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OET (OET-RV) My fellow believers, don’t make false accusations against each other because anyone who falsely accuses or judges a fellow believer, is slandering against the law and judging it. But if you’re the ones judging the law, then you’re not a follower of the law but a judge of it.
OET-LV Not be_slandering against_one_another, brothers.
The one slandering against_^his_brother or judging the brother of_him, is_slandering against_the_law and is_judging the_law.
But if the_law you_are_judging, not you_are a_doer of_the_law, but a_judge.
SR-GNT Μὴ καταλαλεῖτε ἀλλήλων, ἀδελφοί. Ὁ καταλαλῶν ἀδελφοῦ ἢ κρίνων τὸν ἀδελφὸν αὐτοῦ, καταλαλεῖ νόμου καὶ κρίνει νόμον. Εἰ δὲ νόμον κρίνεις, οὐκ εἶ ποιητὴς νόμου, ἀλλὰ κριτής. ‡
(Maʸ katalaleite allaʸlōn, adelfoi. Ho katalalōn adelfou aʸ krinōn ton adelfon autou, katalalei nomou kai krinei nomon. Ei de nomon krineis, ouk ei poiaʸtaʸs nomou, alla kritaʸs.)
Key: yellow:verbs, light-green:nominative/subject, orange:accusative/object, pink:genitive/possessor, magenta:vocative, red:negative.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).
ULT Do not speak against one another, brothers. The one speaking against a brother or judging 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.
UST My fellow believers, stop accusing one another of doing wrong. Anyone who accuses and condemns a fellow believer is really accusing and condemning God’s commandment that we should love one another. But if you speak against that commandment, you are not obeying it. Instead, you are acting like a judge who condemns it.
BSB § Brothers, do not slander one another. Anyone who speaks against his brother or judges him speaks against the law and judges it. And if you judge the law, you are not a practitioner of the law, but a judge of it.
BLB Do not speak against one another, brothers. The one speaking against his brother or judging 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.
AICNT Do not speak against one another, brothers. He who speaks against a brother {or}[fn] 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.
4:11, or: Later manuscripts read “and.” BYZ TR
OEB Do not disparage one another, friends. The person who disparages others, or passes judgment on them, disparages the Law and passes judgment on the Law. But, if you pass judgment on the Law, you are not obeying it, but judging it.
WEB 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.
NET Do not speak against one another, brothers and sisters. He who speaks against a fellow believer or judges a fellow believer speaks against the law and judges the law. But if you judge the law, you are not a doer of the law but its judge.
LSV Do not speak against one another, brothers; he who is speaking against a brother, and is judging his brother, speaks against law, and judges law, and if you judge law, you are not a doer of law but a judge.
FBV Friends, don't speak badly of one another. Anyone who criticizes a fellow-believer and condemns[fn] them, criticizes and condemns the law. If you condemn the law you're not someone who keeps the law, because you're sitting in judgment of it.
4:11 Or “judges.”
TCNT Do not speak evil against one another, brothers. [fn]He who speaks evil against a brother [fn]and judges his brother, speaks evil against the law and judges the law. Now if yoʋ judge the law, yoʋ are not a doer of the law but a judge.
T4T My fellow believers, stop saying evil things about one another, because those who say something evil about a fellow believer and are therefore condemning one who is like a brother to them are really speaking against the law that God gave us to obey. In this law, God commanded [MTY] us to love others, and those who say evil things about fellow believers, it is as though they are saying that we do not have to do what God commanded. If you (sg) say that you do not have to do what God commanded, you (sg) are not obeying God’s law. Instead, you (sg) are claiming that you have the authority to condemn others.
LEB Do not speak evil of one another, brothers. The one who speaks evil of a brother or 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 of the law.[fn]
?:? The words “of the law” are not in the Greek text, but are an understood repetition from the previous clause
BBE Do not say evil against one another, my brothers. He who says evil against his brother or makes himself his brother's judge, says evil against the law and is judging the law: and in judging the law you become, not a doer of the law but a judge.
MOF No MOF YAC (JAM) book available
ASV Speak not one against another, brethren. He that speaketh against a brother, or judgeth his brother, speaketh against the law, and judgeth the law: but if thou judgest the law, thou art not a doer of the law, but a judge.
DRA Detract not one another, my brethren. He that detracteth his brother, or he that judgeth his brother, detracteth the law, and judgeth the law. But if thou judge the law, thou art not a doer of the law, but a judge.
YLT Speak not one against another, brethren; he who is speaking against a brother, and is judging his brother, doth speak against law, and doth judge law, and if law thou dost judge, thou art not a doer of law but a judge;
DBY Speak not against one another, brethren. He that speaks against [his] brother, or judges his brother, speaks against [the] law and judges [the] law. But if thou judgest [the] law, thou art not doer of [the] law, but judge.
