Acts 5 (HAT) · Opened

1Konsa tou, yon nonm yo te rele Ananyas ak Safira madanm li vann yon tè yo te genyen.Now a man named Ananias, together with his wife Sapphira, also sold a piece of property.

2Men, dakò ak madanm li, Ananyas kenbe enpe nan lajan an pou li, epi li al renmèt apòt yo rès la.With his wife’s full knowledge, he kept back some of the proceeds for himself, but brought a portion and laid it at the apostles’ feet.

3Lè sa a, Pyè di li: Ananyas, ki jan ou fè kite Satan antre nan kè ou pou l' fè ou bay Sentespri manti, pou l' fè ou kenbe enpe nan lajan tè a pou ou?Then Peter said, “Ananias, how is it that Satan has filled your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit and withhold some of the proceeds from the land?

4Anvan ou te vann tè a, se pa pou ou li te ye? Apre ou te fin vann li, tout lajan an te pou ou, pa vre? Ki jan ou fè mete nan tèt ou pou fè yon bagay konsa? Se pa moun ou bay manti non. Se Bondye ou twonpe.Did it not belong to you before it was sold? And after it was sold, was it not at your disposal? How could you conceive such a deed in your heart? You have not lied to men, but to God!”

5Lè Ananyas tande pawòl sa yo, li tonbe, li mouri frèt. Tout moun ki tande nouvèl la te pè anpil.On hearing these words, Ananias fell down and died. And great fear came over all who heard what had happened.

6Men, kèk jenn gason vini, yo vlope kò a; yo pran l', y' al antere li.Then the young men stepped forward, wrapped up his body, and carried him out and buried him.

7Twazèdetan apre, madanm Ananyas, ki pa t' konn sak te rive, vin antre.About three hours later his wife also came in, unaware of what had happened.

8Pyè mande li: Di mwen, èske se pou pri sa a nou te vann jaden an? Li reponn: Wi, se pou pri sa a.“Tell me,” said Peter, “is this the price you and your husband got for the land?” “Yes,” she answered, “that is the price.”

9Lè sa a, Pyè di li: Poukisa, ou menm ak mari ou, nou fè konbinezon sa a ansanm pou n' chache pran Lespri Bondye a nan pèlen? Koute: Moun ki antere mari ou la, men yo la nan papòt la. Yo pral pote ou ale, ou menm tou.“How could you agree to test the Spirit of the Lord?” Peter replied. “Look, the feet of the men who buried your husband are at the door, and they will carry you out also.”

10Menm lè a, li tonbe atè nan pye Pyè, li mouri frèt. Jenn gason yo antre, yo jwenn li mouri. Yo pran l', y' al antere bò kot mari li.At that instant she fell down at his feet and died. Then the young men came in and, finding her dead, carried her out and buried her beside her husband.

11Tout legliz la ak tout moun ki te tande bagay sa yo te pè anpil.And great fear came over the whole church and all who heard about these events.

12Apòt yo t'ap fè anpil mirak ak anpil bèl bagay nan mitan pèp la. Yo tout te reyini ansanm anba Galeri Salomon an.The apostles performed many signs and wonders among the people, and with one accord the believers gathered together in Solomon’s Colonnade.

13Tout moun te pè mele ak yo, apa moun ki te kwè yo. Men, pèp la t'ap pale byen sou yo.Although the people regarded them highly, no one else dared to join them.

14Anpil moun, fanm kou gason, t'ap vin jwenn disip yo paske yo te kwè nan Seyè a.Yet more and more believers were brought to the Lord—large numbers of both men and women.

15Lè sa a, yo tanmen pote moun malad yo deyò nan lari. Yo mete yo sou kabann, sou nat, yon jan pou lè Pyè vin ap pase menm lonbray li te ka kouvri kèk nan yo.As a result, people brought the sick into the streets and laid them on cots and mats, so that at least Peter’s shadow might fall on some of them as he passed by.

