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¶ Mwen menm Jak, sèvitè Bondye ak Jezikri Seyè nou an, m'ap ekri lèt sa a pou douz branch fanmi yo ki gaye toupatou sou latè. Bonjou pou nou tout.

¶ Frè m' yo, se pou nou santi nou kontan anpil lè nou wè nou tonbe anba nenpòt kalite eprèv.

Paske, nou konnen byen, lè konfyans nou gen nan Bondye a tonbe anba eprèv, sa ban nou pasyans.

Men, fòk pasyans sa a fin fè travay li nèt pou nou kapab bon nèt sou tout pwen, byen devlope, san nou pa manke anyen.

Si yon moun pami nou manke bon konprann, se pou l' mande Bondye, Bondye va ba li li. Paske, Bondye bay tout moun san mezire, pou gremesi.

Men, se pou li mande ak konfyans, san l' pa gen doutans. Paske, moun ki gen doutans, li tankou lanm lanmè van ap boulvèse.

Yon moun konsa pa bezwen mete nan tèt li l'ap resevwa anyen nan men Seyè a.

Se yon moun ki pa konnen sa li vle, ki toujou ap chanje lide nan tou sa l'ap fè.

Yon frè ki pòv dwe moutre jan li kontan lè Bondye fè kichòy pou li.

10 Konsa tou, yon frè ki rich dwe moutre jan l' kontan tou lè Bondye rabese li. Paske, moun ki rich gen pou pase tankou flè zèb.

11 Solèy la leve ak tout chalè li. Li cheche zèb la. Flè a tonbe. Tout bèlte l' disparèt. Konsa tou, moun rich la gen pou l' disparèt pandan tout kòmès li ap mache.

12 benediksyon pou moun ki sipòte eprèv li ak pasyans. Lè la fin pase anba eprèv yo, la resevwa pou rekonpans lavi Bondye te pwomèt tout moun ki renmen li yo.

13 ¶ Lè eprèv tonbe sou yon moun, lè l' anba tantasyon, moun sa a pa dwe di se Bondye k'ap tante li. Paske, menm jan Bondye pa janm anba tantasyon pou fè sa ki mal, konsa tou Bondye pa ka tante pesonn pou fè l' fè sa ki mal.

14 Men, lè yon moun anba tantasyon, se pwòp move dezi moun lan k'ap rale l', k'ap pouse li.

15 Konsa, move dezi a travay nan kè li, li fè l' fè peche. Lè peche a fin fèt, li bay lanmò.

16 Frè mwen renmen anpil yo, pa twonpe tèt nou sou bagay sa a.

17 Tout pi bèl favè, tout pi bon kado nou resevwa, se anwo nan syèl la yo soti, nan men Bondye ki kreye tout limyè. Bondye pa janm chanje, ni li pa gen anyen ki ta ka sanble yon chanjman nan li.

18 Gremesi pawòl verite a, li ban nou lavi jan l' te vle l' la, pou nou kapab gen premye plas nan tou sa li kreye.

19 ¶ Frè mwen renmen anpil yo, men yon bagay pou nou toujou chonje. Se pou tout moun prese louvri zòrèy yo pou yo ka tande. Men, pa kouri pale, pa prese fè kòlè.

20 Paske, kòlè lèzòm pa ka fè volonte Bondye.

21 Se poutèt sa, derasinen tout vye abitid ki pa dakò ak volonte Bondye ansanm ak tout kras mechanste ki nan lavi nou, voye yo jete. Soumèt nou devan Bondye, asepte pawòl li te plante nan kè nou an, paske se pawòl sa a ki ka sove nanm nou.

22 Se pou nou fè tou sa pawòl la mande nou fè. Pa rete ap koute ase. Lè sa a, se pwòp tèt nou n'ap twonpe.

23 Paske, lè yon moun tande pawòl la ase, san li pa fè sa pawòl la mande l' fè, li tankou yon moun ki gade figi l' nan yon glas.

24 Men, kou l' vire do l' ale, lamenm li bliye kisa li sanble.

25 Men, moun ki fikse je l' sou lalwa ki bon nèt la, lalwa ki bay libète a, si l' soti pou l' fè sa lalwa a mande, si li pa yon moun ki kite pawòl la antre nan yon zòrèy soti nan yon lòt, men ki fè sa lalwa a mande, moun sa a va jwenn benediksyon nan sa l'ap fè a.

26 Si yon moun kwè l'ap sèvi Bondye, pou anmenmtan li pa bride lang li, se tèt li l'ap twonpe. Sèvi Bondye jan sa a pa vo anyen.

27 Men jan pou nou sèvi Bondye Papa a, si nou vle sèvi l' yon jan ki dakò ak volonte Bondye, yon jan ki bon tout bon devan li: SE pòte sekou bay timoun ki san papa. Se bay vèv yo lasistans lè yo nan lafliksyon. Se pa mele nan move bagay k'ap fèt sou latè pou nou pa pèdi kondisyon nou.

