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.
Ngoogv ajin vdw, ngonugv Ahtu Jisu Kristo gv yunglit gv Ahtunyi mvngjwngnv gobv ridula nonuno vdwloka nyi vdwgv aolo gvvnambunam am kaala vbv angusibv riyoka.
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.
Nyitv nyi go ain lakchap gvvnv okv alvnv vji koonv go, okv heema nyi vji jeinjipen koonv go doopam lo aabolo
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]!”
um nonuno oogv vji alvbv koonv um alvyasin bv mvngdv la, ninyia mindu, “alvychoknv dotum so dootoka vdu,” vbvritola heemanv nyi am mindu, “alo daktoka vdu, vmalo nyopia sika ngoogv lvpa kampwk lo dootung tvka vdubolo,”
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])).
vbvrikunamv nonugv aralo atubongv akiumariam la rigak palindu okv alvmabv mvngnam lo jwngladala riduku.
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.
Ngoogv aya minsunam ajin vdwv, tvvgap sitoka! nyiamooku soogv heema nyi vdwa, mvngjwng lo nyitv dubv okv oogv yvvdw ninyia pakdudw karv lo doopa dubv hv milvpvvla rikunam um paamu dukubv vla Pwknvyarnv darpv kunv.
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]
Vbvritola nonuno heema nga mvngdv madu! yvvdw nonua heema vdwa minjapminrap jinv okv nonua jwnkadaka jinv gv kaagialo svvlin kujinv? nyitv vdwv!
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]
Vv bunu laka oogv nonua alvnv amin jinam am alvmabv minjinv ngv.
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.
Nonu Karv gv Pvbv am tvvdu bolo vv nonu alvnv kudungkua nga ridungdu, oogv Darwknv kitap lo kaapanam aingbv, “nonugv aw am paksunam aingbv namrwksuku aka paktoka.”
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.
Vbvritola nonuno nyi gv aolo gvvnambuknam am kaala ridubolo, nonuno rimur lo rigak paklwkdu, okv Pvbv ngv nonua pvbv mvkmvrwk yanv ako bv miyakaya la riduku.
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].
Yvvdw Gamkinam akin gonyi mvkmvrwk jipvdw vv Gamkinam mvnwng nga mvkmvrwk yanv gobv ridunv.
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.
Hogv minv akinnv minto, “yojuk nvgobv rimabvka,” vbvka mindvto, “nonuno gwngrw gwkyoka.” Nonuno yojuk nvgobv rima jvka, gwngrw gwknv gobv ribolo vvka Pvbv mvyak nvgobv rire.
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].
Nyi vdwgv oogv pvbv lokv ngonua anyutaku bv taalin dukubv jwngkadaka la rinam aingbv mintoka okv ritoka.
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).
Holvgabv yvvdw ayanam kaamabv vdwlo hv nyi am jwngkadaka la ridudw um Pwknvyarnv aya ngam kaatam la rimare; vbvritola aya ngv anyungjenga jwngkadaka nga rigum yadunv.
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]
Ngoogv ajin vdw, nonu nyigonv mindu nonu gvlo mvngjwng dunv vla mintola gwngnamsingnam go nonu gvlo kaatam mabolo vv alvnam vri? Hoogv mvngjwng namv ninyia ringla redw?
15 [To illustrate], suppose that fellow believers, either men or women, don’t have enough clothing or food for each day.
Achiboru gonv majvka anyibormv gonv vji kosv go koopa manv okv dvnamtvngnam dvsvgo kaama nvgo dobolo.
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]
Nonuno bunua mvdurridur matola vbv mire, “Pwknvyarnv nonua boktalwkji laka! aw am hagurusuk bv dooladakla ka okv alvbv dvlatwnglaka!”—vla vbv mimbolo vv alv nvngvdw?
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].
Vkvlvgabv mvngjwng mvngchikla: vv rimwng bolo, rinamgwngnam go dootak mabolo, vbvrikunamv sinamv.
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”]
Vbvritola nyigonv mire, “akonv mvngjwngla rinamv doodu, akonv gwngtamritam la rinamv doodu vnam sum” ngoogv mirwkdunv si, “gwngtamritam madula mvngjwng mvngchiknv yvvdw doodunv ngam kaatam laka. Ngo gvbv ngoogv mvngjwng sinama nonua ngo gwngtamritam nam lokv kaatamre.”
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].
Pwknvyarnv akin mvngchikgo doodunv vla nonuno mvngjwng dunvre? Alvdo! uyuvram vka mvngjwng dunv—okv busu dula hvkdwnsekyakdu.
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.
Nonu nyiposoyo vdwv! Gwngtamritam namgo kaama tvla mvngjwng namv anyung kaama vla kaatam nwngdu nvre?
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]
Ngonugv abuapa Abraham oguaingbv Pwknvyarnv gvlo tarwkbak bv doopvnv? Vv ninyigv kuunyilo akina Isaaknyi hv vdwlo Pwknvyarnv gvlo erinpeelwk jidubv yugwngmvrwng hoka jilwkla gwngtamritam nam lokv tarwkbaknam am paatoku.
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].
Nonu kaachin sila nyomare ai? Ninyigv mvngjwng vla okv ninyigv gwngtamritam namv lvkingobv karingsiching bv ridu; Ninyigv gwngnamrinam lokv ninyigv mvngjwng am rvbwngchwng modu.
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.”
Okv darwknv kitap gv vbvching minamv jvjvtoku, um minto, “Abraham Pwknvyarnvnyi mvngjwng rungto, okv vkvgv mvngjwng nam lvgabv Pwknvyarnv ninyia darwkchonjor nvgobv laarwk sitoku.” Okv vkvlvgabv Abrahamnyi Pwknvyarnv gv ajin gobv vdu kunv.
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].
Vbvrikunamv, nonuno kaatoka, ngonugv vbv gwngnamrinam lokv um ngonu Pwknvyarnv gvlo tarwkbak bv dooladakla dunv, okv ngonugv mvngjwng mvngchiknam lokvma.
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].
Yolaplapnv Rahap ka vbvching rito. Ninyigv gwngnamrinam lokv Pwknvyarnv gv tarwkbak dubv ritoku, ogulvgavbolo Israel nyimakmakru vdwa laarwk sila okv bunua mvdurridur gvdula lamtv kvvbi gulo kidu kubv kaatam jito.
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.
Holvgabv, adwnamar lo yalu kaama bolo sinam bv ridukunv oogv aingbv, mvngjwng namv ka gwngnamrinam go kaamabolo sinam bv riduku.
