1 PBDS Salam ampat ka Yakubus, palayan Allah ba Tuhan Yesus Kristus, untu kadua balas suku nang tasabar ka saluruh binuo. BSB BSB: James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, To the twelve tribes of the Dispersion: Greetings.
2 PBDS Kamaru-kamaruku, anggaplah macam karepo'ot kade kau janto ka doop berbagai pancobaan. BSB BSB: Consider it pure joy, my brothers, when you encounter trials of many kinds,
3 PBDS Sabab, kau nahu'i sasungguhe ujian terhadap imanyu gasilot katabahan. BSB BSB: because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance.
4 PBDS Biarlah katabahan mareo't asil nang muasot(cukup) supayo kau menjadi sampurna ba utuh, ano kakurangan dameo-dameo. BSB BSB: Allow perseverance to finish its work, so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.
6 PBDS Tapi, io arus minto disaratai iman ba ano ragu karano urok'ng nang ragu sarupo macam galombang laut, angin yiup ka naan ka sio. BSB BSB: 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.
7 PBDS Urok'ng macam ang'koo usohlah bapikir(giro) mao narimo sasuatu ampat ka Tuhan. BSB BSB: That man should not expect to receive anything from the Lord.
8 PBDS Urok'ng nang mendua ati(ragu-ragu) pasti ano tanang ka'doop samuo marago idupe. BSB BSB: He is a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways.
9 PBDS Biarlah kamaru nang idup sederhana bangga waktu io diningiot, BSB BSB: The brother in humble circumstances should exult in his high position.
10 PBDS lalu urok'ng kayo waktu io di nampatot ka posisi nang baboh karano macam bungo rumput, io pasti ilang. BSB BSB: But the one who is rich should exult in his low position, because he will pass away like a flower of the field.
11 PBDS Sabab, mata'ari tarabit ba angate nang mangkin koat, lantas gayu'ot rumput, bunga'e gugur, ba kagagas'sate pun angit. Macam ko'o ugo, urok'ng kayo ka tangoh-tangoh usahae pasti ilang. BSB BSB: 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.
12 PBDS Dibarakatilah urok'ng nang tabah kadoop pencobaan karano da'ako io tabukti tahan uji, ka- nang gasihi io pasti narimo mahkota kaidupot nang diyanjiot. BSB BSB: 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.
14 PBDS Namun, satiap urok'ng diyobai takallo io diyeret ba dimikat oleh kamaoan'ne sandiri. BSB BSB: But each one is tempted when by his own evil desires he is lured away and enticed.
15 PBDS Takallo kamaoan dituruti, io pasti gatangan doso lalu takallo doso menjadi matang, io pasti gatangan maut. BSB BSB: Then after desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is full-grown, gives birth to death.
16 PBDS Kamaru-kamaru nang kugasihi, ame sasat. BSB BSB: Do not be deceived, my beloved brothers.
17 PBDS Satiap pamare nang gagas ba satiap pamare nang sampurna atok dari atas, dari Bapo dinurunan samuo tarok, ka-Io ano ado parubahan ato patukaran bowa(bayangan). BSB BSB: 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.
18 PBDS Atas kamaoan-Ne sandiri, Io yadiot diri ba firman* kabanarot supayo diri menjadi buoh sulung dari samuo ciptaan-Ne. BSB BSB: He chose to give us birth through the word of truth, that we would be a kind of firstfruits of His creation.
19 PBDS Kamaru-kamaru nang kugasihi, paratiotlah nyian: hendaklah tiap-tiap urok'ng ancang untu nangar tapi lambat untu bakato, ba lambat untu bero. BSB BSB: My beloved brothers, understand this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to anger,
20 PBDS Sabab, bero'e manusio ano garajaan kabanarot Allah. BSB BSB: for man’s anger does not bring about the righteousness that God desires.
21 PBDS Karano ang'koo, buoklah ketidaksucian ba manyake kejahatot, lalu tarimolah pake kelemahlembutan firman Allah nang udoh tatanam ka doop dirinyu, nang sanggup nyalamatot jiwanyu BSB BSB: 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.
22 PBDS Jadilah palaku firman ba buke kahe panangar ajo; kade ano, kau galoki diri sandiri. BSB BSB: Be doers of the word, and not hearers only. Otherwise, you are deceiving yourselves.
23 PBDS Sabab, kade urok'ng nangar firman, tapi ano io'karajaan, io macam urok'ng nang cakahaan maratiot muha'e ka caramin. BSB BSB: For anyone who hears the word but does not carry it out is like a man who looks at his face in a mirror,
24 PBDS Dahako maratiot diri'e lalu dari, io tarus kaupoot macam mae muha'e ta'i. BSB BSB: and after observing himself goes away and immediately forgets what he looks like.
25 PBDS Namun, urok'ng nang naliti ukum nang sampurna, iolah ukum nang memerdekakan, lalu batekun ka doop'pe, io ano menjadi pandangar nang kaupo'ot, tapi menjadi palaku firman. Io pasti dibarakati atas ameo nang io'garajaan. BSB BSB: 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.
26 PBDS Kade seko'urok'ng giro bahwa io adalah urok'ng nang taat sambayang, tapi io ano biso gandaliot jiah'e, io galoki ati'e sandiri. kataatan'e ang'koo sia-sia. BSB BSB: If anyone considers himself religious and yet does not bridle his tongue, he deceives his heart and his religion is worthless.
27 PBDS Sambayang nang murni ba ano tacela(tacoreng) ka adapot Allah lalu Bapo diri adalah gampusi anak-anak yatim piatu(ano ba urok'ng tuho) ba jande-jande ka'doop panderitaan ne'ido, ba nyago diri'e sandiri supayo ano dicemari(caca'i) oleh dunio. BSB BSB: 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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