James 1
1 [I], James, am a servant of God and the Lord Jesus Christ. [I am writing this letter] to [all] the Jewish people [who trust in Christ] (OR, to all God’s people) who are scattered throughout the world. [I send my] greetings to [you all].
Jakov, sluga Boga i Gospodina Isusa Krista: dvanaestorma plemena Raseljeništva pozdrav.
2 My fellow believers, rejoice greatly, [even] when you experience various kinds of difficulties/troubles.
Pravom radošću smatrajte, braćo moja, kad upadnete u razne kušnje
3 [God sometimes allows you to experience difficulties in order to] test whether or not you will continue to trust [him. Whenever that happens, you need to] realize more and more that [if you continue to trust him], you will be able to bravely/patiently endure difficulties.
znajući da prokušanost vaše vjere rađa postojanošću.
4 Keep on enduring difficulties [bravely/patiently by trusting God more and more firmly] [PRS], in order that you may become all that he intends you to be [DOU] (OR, [spiritually] mature and complete), not lacking (any [good quality/anything you need to conduct your lives as God wants you to]).
Ali neka postojanost bude na djelu savršena da budete savršeni i potpuni, bez ikakva nedostataka.
5 If anyone of you does not know how to act wisely [in order to endure difficulties/trials well], he should ask God [to show him what he should do, because] God wholeheartedly/gladly helps all people [who ask] and does not scold [anyone for asking. Those who ask], God will give them wisdom to know [what they should do].
Nedostaje li komu od vas mudrosti, neka ište od Boga, koji svima daje rado i bez negodovanja, i dat će mu se.
6 But [when you] ask [God], you should firmly trust him. You should not doubt [that he wants to help you always], because people who keep doubting God are [unstable/changeable] [SIM] like a wave of the sea that is blown back and forth by the wind {that goes back and forth when the wind blows} [DOU, SIM].
Ali neka ište s vjerom, bez ikakva kolebanja. Jer kolebljivac je sličan morskom valovlju, uzburkanu i gonjenu.
7 Indeed, people [who doubt] should not think that the Lord [God] will do anything [that they request him to do],
Neka takav ne misli da će primiti što od Gospodina -
8 [because they are] people who cannot decide [whether they will commit themselves to God, and they are] unstable/undecided in everything that they do.
čovjek duše dvoumne, nepostojan na svim putovima svojim.
9 Believers who are poor should be happy [that God] considers them very valuable (OR, has exalted them [spiritually]) [MTY].
Neka se brat niska soja ponosi svojim uzvišenjem,
10 And [believers] who are rich should be happy [that] they have humbled themselves [in order to trust in Jesus Christ] (OR, but rich people [can only] take pride [in the fact that God] will humble them [when he judges everyone] [IRO]), because they [and their riches] [MTY] will pass away, just like wild flowers [wither] [SIM].
a bogataš svojim poniženjem. Ta proći će kao cvijet trave:
11 When the sun rises, the scorching hot wind dries plants, and their flowers fall and are no longer beautiful. Similarly, rich people will die [MET] while they are busy working, [leaving behind their riches].
sunce ogranu žarko te usahnu trava i cvijet njezin uvenu; dražest mu lica propade. Tako će i bogataš na stazama svojim usahnuti.
12 [God] is pleased with people who bravely/patiently endure difficulties. And when, [by bravely enduring difficulties], they have proved [that they truly trust him], he will give them [eternal] life. That is the reward [MET] that he has promised to give to those who love him.
Blago čovjeku koji trpi kušnju: prokušan, primit će vijenac života koji je Gospodin obećao onima što ga ljube.
13 If people are tempted to do something that is evil, they should not think that it is God who is tempting them, because [God is totally/completely good]. He never tempts anyone [to do what is evil], nor can he ever be tempted to [do anything] evil.
Neka nitko u napasti ne rekne: “Bog me napastuje.” Ta Bog ne može biti napastovan na zlo, i ne napastuje nikoga.
