Ròm 15
1 Nou menm ki fò nan konfyans nou nan Bondye, se pou nou ede sa ki fèb yo pote feblès yo. Nou pa dwe ap chache sa ki fè nou plezi sèlman.
We, the strong, ought to take on our own shoulders the weaknesses of those who are not strong, and not merely to please ourselves.
2 Okontrè, se pou nou chak chache fè frè parèy nou plezi pou byen l', konsa n'a fè l' grandi nan konfyans li nan Bondye.
Let each of us please our neighbour for our neighbour’s good, to help in the building up of their character.
3 Paske Kris la pa t' chache sa ki te fè l' plezi, men dapre sa ki ekri a: Moun ki t'ap joure ou yo, se tankou si se mwen menm yo t'ap joure.
Even the Christ did not please himself! On the contrary, as scripture says of him – “The reproaches of those who were reproaching you fell upon me.”
4 Se konsa, tou sa ki te ekri nan Liv la depi nan tan lontan, yo te ekri yo pou moutre nou anpil bagay, wi, pou bagay nou jwenn ekri nan Liv la ka ban nou pasyans ak ankourajman pou n' ka mete tout espwa nou nan Bondye.
Whatever was written in the scriptures in days gone by was written for our instruction, so that, through patient endurance, and through the encouragement drawn from the scriptures, we might hold fast to our hope.
5 Se pou Bondye ki bay pasyans ak ankourajman an fè nou viv byen yonn ak lòt, pou nou ka swiv egzanp nou jwenn nan Jezikri.
And may God, the giver of this patience and this encouragement, grant you to be united in sympathy in Christ,
6 Konsa, n'a mete kè nou ak bouch nou ansanm pou fè lwanj Bondye, papa Jezikri, Seyè nou an.
so that with one heart and one voice you may praise the God and Father of Jesus Christ, our Lord.
7 Se pou yonn asepte lòt jan l' ye a, menm jan Kris la te asepte nou an pou sa te tounen yon lwanj pou Bondye.
Therefore always receive one another as friends, just as the Christ himself received us, to the glory of God.
8 Men sa m' vle di: Kris la te fè tèt li sèvitè jwif yo pou l' te ka fè pwomès Bondye te fè zansèt nou yo rive vre, epi pou l' te moutre jan Bondye kenbe pawòl li.
For I tell you that Christ, in vindication of God’s truthfulness, has become a minister of the covenant of circumcision, so that he may fulfil the promises made to our ancestors,
9 Men, li te vini pou moun lòt nasyon yo tou, pou yo te ka fè lwanj Bondye pou jan li gen kè sansib, jan sa te ekri nan Liv la: Se poutèt sa m'a fè lwanj ou nan mitan lòt nasyon yo. Se poutèt sa m'a chante pou non ou.
and that the Gentiles also may praise God for his mercy. As scripture says – “Therefore will I make acknowledgment to you among the Gentiles and sing in honour of your name.”
10 Liv la di ankò: Nou menm moun lòt nasyon yo, fè kè nou kontan ansanm avèk pèp Bondye chwazi a.
And again it says – “Rejoice, you Gentiles, with God’s people.”
11 Li di ankò: Fè lwanj Mèt la, nou menm moun lòt nasyon yo! Wi, se pou tout pèp yo fè lwanj li!
And yet again – “Praise the Lord, all you Gentiles, and let all Peoples sing his praises.”
12 Ezayi di tou: Li gen pou l' vini, pitit pitit Izayi a. Li va parèt pou gouvènen lòt nasyon yo. Nasyon yo va mete espwa yo nan li.
Again, Isaiah says – “There will be a Scion of the house of Jesse, One who is to arise to rule the Gentiles; on him will the Gentiles rest their hopes.”
13 Mwen mande Bondye ki bay espwa a pou l' fè kè nou kontan nèt, pou l' fè kè nou poze ak konfyans nou gen nan li a. Se konsa espwa nou va toujou ap grandi ak pouvwa Sentespri a.
May God, who inspires our hope, grant you perfect happiness and peace in your faith, until you are filled with this hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.
14 Frè m' yo, mwen gen fèm konviksyon nou gen kont bon santiman nan kè nou, nou gen kont konesans sou nou pou yonn ka bay lòt konsèy.
I am persuaded, my friends – yes, I Paul, with regard to you – that you are yourselves full of kindness, furnished with all Christian learning, and well able to give advice to one another.
15 Men, mwen te penmèt mwen ekri nou sou anpil pwen nan lèt mwen an pou mwen te ka fè nou chonje sa nou te konnen deja. Mwen te penmèt mwen fè sa poutèt favè Bondye te fè m' lan,
But in parts of this letter I have expressed myself somewhat boldly – by way of refreshing your memories –
16 pou m' te sèvi Jezikri pandan m'ap travay nan mitan moun lòt nasyon yo. Lè m'ap fè konnen bon nouvèl Bondye a, se yon sèvis apa pou Bondye m'ap rann, pou moun lòt nasyon yo ka tounen yon ofrann ki fè Bondye plezi, yon ofrann yo mete apa pou Bondye ak pouvwa Sentespri a.
because of the charge with which God has entrusted me, that I should be an assistant of Christ Jesus to go to the Gentiles – that I should act as a priest of God’s good news, so that the offering up of the Gentiles may be an acceptable sacrifice, consecrated by the Holy Spirit.
