2 Timote 2
1 Ou menm, pitit mwen, pran fòs kouraj nan favè nou resevwa nan lavi n'ap mennen ansanm ak Jezikri a.
You must, then, my child, find strength in the help which comes from the union with Christ Jesus;
2 Sa ou te tande m' di ou devan anpil temwen, se pou ou renmèt yo bay lòt moun serye ou konnen ki ka moutre lòt moun yo tou.
and what you learnt from me, in the presence of many listeners, entrust to reliable people, who will be able in their turn to teach others.
3 Tankou yon bon sòlda Jezikri, asepte tout soufrans ki vin pou ou.
Share hardships with me, as a true soldier of Christ Jesus.
4 Lè yon sòlda desèvis, li pa pral chaje tèt li ak pwoblèm lavi si li vle fè chèf li plezi.
A soldier on active service, to please his superior officer, always avoids entangling himself in the affairs of ordinary life.
5 Lè yon moun ap aprann kouri pou l' ka patisipe nan yon konkou, li p'ap ka genyen si li pa kouri dapre regleman konkou a.
No athlete is ever awarded the wreath of victory unless they have kept the rules.
6 Kiltivatè ki travay di a, se li menm an premye ki pou resevwa pa l' nan rekòt la.
The labourer who does the work should be the first to receive a share of the fruits of the earth.
7 Fè tèt ou travay sou sa m' ap di ou la a. Seyè a va fè ou konprann tout bagay.
Reflect on what I say; the Lord will always help you to understand.
8 Toujou chonje pitit pitit David la, Jezikri, ki te leve soti vivan nan lanmò, jan sa di nan bon nouvèl la.
Keep before your mind Jesus Christ, raised from the dead, a descendant of David, as told in the good news entrusted to me;
9 Se paske m'ap anonse bon nouvèl sa a kifè m'ap soufri konsa, kifè mwen nan prizon tankou yon malfektè. Men, pawòl Bondye a pa nan chenn.
in the service of which I am suffering hardships, even to being put in fetters as a criminal. But the message of God is not fettered;
10 Se poutèt sa m'ap sipòte bagay sa yo pou sa ka tounen yon byen pou moun Bondye chwazi yo, pou yo menm tou yo ka delivre gremesi Jezikri, pou yo ka resevou a bèl pouvwa ki la pou tout tan an. (aiōnios g166)
and that is why I submit to anything for the sake of God’s people: so that they also may obtain the salvation which comes from union with Christ Jesus, and imperishable glory. (aiōnios g166)
11 Sa se pawòl sèten: Si nou mouri ansanm avè l', n'a viv ansanm avè l' tou.
How true this saying is – “If we have shared his death, we will also share his life.
12 Si nou kenbe l' fèm nan soufrans nou, n'a gouvènen ansanm avè l' tou. Si nou lage l', la lage nou tou.
If we continue to endure, we will also share his throne. If we should ever disown him, he, too, will disown us.
13 Si nou pa kenbe pawòl nou, li menm l'ap toujou kenbe pawòl pa li, paske Bondye pa kapab demanti tèt li.
If we lose our trust, he is still to be trusted, for he cannot be false to himself!”
14 Fè tout moun chonje bagay sa yo. Pran Bondye pou temwen, pale yo pou yo pa diskite sou mo. Diskisyon sa yo pa rapòte anyen. Se pèdi y'ap pèdi moun ki koute yo.
Remind people of all this; tell them solemnly, as in the sight of God, to avoid controversy, a useless thing and the ruin of those who listen to it.
15 Fè jefò pou ou ka resevwa lwanj nan men Bondye tankou yon travayè ki pa wont travay li fè, yon travayè ki fè konnen pawòl verite Bondye a jan l' ye a.
Do your utmost to show yourself true to God, a worker with no reason to be ashamed, accurate in delivering the message of the truth.
16 Evite diskou san sans ki pa dakò ak verite lafwa a, paske moun k'ap fè diskisyon sa yo se kite yo kite Bondye pi lwen chak jou.
Avoid profane prattle. Those who indulge in it only get deeper into irreligious ways,
17 Pawòl y'ap di yo, se tankou yon maladi k'ap manje tout kò yo. Nan moun sa yo gen Imene ak Filèt.
and their teaching will spread like a cancer. Hymenaeus and Philetus are instances of this.
18 Yo tou de vire do bay verite a, y'ap plede fè anpil lòt moun pèdi konfyans nan Bondye. Y'ap mache di: Nou leve soti vivan nan lanmò deja.
They have gone completely astray as regards the truth; they say that a resurrection has already taken place, and so upset some people’s faith.
19 Men, pa pè. Fondasyon solid Bondye te mete a, li la toujou. Men pawòl nou jwenn make sou li: Mèt la konnen moun ki moun pa li. Tout moun ki di se pou Seyè a y'ap viv, se pou yo sispann fè sa ki mal.
Yet God’s firm foundation still stands unmoved, and it bears this inscription – “THE LORD KNOWS THOSE WHO ARE HIS”; and this – “LET ALL THOSE WHO USE THE NAME OF THE LORD TURN AWAY FROM WICKEDNESS.”
20 Nan yon gwo kay, gen tout kalite veso: genyen ki fèt an lò osinon an lajan, genyen ki fèt an bwa osinon an tè. Gen ladan yo ki sèvi pou okazyon espesyal. Gen lòt se pou sèvis òdenè.
Now in a large house there are not only things of gold and silver, but also others of wood and earthenware, some for better and some for common use.
21 Si yon moun kenbe kò l' pou l' pa fè sa ki mal, y'a fè l' fè yon travay espesyal. Paske lè sa a l'ap mete tèt li apa nèt pou Mèt li, la itil Mèt la, l'ap pare pou l' fè nenpòt bagay ki byen.
If, then, a person has escaped from the pollution of such errors as I have mentioned, they will be like a thing kept for better use, set apart, serviceable to its owner, ready for any good purpose.
22 Pa kite lanvi ki nan kè jenn moun yo pran pye sou ou. Rete lwen yo. Men, mete tèt ou ansanm ak moun ki gen kè yo nan kondisyon pou sèvi Bondye moun k'ap rele Bondye, k'ap chache fè sa ki dwat devan l' epi k'ap chache gen konfyans, renmen ak kè poze.
Flee from the passions of youth, but pursue righteousness, faith, love, and peace, in the company of those who, with a pure heart, invoke the Lord.
23 Men, pa mele nan diskisyon san sans moun fou yo. Ou konnen sa toujou fini nan kont.
Shun foolish and ignorant discussions, for you know that they only breed quarrels;
24 Yon moun k'ap sèvi Bondye pa fèt pou nan kont. Se pou l' viv byen ak tout moun, se pou l' konn ki jan yo fè enstriksyon moun, se pou l' gen pasyans.
and a servant of the Lord should never quarrel. They ought, on the contrary, to be courteous to everyone, skilful teachers, and forbearing.
25 Se pou l' korije moun ki pa dakò avè l' avèk dousè. Ou pa janm konnen: Bondye ka ba yo yon chans pou yo chanje jan y'ap viv la, pou yo vin konn verite a.
They should instruct their opponents in a gentle spirit; for, possibly, God may give those opponents a repentance that will lead to a fuller knowledge of truth,
26 Lè konsa, y'a reprann bon sans yo, y'a chape kò yo soti nan pèlen Satan ki te mete men sou yo pou l' te fè yo fè sa l' vle.
and they may yet come to a sober mind, and escape from the devil’s net, when captured by the Lord’s servant to do the will of God.
