¹James, of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ a servant, to the Twelve Tribes who are in the dispersion: Hail!

¹Jaakobus, Jumala ja Issanda Jeesuse Kristuse sulane, saadab tervitusi kaheteistkümnele hajali asuvale suguharule.

²All joy count [it], my brethren, when ye may fall into temptations manifold;

²Pidage seda lausa rõõmuks, mu vennad, kui te satute mitmesugustesse kiusatustesse,

³knowing that the proof of your faith doth work endurance,

³kuna te teate, et teie usu läbikatsumine teeb teid kannatlikuks.

⁴and let the endurance have a perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire — in nothing lacking;

⁴Aga kannatlikkus olgu täiuslik, et te oleksite täiuslikud ja terviklikud ega oleks teis midagi vajaka.

⁵and if any of you do lack wisdom, let him ask from God, who is giving to all liberally, and not reproaching, and it shall be given to him;

⁵Kui kellelgi teist jääb vajaka tarkust, siis ta palugu Jumalalt, kes kõigile annab heldelt ega tee etteheiteid, ja talle antakse.

⁶and let him ask in faith, nothing doubting, for he who is doubting hath been like a wave of the sea, driven by wind and tossed,

⁶Aga ta palugu usus, ilma kahtlemata, sest kahtleja sarnaneb tuule tõstetud ja sinna-tänna paisatud merelainega.

⁷for let not that man suppose that he shall receive anything from the Lord —

⁷Selline inimene ärgu ometi arvaku, et ta midagi saab Issandalt,

⁸a two-souled man [is] unstable in all his ways.

⁸ta on hingelt kaksipidine mees, ebakindel kõigil oma teedel.

⁹And let the brother who is low rejoice in his exaltation,

⁹Madal vend kiidelgu oma kõrgusest,

¹⁰and the rich in his becoming low, because as a flower of grass he shall pass away;

¹⁰rikas aga oma madalusest, sest ta kaob nagu rohu õieke.

¹¹for the sun did rise with the burning heat, and did wither the grass, and the flower of it fell, and the grace of its appearance did perish, so also the rich in his way shall fade away!

¹¹Sest päike tõuseb lõõsaga ja kuivatab ära rohu, selle õieke variseb maha ja ta palge kaunidus kaob. Nõnda närtsib ka rikas oma ettevõtmistes.

¹²Happy the man who doth endure temptation, because, becoming approved, he shall receive the crown of the life, which the Lord did promise to those loving Him.

¹²Õnnis on mees, kes peab vastu kiusatuses, sest kui ta on läbi katsutud, siis ta saab pärjaks elu, mille Issand on tõotanud neile, kes teda armastavad.

¹³Let no one say, being tempted — `From God I am tempted,` for God is not tempted of evil, and Himself doth tempt no one,

¹³Ärgu kiusatav öelgu: 'Jumal kiusab mind!' Sest Jumalat ei saa kiusata kurjaga, tema ise ei kiusa kedagi.

¹⁴and each one is tempted, by his own desires being led away and enticed,

¹⁴Pigem on nii, et igaüht kiusab ta enese himu, ahvatledes ja peibutades.

¹⁵afterward the desire having conceived, doth give birth to sin, and the sin having been perfected, doth bring forth death.

¹⁵Kui seejärel himu on viljastunud, toob ta ilmale patu, aga täideviidud patt sünnitab surma.

¹⁶Be not led astray, my brethren beloved;

¹⁶Ärge eksige, mu armsad vennad!

¹⁷every good giving, and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the lights, with whom is no variation, or shadow of turning;

¹⁷Iga hea and ja iga täiuslik kink tuleb ülalt, valguste Isalt, kelle juures ei ole muutust ega varjutuste varju.

¹⁸having counselled, He did beget us with a word of truth, for our being a certain first-fruit of His creatures.

¹⁸Tema on oma tahtel meid sünnitanud tõe sõna kaudu, et me oleksime otsekui uudsevili tema loodute seas.

¹⁹So then, my brethren beloved, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger,

¹⁹Teadke seda, mu armsad vennad! Iga inimene olgu aga kärmas kuulama, pikaldane rääkima, pikaldane vihastama.

²⁰for the wrath of a man the righteousness of God doth not work;

²⁰Sest mehe viha ei soeta õigust Jumala ees.

²¹wherefore having put aside all filthiness and superabundance of evil, in meekness be receiving the engrafted word, that is able to save your souls;

²¹Seepärast pange maha kõik rüvedus ja rohke kurjus ning võtke tasaduses vastu sõna, mis teisse on istutatud ja suudab päästa teie hinge.

²²and become ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves,

²²Aga olge sõna tegijad ja mitte üksnes kuuljad, pettes iseendid.

²³because, if any one is a hearer of the word and not a doer, this one hath been like to a man viewing his natural face in a mirror,

²³Sest kui keegi sõna kuuleb, aga selle järgi ei tee, siis ta sarnaneb mehega, kes vaatleb oma ihulikku palet peeglist.

²⁴for he did view himself, and hath gone away, and immediately he did forget of what kind he was;

²⁴Ta vaatles ennast, läks minema ja unustas varsti, missugune ta oli.

²⁵and he who did look into the perfect law — that of liberty, and did continue there, this one — not a forgetful hearer becoming, but a doer of work — this one shall be happy in his doing.

²⁵Kes on aga kummargil vaadanud vabaduse täiuslikku seadusse ja sellesse ka jääb, ei ole unustav kuulja, vaid tegude tegija - see on õnnis oma tegemises.

²⁶If any one doth think to be religious among you, not bridling his tongue, but deceiving his heart, of this one vain [is] the religion;

²⁶Kui keegi arvab end Jumalat teenivat, oma keelt aga ei ohjelda, siis ta petab oma südant. Selline jumalateenistus on tühine.

²⁷religion pure and undefiled with the God and Father is this, to look after orphans and widows in their tribulation — unspotted to keep himself from the world.

²⁷Jumala ja Isa silmis puhas ja laitmatu jumalateenistus on käia vaatamas vaeslapsi ja lesknaisi nende viletsuses ja hoida iseennast maailma poolt määrimata.