Ephesians 4
1 I therefore, being prisoner in the Lord, praie you that yee walke worthie of the vocation whereunto yee are called,
Se sa ki fè, mwen menm ki nan prizon poutèt Seyè a, m'ap mande nou pou nou viv yon jan ki konfòm ak jan Bondye te rele nou pou n' viv la.
2 With all humblenesse of minde, and meekenesse, with long suffering, supporting one an other through loue,
Pa janm vante tèt nou. Aji avèk dousè ak pasyans ak tout moun. Se pou nou yonn sipòte lòt avèk renmen nan kè nou.
3 Endeuouring to keepe the vnitie of the Spirit in the bond of peace.
Sentespri a mete nou ansanm. Se pou nou fè tou sa nou kapab pou nou ka toujou fè yon sèl kò, pou nou viv ak kè poze ansanm yonn ak lòt.
4 There is one body, and one Spirit, euen as yee are called in one hope of your vocation.
Gen yon sèl kò ak yon sèl Sentespri, konsa tou se yon sèl Bondye a ki rele nou pou nou gen yon sèl espwa.
5 There is one Lord, one Faith, one Baptisme,
Gen yon sèl Seyè, yon sèl konfyans, yon sèl batèm.
6 One God and Father of all, which is aboue all, and through all, and in you all.
Gen yon sèl Bondye, ki papa nou tout, k'ap dominen sou nou tout, k'ap aji nan nou tout, ki nan nou tout.
7 But vnto euery one of vs is giuen grace, according to the measure of the gift of Christ.
Nou chak nou resevwa yon kado apa, dapre sa Kris la te bay la,
8 Wherfore he saith, Whe he asceded vp on hie, he led captiuity captiue, and gaue gifts vnto men.
jan sa ekri nan Liv la: Lè li moute anwo, li mennen anpil prizonye ak li, li bay lèzòm anpil kado.
9 (Nowe, in that hee ascended, what is it but that he had also descended first into the lowest partes of the earth?
Enben, kisa sa vle di: Li moute anwo? Sa vle di, li te desann anvan sa jouk kote ki pi fon anba tè a.
10 Hee that descended, is euen the same that ascended, farre aboue all heauens, that hee might fill all things)
Moun ki te desann lan, se li menm tou ki te moute anwo nan syèl la, pou l' te kapab plen tou sa ki egziste ak presans li.
11 Hee therefore gaue some to be Apostles, and some Prophets, and some Euangelists, and some Pastours, and Teachers,
Se li menm ki fè lèzòm kado divès pouvwa. Li bay kèk ladan yo pouvwa pou sèvi apòt, li bay lòt ladan yo pouvwa pou sèvi pwofèt, li bay lòt ankò pouvwa pou anonse bon nouvèl la, li bay dòt ankò pouvwa pou sèvi tankou pastè ak dirèktè.
12 For the repairing of the Saintes, for the woorke of the ministerie, and for the edification of the bodie of Christ,
Konsa, li byen òganize pèp Bondye a pou yo chak fè travay sèvis yo, pou kò Kris la ka grandi nan konfyans.
13 Till we all meete together (in the vnitie of faith and that acknowledging of the Sonne of God) vnto a perfite man, and vnto the measure of the age of the fulnesse of Christ,
Li fè sa konsa pou nou tout ansanm nou ka rive fè yon sèl kò nan konfyans nou genyen an ak nan konesans Pitit Bondye a. Konsa, nou tout ansanm nou ka vin granmoun ki byen devlope, dapre dènye mezi devlòpman Kris la ki bon nèt.
14 That we henceforth be no more children, wauering and caried about with euery winde of doctrine, by the deceit of men, and with craftines, whereby they lay in wait to deceiue.
Lè sa a, nou p'ap viv tankou timoun ankò, tankou moun k'ap chanje lide fasil, ki kite kouran nenpòt doktrin trennen yo ale, ki tankou jwèt nan men bann rize sa yo ki konn ki jan pou yo pran tèt moun nan bay manti.
15 But let vs folowe the truth in loue, and in all things, grow vp into him, which is the head, that is, Christ.
Okontrè, ann pale verite a avèk renmen nan kè nou, konsa n'a ka grandi nan tout sans nan Kris la ki chèf kò a.
16 By whome al the body being coupled and knit together by euery ioynt, for ye furniture therof (according to the effectual power, which is in the measure of euery part) receiueth increase of the body, vnto the edifying of itselfe in loue.