17 Se pou sa, mwen gen dwa kontan nèt pou travay m'ap fè ansanm ak Jezikri pou Bondye.
It is, then, through my union with Christ Jesus that I have a proud confidence in my work for God.
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For I will not dare to speak of anything but what Christ has done through me to win the obedience of the Gentiles –
19 Wi, m'ap penmèt mwen fè nou konnen sèlman sa Kris la te fè m' fè ak sa li te fè m' di, avèk fòs mirak ak bèl bagay ak pouvwa Lespri Bondye a. Tou sa, pou mennen moun lòt nasyon yo vin nan pye Bondye pou obeyi li. Se konsa, depi lavil Jerizalèm jouk nan peyi Iliri, mwen pa manke mache bay bon nouvèl ki pale sou Kris la toupatou.
by my words and actions, through the power displayed in signs and marvels, and through the power of the Holy Spirit. And so, starting from Jerusalem and going as far as Illyria, I have told in full the good news of the Christ;
20 Men, lanbisyon m' se te pou m' fè konnen bon nouvèl la sèlman kote moun pa t' ankò janm tande nonmen non Kris la, pou m' pa t' bati sou fondasyon lòt moun te poze,
yet always with the ambition to tell the good news where Christ’s name had not previously been heard, so as to avoid building on another’s foundations.
21 jan sa te ekri nan Liv la: Moun ki pa t' ankò konnen l' yo va wè. Moun ki pa t' ankò tande nonmen non l' yo va konprann.
But as scripture says – “They to whom he had never been proclaimed will see; and they who have never heard will understand!”
22 Se rezon sa a ki te anpeche mwen anpil fwa al lakay nou.
That is why I have so often been prevented from coming to you.
23 Men, koulye a, mwen pa gen anyen ki kenbe m' nan peyi sa yo ankò. Depi lontan mwen fè lide ale wè nou.
But now there are no further openings for me in these parts, and I have for several years been longing to come to you whenever I may be going to Spain.
24 Mwen ta renmen fè sa lè mapral an Espay lan. Wi, mwen gen espwa pase wè nou pou nou kapab ede m' ale nan peyi sa a, apre m'a fin pase kèk bon moman nan mitan nou.
For my hope is to visit you on my journey, and then to be sent on my way by you, after I have first partly satisfied myself by seeing something of you.
25 Men, koulye a, mwen pral Jerizalèm pou m' ka rann moun k'ap viv apa pou Bondye yo yon sèvis.
Just now, however, I am on my way to Jerusalem, to take help to Christ’s people there.
26 Legliz ki nan peyi Masedwan ak nan peyi Lakayi yo te pran sou yo pou yo te fè yon ofrann pou ede pòv ki nan pèp Bondye a lavil Jerizalèm.
For Macedonia and Greece have been glad to make a collection for the poor among Christ’s people at Jerusalem.
27 Se yo menm menm ki te fè lide sa a. Men, pou di vre, yo te dwe pòv yo sa. Paske, menm jan jwif yo te separe benediksyon ki soti nan Lespri Bondye a avèk moun ki pa t' jwif yo, konsa tou, moun ki pa jwif yo gen pou devwa pou rann yo sèvis avèk byen latè yo.
Yes, they were glad to do so; and indeed it is a duty which they owe to them. For the Gentile converts who have shared their spiritual blessings are in duty bound to minister to them in the things of this world.
28 Lè m'a fini avèk zafè sa a, le m'a renmèt tout lajan yo te ranmase a nan men, lè sa a m'a pati pou Espay, m'a pase wè nou sou wout.
When I have settled this matter, and have secured for the poor at Jerusalem the enjoyment of these benefits, I will go, by way of you, to Spain.
29 Mwen konnen le m'a rive wè nou an, se avèk tout benediksyon Kris la m'a rive.
And I know that, when I come to you, it will be with a full measure of blessing from Christ.
30 Men sa m' mande nou, frè m' yo: nan non Jezikri, Seyè nou an, nan non renmen Lespri a ban nou, tanpri, pa lage m' nan batay la pou kont mwen, lapriyè Bondye pou mwen.
I beg you, then, friends, by Jesus Christ, our Lord, and by the love inspired by the Spirit, to join me in earnest prayer to God on my behalf.
31 Lapriyè pou m' ka delivre anba moun Jide yo ki pa vle kwè. Lapriyè tou pou moun k'ap viv apa pou Bondye nan lavil Jerizalèm, pou yo ka byen resevwa lajan m'ap pote ba yo a.
Pray that I may be rescued from those in Judea who reject the faith, and that the help which I am taking to Jerusalem may prove acceptable to Christ’s people;
32 Konsa, si Bondye vle, m'a rive lakay nou ak kè kontan, epi m'a pran yon ti repo nan mitan nou.
so that, God willing, I may be able to come to you with a joyful heart, and enjoy some rest among you.
33 Se pou Bondye ki bay kè poze a avèk nou tout. Amèn.
May God, the giver of peace, be with you all. Amen.
