2 Korint 6
1 Se poutèt sa, mwen menm k'ap travay ak Bondye, mwen mande nou pou nou pa kite favè nou resevwa nan men Bondye a gaspiye.
Therefore, as God’s fellow workers, we also appeal to you not to receive his loving kindness in vain.
2 Paske, nan Liv la Bondye te di: Mwen te koute ou, lè lè a te rive pou m' te fè ou gras la. Mwen te pote ou sekou, lè jou a te rive pou m' te delivre ou la. Enben, koulye a, men lè a rive pou n' resevwa favè Bondye a; se jòdi a menm nou ka jwenn delivrans.
For he says – “At the time for acceptance I listened to you, and on the day of deliverance I helped you.” Now is the time for acceptance! Now is the day of deliverance!
3 Mwen pa ta vle pesonn jwenn anyen pou kritike nan travay mwen. Se poutèt sa, m'ap chache mwayen nan travay mwen pou m' pa bay pesonn okazyon tonbe nan peche.
Never do we put an obstacle in anyone’s way, so that no fault may be found with our ministry.
4 Okontrè, nan tout bagay, mwen fè tout moun wè se Bondye m'ap sèvi. Se avèk anpil pasyans mwen sipòte tout kalite soufrans, tout kalite lafliksyon ak tout kalite kè sere.
No, we are trying to commend ourselves under all circumstances, as God’s assistants should – in many an hour of endurance, in troubles, in hardships, in difficulties,
5 Yo bat mwen, yo mete m' nan prizon. Yo moute tèt moun sou do mwen, yo fè m' fè travo fòse. Yo fè m' pase nwit san dòmi, yo fè m' rete san manje.
in floggings, in imprisonments, in riots, in toils, in sleepless nights, in hunger;
6 Mwen fè tout moun wè se moun k'ap sèvi Bondye mwen ye pou jan m' mache dwat, pou jan m' konn verite a, pou jan m' gen pasyans ak bon kè, pou jan m' kite Sentespri dirije lavi m', pou jan m' renmen tout moun ak tout kè mwen,
by purity, by knowledge, by patience, by kindliness, by holiness of spirit, by unfeigned love;
7 pou jan m'ap mache bay verite a, pou jan Bondye soutni m' ak pouvwa li. Mwen sèvi ak tout bagay ki dwat tankou zam, kit pou atake, kit pou defann tèt mwen.
by the message of truth, and by the power of God; by the weapons of righteousness in the right hand and in the left;
8 Yon lè yo respekte mwen, yon lòt lè yo fè m' wont. Yon lè yo pale byen pou mwen, yon lòt lè yo pale m' mal. Yo fè m' pase pou moun k'ap bay manti, men se verite a m'ap di.
amid honour and disrepute, amid slander and praise; regarded as deceivers, yet proved to be true;
9 Yo fè m' pase pou moun pesonn pa konnen, men tout moun konnen m' byen pwòp. Yo fè m' pase pou moun ki fin mouri, men mwen byen vivan. Yo bat mwen, men yo pa touye mwen.
as unknown, yet well-known; as at death’s door, yet, see, we are living; as chastised, yet not killed;
10 Y'ap fè m' lapenn, men mwen toujou gen kè kontan. Mwen sanblè m' pòv, men mwen fè anpil moun rich. Mwen sanble m' pa gen anyen, men se mwen menm ki gen tout bagay.
as saddened, yet always rejoicing; as poor, yet enriching many; as having nothing, and yet possessing all things!
11 Zanmi m' yo, moun Korent, mwen pale kare avè nou, mwen louvri tout kè m' ban nou.
We have been speaking freely to you, dear friends in Corinth; we have opened our heart;
12 Se pa mwen ki te fèmen kè m' ban nou, se nou menm ki te fèmen kè nou ban mwen.
there is room there for you, yet there is not room, in your love, for us.
13 Se poutèt sa, m'ap pale avè nou tankou si nou te pitit mwen. Santiman mwen gen pou nou an se li menm tou pou nou gen pou mwen: louvri tout kè nou ban mwen.
Can you not in return – I appeal to you as I should to children – open your hearts to us?
14 Pa mete tèt nou ansanm ak moun ki pa gen konfyans nan Kris la: Se pa sosyete konsa ki bon pou nou. Ki jan nou ta vle wè sa pou bagay ki bon, bagay ki dwat, mele ak bagay ki mal? Ki jan pou limyè ta ka mache ak fènwa?
Do not enter into inconsistent relations with those who reject the faith. For what partnership can there be between righteousness and lawlessness? Or what has light to do with darkness?
15 Kouman Kris la ta ka antann li ak Satan? Osinon, kisa yon moun ki kwè gen pou wè ansanm ak moun ki pa kwè?
What harmony can there be between Christ and Belial? Or what can those who accept the faith have in common with those who reject it?
16 Kisa kay Bondye a gen pou wè ak zidòl? Nou se kay Bondye vivan an, pa vre? Se Bondye menm ki di sa: M'a vin rete, m'a viv nan mitan yo. M'a tounen Bondye yo, y'a tounen pèp mwen.
What agreement can there be between a temple of God and idols? And we are a temple of the living God. That is what God meant when he said – “I will live among them, and walk among them; and I will be their God, and they will be my people.
17 Se poutèt sa, Bondye te di nou: Soti nan mitan moun sa yo. Pa mele ak yo. Pa manyen anyen nou pa dwe manyen. Lè sa a, mwen menm, m'a resevwa nou.
Therefore ‘Come out from among the nations, and separate yourselves from them,’ says the Lord, ‘And touch nothing impure; and I will welcome you;
18 M'a tankou yon papa pou nou. Nou menm, n'a tankou pitit gason m' ak pitit fi mwen. Se Mèt ki gen tout pouvwa a ki di sa.
and I will be a father to you, and you will be my sons and daughters,’ says the Lord, the Ruler of all.”
