2 Corinthians 5
1 We know that [these bodies] we live in [here in this world are like] [MET] tents. [They are like temporary living/dwelling places]. [So we should not be concerned about what happens to our bodies]. We know that if we are killed {if [someone] kills us}, God will give us [permanent living places. Those permanent living places] [MET] will not be houses that people have made. They [will be new bodies in which we will live forever] in heaven. (aiōnios g166)
Paske nou konnen ke si tant tèrès la ki se lakay nou an vin demoli, nou gen yon kay ki sòti nan Bondye; yon kay ki pa fèt avèk men, ki etènèl nan syèl la. (aiōnios g166)
2 [While we are here on earth, we suffer]. We often groan because we desire [to go] to heaven [where God] will give us our new [bodies] [MET].
Paske vrèman, nan kay sila a, nou plenyen avèk lanvi pou nou abiye nou ak kay nou ki nan syèl la;
3 When [God gives us(inc) our new bodies] [MET], our [spirits will have] [LIT, MET] bodies to live in [that will last forever].
kòmsi nou konnen ke lè nou fin mete li, nou p ap janm toutouni ankò.
4 [It is true that] while we are still living in these bodies [MET] [that do not last forever], we often groan [DOU] [because we desire to be free from them]. We are not longing to be without a body. Instead, [we groan because] we desire to receive our new bodies [MET] in heaven. We long for this to happen so that these bodies that are going to die some day will suddenly be changed [into bodies] that will live [forever].
Paske vrèman, pandan nou nan tant kò sa a, nou plenyen, nou anba gwo fado, paske nou pa vle dezabiye nou, men abiye nou, jis pou sa ki mòtèl la kapab anglouti pa lavi etènèl.
5 It is God himself who has prepared us to [receive] these [new bodies]. He is also the one who has guaranteed/assured us [(inc)] that this will happen. He has guaranteed it by sending his Spirit [to live inside us now].
Alò, Sila ki te prepare nou pou menm bi sa a, se Bondye, ki te bannou Lespri Sen kòm yon pwomès la.
6 So, [because God’s Spirit lives in us], we are always confident [that God will give us new bodies]. We know that as long as we have bodies here on [earth], we are not yet [living together] with the Lord [Jesus in heaven].
Konsa, toujou avèk bon kouraj, ak konesans ke pandan nou lakay nou nan kò a, nou absan de Senyè a,
7 While we [(exc)] live [here, we] do not have our [new bodies, but we are] trusting [that God will give them to us].
paske nou mache pa lafwa, e pa selon sa nou wè.
8 [As I said], we [(exc)] are confident [that he will give us new bodies]. We [(exc)] would much prefer to leave these bodies [which we have now], and be with the Lord [Jesus in our] home in [heaven].
Men, mwen di nou, nou gen bon kouraj. Nou prefere pito absan de kò a pou prezan lakay nou avèk Senyè a.
9 Because of all that, we always want to please [Jesus in everything that we do]. Whether we [(exc)] are [still living] here [in these] bodies or whether we have [left] them and are living in our home [in heaven], we want to please him.
Konsa nou gen osi kòm dezi, pou, kit nou lakay, kit nou absan, pou fè Li menm plezi.
10 [And we need to try hard to do that] because each one of us [believers] must stand before Christ [to be] judged [by him] {[when he will] judge [his people]}. [At that time] he will [reward each one of] us according to what we have done [while we lived in this world] in these bodies. [He will reward us according to] whether we have done good things or whether we have done evil things.
Paske nou tout dwe parèt devan chèz jijman a Kris la, pou chak moun kapab rekonpanse pou zèv li nan kò a, selon sa li te fè, kit byen kit mal.
11 It makes me fearful [to think that some day I will stand before the Lord for him to judge me]. So I [do everything that I can to] convince people [that they should believe] (OR, [that I teach] sincerely) [God’s message]. God knows very well [how I conduct my life and what I teach], and I really believe that you know it, too.
Konsa, avèk konesans lakrent Senyè a, nou menm ap fè tout moun kwè, men nou vin rekonèt devan Bondye; epi mwen espere ke nou rekonèt nan konsyans pa nou yo tou.
