Hebrews 12
1 We [know about] many people like that [who showed they trusted in God]. They are like a crowd of spectators [who are cheering for us inside a stadium] [MET]. Knowing that, we must put away all the things that hinder us, [as a runner puts aside everything that would hinder him because they are heavy] [MET]. Especially we must put away sinful actions that [hinder us, as a runner] sets aside clothes he does not need, clothes that would entangle him [MET]. Let us [wholeheartedly strive to achieve what God has planned for us, as someone] in a race wholeheartedly runs the course that is before him [MET].
Konsa, akoz ke nou gen yon si tèlman gran nwaj temwen ki antoure nou, annou osi mete sou kote tout anpèchman ak peche ki trè fasil vin vlope nou, e annou kouri avèk andirans kous la ki mete devan nou an,
2 And let us [keep our minds on] Jesus, [as a runner] keeps his eyes on [the goal] [MET]. Jesus is the one we should imitate in the way he perfectly trusted [God. When he died on] the cross he endured it as he suffered greatly [MTY], instead of [thinking about the things he would] rejoice about [later]. He disregarded being disgraced by [dying that way]. He is now sitting at the place of highest honor [MTY] at the throne [where God rules].
ak zye nou byen fikse sou Jésus fondatè e nonm pafè lafwa a, ki pou lajwa ki te mete devan Li an, te sipòte lakwa a, te meprize wont lan, e te vin chita sou men dwat twòn Bondye a.
3 [Jesus] patiently endured it when sinful people acted so hostilely against him. Try to act the way he did, so that you do not give up [trusting] God or become discouraged.
Paske konsidere Li menm ki te andire tèl opozisyon pa pechè yo kont Li menm, pou nou menm pa t ap vin fatige e dekouraje.
4 While you have struggled against [being tempted to] sin, you have not yet bled [and died because of resisting evil, as Jesus did].
Nou poko reziste jis rive pou rann san nan lit nou kont peche.
5 Do not forget [RHQ] these words [that Solomon spoke to his son, that are the same as God] would exhort you as his children: My child, pay attention [LIT] when the Lord is disciplining you, and do not be discouraged when the Lord punishes you [DOU],
Nou gen tan bliye egzòtasyon ki te adrese a nou menm kòm fis yo: “Fis mwen, pa gade a la lejè disiplin Bondye a, ni vin febli lè nou korije pa Li;
6 because it is everyone whom he loves whom the Lord disciplines, and he punishes everyone whom he accepts as his child.
Paske sila ke Bondye renmen yo, Li disipline yo, e Li fwete tout fis ke L resevwa.”
7 It is in order that God may discipline you that he requires you to endure the disagreeable things [that happen to you]. [When God disciplines you] he is treating you as a father treats his children. All fathers [RHQ] discipline their children [LIT].
Se pou disiplin ke nou andire. Bondye aji avèk nou kòm fis, paske ki fis ki genyen ke papa l pa ba l disiplin?
8 So, if you have not experienced God disciplining you just like he disciplines all his other children, you are [not true children of God] [MET]. [You are like] illegitimate children; [no father disciplines them].
Men si nou san disiplin kon sila nou tout gen tan patisipe a, alò, nou se pitit ilejitim, e pa vrè fis.
9 Furthermore, our natural fathers disciplined us [when we were young], and we respected them for doing that. So we should certainly more readily accept God our spiritual Father disciplining us, with the result that we live eternally [RHQ]!
Anplis ke sa, nou te gen papa sou latè pou disipline nou, e nou te respekte yo. Èske nou pa ta bokou pito vin soumèt a Papa a tout lespri yo, e viv?
10 Our natural fathers disciplined us for a short time in a way that they considered right, [but it wasn’t always right], but God always disciplines us [in a right way], to help us. He does it so that we may be holy as he is.
Paske yo te disipline nou pou yon ti tan ki, selon yo, te sanble pi bon, men Li menm, Li disipline nou pou byen nou pou nou kapab pataje sentete Li a.
11 During the time that God is disciplining us, that does not seem to be something about which we should rejoice. Instead, it is something that pains us. But later it causes those who have learned from it to be peaceful and to [live] righteously.
Tout disiplin, nan moman an, sanble pa bay lajwa, men tristès. Malgre a sila ki fin antrene pa li yo, li vin bay fwi lapè ladwati a.
12 So, [instead of acting as though you were spiritually exhausted], renew yourselves [MET] spiritually.
Konsa ranfòse men ki manke fòs ak jenou ki fèb yo,
13 Go straight forward [in your Christian life] [MET], in order that believers who are uncertain about their faith [will imitate you] and not ([leave God’s way/] useless [to God]) [MET]. Instead, they will be spiritually restored [MET] as an injured and useless limb is restored.
epi fè chemen pye nou dwat, jis pou manm kò ki mal ranje a pa vin dejwente nèt, men pito vin geri.
14 Try to live peacefully with all people. Seek to be holy, since no one will see the Lord if he is not holy.
Chèche lapè avèk tout moun, avèk sanktifikasyon. San sa a, pèsòn p ap wè Senyè a.
15 Beware that none of you stops [trusting in] God, [who has done kind things for us that we did not deserve] (OR, Beware that you have never [experienced] God kindly [saving you]). Be on guard lest any of you [act in an evil way towards others], because your doing that will [grow like] [MET] a root [grows into a big plant], and the result [of your] doing that will be that many believers will sin and become unacceptable to God.
