Ιακωβου 4

1 ποθεν πολεμοι και μαχαι εν υμιν ουκ εντευθεν εκ των ηδονων υμων των στρατευομενων εν τοις μελεσιν υμων

From whence are wars and contentions among you? Are they not hence, from your concupiscences, which war in your members?

2 επιθυμειτε και ουκ εχετε φονευετε και ζηλουτε και ου δυνασθε επιτυχειν μαχεσθε και πολεμειτε ουκ εχετε δε δια το μη αιτεισθαι υμας

You covet, and have not: you kill, and envy, and can not obtain. You contend and war, and you have not, because you ask not.

3 αιτειτε και ου λαμβανετε διοτι κακως αιτεισθε ινα εν ταις ηδοναις υμων δαπανησητε

You ask, and receive not; because you ask amiss: that you may consume it on your concupiscences.

4 μοιχοι και μοιχαλιδες ουκ οιδατε οτι η φιλια του κοσμου εχθρα του θεου εστιν ος αν ουν βουληθη φιλος ειναι του κοσμου εχθρος του θεου καθισταται

Adulterers, know you not that the friendship of this world is the enemy of God? Whosoever therefore will be a friend of this world, becometh an enemy of God.

5 η δοκειτε οτι κενως η γραφη λεγει προς φθονον επιποθει το πνευμα ο κατωκησεν εν ημιν

Or do you think that the scripture saith in vain: To envy doth the spirit covet which dwelleth in you?

6 μειζονα δε διδωσιν χαριν διο λεγει ο θεος υπερηφανοις αντιτασσεται ταπεινοις δε διδωσιν χαριν

But he giveth greater grace. Wherefore he saith: God resisteth the proud, and giveth grace to the humble.

7 υποταγητε ουν τω θεω αντιστητε τω διαβολω και φευξεται αφ υμων

Be subject therefore to God, but resist the devil, and he will fly from you.

8 εγγισατε τω θεω και εγγιει υμιν καθαρισατε χειρας αμαρτωλοι και αγνισατε καρδιας διψυχοι

Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners: and purify your hearts, ye double minded.

9 ταλαιπωρησατε και πενθησατε και κλαυσατε ο γελως υμων εις πενθος μεταστραφητω και η χαρα εις κατηφειαν

Be afflicted, and mourn, and weep: let your laughter be turned into mourning, and your joy into sorrow.

10 ταπεινωθητε ενωπιον του κυριου και υψωσει υμας

Be humbled in the sight of the Lord, and he will exalt you.

11 μη καταλαλειτε αλληλων αδελφοι ο καταλαλων αδελφου και κρινων τον αδελφον αυτου καταλαλει νομου και κρινει νομον ει δε νομον κρινεις ουκ ει ποιητης νομου αλλα κριτης

Detract not one another, my brethren. He that detracteth his brother, or he that judgeth his brother, detracteth the law, and judgeth the law. But if thou judge the law, thou art not a doer of the law, but a judge.

12 εις εστιν ο νομοθετης ο δυναμενος σωσαι και απολεσαι συ τις ει ος κρινεις τον ετερον

There is one lawgiver, and judge, that is able to destroy and to deliver.

13 αγε νυν οι λεγοντες σημερον και αυριον πορευσωμεθα εις τηνδε την πολιν και ποιησωμεν εκει ενιαυτον ενα και εμπορευσωμεθα και κερδησωμεν

But who art thou that judgest thy neighbour? Behold, now you that say: Today or tomorrow we will go into such a city, and there we will spend a year, and will traffic, and make our gain.

14 οιτινες ουκ επιστασθε το της αυριον ποια γαρ η ζωη υμων ατμις γαρ εστιν η προς ολιγον φαινομενη επειτα δε αφανιζομενη

Whereas you know not what shall be on the morrow.

15 αντι του λεγειν υμας εαν ο κυριος θεληση και ζησωμεν και ποιησωμεν τουτο η εκεινο

For what is your life? It is a vapour which appeareth for a little while, and afterwards shall vanish away. For that you should say: If the Lord will, and if we shall live, we will do this or that.

16 νυν δε καυχασθε εν ταις αλαζονειαις υμων πασα καυχησις τοιαυτη πονηρα εστιν

But now you rejoice in your arrogancies. All such rejoicing is wicked.

17 ειδοτι ουν καλον ποιειν και μη ποιουντι αμαρτια αυτω εστιν

To him therefore who knoweth to do good, and doth it not, to him it is sin.