James 4
1 Where do wars and fightings among you come from? Don’t they come from your pleasures that war in your members?
ⲁ̅ϩⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲧⲛ̅ϩⲏⲇⲟⲛⲏ. ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲥⲧⲣⲁⲧⲉⲩⲉ ϩⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲙⲉⲗⲟⲥ.
2 You lust, and don’t have. You murder and covet, and can’t obtain. You fight and make war. You don’t have, because you don’t ask.
ⲃ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲉⲡⲓⲑⲩⲙⲉⲓ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲏⲧⲛ̅. ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ϩⲱⲧⲃ̅. ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲕⲱϩ. ⲙⲛ̅ϭⲟⲙ ⲙ̅ⲙⲱⲧⲛ̅ ⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲧⲉ. ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲙⲓϣⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲣ̅ⲡⲟⲗⲉⲙⲟⲥ. ⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲛ̅ ⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ. ϫⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲁⲓⲧⲉⲓ ⲁⲛ.
3 You ask, and don’t receive, because you ask with wrong motives, so that you may spend it on your pleasures.
ⲅ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲁⲓⲧⲉⲓ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ϫⲓ ⲁⲛ. ϫⲉ ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲁⲓⲧⲉⲓ ⲕⲁⲕⲱⲥ. ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲛⲁϫⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ϩⲏⲇⲟⲛⲏ.
4 You adulterers and adulteresses, don’t you know that friendship with the world is hostility toward God? Whoever therefore wants to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God.
ⲇ̅ⲛ̅ⲛⲟⲉⲓⲕ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ̅ ⲁⲛ ϫⲉ ⲧⲙⲛ̅ⲧϣⲃⲏⲣ ⲙ̅ⲡⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲙⲛ̅ⲧϫⲁϫⲉ ⲧⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ. ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲟⲩⲱϣ ϭⲉ ⲉⲣ̅ϣⲃⲏⲣ ⲉⲡⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ϥⲛ̅ⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛ̅ϫⲁϫⲉ ⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ.
5 Or do you think that the Scripture says in vain, “The Spirit who lives in us yearns jealously”?
ⲉ̅ⲏ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ϫⲉ ⲉⲡϫⲓⲛϫⲏ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲅⲣⲁⲫⲏ ϣⲁϫⲉ. ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲫⲑⲟⲛⲟⲥ ⲉⲥⲟⲩⲉϣⲡⲉⲡⲛ̅ⲁ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁϥⲟⲩⲱϩ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧⲛ̅.
6 But he gives more grace. Therefore it says, “God resists the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”
ⲋ̅ⲥϯ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲛ̅ϩⲙⲟⲧ. ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲡⲁⲓ ⲥϫⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϥϯ ⲟⲩⲃⲉⲛ̅ϫⲁⲥⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧ. [ϥⲛⲁϯ] ⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩϩⲙⲟⲧ [ⲛ̅ⲛⲉ]ⲧⲑⲃ̅ⲃⲓⲏⲩ
7 Be subject therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
ⲍ̅ϥⲛⲁⲡⲱⲧ ⲥⲁⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲛ.
8 Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners. Purify your hearts, you double-minded.
ⲏ̅ϩⲱⲛ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲣⲉϥϩⲱⲛ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲛ̅. ⲧⲃ̅ⲃⲟ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲧⲛ̅ϭⲓϫ. ⲛ̅ⲣⲉϥⲣ̅ⲛⲟⲃⲉ. ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲧⲃ̅ⲃⲟ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲧⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧ. ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧ ⲥⲛⲁⲩ.
9 Lament, mourn, and weep. Let your laughter be turned to mourning and your joy to gloom.
ⲑ̅ⲧⲁⲗⲁⲓⲡⲟⲣⲉⲓ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲣ̅ϩⲏⲓϥⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲣⲓⲙⲉ. ⲡⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲥⲱⲃⲉ ⲙⲁⲣⲉϥⲕⲟⲧϥ̅ ⲉⲩϩⲏⲃⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲣⲁϣⲉ ⲉⲩⲱⲕⲙ̅.
10 Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he will exalt you.
