James 3
1 Not many should become teachers, my brothers, knowing that we will receive greater judgment.
O ry longo, ee te tsy maro ty ho mpañoke; fohiñe te ho lombolombo’e ty fizakañe antika.
2 For we all stumble in many things. If any man does not stumble in word, this is a perfect man, able also to bridle the whole body.
Songa mitsikapy ami’ty sata maro tika. Aa naho tsy fingane’ i saontsi’ey t’indaty le vañoñe indatiy mahafehe ty vata’e iaby.
3 Behold we put bits into the mouths of horses for them to obey us, and we guide about their whole body.
Ie aomben-tika añ’oron-tsoavala ty laboridy hañoriha’e antika, le mahafeleke ty vata’e iaby.
4 Behold also the ships, being so great and driven by fierce winds, are guided about by a very small rudder, wherever the impulse of the man who steers determines.
Oniño ka o samboo. Ndra t’ie jabajaba naho aronjen-tio-bey, ro tehafem-panehake kede mb’amy ze satri’ i mpinday azey hombañe.
5 So also the tongue is a little body-part, and boasts greatly. Behold a little fire, how much wood it kindles.
Manao izay i famelekey, ie kedekedeke amo an-tsandriñeo, fe raha ra’elahy ty iroharohà’e. Haraharao ty habei’ ty ala viàñe’ ty pitsik’ afo.
6 And the tongue is a fire, the world of unrighteousness. Thus, the tongue is made to lead among our body-parts, defiling the whole body, and setting the cycle of nature on fire, and being set on fire by hell. (Geenna g1067)
Afo i famelekey, haliforan-katserehañe; napok’ amo haraon-tikañ’ ao i famelekey f’ie mahativa i sandriñey iaby, naho mamiañ’ afo an-dalam-pañaveloan-tika, toe ampiforehete’ i tsikeokeokey. (Geenna g1067)
7 For every species, both of beasts and of birds, both of creeping things and things in the sea, is tamed, and has been tamed by the human species.
Hene mete folahe’ ondatio naho toe fa nifolahe’e ze karazam-biby naho voroñe naho mpilaly vaho o bibin-driakeo,
8 But no man is able to tame the tongue of men, an unruly evil, full of deadly poison.
fe tsy lefe’ ondaty folaheñe i famelekey. Ie haratiañe mitsingoetse, lifo-boreke mahafate.
9 By it we bless the God and Father, and by it we curse men, who were made according to a likeness of God.
Ie ty andrengean-tika i Talè Raentikañey, ie ka ty añonjiran-tika t’indaty namboareñe hambam-bintañe aman’ Añahare.
10 Out of the same mouth proceeds blessing and curse. My brothers, these things ought not to happen this way.
Songa am-palie raike ty iakaran-tata naho fàtse. O ry longo, sondo’e t’ie anoeñe!
11 Does the spring pour out from the same opening the sweet and the bitter?
Ampikararahe’ ty loharano hirik’ am-bava raike hao ty mamy naho ty mafaitse?
12 A fig tree, my brothers, cannot make olives, or a grapevine figs. In the same way, no one spring makes water salty and sweet.
O ry longo, mete mamoa takoko hao ty sakoañe? ndra sakoañe ty vahe? Toe tsy vokaren-drano masiake ty mamy.
13 Who is wise and understanding among you? Let him show from his good behavior his works in meekness of wisdom.
He ama’ areo ao ty mahihitse naho mahilala? Ee te ho vente’e amy havañona’ey, t’ie mitoloñe an-katretran-troke mahihitse.
14 But if ye have bitter envy and selfish ambition in your heart, do not boast, and do not lie against the truth.
Fe naho añaja’o fikirañañe mafaitse aman-katea-teña ty an-tro’o ao, le ko mibohaboha handañira’o ty hatò.
15 This wisdom is not descending from above, but is earthly, world-soul, demonic.
Toe tsy hirik’ añ’abo i hihitse zay, f’ie an-tane, an-kasijin-tsandriñe naho itokoan-angatse.
16 For where envy and selfish ambition are, there is instability and every evil deed.
Aa naho eo ty fitsikirihañe naho fifandierañe, le eo ka ty fivalitaboahañe naho ze fonga atao sata raty.
17 But the wisdom from above is indeed first pure, then peaceful, gentle, easily entreated, full of mercy and good fruits, impartial and non-hypocritical.
Hiringiri’e hey ty hihitse boak’ andindìñe ao, ie mifampilongo, lem-pò, mete mivohotse, lifo-tretrè naho voka-tsoa, tsy mitroetroe vaho po-famañahiañe.
18 And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace to those who make peace.
Tongisam-pampilongo am-panintsiñañe ty tabiry mamoa havantañañe.
