James 2
1 My brethren, haue not the faith of our glorious Lord Iesus Christ in respect of persons.
Moji bratje, vere našega Gospoda Jezusa Kristusa, Gospoda slave, ne imejte z oziranjem na osebe.
2 For if there come into your company a man with a golde ring, and in goodly apparell, and there come in also a poore man in vile raiment,
Kajti če pride v vaš zbor mož z zlatim prstanom in čedno obleko, pride pa tudi revež v grdem oblačilu;
3 And ye haue a respect to him that weareth the gaie clothing; and say vnto him, Sit thou here in a goodly place, and say vnto the poore, Stand thou there, or sit here vnder my footestoole,
in se ozirate k tistemu, ki nosi elegantno oblačilo ter mu rečete: »Sédi tukaj na dobro mesto; « revnemu pa rečete: »Stoj tukaj ali sédi tukaj pod mojo pručko.«
4 Are yee not partiall in your selues, and are become iudges of euill thoughts?
Mar niste potem v sebi pristranski in ste postali sodniki s hudobnimi mislimi?
5 Hearken my beloued brethren, hath not God chosen the poore of this worlde, that they should be rich in faith, and heires of the kingdome which he promised to them that loue him?
Poslušajte, moji ljubljeni bratje: »Ali ni Bog izbral revnih tega sveta, bogatih v veri in dedičev kraljestva, ki ga je obljubil tem, ki ga ljubijo?«
6 But ye haue despised the poore. Doe not the riche oppresse you by tyrannie, and doe not they drawe you before the iudgement seates?
Toda vi ste prezirali revnega. Ali vas ne zatirajo bogataši in vas vlečejo pred sodne stole?
7 Doe nor they blaspheme the worthie Name after which yee be named?
Ali ne preklinjajo oni tega vrednega imena, po katerem ste imenovani?
8 But if yee fulfill the royall Lawe according to the Scripture, which saith, Thou shalt loue thy neighbour as thy selfe, yee doe well.
Če izpolnite kraljevo postavo glede pisma: »Svojega bližnjega boš ljubil kakor samega sebe, « delate pravilno.
9 But if yee regarde the persons, yee commit sinne, and are rebuked of the Lawe, as transgressours.
Toda če se ozirate na osebe, storite greh in ste po postavi pograjani kot prestopniki.
10 For whosoeuer shall keepe the whole Lawe, and yet faileth in one poynt, hee is guiltie of all.
Kajti kdorkoli se bo držal celotne postave in se vendar prekrši v eni točki, je kriv vseh.
11 For he that saide, Thou shalt not commit adulterie, saide also, Thou shalt not kill. Nowe though thou doest none adulterie, yet if thou killest, thou art a transgressour of the Lawe.
Kajti kdor je rekel: »Ne počni zakonolomstva, « je rekel tudi: »Ne ubijaj.« Torej če ne počneš zakonolomstva, vendar če ubijaš, si postal prestopnik postave.
12 So speake ye, and so doe, as they that shall be iudged by the Lawe of libertie.
Tako govorite in tako delajte kakor tisti, ki bodo sojeni po postavi svobode.
13 For there shalbe condemnation merciles to him that sheweth not mercie, and mercie reioyceth against condemnation.
Kajti tisti, ki ni pokazal nobenega usmiljenja, bo sodbo prejel brez usmiljenja; in usmiljenje se razveseljuje zoper sodbo.
14 What auaileth it, my brethren, though a man saith he hath faith, when he hath no workes? can that faith saue him?
Kaj to koristi, moji bratje, četudi človek reče, [da] ima vero, nima pa del? Mar ga lahko vera reši?
15 For if a brother or a sister bee naked and destitute of daily foode,
Če sta brat ali sestra naga in brez dnevne hrane,
16 And one of you say vnto them, Depart in peace: warme your selues, and fil your bellies, notwithstading ye giue them not those things which are needefull to the body, what helpeth it?
in jima kdo izmed vas reče: »Odidita v miru, bodita ogreta in nasičena; « čeprav jima ne daste teh stvari, ki so potrebne telesu; kaj to koristi?
17 Euen so the faith, if it haue no woorkes, is dead in it selfe.
Prav tako vera, če ta nima del, je sama zase mrtva.
18 But some man might say, Thou hast the faith, and I haue woorkes: shewe me thy faith out of thy woorkes, and I will shewe thee my faith by my woorkes.
Da, človek lahko reče: »Ti imaš vero, jaz pa imam dela. Pokaži mi svojo vero brez svojih del in pokazal ti bom svojo vero s svojimi deli.
19 Thou beleeuest that there is one God: thou doest well: the deuils also beleeue it, and tremble.
Ti veruješ, da obstaja en Bog; pravilno ravnaš. Tudi hudiči verujejo in trepetajo.«
20 But wilt thou vnderstand, O thou vaine man, that the faith which is without workes, is dead?
Toda ali hočeš spoznati, oh prazni človek, da je vera brez del mrtva?
21 Was not Abraham our father iustified through workes, when he offred Isaac his sonne vpon the altar?
Mar ni bil naš oče Abraham opravičen z deli, ko je na oltarju daroval svojega sina Izaka?
22 Seest thou not that the faith wrought with his workes? and through the workes was the faith made perfect.
Vidiš, kako je vera sodelovala z njegovimi deli in je vera z deli postala popolna?
23 And the Scripture was fulfilled which sayeth, Abraham beleeued God, and it was imputed vnto him for righteousnesse: and hee was called the friende of God.
In izpolnjeno je bilo pismo, ki pravi: ›Abraham je veroval Bogu in to mu je bilo pripisano v pravičnost; ‹ in imenovan je bil: ›Prijatelj Boga.‹
24 Ye see then howe that of workes a man is iustified, and not of faith onely.
Vidite torej kako, da je človek opravičen z deli in ne samo iz vere.
25 Likewise also was not Rahab the harlot iustified through workes, when she had receiued ye messengers, and sent them out another way?
Ali ni bila prav tako tudi pocestnica Rahába opravičena z deli, ko je sprejela poslanca in ju odposlala [po] drugi poti?
26 For as the body without ye spirit is dead, euen so the faith without workes is dead.
Kajti kakor je telo brez duha mrtvo, tako je tudi vera brez del mrtva.
