Jak 2
1 Frè m' yo, nou menm ki gen konfyans nan Jezikri, Seyè nou an ki gen tout pouvwa pou li, nou pa dwe gade sou figi moun.
My brothers, do not hold the faith of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ in favor by appearance,
2 Sipoze de moun vin antre nan asanble nou, yonn gen yon bèl rechanj sou li ak yon bag an lò nan dwèt li, lòt la tou pòv ak yon rad chire sou li.
for if there may come into your synagogue a man with gold ring, in radiant clothing, and there may also come in a poor man in vile clothing,
3 Si nou leve pou n' salwe nonm ki gen bèl rechanj lan, epi nou di li: Msye, chita la nan bon plas sa a, epi si nou di pòv la: Ou menm, kanpe bò la a, osinon, chita atè bò pye m' lan,
and you may look on him bearing the radiant clothing, and may say to him, “You—sit here well,” and may say to the poor man, “You—stand there,” or, “Sit here under my footstool,”
4 èske nou pa mete yon diferans nan mitan nou? Eske sa pa moutre nou gen move lide nan tèt nou lè n'ap jije moun?
you did not judge fully in yourselves, and became ill-reasoning judges.
5 Frè mwen renmen anpil yo, tande sa byen: Bondye chwazi moun ki pòv sou latè pou yo ka rich nan konfyans nan Bondye, pou yo ka jwenn pòsyon pa yo nan peyi li te pwomèt moun ki renmen l' yo.
Listen, my beloved brothers, did God not choose the poor of this world, rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom that He promised to those loving Him?
6 Men, nou menm, se meprize n'ap meprize moun pòv yo! Eske se pa moun rich yo k'ap kraze nou, k'ap trennen nou nan tribinal?
But you dishonored the poor one. Do the rich not oppress you and themselves draw you to judgment-seats?
7 Se yo menm tou k'ap pale bèl non Bondye ban nou an mal.
Do they not themselves speak evil of the good Name having been called on you?
8 Jan sa ekri nan Liv la, lalwa gran Wa a di: Se pou ou renmen frè parèy ou tankou ou renmen pwòp tèt pa ou. Si nou fè sa, nou fè byen.
If, indeed, you fulfill royal law, according to the Writing: “You will love your neighbor as yourself,” you do well;
9 Men, si n'ap gade sou figi moun, nou fè peche. Lalwa ap kondannen nou pou dezobeyisans.
but if you favor by appearance, you work sin, being convicted by the Law as transgressors;
10 Paske, moun ki obsève tout lalwa a men ki dezobeyi yon sèl nan kòmandman yo, se tankou si l' te dezobeyi tout kòmandman yo.
for whoever will keep the whole Law, but will stumble in one [point], he has become guilty of all;
11 Paske Bondye ki di: Pa fè adiltè, se li menm tou ki di: Pa touye moun. Konsa, menm si ou pa fè adiltè, men ou touye moun, ou dezobeyi lalwa a.
for He who is saying, “You may not commit adultery,” also said, “You may not murder”; but if you will not commit adultery, but will commit murder, you have become a transgressor of law;
12 Se pou nou pale, se pou nou aji tankou moun ki gen pou pase anba jijman dapre lalwa ki ban nou libète a.
thus, speak and so act as [one] about to be judged by a law of liberty,
13 Paske, lè Bondye ap jije, l'ap san pitye pou moun ki te san pitye. Men, moun ki gen pitye pou lòt va soti tèt dwat lè jou jijman an.
for the judgment without mercy [is] to him having not done mercy, and mercy exults over judgment.
14 Frè m' yo, kisa sa fè pou yon moun k'ap di li gen konfyans nan Bondye, si li pa fè bagay pou moutre li gen konfyans lan vre? Eske konfyans sa a ka delivre li?
What [is] the profit, my brothers, if anyone may speak of having faith, but he may not have works? Is that faith able to save him?
15 Sipoze gen yon frè osinon yon sè ki toutouni, ki pa manje kont li chak jou,
And if a brother or sister may be naked, and may be destitute of daily food,
16 si yonn nan nou di yo: Ou mèt ale. Chofe kò ou, manje plen vant ou, san li pa ba yo sa yo bezwen, kisa sa ap fè pou yo?
and anyone of you may say to them, “Depart in peace, be warmed, and be filled,” but may not give to them the things necessary for the body, what [is] the profit?
17 Konsa tou pou konfyans nan Bondye a: si l' pa fè nou fè sa ki byen, si l' rete pou kont li, li mouri.
So also faith, if it may not have works, is dead by itself.
18 Men, gen moun ki va di: Ou menm, ou gen konfyans. Mwen menm, mwen fè sa ki byen. M'a reponn li: Moutre m' ki jan ou ka gen konfyans san ou pa fè sa ki byen, mwen menm m'ap moutre ou jan mwen gen konfyans ak sa m'ap fè ki byen.
But someone may say, “You have faith, and I have works.” Show me your faith without works, and I will show you my faith out of works.
19 Ou kwè gen yon sèl Bondye. Ou fè byen. Denmon yo tou yo kwè sa, men y'ap tranble sitèlman yo pè.
You believe that God is one; you do well! The demons also believe—and shudder!
20 Gade jan ou manke konprann! Eske ou vle wè ki jan konfyans pa vo anyen si l' pa mache ak sa ou fè ki byen?
And do you wish to know, O vain man, that faith apart from works is dead?
21 Abraram granpapa nou, èske Bondye pa t' fè l' gras poutèt sa li te fè lè l' te ofri Izarak, pitit li a, sou lotèl la?
Was not our father Abraham considered righteous out of works, having brought up his son Isaac on the altar?
22 Ou wè. Konfyans li te mache ansanm ak sa li te fè. Konsa tou, sa l' te fè a te fè konfyans li vin bon nèt.
Do you see that faith was working with his works, and faith was perfected out of the works?
23 Se konsa, pawòl ki te ekri nan Liv la rive vre: Abraram te mete konfyans li nan Bondye, epi Bondye fè l' gras. Se sak fè yo te rele Abraram zanmi Bondye.
And the Writing was fulfilled that is saying, “And Abraham believed God, and it was reckoned to him for righteousness”; and, “Friend of God” he was called.
24 Ou wè: se pa sèlman paske yon moun gen konfyans kifè Bondye fè l' gras, men se paske li fè sa ki byen anmenmtan an tou.
You see, then, that man is considered righteous out of works, and not out of faith only;
25 Se menm jan an tou pou Rarab, fanm movèz vi a. Eske se pa t' poutèt sa l' te fè a Bondye te fè l' gras, lè l' te resevwa mesaje jwif yo, lè l' te fè yo pran yon lòt wout pou tounen lakay yo?
and in like manner also Rahab the prostitute—was she not considered righteous out of works, having received the messengers, and having sent [them] forth by another way?
26 Menm jan yon kò ki san nanm se yon kò ki mouri, konsa tou, konfyans nan Bondye ki pa mache ak fè sa ki byen se yon konfyans ki mouri.
For as the body apart from [the] spirit is dead, so also the faith apart from works is dead.
