Kolòs 2
1 Paske mwen vle fè nou konnen jan lit la gran pou nou menm ansanm ak sila ki Laodicée yo, e menm pou tout sila ki pa t, pèsonèlman, wè figi mwen yo;
For I want you to know how great a struggle I have about you, and those at Laodicea, and as many as have not seen my face in flesh.
2 pou kè pa yo kapab ankouraje, akoz ke yo vin trese ansanm nan lanmou an. Se konsa yo atenn tout richès ki sòti nan asirans konplè a bon konprann nan, ki pwodwi kòm rezilta, vrè konesans mistè Bondye a, ki se Kris la, Li menm.
So that their hearts may be encouraged, having been united together in love, and for all wealth of the full assurance of understanding, to knowledge of the mystery of the God and Father of the Christ.
3 Nan Li menm kache tout trezò sajès ak konesans yo.
In whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.
4 Mwen di sa pou pèsòn pa twonpe nou avèk diskou ki kab sedwi moun.
And I say this so that not any man may delude you with persuasive speech.
5 Paske menm si mwen absan nan kò a, malgre sa mwen avèk nou nan Lespri a, epi m ap rejwi pou wè bon disiplin ak stabilite lafwa nou nan Kris la.
For even though I am absent in the flesh, yet I am with you in the spirit, rejoicing and seeing your orderliness, and the steadfastness of your faith for Christ.
6 Konsa, menm jan nou te resevwa Kris Jésus Senyè a, se konsa pou nou mache nan Li.
As therefore ye received Christ Jesus the Lord, walk in him,
7 Menm jan ke nou te byen anrasine e kounye a, nou byen bati nan Li, e etabli nan lafwa nou, menm jan nou te enstwi a, plenn avèk remèsiman an.
rooted and built up in him and established in the faith, just as ye were taught, abounding in it with thankfulness.
8 Veye ke pèsòn pa fè nou prizonye atravè filosofi ak fo manèv, pa tradisyon a lòm yo, nan prensip de baz mond lan, olye de pa Kris.
Take heed lest there will be any man taking you captive through the love of wisdom and empty deceit, according to the tradition of men, according to the rudiments of the world, and not according to Christ.
9 Paske nan Li menm tout aspè konplè a Bondye a egziste nan fòm a yon kò fizik.
Because in him all the fullness of the divinity dwells bodily.
10 Epi nan Li menm nou vin konplè nèt, paske se Li menm ki chèf an tèt sou tout wayòm ak otorite yo.
And ye are men who have been made full in him, who is the head of every principal office and position of authority.
11 Konsa, nan Li menm nou te sikonsi avèk yon sikonsizyon ki fèt san men, ki retire kò lachè a pa sikonsizyon a Kris la.
In whom also ye were circumcised a circumcision not made with hands, in the removal of the body of the sins of the flesh by the circumcision of the Christ.
12 Nou te antere avèk Li nan batèm nan. Nan li menm, nou te anplis resisite avèk Li pa lafwa kon yon zèv Bondye, ki te leve Li sòti nan lanmò a.
Having been buried with him in immersion, in which also ye were raised together through faith of the working of God, who raised him from the dead.
13 Lè nou te mouri nan transgresyon nou yo ak nan ensikonsizyon lachè nou an, Li te fè nou vivan ansanm avèk Li, lè l te padone tout transgresyon nou yo.
And you, being dead in transgressions and the uncircumcision of your flesh, you he made alive together with him, having forgiven us all the transgressions,
14 Konsa Li te anile sètifika dèt nou ki te fòme pa dekrè kont nou yo, ki te parèt kòm lènmi nou. Konsa, Li te mete l sou kote, lè L te kloue li sou kwa a.
having erased the handwriting against us in the regulations that were hostile to us, and he has taken it up from the midst, having nailed it to the cross.
15 Lè Li te fin dezame gouvènè ak otorite yo, Li te fè yo vin afiche piblikman e te triyonfe sou yo pa Li menm.
Having stripped the principal offices and the positions of authority, he exposed them openly, having triumphed over them by it.
16 Konsa, pa kite pèsòn aji kòm jij nou konsènan manje oubyen bwason, ni respè a yon jou fèt oubyen yon lalin tounèf oubyen yon jou Saba.
Let not any man therefore judge you in eating, or in drinking, or in the matter of a festival or a new moon or sabbaths,
17 Bagay sila yo se lonbraj a sila ki dwe vini an; men vrè sibstans lan apatyen a Kris.
which are a shadow of the things coming, but the body is Christ's.
18 Pa kite pèsòn kontinye prive nou de prim nou an pa riz fo imilite ak adorasyon zanj yo, ki baze pozisyon li sou vizyon yo li te fè, ki anfle san rezon ak ògèy pa panse chanèl li,
Let no man umpire against you insisting on self-mortification, and worship of the agents, intruding in things that he has not seen, vainly puffed up by the mind of his flesh,
19 ki pa kenbe fèm a Tèt la. Paske se nan Li menm tout kò a ye a, ki vin founi e kenbe ansanm pa jwenti ak ligaman yo, ki grandi avèk yon kwasans ki sòti nan Bondye.
and not holding to the head, from whom all the body, being supplied and held together through the connections and bonds, develops its growth from God.
20 Si nou te mouri avèk Kris a prensip de baz mond yo, poukisa, kòmsi nou t ap viv nan mond lan, nou soumèt nou a kalite dekrè konsa, kòm
If ye died with Christ from the rudiments of the world, why do ye submit to rules, as though living in the world?
21 “Pa manyen, pa goute, pa touche!”
Do not handle, nor taste, nor touch
22 (Ki tout fè referans a bagay ki fèt pou peri pandan y ap sèvi yo)—an akò avèk kòmandman ak enstriksyon a lòm yo?
(which are all things for consumption by use), according to the commandments and teachings of men?
23 Bagay sa yo ki gen, asireman, aparans a sajès nan kwayans relijye ki fèt pou kont li, avèk imilyasyon de li menm, ak move tretman kò a, men ki pa gen okenn valè kont plezi lachè a.
Which having, are indeed a matter of wisdom in will-worship, and self-mortification, and austerity of the body-not in any value against indulgence of the flesh.
