James 5
1 Now [I have something to say to] the rich people [who do not believe in Christ and who] ([oppress you/cause you to suffer]). Listen [to me], you rich people! You should weep and wail [loudly] [DOU] because you will experience terrible troubles [PRS]!
Venez maintenant, riches, pleurez et hurlez sur les malheurs qui vous frappent.
2 Your wealth [of various kinds] is [worthless] [MET], [as though it were] rotted. Your fine clothes are [worthless] [MET], [as though] termites had ruined them.
Vos richesses sont corrompues et vos vêtements sont rongés par les mites.
3 Your gold and silver are [worthless] [MET], [as though they were] corroded. [When God judges you], this worthless wealth [MTY] of yours will be evidence [PRS] that you are guilty [of being greedy], and as rust and fire [destroy] [MET, SYN] things, [God] will severely punish you [SIM]. You have ([in vain/uselessly]) (stored up/accumulated) [wealth] at a time when [God] is about to [judge you] [MTY].
Votre or et votre argent sont corrodés, et leur corrosion servira de témoignage contre vous; ils dévoreront votre chair comme du feu. Tu as amassé ton trésor dans les derniers jours.
4 Think [about what you have done]. You have not paid wages to the workmen who have harvested your fields for you, [with the result that] [PRS] those reapers are crying out [to God for him to help them]. [And God], the all-powerful Lord, has heard their loud cries.
Voici, le salaire des ouvriers qui ont fauché tes champs, que tu as retenu par fraude, crie; et les cris de ceux qui ont moissonné sont entrés dans les oreilles de l'Éternel des armées.
5 You have lived luxuriously, just to have pleasure [here] on earth. [Just like cattle fatten themselves, not realizing that] they will be slaughtered [MET], you have [lived just for pleasure] [MTY], [not realizing that God will severely punish you].
Vous avez vécu dans le luxe sur la terre, et vous avez pris votre plaisir. Vous avez nourri vos cœurs comme dans un jour de carnage.
6 You have [arranged for others/judges to] condemn innocent people. You have [arranged for others to kill] some people. [And even though] those people had not done anything wrong, they were not [able to] defend themselves against you. [My fellow believers, that is what I say to the rich people] ([who oppress you/cause you to suffer]).
Vous avez condamné et vous avez assassiné le juste. Il ne vous résiste pas.
7 So, my fellow believers, [although rich people cause you to suffer], be patient until the Lord [Jesus Christ] comes [back]. Remember that when farmers [plant a field], they wait for their valuable crops to grow. They must wait patiently for the rain [that comes] at the planting season and for more rain [that comes] just before the harvest season. They wait [for] the crops [to grow and mature before they can harvest them].
Soyez donc patients, frères, jusqu'à l'avènement du Seigneur. Voici que le cultivateur attend le précieux fruit de la terre, en prenant patience à son égard, jusqu'à ce qu'il reçoive la pluie du matin et de l'après-midi.
8 [Similarly], you also should [wait] patiently and trust the Lord [Jesus] firmly, because he is coming [back] soon [and will judge all people fairly].
Vous aussi, soyez patients. Affermissez vos cœurs, car l'avènement du Seigneur est proche.
9 My fellow believers, do not complain about each other, in order that you will not be condemned [and punished by the Lord Jesus] {in order that [the Lord Jesus] will not condemn you}. It is he who will judge us, and he is ready to appear.
Ne rouspétez pas, frères, les uns contre les autres, afin de ne pas être jugés. Voici que le juge se tient à la porte.
10 My fellow believers, as an example [of how to be patient], (consider/think about) the prophets whom the Lord [God sent long ago] to speak his messages [MTY]. [Although people caused] the prophets to suffer a lot, they endured it patiently.
Prenez, frères, comme exemple de souffrance et de persévérance, les prophètes qui ont parlé au nom du Seigneur.
