Matye 5
1 Lè Jezi wè foul moun yo, li moute sou yon mòn. Li chita. Disip li yo pwoche bò kote l'.
On seeing the crowds of people, Jesus went up the hill; and, when he had taken his seat, his disciples came up to him;
2 Li tanmen moutre moun yo anpil bagay. Li di yo:
and he began to teach them, saying:
3 Benediksyon pou moun ki konnen se pòv yo ye devan Bondye, paske peyi Wa ki nan syèl la, se pou yo li ye.
‘Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
4 Benediksyon pou moun ki nan lapenn, paske Bondye va ba yo kouraj.
Blessed are the mourners, for they will be comforted.
5 Benediksyon pou moun ki dou, paske y'a resevwa byen Bondye te sere pou yo a sou latè.
Blessed are the gentle, for they will inherit the earth.
6 Benediksyon pou moun ki anvi viv jan Bondye vle l' la, paske Bondye va ba yo sa yo vle a.
Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be satisfied.
7 Benediksyon pou moun ki gen kè sansib, paske Bondye va fè yo wè jan li gen kè sansib tou.
Blessed are the merciful, for they will find mercy.
8 Benediksyon pou moun ki pa gen move lide nan tèt yo, paske y'a wè Bondye.
Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.
9 Benediksyon pou moun k'ap travay pou lèzòm viv byen yonn ak lòt, paske Bondye va rele yo pitit li.
Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God.
10 Benediksyon pou moun ki anba pèsekisyon lè y'ap fè sa Bondye mande, paske peyi Wa ki nan syèl la, se pou yo li ye.
Blessed are those who have been persecuted in the cause of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
11 Benediksyon pou nou lè moun va joure nou, lè y'a pèsekite nou, lè y'a fè tout kalite manti sou nou paske se moun pa m' nou ye.
‘Blessed are you when people insult you, and persecute you, and say all kinds of evil lies about you because of me.
12 Fè kè nou kontan. Wi, nou mèt kontan nèt, paske yon gwo rekonpans ap tann nou nan syèl la. Se konsa yo te pèsekite pwofèt ki te vini anvan nou yo.
Be glad and rejoice, because your reward in heaven will be great; this is the way they persecuted the prophets who lived before you.
13 Se sèl nou ye pou moun sou latè. Si sèl la pèdi gou l', ak kisa pou yo ba li gou ankò? Li pa vo anyen ankò. Se jete pou yo voye sa jete deyò, pou moun pile sa anba pye yo.
‘You are salt for the world. But if salt becomes tasteless, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, but is thrown away, and trampled underfoot.
14 Se limyè nou ye pou moun sou latè. Moun pa kapab kache yon lavil ki bati sou yon mòn.
It is you who are the light of the world. A town that stands on a hill cannot be hidden.
15 Ni yo pa limen yon lanp pou mete l' anba yon mamit. Men, yo mete l' sou yon etajè, pou l' klere pou tout moun ki nan kay la.
People do not light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on the lamp-stand, where it gives light to everyone in the house.
16 Konsa tou, se pou limyè nou klere devan tout moun, pou lè yo wè tout byen n'ap fè yo, y'a fè lwanj Papa nou ki nan syèl la.
Let your light so shine before the eyes of others so that, seeing your good actions, they will praise your Father who is in heaven.
17 Pa mete nan tèt nou mwen vin aboli lalwa Moyiz la ak sa pwofèt yo te moutre nou. Mwen pa vin pou aboli yo, mwen vin moutre sa yo vle di tout bon.
‘Do not think that I have come to do away with the Law or the prophets; I have not come to do away with them, but to complete them.
18 Sa m'ap di nou la a, se vre wi: tout tan syèl la ak tè a va la, pa yon ti detay, ni yon sèl ti bout lèt nan lalwa a p'ap disparèt, jouk tout bagay ki pou rive yo rive.
For I tell you, until the heavens and the earth disappear, not even the smallest letter, nor one stroke of a letter, will disappear from the Law until all is done.
19 Se sa ki fè, moun ki va dezobeyi yonn nan pi piti nan kòmandman sa yo, epi ki va moutre lòt moun pou yo fè menm jan an tou, moun sa a va pase pou pi piti nan Peyi Wa ki nan syèl la. Konsa tou, moun ki obeyi kòmandman sa yo, k'ap moutre lòt moun jan pou yo fè l' tou, moun sa a va pase pou pi gran nan Peyi Wa ki nan syèl la.
