< James 2 >

1 My brothers, do not hold the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ of glory with partiality.
मेरा भाइहरू हो, केही मानिसहरूप्रति पक्षपात गर्दै महिमाका प्रभु हाम्रा प्रभु येशू ख्रीष्‍टमा तिमीहरूले विश्‍वास नगर ।
2 For if someone with a gold ring, in fine clothing, comes into your synagogue, and a poor person in filthy clothing also comes in;
विचार गर कि कोही मानिस तिमीहरूको सभामा सुनका औँठीहरू र राम्रा-राम्रा लुगाहरू लगाएर प्रवेश गर्‍यो र त्यहाँ एउटा गरिब मानिस पनि फोहोर पहिरनमा आयो ।
3 and you pay special attention to the one who wears the fine clothing, and say, "Sit here in a good place;" but you tell the poor person, "Stand there," or "Sit by my footstool."
यदि तिमीहरूले त्यस राम्रा-राम्रा लुगा लगाएको मानिसतर्फ हेर्छौ र “कृपया यहाँ यस राम्रो स्थानमा बस्‍नुहोस्” भनेर भन्छौ, तर तिमीहरूले त्यस गरिब मानिसलाई “तँ यहीँ उभी” वा “मेरो पाउनेर बस्” भनेर भन्छौ भने,
4 Have you not discriminated among yourselves, and become judges with evil thoughts?
के तिमीहरूले आफैँबिच न्याय गरिरहेका छैनौ र? के तिमीहरू दुष्‍ट विचारहरू भएका न्यायकर्ताहरू बनेनौ र?
5 Listen, my beloved brothers. Did not God choose those who are poor in this world to be rich in faith, and heirs of the Kingdom which he promised to those who love him?
मेरा प्रिय भाइहरू हो, सुन, के परमेश्‍वरले संसारका गरिबहरूलाई विश्‍वासमा धनी हुनको निम्ति र उहाँलाई प्रेम गर्नेहरूका निम्ति उहाँले प्रतिज्ञा गर्नुभएको राज्यको उत्तराधिकारीहरू हुनलाई चुन्‍नुभएन र?
6 But you have dishonored the poor person. Do not the rich oppress you, and personally drag you before the courts?
तर तिमीहरूले गरिबहरूलाई अनादर गरेका छौ । के तिमीहरूमाथि दमन गर्ने धनीहरू नै होइनन् र? र तिमीहरूलाई अदालतमा तानेर लैजाने तिनीहरू नै होइनन् र?
7 Do not they blaspheme the honorable name by which you are called?
तिमीहरू जसका हौ, उहाँको सुनामलाई तिनीहरूले नै अपमान गर्दैनन् र?
8 However, if you fulfill the royal law, according to the Scripture, "You are to love your neighbor as yourself," you do well.
तथापि, यदि तिमीहरूले “आफ्ना छिमेकीलाई आफूलाई झैँ प्रेम गर” भन्‍ने धर्मशास्‍त्रको राजकीय व्यवस्थालाई पुरा गर्दछौ भने, तिमीहरूले असलै गर्दछौ ।
9 But if you show partiality, you commit sin, being convicted by the law as transgressors.
तर यदि तिमीहरूले कोही मानिसहरूप्रति भेदभाव देखायौ भने, तिमीहरूले पाप गरेका हुन्छौ, र तिमीहरू व्यवस्थाद्वारा व्यवस्थाको उल्लङ्घन गर्नेहरू भनी दोषी ठहरिन्छौ ।
10 For whoever keeps the whole law, and yet stumbles in one point, he has become guilty of all.
किनकि जसले सम्पूर्ण व्यवस्था पालन गर्दछ, तर एउटै कुरामा मात्र ठक्‍कर खान्छ भने, त्यो सम्पूर्ण व्यवस्थाको उल्लङ्घन गरेकोमा दोषी ठहरिन्छ ।
11 For he who said, "Do not commit adultery," also said, "Do not commit murder." Now if you do not commit adultery, but murder, you have become a transgressor of the law.
