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3:1
Μὴ πολλοὶ διδάσκαλοι γίνεσθε, ἀδελφοί μου, εἰδότες ὅτι μεῖζον κρίμα λημψόμεθα.
Nolite plures magistri fieri fratres mei, scientes quoniam majus judicium sumitis.
ወኢይኩኑ እምውስቴትክሙ ብዙኃን መምህራን አኀዊነ ተአምሩ ከመ እንተ ተዐቢ ደይነ ንነሥእ።
Let not many of you be teachers, my brothers, knowing that we will receive heavier judgment.
3:2
πολλὰ γὰρ πταίομεν ἅπαντες. εἴ τις ἐν λόγῳ οὐ πταίει, οὗτος τέλειος ἀνήρ, δυνατὸς χαλιναγωγῆσαι καὶ ὅλον τὸ σῶμα.
In multis enim offendimus omnes. Si quis in verbo non offendit, hic perfectus est vir : potest etiam freno circumducere totum corpus.
እስመ ብዙኀ ንስሕት ኵልነ ወዘሰ ኢይስሕት በቃሉ ፍጹም ውእቱ ወይክል ወድየ ልጓም ለኵሉ ሥጋሁ።
For we all stumble in many things. Anyone who doesn’t stumble in word is a perfect person, able to bridle the whole body also.
3:3
εἰ δὲ τῶν ἵππων τοὺς χαλινοὺς εἰς τὰ στόματα βάλλομεν εἰς τὸ πείθεσθαι αὐτοὺς ἡμῖν, καὶ ὅλον τὸ σῶμα αὐτῶν μετάγομεν.
Si autem equis frena in ora mittimus ad consentiendum nobis, et omne corpus illorum circumferimus.
ወናሁ ለአፍራስኒ ንወዲ ሎቶን ልጓመ ውስተ አፉሆን ከመ ኦሆ ይበላነ ወንመይጦን ኵሎ ሥጋሆን።
Indeed, we put bits into the horses’ mouths so that they may obey us, and we guide their whole body.
3:4
ἰδοὺ καὶ τὰ πλοῖα, τηλικαῦτα ὄντα καὶ ὑπὸ ἀνέμων σκληρῶν ἐλαυνόμενα, μετάγεται ὑπὸ ἐλαχίστου πηδαλίου ὅπου ἡ ὁρμὴ τοῦ εὐθύνοντος βούλεται·
Ecce et naves, cum magnae sint, et a ventis validis minentur, circumferuntur a modico gubernaculo ubi impetus dirigentis voluerit.
ወናሁ ለአሕማርኒ ዘመጠነዝ አካሎን በኀይለ ነፋስ ሶበ ይትነድኣ ወይትመየጣ ይመይጦን ብእሲ በሐዳፍ እንዘ መጠነዝ ናእሱ ወያበውኦን ውስተ መርሶ ኀበ ፈቀደ።
Behold, the ships also, though they are so big and are driven by fierce winds, are yet guided by a very small rudder, wherever the pilot desires.
3:5
οὕτως καὶ ἡ γλῶσσα μικρὸν μέλος ἐστὶν καὶ μεγάλα αὐχεῖ. ἰδοὺ ἡλίκον πῦρ ἡλίκην ὕλην ἀνάπτει·
Ita et lingua modicum quidem membrum est, et magna exaltat. Ecce quantus ignis quam magnam silvam incendit !
ከማሁ ልሳንኒ ንስቲት አባል ይእቲ ወታመጽእ ዐቢያተ ወናሁ እሳትኒ ንስቲት ጥቀ ዘመጠነዝ ዖመ ታውዒ።
So the tongue is also a little member, and boasts great things. See how a small fire can spread to a large forest!
3:6
ἡ γλῶσσα πῦρ, ὁ κόσμος τῆς ἀδικίας, ἡ γλῶσσα καθίσταται ἐν τοῖς μέλεσιν ἡμῶν, ἡ σπιλοῦσα ὅλον τὸ σῶμα καὶ φλογίζουσα τὸν τροχὸν τῆς γενέσεως καὶ φλογιζομένη ὑπὸ τῆς γεέννης.
