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].
ਈਸ਼੍ਵਰਸ੍ਯ ਪ੍ਰਭੋ ਰ੍ਯੀਸ਼ੁਖ੍ਰੀਸ਼਼੍ਟਸ੍ਯ ਚ ਦਾਸੋ ਯਾਕੂਬ੍ ਵਿਕੀਰ੍ਣੀਭੂਤਾਨ੍ ਦ੍ਵਾਦਸ਼ੰ ਵੰਸ਼ਾਨ੍ ਪ੍ਰਤਿ ਨਮਸ੍ਕ੍ਰੁʼਤ੍ਯ ਪਤ੍ਰੰ ਲਿਖਤਿ|
2 My fellow believers, rejoice greatly, [even] when you experience various kinds of difficulties/troubles.
ਹੇ ਮਮ ਭ੍ਰਾਤਰਃ, ਯੂਯੰ ਯਦਾ ਬਹੁਵਿਧਪਰੀਕ੍ਸ਼਼ਾਸ਼਼ੁ ਨਿਪਤਤ ਤਦਾ ਤਤ੍ ਪੂਰ੍ਣਾਨਨ੍ਦਸ੍ਯ ਕਾਰਣੰ ਮਨ੍ਯਧ੍ਵੰ|
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.
ਯਤੋ ਯੁਸ਼਼੍ਮਾਕੰ ਵਿਸ਼੍ਵਾਸਸ੍ਯ ਪਰੀਕ੍ਸ਼਼ਿਤਤ੍ਵੇਨ ਧੈਰ੍ੱਯੰ ਸਮ੍ਪਾਦ੍ਯਤ ਇਤਿ ਜਾਨੀਥ|
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]).
ਤੱਚ ਧੈਰ੍ੱਯੰ ਸਿੱਧਫਲੰ ਭਵਤੁ ਤੇਨ ਯੂਯੰ ਸਿੱਧਾਃ ਸਮ੍ਪੂਰ੍ਣਾਸ਼੍ਚ ਭਵਿਸ਼਼੍ਯਥ ਕਸ੍ਯਾਪਿ ਗੁਣਸ੍ਯਾਭਾਵਸ਼੍ਚ ਯੁਸ਼਼੍ਮਾਕੰ ਨ ਭਵਿਸ਼਼੍ਯਤਿ|
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].
ਯੁਸ਼਼੍ਮਾਕੰ ਕਸ੍ਯਾਪਿ ਜ੍ਞਾਨਾਭਾਵੋ ਯਦਿ ਭਵੇਤ੍ ਤਰ੍ਹਿ ਯ ਈਸ਼੍ਵਰਃ ਸਰਲਭਾਵੇਨ ਤਿਰਸ੍ਕਾਰਞ੍ਚ ਵਿਨਾ ਸਰ੍ੱਵੇਭ੍ਯੋ ਦਦਾਤਿ ਤਤਃ ਸ ਯਾਚਤਾਂ ਤਤਸ੍ਤਸ੍ਮੈ ਦਾਯਿਸ਼਼੍ਯਤੇ|
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].
ਕਿਨ੍ਤੁ ਸ ਨਿਃਸਨ੍ਦੇਹਃ ਸਨ੍ ਵਿਸ਼੍ਵਾਸੇਨ ਯਾਚਤਾਂ ਯਤਃ ਸਨ੍ਦਿਗ੍ਧੋ ਮਾਨਵੋ ਵਾਯੁਨਾ ਚਾਲਿਤਸ੍ਯੋਤ੍ਪ੍ਲਵਮਾਨਸ੍ਯ ਚ ਸਮੁਦ੍ਰਤਰਙ੍ਗਸ੍ਯ ਸਦ੍ਰੁʼਸ਼ੋ ਭਵਤਿ|
7 Indeed, people [who doubt] should not think that the Lord [God] will do anything [that they request him to do],
ਤਾਦ੍ਰੁʼਸ਼ੋ ਮਾਨਵਃ ਪ੍ਰਭੋਃ ਕਿਞ੍ਚਿਤ੍ ਪ੍ਰਾਪ੍ਸ੍ਯਤੀਤਿ ਨ ਮਨ੍ਯਤਾਂ|
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.
