Colossians 2
1 For I desire to have you know how greatly I struggle for you and for those at Laodicea, and for as many as have not seen my face in the flesh;
Mwen vle fè nou konnen ki kalite batay m'ap mennen pou nou, pou tout moun ki nan lavil Lawodise ak pou tout lòt moun yo ki poko konn figi mwen.
2 that their hearts may be comforted, they being knit together in love, and gaining all riches of the full assurance of understanding, that they may know the mystery of God, both of the Father and of Christ,
M'ap goumen pou yo ka gen fòs ak kouraj plen kè yo, pou yo fè yonn nan renmen Bondye a, pou yo gen yon bon konprann k'ap ba yo anpil konfyans devan Bondye. Konsa yo menm tou, y'a konnen sekrè travay Bondye a, ki vle di Kris la.
3 in whom all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge are hidden.
Se nan li tout richès ki nan bon konprann ak konesans Bondye a kache.
4 Now I say this that no one may delude you with persuasiveness of speech.
Mwen di nou sa pou nou pa kite pesonn twonpe nou ak yon bann pawòl ki sanble verite.
5 For though I am absent in the flesh, yet I am with you in the spirit, rejoicing and seeing your order, and the steadfastness of your faith in Christ.
Paske, si mwen pa la avèk nou nan kò m', mwen la nan lespri mwen. Mwen kontan wè jan nou rete nan lòd, jan nou kenbe fèm nan konfyans nou gen nan Kris la.
6 As therefore you received Christ Jesus the Lord, walk in him,
Se konsa, nou menm ki asepte Kris la pou Seyè nou an, se pou nou viv yon jan ki dakò ak li.
7 rooted and built up in him and established in the faith, even as you were taught, abounding in it in thanksgiving.
Se pou nou anrasinen nan li, se pou nou bati tout lavi nou sou li. Kenbe pi fèm toujou nan konfyans nou gen nan li, jan yo te moutre nou sa, san nou pa janm sispann di Bondye mèsi.
8 Be careful that you don’t let anyone rob you through his philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the elemental spirits of the world, and not after Christ.
Fè atansyon pou nou pa kite pesonn twonpe nou ak bèl diskou filozòf yo, ak diskisyon ki pa vo anyen. Bagay sa yo soti nan koutim lèzòm, nan jan yo konprann bagay ki nan lemonn. Yo pa soti nan Kris la.
9 For in him all the fullness of the Deity dwells bodily,
Se nan lavi Kris la t'ap mennen nan kò li a nou jwenn tou sa Bondye ye.
10 and in him you are made full, who is the head of all principality and power.
Nou menm tou, Bondye la nan tout lavi nou, paske n'ap viv nan Kris la ki chèf tout lespri ki gen otorite ak pouvwa.
11 In him you were also circumcised with a circumcision not made with hands, in the putting off of the body of the sins of the flesh, in the circumcision of Christ,
Nou menm k'ap viv ansanm nan Kris la, nou te sikonsi tou. Men, se pa t' moun ki te sikonsi nou. Sikonsizyon sa a soti nan Kris la ki delivre nou anba pouvwa lachè ki t'ap fè nou fè sa ki mal.
12 having been buried with him in baptism, in which you were also raised with him through faith in the working of God, who raised him from the dead.
Wi, lè yo te batize nou, nou te antere ansanm ak Kris la. Apre sa, nou leve soti vivan ansanm avè l' tou, paske nou te kwè nan pouvwa Bondye ki te fè l' leve soti vivan nan lanmò.
13 You were dead through your trespasses and the uncircumcision of your flesh. He made you alive together with him, having forgiven us all our trespasses,
Nan tan lontan, nou te mouri paske nou t'ap viv nan peche nou yo, paske nou pa t' sikonsi nan kò nou dapre lalwa Moyiz. Men koulye a, gremesi Kris la, Bondye ban nou lavi ankò, li padonen tout peche nou yo.
14 wiping out the handwriting in ordinances which was against us. He has taken it out of the way, nailing it to the cross.
Li chire papye kote tou sa nou te dwe l' yo ekri a. Papye sa a te kondannen nou devan lalwa. Kris la detwi l' nèt lè li kloure l' sou kwa a.
15 Having stripped the principalities and the powers, he made a show of them openly, triumphing over them in it.
Avèk Kris la ki mouri sou kwa a, Bondye wete tout pouvwa ak tout otorite lespri yo te genyen nan lemonn. Li fè tout moun wè sa yo ye. Li fè yo mache tankou prizonye devan Kris la ki te genyen batay la.
16 Let no one therefore judge you in eating or drinking, or with respect to a feast day or a new moon or a Sabbath day,
Se sak fè, pa kite pesonn kritike nou pou sa n'ap manje, pou sa n'ap bwè, pou jou nou mete apa pou fè fèt, pou fèt lalin nouvèl, osinon pou jou repo.
17 which are a shadow of the things to come; but the body is Christ’s.
Tou sa se lonbraj bagay ki te gen pou vini yo; bagay tout bon yo se nan Kris la yo ye.
18 Let no one rob you of your prize by self-abasement and worshiping of the angels, dwelling in the things which he has not seen, vainly puffed up by his fleshly mind,
Se poutèt sa, moun nou wè k'ap sèvi zanj epi ki swadizan p'ap vante tèt yo, pa kite moun konsa konprann pou yo wete rekonpans nou nan men nou. Moun konsa toujou ap rakonte vizyon yo te fè. Pou anyen, yo gonfle ak lògèy poutèt yon bann lide lèzòm yo mete nan tèt yo.
19 and not holding firmly to the Head, from whom all the body, being supplied and knit together through the joints and ligaments, grows with God’s growth.
Moun konsa p'ap viv ansanm ak Kris la ki tèt kò a. Se Kris la k'ap nouri tout kò a, k'ap kenbe l' byen kanpe ak tout jwenti l' ak tout venn li yo byen solid. Se li menm k'ap fè l' grandi jan Bondye vle l' la.
20 If you died with Christ from the elemental spirits of the world, why, as though living in the world, do you subject yourselves to ordinances,
Se konsa, si nou mouri ansanm ak Kris la ki te delivre nou anba pouvwa lespri k'ap donminen nan lemonn yo, poukisa pou n'ap viv tankou si nou te toujou anba pouvwa ki nan lemonn yo? Poukisa pou nou kite yo soumèt nou anba prensip tankou sa ki di:
21 “Don’t handle, nor taste, nor touch”
pa pran sa, pa goute sa, pa manyen sa?
22 (all of which perish with use), according to the precepts and doctrines of men?
Tout bagay sa yo, fini ou fin fè yo, yo pa fè anyen pou ou. Se lèzòm ki mande bagay konsa, se yo ki moutre bagay sa yo.
23 These things indeed appear like wisdom in self-imposed worship, humility, and severity to the body, but aren’t of any value against the indulgence of the flesh.
Se vre, bagay sa yo sanble yo bon, paske sa mande moun anpil volonte pou yo pran pòz sèvi zanj yo konsa, pou yo pran pòz pa vante tèt yo, pou yo fè bagay pou swadizan kraze pouvwa lachè nan kò yo. Men, tou sa pa vo anyen. Paske, atousa, yo pa ka rive donmennen egzijans lachè a.