Gremesi Kris la, tout pati nan kò a byen òganize, yo tout byen mare yonn ak lòt nan jwenti yo. Konsa, lè chak pati fè sa yo gen pou yo fè a, tout kò a ap grandi, l'ap devlope nan renmen.
17 This I say therefore and testifie in the Lord, that yee hencefoorth walke not as other Gentiles walke, in vanitie of their minde,
Se sa ki fè, men sa m'ap di nou, men sa m'ap deklare nou nan non Seyè a: Sispann viv tankou moun ki pa konn Bondye epi k'ap swiv lide pa yo ki pa vo anyen.
18 Hauing their vnderstanding darkened, and being strangers from the life of God through the ignorance that is in them, because of the hardnesse of their heart:
Lespri yo bouche, yo p'ap viv lavi Bondye bay la, paske yo pa konn anyen, kè yo fin di.
19 Which being past feeling, haue giuen themselues vnto wantonnesse, to woorke all vncleannesse, euen with griedinesse.
Yo san wont konsa, yo lage kò yo nan tout kalite vis, yo pran plezi yo nan fè tout kalite vye bagay sal san rete.
20 But yee haue not so learned Christ,
Men nou menm, se pa konsa yo te fè nou konnen Kris la,
21 If so be yee haue heard him, and haue bene taught by him, as the trueth is in Iesus,
si tout bon vre nou te tande pale sou Kris la, si tout bon vre yo te moutre nou verite a jan l' ye nan Jezi, lè nou te mete konfyans nou nan li a.
22 That is, that yee cast off, concerning the conuersation in time past, that olde man, which is corrupt through the deceiueable lustes,
Se sa ki fè, se pou nou chanje vye karaktè sa a ki t'ap fè nou viv jan nou t'ap viv nan tan lontan an, vye moun sa a ki te fin pèvèti nèt ak vye dezi l' yo ki t'ap twonpe nou.
23 And be renued in the spirit of your minde,
Se pou nou chanje nèt ni nan kè nou ni nan lespri nou.
24 And put on ye new man, which after God is created vnto righteousnes, and true holines.
Se pou nou vin yon lòt kalite moun jan Bondye vle l' la, pou nou sanble ak li pou nou ka mennen yon lavi ki dwat, yon lavi ki apa pou Bondye, jan verite a mande l' la.
25 Wherefore cast off lying, and speake euery man truth vnto his neighbour: for we are members one of another.
Se poutèt sa, sispann bay manti. Se pou nou di verite lè n'ap pale ak frè nou, paske nou tout se manm yon sèl kò nou ye.
26 Bee angrie, but sinne not: let not the sunne goe downe vpon your wrath,
Si nou ankòlè, veye kò nou pou kòlè a pa fè nou fè sa ki mal. Pa al dòmi ak kòlè nan kè nou.
27 Neither giue place to the deuill.
Pa bay Satan pye sou nou.
28 Let him that stole, steale no more: but let him rather labour, and worke with his handes the thing which is good, that hee may haue to giue vnto him that needeth.
Se pou moun ki te konn vòlò sispann vòlò. Okontrè, se pou l' travay di ak men l' san fè move konbinezon, pou l' sa gen dekwa bay moun ki nan bezwen.
29 Let no corrupt comunication proceed out of your mouths: but that which is good, to ye vse of edifying, that it may minister grace vnto the hearers.
Pa kite ankenn move pawòl soti nan bouch nou. Pale bon koze ki ka ede lòt yo grandi nan konfyans Bondye, koze ki ka ede yo lè yo nan move pa. Konsa, se yon byen n'a fè pou moun k'ap tande nou yo.
30 And grieue not the holy Spirit of God, by whom ye are sealed vnto ye day of redemption.
Pa fè Sentespri Bondye a lapenn, paske Lespri a se mak letanp Bondye sou nou, li ban nou garanti Bondye ap fin delivre nou lè jou a va rive.
31 Let all bitternesse, and anger, and wrath, crying, and euill speaking be put away from you, with all maliciousnesse.
Piga yo jwenn nan mitan nou moun ki kenbe lòt nan kè yo, moun ki gen san wo, moun ki renmen fè kòlè. Piga yo tande woywoy ak joure nan mitan nou. Nou pa fèt pou gen okenn lòt kalite mechanste k'ap fèt nan mitan nou.
32 Be ye courteous one to another, and tender hearted, freely forgiuing one another, euen as God for Christes sake, freely forgaue you.
Okontrè, se pou nou aji byen yonn ak lòt, se pou nou gen bon kè yonn pou lòt, pou nou yonn padonnen lòt, menm jan Bondye te padonnen nou nan Kris la.
