James 2
1 My brethren, haue not the faith of our glorious Lord Iesus Christ in respect of persons.
O ry longo, toloño tsy am-pirihiañe ty fatokisa’areo am’Iesoà Norizañe Talèn-engen-tikañey.
2 For if there come into your company a man with a golde ring, and in goodly apparell, and there come in also a poore man in vile raiment,
Aa naho mimoak’ am-pivori’ areo ao t’indaty mibange volamena, an-tsaroñe marerarera, vaho mizilik’ ao ka ty rarake rotarota,
3 And ye haue a respect to him that weareth the gaie clothing; and say vnto him, Sit thou here in a goodly place, and say vnto the poore, Stand thou there, or sit here vnder my footestoole,
fe ie mañisoke i misaroñe soay, ami’ty hoe: Ingo ty toe-tsoa hiambesara’o, fe amy poi’ey ty hoe: Mijohaña ey hoek’eo, ndra ty hoe: Mikopepaha an-tomboko etoa,
4 Are yee not partiall in your selues, and are become iudges of euill thoughts?
tsy fa nifampirihy hao, nanao satam-pizaka raty tsereke?
5 Hearken my beloued brethren, hath not God chosen the poore of this worlde, that they should be rich in faith, and heires of the kingdome which he promised to them that loue him?
Tsendreño ry longo sarotse: Tsy jinobon’ Añahare hao ondaty rarake am-pihaino’ ty voatse toio ho mpañaleale am-patokisañe vaho mpandova i fifeheañe nampitama’e o mikoko azeo?
6 But ye haue despised the poore. Doe not the riche oppresse you by tyrannie, and doe not they drawe you before the iudgement seates?
Le ndra binote’ areo i rarakey. Tsy ty mpiefoefo hao ty mamorekeke naho mikozozotse anahareo mb’an-jaka añe?
7 Doe nor they blaspheme the worthie Name after which yee be named?
Tsy ie hao ty mañinje i tahinañe aman-kasy ikanjiañe anahareoy?
8 But if yee fulfill the royall Lawe according to the Scripture, which saith, Thou shalt loue thy neighbour as thy selfe, yee doe well.
Aa naho toe henefe’ areo i Hàm-pifeheañe amy sokitse masiñey manao ty hoe: Kokò ondatio manahake ty vata’o, le manao soa.
9 But if yee regarde the persons, yee commit sinne, and are rebuked of the Lawe, as transgressours.
F’ie mirihy, le mandilatse naho voa-fatse amy Hake, fa mpiola.
10 For whosoeuer shall keepe the whole Lawe, and yet faileth in one poynt, hee is guiltie of all.
Amy te ndra iaia mañambeñe ty halifora’ i Hake fe mandilatse lily raike, le voa-zaka am’iaby.
11 For he that saide, Thou shalt not commit adulterie, saide also, Thou shalt not kill. Nowe though thou doest none adulterie, yet if thou killest, thou art a transgressour of the Lawe.
I nanao ty hoe: Ko mañarapilo, ro nanao ty hoe ka, Ko mañè-doza. Fa naho tsy mañarapilo irehe, fe mamono ondaty, le mpañota Hake.
12 So speake ye, and so doe, as they that shall be iudged by the Lawe of libertie.
Aa le misaontsia vaho mañaveloa hambañe amo hizakañe amy Hake mampidadaio,
13 For there shalbe condemnation merciles to him that sheweth not mercie, and mercie reioyceth against condemnation.
fa zaka tsy aman-tretrè ty ho amy tsy miferenaiñe. Toe reketen-tretrè ty zaka.
14 What auaileth it, my brethren, though a man saith he hath faith, when he hath no workes? can that faith saue him?
O korahe, inoñe ty mahasoa ondaty te manao ho mpiantoke f’ie tsy mitoloñe? Haharombak’ aze hao o fiantofa’eo?
15 For if a brother or a sister bee naked and destitute of daily foode,
Aa naho mihalo tsy aman-ko kamaeñe ty rahalahy ndra rahavave,
16 And one of you say vnto them, Depart in peace: warme your selues, and fil your bellies, notwithstading ye giue them not those things which are needefull to the body, what helpeth it?
fe anoa’ ty raik’ ama’ areo ty hoe: Akia, manitsiña, mangatsakatsaha naho mianjaña, fe tsy itolora’o ze paia’ i sandri’ey, inoñe ty soa azo’e?
17 Euen so the faith, if it haue no woorkes, is dead in it selfe.
Ie amy zao, mate ty fiantofañe miereñereñe tsy mitoloñe.
18 But some man might say, Thou hast the faith, and I haue woorkes: shewe me thy faith out of thy woorkes, and I will shewe thee my faith by my woorkes.
Hera eo ty hanao ty hoe, Amam-piantofan-drehe, fa fitoloñañe ty ahy. Aboaho amako i fiantofa’o tsy maha-pi-drahay, le haboako ama’o amo satakoo ty fatokisako.
19 Thou beleeuest that there is one God: thou doest well: the deuils also beleeue it, and tremble.
Iantofa’o te raike t’i Andrianañahare! Hasirìty! Manao soa, miantoke ka o kokolampao vaho mititititike.
20 But wilt thou vnderstand, O thou vaine man, that the faith which is without workes, is dead?
Satri’o hao, ry seretse, ty hahafohiñe te tsy vara ty fiantofañe tsy mitoloñe?
21 Was not Abraham our father iustified through workes, when he offred Isaac his sonne vpon the altar?
Tsy nivantañe’ o fitoloña’eo hao t’i Abraàme raen-tikañe ie nañenga Isaka ana’e an-kitrely?
22 Seest thou not that the faith wrought with his workes? and through the workes was the faith made perfect.
Tsy oni’o hao te nifanehak’ amy fatokisa’ey o sata’eo naho nañeneke i fatokisa’ey o fitoloña’eo?
23 And the Scripture was fulfilled which sayeth, Abraham beleeued God, and it was imputed vnto him for righteousnesse: and hee was called the friende of God.
Ie nahafonitse i sokitse masiñe manao ty hoey: Niantok’ an’ Andrianañahare t’i Abraàme le nivolilieñe ho havantañañe ama’e vaho natao rañen’Añahare.
24 Ye see then howe that of workes a man is iustified, and not of faith onely.
Inao! ampivantañe’ i fitoloña’ey t’indaty fa tsy i fiantofa’ey avao.
25 Likewise also was not Rahab the harlot iustified through workes, when she had receiued ye messengers, and sent them out another way?
Nanao izay i Rahabe ltsimirirañe, tsy nampivantàñem-pitoloñañe hao re ie nanoe’e añ’anjomba i nahitrike rey vaho nampomba’e mb’an-dalan-kafa mb’eo?
26 For as the body without ye spirit is dead, euen so the faith without workes is dead.
Eka, hambañe amy te mihomake ty sandriñe tsy amañ’arofo; le mate ka ty fiantofañe tsy arahen-tsata.
