Acts 26
1 Then Agrippa said to Paul, “You [(sg)] are permitted [now] to speak [to defend] yourself.” Paul stretched out his hand ([dramatically/to salute the king]) and began to defend himself. He said,
Agrippa te di a Paul: “Ou gen dwa pale pou tèt ou.” Epi Paul te lonje men li pou te kòmanse fè defans li.
2 “King Agrippa, I consider that I am fortunate that today, while you [(sg)] listen, I can defend myself from all the things about which the Jewish [leaders] [SYN] are accusing me.
“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;
3 I am really fortunate, because you [(sg)] know all about the customs of us Jews and the questions that we [(exc)] argue about. So I ask you, please listen patiently to what I say.”
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.
4 “Many [HYP] of my fellow Jews know about how I have conducted my life, from the time I was a child. They know how I lived in the area where I [was born] and [also later] in Jerusalem.
“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.
5 They have known for many years, and they could tell you, if they wanted to, that [since I was very young] I obeyed the customs of our religion very carefully, just like the [other] Pharisees do.
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.
6 Today I am being put on trial {[they] are putting me on trial} because I am confidently expecting that God will do what he promised our [(exc)] ancestors.
“Konsa, koulye a, mwen kanpe devan tribinal la pou lespwa pwomès ki te fèt pa Bondye a zansèt nou yo.
7 Our twelve tribes are [also] confidently waiting for God to do [for us what he promised], as they respectfully worship him, day and night. [Respected] king, I confidently expect [that God will do what he promised, and they also believe that! But that is the reason] that these Jewish leaders [SYN] are accusing me!
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.
8 They believe that God can cause those who have died to become alive again, so (why [do any of you refuse to believe that he raised Jesus from the dead?/none of you should refuse to believe that he raised Jesus from the dead!]) [RHQ]”
Poukisa pami nou, nou twouve li enkwayab ke Bondye kapab leve mò yo?
9 “[Formerly] I, too, was sure that I should do everything that I could to oppose Jesus [MTY], the man from Nazareth [town].
“Alò mwen te reflechi a mwen menm, ke mwen te oblije aji avèk anpil fòs kont non a Jésus de Nazareth la.
10 So that is what I did [when I lived] in Jerusalem. I put many of the believers in jail, as the chief priests there had authorized me [to do]. When [the Jewish leaders wanted] those Christians killed {someone to kill those [Christians]}, I voted [for that].
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.
11 Many times I punished the believers [whom I found] in Jewish meeting places. [By punishing them], I tried to force them to speak evil [about Jesus]. I was so angry with the followers of Jesus that I even traveled to other cities to [find them and] do things to harm them.”
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.
12 “[One day], I was on my way to Damascus [city] to do that. The chief priests [in Jerusalem] had authorized and sent me [to seize the believers there].
“Pandan mwen te angaje konsa, mwen te fè yon vwayaj nan Damas avèk otorite ak pèmisyon a chèf prèt yo.
13 [My respected] king, [while I was going] along the road, at about noon I saw a [bright] light in the sky. It was even brighter than the sun! It shone all around me, and also around the men who were traveling with me.
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.
14 We [(exc)] all fell to the ground. Then I heard the voice of someone speaking to me in my own Hebrew language [MTY]. He said ‘Saul, Saul, (stop causing me to suffer!/why are you causing me to suffer?) [RHQ] You [(sg)] are [hurting yourself by trying to hurt me] [MET], [like an ox] kicking against [its owner’s] goad.’
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.’
15 Then I asked, ‘Who are you, Lord?’ The Lord said to me, ‘I am Jesus. You [(sg)] are harming me [by harming my followers].
“Konsa, mwen te reponn: ‘Ki moun Ou ye, Senyè?’ “E Senyè a te di: ‘Mwen se Jésus ke w ap pèsekite a.
16 But instead [of continuing to do that], stand up now! I have appeared to you [(sg)] to tell you that I have chosen you to serve me. You must tell people about [what I am showing you] as you are seeing me [now], and about what I [will show you when] I will [later] appear to you.
