James 1
1 [I], James, am a servant of God and the Lord Jesus Christ. [I am writing this letter] to [all] the Jewish people [who trust in Christ] (OR, to all God’s people) who are scattered throughout the world. [I send my] greetings to [you all].
Si Santiago, na alipin ng Dios at ng Panginoon Jesucristo, ay bumabati sa labingdalawang angkan na nasa Pangangalat.
2 My fellow believers, rejoice greatly, [even] when you experience various kinds of difficulties/troubles.
Mga kapatid ko, ariin ninyong buong kagalakan, kung kayo'y mangahulog sa sarisaring tukso;
3 [God sometimes allows you to experience difficulties in order to] test whether or not you will continue to trust [him. Whenever that happens, you need to] realize more and more that [if you continue to trust him], you will be able to bravely/patiently endure difficulties.
Yamang nalalaman na ang pagsubok sa inyong pananampalataya ay gumagawa ng pagtitiis.
4 Keep on enduring difficulties [bravely/patiently by trusting God more and more firmly] [PRS], in order that you may become all that he intends you to be [DOU] (OR, [spiritually] mature and complete), not lacking (any [good quality/anything you need to conduct your lives as God wants you to]).
At inyong pabayaan na ang pagtitiis ay magkaroon ng sakdal na gawa, upang kayo'y maging sakdal at ganap, na walang anoman kakulangan.
5 If anyone of you does not know how to act wisely [in order to endure difficulties/trials well], he should ask God [to show him what he should do, because] God wholeheartedly/gladly helps all people [who ask] and does not scold [anyone for asking. Those who ask], God will give them wisdom to know [what they should do].
Nguni't kung nagkukulang ng karunungan ang sinoman sa inyo, ay humingi sa Dios, na nagbibigay ng sagana sa lahat at hindi nanunumbat; at ito'y ibibigay sa kaniya.
6 But [when you] ask [God], you should firmly trust him. You should not doubt [that he wants to help you always], because people who keep doubting God are [unstable/changeable] [SIM] like a wave of the sea that is blown back and forth by the wind {that goes back and forth when the wind blows} [DOU, SIM].
Nguni't humingi siyang may pananampalataya, na walang anomang pagaalinlangan: sapagka't yaong nagaalinlangan ay katulad ng isang alon ng dagat na itinutulak ng hangin at ipinapadpad sa magkabikabila.
7 Indeed, people [who doubt] should not think that the Lord [God] will do anything [that they request him to do],
Sapagka't huwag isipin ng taong yaon na siya'y tatanggap ng anoman bagay sa Panginoon;
8 [because they are] people who cannot decide [whether they will commit themselves to God, and they are] unstable/undecided in everything that they do.
Ang taong may dalawang akala, ay walang tiyaga sa lahat ng kaniyang mga paglakad.
9 Believers who are poor should be happy [that God] considers them very valuable (OR, has exalted them [spiritually]) [MTY].
Datapuwa't ang kapatid na mababang kapalaran ay magmapuri sa kaniyang mataas na kalagayan:
10 And [believers] who are rich should be happy [that] they have humbled themselves [in order to trust in Jesus Christ] (OR, but rich people [can only] take pride [in the fact that God] will humble them [when he judges everyone] [IRO]), because they [and their riches] [MTY] will pass away, just like wild flowers [wither] [SIM].
At ang mayaman, dahil sa siya'y pinababa: sapagka't siya'y lilipas na gaya ng bulaklak ng damo.
11 When the sun rises, the scorching hot wind dries plants, and their flowers fall and are no longer beautiful. Similarly, rich people will die [MET] while they are busy working, [leaving behind their riches].
Sapagka't sumisikat ang araw na may hanging nakakasunog, at naluluoy ang damo; at nangalalagas ang bulaklak nito, at nawawala ang karikitan ng kaniyang anyo: gayon din naman ang taong mayaman na malalanta sa lahat ng kaniyang mga paglakad.
12 [God] is pleased with people who bravely/patiently endure difficulties. And when, [by bravely enduring difficulties], they have proved [that they truly trust him], he will give them [eternal] life. That is the reward [MET] that he has promised to give to those who love him.
Mapalad ang taong nagtitiis ng tukso; sapagka't pagkasubok sa kaniya, siya'y tatanggap ng putong ng buhay, na ipinangako ng Panginoon sa mga nagsisiibig sa kaniya.
13 If people are tempted to do something that is evil, they should not think that it is God who is tempting them, because [God is totally/completely good]. He never tempts anyone [to do what is evil], nor can he ever be tempted to [do anything] evil.
Huwag sabihin ng sinoman pagka siya'y tinutukso, Ako'y tinutukso ng Dios; sapagka't ang Dios ay hindi matutukso sa masamang bagay, at hindi rin naman siya nanunukso sa kanino man:
14 But people strongly desire to do evil [PRS] things, [and as a result] they are tempted by those desires {those desires stimulate them} to do something evil [PRS, DOU].
