ᏥᎻ ᎤᏬᏪᎳᏅᎯ 1
1 ᏥᎻ, ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎠᎴ ᏥᏌ ᎦᎶᏁᏛ ᎬᏩᏅᏏᏛ, ᏫᏥᏲᎵᎦ ᏔᎳᏚ ᏂᏥᎳᏍᏓᎸ ᎢᏣᏗᎦᎴᏲᏨᎯ ᏥᎩ.
Iames the seruaut of God and of the Lorde Iesus Christ sendeth gretinge to ye. xii. trybes which are scattered here and there.
2 ᎢᏓᎵᏅᏟ, ᎤᏣᏘ ᎤᎵᎮᎵᏍᏗᏳ ᎢᏥᏰᎸᏎᏍᏗ, ᎢᏳᏃ ᏧᏓᎴᏅᏛ ᎢᏥᎪᎵᏰᏍᎩ ᎢᏣᎵᏩᏛᎡᎮᏍᏗ.
My brethren count it excedynge ioye when ye faule into divers teptacions
3 ᎯᎠ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎢᏥᎦᏔᎮᏍᏗ, ᎢᏦᎯᏳᏒ ᎠᎪᎵᏰᏗ ᎨᏒ ᎢᏨᏂᏗᏳ ᏂᏨᏁᎲᎢ.
for as moche as ye knowe how that the tryinge of youre fayth bringeth pacience:
4 ᎠᏗᎾ ᎢᏨᏂᏗᏳ ᎨᏒ ᎤᎧᎵᏨᎯ ᏧᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᏗ ᎨᏒ ᏚᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᎮᏍᏗ; ᎾᏍᎩᏃ ᏂᎯ ᎢᏥᎧᎵᏨᎯ ᎠᎴ ᎢᏥᏃᏍᏛ ᎨᏎᏍᏗ, ᎪᎱᏍᏗ ᏂᏥᎪᎸᎾ.
and let pacience have her parfect worke that ye maye be parfecte and sounde lackinge nothinge.
5 ᎢᏳᏃ ᎩᎶ ᏂᎯ ᎢᏤᎲ ᎠᎦᏙᎥᎯᏍᏗ ᎨᏒ ᎤᏂᎬᎨᏍᏗ, ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎠᏔᏲᏎᎮᏍᏗ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎾᏂᎥ ᏄᎵᏏᏅᏛᎾ ᏗᏁᎯᏥᎩ, ᎠᎴ ᏂᏓᏍᎦᎬᎾ ᏥᎩ; ᎠᎴ ᎠᏎ ᎠᏥᏁᏗ ᎨᏎᏍᏗ.
Yf eny of you lacke wysdome let him axe of God which geveth to all men indifferentlie and casteth no man in the teth: and it shal be geven him.
6 ᎠᏗᎾ ᎤᏬᎯᏳᎯᏳ ᎨᏎᏍᏗ ᎠᏔᏲᎯᎮᏍᏗ, ᎪᎱᏍᏗ ᏄᏜᏓᏏᏛᎡᎲᎾ; ᎤᏜᏓᏏᏛᎡᎯᏰᏃ ᎾᏍᎩᏉ ᎠᎺᏉᎯ ᏓᎵᏍᏗᎳᏁᎬ ᎤᏃᎴ ᏧᏃᎸᏔᏂᏙᎰ ᎠᎴ ᏧᎨᎯᏙᎰᎢ.
But let him axe in fayth and waver not. For he that douteth is lyke the waves of the see tost of the wynde and caried with violence.
7 ᏞᏍᏗ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎠᏍᎦᏯ, ᎤᎬᏫᏳᎯ ᎪᎱᏍᏗ ᏛᎩᏁᎵ, ᏰᎵᏍᎨᏍᏗ.
Nether let that man thinke that he shall receave eny thinge of the Lorde.
8 ᎠᏍᎦᏯ ᏔᎵ ᎢᏳᏓᎢ ᎤᏓᏅᏛᎢ ᎤᏁᏟᏴᏌᏘ ᎨᏐᎢ ᏂᎦᎥ ᏚᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᎲᎢ.
