James 3
1 My fellow believers, not many of you should [desire to] become teachers [of God’s truth, because] you know [that God] will judge us [(exc)], who teach others, more severely [than he will judge other people].
Que plusieurs d'entre vous ne se fassent pas maîtres, mes frères, sachant que nous recevrons un jugement plus sévère.
2 It is true that we all in many ways do things that are wrong [MET]. But those who always [LIT] control what they say will be all that God intends/wants them to be. They will be able to control all their actions [MTY].
Car nous trébuchons tous en beaucoup de choses. Celui qui ne trébuche pas en paroles est une personne parfaite, capable aussi de brider tout le corps.
3 [To illustrate], if we put [a small metal] bit into the mouth of a horse in order to cause the horse to obey us, we can cause the horse to turn [and go where we want it to] [MET].
En effet, nous mettons des mors dans la bouche des chevaux pour qu'ils nous obéissent, et nous guidons tout leur corps.
4 Think also about ships. [Although] a ship may be very large and [although] it can be moved by strong winds {strong winds can move it}, by [turning] a very small (rudder/steering paddle) people can direct the ship wherever they want [it to go].
Voici que les navires aussi, bien qu'ils soient si grands et poussés par des vents violents, sont guidés par un tout petit gouvernail, là où le pilote le désire.
5 Similarly, [although] our tongues are very small, [if we do not control them], we can [harm] many people by what we proudly say [MTY]. Think [also] about how [just] a small [flame of] fire can cause a large forest (OR, a large area of brushwood) to burn.
Ainsi la langue est aussi un petit membre, et elle se vante de grandes choses. Voyez comme un petit feu peut se propager en une grande forêt!
6 [Just like a fire damages a forest] [MET], when we say things that are evil, [we harm many people]. What we say [MTY] reveals that we are very evil. What we say contaminates/defiles everything that we think and do [PRS, MET]. [Just like a flame of fire easily] causes [the whole surrounding area] [MET] to burn, what we say [MTY] can cause [others] to want to do evil. It is the devil himself [MTY] who causes us to say evil things. (Geenna g1067)
Et la langue est un feu. Le monde de l'iniquité parmi nos membres, c'est la langue, qui souille tout le corps, qui met le feu au cours de la nature, et qui est embrasée par la géhenne. (Geenna g1067)
7 Indeed, although people are able to tame/control all kinds of wild animals, birds, reptiles and creatures that live in the water, and people have actually tamed/controlled them,
Car toute espèce d'animaux, d'oiseaux, de reptiles et de créatures marines peut être domptée et a été domptée par l'homme;
8 no person ([on his own/by himself]) is able to control what he says [MTY]. And when people say evil things, [it shows that] they are unstable/uncontrolled and wicked [MTY]. [As] the poison [of a snake kills people] [MTY], [we harm others] [MET] by what we say.
mais personne ne peut dompter la langue. C'est un mal sans repos, plein d'un poison mortel.
9 We use our tongue to praise God, who is our Lord and Father, but we also use our same tongue to ask God to say evil things to people. [That is very wrong]! God made people like himself, [so we should speak as respectfully to others as we speak to God].
Avec elle, nous bénissons notre Dieu et notre Père, et avec elle, nous maudissons les hommes faits à l'image de Dieu.
10 We praise [God], but with our same mouth we also ask for evil [things to happen to others]. My fellow believers, this should not be!
De la même bouche sortent la bénédiction et la malédiction. Mes frères, il ne faut pas qu'il en soit ainsi.
11 Surely bitter water and good water do not come out of the same spring! [RHQ]
Une source fait-elle jaillir de la même ouverture une eau douce et une eau amère?
12 My fellow believers, a fig tree cannot [RHQ] produce olives. Nor can [RHQ] a grapevine produce figs. Neither can a salty spring produce good [water]. [Similarly, we should say only good things, and we should not say evil things] [MET].
Un figuier, mes frères, peut-il produire des olives, ou une vigne des figues? Ainsi, aucune source ne produit à la fois de l'eau salée et de l'eau douce.
13 If any of you thinks [RHQ] that [you are] wise and know a lot, you should always act in a good way to show people that your good actions are the result of your [being truly] wise. Being wise [helps us to act] gently [toward others].
Qui est sage et intelligent parmi vous? Qu'il montre par sa bonne conduite que ses actes sont accomplis avec la douceur de la sagesse.
14 But if you are very [MET] jealous/unhappy when you see that someone else is succeeding, and always want to have what you want, regardless of what others want, you should not say [that you are wise, for by boasting like that], you are saying that ([God’s message/what God says about you]) is not true.
Mais si tu as dans ton cœur une jalousie amère et une ambition égoïste, ne te vante pas et ne mens pas contre la vérité.
15 Those who have such [attitudes are] not wise [MTY] in the way that God [wants them to be]. Instead, they are only thinking and acting like ([ungodly people/people who do not please God]). They think and act according to their own [evil] desires. They do what the demons [want them to do] (OR, they think and act as demons [do]).
Cette sagesse n'est pas celle qui descend d'en haut, mais elle est terrestre, sensuelle et démoniaque.
16 [Keep in mind that] people who have such attitudes (are unruly/do not submit to authority) and [do] all kinds of evil things.
Car là où sont la jalousie et l'ambition égoïste, il y a la confusion et toute mauvaise action.
17 But [when people] are wise [PRS] in the way that God [MTY] [wants them to be], they are pure in every way, which God considers to be very important. They also act peaceably towards [others], they (are considerate of/think about the rights and feelings of) others, they are willing to yield to [the wishes of] others, they act compassionately [toward others], and they do all kinds of good things [for others] [MET]. [How they treat others does] not depend on (others’ status/whether others are important or not), and they are sincere [in all they do].
Mais la sagesse qui vient d'en haut est premièrement pure, puis paisible, douce, raisonnable, pleine de miséricorde et de bons fruits, sans partialité et sans hypocrisie.
18 Those who [act] peaceably [toward others] cause [others to also] act peaceably, with the result that they all live together [acting toward each other] in a righteous way [MET].
Or le fruit de la justice est semé dans la paix par ceux qui font la paix.
