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.
ऐ, मेरे भाइयों; हमारे ख़ुदावन्द ज़ुल्जलाल 'ईसा मसीह का ईमान तुम पर तरफ़दारी के साथ न हो।
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.
क्यूँकि अगर एक शख़्स तो सोने की अँगूठी और 'उम्दा पोशाक पहने हुए तुम्हारी जमाअत में आए और एक ग़रीब आदमी मैले कुचेले पहने हुए आए।
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]!”
और तुम उस 'उम्दा पोशाक वाले का लिहाज़ कर के कहो तू यहाँ अच्छी जगह बैठ और उस ग़रीब शख़्स से कहो तू वहाँ खड़ा रह या मेरे पाँव की चौकी के पास बैठ।
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])).
तो क्या तुम ने आपस में तरफ़दारी न की और बद नियत मुन्सिफ़ न बने?
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.
ऐ, मेरे प्यारे भाइयों सुनो; क्या ख़ुदा ने इस जहान के ग़रीबों को ईमान में दौलतमन्द और उस बादशाही के वारिस होने के लिए बरगुज़ीदा नहीं किया जिसका उसने अपने मुहब्बत करने वालों से वा'दा किया है।
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]
लेकिन तुम ने ग़रीब आदमी की बे'इज़्ज़ती की; क्या दौलतमन्द तुम पर ज़ुल्म नहीं करते और वही तुम्हें आदालतों में घसीट कर नहीं ले जाते।
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]
क्या वो उस बुज़ुर्ग नाम पर कुफ़्र नहीं बकते जिससे तुम नाम ज़द हो।
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.
तोभी अगर तुम इस लिखे हुए के मुताबिक़ अपने पड़ोसी से अपनी तरह मुहब्बत रखो उस बादशाही शरी'अत को पूरा करते हो तो अच्छा करते हो।
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.
लेकिन अगर तुम तरफ़दारी करते हो तो गुनाह करते हो और शरी'अत तुम को क़सूरवार ठहराती है
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].
क्यूँकि जिसने सारी शरी'अत पर अमल किया और एक ही बात में ख़ता की वो सब बातों में क़सूरवार ठहरा।
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.
इसलिए कि जिसने ये फ़रमाया कि ज़िना न कर उसी ने ये भी फ़रमाया कि ख़ून न कर पस अगर तू ने ज़िना तो न किया मगर ख़ून किया तोभी तू शरी'अत का इन्कार करने वाला ठहरा।
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].
तुम उन लोगों की तरह कलाम भी करो और काम भी करो जिनका आज़ादी की शरी'अत के मुवाफ़िक़ इन्साफ़ होगा।
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).
क्यूँकि जिसने रहम नहीं किया उसका इन्साफ़ बग़ैर रहम के होगा रहम इन्साफ़ पर ग़ालिब आता है।
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]
ऐ, मेरे भाइयों; अगर कोई कहे कि मैं ईमानदार हूँ मगर अमल न करता हो तो क्या फ़ाइदा? क्या ऐसा ईमान उसे नजात दे सकता है।
15 [To illustrate], suppose that fellow believers, either men or women, don’t have enough clothing or food for each day.
अगर कोई भाई या बहन नंगे हो और उनको रोज़ाना रोटी की कमी हो।
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]
और तुम में से कोई उन से कहे कि सलामती के साथ जाओ गर्म और सेर रहो मगर जो चीज़ें तन के लिए ज़रूरी हैं वो उन्हें न दे तो क्या फ़ाइदा।
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].
इसी तरह ईमान भी अगर उसके साथ आ'माल न हों तो अपनी ज़ात से मुर्दा है।
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”]
बल्कि कोई कह सकता है कि तू तो ईमानदार है और मैं अमल करने वाला हूँ अपना ईमान बग़ैर आ'माल के मुझे दिखा और मैं अपना ईमान आ'माल से तूझे दिखाऊँगा।
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].
तू इस बात पर ईमान रखता है कि ख़ुदा एक ही है ख़ैर अच्छा करता है शियातीन भी ईमान रखते और थर थराते हैं।
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.
मगर ऐ, निकम्मे आदमी क्या तू ये भी नहीं जानता कि ईमान बग़ैर आ'माल के बेकार है।
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]
जब हमारे बाप अब्रहाम ने अपने बेटे इज़्हाक़ को क़ुर्बानगाह पर क़ुर्बान किया तो क्या वो आ'माल से रास्तबाज़ न ठहरा।
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].
पस तूने देख लिया कि ईमान ने उसके आ'माल के साथ मिल कर असर किया और आ'माल से ईमान कामिल हुआ।
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.”
और ये लिखा पूरा हुआ कि अब्रहाम ख़ुदा पर ईमान लाया और ये उसके लिए रास्तबाज़ी गिना गया और वो ख़ुदा का दोस्त कहलाया।
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].
पस तुम ने देख लिया के इंसान सिर्फ़ ईमान ही से नहीं बल्कि आ'माल से रास्तबाज़ ठहरता है।
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].
इसी तरह राहब फ़ाहिशा भी जब उसने क़ासिदों को अपने घर में उतारा और दूसरे रास्ते से रुख़्सत किया तो क्या काम से रास्तबाज़ न ठहरी।
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.
ग़रज़ जैसे बदन बग़ैर रूह के मुर्दा है वैसे ही ईमान भी बग़ैर आ'माल के मुर्दा है।
