1:1 ⧉ ⤴︎ Ἰάκωβος θεοῦ καὶ κυρίου Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ δοῦλος ταῖς δώδεκα φυλαῖς ταῖς ἐν τῇ διασπορᾷ χαίρειν .
Jacobus , Dei et Domini nostri Jesu Christi servus , duodecim tribubus , quae sunt in dispersione , salutem .
እምያዕቆብ ገብረ እግዚአብሔር ወእግዚእነ ኢየሱስ ክርስቶስ ለዐሠርቱ ወክልኤቱ ሕዝበ ድዮስጶራ ሰላም ለክሙ ።
James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes which are in the Dispersion: Greetings.
1:2 ⧉ ⤴︎ Πᾶσαν χαρὰν ἡγήσασθε , ἀδελφοί μου , ὅταν πειρασμοῖς περιπέσητε ποικίλοις ,
Omne gaudium existimate fratres mei , cum in tentationes varias incideritis :
ኦ አኀው ኩኑ በኵሉ ፍሥሓ ሶበ መንሱት ይመጽአክሙ ዘዘ ዚኣሁ ።
Count it all joy, my brothers, when you fall into various temptations,
1:3 ⧉ ⤴︎ γινώσκοντες ὅτι τὸ δοκίμιον ὑμῶν τῆς πίστεως κατεργάζεται ὑπομονήν .
scientes quod probatio fidei vestrae patientiam operatur .
እንዘ ተአምሩ ከመ መከራሃ ለሃይማኖትክሙ ትዕግሥተ ይገብር ለክሙ ።
knowing that the testing of your faith produces endurance.
1:4 ⧉ ⤴︎ ἡ δὲ ὑπομονὴ ἔργον τέλειον ἐχέτω , ἵνα ἦτε τέλειοι καὶ ὁλόκληροι , ἐν μηδενὶ λειπόμενοι .
Patientia autem opus perfectum habet : ut sitis perfecti et integri in nullo deficientes .
ወትዕግሥትሰ ግብር ፍጹም ባቲ ከመ ትኩኑ ፍጹማነ ወጥዑያነ እንዘ አልቦ ዘተኀጥኡ ።
Let endurance have its perfect work, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.
1:5 ⧉ ⤴︎ εἰ δέ τις ὑμῶν λείπεται σοφίας , αἰτείτω παρὰ τοῦ διδόντος θεοῦ πᾶσιν ἁπλῶς καὶ μὴ ὀνειδίζοντος , καὶ δοθήσεται αὐτῷ .
Si quis autem vestrum indiget sapientia , postulet a Deo , qui dat omnibus affluenter , et non improperat : et dabitur ei .
ወእመሰ ቦ ዘኀጥኣ ለጥበብ ለይስአል ኀበ ወሃቢ እግዚአብሔር ዘይሁብ ለኵሉ በስፉሕ እንዘ ኢይትዔየር ወኢይዘረኪ ወይትወሀብ ሎቱ ።
But if any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and without reproach, and it will be given to him.
1:6 ⧉ ⤴︎ αἰτείτω δὲ ἐν πίστει , μηδὲν διακρινόμενος · ὁ γὰρ διακρινόμενος ἔοικεν κλύδωνι θαλάσσης ἀνεμιζομένῳ καὶ ῥιπιζομένῳ .
Postulet autem in fide nihil haesitans : qui enim haesitat , similis est fluctui maris , qui a vento movetur et circumfertur :
ወይስአል እንዘ ይትአመን ወኢይናፍቅ እስመ ዘይናፍቅሰ ይከውን ከመ ሞገደ ባሕር እንተ ይዘብጣ ነፋስ ወያነውኃ ።
But let him ask in faith, without any doubting, for he who doubts is like a wave of the sea, driven by the wind and tossed.
1:7 ⧉ ⤴︎ μὴ γὰρ οἰέσθω ὁ ἄνθρωπος ἐκεῖνος ὅτι λήμψεταί τι παρὰ τοῦ κυρίου ,
non ergo aestimet homo ille quod accipiat aliquid a Domino .
ወኢይምሰሎ ለውእቱ ብእሲ ከመ ዘይነሥእ ምንተኒ እምኀበ እግዚአብሔር ።
For that man shouldn’t think that he will receive anything from the Lord.
1:8 ⧉ ⤴︎ ἀνὴρ δίψυχος , ἀκατάστατος ἐν πάσαις ταῖς ὁδοῖς αὐτοῦ .
Vir duplex animo inconstans est in omnibus viis suis .
