James 5
1 Go now, ye rich, weep, howling for your miseries that are approaching.
Koulye a, nou menm moun rich yo, se pou nou m'ap pale: Nou mèt konmanse kriye, konmanse pouse rèl pou malè ki pral tonbe sou nou yo.
2 Your wealth has decayed, and your garments have become moth-eaten.
Richès nou yo fin pouri. Vèmin fin manje rad nou yo.
3 Your gold and your silver have cankered, and their corrosion will be testimony against you, and will eat your flesh like fire. Ye have hoarded in the last days.
Lò nou ak lajan nou yo fin wouye. Lawouj la pral kanpe pou kondannen nou, li va devore vyann nou tankou dife. Nou te ranmase kont lajan nou nan dènye tan sa a.
4 Behold the wage of the workmen who reaped your fields. The man who was defrauded by you cries out. And the outcries of those who reaped have entered into the ears of the Lord of hosts.
Gade! Nou pa t' peye lajan nou te dwe peye travayè yo ki t'ap travay pou nou nan jaden. Tande jan y'ap rele! Travayè ki te ranmase rekòt pou nou yo ap plede rele! Rèl yo rive jouk nan zòrèy Bondye, Mèt ki gen tout pouvwa a.
5 Ye have lived in luxury on the earth, and were self-indulgent. Ye have nourished your hearts as in a day of slaughter.
Nou viv sou latè nan plezi ak nan jwisans. Nou manje jouk nou gra tankou bèt ki pare pou labatwa.
6 Ye have condemned, ye have murdered the righteous man. He is not hostile to you.
Nou kondannen moun ki inonsan, nou fè touye yo. Yo menm, yo pa fè fòs ak nou.
7 Be patient therefore, brothers, until the coming of the Lord. Behold, the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the earth, being patient for it, until it receives the early and latter rain.
Se poutèt sa, frè m' yo, annou pran pasyans jouk jou Seyè a va vini. Gade jan kiltivatè a gen pasyans. Li gen pou l' rete tann anvan pou tè a ba li yon bèl rekòt. Li pran pasyans, li rete tann lapli premye sezon an jouk lapli dènye sezon an.
8 Be ye also patient. Establish your hearts, because the coming of the Lord has approached.
Nou menm tou, pran pasyans. Bay kè nou kouraj, paske Mèt la pa lontan vini.
9 Do not grumble, brothers, against each other, so that ye not be judged. Behold, the judge stands before the doors.
Frè m' yo, pa plenyen yonn sou do lòt pou nou pa tonbe anba jijman Bondye. Men jij la la nan papòt la.
10 Take an example, my brothers, of evil-suffering and longsuffering, the prophets who spoke in the name of the Lord.
Frè m' yo, chonje pwofèt yo ki te pale nan non Mèt la. Pran egzanp sou yo, pou jan yo te gen pasyans lè yo t'ap soufri.
11 Behold, we regard those who endured, blessed. Ye have heard of the fortitude of Job, and have seen the outcome of the Lord, that he is very compassionate and merciful.
Paske yo te soufri ak pasyans, nou di yo se moun Bondye beni. Nou tande ki jan Jòb te gen pasyans, nou wè bout pou bout sa Bondye te fè pou li, paske Bondye gen bon kè, li gen kè sansib.
12 But above all things, my brothers, swear not. Neither by the heaven, nor the earth, nor any other oath, but let your yes be yes, and the no, no, so that ye may not fall into hypocrisy.
Anvan tout lòt bagay, frè m' yo, men sa ki pi enpòtan: piga nou fè sèman sou syèl la, ni sou latè a, ni sou ankenn lòt bagay. Lè nou di wi, se wi, non, se non. Konsa, nou p'ap tonbe anba jijman Bondye.
13 Is any man among you afflicted? Let him pray. Is any cheerful? Let him sing praise.
Si yon moun nan nou ap soufri, se pou li lapriyè. Si yon moun nan nou gen kè kontan, se pou l' chante kantik.
14 Is any man weak among you? Let him summon the elders of the congregation, and let them pray near him, having anointed him with olive oil in the name of the Lord.
Si yon moun nan nou malad, se pou l' rele chèf reskonsab yo nan legliz la. Y'a lapriyè pou li, y'a pase lwil sou li nan non Seyè a.
15 And the prayer of faith will rescue him who is depressed, and the Lord will rouse him. And if he should be a man who has committed sins, they will be forgiven him.
Lè lapriyè a fèt ak konfyans, li va delivre malad la. Seyè a va fè l' leve gaya. Si li te fè kèk peche, Bondye va padonnen li.
16 Confess ye the trespasses to each other, and pray for each other so that ye may be healed. A working supplication of a righteous man is very powerful.
Se pou nou konfese peche nou yo yonn bay lòt. Se pou yonn lapriyè pou lòt, pou nou kapab geri. Lè yon moun ap viv dwat devan Bondye, lapriyè moun sa a gen anpil pouvwa.
17 Elijah was a man of the same nature as we. And by prayer, he asked for it not to rain, and it did not rain on the earth for three years and six months.
Pwofèt Eli te yon moun menm jan ak nou. Li te lapriyè rèd pou lapli pa t' tonbe. Konsa vre, lapli pa tonbe pandan twazan sis mwa.
18 And he prayed again, and the heaven gave rain, and the earth produced its fruit.
Apre sa, li lapriyè ankò. Lè sa a, syèl la louvri, lapli tonbe, latè bay bèl rekòt.
19 Brothers, if any man among you may be led astray from the truth, and some man converts him,
Frè m' yo, si yonn nan nou pèdi chemen laverite a, epi yon lòt frè mennen l' tounen ankò,
20 let him know that he who converts a sinful man from his wandering way, will save a soul from death, and will hide a multitude of sins.
konnen sa byen: lè yon moun pèdi chemen l' poutèt peche li yo, si yon lòt mennen l' tounen, se yon nanm li rache anba lanmò. Anmenmtan, li jwenn padon pou anpil peche.
