James 1
1 James, a bondservant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ: to the twelve tribes who are scattered over the world. All good wishes.
ᏥᎻ, ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎠᎴ ᏥᏌ ᎦᎶᏁᏛ ᎬᏩᏅᏏᏛ, ᏫᏥᏲᎵᎦ ᏔᎳᏚ ᏂᏥᎳᏍᏓᎸ ᎢᏣᏗᎦᎴᏲᏨᎯ ᏥᎩ.
2 Reckon it nothing but joy, my brethren, whenever you find yourselves hedged in by various trials.
ᎢᏓᎵᏅᏟ, ᎤᏣᏘ ᎤᎵᎮᎵᏍᏗᏳ ᎢᏥᏰᎸᏎᏍᏗ, ᎢᏳᏃ ᏧᏓᎴᏅᏛ ᎢᏥᎪᎵᏰᏍᎩ ᎢᏣᎵᏩᏛᎡᎮᏍᏗ.
3 Be assured that the testing of your faith leads to power of endurance.
ᎯᎠ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎢᏥᎦᏔᎮᏍᏗ, ᎢᏦᎯᏳᏒ ᎠᎪᎵᏰᏗ ᎨᏒ ᎢᏨᏂᏗᏳ ᏂᏨᏁᎲᎢ.
4 Only let endurance have perfect results so that you may become perfect and complete, deficient in nothing.
ᎠᏗᎾ ᎢᏨᏂᏗᏳ ᎨᏒ ᎤᎧᎵᏨᎯ ᏧᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᏗ ᎨᏒ ᏚᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᎮᏍᏗ; ᎾᏍᎩᏃ ᏂᎯ ᎢᏥᎧᎵᏨᎯ ᎠᎴ ᎢᏥᏃᏍᏛ ᎨᏎᏍᏗ, ᎪᎱᏍᏗ ᏂᏥᎪᎸᎾ.
5 And if any one of you is deficient in wisdom, let him ask God for it, who gives with open hand to all men, and without upbraiding; and it will be given him.
ᎢᏳᏃ ᎩᎶ ᏂᎯ ᎢᏤᎲ ᎠᎦᏙᎥᎯᏍᏗ ᎨᏒ ᎤᏂᎬᎨᏍᏗ, ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎠᏔᏲᏎᎮᏍᏗ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎾᏂᎥ ᏄᎵᏏᏅᏛᎾ ᏗᏁᎯᏥᎩ, ᎠᎴ ᏂᏓᏍᎦᎬᎾ ᏥᎩ; ᎠᎴ ᎠᏎ ᎠᏥᏁᏗ ᎨᏎᏍᏗ.
6 But let him ask in faith and have no doubts; for he who has doubts is like the surge of the sea, driven by the wind and tossed into spray.
ᎠᏗᎾ ᎤᏬᎯᏳᎯᏳ ᎨᏎᏍᏗ ᎠᏔᏲᎯᎮᏍᏗ, ᎪᎱᏍᏗ ᏄᏜᏓᏏᏛᎡᎲᎾ; ᎤᏜᏓᏏᏛᎡᎯᏰᏃ ᎾᏍᎩᏉ ᎠᎺᏉᎯ ᏓᎵᏍᏗᎳᏁᎬ ᎤᏃᎴ ᏧᏃᎸᏔᏂᏙᎰ ᎠᎴ ᏧᎨᎯᏙᎰᎢ.
7 A person of that sort must not expect to receive anything from the Lord--
ᏞᏍᏗ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎠᏍᎦᏯ, ᎤᎬᏫᏳᎯ ᎪᎱᏍᏗ ᏛᎩᏁᎵ, ᏰᎵᏍᎨᏍᏗ.
8 such a one is a man of two minds, undecided in every step he takes.
ᎠᏍᎦᏯ ᏔᎵ ᎢᏳᏓᎢ ᎤᏓᏅᏛᎢ ᎤᏁᏟᏴᏌᏘ ᎨᏐᎢ ᏂᎦᎥ ᏚᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᎲᎢ.
