James 2
1 My fellow believers, [because] you trust our Lord Jesus Christ, the one who is glorious/wonderful, stop honoring some people more than others.
ஹே மம ப்⁴ராதர: , யூயம் அஸ்மாகம்’ தேஜஸ்விந: ப்ரபோ⁴ ர்யீஸு²க்²ரீஷ்டஸ்ய த⁴ர்ம்மம்’ முகா²பேக்ஷயா ந தா⁴ரயத|
2 [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.
யதோ யுஷ்மாகம்’ ஸபா⁴யாம்’ ஸ்வர்ணாங்கு³ரீயகயுக்தே ப்⁴ராஜிஷ்ணுபரிச்ச²தே³ புருஷே ப்ரவிஷ்டே மலிநவஸ்த்ரே கஸ்மிம்’ஸ்²சித்³ த³ரித்³ரே(அ)பி ப்ரவிஷ்டே
3 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]!”
யூயம்’ யதி³ தம்’ ப்⁴ராஜிஷ்ணுபரிச்ச²த³வஸாநம்’ ஜநம்’ நிரீக்ஷ்ய வதே³த ப⁴வாந் அத்ரோத்தமஸ்தா²ந உபவிஸ²த்விதி கிஞ்ச தம்’ த³ரித்³ரம்’ யதி³ வதே³த த்வம் அமுஸ்மிந் ஸ்தா²நே திஷ்ட² யத்³வாத்ர மம பாத³பீட² உபவிஸே²தி,
4 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])).
தர்ஹி மந: ஸு விஸே²ஷ்ய யூயம்’ கிம்’ குதர்கை: குவிசாரகா ந ப⁴வத²?
5 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.
ஹே மம ப்ரியப்⁴ராதர: , ஸ்²ரு’ணுத, ஸம்’ஸாரே யே த³ரித்³ராஸ்தாந் ஈஸ்²வரோ விஸ்²வாஸேந த⁴நிந: ஸ்வப்ரேமகாரிப்⁴யஸ்²ச ப்ரதிஸ்²ருதஸ்ய ராஜ்யஸ்யாதி⁴காரிண: கர்த்தும்’ கிம்’ ந வரீதவாந்? கிந்து த³ரித்³ரோ யுஷ்மாபி⁴ரவஜ்ஞாயதே|
6 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]
த⁴நவந்த ஏவ கிம்’ யுஷ்மாந் நோபத்³ரவந்தி ப³லாச்ச விசாராஸநாநாம்’ ஸமீபம்’ ந நயந்தி?
7 (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]
யுஷ்மது³பரி பரிகீர்த்திதம்’ பரமம்’ நாம கிம்’ தைரேவ ந நிந்த்³யதே?
8 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.
கிஞ்ச த்வம்’ ஸ்வஸமீபவாஸிநி ஸ்வாத்மவத் ப்ரீயஸ்வ, ஏதச்சா²ஸ்த்ரீயவசநாநுஸாரதோ யதி³ யூயம்’ ராஜகீயவ்யவஸ்தா²ம்’ பாலயத² தர்ஹி ப⁴த்³ரம்’ குருத²|
9 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.
யதி³ ச முகா²பேக்ஷாம்’ குருத² தர்ஹி பாபம் ஆசரத² வ்யவஸ்த²யா சாஜ்ஞாலங்கி⁴ந இவ தூ³ஷ்யத்⁴வே|
10 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].
யதோ ய: கஸ்²சித் க்ரு’த்ஸ்நாம்’ வ்யவஸ்தா²ம்’ பாலயதி ஸ யத்³யேகஸ்மிந் விதௌ⁴ ஸ்க²லதி தர்ஹி ஸர்வ்வேஷாம் அபராதீ⁴ ப⁴வதி|
11 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.
யதோ ஹேதோஸ்த்வம்’ பரதா³ராந் மா க³ச்சே²தி ய: கதி²தவாந் ஸ ஏவ நரஹத்யாம்’ மா குர்ய்யா இத்யபி கதி²தவாந் தஸ்மாத் த்வம்’ பரதா³ராந் ந க³த்வா யதி³ நரஹத்யாம்’ கரோஷி தர்ஹி வ்யவஸ்தா²லங்கீ⁴ ப⁴வஸி|
12 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].
முக்தே ர்வ்யவஸ்தா²தோ யேஷாம்’ விசாரேண ப⁴விதவ்யம்’ தாத்³ரு’ஸா² லோகா இவ யூயம்’ கதா²ம்’ கத²யத கர்ம்ம குருத ச|
13 [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).
