Matye 12
1 Kèk jou apre sa, Jezi t'ap pase nan yon jaden ble. Se te yon jou repo. Disip li yo te grangou. Se konsa yo pran keyi grap ble, yo t'ap manje grenn yo.
About the same time Jesus walked through the cornfields one Sabbath. His disciples were hungry, and began to pick some ears of wheat and eat them.
2 Lè farizyen yo wè sa, yo di l' konsa: Gade. Disip ou yo ap fè bagay lalwa nou pa pèmèt moun fè gwo jou repo.
But, when the Pharisees saw this, they said, ‘Look! Your disciples are doing what it is not allowable to do on a Sabbath!’
3 Jezi reponn yo: Eske nou pa li sa David te fè yon jou li te grangou, li menm ak moun pa l' yo?
‘Haven’t you read,’ replied Jesus, ‘what David did, when he and his companions were hungry –
4 Li antre nan kay Bondye a, li pran pen yo te ofri bay Bondye a, li manje. Dapre lalwa nou an, ni li menm David ni moun ki te avè l' yo pa t' gen dwa manje pen sa yo. Se prèt yo sèlman ki gen dwa sa a.
how he went into the house of God, and how they ate the consecrated bread, through it was not allowable for him or his companions to eat it, but only for the priests?
5 Osinon, èske nou pa li sa ki ekri nan lalwa Moyiz la: Jou repo, prèt yo ki desèvis nan tanp lan pa respekte lalwa repo a, men yo pa koupab pou sa?
And haven’t you read in the law that, on the Sabbath, the priest in the Temple break the Sabbath and yet are not guilty?
6 Enben, m'ap di nou sa: Isit la, gen yon bagay ki pi konsekan pase tanp lan.
Here, however, I tell you, there is something greater than the Temple!
7 Si nou te konnen sans pawòl sa yo ki nan Liv la: Mwen vle pou nou gen kè sansib, mwen pa bezwen ofrann bèt n'ap fè pou mwen yo, nou pa ta kondannen moun ki inonsan.
Had you learned the meaning of the words – “I desire mercy, and not sacrifice,” you would not have condemned those who are not guilty.
8 Paske, mwen menm, Moun Bondye voye nan lachè a, se mèt jou repo a mwen ye.
For the Son of Man is lord of the Sabbath.’
9 Jezi kite kote l' te ye a, li antre nan yonn nan sinagòg yo.
Passing on, Jesus went into their synagogue,
10 Te gen yon nonm ki te gen yon men pòk nan asanble a. Moun ki te la yo t'ap chache okasyon pou yo te ka di Jezi fè bagay ki mal. Se konsa yo mande l': Eske lalwa nou an pèmèt yo geri moun jou repo?
and there he saw a man with a withered hand. Some people asked Jesus whether it was allowable to work a cure on the Sabbath – so that they might have a charge to bring against him.
11 Jezi reponn yo: Si yonn nan nou gen yon sèl mouton, si mouton sa a tonbe nan yon twou byen fon yon jou repo, èske li p'ap rale l' mete deyò?
But Jesus said to them, ‘Which of you, if he had only one sheep, and that sheep fell into a pit on the Sabbath, would not lay hold of it and pull it out?
12 Bon. Eske yon moun pa vo pi plis pase yon mouton? Konsa nou wè, lalwa nou an pèmèt nou fè byen pou yon moun jou repo.
How much more precious a person is than a sheep! Therefore it is allowable to do good on the Sabbath.’
13 Lè sa a, li di nonm lan: Lonje men ou. Nonm lan lonje men li. Latou, men an vin byen tankou lòt la.
Then he said to the man. ‘Stretch out your hand.’ The man stretched it out; and it had become as sound as the other.
14 Farizyen yo soti nan sinagòg la, y al mete tèt yo ansanm pou wè ki jan pou yo fè touye Jezi.
On coming out, the Pharisees plotted against Jesus, to put him to death.
15 Men, lè Jezi vin konn sa, li kite kote l' te ye a. Yon gwo foul moun t'ap mache deyè li. Li geri tout moun malad yo.
Jesus, however, became aware of it, and went away from that place. A number of people followed him, and he cured them all;
16 Men, li te pale sevè ak yo pou yo pa t' di ki moun li te ye.
but he warned them not to make him known,
17 Tou sa pase konsa, pou pawòl pwofèt Ezayi te di a te ka rive vre:
in fulfilment of these words in the prophet Isaiah –
18 Bondye pale, li di konsa: Men sèvitè m' lan, se mwen menm ki chwazi li. Men moun mwen renmen anpil la. Li fè kè m' kontan anpil. m'a mete Lespri m' sou li, la fè tout nasyon yo konnen jijman mwen.
“Here is my chosen servant, who I love and who pleases me! I will breathe my spirit on him, and he will announce a time of judgment to the Gentiles.
