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1Apre sa, Pòl pati, li kite lavil Atèn, li ale lavil Korent.After this, Paul left Athens and went to Corinth.

2Rive la, li kontre yon jwif yo te rele Akilas, moun peyi Pon, ki te fèk rive soti Itali ansanm ak madanm li yo te rele Prisil, apre Seza Klòd te bay lòd pou tout jwif te kite lavil Wòm. Pòl al wè yo,There he found a Jew named Aquila, a native of Pontus, who had recently come from Italy with his wife Priscilla because Claudius had ordered all the Jews to leave Rome. Paul went to visit them,

3epi l' rete lakay yo. Li t'ap travay ansanm ak yo paske li te gen menm metye ak yo: li te konn fè tant an twal.and he stayed and worked with them because they were tentmakers by trade, just as he was.

4Chak jou repo, Pòl te pran lapawòl nan sinagòg la, li t'ap chache pran tèt anpil jwif ak anpil moun peyi Lagrès.Every Sabbath he reasoned in the synagogue, trying to persuade Jews and Greeks alike.

5Men, lè Silas ak Timote rive soti Masedwan, Pòl te bay tout tan l' pou travay predikasyon an sèlman: li t'ap bay jwif yo tout kalite prèv pou moutre yo Jezi se Kris yo t'ap tann lan.And when Silas and Timothy came down from Macedonia, Paul devoted himself fully to the word, testifying to the Jews that Jesus is the Christ.

6Men, jwif yo pran kenbe tèt avèk li, yo t'ap joure l'. Lè l' wè sa, li souke pousyè ki te sou rad li, epi l' di yo: Si nou peri, se nou ki chache sa. Se p'ap fòt mwen. Depi koulye a m'ap vire kò m' bò kot moun ki pa jwif yo.But when they opposed and insulted him, he shook out his garments and told them, “Your blood be on your own heads! I am innocent of it. From now on I will go to the Gentiles.”

7Konsa li soti, li ale lakay Titris Jistis. Se te yon nonm ki pa t' jwif men ki te konvèti nan relijyon jwif yo. Kay li te tou kole ak sinagòg la.So Paul left the synagogue and went next door to the house of Titus Justus, a worshiper of God.

8Krispis, chèf sinagòg la, te mete konfyans li nan Seyè a ansanm ak tout fanmi li. Anpil lòt moun Korent te kwè tou lè yo te tande sa Pòl t'ap di yo, epi yo te resevwa batèm.Crispus, the synagogue leader, and his whole household believed in the Lord. And many of the Corinthians who heard the message believed and were baptized.

9Yon jou lannwit, Pòl fè yon vizyon. Li wè Seyè a ki di li: Ou pa bezwen pè, se pou ou kontinye pale. Pa fèmen bouch ou.One night the Lord spoke to Paul in a vision: “Do not be afraid; keep on speaking; do not be silent.

10Mwen la avèk ou. Pesonn p'ap ka mete men sou ou pou fè ou anyen. Gen anpil moun ki pou mwen nan lavil la.For I am with you and no one will lay a hand on you, because I have many people in this city.”

11Konsa, Pòl pase dizwit mwa lavil Korent, li t'ap moutre moun yo pawòl Bondye a.So Paul stayed for a year and a half, teaching the word of God among the Corinthians.

12Pandan Galyon te gouvènè nan peyi Lakayi, jwif yo mete tèt ansanm, yo leve dèyè Pòl. Yo mennen l' devan tribinal la,While Gallio was proconsul of Achaia, the Jews coordinated an attack on Paul and brought him before the judgment seat.

13epi yo di: Nonm sa a ap chache pran tèt moun pou fè yo sèvi Bondye yon jan ki kont lalwa.“This man is persuading the people to worship God in ways contrary to the law,” they said.

14Pòl tapral pale, lè Galyon di jwif yo konsa: Nou menm jwif, koute: si se te yon krim osinon yon movezak li te fè, mwen ta pèdi tan m' koute nou.But just as Paul was about to speak, Gallio told the Jews, “If this matter involved a wrongdoing or vicious crime, O Jews, it would be reasonable for me to hear your complaint.

