James 1

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1 James, servant of God and of our Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes of the dispersion, greetings.	1 Santiago, siervo de Dios y del Señor Jesucristo, saluda a las doce tribus de la Dispersión.
2 My brothers, when you have fallen into various trials, consider everything a joy,	2 Considerad como un gran gozo, hermanos míos, el estar rodeados por toda clase de pruebas,
3 knowing that the proving of your faith exercises patience,	3 sabiendo que la calidad probada de vuestra fe produce la paciencia en el sufrimiento;
4 and patience brings a work to perfection, so that you may be perfect and whole, deficient in nothing.	4 pero la paciencia ha de ir acompañada de obras perfectas para que seáis perfectos e íntegros sin que dejéis nada que desear.
5 But if anyone among you is in need of wisdom, let him petition God, who gives abundantly to all without reproach, and it shall be given to him.	5 Si alguno de vosotros está a falta de sabiduría, que la pida a Dios, que da a todos generosamente y sin echarlo en cara, y se la dará.
6 But he should ask with faith, doubting nothing. For he who doubts is like a wave on the ocean, which is moved about by the wind and carried away;	6 Pero que la pida con fe, sin vacilar; porque el que vacila es semejante al oleaje del mar, movido por el viento y llevado de una a otra parte.
7 then a man should not consider that he would receive anything from the Lord.	7 Que no piense recibir cosa alguna del Señor un hombre como éste,
8 For a man who is of two minds is inconstant in all his ways.	8 un hombre irresoluto e inconstante en todos sus caminos.
9 Now a humble brother should glory in his exaltation,	9 El hermano de condición humilde gloríese en su exaltación;
10 and a rich one, in his humiliation, for he will pass away like the flower of the grass.	10 y el rico, en su humillación, porque pasará como flor de hierba:
11 For the sun has risen with a scorching heat, and has dried the grass, and its flower has fallen off, and the appearance of its beauty has perished. So also will the rich one wither away, according to his paths.	11 sale el sol con fuerza y seca la hierba y su flor cae y se pierde su hermosa apariencia; así también el rico se marchitará en sus caminos.
12 Blessed is the man who suffers temptation. For when he has been proven, he shall receive the crown of life which God has promised to those who love him.	12 ¡Feliz el hombre que soporta la prueba! Superada la prueba, recibirá la corona de la vida que ha prometido el Señor a los que le aman.
13 No one should say, when he is tempted, that he was tempted by God. For God does not entice toward evils, and he himself tempts no one.	13 Ninguno, cuando sea probado, diga: «Es Dios quien me prueba»; porque Dios ni es probado por el mal ni prueba a nadie.
14 Yet truly, each one is tempted by his own desires, having been enticed and drawn away.	14 Sino que cada uno es probado por su propia concupiscencia que le arrastra y le seduce.
15 Thereafter, when desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin. Yet truly sin, when it has been consummated, produces death.	15 Después la concupiscencia, cuando ha concebido, da a luz el pecado; y el pecado, una vez consumado, engendra la muerte.
16 And so, do not choose to go astray, my most beloved brothers.	16 No os engañéis, hermanos míos queridos:
17 Every excellent gift and every perfect gift is from above, descending from the Father of lights, with whom there is no change, nor any shadow of alteration.	17 toda dádiva buena y todo don perfecto viene de lo alto, desciende del Padre de las luces, en quien no hay cambio ni sombra de rotación.
18 For by his own will he produced us through the Word of truth, so that we might be a kind of beginning among his creatures.	18 Nos engendró por su propia voluntad, con Palabra de verdad, para que fuésemos como las primicias de sus criaturas.
19 You know this, my most beloved brothers. So let every man be quick to listen, but slow to speak and slow to anger.	19 Tenedlo presente, hermanos míos queridos: Que cada uno sea diligente para escuchar y tardo para hablar, tardo para la ira.
20 For the anger of man does not accomplish the justice of God.	20 Porque la ira del hombre no obra la justicia de Dios.
21 Because of this, having cast away all uncleanness and an abundance of malice, receive with meekness the newly-grafted Word, which is able to save your souls.	21 Por eso, desechad toda inmundicia y abundancia de mal y recibid con docilidad la Palabra sembrada en vosotros, que es capaz de salvar vuestras almas.
22 So be doers of the Word, and not listeners only, deceiving yourselves.	22 Poned por obra la Palabra y no os contentéis sólo con oírla, engañándoos a vosotros mismos.
23 For if anyone is a listener of the Word, but not also a doer, he is comparable to a man gazing into a mirror upon the face that he was born with;	23 Porque si alguno se contenta con oír la Palabra sin ponerla por obra, ése se parece al que contempla su imagen en un espejo:
24 and after considering himself, he went away and promptly forgot what he had seen.	24 se contempla, pero, en yéndose, se olvida de cómo es.
25 But he who gazes upon the perfect law of liberty, and who remains in it, is not a forgetful hearer, but instead a doer of the work. He shall be blessed in what he does.	25 En cambio el que considera atentamente la Ley perfecta de la libertad y se mantiene firme, no como oyente olvidadizo sino como cumplidor de ella, ése, practicándola, será feliz.
26 But if anyone considers himself to be religious, but he does not restrain his tongue, but instead seduces his own heart: such a one’s religion is vanity.	26 Si alguno se cree religioso, pero no pone freno a su lengua, sino que engaña a su propio corazón, su religión es vana.
27 This is religion, clean and undefiled before God the Father: to visit orphans and widows in their tribulations, and to keep yourself immaculate, apart from this age.	27 La religión pura e intachable ante Dios Padre es ésta: visitar a los huérfanos y a las viudas en su tribulación y conservarse incontaminado del mundo.