James 1
1 [I], James, am a servant of God and the Lord Jesus Christ. [I am writing this letter] to [all] the Jewish people [who trust in Christ] (OR, to all God’s people) who are scattered throughout the world. [I send my] greetings to [you all].
Giacomo, servo di Dio e del Signore Gesù Cristo, alle dodici tribù disperse nel mondo, salute.
2 My fellow believers, rejoice greatly, [even] when you experience various kinds of difficulties/troubles.
Considerate perfetta letizia, miei fratelli, quando subite ogni sorta di prove,
3 [God sometimes allows you to experience difficulties in order to] test whether or not you will continue to trust [him. Whenever that happens, you need to] realize more and more that [if you continue to trust him], you will be able to bravely/patiently endure difficulties.
sapendo che la prova della vostra fede produce la pazienza.
4 Keep on enduring difficulties [bravely/patiently by trusting God more and more firmly] [PRS], in order that you may become all that he intends you to be [DOU] (OR, [spiritually] mature and complete), not lacking (any [good quality/anything you need to conduct your lives as God wants you to]).
E la pazienza completi l'opera sua in voi, perché siate perfetti e integri, senza mancare di nulla.
5 If anyone of you does not know how to act wisely [in order to endure difficulties/trials well], he should ask God [to show him what he should do, because] God wholeheartedly/gladly helps all people [who ask] and does not scold [anyone for asking. Those who ask], God will give them wisdom to know [what they should do].
Se qualcuno di voi manca di sapienza, la domandi a Dio, che dona a tutti generosamente e senza rinfacciare, e gli sarà data.
6 But [when you] ask [God], you should firmly trust him. You should not doubt [that he wants to help you always], because people who keep doubting God are [unstable/changeable] [SIM] like a wave of the sea that is blown back and forth by the wind {that goes back and forth when the wind blows} [DOU, SIM].
La domandi però con fede, senza esitare, perché chi esita somiglia all'onda del mare mossa e agitata dal vento;
7 Indeed, people [who doubt] should not think that the Lord [God] will do anything [that they request him to do],
e non pensi di ricevere qualcosa dal Signore
8 [because they are] people who cannot decide [whether they will commit themselves to God, and they are] unstable/undecided in everything that they do.
un uomo che ha l'animo oscillante e instabile in tutte le sue azioni.
9 Believers who are poor should be happy [that God] considers them very valuable (OR, has exalted them [spiritually]) [MTY].
Il fratello di umili condizioni si rallegri della sua elevazione
10 And [believers] who are rich should be happy [that] they have humbled themselves [in order to trust in Jesus Christ] (OR, but rich people [can only] take pride [in the fact that God] will humble them [when he judges everyone] [IRO]), because they [and their riches] [MTY] will pass away, just like wild flowers [wither] [SIM].
e il ricco della sua umiliazione, perché passerà come fiore d'erba.
11 When the sun rises, the scorching hot wind dries plants, and their flowers fall and are no longer beautiful. Similarly, rich people will die [MET] while they are busy working, [leaving behind their riches].
Si leva il sole col suo ardore e fa seccare l'erba e il suo fiore cade, e la bellezza del suo aspetto svanisce. Così anche il ricco appassirà nelle sue imprese.
12 [God] is pleased with people who bravely/patiently endure difficulties. And when, [by bravely enduring difficulties], they have proved [that they truly trust him], he will give them [eternal] life. That is the reward [MET] that he has promised to give to those who love him.
Beato l'uomo che sopporta la tentazione, perché una volta superata la prova riceverà la corona della vita che il Signore ha promesso a quelli che lo amano.
13 If people are tempted to do something that is evil, they should not think that it is God who is tempting them, because [God is totally/completely good]. He never tempts anyone [to do what is evil], nor can he ever be tempted to [do anything] evil.
Nessuno, quando è tentato, dica: «Sono tentato da Dio»; perché Dio non può essere tentato dal male e non tenta nessuno al male.
14 But people strongly desire to do evil [PRS] things, [and as a result] they are tempted by those desires {those desires stimulate them} to do something evil [PRS, DOU].
