James 2
1 My brothers, do not hold the faith of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ in favor by appearance,
O ry longo, toloño tsy am-pirihiañe ty fatokisa’areo am’Iesoà Norizañe Talèn-engen-tikañey.
2 for if there may come into your synagogue a man with gold ring, in radiant clothing, and there may also come in a poor man in vile clothing,
Aa naho mimoak’ am-pivori’ areo ao t’indaty mibange volamena, an-tsaroñe marerarera, vaho mizilik’ ao ka ty rarake rotarota,
3 and you may look on him bearing the radiant clothing, and may say to him, “You—sit here well,” and may say to the poor man, “You—stand there,” or, “Sit here under my footstool,”
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 you did not judge fully in yourselves, and became ill-reasoning judges.
tsy fa nifampirihy hao, nanao satam-pizaka raty tsereke?
5 Listen, my beloved brothers, did God not choose the poor of this world, rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom that He promised to those loving 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 you dishonored the poor one. Do the rich not oppress you and themselves draw you to judgment-seats?
Le ndra binote’ areo i rarakey. Tsy ty mpiefoefo hao ty mamorekeke naho mikozozotse anahareo mb’an-jaka añe?
7 Do they not themselves speak evil of the good Name having been called on you?
Tsy ie hao ty mañinje i tahinañe aman-kasy ikanjiañe anahareoy?
8 If, indeed, you fulfill royal law, according to the Writing: “You will love your neighbor as yourself,” you do 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 you favor by appearance, you work sin, being convicted by the Law as transgressors;
F’ie mirihy, le mandilatse naho voa-fatse amy Hake, fa mpiola.
10 for whoever will keep the whole Law, but will stumble in one [point], he has become guilty of all;
Amy te ndra iaia mañambeñe ty halifora’ i Hake fe mandilatse lily raike, le voa-zaka am’iaby.
11 for He who is saying, “You may not commit adultery,” also said, “You may not murder”; but if you will not commit adultery, but will commit murder, you have become a transgressor of law;
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 thus, speak and so act as [one] about to be judged by a law of liberty,
Aa le misaontsia vaho mañaveloa hambañe amo hizakañe amy Hake mampidadaio,
13 for the judgment without mercy [is] to him having not done mercy, and mercy exults over judgment.
fa zaka tsy aman-tretrè ty ho amy tsy miferenaiñe. Toe reketen-tretrè ty zaka.
14 What [is] the profit, my brothers, if anyone may speak of having faith, but he may not have works? Is that faith able to save him?
O korahe, inoñe ty mahasoa ondaty te manao ho mpiantoke f’ie tsy mitoloñe? Haharombak’ aze hao o fiantofa’eo?
15 And if a brother or sister may be naked, and may be destitute of daily food,
Aa naho mihalo tsy aman-ko kamaeñe ty rahalahy ndra rahavave,
16 and anyone of you may say to them, “Depart in peace, be warmed, and be filled,” but may not give to them the things necessary for the body, what [is] the profit?
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 So also faith, if it may not have works, is dead by itself.
Ie amy zao, mate ty fiantofañe miereñereñe tsy mitoloñe.
18 But someone may say, “You have faith, and I have works.” Show me your faith without works, and I will show you my faith out of works.
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 You believe that God is one; you do well! The demons also believe—and shudder!
Iantofa’o te raike t’i Andrianañahare! Hasirìty! Manao soa, miantoke ka o kokolampao vaho mititititike.
20 And do you wish to know, O vain man, that faith apart from works is dead?
Satri’o hao, ry seretse, ty hahafohiñe te tsy vara ty fiantofañe tsy mitoloñe?
21 Was not our father Abraham considered righteous out of works, having brought up his son Isaac on the altar?
Tsy nivantañe’ o fitoloña’eo hao t’i Abraàme raen-tikañe ie nañenga Isaka ana’e an-kitrely?
22 Do you see that faith was working with his works, and faith was perfected out of the works?
Tsy oni’o hao te nifanehak’ amy fatokisa’ey o sata’eo naho nañeneke i fatokisa’ey o fitoloña’eo?
23 And the Writing was fulfilled that is saying, “And Abraham believed God, and it was reckoned to him for righteousness”; and, “Friend of God” he was called.
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 You see, then, that man is considered righteous out of works, and not out of faith only;
Inao! ampivantañe’ i fitoloña’ey t’indaty fa tsy i fiantofa’ey avao.
25 and in like manner also Rahab the prostitute—was she not considered righteous out of works, having received the messengers, and having sent [them] forth by 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 apart from [the] spirit is dead, so also the faith apart from works is dead.
Eka, hambañe amy te mihomake ty sandriñe tsy amañ’arofo; le mate ka ty fiantofañe tsy arahen-tsata.
