Travay 26
1 Agrippa te di a Paul: “Ou gen dwa pale pou tèt ou.” Epi Paul te lonje men li pou te kòmanse fè defans li.
Then Agrippa said to Paul, “Yoʋ have permission to speak for yoʋrself.” So Paul stretched out his hand and began to make his defense:
2 “Konsènan tout bagay ke mwen akize pa Jwif yo, mwen konsidere ke mwen gen gwo chans, Wa Agrippa, pou m kapab fè defans mwen devan ou jodi a;
“I consider myself fortunate that it is before yoʋ, King Agrippa, that I am about to make my defense today concerning all the things of which I am being accused by the Jews,
3 Sitou paske ou se yon ekspè nan tout koutim ak kesyon pami pèp Jwif yo. Pou sa, mwen mande w pou koute mwen avèk pasyans.
especially since yoʋ are acquainted with all the customs and controversies of the Jews. Therefore I beg yoʋ to listen to me patiently.
4 “Alò konsa, tout Jwif yo konnen kalite vi mwen depi nan jenès mwen, ki soti nan kòmansman an ki te pase pami pwòp nasyon mwen, ak nan Jérusalem.
“All the Jews know about my manner of life from my youth up, which was spent from the beginning among my own nation in Jerusalem.
5 Paske yo konnen mwen depi lontan, si yo dakò temwaye. Mwen te viv kon yon Farizyen, selon sèkt ki pi disipline nan tout relijyon nou an.
They have known about me for a long time, if they are willing to testify, that according to the strictest sect of our religion I lived as a Pharisee.
6 “Konsa, koulye a, mwen kanpe devan tribinal la pou lespwa pwomès ki te fèt pa Bondye a zansèt nou yo.
And now I am standing trial because of my hope in the promise God made to our fathers,
7 Pwomès pou sila douz tribi yo gen esperans wè reyalize, pandan yo rete fidèl nan sèvi Bondye lajounen ak lannwit. Se pou esperans sa a, o Wa, mwen akize pa Jwif yo.
a promise that our twelve tribes hope to attain as they earnestly serve him night and day. Regarding this hope, King Agrippa, I am being accused by the Jews.
8 Poukisa pami nou, nou twouve li enkwayab ke Bondye kapab leve mò yo?
Why is it deemed unbelievable by you that God raises the dead?
9 “Alò mwen te reflechi a mwen menm, ke mwen te oblije aji avèk anpil fòs kont non a Jésus de Nazareth la.
“Indeed, I myself was convinced that I ought to do many things against the name of Jesus of Nazareth.
10 Epi sa, mwen te fè menm Jérusalem; non sèlman ke m te fèmen anpil nan sen sila yo nan prizon, men avèk otorite ke m te resevwa soti nan chèf prèt yo, lè yo te mete yo a lanmò mwen te dakò pou yo aji kont yo.
And that is just what I did in Jerusalem. I locked up many of the saints in prison by the authority I received from the chief priests, and when they were being put to death, I cast my vote against them.
11 Epi pandan mwen te pini yo souvan nan tout sinagòg yo, mwen te eseye fòse yo fè blasfèm. Tèlman mwen te anraje avèk yo, mwen te kouri dèyè yo menm nan vil etranje yo.
I also punished them often in all the synagogues and tried to force them to blaspheme. And being furiously enraged against them, I pursued them even to foreign cities.
12 “Pandan mwen te angaje konsa, mwen te fè yon vwayaj nan Damas avèk otorite ak pèmisyon a chèf prèt yo.
“While engaged in such things, I was on my way to Damascus with authority and commission from the chief priests,
13 Nan mitan jounen an, O Wa, mwen te wè sou wout la yon gwo limyè ki sòti nan syèl la, pi briyan ke solèy la, ki te briye toupatou ozanviwon m ak sila ki t ap fè vwayaj la avè m yo.
when at midday, O king, I saw on the way a light from heaven, brighter than the sun, shining around me and those who were traveling with me.
14 Epi lè nou tout te tonbe atè, mwen te tande yon vwa ki t ap di m nan lang Ebre a: ‘Saul, Saul, poukisa w ap pèsekite Mwen? Se difisil pou ou pou voye pye ou kont pikan yo.’
When we had all fallen down to the ground, I heard a voice saying to me in the Hebrew language, ‘Saul, Saul, why are yoʋ persecuting me? It is hard for yoʋ to kick against the goads.’
15 “Konsa, mwen te reponn: ‘Ki moun Ou ye, Senyè?’ “E Senyè a te di: ‘Mwen se Jésus ke w ap pèsekite a.
I said, ‘Who are yoʋ, Lord?’ He said, ‘I am Jesus, whom yoʋ are persecuting.
16 Men leve kanpe sou pye ou. Se pou rezon sa ke m te parèt kote ou; pou nome ou kòm yon sèvitè ak yon temwen, non sèlman a bagay ke ou wè, men osi a bagay ke Mwen menm va fè vin parèt a ou menm;
But rise and stand on yoʋr feet, for I have appeared to yoʋ for this purpose, to appoint yoʋ as a servant and witness to the things yoʋ have seen and to the things in which I will appear to yoʋ.
