Travay 26
1 Agripa di Pòl: Ou mèt pale pou defann tèt ou. Lè sa a, Pòl lonje men l', epi li fè defans li konsa:
Then Agrippa said to Paul, “Yoʋ have permission to speak for yoʋrself.” So Paul stretched out his hand and began to make his defense:
2 Se pa ti kontan mwen kontan, wa Agripa, pou m' defann tèt mwen devan ou jòdi a anba tout bagay jwif yo ap plede akize mwen.
“I consider myself fortunate that it is before yoʋ, King Agrippa, that I am about to make my defense today concerning all the things of which I am being accused by the Jews,
3 Ou menm ou konnen tout koutim jwif yo ansanm ak kalite keksyon yo renmen diskite yo byen. Tanpri souple, pran yon ti pasyans pou koute mwen.
especially since yoʋ are acquainted with all the customs and controversies of the Jews. Therefore I beg yoʋ to listen to me patiently.
4 Tout jwif yo konnen ki jan m' mennen tèt mwen depi lè m' te jenn gason, ki jan m' t'ap viv depi nan konmansman nan mitan moun peyi mwen yo ak nan Jerizalèm.
“All the Jews know about my manner of life from my youth up, which was spent from the beginning among my own nation in Jerusalem.
5 Yo konnen m' depi lontan. Epi, si yo vle, yo ka rann temwayaj mwen t'ap viv tankou yon farizyen. Farizyen yo se moun ki pi rèd nan relijyon nou an.
They have known about me for a long time, if they are willing to testify, that according to the strictest sect of our religion I lived as a Pharisee.
6 Koulye a, yo rele m' an jijman paske m'ap tann pwomès Bondye te fè zansèt nou yo.
And now I am standing trial because of my hope in the promise God made to our fathers,
7 Se menm pwomès sa a douz branch fanmi nou yo ap tann lè y'ap sèvi Bondye san rete, lajounen kou lannwit. Se pou menm pwomès sa a jwif yo ap akize mwen, monwa.
a promise that our twelve tribes hope to attain as they earnestly serve him night and day. Regarding this hope, King Agrippa, I am being accused by the Jews.
8 Poukisa, nou menm jwif, nou pa kwè Bondye ka leve moun mouri?
Why is it deemed unbelievable by you that God raises the dead?
9 Mwen menm tou, yon lè, mwen te kwè se pou m' te fè sa m' kapab pou disparèt non Jezi, moun Nazarèt la.
“Indeed, I myself was convinced that I ought to do many things against the name of Jesus of Nazareth.
10 Se sa m' te fè lavil Jerizalèm. Mwen te resevwa yon pouvwa espesyal nan men chèf prèt yo pou sa. Mwen te mete anpil patizan Kris yo nan prizon. Lè yo t'ap kondannen yo amò, mwen te dakò nèt ale.
And that is just what I did in Jerusalem. I locked up many of the saints in prison by the authority I received from the chief priests, and when they were being put to death, I cast my vote against them.
11 Anpil fwa, mwen te fè bat yo nan tout sinagòg, mwen te konn fòse yo vire do bay Bondye. Mwen te sitèlman pa t' vle wè yo, mwen te konn al pèsekite yo jouk nan peyi etranje.
I also punished them often in all the synagogues and tried to force them to blaspheme. And being furiously enraged against them, I pursued them even to foreign cities.
12 Se konsa, mwen tapral Damas avèk pouvwa ansanm ak lòd chèf prèt yo te ban mwen.
“While engaged in such things, I was on my way to Damascus with authority and commission from the chief priests,
13 Antan m' te sou wout la, vè midi konsa, monwa, mwen wè yon limyè ki soti nan syèl la pi klere pase solèy la. Li te klere tout kote m' te ye a ansanm ak moun ki t'ap vwayaje avè m' yo.
when at midday, O king, I saw on the way a light from heaven, brighter than the sun, shining around me and those who were traveling with me.
14 Nou tout nou tonbe atè. Epi mwen tande yon vwa ki di m' an lang ebre: Sòl, Sòl, poukisa w'ap pèsekite mwen? W'ap fè tèt ou mal lè w'ap voye pye konsa tankou yon chwal k'ap voye pye lè mèt li ap bat li.
When we had all fallen down to the ground, I heard a voice saying to me in the Hebrew language, ‘Saul, Saul, why are yoʋ persecuting me? It is hard for yoʋ to kick against the goads.’
15 Mwen mande: Ki moun ou ye, Seyè? Epi l' di m': Mwen se Jezi w'ap pèsekite a.
I said, ‘Who are yoʋ, Lord?’ He said, ‘I am Jesus, whom yoʋ are persecuting.
16 Men, leve kanpe sou pye ou. Mwen fè ou wè m', se pou ou kapab sèvi mwen. Wi, ou pral sèvi m' temwen, ou pral di lòt moun yo jan ou te wè m' jòdi a epi wa fè yo konnen tou sa m'a fè ou wè apre sa.
