Mak 5
1 Jezi ak disip li yo rive lòt bò lanmè Galile a, nan peyi Jerazenyen yo.
They came to the other side of the sea – the region of the Gerasenes;
2 Jezi desann soti nan kannòt la. Menm lè a, yon nonm soti nan mitan tonm mò yo, li vin devan Jezi.
and, as soon as Jesus had got out of the boat, he met a man coming out of the tombs, who was under the power of a foul spirit,
3 Nonm sa a te gen yon move lespri sou li, li te pran tonm yo fè kay li. Pesonn pa t' kapab mare l', pa menm avèk chenn.
and who made his home in the tombs. No one had ever been able to secure him, even with a chain;
4 Anpil fwa, yo te mete tou de pye l' yo nan yon sep an fè, yo te mare tou de menm l' yo ak yon chenn. Men, chak fwa, li te jwenn mwayen kase ni chenn lan, ni sèp la. Pesonn pa t' gen fòs ase pou donte li.
for, though he had many times been left secured with fetters and chains, he had snapped the chains and broken the fetters to pieces, and no one could master him.
5 Tout tan, lajounen kou lannwit, li t'ap pwonmennen nan mitan tonm yo osinon sou ti mòn yo. Li t'ap rele san rete, li t'ap matirize kò l' ak kout wòch.
Night and day alike, he was continually shrieking in the tombs and among the hills, and cutting himself with stones.
6 Li te yon bèl distans lè li wè Jezi. Li kouri, li vin mete ajenou devan li.
Catching sight of Jesus from a distance, he ran and bowed to the ground before him,
7 Li pran rele byen fò, li di l' konsa: -Kisa m' gen avèk ou, Jezi, pitit Bondye ki nan syèl la? Tanpri souple, nan non Bondye, pa fè m' soufri.
shrieking out in a loud voice, ‘What do you want with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? For God’s sake do not torment me!’
8 (Li te pale konsa, paske Jezi te pase l' lòd sa a: Move lespri, soti sou nonm lan).
For Jesus had said, ‘Come out from the man, you foul spirit.’
9 Lè sa a, Jezi mande li: -Ki jan ou rele? Li reponn li: -Yo rele m' Rejiman, paske nou anpil.
And he asked him, ‘What is your name?’ ‘My name,’ he said, ‘is Legion, for there are many of us;’
10 Epi li di Jezi: -Tanpri souple, pa mete nou deyò nan peyi a.
and he begged Jesus again and again not to send them away out of that country.
11 Sou ti mòn lan te gen yon bann kochon ki t'ap chache manje pou yo manje.
There was a large herd of pigs close by, feeding on the hillside;
12 Tout move lespri yo pran mande Jezi: -Tanpri souple, voye nou sou kochon sa yo non poun antre nan yo.
and the spirits begged Jesus, ‘Send us into the pigs so that we can take possession of them.’
13 Jezi bay yo pèmisyon sa a. Lè sa a, move lespri yo soti sou nonm lan, yo antre nan kochon yo. Lamenm, tout bann kochon yo pran degrengole desann bò falèz la, al neye tèt yo nan lanmè. Te gen demil (2.000) kochon konsa nan bann lan.
Jesus gave them leave. They came out, and entered into the pigs; and the herd – about two thousand in number – rushed down the steep slope into the sea and were drowned in the sea.
14 Moun ki t'ap gade kochon yo pran kouri. Yo gaye nouvèl la nan lavil la kou andeyò. Moun soti toupatou vin wè sak te rive.
Then the men who tended them ran away, and carried the news to the town, and to the country round; and the people went to see what had happened.
15 Lè yo rive bò kote Jezi te ye a, yo wè nonm ki te gen rejiman move lespri sou li a. Li te chita chita l', byen abiye ak tout bon sans li sou li. Yo tout te pè.
When they came to Jesus, they found the possessed man sitting there, clothed and in his right mind – the man who had had the “Legion” in him – and they were awe-struck.
16 Moun ki te asiste bagay la mete rakonte lòt yo sa ki te rive nonm ak move lespri a ansanm ak kochon yo.
Then those who had seen it related to them all that had happened to the possessed man, as well as about the pigs;
17 Lè sa a, yo mande Jezi: -Tanpri souple, kite peyi a.
so they began to beg Jesus to leave their region.
18 Antan Jezi t'ap moute nan kannòt la, nonm ki te gen move lespri a mande l' pèmisyon pou li ale ave l' tou.
As Jesus was getting into the boat, the possessed man begged him to let him stay with him.
19 Men Jezi pa t' kite l' ale, li di l' konsa: -Ale, tounen lakay ou, nan mitan fanmi ou yo. Rakonte yo tou sa Bondye fè pou ou, kijan li te gen pitye pou ou.
But Jesus refused. ‘Go back to your home, to your own people,’ he said, ‘and tell them of all that the Lord has done for you, and how he took pity on you.’
20 Nonm lan pati, li ale nan tout rejyon yo rele Dis Vil la. Li mache fè konnen tou sa Jezi te fè pou li. Se te yon gwo sezisman pou tout moun ki te tande l' pale.
So the man went, and began to proclaim in the district of the Ten Towns all that Jesus had done for him; and everyone was amazed.
21 Jezi tounen lòt bò lanmè a. Li annik desann soti nan kannòt la, yon foul moun gen tan sanble bò kote li. Antan li sou rivaj la,
By the time Jesus had recrossed in the boat to the opposite shore, a great number of people had gathered to meet him, and were standing by the sea.
