Yǎgèshū雅各书
Learn Chinese with the Bible: Approximate English meaning+Pinyin (Romanized Chinese)+Chinese characters
Chapter 4
1 "you (plural)"Nǐmen你们 "between/intermediate/mid/middle"zhōngjiān中间 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的 "struggle/fight"zhēng争 "to fight/to battle"zhàndòu战斗 "brawl"ōu殴,"is/are/am/yes/to be"shì是 "from/obey/observe/follow"cóng从 "where/wherever"nǎli哪里 "to come"lái来 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的 "(question particle)"ne呢?"(v) not be/(n) blame or fault"búshì不是 "from/obey/observe/follow"cóng从 "you (plural)"nǐmen你们 "hundred"bǎi百 "body/form/style/system"tǐ体 "within/among/in/middle/center/while (doing sth)/during/China/Chinese"zhōng中 "to fight/to battle"zhàndòu战斗 "(literary equivalent of 的)/(subor. part.)/him/her/it"zhī之 "personal/private/selfish"sī私 "desire/wish"yù欲 "to come"lái来 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的 "(question tag)"ma吗?
2 "you (plural)"Nǐmen你们 "greedy"tān贪 "feel attached to/long for/love"liàn恋,"or/still/nevertheless"háishì还是 "a sentence particle used after a verb to show effect/degree or possibility"de得 "(negative prefix)/not/no"bù不 "particle attached after verb to indicate action in progress, like -ing ending"zhe着。"you (plural)"Nǐmen你们 "murder"shāhài杀害 "(v) envy"jídù嫉妒,"(once) again/also/both... and.../again"yòu又 "Chinese peck"dǒu斗 "brawl"ōu殴 "struggle/fight"zhēng争 "to fight/fight/war/battle"zhàn战,"neither/nor"yěbù也不 "can/may/capable/energy/able"néng能 "a sentence particle used after a verb to show effect/degree or possibility"de得。"you (plural)"Nǐmen你们 "a sentence particle used after a verb to show effect/degree or possibility"de得 "(negative prefix)/not/no"bù不 "particle attached after verb to indicate action in progress, like -ing ending"zhe着,"is/are/am/yes/to be"shì是 "because/owing to/on account of"yīnwèi因为 "you (plural)"nǐmen你们 "(negative prefix)/not/no"bù不 "to seek/to look for/to request/to demand/to beseech"qiú求。
3 "you (plural)"Nǐmen你们 "to seek/to look for/to request/to demand/to beseech"qiú求 "also/too"yě也 "a sentence particle used after a verb to show effect/degree or possibility"de得 "(negative prefix)/not/no"bù不 "particle attached after verb to indicate action in progress, like -ing ending"zhe着,"is/are/am/yes/to be"shì是 "because/owing to/on account of"yīnwèi因为 "you (plural)"nǐmen你们 "absurd/fantastic"wàng妄 "to seek/to look for/to request/to demand/to beseech"qiú求,"important/vital/to want/to be going to/must"yào要 "to waste/to squander"làngfèi浪费 "(located) at/in/exist/(before verbs) immediately involved in/right in the middle of doing"zài在 "you (plural)"nǐmen你们 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的 "feast/repose"yàn宴 "(surname)/music"yuè乐 "within/among/in/middle/center/while (doing sth)/during/China/Chinese"zhōng中。
