Acts 26 (HAT) · Opened

1Agripa di Pòl: Ou mèt pale pou defann tèt ou. Lè sa a, Pòl lonje men l', epi li fè defans li konsa:Agrippa said to Paul, “You have permission to speak for yourself.” Then Paul stretched out his hand and began his defense:

2Se pa ti kontan mwen kontan, wa Agripa, pou m' defann tèt mwen devan ou jòdi a anba tout bagay jwif yo ap plede akize mwen.“King Agrippa, I consider myself fortunate to stand before you today to defend myself against all the accusations of the Jews,

3Ou menm ou konnen tout koutim jwif yo ansanm ak kalite keksyon yo renmen diskite yo byen. Tanpri souple, pran yon ti pasyans pou koute mwen.especially since you are acquainted with all the Jewish customs and controversies. I beg you, therefore, to listen to me patiently.

4Tout jwif yo konnen ki jan m' mennen tèt mwen depi lè m' te jenn gason, ki jan m' t'ap viv depi nan konmansman nan mitan moun peyi mwen yo ak nan Jerizalèm.Surely all the Jews know how I have lived from my earliest childhood among my own people, and also in Jerusalem.

5Yo konnen m' depi lontan. Epi, si yo vle, yo ka rann temwayaj mwen t'ap viv tankou yon farizyen. Farizyen yo se moun ki pi rèd nan relijyon nou an.They have known me for a long time and can testify, if they are willing, that I lived as a Pharisee, adhering to the strictest sect of our religion.

6Koulye a, yo rele m' an jijman paske m'ap tann pwomès Bondye te fè zansèt nou yo.And now I stand on trial because of my hope in the promise that God made to our fathers,

7Se menm pwomès sa a douz branch fanmi nou yo ap tann lè y'ap sèvi Bondye san rete, lajounen kou lannwit. Se pou menm pwomès sa a jwif yo ap akize mwen, monwa.the promise our twelve tribes are hoping to see fulfilled as they earnestly serve God day and night. It is because of this hope, O king, that I am accused by the Jews.

8Poukisa, nou menm jwif, nou pa kwè Bondye ka leve moun mouri?Why would any of you consider it incredible that God raises the dead?

9Mwen menm tou, yon lè, mwen te kwè se pou m' te fè sa m' kapab pou disparèt non Jezi, moun Nazarèt la.So then, I too was convinced that I ought to do all I could to oppose the name of Jesus of Nazareth.

10Se sa m' te fè lavil Jerizalèm. Mwen te resevwa yon pouvwa espesyal nan men chèf prèt yo pou sa. Mwen te mete anpil patizan Kris yo nan prizon. Lè yo t'ap kondannen yo amò, mwen te dakò nèt ale.And that is what I did in Jerusalem. With authority from the chief priests I put many of the saints in prison, and when they were condemned to death, I cast my vote against them.

11Anpil fwa, mwen te fè bat yo nan tout sinagòg, mwen te konn fòse yo vire do bay Bondye. Mwen te sitèlman pa t' vle wè yo, mwen te konn al pèsekite yo jouk nan peyi etranje.I frequently had them punished in the synagogues, and I tried to make them blaspheme. In my raging fury against them, I even went to foreign cities to persecute them.

12Se konsa, mwen tapral Damas avèk pouvwa ansanm ak lòd chèf prèt yo te ban mwen.In this pursuit I was on my way to Damascus with the authority and commission of the chief priests.

13Antan m' te sou wout la, vè midi konsa, monwa, mwen wè yon limyè ki soti nan syèl la pi klere pase solèy la. Li te klere tout kote m' te ye a ansanm ak moun ki t'ap vwayaje avè m' yo.About noon, O king, as I was on the road, I saw a light from heaven, brighter than the sun, shining around me and my companions.

14Nou tout nou tonbe atè. Epi mwen tande yon vwa ki di m' an lang ebre: Sòl, Sòl, poukisa w'ap pèsekite mwen? W'ap fè tèt ou mal lè w'ap voye pye konsa tankou yon chwal k'ap voye pye lè mèt li ap bat li.We all fell to the ground, and I heard a voice say to me in Hebrew, ‘Saul, Saul, why do you persecute Me? It is hard for you to kick against the goads.’

15Mwen mande: Ki moun ou ye, Seyè? Epi l' di m': Mwen se Jezi w'ap pèsekite a.‘Who are You, Lord?’ I asked. ‘I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting,’ the Lord replied.

16Men, leve kanpe sou pye ou. Mwen fè ou wè m', se pou ou kapab sèvi mwen. Wi, ou pral sèvi m' temwen, ou pral di lòt moun yo jan ou te wè m' jòdi a epi wa fè yo konnen tou sa m'a fè ou wè apre sa.‘But get up and stand on your feet. For I have appeared to you to appoint you as a servant and as a witness of what you have seen from Me and what I will show you.

