Iacov 2
Nouă Traducere În Limba Română
Prejudecăţile şi Legea împărătească
2 Fraţii mei, să nu aveţi o atitudine părtinitoare în credinţa voastră în Domnul nostru slăvit Isus Cristos! 2 Căci dacă intră în adunarea[a] voastră un om care poartă un inel de aur şi o haină strălucitoare, şi intră şi un sărac, îmbrăcat într-o haină murdară, 3 iar voi îi daţi atenţie celui ce poartă haina strălucitoare şi-i spuneţi: „Ia loc aici, te rog!“, pe când celui sărac îi spuneţi: „Stai acolo!“ sau „Stai la picioarele mele!“, 4 oare nu faceţi voi deosebire între voi şi nu deveniţi astfel judecători cu gânduri rele?
5 Ascultaţi, fraţii mei preaiubiţi! Nu i-a ales oare Dumnezeu pe săracii acestei lumi ca să fie bogaţi în credinţă şi moştenitori ai Împărăţiei[b] pe care le-a promis-o celor ce-L iubesc? 6 Însă voi l-aţi înjosit pe cel sărac! Oare nu cei bogaţi vă asupresc şi vă târăsc prin tribunale? 7 Oare nu ei defăimează Numele bun care este chemat peste voi? 8 Dacă împliniţi Legea împărătească, potrivit cu Scriptura: „Să-l iubeşti pe semenul tău ca pe tine însuţi“[c], bine faceţi. 9 Dar dacă daţi dovadă de părtinire, săvârşiţi un păcat şi sunteţi condamnaţi de Lege ca unii care încălcaţi Legea. 10 Căci oricine păzeşte întreaga Lege, dar încalcă o singură poruncă, se face vinovat de toate. 11 Căci Cel Ce a spus: „Să nu comiţi adulter!“[d] a spus şi: „Să nu ucizi!“[e]. Aşadar, dacă nu comiţi adulter, dar ucizi, ai devenit unul care încalcă Legea! 12 Vorbiţi şi purtaţi-vă ca unii care urmează să fie judecaţi de legea libertăţii. 13 Căci judecata va fi fără milă faţă de cel ce n-a arătat milă. Mila triumfă asupra judecăţii.
Credinţa şi fapta
14 Fraţii mei, la ce folos dacă cineva spune că are credinţă, dar nu are fapte? Poate o astfel de credinţă să-l mântuiască? 15 Dacă un frate sau o soră sunt goi şi lipsiţi de hrana zilnică, 16 iar unul dintre voi le spune: „Duceţi-vă în pace, încălziţi-vă şi săturaţi-vă!“, însă nu le dă cele necesare trupului, ce folos? 17 Tot astfel şi credinţa, dacă nu are fapte este moartă în ea însăşi.
18 Dar va zice cineva: „Tu ai credinţă, iar eu am fapte.“ Arată-mi credinţa ta fără fapte, iar eu îţi voi arăta credinţa mea prin faptele mele! 19 Tu crezi că Dumnezeu este Unul[f]? Bine faci! Dar şi demonii cred – şi se înfioară! 20 Of, om fără minte, vrei deci să pricepi că credinţa fără fapte este zadarnică[g]? 21 Avraam, strămoşul nostru, n-a fost el îndreptăţit prin fapte, atunci când l-a oferit pe fiul său, Isaac, pe altar? 22 Vezi deci că credinţa a lucrat împreună cu faptele lui, şi credinţa a fost făcută desăvârşită prin fapte. 23 Astfel a fost împlinită Scriptura care spune: „Avraam L-a crezut pe Dumnezeu, şi El i-a socotit acest lucru dreptate“[h]; şi el a fost numit „prietenul lui Dumnezeu“. 24 Vedeţi aşadar că un om este îndreptăţit prin fapte, şi nu numai prin credinţă. 25 În acelaşi fel şi prostituata Rahav: n-a fost ea îndreptăţită prin fapte, atunci când i-a primit bine pe mesageri şi i-a trimis apoi pe un alt drum? 26 Aşa cum trupul fără duh este mort, tot astfel şi credinţa fără fapte este moartă.