9 Let a brother in humble life rejoice when raised to a higher position;
ᎢᏣᏓᏅᏟ ᎨᏒ ᎤᏲ ᎢᏳᏛᎿᎭᏕᎩ ᏩᎵᎮᎵᎩ ᎠᏥᏌᎳᏓᏅᎢ,
10 but a rich man should rejoice in being brought low, for like flowers among the herbage rich men will pass away.
ᎤᏪᎿᎭᎢᏍᎩᏂ ᎡᎳᏗ ᎾᎬᏁᎸᎢ; ᎧᏃᏍᎦᏰᏃ ᎤᏥᎸᏒ ᏥᎦᎶᏍᎪ ᎾᏍᎩᏯ ᏓᎦᎶᏐᏂ.
11 The sun rises with his scorching heat and dries up the herbage, so that its flowers drop off and the beauty of its appearance perishes, and in the same way rich men with all their prosperity will fade away.
ᎵᎧᎸᎩᏉᏰᏃ ᏅᏙ ᎤᏗᎴᎩ, ᎿᎭᏉ ᎬᏴᏗᏍᎪ ᎧᏃᏍᎦ, ᎠᎴ ᎤᏥᎸᏒ ᎦᏙᎠᏍᎪᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᎤᏬᏚᎯᏳ ᎨᏒ ᎤᏙᏢᏒ ᎠᏲᎪᎢ. ᎾᏍᎩᏯ ᎾᏍᏉ ᎤᏪᎿᎭᎢ ᏓᎬᏴᏏ ᏚᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᎲᎢ.
12 Blessed is he who patiently endures trials; for when he has stood the test, he will gain the victor's crown--even the crown of Life--which the Lord has promised to those who love Him.
ᎣᏏᏳ ᎢᏳᎵᏍᏓᏁᏗ ᎾᏍᎩ Ꮎ ᎠᏍᎦᏯ ᎤᎪᎵᏰᏍᎩ ᏧᏱᎵᏙᎰ ᎬᏂᏗᏳ ᏥᎨᏐᎢ, ᎠᏥᎪᎵᏰᎥᎯᏰᏃ ᎨᏎᏍᏗ ᎬᏂᏛ ᎠᎵᏍᏚᎶ ᎠᏥᏅᏁᏗ ᎨᏎᏍᏗ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᎬᏫᏳᎯ ᏧᏚᎢᏍᏓᏁᎸᎯ ᏥᎩ ᎬᏩᎨᏳᎯ.
13 Let no one say when passing through trial, "My temptation is from God;" for God is incapable of being tempted to do evil, and He Himself tempts no one.
ᏞᏍᏗ ᎩᎶ ᎢᏳᏃ ᎠᏥᎪᎵᏰᏍᎨᏍᏗ, ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎠᎩᎪᎵᏰᎭ ᎤᏛᏅᎩ; ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯᏰᏃ ᎥᏝ ᎦᏰᏥᎪᎵᏰᏗ ᏱᎩ ᎤᏲ ᎠᎬᏓᏁᎲᎢ, ᎥᏝ ᎠᎴ ᎤᏩᏒ ᎩᎶ ᏯᎪᎵᏰᏍᎪᎢ.
14 But when a man is tempted, it is his own passions that carry him away and serve as a bait.
ᎩᎶᏍᎩᏂ ᎠᏥᎪᎵᏰᏍᎪᎢ ᎢᏳᏃ ᎤᏩᏒ ᎤᏚᎵᏍᎬ ᏧᏘᏁᎯ ᎠᎴ ᏧᏌᏛᎥᏍᎪᎢ.
15 Then the passion conceives, and becomes the parent of sin; and sin, when fully matured, gives birth to death.
ᎿᎭᏉᏃ ᎠᏚᎸᏗ ᎨᏒ ᎠᏙᏢᎾ ᎠᏍᎦᏂ ᎦᎾᏄᎪᏫᏍᎪᎢ; ᎠᏍᎦᏂᏃ ᎠᏍᏆᏓ ᎿᎭᏉ ᎠᏲᎱᎯᏍᏗ ᎨᏒ ᎦᎾᏄᎪᏫᏍᎪᎢ.
