1Whence [are] wars and fightings among you? not thence — out of your passions, that are as soldiers in your members?
1Kust tulevad siis sõdimised ja kust tülid teie keskel? Eks nad tule sealt, teie ihuliikmetes sõdivatest lõbuhimudest?
2ye desire, and ye have not; ye murder, and are zealous, and are not able to attain; ye fight and war, and ye have not, because of your not asking;
2Te himustate, ja teil ei ole; te taplete ja tapate, ja ei suuda midagi saavutada; te tülitsete ja sõdite. Teil ei ole, sest te ei palu.
3ye ask, and ye receive not, because evilly ye ask, that in your pleasures ye may spend [it].
3Te palute, aga ei saa, sest te palute halva jaoks, tahtes seda kulutada oma lõbudeks.
4Adulterers and adulteresses! have ye not known that friendship of the world is enmity with God? whoever, then, may counsel to be a friend of the world, an enemy of God he is set.
4Te abielurikkujad! Kas te siis ei tea, et sõprus maailmaga on vaen Jumalaga? Kes iganes eelistab olla maailma sõber, seab end Jumala vaenlaseks.
5Do ye think that emptily the Writing saith, `To envy earnestly desireth the spirit that did dwell in us,`
5Või arvate, et Pühakiri ütleb asjata: 'Kadeduseni ta igatseb Vaimu, kes on asunud meisse'?
6and greater grace he doth give, wherefore he saith, `God against proud ones doth set Himself up, and to lowly ones He doth give grace?`
6Aga ta annab veel suuremat armu; seepärast ta ütleb: 'Jumal paneb vastu ülbeile, aga alandlikele annab armu!'
7be subject, then, to God; stand up against the devil, and he will flee from you;
7Alistuge siis Jumalale! Pange vastu kuradile, siis ta põgeneb teie juurest.
8draw nigh to God, and He will draw nigh to you; cleanse hands, ye sinners! and purify hearts, ye two-souled!
8Tulge Jumala ligi, siis tuleb tema teie ligi! Patused, puhastage käed ja kasige südamed, te hingelt kahestunud!
9be exceeding afflicted, and mourn, and weep, let your laughter to mourning be turned, and the joy to heaviness;
9Tundke oma viletsust, leinake ja nutke! Teie naer muutugu nutuks ja rõõm kurbuseks!
10be made low before the Lord, and He shall exalt you.
10Alanduge Issanda ette, siis ta ülendab teid!
11Speak not one against another, brethren; he who is speaking against a brother, and is judging his brother, doth speak against law, and doth judge law, and if law thou dost judge, thou art not a doer of law but a judge;
11Ärge halvustage üksteist, vennad! Kui keegi halvustab või arvustab oma venda, siis ta halvustab ja arvustab Seadust. Kui sa aga Seadust arvustad, siis sa ei ole Seaduse täitja, vaid kohtunik.
12one is the lawgiver, who is able to save and to destroy; thou — who art thou that dost judge the other?
12Ainult üks on seaduseandja ja kohtunik - tema, kes võib nii päästa kui hukata. Aga kes oled sina, sa ligimese arvustaja?
13Go, now, ye who are saying, `To-day and to-morrow we will go on to such a city, and will pass there one year, and traffic, and make gain;`
13Kuulge nüüd, kes ütlete: 'Täna või homme läheme sellesse või teise linna ja veedame seal ühe aasta ning kaupleme ja saame kasu!'
14who do not know the thing of the morrow; for what is your life? for it is a vapour that is appearing for a little, and then is vanishing;
14Teie, kes ei tea, missugune on homme teie elu! Te olete ju aur, mida on hetke näha, ja siis see haihtub.
15instead of your saying, `If the Lord may will, we shall live, and do this or that;`
15Selle asemel et öelda: 'Kui Issand tahab ja me veel elame, siis teeme seda või teist',
16and now ye glory in your pride; all such glorying is evil;
16te kiitlete oma kõrkuses. Iga selline kiitlemine on kurjast.
17to him, then, knowing to do good, and not doing, sin it is to him.
17Kes oskab teha head, aga ei tee, sellele on see patt.