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.
Bratje moji, ne imejte v licegledji vere našega Gospoda slave, Jezusa Kristusa.
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.
Če namreč v zbor vaš vnide mož sè zlatimi prstani, v sijajni obleki, vnide pa tudi berač v umazani obleki,
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]!”
In pogledate njega, ki ima sijajno obleko, in mu rečete: Ti sédí sem lepo, in beraču rečete: Ti stoj tam, ali pa sedí sem pod podnožje moje;
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])).
Ali niste dvomili v sebi in ste postali sodniki slabih misli?
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.
Čujte, bratje moji ljubljeni: ni li Bog izbral beračev tega sveta bogatih v veri in dedičev kraljestva, katerega je obljubil njim, ki ga ljubijo.
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]
Vi pa ste zaničevali berača. Ali vas ne zatirajo bogatini, in oni vas vlačijo pred sodbe?
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]
Ali ne preklinjajo oni lepega imena, katero se vam prideva?
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.
Če pa izpolnjujete kraljevo postavo, po pismu: "Ljubi bližnjega svojega kakor sebe," prav delate;
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.
Če pa gledate na lice, greh delate, in postava vas dopričuje za prestopnike.
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].
Kajti kdor bi izpolnjeval celo postavo, pregrešil pa se zoper eno, postal je vseh dolžan.
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.
Kajti on, ki je rekel: "Ne prešestvuj," rekel je tudi: "Ne ubijaj"; če pa ne bodeš prešestvoval, ubijal pa, postal si prestopnik postave.
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].
Tako govorite in tako ravnajte, kakor kateri bodete sojeni po svobode postavi;
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).
Kajti sodba je neusmiljena njemu, ki ni delal usmiljenja, in usmiljenje se ne méni za sodbo.
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]
Kaj pomaga, bratje moji, če kdo pravi, da ima vero, dél pa nima? Vera ga vendar rešiti ne more!
15 [To illustrate], suppose that fellow believers, either men or women, don’t have enough clothing or food for each day.
Če pa je brat nag ali sestra, in pogrešata vsakdanje hrane,
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]
Pa bi jima kdo izmed vas rekel: "Hodita v miru, grejta se in sitita", a jima ne bi dali, kar je telesu potrebno, kaj pomaga?
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].
Tako tudi vera, ako nima dél, mrtva je ob sebi.
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”]
Ali poreče kdo: Ti imaš vero, in jaz imam dela; pokaži mi vero svojo iz svojih dél, in jaz ti pokažem iz svojih dél vero svojo.
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].
Ti veruješ, da je Bog eden; prav delaš; tudi hudi duhovi verujejo in groza jih je;
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.
Hočeš pa vedeti, človek prazni, da je vera brez del mrtva?
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]
Ali Abraham, oče naš, ni bil po delih opravičen, ko je nesel Izaka sina svojega na oltar?
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].
Vidiš, da je vera sodelovala z deli njegovimi, in iz del se je vera popolnila?
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.”
In izpolnilo se je pismo, ki pravi: "Abraham pa je veroval Bogu, in vštevalo se mu je v pravico" in "prijatelj Božji" se je imenoval.
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].
Vidite torej, da se iz dél opravičuje človek, in ne iz vere samo?
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].
Enako pa se ni tudi Rahab kurba opravičila iz dél, ko je sprejela poslance in odpravila po drugi poti?
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.
Kakor je namreč telo brez duha mrtvo, tako je tudi vera brez del mrtva.
