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 brethren, do not, with respect for persons, be holding the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, [the Lord] of glory.
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 enter into your synagogue a man wearing gold rings in gay clothing, and there enter a destitute man also, in soiled 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 ye eye him that hath on the gay clothing, and say, Thou, be sitting here, pleasantly, —and, unto the destitute man, say—Thou, stand, or sit there 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?
Would ye not have been led to make distinctions among yourselves, and have become judges with wicked reasonings?
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.
Hearken! my brethren beloved: —Hath not, God, chosen the destitute in the world [to be] rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom which he hath promised to them that love 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?
Whereas, ye, have dishonoured the destitute man! Do not, the rich, oppress you? and, themselves, drag you into courts of justice?
7 Se yo menm tou k'ap pale bèl non Bondye ban nou an mal.
Do not, they, defame the noble name which hath been invoked upon 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 ye are, indeed, fulfilling, a royal law, according to the scripture—Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself, nobly, are ye doing;
9 Men, si n'ap gade sou figi moun, nou fè peche. Lalwa ap kondannen nou pou dezobeyisans.
But, if ye are shewing respect of persons, sin, are ye working, 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, a man who shall keep, the whole law, but shall stumble in one thing, hath become, for all things, liable, —
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 that hath said—Do not commit adultery, hath also said—Do not commit murder, —now, if thou dost not commit adultery, but dost commit murder, thou hast 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.
So, be speaking, and, so, doing, as they who, through means of a law of freedom, are about to be judged;
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, [will be] without mercy, unto him that hath shewed no mercy: Mercy, boasteth, 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 profit, my brethren, —if one should be saying he hath, faith, but hath not, works; can his faith save him?
15 Sipoze gen yon frè osinon yon sè ki toutouni, ki pa manje kont li chak jou,
If, a brother or sister, should be naked, and coming short of the 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 one from among you should say unto them—Withdraw in peace, be getting warmed and fed, but should not give them the things needful for the body, What 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 have not 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 one will say, —Thou, hast faith, and, I, have works, show me thy faith apart from thy works, and, I, unto thee, will shew, by my works, my faith.
19 Ou kwè gen yon sèl Bondye. Ou fè byen. Denmon yo tou yo kwè sa, men y'ap tranble sitèlman yo pè.
Thou believest that God is, one: thou doest, well—Even the demons 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?
But art thou willing to learn, O empty man! that, faith, apart from works, is, idle?
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?
Abraham our father, was it not, by works, he was declared righteous—when he offered Isaac his son upon 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.
Thou seest that, his faith, had been working together with his works, and by his works did his faith become full-grown, —
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 scripture was fulfilled which saith—And Abraham believed God, And it was reckoned to him as righteousness, and, God’s friend, was he 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.
Ye see that—by works, a man is declared righteous, and not by faith alone.
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 harlot, Was it not, by works, she was declared righteous, when she gave welcome unto the messengers, and, by another way, urged them forth?
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.
Just as, the body, apart from spirit, is dead, so, our faith also, apart from works, is dead.
