James 4
1 Whence are wars and whence are fightings among you? Are they not hence, from your lusts that war in your members?
Avy aiza ny ady, ary avy aiza ny fifandirana eo aminareo? Tsy izao va no ihaviany, dia ny filanareo izay miady ao anatin’ ny momba ny tenanareo?
2 Ye lust, and have not; ye kill, and earnestly covet, and cannot obtain; ye fight and war. Ye have not, because ye ask not;
Mila ianareo, nefa tsy manana ihany; mamono sy mitsiriritra ianareo, nefa tsy mahazo ihany; mifanditra sy miady ianareo; tsy manana ianareo, satria tsy mangataka.
3 ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts.
Mangataka ianareo, nefa tsy mahazo ihany, satria diso fangataka, mba holaninareo amin’ ny filanareo.
4 Ye adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? Whoever therefore chooseth to be a friend of the world, becometh an enemy of God.
Ry mpisintaka mijangajanga, tsy fantatrareo va fa fandrafiana an’ Andriamanitra ny fisakaizana amin’ izao tontolo izao? Koa na iza na iza te-ho sakaizan’ izao tontolo izao, dia fahavalon’ Andriamanitra izy.
5 Do ye think that the scripture saith in vain, “Zealously doth the Spirit, which made its abode in us, long for us”?
Ary ataonareo va fa miteny foana ny Soratra Masìna? Ny fanahy, izay nampitoeriny ato anatintsika dia iriny amin’ ny fahasaro-piaro.
6 but he giveth more grace. Wherefore he saith, “God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace to the humble.”
Nefa manome fahasoavana bebe kokoa Izy. Koa hoy izy: “Andriamanitra manohitra ny mpiavonavona, fa manome fahasoavana ho an’ ny manetry tena”.
7 Submit yourselves therefore to God; resist the Devil, and he will flee from you.
Ka dia maneke an Andriamanitra ianareo; ary manohera ny devoly, dia handositra anareo izy.
8 Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners, and purify your hearts, ye double-minded.
Manatòna an’ Andriamanitra, dia hanatona anareo Izy. Diovy ny tananareo, ry mpanota; ary ataovy madio ny fonareo, ry mpiroa saina.
9 Be afflicted, and mourn, and weep; let your laughter be turned into mourning, and your joy into heaviness.
Oria, sy mitomania, ary midradradradrà; aoka hody fitomaniana ny fihomehezanareo, ary hody fanjoretana ny fifalianareo.
10 Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he will exalt you.
Manetre tena eo anatrehan’ ny Tompo, dia hanandratra anareo Izy.
11 Speak not against one another, brethren; he that speaketh against his brother, or judgeth his brother, speaketh against the law, and judgeth the law; but if thou judge the law, thou art not a doer of the law, but a judge.
Aza mifanaratsy, ry rahalahy. Izay manaratsy rahalahy na mitsara ny rahalahiny dia manaratsy ny lalàna sy mitsara ny lalàna; fa raha mitsara ny lalàna ianao, dia tsy mpankatò ny lalàna, fa mpitsara.
12 One is the Lawgiver and Judge, he who is able to save, and to destroy; but who art thou, that judgest thy neighbor?
Iray ihany no Mpanome lalàna sy Mpitsara, dia Ilay mahavonjy sy mahavery; fa iza moa ianao, no mitsara ny namanao?
13 Come now, ye that say, To-day and to-morrow we will go into such a city, and spend a year there and traffic, and get gain,
He! ianareo izay manao hoe: Anio na ampitso dia hankany Ananona izahay ary hitoetra any herintaona ka hividy sy hivarotra ary hahazo tombom-barotra,
14 (whereas ye know not what will be on the morrow; for what is your life? Ye are even a vapor, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away; )
kanefa tsy mahalala ny ho ampitso ianareo. Inona moa ny ainareo? Fa zavona ihany ianareo, izay miseho vetivety, dia levona.
15 instead of saying, If the Lord will, we shall both live and do this or that;
Fa aleo manao izao: Raha sitrapon’ ny Tompo, ka velona izahay, dia hataonay izao na izany.
16 but now ye glory in your boastings. All such glorying is evil.
Fa izao dia mirehareha amin’ ny fahasahianareo ianareo; ratsy ny fireharehana rehetra toy izany.
17 Therefore to him that knoweth how to do good, and doeth it not, to him it is sin.
Koa izay mahalala hanao soa, nefa tsy manao, dia heloka ho azy izany.