4 "you (plural)"Nǐmen你们 "these"zhèxie这些 "excessive/wanton/lewd/kinky/obscene"yín淫 "in confusion/disorderly"luàn乱 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的 "man/person/people"rén人 "how/which"nǎ哪,("excessive/wanton/lewd/kinky/obscene"yín淫 "in confusion/disorderly"luàn乱 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的 "man/person/people"rén人 "former/original/primary/raw/level/cause/source"yuán原 "language/culture/writing/formal/literary/gentle"wén文 "to regard as/to take (somebody) for/to do/to make"zuò作 "excessive/wanton/lewd/kinky/obscene"yín淫 "woman"fù妇)"(adv) certainly; definitely"qǐbù岂不 "to know/to be aware"zhī知 "and/to give/together with"yǔ与 "profane/secular/worldly"shìsú世俗 "act as/take...to be/to be/to do/to serve as/to become"wéi为 "friend"yǒu友,"(emphasizes that something is precisely or exactly what is stated)/precisely/exactly/even/if/just like/in the same way as"jiùshì就是 "and/to give/together with"yǔ与 "God/unusual/mysterious/soul/spirit/divine essence/lively/spiritual being"shén神 "act as/take...to be/to be/to do/to serve as/to become"wéi为 "enemy/match"dí敌 "(question tag)"ma吗?"therefore/as a result/so"suǒyǐ所以 "ordinary/every/all/whatever/worldly"fán凡 "to think/to believe/to suppose/to wish/to want/to miss"xiǎng想 "important/vital/to want/to be going to/must"yào要 "and/to give/together with"yǔ与 "profane/secular/worldly"shìsú世俗 "act as/take...to be/to be/to do/to serve as/to become"wéi为 "friend"yǒu友 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的,"(emphasizes that something is precisely or exactly what is stated)/precisely/exactly/even/if/just like/in the same way as"jiùshì就是 "and/to give/together with"yǔ与 "God/unusual/mysterious/soul/spirit/divine essence/lively/spiritual being"shén神 "act as/take...to be/to be/to do/to serve as/to become"wéi为 "enemy/match"dí敌 "(modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed action marker)"le了。
5 "you (plural)"Nǐmen你们 "to think/to believe/to suppose/to wish/to want/to miss"xiǎng想 "classics/sacred book/pass through/to undergo/scripture"jīng经 "on/up/on top/upon/first (of two parts)/previous or last (week, etc.)/upper/higher/above/previous/to climb/to go into/above/to go up"shàng上 "actually/place"suǒ所 "to speak/to say"shuō说 "is/are/am/yes/to be"shì是 "apprentice/disciple"tú徒 "correct/right/so/thus/like this/-ly"rán然 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的 "(question tag)"ma吗?"God/unusual/mysterious/soul/spirit/divine essence/lively/spiritual being"shén神 "actually/place"suǒ所 "confer/bestow/grant"cì赐 "to live/to dwell/to reside/to stop"zhù住 "(located) at/in/exist/(before verbs) immediately involved in/right in the middle of doing"zài在 "we/us/ourselves"wǒmen我们 "inside/interior"lǐmiàn里面 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的 "alert/departed soul/efficacious/quick/effective/intelligence"líng灵,"is/are/am/yes/to be"shì是 "to have a love affair/to be in love/to love/love"liàn’ài恋爱 "go so far as to/as for/as to"zhìyú至于 "(v) envy"jídù嫉妒 "(question tag)"ma吗?
