Acts 8 (HAT) · Opened

1Sòl menm te dakò pou yo te touye Etyèn. Menm jou sa a, yo kòmanse pèsekite legliz Jerizalèm lan anpil. Tout disip yo gaye kò yo nan peyi Jide ak nan peyi Samari. Se apòt yo sèlman ki te rete Jerizalèm.And Saul was there, giving approval to Stephen’s death. On that day a great persecution broke out against the church in Jerusalem, and all except the apostles were scattered throughout Judea and Samaria.

2Kèk moun ki renmen Bondye te antere Etyèn, yo te kriye anpil pou li.God-fearing men buried Stephen and mourned deeply over him.

3Sòl menm te soti pou l' fini ak legliz la. Li mache kay an kay, li trennen tout moun ki kwè yo rache yo met deyò pa fòs, li fè fèmen fanm kou gason nan prizon.But Saul began to destroy the church. Going from house to house, he dragged off men and women and put them in prison.

4Disip ki te gaye nan peyi a t'ap anonse bon nouvèl la toupatou.Those who had been scattered preached the word wherever they went.

5Se konsa Filip al nan yon lavil peyi Samari. Rive la li tanmen pale sou Kris la bay moun yo.Philip went down to a city in Samaria and proclaimed the Christ to them.

6Foul moun yo mete tèt yo ansanm, yo t'ap swiv sa Filip t'ap di yo: yo t'ap koute l', yo t'ap wè mirak li t'ap fè.The crowds all paid close attention to Philip’s message and to the signs they saw him perform.

7Move lespri yo t'ap pouse gwo rèl lè Filip t'ap chase yo soti sou anpil moun malad. Li te geri anpil moun paralize ak moun enfim tou.With loud shrieks, unclean spirits came out of many who were possessed, and many of the paralyzed and lame were healed.

8Se konsa te gen yon gwo kontantman nan tout lavil la.So there was great joy in that city.

9Nan lavil sa a te gen yon nonm yo rele Simon. Metye l' se fè maji. Simon sa a te yon sezisman pou tout moun Samari. Li te fè tèt li pase pou yon grannèg.Prior to that time, a man named Simon had practiced sorcery in the city and astounded the people of Samaria. He claimed to be someone great,

10Tout moun, piti kou gran, t'ap swiv tou sa li t'ap fè. Yo t'ap di: Nonm sa a gen pouvwa Bondye, sa yo rele gwo pouvwa a, nan tèt li.and all the people, from the least to the greatest, heeded his words and said, “This man is the divine power called the Great Power.”

11Se konsa yo t'ap swiv tou sa li t'ap fè paske depi lontan yo te egare devan maji l' yo.They paid close attention to him because he had astounded them for a long time with his sorcery.

12Men, lè Filip anonse bon nouvèl peyi kote Bondye wa a, lè l' fè yo konnen non Jezi Kris la, moun yo kwè pawòl la; fanm kou gason resevwa batèm.But when they believed Philip as he preached the gospel of the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized, both men and women.

13Ata Simon te kwè. Li menm tou li te resevwa batèm. Apre sa, li te toujou avèk Filip, li te sezi wè bèl bagay ak mirak li t'ap fè.Even Simon himself believed and was baptized. He followed Philip closely and was astounded by the great signs and miracles he observed.

14Apòt yo menm ki te lavil Jerizalèm, lè yo tande moun Samari te asepte pawòl Bondye a, yo voye Pyè ak Jan bò kote yo.When the apostles in Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent Peter and John to them.

15Lè Pyè ak Jan rive Samari, yo lapriyè pou moun ki kwè yo pou yo te kapab resevwa Sentespri,On their arrival, they prayed for them to receive the Holy Spirit.

16paske Sentespri a pa t' ankò desann sou okenn nan yo. Yo te resevwa batèm nan non Seyè Jezi a sèlman.For the Holy Spirit had not yet fallen upon any of them; they had simply been baptized into the name of the Lord Jesus.

17Lè sa a, Pyè ak Jan mete men sou tèt yo, yo resevwa Sentespri.Then Peter and John laid their hands on them, and they received the Holy Spirit.

18Simon te wè jan moun yo te resevwa Sentespri lè apòt yo mete men sou tèt yo. Li ofri Pye ak Jan lajan.When Simon saw that the Spirit was given through the laying on of the apostles’ hands, he offered them money.

19Li di yo: Ban m' pouvwa sa a tou, pou lè m' mete men m' sou tèt yon moun li ka resevwa Sentespri a tou.“Give me this power as well,” he said, “so that everyone on whom I lay my hands may receive the Holy Spirit.”

20Men, Pyè di li: Al mouri ansanm ak tout lajan ou lan! Sa Bondye fè kado, ou kwè moun ka achte sa ak lajan?But Peter replied, “May your silver perish with you, because you thought you could buy the gift of God with money!

21Nan travay sa a, pa gen anyen pou ou; ou pa gen dwa ladan l' paske kè ou pa dwat devan Bondye.You have no part or share in our ministry, because your heart is not right before God.

