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Open English Translation YAC (JAM) Chapter 1

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Note that the OET uses ‘Yacob’ for ‘The Letter of Jacob’ (wrongly called ‘James’ in older Bibles).

Readers’ Version

Literal Version

1This letter is from Yacob, a slave for God and for the master Yeshua the messiah. It’s written to the tribes who have ended up dispersed into many nations:[ref] Greetings.

1Yakōbos/(Yaˊₐqoⱱ), of_god and of_the_master Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa) chosen_one/messiah, twelve, a_slave to_the tribes which are in the dispersion:
to_be_greeting.

1:2 Gaining endurance and requesting wisdom

2Be cheerful my fellow believers, when you face a range of difficult situations, 3knowing that you will learn endurance as your faith is tested. 4Let that endurance do its perfect work so that you all might become perfect and mature—not lacking anything.

5If anyone of you is lacking wisdom, then it should be requested from God who gives it generously and without disparagement, and so it will be given to you, 6but the person who’s asking should demonstrate their faith and not be doubting. That’s because a person who doubts is like a wave on the sea that’s just blown and tossed around 7and a person like that shouldn’t expect to get anything from the master 8because that person is double-minded, and everything they attempt ends up in difficulty.

2All joy consider it, brothers of_me, whenever trials you_all_may_fall_among various, 3knowing that the proving of_you_all the faith is_producing endurance.
4And the endurance work its_perfect let_be_having, in_order_that you_all_may_be perfect and complete, in nothing lacking.
5But if anyone of_you_all is_lacking of_wisdom, him _let_be_requesting from the one giving, god, to_all generously, and not deriding, and it_will_be_being_given to_him.
6But him _let_be_requesting in faith, nothing doubting, because/for the one doubting is_like to_a_wave of_the_sea, being_blown and being_tossed.
7For/Because not let_be_supposing the person that that he_will_be_receiving anything from the master, 8a_man double-minded, disturbance in all the ways of_him.

1:9 Behaviour of the poor and the wealthy

9Those of humbler means can boast about their greatness 10whereas the wealthy can boast about their weakness because they’ll pass away just like the daisies in the grass.[ref] 11When the sun rises with its scorching heat and withers the grass, the flowers will drop and lose all their beauty. So too for rich people who’ll fade away right in the middle of all their projects.

9And let_be_boasting the brother the humble, in the height of_him, 10and the rich, in the humiliation of_him, because like a_flower of_the_grass he_will_be_passing_away.
11For/Because rose the sun with its scorching_heat, and withered the grass, and the flower of_it fell_from, and the beauty of_the appearance of_it perished.
Thus also the rich man among the pursuits of_him will_be_being_faded_away.

1:12 Testing and temptation

12Any person who’s enduring testing circumstances is fortunate, because once they’ve passed the test, they’ll receive a crown of life that Yeshua promised to those who love him. 13No one should say ‘It’s God tempting me’ when they’re being tempted, because God can’t be tempted to do evil and he doesn’t tempt others, 14but rather they’re being tempted by their own lusts. They’re being drawn away and enticed into what they know is wrong, 15and after the desire is conceived it leads to sin, and once the sin is concluded it leads to death.

16Don’t be led astray, my dear brothers and sisters. 17Every gift that’s good and perfect comes from heaven. It comes down from the father of lights, none of which are changing or casting moving shadows. 18Once he had decided it, he created us by his spoken commands so that we’d become a kind of special first ‘harvest’ out of all of his creatures.

12Blessed is the_man who is_enduring trial, because approved having_become, he_will_be_receiving the crown of_ the _life, that he_promised to_the ones loving him.
13No_one being_tempted let_be_saying, that By god I_am_being_tempted.
For/Because the god untemptable is by_evil, and is_tempting he no_one.
14But each is_being_tempted by his own lust, being_drawn_away and being_enticed.
15Thereafter the desire having_conceived is_bearing sin, and the sin having_been_finished_out, is_bringing_forth death.
16Not be_being_misled, brothers of_me beloved.
17Every giving good, and every gift perfect from_above is, coming_down from the father of_ the _lights, with whom not there_is variation or of_shifting shadow.
18Having_been_wished it, he_brought_forth us by_the_message of_truth, in_order that to_be us first-fruit a_certain of_the of_him creatures.

1:19 Listening then doing

19So my dear brothers and sisters, note this: Everyone should be quick to listen but slow to speak, and should be slow to get angry 20because when people get very angry, it doesn’t lead to the good behaviour that God expects. 21So discard all moral filth and the evil that’s plentiful, and humbly accept the message that’s implanted in you all and which is capable of saving your souls.

22Don’t delude yourselves by just listening to the message, but put it into practice in your daily lives. 23Anyone who is just a listener of the message and does nothing with it is like someone who looks at their face in a mirror 24but goes away after having a look and then immediately forgets what they looked like. 25However the person who investigates the perfect law that gives freedom, and then sticks with it, not being just an observer that forgets about it but rather a person who puts it into practice, this person will prosper in whatever they do.

26If anyone supposes that they’re religious but doesn’t guard what comes out of their mouth, then that person’s religion is only skin deep and hasn’t affected their heart. 27A person who wants to truly serve our God and father with a pure heart would be visiting orphans and widows in their difficulties and staying unstained by worldly ideas.


19Be_having/_known, brothers of_me beloved.
But let_be every person quick in_order that to_hear, slow in_order that to_speak, slow to anger,
20for/because the_severe_anger of_a_human, the_righteousness of_god not is_producing.
21Therefore having_put_away all filthiness and abundance of_evil, in gentleness receive the implanted message, the one being_able to_save the souls of_you_all.
22And be_becoming doers of_the_message, and not only listeners deluding yourselves.
23Because if anyone a_listener of_the_message is, and not a_doer, this one is_like to_man observing his face of_ the _existence of_him in a_mirror.
24For/Because he_observed himself and has_gone_away, and immediately he_forgot what_kind he_was.
25But the one having_investigated into the_law perfect, the law of_ the _freedom, and having_continued_with it, not a_listener of_forgetful having_become, but a_doer of_the_work, this one blessed in the doing of_him will_be.
26If anyone is_supposing religious to_be, not bridling the_tongue of_himself, but seducing the_heart of_him, of_this one useless is his religion.
27Religion pure and undefiled before our god and father this is:
to_be_visiting orphans and widows in the tribulation of_them, spotless himself to_be_keeping from the world.

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