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1. A Greeting from James

   (Jude 1:1–2)

2. 1ENGOJBYa'akov, eved (servant) of Hashem and of Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach Adoneinu Yehoshua; To the Shneym Asar HaShevatim (Twelve Tribes) in the Golus, Shalom!BSBBSB: James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, To the twelve tribes of the Dispersion: Greetings.

3. Rejoicing in Trials

   (Philippians 1:12–20)

4. 2ENGOJBConsider it all simcha, my Achim b'Moshiach, whenever you fall into various nisayonos (tests, trials),BSBBSB: Consider it pure joy, my brothers, when you encounter trials of many kinds,
5. 3ENGOJBBecause you have da'as that the emunah you have, when it is tested, produces savlanut (patient endurance).BSBBSB: because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance.
6. 4ENGOJBAnd let savlanut be shleimah in its po'al (work) in order that you may be mevugarim (mature, grown up) and complete, lacking in nothing.BSBBSB: Allow perseverance to finish its work, so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.
7. 5ENGOJBBut if any one of you is lacking chochmah (wisdom), let him direct tefillah (prayer) and techinot (petitions) to Hashem, the One whose matanot (gifts) are given generously and without grudging, and chochmah will be given to him.BSBBSB: Now if any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him.
8. 6ENGOJBBut let the tefillah be offered with much bitachon in emunah (faith), in no way doubting. For the doubtful man, wavering in emunah, is like a wave of the yam (sea), being tossed by the wind.BSBBSB: But he must ask in faith, without doubting, because he who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind.
9. 7ENGOJBLet not such a one presume that he will receive anything from Adoneinu.BSBBSB: That man should not expect to receive anything from the Lord.
10. 8ENGOJBHe is an ish (man) of double mind, in all his drakhim (ways), mesupak (uncertain, having doubts) and unstable.BSBBSB: He is a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways.
11. 9ENGOJBBut let the Ach b'Moshiach of shiflut (lowliness) glory in the da'as that Hashem will exalt him.BSBBSB: The brother in humble circumstances should exult in his high position.
12. 10ENGOJBAnd let the Ach b'Moshiach who has osher (riches) glory in his bizyoinos (humiliation), in the da'as that Hashem will bring him low, because KOL HABASAR KHATZIR (All flesh is grass) and so he likewise will vanish.BSBBSB: But the one who is rich should exult in his low position, because he will pass away like a flower of the field.
13. 11ENGOJBFor the shemesh (sun) rose with its burning heat and dried the grass and its TZITZ NAVEL (flower blossom fell). And the beauty of its appearance perished, so also the “oisher” (rich man) in his goings will fade away.BSBBSB: For the sun rises with scorching heat and withers the plant; its flower falls and its beauty is lost. So too, the rich man will fade away in the midst of his pursuits.
14. 12ENGOJBAshrey is the one who stands up under nisayon (trial), because, having become approved, that one will be given the Ateret HaChayyim (Crown of Life), which Hashem gave as a havtachah (promise) to those having Ahavas Hashem.BSBBSB: Blessed is the man who perseveres under trial, because when he has stood the test, he will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love Him.

15. Good and Perfect Gifts

16. 13ENGOJBHowever, let no one say, when he is tempted, “From Hashem I am being tempted,” for Hashem cannot be tempted to crave ra'ah (evil), and He Himself trips up no one with nisayon (temptation).BSBBSB: When tempted, no one should say, “God is tempting me.” For God cannot be tempted by evil, nor does He tempt anyone.
17. 14ENGOJBBut each one is tempted by his own ta'avah (lust, yetzer hara), being dragged off by it and being allured.BSBBSB: But each one is tempted when by his own evil desires he is lured away and enticed.
18. 15ENGOJBThen after her conception Ta'avah gives birth to Averah (Transgression) and Averah, once she has fully developed, gives birth to Mavet.BSBBSB: Then after desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is full-grown, gives birth to death.
19. 16ENGOJBDo not fall under a delusion, my beloved Achim b'Moshiach.BSBBSB: Do not be deceived, my beloved brothers.
20. 17ENGOJBEvery good endowment and every matanah shleimah (complete gift) is from above, coming down from Avi HaOhrot (the Father of Lights) with whom there is no variation or shadow of turning.BSBBSB: Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, with whom there is no change or shifting shadow.
21. 18ENGOJBBirtzon Hashem (by the will of G-d), he gave birth to us by the Dvar HaEmes, that we might be a kind of bikkurim (firstfruits) of all he created.BSBBSB: He chose to give us birth through the word of truth, that we would be a kind of firstfruits of His creation.

22. Hearing and Doing

23. 19ENGOJBHave da'as of this, my beloved Achim b'Moshiach. Let every man be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to ka'as (anger).BSBBSB: My beloved brothers, understand this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to anger,
24. 20ENGOJBFor the ka'as of Bnei Adam does not accomplish the Tzikat Hashem.BSBBSB: for man’s anger does not bring about the righteousness that God desires.
25. 21ENGOJBTherefore, having put away all filthiness and what remains of resha (wickedness) in shiflut (lowliness) and meekness receive the implanted Dvar Hashem which is able to save your nefashot.BSBBSB: Therefore, get rid of all moral filth and every expression of evil, and humbly accept the word planted in you, which can save your souls.
26. 22ENGOJBNow be Shomrei HaDvar Hashem and not Shomei HaDvar only, thereby causing yourselves to fall under remiyah (deceit, deception).BSBBSB: Be doers of the word, and not hearers only. Otherwise, you are deceiving yourselves.
27. 23ENGOJBBecause if anyone is Shomei HaDavar and not Shomrei HaDavar, this one is like a man looking at his ponum in a mirror,BSBBSB: For anyone who hears the word but does not carry it out is like a man who looks at his face in a mirror,
28. 24ENGOJBFor he observed himself and has gone away and immediately forgot what he looked like.BSBBSB: and after observing himself goes away and immediately forgets what he looks like.
29. 25ENGOJBBut the one having peered into the Torah HaShleimah (the Perfect Torah), the Torah HaCherut (the Torah of Freedom), and there remaining, not as a forgetful listener but one who is shomer mitzvot and goes into action, this one will have a bracha on his head in all his acts.BSBBSB: But the one who looks intently into the perfect law of freedom, and continues to do so—not being a forgetful hearer, but an effective doer—he will be blessed in what he does.
30. 26ENGOJBIf anyone considers himself to be one of the Charedim Orthodox, G-d-fearing Jewish religious ones, yet has lashon hora and does not bridle his tongue but instead causes his lev to fall under remiyah (deceit), this oneʼs chasidus (piety) is worthless.BSBBSB: If anyone considers himself religious and yet does not bridle his tongue, he deceives his heart and his religion is worthless.
31. 27ENGOJBAvodas Kodesh that is tehorah (pure) and tamimah (unblemished) before Elohim HaAv is this: to visit yetomim (orphans) and almanot (widows) in their tzoros and to be shomer against the defilement of the Olam Hazeh.BSBBSB: Pure and undefiled religion before our God and Father is this: to care for orphans and widows in their distress, and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world.

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