James 4
1 FROM whence come wars and fightings among you? come they not hence, even of your lusts that war in your members?
Níbo ni ogun ti wá, níbo ni ìjà sì ti wá láàrín yín? Ìfẹ́kúfẹ̀ẹ́ ara yín ha kọ́ ni tí ó ń jagun nínú àwọn ẹ̀yà ara yín bí?
2 Ye lust, and have not: ye kill, and desire to have, and cannot obtain: ye fight and war, yet ye have not, because ye ask not.
Ẹ̀yin ń fẹ́ ìfẹ́kúfẹ̀ẹ́, ẹ kò sì ní, ẹ̀yin ń pànìyàn, ẹ sì ń ṣe ìlara, ẹ kò sì le ní: ẹ̀yin ń jà, ẹ̀yin sì ń jagun; ẹ kò ní, nítorí tí ẹ̀yin kò béèrè.
3 Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts.
Ẹ̀yin béèrè, ẹ kò sì rí gbà, nítorí tí ẹ̀yin ṣì béèrè, kí ẹ̀yin kí ó lè lò ó fún ìfẹ́kúfẹ̀ẹ́ ara yín.
4 Ye adulterers and adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy of God.
Ẹ̀yin panṣágà ọkùnrin, àti panṣágà obìnrin, ẹ kò mọ̀ pé ìbárẹ́ ayé ìṣọ̀tá Ọlọ́run ni? Nítorí náà ẹni tí ó bá fẹ́ láti jẹ́ ọ̀rẹ́ ayé di ọ̀tá Ọlọ́run.
5 Do ye think that the scripture saith in vain, The spirit that dwelleth in us lusteth to envy?
Ẹ̀yin ṣe bí Ìwé Mímọ́ sọ lásán pé, Ẹ̀mí tí ó fi sínú wa ń jowú gidigidi lórí wa?
6 But he giveth more grace. Wherefore he saith, God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the humble.
Ṣùgbọ́n ó fún ni ní oore-ọ̀fẹ́ sí i. Nítorí náà ni ìwé mímọ́ ṣe wí pé, “Ọlọ́run kọ ojú ìjà sí àwọn agbéraga, ṣùgbọ́n ó fi oore-ọ̀fẹ́ fún àwọn onírẹ̀lẹ̀ ọkàn.”
7 Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
Nítorí náà, ẹ tẹríba fún Ọlọ́run. Ẹ kọ ojú ìjà sí èṣù, òun ó sì sá kúrò lọ́dọ̀ yín.
8 Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double minded.
Ẹ súnmọ́ Ọlọ́run, òun ó sì súnmọ́ yín. Ẹ wẹ ọwọ́ yín mọ́, ẹ̀yin ẹlẹ́ṣẹ̀; ẹ sì ṣe ọkàn yín ní mímọ́, ẹ̀yin oníyèméjì.
9 Be afflicted, and mourn, and weep: let your laughter be turned to mourning, and your joy to heaviness.
Ẹ banújẹ́, ẹ ṣọ̀fọ̀, kí ẹ sì hu fún ẹkún. Ẹ jẹ́ kí ẹ̀rín yín kí ó di ọ̀fọ̀, àti ayọ̀ yín kí ó di ìbànújẹ́.
10 Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall lift you up.
Ẹ rẹ ara yín sílẹ̀ níwájú Olúwa, òun ó sì gbé yín ga.
11 Speak not evil one of another, brethren. He that speaketh evil of his brother, and judgeth his brother, speaketh evil of the law, and judgeth the law: but if thou judge the law, thou art not a doer of the law, but a judge.
Ará, ẹ má ṣe sọ̀rọ̀ ibi sí ara yín. Ẹni tí ó bá ń sọ̀rọ̀ ibi sí arákùnrin rẹ̀, tí ó ń dá arákùnrin rẹ̀ lẹ́jọ́, ó ń sọ̀rọ̀ ibi sí òfin, ó sì ń dá òfin lẹ́jọ́; ṣùgbọ́n bí ìwọ bá ń dá òfin lẹ́jọ́, ìwọ kì í ṣe olùfẹ́ òfin, bí kò ṣe onídàájọ́.
12 There is one lawgiver, who is able to save and to destroy: who art thou that judgest another?
Aṣòfin àti onídàájọ́ kan ṣoṣo ní ó ń bẹ, àní ẹni tí ó lè gbàlà tí ó sì le parun, ṣùgbọ́n ta ni ìwọ tí ó ń dá ẹnìkejì rẹ lẹ́jọ́?
13 Go to now, ye that say, To day or to morrow we will go into such a city, and continue there a year, and buy and sell, and get gain:
Ẹ wá nísinsin yìí, ẹ̀yin tí ó ń wí pé, “Lónìí tàbí lọ́la àwa ó lọ sí ìlú báyìí, a ó sì ṣe ọdún kan níbẹ̀, a ó sì ṣòwò, a ó sì jèrè.”
14 Whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapour, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away.
Nígbà tí ẹ̀yin kò mọ ohun tí yóò hù lọ́la. Kí ni ẹ̀mí yín? Ìkùùkuu sá à ni yín, tí ó hàn nígbà díẹ̀, lẹ́yìn náà a sì túká lọ.
15 For that ye ought to say, If the Lord will, we shall live, and do this, or that.
Èyí tí ẹ̀ bá fi wí pé, “Bí Olúwa bá fẹ́, àwa yóò wà láààyè, àwa ó sì ṣe èyí tàbí èyí i nì.”
16 But now ye rejoice in your boastings: all such rejoicing is evil.
Ṣùgbọ́n nísinsin yìí, ẹ̀yin ń gbéraga nínú ìfọ́nnu yín, gbogbo irú ìfọ́nnu bẹ́ẹ̀, ibi ni.
17 Therefore to him that knoweth to do good, and doeth it not, to him it is sin.
Nítorí náà ẹni tí ó bá mọ rere í ṣe tí kò sì ṣe é, ẹ̀ṣẹ̀ ni fún un.
