1 Man Saag, jaamu Yàlla ak Boroom bi Yeesu Kirist, maa leen di nuyu, yéen fukki giir ak ñaar, yi tasaaroo ci biir àddina si.
1James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes which are in the Dispersion: Greetings.
2 Yéen samay bokk, waxtu wu nattu yi dalee ci seen kaw, ak nu ñu man a mel, defleen ko ni mbég mu réy,
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,
3 xam ne nattub ngëm mooy ndeyu muñ.
3knowing that the testing of your faith produces endurance.
4 Kon na seen muñ dem ba mat, ngir ngeen bañ a fell fenn, waaye ngeen mat sëkk.
4Let endurance have its perfect work, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.
5 Ku xelam des ci benn fànn ci yéen nag, na ko ñaan Yàlla, te dina ko ko may, ndaxte Yàlla mooy Aji Yéwén, jiy may ñépp ci lu àndul ak genn ŋàññ.
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.
6 Waaye na ko ñaan ci ngëm te bañ cee werante; ndaxte kiy werante mi ngi mel ni ndoxum géej, mi ngelaw liy lëmbaaje wet gu ne.
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.
7 Bu kooku yaakaar dara ci Boroom bi.
7For let that man not think that he will receive anything from the Lord.
8 Ku am xel ñaar la, te ñàkk pasteef ci lépp lu mu man a def.
8He is a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways.
9 Naka mbokk mi néew doole, na sant ci teraangaam fa kanam Yàlla,
9But let the brother in humble circumstances glory in his high position;
10 te boroom alal it sant cig suufeem, ndax ni tóor-tóor di ruuse, noonu lay wéye.
10and the rich, in that he is made humble, because like the flower in the grass, he will pass away.
11 Su jant fenkee, ba naaj wi tàng, kon gàncax lax, tóor-tóor ruus, te rafetaayam naaw. Noonu la boroom alal di nasaxe, moom ak i jëfam.
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.
12 Ku dékku nattu, ku barkeel nga, ndax boo ci génnee ak ndam, dees na la jagleel kaalag dund, gi Yàlla dig ñi ko bëgg.
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.
13 Bu la fiir galanee, bul ne: «Yàllaa ko dogal,» ndaxte Yàlla jegewul ak mbon fenn te du fiir kenn.
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.
14 Waaye ku sa bakkan nax, ba man la, looloo lay dugal ci fiir.
14But each one is tempted, when he is drawn away by his own lust, and enticed.
15 Kon bu bëgg-bëgg ëmbee, bàkkaar lay wasin, te bu bàkkaar màggee, jur dee.
15Then the lust, when it has conceived, bears sin; and the sin, when it is full grown, brings forth death.
16 Yéen sama bokk yi ma bëgg, buleen juum ci lii:
16Don’t be deceived, my beloved brothers.
17 gépp may gu baax ak gépp jagle gu mat, ci Yàlla la jóge, di Baay bi sàkk leeri asamaan, fekk moom du soppiku, mbaa muy leer ak di lëndëm.
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.
18 Ci coobareem la nu sole kàddug dëgg gi, ba nu judduwaat, di tànneefu lépp lu mu bind.
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.
19 Yéen sama bokk yi ma bëgg, nangeen xam lii: ku nekk war ngaa farlu ci déglu, di yéex a wax tey yéex a mer.
19So, then, my beloved brothers, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, and slow to anger;
20 Ndaxte meru nit du jur njub gi neex Yàlla.
20for the anger of man doesn’t produce the righteousness of God.
21 Moo tax nanguleen ci woyof kàddu, gi leen Yàlla sol te man leen a musal, di dëddu bépp sobe ak coxor gi daj àddina.
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. .
22 Buleen yem ci déglu kàddu gi rekk, di nax seen bopp; waaye jëfeleen ko.
22But be doers of the word, and not only hearers, deluding your own selves.
23 Ndaxte ku déglu kàddu gi, te bañ koo jëfe, moom ak kuy seetu ñoo yem;
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;
24 day gis xar-kanamam, te su nee wërëñ, daldi fàtte meloom.
24for he sees himself, and goes away, and immediately forgets what kind of man he was.
25 Waaye kuy gëstu yoonu Yàlla, wi mat tey goreel --waxuma ki dégg, ba noppi fàtte, waaye kiy jëfe ndigal — kooku barkeel na ci kaw jëfam.
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.
26 Ku yaakaar ne am na diine, waaye moomul làmmiñam, xanaa di nax boppam rekk, diineem jooju du diiney dara.
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.
27 Ku diineem sell te amul benn gàkk fa kanam Yàlla mooy kii: ki nemmiku jiirim yi ak jigéen ñi seen jëkkër faatu ci seeni tiis, tey waggar sobey àddina.
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.