Lik 3
1 Nan tan sa a, Seza Tibè te gen kenzan depi li te wa; Pons Pilat t'ap kòmande nan peyi Jide; Ewòd menm te chèf nan peyi Galile; Filip, frè Ewòd la, te chèf nan peyi Litoure ak nan rejyon Trakonit; Lizanyas te chèf nan Labilèn.
In the fifteenth year of the reign of the Emperor Tiberius, when Pontius Pilate was governor of Judea, Herod ruler of Galilee, his brother Philip ruler of the territory comprising Ituraea and Trachonitis, and Lysanias ruler of Abilene,
2 Lè sa a, se An ak Kayif ki t'ap sèvi tankou granprèt. Nan menm epòk sa a, Bondye pale ak Jan, pitit Zakari a, ki te nan dezè a.
and when Annas and Caiaphas were high priests, a command from God came to John, the son of Zechariah, while he was in the wilderness.
3 Jan mache nan tout peyi bò larivyè Jouden an; li t'ap bay mesaj sa a: Tounen vin jwenn Bondye. vin resevwa batèm: Bondye va padonnen peche nou yo.
And John went through the whole district of the Jordan, proclaiming a baptism of repentance, for the forgiveness of sins.
4 Se konsa, sa ki te ekri nan Liv ki gen pawòl pwofèt Ezayi a vin rive vre: Se vwa yon nonm k'ap rele nan dezè a: Pare gran wout Seyè nou an. Plani chemen an byen plani pou li.
This was in fulfilment of what is said in the writings of the prophet Isaiah – “The voice of one crying aloud in the wilderness: ‘Make ready the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.
5 Tout fon gen pou konble. Tout gwo mòn, tout ti mòn gen pou vin plat. Kote ki gen detou gen pou vin dwat. Chemen ki an movèz eta gen pou vin bèl.
Every chasm will be filled, every mountain and hill will be levelled. The winding ways will be straightened, the rough roads made smooth,
6 Tout moun va wè jan Bondye ap delivre nou an.
and everyone will see the salvation of God.’”
7 Moun t'ap vin an foul bò kote Jan pou l' te batize yo. Lè konsa li di yo: Bann vèmen! Ki moun ki fè nou konnen nou kapab chape anba kòlè Bondye k'ap vini an?
And John said to the crowds that went to be baptized by him, ‘You children of snakes! Who has prompted you to seek refuge from the coming judgment?
8 Fè bagay ki pou fè wè nou chanje lavi nou tout bon. Sispann di nan kè nou: Se pitit pitit Abraram nou ye! Paske, mwen pa kache di nou sa: Bondye kapab pran wòch sa yo, li fè yo tounen pitit pou Abraram.
Let your lives, then, prove your repentance; and do not begin to say among yourselves “Abraham is our ancestor,” for I tell you that out of these stones God is able to raise descendants for Abraham!
9 Epitou, rach la tou pare pou koupe rasin pyebwa yo. Nenpòt pyebwa ki pa bay bon donn, yo pral koupe sa, jete nan dife.
Already, indeed, the axe is lying at the root of the trees. Therefore every tree that fails to bear good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire.’
10 Foul moun yo mande l' konsa: Kisa pou nou fè menm?
‘What are we to do then?’ the people asked.
11 Li reponn yo: Sa ki gen de rad, se pou yo bay sak pa genyen an yonn. Sa ki gen manje pou manje, se pou l' separe l' bay yon lòt.
‘Let anyone who has two coats,’ answered John, ‘share with the person who has none; and anyone who has food do the same.’
12 Kèk pèseptè kontribisyon te vini tou pou l' te batize yo. Yo mande Jan: Mèt, kisa pou nou fè?
Even tax collectors came to be baptized, and said to John, ‘Teacher, what are we to do?’
13 Li reponn yo: Pa fè moun peye plis pase sa lalwa mande a.
‘Do not collect more than you have authority to demand,’ John answered.
14 Kèk sòlda tou mande li: E nou menm, kisa pou nou fè? Li reponn yo: Pa fè brital ak pesonn. Pa fè manti sou pesonn pou pran lajan nan men yo. Fè kè nou kontan ak sa yo peye nou an.
And when some soldiers on active service asked ‘And we – what are we to do?’ he said, ‘Never use violence, or exact anything by false accusation; and be content with your pay.’
15 Pèp la t'ap tann konsa: yo t'ap mande nan kè yo si se pa Jan ki Kris la.
Then, while the people were in suspense, and were all debating with themselves whether John could be the Christ,
16 Lè sa a, Jan di yo tout: Mwen batize nou nan dlo. Men, gen yon moun ki gen pou vini ki gen plis pouvwa anpil pase mwen. Mwen menm, mwen pa bon ase pou m' ta demare kòd sapat ki nan pye li. Se li menm ki va batize nou nan Sentespri ak nan dife.
John, addressing them all, said, ‘I, indeed, baptize you with water; but there is coming one more powerful than I, and I am not fit even to unfasten his sandals. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire.
17 Laye l' nan men li, l'ap vannen tout grenn ki sou glasi a. La ranmase grenn ki bon yo, la mete yo nan galata li. Men, l'ap boule pay la nan yon dife ki p'ap janm mouri.
