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

¹[Ny amin'ny fakam-panahy, sy ny fandraisana ny tenin'Andriamanitra] Jakoba, mpanompon'Andriamanitra sy Jesosy Kristy Tompo, mamangy ny firenena roa ambin'ny folo monina any am-pielezana.

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,

²Ry rahalahiko, ataovy ho fifaliana avokoa, raha iharan'ny fakam-panahy samy hafa ianareo, [ Na: fizahan-toetra]

³knowing that the testing of your faith produces endurance.

³satria fantatrareo fa ny fizahan-toetra ny finoanareo dia mahatonga faharetana.

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

⁴Ary aoka ny faharetana hisy asa tanteraka, mba ho tanteraka sy tonga ohatra ianareo, ka tsy hisy tsy ampy na inona na inona.

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.

⁵Ary raha misy ianareo tsy manam-pahendrena, aoka izy hangataka amin'Andriamanitra, Izay manome malalaka ho an'ny olona rehetra sady tsy mandatsa; ary dia homena azy izany. [ Na: kely fahendrena]

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.

⁶Nefa aoka hangataka amin'ny finoana izy ka tsy hiahanahana akory; fa izay miahanahana dia toy ny alon-dranomasina entin'ny rivotra ka atopatopany.

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

⁷Fa aoka tsy hanampo handray zavatra amin'ny Tompo izany olona izany:

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

⁸olona miroa saina izy, miovaova amin'ny alehany rehetra.

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

⁹Aoka ny rahalahy izay ambany hanao ny fisandratany ho reharehany;

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

¹⁰fa ny manan-karena kosa ny fietreny, satria ho levona tahaka ny vonin'ny ahitra izy.

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.

¹¹Fa miposaka ny masoandro mbamin'ny hainandro mahamay, dia mampahalazo ny ahitra, ka mihintsana ny voniny, ary levona ny hatsaran-tarehiny; dia toy izany koa no fahalazon'ny manan-karena amin'ny alehany.

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.

¹²Sambatra izay olona maharitra fakam-panahy; fa rehefa voazaha toetra izy, dia handray ny satro-boninahitra fiainana, izay nolazain'ny Tompo homena izay tia Azy.

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.

¹³Raha misy alaim-panahy, aoka izy tsy hanao hoe: Andriamanitra no maka fanahy ahy; fa Andriamanitra tsy azon'ny ratsy alaim-panahy, sady tsy mba maka fanahy olona Izy;

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

¹⁴fa samy alaim-panahy ny olona, raha tarihin'ny filany sy fitahiny izy.

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

¹⁵Ary ny filàna, rehefa torontoronina, dia miteraka ota; ary ny ota, rehefa tanteraka, dia miteraka fahafatesana.

¹⁶Don’t be deceived, my beloved brothers.

¹⁶Aza mety hofitahina ianareo, sy rahalahy malalako.

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.

¹⁷Ny fanomezan-tsoa rehetra sy ny fanomezana tanteraka rehetra dia avy any ambony ka midina avy amin'ny Rain'ny fanazavana, Izay tsy misy fiovaovana na aloka avy amin'ny fihodinana.

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.

¹⁸Tamin'ny sitrapony no niterahany antsika tamin'ny teny fahamarinana, mba ho santatry ny zavatra noforoniny isika.

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

¹⁹Fantatrareo izany, sy rahalahy malalako. Kanefa aoka ny olona rehetra halady hihaino ho malai-miteny, ho malain-ko tezitra;

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

²⁰fa ny fahatezeran'ny olona tsy ahefana izay marina eo imason'Andriamanitra.

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. .

²¹Koa ario ny fahalotoana sy ny lolompo rehetra, ary ekeo amin'ny fahalemem-panahy ny teny nambolena, izay mahavonjy ny fanahinareo.

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

²²Fa aoka ho mpankatò ny teny ianareo, fa aza mpihaino fotsiny ihany ka mamitaka ny tenanareo.

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;

²³Fa raha misy mpihaino ny teny, nefa tsy mpankatò, dia toy ny olona mizaha ny tarehiny eo amin'ny fitaratra izy;

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

²⁴fa mijery ny tenany izy, dia lasa, ary miaraka amin'izay dia hadinony ny tarehiny.

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.

²⁵Fa izay mandinika ny lalàna tanteraka, dia ny lalàn'ny fahafahana, ka maharitra amin'izany, raha tsy mpihaino manadino, fa mpanao ny asa, dia ho sambatra amin'ny asany izany olona izany.

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.

²⁶Raha misy manao azy ho mpivavaka, nefa tsy mamehy ny vavany, fa mamitaka ny fony, dia zava-poana ny fivavahan'izany olona izany.Izao no fivavahana madio sady tsy misy loto eo anatrehan'Andriamanitra Ray: ny mamangy ny kamboty sy ny mpitondratena amin'ny fahoriany, sy ny miaro ny tena tsy hisy pentimpentina avy amin'izao tontolo izao.

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.

²⁷Izao no fivavahana madio sady tsy misy loto eo anatrehan'Andriamanitra Ray: ny mamangy ny kamboty sy ny mpitondratena amin'ny fahoriany, sy ny miaro ny tena tsy hisy pentimpentina avy amin'izao tontolo izao.