ਦ੍ਵਿਮਨਾ ਲੋਕਃ ਸਰ੍ੱਵਗਤਿਸ਼਼ੁ ਚਞ੍ਚਲੋ ਭਵਤਿ|
9 Believers who are poor should be happy [that God] considers them very valuable (OR, has exalted them [spiritually]) [MTY].
ਯੋ ਭ੍ਰਾਤਾ ਨਮ੍ਰਃ ਸ ਨਿਜੋੰਨਤ੍ਯਾ ਸ਼੍ਲਾਘਤਾਂ|
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].
ਯਸ਼੍ਚ ਧਨਵਾਨ੍ ਸ ਨਿਜਨਮ੍ਰਤਯਾ ਸ਼੍ਲਾਘਤਾਂਯਤਃ ਸ ਤ੍ਰੁʼਣਪੁਸ਼਼੍ਪਵਤ੍ ਕ੍ਸ਼਼ਯੰ ਗਮਿਸ਼਼੍ਯਤਿ|
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].
ਯਤਃ ਸਤਾਪੇਨ ਸੂਰ੍ੱਯੇਣੋਦਿਤ੍ਯ ਤ੍ਰੁʼਣੰ ਸ਼ੋਸ਼਼੍ਯਤੇ ਤਤ੍ਪੁਸ਼਼੍ਪਞ੍ਚ ਭ੍ਰਸ਼੍ਯਤਿ ਤੇਨ ਤਸ੍ਯ ਰੂਪਸ੍ਯ ਸੌਨ੍ਦਰ੍ੱਯੰ ਨਸ਼੍ਯਤਿ ਤਦ੍ਵਦ੍ ਧਨਿਲੋਕੋ(ਅ)ਪਿ ਸ੍ਵੀਯਮੂਢਤਯਾ ਮ੍ਲਾਸ੍ਯਤਿ|
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.
ਯੋ ਜਨਃ ਪਰੀਕ੍ਸ਼਼ਾਂ ਸਹਤੇ ਸ ਏਵ ਧਨ੍ਯਃ, ਯਤਃ ਪਰੀਕ੍ਸ਼਼ਿਤਤ੍ਵੰ ਪ੍ਰਾਪ੍ਯ ਸ ਪ੍ਰਭੁਨਾ ਸ੍ਵਪ੍ਰੇਮਕਾਰਿਭ੍ਯਃ ਪ੍ਰਤਿਜ੍ਞਾਤੰ ਜੀਵਨਮੁਕੁਟੰ ਲਪ੍ਸ੍ਯਤੇ|
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.
ਈਸ਼੍ਵਰੋ ਮਾਂ ਪਰੀਕ੍ਸ਼਼ਤ ਇਤਿ ਪਰੀਕ੍ਸ਼਼ਾਸਮਯੇ ਕੋ(ਅ)ਪਿ ਨ ਵਦਤੁ ਯਤਃ ਪਾਪਾਯੇਸ਼੍ਵਰਸ੍ਯ ਪਰੀਕ੍ਸ਼਼ਾ ਨ ਭਵਤਿ ਸ ਚ ਕਮਪਿ ਨ ਪਰੀਕ੍ਸ਼਼ਤੇ|
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].
ਕਿਨ੍ਤੁ ਯਃ ਕਸ਼੍ਚਿਤ੍ ਸ੍ਵੀਯਮਨੋਵਾਞ੍ਛਯਾਕ੍ਰੁʼਸ਼਼੍ਯਤੇ ਲੋਭ੍ਯਤੇ ਚ ਤਸ੍ਯੈਵ ਪਰੀਕ੍ਸ਼਼ਾ ਭਵਤਿ|
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.
