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1 Se mwen menm, Pyè, apòt Jezikri, k'ap ekri lèt sa a pou nou tout ki fè pati pèp Bondye te chwazi a men k'ap viv tankou etranje, gaye nan peyi Pon, Galasi, Kapadòs, Lazi ak Bitini.
To the people of God who are living abroad, dispersed throughout Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Roman Asia, and Bithynia,
2 Se Bondye Papa a ki te chwazi nou dapre plan li te fè davans lan. Gremesi Sentespri li a, li mete nou apa pou li pou n' obeyi Jezikri, pou san Jezikri ki koule pou nou an ka mete nou nan kondisyon pou sèvi Bondye. M'ap mande Bondye pou nou resevwa anpil benediksyon ak kè poze.
and who were chosen in accordance with the foreknowledge of God the Father, through the consecration of the Spirit, to learn obedience, and to be purified by the sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ, from Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ. May blessing and peace be yours in ever increasing measure.
3 Ann fè lwanj Bondye, Papa Jezikri, Seyè nou an. Paske, nan kè sansib li, li ban nou lavi ankò lè li te fè Jezikri leve soti vivan nan lanmò a. Sa fè nou viv ak anpil espwa.
Blessed is the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has, in his great mercy, through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
4 N'ap tann lè pou n' resevwa eritaj Bondye a, eritaj ki p'ap janm pouri, ki p'ap janm sal, ni ki p'ap janm pèdi frechè l', eritaj li sere pou nou nan syèl la.
given us the new life of undying hope, that promises an inheritance, imperishable, stainless, unfading, which has been reserved for you in heaven –
5 Paske nou menm nou gen konfyans nan li, Bondye ap pwoteje nou ak pouvwa li jouk la delivre nou jan sa pral parèt aklè nan dènye tan an.
for you who, through faith, are being guarded by the power of God, awaiting a salvation that is ready to be revealed in the last days.
6 Sa fè nou kontan anpil, menm si koulye a nou blije gen lapenn anpil pou yon ti tan, avèk tout kalite eprèv n'ap sibi yo.
At the thought of this you are full of exultation, though (if it has been necessary) you have suffered for the moment somewhat from various trials;
7 Paske, konfyans nou se tankou lò li ye. Yo blije pase lò a, ki yon bagay perisab, nan dife pou wè si l' bon. Konsa tou, konfyans nou ki gen plis valè pase lò a gen pou pase anba eprèv tou, pou nou ka resevwa lwanj, onè ak respè lè Jezikri va parèt.
that the genuineness of your faith – a thing far more precious than gold, which is perishable, yet has to be tested by fire – may win praise and glory and honour at the appearing of Jesus Christ.
8 Nou renmen l', atout nou pa te wè l'; nou gen konfyans nan li, atout nou pa wè l' koulye a. Konsa, nou kontan ak yon kontantman nou pa ka esplike men ki merite lwanj,
Though you have never seen him, yet you love him; though you do not even now see him, yet you believe in him, and exalt with a triumphant happiness too great for words,
9 paske nou jwenn sa nou t'ap chache lè nou te kwè a: delivrans pou nanm nou.
as you receive the reward of your faith in the salvation of your souls!
10 Pwofèt yo te chache anpil, yo te fouye anpil pou yo te ka konnen ki jan Bondye t'ap delivre nou. Yo te di davans ki kalite favè Bondye tapral fè nou.
It was this salvation that the prophets, who spoke long ago of the blessing intended for you, sought, and strove to comprehend;
11 Lespri Kris la ki te nan yo te fè yo konnen davans tou sa Kris la tapral soufri, ansanm ak lwanj ki t'ap tann li apre sa. Men, yo t'ap chache konnen tou kilè ak nan ki sikonstans sa tapral rive.
as they strove to discern what that time could be, to which the Spirit of Christ within them was pointing, when foretelling the sufferings that Christ would have to endure, and the glories that would follow.
12 Se konsa, Bondye fè yo konnen sèvis yo t'ap fè lè yo te bay mesaj la, se pa t' pou yo, men pou nou. Gremesi moun k'ap anonse nou bon nouvèl la, avèk pouvwa Sentespri ki soti nan syèl la, nou konnen bagay sa yo koulye a, bagay ata zanj yo ta renmen konprann.