እስመ ብእሲ ዘክልኤ ልቡ ህዉክ ውእቱ በኵሉ ፍኖቱ ።
He is a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways.
1:9 ⧉ ⤴︎ Καυχάσθω δὲ ὁ ἀδελφὸς ὁ ταπεινὸς ἐν τῷ ὕψει αὐτοῦ ,
Glorietur autem frater humilis in exaltatione sua :
ለይትመካሕ እኁነ ነዳይ በተልዕሎቱ ።
Let the brother in humble circumstances glory in his high position;
1:10 ⧉ ⤴︎ ὁ δὲ πλούσιος ἐν τῇ ταπεινώσει αὐτοῦ , ὅτι ὡς ἄνθος χόρτου παρελεύσεται .
dives autem in humilitate sua , quoniam sicut flos foeni transibit ;
ወባዕልሰ በተትሕቶቱ እስመ ከመ ፍሬ ሣዕር የኀልፍ ።
and the rich, in that he is made humble, because like the flower in the grass, he will pass away.
1:11 ⧉ ⤴︎ ἀνέτειλεν γὰρ ὁ ἥλιος σὺν τῷ καύσωνι καὶ ἐξήρανεν τὸν χόρτον , καὶ τὸ ἄνθος αὐτοῦ ἐξέπεσεν καὶ ἡ εὐπρέπεια τοῦ προσώπου αὐτοῦ ἀπώλετο · οὕτως καὶ ὁ πλούσιος ἐν ταῖς πορείαις αὐτοῦ μαρανθήσεται .
exortus est enim sol cum ardore , et arefecit foenum , et flos ejus decidit , et decor vultus ejus deperiit : ita et dives in itineribus suis marcescet .
እምከመ ሠረቀ ፀሓይ ምስለ ላህቡ ያየብሶ ለሣዕር ወፍሬሁኒ ይወድቅ ወሥነ ራእዩኒ ይትኀጐል ከማሁኬ ባዕልኒ በፍናዊሁ ይጸመሂ ።
For the sun arises with the scorching wind and withers the grass; and the flower in it falls, and the beauty of its appearance perishes. So the rich man will also fade away in his pursuits.
1:12 ⧉ ⤴︎ Μακάριος ἀνὴρ ὃς ὑπομένει πειρασμόν , ὅτι δόκιμος γενόμενος λήμψεται τὸν στέφανον τῆς ζωῆς , ὃν ἐπηγγείλατο τοῖς ἀγαπῶσιν αὐτόν .
Beatus vir qui suffert tentationem : quoniam cum probatus fuerit , accipiet coronam vitae , quam repromisit Deus diligentibus se .
ወብፁዕ ብእሲ ዘይትዔገሣ ለእኪት እስመ ተመኪሮ ይነሥእ አክሊለ ሕይወት ዘአሰፈዎሙ እግዚአብሔር ለእለ ያፈቅርዎ ።
Blessed is a person who endures temptation, for when he has been approved, he will receive the crown of life which the Lord promised to those who love him.
1:13 ⧉ ⤴︎ μηδεὶς πειραζόμενος λεγέτω ὅτι ἀπὸ θεοῦ πειράζομαι · ὁ γὰρ θεὸς ἀπείραστός ἐστιν κακῶν , πειράζει δὲ αὐτὸς οὐδένα .
Nemo cum tentatur , dicat quoniam a Deo tentatur : Deus enim intentator malorum est : ipse autem neminem tentat .
ወእመ ቦ ዘይትሜከር ኢይበል እግዚአብሔር ያሜክረኒ እስመ እግዚአብሔር ኢያሜክር ለእኪት ወውእቱሰ ኢያሜክር ወኢመነሂ ።
Let no man say when he is tempted, “I am tempted by God,” for God can’t be tempted by evil, and he himself tempts no one.
1:14 ⧉ ⤴︎ ἕκαστος δὲ πειράζεται ὑπὸ τῆς ἰδίας ἐπιθυμίας ἐξελκόμενος καὶ δελεαζόμενος ·
Unusquisque vero tentatur a concupiscentia sua abstractus , et illectus .
አላ አሐዱ አሐዱ ይትሜከር በፍትወተ እንቲኣሁ ወይወፅእ ኀቤሃ ወይደነግፅ ።
But each one is tempted when he is drawn away by his own lust and enticed.