Ciascuno piuttosto è tentato dalla propria concupiscenza che lo attrae e lo seduce;
15 Then, [because] they have desired [MET] to do evil [PRS] things, they begin to [MET] do [PRS] them. And when they have become ones who [habitually] do what is evil [MET], [if they do not turn away from their sinful behavior], they will be separated from God forever.
poi la concupiscenza concepisce e genera il peccato, e il peccato, quand'è consumato, produce la morte.
16 My fellow believers whom I love, stop deceiving yourselves, [thinking that God does evil things].
Non andate fuori strada, fratelli miei carissimi;
17 [The truth is that God], our heavenly Father [MTY], does only good [DOU] things [for us, in order to help us become] all that he intends us to be. He is not like all the things [in the sky] that he created to give light, [because they] change; [that is, they do not shine the same all the time]. But God never changes. [He is always good].
ogni buon regalo e ogni dono perfetto viene dall'alto e discende dal Padre della luce, nel quale non c'è variazione né ombra di cambiamento.
18 [And because] he wanted [to help us], he gave us [spiritual] life as a result of our [trusting in his] true message. So now we have become the first ones of [all the people] [MET] that he created [to] ([be totally dedicated to/completely belong to]) [him].
Di sua volontà egli ci ha generati con una parola di verità, perché noi fossimo come una primizia delle sue creature.
19 My fellow believers whom I love, you know (OR, I want you to now) that every one of you should be eager to pay attention to [God’s true message]. Don’t speak [without thinking], nor get angry easily,
Lo sapete, fratelli miei carissimi: sia ognuno pronto ad ascoltare, lento a parlare, lento all'ira.
20 because when any one [of you gets] angry, you will not be doing the righteous things that God [wants] you [to do].
Perché l'ira dell'uomo non compie ciò che è giusto davanti a Dio.
21 So stop doing all kinds of evil [DOU] things, and humbly obey (OR, submit to) the message that [God] put in your (inner beings/hearts), [because] he is able to save you [SYN] [if you accept his message].
Perciò, deposta ogni impurità e ogni resto di malizia, accogliete con docilità la parola che è stata seminata in voi e che può salvare le vostre anime.
22 Do [what God commands in] his message. Do not only listen [to it, because people who only listen to it and do not obey it] are wrong when they think [that God will save them].
Siate di quelli che mettono in pratica la parola e non soltanto ascoltatori, illudendo voi stessi.
23 Some people hear God’s message but do not do [what it says] [MET]. They are like someone who looks at his face in a mirror [SIM].
Perché se uno ascolta soltanto e non mette in pratica la parola, somiglia a un uomo che osserva il proprio volto in uno specchio:
24 Although he looks at himself, he goes away [from the mirror] and immediately forgets what he looks like.
appena s'è osservato, se ne va, e subito dimentica com'era.
25 But other people look closely at [God’s] message, which is perfect and which sets people free [to voluntarily do what God wants them to do]. And if they continue [to examine God’s message] and do not just hear it and then forget it, but do [what God tells them to do], God will bless them because of what they do.
Chi invece fissa lo sguardo sulla legge perfetta, la legge della libertà, e le resta fedele, non come un ascoltatore smemorato ma come uno che la mette in pratica, questi troverà la sua felicità nel praticarla.
26 Some people think that they worship God in the right way, but they habitually say evil things [MTY]. Those people are wrong in thinking [SYN] [that they worship God rightly]. The fact is [that they] worship God (in vain/uselessly).
Se qualcuno pensa di essere religioso, ma non frena la lingua e inganna così il suo cuore, la sua religione è vana.
27 [One of the things that God has told us to do] is to take care of orphans and widows who suffer hardship. [Those who do that and] who do not think or act immorally like those who do not obey God [MTY] truly [DOU] worship God, [who is our] Father, and God approves of them.
Una religione pura e senza macchia davanti a Dio nostro Padre è questa: soccorrere gli orfani e le vedove nelle loro afflizioni e conservarsi puri da questo mondo.
