1 PBA Salam agi Yakobus Pe'layan Tuan Allah dan Tuhan Yesus Kristus be'k due' be'le's suku nang be'se'hak be'k se'luhuh dunie'. BSB BSB: James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, To the twelve tribes of the Dispersion: Greetings.
2 PBA Se'de'ha-se'de'haku, angge'p aje' macam sukahia, apabe'la mika je'toh de'lam macam-macam nang kita ade'p. BSB BSB: Consider it pure joy, my brothers, when you encounter trials of many kinds,
3 PBA Khana mika tau kalau ujian ke'na iman mika de'pat mue't mika kuat. BSB BSB: because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance.
4 PBA Kalau lah kuat apa nang mika bue't bie'h je'di sambohhe'na kok kuhang apa-apa. BSB BSB: Allow perseverance to finish its work, so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.
6 PBA Die' naknya minda de'ngan iman kok bulih me'do khana uhang nang me'do macam omak laut, de'mus ange'n ke' kiun ke' kian. 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 PBA Uhang macam itu je'ngan be'pikih de'pat ne'hima apa -apa agi Tuhan. BSB BSB: That man should not expect to receive anything from the Lord.
8 PBA Uhang nang be'cabang ati kok akan te'nang se'panyang idupnya. BSB BSB: He is a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways.
9 PBA Bie'h ah se'de'ha nang idup apa ade'nya hia pas die' ke'na pujin. BSB BSB: The brother in humble circumstances should exult in his high position.
10 PBA Dan uhang kaya pas die' ke'na ne'p bek te'mbat nang he'ne'h macam bunge' humbut die' kan abis. 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 PBA Khana mata ahi timul de'ngan panas nang se'makin be'de'nggang, nang mue't humbut layu, bunge'nya gugu, h kok kacak agi. Gitu juge', uhang kaya akan abis be'k te'ngah pe'nge'he'je'nnya. 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 PBA Be'hundung ah uhang nang ta'an ke'na cube' khana apabe'la die' te'bukti ta'an uji, die' akan ne'hima mahkota ke'hidupan nang de' je'nyi -Nya bek uhang nang me'ngasihi die'. 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 PBA Tapi tiap uhang de'cobe' pas die' ke'na ehet juge' de'pikat ke'nak atinya se'nihi. BSB BSB: But each one is tempted when by his own evil desires he is lured away and enticed.
15 PBA Asa ke'nak ati lah de' bue't je'di dosa, asa dosa lah be'nyak masok ne'raka. BSB BSB: Then after desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is full-grown, gives birth to death.
16 PBA Se'de'ha-se'de'ha nang aku kasihi, je'ngan ke'lihu. BSB BSB: Do not be deceived, my beloved brothers.
17 PBA Tiap pe'me'hin nang mole'k dengan tiap pe'me'hin nang sambohe'na de'tang agi atas, de' tuhun agi Bapa se'gala te'hang. Die' kok pe'he'nah be'hube'h, khana agi Die' ah punja bhe'ke't. 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 PBA Atas ke'nak ati-Nya se'nihi, Die' mue't kita de'ngan Pe'nyakap Tuhan nang be'ne'h kita jadi nang pale'ng pe'nde'ng agi se'mua nang de' ciptaNya. 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 PBA Se'de'ha-se'de'ha nang ku kasihi, abe"h ah ika; nang mole'knya tiap uhang de'he's ne'nge'ng, tapi lame't be'cakap, dengan lame't maha, h. BSB BSB: My beloved brothers, understand this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to anger,
20 PBA Khana sifat pe'mengis manisia kok akan de'pat mue't apapon nang be'ne'h be'k de'pan Tuan Allah. BSB BSB: for man’s anger does not bring about the righteousness that God desires.
21 PBA Khana itu, buanglah se'mua nang kok se'nonoh juge' be'nyak nang kok mole'k te'hima ah Pe'nyakap Tuhan nang mole'k nang lah de'tanam be'k de'lam ati mika nang sangop nye'lamat nyawa mika. 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 PBA Ekot ah Pe'nyakap Tuhan buke'n cuma ne'nge'ng aje', kalau macam gitu mika ne'po dihi mika se'nihi. BSB BSB: Be doers of the word, and not hearers only. Otherwise, you are deceiving yourselves.
23 PBA Sbe'b, kalau uhang ne'nge'ng pe'nyakap Tuhan aje', tapi kalau konak ngekot die' samanya de'ngan uhang nang te'ngah ngabe, h mukanya be'k ce'he'me'n. 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 PBA Lah ngabe'h mukanya die' pe'gi, langsong lupa macam apa hopa mukanya tadi. BSB BSB: and after observing himself goes away and immediately forgets what he looks like.
25 PBA Tapi uhang nang me'he'sa ukum nang sambohe'na, yaitu ukum nang mue't uhang be'be, s dengan te'kon be'k de'lam die'. Die' kok je'di pe'ne'nge'h nang lupa, tapi je'di nge'kot Pe'nyakap Tuhan die' akan be'hundung te'hus apapon nang de' ke'he'je'nnya. 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 PBA Kalau ade' uhang nang be'piki, h be'he'sanya die' ah uhang nang pale'ng patoh se'me'yang, tapi kok de'pat ngatoh lide'hnya, die' ngakal dihinya se'nihi. Patohnya itu kok be'gune'. BSB BSB: If anyone considers himself religious and yet does not bridle his tongue, he deceives his heart and his religion is worthless.
27 PBA Se'me'yang nang mole'k, kok ade' cacat ce'lah be'k de'pan Tuan Allah dengan Bapa kita yaitu nye'ngoh anak-anak lomang dan je'ne'-je'ne' nang idup se'esa dan die' de'pat nye'ge' dihinya se'nihi bie'h kok de' ce'mah dunie.' 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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