James 1
1 James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, To the twelve tribes of the Dispersion: Greetings.
Pathen neh Boeipa Jesuh khrih kah sal James loh canglak mupoe koca hlainit taengah ka omngaih.
2 Consider it pure joy, my brothers, when you encounter trials of many kinds,
Ka manuca rhoeh noemcainah rhoepsaep na um uh te omngaihnah la boeih poek uh.
3 because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance.
Nangmih kah nuemnainah loh tangnah dongkah uehnah a thoeng sak te ming uh.
4 Allow perseverance to finish its work, so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.
Uehnah loh khoboete a lungcuei la khueh saeh. Te daengah ni lungcuei neh hlangsoep la na om vetih na vawtthoek pawt eh.
5 Now if any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him.
Nangmih khuiah khat khat loh cueihnah a vawt atah kohuet kolla hawt boeih aka pae Pathen taengah bih saeh lamtah anihte a paek bitni.
6 But he must ask in faith, without doubting, because he who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind.
Tedae boelhkhoeh kolla tangnah neh bih saeh. Aka boelhkhoeh tah tuili kah tuiphu aka niknuk neh aka kilkul banghui ni.
7 That man should not expect to receive anything from the Lord.
Tekah hlang loh boeipa taengkah pakhat khaw a dang ham la cai boel saeh.
8 He is a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways.
Cikcok hlang tah rhoepsaep dongah a longpuei khaw likloek sut.
9 The brother in humble circumstances should exult in his high position.
Tedae manuca aka tlayae long tah amah kah a sang neh pomsang saeh.
10 But the one who is rich should exult in his low position, because he will pass away like a flower of the field.
Kuirhang long khaw a mathoe neh thangpom seh. Anih khaw khopol rhaipai bangla khum ni.
11 For the sun rises with scorching heat and withers the plant; its flower falls and its beauty is lost. So too, the rich man will fade away in the midst of his pursuits.
Khomik loh a linglai neh a thoeng vaengah khopol te koh. Rhaipai khaw rhul tih a maelhmai kah mueithen long khaw tlum. Kuirhang khaw a caehlong ah muei tangloeng.
12 Blessed is the man who perseveres under trial, because when he has stood the test, he will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love Him.
Yoethen hlang long tah noemcainah a ueh. Ueppang la aka om long ni hingnah rhuisam te a dang eh. Te tah amah aka lungnah rhoek ham a kam pah coeng.
13 When tempted, no one should say, “God is tempting me.” For God cannot be tempted by evil, nor does He tempt anyone.
Noemcai vaegah Pathen loh n'noemcai ti boel saeh. Pathen ham tah a thae he hnalbat la om tih amah khaw a noemcai moenih.
14 But each one is tempted when by his own evil desires he is lured away and enticed.
Cuekcawn hlang boeih tah amah kah hoehhamnah loh a payawk tih a yoek.
15 Then after desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is full-grown, gives birth to death.
Hoehhamnah loh a cuen dongah tholhnah a cun. Tholhnah loh a ham vaengah dueknah a cun.
16 Do not be deceived, my beloved brothers.
Thintlo ka manuca rhoek te n'rhaithi uh boel saeh.
17 Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, with whom there is no change or shifting shadow.
Doedannah then boeih neh lungcuei kutdoe tah a so lamkah ni. Pa kah vangnahkhui lamkah ha suntla coeng. Anih taengah poehlipnah neh hoilaenah mueihlip a om moenih.
18 He chose to give us birth through the word of truth, that we would be a kind of firstfruits of His creation.
A kutngo khuiah thaihcuek pakhat la mamih om sak ham ni oltak kah a ngaih vanbangla a ol loh mamih n'cun.
19 My beloved brothers, understand this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to anger,
Ka thintlo manuca rhoek ming uh lah. Hlang boeih loh hnatun ham te voeiloe la, cal ham te a hnong a yai la, thintoek ham khaw a hnong a yai la om saeh.
20 for man’s anger does not bring about the righteousness that God desires.
Hlang kah thintoek loh Pathen kah duengnahte a saii moenih.
21 Therefore, get rid of all moral filth and every expression of evil, and humbly accept the word planted in you, which can save your souls.
Te dongah khoboe rhong neh phayoenah dongkah baecoihnah te boeih hnawt uh. Na hinglu khang ham aka coeng thai mutue ol te muelhtuetnah neh doe uh.
22 Be doers of the word, and not hearers only. Otherwise, you are deceiving yourselves.
Ol aka rhoihkung la om uh lamtah aka yakung dawk loh amah te yoek uh boel saeh.
23 For anyone who hears the word but does not carry it out is like a man who looks at his face in a mirror,
Khat khat loh ol yakung la omtih a rhoihkung pawt atah, anih te hmaidan dongah a rhuirhong kah maelhmai aka dan hlang banghui ni.
24 and after observing himself goes away and immediately forgets what he looks like.
Amah te hmat uh coeng dae a caeh nen tah metla a om khaw hnap a hmaai.
25 But the one who looks intently into the perfect law of freedom, and continues to do so—not being a forgetful hearer, but an effective doer—he will be blessed in what he does.
Tedae poenghalnah lungcuei olkhueng te aka so tih aka om thil, aka yakung te aka hnilhkung la om pawt tih khoboe neh aka rhoihkung, yoethen long tah a bibi neh om ni.
26 If anyone considers himself religious and yet does not bridle his tongue, he deceives his heart and his religion is worthless.
Khat khat loh aka cuep la a ngai uh tih a ol a tuem kolla, a thinko a hmil a hmak atah, anih kah bawknah tah a honghi ni.
27 Pure and undefiled religion before our God and Father is this: to care for orphans and widows in their distress, and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world.
Pa neh Pathen hmaiah amih phacip phabaem khuikah cadah rhoek neh nuhmai rhoek te hip ham, amah neh amah Diklai lamkah cuemhmuet la cue uh he ni aka cuem aka caih bawknah la a om.