Kundi ang bawa't tao ay natutukso, pagka nahihila ng sariling masamang pita at nahihikayat.
15 Then, [because] they have desired [MET] to do evil [PRS] things, they begin to [MET] do [PRS] them. And when they have become ones who [habitually] do what is evil [MET], [if they do not turn away from their sinful behavior], they will be separated from God forever.
Kung magkagayo'y ang kahalayan, kung maipaglihi ay nanganganak ng kasalanan: at ang kasalanan, pagka malaki na ay namumunga ng kamatayan.
16 My fellow believers whom I love, stop deceiving yourselves, [thinking that God does evil things].
Huwag kayong padaya, mga minamahal kong kapatid.
17 [The truth is that God], our heavenly Father [MTY], does only good [DOU] things [for us, in order to help us become] all that he intends us to be. He is not like all the things [in the sky] that he created to give light, [because they] change; [that is, they do not shine the same all the time]. But God never changes. [He is always good].
Ang bawa't mabuting kaloob at ang bawa't sakdal na kaloob ay pawang buhat sa itaas, na bumababa mula sa Ama ng mga ilaw, na walang pagbabago, ni kahit anino man ng pagiiba.
18 [And because] he wanted [to help us], he gave us [spiritual] life as a result of our [trusting in his] true message. So now we have become the first ones of [all the people] [MET] that he created [to] ([be totally dedicated to/completely belong to]) [him].
Sa kaniyang sariling kalooban ay kaniya tayong ipinanganak sa pamamagitan ng salita ng katotohanan, upang tayo'y maging isang uri ng mga pangunahing bunga ng kaniyang mga nilalang.
19 My fellow believers whom I love, you know (OR, I want you to now) that every one of you should be eager to pay attention to [God’s true message]. Don’t speak [without thinking], nor get angry easily,
Nalalaman ninyo ito, minamahal kong mga kapatid. Nguni't magmaliksi ang bawa't tao sa pakikinig, magmakupad sa pananalita, magmakupad sa pagkagalit;
20 because when any one [of you gets] angry, you will not be doing the righteous things that God [wants] you [to do].
Sapagka't ang galit ng tao ay hindi gumagawa ng katuwiran ng Dios.
21 So stop doing all kinds of evil [DOU] things, and humbly obey (OR, submit to) the message that [God] put in your (inner beings/hearts), [because] he is able to save you [SYN] [if you accept his message].
Kaya't ihiwalay ninyo ang lahat na karumihan at ang pagapaw ng kasamaan, at tanggapin ninyo na may kaamuan ang salitang itinanim, na makapagliligtas ng inyong mga kaluluwa.
22 Do [what God commands in] his message. Do not only listen [to it, because people who only listen to it and do not obey it] are wrong when they think [that God will save them].
Datapuwa't maging tagatupad kayo ng salita, at huwag tagapakinig lamang, na inyong dinadaya ang inyong sarili.
23 Some people hear God’s message but do not do [what it says] [MET]. They are like someone who looks at his face in a mirror [SIM].
Sapagka't kung ang sinoman ay tagapakinig ng salita at hindi tagatupad, ay katulad siya ng isang tao na tinitingnan ang kaniyang talagang mukha sa salamin:
24 Although he looks at himself, he goes away [from the mirror] and immediately forgets what he looks like.
Sapagka't minamasdan niya ang kaniyang sarili, at siya'y umaalis at pagdaka'y kaniyang nalilimutan kung ano siya.
25 But other people look closely at [God’s] message, which is perfect and which sets people free [to voluntarily do what God wants them to do]. And if they continue [to examine God’s message] and do not just hear it and then forget it, but do [what God tells them to do], God will bless them because of what they do.
Nguni't ang nagsisiyasat ng sakdal na kautusan, ang kautusan ng kalayaan, at nananatiling gayon, na hindi tagapakinig na lumilimot, kundi tagatupad na gumagawa, ay pagpapalain ang taong ito sa kaniyang ginagawa.
26 Some people think that they worship God in the right way, but they habitually say evil things [MTY]. Those people are wrong in thinking [SYN] [that they worship God rightly]. The fact is [that they] worship God (in vain/uselessly).
Kung ang sinoman ay nagiisip na siya'y relihioso samantalang hindi pinipigil ang kaniyang dila, kundi dinadaya ang kaniyang puso, ang relihion ng taong ito ay walang kabuluhan.
27 [One of the things that God has told us to do] is to take care of orphans and widows who suffer hardship. [Those who do that and] who do not think or act immorally like those who do not obey God [MTY] truly [DOU] worship God, [who is our] Father, and God approves of them.
Ang dalisay na relihion at walang dungis sa harapan ng ating Dios at Ama ay ito, dalawin ang mga ulila at mga babaing bao sa kanilang kapighatian, at pagingatang walang dungis ang kaniyang sarili sa sanglibutan.