17 k ap delivre ou de pèp Jwif la, ak pèp etranje yo, pami sila m ap voye ou yo,
I will rescue yoʋ from yoʋr own people and from the Gentiles, to whom I am sending yoʋ
18 pou louvri zye yo pou yo kapab tounen kite tenèb la pou limyè a, e domèn Satan pou sila a Bondye, pou yo kapab resevwa padon peche yo ak yon eritaj pami sila ki sanktifye pa lafwa nan Mwen yo.’
to open their eyes so that they may turn away from darkness to light, and from the dominion of Satan to God, that they may receive remission of sins and an allotment among those who have been sanctified by faith in me.’
19 “Konsa, Wa Agrippa, mwen pa t dezobeyisan a vizyon selès la,
“Consequently, King Agrippa, I was not disobedient to the heavenly vision,
20 men mwen te kontinye deklare premyèman a moun Damas yo, e osi ak moun Jérusalem yo, e answit moun tout rejyon Judée a, e menm ak pèp etranje yo, pou yo ta dwe repanti, vire vè Bondye, e fè zèv ki apatyen ak repantans lan.
but first to those in Damascus and then to those in Jerusalem, to all the region of Judea and to the Gentiles, I proclaimed that they should repent and turn to God, doing works consistent with repentance.
21 “Pou rezon sa a, kèk Jwif te sezi mwen nan tanp lan e te eseye mete m a lanmò.
That is why the Jews seized me in the temple courts and were trying to kill me.
22 Alò, avèk èd Bondye ke m te twouve, mwen kanpe jiska jou sa a pou temwaye a piti kòm gran, pou pa pale anyen men sa ke pwofèt yo ak Moïse te di ki t ap pral rive yo.
But having obtained help from God, I stand to this day testifying to both small and great, saying nothing except what the Prophets and Moses said would take place:
23 Ke Kris la te gen pou soufri, e akoz rezirèksyon Li soti nan lanmò a, Li ta devni premye pou pwoklame limyè a, ni a pèp Jwif la, ni a pèp etranje yo.”
that the Christ would suffer and that, as the first to rise from the dead, he would proclaim light to our people and to the Gentiles.”
24 Pandan Paul t ap di sa nan defans li, Festus te di ak yon gwo vwa: “Paul, tèt ou fin pati! Gran konesans ou fè ou vin fou.”
As Paul was saying these things in his own defense, Festus said with a loud voice, “Yoʋ are out of yoʋr mind, Paul. Too much learning is driving yoʋ insane!”
25 Men Paul te reponn li: “Mwen pa pèdi tèt mwen trè ekselan Festus, men mwen pale pawòl ak verite byen rezonen.
But Paul said, “I am not out of my mind, most excellent Festus, but I am speaking words of truth and good sense.
26 Paske Wa a okuran de tout bagay sila yo, e mwen pale ak li osi avèk konfyans, akoz ke m konvenk ke anyen nan bagay sila yo pa kapab chape anba atansyon li, akoz ke nanpwen anyen ki fèt nan yon kwen.
For the king knows about these things, to whom I am speaking boldly. I am convinced that none of these things has escaped his notice at all, for this has not been done in a corner.
27 Wa Agrippa, èske ou kwè nan pwofèt yo? Mwen konnen ke ou kwè.”
Do yoʋ believe the Prophets, King Agrippa? I know that yoʋ believe.”
28 Agrippa te reponn a Paul: “Ak yon ti bourade konsa, ou vlè pèswade m pou devni yon Kretyen?”
Agrippa said to Paul, “Do yoʋ think yoʋ can persuade me to become a Christian so quickly?”
29 Paul te reponn: “Mwen ta vle devan Bondye, ke menm si se ak piti, oswa ak gran, ke non sèlman ou menm, men tout sila ki koute mwen nan jou sa a, ta kapab vini menm jan ke mwen ye a, sof pou chèn sila yo.”
Paul said, “Whether quickly or not, I pray to God that not only yoʋ but also all who are listening to me today would become as I am, except for these chains.”
30 Wa a te leve avèk gouvènè a, ak Bérnéice, ak sila ki te chita avèk yo.
After Paul said these things, the king stood up, along with the governor, Bernice, and those who were sitting with them.
31 Epi lè yo te ale akote, yo te kòmanse pale youn ak lòt. Yo t ap di: “Mesye sila a p ap fè anyen ki merite lanmò oubyen prizon.”
After leaving the room, they began saying to one another, “This man is doing nothing that deserves death or imprisonment.”
32 Epi Agrippa te di a Festus: “Mesye sa a ta gen dwa libere si li pa t fè apèl a César.”
And Agrippa said to Festus, “This man could have been released if he had not appealed to Caesar.”