ਤਸ੍ਮਾਤ੍ ਸਾ ਮਨੋਵਾਞ੍ਛਾ ਸਗਰ੍ਭਾ ਭੂਤ੍ਵਾ ਦੁਸ਼਼੍ਕ੍ਰੁʼਤਿੰ ਪ੍ਰਸੂਤੇ ਦੁਸ਼਼੍ਕ੍ਰੁʼਤਿਸ਼੍ਚ ਪਰਿਣਾਮੰ ਗਤ੍ਵਾ ਮ੍ਰੁʼਤ੍ਯੁੰ ਜਨਯਤਿ|
16 My fellow believers whom I love, stop deceiving yourselves, [thinking that God does evil things].
ਹੇ ਮਮ ਪ੍ਰਿਯਭ੍ਰਾਤਰਃ, ਯੂਯੰ ਨ ਭ੍ਰਾਮ੍ਯਤ|
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].
ਯਤ੍ ਕਿਞ੍ਚਿਦ੍ ਉੱਤਮੰ ਦਾਨੰ ਪੂਰ੍ਣੋ ਵਰਸ਼੍ਚ ਤਤ੍ ਸਰ੍ੱਵਮ੍ ਊਰ੍ੱਧ੍ਵਾਦ੍ ਅਰ੍ਥਤੋ ਯਸ੍ਮਿਨ੍ ਦਸ਼ਾਨ੍ਤਰੰ ਪਰਿਵਰ੍ੱਤਨਜਾਤੱਛਾਯਾ ਵਾ ਨਾਸ੍ਤਿ ਤਸ੍ਮਾਦ੍ ਦੀਪ੍ਤ੍ਯਾਕਰਾਤ੍ ਪਿਤੁਰਵਰੋਹਤਿ|
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].
ਤਸ੍ਯ ਸ੍ਰੁʼਸ਼਼੍ਟਵਸ੍ਤੂਨਾਂ ਮਧ੍ਯੇ ਵਯੰ ਯਤ੍ ਪ੍ਰਥਮਫਲਸ੍ਵਰੂਪਾ ਭਵਾਮਸ੍ਤਦਰ੍ਥੰ ਸ ਸ੍ਵੇੱਛਾਤਃ ਸਤ੍ਯਮਤਸ੍ਯ ਵਾਕ੍ਯੇਨਾਸ੍ਮਾਨ੍ ਜਨਯਾਮਾਸ|
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,
ਅਤਏਵ ਹੇ ਮਮ ਪ੍ਰਿਯਭ੍ਰਾਤਰਃ, ਯੁਸ਼਼੍ਮਾਕਮ੍ ਏਕੈਕੋ ਜਨਃ ਸ਼੍ਰਵਣੇ ਤ੍ਵਰਿਤਃ ਕਥਨੇ ਧੀਰਃ ਕ੍ਰੋਧੇ(ਅ)ਪਿ ਧੀਰੋ ਭਵਤੁ|
20 because when any one [of you gets] angry, you will not be doing the righteous things that God [wants] you [to do].
ਯਤੋ ਮਾਨਵਸ੍ਯ ਕ੍ਰੋਧ ਈਸ਼੍ਵਰੀਯਧਰ੍ੰਮੰ ਨ ਸਾਧਯਤਿ|
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].
ਅਤੋ ਹੇਤੋ ਰ੍ਯੂਯੰ ਸਰ੍ੱਵਾਮ੍ ਅਸ਼ੁਚਿਕ੍ਰਿਯਾਂ ਦੁਸ਼਼੍ਟਤਾਬਾਹੁਲ੍ਯਞ੍ਚ ਨਿਕ੍ਸ਼਼ਿਪ੍ਯ ਯੁਸ਼਼੍ਮਨ੍ਮਨਸਾਂ ਪਰਿਤ੍ਰਾਣੇ ਸਮਰ੍ਥੰ ਰੋਪਿਤੰ ਵਾਕ੍ਯੰ ਨਮ੍ਰਭਾਵੇਨ ਗ੍ਰੁʼਹ੍ਲੀਤ|
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].