14 But people strongly desire to do evil [PRS] things, [and as a result] they are tempted by those desires {those desires stimulate them} to do something evil [PRS, DOU].
Nego svakoga napastuje njegova požuda koja ga privlači i mami.
15 Then, [because] they have desired [MET] to do evil [PRS] things, they begin to [MET] do [PRS] them. And when they have become ones who [habitually] do what is evil [MET], [if they do not turn away from their sinful behavior], they will be separated from God forever.
Požuda zatim, zatrudnjevši, rađa grijehom, a grijeh izvršen rađa smrću.
16 My fellow believers whom I love, stop deceiving yourselves, [thinking that God does evil things].
Ne varajte se, braćo moja ljubljena!
17 [The truth is that God], our heavenly Father [MTY], does only good [DOU] things [for us, in order to help us become] all that he intends us to be. He is not like all the things [in the sky] that he created to give light, [because they] change; [that is, they do not shine the same all the time]. But God never changes. [He is always good].
Svaki dobar dar, svaki savršen poklon odozgor je, silazi od Oca svjetlila u kome nema promjene ni sjene od mijene.
18 [And because] he wanted [to help us], he gave us [spiritual] life as a result of our [trusting in his] true message. So now we have become the first ones of [all the people] [MET] that he created [to] ([be totally dedicated to/completely belong to]) [him].
Po svom naumu on nas porodi riječju Istine da budemo prvina neka njegovih stvorova.
19 My fellow believers whom I love, you know (OR, I want you to now) that every one of you should be eager to pay attention to [God’s true message]. Don’t speak [without thinking], nor get angry easily,
Znajte, braćo moja ljubljena! Svatko neka bude brz da sluša, spor da govori, spor na srdžbu.
20 because when any one [of you gets] angry, you will not be doing the righteous things that God [wants] you [to do].
Jer srdžba čovjekova ne čini pravde Božje.
21 So stop doing all kinds of evil [DOU] things, and humbly obey (OR, submit to) the message that [God] put in your (inner beings/hearts), [because] he is able to save you [SYN] [if you accept his message].
Zato odložite svaku prljavštinu i preostalu zloću i sa svom krotkošću primite usađenu riječ koja ima moć spasiti duše vaše.
22 Do [what God commands in] his message. Do not only listen [to it, because people who only listen to it and do not obey it] are wrong when they think [that God will save them].
Budite vršitelji riječi, a ne samo slušatelji, zavaravajući sami sebe.
23 Some people hear God’s message but do not do [what it says] [MET]. They are like someone who looks at his face in a mirror [SIM].
Jer ako je tko slušatelj riječi, a ne i izvršitelj, sličan je čovjeku koji motri svoje rođeno lice u zrcalu:
24 Although he looks at himself, he goes away [from the mirror] and immediately forgets what he looks like.
promotri se, ode i odmah zaboravi kakav bijaše.
25 But other people look closely at [God’s] message, which is perfect and which sets people free [to voluntarily do what God wants them to do]. And if they continue [to examine God’s message] and do not just hear it and then forget it, but do [what God tells them to do], God will bless them because of what they do.
A koji se oglÄedÄa u savršenom zakonu slobode i uza nj prione, ne kao zaboravan slušatelj nego djelotvoran izvršitelj, blažen će biti u svem djelovanju svome.
26 Some people think that they worship God in the right way, but they habitually say evil things [MTY]. Those people are wrong in thinking [SYN] [that they worship God rightly]. The fact is [that they] worship God (in vain/uselessly).
Smatra li se tko bogoljubnim, a ne obuzdava svoga jezika, nego zavarava srce svoje, isprazna je njegova bogoljubnost.
27 [One of the things that God has told us to do] is to take care of orphans and widows who suffer hardship. [Those who do that and] who do not think or act immorally like those who do not obey God [MTY] truly [DOU] worship God, [who is our] Father, and God approves of them.
Bogoljubnost čista i neokaljana jest: zauzimati se za sirote i udovice u njihovoj nevolji, čuvati se neokaljanim od ovoga svijeta.