Fè si ke pèsòn pa manke rive nan gras Bondye a; pou okenn rasin anmè pa vin monte pou fè twoub, e pa li menm, anpil moun ta vin konwonpi.
16 Do not let anyone be immoral, or be irreligious as Esau was. He exchanged the rights he had as a firstborn son for only one meal.
Pa kite nou gen okenn moun imoral oubyen san Bondye tankou Esaü ki te vann pwòp dwa eritaj li a pou yon sèl repa manje.
17 You know that after he did that, he wanted to receive [what his father would promise to give him if] he blessed him. But [his father] was unable [to change what he had already done]. And Esau found no way to change things, even though he sought tearfully to do that.
Paske nou konnen ke menm apre sa, lè li te dezire vin eritye yon benediksyon, li te rejte, paske li pa t twouve yon plas pou repantans, malgre li te chache sa ak dlo nan zye.
18 In coming [to God] you have not [experienced things like what the Israeli people experienced] at [Sinai] Mountain. [They] approached [a mountain that God told them they] should not touch. [They approached] a blazing fire, and it was gloomy and dark [DOU], and there was a hurricane/cyclone.
Paske nou pa t vin kote yon mòn ki kapab touche e ki t ap flanbe, ni a tenèb, fènwa, ak tanpèt
19 They heard a trumpet sounding and they heard [God] speak. The result was that those who heard it pleaded for God not to speak to them like that again.
ni a gwo kout twonpèt ak son pawòl ki sone tankou sila ki te tande l t ap mande sekou a, pou okenn pawòl pa t pale a yo menm ankò.
20 When [God] commanded them saying, “If [a person or] even an animal touches this mountain, [you] must [kill him/it by] throwing stones at him/it,” they were terrified.
Paske yo pa t kapab sipòte dekrè lan: “Menm si yon bèt touche mòn nan, li va lapide ak kout wòch.”
21 Truly, because Moses was terrified after seeing what happened [on the mountain], he said, “I am trembling because I am very afraid!”
Vizyon sila a te si tèlman tèrib ke Moïse te di: “Mwen plen lakrent ak tranbleman”.
22 Instead, [it is as though] you have come to [the presence of God in heaven] [MET]. [That is like what your ancestors did when they came to worship] God on Zion Hill, in Jerusalem, in the city of God who is all-powerful. You have come (OR, you are coming) to where there are countless angels, who are rejoicing as they have gathered together.
Men nou menm, nou te vini sou Mòn Sion ak vil a Bondye vivan an, Jérusalem selès la, e avèk kantite zanj ki pa t kab menm kontwole,
23 You have joined all the believers [who have privileges like] firstborn sons, whose names [God] has written down in heaven. You have come to God, who will judge everyone. You have come to where the spirits of God’s people are, people who lived righteously [before they died], and who now have been made perfect [in heaven].
anvè gran asanble a, ak legliz premye ne yo ki anrejistre nan syèl la, anvè Bondye, jij a tout moun nan, e anvè lespri a moun ladwati ki te fèt pafè yo,
24 You have come to Jesus, who arranged a new covenant [between us and God]. You have accepted [what he accomplished when] his blood flowed [when he died on the cross. His doing that made it possible for God to forgive us]. That is better than the blood of Abel, [who just] wanted revenge because his brother Cain murdered him.
epi anvè Jésus medyatè yon akò tounèf la, e anvè san vèse a, ki pale pi klè pase san Abel la.
25 Beware that you do not refuse to listen to [God] who is speaking to you. The Israeli people did not escape [God punishing them] when [Moses] (OR, [God]) warned them here on earth. So we shall surely not escape [God punishing us] if we reject him when he warns us from heaven! [RHQ]
Fè si ke nou pa refize Sila k ap pale a. Paske si sa yo pa t chape lè yo te refize li menm ki te avèti yo sou latè a, konbyen mwens nou va chape nou menm ki vire kite Sila ki avèti nou depi nan syèl la.
26 The earth shook [PRS] then when he spoke [MTY] [at Sinai Mountain]. But now he has promised, “I will shake the earth again, one more time, but I will shake heaven too.”
Epi vwa Li te souke tè a nan moman an, men koulye a, Li fè yon pwomès, e Li di: “Malgre sa, yon fwa ankò Mwen va souke, non sèlman tè a, men osi syèl la.”
27 The words “again, one more time” indicate that things [on earth] will be shaken {that [he] will shake things [on earth]}, meaning that he will set aside all that [he] has created, in order that the things [in heaven] that cannot be shaken {that nothing can shake} may remain forever.
Ekspresyon sa a: “Malgre yon fwa ankò”, fè nou konprann ke tout bagay ki te kreye, ki kapab souke va retire, pou bagay sila ki pa kapab souke yo, kapab vin rete.
28 So, let us thank God that we are becoming members of a kingdom that nothing can shake. Let us worship/serve God in a way that pleases him by being greatly in awe [DOU] before him.
Konsa, akoz ke nou resevwa yon wayòm ki pa kapab souke, annou montre rekonesans, pa sila nou kapab ofri a Bondye yon sèvis akseptab, avèk reverans ak lakrent.
29 Remember that the God we [worship/serve] is like a fire that burns up everything [that is impure] [MET]!
Paske Bondye nou an se yon dife k ap devore.