6 "but/yet/however/only/merely/still"Dàn但 "he/him"tā他 "confer/bestow/grant"cì赐 "more/even more"gèngduō更多 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的 "grace"ēndiǎn恩典。"therefore/as a result/so"Suǒyǐ所以 "classics/sacred book/pass through/to undergo/scripture"jīng经 "on/up/on top/upon/first (of two parts)/previous or last (week, etc.)/upper/higher/above/previous/to climb/to go into/above/to go up"shàng上 "to speak/to say"shuō说,"God/unusual/mysterious/soul/spirit/divine essence/lively/spiritual being"shén神 "to stop/to resist/to obstruct"zǔdǎng阻挡 "arrogant/conceited/full of oneself"jiāo’ào骄傲 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的 "man/person/people"rén人,"confer/bestow/grant"cì赐 "kind act (from above)"ēn恩 "to/for/for the benefit of/to give/to allow/to do sth (for sb)/(passive particle)"gěi给 "modest"qiān谦 "low/base/vulgar/inferior/humble"bēi卑 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的 "man/person/people"rén人。
7 "therefore"Gùcǐ故此 "you (plural)"nǐmen你们 "important/vital/to want/to be going to/must"yào要 "to submit to"shùnfú顺服 "God/unusual/mysterious/soul/spirit/divine essence/lively/spiritual being"shén神,"affair/business/matter"wù务 "important/vital/to want/to be going to/must"yào要 "(v) to resist/to hold back/to stop/ward off; withstand"dǐdǎng抵挡 "devil"móguǐ魔鬼,"devil"móguǐ魔鬼 "at once/then/right away/only/(emphasis)/to approach/to move towards/to undertake"jiù就 "certainly/must/will/necessarily"bì必 "to depart/to leave"líkāi离开 "you (plural)"nǐmen你们 "(v) flee from sth; run away; escape"táopǎo逃跑 "(modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed action marker)"le了。
8 "you (plural)"Nǐmen你们 "get close to someone/get intimate"qīnjìn亲近 "God/unusual/mysterious/soul/spirit/divine essence/lively/spiritual being"shén神,"God/unusual/mysterious/soul/spirit/divine essence/lively/spiritual being"shén神 "at once/then/right away/only/(emphasis)/to approach/to move towards/to undertake"jiù就 "certainly/must/will/necessarily"bì必 "get close to someone/get intimate"qīnjìn亲近 "you (plural)"nǐmen你们。"guilty"Yǒuzuì有罪 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的 "man/person/people"rén人 "how/which"nǎ哪,"important/vital/to want/to be going to/must"yào要 "cleanse/clean"jiéjìng洁净 "you (plural)"nǐmen你们 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的 "hand/convenient"shǒu手。"heart/mind"Xīn心 "to think of/to cherish/mind/heart/bosom"huái怀 "two/2"èr二 "idea/meaning/wish/desire/(abbr.) Italy"yì意 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的 "man/person/people"rén人 "how/which"nǎ哪,"important/vital/to want/to be going to/must"yào要 "clean/purity"qīngjié清洁 "you (plural)"nǐmen你们 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的 "heart/mind"xīn心。
9 "you (plural)"Nǐmen你们 "important/vital/to want/to be going to/must"yào要 "worry about"chóu愁 "bitter/intensely/miserable/painful"kǔ苦,"grieved/sorrowful"bēi’āi悲哀,"weep"kūqì哭泣。"(will, shall, "future tense")/ready/prepared/to get/to use"Jiāng将 "to be fond of/to like/to enjoy/to be happy/to feel pleased/happiness/delight/glad"xǐ喜 "laugh/smile"xiào笑 "to change/to become different/to transform/to vary/rebellion"biàn变 "to regard as/to take (somebody) for/to do/to make"zuò作 "grieved/sorrowful"bēi’āi悲哀,"gaiety/gladness/glee/merriment/pleasure/happy/joyous/gay"huānlè欢乐 "to change/to become different/to transform/to vary/rebellion"biàn变 "to regard as/to take (somebody) for/to do/to make"zuò作 "worry about"chóu愁 "smother/stuffy"mēn闷。
