ଯାକୁବ 4
1 ବିଶ୍ୱାସୀମାନଙ୍କ ମଧ୍ୟରେ ଯୁଦ୍ଧ ଓ ବିବାଦ କେଉଁଠାରୁ ହୁଏ? କଅଣ ତୁମ୍ଭମାନଙ୍କ ଅଙ୍ଗପ୍ରତ୍ୟଙ୍ଗ ମଧ୍ୟରେ ଯୁଦ୍ଧ କରୁଥିବା ସୁଖାଭିଳାଷରୁ ନୁହେଁ?
Now I will tell you why you are fighting among yourselves and quarreling with each other [RHQ]. It is [RHQ] because each of you wants to do evil things [PRS]. You keep on wanting to do things that are not [what God wants you to do].
2 ତୁମ୍ଭେମାନେ କାମନା କରିଥାଅ; କିନ୍ତୁ ପାଇ ନ ଥାଅ; ତୁମ୍ଭେମାନେ ବଧ ଓ ଈର୍ଷା କରିଥାଅ, କିନ୍ତୁ ପ୍ରାପ୍ତ ହେବାକୁ ଅକ୍ଷମ ହୋଇଥାଅ; ତୁମ୍ଭେମାନେ ବିବାଦ ଓ ଯୁଦ୍ଧ କରିଥାଅ, ତୁମ୍ଭେମାନେ ପାଇ ନ ଥାଅ, କାରଣ ତୁମ୍ଭେମାନେ ମାଗି ନ ଥାଅ;
There are things that you [very much] desire to have, but you do not get [those things, so] you [want to] kill [HYP] [those who hinder you from getting them]. You desire what [other people have], but you are unable to get [what you desire, so] you quarrel and fight [with one another] [HYP]. You do not have [what you desire] because you do not ask [God for it].
3 ତୁମ୍ଭେମାନେ ମାଗିଥାଅ, କିନ୍ତୁ ପାଇ ନ ଥାଅ, କାରଣ ଆପଣା ଆପଣା ସୁଖାଭିଳାଷରେ ବ୍ୟୟ କରିବା ନିମନ୍ତେ ମନ୍ଦ ଅଭିପ୍ରାୟରେ ମାଗିଥାଅ।
[And even when] you do ask [him], he does not give you [what you ask for] because you are asking for the wrong reason. [You are asking for things] in order that you may use them just to (enjoy yourselves/make yourselves happy).
4 ହେ ବ୍ୟଭିଚାରିଣୀମାନେ, ଜଗତର ମିତ୍ରତା ଈଶ୍ବରଙ୍କର ଶତ୍ରୁତା, ଏହା କଅଣ ଜାଣ ନାହିଁ? ଅତଏବ, ଯେ କେହି ଜଗତର ମିତ୍ର ହେବାକୁ ଇଚ୍ଛା କରେ ସେ ଆପଣାକୁ ଈଶ୍ବରଙ୍କ ଶତ୍ରୁ ବୋଲି ପ୍ରତିପନ୍ନ କରେ।
[Like] a woman who is unfaithful to her husband, you [are being unfaithful to God and not obeying him any more] [MET]. Those who are behaving as evil people do [MTY] (OR, Those who love [the evil pleasures of] this world) are hostile toward God. Perhaps you do not realize that [RHQ]. So those who decide to act as evil people do [MTY] become enemies of God.
5 ନା ତୁମ୍ଭେମାନେ କଅଣ ଧର୍ମଶାସ୍ତ୍ରର ଏହି ବାକ୍ୟକୁ ବ୍ୟର୍ଥ ବୋଲି ମନେ କରୁଅଛ; ଯେଉଁ ପବିତ୍ର ଆତ୍ମାଙ୍କୁ ସେ ଆମ୍ଭମାନଙ୍କ ମଧ୍ୟରେ ବାସ କରିବାକୁ ଦେଇଅଛନ୍ତି, ସେ ଆମ୍ଭମାନଙ୍କୁ ସମ୍ପୂର୍ଣ୍ଣ ଅଧିକାର କରିବା ନିମନ୍ତେ ଏକାନ୍ତ କାମନା କରନ୍ତି?
