James 2
1 My fellow believers, [because] you trust our Lord Jesus Christ, the one who is glorious/wonderful, stop honoring some people more than others.
Mes frères, que votre foi en Jésus-Christ, notre glorieux Seigneur, soit exempte de toute acception de personnes.
2 [For example], suppose that a person who wears gold rings and fine clothes enters your meeting place. Then suppose that a poor person who wears shabby/ragged clothes also comes in.
Supposez qu'il entre dans votre assemblée un homme portant un anneau d'or et des habits magnifiques, et qu'il y entre aussi un pauvre misérablement vêtu.
3 And [suppose] that you (show special attention to/treat better) the one who is dressed in fine clothes by saying, “Sit here in this good seat!” and you say to the poor one, “Stand there or sit on the floor [MTY]!”
Si, tournant vos regards vers celui qui porte les habits magnifiques, vous lui dites: Toi, assieds-toi ici, à cette bonne place; et que vous disiez au pauvre: Toi, tiens-toi là debout, ou assieds-toi au-dessous de mon marchepied, —
4 Then you have obviously [RHQ] caused divisions in the congregation (OR, you are clearly treating one better than the others, and you are using evil [motives/reasons] to ([evaluate people/decide whether people are important or not])).
n'établissez-vous pas en vous-mêmes des distinctions, et vos jugements ne sont-ils pas inspirés par de mauvaises pensées?
5 Listen [to me], my fellow believers whom I love: God has chosen [RHQ] poor people whom [unbelievers consider to] possess nothing of value, [so that he might bless them] greatly [because] they trust [in him], and in order that they will enter the place where [he] will rule [MET] [forever]. That is what he has promised to those who love him.
Écoutez, mes frères bien-aimés: Dieu n'a-t-il pas choisi les pauvres selon le monde pour les rendre riches en la foi et héritiers du royaume qu'il a promis à ceux qui l'aiment?
6 But you dishonor the poor people. Think about it! (It is rich people, [not poor people], who are causing you to suffer!/Isn’t it rich people, [not poor people], who are oppressing you?) [RHQ] (It is [the rich people] who forcibly take you to court [to accuse you in front of judges]!/Is it not [the rich people] who forcibly take you to court [to accuse you in front of judges]?) [RHQ]
Et vous, vous avez méprisé le pauvre, alors que ce sont les riches qui vous oppriment et qui vous traînent devant les tribunaux;
7 (And they are the ones who say evil things about Jesus Christ, the one who is worthy [of praise], to whom you belong!/Are they not the ones who say evil things about Jesus Christ, the one who is worthy [of praise], to whom you belong?) [RHQ]
et ce sont eux aussi qui blasphèment le beau nom qui a été invoqué sur vous!
8 In the Scriptures [God has commanded] each of you to love other people like you love yourself. That commandment was [also given] by [Jesus our] King [MTY]. If you [are loving others], you are doing what is right.
Sans doute, si vous accomplissez la loi royale, selon l'Écriture: «Tu aimeras ton prochain comme toi-même»— vous agissez bien.
9 But if you honor some people more than others, you are (doing wrong/sinning). And because you [do not do what God commanded us to do], he condemns you [PRS] because you disobey his laws.
Mais si vous faites acception de personnes, vous commettez un péché, et la loi vous condamne comme transgresseurs.
10 Do not forget that those who disobey only one of God’s laws, even if they obey all [his other] laws, [God considers them] to be [as guilty as anyone who has disobeyed] all [of] God’s [laws].
Car celui qui observe la loi tout entière, mais qui en viole un seul commandement, est coupable comme s'il les avait tous violés.
11 For example, [God] said, “Do not commit adultery,” but he also said, “Do not murder anyone.” [So] if you [(sg)] do not commit adultery but you [(sg)] murder someone, you [(sg)] have become a person who disobeys [God’s] laws.
En effet, celui qui a dit: «Tu ne commettras point d'adultère» a dit aussi: «Tu ne tueras point.» Si donc tu ne commets pas d'adultère, mais que tu commettes un meurtre, tu es transgresseur de la loi.
12 Continually speak and act [toward others] as people should who will be judged {whom [God] will judge} by the law that frees us [from being punished] {[God punishing us]} [for our sins].
Parlez et agissez comme devant être jugés par une loi de liberté.
13 [Speak and act like that], because when [God] judges us, he will not act mercifully toward those who do not act mercifully toward others. But when we [are] merciful [to others, we can rejoice], because [our being] merciful [shows] that [we are acting like people whom God] has mercifully saved from being judged (OR, [we can rejoice] because [God] will judge us mercifully).
Le jugement est sans miséricorde pour celui qui n'a pas fait miséricorde; mais la miséricorde triomphe du jugement.
