Konsa tou, lè m' nan mitan moun ki pa konnen lalwa Moyiz la, mwen viv tankou yo san m' pa okipe lalwa a, pou m' ka mennen yo vin jwenn Kris la. Sa pa vle di pou sa mwen pa obeyi lalwa Bondye a. Paske mwen menm, mwen anba lalwa Kris la.

To those who have no Law I became like a man who has no Law – not that I am free from God’s Law; no, for I am under Christ’s Law – to win those who have no law.

22 Avèk moun ki fèb nan konfyans yo, m'ap viv tankou si mwen menm tou mwen te fèb, pou m' sa mennen yo vini. Konsa konsa, mwen fè m' tout jan ak tout moun pou m' ka sove kèk nan yo pa tout mwayen posib.

To the weak I became weak, to win the weak. I have become all things to all people, so as at all costs to save some.

23 Mwen fè tou sa poutèt bon nouvèl la, pou m' ka resevwa pa m' nan benediksyon l' yo.

And I do everything for the sake of the good news, so that with them I may share in its blessings.

24 Lè y'ap fè konkou pou wè kilès ki ka kouri pi vit, tout moun gen pou kouri. Men, se yon sèl ki gen premye pri a. Nou konn sa, pa vre? Enben, nou menm tou, kouri pou n' ka genyen kous la.

Don’t you know that on a racecourse, though all run, yet only one wins the prize? Run in such a way that you may win.

25 Moun k'ap fè egzèsis pou al nan konkou, yo bay kò yo yon disiplen sevè pou yo ka byen pare. Yo fè tou sa pou yo ka genyen yon kouwòn ki p'ap konsève lontan. Men nou menm, n'ap bay kò nou yon disiplen sevè pou n' ka genyen yon kouwòn k'ap la pou tout tan.

Every athlete exercises self-restraint in everything; they, indeed, for a crown that fades, we for one that is unfading.

26 Se poutèt sa, m'ap kouri, men je m' pa soti sou kote pou m' rive a. Mwen tankou yon nonm k'ap tire koutpwen, men mwen pa tankou moun k'ap goumen ak lonbraj li.

I, therefore, do not run aimlessly. I do not box like a man hitting the air.

27 Mwen aji di ak kò m', mwen kenbe l' kout, pou mwen menm yo pa voye m' jete apre mwen fin moutre lòt yo sa pou yo fè.

No, I bruise my body and make it my slave, so that I, who have called others to the contest, will not myself be rejected.