James 3
1 Mi britheren, nyle ye be maad many maistris, witynge that ye taken the more doom.
Pa kite anpil nan nou ansenye, frè m yo, paske nou konnen ke konsa, nou va resevwa yon jijman ki pi sevè.
2 For alle we offenden in many thingis. If ony man offendith not in word, this is a perfit man; for also he may lede aboute al the bodi with a bridil.
Paske nou tout tonbe nan plizyè sans. Si yon moun pa tonbe nan sa li di, li menm se yon moun pafè, li kapab kontwole tout kò a menm jan an.
3 For if we putten bridlis `in to horsis mouthis, for to consente to vs, and we leden aboute al the bodi of hem.
Koulye a si nou mete mò nan bouch a cheval yo pou yo kab obeyi nou, nou dirije tout kò yo tou.
4 And lo! schippis, whanne thei ben grete, and ben dryuun of stronge wyndis, yit thei ben borun about of a litil gouernaile, where the meuyng of the gouernour wole.
Gade menm bato yo; malgre yo trè gran e pouse pa gwo van, yo toujou dirije pa yon gouvènè tou piti nenpòt kote volonte a pilòt la pito.
5 So also the tunge is but a litil membre, and reisith grete thingis. Lo! hou litil fier brenneth a ful greet wode.
Menm jan an tou, lang lan se yon pati tou piti nan kò a, e malgre sa, li vante gwo bagay. Gade kijan yon gwo forè vin pran dife pa yon flanm ki tou piti!
6 And oure tunge is fier, the vniuersite of wickidnesse. The tunge is ordeyned in oure membris, which defoulith al the bodi; and it is enflawmed of helle, and enflawmeth the wheel of oure birthe. (Geenna g1067)
Konsa lang lan se yon dife, yon vrè mond linikite a. Lang lan plase pami manm kò nou yo, kòm sila ki konwonpi tout kò a nèt. Li mete dife nan kous lavi nou menm, e li limen pa lanfè a. (Geenna g1067)
7 And al the kynde of beestis, and of foulis, and of serpentis, and of othere is chastisid, and tho ben maad tame of mannus kinde; but no man mai chastise the tunge,
Paske tout kalite bèt ak zwazo, reptil ak kreyati lanmè yo, donte e vin donte pa ras lòm nan.
8 for it is an vnpesible yuel, and ful of deedli venym.
Men pèsòn pa kapab donte lang lan. Li se yon mechanste ki endontab e plen ak pwazon mòtèl.
9 In it we blessen God, the fadir, and in it we cursen men, that ben maad to the licnesse of God.
Avèk li, nou beni Senyè nou an ak Papa a, e avèk li, nou madichonnen moun ki fèt ak limaj Bondye.
10 Of the same mouth passith forth blessing and cursing. My britheren, it bihoueth not that these thingis be don so.
Nan menm bouch la, sòti ni benediksyon ni madichon. Frè m yo, bagay sa yo pa dwe konsa.
11 Whether a welle of the same hoole bringith forth swete and salt watir?
Èske yon sous kapab koule dlo fre avèk dlo anmè nan menm bouch la?
12 My britheren, whether a fige tre may make grapis, ethir a vyne figus? So nethir salt watir mai make swete watir.
Èske yon pye fig frans, frè m yo, pwodwi oliv, oubyen yon pye rezen pwodwi fig? Ni dlo sale pa kapab pwodwi dlo fre.
13 Who is wijs, and tauyt among you? schewe he of good lyuyng his worching, in myldenesse of his wisdom.
Kilès pami nou ki saj e ki gen bon konprann? Ke li montre sa pa bon kondwit li, zèv li nan dousè a sajès la.
14 That if ye han bitter enuye, and stryuyngis ben in youre hertis, nyle ye haue glorye, and be lyeris ayens the treuthe.
Men si nou gen jalouzi, fachez ak anbisyon pèsonèl nan kè nou, pa vin awogan, epi bay manti kont verite a.
15 For this wisdom is not fro aboue comynge doun, but ertheli, and beestli, and feendli.
Kalite sajès sa a pa sòti anwo a, men nan mond lan. Li chanèl e dyabolik.
16 For where is enuye and strijf, there is vnstidfastnesse and al schrewid werk.
Paske kote jalouzi ak anbisyon pèsonèl egziste, gen dezòd ak tout kalite move bagay.
17 But wisdom that is from aboue, first it is chast, aftirward pesible, mylde, able to be counseilid, consentinge to goode thingis, ful of merci and of goode fruytis, demynge with out feynyng.
Men sajès ki sòti anwo a, dabò, li pafè, answit, li pezib, dous, rezonab, plen ak mizerikòd ak bon fwi, fèm e san ipokrizi.
18 And the fruyt of riytwisnesse is sowun in pees, to men that maken pees.
Konsa, grenn ki bay fwi ladwati a simen nan lapè pa sila ki fè lapè yo.