16Moun te soti nan tout ti bouk ki nan vwazinaj Jerizalèm. Yo pote moun malad ak moun move lespri t'ap toumante. Yo tout te geri.Crowds also gathered from the towns around Jerusalem, bringing the sick and those tormented by unclean spirits, and all of them were healed.

17Lè sa a, yon sèl jalouzi pran granprèt la ansanm ak sadiseyen yo ki te patizan li.Then the high priest and all his associates, who belonged to the party of the Sadducees, were filled with jealousy. They went out

18Yo fè arete apòt yo, mete yo nan gran prizon.and arrested the apostles and put them in the public jail.

19Men, nan mitan lannwit, yon zanj Bondye louvri pòt prizon an, li fè apòt yo soti. Li di yo:But during the night an angel of the Lord opened the doors of the jail and brought them out, saying,

20Ale kanpe nan mitan tanp lan, epi anonse pèp la tout bagay sou jan pou yo viv koulye a.“Go, stand in the temple courts and tell the people the full message of this new life.”

21Apòt yo obeyi zanj lan: Nan granmaten, y' al nan tanp lan epi yo tanmen moutre pèp la anpil bagay. Granprèt la ansanm ak patizan l' yo sanble tout chèf fanmi nan pèp Izrayèl la, yo reyini Gran Konsèy la. Apre sa, yo voye chache apòt yo nan prizon an.At daybreak the apostles entered the temple courts as they had been told and began to teach the people. When the high priest and his associates arrived, they convened the Sanhedrin—the full assembly of the elders of Israel—and sent to the jail for the apostles.

22Men, lè gad yo rive nan prizon an, yo pa jwenn yo. Yo tounen nan Gran Konsèy la, yo fè rapò yo. Yo di:But on arriving at the jail, the officers did not find them there. So they returned with the report:

23Nou jwenn prizon an byen fèmen, avèk gad yo nan pòs devan pòt prizon an. Men, lè nou louvri pòt yo, nou pa jwenn pesonn anndan an.“We found the jail securely locked, with the guards posted at the doors; but when we opened them, we found no one inside.”

24Lè kòmandan lagad tanp lan ak chèf prèt yo tande sa, yo t'ap mande ki jan apòt yo fè disparèt, kisa ki te rive.When the captain of the temple guard and the chief priests heard this account, they were perplexed as to what was happening.

25Men, yon moun vin rive, li di yo: Mesye nou te mete nan prizon yo, men yo nan tanp lan, y'ap pale ak pèp la.Then someone came in and announced, “Look, the men you put in jail are standing in the temple courts teaching the people!”

26Lè sa a, kòmandan lagad la ale avèk gad li yo, li mennen apòt yo tounen. Men, yo pa t' aji brital ak yo paske yo te pè pou pèp la pa t' touye yo ak kout wòch.At that point, the captain went with the officers and brought the apostles—but not by force, for fear the people would stone them.

27Lè yo mennen yo tounen, yo fè yo konparèt devan Gran Konsèy la. Epi granprèt la pran poze yo keksyon.They brought them in and made them stand before the Sanhedrin, where the high priest interrogated them.

28Li di yo: Eske nou pa t' defann nou pale ak pèp la nan non nonm sa a? Gade sa n' fè. Nou gaye pawòl nou yo nan tout Jerizalèm. Nou vle rann nou reskonsab lanmò nonm lan.“We gave you strict orders not to teach in this name,” he said. “Yet you have filled Jerusalem with your teaching and are determined to make us responsible for this man’s blood.”

29Pyè ansanm ak lòt apòt yo reponn li: Se pou n' obeyi Bondye pase pou n' obeyi moun.But Peter and the other apostles replied, “We must obey God rather than men.

30Bondye zansèt nou yo te fè Jezi leve soti vivan nan lanmò, Jezi nou te fè touye lè n' te kloure l' sou kwa a.The God of our fathers raised up Jesus, whom you had killed by hanging Him on a tree.