1:15 ⧉ ⤴︎ εἶτα ἡ ἐπιθυμία συλλαβοῦσα τίκτει ἁμαρτίαν , ἡ δὲ ἁμαρτία ἀποτελεσθεῖσα ἀποκύει θάνατον .
Deinde concupiscentia cum conceperit , parit peccatum : peccatum vero cum consummatum fuerit , generat mortem .
ወፍትወትሰ እምከመ ፀንሰት ትወልዳ ለኀጢአት ወኀጢአትኒ እምከመ ተፈጸመት ትወልዳ ለሞት ።
Then the lust, when it has conceived, bears sin. The sin, when it is full grown, produces death.
1:16 ⧉ ⤴︎ Μὴ πλανᾶσθε , ἀδελφοί μου ἀγαπητοί .
Nolite itaque errare , fratres mei dilectissimi .
ኢያስሕቱክሙ አኀዊነ ፍቁራን ።
Don’t be deceived, my beloved brothers.
1:17 ⧉ ⤴︎ πᾶσα δόσις ἀγαθὴ καὶ πᾶν δώρημα τέλειον ἄνωθέν ἐστιν , καταβαῖνον ἀπὸ τοῦ πατρὸς τῶν φώτων , παρ’ ᾧ οὐκ ἔνι παραλλαγὴ ἢ τροπῆς ἀποσκίασμα .
Omne datum optimum , et omne donum perfectum desursum est , descendens a Patre luminum , apud quem non est transmutatio , nec vicissitudinis obumbratio .
ኵሉ ሀብት ሠናይ ወኵሉ ፍት ፍጹም እምላዕሉ ይእቲ ትወርድ እምኀበ አቡሃ ለብርሃን ውእቱ ዘአልቦ ተውላጥ ኀቤሁ ወአልቦ ምንትኒ ዘያመሥጥ እምእዴሁ ።
Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom can be no variation nor turning shadow.
1:18 ⧉ ⤴︎ βουληθεὶς ἀπεκύησεν ἡμᾶς λόγῳ ἀληθείας , εἰς τὸ εἶναι ἡμᾶς ἀπαρχήν τινα τῶν αὐτοῦ κτισμάτων .
Voluntarie enim genuit nos verbo veritatis , ut simus initium aliquod creaturae ejus .
እስመ በፈቃዱ ወለደነ በቃለ ጽድቁ ከመ ንኩን ቀደምተ ለፍጥረቱ ።
Of his own will he gave birth to us by the word of truth, that we should be a kind of first fruits of his creatures.
1:19 ⧉ ⤴︎ Ἴστε , ἀδελφοί μου ἀγαπητοί . ἔστω δὲ πᾶς ἄνθρωπος ταχὺς εἰς τὸ ἀκοῦσαι , βραδὺς εἰς τὸ λαλῆσαι , βραδὺς εἰς ὀργήν ·
Scitis , fratres mei dilectissimi . Sit autem omnis homo velox ad audiendum : tardus autem ad loquendum , et tardus ad iram .
ወይእዜኒ አኀዊነ ኩኑ ወይኩን ኵሉ ብእሲ ፍጡነ ለሰሚዕ ወጕንዱየ ለነቢብ ወጕንዱየ ለመዓት ።
So, then, my beloved brothers, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, and slow to anger;
1:20 ⧉ ⤴︎ ὀργὴ γὰρ ἀνδρὸς δικαιοσύνην θεοῦ οὐκ ἐργάζεται .
Ira enim viri justitiam Dei non operatur .
እስመ መዓቱ ለብእሲ ጽድቀ እግዚአብሔር ኢያጌብሮ ።
for the anger of man doesn’t produce the righteousness of God.
1:21 ⧉ ⤴︎ διὸ ἀποθέμενοι πᾶσαν ῥυπαρίαν καὶ περισσείαν κακίας ἐν πραΰτητι δέξασθε τὸν ἔμφυτον λόγον τὸν δυνάμενον σῶσαι τὰς ψυχὰς ὑμῶν .
Propter quod abjicientes omnem immunditiam , et abundantiam malitiae , in mansuetudine suscipite insitum verbum , quod potest salvare animas vestras .
ወይእዜኒ ኅድግዋ ለኵላ ርስሐት ወለኵላ እኪት ወበየውሀት ተቀበልዎ ለቃል ዘተዘርዐ ውስተ ልብክሙ ዘይክል አድኅኖታ ለነፍስክሙ ።
Therefore, putting away all filthiness and overflowing of wickedness, receive with humility the implanted word, which is able to save your souls.