(Surely you remember that [God told us in] the Scriptures that he eagerly desires that his Spirit, who lives in us, will help us to love [God] only!/Do you think that it is for no reason that [God told us in] the Scriptures that he strongly desires that his Spirit, who lives in us, will help us to love [God] only?) [RHQ] God has a reason for desiring that.
6 କିନ୍ତୁ ସେ ମଧ୍ୟ ଅଧିକ ଅନୁଗ୍ରହ ଦାନ କରନ୍ତି; ଏଣୁ ଶାସ୍ତ୍ରରେ ଉକ୍ତ ଅଛି, “ଈଶ୍ବର ଅହଙ୍କାରୀମାନଙ୍କୁ ପ୍ରତିରୋଧ କରନ୍ତି, କିନ୍ତୁ ନମ୍ର ଲୋକମାନଙ୍କୁ ଅନୁଗ୍ରହ ଦାନ କରନ୍ତି।”
[It is because] he is kind [to us and he] wants very much to help us. That is why (someone said/[King Solomon] wrote) [in the Scriptures], “God opposes those who are proud, but he helps those who are humble.”
7 ଅତଏବ, ତୁମ୍ଭେମାନେ ଈଶ୍ବରଙ୍କର ବଶୀଭୂତ ହୁଅ; ଶୟତାନକୁ ପ୍ରତିବାଦ କର, ତାହାହେଲେ ସେ ତୁମ୍ଭମାନଙ୍କ ନିକଟରୁ ପଳାଇଯିବ।
So submit yourselves to God. (Resist the devil/Refuse to do what the devil wants), and [as a result] he will run away from you.
8 ଈଶ୍ବରଙ୍କର ନିକଟବର୍ତ୍ତୀ ହୁଅ, ସେଥିରେ ସେ ତୁମ୍ଭମାନଙ୍କର ନିକଟବର୍ତ୍ତୀ ହେବେ। ହେ ପାପୀମାନେ, ତୁମ୍ଭମାନଙ୍କ ହସ୍ତ ଶୁଚି କର, ପୁଣି, ହେ ଦ୍ୱିମନାମାନେ, ତୁମ୍ଭମାନଙ୍କ ହୃଦୟ ଶୁଦ୍ଧ କର।
Come near [spiritually] to God, and [as a result] he will come near to you. You who are sinners, stop doing what is wrong, and do only what is good [SYN, MET]. You who cannot decide [whether you will] ([commit yourselves to God/obey God completely]), stop thinking wrong thoughts, and think only pure thoughts [MTY].
9 ଖେଦଯୁକ୍ତ ଓ ଶୋକାର୍ତ୍ତ ହୋଇ ରୋଦନ କର; ତୁମ୍ଭମାନଙ୍କ ହାସ୍ୟ ଶୋକରେ ଓ ତୁମ୍ଭମାନଙ୍କ ଆନନ୍ଦ ବିଷାଦରେ ପରିଣତ ହେଉ।
Be sorrowful and weep/mourn [DOU] [because of the wrong things that you have done]. Do not laugh [DOU], ([enjoying only what you selfishly/enjoying only what you yourselves]) [desire]. Instead, be sad [because you have done what is wrong].
10 ପ୍ରଭୁଙ୍କ ଛାମୁରେ ଆପଣା ଆପଣାକୁ ନତ କର, ତାହାହେଲେ ସେ ତୁମ୍ଭମାନଙ୍କୁ ଉନ୍ନତ କରିବେ।
Humble yourselves before the Lord, and [as a result] he will honor you.
