1 Timote 5

Haitian Creole Version

5 ¶ Pa fè granmoun gason yo repwòch twò di. Pale ak yo tankou ou ta pale ak papa ou. Aji ak jenn jan yo tankou si yo te frè ou;

²ak granmoun fanm yo, tankou si yo te manman ou; ak jenn fi yo, tankou si yo te sè ou, san okenn move lide.

³¶ Pran swen vèv ki vèv tout bon yo.

⁴Men, si yon vèv gen pitit, osinon pitit pitit, se pou pitit yo aprann fè tout devwa Bondye mande yo fè pou pwòp fanmi yo anvan. Konsa, y'a fè tou sa yo dwe fè pou papa yo, manman yo ak granparan yo. Se sa ki pou fè Bondye plezi.

⁵Yon fanm ki vèv tout bon, ki pa gen pesonn pou okipe l', li mete tout espwa li nan Bondye, l'ap lapriyè tout tan, l'ap mande l' konkou lajounen kou lannwit.

⁶Men, yon vèv ki lage kò l' nan plezi, se yon vèv ki mouri, menm si l' vivan toujou.

⁷Men sa pou ou moutre yo, pou pesonn pa jwenn okenn repwòch pou fè yo.

⁸Si yon moun pa pran swen fanmi l', sitou moun k'ap viv lakay li, li nye konfyans li nan Bondye, li pi mal pase yon moun ki pa janm kwè nan Bondye.

⁹Pa mete okenn vèv sou lis toutotan li pa gen swasantan. Epi, se pou l' te marye yon sèl fwa.

¹⁰Se pou tout moun konnen tou sa li te fè ki byen: tankou si li elve pitit li yo byen, si l' konn resevwa moun byen lakay li, si l' konn lave pye moun pèp Bondye a, si l' ede malere yo, si l' fè tout lòt kalite byen.

¹¹Men, pa mete okenn vèv ki poko gen laj sa a sou lis. Paske, lè anvi a pran yo pou yo marye, yo vire do bay Kris la.

¹²Lè konsa yo vin antò, paske yo pa kenbe premye pwomès yo te fè l' la.

¹³Apre sa, yo pran abitid pèdi tan yo ap mache pòt an pòt. Sa ki pi rèd ankò, yo vin tripòt, fouyapòt. Y'ap foure bouch yo nan sa ki pa gade yo.

¹⁴Se poutèt sa, mwen ta pito wè jenn vèv yo marye pou yo ka gen pitit, pou yo sa okipe kay yo. Konsa, yo p'ap bay lènmi nou yo chans pale nou mal.

¹⁵Paske, gen vèv ki vire do yo deja, y'ap swiv Satan.

¹⁶Men, si yon fanm ki gen lafwa gen yon vèv nan fanmi l', se pou l' ede l', pou l' pa kite l' sou kont legliz la, pou legliz la ka ede vèv ki nan nesesite tout bon yo.

¹⁷¶ Kanta chèf reskonsab yo k'ap dirije legliz la byen, se pou yo resevwa yon lajan doub, sitou ansyen k'ap bay tout tan yo pou bay pawòl la ak pou fè enstriksyon moun yo.

¹⁸Se sa ki ekri nan Liv la: Pa mare bouch bèf la lè l'ap fè moulen kann lan mache. Ou ankò: Moun ki travay fèt pou resevwa lajan travay li.

¹⁹Pa kite pesonn vin pote plent pou yon chèf reskonsab, esepte si moun lan gen de osinon twa temwen avè li.

²⁰Se pou ou fè moun ki fè peche yo repwòch devan tout moun. Konsa, lòt yo va pè.

²¹Devan Bondye, devan Jezikri, devan tout zanj k'ap viv pou Bondye yo, men sa m'ap mande ou: swiv lòd sa yo san fè ni patipri ni moun pa nan tou sa w'ap fè.

²²Pa prese mete men sou tèt yon moun pou ba l' yon chaj nan legliz la. Pa mele nan peche okenn moun. Evite tou sa ki mal.

²³Ak maladi lestonmak ou a, sispann bwè dlo sèlman. Bwè ti diven tou pou ede ou fè dijesyon.

²⁴Gen moun, anvan menm ou jije yo, ou gen tan wè tout peche yo aklè konsa. Gen lòt menm, se lontan apre ou wè sa yo fè ki mal.

²⁵Konsa tou, tout byen yon moun fè gen pou parèt aklè, menm sa ou pa wè lapoula. Yo pa ka rete kache.

1 Timothy 5

New International Version

Widows, Elders and Slaves

5 Do not rebuke an older man^(A) harshly,^(B) but exhort him as if he were your father. Treat younger men^(C) as brothers, ²older women as mothers, and younger women as sisters, with absolute purity.

³Give proper recognition to those widows who are really in need.^(D) ⁴But if a widow has children or grandchildren, these should learn first of all to put their religion into practice by caring for their own family and so repaying their parents and grandparents,^(E) for this is pleasing to God.^(F) ⁵The widow who is really in need^(G) and left all alone puts her hope in God^(H) and continues night and day to pray^(I) and to ask God for help. ⁶But the widow who lives for pleasure is dead even while she lives.^(J) ⁷Give the people these instructions,^(K) so that no one may be open to blame. ⁸Anyone who does not provide for their relatives, and especially for their own household, has denied^(L) the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.

⁹No widow may be put on the list of widows unless she is over sixty, has been faithful to her husband, ¹⁰and is well known for her good deeds,^(M) such as bringing up children, showing hospitality,^(N) washing the feet^(O) of the Lord’s people, helping those in trouble^(P) and devoting herself to all kinds of good deeds.

¹¹As for younger widows, do not put them on such a list. For when their sensual desires overcome their dedication to Christ, they want to marry. ¹²Thus they bring judgment on themselves, because they have broken their first pledge. ¹³Besides, they get into the habit of being idle and going about from house to house. And not only do they become idlers, but also busybodies^(Q) who talk nonsense,^(R) saying things they ought not to. ¹⁴So I counsel younger widows to marry,^(S) to have children, to manage their homes and to give the enemy no opportunity for slander.^(T) ¹⁵Some have in fact already turned away to follow Satan.^(U)

¹⁶If any woman who is a believer has widows in her care, she should continue to help them and not let the church be burdened with them, so that the church can help those widows who are really in need.^(V)

¹⁷The elders^(W) who direct the affairs of the church well are worthy of double honor,^(X) especially those whose work is preaching and teaching. ¹⁸For Scripture says, “Do not muzzle an ox while it is treading out the grain,”^[a]^(Y) and “The worker deserves his wages.”^[b]^(Z) ¹⁹Do not entertain an accusation against an elder^(AA) unless it is brought by two or three witnesses.^(AB) ²⁰But those elders who are sinning you are to reprove^(AC) before everyone, so that the others may take warning.^(AD) ²¹I charge you, in the sight of God and Christ Jesus^(AE) and the elect angels, to keep these instructions without partiality, and to do nothing out of favoritism.

²²Do not be hasty in the laying on of hands,^(AF) and do not share in the sins of others.^(AG) Keep yourself pure.^(AH)

²³Stop drinking only water, and use a little wine^(AI) because of your stomach and your frequent illnesses.

²⁴The sins of some are obvious, reaching the place of judgment ahead of them; the sins of others trail behind them. ²⁵In the same way, good deeds are obvious, and even those that are not obvious cannot remain hidden forever.