James 1
1 James, bondman of God and of [the] Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes which [are] in the dispersion, greeting.
Jacques, yon sèvitè-atache nèt a Bondye, ak Senyè a, Jésus Kris, a douz tribi ki gaye a letranje yo, salitasyon.
2 Count it all joy, my brethren, when ye fall into various temptations,
Konsidere sa kòm tout lajwa, frè m yo, lè nou rankontre tout kalite eprèv yo
3 knowing that the proving of your faith works endurance.
nan konnen ke eprèv lafwa nou pwodwi andirans.
4 But let endurance have [its] perfect work, that ye may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.
Konsa, kite andirans lan fè rezilta pafè li, pou nou kab vin pafè e konplè, san manke anyen.
5 But if any one of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all freely and reproaches not, and it shall be given to him:
Men si nenpòt nan nou manke sajès, kite li mande Bondye, ki bay tout moun avèk jenewozite e san repwòch, e Bondye va bay li.
6 but let him ask in faith, nothing doubting. For he that doubts is like a wave of the sea driven by the wind and tossed about;
Men li dwe mande nan lafwa, san doute, paske sila ki doute a tankou vag lanmè, ki pouse e voye pa van an.
7 for let not that man think that he shall receive anything from the Lord;
Paske moun sa a pa dwe sipoze ke li va resevwa anyen nan men Senyè a,
8 [he is] a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways.
tankou yon moun ak doub panse, ki enstab nan tout chemen li yo.
9 But let the brother of low degree glory in his elevation,
Kite frè ki nan sikonstans ki ba, bay glwa nan wo pozisyon li;
10 and the rich in his humiliation, because as [the] grass's flower he will pass away.
e kite moun rich la, bay glwa nan imilyasyon li, paske tankou zèb k ap fleri, li osi va disparèt.
11 For the sun has risen with its burning heat, and has withered the grass, and its flower has fallen, and the comeliness of its look has perished: thus the rich also shall wither in his goings.
Paske solèy la leve avèk yon gwo chalè, epi zèb la seche; flè li tonbe, e bote aparans li an vin disparèt. Konsa tou, moun rich la nan mitan tout sa l ap chèche yo, li va vin disparèt.
12 Blessed [is the] man who endures temptation; for, having been proved, he shall receive the crown of life, which He has promised to them that love him.
Beni se yon moun ki pèsevere anba eprèv. Paske, yon fwa li fin apwouve, li va resevwa kouwòn lavi a ke Senyè a pwomèt a sila ki renmen Li yo.
13 Let no man, being tempted, say, I am tempted of God. For God cannot be tempted by evil things, and himself tempts no one.
Pa kite pèsòn di lè l tante: “Se Bondye k ap tante m,” paske Bondye pa kapab tante pa mal, e Li menm, Li pa tante pèsòn.
14 But every one is tempted, drawn away, and enticed by his own lust;
Men chak moun tante lè li pote ale pa pwòp move dezi li yo.
15 then lust, having conceived, gives birth to sin; but sin fully completed brings forth death.
Alò, lè move dezi a fin jèmen, li bay nesans a peche. Epi lè peche a fin akonpli, li pote lanmò.
16 Do not err, my beloved brethren.
Pinga nou vin twonpe, frè byeneme mwen yo.
17 Every good gift and every perfect gift comes down from above, from the Father of lights, with whom is no variation nor shadow of turning.
Tout bon bagay ki fèt ak tout kado pafè sòti anwo, epi desann nan Papa a limyè yo. Avèk Li pa gen ni chanjman ni menm yon lonbraj varyasyon.
18 According to his own will begat he us by the word of truth, that we should be a certain first-fruits of his creatures.
Nan egzèsis volonte Li, Li te fè nou vin parèt pa pawòl verite a pou nou ta kapab vin tankoupremye fwi pami kreyati Li yo.
19 So that, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath;
Nou konnen sa, frè byeneme m yo. Men tout moun dwe gen vitès nan tande, lan nan pale, e lan nan fè kòlè.
20 for man's wrath does not work God's righteousness.
Paske kòlè a lòm pa pwodwi ladwati Bondye.
21 Wherefore, laying aside all filthiness and abounding of wickedness, accept with meekness the implanted word, which is able to save your souls.
Konsa, annou mete sou kote tout sa ki sal, ak tout sa ki rete de mechanste, e ak imilite, resevwa pawòl ki enplante nan nou an, ki kapab sove nanm nou.
22 But be ye doers of [the] word and not hearers only, beguiling yourselves.
Men, fè prèv tèt nou ke nou aji selon pawòl la, e se pa senpleman tande li. Moun konsa yo twonpe pwòp tèt yo.
23 For if any man be a hearer of [the] word and not a doer, he is like to a man considering his natural face in a mirror:
Paske si yon moun ap tande pawòl la, e li pa aji selon li, li tankou yon moun ki gade figi natirèl li nan yon miwa.
24 for he has considered himself and is gone away, and straightway he has forgotten what he was like.
Yon fwa, li fin gade tèt li e li ale, li gen tan bliye ki kalite moun li te ye a.
25 But he that fixes his view on [the] perfect law, that of liberty, and abides in [it], being not a forgetful hearer but a doer of [the] work, he shall be blessed in his doing.
Men yon moun ki gade avèk atansyon lalwa pafè a, lalwa libète a, e aji selon li, li pa vin yon moun ki tande pou bliye, men yon moun ki fè l tout bon, moun sa a va beni nan sa li fè.
26 If any one think himself to be religious, not bridling his tongue, but deceiving his heart, this man's religion is vain.
Si yon moun panse nan tèt li ke li swiv Bondye tout tan, e malgre sa, li pa mete yon brid sou lang li, li pase pwòp tèt li nan betiz, e lafwa moun sa a vin san valè.
27 Pure and undefiled religion before God and the Father is this: to visit orphans and widows in their affliction, to keep oneself unspotted from the world.
Relijyon ki pafè e san tach devan zye a Bondye, Papa nou a se sa a: vizite òfelen e vèv ki nan nesesite yo, e kenbe tèt nou san tach de mond lan.