14 My fellow believers, [there are some people who say], “I believe [in the Lord Jesus Christ],” but they do not do good things [for other people]. (Their saying that will certainly not do them any good!/What good will their saying that do for them?) [RHQ] [God] will certainly not save [people like that who say that they believe, but do not do good things]! [RHQ]
Mes frères, que sert-il à un homme de dire qu'il a la foi, s'il n'a pas les oeuvres? Cette foi peut-elle le sauver?
15 [To illustrate], suppose that fellow believers, either men or women, don’t have enough clothing or food for each day.
Si un frère ou une soeur sont dans le dénuement, s'ils manquent de la nourriture de chaque jour,
16 And suppose that one of you says to them, “May [God] bless you and supply the clothing and food that you need!” but you [(sg)] do not give them the things that they need. (That would be no help [to them]!/What help is that [to them]?) [RHQ]
et que l'un de nous leur dise: Allez en paix, chauffez-vous, rassasiez-vous. — et cela, sans leur donner ce qui est nécessaire pour la vie du corps, — à quoi cela sert-il?
17 Similarly, [those who do] not do good things [to help others, what they have said about] their believing [in Christ] is [as useless] [MET] [as] a dead person [is useless]. They do not [really believe in Christ].
Il en est de même de la foi: si elle ne produit pas d'oeuvres, elle est morte en elle-même.
18 But someone may say [to me], “[God saves] some people only [because] they trust [in him], and [he saves] others [because] they do good deeds [to people].” [I would answer that person], “[You(sg) cannot] prove to me that people truly trust [in God if] they do not do good things [for others]. But by doing good things [for others] I will prove to you that I truly trust [in God”]
Ou bien encore, quelqu'un dira; Tu as la foi, et moi, j'ai les oeuvres. Montre-moi ta foi sans les oeuvres, et moi, je te montrerai ma foi par mes oeuvres.
19 [Think about it]! You believe that there is only one God, and you are right [to believe that]. But the demons also believe that, but they tremble [with fear because they know that God is going to punish them].
Tu crois qu'il y a un seul Dieu, tu fais bien; les démons le croient aussi, et ils tremblent!
20 Also, you foolish person, I will [RHQ] prove to you [(sg)] that [if someone says], “I trust [in God],” but he does not do good things, [what that person says] will not benefit him.
Mais veux-tu te convaincre, ô homme vain, que la foi sans les oeuvres est inutile?
21 (It was certainly [because of] what our [revered] ancestor Abraham did, when he [prepared to] sacrifice his son Isaac, that he was considered [by God] {that [God] considered him} to be a righteous, [obedient] person./Was it not [because of] what our [revered] ancestor Abraham did, when he [prepared to] sacrifice his son Isaac, that he was considered [by God] {that [God] considered him} to be a righteous, [obedient] person?) [RHQ]
Abraham, notre père, ne fut-il pas justifié par les oeuvres, lorsqu'il lui offrit sur l'autel son fils Isaac?
22 You [(sg)] can realize that he was not only trusting [in God], but he was also doing [what God told him to do], and [you(sg) can realize] that he was able to trust [in God more] completely because of having done [what God told him to do].
Tu vois que la foi agissait avec ses oeuvres, et que par ses oeuvres sa foi fut rendue parfaite.
23 And [so it happened as it is written in the] Scriptures: “Because Abraham truly trusted in God, he was considered [by God] to be {[God] considered that he was} righteous.” And [God also] said [about Abraham], “He is my friend.”
Ainsi s'accomplit ce que dit l'Écriture: «Abraham crut à Dieu, et cela lui fut imputé à justice»; et il fut appelé ami de Dieu.
24 [From the example of Abraham], you can realize that it is because people do good things that [God] considers them to be righteous, and not only because they trust [in him].
Vous voyez que l'homme est justifié par les oeuvres, et non par la foi seulement.
25 Similarly, it was certainly [RHQ] [because of] what Rahab did, that [God] considered her to be a righteous, [obedient] person. Rahab was [previously] a prostitute, but she cared for the Israelite men who came [to] ([spy out the land/see what that area was like]) and she [helped them to escape by] sending them home on a different road [from the one that they came on].
De même aussi, Rahab, la femme de mauvaise vie, ne fut-elle pas justifiée par les oeuvres, pour avoir reçu les messagers et les avoir fait partir par un autre chemin?
26 Remember that when our spirits [permanently leave our] bodies, [our bodies] are dead [and useless]. Similarly [SIM], [if someone says], “I trust [in God],” but does not do [things to help others, what that person says about trusting in God] is useless.
En effet, comme le corps sans âme est mort, ainsi la foi sans les oeuvres est morte.
