Santiago 4
1 ¿Jawjeꞌ kape wi ri nim taq chꞌoꞌj xuqujeꞌ ri nitzꞌ taq chꞌoꞌj ri kakꞌulmataj chiꞌxoꞌl? ¿La man kꞌu kakꞌulmataj wa rumal ri itzel taq rayinik ri kꞌo pa iwanimaꞌ?
Whence [come] wars and whence [come] fightings among you? [come they] not hence, [even] of your pleasures that war in your members?
2 Man kixkwin taj chuloqꞌik ri jastaq ri kirayij, kixkamisanik rumal ri tiꞌtatem ri kꞌo chiꞌwe. Kixkꞌankꞌatik rumal riꞌ kixchꞌoꞌjinik. Maj kꞌo iwukꞌ rumal man kitata che ri Dios.
Ye lust, and have not: ye kill, and covet, and cannot obtain: ye fight and war; ye have not, because ye ask not.
3 Man kayaꞌtaj taj ri jastaq ri kito rumal che etzelal kikoj wi, xaq rech ri itzel taq irayinik.
Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may spend [it] in your pleasures.
4 ¡Winaq ri man utz ta iwanimaꞌ rukꞌ ri Dios! ¿La man iwetaꞌm chi ri keꞌ ranimaꞌ rukꞌ ri jastaq rech uwachulew kubꞌan ukꞌulel riꞌ che ri Dios? Xapachin ri keꞌ ukꞌuꞌx rukꞌ ri jastaq rech uwachulew kubꞌan ukꞌulel che ri Dios.
Ye adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? Whosoever therefore would be a friend of the world maketh himself an enemy of God.
5 ¿Teꞌq pikꞌuꞌx chi xaq bꞌanoj tzij ri kubꞌij ri utzij ri Dios are kubꞌij chi sibꞌalaj kuloqꞌaj ri Uxlabꞌixel ri kꞌo pa qanimaꞌ?
Or think ye that the scripture speaketh in vain? Doth the spirit which he made to dwell in us long unto envying?
6 Ri Dios pa ri utoqꞌobꞌ kujutoꞌo. Rumal riꞌ kubꞌij pa ri tzꞌibꞌatalik: Ri Dios man kuꞌkꞌamawaꞌj taj ri nimal kakinaꞌo, xaq xwi nim keꞌrilo ri kakimochꞌ kibꞌ.
But he giveth more grace. Wherefore [the scripture] saith, God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace to the humble.
7 Chimochꞌo iwibꞌ choch ri Dios, rech kixukꞌamawaꞌj. Man kiya ta bꞌe che ri Itzel kok chiꞌwe xaq jeriꞌ kanimaj bꞌik.
Be subject therefore unto God; but resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
8 Chixqebꞌ rukꞌ ri Dios rech kaqet are iwukꞌ. ¡Aꞌjmakibꞌ chichꞌajchꞌobꞌej iwibꞌ! Ri man qas tzij taj ix kꞌolik, chichꞌajchꞌobꞌej ri iwanimaꞌ.
Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye doubleminded.
9 Chikꞌamawaꞌj uqꞌabꞌ chi maj kꞌo iwukꞌ, chixoqꞌoq, kꞌax chinaꞌ. Chikꞌexa ri itzeꞌ pa oqꞌej xuqujeꞌ ri ikiꞌkotemal pa bꞌis.
Be afflicted, and mourn, and weep: let your laughter be turned to mourning, and your joy to heaviness.
10 Chimochꞌo iwibꞌ cho ri Dios rech kuya na iqꞌij.
Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall exalt you.
11 Qachalal, mibꞌij kꞌax chibꞌil taq iwibꞌ. We kꞌo jun itzel katzijon che ri rachalal, o wine kuqꞌat tzij puꞌwiꞌ, tajin karetzelaj riꞌ ri taqanik, man tajin ta kunimaj riꞌ ri taqanik xane tajin karesaj uwach ri qꞌatal tzij.
Speak not one against another, brethren. He that speaketh against a brother, or judgeth his brother, speaketh against the law, and judgeth the law: but if thou judgest the law, thou art not a doer of the law, but a judge.
12 Xa jun ri Dios qꞌatal tzij, ri kakwinik kakolonik xuqujeꞌ kubꞌan kꞌax. Are kꞌu ri at, ¿jachin jun jeꞌ kanaꞌo cher kaqꞌat tzij puꞌwiꞌ ri ajil tzꞌaqat?
One [only] is the lawgiver and judge, [even] he who is able to save and to destroy: but who art thou that judgest thy neighbour?
13 Chitampe ri kinbꞌij, ix kibꞌij kamik kujeꞌ pa we jun tinimit riꞌ, kujkꞌojiꞌk jun junabꞌ chilaꞌ, kaqabꞌan qakꞌay rech kaqachꞌek qarajil.
Go to now, ye that say, Today or tomorrow we will go into this city, and spend a year there, and trade, and get gain:
14 ¡Man ne iwetaꞌm taj jas ri kakꞌulmataj chweꞌq! ¿La iwetaꞌm jas rukꞌ kajunumataj wi ri ikꞌaslemal? Jer ix kꞌo ri sutzꞌ xaq kꞌa te kukꞌut qꞌanoq ribꞌ xuqujeꞌ xaq kꞌa teꞌ kasachik.
whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow. What is your life? For ye are a vapour, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away.
15 Ri qas rajawaxik kibꞌij are: we karaj ri Ajawxel kujkꞌasiꞌk, kujkꞌasiꞌ waꞌ rech kaqabꞌano ri qachomam ubꞌanik.
For that ye ought to say, If the Lord will, we shall both live, and do this or that.
16 Man je ta kꞌu riꞌ tajin kibꞌano, kinaꞌ nimal che taq ri iwetzelal, man utz ta kꞌut unaꞌik nimal.
But now ye glory in your vauntings: all such glorying is evil.
17 Xaq jeriꞌ xapachin ri retaꞌm ubꞌanik utzilal kꞌa te riꞌ man kuchakubꞌej taj, kamakunik.
To him therefore that knoweth to do good, and doeth it not, to him it is sin.
