James 2
1 My brethren, hold not the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, [the Lord] of glory, with respect of persons.
我的弟兄們，你們既信仰我們已受光榮的主耶穌基督，就不該按外貌待人。
2 For if there come into your synagogue a man with a gold ring, in fine clothing, and there come in also a poor man in vile clothing;
如果有一個人，戴著金戒指，穿著華美的衣服，進入你們的會堂，同時一個衣服骯髒的窮人也進來，
3 and ye have regard to him that weareth the fine clothing, and say, Sit thou here in a good place; and ye say to the poor man, Stand thou there, or sit under my footstool;
你們就專看那穿華美衣服的人，且對他說：「請坐在這邊好位上！」而對那窮人說：「你站在那裏！」或說「坐在我的腳凳下邊」！
4 are ye not divided in your own mind, and become judges with evil thoughts?
這豈不是你們自己立定區別，而按偏邪的心思判斷人嗎？
5 Hearken, my beloved brethren; did not God choose them that are poor as to the world [to be] rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he promised to them that love him?
我親愛的弟兄們，請聽！天主不是選了世俗視為貧窮的人，使他們富於信德，並繼承他向愛他的人所預許的國嗎？
6 But ye have dishonoured the poor man. Do not the rich oppress you, and themselves drag you before the judgment-seats?
可是你們，竟侮辱窮人！豈不是富貴人仗勢欺壓你們，親自拉你們上法庭嗎？
7 Do not they blaspheme the honourable name by the which ye are called?
豈不是他們辱罵你們被稱的美名嗎？
8 Howbeit if ye fulfill the royal law, according to the scripture, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself, ye do well:
的確，如果你們按照經書所說『你應當愛你的近人如你自己』的話，滿了最高的法律，你們便作的對了；
9 but if ye have respect of persons, ye commit sin, being convicted by the law as transgressors.
但若你們按外貌待人，那就是犯罪，就被法律指證為犯法者，
10 For whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet stumble in one [point], he is become guilty of all.
因為誰若遵守全部法律，但只觸犯了一條，就算是全犯了，
11 For he that said, Do not commit adultery, said also, Do not kill. Now if thou dost not commit adultery, but killest, thou art become a transgressor of the law.
因為那說了『不可行姦淫』的，也說了『不可殺人。』縱然你不行姦淫，你卻殺人，你仍成了犯法的人。
12 So speak ye, and so do, as men that are to be judged by a law of liberty.
你們要怎樣按照自由的法律受審判，你們就怎樣說話行事罷！
13 For judgment [is] without mercy to him that hath shewed no mercy: mercy glorieth against judgment.
因為對不行憐憫的人，審判時也沒有憐憫；憐憫必得勝審判。
14 What doth it profit, my brethren, if a man say he hath faith, but have not works? can that faith save him?
我的弟兄們，若有人說自己有信德，卻沒有行為，有什麼益處？難道這信德能救他嗎？
15 If a brother or sister be naked, and in lack of daily food,
假設有弟兄或姐妹赤身露體，且缺少日用糧，
16 and one of you say unto them, Go in peace, be ye warmed and filled; and yet ye give them not the things needful to the body; what doth it profit?
即使你們中有人給他們說：「你們平安去罷！穿得暖暖的，吃得飽飽的！」卻不給他們身體所必需的，有什麼益處呢？
17 Even so faith, if it have not works, is dead in itself.
信德也是這樣：若沒有行為，自身便是死的。
18 Yea, a man will say, Thou hast faith, and I have works: shew me thy faith apart from [thy] works, and I by my works will shew thee [my] faith.
也許有人說：你有信德，我卻有行為；把你沒有行為的信德指給我看，我便會藉我的行為，叫你看我的信德。
19 Thou believest that God is one; thou doest well: the devils also believe, and shudder.
你信只有一個天主嗎！你信得對，連魔鬼也信，且怕得打顫。
20 But wilt thou know, O vain man, that faith apart from works is barren?
虛浮的人啊！你願意知道信德沒有行為是無用的嗎？
21 Was not Abraham our father justified by works, in that he offered up Isaac his son upon the altar?
我們的祖宗亞巴郎，把他的兒子依撒格獻在祭壇上，不是由於行為而成為義人的嗎？
22 Thou seest that faith wrought with his works, and by works was faith made perfect;
你看，他的信德是和他的行為合作，並且這信德由於行為纔得以成全，
23 and the scripture was fulfilled which saith, And Abraham believed God, and it was reckoned unto him for righteousness; and he was called the friend of God.
這就應驗了經上所說的：『亞巴郎相信了天主，因而這事為他便算是正義，』得被稱為『天主的朋友。』
24 Ye see that by works a man is justified, and not only by faith.
你們看，人成義是由於行為，不僅是由於信德。
25 And in like manner was not also Rahab the harlot justified by works, in that she received the messengers, and sent them out another way?
接待使者，從別的路上將他們放走的辣哈布妓女，不也是同樣因行為而成義的嗎？
26 For as the body apart from the spirit is dead, even so faith apart from works is dead.
正如身體沒有靈魂是死的，同樣信德沒有行為也是死的。