RV Speak not one against another, brethren. He that speaketh against a brother, or judgeth his brother, speaketh against the law, and judgeth the law: but if thou judgest the law, thou art not a doer of the law, but a judge.
WBS 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 judgest the law, thou art not a doer of the law, but a judge.
KJB 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.
(Speak not evil one of another, brethren. He that speakth/speaks evil of his brother, and judgeth his brother, speakth/speaks evil of the law, and judgeth the law: but if thou/you judge the law, thou/you art not a doer of the law, but a judge. )
BB Backbite not one another brethren. He that backbiteth his brother, and he that iudgeth his brother, backbiteth ye lawe, and iudgeth the lawe: But and yf thou iudge the lawe, thou art not an obseruer of the lawe, but a iudge.
(Backbite not one another brethren. He that backbiteth his brother, and he that judgeth his brother, backbiteth ye/you_all law, and judgeth the lawe: But and if thou/you judge the law, thou/you art not an obseruer of the law, but a judge.)
GNV Speake not euill one of another, brethren. He that speaketh euill of his brother, or he that condemneth his brother, speaketh euill of ye Law, and condemneth the Lawe: and if thou condemnest the Lawe, thou art not an obseruer of the Lawe, but a iudge.
(Speake not evil one of another, brethren. He that speakth/speaks evil of his brother, or he that condemneth his brother, speakth/speaks evil of ye/you_all Law, and condemneth the Lawe: and if thou/you condemnest the Lawe, thou/you art not an obseruer of the Lawe, but a judge. )
CB Backbyte not one another, brethren. He that backbyteth his brother, and he yt iudgeth his brother, backbyteth the lawe, and iudgeth the lawe. But and yf thou iudge the lawe, thou art not an obseruer of the lawe: but a iudge.
(Backbyte not one another, brethren. He that backbyteth his brother, and he it judgeth his brother, backbyteth the law, and judgeth the law. But and if thou/you judge the law, thou/you art not an obseruer of the lawe: but a judge.)
TNT Backbyte not one another brethren. He that backbyteh hys brother and he that iudgeth his brother backbyteth the lawe and iudgeth the lawe. But and yf thou iudge the lawe thou art not an observer of the lawe: but a iudge.
(Backbyte not one another brethren. He that backbyteh his brother and he that judgeth his brother backbyteth the law and judgeth the law. But and if thou/you judge the law thou/you art not an observer of the lawe: but a judge. )
WYC My britheren, nyle ye bacbite ech othere. He that bacbitith his brothir, ethir that demeth his brothir, bacbitith the lawe, and demeth the lawe. And if thou demest the lawe, thou art not a doere of the lawe, but a domesman.
(My brethren/brothers, nyle ye/you_all bacbite each other. He that bacbitith his brothir, ethir that demeth his brothir, bacbitith the law, and demeth the law. And if thou/you demest the law, thou/you art not a doere of the law, but a domesman.)
LUT Afterredet nicht untereinander, liebe Brüder! Wer seinem Bruder afterredet und urteilet seinen Bruder, der afterredet dem Gesetz und urteilet das Gesetz. Urteilest du aber das Gesetz, so bist du nicht ein Täter des Gesetzes, sondern ein Richter.
(Afterredet not untereinander, liebe brothers! Who seinem brother afterredet and urteilet his brother, the afterredet to_him law and urteilet the law. Urteilest you but the law, so bist you not a Täter the lawes, rather a Richter.)
CLV Nolite detrahere alterutrum fratres. Qui detrahit fratri, aut qui judicat fratrem suum, detrahit legi, et judicat legem. Si autem judicas legem, non es factor legis, sed judex.[fn]
(Nolite detrahere alterutrum fratres. Who detrahit fratri, aut who yudicat brother his_own, detrahit legi, and yudicat legem. When/But_if however yudicas legem, not/no you_are factor legis, but yudex.)
4.11 Detrahit legi, judicat legem. Quæ detractionem prohibuit. Quasi dicat, lex non fecit. Vel, qui detrahit fratri legem facienti, detrahit et judicat legem quare talia jussa dederit, quæ injurias fratrum jubet oblivisci.
4.11 Detrahit legi, yudicat legem. Quæ detractionem prohibuit. Quasi dicat, lex not/no fecit. Vel, who detrahit fratri legem facienti, detrahit and yudicat legem quare talia yussa dederit, which inyurias fratrum yubet oblivisci.
