Yaaqoob 2
1 Yaa obboloota ko, isin waan Gooftaa keenya kan ulfinaa Yesuus Kiristoositti amantaniif nama wal hin caalchisinaa.
My brothers, do not hold the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ of glory with partiality.
2 Namni qubeelaa warqee kaaʼatee uffata bareedaas uffatu tokko gara wal gaʼii keessanii dhufa haa jennu; akkasumas hiyyeessi darsa uffatu ni dhufa haa jennu.
For if someone with a gold ring, in fine clothing, comes into your synagogue, and a poor person in filthy clothing also comes in;
3 Isinis yoo namicha uffata bareedaa uffatu sanaaf ulfina addaa kennitanii, “Maaloo kottuu iddoo gaarii taaʼi!” jettan, yoo namicha hiyyeessa sanaan immoo, “Ati achi dhaabadhu” yookaan “Kottuutii miilla koo bira taaʼi!” jettan,
and you pay special attention to the one who wears the fine clothing, and say, "Sit here in a good place;" but you tell the poor person, "Stand there," or "Sit by my footstool."
4 isin gidduu keessanitti garaa garummaa uumtanii warra yaada hamaan murteessitan hin taanee?
Have you not discriminated among yourselves, and become judges with evil thoughts?
5 Yaa obboloota koo jaallatamoo, mee dhagaʼaa! Waaqni akka isaan amantiitti sooreyyii taʼanii fi akka isaan mootummaa inni warra isa jaallataniif waadaa gale sana dhaalaniif hiyyeeyyii addunyaa kanaa filateera mitii?
Listen, my beloved brothers. Did not God choose those who are poor in this world to be rich in faith, and heirs of the Kingdom which he promised to those who love him?
6 Isin garuu hiyyeeyyii salphiftaniirtu. Warri isin qisaasuutti jiran warruma sooreyyii sana mitii? Kanneen gara mana murtiitti isin harkisaa jiranis isaanuma mitii?
But you have dishonored the poor person. Do not the rich oppress you, and personally drag you before the courts?
7 Maqaa kabajamaa isin ittiin waamamtan sanas kan arrabsan isaanuma mitii?
Do not they blaspheme the honorable name by which you are called?
8 Seera mootii kan Katabbii Qulqulluu keessatti, “Ollaa kee garuu akka ofii keetti jaalladhu” jedhu sana yoo dhugumaan eegdan isin waan qajeelaa gochaa jirtu.
However, if you fulfill the royal law, according to the Scripture, "You are to love your neighbor as yourself," you do well.
9 Yoo nama wal caalchiftan garuu isin cubbuu hojjettan; seera durattis akka seera cabsitootaatti isinitti murama.
But if you show partiality, you commit sin, being convicted by the law as transgressors.
10 Sababiin isaas namni seera guutummaatti eegee waan tokko qofa cabse kam iyyuu akka waan seera hunda cabseetti ilaalamaatii.
For whoever keeps the whole law, and yet stumbles in one point, he has become guilty of all.
11 Inni, “Hin ejjin” jedhe sun akkasuma immoo, “Hin ajjeesin” jedheeraatii. Ati yoo ejjuu baatte illee nama ajjeefnaan seera cabsiteerta.
For he who said, "Do not commit adultery," also said, "Do not commit murder." Now if you do not commit adultery, but murder, you have become a transgressor of the law.
12 Isin akka warra seera nama bilisoomsuun itti muramuutti dubbadhaa; hojjedhaas;
So speak, and so do, as those who are to be judged by a law of freedom.
13 nama namaaf hin araaramnetti murtii araara hin qabnetu murama. Araarri murtii moʼa.
For judgment is without mercy to him who has shown no mercy. Mercy triumphs over judgment.
14 Yaa obboloota ko, namni tokko yoo, “Ani amantii qaba” jedhee garuu hojiin argisiisuu baate, kun faayidaa maalii qaba? Amantiin akkanaa isa fayyisuu dandaʼaa ree?
What good is it, my brothers, if someone says he has faith, but has no works? Can faith save him?
15 Fakkeenyaaf obboleessi tokko yookaan obboleettiin tokko uffataa fi waan guyyaa guyyaan nyaatan hin qaban haa jennu.
And if a brother or sister is poorly clothed and may be lacking in daily food,
16 Isin keessaa yoo namni tokko, “Nagaan deemaa; isinitti haa hoʼu; quufaas” isaaniin jedhee garuu waan foon isaaniitiif barbaachisu tokko illee hin kenniniif, kun faayidaa maalii qaba ree?
and one of you tells them, "Go in peace, be warmed and filled;" and yet you did not give them the things the body needs, what good is it?
17 Akkasumas amantiin hojiin hin mulʼifamne ofiinuu duʼaa dha.
Even so faith, if it has no works, is dead in itself.
18 Namni tokko garuu, “Ati amantii qabda; ani immoo hojii qaba” jedha. Ati amantii kee hojii malee na argisiisi; anis hojii kootiin amantii koo sin argisiisa.
But someone will say, "You have faith, and I have works." Show me your faith without works, and I by my works will show you my faith.
19 Akka Waaqni tokkichi jiru ati ni amanta. Kun gaarii dha! Hafuuronni hamoon iyyuu waan kana ni amanu; sodaadhaanis ni hollatu.
You believe that God is one. You do well. The demons also believe, and shudder.
20 Yaa namicha gowwaa nana, ati akka amantiin hojii of keessaa hin qabne duʼaa taʼe beekuu barbaaddaa?
But do you want to know, foolish person, that faith apart from works is useless?
21 Abbaan keenya Abrahaam yommuu ilma isaa Yisihaaqin iddoo aarsaa irratti dhiʼeessetti waan hojjete sanaaf qajeelaa taʼee hin lakkaaʼamnee ree?
Wasn't Abraham our father justified by works, in that he offered up Isaac his son on the altar?
22 Akka amantiin isaatii fi hojiin isaa tokkummaan hojjechaa turan ni argita; waan inni hojjeteenis amantiin isaa guutuu taʼe.
You see that faith worked with his works, and by works faith was perfected;
23 Kanaanis wanni katabbii qulqulluu keessatti, “Abrahaam Waaqa amane; kunis qajeelummaatti lakkaaʼameef” jedhu ni raawwatame; innis michuu Waaqaa jedhame.
and the Scripture was fulfilled which says, "And Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness;" and he was called the friend of God.
24 Egaa akka namni hojiidhaanis malee amantii qofaan qajeelaatti hin lakkaaʼamne ni argitu.
You see that a person is justified by works and not by faith alone.
25 Akkasuma immoo sagaagaltuun Rahaab jedhamtu yommuu basaastota simattee karaa kaaniin isaan geggeessitetti waan hojjetteen qajeeltuutti hin lakkaaʼamnee ree?
In like manner was not Rahab the prostitute also justified by works, in that she received the messengers, and sent them out another way?
26 Akkuma dhagni hafuura hin qabne duʼaa taʼe sana, amantiin hojii hin qabnes duʼaa dha.
For as the body apart from the spirit is dead, even so faith apart from works is dead.