10 "affair/business/matter"Wù务 "important/vital/to want/to be going to/must"yào要 "(located) at/in/exist/(before verbs) immediately involved in/right in the middle of doing"zài在 "to own/to host/master/lord/primary"zhǔ主 "in front of/facing/presence"miànqián面前 "(adj) feel inferior"zìbēi自卑,"to own/to host/master/lord/primary"zhǔ主 "at once/then/right away/only/(emphasis)/to approach/to move towards/to undertake"jiù就 "certainly/must/will/necessarily"bì必 "to call/to yell/to be called/to order"jiào叫 "you (plural)"nǐmen你们 "to raise/to hoist/to promote/pint"shēng升 "high/tall"gāo高。
11 "brethren"Dìxiōngmén弟兄们,"you (plural)"nǐmen你们 "cannot/should not/must not"bùkě不可 "each other/one another"bǐcǐ彼此 "to criticize/criticism"pīpíng批评。"man/person/people"Rén人 "to seem/like/as/if"ruò若 "to criticize/criticism"pīpíng批评 "brother"dìxiōng弟兄,"inference"lùnduàn论断 "brother"dìxiōng弟兄,"(emphasizes that something is precisely or exactly what is stated)/precisely/exactly/even/if/just like/in the same way as"jiùshì就是 "to criticize/criticism"pīpíng批评 "law"lǜ律 "law/method/way/Buddhist teaching/Legalist/France (abbrev.)"fǎ法,"inference"lùnduàn论断 "law"lǜ律 "law/method/way/Buddhist teaching/Legalist/France (abbrev.)"fǎ法。"you"Nǐ你 "to seem/like/as/if"ruò若 "inference"lùnduàn论断 "law"lǜ律 "law/method/way/Buddhist teaching/Legalist/France (abbrev.)"fǎ法,"at once/then/right away/only/(emphasis)/to approach/to move towards/to undertake"jiù就 "(v) not be/(n) blame or fault"búshì不是 "to observe/to obey/to follow"zūn遵 "all right/capable/competent/OK/okay/to go/to do/to travel/temporary/to walk/to go/will do"xíng行 "law"lǜ律 "law/method/way/Buddhist teaching/Legalist/France (abbrev.)"fǎ法,"to be"nǎishì乃是 "to decide/to determine"pànduàn判断 "man/person/people"rén人 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的。
12 "to set up/to establish"Shèlì设立 "law"lǜ律 "law/method/way/Buddhist teaching/Legalist/France (abbrev.)"fǎ法 "and/together with/with/peace/harmony/union"hé和 "to decide/to determine"pànduàn判断 "man/person/people"rén人 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的,"only"zhǐyǒu只有 " one/1/single/a(n)/(before verbs) "no sooner did VERB happen than..."/(before a noun) entire (family, etc.)"yī一 "position/location/(measure word for persons)/place/seat"wèi位,"(emphasizes that something is precisely or exactly what is stated)/precisely/exactly/even/if/just like/in the same way as"jiùshì就是 "that/those"nà那 "can/may/capable/energy/able"néng能 "to save/to assist/to rescue"jiù救 "man/person/people"rén人 "also/too"yě也 "can/may/capable/energy/able"néng能 "extinguish"miè灭 "man/person/people"rén人 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的。"you"Nǐ你 "is/are/am/yes/to be"shì是 "who"shéi谁,"unexpectedly/actually/to go so far as to/indeed"jìng竟 "dare"gǎn敢 "inference"lùnduàn论断 "other people/others/other person"biérén别人 "(question particle)"ne呢?
