Jak 3
1 Frè m' yo, se pa pou anpil moun nan mitan nou kouri dèyè plas dirèktè. Paske, konnen byen: lè nou dirèktè, Bondye ap jije nou pi sevè pase lòt yo.
Not many of you should become teachers, my friends, because you know that we who teach will be judged more strictly than others.
2 Nou tout nou bite nan plizyè sans. Yon moun ki pa janm bite nan pawòl li, se yon moun ki bon nèt; moun sa a kapab kontwole tout kò l' byen tou.
We often make mistakes, every one of us. Anyone who does not make mistakes when speaking is indeed a perfect person, able to bridle their whole body as well.
3 Nou mete yon mò nan bouch chwal pou fè yo obeyi nou. Avèk sa, nou fè y ale kote nou vle.
When we put bits into horses’ mouths to make them obey us, we change their course the rest of their bodies.
4 Se menm jan an tou ak bato. Gwo kou l' gwo, gwo van te mèt ap pouse l', se yon ti gouvènay ki dirije li. Ak gouvènay tou piti sa a, kaptenn lan mennen l'l kote l' vle.
Again, think of ships. Large as they are, and even when driven by fierce winds, they are guided by a very small rudder and steered in whatever direction the man at the helm may determine.
5 Konsa tou ak lang moun. Piti kou li piti, li vante tèt li pou gwo bagay li ka fè. Gade ki jan yon ti flanm dife ka boule yon gwo rakbwa!
So is it with the tongue. Small as it is, it is a great boaster. Think how a tiny spark may set the largest forest ablaze!
6 Enben, lang se tankou dife. Se la tout lenjistis rete. Paske se yon manm nan kò nou li ye, l'ap kontaminen tout kò a nèt. Se lanfè menm ki mete dife nan li. Apre sa, li menm pou tèt pa l', li mete dife nan tout lavi nou. (Geenna g1067)
And the tongue is like a spark. It is a world of unrighteousness among the parts of our body. It contaminates the whole body; it sets the whole course of our existence on fire, and is itself set on fire by the flames of Gehenna. (Geenna g1067)
7 Moun ka donte tout kalite bèt, zwezo, bèt ki trennen sou vant, bèt ki nan lanmè. Li menm rive donte yo deja.
For while all kinds of animals, birds and reptiles and sea creatures can be tamed and have been tamed by humans,
8 Men, pou lang lan menm, pesonn poko ka donte li. Se yon move bagay ou pa ka kontwole, li plen pwazon ki ka touye moun.
no human being can tame the tongue. It is a restless plague! It is charged with deadly poison!
9 Avèk lang nou, nou fè lwanj Bondye papa nou. Avèk menm lang lan, nou bay moun madichon, moun Bondye te kreye pòtre ak li.
With it we bless our Lord and Father, and with it we curse people who are made “in God’s likeness.”
10 Menm bouch la bay benediksyon, li bay madichon tou. Frè m' yo, sa pa dwe fèt konsa.
From the very same mouth come blessings and curses! My friends, it is not right that this should be so.
11 Yon sous dlo pa ka bay dlo dous ak dlo sale anmenmtan.
Does a spring give both good and bad water from the same source?
12 Frè m' yo, yon pye fig frans pa ka donnen grenn oliv. Ni yon pye rezen pa ka donnen fig frans. Dlo sale pa ka bay dlo dous non plis.
Can a fig tree, my friends, bear olives? Or a vine bear figs? No, nor can a brackish well give good water.
13 Si gen nan mitan nou yon moun ki gen bon konprann, ki gen lespri, se pou l' moutre sa ak bon kondit li. Se pou l' fè sa ki byen san lògèy, men avèk bon konprann.
Who among you claims to be wise and intelligent? They should show that their actions are the outcome of a good life lived in the humility of true wisdom.
14 Men, si n'ap fè jalouzi nan kè nou, si nou kenbe moun nan kè nou, si n'ap kouri dèyè enterè pa nou, pa vante tèt nou, pa fè manti sou laverite a.
But if you harbour bitter envy and a spirit of rivalry in your hearts, do not boast or deny the truth.
15 Bon konprann konsa pa soti nan Bondye, li soti nan lemonn, nan moun ak nan dyab la.
That is not the wisdom which comes from above; no, it is earthly, animalistic, demonic.
16 Paske, kote ki gen jalouzi, kote moun ap kouri dèyè enterè pa yo, fòk gen dezòd ak tout kalite mechanste.
For where envy and rivalry exist, there you will also find disorder and all kinds of bad, worthless actions.
17 Pou konmanse, moun ki gen bon konprann ki soti nan Bondye a ap fè volonte Bondye, l'ap viv byen ak tout moun, l'ap respekte tout moun, l'ap tande rezon, l'ap gen kè sansib, l'ap fè anpil anpil byen, li pa nan de fas ni nan ipokrit.
But the wisdom from above is, before everything else, pure; then peace-loving, gentle, open to conviction, rich in compassion and good deeds, and free from partiality and insincerity.
18 Moun k'ap chache pou lèzòm viv byen yonn ak lòt, y'ap travay ak kè poze pou yo ka rekòlte yon lavi ki dwat devan Bondye.
Justice is the harvest peacemakers will reap from seeds sown in a spirit of peace.
