Lik 18
1 Jezi rakonte yo parabòl sa a pou l' te moutre yo nesesite pou yo toujou lapriyè san yo pa janm dekouraje:
Jesus told his disciples a parable to show them that they should always pray and never despair.
2 Vwala, se te yon jij ki te rete nan yon lavil; li pa t' pè Bondye ni li pa t' respekte pesonn.
‘There was,’ he said, ‘in a certain town a judge, who had no fear of God nor regard for people.
3 Nan menm lavil sa a, te gen yon vèv ki te konn vin bò kot jij la. Vèv la te toujou ap di li: Rann mwen jistis kont moun ki nan kont avè m' lan non.
In the same town there was a widow who went to him again and again, and said “Grant me justice against my opponent.”
4 Pandan lontan jij la te refize fè sa pou li. Men, yon lè li di nan kè l': Se vre, mwen pa pè Bondye, ni mwen pa rete ak moun.
For a time the judge refused, but afterwards he said to himself “Although I am without fear of God or regard for people,
5 Men, fanm sa a ap plede nwi mwen. M'ap rann li jistis, konsa la sispann anbete mwen.
yet, as this widow is so troublesome, I will grant her justice, to stop her from plaguing me with her endless visits.”’
6 Jezi di: Nou tande sa move jij la di!
Then the Master added, ‘Listen to what this iniquitous judge says!
7 Bon! Eske Bondye pa ta regle zafè pitit li yo, moun li menm li chwazi yo, lè y'ap rele nan pye l' lajounen kou lannwit? Eske l'ap pran anpil tan pou l' ede yo?
And God – won’t he see that his own people, who cry to him night and day, have justice done them – though he holds his hand?
8 M'ap di nou sa: L'ap regle zafè yo vit vit. Men, lè Moun Bondye voye nan lachè a va vini, èske la jwenn moun ki gen konfyans nan Bondye ankò sou latè?
He will, I tell you, give them justice soon enough! Yet, when the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on earth?’
9 Jezi di parabòl sa a pou moun ki te kwè yo bon devan Bondye epi ki t'ap meprize lòt moun:
Another time, speaking to people who were satisfied that they were religious, and who regarded everyone else with scorn, Jesus told this parable –
10 Dezòm moute nan tanp lan al lapriyè. Yonn te yon farizyen, lòt la yon pèseptè kontribisyon.
‘Two men went up into the Temple Courts to pray. One was a Pharisee and the other a tax-gatherer.
11 Farizyen an te kanpe apa, li t'ap lapriyè konsa: Bondye, m'ap di ou mèsi dapre mwen pa vòlò, ni visye, ni adiltè tankou lòt yo; mèsi dapre mwen pa tankou pèseptè kontribisyon sa a.
The Pharisee stood forward and began praying to himself in this way – “God, I thank you that I am not like other men – thieves, rogues, adulterers – or even like this tax-gatherer.
12 Chak senmenn mwen pase de jou ap fè jèn, mwen bay ladim nan tou sa mwen genyen.
I fast twice a week, and give a tenth of everything I get to God.”
13 Pèseptè kontribisyon an menm te rete dèyè, li pa t' menm gen kouraj leve je l' nan syèl; li t'ap bat lestonmak li, li t'ap di: Bondye, gen pitye pou mwen ki fè anpil peche.
Meanwhile the tax-gatherer stood at a distance, not venturing even to raise his eyes to heaven, but he kept striking his breast and saying “God, have mercy on me, a sinner.”
14 Lè sa a, Jezi di yo: M'ap di nou sa, se pa farizyen an non, men se pèseptè kontribisyon an ki tounen lakay li ak padon Bondye. Paske, yon moun ki vle leve tèt li, y'a desann li, yon moun ki desann tèt li, y'a leve li.
This man, I tell you, went home pardoned, rather than the other. For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, while everyone who humbles himself will be exalted.’
15 Yo te mennen ata tibebe bay Jezi pou l' te mete men sou tèt yo. Lè disip yo wè sa, yo t'ap di moun yo pa fè sa.
Some of the people were bringing even their babies to Jesus, for him to touch them; but, when the disciples saw it, they began to find fault with those who had brought them.
16 Men, Jezi rele timoun yo vin jwenn li, li di: Kite timoun yo vin jwenn mwen. Pa anpeche yo vini, paske peyi kote Bondye Wa a, se pou tout moun ki tankou timoun sa yo li ye.
Jesus, however, called the little children to him. ‘Let the little children come to me,’ he said, ‘and do not hinder them, for it is to the childlike that the kingdom of God belongs.
17 Sa m'ap di nou la a, se vre wi: si yon moun pa asepte otorite Bondye a tankou yon timoun, li p'ap janm mete pye l' nan peyi kote Bondye Wa a.
I tell you, unless a man receives the kingdom of God like a child, he will not enter it at all.’
18 Yonn nan chèf jwif yo mande Jezi: Bon Mèt, kisa pou m' fè pou m' resevwa lavi ki p'ap janm fini an? (aiōnios g166)
And one of the leaders asked Jesus this question – ‘Good teacher, what must I do if I am to gain eternal life?’ (aiōnios g166)
19 Jezi di li: Poukisa ou rele m' bon? Se yon sèl bon ki genyen, se Bondye.
‘Why do you call me good?’ answered Jesus. ‘No one is good but God.
