Matye 8
1 Apre sa, Jezi desann soti sou ti mòn lan, yon gwo foul moun t'ap mache dèyè li.
When Jesus had come down from the hill, great crowds followed him.
2 Lè sa a, yon nonm ki te gen lalèp pwoche bò kote l', li tonbe ajenou devan Jezi, li di l' konsa: Mèt, si ou vle, ou kapab geri mwen.
He saw a leper who came up, and bowed to the ground before him, and said, ‘Master, if only you are willing, you are able to make me clean.’
3 Jezi lonje men l', li manyen nonm lan, li di l': Wi, mwen vle. Se pou ou geri. Menm lè a, lalèp la kite li.
Stretching out his hand, Jesus touched him, saying as he did so, ‘I am willing; become clean.’ Instantly he was made clean from his leprosy;
4 Apre sa, Jezi di l': Piga ou di pesonn sa. Men, ale fè prèt yo wè ki jan ou ye. Apre sa, wa ofri sa Moyiz te bay lòd ofri a. Konsa, wa bay tout moun prèv ou geri.
and then Jesus said to him, ‘Be careful not to say a word to anyone, but go and show yourself to the priest, and offer the gift directed by Moses, as evidence of your cure.’
5 Antan Jezi t'ap antre lavil Kapènawòm, yon kaptenn lame women an vin bò kote li. Li mande l' yon sèvis. Li di l' konsa:
After Jesus had entered Capernaum, a centurion in the Roman army came up to him, entreating his help.
6 Mèt, domestik mwen an kouche lakay, li paralize nèt, l'ap soufri anpil.
‘Sir,’ he said, ‘my manservant is lying ill at my house with a stroke of paralysis, and is suffering terribly.’
7 Jezi di l' konsa: Mwen pral geri l' pou ou.
‘I will come and cure him,’ answered Jesus.
8 Men kaptenn lan reponn li: Mèt, mwen pa merite pou ou antre lakay mwen. Men, annik bay yon lòd ase, domestik mwen an va geri.
‘Sir,’ the centurion went on, ‘I am unworthy to receive you under my roof; but only speak, and my manservant will be cured.
9 Mwen menm k'ap pale avè ou la a, mwen sou zòd chèf, mwen gen sòlda sou zòd mwen tou. Lè m' di yonn ale, li ale. Lè m' di yon lòt vini, li vini. Lè m' di domestik mwen an fè sa, li fè li.
For I myself am a man under the orders of others, with soldiers under me; and, if I say to one of them “Go,” he goes, and to another “Come,” he comes, and to my slave “Do this,” he does it.’
10 Lè Jezi tande pawòl sa yo, li sezi. Li di moun ki t'ap mache dèyè li yo: Sa m'ap di nou la a, se vre wi: mwen poko janm jwenn yon moun nan pèp Izrayèl la ki gen konfyans nan Bondye tankou nonm sa a.
Jesus was surprised to hear this, and said to those who were following him, ‘Never I tell you, in any Israelite have I met with such faith as this!
11 Mwen p'ap kache di nou sa: anpil moun va soti nan peyi solèy leve ak nan peyi solèy kouche, y'a vin chita sou tab ansanm ak Abraram, ak Izarak, ak Jakòb nan Peyi Wa ki nan syèl la.
Yes, and many will come in from East and West and take their places beside Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, in the kingdom of heaven;
12 Men, moun ki pou ta antre nan Peyi Wa a, y'ap voye yo jete deyò nan fènwa. Se la va gen rèl, se la moun va manje dan yo.
while the heirs to the kingdom will be banished into the darkness outside; there, there will be weeping and grinding of teeth.’
13 Apre sa, Jezi di kaptenn lan: Ale lakay ou. Tout bagay ap pase pou ou jan ou kwè l' la. Menm lè a, domestik la te geri.
Then Jesus said to the centurion, ‘Go now, and it will be according to your faith.’ And the man was cured that very hour.
14 Apre sa, Jezi ale lakay Pyè. Li jwenn bèlmè Pyè a kouche ak lafyèv.
When Jesus went into Peter’s house, he saw Peter’s mother-in-law prostrated with fever.
15 Jezi manyen men madanm lan, lamenm lafyèv la kite li. Madanm lan leve, li resevwa li.
On his taking her hand, the fever left her, and she rose and began to take care of him.
16 Lè solèy fin kouche, yo mennen anpil moun ki te gen move lespri sou yo bay Jezi. Li annik pale ak move lespri yo, li chase yo. Li te geri tout moun malad yo tou.
