SANTIAGO 3

Mihia hezi. Kristau-maisuen erantzukizuna

1 Senideok, ez zaitezte ibil denok maisu izan nahiant; jakizue maisuok auzi zorrotzagoa izango dugula, 2 denok baitugu askotan huts egiten. Hizketan hutsik egiten ez duena bete-beteko pertsona da, bere izate osoa menpean edukitzeko gauza dena. 3 Zaldiei, menderatzeko, ahokoa jartzen diegu eta, horrela, haien gorputz osoa gidatzen. 4 Horrelaxe itsasontziak ere: hain handia izan eta haize indartsuek bultzaturik ere, aski du lemazainak lema koskor bat hura nahi duen lekura gidatzeko. 5 Gauza bera gertatzen da mihiarekin ere; oso gorputz-atal txikia izanik ere, duen eragin handiaz harro daiteke. Su txiki batek oihanik handiena ere erre dezake!

6 Mihia ere sua da, gaiztakeriazko munduat: gure beste gorputz-atalen artean jarrita, gorputz osoa kutsatzen du eta, infernuko suaz pizturik, sutan jartzen du bizitzaren gurpila.
7 Edozein basabere, hegazti, narrasti eta arrain hezi dezake gizakiak, eta hezi ere egin du. 8 Baina ezin du inork mihia hezi, gaiztoa eta menderagaitza baita, pozoi hilgarriz betea.t 9 Berorren bidez bedeinkatzen dugu geure Jaun eta Aita, eta berorrexen bidez madarikatzen gizakia, Jainkoaren irudira eginat dena. 10 Aho beretik ateratzen dira bedeinkazioa eta madarikazioa. Senideok, horrek ez du horrela izan behar. 11 Iturri batek berak eman ote ditzake, gero, ur geza eta gazia?

12 Senideok, pikondoak ematen ote du olibarik, edota mahatsondoak pikurik? Iturri gaziak ez dezake ur gezarik eman.

Goitik datorren jakinduria

James 3

The Power of the Tongue

1 Not many of you should become teachers, my brothers and sisters,t because you know that we will be judged more strictly.t2 For we all stumblet in many ways. If someone does not stumblet in what he says,t he is a perfect individual,t able to control the entire body as well.3 And if we put bits into the mouths of horses to get them to obey us, then we guide their entire bodies.t4 Look at ships too: Though they are so large and driven by harsh winds, they are steered by a tiny rudder wherever the pilot’s inclination directs.5 So too the tongue is a small part of the body,t yet it has great pretensions.t Thinkt how small a flame sets a huge forest ablaze.

6 And the tongue is a fire! The tongue representst the world of wrongdoing among the parts of our bodies. Itt pollutes the entire body and sets fire to the course of human existence – and is set on fire by hell.s
7 For every kind of animal, bird, reptile, and sea creaturet is subdued and has been subdued by humankind.t8 But no human being can subdue the tongue; it is a restlesss evil, full of deadly poison.9 With it we bless the Lords and Father, and with it we curse peoplet made in God’s image.10 From the same mouth come blessing and cursing. These things should not be so, my brothers and sisters.t11 A spring does not pour out fresh water and bitter water from the same opening, does it?

12 Can a fig tree produce olives, my brothers and sisters,t or a vine produce figs? Neither can a salt water spring produce fresh water.

True Wisdom

13 Who is wise and understanding among you? By his good conduct he should show his works done in the gentleness that wisdom brings.t14 But if you have bitter jealousy and selfishness in your hearts, do not boast and tell lies against the truth.15 Sucht wisdom does not comet from above but is earthly, natural,t demonic.16 For where there is jealousy and selfishness, there is disorder and every evil practice.17 But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, accommodating,t full of mercy and good fruit,t impartial, and not hypocritical.t

18 And the fruit that consists of righteousnesst is plantedt in peace amongt those who make peace.