Greetings from James

Ἰάκωβος ,
Iakōbos
Θεοῦ
Theou
of God
καὶ
kai
and
Κυρίου
Kyriou
of [the] Lord
Ἰησοῦ
Iēsou
Χριστοῦ
Christou
δοῦλος ,
doulos
Ταῖς
Tais
To the
δώδεκα
dōdeka
φυλαῖς
phylais
ταῖς
tais
-
ἐν
en
in
τῇ
the
Διασπορᾷ :
Diaspora
Χαίρειν .
Chairein

Rejoicing in Trials

Πᾶσαν
Pasan
χαρὰν
charan
ἡγήσασθε ,
hēgēsasthe
esteem [it] ,
ἀδελφοί
adelphoi
μου ,
mou
of me ,
ὅταν
hotan
πειρασμοῖς
peirasmois
περιπέσητε
peripesēte
ποικίλοις ,
poikilois
γινώσκοντες
ginōskontes
ὅτι
hoti
τὸ
to
the
δοκίμιον
dokimion
ὑμῶν
hymōn
of your
τῆς
tēs
-
πίστεως
pisteōs
κατεργάζεται
katergazetai
ὑπομονήν .
hypomonēn
-
δὲ
de
And
ὑπομονὴ ,
hypomonē
ἔργον
ergon
τέλειον
teleion
ἐχέτω ,
echetō
ἵνα
hina
so that
ἦτε
ēte
you may be
τέλειοι
teleioi
καὶ
kai
and
ὁλόκληροι ,
holoklēroi
ἐν
en
in
μηδενὶ
mēdeni
λειπόμενοι .
leipomenoi
Εἰ
Ei
If
δέ
de
τις
tis
ὑμῶν
hymōn
of you
λείπεται
leipetai
σοφίας ,
sophias
αἰτείτω
aiteitō
παρὰ
para
τοῦ
tou
the [One]
διδόντος ,
didontos
Θεοῦ ,
Theou
God ,
πᾶσιν
pasin
to all
ἁπλῶς ,
haplōs
καὶ
kai
and
μὴ
not
ὀνειδίζοντος ,
oneidizontos
καὶ
kai
and
δοθήσεται
dothēsetai
it will be given
αὐτῷ .
autō
to him .
αἰτείτω
aiteitō
δὲ
de
ἐν
en
in
πίστει ,
pistei
μηδὲν
mēden
διακρινόμενος .
diakrinomenos
ho
The [one]
γὰρ
gar
διακρινόμενος
diakrinomenos
ἔοικεν
eoiken
is like
κλύδωνι
klydōni
θαλάσσης ,
thalassēs
of [the] sea ,
ἀνεμιζομένῳ
anemizomenō
καὶ
kai
and
ῥιπιζομένῳ .
rhipizomenō
being tossed by the wind .
μὴ
Not
γὰρ
gar
οἰέσθω
oiesthō
ho
the
ἄνθρωπος
anthrōpos
ἐκεῖνος ,
ekeinos
ὅτι
hoti
λήμψεταί
lēmpsetai
he will receive
παρὰ
para
τοῦ
tou
the
Κυρίου .
Kyriou
ἀνὴρ
anēr
[He is] a man
δίψυχος ,
dipsychos
ἀκατάστατος
akatastatos
ἐν
en
in
πάσαις
pasais
ταῖς
tais
the
ὁδοῖς
hodois
αὐτοῦ .
autou
of him .