22Wete move lide sa a nan tèt ou, lapriyè Bondye pou ou wè si la padonnen ou dèske ou te fè lide sa a.Repent, therefore, of your wickedness, and pray to the Lord. Perhaps He will forgive you for the intent of your heart.

23Paske mwen wè kè ou anmè kou fyèl, peche fin mare nanm ou.For I see that you are poisoned by bitterness and captive to iniquity.”

24Lè sa a, Simon di Pyè ak Jan konsa: Tanpri souple, lapriyè Bondye pou mwen, pou anyen nan sa nou di a pa rive mwen.Then Simon answered, “Pray to the Lord for me, so that nothing you have said may happen to me.”

25Lè Pyè ak Jan fin rann temwayaj sa a, lè yo fin bay mesaj Bondye a, yo tounen lavil Jerizalèm. Sou tout wout la, yo t'ap bay bon nouvèl la nan anpil bouk peyi Samari.And after Peter and John had testified and spoken the word of the Lord, they returned to Jerusalem, preaching the gospel in many of the Samaritan villages.

26Yon zanj Bondye pale ak Filip, li di li: Leve non! Al nan direksyon sid, sou wout ki soti lavil Jerizalèm pou desann Gaza a. (Wout sa a, moun pa fasil pase sou li ankò.)Now an angel of the Lord said to Philip, “Get up and go south to the desert road that goes down from Jerusalem to Gaza.”

27Filip leve, li pati. Antan l' sou wout la, yon nonm parèt devan l'; se te yon moun peyi Letiopi, yon nèg konfyans. Li te yon gwo chèf nan peyi Letiopi. Se li menm ki te reskonsab tout richès Kandas, larenn peyi a. Li te moute lavil Jerizalèm pou adore Bondye.So he started out, and on his way he met an Ethiopian eunuch, a court official in charge of the entire treasury of Candace, queen of the Ethiopians. He had gone to Jerusalem to worship,

28Antan li t'ap tounen nan peyi l', li te chita nan cha li, li t'ap li nan liv pwofèt Ezayi a.and on his return was sitting in his chariot reading Isaiah the prophet.

29Sentespri di Filip konsa: Leve pye ou, rive toupre cha a.The Spirit said to Philip, “Go over to that chariot and stay by it.”

30Filip kouri ale bò cha a, li tande moun peyi Letiopi a ki t'ap li nan liv pwofèt Ezayi a. Li mande li: Eske ou konprann sa w'ap li la a?So Philip ran up and heard the man reading Isaiah the prophet. “Do you understand what you are reading?” Philip asked.

31Nonm lan reponn li: Ki jan pou m' fè konprann si m' pa jwenn moun pou esplike mwen? Epi li mande Filip pou l' moute nan cha a, vin chita bò kote li.“How can I,” he said, “unless someone guides me?” And he invited Philip to come up and sit with him.

32Men pasaj li t'ap li nan liv la: Li te tankou yon mouton yo t'ap mennen labatwa. Li te tankou yon ti mouton ki pa janm rele lè y'ap taye lenn sou do li. Li pa janm louvri bouch li di anyen.The eunuch was reading this passage of Scripture: “He was led like a sheep to the slaughter, and as a lamb before the shearer is silent, so He did not open His mouth.

33Yo te desann li ba anpil, yo refize fè l' jistis. Pesonn p'ap nonmen non pitit pitit li. Paske, lavi l' sou latè fini nèt.In His humiliation He was deprived of justice. Who can recount His descendants? For His life was removed from the earth.”

34Chèf peyi Letiopi a mande Filip: Di m' non, ki moun pwofèt la ap pale konsa: tèt pa l' osinon yon lòt moun?“Tell me,” said the eunuch, “who is the prophet talking about, himself or someone else?”

35Filip pran pale: li kòmanse avèk pasaj li t'ap li nan liv la, li fè l' konnen bon nouvèl ki pale sou Jezi a.Then Philip began with this very Scripture and told him the good news about Jesus.

36Antan yo prale konsa, yo rive yon kote ki te gen dlo. Lè sa a, nonm peyi Letiopi a di li: Bon, men dlo. Kisa ki pou anpeche m' resevwa batèm?As they traveled along the road and came to some water, the eunuch said, “Look, here is water! What is there to prevent me from being baptized?”

37Filip di li: Si ou kwè ak tout kè ou, ou ka resevwa batèm. Nonm lan reponn li: Mwen kwè Jezikri se Pitit Bondye a.Not in the BSB

38Apre sa, li fè yo rete cha a. Filip desann nan dlo a ansanm ak gwo chèf la. Filip batize li.And he gave orders to stop the chariot. Then both Philip and the eunuch went down into the water, and Philip baptized him.

39Lè yo soti nan dlo a, Lespri Bondye fè Filip disparèt, gwo chèf la pa janm wè l' ankò. Men, li kontinye chemen l' ak kè kontan.When they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord carried Philip away, and the eunuch saw him no more, but went on his way rejoicing.

40Filip menm rete konsa li wè li lavil Azòt. Apre sa, li pran mache. Nan tout ti bouk kote l' pase, li anonse bon nouvèl la jouk li rive lavil Sezare.But Philip appeared at Azotus and traveled through that region, preaching the gospel in all the towns until he came to Caesarea.

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