11 And we know that [God] (approves of/is pleased with) those who endure [suffering for him]. You have also heard about Job. You know that [although he suffered much], the Lord [God] finally caused things to turn out well [for Job because] he endured [that suffering] (OR, because he continued [to trust God]). [And from that we know] that the Lord is very compassionate and kind.
Voici, nous les appelons bienheureux ceux qui ont enduré. Vous avez entendu parler de la persévérance de Job et vous avez vu le Seigneur dans le dénouement, et comment le Seigneur est plein de compassion et de miséricorde.
12 Also, my fellow believers, [I want to say] something important [about how you talk]. [If you say that you will do something], do not say, “If I do not do it, may [God in] heaven [MTY] punish me.” Do not even say, “If I do not do it, may [someone here on] earth [MTY] punish me.” Do not say anything like that. Instead, if you say “Yes,” then [do what you said that you would do]. If you say “No,” then do not [do it]. Otherwise, [God] will condemn you.
Mais surtout, mes frères, ne jurez pas - ni par le ciel, ni par la terre, ni par aucun autre serment; mais que votre « oui » soit « oui », et votre « non », « non », afin que vous ne tombiez pas dans l'hypocrisie.
13 Whoever among you is experiencing trouble [RHQ] should pray [that God would help him. Whoever] is cheerful/happy [RHQ] should sing songs of praise [to God].
Quelqu'un parmi vous souffre-t-il? Qu'il prie. Quelqu'un est-il joyeux? Qu'il chante des louanges.
14 Whoever among you is sick [RHQ] should call the leaders of the congregation [to come to pray for him]. They should put [olive] oil on him and, with the Lord’s authority [MTY] (OR, calling on the Lord [to heal him]), pray.
Quelqu'un parmi vous est-il malade? Qu'il appelle les anciens de l'assemblée, et qu'ils prient pour lui, en l'oignant d'huile au nom du Seigneur.
15 And if they truly trust [in the Lord] when they pray [PRS], the sick person will be healed. The Lord will heal him. And if that person has sinned ([in a way that caused him to be/and because of that he became]) [sick, if he] ([confesses what he did/says that he did what is wrong]), he will be forgiven {[the Lord] will forgive him}.
La prière de la foi guérira le malade, et le Seigneur le relèvera. S'il a commis des péchés, il lui sera pardonné.
16 So, [because the Lord is able to heal the sick and to forgive sins], tell each other the sinful things that you have done, and pray for each other in order that you may be healed {that [God] may heal you} [physically and spiritually]. If righteous people [pray and] ask fervently [for God to do something, God] will certainly do it in a powerful way.
Confessez vos péchés les uns aux autres et priez les uns pour les autres, afin que vous soyez guéris. La prière insistante d'une personne juste est puissamment efficace.
17 [Although the prophet] Elijah was (an ordinary person/just a human being) like us, he earnestly prayed that it would not rain. [As a result], it did not rain for three and a half years.
Elie était un homme d'une nature semblable à la nôtre. Il pria avec insistance pour qu'il ne pleuve pas, et il ne pleuvit pas sur la terre pendant trois ans et six mois.
18 Then he prayed again, [asking God to send rain], and [as a result God] [MTY] sent rain, and plants [grew and] produced crops [again].
Il pria de nouveau, et le ciel donna de la pluie, et la terre produisit ses fruits.
19 My fellow believers, if anyone of you stops obeying the true message [from God], someone from among you should persuade that person to once again do [what God has told us to do]. [If he stops doing what is wrong],
Frères, si quelqu'un parmi vous s'écarte de la vérité et que quelqu'un le ramène,
20 the one [who persuaded him] should realize that [because] he has enabled the person who was sinning to stop doing what is wrong, [God] will save that person from ([spiritual] death/being separated from him forever), and will forgive [his] many sins.
qu'il sache que celui qui ramène un pécheur de l'erreur de sa voie sauvera une âme de la mort et couvrira une multitude de péchés.
