1 Tesalonik 2
1 Nou menm frè m' yo, nou konn sa byen: vizit mwen te fè lakay nou an te bay bon rezilta.
Yes, friends, you yourselves know that your reception of us was not without result.
2 Mwen te fenk soti lavil Filip kote yo te maltrete m' anpil, kote yo te joure m' lan. Men, Bondye ban m' fòs ak kouraj pou m' te ka anonse nou bon nouvèl ki soti nan li a, malgre tout opozisyon mwen te jwenn.
For, although we had experienced suffering and ill treatment, as you know, at Philippi, we had the courage, by the help of our God, to tell you God’s good news in spite of great opposition.
3 Paske, lè m'ap pale ak moun, se pa manti m'ap bay, ni mwen pa gen ankenn move lide dèyè tèt mwen, ni mwen p'ap chache twonpe pesonn.
Our appeal to you was not based on a delusion, nor was it made from unworthy motives, or with any intention of misleading you.
4 Okontrè, mwen te toujou pale jan Bondye vle l' la. Se Bondye ki konnen sa ki nan kè mwen. Li fè m' konfyans, li ban mwen bon nouvèl li a pou m' anonse. Se sak fè, se pa lèzòm m'ap chache fè plezi, men Bondye ki konnen sa ki nan kè mwen.
But, having been found worthy by God to be entrusted with the good news, therefore we tell it; with a view to please, not people, but God who proves our hearts.
5 Nou menm, nou konn sa byen: mwen pa janm sèvi ak pawòl ki pou flate moun, ni mwen pa janm pran ankenn pretès pou chache fè lajan. Mwen pran Bondye pou temwen.
Never at any time, as you know, did we use the language of flattery, or make false professions in order to hide selfish aims. God will bear witness to that.
6 Mwen pa chache lwanj nan men pesonn, ni nan men nou, ni nan men lòt moun.
Nor did we seek to win honour from people, whether from you or from others, although, as apostles of Christ, we might have burdened you with our support.
7 Se pa kapab mwen pa ta kapab fè nou santi otorite Kris la ban mwen tankou apòt li. Non, okontrè. Pandan tout tan m' te lakay nou, mwen te aji avèk dousè, tankou yon manman k'ap pran swen pitit li yo.
But we lived among you with the simplicity of a child; we were like a woman nursing her own children.
8 Mwen te sitèlman renmen nou, se pa bon nouvèl la ase mwen ta ban nou. Ata vi m' mwen ta bay pou nou. Nou wè jan m' renmen nou!
In our strong affection for you, that seemed to us the best way of sharing with you, not only God’s good news, but our lives as well – so dear had you become to us.
9 Nou chonje, frè m' yo, jan m' te travay, jan m' te fatige kò m' ap travay lajounen kou lannwit pou m' pa t' sou kont nou yonn pandan tout tan mwen t'ap anonse nou bon nouvèl Bondye a.
You will not have forgotten, friends, our labour and toil. Night and day we used to work at our trades, so as not be a burden to any of you, while we proclaimed to you God’s good news.
10 Mwen pran nou sèvi m' temwen ansanm ak Bondye: Nou menm ki gen konfyans nan Bondye, nou ka di mwen te aji byen ak nou, yon jan ki dakò ak volonte Bondye, yon jan ki dwat, ki san repwòch.
You will bear witness, and God also, that our relations with you who believed in Christ were pure, and upright, and beyond reproach.
11 Nou konnen ki jan mwen te aji ak nou chak, tankou yon papa ak pitit li yo.
Indeed, you know that, like a father with his own children, we used to encourage and comfort every one of you, and solemnly plead with you;
12 Mwen te ankouraje nou, mwen te konsole nou, mwen pa t' janm sispann fè nou konprann byen ki jan pou nou mennen tèt nou pou nou ka fè Bondye plezi, paske Bondye rele nou pou nou resevwa pa nou nan gouvènman l' ak nan bèl pouvwa li.
so that you should make your daily lives worthy of God who is calling you into the glory of his kingdom.
13 Se konsa, mwen pa sispann di Bondye mèsi tou pou jan nou te pare zòrèy nou koute lè m' t'ap fè nou konnen pawòl Bondye a. Nou te resevwa l' pou sa l' ye a: pou pawòl Bondye, pa pou pawòl lèzòm. Se pawòl sa a k'ap travay nan kè nou, nou menm ki gen konfyans nan Bondye.
This, too, is a reason why we, on our part, are continually thanking God – because, in receiving the teaching that you had from us, you accepted it, not as the teaching of humans, but as what it really is – the teaching of God, which is even now doing its work within you who believe in Christ.
14 Frè m' yo, sa ki rive nou an, se sa ki te rive manm legliz Bondye k'ap viv pou Jezikri nan peyi Jide a. Menm sa yo te soufri nan men jwif yo, se sa nou soufri tou nan men moun menm peyi ak nou yo.
For you, friends, began to follow the example of the churches of God in Judea which are in union with Jesus Christ; you, in your turn, suffering at the hands of your fellow citizens, in the same way as those churches did at the hands of their people –
15 Se jwif yo ki te fè touye ni Jezi, Seyè a, ni pwofèt yo. Se yo menm tou ki te pèsekite m' ansanm ak zanmi m' yo. Yo pa soti pou fè Bondye plezi. Yo fè lènmi ak tout moun.
who killed both the Lord Jesus and the prophets, and persecuted us also. They do not try to please God, and they are enemies to all humanity,
16 Y'ap fè sa yo kapab pou anpeche m' pale ak moun ki pa jwif yo, pou moun sa yo pa sove. Konsa, yo lage kò yo nèt ale nan menm peche yo te toujou kònn fè a. Men, koulye a kòlè Bondye tonbe sou yo.
for they try to prevent us from speaking to the Gentiles with a view to their salvation, and so are always filling up the measure of their iniquity. But the wrath of God has come upon them to the full!
17 Pou mwen menm, frè m' yo, pa gen lontan depi m' kite nou. Nou pa wè menm, se vre. Men, lide m' toujou sou nou. Se pa ti anvi mwen pa anvi wè nou ankò.
As for ourselves, friends, our having been bereaved of you even for a short time – though in body only, and not in spirit – made us all the more eager to see your faces again; and the longing to do so was strong on us.
18 Mwen pa konnen sa m' ta fè pou m' tounen lakay nou ankò. Mwen menm Pòl, mwen te seye plizyè fwa menm. Men, Satan te anpeche mwen.
That was why we made up our minds to go and see you – at least I, Paul, did, more than once – but Satan put difficulties in our way.
19 Se nou menm, moun Tesalonik, ki tout espwa mwen, se pa lòt moun. Se nou menm ki fè kè m' kontan. Se nou menm k'ap ban m' okazyon pou m' vante tèt mwen devan Jezi, Seyè nou an, lè la vini.
For what hope or joy will be ours, or what crown will we have to boast of, in the presence of our Lord Jesus, at his coming, if it isn’t you?
20 Se nou menm ki ban m' satilfaksyon, se nou menm ki fè kè m' kontan.
You are our pride and our delight!
