¹My brethren, do not have the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, [Lord] of glory, with respect of persons:

¹[Ny tsy mahamety ny fizahan-tavan'olona] Ry rahalahiko, aoka tsy hasiana fizahan-tavan'olona ny finoanareo ny Tompontsika, dia Jesosy Kristy, Tompon'ny voninahitra.

²for if there come unto your synagogue a man with a gold ring in splendid apparel, and a poor man also come in in vile apparel,

²Fa raha misy olona miditra eo amin'ny synagoganareo misy peratra volamena amin'ny rantsan-tànany sady miakanjo tsara, ary mba miditra kosa izay olona malahelo miakanjo ratsy,

³and ye look upon him who wears the splendid apparel, and say, Do thou sit here well, and say to the poor, Do thou stand there, or sit here under my footstool:

³koa mijery ilay miakanjo tsara ianareo ka manao hoe: Mipetraha eto amin'ny fitoerana aloha ianao; ary manao amin'ilay malahelo kosa hoe: Mitoera eroa ianao, na: Mipetraha etsy amin'ny fitoeran-tongotro,-

⁴have ye not made a difference among yourselves, and become judges having evil thoughts?

⁴moa tsy miangatra va ianareo amin'izany ka efa mpitsara manan-kevi-dratsy? [ Na: miahanahana]

⁵Hear, my beloved brethren: Has not God chosen the poor as to the world, rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom, which he has promised to them that love him?

⁵Mihainoa, ry rahalahy malalako: Tsy efa nofidin'Andriamanitra va ny malahelo amin'izao fiainana izao ho mpanankarena amin'ny finoana sy ho mpandova ny fanjakana nolazainy homena izay tia Azy?

⁶But *ye* have despised the poor [man]. Do not the rich oppress you, and [do not] *they* drag you before [the] tribunals?

⁶Fa ianareo efa nanala-baraka ny malahelo. Moa tsy ny mpanankarena va no mampahory anareo? Ary tsy izy va no mitarika anareo ho eo amin'ny fitsarana?

⁷And [do not] *they* blaspheme the excellent name which has been called upon you?

⁷Tsy izy koa va no miteny ratsy ny anarana tsara izay niantsoana anareo? [ Gr. manao blasfemia; izahao Mat.9.3]

⁸If indeed ye keep [the] royal law according to the scripture, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself, ye do well.

⁸Kanefa raha mankatò ilay didy ambony indrindra ianareo, araka ny Soratra Masina hoe: "Tiava ny namanao tahaka ny tenanao" (Lev. 29.18), dia manao tsara ianareo. [ Gr. andriana]

⁹But if ye have respect of persons, ye commit sin, being convicted by the law as transgressors.

⁹Fa raha mizaha tavan'olona kosa ianareo, dia manota ka helohin'ny lalàna ho mpanota.

¹⁰For whoever shall keep the whole law and shall offend in one [point], he has come under the guilt of [breaking] all.

¹⁰Fa na iza na iza mitandrina ny lalàna rehetra, nefa diso amin'ny iray loha dia meloka amin'izy rehetra.

¹¹For he who said, Thou shalt not commit adultery, said also, Thou shalt not kill. Now if thou dost not commit adultery, but killest, thou art become transgressor of [the] law.

¹¹Fa Ilay nanao hoe: "Aza mijangajanga" no nanao hoe koa: "Aza mamono olona" (Eks. 20.13, 14). Fa raha tahìny tsy mijangajanga ianao, kanefa mamono olona ihany, dia mpandika ny lalàna ianao.

¹²So speak ye, and so act, as those that are to be judged by [the] law of liberty;

¹²Aoka ianareo hiteny sy hanao araka izay mahamendrika anareo, izay olona hotsarain'ny lalàn'ny fahafahana.

¹³for judgment [will be] without mercy to him that has shewn no mercy. Mercy glories over judgment.

¹³Fa fitsarana tsy misy famindram-po no ho anjaran'izay tsy mamindra fo; ary ny famindram-po kosa dia faly, fa tsy mba matahotra ny fitsarana.

¹⁴What [is] the profit, my brethren, if any one say he have faith, but have not works? can faith save him?

¹⁴[Ny fahafoanan'ny finoana tsy misy asa] Inona moa no soa azo, ry rahalahiko, raha misy milaza fa manam-pinoana izy, nefa tsy manana asa? Ny finoana va mahavonjy azy?

¹⁵Now if a brother or a sister is naked and destitute of daily food,

¹⁵Raha misy rahalahy na anabavy tsy manan-kitafy sady tsy manan-kohanina isan'andro,

¹⁶and one from amongst you say to them, Go in peace, be warmed and filled; but give not to them the needful things for the body, what [is] the profit?

¹⁶ka misy aminareo manao aminy hoe: Mandehana amin'ny fiadanana, mamindroa, mivokisa, kanefa tsy omenareo azy tsinona izay tandrifiny ho an'ny tenany, inona moa no soa azo amin'izany?

¹⁷So also faith, if it have not works, is dead by itself.

¹⁷Ary mba toy izany koa ny finoana, raha tsy misy asa, dia maty mihitsy.

¹⁸But some one will say, *Thou* hast faith and *I* have works. Shew me thy faith without works, and *I* from my works will shew thee my faith.

¹⁸Fa angamba hisy hanao hoe: Hianao manam-pinoana, ary izaho manana asa; asehoy amiko tsy amin'ny asa ny finoanao, ary izaho kosa haneho aminao ny finoako amin'ny asako.

¹⁹*Thou* believest that God is one. Thou doest well. The demons even believe, and tremble.

¹⁹Hianao manao fa iray ihany no Andriamanitra; koa tsara izany ataonao izany,- ny demonia koa mba mino izany ka dia mangovitra.

²⁰But wilt thou know, O vain man, that faith without works is dead?

²⁰Moa tsy fantatrao va, ry olom-poana, fa tsy vanona ny finoana tsy misy asa?

²¹Was not Abraham our father justified by works when he had offered Isaac his son upon the altar?

²¹Tsy nohamarinina tamin'ny asa va Abrahama razantsika tamin'ny nanaterany an'isaka zanany teo ambonin'ny alitara?

²²Thou seest that faith wrought with his works, and that by works faith was perfected.

²²Hitanao fa niara-niasa tamin'ny finoana ny asany, ary ny finoana dia notanterahina tamin'ny asa;

²³And the scripture was fulfilled which says, Abraham believed God, and it was reckoned to him as righteousness, and he was called Friend of God.

²³ary tanteraka ny Soratra Masina manao hoe: "Ary Abrahama nino an'Andriamanitra, ka nisaina ho fahamarinany izany" (Gen. 25.6), ary natao hoe "Sakaizan'Andriamanitra" izy (Isa. 41.8).

²⁴Ye see that a man is justified on the principle of works, and not on the principle of faith only.

²⁴Koa dia hitanareo fa hamarinina amin'ny asa ny olona, fa tsy amin'ny finoana ihany.

²⁵But was not in like manner also Rahab the harlot justified on the principle of works, when she had received the messengers and put [them] forth by another way?

²⁵Ary toy izany koa Rahaba janga, tsy nohamarinina tamin'ny asa va izy tamin'ny nandraisany ireny iraka ireny sy ny nampandehanany azy tamin'ny lalan-kafa?Fa maty ny tena, raha tsy misy fanahy, ary maty toy izany koa ny finoana, raha tsy misy asa.

²⁶For as the body without a spirit is dead, so also faith without works is dead.

²⁶Fa maty ny tena, raha tsy misy fanahy, ary maty toy izany koa ny finoana, raha tsy misy asa.