1 Timote 1
1 Mwen menm, Pòl, yon apòt Jezikri dapre volonte Bondye, Sovè nou, ansanm ak Jezikri ki tout espwa nou,
From Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the appointment of God, our Saviour, and Christ Jesus, our hope.
2 m'ap ekri ou, Timote, pitit lejitim mwen nan konfyans mwen gen nan Bondye. M'ap mande Bondye, Papa a, ak Jezikri, Seyè nou an, pou yo gen pitye pou ou, pou yo ba ou benediksyon ak kè poze.
To Timothy, my true child in the faith: May God, the Father, and Christ Jesus, our Lord, bless you, and be merciful to you, and give you peace.
3 Se pou ou rete nan lavil Efèz, jan m' te mande ou la lè mwen t'ap pati pou peyi Masedwan. Paske, gen kèk moun nan lavil Efèz la k'ap moutre lòt yo yon bann lòt bagay ki pa vre. Se pou ou ba yo lòd sispann fè sa y'ap fè a.
I beg you, as I did when I was on my way into Macedonia, to remain at Ephesus; so that you may instruct certain people there not to teach new and strange doctrines,
4 Di yo wete lide yo sou vye istwa san fondman sa yo, sou lis non gran granparan moun ki byen long. Bagay sa yo lakòz moun fè yon bann diskisyon initil. Yo p'ap sèvi plan travay Bondye a, jan nou konnen l', gremesi lafwa a.
nor to devote their attention to legends and interminable genealogies, which tend to give rise to argument rather than to further that divine plan which is revealed in the faith.
5 W'ap ba yo lòd sa a, pou yo ka rive gen renmen ki soti nan yon kè ki nan kondisyon pou sèvi Bondye, nan yon konsyans trankil ak yon konfyans sensè nan Bondye.
The object of all instruction is to call forth that love which comes from a pure heart, a clear conscience, and a sincere faith.
6 Gen ladan yo ki pèdi chemen yo, yo lage kò yo nan yon bann diskisyon san sans.
And it is because they have not aimed at these things that the attention of certain people has been diverted to unprofitable subjects.
7 Yo ta renmen pase pou moun k'ap moutre lalwa Bondye a. Men, yo pa konprann anyen ni nan sa y'ap di a, ni nan keksyon y'ap defann lan.
They want to be teachers of the Law, and yet do not understand either the words they use, or the subjects on which they speak so confidently.
8 Nou konnen lalwa se yon bagay ki bon depi ou sèvi avè l' jan ou dwe sèvi avè l' la.
We know, of course, that the Law is excellent, when used legitimately,
9 Se pou nou chonje tou yo pa mete lalwa pou moun k'ap aji byen. Lalwa a se pou malveyan yo, pou moun k'ap fè rebèl, pou mechan yo, pou moun k'ap fè peche, pou moun ki pa gen respè ni pou Bondye ni pou larelijyon, pou moun k'ap touye manman yo ak papa yo, pou ansasen,
by one who recognises that laws were not made for good people, but for the lawless and disorderly, for irreligious and wicked people, for those who are irreverent and profane, for those who ill-treat their fathers or mothers, for murderers,
10 pou moun k'ap fè imoralite, pou moun ki gen vye mès gason ak gason, fanm ak fanm, pou moun k'ap vann esklav, pou moun k'ap bay manti, k'ap fè sèman pou twonpe moun. Lalwa a se pou tout moun k'ap fè tout kalite bagay ki pa dakò ak verite yo moutre nou an.
for the immoral, for perverts, for slave traders, for liars, for perjurers, and for whatever else is opposed to sound Christian teaching –
11 Verite sa a, nou jwenn li nan bèl mesaj Bondye te mete m' reskonsab pou anonse a. Se bon nouvèl ki pale nou sou Bondye ki merite nou fè lwanj pou li a.
as is taught in the glorious good news of the ever-blessed God, with which I was entrusted.
12 M'ap di Jezikri, Seyè nou an, mèsi dèske li ban m' fòs kouraj pou m' fè travay mwen. M'ap di l' mèsi dèske li te konsidere m' anpil pou l' te fè m' tout konfyans sa a, pou l' te chwazi m' pou sèvis li,
I am thankful to Christ Jesus, our Lord, who has been my strength, for showing that he thought me worthy of trust by appointing me to his ministry,
13 atout nan tan lontan mwen te konn pale l' mal, mwen te pèsekite l', mwen te joure li. Men, se Bondye menm ki te gen pitye pou mwen, paske lè sa a mwen pa t' gen konfyans nan li. Konsa, mwen pa t' konnen sa m' t'ap fè.
though I once used to blaspheme, and to persecute, and to insult. Yet mercy was shown me, because I acted in ignorance, while still an unbeliever;
14 Jezikri, Seyè nou, fè m' anpil favè: li fè m' gen konfyans ak renmen nou jwenn lè n'ap viv ansanm nan Kris la.
and the loving kindness of our Lord was boundless, and filled me with that faith and love which come from union with Christ Jesus.
15 Sa se yon pawòl ki vre, pawòl tout moun te dwe kwè: Jezikri te vini sou latè pou delivre moun k'ap fè peche. Mwen menm, mwen pi mal pase yo tout.
How true the saying is, and worthy of the fullest acceptance, that “Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners”! And there is no greater sinner than I!
16 Men, se poutèt sa Bondye te gen pitye pou mwen. Mwen menm ki te pi mal pase yo tout, se pou mwen Jezikri te moutre jan l' ka gen pasyans. Konsa, mwen tounen yon egzanp pou tout moun ki pita va gen pou mete konfyans yo nan li, pou yo ka resevwa lavi ki p'ap janm fini an. (aiōnios g166)
Yet mercy was shown me for the express purpose that Christ Jesus might exhibit in my case, beyond all others, his exhaustless patience, as an example for those who were afterwards to believe on him and attain eternal life. (aiōnios g166)
17 Se poutèt sa, ann chante, ann fè lwanj pou li pou tout tan, li menm ki sèl Bondye nou pa ka wè a, Wa ki la pou tout tan an epi ki p'ap janm mouri a. Amèn. (aiōn g165)
To the eternal King, ever-living, invisible, the one God, be ascribed honour and glory for ever and ever. Amen. (aiōn g165)
18 Timote, pitit mwen, m'ap renmèt ou kòmandman sa a, dapre pawòl pwofèt Bondye yo te di sou ou nan tan lontan an. Pran fòs sou pawòl sa yo pou ou ka mennen batay la byen.
This, then, is the charge that I lay on you, Timothy, my child, in accordance with what was predicted of you – Fight the good fight in the spirit of those predictions,
19 Kenbe konfyans ou fèm nan Bondye ak konsyans ou an repo. Gen moun ki refize koute konsyans yo. Se konsa yo pèdi konfyans yo.
with faith, and with a clear conscience; and it is because they have thrust this aside, that, as regards the faith, some have wrecked their lives.
20 Nan yo gen Imene ak Aleksann. Mwen lage tou de nan men Satan pou yo aprann pa pale mal sou Bondye.
Hymenaeus and Alexander are instances – the men whom I delivered over to Satan so that they might be taught not to blaspheme.