ⲓ̅ⲑⲃ̅ⲃⲓⲉⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ̅ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲙⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙ̅ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲣⲉϥϫⲁⲥⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ̅.
11 Don’t speak against one another, brothers. He who speaks against a brother and judges his brother, speaks against the law and judges the law. But if you judge the law, you are not a doer of the law but a judge.
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲛⲁⲥⲛⲏⲩ. ⲙ̅ⲡⲣ̅ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲗⲁⲗⲉⲓ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲉⲣⲏⲩ. ⲡⲉⲧⲕⲁⲧⲁⲗⲁⲗⲉⲓ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉϥⲥⲟⲛ ⲏ ⲉϥⲕⲣⲓⲛⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉϥⲥⲟⲛ. ⲉϥⲕⲁⲧⲁⲗⲁⲗⲉⲓ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉϥⲕⲣⲓⲛⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ. ⲉϣϫⲉⲉⲕⲕⲣⲓⲛⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ. ⲉⲓⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲕ̅ⲟⲩⲣⲉϥⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ. ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲛ̅ⲧⲕ̅ⲟⲩⲕⲣⲓⲧⲏⲥ.
12 Only one is the lawgiver, who is able to save and to destroy. But who are you to judge another?
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲟⲩⲁ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲑⲉⲧⲏⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲕⲣⲓⲧⲏⲥ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲩⲛ̅ϭⲟⲙ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ ⲉⲧⲁⲛϩⲟ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲧⲁⲕⲟ. ⲛ̅ⲧⲕ̅ ⲛ̅ⲧⲟⲕⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲕⲕⲣⲓⲛⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲧϩⲓⲧⲟⲩⲱⲕ.
13 Come now, you who say, “Today or tomorrow let’s go into this city and spend a year there, trade, and make a profit.”
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲛ̅ⲧⲱⲧⲛ̅ ϭⲉ ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲧϫⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ. ϫⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲟⲟⲩ ⲏ ⲣⲁⲥⲧⲉ ⲧⲛ̅ⲛⲁⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲧⲉⲓⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ. ⲛ̅ⲧⲛ̅ⲣ̅ⲟⲩⲣⲟⲙⲡⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ. ⲛ̅ⲧⲛ̅ⲣ̅ⲉϣⲱⲧ ⲛ̅ⲧⲛ̅ϯϩⲏⲩ.
14 Yet you don’t know what your life will be like tomorrow. For what is your life? For you are a vapor that appears for a little time and then vanishes away.
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ̅ ⲁⲛ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲱⲧⲛ̅ ⲛ̅ⲣⲁⲥⲧⲉ. ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲁϩⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲟ ⲛ̅ⲑⲉ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲉⲗϩⲱϥ. ⲉϥⲟⲩⲟⲛϩ̅ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲡⲣⲟⲥⲟⲩⲕⲟⲩⲓ. ⲙⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲥⲱⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲛϥ̅ⲧⲁⲕⲟ.
15 For you ought to say, “If the Lord wills, we will both live, and do this or that.”
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲉⲡⲙⲁ ⲛ̅ⲧⲟϥ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ϫⲟⲟⲥ. ϫⲉ ⲉⲣϣⲁⲛⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲣ̅ϩⲛⲁϥ ⲛ̅ⲧⲛ̅ⲱⲛϩ̅ ⲧⲛ̅ⲛⲁⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲁⲓ ⲏ ⲡⲉⲓⲕⲉⲟⲩⲁ.
16 But now you glory in your boasting. All such boasting is evil.
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ϣⲟⲩϣⲟⲩ ⲙ̅ⲙⲱⲧⲛ̅ ϩⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲙⲛ̅ⲧϫⲁⲥⲓϩⲏⲧ. ϣⲟⲩϣⲟⲩ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲓⲙⲓⲛⲉ ϩⲟⲟⲩ.
17 To him therefore who knows to do good and doesn’t do it, to him it is sin.
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ⲡⲉⲧⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ̅ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ⲣ̅ⲡⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ ⲛ̅ϥⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ ⲁⲛ. ⲟⲩⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ⲡⲉ.