11 ହେ ଭାଇମାନେ, ତୁମ୍ଭେମାନେ ପରସ୍ପରର ଗ୍ଳାନି କର ନାହିଁ; ଯେ ଭାଇର ଗ୍ଳାନି କରେ କିମ୍ବା ଭାଇର ବିଚାର କରେ, ସେ ବ୍ୟବସ୍ଥାର ଗ୍ଲାନି କରେ ଓ ସେଥିର ବିଚାର କରେ; କିନ୍ତୁ ତୁମ୍ଭେ ଯଦି ବ୍ୟବସ୍ଥାର ବିଚାର କର, ତାହାହେଲେ ତୁମ୍ଭେ ବ୍ୟବସ୍ଥାର ପାଳନକାରୀ ନ ହୋଇ ସେଥିର ବିଚାରକର୍ତ୍ତା ଅଟ।
My fellow believers, stop saying evil things about one another, [because] those who say something evil about a fellow believer and [are therefore] condemning [one who is like] a brother [to them] are really speaking against the law [that God gave us to obey]. [In this law, God commanded] [MTY] [us to love others], and those who say evil things about fellow believers, [it is as though] they are saying that we do not have to do what [God] commanded. If you [(sg)] say that you do not have to do what God commanded, you [(sg)] are not obeying God’s law. Instead, you [(sg)] are claiming that you [have the authority] to condemn [others].
12 ବ୍ୟବସ୍ଥାଦାତା ଓ ବିଚାରକର୍ତ୍ତା ଜଣେ ମାତ୍ର, ସେ ରକ୍ଷା ଓ ବିନାଶ କରିବାକୁ ସମର୍ଥ; କିନ୍ତୁ ପ୍ରତିବାସୀର ବିଚାର କରୁଅଛ ଯେ ତୁମ୍ଭେ, ତୁମ୍ଭେ କିଏ?
[But in fact], there is only one who [has the authority to] tell [people] what is right to do and to condemn [them, and that is God]. He alone is able to save [people] or to destroy people. [So], (you [(sg)] certainly have no right to decide how God should punish other people./who are you to decide how God should punish other people?) [RHQ]
13 ଏବେ ଦେଖ, ଯେଉଁମାନେ କହୁଅଛ, ଆଜି କିମ୍ବା କାଲି ଆମ୍ଭେମାନେ ଅମୁକ ସହରକୁ ଯିବୁ ଓ ସେଠାରେ ଏକ ବର୍ଷ ପର୍ଯ୍ୟନ୍ତ ରହି ବାଣିଜ୍ୟ ବ୍ୟବସାୟ କରି ଲାଭ କରିବୁ;
[Some of you] are [arrogantly] saying, “Today or tomorrow we will go to a certain city. We will spend a year there and we will buy and sell things and earn a lot of money.” Now, you listen to me!
14 କିନ୍ତୁ କାଲି କଅଣ ଘଟିବ, ତାହା ତ ତୁମ୍ଭେମାନେ ଜାଣ ନାହିଁ। ତୁମ୍ଭମାନଙ୍କର ଜୀବନ କଅଣ? କ୍ଷଣକେ ଦୃଶ୍ୟ ହୋଇ ଅଦୃଶ୍ୟ ହୁଏ ଯେଉଁ ବାଷ୍ପ, ତୁମ୍ଭେମାନେ ତ ତାହା ସଦୃଶ।
[You should not talk like that, because] you do not know what will happen tomorrow, and you do not know [how long] you will live! Your life [is short] [MET], [like] a mist that appears for a short time and then disappears.
15 ଏଣୁ ପ୍ରଭୁଙ୍କ ଇଚ୍ଛା ହେଲେ ଆମ୍ଭେମାନେ ଜୀବିତ ଥାଇ ଏହା କରିବା ବା ତାହା କରିବା, ଏହିପରି କହିବା ତୁମ୍ଭମାନଙ୍କର ଉଚିତ।
Instead of [what you are saying], you should say, “If the Lord wills/desires, we will live and do this or that.”
16 କିନ୍ତୁ ଏବେ ତୁମ୍ଭେମାନେ ଆପଣା ଆପଣା ଅହଂ ଭାବରେ ଗର୍ବ କରୁଅଛ; ଏପ୍ରକାର ଗର୍ବ ମନ୍ଦ ଅଟେ।
But what you are doing is boasting about all the things that you arrogantly [plan to do]. Your boasting like that is evil.
17 ଅତଏବ, ଯେ ସତ୍କର୍ମ କରିବାକୁ ଜାଣି ତାହା କରେ ନାହିଁ, ତାହାର ପାପ ହୁଏ।
So if anyone knows the right thing that he should do, [but] he does not do it, he is sinning.