Et lingua ignis est, universitas iniquitatis. Lingua constituitur in membris nostris, quae maculat totum corpus, et inflammat rotam nativitatis nostrae inflammata a gehenna.
ወልሳንኒ እሳት ይእቲ ለዓለም ዘዐመፃ ወናሁ ልሳንኒ ንስቲት ተፈጥረት ውስተ ነፍስትነ ወታረምፆ ለሥጋነ ወትሎሉ ክቡተ ፍጥረተነ ወታውዒ ጥቀ እምገሃነም።
And the tongue is a fire. The world of iniquity among our members is the tongue, which defiles the whole body, and sets on fire the course of nature, and is set on fire by Gehenna.
3:7
πᾶσα γὰρ φύσις θηρίων τε καὶ πετεινῶν ἑρπετῶν τε καὶ ἐναλίων δαμάζεται καὶ δεδάμασται τῇ φύσει τῇ ἀνθρωπίνῃ·
Omnis enim natura bestiarum, et volucrum, et serpentium, et ceterorum domantur, et domita sunt a natura humana :
እስመ ኵሉ ፍጥረተ አራዊትኒ ወአዕዋፍኒ ወዘይትሐወስኒ ውስተ ባሕር ወእንስሳኒ ይገርር ለፍጥረተ ዕጓለ እመሕያው።
For every kind of animal, bird, creeping thing, and sea creature is tamed, and has been tamed by mankind;
3:8
τὴν δὲ γλῶσσαν οὐδεὶς δύναται ἀνθρώπων δαμάσαι· ἀκατάστατον κακόν, μεστὴ ἰοῦ θανατηφόρου.
linguam autem nullus hominum domare potest : inquietum malum, plena veneno mortifero.
ወለልሳነ ዕጓለ እመሕያውሰ አልቦ ዘይክል አግርሮታ እኪት ይእቲ ወአልባ ዐቅም ወምልእት ይእቲ ሕምዘ ዘይቀትል።
but nobody can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison.
3:9
ἐν αὐτῇ εὐλογοῦμεν τὸν κύριον καὶ πατέρα, καὶ ἐν αὐτῇ καταρώμεθα τοὺς ἀνθρώπους τοὺς καθ’ ὁμοίωσιν θεοῦ γεγονότας·
In ipsa benedicimus Deum et Patrem : et in ipsa maledicimus homines, qui ad similitudinem Dei facti sunt.
ባቲ ንባርኮ ለእግዚአብሔር አብ ወባቲ ንረግሞ ለዕጓለ እመሕያው ዘበአርኣያ እግዚአብሔር ተፈጥረ።
With it we bless our God and Father, and with it we curse men who are made in the image of God.
3:10
ἐκ τοῦ αὐτοῦ στόματος ἐξέρχεται εὐλογία καὶ κατάρα. οὐ χρή, ἀδελφοί μου, ταῦτα οὕτως γίνεσθαι.
Ex ipso ore procedit benedictio et maledictio. Non oportet, fratres mei, haec ita fieri.
እምአሐዱ አፍ ይፃእ ቡራኬ ወመርገም ኢይረትዕ ከመዝ አኀዊነ ይኩን።
Out of the same mouth comes blessing and cursing. My brothers, these things ought not to be so.
3:11
μήτι ἡ πηγὴ ἐκ τῆς αὐτῆς ὀπῆς βρύει τὸ γλυκὺ καὶ τὸ πικρόν;
Numquid fons de eodem foramine emanat dulcem et amaram aquam ?
ይትከሀልኑ ይፃእ እምአሐዱ ዐይን ወእምውስተ አሐቲ ዐዘቅት ይነቅዕኑ ማይ መሪር ወማይ ጥዑም።
Does a spring send out from the same opening fresh and bitter water?
3:12
μὴ δύναται, ἀδελφοί μου, συκῆ ἐλαίας ποιῆσαι ἢ ἄμπελος σῦκα; οὔτε ἁλυκὸν γλυκὺ ποιῆσαι ὕδωρ.
Numquid potest, fratres mei, ficus uvas facere, aut vitis ficus ? Sic neque salsa dulcem potest facere aquam.
