Jakubův 2
1 Bratří moji, nepřipojujtež přijímání osob k víře slavného Pána našeho Jezukrista.
My fellow believers, [because] you trust our Lord Jesus Christ, the one who is glorious/wonderful, stop honoring some people more than others.
2 Nebo kdyby přišel do shromáždění vašeho muž, maje prsten zlatý, v drahém rouše, a všel by také i chudý v chaterném oděvu,
[For example], suppose that a person who wears gold rings and fine clothes enters your meeting place. Then suppose that a poor person who wears shabby/ragged clothes also comes in.
3 A popatřili byste k tomu, jenž drahé roucho má, a řekli byste jemu: Ty sedni tuto pěkně; chudému pak řekli byste: Ty stůj tamto, aneb sedni tuto, pod podnoží noh mých;
And [suppose] that you (show special attention to/treat better) the one who is dressed in fine clothes by saying, “Sit here in this good seat!” and you say to the poor one, “Stand there or sit on the floor [MTY]!”
4 Zdaliž jste již neučinili rozdílu mezi sebou a učiněni jste rozeznavatelé v myšleních zlých?
Then you have obviously [RHQ] caused divisions in the congregation (OR, you are clearly treating one better than the others, and you are using evil [motives/reasons] to ([evaluate people/decide whether people are important or not])).
5 Slyšte, bratří moji milí, zdaliž Bůh nevyvolil chudých na tomto světě, aby bohatí byli u víře a dědicové království, kteréž zaslíbil těm, jenž jej milují?
Listen [to me], my fellow believers whom I love: God has chosen [RHQ] poor people whom [unbelievers consider to] possess nothing of value, [so that he might bless them] greatly [because] they trust [in him], and in order that they will enter the place where [he] will rule [MET] [forever]. That is what he has promised to those who love him.
6 Ale vy jste neuctili chudého. Zdaliž ne ti, jenž bohatí jsou, mocí utiskují vás, a oniť vás i k soudům přivozují?
But you dishonor the poor people. Think about it! (It is rich people, [not poor people], who are causing you to suffer!/Isn’t it rich people, [not poor people], who are oppressing you?) [RHQ] (It is [the rich people] who forcibly take you to court [to accuse you in front of judges]!/Is it not [the rich people] who forcibly take you to court [to accuse you in front of judges]?) [RHQ]
7 Zdali oni nerouhají se tomu slavnému jménu, kteréž vzýváno jest nad vámi?
(And they are the ones who say evil things about Jesus Christ, the one who is worthy [of praise], to whom you belong!/Are they not the ones who say evil things about Jesus Christ, the one who is worthy [of praise], to whom you belong?) [RHQ]
8 Jestliže pak plníte Zákon královský podle Písem: Milovati budeš bližního svého, jako sebe samého, dobře činíte.
In the Scriptures [God has commanded] each of you to love other people like you love yourself. That commandment was [also given] by [Jesus our] King [MTY]. If you [are loving others], you are doing what is right.
9 Pakli osoby přijímáte, hřešíte, a Zákon vás tresce jako přestupníky.
But if you honor some people more than others, you are (doing wrong/sinning). And because you [do not do what God commanded us to do], he condemns you [PRS] because you disobey his laws.
10 Nebo kdo by koli celého Zákona ostříhal, přestoupil by pak v jediném, učiněn jest všemi vinen.
Do not forget that those who disobey only one of God’s laws, even if they obey all [his other] laws, [God considers them] to be [as guilty as anyone who has disobeyed] all [of] God’s [laws].
11 Ten zajisté, kterýž řekl: Nesesmilníš, takéť jest řekl: Nezabiješ. Pakli bys nesesmilnil, ale zabil bys, učiněn jsi přestupníkem Zákona.
For example, [God] said, “Do not commit adultery,” but he also said, “Do not murder anyone.” [So] if you [(sg)] do not commit adultery but you [(sg)] murder someone, you [(sg)] have become a person who disobeys [God’s] laws.
12 Tak mluvte a tak čiňte, jakožto ti, kteříž podle zákona svobody souzeni býti máte.
Continually speak and act [toward others] as people should who will be judged {whom [God] will judge} by the law that frees us [from being punished] {[God punishing us]} [for our sins].
13 Nebo odsouzení bez milosrdenství stane se tomu, kdož nečiní milosrdenství, ale chlubíť se milosrdenstvím proti odsudku.
[Speak and act like that], because when [God] judges us, he will not act mercifully toward those who do not act mercifully toward others. But when we [are] merciful [to others, we can rejoice], because [our being] merciful [shows] that [we are acting like people whom God] has mercifully saved from being judged (OR, [we can rejoice] because [God] will judge us mercifully).