31Bondye fè l' moute chita sou bò dwat li, li mete l' Chèf sou nou, li fè l' delivre nou. Li fè sa pou bay pèp Izrayèl la yon bèl chans pou l' tounen vin jwenn Bondye, pou l' resevwa padon pou peche l' yo.God exalted Him to His right hand as Prince and Savior, in order to grant repentance and forgiveness of sins to Israel.

32Nou se temwen tout bagay sa yo, nou menm ansanm ak Sentespri Bondye bay tout moun ki obeyi l' yo.We are witnesses of these things, and so is the Holy Spirit, whom God has given to those who obey Him.”

33Lè yo tande pawòl sa yo, manm Gran Konsèy yo fin pran chenn. Tèlman yo te ankòlè, yo te vle fè touye apòt yo.When the Council members heard this, they were enraged, and they resolved to put the apostles to death.

34Men, te gen yon farizyen nan mitan yo ki te rele Gamalyèl. Se te yon dirèktè lalwa tout pèp la te respekte anpil. Li kanpe nan mitan Konsèy la, li mande pou fè apòt yo soti yon ti moman.But a Pharisee named Gamaliel, a teacher of the law who was honored by all the people, stood up in the Sanhedrin and ordered that the men be put outside for a short time.

35Apre sa, li di: Nou menm moun pèp Izrayèl, pran tèt nou anvan nou fè sa nou pral fè ak mesye yo.“Men of Israel,” he said, “consider carefully what you are about to do to these men.

36Sa pa gen lontan, yon nonm yo rele Tedas te parèt. Li te pran pòz grannèg li. Li jwenn katsan (400) moun konsa ki te mete tèt ansanm avè li. Yo touye l', epi tout moun ki t'ap swiv li yo gaye. Se konsa mouvman an tonbe.Some time ago Theudas rose up, claiming to be somebody, and about four hundred men joined him. He was killed, all his followers were dispersed, and it all came to nothing.

37Apre sa, lè resansman an, te gen Jida, yon nonm Galile, ki te parèt. Li te trennen yon bann moun dèyè li. Li menm tou, yo touye li. Epi tout moun ki t'ap swiv li yo gaye tou.After him, Judas the Galilean appeared in the days of the census and drew away people after him. He too perished, and all his followers were scattered.

38Pou koulye a, men sa m'ap di nou: Pa okipe mesye sa yo ankò. Kite y ale. Si plan travay yo a soti nan lèzòm, li gen pou l' disparèt.So in the present case I advise you: Leave these men alone. Let them go! For if their purpose or endeavor is of human origin, it will fail.

39Men, si sa soti nan Bondye, nou p'ap kapab kraze li. Atansyon pou se pa avèk Bondye nou gen zafè! Manm Konsèy yo tonbe dakò avèk Gamalyèl.But if it is from God, you will not be able to stop them. You may even find yourselves fighting against God.”

40Yo rele apòt yo ankò. Yo fè yo bat yo byen bat, yo pase yo lòd pou yo pa pale nan non Jezi ankò. Apre sa yo lage yo.At this, they yielded to Gamaliel. They called the apostles in and had them flogged. Then they ordered them not to speak in the name of Jesus, and released them.

41Apòt yo kite Gran Konsèy la. Yo te kontan dèske Bondye te wè yo merite pou moun te avili yo konsa poutèt non Jezi.The apostles left the Sanhedrin, rejoicing that they had been counted worthy of suffering disgrace for the Name.

42Toulejou, yo te nan tanp lan, yo t'ap mache kay an kay, yo pa t' janm sispann moutre moun yo anpil bagay. Yo t'ap anonse Bon Nouvèl ki pale sou Jezikri a.Every day, in the temple courts and from house to house, they did not stop teaching and proclaiming the good news that Jesus is the Christ.

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