< James 1 >

1 James, of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ a servant, to the Twelve Tribes who are in the dispersion: Hail!
James of God and of [the] Lord Jesus Christ a servant To the twelve tribes in the Dispersion Greeting.
2 All joy count [it], my brethren, when ye may fall into temptations manifold;
All joy do esteem [it], brothers of mine, when trials you may fall into various,
3 knowing that the proof of your faith doth work endurance,
knowing that the testing of your faith produces endurance;
4 and let the endurance have a perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire — in nothing lacking;
And endurance work [its] perfect should have, so that you may be perfect and complete in nothing lacking.
5 and if any of you do lack wisdom, let him ask from God, who is giving to all liberally, and not reproaching, and it shall be given to him;
If now any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask from the [One] giving God to all generously and (not *NK(o)*) finding fault, and it will be given to him.
6 and let him ask in faith, nothing doubting, for he who is doubting hath been like a wave of the sea, driven by wind and tossed,
he should ask however in faith nothing doubting; The [one] for doubting he has been likened to a wave of [the] sea being blown by the wind and being tossed by the wind.
7 for let not that man suppose that he shall receive anything from the Lord —
Not for should suppose the man that that he will receive anything from the Lord;
8 a two-souled man [is] unstable in all his ways.
[He is] a man double-minded unstable in all the ways of him.
9 And let the brother who is low rejoice in his exaltation,
should boast however the brother of low degree in the exaltation of him,
10 and the rich in his becoming low, because as a flower of grass he shall pass away;
he who [is] then rich in the humiliation of him because like a flower of grass he will pass away.
11 for the sun did rise with the burning heat, and did wither the grass, and the flower of it fell, and the grace of its appearance did perish, so also the rich in his way shall fade away!
Has risen for the sun with [its] burning heat and withered the grass and the flower of it has fallen and the beauty of the appearance of it has perished; Thus also the rich [man] in the midst of the pursuits of him will fade away.
12 Happy the man who doth endure temptation, because, becoming approved, he shall receive the crown of the life, which the Lord did promise to those loving Him.
Blessed [is the] man who endures trial, because approved having been he will receive the crown of life that He has promised (the Lord *K*) to those loving Him.
13 Let no one say, being tempted — 'From God I am tempted,' for God is not tempted of evil, and Himself doth tempt no one,
No one being tempted should say that By (*k*) God I am being tempted; For God unable to be tempted is by evils, tempts now He Himself no [one];
14 and each one is tempted, by his own desires being led away and enticed,
A man however is tempted by the own desire being drawn away and being enticed;
15 afterward the desire having conceived, doth give birth to sin, and the sin having been perfected, doth bring forth death.
Then desire having conceived it gives birth to sin, and sin having become fully grown it brings forth death.
16 Be not led astray, my brethren beloved;
Not do be misled, brothers of mine beloved;
17 every good giving, and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the lights, with whom is no variation, or shadow of turning;
Every act of giving good and every gift perfect from above is coming down from the Father of lights with whom not there is variation or of shifting shadow.
18 having counselled, He did beget us with a word of truth, for our being a certain first-fruit of His creatures.
Having willed [it] He brought forth us by [the] word of truth, for to be us firstfruits a certain of His creatures.
19 So then, my brethren beloved, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger,
(You should know *N(K)O*) brothers of mine beloved; should be (however *no*) every man swift unto to hear, slow unto to speak, slow unto anger.
20 for the wrath of a man the righteousness of God doth not work;
[the] anger for of man [the] righteousness of God not (works. *N(k)O*)
21 wherefore having put aside all filthiness and superabundance of evil, in meekness be receiving the engrafted word, that is able to save your souls;
Therefore having put aside all filthiness and excess of wickedness in humility do receive the implanted word which is being able to save the souls of you.
22 and become ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves,
do be however doers of [the] word and not only hearers deceiving yourselves.
23 because, if any one is a hearer of the word and not a doer, this one hath been like to a man viewing his natural face in a mirror,
because if anyone a hearer of [the] word is and not a doer, this one has been likened to a man looking at the face the natural of him in a mirror;
24 for he did view himself, and hath gone away, and immediately he did forget of what kind he was;
he has viewed for himself and has gone away and immediately he has forgotten what like he was.
25 and he who did look into the perfect law — that of liberty, and did continue there, this one — not a forgetful hearer becoming, but a doer of work — this one shall be happy in his doing.
The [one] however having looked intently into [the] law perfect that of freedom and having continued in [it], (this *k*) not a hearer forgetful having been but a doer of [the] work — this one blessed in the work to be done by him will be.
26 If any one doth think to be religious among you, not bridling his tongue, but deceiving his heart, of this one vain [is] the religion;
If anyone seems religious to be (among you *K*) not bridling [the] tongue (of him *NK(o)*) but deceiving [the] heart (of him, *NK(o)*) of this one worthless [is] the religion.
27 religion pure and undefiled with the God and Father is this, to look after orphans and widows in their tribulation — unspotted to keep himself from the world.
Religion pure and undefiled before the God and Father this is, to visit orphans and widows in the tribulation of them, unstained oneself to keep from the world.

< James 1 >