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].
Pathian le Topa Jesus Christ i naseam keima James in mun tatuam ah a ki thethang minam sawm le ni te nukset in kong paupui hi.
2 My fellow believers, rejoice greatly, [even] when you experience various kinds of difficulties/troubles.
Ka suapui te awng, ze-etna a tatuam na thuak uh ciang in, lungdamna bebek hi, ci ngaisun tavun;
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.
Na upna uh ze-etna in thuakzawkna hong piangsak hi.
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]).
Ahihang note kisapna bangma nei ngawl in, na picin thei natu uh thuakzawkna in a picing nasep hong seam tahen.
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].
Note sung pan khatpo in ciimna a kisam le, zawnsak vawt ngawl in; mi theampo tung ah ngotak in a pia Pathian tung ah ngen tahen.
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].
Ahihang uplakna nei ngawl in upna taw ngen tahen. Banghangziam cile uplakna a nei te sia tuipi sung ah hui i mut tuihual taw kibang hi.
7 Indeed, people [who doubt] should not think that the Lord [God] will do anything [that they request him to do],
Banghangziam cile tua pa in Topa tung pan in na khatpo nga tu khi hi, ci ngaisun heak tahen.
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.
Thinka nei mihing te sia a pai na theampo ah kho ngei ngawl hi.
9 Believers who are poor should be happy [that God] considers them very valuable (OR, has exalted them [spiritually]) [MTY].
Dinmun niam napi lapsangna a nga ahile, lungdam tahen:
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].
Ahihang mihau pa sia khiaksuk na a thuak le, lungdam tahen: banghangziam cile ama sia lopa pak pul bang in bo kik tu hi.
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].
Banghangziam cile, ni sia a sa mama in a sua ciang in lopa sia hul a, a pak pul hi, taciang a hoina zong bo hi: tasia bangma in mihau pa zong ama pai na mun lampi theampo ah hul in bo tu hi.
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.
Ze-etna a thuak zo pa sia mihing thuphatoai a hihi: banghangziam cile ama sia ze-etna a thuak zawkciang in, nuntakna kham lukhu nga tu hi, tasia sia Topa in Ama a it te kamciam a piaksa a hihi.
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.
Kuama in zong ze-etna a thuak uh ciang in Pathian in hong ze-et hi, ci heak tahen: banghangziam cile Pathian sia siatna taw hong ze-et thei ngawl bangma in, Ama in zong kuama ze-et ngawl hi:
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].
Ahihang ama cilesa deina in kai vawk a, a zolbawl ciang in ze-etna thuak hi.
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.
Taciang cilesa deina in naupai a, mawna hong piang hi: taciang mawna a khanthin ciang in, thina hong piang hi.
16 My fellow believers whom I love, stop deceiving yourselves, [thinking that God does evil things].
Ka it suapui te awng, ngaisun khial heak vun.
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].
Letsong pha le a picing te theampo sia khuavak te i Pa kung pan in hongpai hi a, tunglam pan hongpai a hihi, Ama tung ah kikhealna om ngawl a, kikheal na lim beak zong om ngawl hi.
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].
Bitphua theampo sung pan in eite sia anpal masabel te i hi thei natu in thuman kammal zang a, Ama deina bang in eite hong piangsak hi.
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,
Tua ahikom, ka it suapui te awng, kuama po sia thu ngai na lam ah zuanngang tahen a, pau tu le thin-uk natu lam ah zuanhai tahen:
20 because when any one [of you gets] angry, you will not be doing the righteous things that God [wants] you [to do].
Banghangziam cile mihing thin-ukna in Pathian i thutang suana nasep seam thei ngawl hi.
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].
Tua ahikom a niin le hazatna a valkai te nusia vun a, a ki suan Pathian kammal, na thaa uh a ngum thei sia thinneam na taw sang tavun.
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].
Ahihang noma le noma ki theam a, Pathian thu sia a zabek te hi ngawl in, a seam te hi tavun.
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].
Banghangziam cile Pathian thu sia a zak bek za a, a seam ngawl te sia, limlang sung ah ama hi babang a maitang a en pa taw kibang hi:
24 Although he looks at himself, he goes away [from the mirror] and immediately forgets what he looks like.
Banghangziam cile ama le ama ki en a, taciang mundang ah a pai kik ciang in ama sia bangbang mihing khi ziam, ci mangil kik pai hi.
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.
Ahihang a kuama po in suatakna thukham picing sia en a, tua sung ah a om suak peuma, thu ngai napi a mangil kik lel hi ngawl in, a seam le, tua pa sia a sepna sung ah thuphatoai a hihi.
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).
Note sung ah mi khatpo sia biakna lam hanciam mama bang hi napi, a lei a keam bale, ama thinsung a theam a hihi, hisia pa biakna sia a luithathong a hihi.
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.
Pathian le Pa mai ah a thiangtho le a niin ngawl biakna i ci sia in, pa nei ngawl te le meingong haksatna thuak te ve a, hi leitung i niin bang ngawl in ama le ama ki kepthiamna a hihi.
