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, servitore di Dio e del Signor Gesù Cristo, alle dodici tribù che sono nella dispersione, salute.
2 My fellow believers, rejoice greatly, [even] when you experience various kinds of difficulties/troubles.
Fratelli miei, considerate come argomento di completa allegrezza le prove svariate in cui venite a trovarvi,
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 costanza.
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 costanza compia appieno l’opera sua in voi, onde siate perfetti e completi, di nulla mancanti.
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].
Che se alcuno di voi manca di sapienza, la chiegga a Dio che dona a tutti liberalmente senza rinfacciare, e gli sarà donata.
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].
Ma chiegga con fede, senza star punto in dubbio; perché chi dubita è simile a un’onda di mare, agitata dal vento e spinta qua e là.
7 Indeed, people [who doubt] should not think that the Lord [God] will do anything [that they request him to do],
Non pensi già quel tale di ricever nulla 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.
essendo uomo d’animo doppio, instabile in tutte le sue vie.
9 Believers who are poor should be happy [that God] considers them very valuable (OR, has exalted them [spiritually]) [MTY].
Or il fratello d’umil condizione si glori 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 fior 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].
Il sole si leva col suo calore ardente e fa seccare l’erba, e il fiore d’essa cade, e la bellezza della sua apparenza perisce; 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 sostiene la prova; perché, essendosi reso approvato, riceverà la corona della vita, che il Signore ha promessa a quelli che l’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, quand’è tentato, dica: Io son tentato da Dio; perché Dio non può esser tentato dal male, né Egli stesso tenta alcuno;
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].
ma ognuno è tentato dalla propria concupiscenza che lo attrae e lo adesca.
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 avendo concepito partorisce il peccato; e il peccato, quand’è compiuto, produce la morte.
16 My fellow believers whom I love, stop deceiving yourselves, [thinking that God does evil things].
Non errate, fratelli miei diletti;
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 donazione buona e ogni dono perfetto vengono dall’alto, discendendo dal Padre degli astri luminosi presso il quale non c’è variazione né ombra prodotta da rivolgimento.
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].
Egli ci ha di sua volontà generati mediante la parola di verità, affinché siamo in certo modo le primizie 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,
Questo lo sapete, fratelli miei diletti; ma sia ogni uomo pronto ad ascoltare, tardo al 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 mette in opra la giustizia di 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 lordura e resto di malizia, ricevete con mansuetudine la Parola che è stata piantata in voi, e che può salvare le anime vostre.
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].
Ma siate facitori della Parola e non soltanto uditori, 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 è uditore della Parola e non facitore, è simile a un uomo che mira la sua natural faccia in uno specchio;
24 Although he looks at himself, he goes away [from the mirror] and immediately forgets what he looks like.
e quando s’è mirato se ne va, e subito dimentica qual 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.
Ma chi riguarda bene addentro nella legge perfetta, che è la legge della libertà, e persevera, questi, non essendo un uditore dimentichevole ma facitore dell’opera, sarà beato nel suo operare.
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 uno pensa d’esser religioso, e non tiene a freno la sua lingua ma seduce il cuor suo, la religione di quel tale 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.
La religione pura e immacolata dinanzi a Dio e Padre è questa: visitar gli orfani e le vedove nelle loro afflizioni, e conservarsi puri dal mondo.
