Jakoba 2
1 Ry rahalahiko, aoka tsy hasiana fizahan-tavan’ olona ny finoanareo ny Tompontsika, dia Jesosy Kristy, Tompon’ ny voninahitra.
My brothers, if you have the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ of glory, do not take a man's position into account.
2 Fa raha misy olona miditra eo amin’ ny synagoganareo misy peratra volamena amin’ ny rantsan-tànany sady miakanjo tsara, ary mba miditra kosa izay olona malahelo miakanjo ratsy,
For if a man comes into your Synagogue in fair clothing and with a gold ring, and a poor man comes in with dirty clothing,
3 koa mijery ilay miakanjo tsara ianareo ka manao hoe: Mipetraha eto amin’ ny fitoerana aloha ianao; ary manao amin’ ilay malahelo kosa hoe: Mitoera eroa ianao, na: Mipetraha etsy amin’ ny fitoeran-tongotro, ―
And you do honour to the man in fair clothing and say, Come here and take this good place; and you say to the poor man, Take up your position there, or be seated at my feet;
4 moa tsy miangatra va ianareo amin’ izany ka efa mpitsara manan-kevi-dratsy?
Is there not a division in your minds? have you not become judges with evil thoughts?
5 Mihainoa, ry rahalahy malalako: Tsy efa nofidin’ Andriamanitra va ny malahelo amin’ izao fiainana izao ho mpanankarena amin’ ny finoana sy ho mpandova ny fanjakana nolazainy homena izay tia Azy?
Give ear, my dear brothers; are not those who are poor in the things of this world marked out by God to have faith as their wealth, and for their heritage the kingdom which he has said he will give to those who have love for him?
6 Fa ianareo efa nanala-baraka ny malahelo. Moa tsy ny mpanankarena va no mampahory anareo? Ary tsy izy va no mitarika anareo ho eo amin’ ny fitsarana?
But you have put the poor man to shame. Are not the men of wealth rulers over you? do they not take you by force before their judges?
7 Tsy izy koa va no miteny ratsy ny anarana tsara izay niantsoana anareo?
Do they not say evil of the holy name which was given to you?
8 Kanefa raha mankatò ilay didy ambony indrindra ianareo, araka ny Soratra Masìna hoe: “Tiava ny namanao tahaka ny tenanao”, dia manao tsara ianareo.
But if you keep the greatest law of all, as it is given in the holy Writings, Have love for your neighbour as for yourself, you do well:
9 Fa raha mizaha tavan’ olona kosa ianareo, dia manota ka helohin’ ny lalàna ho mpanota.
But if you take a man's position into account, you do evil, and are judged as evil-doers by the law.
10 Fa na iza na iza mitandrina ny lalàna rehetra, nefa diso amin’ ny iray loha dia meloka amin’ izy rehetra.
For anyone who keeps all the law, but makes a slip in one point, is judged to have gone against it all.
11 Fa Ilay nanao hoe: “Aza mijangajanga” no nanao hoe koa: “Aza mamono olona”. Fa raha tahìny tsy mijangajanga ianao, kanefa mamono olona ihany, dia mpandika ny lalàna ianao.
For he who said, Do not be untrue in married life, is the same who said, Put no man to death. Now if you are not untrue in married life, but you put a man to death, the law is broken.
12 Aoka ianareo hiteny sy hanao araka izay mahamendrika anareo, izay olona hotsarain’ ny lalàn’ ny fahafahana.
Let your words and your acts be those of men who are to be judged by the law which makes free.
13 Fa fitsarana tsy misy famindram-po no ho anjaran’ izay tsy mamindra fo; ary ny famindram-po kosa dia faly, fa tsy mba matahotra ny fitsarana.
For the man who has had no mercy will be judged without mercy, but mercy takes pride in overcoming judging.
14 Inona moa no soa azo, ry rahalahiko, raha misy milaza fa manam-pinoana izy, nefa tsy manana asa? Ny finoana va mahavonjy azy?
What use is it, my brothers, for a man to say that he has faith, if he does nothing? will such a faith give him salvation?
15 Raha misy rahalahy na anabavy tsy manan-kitafy sady tsy manan-kohanina isan’ andro,
If a brother or a sister is without clothing and in need of the day's food,
16 ka misy aminareo manao aminy hoe: Mandehana amin’ ny fiadanana, mamindroa, mivokisa, kanefa tsy omenareo azy tsinona izay tandrifiny ho an’ ny tenany, inona moa no soa azo amin’ izany?
And one of you says to them, Go in peace, be warm and full of food; but you do not give them the things of which their bodies have need, what profit is there in this?
17 Ary mba toy izany koa ny finoana, raha tsy misy asa, dia maty mihitsy.
Even so faith without works is dead.
18 Fa angamba hisy hanao hoe: Hianao manam-pinoana, ary izaho manana asa; asehoy amiko tsy amin’ ny asa ny finoanao, ary izaho kosa haneho aminao ny finoako amin’ ny asako.
But a man may say, You have faith and I have works; let me see your faith without your works, and I will make my faith clear to you by my works.
19 Hianao manao fa iray ihany no Andriamanitra; koa tsara izany ataonao izany, ― ny demonia koa mba mino izany ka dia mangovitra.
You have the belief that God is one, and you do well: the evil spirits have the same belief, shaking with fear.
20 Moa tsy fantatrao va, ry olom-poana, fa tsy vanona ny finoana tsy misy asa?
Do you not see, O foolish man, that faith without works is of no use?
21 Tsy nohamarinina tamin’ ny asa va Abrahama razantsika tamin’ ny nanaterany an’ isaka zanany teo ambonin’ ny alitara?
Was not the righteousness of Abraham our father judged by his works, when he made an offering of Isaac his son on the altar?
22 Hitanao fa niara-niasa tamin’ ny finoana ny asany, ary ny finoana dia notanterahina tamin’ ny asa;
You see that his faith was helping his works and was made complete by them;
23 ary tanteraka ny Soratra Masìna manao hoe: “Ary Abrahama nino an’ Andriamanitra, ka nisaina ho fahamarinany izany”, ary natao hoe “Sakaizan’ Andriamanitra” izy.
And the holy Writings were put into effect which said, And Abraham had faith in God and it was put to his account as righteousness; and he was named the friend of God.
24 Koa dia hitanareo fa hamarinina amin’ ny asa ny olona, fa tsy amin’ ny finoana ihany.
You see that a man's righteousness is judged by his works and not by his faith only.
25 Ary toy izany koa Rahaba janga, tsy nohamarinina tamin’ ny asa va izy tamin’ ny nandraisany ireny iraka ireny sy ny nampandehanany azy tamin’ ny lalan-kafa?
And in the same way, was not the righteousness of Rahab, the loose woman, judged by her works, when she took into her house those who were sent and let them go out by another way?
26 Fa maty ny tena, raha tsy misy fanahy, ary maty toy izany koa ny finoana, raha tsy misy asa.
For as the body without the spirit is dead even so faith without works is dead.