20 Ou konn kòmandman yo: Piga ou fè adiltè, piga ou touye moun, piga ou vòlò, piga ou fè manti sou moun, respekte papa ou ak manman ou.
You know the commandments – Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal, Do not say what is false about others, Honour your father and your mother.’
21 Nonm lan reponn: Mwen swiv tout bagay sa yo depi m' te tikatkat.
‘I have observed all these,’ he replied, ‘from childhood.’
22 Lè Jezi tande sa, li di l': Ou manke yon bagay toujou: vann tou sa ou genyen, separe lajan an bay pòv. Apre sa, wa gen yon richès nan syèl la. Epi vin swiv mwen.
Hearing this, Jesus said to him, ‘There is one thing still lacking in you; sell everything that you have, and distribute to the poor, and you will have wealth in heaven; then come and follow me.’
23 Men, pawòl sa a te fè nonm lan lapenn anpil paske li te gen anpil byen.
But the man became greatly distressed on hearing this, for he was extremely rich.
24 Jezi wè jan sa te fè nonm lan lapenn, li di konsa: Sa ap difisil nèt pou moun rich antre nan peyi kote Bondye Wa a.
Seeing this, Jesus said to his disciples, ‘How hard it is for the wealthy to enter the kingdom of God!
25 L'ap pi fasil pou gwo bèt yo rele chamo a pase nan je yon zegwi pase pou yon rich antre nan peyi kote Bondye Wa a.
It is easier, indeed, for a camel to get through a needle’s eye than for a rich person to enter the kingdom of God!’
26 Moun ki t'ap koute l' yo di l': Nan kondisyon sa a, ki moun ki ka sove?
‘Then who can be saved?’ asked those who heard this.
27 Jezi reponn yo: Sa lèzòm pa ka fè, Bondye ka fè li.
But Jesus said, ‘What is impossible with people is possible with God.’
28 Lè sa a, Pyè di l': Tande, men nou kite tou sa nou te genyen pou nou swiv ou.
‘But we,’ said Peter, ‘we left what belonged to us and followed you.’
29 Jezi di yo: Sa m'ap di nou la a, se vre wi: Nenpòt moun ki kite kay li, osinon madanm li, osinon frè l', osinon papa l' ak manman l', osinon pitit li poutèt peyi kote Bondye Wa a,
‘I tell you,’ he answered, ‘that there is no one who has left house, or wife, or brothers, or parents, or children, for the sake of the kingdom of God,
31 Jezi pran douz disip yo apa, li di yo: Tande, men n'ap moute Jerizalèm kote tou sa pwofèt yo te ekri sou Moun Bondye voye nan lachè a pral rive.
Gathering the Twelve round him, Jesus said to them, ‘Listen! We are going up to Jerusalem; and there everything that is written in the prophets will be done to the Son of Man.
32 Yo pral lage l' nan men moun lòt nasyon yo, y'a pase l' nan rizib, y'a joure l', y'a krache sou li.
For he will be given up to the Gentiles, mocked, insulted and spat on;
33 Apre sa, y'a bat li byen bat, y'a touye l'; men sou twa jou la leve soti vivan nan lanmò.
they will scourge him, and then put him to death; and on the third day he will rise again.’
34 Men, disip yo pa t' konprann anyen nan sa; sans pawòl la te kache pou yo, yo pa t' kapab konnen sa Jezi t'ap di yo konsa.
The apostles did not comprehend any of this. His meaning was unintelligible to them and they did not understand what he was saying.
35 Lè sa a, Jezi te prèt pou antre Jeriko; te gen yon nonm avèg chita bò chemen an ki t'ap mande charite.
As Jesus was getting near Jericho, a blind man was sitting by the roadside, begging.
36 Lè l' tande foul moun yo ap pase, li mande sak genyen.
Hearing a crowd going by, the man asked what was the matter;
37 Yo di li: Se Jezi, moun Nazarèt la, k'ap pase.
and, when people told him that Jesus of Nazareth was passing,
38 Li pran rele: Jezi, pitit David la, pitye pou mwen.
he shouted out, ‘Jesus, Son of David, take pity on me!’
39 Moun ki t'ap mache devan yo t'ap kouri dèyè l' pou te fè l' pe bouch li. Men, li t'ap rele pi rèd: Pitit David la, pitye pou mwen.
Those who were in front kept telling him to be quiet, but he continued to call out the louder, ‘Son of David, take pity on me!’
40 Jezi rete, li bay lòd pou yo mennen l' ba li. Lè avèg la pwoche, Jezi mande li:
Then Jesus stopped and ordered the man to be brought to him. And, when he had come close up to him, Jesus asked him,
41 Kisa ou vle m' fè pou ou? Li reponn: Mèt, fè m' wè ankò.
‘What do you want me to do for you?’ ‘Master,’ he said, ‘I want to recover my sight.’
42 Epi Jezi di li: Wè non. Se konfyans ou nan Bondye ki geri ou.
And Jesus said, ‘Recover your sight, your faith has delivered you.’
43 Menm lè a, avèg la wè. Apre sa, li t'ap swiv Jezi. Li t'ap fè lwanj Bondye. Lè pèp la wè sa, yo tout pran fè lwanj Bondye tou.
Instantly he recovered his sight, and began to follow Jesus, praising God. And all the people, on seeing it, gave glory to God.