1:22 ⧉ ⤴︎ γίνεσθε δὲ ποιηταὶ λόγου καὶ μὴ μόνον ἀκροαταὶ παραλογιζόμενοι ἑαυτούς .
Estote autem factores verbi , et non auditores tantum : fallentes vosmetipsos .
ወኩኑ ገባርያኒሃ ለሕግ ወአኮ ለአጽምዖ ባሕቲቱ ኀልይዎ እስኩ ለሊክሙ ።
But be doers of the word, and not only hearers, deluding your own selves.
1:23 ⧉ ⤴︎ ὅτι εἴ τις ἀκροατὴς λόγου ἐστὶν καὶ οὐ ποιητής , οὗτος ἔοικεν ἀνδρὶ κατανοοῦντι τὸ πρόσωπον τῆς γενέσεως αὐτοῦ ἐν ἐσόπτρῳ ·
Quia si quis auditor est verbi , et non factor , hic comparabitur viro consideranti vultum nativitatis suae in speculo :
እመ ቦ ዘያጸምዖ ለቃል ወኢይገብሮ ይመስል ከመ ብእሲ ዘይሬኢ ፍጥረተ ገጹ በመጽሔት ።
For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man looking at his natural face in a mirror;
1:24 ⧉ ⤴︎ κατενόησεν γὰρ ἑαυτὸν καὶ ἀπελήλυθεν καὶ εὐθέως ἐπελάθετο ὁποῖος ἦν .
consideravit enim se , et abiit , et statim oblitus est qualis fuerit .
ወጠይቆ ርእሶ ኀለፈ ወረስዐ ዘከመ እፎ ውእቱ ።
for he sees himself, and goes away, and immediately forgets what kind of man he was.
1:25 ⧉ ⤴︎ ὁ δὲ παρακύψας εἰς νόμον τέλειον τὸν τῆς ἐλευθερίας καὶ παραμείνας , οὐκ ἀκροατὴς ἐπιλησμονῆς γενόμενος ἀλλὰ ποιητὴς ἔργου , οὗτος μακάριος ἐν τῇ ποιήσει αὐτοῦ ἔσται .
Qui autem perspexerit in legem perfectam libertatis , et permanserit in ea , non auditor obliviosus factus , sed factor operis : hic beatus in facto suo erit .
ወዘሰ ሐወጸ ውስተ ሕግ ፍጹም ዘያግዕዝ ወተዐገሠ ኢኮነ ራስዐ ዘሰምዐ አላ ገባሬ ሕግ ውእቱ ብፁዕ ዝንቱ በምግባሩ ።
But he who looks into the perfect law of freedom and continues, not being a hearer who forgets but a doer of the work, this man will be blessed in what he does.
1:26 ⧉ ⤴︎ εἴ τις δοκεῖ θρησκὸς εἶναι , μὴ χαλιναγωγῶν γλῶσσαν αὐτοῦ ἀλλὰ ἀπατῶν καρδίαν αὐτοῦ , τούτου μάταιος ἡ θρησκία .
Si quis autem putat se religiosum esse , non refrenans linguam suam , sed seducens cor suum , hujus vana est religio .
ወእመ ቦ ዘይመስሎ ከመ ዘይትሔረም ለእግዚአብሔር ወኢያለጕሞ ለልሳኑ ወአስሐቶ ለልቡ ለዘከማሁ ከንቱ ሕርመቱ ።
If anyone among you thinks himself to be religious while he doesn’t bridle his tongue, but deceives his heart, this man’s religion is worthless.
1:27 ⧉ ⤴︎ θρησκία καθαρὰ καὶ ἀμίαντος παρὰ θεῷ καὶ πατρὶ αὕτη ἐστίν , ἐπισκέπτεσθαι ὀρφανοὺς καὶ χήρας ἐν τῇ θλίψει αὐτῶν , ἄσπιλον ἑαυτὸν τηρεῖν ἀπὸ τοῦ κόσμου .
Religio munda et immaculata apud Deum et Patrem , haec est : visitare pupillos et viduas in tribulatione eorum , et immaculatum se custodire ab hoc saeculo .
ወሕርመትሰ ንጽሕት እንተ እምኀበ እግዚአብሔር አብ ዛቲ ይእቲ ከመ ትዕቀቡ ዕጓለ ማውታ ወዕቤራተ በተጽናሶሙ ወትዕቀቡ ርእሰክሙ እምዓለም ዘእንበለ ሕብቋቌ ።
Pure religion and undefiled before our God and Father is this: to visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep oneself unstained by the world.