Jēkaba Vēstule 1
1 Jēkabs, Dieva un Tā Kunga Jēzus Kristus kalps, sveicina tās divpadsmit ciltis, kas dzīvo svešumā.
[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].
2 Mani brāļi, turat to par tīru prieku, kad jūs iekrītat dažādās kārdināšanās,
My fellow believers, rejoice greatly, [even] when you experience various kinds of difficulties/troubles.
3 Zinādami, ka jūsu ticības pārbaudīšana rada pastāvību.
[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.
4 Bet pastāvībai lai ir pilnīgs darbs, ka jūs esat pilnīgi un veseli, un ka jums nekā netrūkst.
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]).
5 Un ja kādam no jums gudrības trūkst, tas lai lūdzās no Dieva, kas visiem labprāt dod un nevienam nepārmet, - tad tā viņam taps dota.
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].
6 Bet lai lūdz ticībā, ne šaubīdamies; jo kas šaubās, tas ir līdzīgs jūras vilnim, ko vējš kustina un mētā.
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].
7 Jo tāds cilvēks lai nedomā, ka tas no Tā Kunga ko dabūs.
Indeed, people [who doubt] should not think that the Lord [God] will do anything [that they request him to do],
8 Divprātīgs cilvēks ir nepastāvīgs visos savos ceļos.
[because they are] people who cannot decide [whether they will commit themselves to God, and they are] unstable/undecided in everything that they do.
9 Bet zemas kārtas brālis lai lielās ar savu augstumu;
Believers who are poor should be happy [that God] considers them very valuable (OR, has exalted them [spiritually]) [MTY].
10 Un kas ir bagāts, ar savu zemumu; jo viņš paiet kā zāles puķe.
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].
11 Jo saule ir uzlēkusi ar karstumu un zāli izkaltējusi, un viņas puķe ir nokritusi un viņas vaiga jaukums nozudis; - tāpat arīdzan bagātais savītīs uz saviem ceļiem.
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].
12 Svētīgs ir tas vīrs, kas kārdināšanā pastāv, jo pārbaudīts viņš dabūs to dzīvības kroni, ko Tas Kungs ir solījis tiem, kas Viņu mīļo.
[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.
13 Neviens, kas top kārdināts, lai nesaka, ka tas no Dieva top kārdināts; jo Dievs nevar tapt kārdināts uz ļaunu, un arī Pats nekārdina neviena.
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.
14 Bet ikviens top kārdināts, kad tas no savas paša kārības top skubināts un labināts.
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].
15 Pēc tam, kad iekārošana ir ieņēmusies, tad tā dzemdē grēku, un kad grēks ir padarīts, tad tas dzemdē nāvi.
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.
16 Nepieviļaties, mani mīļie brāļi!
My fellow believers whom I love, stop deceiving yourselves, [thinking that God does evil things].
17 Ikviena laba dāvana un ikviens pilnīgs dāvinājums nāk zemē no augšienes, no tā gaismas Tēva, pie kā nekādas pārmīšanās nedz pārvēršanās ēnas.
[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].
18 Pēc Sava prāta Viņš mūs ir dzemdinājis caur to patiesības vārdu, ka mēs būtu Viņa radījumu pirmaji.
[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].
19 Tad nu, mani mīļie brāļi, lai ikviens cilvēks ir čakls dzirdēt, bet lēns runāt un lēns dusmot.
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,
20 Jo cilvēka dusmība nedara, kas ir taisni Dieva priekšā.
because when any one [of you gets] angry, you will not be doing the righteous things that God [wants] you [to do].
21 Tāpēc noliekat visu nešķīstību un blēdību un pieņemat ar lēnprātību to iekš jums iedēstīto vārdu, kas jūsu dvēseles var darīt svētas.
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].
22 Bet esiet tā vārda darītāji un ne tikai klausītāji, paši sevi pievildami;
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].
23 Jo, ja kas ir tā vārda klausītājs, bet ne darītājs, tas ir līdzināms vīram, kas savu miesīgo vaigu aplūko spieģelī;
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].
24 Jo viņš sevi aplūkojis un nogājis un tūdaļ aizmirsis, kādā vaigā viņš bijis.
Although he looks at himself, he goes away [from the mirror] and immediately forgets what he looks like.
25 Bet kas locīdamies ieskatās pilnīgā svabadības bauslībā un paliek pie tās, un nav aizmirsīgs klausītājs, bet tā darba darītājs, tas būs svētīgs savā darīšanā.
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.
26 Ja kam šķiet, ka tas Dievam kalpojot, un nesavalda savu mēli, bet savu sirdi pieviļ, Tā Dieva kalpošana ir nelietīga.
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).
27 Šķīsta un neapgānīta kalpošana Dieva un Tā Tēva priekšā ir šī, bāriņus un atraitnes viņu bēdās apmeklēt un sevi pašu pasargāt neapgānītu no pasaules.
[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.
