James 1
1 James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes which are in the Dispersion: Greetings.
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 Count it all joy, my brothers, when you fall into various temptations,
Koeinaakhqi, kyinaak soepkep nami huh hoei awh ce, awmhlynaak na poek law uh,
3 knowing that the testing of your faith produces endurance.
kawtih nangmih ak cangnaak noek adak naak ing yh thainaak awm sak hy.
4 Let endurance have its perfect work, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.
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 But if any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and without reproach, and it will be given to him.
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 let him ask in faith, without any doubting, for he who doubts is like a wave of the sea, driven by the wind and tossed.
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 For that man shouldn’t think that he will receive anything from the Lord.
Cemyih ak thlang ing Bawipa venawh kaw ik-oeih huh aham koeh poek seh.
8 He is a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways.
Cemyih ak thlang taw kawlung ak lak law plak, ik-oeih a sainaak hoei awh amak cak ak thlang ni.
9 Let the brother in humble circumstances glory in his high position;
Ak nem na kawdungnaak ing ak awm thlang ing dyih hun ak sang awh a zoeksang qu aham awm hy.
10 and the rich, in that he is made humble, because like the flower in the grass, he will pass away.
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 For the sun arises with the scorching wind and withers the grass; and the flower in it falls, and the beauty of its appearance perishes. So the rich man will also fade away in his pursuits.
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 Blessed is a person who endures temptation, for when he has been approved, he will receive the crown of life which the Lord promised 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 Let no man say when he is tempted, “I am tempted by God,” for God can’t be tempted by evil, and he himself tempts no one.
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 each one is tempted when he is drawn away by his own lust and enticed.
Cehlai thlang boeih ing amah ak che ngaihnaak awh ni sykzoeknaak ce a huh hy, cawh sykzoeknaak ing sawi nawh zoek hy.
15 Then the lust, when it has conceived, bears sin. The sin, when it is full grown, produces death.
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 Don’t be deceived, my beloved brothers.
Koeinaakhqi, u ingawm koeh ni thai nak khqi seh.
17 Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom can be no variation nor turning shadow.
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 Of his own will he gave birth to us by the word of truth, that we should be a kind of first fruits of his creatures.
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 So, then, my beloved brothers, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, and slow to anger;
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 for the anger of man doesn’t produce the righteousness of God.
Ikawtih kawsonaak ing Khawsak kawngaih khawsak dyngnaak ben ikaw awm am haw law hy.
21 Therefore, putting away all filthiness and overflowing of wickedness, receive with humility the implanted word, which is able to save your souls.
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 But be doers of the word, and not only hearers, deluding your own selves.
Namah ingkaw namah qaainaak ham, awi ce ang ngai doeng na koeh ngai law doek uh. Ak kqawn ce sai law uh.
23 For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man looking at his natural face in a mirror;
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 for he sees himself, and goes away, and immediately forgets what kind of man he was.
amah ingkaw amah toek qu nawh a ceh coeng awhtaw ikawmyihna a awm tice hilh pahoei hy.
25 But he who looks into the perfect law of freedom and continues, not being a hearer who forgets but a doer of the work, this man will be blessed in what he does.
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 If anyone amongst you thinks himself to be religious while he doesn’t bridle his tongue, but deceives his heart, this man’s religion is worthless.
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 Pure religion and undefiled before our God and Father is this: to visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep oneself unstained by the world.
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.