In the evening the people brought to Jesus many who were possessed by demons; and he drove out the spirits with a word, and cured all who were ill,
17 Se konsa pawòl pwofèt Ezayi te di a rive vre: Li pran enfimite nou yo sou li. Li pote maladi nou yo sou do li.
in fulfilment of these words in the prophet Isaiah – “He took our infirmities on himself, and bore the burden of our diseases.”
18 Jezi wè li te nan mitan yon gwo foul moun. Li bay lòd pou yo janbe lòt bò lanmè a.
Seeing a crowd round him, Jesus gave orders to go across.
19 Men, yon dirèktè lalwa pwoche bò kote l', li di l' konsa: Mèt, m'ap swiv ou tout kote ou prale.
A teacher of the Law came up to him, and said, ‘Teacher, I will follow you wherever you go.’
20 Jezi reponn li: Chat mawon gen twou yo. Zwezo k'ap vole nan syèl la gen nich yo. Men, Moun Bondye voye nan lachè a pa gen kote pou l' poze tèt li.
‘Foxes have holes,’ answered Jesus, ‘and wild birds their nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay his head.’
21 Yon lòt nan disip yo di li: Mèt, pèmèt mwen al antere papa m' anvan.
‘Master,’ said another, who was a disciple, ‘let me first go and bury my father.’
22 Men Jezi di li: Swiv mwen. Kite moun mouri antere moun mouri yo.
But Jesus answered, ‘Follow me, and leave the dead to bury their dead.’
23 Jezi moute nan kannòt la, disip li yo pati avèk li.
Then he got into the boat, followed by his disciples.
24 Antan yo sou lanmè a, yo rete konsa yon gwo van vin leve. Lanm lanmè yo t'ap kouvri kannòt la. Jezi menm t'ap dòmi lè sa a.
Suddenly so great a storm came up on the sea, that the waves broke right over the boat. But Jesus was asleep;
25 Disip yo pwoche bò kote li. Yo souke l', yo fè l' leve. Yo di l' konsa: Mèt, sove nou non. Se mouri n'ap mouri.
and the disciples came and roused him. ‘Master,’ they cried, ‘save us; we are lost!’
26 Jezi di yo: Poukisa nou pè konsa? Ala moun manke konfyans! Apre sa, Jezi leve kanpe, li pale byen fò ak van an ansanm ak dlo a. Lamenm yon gwo kalmi fèt.
‘Why are you so timid?’ he said. ‘You of little faith!’ Then Jesus rose and rebuked the winds and the sea, and a great calm followed.
27 Mesye yo te sezi anpil. Yo di konsa: Ki kalite moun sa a menm, pou jouk van ak dlo lanmè obeyi li?
The men were amazed, and exclaimed, ‘What kind of man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey him!’
28 Lè Jezi rive lòt bò lanmè a, nan peyi Gadarenyen yo, de moun soti nan mitan tonm mò yo, yo vin devan li. Mesye sa yo te gen move lespri sou yo. Yo te sitèlman move pesonn pa t' kapab pase nan chemen sa a.
On getting to the other side – the region of the Gadarenes – Jesus met two men who were possessed by demons, coming out of the tombs. They were so violent that no one was able to pass that way.
29 Yo tou de pran rele ansanm: Ey, Pitit Bondye a. Kisa nou gen avè ou? Eske ou vin isit la pou fè n' soufri anvan lè nou?
Suddenly they shrieked out, ‘What do you want with us, Son of God? Have you come here to torment us before our time?’
30 Toupre kote yo te ye a, te gen yon bann kochon ki t'ap chache manje pou yo manje.
A long way off, there was a herd of many pigs, feeding;
31 Move lespri yo mande Jezi: Tanpri, si ou vle chase nou, voye nou sou bann kochon sa yo.
and the foul spirits began begging Jesus, ‘If you drive us out, send us into the herd of pigs.’
32 Jezi di yo: Ale non. Move lespri yo soti sou de mesye yo, yo antre nan kochon yo. Menm lè a, tout bann kochon yo pran degrengole desann falèz la, y al neye tèt yo nan lanmè.
‘Go,’ he said. The spirits came out, and entered the pigs; and the whole herd rushed down the steep slope into the sea, and died in the water.
33 Moun ki t'ap gade kochon yo pran kouri. Y ale lavil la, yo rakonte tou sa ki te pase ansanm ak sa ki te rive de mesye yo ki te gen move lespri sou yo.
At this the men who tended them ran away and went to the town, carrying the news of all that had occurred, and of what had happened to the possessed men.
34 Lè sa a, tout moun lavil la soti vin jwenn Jezi. Lè yo wè l', yo mande li: Tanpri souple, ale fè wout ou.
At the news the whole town went out to meet Jesus, and, when they saw him, they entreated him to go away from their region.
