1 Piè 4
1 Se poutèt sa, menm jan Kris la te soufri nan kò li, nou menm tou se pou nou pare pou n' soufri menm jan an tou. Paske, lè yon moun soufri nan kò li, li pa gen anyen pou l' wè ak peche ankò.
Since, then, Christ suffered in body, arm yourselves with the same resolve as he; for he who has suffered in body has ceased to sin,
2 Se pou li viv ti rès tan li gen pou l' viv sou tè a dapre egzijans volonte Bondye, pa dapre egzijans lachè.
and so will live the rest of his earthly life guided, not by human passions, but by the will of God.
3 Paske, nan tan lontan, nou te gen kont tan nou pou n' te fè tou sa moun ki pa konnen Bondye yo ap fè. Lè sa a, nou t'ap viv nan libètinaj, nan lanvi, nan bwè tafya, nan debòch, nan banbòch, nan sèvi zidòl, bagay lalwa defann nou fè.
Surely in the past you have spent time enough living as the Gentiles delight to live. For your path has lain among scenes of debauchery, licentiousness, drunkenness, revelry, hard-drinking, and profane idolatry.
4 Koulye a, moun sa yo twouve sa dwòl dèske nou pa fè bann ak yo ankò nan tout eksè sa yo. Se poutèt sa, y'ap pale nou mal.
And, because you do not run to the same extremes of profligacy as others, they are astonished, and malign you.
5 Men, yo gen pou yo rann kont bay Bondye ki deja pare pou jije ni moun ki vivan yo ni moun ki mouri yo.
But they will have to answer for their conduct to him who is ready to judge both the living and the dead.
6 Se pou sa menm yo te anonse bon nouvèl la bay moun ki mouri yo. Konsa, si lè yo te sou latè yo te tonbe anba jijman Bondye tankou tout moun, koulye a yo ka viv nan pouvwa Lespri Bondye a, jan Bondye vle l' la.
For that was why the good news was told to the dead also – that, after they have been judged in the body, as people are judged, they might live in the spirit, as God lives.
7 Tout bagay prèt pou fini. Se pou nou kenbe tèt nou anplas, veye kò nou pou n' ka lapriyè.
But the end of all things is near. Therefore exercise self-restraint and be calm, so that you may be able to pray.
8 Anvan tout bagay, se pou nou yonn renmen lòt anpil. Paske, lè nou renmen, sa fè Bondye padonnen anpil peche.
Above all things, let your love for one another be earnest, for “Love throws a veil over countless sins.”
9 Se pou nou yonn resevwa lòt lakay nou san plenyen.
Never grudge hospitality to one another.
10 Chak moun dwe pran kado Bondye ba yo a pou yo rann lòt yo sèvis. Konsa, tankou bon jeran, n'a pran kado Bondye yo, ki divès kalite, n'a fè yo travay.
Whatever the gift that each has received, use it in the service of others, as good stewards of the varied bounty of God.
11 Si yon moun ap pale, se pou l' pale tankou si se te pawòl Bondye li t'ap di. Si yon moun ap rann sèvis, se pou li fè l' ak fòs Bondye ba li. Konsa, nan tout bagay lwanj lan va pou Bondye, gremesi Jezikri. Se pou Jezikri tout lwanj ak tout pouvwa pou tout tan. Amèn. (aiōn g165)
When anyone speaks, they should speak as one who is delivering the oracles of God. When anyone is endeavouring to serve others, they should do so in reliance on the strength which God supplies; so that in everything God may be honoured through Jesus Christ – to whom be ascribed all honour and might for ever and ever. Amen. (aiōn g165)
12 Frè m' yo, nou pa bezwen sezi devan gwo eprèv sa yo k'ap tonbe sou nou tankou yon gwo dife. Nou pa bezwen konprann sa se yon bagay estwòdenè k'ap rive nou la a.
Dear friends, do not be astonished at the trial of fire that you are passing through, to test you, as though something strange were happening to you.
13 Okontrè, fè kè n' kontan. Paske, menm jan nou patisipe nan soufrans Kris yo, konsa tou n'a kontan nèt ale lè gwo pouvwa Kris la va parèt.
No, the more you share the sufferings of the Christ, the more may you rejoice, that, when the time comes for the manifestation of his glory, you may rejoice and exult.
14 Si yo joure nou paske n'ap swiv Kris la, konsidere sa tankou yon benediksyon. Paske, Lespri ki gen gwo pouvwa a, Lespri Bondye a nan nou.
If you are insulted for bearing the name of Christ, count yourselves blessed; because the divine glory and the Spirit of God are resting on you.
15 Mwen swete pou pesonn nan nou pa gen pou li soufri paske li te touye moun, osinon paske li te fè sa ki mal, osinon paske li te foure bouch li nan zafè ki pa gade li.
I need hardly say that no one among you must suffer as a murderer, or a thief, or a criminal, or for interfering in matters which do not concern Christians.
16 Men, si yon moun ap soufri paske se kretyen li ye, li pa bezwen wont pou sa. Okontrè, se pou li fè lwanj Bondye dèske li pote non Kris la.
But, if someone suffers as a Christian, they should not be ashamed of it; they should bring honour to God even though they bear that name.
17 Paske, dat la rive pou jijman Bondye a konmanse. L'ap konmanse ak moun ki nan kay Bondye a anvan. Si li konmanse ak nou, nou pa bezwen mande sak pral rive moun sa yo ki pa koute bon nouvèl Bondye a.
For the time has come for judgment to begin with the house of God; and, if it begins with us, what will be the end of those who reject God’s good news?
18 Tankou sa ekri nan Liv la: Si moun k'ap viv dwat devan Bondye yo pa fasil pou sove, nou pa bezwen mande sa k'ap rive moun ki pa kwè nan Bondye yo, moun k'ap viv nan peche yo.
If “a good person is saved only with difficulty, what will become of the godless and the sinful?”
19 Se poutèt sa, moun k'ap soufri paske se sa Bondye vle pou yo a, se pou yo pa sispann fè sa ki byen, se pou yo renmèt nanm yo nan men Bondye ki kreye yo, epi ki p'ap lage yo.
Therefore, I say, let those who suffer, because God wills it so, commit their lives into the hands of a faithful Creator, and persevere in doing right.