15Men, si se yon bann diskisyon sou mo, sou non, sou lalwa jwif yo, sa se zafè ki gade nou. Mwen p'ap antre nan bagay konsa pou m' mete rezon.But since it is a dispute about words and names and your own law, settle it yourselves. I refuse to be a judge of such things.”

16Epi li mete tout moun deyò nan tribinal la.And he drove them away from the judgment seat.

17Lè sa a, jwif yo mete men sou Sostèn, chèf sinagòg la, yo bat li byen bat devan tribinal la. Men, Galyon pa okipe yo menm.At this, the crowd seized Sosthenes the synagogue leader and beat him in front of the judgment seat. But none of this was of concern to Gallio.

18Pòl rete kèk tan ankò lavil Korent. Apre sa, li kite frè yo, li anbake sou yon batiman pou peyi Siri ansanm ak Prisil ak Akilas. Anvan sa, li fè kale tèt li nan Sankre paske li te fè yon ve.Paul remained in Corinth for quite some time before saying goodbye to the brothers. He had his head shaved in Cenchrea to keep a vow he had made, and then he sailed for Syria, accompanied by Priscilla and Aquila.

19Rive yo rive lavil Efèz, Pòl kite Prisil ak Akilas, li al nan sinagòg la, li pran diskite ak jwif yo.When they reached Ephesus, Paul left Priscilla and Aquila. He himself went into the synagogue there and reasoned with the Jews.

20Yo mande l' pou l' rete pi lontan ak yo, men li pa t' vle.When they asked him to stay for a while longer, he declined.

21Anvan l' kite yo, li di yo: M'a tounen vin wè nou, si Bondye vle. Epi li moute yon batiman, li kite Efèz.But as he left, he said, “I will come back to you if God is willing.” And he set sail from Ephesus.

22Lè l' debake lavil Sezare, li moute Jerizalèm, li pase di legliz la bonjou. Apre sa, li al Antiòch.When Paul had landed at Caesarea, he went up and greeted the church at Jerusalem. Then he went down to Antioch.

23Li pase kèk tan la, epi li pati ankò. Li pase nan tout peyi Galasi ak peyi Friji, li t'ap fòtifye tout disip yo nan konfyans yo nan Bondye.After Paul had spent some time in Antioch, he traveled from place to place throughout the region of Galatia and Phrygia, strengthening all the disciples.

24Yon jwif yo te rele Apolòs rive lavil Efèz. Se te moun lavil Aleksandri. Nonm sa a te konn pale byen, li te konn tou sa ki te ekri nan Liv yo.Meanwhile a Jew named Apollos, a native of Alexandria, came to Ephesus. He was an eloquent man, well versed in the Scriptures.

25Yo te moutre l' chemen Bondye a. Depi lè sa a, li te cho pou l' te anonse pawòl la. San dezanpare li t'ap moutre moun yo tou sa li te konnen sou Jezi yon jan ki konfòm ak verite a. Men, se batèm Jan an ase li te konnen.He had been instructed in the way of the Lord and was fervent in spirit. He spoke and taught accurately about Jesus, though he knew only the baptism of John.

26Li t'ap pale avèk fòs konviksyon nan sinagòg la. Lè Prisil ak Akilas tande l', yo pran l' avèk yo epi yo fin moutre li chemen Bondye a yon jan ki pi korèk.And he began to speak boldly in the synagogue. When Priscilla and Aquila heard him, they took him aside and explained to him the way of God more accurately.

27Apre sa, Apolòs fè lide ale Lakayi. Frè yo te ankouraje li. Yo ekri yon lèt voye bay disip yo ki nan peyi sa a pou yo te byen resevwa Apolòs. Lè li rive Lakayi, li bay moun Bondye te fè favè kwè yo yon gwo konkou.When Apollos resolved to cross over to Achaia, the brothers encouraged him and wrote to the disciples there to welcome him. On his arrival, he was a great help to those who by grace had believed.

28Se avèk gwo konviksyon devan tout moun li t'ap moutre jwif yo ki jan yo te nan lerè: li pran sa ki ekri nan Liv yo a, li t'ap ba yo prèv se Jezi ki Kris la.For he powerfully refuted the Jews in public debate, proving from the Scriptures that Jesus is the Christ.

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