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 wars and whence fightings among you? are they not from hence—due to your pleasures which are taking the field 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 covet—and have not, ye commit murder, and are jealous—and cannot obtain, —ye fight and war. Ye have not—because ye do not really ask,
3 Mangataka ianareo, nefa tsy mahazo ihany, satria diso fangataka, mba holaninareo amin’ ny filanareo.
Ye ask and receive not, because that, basely, ye ask, in order that, in your pleasures, ye may spend [it].
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.
Adulteresses! Know ye not that, the friendship of the world, is, enmity to God? Whosoever, therefore, is minded to be, a friend, of the world, an enemy of God, doth constitute himself.
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, in vain, the scripture speaketh? Is it, for envying, that the spirit which hath taken an abode within us doth crave?
6 Nefa manome fahasoavana bebe kokoa Izy. Koa hoy izy: “Andriamanitra manohitra ny mpiavonavona, fa manome fahasoavana ho an’ ny manetry tena”.
Howbeit he giveth, greater, favour. Wherefore it saith—God, against the haughty, arrayeth himself, Whereas, unto the lowly, he giveth favour.
7 Ka dia maneke an Andriamanitra ianareo; ary manohera ny devoly, dia handositra anareo izy.
Range yourselves, therefore, under God, but withstand the adversary, 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 near unto God, and he will draw near unto you. Cleanse hands, sinners! Chasten hearts, double souls!
9 Oria, sy mitomania, ary midradradradrà; aoka hody fitomaniana ny fihomehezanareo, ary hody fanjoretana ny fifalianareo.
Be miserable and lament and weep, let, your laughter, into lamentation, be turned, and, your joy, into dejection;
10 Manetre tena eo anatrehan’ ny Tompo, dia hanandratra anareo Izy.
Be made low in presence of the Lord, and he will lift you up.
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.
Be not speaking one against another, brethren! He that speaketh against a brother, or judgeth his brother, speaketh against law, and judgeth law; Now, if, upon law, thou art passing judgment, thou art not a doer of 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, is Lawgiver and Judge—He who hath power 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,
Come now! ye that say—Today or To-morrow, we will journey unto this city here, and will spend there a year, and will 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.
Men who are not versed in the morrow—of what sort your life [will be]; for ye are, a vapour—for a little, appearing, then, just disappearing!
15 Fa aleo manao izao: Raha sitrapon’ ny Tompo, ka velona izahay, dia hataonay izao na izany.
Instead of your saying—If, the Lord, be pleased, we shall both, live and do this or that;
16 Fa izao dia mirehareha amin’ ny fahasahianareo ianareo; ratsy ny fireharehana rehetra toy izany.
Whereas, now, are ye boasting in your pretensions: —All boasting like this, is, wicked,
17 Koa izay mahalala hanao soa, nefa tsy manao, dia heloka ho azy izany.
To him, therefore, who knoweth how to be doing, a right thing, and is not doing it, it is, sin, unto him.