我,雅各,上帝和主耶稣基督的一名仆人,向散居在世界各地的上帝子民,致以问候。

信仰与智慧

我的弟兄们,你们在面临各种考验的时候,应该引以为乐。 因为你们知道,你们的信仰经过考验后会产生忍耐。 这忍耐会产生完美的工作,以便你们达到完美无缺的地步,你们会有你们所需的一切。 如果你们中间有谁缺乏智慧,他就应该向上帝请求。上帝不求全责备,对所有的人都慷慨施予,因此,上帝是会赐给他智慧的。 但是,他必须凭着信仰去请求,不可对上帝有丝毫的怀疑。因为怀疑的人就像大海里的波浪,任凭风吹,颠簸翻滚。 这种三心二意、拿不定主意的人,别想从主那里得到什么。

真正的富有

贫穷的弟兄应该自豪,因为上帝使他在精神上富有; 10 富裕的弟兄受到贬低也应自豪,因为上帝已展示出他在精神上是贫穷的。他会像野花一样凋零。 11 炽热的太阳一升起便会使草木枯萎;花朵凋谢,它的美丽也就消失了。同样,富人连同他的追求也会这样消失。

诱惑并非来自上帝

12 经受住考验的人是有福的,因为通过考验后,他会领受到上帝应许给爱他的人生命的桂冠。 13 受到诱惑的人不该说∶“上帝在试探我。”因为上帝与邪恶无关,他也不试探任何人。 14 受到诱惑,是受到自己的邪恶欲望牵制和怂恿。 15 欲望受到孕育,便会生成罪恶,罪恶一旦成熟,便会生出死亡。

16 我亲爱的兄弟们,不要上当受骗。 17 一切美好和各种完美的恩赐都来自天上。这些美好的恩赐来自一切光明(日、月、星)之父。上帝永不改变,始终如一。 18 他决定通过真理之言赐予我们生命,要我们在他所创造的万物中,居最重要的位置。

倾听与服从

19 我亲爱的兄弟们,要记住这点:每个人都应该敏于听、慎于言,不要轻易动怒。 20 因为人的怒气不会有助于他过上帝所要求的正义生活。 21 因此,要摆脱一切污秽和一切盛行的邪恶,要温顺地接受植根于你们心底的上帝的教导,这教导能够拯救你们。

22 要执行上帝的教导;不要只听不做,否则,你们就是在欺骗自己。 23 如果有人只听上帝的教导而不去执行,他就像一个对着镜子观看自己面孔的人。 24 他端详了自己一番后,然后走开,并且立即忘记了自己是什么模样。 25 但是,认真研读给人们带来自由的上帝的完美的律法,并坚持不懈,不是听了就忘,而是身体力行的人在他所做的一切事情中都会受到祝福。

敬拜上帝的真正方式

26 如果有人自以为虔诚,但却说他不该说的话,那么,他就是在欺骗自己。他的虔诚毫无价值。 27 关心需要帮助的孤儿、寡妇;不受邪恶世界的影响。这才是上帝所接受的敬拜。这种敬拜在上帝面前被认为纯洁、无可指摘的。

James,(A) a servant of God(B) and of the Lord Jesus Christ,

To the twelve tribes(C) scattered(D) among the nations:

Greetings.(E)

Trials and Temptations

Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters,[a] whenever you face trials of many kinds,(F) because you know that the testing of your faith(G) produces perseverance.(H) Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature(I) and complete, not lacking anything. If any of you lacks wisdom, you should ask God,(J) who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to you.(K) But when you ask, you must believe and not doubt,(L) because the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind. That person should not expect to receive anything from the Lord. Such a person is double-minded(M) and unstable(N) in all they do.

Believers in humble circumstances ought to take pride in their high position.(O) 10 But the rich should take pride in their humiliation—since they will pass away like a wild flower.(P) 11 For the sun rises with scorching heat(Q) and withers(R) the plant; its blossom falls and its beauty is destroyed.(S) In the same way, the rich will fade away even while they go about their business.

12 Blessed is the one who perseveres under trial(T) because, having stood the test, that person will receive the crown of life(U) that the Lord has promised to those who love him.(V)

13 When tempted, no one should say, “God is tempting me.” For God cannot be tempted by evil, nor does he tempt anyone; 14 but each person is tempted when they are dragged away by their own(W) evil desire and enticed. 15 Then, after desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin;(X) and sin, when it is full-grown, gives birth to death.(Y)

16 Don’t be deceived,(Z) my dear brothers and sisters.(AA) 17 Every good and perfect gift is from above,(AB) coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights,(AC) who does not change(AD) like shifting shadows. 18 He chose to give us birth(AE) through the word of truth,(AF) that we might be a kind of firstfruits(AG) of all he created.

Listening and Doing

19 My dear brothers and sisters,(AH) take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak(AI) and slow to become angry, 20 because human anger(AJ) does not produce the righteousness that God desires. 21 Therefore, get rid of(AK) all moral filth and the evil that is so prevalent and humbly accept the word planted in you,(AL) which can save you.

22 Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says.(AM) 23 Anyone who listens to the word but does not do what it says is like someone who looks at his face in a mirror 24 and, after looking at himself, goes away and immediately forgets what he looks like. 25 But whoever looks intently into the perfect law that gives freedom,(AN) and continues in it—not forgetting what they have heard, but doing it—they will be blessed in what they do.(AO)

26 Those who consider themselves religious and yet do not keep a tight rein on their tongues(AP) deceive themselves, and their religion is worthless. 27 Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after(AQ) orphans and widows(AR) in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world.(AS)

Footnotes

  1. James 1:2 The Greek word for brothers and sisters (adelphoi) refers here to believers, both men and women, as part of God’s family; also in verses 16 and 19; and in 2:1, 5, 14; 3:10, 12; 4:11; 5:7, 9, 10, 12, 19.