Footnotes
- Iacov 2:2 Lit.: sinagoga, care înseamnă întrunire sau loc de adunare; în perioada NT, sinagoga iudaică era centrul comunităţii, locul public de rugăciune, de închinare şi de citire a Scripturilor, acolo unde existau cel puţin zece bărbaţi; termenul se referă în acest context la o adunare creştină
- Iacov 2:5 Împărăţia (lui Dumnezeu) reprezintă domnia lui Dumnezeu, fiind în acelaşi timp o realitate prezentă şi o nădejde în viitor
- Iacov 2:8 Vezi Lev. 19:18
- Iacov 2:11 Vezi Ex. 20:14; Deut. 5:18
- Iacov 2:11 Vezi Ex. 20:13; Deut. 5:17
- Iacov 2:19 O aluzie la Deut. 6:4, unde se află mărturisirea de credinţă a lui Israel
- Iacov 2:20 Unele mss conţin: moartă
- Iacov 2:23 Vezi Gen. 15:6
James 2
New International Version
Favoritism Forbidden
2 My brothers and sisters, believers in our glorious(A) Lord Jesus Christ must not show favoritism.(B) 2 Suppose a man comes into your meeting wearing a gold ring and fine clothes, and a poor man in filthy old clothes also comes in. 3 If you show special attention to the man wearing fine clothes and say, “Here’s a good seat for you,” but say to the poor man, “You stand there” or “Sit on the floor by my feet,” 4 have you not discriminated among yourselves and become judges(C) with evil thoughts?
5 Listen, my dear brothers and sisters:(D) Has not God chosen those who are poor in the eyes of the world(E) to be rich in faith(F) and to inherit the kingdom(G) he promised those who love him?(H) 6 But you have dishonored the poor.(I) Is it not the rich who are exploiting you? Are they not the ones who are dragging you into court?(J) 7 Are they not the ones who are blaspheming the noble name of him to whom you belong?
8 If you really keep the royal law found in Scripture, “Love your neighbor as yourself,”[a](K) you are doing right. 9 But if you show favoritism,(L) you sin and are convicted by the law as lawbreakers.(M) 10 For whoever keeps the whole law and yet stumbles(N) at just one point is guilty of breaking all of it.(O) 11 For he who said, “You shall not commit adultery,”[b](P) also said, “You shall not murder.”[c](Q) If you do not commit adultery but do commit murder, you have become a lawbreaker.
12 Speak and act as those who are going to be judged(R) by the law that gives freedom,(S) 13 because judgment without mercy will be shown to anyone who has not been merciful.(T) Mercy triumphs over judgment.
Faith and Deeds
14 What good is it, my brothers and sisters, if someone claims to have faith but has no deeds?(U) Can such faith save them? 15 Suppose a brother or a sister is without clothes and daily food.(V) 16 If one of you says to them, “Go in peace; keep warm and well fed,” but does nothing about their physical needs, what good is it?(W) 17 In the same way, faith by itself, if it is not accompanied by action, is dead.(X)
18 But someone will say, “You have faith; I have deeds.”
Show me your faith without deeds,(Y) and I will show you my faith(Z) by my deeds.(AA) 19 You believe that there is one God.(AB) Good! Even the demons believe that(AC)—and shudder.
20 You foolish person, do you want evidence that faith without deeds is useless[d]?(AD) 21 Was not our father Abraham considered righteous for what he did when he offered his son Isaac on the altar?(AE) 22 You see that his faith and his actions were working together,(AF) and his faith was made complete by what he did.(AG) 23 And the scripture was fulfilled that says, “Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness,”[e](AH) and he was called God’s friend.(AI) 24 You see that a person is considered righteous by what they do and not by faith alone.
25 In the same way, was not even Rahab the prostitute considered righteous for what she did when she gave lodging to the spies and sent them off in a different direction?(AJ) 26 As the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without deeds is dead.(AK)
Footnotes
- James 2:8 Lev. 19:18
- James 2:11 Exodus 20:14; Deut. 5:18
- James 2:11 Exodus 20:13; Deut. 5:17
- James 2:20 Some early manuscripts dead
- James 2:23 Gen. 15:6
Jakobus 2
Het Boek
Zonder daden is het geloof dood
2 Broeders en zusters, nu u gelooft in Jezus Christus, onze glorierijke Heer, moet u geen onderscheid meer maken tussen rijk en arm. 2 Stel u voor dat u bij elkaar bent en er komt iemand binnen met dure kleren aan en gouden ringen aan zijn vingers, en u doet onderdanig en zegt: ‘Gaat u maar hier zitten, meneer. Dit is een goede plaats voor u.’ 3 Maar aan een arme man die tegelijk met die ander binnenkomt, schenkt u nauwelijks aandacht. Als u dan tegen hem zou zeggen: ‘Blijf daar maar staan, of ga ergens op de grond zitten.’ 4 Dan zou u mensen op hun uiterlijk beoordelen. U zou zich laten leiden door verkeerde maatstaven.
