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.
he mama bhraatara. h, yuuyam asmaaka. m tejasvina. h prabho ryii"sukhrii. s.tasya dharmma. m mukhaapek. sayaa na dhaarayata|
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,
yato yu. smaaka. m sabhaayaa. m svar. naa"nguriiyakayukte bhraaji. s.nuparicchade puru. se pravi. s.te malinavastre kasmi. m"scid daridre. api pravi. s.te
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;"
yuuya. m yadi ta. m bhraaji. s.nuparicchadavasaana. m jana. m niriik. sya vadeta bhavaan atrottamasthaana upavi"satviti ki nca ta. m daridra. m yadi vadeta tvam amusmin sthaane ti. s.tha yadvaatra mama paadapii. tha upavi"seti,
4 is it not plain that in your hearts you have little faith, seeing that you have become judges full of wrong thoughts?
tarhi mana. hsu vi"se. sya yuuya. m ki. m kutarkai. h kuvicaarakaa na bhavatha?
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?
he mama priyabhraatara. h, "s. r.nuta, sa. msaare ye daridraastaan ii"svaro vi"svaasena dhanina. h svapremakaaribhya"sca prati"srutasya raajyasyaadhikaari. na. h karttu. m ki. m na variitavaan? kintu daridro yu. smaabhiravaj naayate|
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? --
dhanavanta eva ki. m yu. smaan nopadravanti balaacca vicaaraasanaanaa. m samiipa. m na nayanti?
7 and the very people who speak evil of the noble Name by which you are called?
yu. smadupari parikiirttita. m parama. m naama ki. m taireva na nindyate?
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.
ki nca tva. m svasamiipavaasini svaatmavat priiyasva, etacchaastriiyavacanaanusaarato yadi yuuya. m raajakiiyavyavasthaa. m paalayatha tarhi bhadra. m kurutha|
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.
yadi ca mukhaapek. saa. m kurutha tarhi paapam aacaratha vyavasthayaa caaj naala"nghina iva duu. syadhve|
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.
yato ya. h ka"scit k. rtsnaa. m vyavasthaa. m paalayati sa yadyekasmin vidhau skhalati tarhi sarvve. saam aparaadhii bhavati|
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.
yato hetostva. m paradaaraan maa gaccheti ya. h kathitavaan sa eva narahatyaa. m maa kuryyaa ityapi kathitavaan tasmaat tva. m paradaaraan na gatvaa yadi narahatyaa. m karo. si tarhi vyavasthaala"nghii bhavasi|
12 Speak and act as those should who are expecting to be judged by the Law of freedom.
mukte rvyavasthaato ye. saa. m vicaare. na bhavitavya. m taad. r"saa lokaa iva yuuya. m kathaa. m kathayata karmma kuruta ca|
13 For he who shows no mercy will have judgement given against him without mercy; but mercy triumphs over judgement.
yo dayaa. m naacarati tasya vicaaro nirddayena kaari. syate, kintu dayaa vicaaram abhibhavi. syati|
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?
he mama bhraatara. h, mama pratyayo. astiiti ya. h kathayati tasya karmmaa. ni yadi na vidyanta tarhi tena ki. m phala. m? tena pratyayena ki. m tasya paritraa. na. m bhavitu. m "saknoti?
15 Suppose a Christian brother or sister is poorly clad or lacks daily food,
ke. sucid bhraat. r.su bhaginii. su vaa vasanahiine. su praatyahikaahaarahiine. su ca satsu yu. smaaka. m ko. api tebhya. h "sariiraartha. m prayojaniiyaani dravyaa. ni na datvaa yadi taan vadet,
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?
yuuya. m saku"sala. m gatvo. s.nagaatraa bhavata t. rpyata ceti tarhyetena ki. m phala. m?
17 So also faith, if it is unaccompanied by obedience, has no life in it--so long as it stands alone.
tadvat pratyayo yadi karmmabhi ryukto na bhavet tarhyekaakitvaat m. rta evaaste|
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.
ki nca ka"scid ida. m vadi. syati tava pratyayo vidyate mama ca karmmaa. ni vidyante, tva. m karmmahiina. m svapratyaya. m maa. m dar"saya tarhyahamapi matkarmmabhya. h svapratyaya. m tvaa. m dar"sayi. syaami|
19 You believe that God is one, and you are quite right: evil spirits also believe this, and shudder."
eka ii"svaro. astiiti tva. m pratye. si| bhadra. m karo. si| bhuutaa api tat pratiyanti kampante ca|
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.
kintu he nirbbodhamaanava, karmmahiina. h pratyayo m. rta evaastyetad avagantu. m kim icchasi?
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?
asmaaka. m puurvvapuru. so ya ibraahiim svaputram ishaaka. m yaj navedyaam uts. r.s. tavaan sa ki. m karmmabhyo na sapu. nyiik. rta. h?
22 You notice that his faith was co-operating with his actions, and that by his actions his faith was perfected;
pratyaye tasya karmma. naa. m sahakaari. ni jaate karmmabhi. h pratyaya. h siddho. abhavat tat ki. m pa"syasi?
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.'
ittha nceda. m "saastriiyavacana. m saphalam abhavat, ibraahiim parame"svare vi"svasitavaan tacca tasya pu. nyaayaaga. nyata sa ce"svarasya mitra iti naama labdhavaan|
24 You all see that it is because of actions that a man is pronounced righteous, and not simply because of faith.
pa"syata maanava. h karmmabhya. h sapu. nyiikriyate na caikaakinaa pratyayena|
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?
tadvad yaa raahabnaamikaa vaaraa"nganaa caaraan anug. rhyaapare. na maarge. na visasarja saapi ki. m karmmabhyo na sapu. nyiik. rtaa?
26 For just as a human body without a spirit is lifeless, so also faith is lifeless if it is unaccompanied by obedience.
ataevaatmahiino deho yathaa m. rto. asti tathaiva karmmahiina. h pratyayo. api m. rto. asti|
