Lettera di Giacomo 4

NOVA VULGATA	KING JAMES BIBLE
1 Unde bella et unde lites in vobis? Nonne hinc, ex concupi scentiisvestris, quae militant in membris vestris?	1 From whence come wars and fightings among you? come they not hence, even of your lusts that war in your members?
2 Concupiscitis et non habetis;occiditis et zelatis et non potestis adipisci; litigatis et belligeratis. Nonhabetis, propter quod non postulatis;	2 Ye lust, and have not: ye kill, and desire to have, and cannot obtain: ye fight and war, yet ye have not, because ye ask not.
3 petitis et non accipitis, eo quod malepetitis, ut in concupiscentiis vestris insumatis.	3 Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts.
4 Adulteri, nescitis quiaamicitia huius mundi inimica est Dei? Quicumque ergo voluerit amicus esse saeculi huius, inimicus Dei constituitur.	4 Ye adulterers and adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy of God.
5 Aut putatis quia inaniter Scriptura dicat: “ Ad invidiam concupiscit Spiritus,qui inhabitat in nobis? ”.	5 Do ye think that the scripture saith in vain, The spirit that dwelleth in us lusteth to envy?
6 Maiorem autem dat gratiam; propter quod dicit: “ Deus superbis resistit, humilibus autem dat gratiam ”.	6 But he giveth more grace. Wherefore he saith, God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the humble.
7 Subicimini igitur Deo; resistite autem Diabolo, et fugiet a vobis.	7 Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
8 Appropiate Deo, et appropinquabit vobis. Emundate manus, peccatores; etpurificate corda, duplices animo.	8 Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double minded.
9 Miseri estote et lugete et plorate; risusvester in luctum convertatur, et gaudium in maerorem.	9 Be afflicted, and mourn, and weep: let your laughter be turned to mourning, and your joy to heaviness.
10 Humiliamini inconspectu Domini, et exaltabit vos.	10 Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall lift you up.
11 Nolite detrahere alterutrum, fratres; qui detrahit fratri, aut qui iudicatfratrem suum, detrahit legi et iudicat legem; si autem iudicas legem, non esfactor legis sed iudex.	11 Speak not evil one of another, brethren. He that speaketh evil of his brother, and judgeth his brother, speaketh evil of the law, and judgeth the law: but if thou judge the law, thou art not a doer of the law, but a judge.
12 Unus est legislator et iudex, qui potest salvare etperdere; tu autem quis es, qui iudicas proximum?	12 There is one lawgiver, who is able to save and to destroy: who art thou that judgest another?
13 Age nunc, qui dicitis: “ Hodie aut crastino ibimus in illam civitatem etfaciemus quidem ibi annum et mercabimur et lucrum faciemus ”;	13 Go to now, ye that say, To day or to morrow we will go into such a city, and continue there a year, and buy and sell, and get gain:
14 quiignoratis, quae erit in crastinum vita vestra! Vapor enim estis ad modicumparens, deinceps exterminatur;	14 Whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapour, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away.
15 pro eo ut dicatis: “ Si Dominus voluerit, etvivemus et faciemus hoc aut illud ”.	15 For that ye ought to say, If the Lord will, we shall live, and do this, or that.
16 Nunc autem gloriamini in superbiisvestris; omnis gloriatio talis maligna est.	16 But now ye rejoice in your boastings: all such rejoicing is evil.
17 Scienti igitur bonum facere etnon facienti, peccatum est illi!	17 Therefore to him that knoweth to do good, and doeth it not, to him it is sin.