Jakuba 1
1 Jakub, sługa Boga i Pana Jezusa Chrystusa, [przesyła] pozdrowienia dwunastu pokoleniom, które są w rozproszeniu.
[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 Poczytujcie to sobie za największą radość, moi bracia, gdy rozmaite próby przechodzicie;
My fellow believers, rejoice greatly, [even] when you experience various kinds of difficulties/troubles.
3 Wiedząc, że doświadczenie waszej wiary wyrabia cierpliwość.
[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 Cierpliwość zaś niech dopełni swego dzieła, abyście byli doskonali i zupełni, niemający żadnych braków.
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 A jeśli komuś z was brakuje mądrości, niech prosi Boga, który daje wszystkim obficie i bez wypominania, a będzie mu dana.
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 Ale niech prosi z wiarą, bez powątpiewania. Kto bowiem wątpi, podobny jest do fali morskiej pędzonej przez wiatr i miotanej [tu i tam].
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 Człowiek taki niech nie myśli, że coś otrzyma od Pana.
Indeed, people [who doubt] should not think that the Lord [God] will do anything [that they request him to do],
8 Człowiek umysłu dwoistego [jest] niestały we wszystkich swoich drogach.
[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 Niech ubogi brat chlubi się ze swojego wywyższenia;
Believers who are poor should be happy [that God] considers them very valuable (OR, has exalted them [spiritually]) [MTY].
10 A bogaty ze swego poniżenia, bo przeminie jak kwiat trawy.
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 [Jak] bowiem wzeszło palące słońce, wysuszyło trawę, a kwiat jej opadł i zginęło piękno jego wyglądu, tak też bogaty zmarnieje na swoich drogach.
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 Błogosławiony człowiek, który znosi próbę, bo gdy zostanie wypróbowany, otrzyma koronę życia, którą obiecał Pan tym, którzy go miłują.
[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 Niech nikt, gdy jest kuszony, nie mówi: Jestem kuszony przez Boga. Bóg bowiem nie może być kuszony do złego ani sam nikogo nie kusi.
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 Lecz każdy jest kuszony przez własną pożądliwość, która go pociąga i nęci.
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 Następnie pożądliwość, gdy pocznie, rodzi grzech, a grzech, gdy będzie wykonany, rodzi śmierć.
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 Nie błądźcie, moi umiłowani bracia!
My fellow believers whom I love, stop deceiving yourselves, [thinking that God does evil things].
17 Wszelki dar dobry i wszelki dar doskonały pochodzi z góry i zstępuje od Ojca światłości, u którego nie ma zmiany ani cienia zmienności.
[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 Ze swojej woli zrodził nas słowem prawdy, abyśmy byli jakby pierwocinami jego stworzeń.
[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 Tak więc, moi umiłowani bracia, niech każdy człowiek będzie skory do słuchania, nieskory do mówienia [i] nieskory do gniewu.
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 Gniew bowiem człowieka nie wykonuje sprawiedliwości Bożej.
because when any one [of you gets] angry, you will not be doing the righteous things that God [wants] you [to do].
21 Odrzućcie więc wszelką plugawość oraz bezmiar zła i z łagodnością przyjmijcie zaszczepione [w was] słowo, które może zbawić wasze dusze.
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 Bądźcie więc wykonawcami słowa, a nie tylko słuchaczami, oszukującymi samych siebie.
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 Jeśli bowiem ktoś jest słuchaczem słowa, a nie wykonawcą, podobny jest do człowieka, który przygląda się w lustrze swemu naturalnemu obliczu.
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 Bo przyjrzał się sobie, odszedł i zaraz zapomniał, jakim był.
Although he looks at himself, he goes away [from the mirror] and immediately forgets what he looks like.
25 Lecz kto wpatruje się w doskonałe prawo wolności i trwa [w nim], nie jest słuchaczem, który zapomina, lecz wykonawcą dzieła, ten będzie błogosławiony w swoim działaniu.
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 Jeśli ktoś wśród was sądzi, że jest pobożny, a nie powściąga swego języka, lecz oszukuje swe serce, tego pobożność jest próżna.
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 Czysta i nieskalana pobożność u Boga i Ojca polega na tym, aby przychodzić z pomocą sierotom i wdowom w ich utrapieniu [i] zachować samego siebie nieskażonym przez świat.
[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.