13 ??,"you (plural)"Nǐmen你们 "to have/there is/there are/to exist/to be"yǒu有 "dialect/language/spoken words/speech/talk/words/conversation/what someone said"huà话 "to speak/to say"shuō说,"today/at the present/now"jīntiān今天 "tomorrow"míngtiān明天 "we/us/ourselves"wǒmen我们 "important/vital/to want/to be going to/must"yào要 "to go (in a direction)/past/previous/towards"wǎng往 "(used before measure word and noun) some/(a) certain/so and so"mǒu某 "city walls/city/town"chéng城 "inside/internal/interior"lǐ里 "to go/to leave/to remove"qù去,"(located) at/in/exist/(before verbs) immediately involved in/right in the middle of doing"zài在 "there/that place"nàli那里 "to live/to dwell/to reside/to stop"zhù住 " one/1/single/a(n)/(before verbs) "no sooner did VERB happen than..."/(before a noun) entire (family, etc.)"yī一 "year"nián年,"to regard as/to take (somebody) for/to do/to make"zuò作 "buying and selling/business dealings/transactions"mǎimài买卖 "a sentence particle used after a verb to show effect/degree or possibility"de得 "advantage/benefit/profit/sharp"lì利。
14 "actually/that is not the case/in fact/really"Qíshí其实 "tomorrow"míngtiān明天 "how/what way/what"rúhé如何,"you (plural)"nǐmen你们 "also/in addition/more/still/else/still/yet/(not) yet"hái还 "to not know"bùzhīdào不知道。"you (plural)"Nǐmen你们 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的 "life (force)"shēngmìng生命 "is/are/am/yes/to be"shì是 "what?/who?/something/anything"shénme什么 "(question particle)"ne呢?"you (plural)"nǐmen你们 "original/former/originally/formerly/at first"yuánlái原来 "is/are/am/yes/to be"shì是 "piece/slice"yīpiàn一片 "(classical) to say"yún云 "fog/mist"wù雾,"to appear/to arise/to emerge"chūxiàn出现 "young"shào少 "o'clock/time/when/hour/season/period"shí时 "at once/then/right away/only/(emphasis)/to approach/to move towards/to undertake"jiù就 "disappear/be missing"bùjiànle不见了。
15 "you (plural)"Nǐmen你们 "(a measure word, for birds and some animals, etc.)/single/only"zhī只 "to be/to act as/to hold a position (in space, time, or organizational space)/manage/withstand/when/during/ought/should/match equally/equal/same/obstruct/just at (a time or place)/on the spot/right/just at"dāng当 "to speak/to say"shuō说,"to own/to host/master/lord/primary"zhǔ主 "to seem/like/as/if"ruò若 "to wish/to want/ready/willing (to do sth)"yuànyì愿意,"we/us/ourselves"wǒmen我们 "at once/then/right away/only/(emphasis)/to approach/to move towards/to undertake"jiù就 "can/may/possible/able to"kěyǐ可以 "alive"huózhe活着,"also/too"yě也 "can/may/possible/able to"kěyǐ可以 "to regard as/to take (somebody) for/to do/to make"zuò作 "this/these"zhè这 "matter/thing/item/work/affair"shì事,"maybe/perhaps/might/possibly/or"huò或 "to regard as/to take (somebody) for/to do/to make"zuò作 "that/those"nà那 "matter/thing/item/work/affair"shì事。
16 "now/nowadays/modern"Xiànjīn现今 "you (plural)"nǐmen你们 "unexpectedly/actually/to go so far as to/indeed"jìng竟 "to use/according to/so as to/in order to/by/with/because/Israel (abbrev.)"yǐ以 "(a measure word)/(a surname)/open up"zhāng张 "conceited/mad"kuáng狂 "to boast"kuā夸 "mouth/(a measure word)"kǒu口。"ordinary/every/all/whatever/worldly"Fán凡 "this (kind of, sort of)/this way/such/like this/such"zhèyàng这样 "to boast"kuā夸 "mouth/(a measure word)"kǒu口 "all/both (if two things are involved)/entirely (due to)each/even/already"dōu都 "is/are/am/yes/to be"shì是 "nauseated"ě恶 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的。
17 "man/person/people"Rén人 "to seem/like/as/if"ruò若 "know/be aware of"zhīdao知道 "all right/capable/competent/OK/okay/to go/to do/to travel/temporary/to walk/to go/will do"xíng行 "good"shàn善,"but/yet/however/while/to go back/to decline/to retreat/nevertheless"què却 "(negative prefix)/not/no"bù不 "to go/to leave/to remove"qù去 "all right/capable/competent/OK/okay/to go/to do/to travel/temporary/to walk/to go/will do"xíng行,"this/these"zhè这 "(emphasizes that something is precisely or exactly what is stated)/precisely/exactly/even/if/just like/in the same way as"jiùshì就是 "his"tāde他的 "guilt/crime/fault/blame/sin"zuì罪 "(modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed action marker)"le了。