1 Timote 5
1 Pa fè granmoun gason yo repwòch twò di. Pale ak yo tankou ou ta pale ak papa ou. Aji ak jenn jan yo tankou si yo te frè ou;
Do not reprimand an older man, but plead with him as if he were your father. Treat the young men as brothers,
2 ak granmoun fanm yo, tankou si yo te manman ou; ak jenn fi yo, tankou si yo te sè ou, san okenn move lide.
the older women as mothers, and the younger women as sisters – with all purity.
3 Pran swen vèv ki vèv tout bon yo.
Show consideration for widows – I mean those who are really widowed.
4 Men, si yon vèv gen pitit, osinon pitit pitit, se pou pitit yo aprann fè tout devwa Bondye mande yo fè pou pwòp fanmi yo anvan. Konsa, y'a fè tou sa yo dwe fè pou papa yo, manman yo ak granparan yo. Se sa ki pou fè Bondye plezi.
But, if a widow has children or grandchildren, they should learn to show proper regard for the members of their own family first, and to make some return to their parents; for that is pleasing in God’s sight.
5 Yon fanm ki vèv tout bon, ki pa gen pesonn pou okipe l', li mete tout espwa li nan Bondye, l'ap lapriyè tout tan, l'ap mande l' konkou lajounen kou lannwit.
As for the woman who is really widowed and left quite alone, her hopes are fixed on God, and she devotes herself to prayers and supplications night and day.
6 Men, yon vèv ki lage kò l' nan plezi, se yon vèv ki mouri, menm si l' vivan toujou.
But the life of a widow who is devoted to pleasure is a living death.
7 Men sa pou ou moutre yo, pou pesonn pa jwenn okenn repwòch pou fè yo.
Those are the points you should teach, so that there may be no call for your censure.
8 Si yon moun pa pran swen fanmi l', sitou moun k'ap viv lakay li, li nye konfyans li nan Bondye, li pi mal pase yon moun ki pa janm kwè nan Bondye.
Anyone who fails to provide for their own relatives, and especially for those under their own roof, has disowned the faith, and is worse than an unbeliever.
9 Pa mete okenn vèv sou lis toutotan li pa gen swasantan. Epi, se pou l' te marye yon sèl fwa.
A widow, when her name is added to the list, should not be less than sixty years old; she should have been a faithful wife,
10 Se pou tout moun konnen tou sa li te fè ki byen: tankou si li elve pitit li yo byen, si l' konn resevwa moun byen lakay li, si l' konn lave pye moun pèp Bondye a, si l' ede malere yo, si l' fè tout lòt kalite byen.
and be well spoken of for her kind actions. She should have brought up children, have shown hospitality to strangers, have washed the feet of her fellow Christians, have relieved those who were in distress, and devoted herself to every kind of good action.
11 Men, pa mete okenn vèv ki poko gen laj sa a sou lis. Paske, lè anvi a pran yo pou yo marye, yo vire do bay Kris la.
But you should exclude the younger widows from the list; for, when they grow restive under the yoke of the Christ, they want to marry,
12 Lè konsa yo vin antò, paske yo pa kenbe premye pwomès yo te fè l' la.
and so they bring condemnation on themselves for having broken their previous promise.
13 Apre sa, yo pran abitid pèdi tan yo ap mache pòt an pòt. Sa ki pi rèd ankò, yo vin tripòt, fouyapòt. Y'ap foure bouch yo nan sa ki pa gade yo.
And not only that, but they learn to be idle as they go about from house to house. Nor are they merely idle, but they also become gossips and busybodies, and talk of what they ought not.
14 Se poutèt sa, mwen ta pito wè jenn vèv yo marye pou yo ka gen pitit, pou yo sa okipe kay yo. Konsa, yo p'ap bay lènmi nou yo chans pale nou mal.
Therefore I advise young widows to marry, bear children, and attend to their homes, and so avoid giving the enemy an opportunity for scandal.
15 Paske, gen vèv ki vire do yo deja, y'ap swiv Satan.
There are some who have already left us, to follow Satan.
16 Men, si yon fanm ki gen lafwa gen yon vèv nan fanmi l', se pou l' ede l', pou l' pa kite l' sou kont legliz la, pou legliz la ka ede vèv ki nan nesesite tout bon yo.
Any Christian woman, who has relatives who are widows, ought to relieve them and not allow them to become a burden to the church, so that the church may relieve those widows who are really widowed.
17 Kanta chèf reskonsab yo k'ap dirije legliz la byen, se pou yo resevwa yon lajan doub, sitou ansyen k'ap bay tout tan yo pou bay pawòl la ak pou fè enstriksyon moun yo.
Those church elders who fill their office well should be held deserving of especial consideration, particularly those whose work lies in preaching and teaching.
18 Se sa ki ekri nan Liv la: Pa mare bouch bèf la lè l'ap fè moulen kann lan mache. Ou ankò: Moun ki travay fèt pou resevwa lajan travay li.
The words of scripture are – “You should not muzzle the ox while it is treading out the grain.” and again – “The worker is worth their wages.”
19 Pa kite pesonn vin pote plent pou yon chèf reskonsab, esepte si moun lan gen de osinon twa temwen avè li.
Do not entertain a charge against an church elder, unless it is supported by two or three witnesses;
20 Se pou ou fè moun ki fè peche yo repwòch devan tout moun. Konsa, lòt yo va pè.
but rebuke offenders publicly, so that others may take warning.
21 Devan Bondye, devan Jezikri, devan tout zanj k'ap viv pou Bondye yo, men sa m'ap mande ou: swiv lòd sa yo san fè ni patipri ni moun pa nan tou sa w'ap fè.
I charge you solemnly, before God and Christ Jesus and the chosen angels, to carry out these directions, unswayed by prejudice, never acting with partiality.
22 Pa prese mete men sou tèt yon moun pou ba l' yon chaj nan legliz la. Pa mele nan peche okenn moun. Evite tou sa ki mal.
Never ordain anyone hastily, and take no part in the wrongdoing of others. Keep your life pure.
23 Ak maladi lestonmak ou a, sispann bwè dlo sèlman. Bwè ti diven tou pou ede ou fè dijesyon.
Do not continue to drink water only, but take a little wine because of the weakness of your stomach, and your frequent ailments.
24 Gen moun, anvan menm ou jije yo, ou gen tan wè tout peche yo aklè konsa. Gen lòt menm, se lontan apre ou wè sa yo fè ki mal.
There are some people whose sins are conspicuous and lead on to judgment, while there are others whose sins dog their steps.
25 Konsa tou, tout byen yon moun fè gen pou parèt aklè, menm sa ou pa wè lapoula. Yo pa ka rete kache.
In the same way noble deeds become conspicuous, and those which are otherwise cannot be concealed.