Contrast of the Rich and Poor

Καυχάσθω
Kauchasthō
δὲ
de
ho
the
ἀδελφὸς
adelphos
ho
-
ταπεινὸς
tapeinos
ἐν
en
in
τῷ
the
ὕψει
hypsei
αὐτοῦ ;
autou
of him ;
ho
he who [is]
δὲ
de
πλούσιος ,
plousios
ἐν
en
in
τῇ
the
ταπεινώσει
tapeinōsei
αὐτοῦ ,
autou
of him ,
ὅτι
hoti
ὡς
hōs
ἄνθος
anthos
χόρτου
chortou
παρελεύσεται .
pareleusetai
he will pass away .
ἀνέτειλεν
aneteilen
γὰρ
gar
ho
the
ἥλιος
hēlios
σὺν
syn
with
τῷ
[its]
καύσωνι
kausōni
καὶ
kai
and
ἐξήρανεν
exēranen
τὸν
ton
the
χόρτον ,
chorton
καὶ
kai
and
τὸ
to
the
ἄνθος
anthos
αὐτοῦ
autou
of it
ἐξέπεσεν ,
exepesen
καὶ
kai
and
the
εὐπρέπεια
euprepeia
τοῦ
tou
of the
προσώπου
prosōpou
αὐτοῦ
autou
of it
ἀπώλετο .
apōleto
οὕτως
houtōs
καὶ
kai
ho
the
πλούσιος
plousios
ἐν
en
in the midst of
ταῖς
tais
the
πορείαις
poreiais
αὐτοῦ
autou
of him
μαρανθήσεται .
maranthēsetai
will fade away .
Μακάριος
Makarios
Blessed [is the]
ἀνὴρ
anēr
ὃς
hos
ὑπομένει
hypomenei
πειρασμόν ,
peirasmon
ὅτι
hoti
δόκιμος
dokimos
γενόμενος ,
genomenos
λήμψεται
lēmpsetai
he will receive
τὸν
ton
the
στέφανον
stephanon
τῆς
tēs
-
ζωῆς
zōēs
of life
ὃν
hon
ἐπηγγείλατο
epēngeilato
τοῖς
tois
ἀγαπῶσιν
agapōsin
αὐτόν .
auton
Him .

Perseverance in Temptation

Μηδεὶς
Mēdeis
πειραζόμενος
peirazomenos
λεγέτω
legetō
ὅτι ,
hoti
- ,
Ἀπὸ
Apo
By
Θεοῦ
Theou
πειράζομαι .
peirazomai
I am being tempted .
ho
-
γὰρ
gar
Θεὸς
Theos
ἀπείραστός
apeirastos
ἐστιν
estin
is
κακῶν ;
kakōn
by evils ;
πειράζει
peirazei
δὲ
de
αὐτὸς
autos
οὐδένα .
oudena
no one .
ἕκαστος
hekastos
A man
δὲ
de
πειράζεται ,
peirazetai
is tempted ,
ὑπὸ
hypo
by
τῆς
tēs
the
ἰδίας
idias
ἐπιθυμίας
epithymias
ἐξελκόμενος
exelkomenos
καὶ
kai
and
δελεαζόμενος .
deleazomenos
εἶτα
eita
-
ἐπιθυμία ,
epithymia
συλλαβοῦσα ,
syllabousa
τίκτει
tiktei
ἁμαρτίαν ;
hamartian
sin ;
-
δὲ
de
and
ἁμαρτία
hamartia
ἀποτελεσθεῖσα ,
apotelestheisa
ἀποκύει
apokyei
θάνατον .
thanaton
Μὴ
Not
πλανᾶσθε ,
planasthe
be misled ,
ἀδελφοί
adelphoi
μου
mou
my
ἀγαπητοί .
agapētoi
πᾶσα
pasa
δόσις
dosis
ἀγαθὴ ,
agathē
καὶ
kai
and
πᾶν
pan
δώρημα
dōrēma
τέλειον ,
teleion
ἄνωθέν
anōthen
ἐστιν ,
estin
is ,
καταβαῖνον
katabainon
ἀπὸ
apo
τοῦ
tou
the
Πατρὸς
Patros
τῶν
tōn
-
φώτων ,
phōtōn
of lights ,
παρ’
par’
with
οὐκ
ouk
not
ἔνι
eni
παραλλαγὴ
parallagē
ē
or
τροπῆς
tropēs
ἀποσκίασμα .
aposkiasma
βουληθεὶς ,
boulētheis
Having willed [it] ,
ἀπεκύησεν
apekyēsen
ἡμᾶς
hēmas
us
λόγῳ
logō
by [the] word
ἀληθείας ,
alētheias
of truth ,
εἰς
eis
τὸ
to
-
εἶναι
einai
to be
ἡμᾶς
hēmas
us
ἀπαρχήν
aparchēn
τινα
tina
τῶν
tōn
-
αὐτοῦ
autou
of His
κτισμάτων .
ktismatōn

