2 Corinthians 1
1 To the church of God in Corinth, and to all Christ’s people throughout Greece, from Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus, by the will of God, and from Timothy, who is also a follower.
Paul, yon apot Kris Jésus pa volonte Bondye, e Timothée, frè nou, a legliz Bondye ki nan Corinthe lan, avèk tout sen ki toupatou nan vil Achaïe yo:
2 May God, our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ bless you and give you peace.
Lagras avèk nou ak lapè ki sòti nan Bondye, Papa nou an, ak Senyè a Jésus Kri.
3 Blessed is the God and Father of Jesus Christ our Lord, the all-merciful Father, the God ever ready to console,
Beni se Bondye ak Papa a Senyè nou an Jésus Kri, Papa a mizerikòd yo, e Bondye a tout rekonfò yo;
4 who consoles us in all our troubles, so that we may be able to console those who are in any trouble with the consolation that we ourselves receive from him.
ki rekonfòte nou nan tout afliksyon nou yo pou nou kapab rekonfòte sila ki nan nenpòt afliksyon avèk menm rekonfò ke nou menm te rekonfòte pa Bondye a.
5 It is true that we have our full share of the sufferings of the Christ, but through the Christ we have also our full share of consolation.
Paske menm jan ke soufrans a Kris yo se pou nou an abondans, konsa tou rekonfò nou an abondans atravè Kris la.
6 If we meet with trouble, it is for the sake of your consolation and salvation; and, if we find consolation, it is for the sake of the consolation that you will experience when you are called to endure the sufferings that we ourselves are enduring;
Men si nou aflije, se pou rekonfò ak sali de nou menm. Si nou rekonfòte, se pou rekonfò pa nou, ki efikas pou nou ka sipòte avèk pasyans, menm soufrans ke nou menm isit la ap soufri yo tou.
7 and our hope for you remains unshaken. We know that, as you are sharing our sufferings, you will also share our consolation.
Konsa, espwa nou pou ou tout fonde byen fèm paske nou konnen menm jan ke ou pataje soufrans nou yo avèk nou, ou menm tou ap pataje rekonfò nou yo.
8 We want you, friends, to know that, in the troubles which befell us in Roman Asia, we were burdened altogether beyond our strength, so much so that we even despaired of life.
Paske nou pa vle nou inyoran, frè m yo, de afliksyon ki te vini sou nou an Asie yo, ke nou te peze anpil anpil, menm depase fòs nou, pou nou te kab menm vin dezespere de lavi nou.
9 Indeed, we had the presentiment that we must die, so that we might rely, not on ourselves, but on God who raises the dead.
Vrèman, nou te gen yon kondanasyon lanmò anndan nou, pou nou pa mete konfyans nan tèt nou, men nan Bondye ki fè mò yo leve a,
10 And from so imminent a death God delivered us, and will deliver us again; for in him we have placed our hopes of future deliverance, while you, also, help us by your prayers.
ki te delivre nou soti de yon si gran danje lanmò, e Li va delivre nou. Se sou Li menm nou te mete tout espwa nou an. Epi Li va toujou delivre nou;
11 And then many lips will give thanks on our behalf for the blessing granted us in answer to many prayers.
nou osi ki jwenn avèk nou menm nan lapriyè, pou remèsiman kapab bay pa anpil moun pou nou, pou gras ke nou resevwa atravè priyè anpil moun.
12 Indeed, our main ground for satisfaction is this – Our conscience tells us that our conduct in the world, and still more in our relations with you, was marked by a purity of motive and a sincerity that were inspired by God, and was based, not on worldly policy, but on the help of God.
Paske konfyans fyète nou an se sa; temwayaj konsyans nou, ke nan sentete avèk senserite anvè Bondye, pa nan sajès lachè men nan gras Bondye a, nou kondwi tèt nou nan mond lan, e sitou vè nou menm.
13 We never write anything to you other than what you will acknowledge to the very end –
Paske nou pa ekri okenn lòt bagay bannou, sof ke sa nou kapab li ak konprann, e m espere ke nou va konprann jiska lafen.
14 And, indeed, you have already partly acknowledged it about us – that you have a right to be proud of us, as we will be proud of you, on the day of our Lord Jesus.
Menm jan ou te osi konprann nou nan yon pati a, ke ou se rezon fyète nou nan jou a Senyè nou an Jésus, menm jan tou ke ou se rezon fyète pa nou an.
15 With this conviction in my mind, I planned to come to see you first, so that your pleasure might be doubled –
Epi premyèman, se te nan konfyans sila ke m te gen entansyon pou vin kote nou an, pou nou ta kapab resevwa yon benediksyon doub.
16 To visit you both on my way to Macedonia, and to come to you again on my return from Macedonia, and then to get you to send me on my way into Judea.
Sa vle di, pou pase kote nou nan antre Macédoine, e osi nan soti Macédoine pou m vin kote nou, pou nou ta kapab ede m nan vwayaj mwen pou rive Judée.
17 As this was my plan, where, pray, did I show any fickleness of purpose? Or do you think that my plans are formed on mere impulse, so that in the same breath I say “Yes” and “No”?
Konsa, èske m te varye lè m te fè nou konnen entansyon sa a? Oswa sa ke m te propoze a, èske m te propoze li selon lachè? Konsa, li ta sanble wi e non ansanm k ap di nan menm lè a?
18 As God is true, the message that we brought you does not waver between “Yes” and “No”!
Men jan Bondye fidèl la, pawòl nou anvè ou menm se pa wi avèk non ansanm.
19 The Son of God, Christ Jesus, whom we – Silas, Timothy, and I – proclaimed among you, never wavered between “Yes” and “No.” With him it has always been “Yes.”
Paske Fis Bondye a, Kris Jésus, ki te preche pami nou an, pa nou menm—mwen, Silvain, ak Timothée—pa t di wi e non, men te gen wi sèlman nan Li menm.
20 For, many as were the promises of God, in Christ is the “Yes” that fulfils them. Therefore, through Christ again, let the “Amen” rise, through us, to the glory of God.
Paske malgre fòs kantite pwomès Bondye yo kon bay, nan Li menm, pwomès yo se “wi”; konsa tou, pa Li menm tou, nou di “Amèn” pou laglwa Bondye atravè nou menm.
21 God who brings us, with you, into close union with Christ, and who consecrated us,
Koulye a, Sila ki etabli nou avèk ou menm an Kris, epi ki te onksyone nou, se Bondye.
22 also set his seal on us, and gave us his Spirit in our hearts as a pledge of future blessings.
Se Li ki te mete so Li sou nou e te bannou Lespri a nan kè nou kòm yon pwomès.
23 But, as my life will answer for it, I call God to witness that it was to spare you that I deferred my visit to Corinth.
Men mwen rele Bondye kòm temwen nanm mwen, ke se sèl pou m fè nou gras, m pa t vin Corinthe ankò.
24 I do not mean that we are to dictate to you with regard to your faith; on the contrary, we work with you for your true happiness; indeed, it is through your faith that you are standing firm.
Se pa ke nou menm ta domine fwa pa nou, men se ouvriye nou ye ansanm avèk ou pou lajwa ou. Paske nan lafwa a, ou deja kanpe fèm.