A waveringe mynded man is vnstable in all his wayes.
9 ᎢᏣᏓᏅᏟ ᎨᏒ ᎤᏲ ᎢᏳᏛᎿᎭᏕᎩ ᏩᎵᎮᎵᎩ ᎠᏥᏌᎳᏓᏅᎢ,
Let the brother of lowe degre reioyce in yt he is exalted
10 ᎤᏪᎿᎭᎢᏍᎩᏂ ᎡᎳᏗ ᎾᎬᏁᎸᎢ; ᎧᏃᏍᎦᏰᏃ ᎤᏥᎸᏒ ᏥᎦᎶᏍᎪ ᎾᏍᎩᏯ ᏓᎦᎶᏐᏂ.
and the ryche in that he is made lowe. For eve as ye flower of the grasse shall he vanysshe awaye.
11 ᎵᎧᎸᎩᏉᏰᏃ ᏅᏙ ᎤᏗᎴᎩ, ᎿᎭᏉ ᎬᏴᏗᏍᎪ ᎧᏃᏍᎦ, ᎠᎴ ᎤᏥᎸᏒ ᎦᏙᎠᏍᎪᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᎤᏬᏚᎯᏳ ᎨᏒ ᎤᏙᏢᏒ ᎠᏲᎪᎢ. ᎾᏍᎩᏯ ᎾᏍᏉ ᎤᏪᎿᎭᎢ ᏓᎬᏴᏏ ᏚᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᎲᎢ.
The sonne ryseth with heate and the grasse wydereth and his flower falleth awaye and the beautie of the fassion of it perissheth: even so shall the ryche man perisshe with his aboundance.
12 ᎣᏏᏳ ᎢᏳᎵᏍᏓᏁᏗ ᎾᏍᎩ Ꮎ ᎠᏍᎦᏯ ᎤᎪᎵᏰᏍᎩ ᏧᏱᎵᏙᎰ ᎬᏂᏗᏳ ᏥᎨᏐᎢ, ᎠᏥᎪᎵᏰᎥᎯᏰᏃ ᎨᏎᏍᏗ ᎬᏂᏛ ᎠᎵᏍᏚᎶ ᎠᏥᏅᏁᏗ ᎨᏎᏍᏗ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᎬᏫᏳᎯ ᏧᏚᎢᏍᏓᏁᎸᎯ ᏥᎩ ᎬᏩᎨᏳᎯ.
Happy is the man that endureth in temptacion for when he is tryed he shall receave the croune of lyfe which the Lorde hath promysed to them that love him.
13 ᏞᏍᏗ ᎩᎶ ᎢᏳᏃ ᎠᏥᎪᎵᏰᏍᎨᏍᏗ, ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎠᎩᎪᎵᏰᎭ ᎤᏛᏅᎩ; ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯᏰᏃ ᎥᏝ ᎦᏰᏥᎪᎵᏰᏗ ᏱᎩ ᎤᏲ ᎠᎬᏓᏁᎲᎢ, ᎥᏝ ᎠᎴ ᎤᏩᏒ ᎩᎶ ᏯᎪᎵᏰᏍᎪᎢ.
Let no man saye when he is tepted that he is tempted of God. For God tepteth not vnto evyll nether tepteth he anie ma.
14 ᎩᎶᏍᎩᏂ ᎠᏥᎪᎵᏰᏍᎪᎢ ᎢᏳᏃ ᎤᏩᏒ ᎤᏚᎵᏍᎬ ᏧᏘᏁᎯ ᎠᎴ ᏧᏌᏛᎥᏍᎪᎢ.
But every ma is tepted drawne awaye and entysed of his awne concupiscece.
15 ᎿᎭᏉᏃ ᎠᏚᎸᏗ ᎨᏒ ᎠᏙᏢᎾ ᎠᏍᎦᏂ ᎦᎾᏄᎪᏫᏍᎪᎢ; ᎠᏍᎦᏂᏃ ᎠᏍᏆᏓ ᎿᎭᏉ ᎠᏲᎱᎯᏍᏗ ᎨᏒ ᎦᎾᏄᎪᏫᏍᎪᎢ.
Then when lust hath coceaved she bringeth forth synne and synne whe it is fynisshed bringeth forthe deeth.
16 ᏞᏍᏗ ᎢᏂᎵᏓᏍᏓᏅᎩ, ᎢᏨᎨᏳᎢ ᎢᏓᏓᏅᏟ;
Erre not my deare brethren.
17 ᏂᎦᎥ ᎣᏍᏛ ᎠᏓᏁᏗ ᎨᏒᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᏂᎦᎥ ᎣᏌᏂ ᎠᏓᏁᏗ ᎨᏒ ᎦᎸᎳᏗ ᏗᏓᎴᎲᏍᎦ ᎠᎴ ᎠᏠᎠᏏᎯᎭ ᏗᏓᎴᎲᏍᎦ ᎠᎦᏴᎵᎨᏍᏛᏱ ᎢᎦᎦᏘ ᎤᏪᎯ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎬᏩᏓᏁᏟᏴᏍᏗ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ ᎨᏒᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᎬᏩᎦᏔᎲᏍᏗ ᎨᏒ ᏄᏓᏴᎳᏛᏫ ᎨᏒᎢ.
Every good gyfte and every parfayt gyft is from above and commeth doune fro the father of light with whom is no variablenes nether is he chaunged vnto darcknes.
18 ᎤᏩᏒ ᎤᏓᏅᏖᏛ ᎢᎩᎾᏄᎪᏫᏒ ᎤᏩᏔᏅ ᎧᏃᎮᏛ ᎦᏰᎪᎩ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎠᏴ ᎢᎬᏱ ᎡᎦᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎾᏍᎩᏯ ᎢᎦᎵᏍᏙᏗᏱ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎨᎦᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎨᏒᎢ.
Of his awne will begat he vs with the worde of lyfe that we shuld be the fyrst frutes of his creatures.
19 ᎾᏍᎩ ᎢᏳᏍᏗ ᎢᏨᎨᏳᎢ ᎢᏓᎵᏅᏟ, ᎾᏂᎥ ᎣᏏᏄᎵᏳ ᎨᏎᏍᏗ Ꮎ ᎤᏛᎪᏗᏱ, ᎤᏍᎦᏃᎵᏳ ᎨᏎᏍᏗ ᎤᏂᏁᎢᏍᏗᏱ, ᎤᏍᎦᏃᎵᏳ ᎤᏂᏔᎳᏬᎯᏍᏗᏱ.
Wherfore deare brethren let every man be swyfte to heare slowe to speake and slowe to wrath.
20 ᏴᏫᏰᏃ ᎤᏔᎳᏬᏍᎬᎢ ᎥᏝ ᏱᎦᎾᏄᎪᏫᏍᎪ ᏚᏳᎪᏛ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎤᏤᎵᎦ.
For the wrath of man worketh not that which is ryghteous before God.
21 ᎾᏍᎩ ᎢᏳᏍᏗ ᎢᏴᏛ ᏂᏨᏁᎮᏍᏗ ᏂᎦᎥ ᎦᏓᎭ ᎨᏒᎢ ᎠᎴ ᎤᎶᏒᏍᏔᏅᎯ ᎤᏲ ᎨᏒᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᎤᏓᏙᎵᏍᏗ ᎢᏨᏔᏅᎭ ᏕᏣᏓᏂᎸᏨᎭ ᎧᏃᎮᏛ ᎬᏱᏝᏅᎯ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᏰᎵᏉ ᏗᎬᏩᏍᏕᎸᏗ ᏥᎩ ᏗᏣᏓᏅᏙᎩ.
Wherfore laye a parte all fylthynes all superfluite of maliciousnes and receave with meknes the worde yt is grafted in you which is able to save youre soules.
22 ᎠᏎᏃ ᎧᏃᎮᏛ ᏂᎦᏪᏍᎬ ᎢᏣᏛᏁᎯ ᎨᏎᏍᏗ, ᏞᏍᏗᏃ ᎢᏣᏛᎩᏍᎩᏉ ᎤᏩᏒ ᏱᎨᏎᏍᏗ, ᎢᏨᏒ ᏱᏣᏓᎵᏓᏍᏗᏍᎨᏍᏗ.