Hearing and Doing

Ἴστε ,
Iste
ἀδελφοί
adelphoi
μου
mou
my
ἀγαπητοί .
agapētoi
ἔστω
estō
Let be
δὲ
de
πᾶς
pas
ἄνθρωπος
anthrōpos
ταχὺς
tachys
εἰς
eis
τὸ
to
-
ἀκοῦσαι ,
akousai
to hear ,
βραδὺς
bradys
εἰς
eis
τὸ
to
-
λαλῆσαι ,
lalēsai
to speak ,
βραδὺς
bradys
εἰς
eis
ὀργήν ;
orgēn
ὀργὴ
orgē
[the] anger
γὰρ
gar
ἀνδρὸς ,
andros
of man ,
δικαιοσύνην
dikaiosynēn
Θεοῦ
Theou
of God
οὐκ
ouk
not
ἐργάζεται .
ergazetai
διὸ ,
dio
ἀποθέμενοι
apothemenoi
πᾶσαν
pasan
ῥυπαρίαν
rhyparian
καὶ
kai
and
περισσείαν
perisseian
κακίας ,
kakias
ἐν
en
in
πραΰτητι
prautēti
δέξασθε
dexasthe
τὸν
ton
the
ἔμφυτον
emphyton
λόγον ,
logon
τὸν
ton
-
δυνάμενον
dynamenon
σῶσαι
sōsai
to save
τὰς
tas
the
ψυχὰς
psychas
ὑμῶν .
hymōn
of you .
Γίνεσθε
Ginesthe
Be
δὲ
de
ποιηταὶ
poiētai
λόγου ,
logou
of [the] word ,
καὶ
kai
and
μὴ
not
ἀκροαταὶ ⇔
akroatai
μόνον ,
monon
παραλογιζόμενοι
paralogizomenoi
ἑαυτούς ,
heautous
ὅτι
hoti
εἴ
ei
if
τις
tis
ἀκροατὴς
akroatēs
λόγου
logou
of [the] word
ἐστὶν
estin
is
καὶ
kai
and
οὐ
ou
not
ποιητής ,
poiētēs
a doer ,
οὗτος
houtos
ἔοικεν
eoiken
is like
ἀνδρὶ
andri
a man
κατανοοῦντι
katanoounti
τὸ
to
at
πρόσωπον
prosōpon
[the] face
τῆς
tēs
-
γενέσεως
geneseōs
αὐτοῦ
autou
of him
ἐν
en
in
ἐσόπτρῳ ;
esoptrō
a mirror ;
κατενόησεν
katenoēsen
γὰρ
gar
ἑαυτὸν
heauton
καὶ
kai
and
ἀπελήλυθεν
apelēlythen
καὶ
kai
and
εὐθέως
eutheōs
ἐπελάθετο
epelatheto
ὁποῖος
hopoios
ἦν .
ēn
he was .
ho
The [one]
δὲ
de
παρακύψας
parakypsas
εἰς
eis
νόμον
nomon
[the] law
τέλειον ,
teleion
τὸν
ton
τῆς
tēs
-
ἐλευθερίας ,
eleutherias
of freedom ,
καὶ
kai
and
παραμείνας ,
parameinas
having continued in [it] ,
οὐκ
ouk
not
ἀκροατὴς
akroatēs
ἐπιλησμονῆς
epilēsmonēs
γενόμενος ,
genomenos
ἀλλὰ
alla
but
ποιητὴς
poiētēs
ἔργου —
ergou
of [the] work
οὗτος
houtos
μακάριος
makarios
ἐν
en
in
τῇ
the
ποιήσει
poiēsei
αὐτοῦ
autou
of him
ἔσται .
estai
will be .
Εἴ
Ei
If
τις
tis
δοκεῖ
dokei
θρησκὸς
thrēskos
εἶναι ,
einai
to be ,
μὴ
not
χαλιναγωγῶν
chalinagōgōn
γλῶσσαν
glōssan
[the] tongue
αὐτοῦ* ,
autou
of himself ,
ἀλλὰ
alla
but
ἀπατῶν
apatōn
καρδίαν
kardian
[the] heart
αὐτοῦ* ,
autou
of himself ,
τούτου
toutou
μάταιος
mataios
the
θρησκεία .
thrēskeia
θρησκεία
thrēskeia
καθαρὰ
kathara
καὶ
kai
and
ἀμίαντος
amiantos
παρὰ
para
τῷ
the
Θεῷ
Theō
καὶ
kai
and
Πατρὶ
Patri
αὕτη
hautē
ἐστίν ,
estin
is ,
ἐπισκέπτεσθαι
episkeptesthai
ὀρφανοὺς
orphanous
καὶ
kai
and
χήρας
chēras
ἐν
en
in
τῇ
the
θλίψει
thlipsei
αὐτῶν ;
autōn
of them ;
ἄσπιλον
aspilon
ἑαυτὸν
heauton
τηρεῖν
tērein
to keep
ἀπὸ
apo
τοῦ
tou
the
κόσμου .
kosmou