James 2
1 My brethren, you must not make distinctions between one man and another while you are striving to maintain faith in the Lord Jesus Christ, who is our glory.
Bratří moji, nepřipojujtež přijímání osob k víře slavného Pána našeho Jezukrista.
2 For suppose a man comes into one of your meetings wearing gold rings and fine clothes, and there also comes in a poor man wearing shabby clothes,
Nebo kdyby přišel do shromáždění vašeho muž, maje prsten zlatý v drahém rouše, a všel by také i chudý v chaterném oděvu,
3 and you pay court to the one who wears the fine clothes, and say, "Sit here; this is a good place;" while to the poor man you say, "Stand there, or sit on the floor at my feet;"
A popatřili byste k tomu, kterýž drahé roucho má, a řekli byste jemu: Ty sedni tuto poctivě; chudému pak řekli byste: Ty stůj tamto, aneb sedni tuto, pod podnoží noh mých:
4 is it not plain that in your hearts you have little faith, seeing that you have become judges full of wrong thoughts?
Zdaliž jste již neučinili rozdílu mezi sebou a učiněni jste soudcové v myšleních zlých?
5 Listen, my dearly-loved brethren. Has not God chosen those whom the world regards as poor to be rich in faith and heirs of the Kingdom which He has promised to those that love Him?
Slyšte, bratří moji milí, zdaliž Bůh nevyvolil chudých na tomto světě, aby bohatí byli u víře a dědicové království, kteréž zaslíbil těm, kdož jej milují?
6 But you have put dishonour upon the poor man. Yet is it not the rich who grind you down? Are not they the very people who drag you into the Law courts? --
Ale vy jste neuctili chudého. Zdaliž bohatí mocí neutiskují vás? A oniť vás i k soudům přivozují?
7 and the very people who speak evil of the noble Name by which you are called?
Zdali oni nerouhají se tomu slavnému jménu, kteréž vzýváno jest nad vámi?
8 If, however, you are keeping the Law as supreme, in obedience to the Commandment which says "You are to love your fellow man just as you love yourself," you are acting rightly.
Jestliže pak plníte zákon královský podlé písma: Milovati budeš bližního svého, jako sebe samého, dobře činíte.
9 But if you are making distinctions between one man and another, you are guilty of sin, and are convicted by the Law as offenders.
Pakliť osoby přijímáte, hřešíte, a zákon vás tresce jako přestupníky.
10 A man who has kept the Law as a whole, but has failed to keep some one command, has become guilty of violating all.
Nebo kdo by koli celého zákona ostříhal, přestoupil by pak jediné, všechněmi jest vinen.
11 For He who said, "Do not commit adultery," also said, "Do not commit murder," and if you are a murderer, although not an adulterer, you have become an offender against the Law.
Ten zajisté, kterýž řekl: Nesesmilníš, takéť řekl: Nezabiješ. Pakli bys nesesmilnil, ale zabil bys, učiněn jsi přestupníkem zákona.
12 Speak and act as those should who are expecting to be judged by the Law of freedom.
Tak mluvte, a tak čiňte, jako ti, kteříž podlé zákona svobody souzeni býti máte.
13 For he who shows no mercy will have judgement given against him without mercy; but mercy triumphs over judgement.
Nebo odsouzení bez milosrdenství stane se tomu, kdož nečiní milosrdenství, ale chlubíť se milosrdenstvím proti odsudku.
14 What good is it, my brethren, if a man professes to have faith, and yet his actions do not correspond? Can such faith save him?
Co prospěje, bratří moji, praví-li se kdo víru míti, a nemá-li skutků? Zdaliž jej ta víra může spasiti?
15 Suppose a Christian brother or sister is poorly clad or lacks daily food,
A kdyby bratr neb sestra neodění byli, a opuštění z strany živnosti vezdejší,
16 and one of you says to them, "I wish you well; keep yourselves warm and well fed," and yet you do not give them what they need; what is the use of that?
Řekl by pak jim někdo z vás: Jděte v pokoji, shřejte se, a najezte se, a však nedali byste jim potřeby tělesné, což to platí?
17 So also faith, if it is unaccompanied by obedience, has no life in it--so long as it stands alone.
Takž i víra, nemá-li skutků, mrtváť jest sama v sobě.
18 Nay, some one will say, "You have faith, I have actions: prove to me your faith apart from corresponding actions and I will prove mine to you by my actions.
Ale dí někdo: Ty víru máš, a já mám skutky. Ukažiž ty mi víru svou z skutků svých, a já tobě ukáži víru svou z skutků svých.
19 You believe that God is one, and you are quite right: evil spirits also believe this, and shudder."
Ty věříš, že jest jeden Bůh. Dobře činíš. I ďáblovéť tomu věří, a však třesou se.
20 But, idle boaster, are you willing to be taught how it is that faith apart from obedience is worthless? Take the case of Abraham our forefather.
Ale chceš-liž věděti, ó člověče marný, že víra bez skutků jest mrtvá?
21 Was it, or was it not, because of his actions that he was declared to be righteous as the result of his having offered up his son Isaac upon the altar?
Abraham otec náš zdali ne z skutků ospravedlněn jest, obětovav syna svého Izáka na oltář?
22 You notice that his faith was co-operating with his actions, and that by his actions his faith was perfected;
Vidíš-li, že víra napomáhala skutkům jeho, a z skutků víra dokonalá byla?
23 and the Scripture was fulfilled which says, "And Abraham believed God, and his faith was placed to his credit as righteousness," and he received the name of 'God's friend.'
A tak naplněno jest písmo, řkoucí: I uvěřil Abraham Bohu, a počteno jest jemu za spravedlnost, a přítelem Božím nazván jest.
24 You all see that it is because of actions that a man is pronounced righteous, and not simply because of faith.
Vidíte-liž tedy, že z skutků ospravedlněn bývá člověk, a ne z víry toliko?
25 In the same way also was not the notorious sinner Rahab declared to be righteous because of her actions when she welcomed the spies and hurriedly helped them to escape another way?
Též podobně i Raab nevěstka zdali ne z skutků ospravedlněna jest, přijavši ony posly, a jinou cestou pryč vypustivši?
26 For just as a human body without a spirit is lifeless, so also faith is lifeless if it is unaccompanied by obedience.
Nebo jakož tělo bez duše jest mrtvé, takť i víra bez skutků jest mrtvá.
