James 4
1 Whence are wars and whence are fightings among you? Are they not hence, from your lusts that war in your members?
Hirik’aia o aly naho fifandierañe ama’ areoo? Tsy o hasiji’ areoo hao ty mitrobo añ’ova ao?
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;
Mikirañe f’ie tsy manañe, mamono; mihàñe fe tsy mahazo, naho mifandietse vaho mialy, f’ie tsy manañe amy te tsy mihalaly,
3 ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts.
Mihalaly fe kanao tsy tendreke, vàlañe i hatakey, ie ho nirite’areo an-kadrao avao.
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.
Ty karapilo! Tsy apota’ areo hao te falaiñañe an’ Andrianañahare ty firañetañe ami’ty voatse toy? Aa le ze te ho rañe’ ty tane toy manao ty vata’e ho rafelahin’ Añahare.
5 Do ye think that the scripture saith in vain, “Zealously doth the Spirit, which made its abode in us, long for us”?
Hera atao’ areo te tsy aman-tali’e ty itsara’ i sokitse masiñey t’y hoe: Mañiriñe am-pihàñañe ty Arofo mimoneñe aman-tikañe ao.
6 but he giveth more grace. Wherefore he saith, “God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace to the humble.”
Fe itolora’e fañisoham-bey. Izay ty anoe’e ty hoe: Zeharen’ Añahare ty mpiebotsebotse, fe tolora’e arofo ty mpirèke.
7 Submit yourselves therefore to God; resist the Devil, and he will flee from you.
Aa le miambanea aman’ Añahare. Liero i mpañìnjey, le hibioñe.
8 Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners, and purify your hearts, ye double-minded.
Harineo t’i Andrianañahare, le hitotofa’e. Mandiova fitàñe ry mpanan-kakeo vaho mañefera arofo ry mpanao sadrò-lahiagao.
9 Be afflicted, and mourn, and weep; let your laughter be turned into mourning, and your joy into heaviness.
Mihontoha, mandalà naho mangololoiha; afotero ho firovetañe ty fitohafa’ areo vaho halonjerañe ty haeha’ areo.
10 Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he will exalt you.
Miambanea aolo’ i Talè le hongahe’e.
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.
O ry longo, ko mifamokafoka. Ty mañìnje Hake naho mizaka Hake ro mañìnje rahalahy Vaho mizaka longo; Aa kanao maniñe Hake irehe, le tsy mpañambeñe Hake, fa mpizaka.
12 One is the Lawgiver and Judge, he who is able to save, and to destroy; but who art thou, that judgest thy neighbor?
Raike t’i Mpanolotse Hake, Ie ty maharombake naho maharotsake. Ia v’iheo te hizaka ondaty?
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,
Hete! ie manao ty hoe: Ke anito, he hamaray, le hionjoñe mb’an-drova an-koe añe zahay, ho tambatse añe taoñe raike hanao takinake vaho hanontom-bara.
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; )
Fe tsy apota’ areo te inoñe ty ho fiai’ areo te hamaray, ie toe zono miboak’ aniany vaho mimiañ’ añe.
15 instead of saying, If the Lord will, we shall both live and do this or that;
Fe hàmake te hanoe’o ty hoe: Naho satri’ i Talè, te ho velon-jahay le hanao zao naho zao.
16 but now ye glory in your boastings. All such glorying is evil.
F’ie miroharoha am-pirengevohañe henaneo, toe raty o fisengeañeo.
17 Therefore to him that knoweth how to do good, and doeth it not, to him it is sin.
Le aman-kakeo ze mahafohiñe ty soa hanoe’e fe tsy anoe’e.