Whoever, therefore, breaks one of these commandments, even the least of them, and teaches others to do so, will be the least esteemed in the kingdom of heaven; but whoever keeps them, and teaches others to do so, will be esteemed great in the kingdom of heaven.
20 Paske m'ap di nou sa: Si nou pa obeyi Lalwa Bondye a pi byen pase farizyen yo ak direktè lalwa yo, si nou pa viv pi byen pase yo, nou p'ap kapab antre nan Peyi Wa ki nan syèl la.
Indeed I tell you that, unless you obey God’s commands better than of the teachers of the Law, and Pharisees, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.
21 Nou tande ki jan nan tan lontan yo te di zansèt nou yo: Piga ou janm touye moun. Moun ki touye moun, se pou yo jije yo.
‘You have heard that to our ancestors it was said – “You must not commit murder,” and “Whoever commits murder will be brought to trial.”
22 Men, mwen menm, men sa m'ap di nou: Nenpòt moun ki ankòlè sou frè l', se pou yo jije li. Moun ki joure frè l' enbesil, se pou yo jije l' devan Gran Konsèy la. Si yon moun di frè l' moun fou, li bon pou yo jete l' nan dife lanfè a. (Geenna g1067)
But I say to you that anyone who is angry at their brother or sister will be brought to trial; and whoever insults their brother or sister will be brought before the High Council, while whoever calls them a fool will be in danger of the fires of Gehenna. (Geenna g1067)
23 Konsa, si lè w'ap mete ofrann ou sou lotèl la bay Bondye, epi antan ou la devan lotèl la, ou chonje frè ou gen kichòy kont ou, men sa pou ou fè:
Therefore, when presenting your gift at the altar, if even there you remember that your brother or sister has something against you,
24 Kite ofrann lan la devan lotèl la, ale byen ak frè ou la anvan. Apre sa, wa tounen vin bay Bondye ofrann ou an.
leave your gift there, before the altar, go and be reconciled to them, first, then come and present your gift.
25 Si yon moun pote plent pou ou nan tribinal, prese mete ou dakò avè l' antan nou prale ansanm nan tribinal la, pou li pa lage ou nan men jij la, pou jij la pa lage ou nan men lapolis, pou yo pa mete ou nan prizon.
Be ready to make friends with your opponent, even when you meet them on your way to the court; otherwise they might hand you over to the judge, and the judge to the judicial officer, and you will be thrown into prison.
26 Sa m'ap di ou la, se vre wi: ou p'ap soti nan prizon an toutotan ou pa peye dènye lajan yo mande ou la.
I tell you, you will not come out until you have paid the last cent.
27 Nou tande ki jan nan tan lontan yo te di: Piga ou janm fè adiltè.
‘You have heard that it was said – “You must not commit adultery.”
28 Mwen menm, men sa m'ap di nou: Si yon nonm gade yon fi avèk lanvi, li deja fè adiltè avè l' nan kè l'.
But I say to you that anyone who looks at a woman and desires her has already committed adultery with her in his heart.
29 Si se grenn je dwat ou ki pou ta fè ou tonbe nan peche, rache l' voye jete byen lwen ou. Pito ou pèdi yon sèl manm nan kò ou, pase pou yo voye tout kò ou nèt jete nan lanfè. (Geenna g1067)
If your right eye causes you to sin, take it out and throw it away. It would be best for you to lose one part of your body, and not to have the whole of it thrown into Gehenna. (Geenna g1067)
30 Si se men dwat ou ki pou ta fè ou tonbe nan peche, koupe l' voye jete byen lwen ou. Pito ou pèdi yon sèl nan manm ou yo, pase pou tout kò a nèt al nan lanfè. (Geenna g1067)
And, if your right hand causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. It would be best for you to lose one part of your body, and not to have the whole of it go down to Gehenna. (Geenna g1067)
31 Yo te konn di nou tou: Si yon nonm vle kite ak madanm li, fòk li ekri l' yon papye divòs.
‘It was also said – “Let anyone who divorces his wife serve her with a notice of separation.”