14 Co prospěje, bratří moji, praví-li se kdo víru míti, a nemá-li skutků? Zdaliž jej ta víra může spasiti?
My fellow believers, [there are some people who say], “I believe [in the Lord Jesus Christ],” but they do not do good things [for other people]. (Their saying that will certainly not do them any good!/What good will their saying that do for them?) [RHQ] [God] will certainly not save [people like that who say that they believe, but do not do good things]! [RHQ]
15 A kdyby bratr neb sestra neodění byli, a opuštění z strany každodenního pokrmu,
[To illustrate], suppose that fellow believers, either men or women, don’t have enough clothing or food for each day.
16 Řekl by pak jim někdo z vás: Jděte v pokoji a zhřejte se, a najezte se, avšak nedali byste jim potřeby tělesné, což to platno bude?
And suppose that one of you says to them, “May [God] bless you and supply the clothing and food that you need!” but you [(sg)] do not give them the things that they need. (That would be no help [to them]!/What help is that [to them]?) [RHQ]
17 Takž i víra, nemá-li skutků, mrtváť jest sama v sobě.
Similarly, [those who do] not do good things [to help others, what they have said about] their believing [in Christ] is [as useless] [MET] [as] a dead person [is useless]. They do not [really believe in Christ].
18 Ale dí někdo: Ty víru máš, a já mám skutky. Ukažiž ty mi víru svou z skutků svých, a jáť tobě ukáži víru svou z skutků svých.
But someone may say [to me], “[God saves] some people only [because] they trust [in him], and [he saves] others [because] they do good deeds [to people].” [I would answer that person], “[You(sg) cannot] prove to me that people truly trust [in God if] they do not do good things [for others]. But by doing good things [for others] I will prove to you that I truly trust [in God”]
19 Ty věříš, že jest jeden Bůh. Dobře činíš. I ďáblovéť tomu věří, avšak třesou se.
[Think about it]! You believe that there is only one God, and you are right [to believe that]. But the demons also believe that, but they tremble [with fear because they know that God is going to punish them].
20 Ale chceš-liž věděti, ó člověče marný, že víra bez skutků jest mrtvá?
Also, you foolish person, I will [RHQ] prove to you [(sg)] that [if someone says], “I trust [in God],” but he does not do good things, [what that person says] will not benefit him.
21 Abraham otec náš zdali ne z skutků ospravedlněn jest, obětovav syna svého Izáka na oltář?
(It was certainly [because of] what our [revered] ancestor Abraham did, when he [prepared to] sacrifice his son Isaac, that he was considered [by God] {that [God] considered him} to be a righteous, [obedient] person./Was it not [because of] what our [revered] ancestor Abraham did, when he [prepared to] sacrifice his son Isaac, that he was considered [by God] {that [God] considered him} to be a righteous, [obedient] person?) [RHQ]
22 Vidíš-li, že víra napomáhala skutkům jeho a z skutků víra dokonalá byla?
You [(sg)] can realize that he was not only trusting [in God], but he was also doing [what God told him to do], and [you(sg) can realize] that he was able to trust [in God more] completely because of having done [what God told him to do].
23 A tak naplněno jest Písmo, řkoucí: I uvěřil Abraham Bohu, a počteno jest jemu to za spravedlnost, a přítelem Božím nazván jest.
And [so it happened as it is written in the] Scriptures: “Because Abraham truly trusted in God, he was considered [by God] to be {[God] considered that he was} righteous.” And [God also] said [about Abraham], “He is my friend.”
24 Vidíte-liž tedy, že z skutků ospravedlněn bývá člověk a ne z víry toliko?
[From the example of Abraham], you can realize that it is because people do good things that [God] considers them to be righteous, and not only because they trust [in him].
25 Též podobně i Raab nevěstka zdali ne z skutků ospravedlněna jest, přijavši posly a jinou cestou pryč je vypustivši?
Similarly, it was certainly [RHQ] [because of] what Rahab did, that [God] considered her to be a righteous, [obedient] person. Rahab was [previously] a prostitute, but she cared for the Israelite men who came [to] ([spy out the land/see what that area was like]) and she [helped them to escape by] sending them home on a different road [from the one that they came on].
26 Nebo jakož tělo bez duše jest mrtvé, takť i víra bez skutků jest mrtvá.
Remember that when our spirits [permanently leave our] bodies, [our bodies] are dead [and useless]. Similarly [SIM], [if someone says], “I trust [in God],” but does not do [things to help others, what that person says about trusting in God] is useless.
