Kolòs 2
1 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.
For I want you to know how much I am struggling for you and for those at Laodicea, and for all who have not met me face to face,
2 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.
that they may be encouraged in heart, knit together in love, and filled with the full riches of complete understanding, so that they may know the mystery of God, namely Christ,
3 Se nan li tout richès ki nan bon konprann ak konesans Bondye a kache.
in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.
4 Mwen di nou sa pou nou pa kite pesonn twonpe nou ak yon bann pawòl ki sanble verite.
I say this so that no one will deceive you by smooth rhetoric.
5 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.
For although I am absent from you in body, I am present with you in spirit, and I delight to see your orderly condition and firm faith in Christ.
6 Se konsa, nou menm ki asepte Kris la pou Seyè nou an, se pou nou viv yon jan ki dakò ak li.
Therefore, just as you have received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to walk in Him,
7 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.
rooted and built up in Him, established in the faith as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness.
8 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.
See to it that no one takes you captive through philosophy and empty deception, which are based on human tradition and the spiritual forces of the world rather than on Christ.
9 Se nan lavi Kris la t'ap mennen nan kò li a nou jwenn tou sa Bondye ye.
For in Christ all the fullness of the Deity dwells in bodily form.
10 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.
And you have been made complete in Christ, who is the head over every ruler and authority.
11 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.
In Him you were also circumcised, in the putting off of your sinful nature, with the circumcision performed by Christ and not by human hands.
12 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.
And having been buried with Him in baptism, you were raised with Him through your faith in the power of God, who raised Him from the dead.
13 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.
When you were dead in your trespasses and in the uncircumcision of your sinful nature, God made you alive with Christ. He forgave us all our trespasses,
14 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.
having canceled the debt ascribed to us in the decrees that stood against us. He took it away, nailing it to the cross!
15 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.
And having disarmed the powers and authorities, He made a public spectacle of them, triumphing over them by the cross.
16 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.
Therefore let no one judge you by what you eat or drink, or with regard to a feast, a New Moon, or a Sabbath.
17 Tou sa se lonbraj bagay ki te gen pou vini yo; bagay tout bon yo se nan Kris la yo ye.
These are a shadow of the things to come, but the body that casts it belongs to Christ.
18 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.
Do not let anyone who delights in false humility and the worship of angels disqualify you with speculation about what he has seen. Such a person is puffed up without basis by his unspiritual mind.
19 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.
He has lost connection to the head, from whom the whole body, supported and knit together by its joints and ligaments, grows as God causes it to grow.
20 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:
If you have died with Christ to the spiritual forces of the world, why, as though you still belonged to the world, do you submit to its regulations:
21 pa pran sa, pa goute sa, pa manyen sa?
“Do not handle, do not taste, do not touch!”?
22 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.
These will all perish with use, because they are based on human commands and teachings.
23 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.
Such restrictions indeed have an appearance of wisdom, with their self-prescribed worship, their false humility, and their harsh treatment of the body; but they are of no value against the indulgence of the flesh.