But rise and stand on yoʋr feet, for I have appeared to yoʋ for this purpose, to appoint yoʋ as a servant and witness to the things yoʋ have seen and to the things in which I will appear to yoʋ.
17 M'a delivre ou anba men pèp jwif yo, anba men moun lòt nasyon yo. Se mwen menm k'ap voye ou ba yo,
I will rescue yoʋ from yoʋr own people and from the Gentiles, to whom I am sending yoʋ
18 pou ou kapab louvri je yo, pou fè yo soti nan fènwa kote yo ye a vin nan limyè, pou wete yo anba pouvwa Satan vin jwenn Bondye. Konsa, lè y'a mete konfyans yo nan mwen, y'a resevwa padon pou tout peche yo, y'a jwenn plas yo nan mitan pèp k'ap viv apa pou Bondye a.
to open their eyes so that they may turn away from darkness to light, and from the dominion of Satan to God, that they may receive remission of sins and an allotment among those who have been sanctified by faith in me.’
19 Se konsa, wa Agripa, mwen pa dezobèyi vizyon ki te soti nan syèl la vin jwenn mwen.
“Consequently, King Agrippa, I was not disobedient to the heavenly vision,
20 Mwen kòmanse bay moun nan lavil Damas ak nan Jerizalèm mesaj la. Apre sa, m' ale nan tout peyi Jide ak nan mitan moun lòt nasyon yo. Mwen t'ap mande yo pou yo chanje lavi yo, pou yo tounen vin jwenn Bondye, pou yo fè bagay ki pou fè wè yo chanje tout bon.
but first to those in Damascus and then to those in Jerusalem, to all the region of Judea and to the Gentiles, I proclaimed that they should repent and turn to God, doing works consistent with repentance.
21 Se poutèt sa wi jwif yo mete men sou mwen nan tanp lan, se poutèt sa yo t'ap seye touye mwen.
That is why the Jews seized me in the temple courts and were trying to kill me.
22 Mentou, Bondye toujou pwoteje m' jouk jòdi a. Mwen la toujou pou m' sèvi l' temwen devan tout moun, grannèg kou malere. Sa ou wè m'ap di la a, se sa menm pwofèt yo ansanm ak Moyiz te di gen pou rive.
But having obtained help from God, I stand to this day testifying to both small and great, saying nothing except what the Prophets and Moses said would take place:
23 Kris la te gen pou l' soufri. Se li menm ki an premye gen pou l' leve soti vivan nan lanmò pou l' fè pèp Izrayèl la ansanm ak tout lòt nasyon yo konnen limyè k'ap delivre yo a.
that the Christ would suffer and that, as the first to rise from the dead, he would proclaim light to our people and to the Gentiles.”
24 Antan Pòl t'ap pale konsa pou defann tèt li, Festis rele byen fò: Ou fou, Pòl! Twòp lespri fè ou pèdi tèt ou.
As Paul was saying these things in his own defense, Festus said with a loud voice, “Yoʋ are out of yoʋr mind, Paul. Too much learning is driving yoʋ insane!”
25 Pòl reponn li: Mwen pa fou non, ekselans. Tout pawòl mwen di la a se verite a tou klè, epi yo gen sans.
But Paul said, “I am not out of my mind, most excellent Festus, but I am speaking words of truth and good sense.
26 Wa Agripa konn tout bagay sa yo. Se poutèt sa mwen pa pè pale devan li. Mwen sèten li konnen tout bagay sa yo, paske pa gen okenn ladan yo mwen te fè an kachèt.
For the king knows about these things, to whom I am speaking boldly. I am convinced that none of these things has escaped his notice at all, for this has not been done in a corner.
27 Wa Agripa, èske ou pa kwè sa pwofèt yo di? Mwen konnen ou kwè.
Do yoʋ believe the Prophets, King Agrippa? I know that yoʋ believe.”
28 Agripa di Pòl: Talè konsa ou pral pran tèt mwen tou pou fè m' kretyen?
Agrippa said to Paul, “Do yoʋ think yoʋ can persuade me to become a Christian so quickly?”
29 Pòl reponn li: Kit koulye a, kit pita, m'ap lapriyè Bondye ni pou ou ni pou nou tout k'ap koute m' jòdi a pou yon lè konsa nou vin tankou m', wetan chenn sa yo!
Paul said, “Whether quickly or not, I pray to God that not only yoʋ but also all who are listening to me today would become as I am, except for these chains.”
30 Wa a, gwouvènè a, Berenis ansanm ak tout moun ki te la yo leve.
After Paul said these things, the king stood up, along with the governor, Bernice, and those who were sitting with them.
31 Apre yo fin ale, yonn t'ap di lòt: Nonm sa a pa fè anyen ki merite prizon, ale wè lanmò.
After leaving the room, they began saying to one another, “This man is doing nothing that deserves death or imprisonment.”
32 Agripa di Festis konsa: Si nonm sa a pa t' mande pou Seza tande l', ou ta ka lage l' wi.
And Agrippa said to Festus, “This man could have been released if he had not appealed to Caesar.”
