1[Fananarana ny tia ady sy ny mpisintaka sy ny manendrikendrika ary ny tsy manaiky ny fitondran'Andriamanitra] Avy aiza ny ady, ary avy aiza ny fifandirana eo aminareo? Tsy izao va no ihaviany, dia ny filanareo izay miady ao anatin'ny momba ny tenanareo?
1Whence [are] wars and fightings among you? not thence — out of your passions, that are as soldiers in your members?
2Mila ianareo, nefa tsy manana ihany; mamono sy mitsiriritra ianareo, nefa tsy mahazo ihany; mifanditra sy miady ianareo; tsy manana ianareo, satria tsy mangataka. [Na: mialona]
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;
3Mangataka ianareo, nefa tsy mahazo ihany, satria diso fangataka, mba holaninareo amin'ny filanareo.
3ye ask, and ye receive not, because evilly ye ask, that in your pleasures ye may spend [it].
4Ry mpisintaka mijangajanga, tsy fantatrareo va fa fandrafiana an'Andriamanitra ny fisakaizana amin'izao tontolo izao? Koa na iza na iza te-ho sakaizan'izao tontolo izao, dia fahavalon'Andriamanitra izy.
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.
5Ary ataonareo va fa miteny foana ny Soratra Masina? Ny fanahy, izay nampitoeriny ato anatintsika dia iriny amin'ny fahasaro-piaro. [ Na: ny Soratra Masina hoe] [ Na: izay mitoetra ato anatintsika] [ Na: Ny Fanahy, Izay nampitoeriny ato anatintsika, dia maniry amin'ny fahasaro-piaro; na: Ny fanahy, izay nampitoeriny ato anatintsika, dia maniry amin'ny fialonana]
5Do ye think that emptily the Writing saith, `To envy earnestly desireth the spirit that did dwell in us,`
6Nefa manome fahasoavana bebe kokoa Izy. Koa hoy izy: "Andriamanitra manohitra ny mpiavonavona, fa manome fahasoavana ho an'ny manetry tena" (Oha. 3.34].
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?`
7Ka dia maneke an Andriamanitra ianareo; ary manohera ny devoly, dia handositra anareo izy.
7be subject, then, to God; stand up against the devil, and he will flee from you;
8Manatòna an'Andriamanitra, dia hanatona anareo Izy. Diovy ny tananareo, ry mpanota; ary ataovy madio ny fonareo, ry mpiroa saina.
8draw nigh to God, and He will draw nigh to you; cleanse hands, ye sinners! and purify hearts, ye two-souled!
9Oria, sy mitomania, ary midradradradrà; aoka hody fitomaniana ny fihomehezanareo, ary hody fanjoretana ny fifalianareo.
9be exceeding afflicted, and mourn, and weep, let your laughter to mourning be turned, and the joy to heaviness;
10Manetre tena eo anatrehan'ny Tompo, dia hanandratra anareo Izy.
10be made low before the Lord, and He shall exalt you.
11Aza mifanaratsy, ry rahalahy. Izay manaratsy rahalahy na mitsara ny rahalahiny dia manaratsy ny lalàna sy mitsara ny lalàna; fa raha mitsara ny lalàna ianao, dia tsy mpankatò ny lalàna, fa mpitsara.
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;
12Iray ihany no Mpanome lalàna sy Mpitsara, dia Ilay mahavonjy sy mahavery; fa iza moa ianao, no mitsara ny namanao?
12one is the lawgiver, who is able to save and to destroy; thou — who art thou that dost judge the other?
13He! ianareo izay manao hoe: Anio na ampitso dia hankany Ananona izahay ary hitoetra any herintaona ka hividy sy hivarotra ary hahazo tombom-barotra,
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;`
14kanefa tsy mahalala ny ho ampitso ianareo. Inona moa ny ainareo? Fa zavona ihany ianareo, izay miseho vetivety, dia levona.
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;
15Fa aleo manao izao: Raha sitrapon'ny Tompo, ka velona izahay, dia hataonay izao na izany.
15instead of your saying, `If the Lord may will, we shall live, and do this or that;`
16Fa izao dia mirehareha amin'ny fahasahianareo ianareo; ratsy ny fireharehana rehetra toy izany.Koa izay mahalala hanao soa, nefa tsy manao, dia heloka ho azy izany.
16and now ye glory in your pride; all such glorying is evil;
17Koa izay mahalala hanao soa, nefa tsy manao, dia heloka ho azy izany.
17to him, then, knowing to do good, and not doing, sin it is to him.