James 1
1 James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes who are in the dispersion: Greetings!
James of God and of [the] Lord Jesus Christ a servant To the twelve tribes in the Dispersion Greeting.
2 Count [it] all joy, my brothers, when you may fall into manifold temptations,
All joy do esteem [it], brothers of mine, when trials you may fall into various,
3 knowing that the proof of your faith works endurance,
knowing that the testing of your faith produces endurance;
4 and let the endurance have a perfect work, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.
And endurance work [its] perfect should have, so that you may be perfect and complete in nothing lacking.
5 And if any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask from God, who is giving to all generously, and not reproaching, and it will be given to him;
If now any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask from the [One] giving God to all generously and (not *NK(o)*) finding fault, and it will be given to him.
6 but let him ask in faith, doubting nothing, for he who is doubting has been like a wave of the sea, driven by wind and tossed;
he should ask however in faith nothing doubting; The [one] for doubting he has been likened to a wave of [the] sea being blown by the wind and being tossed by the wind.
7 for do not let that man suppose that he will receive anything from the LORD—
Not for should suppose the man that that he will receive anything from the Lord;
8 a soul-split man [is] unstable in all his ways.
[He is] a man double-minded unstable in all the ways of him.
9 And let the brother who is low rejoice in his exaltation,
should boast however the brother of low degree in the exaltation of him,
10 but the rich in his becoming low, because he will pass away as a flower of grass;
he who [is] then rich in the humiliation of him because like a flower of grass he will pass away.
11 for the sun rose with the burning heat, and withered the grass, and the flower of it fell, and the beauty of its appearance perished, so also the rich in his way will fade away!
Has risen for the sun with [its] burning heat and withered the grass and the flower of it has fallen and the beauty of the appearance of it has perished; Thus also the rich [man] in the midst of the pursuits of him will fade away.
12 Blessed [is] the man who endures temptation, because, becoming approved, he will receive the garland of life, which the LORD promised to those loving Him.
Blessed [is the] man who endures trial, because approved having been he will receive the crown of life that He has promised (the Lord *K*) to those loving Him.
13 Let no one who is being tempted say, “I am tempted from God,” for God is not tempted by evils, and Himself tempts no one,
No one being tempted should say that By (*k*) God I am being tempted; For God unable to be tempted is by evils, tempts now He Himself no [one];
14 but each one is tempted, being led away and enticed by his own desires;
A man however is tempted by the own desire being drawn away and being enticed;
15 afterward the desire having conceived, gives birth to sin, and sin having been perfected, brings forth death.
Then desire having conceived it gives birth to sin, and sin having become fully grown it brings forth death.
16 Do not be led astray, my beloved brothers.
Not do be misled, brothers of mine beloved;
17 Every good giving, and every perfect gift, is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variation, or shadow of turning;
Every act of giving good and every gift perfect from above is coming down from the Father of lights with whom not there is variation or of shifting shadow.
18 having willed [it], He begot us with a word of truth, for our being a certain first-fruit of His creatures.
Having willed [it] He brought forth us by [the] word of truth, for to be us firstfruits a certain of His creatures.
19 So then, my beloved brothers, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger,
(You should know *N(K)O*) brothers of mine beloved; should be (however *no*) every man swift unto to hear, slow unto to speak, slow unto anger.
20 for the wrath of a man does not work the righteousness of God;
[the] anger for of man [the] righteousness of God not (works. *N(k)O*)
21 for this reason, having put aside all filthiness and superabundance of evil, receive the implanted word in meekness, that is able to save your souls;
Therefore having put aside all filthiness and excess of wickedness in humility do receive the implanted word which is being able to save the souls of you.
22 and become doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves,
do be however doers of [the] word and not only hearers deceiving yourselves.
23 because, if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, this one has been like to a man viewing his natural face in a mirror,
because if anyone a hearer of [the] word is and not a doer, this one has been likened to a man looking at the face the natural of him in a mirror;
24 for he viewed himself, and has gone away, and immediately he forgot what kind of [man] he was;
he has viewed for himself and has gone away and immediately he has forgotten what like he was.
25 but he who looked into [the] perfect law—that of liberty, and continued there, not becoming a forgetful hearer, but a doer of work—this one will be blessed in his doing.
The [one] however having looked intently into [the] law perfect that of freedom and having continued in [it], (this *k*) not a hearer forgetful having been but a doer of [the] work — this one blessed in the work to be done by him will be.
26 If anyone thinks to be religious among you, not bridling his tongue, but deceiving his heart, the religion of this one [is] vain;
If anyone seems religious to be (among you *K*) not bridling [the] tongue (of him *NK(o)*) but deceiving [the] heart (of him, *NK(o)*) of this one worthless [is] the religion.
27 religion pure and undefiled with the God and Father is this: to look after orphans and widows in their tribulation—to keep himself unspotted from the world.
Religion pure and undefiled before the God and Father this is, to visit orphans and widows in the tribulation of them, unstained oneself to keep from the world.