19 Li p'ap diskite ak pèsonn, li p'ap rele sou pèsonn. Yo p'ap janm tande l' fè diskou nan lari.
He will not contend, nor cry aloud, Neither will anyone hear his voice in the streets;
20 Li p'ap fin kase pye wozo ki panche a. Li p'ap tenyen lanp ki prèt pou mouri a. L'ap fè sa konsa, jouk tan li va fè jistis Bondye a kanpe nèt.
a bruised reed he will not break, and a smouldering wick he will not quench, until he has brought the judgment to a victorious issue,
21 Lè sa a, tout nasyon yo va mete espwa yo nan li.
and on his name will the Gentiles rest their hopes.”
22 Apre sa, yo mennen yon nonm bay Jezi. Nonm lan pa t' ka wè, li pa t' ka pale, paske li te gen yon move lespri sou li. Jezi geri nonm lan. Lamenm, nonm lan pale, li wè.
Then some people brought to Jesus a possessed man, who was blind and dumb; and he cured him, so that the man who had been dumb both talked and saw.
23 Foul moun yo te sezi anpil. Yo t'ap di: Nou pa kwè se pitit David la sa?
At this all the people were astounded. ‘Is it possible that this is the son of David?’ they exclaimed.
24 Lè farizyen yo tande sa, yo di: Si nou wè nonm sa a ap chase move lespri, se paske Bèlzeboul, chèf move lespri yo, ba l' pouvwa pou sa.
But the Pharisees heard of it and said, ‘He drives out demons only by the help of Beelzebul the chief of the demons.’
25 Men, Jezi te konnen sa ki te nan tèt yo, li di yo: Yon peyi ki gen divizyon ladan l', pou moun yo ap goumen yonn ak lòt, peyi sa a la pou l' disparèt. Si gen divizyon nan yon lavil osinon nan yon fanmi, pou moun yo ap fè lagè yonn ak lòt, ni lavil sa a, ni fanmi sa a pa la pou lontan.
Jesus, however, was aware of what was passing in their minds, and said to them, ‘Any kingdom divided against itself becomes a desolation, and any town or household divided against itself will not last.
26 Si Satan ap chase moun ki pou li yo, Satan ap goumen ak pwòp tèt li. Pouvwa Satan an pa la pou lontan.
So, if Satan drives Satan out, he must be divided against himself; and how, then, can his kingdom last?
27 Si se Bèlzeboul ki ban m' pouvwa pou chase move lespri, patizan nou yo, ak ki pouvwa yo menm yo chase move lespri? Se poutèt sa, se yo menm menm k'ap ban nou tò.
And, if it is by Beelzebul’s help that I drive out demons, by whose help is it that your own sons drive them out? Therefore they will themselves be your judges.
28 Men, si se avek Lespri Bondye m'ap chase move lespri yo, sa vle di pouvwa Gouvènman Bondye ki wa a gen tan rive sou nou.
But, if it is by the help of the Spirit of God that I drive out demons, then the kingdom of God must already be upon you.
29 Pesonn pa ka antre lakay yon nonm vanyan pou vòlò byen l' yo, si li pa mare nonm vanyan an anvan. Lè li fin mare l', se atò la kapab piye kay la.
How, again, can anyone get into a strong man’s house and carry off his goods, without first securing him? Not until then will he plunder his house.
30 Moun ki pa avèk mwen, se kont mwen yo ye. Moun ki p'ap ede m' ranmase, se gaye y'ap gaye.
Anyone who is not with me is against me, and the person who does not help me to gather is scattering.
31 Se poutèt sa, m'ap di nou: Bondye va padonnen moun tout peche yo va fè, tout move pawòl ki va soti nan bouch yo. Men, kanta moun ki va pale mal sou Sentespri a, pa gen padon pou yo.
Therefore, I tell you, people will be forgiven every sin and slander; but slander against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven.
32 Moun ki pale mal sou Moun Bondye voye nan lachè a, y'a padonnen l'. Men, moun ki pale mal sou Sentespri a, li p'ap jwenn padon ni koulye a, ni nan tan k'ap vini apre sa a. (aiōn g165)
Whoever speaks against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven, either in the present age, or in the age to come. (aiōn g165)
33 Si pyebwa a bon, l'ap bay bon donn. Si pyebwa a pa bon, li p'ap bay bon donn. Yo rekonèt kalite yon pyebwa sou donn li bay.
‘You must assume either that both tree and fruit are good, or that both tree and fruit are worthless; since it is by its fruits that a tree is known.
34 Bann vèmen! nou twò mechan. Bon pawòl pa ka soti nan bouch nou. Sa ki nan kè yon moun, se sa ki soti nan bouch li.
You children of snakes! How can you, evil as you are, say anything good? For what fills the heart will rise to the lips.
