en_tn/jas/02/05.md

Listen my beloved brothers

James was exhorting his readers as family. "Pay attention, my dear fellow believers"

did not God choose…

Here James uses a a rhetorical question to scold his readers. AT: "God has chosen…" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion)

be rich in faith

"have much faith." "rich" implies one has a lot of faith. The object of faith may have to be specified. AT: "have strong faith in Christ."

inherit the kingdom

"to enter the kingdom of Heaven which"

But you have

James is speaking to his whole audience. (rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-you)

have dishonored the poor

"do not value the poor" or "have treated the poor badly"

Is it not the rich

Here James uses a a rhetorical question to scold his readers. AT: "It is the rich." (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion)

the rich

"the rich people" (UDB)

who oppress you

"who dominate you" or "who treat you badly"

are they not the ones

Here James uses a a rhetorical question to scold his readers. AT: "They are the ones."

drag you into court

"forcibly take you to court to accuse you in front of judges"(UDB). (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit)

Do not the rich

Here James uses a a rhetorical question to scold his readers. AT: "the rich" or "the rich people."

the good name

"Christ's name" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy)