James 1
1 This letter comes from James, servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ. It is sent to the twelve tribes scattered abroad. Best wishes to you!
ⲁ̅ⲓⲁⲕⲱⲃⲟⲥ ⲡϩⲙ̅ϩⲁⲗ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲓⲥ̅ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ̅ ⲉϥⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲛ̅ⲧⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲥⲛⲟⲟⲩⲥ ⲙ̅ⲫⲩⲗⲏ ⲉⲧϩⲛ̅ⲧⲇⲓⲁⲥⲡⲟⲣⲁ. ⲭⲁⲓⲣⲉⲧⲉ.
2 My friends, choose to stay happy even when all kinds of troubles come your way,
ⲃ̅ⲟⲡϥ̅ ⲉⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲛ̅ⲣⲁϣⲉ. ⲛⲁⲥⲛⲏⲩ. ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ϣⲁⲛⲉⲓ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϩⲉⲛⲡⲉⲓⲣⲁⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲩϣⲟⲃⲉ.
3 because you know that endurance comes from dealing with challenges to your trust in God.
ⲅ̅ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ̅ ϫⲉ ⲧⲇⲟⲕⲓⲙⲏ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ⲉⲥⲣ̅ϩⲱⲃ ⲉⲩϩⲩⲡⲟⲙⲟⲛⲏ.
4 Let your endurance become as strong as possible, so that you will be completely mature, without any shortcomings.
ⲇ̅ⲑⲩⲡⲟⲙⲟⲛⲏ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲁⲣⲉⲥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉⲩⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲥ ⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩϩⲱⲃ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲗⲉⲓⲟⲛ. ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲗⲉⲓⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ϫⲏⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ϣⲁⲁⲧ ⲁⲛ ⲛ̅ⲗⲁⲁⲩ.
5 If any of you need wisdom, ask God, who gives generously to everyone without holding back.
ⲉ̅ⲉϣϫⲉⲟⲩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲁ ⲇⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲱⲧⲛ̅ ϣⲁⲁⲧ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ. ⲙⲁⲣⲉϥⲁⲓⲧⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ. ⲉⲧϯ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ϩⲁⲡⲗⲱⲥ. ⲉⲛϥⲛⲟϭⲛⲉϭ ⲁⲛ. ⲁⲩⲱ ϥⲛⲁϯ ⲛⲁϥ.
6 But when you ask, remember to trust in God—don't have any doubts. Someone who doubts is like the crashing waves of the sea, tossed about and driven by the wind.
ⲋ̅ⲙⲁⲣⲉϥⲁⲓⲧⲉⲓ ⲇⲉ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ⲉⲛϥⲇⲓⲁⲕⲣⲓⲛⲉ ⲛ̅ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲁⲛ. ⲡⲉⲧⲇⲓⲁⲕⲣⲓⲛⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉϥⲟ ⲛ̅ⲑⲉ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩϩⲟⲉⲓⲙ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲑⲁⲗⲁⲥⲥⲁ. ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲧⲏⲩ ⲣⲱϩⲧ̅ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉϥϣⲱⲱϭⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ.
7 Nobody like that should think they'll get anything from the Lord—
ⲍ̅ⲙ̅ⲡⲣ̅ⲧⲣⲉϥⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲧⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ ϫⲉ ϥⲛⲁϫⲓⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ̅ ⲙ̅ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ.
8 their minds think every which way, and they're unstable in whatever they do.
ⲏ̅ⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧ ⲥⲛⲁⲩ ϥϣⲧⲣ̅ⲧⲱⲣ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ϩⲛ̅ⲛⲉϥϩⲓⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ.
9 Believers who are born poor should take pride in the high position they've been given,
ⲑ̅ⲙⲁⲣⲉϥϣⲟⲩϣⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲡⲥⲟⲛ ⲉⲧⲑⲃ̅ⲃⲓⲏⲩ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲉϥϫⲓⲥⲉ.
10 while the rich should “boast” in the humble position they now have, since they will fade away like flowers in the field.
ⲓ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲣⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲟ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲉϥⲑⲃ̅ⲃⲓⲟ. ϫⲉ ϥⲛⲁⲟⲩⲉⲓⲛⲉ ⲛ̅ⲑⲉ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩϩⲣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛ̅ⲭⲟⲣⲧⲟⲥ.
11 For the sun rises along with the blistering wind and scorches the grass. The flowers fall and their beauty is marred. Everything the rich achieve will fade in just the same way.
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲁϥϣⲁ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲡⲣⲏ ⲙⲛ̅ⲡⲕⲁⲩⲙⲁ. ⲁϥⲧⲣⲉⲡⲉⲭⲟⲣⲧⲟⲥ ϣⲟⲟⲩⲉ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲉϥϩⲣⲏⲣⲉ ⲁϥⲥⲣⲟϥⲣϥ̅. ⲡⲥⲁ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉϥϩⲟ ⲁϥⲧⲁⲕⲟ. ⲧⲁⲓ ϩⲱⲱϥ ⲧⲉ ⲑⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲣⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲟ ⲉϥⲛⲁϩⲱϭⲃ̅ ϩⲛ̅ⲛⲉϥϩⲓⲟⲟⲩⲉ.
12 Happy is anyone who patiently endures temptation, for when they've proved that they are trustworthy, they will receive the crown of life which God promises to those who love him.
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲛⲁⲓⲁⲧϥ̅ ⲙ̅ⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲧⲛⲁϥⲓ ϩⲁⲟⲩⲡⲉⲓⲣⲁⲥⲙⲟⲥ. ϫⲉ ⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛ̅ⲥⲱⲧⲡ̅. ϥⲛⲁϫⲓ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲕⲗⲟⲙ ⲙ̅ⲡⲱⲛϩ. ⲡⲁⲓ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁϥⲉⲣⲏⲧ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲧⲙⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ.
13 Nobody should say when they're tempted, “I'm being tempted by God.” For God is not tempted by evil, nor does he tempt anyone.
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲙ̅ⲡⲣ̅ⲧⲣⲉⲗⲁⲁⲩ ϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲉⲩⲡⲉⲓⲣⲁⲍⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ. ϫⲉ ⲉⲩⲡⲉⲓⲣⲁⲍⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ. ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲙⲉϥⲡⲉⲓⲣⲁⲍⲉ ⲛ̅ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲉⲡⲡⲉⲑⲟⲟⲩ. ⲙⲉϥⲡⲉⲓⲣⲁⲍⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲟϥ ⲛ̅ⲗⲁⲁⲩ.
14 Temptations come from our own evil desires that lead us astray and entrap us.
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲡⲟⲩⲁ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲟⲩⲁ ⲉⲩⲡⲉⲓⲣⲁⲍⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ ϩⲓⲧⲛ̅ⲛⲉϥⲉⲡⲓⲑⲩⲙⲓⲁ ⲙ̅ⲙⲓⲛ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ. ⲉⲩⲥⲱⲕ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ. ⲉⲩⲁⲡⲁⲧⲁ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ.
15 Such desires lead to sin, and sin, when it's fully developed, causes death.
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲉⲓⲧⲁ ⲧⲉⲡⲓⲑⲩⲙⲓⲁ ⲉⲁⲥⲱ ϣⲁⲥϫⲡⲟ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲃⲉ. ⲡⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲁϥϫⲱⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϣⲁϥⲙⲓⲥⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲙⲟⲩ.
16 My dear friends, don't be deceived.
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ⲙ̅ⲡⲣ̅ⲡⲗⲁⲛⲁ. ⲛⲁⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲛⲁⲙⲉⲣⲁⲧⲉ.
17 All that's good, every perfect gift, is from above, and comes down from the Father who made heaven's lights. Unlike them he doesn't change—he doesn't vary or cause shadows.
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ϯ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲇⲱⲣⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧϫⲏⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲟⲩⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲡⲉ ⲡⲉ. ⲉϥⲛⲏⲩ ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ ϩⲓⲧⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓⲛ. ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲉⲙⲛ̅ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛ̅ϩⲁⲓⲃⲉⲥ ⲏ ϣⲓⲃⲉ ⲏ ⲣⲓⲕⲉ ϩⲁϩⲧⲏϥ.
18 He chose to give us new life through the word of truth, so that out of all his creation we would be very special to him.
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲉϥⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲁϥϫⲡⲟ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲛ ϩⲙ̅ⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲙⲉ. ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲛϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉⲩⲁⲡⲁⲣⲭⲏ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉϥⲥⲱⲛⲧ̅.
19 Remember this, my dear friends: everyone should be quick to listen but slow to speak, and slow to get angry,
ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ̅ ⲇⲉ. ⲛⲁⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲛⲁⲙⲉⲣⲁⲧⲉ. ⲙⲁⲣⲉϥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉϥϭⲉⲡⲏ ⲉⲥⲱⲧⲙ̅ ⲉϥⲱⲥⲕ̅ ⲉϣⲁϫⲉ ⲉϥϩⲟⲣϣ̅ ⲉⲛⲟⲩϭⲥ̅.
20 because human anger doesn't reflect the good character of God.
ⲕ̅ⲧⲟⲣⲅⲏ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲙ̅ⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲙⲉⲥⲣ̅ϩⲱⲃ ⲉⲧⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥⲩⲛⲏ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ.
21 So get rid of all that's filthy and evil. Humbly accept the word that's been implanted within you—for this is what can save you.
ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲕⲱ ⲛ̅ⲥⲱⲧⲛ̅ ⲛ̅ⲧⲱⲗⲙ̅ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲙⲛ̅ⲕⲁⲕⲓⲁ ⲛⲓⲙ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲣⲙ̅ⲣⲁϣ ϣⲱⲡ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲛ̅ ⲙ̅ⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲙⲉ. ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲩⲛ̅ϭⲟⲙ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ ⲉⲧⲟⲩϫⲟ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲧⲙ̅ⲯⲩⲭⲏ.
22 But do what the word says—don't just listen to it and delude yourselves.
ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ⲣⲉϥⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̅ⲣⲉϥⲥⲱⲧⲙ̅ ⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲧⲉ ⲁⲛ. ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲡⲗⲁⲛⲁ ⲙ̅ⲙⲱⲧⲛ̅.
23 If you just listen to the word, and don't act on it, it's like staring at your own face in a mirror.
ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ϫⲉ ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉⲩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲁ ⲉⲩⲣⲉϥⲥⲱⲧⲙ̅ ⲉⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ⲡⲉ. ⲉⲛⲟⲩⲣⲉϥⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡϩⲱⲃ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ. ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉϥⲧⲛ̅ⲧⲱⲛ ⲉⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲡϩⲟ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲩϫⲡⲟϥ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧϥ̅ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲉⲓⲁⲗ.
24 You see yourself, but then you leave, and immediately forget what you looked like.
ⲕ̅ⲇ̅ⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲣⲟϥ. ⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲁϥⲣ̅ⲡⲱⲃϣ̅ ⲛ̅ⲑⲉ ⲉⲛⲉϥⲟ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ.
25 But if you look to the perfect law of freedom and follow it, not as someone who just listens and then forgets, but as someone who acts on it—then you will be blessed in what you do.
ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥϭⲱϣⲧ̅ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲟϥ ⲉⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲧϫⲏⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̅ⲧⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲣⲙ̅ϩⲉ. ⲁϥϭⲱ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧϥ̅. ⲛ̅ⲧⲁϥⲥⲱⲧⲙ̅ ⲁⲛ. ⲁϥⲣ̅ⲡⲱⲃϣ̅. ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁϥⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡϩⲱⲃ. ⲡⲁⲓ ϥⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉⲛⲁⲉⲓⲁⲧϥ̅ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲉϥϩⲱⲃ.
26 If you think you're religious, but don't control what you say, you deceive yourself—your religion is pointless.
ⲕ̅ⲋ̅ⲡⲉⲧϫⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲣⲟϥ. ϫⲉ ⲁⲛⲅ̅ⲟⲩⲣⲉϥϣⲙ̅ϣⲉ ⲉⲛϥⲭⲁⲗⲓⲛⲟⲩ ⲁⲛ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉϥⲗⲁⲥ. ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉϥⲁⲡⲁⲧⲁ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉϥϩⲏⲧ. ⲡⲁⲓ ⲡⲉϥϣⲙ̅ϣⲉ ϣⲟⲩⲉⲓⲧ.
27 In the eyes of our God and Father, religion that's pure and genuine is to visit orphans and widows in their suffering, and to keep yourself from being contaminated by the world.
ⲕ̅ⲍ̅ⲡϣⲙ̅ϣⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲧⲟ ⲛ̅ⲁⲧⲧⲱⲗⲙ̅ ⲛ̅ⲛⲁϩⲣⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ. ⲉϭⲙ̅ⲡϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲟⲣⲫⲁⲛⲟⲥ ⲙⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲭⲏⲣⲁ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲩⲑⲗⲓⲯⲓⲥ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲧⲣⲉϥϩⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲉⲧⲱⲗⲙ̅ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ.
