2 Korint 4
1 Konsa, se Bondye menm, nan kè sansib li gen pou mwen an, ki te renmèt mwen travay sa a pou m' fè. Se poutèt sa, mwen pa janm pèdi kouraj.
Therefore, since it is by God’s mercy that we are engaged in this ministry, we do not lose heart.
2 Mwen voye tout bagay lèd lèzòm ap fè an kachèt yo jete. Mwen pa fè okenn riz. Mwen pa chanje anyen nan pawòl Bondye a. Okontrè, mwen fè tout moun konnen verite a jan l' ye a. Se konsa bagay sa yo rekòmande mwen devan Bondye bay tout moun ki gen konsyans.
No, we have renounced the secrecy prompted by shame, refusing to adopt crafty ways, or to tamper with God’s message, and commending ourselves to everyone’s conscience, in the sight of God, by our exhibition of the truth.
3 Si malgre sa, bon nouvèl m'ap anonse a pa klè toujou, li pa klè pou moun k'ap peri yo.
And, even if the good news that we bring is veiled, it is veiled only in the case of those who are on the path to ruin –
4 Yo pa kwè paske sa yo pran pou Bondye nan lemonn lan bouche lespri yo. Li enpoze yo wè limyè bon nouvèl la. Se bon nouvèl sa a ki fè nou konnen pouvwa Kris la, li menm ki pòtre Bondye. (aiōn g165)
people whose minds have been blinded by the God of this age, unbelievers as they are, so that the light from the good news of the glory of the Christ, who is the incarnation of God, should not shine for them. (aiōn g165)
5 Konprann sa byen, se pa tèt pa m' m'ap fè nou konnen: men se Jezikri, Seyè a, m'ap fè nou konnen. Mwen menm mwen di nou se sèvi m'ap sèvi nou poutèt Jezi.
(For it is not ourselves that we proclaim, but Christ Jesus, as Lord, and ourselves as your servants for Jesus’ sake.)
6 Bondye ki te di: Mwen vle pou limyè a klere nan mitan fènwa a, se li menm tou ki fè limyè li a klere nan kè nou pou li fè nou konnen pouvwa li ki yon limyè ki klere byen bèl nan figi Kris la.
Indeed, the same God who said “Out of darkness light will shine,” has shone in on our hearts, so that we should bring out into the light the knowledge of the glory of God, seen in the face of Christ.
7 Men, nou tout k'ap pote richès Bondye sa a nan kè nou, nou tankou veso ki fèt an tè. Tou sa se pou tout moun ka wè kokenn chenn pouvwa sa a pa soti nan nou, men se nan Bondye li soti.
This treasure we have in these earthen vessels, so that its all-prevailing power may be seen to come from God, and not to be our own.
8 Mwen jwenn tout kalite fikilte; men, mwen pa janm kwense nèt. Mwen konn rive nan sitiyasyon mwen pa konn ni sa pou m' fè, ni sa pou m' di. Men, mwen pa janm pèdi espwa.
Though hard pressed on every side, we are never hemmed in; though perplexed, never driven to despair;
9 Yo pèsekite m', men Bondye pa janm lage mwen. Mwen pran gwo so, men mwen pa rete atè a.
though pursued, never abandoned; though struck down, never killed!
10 Se konsa, kote m' pase mwen pote soufrans lanmò Jezi a nan kò mwen, pou tout moun ka wè pouvwa lavi Jezi a ap travay nan kò m' tou.
We always bear on our bodies the marks of the death that Jesus died, so that the life also of Jesus may be exhibited in our bodies.
11 Nan lavi m', se tout tan m'ap pase toupre lanmò poutèt Jezi, pou pouvwa lavi Jezi a ka parèt aklè nan kò mwen ki la pou mouri.
Indeed, we who still live are continually being given over to death for Jesus’ sake, so that the life also of Jesus may be exhibited in our mortal nature.
12 Konsa, lanmò ap travay nan mwen, men se lavi k'ap travay nan nou menm moun Korent.
And so, while death is at work within us, life is at work within you.
13 Men sa ki ekri nan Liv la: Mwen te gen konfyans, se poutèt sa mwen te pale. Mwen menm tou, mwen gen menm konfyans sa a, se poutèt sa m'ap pale.
But, in the same spirit of faith as that expressed in the words – “I believed, and therefore I spoke,” we, also believe, and therefore speak.
14 Mwen konnen Bondye ki te fè Seyè Jezi leve soti vivan nan lanmò a, li gen pou l' fè m' tounen vivan ankò ansanm ak Jezi, li gen pou l' fè m' parèt ansanm ak nou devan li.
For we know that he who raised the Lord Jesus will raise us also with him, and will bring us, with you, into his presence.
15 Se poutèt nou menm, moun Korent, kifè tout bagay sa yo rive, paske fòk gen plis moun toujou k'ap resevwa favè Bondye a pou sa gen plis moun tou k'ap lapriyè pou di Bondye mèsi pou pouvwa li.
For all this is for your sakes, so that the loving kindness of God, spreading from heart to heart, may cause yet more hearts to overflow with thanksgiving, to his glory.
16 Se sak fè mwen pa janm dekouraje. Menm si kò m' ap bese chak jou, lespri m' ap vin pi fèm chak jou tou.
Therefore, as I said, we do not lose heart. No, even though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day.
17 Sa m'ap sibi koulye a, se yon ti soufrans ki la pou pase. Men, soufrans sa a ap pare pou mwen yon bèl pouvwa k'ap la pou tout tan, pouvwa ki depase ti soufrans sa a anpil. (aiōnios g166)
The light burden of our momentary trouble is preparing for us a weight of imperishable glory, beyond all measure. (aiōnios g166)
18 Paske, mwen p'ap konsidere bagay moun wè, men bagay moun pa wè. Sa moun wè, se bagay ki pa la pou lontan, men sa moun pa wè, se bagay ki la pou tout tan. (aiōnios g166)
We, all the while, gaze not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is transient, but what is unseen is imperishable. (aiōnios g166)