किनभने जसले “व्यभिचार नगर” भनेर भन्‍नुभयो उहाँले “हत्या नगर” पनि भन्‍नुभयो । यदि तिमीहरूले व्यभिचार गर्दैनौ, तर हत्या गर्छौ भने तिमीहरूले व्यवस्थाको उल्लङ्घन गर्छौ ।
12 So speak, and so do, as those who are to be judged by a law of freedom.
यसकारण, स्वतन्‍त्रताको व्यवस्थाद्वारा न्याय हुनेहरूझैँ गरी बोल र व्यवहार गर ।
13 For judgment is without mercy to him who has shown no mercy. Mercy triumphs over judgment.
किनकि कृपा नदेखाउनेहरूमाथि कृपाविना नै न्याय आउँदछ । कृपा न्यायमाथि विजयी हुन्छ ।
14 What good is it, my brothers, if someone says he has faith, but has no works? Can faith save him?
मेरा भाइहरू हो, यदि कोही मानिसले उसित विश्‍वास छ भनी भन्दछ तर उसले कुनै काम गर्दैन भने, त्यसबाट के लाभ? के त्यस विश्‍वासले उसलाई बचाउन सक्छ र?
15 And if a brother or sister is poorly clothed and may be lacking in daily food,
विचार गर, कि कोही भाइ वा बहिनीको पहिरन राम्रो छैन र उसको निम्ति दैनिक भोजनको अभाव छ ।
16 and one of you tells them, "Go in peace, be warmed and filled;" and yet you did not give them the things the body needs, what good is it?
विचार गर, कि तिमीहरूमध्ये कसैले उसलाई “शान्तिसँग जाऊ, न्यानो गरी बस र पेटभरि खाऊ” भनेर भन्छौ । यदि तिमीहरूले शरीरलाई आवश्यक पर्ने कुराहरूचाहिँ तिनीहरूलाई दिँदैनौ भने, त्यसबाट के लाभ भयो र?
17 Even so faith, if it has no works, is dead in itself.
यसै गरी, विश्‍वासले पनि काम गर्दैन भने त्यो मरेतुल्य हुन्छ ।
18 But someone will say, "You have faith, and I have works." Show me your faith without works, and I by my works will show you my faith.
तर पनि कसैले यसो भन्ला, “तिमीहरूसँग विश्‍वास छ, र मसँग कामहरू छन् ।” कामविना तिमीहरूको विश्‍वास मलाई देखाऊ र मैले मेरा कामहरूद्वारा आफ्नो विश्‍वास तिमीहरूलाई देखाउनेछु ।
19 You believe that God is one. You do well. The demons also believe, and shudder.
परमेश्‍वर एउटै हुनुहुन्छ भनेर तिमीहरू विश्‍वास गर्दछौ; तिमीहरूले त्यो असल गर्दछौ । तर भूतात्माहरूले पनि विश्‍वास गर्दछन्, र तिनीहरू थरथर काम्छन् ।
20 But do you want to know, foolish person, that faith apart from works is useless?
मूर्ख मानिस हो, के तिमी यो जान्‍न चाहन्छौ, कि कामविनाको विश्‍वास व्यर्थ हुन्छ?
21 Wasn't Abraham our father justified by works, in that he offered up Isaac his son on the altar?
जब हाम्रा पुर्खा अब्राहामले वेदीमा आफ्ना पुत्र इसहाकलाई अर्पण गरे, के उनी कामद्वारा नै धर्मी ठहरिएका थिएनन् र?
22 You see that faith worked with his works, and by works faith was perfected;
तिमीहरू देख्दछौ, कि उनका कामहरूसँगै विश्‍वासले कार्य गर्‍यो, र कामहरूद्वारा नै उनको विश्‍वास पूर्ण भयो ।
23 and the Scripture was fulfilled which says, "And Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness;" and he was called the friend of God.
धर्मशास्‍त्रको यस्तो भन्‍ने वचन पुरा भयो, “अब्राहामले परमेश्‍वरमा विश्‍वास गरे, र त्यो उनको निम्ति धार्मिकता गनियो ।” र उनि परमेश्‍वरको मित्र कहलिए ।
24 You see that a person is justified by works and not by faith alone.
तिमीहरू देख्दछौ, कि कामद्वारा मानिस धर्मी ठहरिन्छ, विश्‍वासद्वारा मात्र होइन ।
25 In like manner was not Rahab the prostitute also justified by works, in that she received the messengers, and sent them out another way?
त्यसै गरी, राहाब वेश्याले पनि गुप्‍तचरहरूलाई स्वागत गरेर अर्कै बाटोबाट पठाइदिँदा, के तिनी कामद्वारा नै धर्मी ठहरिएकी होइनन् र?
26 For as the body apart from the spirit is dead, even so faith apart from works is dead.
जसरी आत्मादेखि अलग हुँदा शरीर मर्दछ, त्यसै गरी कामबाट अलग हुँदा विश्‍वास पनि मर्दछ ।

< James 2 >