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.

¹My brethren, hold not, in respect of persons, the faith of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ,

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,

²for if there may come into your synagogue a man with gold ring, in gay raiment, and there may come in also a poor man in vile raiment,

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,-

³and ye may look upon him bearing the gay raiment, and may say to him, `Thou — sit thou here well,` and to the poor man may say, `Thou — stand thou there, or, Sit thou here under my footstool,` —

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

⁴ye did not judge fully in yourselves, and did become ill-reasoning judges.

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?

⁵Hearken, my brethren beloved, did not God choose the poor of this world, rich in faith, and heirs of the reign that He promised to those loving Him?

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?

⁶and ye did dishonour the poor one; do not the rich oppress you and themselves draw you to judgment-seats;

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

⁷do they not themselves speak evil of the good name that was called upon you?

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]

⁸If, indeed, royal law ye complete, according to the Writing, `Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself,` — ye do well;

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

⁹and if ye accept persons, sin ye do work, being convicted by the law as transgressors;

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

¹⁰for whoever the whole law shall keep, and shall stumble in one [point], he hath become guilty of all;

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.

¹¹for He who is saying, `Thou mayest not commit adultery,` said also, `Thou mayest do no murder;` and if thou shalt not commit adultery, and shalt commit murder, thou hast become a transgressor of law;

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

¹²so speak ye and so do, as about by a law of liberty to be judged,

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.

¹³for the judgment without kindness [is] to him not having done kindness, and exult doth kindness over judgment.

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?

¹⁴What [is] the profit, my brethren, if faith, any one may speak of having, and works he may not have? is that faith able to save him?

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

¹⁵and if a brother or sister may be naked, and may be destitute of the daily food,

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?

¹⁶and any one of you may say to them, `Depart ye in peace, be warmed, and be filled,` and may not give to them the things needful for the body, what [is] the profit?

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

¹⁷so also the faith, if it may not have works, is dead by itself.

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.

¹⁸But say may some one, Thou hast faith, and I have works, shew me thy faith out of thy works, and I will shew thee out of my works my faith:

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

¹⁹thou — thou dost believe that God is one; thou dost well, and the demons believe, and they shudder!

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

²⁰And dost thou wish to know, O vain man, that the faith apart from the works is dead?

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

²¹Abraham our father — was not he declared righteous out of works, having brought up Isaac his son upon the altar?

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

²²dost thou see that the faith was working with his works, and out of the works the faith was perfected?

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).

²³and fulfilled was the Writing that is saying, `And Abraham did believe God, and it was reckoned to him — to righteousness;` and, `Friend of God` he was called.

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

²⁴Ye see, then, that out of works is man declared righteous, and not out of faith only;

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.

²⁵and in like manner also Rahab the harlot — was she not out of works declared righteous, having received the messengers, and by another way having sent forth?

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

²⁶for as the body apart from the spirit is dead, so also the faith apart from the works is dead.