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

¹James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes which are in the Dispersion: Greetings.

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

²Count it all joy, my brothers The word for “brothers” here and where context allows may also be correctly translated “brothers and sisters” or “siblings.” , when you fall into various temptations,

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

³knowing that the testing of your faith produces endurance.

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

⁴Let endurance have its perfect work, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.

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

⁵But if any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and without reproach; and it will be given to him.

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

⁶But let him ask in faith, without any doubting, for he who doubts is like a wave of the sea, driven by the wind and tossed.

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

⁷For let that man not think that he will receive anything from the Lord.

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

⁸He is a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways.

⁹Madal vend kiidelgu oma kõrgusest,

⁹But let the brother in humble circumstances glory in his high position;

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

¹⁰and the rich, in that he is made humble, because like the flower in the grass, he will pass away.

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

¹¹For the sun arises with the scorching wind, and withers the grass, and the flower in it falls, and the beauty of its appearance perishes. So also will the rich man fade away in his pursuits.

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.

¹²Blessed is the man who endures temptation, for when he has been approved, he will receive the crown of life, which the Lord promised to those who love him.

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

¹³Let no man say when he is tempted, “I am tempted by God,” for God can’t be tempted by evil, and he himself tempts no one.

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

¹⁴But each one is tempted, when he is drawn away by his own lust, and enticed.

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

¹⁵Then the lust, when it has conceived, bears sin; and the sin, when it is full grown, brings forth death.

¹⁶Ärge eksige, mu armsad vennad!

¹⁶Don’t be deceived, my beloved brothers.

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

¹⁷Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom can be no variation, nor turning shadow.

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

¹⁸Of his own will he brought us forth by the word of truth, that we should be a kind of first fruits of his creatures.

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

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

²⁰Sest mehe viha ei soeta õigust Jumala ees.

²⁰for the anger of man doesn’t produce the righteousness of God.

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

²¹Therefore, putting away all filthiness and overflowing of wickedness, receive with humility the implanted word, which is able to save your souls or, preserve your life. .

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

²²But be doers of the word, and not only hearers, deluding your own selves.

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

²³For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man looking at his natural face in a mirror;

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

²⁴for he sees himself, and goes away, and immediately forgets what kind of man he was.

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

²⁵But he who looks into the perfect law of freedom, and continues, not being a hearer who forgets, but a doer of the work, this man will be blessed in what he does.

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

²⁶If anyone among you thinks himself to be religious while he doesn’t bridle his tongue, but deceives his heart, this man’s religion is worthless.

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

²⁷Pure religion and undefiled before our God and Father is this: to visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep oneself unstained by the world.