யோ த³யாம்’ நாசரதி தஸ்ய விசாரோ நிர்த்³த³யேந காரிஷ்யதே, கிந்து த³யா விசாரம் அபி⁴ப⁴விஷ்யதி|
14 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]
ஹே மம ப்⁴ராதர: , மம ப்ரத்யயோ(அ)ஸ்தீதி ய: கத²யதி தஸ்ய கர்ம்மாணி யதி³ ந வித்³யந்த தர்ஹி தேந கிம்’ ப²லம்’? தேந ப்ரத்யயேந கிம்’ தஸ்ய பரித்ராணம்’ ப⁴விதும்’ ஸ²க்நோதி?
15 [To illustrate], suppose that fellow believers, either men or women, don’t have enough clothing or food for each day.
கேஷுசித்³ ப்⁴ராத்ரு’ஷு ப⁴கி³நீஷு வா வஸநஹீநேஷு ப்ராத்யஹிகாஹாரஹீநேஷு ச ஸத்ஸு யுஷ்மாகம்’ கோ(அ)பி தேப்⁴ய: ஸ²ரீரார்த²ம்’ ப்ரயோஜநீயாநி த்³ரவ்யாணி ந த³த்வா யதி³ தாந் வதே³த்,
16 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]
யூயம்’ ஸகுஸ²லம்’ க³த்வோஷ்ணகா³த்ரா ப⁴வத த்ரு’ப்யத சேதி தர்ஹ்யேதேந கிம்’ ப²லம்’?
17 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].
தத்³வத் ப்ரத்யயோ யதி³ கர்ம்மபி⁴ ர்யுக்தோ ந ப⁴வேத் தர்ஹ்யேகாகித்வாத் ம்ரு’த ஏவாஸ்தே|
18 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”]
கிஞ்ச கஸ்²சித்³ இத³ம்’ வதி³ஷ்யதி தவ ப்ரத்யயோ வித்³யதே மம ச கர்ம்மாணி வித்³யந்தே, த்வம்’ கர்ம்மஹீநம்’ ஸ்வப்ரத்யயம்’ மாம்’ த³ர்ஸ²ய தர்ஹ்யஹமபி மத்கர்ம்மப்⁴ய: ஸ்வப்ரத்யயம்’ த்வாம்’ த³ர்ஸ²யிஷ்யாமி|
19 [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].
ஏக ஈஸ்²வரோ (அ)ஸ்தீதி த்வம்’ ப்ரத்யேஷி| ப⁴த்³ரம்’ கரோஷி| பூ⁴தா அபி தத் ப்ரதியந்தி கம்பந்தே ச|
20 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.
கிந்து ஹே நிர்ப்³போ³த⁴மாநவ, கர்ம்மஹீந: ப்ரத்யயோ ம்ரு’த ஏவாஸ்த்யேதத்³ அவக³ந்தும்’ கிம் இச்ச²ஸி?
21 (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]
அஸ்மாகம்’ பூர்வ்வபுருஷோ ய இப்³ராஹீம் ஸ்வபுத்ரம் இஸ்ஹாகம்’ யஜ்ஞவேத்³யாம் உத்ஸ்ரு’ஷ்டவாந் ஸ கிம்’ கர்ம்மப்⁴யோ ந ஸபுண்யீக்ரு’த: ?
22 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].
ப்ரத்யயே தஸ்ய கர்ம்மணாம்’ ஸஹகாரிணி ஜாதே கர்ம்மபி⁴: ப்ரத்யய: ஸித்³தோ⁴ (அ)ப⁴வத் தத் கிம்’ பஸ்²யஸி?
23 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.”
இத்த²ஞ்சேத³ம்’ ஸா²ஸ்த்ரீயவசநம்’ ஸப²லம் அப⁴வத், இப்³ராஹீம் பரமேஸ்²வரே விஸ்²வஸிதவாந் தச்ச தஸ்ய புண்யாயாக³ண்யத ஸ சேஸ்²வரஸ்ய மித்ர இதி நாம லப்³த⁴வாந்|
24 [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].
பஸ்²யத மாநவ: கர்ம்மப்⁴ய: ஸபுண்யீக்ரியதே ந சைகாகிநா ப்ரத்யயேந|
25 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].
தத்³வத்³ யா ராஹப்³நாமிகா வாராங்க³நா சாராந் அநுக்³ரு’ஹ்யாபரேண மார்கே³ண விஸஸர்ஜ ஸாபி கிம்’ கர்ம்மப்⁴யோ ந ஸபுண்யீக்ரு’தா?
26 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.
அதஏவாத்மஹீநோ தே³ஹோ யதா² ம்ரு’தோ(அ)ஸ்தி ததை²வ கர்ம்மஹீந: ப்ரத்யயோ(அ)பி ம்ரு’தோ(அ)ஸ்தி|