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;
17 I will protect you [from those who will try to harm you, both] your own people and [also] those who are not Jewish. I am sending you to non-Jews
k ap delivre ou de pèp Jwif la, ak pèp etranje yo, pami sila m ap voye ou yo,
18 to help them to realize [MTY] what is true and to stop believing what is false [MET]. I am sending you to them so that they may let God control them and not let Satan control them any more. [Then God] will forgive their sins and will accept them as his people because they believe in me.’ [That is what Jesus said to me].”
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.’
19 “So, King Agrippa, I fully obeyed [LIT] what [the Lord Jesus told me to do when he spoke to me] from heaven.
“Konsa, Wa Agrippa, mwen pa t dezobeyisan a vizyon selès la,
20 First, I preached to [the Jews] in Damascus. Then I [preached to the Jews] in Jerusalem and throughout [the rest of] Judea [province]. After that, I also preached to non-Jews. I preached that they must turn away from their sinful behavior and turn their lives over to God. I told them that they must do things that would show that they had truly stopped their sinful behavior.”
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.
21 “It is because I [preached] this message [that some] [SYN] Jews seized me [when I was] in the Temple [courtyard and] tried to kill me.
“Pou rezon sa a, kèk Jwif te sezi mwen nan tanp lan e te eseye mete m a lanmò.
22 However, God has been helping me [from that time, and he is still helping me] today. So I stand here and I tell [all of you people], those who are important and those who are not, [who Jesus is]. Everything that I say [about him] is what Moses and the [other] prophets wrote [about long ago, things that they said] would happen.
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.
23 They wrote that [people would cause] the Messiah to suffer and die. They also wrote that he would be the first person to become alive again, to proclaim [the message that would be like] light, [that he would save] both [his own Jewish] people and non-Jewish people.”
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.”
24 Before Paul could say anything [further] to defend himself, Festus shouted: “Paul, you are crazy! You have studied too much, and it has made you insane!”
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.”
25 But Paul answered, “Your Excellency, Festus, I am not raving [insanely]. On the contrary, what I am saying is true and sensible!
Men Paul te reponn li: “Mwen pa pèdi tèt mwen trè ekselan Festus, men mwen pale pawòl ak verite byen rezonen.
26 King Agrippa knows the things [that I have been talking about], and I can speak confidently to him [about them]. I am sure that he knows [LIT] these things, because people everywhere [IDM] have heard [LIT] about what happened [to Jesus].”
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.
27 Then Paul asked, “King Agrippa, do you believe [what] the prophets [wrote]? I know that you [(sg)] believe it.”
Wa Agrippa, èske ou kwè nan pwofèt yo? Mwen konnen ke ou kwè.”
28 Then Agrippa [answered] Paul, “([I hope that you(sg)] do not think that by the few things [that you have just now said] you can persuade me to become a Christian!/You do not think, [do you], that by the few things [that you have just now said] you can persuade me to become a Christian?)” [RHQ]
Agrippa te reponn a Paul: “Ak yon ti bourade konsa, ou vlè pèswade m pou devni yon Kretyen?”
29 Paul replied, “Whether it takes a short time or a long time, it does not matter. I pray to God that you and also all of the others who are listening to me today will also [believe in Jesus] like I do, but I do not want you to become prisoners [MTY] [like I am].”
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.”
30 Then the king, the governor, Bernice, and all the others got up
Wa a te leve avèk gouvènè a, ak Bérnéice, ak sila ki te chita avèk yo.
31 and left [the room. While] they were talking to one another they said to each other, “There is no reason why (the authorities/we) should execute this man, or that he should even be kept in prison [MTY].”
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.”
32 Agrippa said to Festus, “If this man had not asked that the Emperor judge him, he could have been released {[we(inc)] could have released him}.”
Epi Agrippa te di a Festus: “Mesye sa a ta gen dwa libere si li pa t fè apèl a César.”
