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].
Khawsa ingkaw Bawipa Jesu Khrih a tyihzawih, Jacob ing, Qampum awh ak theh qu khawnghak pilnam hlaihih a venawh: Kut ni tlaih khqi nyng.
2 My fellow believers, rejoice greatly, [even] when you experience various kinds of difficulties/troubles.
Koeinaakhqi, kyinaak soepkep nami huh hoei awh ce, awmhlynaak na poek law uh,
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.
kawtih nangmih ak cangnaak noek adak naak ing yh thainaak awm sak hy.
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]).
Hqing taai khyk unawh nami soepnaak aham yh thainaak ing a bibi ak coeng aham awm hy, cawh ni voet a hlauhnaak am nami taak hly.
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].
Nangmih ak khuiawh cyihnaak ak voet thlang nami awm awhtaw, khawboe cawnnaak ing saibi kaana ak pekung Khawsa venawh a thoeh aham awm hy, cawhtaw anih ing pe kaw.
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].
Cehlai a thoeh awhtaw, upvoetnaak a taak kaana cangnaak ing thoeh seh, upvoetnaak kawlung ak ta thlang taw tuicunli awhkaw tuibak, zilh ing huhai na a zawn ing myih hy.
7 Indeed, people [who doubt] should not think that the Lord [God] will do anything [that they request him to do],
Cemyih ak thlang ing Bawipa venawh kaw ik-oeih huh aham koeh poek seh.
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.
Cemyih ak thlang taw kawlung ak lak law plak, ik-oeih a sainaak hoei awh amak cak ak thlang ni.
9 Believers who are poor should be happy [that God] considers them very valuable (OR, has exalted them [spiritually]) [MTY].
Ak nem na kawdungnaak ing ak awm thlang ing dyih hun ak sang awh a zoeksang qu aham awm hy.
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].
Cehlai ak boei ak thlang awm a dyih hun a nem a dawngawh a zoeksang qu aham awm hy, kawtih anih ce qam a pai amyihna kawlhkalh awh qeem kaw.
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].
Khawmik ang thoeng law awhtaw hlawk nawh qam ce zai hy; a pai ce zai nawh a dawnaak ce qeem hy. Cemyih lawtna, thlang boeikhqi taw boeinaak ce a mi sui huiawh zani plal a tham kawm uh.
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.
Khuikhanaak ak kaiawh ak yh ngah ngah ak thlangkhqi taw ami zoseen hy, noek daknaak ce ami huh coengawh, Khawsa ing a lungnaak thlangkhqi ham a taak peek hqingnaak lumyk ce hu kawm uh.
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.
Sykzoeknaak huh na a awm awh, u ingawm “Khawsa ing ni a ni sykzoek” koeh ti seh. Ikawtih ik-oeih amak leek ing Khawsa ce am sykzoek thai hy, u awm am syk qoe bai hy;
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].
Cehlai thlang boeih ing amah ak che ngaihnaak awh ni sykzoeknaak ce a huh hy, cawh sykzoeknaak ing sawi nawh zoek hy.
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.
Hy ngaihnaak awm law nawh ce ing thawlhnaak ce thang sak hy; thawlhnaak ce hang taai nawh, ce ing thihnaak ce thang sak patoe bai hy.
16 My fellow believers whom I love, stop deceiving yourselves, [thinking that God does evil things].
Koeinaakhqi, u ingawm koeh ni thai nak khqi seh.
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].
Kutdo laksawng leekkhqi ingkaw a zoe ik-oeih soepkepkhqi boeih ve khan benna kaw ni, khan benna kaw vangnaak Pa a venawh kawng ni a law hy, anih taw myihlip amyihna am thaw qu hy.
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].
Awitak ing thang sak aham ingkaw a ik-oeih saikhqi boeih ak khuiawh ningnih ve thaih cyk na ni awmnaak thai aham ningnih ve nik tyk khqi hawh hy.
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,
Kalung naak koeinaakhqi, ve ve sim lah uh: Thlang boeih ing ngainaak benawh ang tah ly seitaw, awih kqawn benawh taw heng seh, kawsonaak benawh awm heng seh.
20 because when any one [of you gets] angry, you will not be doing the righteous things that God [wants] you [to do].
Ikawtih kawsonaak ing Khawsak kawngaih khawsak dyngnaak ben ikaw awm am haw law hy.
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].
Cedawngawh, tyih ak cu khawboe qamlang ingkaw ik-oeih ak che soeihkhqi ce qoeng unawh nangmih a nik hul thaikhqi nangmih ak khuiawh ling na ak awm awi ce kawdungnaak ing do law uh.
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].
Namah ingkaw namah qaainaak ham, awi ce ang ngai doeng na koeh ngai law doek uh. Ak kqawn ce sai law uh.
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].
U awm awi ce ngai hlai hy ak kqawn ce amak sai ak thlang taw hlalang awh a haai ak toek ing myih hy,
24 Although he looks at himself, he goes away [from the mirror] and immediately forgets what he looks like.
amah ingkaw amah toek qu nawh a ceh coeng awhtaw ikawmyihna a awm tice hilh pahoei hy.
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.
Cehlai u awm loetnaak ak pekung anaa awi soep ce ak toek ceet taw, a qoeng kaana sai poe hy, ang zaak awi ce am hilh hy, cehlai sai poe hy – cemyih ak thlang taw a ik-oeih sainaak hoei awh zoseennaak hu kaw.
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).
U awm bawknaak ak lungnaak thlang na awm hlai hy am lai ce a ma cyp awhtaw, amah ingkaw amah ak qaai qunaak thlang na awm nawh a bawknaak ce awm phu am tahy.
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.
Ningmih a pa Khawsa ing ak caih ingkaw coet amak kap bawknaak a do taw veni: cadahkhqi ingkaw nuhaikhqi a kyinaak ak dawm ak hlai nawh amak ciimcaih ve khawmdek ik-oeih awhkawng ak hoep qu thlang ce ni.
