Efèz 3
1 Pou rezon sa a, mwen, Paul prizonye a Kris Jésus a, pou koz a nou, pèp etranje yo,
For this reason I, Paul, the prisoner of Jesus, the Christ, for the sake of you Gentiles –
2 si vrèman nou te tande de jerans a gras Bondye ke mwen te resevwa pou livre bay nou an,
For you have heard, I suppose, of the responsible charge with which God entrusted me for your benefit,
3 ke pa revelasyon mwen te vin konnen mistè a, sou ki mwen te deja ekri kèk mo a.
and also that it was by direct revelation that the hidden purpose of God was made known to me, as I have already briefly told you.
4 Pa referans a sa, lè nou li, nou kapab konprann konesans mwen nan mistè a Kris la,
And, by reading what I have written, you will be able to judge how far I understand this hidden purpose of God in Christ.
5 ki, nan lòt jenerasyon yo pa t konnen pa fis a lòm yo, men koulye a li revele a sen apot Li yo ak pwofèt yo nan Lespri a.
In former generations it was not made known to humanity, as fully as it has now been revealed by the Spirit to the apostles and prophets among Christ’s people –
6 Pou detaye byen klè, ke pèp etranje yo se eritye egal e manb parèy nan kò a, epi patisipan egal nan pwomès a Kris Jésus a selon levanjil la.
That, by union with Christ Jesus and through the good news, the Gentiles are coheirs with us and members of one body, and that they share with us in God’s Promise.
7 Sou pwomès sa a, mwen te vin yon sèvitè selon don lagras Bondye a, ke m te resevwa selon travay pouvwa Li a.
Of this good news I become an assistant, in virtue of the charge with which God entrusted me in the exercise of his power –
8 A mwen menm, pi piti pami tout sen yo, gras sa a te bay, pou preche a pèp etranje yo, tout richès ensondab a Kris yo.
Yes, to me, who am less than the least of all Christ’s people, was this charge entrusted! – to tell the Gentiles the good news of the boundless wealth to be found in the Christ,
9 Epi pou fè tout moun wè, sa ki se jerans a mistè a ki te kache pandan tan yo nan Bondye, ki te kreye tout bagay yo. (aiōn g165)
and to make clear what is God’s way of working out that hidden purpose which from the first has been concealed in the mind of the Creator of all things; (aiōn g165)
10 Pou tout sajès a Bondye a ta kapab vin konnen koulye a atravè legliz la, a tout pouvwa ak otorite nan lye selès yo.
so that now to the archangels and to all the powers on high should be made known, through the church, the all-embracing wisdom of God,
in accordance with that purpose which runs through all the ages and which he has now accomplished in Jesus, the Christ, our Master. (aiōn g165)
12 Nan Li menm, nou gen kouraj pa lafwa pou apwoche Li ak konfyans.
And in union with him, and through our trust in him, we find courage to approach God with confidence.
13 Konsa, mwen mande nou pou nou pa dekouraje nan tribilasyon m ap pasepou nou yo, paske yo se glwa nou.
Therefore I beg you not to be disheartened at the sufferings that I am undergoing for your sakes; for they redound to your honour.
14 Pou rezon sila a, mwen koube jenou m devan Papa de Senyè nou, Jésus Kris.
For this reason, then, I kneel before the Father –
15 Nan Li menm, tout fanmi nan syèl la ak sou tè a jwenn non yo,
from whom all “fatherhood” in heaven and on earth derives its name –
16 pou Li kapab bannou, selon richès laglwa Li, ke nou kapab ranfòse avèk pouvwa, atravè Lespri Li a ki fonse nan enteryè lòm nan.
and pray that, in proportion to the wealth of his glory, he will strengthen you with his power by breathing his Spirit into your inmost soul,
17 Pou Kris kapab demere nan kè nou pa lafwa, pou nou kapab, byen fonde e rasine nan lanmou,
so that the Christ, through your faith, may make his home within your hearts in love; and I pray that you, now firmly rooted and established, may, with all Christ’s people,
18 pou nou kapab konprann avèk tout sen yo sa ki se lajè, longè, wotè, ak pwofondè a,
have the power to comprehend in all its width and length and height and depth,
19 epi pou nou konnen lanmou a Kris la ki depase konesans, pou nou ta kapab vin ranpli nèt ak tout sa ki nan Bondye yo.
and to understand – though it surpasses all understanding – the love of the Christ; and so be filled with all the fullness of God.
20 Koulye a, a Li menm ki kapab fè bokou, bokou plis, de tout sa ke nou mande oubyen panse, selon pouvwa ki travay anndan nou an,
To him who, through his power which is at work within us, is able to do far more than anything that we can ask or conceive –