12 Once again [I say, as I write this], I am not just [trying to] make you think well/highly of me, [as some people will probably say that I am]. Instead, I am [telling you in this letter why you have] good reason [to tell those who criticize me] that you think highly of me. [I am telling you this] so that you will know what to say to those [teachers of false doctrine among you]. They are proud [of what they have done], instead of [making sure that] they [are right with God and being pleased with that].
Nou p ap vin pale byen de pwòp tèt nou bannou ankò, men n ap bannou yon okazyon pou vin fyè de nou, pou nou kab gen yon repons a sila ki jwenn fyète nan aparans, men pa nan kè.
13 [Some of them say that after God has enabled me to see visions], I [talk like] a crazy person. If [that is so, I want you to realize that I talk that way in order to please] God. On the other hand, if [you think that] I [speak and act] wisely, [that is good. I want you to know that I do] speak and act wisely in order to [help] you.
Paske si nou vin debòde, se pou Bondye. Epi si nou nan bon sans nou, se pou nou menm.
14 [I speak and act the way I do] because the love that Christ [has for people] influences me [in everything that I say and do]. When Christ died, [he suffered the punishment] for [the sins of] all people. So, we should all [think of ourselves as having] died with him, [being as unresponsive to sinful desires as] [MET] a corpse is.
Paske lanmou Kris la k ap bourade nou. Konsa li mennen nou a konklizyon sa a; ke yon moun te mouri pou tout moun, kidonk, tout moun te mouri.
15 When [Christ] died for the everyone, he died in order that [we believers who are alive now] should not conduct our lives in a way that will just [please ourselves]. Instead, [we should conduct our lives in a way that will please] Christ, [because] he is the one who died for us and was brought back to life {whom [God] raised} again.
Li te mouri pou tout moun, pouke sila ki vivan yo pa ta viv pou tèt yo ankò, men pou Li menm ki te mouri an e ki te leve ankò pou yo a.
16 So, [because I realize how much Christ loves everyone], I no longer think about people in the way that those who do not believe [in Christ] think about [them]. Before I [was a believer], I thought about Christ in the way that other non-believers did. But I do not think of him that way any more.
Pou sa a, depi koulye a nou pa rekonèt okenn moun selon lachè. Malgre ke nou te konnen Kris selon lachè, deja koulye a nou pa konnen Li fason sa a ankò.
17 The fact is that God makes every one [of us] who [trusts] in Christ to be completely different [than we were before]. Our old [way of conducting our lives] is gone. We now have a [completely] new way of [conducting our lives].
Donk Si yon moun nan Kris, Li se yon kreyati tounèf. Ansyen bagay yo vin pase. Gade byen, tout bagay vin tounèf.
18 This [complete change in our lives] is all something that God [does]. It is God who made it possible for us to have a peaceful relationship with him. [He was able to do that] because of what Christ [did for us]. Now God [has sent] me, and those [who work] with me, to tell [people that they] can have a peaceful relationship with him.
Konsa, tout bagay sa yo sòti nan Bondye ki te rekonsilye nou a Li menm pa Kris la, e ki te bannou ministè rekonsilyasyon an.
19 That is, [he sent us(exc) to tell them that] when Christ [died], God was [making it possible for everyone] [MTY] in the world to have a peaceful relationship with him. He no longer keeps a record of the sinful things that [we believers] have done. The message that [God] has given to us [to tell people is how we can have a] peaceful relationship with him.
Kòmsi ke Bondye te nan Kris ki t ap rekonsilye mond lan a Li menm, san konte ofans pa yo kont yo menm, e Li te livre bannou, pawòl a rekonsilyasyon an.
20 So, it is I and my companions who are Christ’s representatives [in this world. When we tell people the message about Christ], it is God himself who is pleading with them by means of what we [say]. So, as true representatives of Christ, we plead with you: [Believe God’s true message about Christ in order that you may] be reconciled to {have a peaceful relationship with} him.
Konsa, nou se ambasadè pou Kris, tankou si Bondye t ap sèvi nou pou sipliye lòt. Pou sa a, nou priye nou nan non a Kris la pou nou vin rekonsilye ak Bondye.
21 [You must believe that even though] Jesus never sinned, God [punished him for all the] sinful things [that people do, just] as [if Jesus had done those sinful things himself]. And because of our close relationship with Christ, God has erased the record of our sins/declared us no longer guilty for our sins.
Li te fè Sila ki pa t konnen okenn peche a devni peche pou nou menm, pou nou ta kapab devni ladwati Bondye nan Li menm.