And it was revealed to them that it was not for themselves, but for you, that they were acting as Ministers of the truths which have now been told to you, by those who, with the help of the Holy Spirit sent from heaven, have brought you the good news – truths into which even angels long to look.
13 Se poutèt sa, konnen byen sa nou pral fè. Mete tèt nou an plas. Mete tout espwa nou nan benediksyon nou pral resevwa lè Jezikri va parèt.
Therefore concentrate your minds, with the strictest self-control, and fix your hopes on the blessing that is coming for you at the appearing of Jesus Christ.
14 Tankou timoun obeyisan, pa kite move lanvi nou te genyen nan tan lontan yo mennen lavi nou ankò, tankou anvan lè nou pa t' konn Bondye.
Be like obedient children; do not let your lives be shaped by the passions which once swayed you in the days of your ignorance,
15 Okontrè, nan tou sa n'ap fè, se pou nou bon nèt, tankou Bondye ki rele nou an bon nèt tou.
but in your whole life show yourselves to be holy, after the pattern of the Holy One from whom you received your call.
16 Paske, men sa ki ekri nan Liv la: Se pou nou bon nèt, paske mwen menm, mwen bon nèt.
For scripture says – “You will be holy, because I am holy.”
17 Si lè n'ap lapriyè nou rele Bondye: Papa, li menm ki p'ap gade sou figi moun men k'ap jije tout moun menm jan dapre sa yo fè, se pou nou viv ak krentif pou Bondye pandan ti tan ki rete pou nou pase sou tè a.
And since you call on him as “Father,” who judges everyone impartially by what he has done, let respectful awe be the spirit of your lives during the time of your stay on earth.
18 Bondye wete nou nan lavi san sans nou te resevwa nan men zansèt nou yo. Nou konnen sa li te peye pou sa. Se pa t' avèk bagay ki ka pèdi valè yo tankou lajan ak lò.
For you know that it was not by perishable things, such as silver and gold, that you were ransomed from the aimless way of living which was handed down to you from your ancestors,
19 Men, se avèk gwo ofrann san Kris la ki te koule lè li te ofri tèt li tankou yon ti mouton san defo ni ankenn enfimite.
but by precious blood, as it were of a lamb, unblemished and spotless, the blood of Christ.
20 Bondye te chwazi l' pou sa depi anvan li te kreye tout bagay. Men, se nan dènye tan sa yo li vin parèt pou byen nou.
Destined for this before the beginning of the world, he has been revealed in these last days for your sakes,
21 Gremesi Kris la, nou gen konfyans nan Bondye ki te fè l' leve soti vivan nan lanmò, nan Bondye ki te ba l' lwanj. Konsa, nou mete tout konfyans nou ak tout espwa nou nan Bondye.
who, through him, are faithful to God who raised him from the dead and gave him honour, so that your faith and hope are now in God.
22 Koulye a, lè n'ap obeyi verite a, nou nan kondisyon pou nou fè sèvis Bondye, pou nou sa gen yon renmen sensè pou frè yo. Se sak fè, se pou nou yonn renmen lòt ak tout kè nou, ak tout fòs nou.
Now that, by your obedience to the truth, you have purified your lives, so that there is growing up among you a genuine affection, love one another earnestly with all your hearts;
23 Gremesi pawòl Bondye a ki yon pawòl vivan epi ki la pou tout tan, nou resevwa yon lòt lavi. Fwa sa a, nou pa soti nan yon jèm ki ka mouri, men nan yon jèm ki pa ka mouri. (aiōn g165)
since your new life has come, not from perishable, but imperishable, seed, through the message of the Everliving God. (aiōn g165)
24 Jan sa ekri nan Liv la: Moun, se tankou zèb yo ye. Tout bèl ou wè yo bèl la, se tankou flè zèb la yo ye. Zèb la chèch, flè a tonbe.
For – “All earthly life is but as grass, and all its splendour as the flower of grass. The grass fades, its flower falls,
