James 4

1Where do wars and fights come from among you? Do they not come from your desires for pleasure that war in your members?

ποθεν πολεμοι και μαχαι εν υμιν; ουκ εντευθεν, εκ των ηδονων υμων των στρατευομενων εν τοις μελεσιν υμων;

2You lust and do not have. You murder and covet and cannot obtain. You fight and war. Yet you do not have because you do not ask.

επιθυμειτε, και ουκ εχετε· φονευετε και ζηλουτε, και ου δυνασθε επιτυχειν· μαχεσθε και πολεμειτε, [και] ουκ εχετε, δια το μη αιτεισθαι υμας·

3You ask and do not receive, because you ask amiss, that you may spend it on your pleasures.

αιτειτε και ου λαμβανετε, διοτι κακως αιτεισθε, ινα εν ταις ηδοναις υμων δαπανησητε.

4Adulterers and adulteresses! Do you not know that friendship with the world is enmity with God? Whoever therefore wants to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God.

μοιχοι και μοιχαλιδες! ουκ οιδατε οτι η φιλια του κοσμου εχθρα του θεου εστιν; ος αν ουν βουληθη φιλος ειναι του κοσμου, εχθρος του θεου καθισταται.

5Or do you think that the Scripture says in vain, 'The Spirit who dwells in us yearns jealously'?

η δοκειτε οτι κενως η γραφη λεγει, προς φθονον επιποθει το πνευμα ο κατωκησεν εν ημιν;

6But He gives more grace. Therefore He says: 'God resists the proud, But gives grace to the humble.'

μειζονα δε διδωσιν χαριν· διο λεγει· ο θεος υπερηφανοις αντιτασσεται, ταπεινοις δε διδωσιν χαριν.

7Therefore submit to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you.

υποταγητε ουν τω θεω. αντιστητε τω διαβολω, και φευξεται αφ υμων·

8Draw near to God and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners; and purify your hearts, you double-minded.

εγγισατε τω θεω, και εγγιει υμιν. καθαρισατε χειρας αμαρτωλοι και αγνισατε καρδιας διψυχοι.

9Lament and mourn and weep! Let your laughter be turned to mourning and your joy to gloom.

ταλαιπωρησατε και πενθησατε και κλαυσατε· ο γελως υμων εις πενθος μεταστραφητω και η χαρα εις κατηφειαν.

10Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and He will lift you up.

ταπεινωθητε ενωπιον του κυριου, και υψωσει υμας.

11Do not speak evil of one another, brethren. He who speaks evil of a brother and judges his brother, speaks evil of the law and judges the law. But if you judge the law, you are not a doer of the law but a judge.

μη καταλαλειτε αλληλων, αδελφοι. ο καταλαλων αδελφου και κρινων τον αδελφον αυτου καταλαλει νομου και κρινει νομον· ει δε νομον κρινεις, ουκ ει ποιητης νομου, αλλα κριτης.

12There is one Lawgiver, who is able to save and to destroy. Who are you to judge another?

εις εστιν ο νομοθετης και κριτης, ο δυναμενος σωσαι και απολεσαι· συ δε τις ει ος κρινεις τον ετερον;

13Come now, you who say, 'Today or tomorrow we will go to such and such a city, spend a year there, buy and sell, and make a profit';

αγε νυν οι λεγοντες· σημερον και αυριον πορευσομεθα εις τηνδε την πολιν και ποιησομεν εκει ενιαυτον ενα και εμπορευσομεθα και κερδησομεν·

14whereas you do not know what will happen tomorrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapor that appears for a little time and then vanishes away.

οιτινες ουκ επιστασθε το της αυριον· ποια γαρ η ζωη υμων; ατμις γαρ εσται η προς ολιγον φαινομενη, επειτα [δε] και αφανιζομενη·

15Instead you ought to say, 'If the Lord wills, we shall live and do this or that.'

αντι του λεγειν υμας, εαν ο κυριος θεληση, και ζησομεν και ποιησομεν τουτο η εκεινο.

16But now you boast in your arrogance. All such boasting is evil.

νυν δε καυχασθε εν ταις αλαζονειαις υμων· πασα καυχησις τοιαυτη πονηρα εστιν.

17Therefore, to him who knows to do good and does not do it, to him it is sin.

ειδοτι ουν καλον ποιειν και μη ποιουντι, αμαρτια αυτω εστιν.