17M'a delivre ou anba men pèp jwif yo, anba men moun lòt nasyon yo. Se mwen menm k'ap voye ou ba yo,I will rescue you from your own people and from the Gentiles. I am sending you to them

18pou ou kapab louvri je yo, pou fè yo soti nan fènwa kote yo ye a vin nan limyè, pou wete yo anba pouvwa Satan vin jwenn Bondye. Konsa, lè y'a mete konfyans yo nan mwen, y'a resevwa padon pou tout peche yo, y'a jwenn plas yo nan mitan pèp k'ap viv apa pou Bondye a.to open their eyes, so that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and an inheritance among those sanctified by faith in Me.’

19Se konsa, wa Agripa, mwen pa dezobèyi vizyon ki te soti nan syèl la vin jwenn mwen.So then, King Agrippa, I was not disobedient to the heavenly vision.

20Mwen kòmanse bay moun nan lavil Damas ak nan Jerizalèm mesaj la. Apre sa, m' ale nan tout peyi Jide ak nan mitan moun lòt nasyon yo. Mwen t'ap mande yo pou yo chanje lavi yo, pou yo tounen vin jwenn Bondye, pou yo fè bagay ki pou fè wè yo chanje tout bon.First to those in Damascus and Jerusalem, then to everyone in the region of Judea, and then to the Gentiles, I declared that they should repent and turn to God, performing deeds worthy of their repentance.

21Se poutèt sa wi jwif yo mete men sou mwen nan tanp lan, se poutèt sa yo t'ap seye touye mwen.For this reason the Jews seized me in the temple courts and tried to kill me.

22Mentou, Bondye toujou pwoteje m' jouk jòdi a. Mwen la toujou pou m' sèvi l' temwen devan tout moun, grannèg kou malere. Sa ou wè m'ap di la a, se sa menm pwofèt yo ansanm ak Moyiz te di gen pou rive.But I have had God’s help to this day, and I stand here to testify to small and great alike. I am saying nothing beyond what the prophets and Moses said would happen:

23Kris la te gen pou l' soufri. Se li menm ki an premye gen pou l' leve soti vivan nan lanmò pou l' fè pèp Izrayèl la ansanm ak tout lòt nasyon yo konnen limyè k'ap delivre yo a.that the Christ would suffer, and as the first to rise from the dead, would proclaim light to our people and to the Gentiles.”

24Antan Pòl t'ap pale konsa pou defann tèt li, Festis rele byen fò: Ou fou, Pòl! Twòp lespri fè ou pèdi tèt ou.At this stage of Paul’s defense, Festus exclaimed in a loud voice, “You are insane, Paul! Your great learning is driving you to madness!”

25Pòl reponn li: Mwen pa fou non, ekselans. Tout pawòl mwen di la a se verite a tou klè, epi yo gen sans.But Paul answered, “I am not insane, most excellent Festus; I am speaking words of truth and sobriety.

26Wa Agripa konn tout bagay sa yo. Se poutèt sa mwen pa pè pale devan li. Mwen sèten li konnen tout bagay sa yo, paske pa gen okenn ladan yo mwen te fè an kachèt.For the king knows about these matters, and I can speak freely to him. I am confident that none of this has escaped his notice, because it was not done in a corner.

27Wa Agripa, èske ou pa kwè sa pwofèt yo di? Mwen konnen ou kwè.King Agrippa, do you believe the prophets? I know you do.”

28Agripa di Pòl: Talè konsa ou pral pran tèt mwen tou pou fè m' kretyen?Then Agrippa said to Paul, “Can you persuade me in such a short time to become a Christian?”

29Pòl reponn li: Kit koulye a, kit pita, m'ap lapriyè Bondye ni pou ou ni pou nou tout k'ap koute m' jòdi a pou yon lè konsa nou vin tankou m', wetan chenn sa yo!“Short time or long,” Paul replied, “I wish to God that not only you but all who hear me this day may become what I am, except for these chains.”

30Wa a, gwouvènè a, Berenis ansanm ak tout moun ki te la yo leve.Then the king and the governor rose, along with Bernice and those seated with them.

31Apre yo fin ale, yonn t'ap di lòt: Nonm sa a pa fè anyen ki merite prizon, ale wè lanmò.On their way out, they said to one another, “This man has done nothing worthy of death or imprisonment.”

32Agripa di Festis konsa: Si nonm sa a pa t' mande pou Seza tande l', ou ta ka lage l' wi.And Agrippa said to Festus, “This man could have been released if he had not appealed to Caesar.”

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