16 Do not be deceived, my dearly-loved brethren.
ᏞᏍᏗ ᎢᏂᎵᏓᏍᏓᏅᎩ, ᎢᏨᎨᏳᎢ ᎢᏓᏓᏅᏟ;
17 Every gift which is good, and every perfect boon, is from above, and comes down from the Father, who is the source of all Light. In Him there is no variation nor the slightest suggestion of change.
ᏂᎦᎥ ᎣᏍᏛ ᎠᏓᏁᏗ ᎨᏒᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᏂᎦᎥ ᎣᏌᏂ ᎠᏓᏁᏗ ᎨᏒ ᎦᎸᎳᏗ ᏗᏓᎴᎲᏍᎦ ᎠᎴ ᎠᏠᎠᏏᎯᎭ ᏗᏓᎴᎲᏍᎦ ᎠᎦᏴᎵᎨᏍᏛᏱ ᎢᎦᎦᏘ ᎤᏪᎯ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎬᏩᏓᏁᏟᏴᏍᏗ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ ᎨᏒᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᎬᏩᎦᏔᎲᏍᏗ ᎨᏒ ᏄᏓᏴᎳᏛᏫ ᎨᏒᎢ.
18 In accordance with His will He made us His children through the Message of the truth, so that we might, in a sense, be the Firstfruits of the things which He has created.
ᎤᏩᏒ ᎤᏓᏅᏖᏛ ᎢᎩᎾᏄᎪᏫᏒ ᎤᏩᏔᏅ ᎧᏃᎮᏛ ᎦᏰᎪᎩ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎠᏴ ᎢᎬᏱ ᎡᎦᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎾᏍᎩᏯ ᎢᎦᎵᏍᏙᏗᏱ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎨᎦᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎨᏒᎢ.
19 You know this, my dearly-loved brethren. But let every one be quick to hear, slow to speak, and slow to be angry.
ᎾᏍᎩ ᎢᏳᏍᏗ ᎢᏨᎨᏳᎢ ᎢᏓᎵᏅᏟ, ᎾᏂᎥ ᎣᏏᏄᎵᏳ ᎨᏎᏍᏗ Ꮎ ᎤᏛᎪᏗᏱ, ᎤᏍᎦᏃᎵᏳ ᎨᏎᏍᏗ ᎤᏂᏁᎢᏍᏗᏱ, ᎤᏍᎦᏃᎵᏳ ᎤᏂᏔᎳᏬᎯᏍᏗᏱ.
20 For a man's anger does not lead to action which God regards as righteous.
ᏴᏫᏰᏃ ᎤᏔᎳᏬᏍᎬᎢ ᎥᏝ ᏱᎦᎾᏄᎪᏫᏍᎪ ᏚᏳᎪᏛ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎤᏤᎵᎦ.
21 Ridding yourselves, therefore, of all that is vile and of the evil influences which prevail around you, welcome in a humble spirit the Message implanted within you, which is able to save your souls.
ᎾᏍᎩ ᎢᏳᏍᏗ ᎢᏴᏛ ᏂᏨᏁᎮᏍᏗ ᏂᎦᎥ ᎦᏓᎭ ᎨᏒᎢ ᎠᎴ ᎤᎶᏒᏍᏔᏅᎯ ᎤᏲ ᎨᏒᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᎤᏓᏙᎵᏍᏗ ᎢᏨᏔᏅᎭ ᏕᏣᏓᏂᎸᏨᎭ ᎧᏃᎮᏛ ᎬᏱᏝᏅᎯ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᏰᎵᏉ ᏗᎬᏩᏍᏕᎸᏗ ᏥᎩ ᏗᏣᏓᏅᏙᎩ.
22 But prove yourselves obedient to the Message, and do not be mere hearers of it, imposing a delusion upon yourselves.
ᎠᏎᏃ ᎧᏃᎮᏛ ᏂᎦᏪᏍᎬ ᎢᏣᏛᏁᎯ ᎨᏎᏍᏗ, ᏞᏍᏗᏃ ᎢᏣᏛᎩᏍᎩᏉ ᎤᏩᏒ ᏱᎨᏎᏍᏗ, ᎢᏨᏒ ᏱᏣᏓᎵᏓᏍᏗᏍᎨᏍᏗ.