35 Yon nonm ki bon, se bon bagay ase li ka rale soti nan tou sa li genyen ki bon yo. Konsa tou, yon nonm ki mechan, se move bagay ase li ka rale soti nan tou sa li genyen ki move yo.
A good person, from his good stores, produces good things; while an evil person, from his evil stores, produces evil things.
36 M'ap di nou sa: Jou jijman an, moun gen pou rann kont pou tout pawòl yo di yo pa t' bezwen di.
I tell you that for every careless thing that people say, they must answer on the “day of judgment.”
37 Paske, se dapre pawòl ou y'a jije ou: Se pawòl ou k'ap di si ou inonsan, osinon si ou koupab.
For it is by your words that you will be acquitted, and by your words that you will be condemned.’
38 Lè sa a, kèk dirèktè lalwa ansanm ak kèk farizyen pran lapawòl. Yo di Jezi: Mèt, nou ta renmen wè ou fè yon mirak pou moutre se Bondye ki ba ou pouvwa sa a.
At this point, some teachers of the Law and Pharisees spoke up. ‘Teacher,’ they said, ‘we want to see some sign from you.’
39 Jezi reponn yo: Moun alèkile yo, atout yo mechan, atout yo vire do bay Bondye, men y'ap mande mirak! Men, yo p'ap jwenn lòt mirak pase mirak pwofèt Jonas la.
‘It is a wicked and unfaithful generation,’ answered Jesus, ‘that is asking for a sign, and no sign will be given it except the sign of the prophet Jonah.
40 Menm jan Jonas te pase twa jou twa nwit nan vant gwo pwason an, konsa tou Moun Bondye voye nan lachè a gen pou pase twa jou twa nwit anba tè.
For, just as Jonah was inside the sea-monster three days and three nights, so will the Son of Man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.
41 Jou jijman an, moun lavil Neniv yo va leve kanpe, y'a fè kondannen moun alèkile yo. Paske yo menm, yo te tounen vin jwenn Bondye lè Jonas te fè yo konnen mesaj li a. Men, isit la gen bagay ki pi konsekan pase Jonas.
At the judgment, the people of Nineveh will stand up with this generation, and will condemn it, because they repented at Jonah’s proclamation; and here is more than a Jonah!
42 Jou jijman an, larenn peyi ki nan sid la va leve kanpe, la fè yo kondannen moun alèkile yo. Paske, li te soti byen lwen, jouk nan dènye bout latè, pou l' te vin tande bèl pawòl bon konprann Salomon yo. Men, isit la gen bagay ki pi konsekan pase Salomon.
At the judgment the Queen of the South will rise up with the present generation, and will condemn it, because she came from the ends of the earth to listen to the wisdom of Solomon; and here is more than a Solomon!
43 Lè yon move lespri soti sou yon moun, li al pwonmennen toupatou nan savann yo, l'ap chache yon kote pou l' pran repo. Men, li pa jwenn.
No sooner does a foul spirit leave a person, than it passes through places where there is no water, in search of rest, and does not find it.
44 Lè sa a, li di nan kè l': M'ap tounen lakay mwen, kote m' soti a. Lè l' rive, li jwenn nonm lan tankou yon kay ki vid, men byen bale, byen ranje.
Then it says “I will go back to the home which I left”; but, on coming there, it finds it unoccupied, and swept, and put in order.
45 Lè konsa, li ale, li pran sèt lòt lespri ki pi move pase l', lespri yo vin ansanm avè l', yo antre nan kay la, yo rete. Lè sa a, kondisyon moun lan vin pi mal pase jan l' te ye anvan an. Enben, se sa ki pral rive move moun k'ap viv alèkile yo.
Then it goes and brings with it seven other spirits more wicked than itself, and they go in, and make their home there; and the last state of that man proves to be worse than the first. So, too, will it be with this wicked generation.’
46 Jezi t'ap pale ak foul moun yo toujou lè manman l' ak frè l' yo vin rive. Yo rete deyò, yo t'ap chache yon jan pou yo te pale avè l'.
While he was still speaking to the crowds, his mother and brothers were standing outside, asking to speak to him.
47 Se konsa yon moun di Jezi: Men manman ou ak frè ou yo deyò a. Yo ta renmen pale avè ou.
Someone told him this, and Jesus replied,
48 Men Jezi reponn moun ki te di l' sa a: Kilès ki manman m'? Kilès ki frè m'?
‘Who is my mother? And who are my brothers?’
49 Lè sa a, li lonje men l' sou disip li yo, li di: Gade non: men manman m' ak frè m' yo.
Then, stretching out his hands towards his disciples, he said, ‘Here are my mother and my brothers!
50 Tout moun ki fè sa Papa m' ki nan syèl la mande pou yo fè, se moun sa yo ki frè m', ki sè m', ki manman m'.
For anyone who does the will of my Father who is in heaven is my brother and sister and mother.’