ਅਪਰਞ੍ਚ ਯੂਯੰ ਕੇਵਲਮ੍ ਆਤ੍ਮਵਞ੍ਚਯਿਤਾਰੋ ਵਾਕ੍ਯਸ੍ਯ ਸ਼੍ਰੋਤਾਰੋ ਨ ਭਵਤ ਕਿਨ੍ਤੁ ਵਾਕ੍ਯਸ੍ਯ ਕਰ੍ੰਮਕਾਰਿਣੋ ਭਵਤ|
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].
ਯਤੋ ਯਃ ਕਸ਼੍ਚਿਦ੍ ਵਾਕ੍ਯਸ੍ਯ ਕਰ੍ੰਮਕਾਰੀ ਨ ਭੂਤ੍ਵਾ ਕੇਵਲੰ ਤਸ੍ਯ ਸ਼੍ਰੋਤਾ ਭਵਤਿ ਸ ਦਰ੍ਪਣੇ ਸ੍ਵੀਯਸ਼ਾਰੀਰਿਕਵਦਨੰ ਨਿਰੀਕ੍ਸ਼਼ਮਾਣਸ੍ਯ ਮਨੁਜਸ੍ਯ ਸਦ੍ਰੁʼਸ਼ਃ|
24 Although he looks at himself, he goes away [from the mirror] and immediately forgets what he looks like.
ਆਤ੍ਮਾਕਾਰੇ ਦ੍ਰੁʼਸ਼਼੍ਟੇ ਸ ਪ੍ਰਸ੍ਥਾਯ ਕੀਦ੍ਰੁʼਸ਼ ਆਸੀਤ੍ ਤਤ੍ ਤਤ੍ਕ੍ਸ਼਼ਣਾਦ੍ ਵਿਸ੍ਮਰਤਿ|
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.
ਕਿਨ੍ਤੁ ਯਃ ਕਸ਼੍ਚਿਤ੍ ਨਤ੍ਵਾ ਮੁਕ੍ਤੇਃ ਸਿੱਧਾਂ ਵ੍ਯਵਸ੍ਥਾਮ੍ ਆਲੋਕ੍ਯ ਤਿਸ਼਼੍ਠਤਿ ਸ ਵਿਸ੍ਮ੍ਰੁʼਤਿਯੁਕ੍ਤਃ ਸ਼੍ਰੋਤਾ ਨ ਭੂਤ੍ਵਾ ਕਰ੍ੰਮਕਰ੍ੱਤੈਵ ਸਨ੍ ਸ੍ਵਕਾਰ੍ੱਯੇ ਧਨ੍ਯੋ ਭਵਿਸ਼਼੍ਯਤਿ|
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).
ਅਨਾਯੱਤਰਸਨਃ ਸਨ੍ ਯਃ ਕਸ਼੍ਚਿਤ੍ ਸ੍ਵਮਨੋ ਵਞ੍ਚਯਿਤ੍ਵਾ ਸ੍ਵੰ ਭਕ੍ਤੰ ਮਨ੍ਯਤੇ ਤਸ੍ਯ ਭਕ੍ਤਿ ਰ੍ਮੁਧਾ ਭਵਤਿ|
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.
ਕ੍ਲੇਸ਼ਕਾਲੇ ਪਿਤ੍ਰੁʼਹੀਨਾਨਾਂ ਵਿਧਵਾਨਾਞ੍ਚ ਯਦ੍ ਅਵੇਕ੍ਸ਼਼ਣੰ ਸੰਸਾਰਾੱਚ ਨਿਸ਼਼੍ਕਲਙ੍ਕੇਨ ਯਦ੍ ਆਤ੍ਮਰਕ੍ਸ਼਼ਣੰ ਤਦੇਵ ਪਿਤੁਰੀਸ਼੍ਵਰਸ੍ਯ ਸਾਕ੍ਸ਼਼ਾਤ੍ ਸ਼ੁਚਿ ਰ੍ਨਿਰ੍ੰਮਲਾ ਚ ਭਕ੍ਤਿਃ|