ይክልኑ አኀዊነ በለስ ዘይተ ፈርየ ወእመ አኮ ወይን በለሰ ፈርየ ከማሁኬ ማይኒ መሪር ኢይከውን ጥዑመ ወማይኒ ጥዑም ኢይከውን መሪረ።
Can a fig tree, my brothers, yield olives, or a vine figs? Thus no spring yields both salt water and fresh water.
3:13
Τίς σοφὸς καὶ ἐπιστήμων ἐν ὑμῖν; δειξάτω ἐκ τῆς καλῆς ἀναστροφῆς τὰ ἔργα αὐτοῦ ἐν πραΰτητι σοφίας.
Quis sapiens et disciplinatus inter vos ? Ostendat ex bona conversatione operationem suam in mansuetudine sapientiae.
ወመኑ ጠቢብ እምኔክሙ ወምኩር ከመ ያርኢ ምግባሮ በየውሀት ወበጥበብ እምሥነ ግዕዙ።
Who is wise and understanding among you? Let him show by his good conduct that his deeds are done in gentleness of wisdom.
3:14
εἰ δὲ ζῆλον πικρὸν ἔχετε καὶ ἐριθείαν ἐν τῇ καρδίᾳ ὑμῶν, μὴ κατακαυχᾶσθε τῆς ἀληθείας καὶ ψεύδεσθε.
Quod si zelum amarum habetis, et contentiones sint in cordibus vestris : nolite gloriari, et mendaces esse adversus veritatem :
ወእመሰ ተቃንኦ መሪር ወካሕድ ብክሙ ውስተ ልብክሙ ኢትትመክሑ ወኢተሐስውዋ ለጽድቅ።
But if you have bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your heart, don’t boast and don’t lie against the truth.
3:15
οὐκ ἔστιν αὕτη ἡ σοφία ἄνωθεν κατερχομένη, ἀλλὰ ἐπίγειος, ψυχική, δαιμονιώδης·
non est enim ista sapientia desursum descendens : sed terrena, animalis, diabolica.
ኢኮነት ዛቲ ጥበብ እንተ እምላዕሉ ትወርድ አላ እምድር እንተ እምነፍሰ አጋንንት።
This wisdom is not that which comes down from above, but is earthly, sensual, and demonic.
3:16
ὅπου γὰρ ζῆλος καὶ ἐριθεία, ἐκεῖ ἀκαταστασία καὶ πᾶν φαῦλον πρᾶγμα.
Ubi enim zelus et contentio, ibi inconstantia et omne opus pravum.
እስመ ኀበ ሀለወ ተቃንኦ ህየ ሀለወ ሀውክ ወካሕድ ወኵሉ እከየ ምግባር።
For where jealousy and selfish ambition are, there is confusion and every evil deed.
3:17
ἡ δὲ ἄνωθεν σοφία πρῶτον μὲν ἁγνή ἐστιν, ἔπειτα εἰρηνική, ἐπιεικής, εὐπειθής, μεστὴ ἐλέους καὶ καρπῶν ἀγαθῶν, ἀδιάκριτος, ἀνυπόκριτος·
Quae autem desursum est sapientia, primum quidem pudica est, deinde pacifica, modesta, suadibilis, bonis consentiens, plena misericordia et fructibus bonis, non judicans, sine simulatione.
ወእንተሰ እምላዕሉ ጥበብ ቀዳሚሃ ንጽሕት ይእቲ እንተ ታስተሰናኡ ወእንተ በዐቅም ኦሆ በሃሊት ወምልእት ምሕረተ ወፍሬሃ ሠናይ ዘእንበለ ኑፋቄ አማኒት።
But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceful, gentle, reasonable, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy.
3:18
καρπὸς δὲ δικαιοσύνης ἐν εἰρήνῃ σπείρεται τοῖς ποιοῦσιν εἰρήνην.
Fructus autem justitiae, in pace seminatur, facientibus pacem.
ወፍሬሃኒ ዘጽድቅ በሰላም ይዘራዕ ለእለ ይገብርዋ ለሰላም።
Now the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace by those who make peace.
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