His winnowing-fan is in his hand so that he may clear his threshing-floor, and store the grain in his barn, but the chaff he will burn with a fire that cannot be put out.’
18 Se avèk anpil lòt pawòl konsa Jan t'ap ba yo konsèy, li t'ap anonse bon nouvèl la bay pèp la.
And so with many different appeals John told his good news to the people.
19 Men, Jan te fè chèf Ewòd repwòch poutèt Ewodyad, madanm frè li a, li te pran pou madanm li, ak pou anpil lòt move zak li te fè.
But when John rebuked Herod the ruler, for Herodia his brother’s wife, and for all the evil things that he had done,
20 Le sa a, Ewòd mete ankò sou sa l' te fè deja: li fè fèmen Jan nan prizon.
Herod crowned them all by shutting John up in prison.
21 Lè Jan te fin batize tout moun, li batize Jezi tou. Antan Jezi t'ap lapriyè, syèl la louvri.
Now after the baptism of all the people, and when Jesus had been baptized and was still praying, the heavens opened,
22 Sentespri a desann sou li an fòm yon ti pijon. Yon vwa soti nan syèl la, li di: Ou se Pitit mwen renmen anpil la, ou fè kè m' kontan anpil.
and the Holy Spirit came down on him in the form of a dove, and from the heavens came a voice – ‘You are my dearly loved son; you bring me great joy.’
23 Jezi te gen trantan konsa lè l' kòmanse travay li. Dapre sa yo te kwè, li te pitit Jozèf, Jozèf sa a te pitit Eli.
When beginning his work, Jesus was about thirty years old. He was regarded as the son of Joseph, whose ancestors were – Eli,
24 Eli te pitit Matat, Matat te pitit Levi, Levi te pitit Mèlki, Mèlki te pitit Janayi, Janayi te pitit Jozèf.
Mattith, Levi, Melchiah, Janna, Joseph,
25 Jozèf te pitit Matatyas, Matatyas te pitit Amòs, Amòs te pitit Nawoum, Nawoum te pitit Esli, Esli te pitit Nagayi.
Mattithiah, Amos, Nahum, Azaliah, Nogah,
26 Nagayi te pitit Maat, Maat te pitit Matatyas, Matatyas te pitit Semeyin, Semeyin te pitit Jozèk, Jozèk te pitit Joda.
Mattith, Mattithiah, Shimei, Joseph, Josheh,
27 Joda te pitit Joanan, Joanan te pitit Reza, Reza te pitit Zowobabèl, Zowobabèl te pitit Salasyèl, Salasyèl te pitit Neri.
Johanan, Rhesa, Zerubbabel, Salathiel, Neriah,
28 Neri te pitit Mèlki, Mèlki te pitit Adi, Adi te pitit Kozam, Kozam te pitit Elmadam, Elmadam te pitit Er.
Melchiah, Addi, Cosam, Elmodam, Er,
29 Er te pitit Jezi, Jezi te pitit Elyezè, Elyezè te pitit Jorim, Jorim te pitit Matat, Matat te pitit Levi.
Joshua, Eliezer, Joram, Mattith, Levi,
30 Levi te pitit Simeyon, Simeyon te pitit Jida, Jida te pitit Jozèf, Jozèf te pitit Jonam, Jonam te pitit Elyakim.
Simeon, Judah, Joseph, Jonam, Eliakim,
31 Elyakim te pitit Melea, Melea te pitit Mena, Mena te pitit Matata, Matata te pitit Natan, Natan te pitit David.
Meleah, Menan, Mattithiah, Nathan, David,
32 David te pitit Izayi, Izayi te pitit Jobèd, Jobèd te pitit Booz, Booz te pitit Sala, Sala te pitit Naason.
Jesse, Obed, Boaz, Salah, Nahshon,
33 Naason te pitit Aminadab, Aminadab te pitit Admen, Admen te pitit Ani, Ani te pitit Eswòm, Eswòm te pitit Perèz, Perèz te pitit Jida.
Aminadab, Arni, Hezron, Perez, Judah,
34 Jida te pitit Jakòb, Jakòb te pitit Izarak, Izarak te pitit Abraram, Abraram te pitit Tara, Tara te pitit Nakò.
Jacob, Isaac, Abraham, Terah, Nahor,
35 Nakò te pitit Sewouk, Sewouk te pitit Rago, Rago te pitit Falèk, Falèk te pitit Ebè, Ebè te pitit Sala.
Serug, Reu, Peleg, Eber, Shelah,
36 Sala te pitit Kayinam, Kayinam te pitit Afaksad, Afaksad te pitit Sèm, Sèm te pitit Noe, Noe te pitit Lamèk.
Kenan, Arpachshad, Shem, Noah, Lamech,
37 Lamèk te pitit Matizala, Matizala te pitit Enòk, Enòk te pitit Jarèd, Jarèd te pitit Maleleyèl, Maleleyèl te pitit Kaynan.
Methuselah, Enoch, Jared, Mahalalel, Kenan,
38 Kaynan te pitit Enòs, Enòs te pitit Sèt, Sèt te pitit Adan, epi Adan te pitit Bondye.
Enosh, Seth, son of Adam, and Adam, son of God.
