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Yon avètisman pou moun ki rich epi egoyis

Kounye a, nou menm moun rich yo, fè atansyon! Leve vwa nou pou n kriye, poutèt latwoublay k ap vini sou nou! Richès nou yo pouri, vèmin fin manje rad nou yo. Lajan ak lò nou yo fin wouye. Epi se lawouy sa a ki pral temwanye kont nou. Li pral devore kò nou menm jan ak yon dife. N ap ranmase richès, poutan lemonn pral fin i! Nou menm rive kenbe lajan nou te dwe peye moun k ap travay nan jaden nou pou ranmase rekòt pou nou yo.

Nou t ap viv sou tè a nan richès ak plezi. Nou angrese tèt nou, menm jan ak zannimo y ap fè gra pou yo touye.[a] Nou kondane epi nou touye yon bann inosan. Yo pa menm goumen ak nou.

Se pou n gen pasyans

Frè m ak sè m yo, se pou n gen pasyans, an n tann Senyè a vini. Ann fè menm jan ak kiltivatè a. Li tann bèl rekòt latè avèk pasyans, depi soti nan premye grenn lapli rive nan dènye grenn lapli.[b] Nou menm tou, an n pran pasyans! Ann pran kouraj, Senyè a pa lwen vini! Frè m ak sè m yo, an n sispann plenyen youn kont lòt. Si nou pa sispann, Bondye ap jije nou pou sa. Jij la gentan nan pòt la!

10 Frè m ak sè m yo, an n pran egzanp sou pwofèt yo ki t ap pale pou Senyè a. Yo te pase anpil soufrans avèk pasyans. 11 Gade non! Moun ki aksepte soufrans yo avèk pasyans, nou di se moun ki beni. Ou konn tande pale sous soufrans Jòb, yon nonm ki te gen anpil pasyans.[c] Nou konnen kijan Senyè a te beni l nan lafen an. Sa montre nou Senyè a plen mizerikòd ansanm ak konpasyon.

Atansyon ak sa w ap di

12 Frè m ak sè m yo, nou pa dwe ap sèmante. Pa pran kòm temwen ni syèl la, ni tè a oubyen yon lòt bagay. Lè se wi, di sèlman wi, lè se non, di sèlman non. Lè sa a, Bondye p ap gen pou jije w.

Pouvwa lapriyè

13 Èske gen kèk nan nou ki nan soufrans? Li dwe priye. Èske gen nan nou ki gen kè l kontan? Li dwe chante. 14 Èske gen nan nou ki malad? Li dwe mande responsab legliz la pou l vin fè onksyon luil pou li nan non Senyè a epi priye pou li. 15 Si priyè sa a fèt avèk lafwa, malad la ap sove. Senyè a ap geri malad la. Epi si l te fè yon peche, Bondye ap padone l.

16 Poutèt sa, se pou n konfese peche nou youn ak lòt, epi pou n priye youn pou lòt, pou Bondye kapab geri nou. Lè yon moun ki dwat devan Bondye priye, priyè sa a gen anpil puisans. 17 Eli, se te yon nonm menm jan ak nou. Li priye mande Bondye pou lapli pa tonbe. Bondye fè lapli pa tonbe pou twa-zan-e-demi! 18 Apre sa, Eli priye Bondye pou lapli tonbe. Epi syèl la bay lapli, latè donnen fè moun rekòlte manje ankò.

Ede moun yo ki peche

19 Frè m ak sè m yo, si gen yon moun ki vire do l bay verite a, epi yon lòt ede l retounen, 20 men sa n dwe sonje: Nenpòt moun ki retire yon pechè nan move chemen kote l te ye, se sove l sove l anba lanmò. Epi poutèt sa, se yon pakèt peche Bondye padone.

Footnotes

  1. 5:5 Nou angrese tèt nou … touye Literalman, “Ou fè kè w gra pou lè yo va touye w la.”
  2. 5:7 premye grenn lapli … dènye grenn lapli “Premye grenn lapli” a tonbe nan lotòn, epi “dènye grenn lapli” a tonbe nan prentan.
  3. 5:11 Jòb … pasyans Gade nan liv Jòb la, nan Ansyen Testaman an.

Warning to Rich Oppressors

Now listen,(A) you rich people,(B) weep and wail(C) because of the misery that is coming on you. Your wealth has rotted, and moths have eaten your clothes.(D) Your gold and silver are corroded. Their corrosion will testify against you and eat your flesh like fire. You have hoarded wealth in the last days.(E) Look! The wages you failed to pay the workers(F) who mowed your fields are crying out against you. The cries(G) of the harvesters have reached the ears of the Lord Almighty.(H) You have lived on earth in luxury and self-indulgence. You have fattened yourselves(I) in the day of slaughter.[a](J) You have condemned and murdered(K) the innocent one,(L) who was not opposing you.

Patience in Suffering

Be patient, then, brothers and sisters, until the Lord’s coming.(M) See how the farmer waits for the land to yield its valuable crop, patiently waiting(N) for the autumn and spring rains.(O) You too, be patient and stand firm, because the Lord’s coming(P) is near.(Q) Don’t grumble against one another, brothers and sisters,(R) or you will be judged. The Judge(S) is standing at the door!(T)

10 Brothers and sisters, as an example of patience in the face of suffering, take the prophets(U) who spoke in the name of the Lord. 11 As you know, we count as blessed(V) those who have persevered. You have heard of Job’s perseverance(W) and have seen what the Lord finally brought about.(X) The Lord is full of compassion and mercy.(Y)

12 Above all, my brothers and sisters, do not swear—not by heaven or by earth or by anything else. All you need to say is a simple “Yes” or “No.” Otherwise you will be condemned.(Z)

The Prayer of Faith

13 Is anyone among you in trouble? Let them pray.(AA) Is anyone happy? Let them sing songs of praise.(AB) 14 Is anyone among you sick? Let them call the elders(AC) of the church to pray over them and anoint them with oil(AD) in the name of the Lord. 15 And the prayer offered in faith(AE) will make the sick person well; the Lord will raise them up. If they have sinned, they will be forgiven. 16 Therefore confess your sins(AF) to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed.(AG) The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective.(AH)

17 Elijah was a human being, even as we are.(AI) He prayed earnestly that it would not rain, and it did not rain on the land for three and a half years.(AJ) 18 Again he prayed, and the heavens gave rain, and the earth produced its crops.(AK)

19 My brothers and sisters, if one of you should wander from the truth(AL) and someone should bring that person back,(AM) 20 remember this: Whoever turns a sinner from the error of their way will save(AN) them from death and cover over a multitude of sins.(AO)

Footnotes

  1. James 5:5 Or yourselves as in a day of feasting