James 1

1 James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, To the twelve tribes of the Dispersion: Greetings.

1 作 神和主耶稣基督仆人的雅各请散住十二个支派之人的安。

2 Consider it pure joy, my brothers, when you encounter trials of many kinds,

2 我的弟兄们，你们落在百般试炼中，都要以为大喜乐；

3 because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance.

3 因为知道你们的信心经过试验，就生忍耐。

4 Allow perseverance to finish its work, so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.

4 但忍耐也当成功，使你们成全、完备，毫无缺欠。

5 Now if any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him.

5 你们中间若有缺少智慧的，应当求那厚赐与众人、也不斥责人的 神，主就必赐给他。

6 But he must ask in faith, without doubting, because he who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind.

6 只要凭着信心求，一点不疑惑；因为那疑惑的人，就像海中的波浪，被风吹动翻腾。

7 That man should not expect to receive anything from the Lord.

7 这样的人不要想从主那里得什么。

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

8 心怀二意的人，在他一切所行的路上都没有定见。

9 The brother in humble circumstances should exult in his high position.

9 卑微的弟兄升高，就该喜乐；

10 But the one who is rich should exult in his low position, because he will pass away like a flower of the field.

10 富足的降卑，也该如此；因为他必要过去，如同草上的花一样。

11 For the sun rises with scorching heat and withers the plant; its flower falls and its beauty is lost. So too, the rich man will fade away in the midst of his pursuits.

11 太阳出来，热风刮起，草就枯干，花也凋谢，美容就消没了；那富足的人，在他所行的事上也要这样衰残。

12 Blessed is the man who perseveres under trial, because when he has stood the test, he will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love Him.

12 忍受试探的人是有福的，因为他经过试验以后，必得生命的冠冕；这是主应许给那些爱他之人的。

13 When tempted, no one should say, “God is tempting me.” For God cannot be tempted by evil, nor does He tempt anyone.

13 人被试探，不可说：「我是被 神试探」；因为 神不能被恶试探，他也不试探人。

14 But each one is tempted when by his own evil desires he is lured away and enticed.

14 但各人被试探，乃是被自己的私欲牵引诱惑的。

15 Then after desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is full-grown, gives birth to death.

15 私欲既怀了胎，就生出罪来；罪既长成，就生出死来。

16 Do not be deceived, my beloved brothers.

16 我亲爱的弟兄们，不要看错了。

17 Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, with whom there is no change or shifting shadow.

17 各样美善的恩赐和各样全备的赏赐都是从上头来的，从众光之父那里降下来的；在他并没有改变，也没有转动的影儿。

18 He chose to give us birth through the word of truth, that we would be a kind of firstfruits of His creation.

18 他按自己的旨意，用真道生了我们，叫我们在他所造的万物中好像初熟的果子。

19 My beloved brothers, understand this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to anger,

19 我亲爱的弟兄们，这是你们所知道的。但你们各人要快快地听，慢慢地说，慢慢地动怒，

20 for man’s anger does not bring about the righteousness that God desires.

20 因为人的怒气并不成就 神的义。

21 Therefore, get rid of all moral filth and every expression of evil, and humbly accept the word planted in you, which can save your souls.

21 所以，你们要脱去一切的污秽和盈余的邪恶，存温柔的心领受那所栽种的道，就是能救你们灵魂的道。

22 Be doers of the word, and not hearers only. Otherwise, you are deceiving yourselves.

22 只是你们要行道，不要单单听道，自己欺哄自己。

23 For anyone who hears the word but does not carry it out is like a man who looks at his face in a mirror,

23 因为听道而不行道的，就像人对着镜子看自己本来的面目，

24 and after observing himself goes away and immediately forgets what he looks like.

24 看见，走后，随即忘了他的相貌如何。

25 But the one who looks intently into the perfect law of freedom, and continues to do so—not being a forgetful hearer, but an effective doer—he will be blessed in what he does.

25 惟有详细察看那全备、使人自由之律法的，并且时常如此，这人既不是听了就忘，乃是实在行出来，就在他所行的事上必然得福。

26 If anyone considers himself religious and yet does not bridle his tongue, he deceives his heart and his religion is worthless.

26 若有人自以为虔诚，却不勒住他的舌头，反欺哄自己的心，这人的虔诚是虚的。

27 Pure and undefiled religion before our God and Father is this: to care for orphans and widows in their distress, and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world.

27 在 神我们的父面前，那清洁没有玷污的虔诚，就是看顾在患难中的孤儿寡妇，并且保守自己不沾染世俗。