UGNT μὴ καταλαλεῖτε ἀλλήλων, ἀδελφοί. ὁ καταλαλῶν ἀδελφοῦ ἢ κρίνων τὸν ἀδελφὸν αὐτοῦ, καταλαλεῖ νόμου καὶ κρίνει νόμον. εἰ δὲ νόμον κρίνεις, οὐκ εἶ ποιητὴς νόμου, ἀλλὰ κριτής.
(maʸ katalaleite allaʸlōn, adelfoi. ho katalalōn adelfou aʸ krinōn ton adelfon autou, katalalei nomou kai krinei nomon. ei de nomon krineis, ouk ei poiaʸtaʸs nomou, alla kritaʸs.)
SBL-GNT Μὴ καταλαλεῖτε ἀλλήλων, ἀδελφοί· ὁ καταλαλῶν ἀδελφοῦ ⸀ἢ κρίνων τὸν ἀδελφὸν αὐτοῦ καταλαλεῖ νόμου καὶ κρίνει νόμον· εἰ δὲ νόμον κρίνεις, οὐκ εἶ ποιητὴς νόμου ἀλλὰ κριτής.
(Maʸ katalaleite allaʸlōn, adelfoi; ho katalalōn adelfou ⸀aʸ krinōn ton adelfon autou katalalei nomou kai krinei nomon; ei de nomon krineis, ouk ei poiaʸtaʸs nomou alla kritaʸs. )
TC-GNT Μὴ καταλαλεῖτε ἀλλήλων, ἀδελφοί. [fn]Ὁ καταλαλῶν ἀδελφοῦ, [fn]καὶ κρίνων τὸν ἀδελφὸν αὐτοῦ, καταλαλεῖ νόμου, καὶ κρίνει νόμον· εἰ δὲ νόμον κρίνεις, οὐκ εἶ ποιητὴς νόμου, ἀλλὰ κριτής.
(Maʸ katalaleite allaʸlōn, adelfoi. Ho katalalōn adelfou, kai krinōn ton adelfon autou, katalalei nomou, kai krinei nomon; ei de nomon krineis, ouk ei poiaʸtaʸs nomou, alla kritaʸs.)
Key for above GNTs: yellow:punctuation differs, red:words differ (from our SR-GNT base).
4:11 Don’t speak evil against each other: This exhortation for peace in the Christian community requires that Christians not slander each other. Slandering one’s neighbor is the same as slandering God’s law, because the law prohibits slander and demands love for one’s neighbor (2:8; Lev 19:16-18; Matt 7:1-5).
μὴ καταλαλεῖτε ἀλλήλων
not /be/_slandering ˱against˲_one_another
Alternate translation: “Do not say bad things about one another”
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor
ἀδελφοί & ἀδελφοῦ & τὸν ἀδελφὸν αὐτοῦ
brothers & ˱against˲_/his/_brother & the brother ˱of˲_him
See how you translated the term brothers in 1:2. Alternate translation: “my fellow believers … a fellow believer … his fellow believer”
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit
καταλαλεῖ νόμου καὶ κρίνει νόμον
/is/_slandering ˱against˲_/the/_law and /is/_judging /the/_law
By the law, James means the same thing that he calls the “royal law” in 2:8 and the “law of freedom” in 1:25 and 2:12. That is, he means the commandment “you will love your neighbor as yourself.” James is teaching his readers that by saying or assuming that their fellow believers were doing wrong things, they were not following this commandment and they were treating the commandment as if it were not important to follow. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could indicate that explicitly. See how you translated the term “neighbor” in 2:8. Alternate translation: “contradicts the law that says to love other people as oneself and judges that law to be unimportant”
Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / youcrowd
εἰ & νόμον κρίνεις, οὐκ εἶ ποιητὴς νόμου
if & /the/_law ˱you˲_/are/_judging not ˱you˲_are /a/_doer ˱of˲_/the/_law
The word you is singular in these two cases because even though James is addressing a group of people, he is describing an individual situation.
Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / ellipsis
οὐκ εἶ ποιητὴς νόμου, ἀλλὰ κριτής
not ˱you˲_are /a/_doer ˱of˲_/the/_law but /a/_judge
In the second phrase, James is leaving out some of the words that a sentence would need in many languages in order to be complete. These words can be supplied from the first phrase. Alternate translation: “you are not a doer of the law, but a judge of the law”
Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit
οὐκ εἶ ποιητὴς νόμου, ἀλλὰ κριτής
not ˱you˲_are /a/_doer ˱of˲_/the/_law but /a/_judge
If it would be helpful to your readers, you could state more explicitly what this means. See how you translated the similar phrase at the end of the previous sentence. Alternate translation: “instead of loving other people, you are saying that it is not important to love them”