James 1
1 James, a servant of God, and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes that are in the dispersion, greeting.
Jakoba, mpanompon’ Andriamanitra sy Jesosy Kristy Tompo, mamangy ny firenena roa ambin’ ny folo monina any am-pielezana.
2 My brethren, count it all joy, when you fall into manifold trials,
Ry rahalahiko, ataovy ho fifaliana avokoa, raha iharan’ ny fakam-panahy samy hafa ianareo,
3 knowing that the trial of your faith produces patience.
satria fantatrareo fa ny fizahan-toetra ny finoanareo dia mahatonga faharetana.
4 But let patience have its work perfected, that you may be perfect and faultless, wanting in nothing.
Ary aoka ny faharetana hisy asa tanteraka, mba ho tanteraka sy tonga ohatra ianareo, ka tsy hisy tsy ampy na inona na inona.
5 Now, if any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally, and upbraids not; and it shall be given him.
Ary raha misy ianareo tsy manam-pahendrena, aoka izy hangataka amin’ Andriamanitra, Izay manome malalaka ho an’ ny olona rehetra sady tsy mandatsa; ary dia homena azy izany.
6 But let him ask in faith, doubting not: for he that doubts, is like a wave of the sea, driven by the wind, and tossed.
Nefa aoka hangataka amin’ ny finoana izy ka tsy hiahanahana akory; fa izay miahanahana dia toy ny alon-dranomasina entin’ ny rivotra ka atopatopany.
7 For let not that man think that he shall receive any thing from the Lord.
Fa aoka tsy hanampo handray zavatra amin’ ny Tompo izany olona izany:
8 A double-minded man is unstable in all his ways.
olona miroa saina izy, miovaova amin’ ny alehany rehetra.
9 Let the brother that is in a lowly condition, glory in his exaltation:
Aoka ny rahalahy izay ambany hanao ny fisandratany ho reharehany;
10 but he that is rich, in his humiliation; because as the flower of the grass he shall pass away.
fa ny manan-karena kosa ny fietreny, satria ho levona tahaka ny vonin’ ny ahitra izy.
11 For the sun rises with its burning heat, and withers the grass, and its flower falls, and the beauty of its form perishes. So, also, shall the rich man fade away in his ways.
Fa miposaka ny masoandro mbamin’ ny hainandro mahamay, dia mampahalazo ny ahitra, ka mihintsana ny voniny, ary levona ny hatsaran-tarehiny; dia toy izany koa no fahalazon’ ny manan-karena amin’ ny alehany.
12 Blessed is the man that endures trial: for, being approved, he shall receive the crown of life which the Lord has promised to those who love him.
Sambatra izay olona maharitra fakam-panahy; fa rehefa voazaha toetra izy, dia handray ny satro-boninahitra fiainana, izay nolazain’ ny Tompo homena izay tia Azy.
13 Let no one say, when he is tempted, My temptation is from God; for God can not be tempted by evils, and he himself tempts no man.
Raha misy alaim-panahy, aoka izy tsy hanao hoe: Andriamanitra no maka fanahy ahy; fa Andriamanitra tsy azon’ ny ratsy alaim-panahy, sady tsy mba maka fanahy olona Izy;
14 But every one is tempted when he is drawn away by his own desire, and is deluded.
fa samy alaim-panahy ny olona, raha tarihin’ ny filany sy fitahiny izy.
15 So, then, desire, when it has conceived, brings forth sin; and sin, when it is matured, brings forth death.
Ary ny filàna, rehefa torontoronina, dia miteraka ota; ary ny ota, rehefa tanteraka, dia miteraka fahafatesana.
16 Be not deceived, my beloved brethren;
Aza mety hofitahina ianareo, sy rahalahy malalako.
17 every good gift, and every perfect gift is from above, and comes down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no change, nor slightest trace of turning.
Ny fanomezan-tsoa rehetra sy ny fanomezana tanteraka rehetra dia avy any ambony ka midìna avy amin’ ny Rain’ ny fanazavana, Izay tsy misy fiovaovana na aloka avy amin’ ny fihodinana.
18 Of his own will, he begot us with the word of truth, in order that we might be, as it were, the first-fruits of his creatures.
Tamin’ ny sitrapony no niterahany antsika tamin’ ny teny fahamarinana, mba ho santatry ny zavatra noforoniny isika.
19 So, then, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath.
Fantatrareo izany, sy rahalahy malalako. Kanefa aoka ny olona rehetra halady hihaino ho malai-miteny, ho malain-ko tezitra;
20 For the wrath of man produces not the righteousness of God.
fa ny fahatezeran’ ny olona tsy ahefana izay marina eo imason’ Andriamanitra.
21 Wherefore, laying aside all filthiness, and every excess caused by malice, receive with meekness the ingrafted word, which is able to save your souls.
Koa ario ny fahalotoana sy ny lolompo rehetra, ary ekeo amin’ ny fahalemem-panahy ny teny nambolena, izay mahavonjy ny fanahinareo.
22 But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves.
Fa aoka ho mpankatò ny teny ianareo, fa aza mpihaino fotsiny ihany ka mamitaka ny tenanareo.
23 For if any one is a hearer of the word, and not a doer, he is like a man that looks at his natural face in a mirror:
Fa raha misy mpihaino ny teny, nefa tsy mpankatò, dia toy ny olona mizaha ny tarehiny eo amin’ ny fitaratra izy;
24 for he looks at himself, and goes away, and immediately forgets what sort of person he is.
fa mijery ny tenany izy, dia lasa, ary miaraka amin’ izay dia hadinony ny tarehiny.
25 But he that looks intently into the perfect law of liberty, and remains constant, being not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work, he shall be blessed in his deed.
Fa izay mandinika ny lalàna tanteraka, dia ny lalàn’ ny fahafahana, ka maharitra amin’ izany, raha tsy mpihaino manadino, fa mpanao ny asa, dia ho sambatra amin’ ny asany izany olona izany.
26 If any one among you seems to be religious, and bridles not his tongue, but deceives his own heart, this man’s religion is vain.
Raha misy manao azy ho mpivavaka, nefa tsy mamehy ny vavany, fa mamitaka ny fony, dia zava-poana ny fivavahan’ izany olona izany.
27 Religion, pure and undefiled before God and the Father, is this: To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep himself unspotted from the world.
Izao no fivavahana madio sady tsy misy loto eo anatrehan’ Andriamanitra Ray: ny mamangy ny kamboty sy ny mpitondratena amin’ ny fahoriany, sy ny miaro ny tena tsy hisy pentimpentina avy amin’ izao tontolo izao.
