Jakoba 4
1 Avy aiza ny ady, ary avy aiza ny fifandirana eo aminareo? Tsy izao va no ihaviany, dia ny filanareo izay miady ao anatin’ ny momba ny tenanareo?
Whence [come] wars and whence [come] fightings among you? [come they] not hence, [even] of your pleasures that war in your members?
2 Mila ianareo, nefa tsy manana ihany; mamono sy mitsiriritra ianareo, nefa tsy mahazo ihany; mifanditra sy miady ianareo; tsy manana ianareo, satria tsy mangataka.
Ye lust, and have not: ye kill, and covet, and cannot obtain: ye fight and war; ye have not, because ye ask not.
3 Mangataka ianareo, nefa tsy mahazo ihany, satria diso fangataka, mba holaninareo amin’ ny filanareo.
Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may spend [it] in your pleasures.
4 Ry mpisintaka mijangajanga, tsy fantatrareo va fa fandrafiana an’ Andriamanitra ny fisakaizana amin’ izao tontolo izao? Koa na iza na iza te-ho sakaizan’ izao tontolo izao, dia fahavalon’ Andriamanitra izy.
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 Ary ataonareo va fa miteny foana ny Soratra Masìna? Ny fanahy, izay nampitoeriny ato anatintsika dia iriny amin’ ny fahasaro-piaro.
Or think ye that the scripture speaketh in vain? Doth the spirit which he made to dwell in us long unto envying?
6 Nefa manome fahasoavana bebe kokoa Izy. Koa hoy izy: “Andriamanitra manohitra ny mpiavonavona, fa manome fahasoavana ho an’ ny manetry tena”.
But he giveth more grace. Wherefore [the scripture] saith, God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace to the humble.
7 Ka dia maneke an Andriamanitra ianareo; ary manohera ny devoly, dia handositra anareo izy.
Be subject therefore unto God; but resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
8 Manatòna an’ Andriamanitra, dia hanatona anareo Izy. Diovy ny tananareo, ry mpanota; ary ataovy madio ny fonareo, ry mpiroa saina.
Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye doubleminded.
9 Oria, sy mitomania, ary midradradradrà; aoka hody fitomaniana ny fihomehezanareo, ary hody fanjoretana ny fifalianareo.
Be afflicted, and mourn, and weep: let your laughter be turned to mourning, and your joy to heaviness.
10 Manetre tena eo anatrehan’ ny Tompo, dia hanandratra anareo Izy.
Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall exalt you.
11 Aza mifanaratsy, ry rahalahy. Izay manaratsy rahalahy na mitsara ny rahalahiny dia manaratsy ny lalàna sy mitsara ny lalàna; fa raha mitsara ny lalàna ianao, dia tsy mpankatò ny lalàna, fa mpitsara.
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 Iray ihany no Mpanome lalàna sy Mpitsara, dia Ilay mahavonjy sy mahavery; fa iza moa ianao, no mitsara ny namanao?
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 He! ianareo izay manao hoe: Anio na ampitso dia hankany Ananona izahay ary hitoetra any herintaona ka hividy sy hivarotra ary hahazo tombom-barotra,
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 kanefa tsy mahalala ny ho ampitso ianareo. Inona moa ny ainareo? Fa zavona ihany ianareo, izay miseho vetivety, dia levona.
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 Fa aleo manao izao: Raha sitrapon’ ny Tompo, ka velona izahay, dia hataonay izao na izany.
For that ye ought to say, If the Lord will, we shall both live, and do this or that.
16 Fa izao dia mirehareha amin’ ny fahasahianareo ianareo; ratsy ny fireharehana rehetra toy izany.
But now ye glory in your vauntings: all such glorying is evil.
17 Koa izay mahalala hanao soa, nefa tsy manao, dia heloka ho azy izany.
To him therefore that knoweth to do good, and doeth it not, to him it is sin.