23 For if any one listens but does not obey, he is like a man who carefully looks at his own face in a mirror.
ᎢᏳᏰᏃ ᎩᎶ ᎠᏛᎩᏍᎩᏉ ᏱᎩ ᎢᏯᏛᏁᎯᏃ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ ᏱᎩ ᎧᏃᎮᏛ ᏂᎦᏪᏍᎬᎢ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎠᏍᎦᏯ ᏓᏤᎸ ᏣᎪᏩᏘᏍᎪ ᏄᏍᏛ ᎤᏩᏒ ᎤᎧᏛᎢ ᎠᏓᎨᏗᏱ;
24 Although he has looked carefully at himself, he goes away, and has immediately forgotten the sort of man he is.
ᎤᏩᏒᏰᏃ ᎠᏓᎪᏩᏘᏍᎪᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᎠᏓᏅᏍᎪᎢ, ᎩᎳᏉᏃ ᎢᏴᏛ ᎤᏩᎨᏫᏍᎪ ᏄᏍᏛᎢ.
25 But he who looks closely into the perfect Law--the Law of freedom--and continues looking, he, being not a hearer who forgets, but an obedient doer, will as the result of his obedience be blessed.
ᎩᎶᏍᎩᏂ ᎣᏍᏛ ᎠᎪᎵᏰᏍᎨᏍᏗ ᎠᎧᎵᎸᎯ ᏗᎧᎿᎭᏩᏛᏍᏗ ᎬᏓᎧᎲᏍᎩ ᏥᎩ, ᎠᎴ ᎦᏯᎢᏎᏍᏗ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎠᏍᎦᏯ ᎣᏍᏛ ᎤᏓᏅᏓᏗᏍᏗ ᎨᏎᏍᏗ ᏚᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᎲᎢ, ᎾᏍᎩᏰᏃ ᎤᏩᎨᏫᏌᏘ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ ᎠᏛᎩᏍᎩ, ᏧᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᎯᏍᎩᏂ ᏗᎦᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᏗ ᎨᏒᎢ.
26 If a man thinks that he is scrupulously religious, although he is not curbing his tongue but is deceiving himself, his religious service is worthless.
ᎢᏳᏃ ᎩᎶ ᎢᏤᎲ ᏳᏓᏑᏯ ᏧᏁᎶᏗ ᏱᏅᏩᏍᏗ, ᏂᎦᎾᎯᏍᏗᏍᎬᎾᏃ ᏱᎩ ᎦᏃᎪᎢ, ᎤᏩᏒᏉᏍᎩᏂ ᎤᎾᏫ ᎦᎵᏓᏍᏗᏍᎩ ᏱᎩ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎠᏍᎦᏯ ᏧᏁᎶᏗ ᎨᏒ ᎠᏎᏉᎢ.
27 The religious service which is pure and stainless in the sight of our God and Father is to visit fatherless children and widowed women in their time of trouble, and to keep one's own self unspotted from the world.
ᎣᏍᏛ ᏗᏁᎶᏙᏗ ᎨᏒ ᎠᎴ ᎦᏓᎭ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ ᎠᎦᏔᎲ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎠᎦᏴᎵᎨᎢ, ᎯᎠ ᏄᏍᏗ, ᏗᏩᏛᎯᏓᏍᏗᏱ ᏧᎾᏓᏂᏯᏛ ᎠᎴ ᏧᏃᏑᎶᏨᎯ ᎤᏲ ᏄᎾᏛᎾᏕᎬᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᎤᎵᏍᏆᏂᎪᏙᏗᏱ ᎤᏩᏒ ᏄᏚᏯᏍᏛᎾ ᎢᏳᎵᏍᏙᏗᏱ ᎡᎶᎯ ᎠᏁᎯ ᏄᎾᏍᏛ ᎢᏳᎵᏍᏙᏗᏱ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ.
