OET interlinear YAC (JAM) 5:16

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-logic-result

οὖν

therefore

James uses Therefore to introduce something that believers should do as a result of what he said in the previous verse. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could explain in more detail what he means, as UST does.

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

ἰαθῆτε

˱you_all˲_˓may_be˒_healed

If it would be helpful in your language, you could express this with an active form, and you could state who would do the action. Alternate translation: [God may heal you]

πολὺ ἰσχύει δέησις δικαίου ἐνεργουμένη

much ˓is˒_prevailing ˓the˒_petition ˱of˲_˓a˒_righteous_‹one› working

Alternate translation: [The prayer of the righteous is very strong as it is working] or [The prayer of the righteous is very strong in its effects]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / nominaladj

πολὺ ἰσχύει δέησις δικαίου ἐνεργουμένη

much ˓is˒_prevailing ˓the˒_petition ˱of˲_˓a˒_righteous_‹one› working

James is using the adjective righteous as a noun in order to indicate a type of person. Your language may use adjectives in the same way. If not, you could translate this with an equivalent expression. Alternate translation: [The working prayer of a person who is righteous is very strong]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / personification

πολὺ ἰσχύει δέησις δικαίου ἐνεργουμένη

much ˓is˒_prevailing ˓the˒_petition ˱of˲_˓a˒_righteous_‹one› working

James is speaking of prayer as if it were a living thing that was very strong by itself. Alternate translation: [When a person who is righteous prays, God does very powerful things in response]