And se that ye be doars of the worde and not hearers only deceavinge youre awne selves with sophistrie
23 ᎢᏳᏰᏃ ᎩᎶ ᎠᏛᎩᏍᎩᏉ ᏱᎩ ᎢᏯᏛᏁᎯᏃ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ ᏱᎩ ᎧᏃᎮᏛ ᏂᎦᏪᏍᎬᎢ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎠᏍᎦᏯ ᏓᏤᎸ ᏣᎪᏩᏘᏍᎪ ᏄᏍᏛ ᎤᏩᏒ ᎤᎧᏛᎢ ᎠᏓᎨᏗᏱ;
For yf eny heare the worde and do it not he is lyke vnto a man that beholdeth his bodyly face in a glasse.
24 ᎤᏩᏒᏰᏃ ᎠᏓᎪᏩᏘᏍᎪᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᎠᏓᏅᏍᎪᎢ, ᎩᎳᏉᏃ ᎢᏴᏛ ᎤᏩᎨᏫᏍᎪ ᏄᏍᏛᎢ.
For assone as he hath loked on him silfe he goeth his waye and forgetteth immediatlie what his fassion was.
25 ᎩᎶᏍᎩᏂ ᎣᏍᏛ ᎠᎪᎵᏰᏍᎨᏍᏗ ᎠᎧᎵᎸᎯ ᏗᎧᎿᎭᏩᏛᏍᏗ ᎬᏓᎧᎲᏍᎩ ᏥᎩ, ᎠᎴ ᎦᏯᎢᏎᏍᏗ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎠᏍᎦᏯ ᎣᏍᏛ ᎤᏓᏅᏓᏗᏍᏗ ᎨᏎᏍᏗ ᏚᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᎲᎢ, ᎾᏍᎩᏰᏃ ᎤᏩᎨᏫᏌᏘ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ ᎠᏛᎩᏍᎩ, ᏧᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᎯᏍᎩᏂ ᏗᎦᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᏗ ᎨᏒᎢ.
But who so loketh in the parfaict lawe of libertie and continueth ther in (yf he be not a forgetfull hearer but a doar of ye worke) the same shall be happie in his dede.
26 ᎢᏳᏃ ᎩᎶ ᎢᏤᎲ ᏳᏓᏑᏯ ᏧᏁᎶᏗ ᏱᏅᏩᏍᏗ, ᏂᎦᎾᎯᏍᏗᏍᎬᎾᏃ ᏱᎩ ᎦᏃᎪᎢ, ᎤᏩᏒᏉᏍᎩᏂ ᎤᎾᏫ ᎦᎵᏓᏍᏗᏍᎩ ᏱᎩ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎠᏍᎦᏯ ᏧᏁᎶᏗ ᎨᏒ ᎠᏎᏉᎢ.
Yf eny man amonge you seme devoute and refrayne not his tonge: but deceave his awne herte this mannes devocion is in vayne
27 ᎣᏍᏛ ᏗᏁᎶᏙᏗ ᎨᏒ ᎠᎴ ᎦᏓᎭ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ ᎠᎦᏔᎲ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎠᎦᏴᎵᎨᎢ, ᎯᎠ ᏄᏍᏗ, ᏗᏩᏛᎯᏓᏍᏗᏱ ᏧᎾᏓᏂᏯᏛ ᎠᎴ ᏧᏃᏑᎶᏨᎯ ᎤᏲ ᏄᎾᏛᎾᏕᎬᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᎤᎵᏍᏆᏂᎪᏙᏗᏱ ᎤᏩᏒ ᏄᏚᏯᏍᏛᎾ ᎢᏳᎵᏍᏙᏗᏱ ᎡᎶᎯ ᎠᏁᎯ ᏄᎾᏍᏛ ᎢᏳᎵᏍᏙᏗᏱ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ.
Pure devocion and vndefiled before God the father is this: to vysit the frendlesse and widdowes in their adversite and to kepe him silfe vnspotted of the worlde.
