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]!
A vous maintenant, riches! Pleurez, jetez des cris à cause des malheurs qui vont tomber sur vous!
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 pourries, et vos vêtements sont mangés par les vers.
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 rouillés, et leur rouille s'élèvera en témoignage contre vous; et, comme un feu, elle dévorera votre chair. Vous avez amassé vos trésors 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.
Il crie contre vous, le salaire des ouvriers qui ont moissonné vos champs, et duquel vous les avez frustrés; et les cris de ces moissonneurs sont parvenus jusqu'aux oreilles du Seigneur 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 sur la terre dans les voluptés et dans les délices; vous avez rassasié vos coeurs au jour du 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, vous avez tué 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].
Prenez donc patience, frères, jusqu'à l'avènement du Seigneur. Voyez le laboureur: il attend patiemment le précieux fruit de la terre, jusqu'à ce qu'il ait reçu les pluies de la première et celles de la dernière saison.
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, prenez patience et affermissez vos coeurs; 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.
Frères, ne vous plaignez pas les uns des autres, pour que vous ne soyez pas jugés; voici que le juge est 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.
Frères, prenez pour modèles de souffrance et de patience 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.
Vous savez que nous déclarons bienheureux ceux qui ont souffert avec constance. Vous avez entendu parler de la constance de Job, et vous avez vu la fin que le Seigneur lui a donnée; car le Seigneur est plein de miséricorde et de compassion.
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.
Avant tout, mes frères, ne jurez point, 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 n'ayez à encourir aucun jugement.
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 dans la joie? Qu'il chante des cantiques.
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'Église, et que ceux-ci prient pour lui, après l'avoir oint 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 sauvera le malade, et le Seigneur le relèvera; et, s'il a commis des péchés, ils lui seront pardonnés.
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 donc vos péchés les uns aux autres, et priez les uns pour les autres, afin que vous soyez guéris: la prière du juste, faite avec ferveur, a une grande puissance.
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.
Élie était un homme sujet aux mêmes faiblesses que nous. Il pria, demandant avec instance qu'il ne plût pas; et il ne plut pas sur la terre pendant trois ans et demi.
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].
Puis, 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],
Mes frères, si l'un de vous s'est égaré loin de la vérité et qu'un autre 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 la voie où il s'égare, sauvera une âme de la mort et couvrira une multitude de péchés.
