James 5
1 Come now, you who are rich, weep and wail over the misery to come upon you.
Vini koulye a nou menm ki rich, kriye e rele fò akoz mizè k ap vini sou nou yo.
2 Your riches have rotted and moths have eaten your clothes.
Richès nou yo gen tan pouri e rad nou yo gen tan manje pa mit.
3 Your gold and silver are corroded. Their corrosion will testify against you and consume your flesh like fire. You have hoarded treasure in the last days.
Lò ak lajan nou yo gen tan pran lawouj, e lawouj yo va yon temwen kont nou, e va manje chè nou tankou dife. Se pandan dènye jou yo ke nou te mete trezò nou nan depo a!
4 Look, the wages you withheld from the workmen who mowed your fields are crying out against you. The cries of the harvesters have reached the ears of the Lord of Hosts.
Veye salè a ouvriye ki te rekòlte chan nou yo ke nou te refize vèse bay, vin kriye kont nou; epi kri a ouvriye mwason sa yo gen tan rive nan zòrèy a Senyè Sabaot la.
5 You have lived on earth in luxury and self-indulgence. You have fattened your hearts in the day of slaughter.
Nou te viv nan richès sou tè a e mennen yon vi nan gran plezi. Nou te angrese kè nou nan yon jou labatwa.
6 You have condemned and murdered the righteous, who did not resist you.
Nou te kondane e mete a lanmò nonm jis la; li pa t reziste kont nou.
7 Be patient, then, brothers, until the Lord’s coming. See how the farmer awaits the precious fruit of the soil—how patient he is for the fall and spring rains.
Konsa, frè m yo, se pou nou pasyan jiskaske Senyè a vini. Kiltivatè a ap tann pou pwodwi chè a sòti nan tè a. Li pasyan de sa, jiskaske li jwenn premye ak dènye lapli yo.
8 You, too, be patient and strengthen your hearts, because the Lord’s coming is near.
Nou menm tou, se pou nou pasyan. Ranfòse kè nou, paske vini a Senyè a touprè.
9 Do not complain about one another, brothers, so that you will not be judged. Look, the Judge is standing at the door!
Pa plenyen, frè m yo, youn kont lòt, pou nou menm tou kapab pa vin jije. Gade Jij la kanpe jis devan pòt la.
10 Brothers, as an example of patience in affliction, take the prophets who spoke in the name of the Lord.
Frè m yo, pran pwofèt yo ki pale nan non Senyè a kòm egzanp de soufrans ak pasyans.
11 See how blessed we consider those who have persevered. You have heard of Job’s perseverance and have seen the outcome from the Lord. The Lord is full of compassion and mercy.
Nou konte sa ki te andire yo kòm beni. Nou te konn tande de sa Job te andire a, e nou te wè jan sa te sòti e jan Senyè a te aji. Konsa nou konnen Senyè a plen konpasyon ak mizerikòd.
12 Above all, my brothers, do not swear, not by heaven or earth or by any other oath. Simply let your “Yes” be yes, and your “No,” no, so that you will not fall under judgment.
Men, anplis de tout bagay, frè m yo pa sèmante ni pa syèl la, ni pa tè a, ni pa okenn lòt sèman. Men ke wi ou rete wi e non ou rete non, pou nou pa tonbe anba jijman.
13 Is any one of you suffering? He should pray. Is anyone cheerful? He should sing praises.
Èske gen moun pami nou k ap soufri? Fòk li priye. Èske gen moun ak kè kontan? Fòk li chante louwanj.
14 Is any one of you sick? He should call the elders of the church to pray over him and anoint him with oil in the name of the Lord.
Èske gen moun pami nou ki malad? Alò, fòk li rele ansyen legliz yo. Kite yo priye sou li, e onksyone li ak lwil nan non Senyè a.
15 And the prayer offered in faith will restore the one who is sick. The Lord will raise him up. If he has sinned, he will be forgiven.
Konsa, priyè la ki ofri nan lafwa a va restore sila ki malad, e Senyè a va fè l leve. Si li te fè peche, yo va padone.
16 Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man has great power to prevail.
Konsa konfese peche nou yo a youn lòt e priye pou youn lòt, pou nou kapab geri. Lapriyè efikas a yon nonm ki jis kapab akonpli anpil bagay.
17 Elijah was a man just like us. He prayed earnestly that it would not rain, and it did not rain on the land for three and a half years.
Élie se te yon nonm avèk yon nati tankou pa nou an, e li te priye fò pou li pa t fè lapli, e li pa t fè lapli sou tè a pandan twazan si mwa.
18 Again he prayed, and the heavens gave rain, and the earth yielded its crops.
Answit, li te priye ankò, epi syèl la te vide lapli, e tè a te pwodwi fwi li.
19 My brothers, if one of you should wander from the truth and someone should bring him back,
Frè m yo si yon moun pami nou vin egare e kite verite a, men yon lòt fè l retounen,
20 consider this: Whoever turns a sinner from the error of his way will save his soul from death and cover over a multitude of sins.
fè li konnen ke sila ki detounen yon pechè soti de erè chemen li an, va sove nanm li de lanmò, e va kouvri yon gran kantite peche.