22 Jayiris, yonn nan chèf sinagòg yo, vin rive. Lè Jayiris wè Jezi, li lage kò l' nan pye li.
One of the leaders of the synagogue, whose name was Jairus, came and, as soon as he saw Jesus, threw himself at his feet and begged him repeatedly,
23 Li mande Jezi: -Pitit fi m' lan prèt pou mouri. Tanpri souple, vin mete men ou sou li pou l' ka geri. vin ba l' lavi pou mwen.
saying, ‘My little daughter is at death’s door. Please come and place your hands on her so that she may recover and live.’
24 Jezi pati avèk li. Yon gwo foul moun t'ap swiv li. Yo te kwense l' toupatou.
So Jesus went with him. A great number of people followed Jesus, and kept pressing round him.
25 Men te gen yon fanm nan foul la ki te malad: li te gen pèdisyon depi douzan.
Meanwhile a woman who for twelve years had suffered from haemorrhage,
26 Li te soufri anpil nan men plizyè dòktè, li te fin depanse tout byen li; men li pa t' jwenn okenn soulajman. Okontrè, maladi a te vin pi rèd sou li.
and undergone much at the hands of many doctors, (spending all she had without obtaining any relief, but, on the contrary, growing worse),
27 Li te tande pale sou Jezi. Li fofile kò l' nan foul la pa dèyè Jezi, epi li manyen ke rad li.
heard about Jesus, came behind in the crowd, and touched his cloak.
28 Fanm lan te di nan kè l': Si m' kapab manyen ke rad li sèlman, m'a geri.
‘If I can only touch his clothes,’ she said, ‘I will get well!’
29 Menm lè a san an rete, epi madanm lan santi kò l' gaya.
At once her bleeding stopped, and she felt in herself that she was cured of her affliction.
30 Latou, Jezi santi te gen yon fòs ki soti nan li; li vire nan mitan foul moun yo, li di konsa: -Ki moun ki manyen rad mwen an, en?
Jesus at once became aware of the power that had gone out from him, and, turning round in the crowd, he said, ‘Who touched my clothes?’
31 Disip li yo reponn li: -Ou wè jan foul moun yo ap kwense ou, epi w'ap mande: Ki moun ki manyen ou?
‘You see the people pressing round you,’ exclaimed his disciples, ‘and yet you say “Who touched me?”’
32 Men Jezi t'ap pwonmennen je l' toupatou pou wè moun ki te fè l' sa a.
But Jesus looked about to see who had done it.
33 Fanm lan menm ki te konnen sak te rive l' t'ap tranble kou yon fèy bwa tank li te pè. Li vin lage kò l' nan pye Jezi. Li di l' tout verite a.
Then the woman, in fear and trembling, knowing what had happened to her, came and threw herself down before him, and told him the whole truth.
34 Jezi di li: -Mafi, se konfyans ou nan Bondye ki geri ou. Ou mèt ale ak kè poze, tande. Ou geri nèt.
‘Daughter,’ he said, ‘your faith has delivered you. Go, and peace be with you; be free from your affliction.’
35 Jezi t'ap pale toujou lè kèk mesaje soti kay chèf sinagòg la vin di li: -Pitit fi ou la mouri. Ou pa bezwen deranje Mèt la plis pase sa.
Before he had finished speaking, some people from the house of the synagogue leader came and said, ‘Your daughter is dead! Why should you trouble the teacher further?’
36 Men Jezi pa t' okipe sa yo t'ap di a. Li di chèf sinagòg la: -Pa pè. Sèlman met konfyans ou nan mwen.
But Jesus, overhearing what they were saying, said to the synagogue leader, ‘Do not be afraid; only have faith.’
37 Li pran Pyè, Jak ak Jan, frè Jak la, avèk li. Li pa t' pèmèt lòt moun swiv li.
And he allowed no one to accompany him, except Peter, James, and John, the brother of James.
38 Lè yo rive kay chèf sinagòg la, Jezi wè yon bann moun ki t'ap fè gwo eskandal: genyen ki t'ap kriye; lòt menm t'ap plede rele.
Presently they reached the leader’s house, where Jesus saw a scene of confusion – people weeping and wailing incessantly.
39 Li antre nan kay la, li di yo konsa: -Men pouki tout bri sa a? Pouki tout rèl sa yo? Ti fi a pa mouri. Se dòmi l'ap dòmi.
‘Why this confusion and weeping?’ he said on entering. ‘The little child is not dead; she is asleep.’
40 Yo tonbe pase l' nan betiz. Lè sa a, li fè yo tout soti. Li pran papa ak manman pitit la ansanm ak twa disip li yo sèlman. Epi li antre nan chanm kote pitit la te ye a.
They began to laugh at him; but he sent them all out, and then, with the child’s father and mother and his companions, went into the room where she was lying.
41 Li pran men li, li di li: -Talita koum. -ki vle di: Ti fi, mwen di ou leve.
Taking her hand, Jesus said to her, ‘Talitha, koum!’ – which means “little girl, I am speaking to you – Rise!”
42 Menm lè a, ti fi a leve, li pran mache, li te gen douzan. Se pa ti sezi moun yo te sezi lè yo wè sa.
The little girl stood up at once, and began to walk about; for she was twelve years old. And, as soon as they saw it, they were overwhelmed with amazement;
43 Men, Jezi pase yo lòd sevè pou yo pa t' kite pesonn konn sa. Apre sa, li di yo: -Bay ti fi a manje.
but Jesus repeatedly cautioned them not to let anyone know of it, and told them to give her something to eat.