32 Men mwen menm, men sa m'ap di nou: Yon nonm ki kite ak madanm li, si se pa pou lenkondit, nonm sa a lakòz madanm lan fè adiltè. Konsa tou, yon nonm ki marye ak yon madanm mari l' kite l', li fè adiltè tou.
But I say to you that anyone who divorces his wife, except on the ground of some serious sexual sin, leads to her committing adultery; while anyone who marries her after her divorce is guilty of adultery.
33 Nou tande ki jan nan tan lontan yo te di zansèt nou yo: Ou pa dwe refize fè sa ou te sèmante pou ou te fè a. Se pou ou fè sa ou te sèmante fè devan Bondye.
Again, you have heard that our ancestors were told – “Do not break your oaths, keep your vows to the Lord.”
34 Men mwen menm, men sa m'ap di nou: Pa fè sèman menm. Pa fè sèman sou syèl la, paske syèl la se fotèy kote Bondye chita.
But I say to you that you must not swear at all, either by heaven, since that is God’s throne,
35 Pa fè sèman sou tè a, paske tè a se ti ban kote Bondye poze pye li. Pa fè sèman sou lavil Jerizalèm, paske se lavil gwo Wa a.
or by the earth, since that is his footstool, or by Jerusalem, since that is the city of the Great King.
36 Pa fè sèman non plis sou tèt pa ou, paske ou pa ka fè yon sèl grenn cheve nan tèt ou tounen blan osinon nwa.
Nor should you swear by your head, since you cannot make a single hair either white or black.
37 Men, lè w'ap pale se wi ak non pou ou genyen ase. Tou sa ou mete an plis, se nan Satan sa soti.
Let your words be simply “Yes” or “No”; anything beyond this comes from what is evil.
38 Nou tande ki jan nan tan lontan yo te di: yon je pou yon je, yon dan pou yon dan.
‘You have heard that it was said – “An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.”
39 Men mwen menm, men sa m'ap di nou: Pa tire revanj sou moun ki fè nou mal. Si yon moun ba ou yon souflèt sou bò dwat, ba li bò gòch la tou.
But I say to you that you must not resist those who wrong you; but, if anyone strikes you on the right cheek, turn the other to them also.
40 Si yon moun vle rele ou nan tribinal pou l' pran chemiz ou, kite palto a ba li tou.
If someone sues you for your shirt, let them have your cloak as well.
41 Si yon chèf vle fòse ou pote yon chaj pou li sou distans yon kilomèt, fè de kolomèt avè l'.
If you are forced to carry a soldier’s pack for one mile, carry it two.
42 Bay lè moun mande ou. Pa refize prete moun ki mande ou prete.
Give to anyone who asks and, if someone wants to borrow from you, do not turn them away.
43 Nou tande ki jan nan tan lontan yo te di: Se pou nou renmen frè parèy nou, men se pou nou rayi lènmi nou yo.
You have heard that it was said – “You must love your neighbour and hate your enemy.”
44 Men mwen menm, men sa m'ap di nou: renmen tout lènmi nou yo, lapriyè pou moun k'ap pèsekite nou.
But what I tell you is this: love your enemies, and pray for those who persecute you,
45 Se konsa n'a tounen pitit Papa nou ki nan syèl la. Paske, li fè solèy la leve ni pou moun ki mechan ni pou moun ki bon. Li fè lapli tonbe ni pou moun k'ap fè sa ki byen ni pou moun k'ap fè sa ki mal.
so that you may become children of your Father who is in heaven; for he causes his sun to rise on bad and good alike, and sends rain on the righteous and on the unrighteous.
46 Si nou plede renmen moun ki renmen nou ase, ki rekonpans nou merite pou sa? Eske pèseptè kontribisyon yo pa fè sa tou?
For, if you love only those who love you, what reward will you have? Even the tax collectors do this!
47 Lèfini, si se frè nou ase nou di bonjou, se yon pakèt afè sa ye atò? Eske moun lòt nasyon yo pa fè sa tou?
And, if you only welcome your brothers and sisters, what are you doing more than others? Even the Gentiles do this!
48 Non, nou fèt pou nou bon nèt, menm jan Bondye Papa nou ki nan syèl la bon nèt.
You, then, must become perfect – as your heavenly Father is perfect.