5 Luister naar mij, vrienden. God heeft de armen uitgekozen om rijk in het geloof te zijn. Het Koninkrijk van God is voor hen, want dat heeft God beloofd aan allen die Hem liefhebben. 6 Hoe kunt u dan een arme man met minachting behandelen? Begrijpt u niet dat het de rijken zijn die u slecht behandelen en voor de rechtbank slepen? 7 Juist zij spotten met de goede naam van Jezus Christus die bij de doop over u is uitgeroepen. 8 Het is goed om te doen wat de Here van u vraagt: ‘Heb uw naaste net zo lief als uzelf.’ 9 Maar als de rijken bij u voorgetrokken worden, overtreedt u de wet van God, dan zondigt u. 10 Als iemand zich aan de hele wet van God houdt, maar die op één punt overtreedt, is hij in feite net zo schuldig als iemand die de hele wet heeft overtreden. 11 Want God, die gezegd heeft: ‘U mag geen overspel plegen,’ heeft ook gezegd: ‘U mag niemand doodslaan.’ Dus, als u de regel over het huwelijk niet hebt overtreden, maar wel iemand hebt vermoord, bent u toch schuldig aan het overtreden van Gods wet. 12 Spreek en handel dus volgens de wet die vrijheid brengt, want daarnaar zult u geoordeeld worden. Wees u goed bewust van wat u doet en denkt! 13 Als u geen medelijden met anderen hebt gehad, zal God ook geen medelijden met u hebben. Maar als u wel medelijden met anderen hebt gehad, zal Gods medelijden het winnen van zijn oordeel.
14 Broeders en zusters, wat voor zin heeft het te zeggen dat u christen bent als dat niet blijkt uit wat u voor anderen doet? Kunt u door zoʼn geloof gered worden? 15 Als uw vriend niet genoeg te eten krijgt en bijna geen kleren heeft en u zegt tegen hem: 16 ‘Het beste ermee, hoor! Vat geen kou en zorg dat je niet verhongert,’ is dat toch zinloos als u hem niet geeft wat hij nodig heeft?
17 Het is wel duidelijk dat geloof alleen niets te betekenen heeft. U moet het ook laten blijken uit wat u doet. Geloof dat niet uit daden blijkt, is geen geloof, het is dood en zinloos. 18 Iemand zou kunnen zeggen: ‘Och, het hangt er maar van af hoe je het bekijkt. De een legt de nadruk op het geloof, de ander op de daden.’ Wel, als dat zo is, hoe kunt u mij dan uw geloof laten zien, als dat niet uit uw daden blijkt? Ik zal u mijn geloof laten zien uit wat ik doe. 19 Durven sommigen van u nog te beweren dat ‘geloven alleen’ genoeg is? Gelooft u dat er maar één God is? Dat is goed, maar dat geloven de boze geesten ook en zij beven van angst voor Hem!
20 Dwazen! Wanneer zult u eens leren dat geloven geen zin heeft als u niet tegelijk ook dóet wat God van u vraagt? Geloof dat niet met daden samengaat, is geen echt geloof. 21 Weet u niet meer dat God onze voorvader Abraham rechtvaardigde om wat hij deed? Hij gehoorzaamde, zelfs al hield dat in dat hij zijn eigen zoon op een altaar moest offeren. 22 Ziet u wat ik bedoel? Hij geloofde God en deed precies wat God van hem vroeg. Zijn geloof werd pas écht geloof door wat hij deed. 23 In de Boeken staat het zo: ‘Abraham geloofde God en daarom beschouwde God hem als een rechtvaardig mens. God noemde hem zelfs zijn vriend.’ 24 Hieruit blijkt dus dat een mens gered wordt door wat hij gelooft én door wat hij doet. 25 De hoer Rachab is hier ook een voorbeeld van. Zij werd gered, omdat zij de Joodse boodschappers in haar huis verstopte en veilig de stad uit wist te krijgen, dus door haar daden. 26 Zoals een lichaam zonder geest dood is, zo is ook geloof zonder daden dood.
James 2
King James Version
2 My brethren, have not the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord of glory, with respect of persons.
2 For if there come unto your assembly a man with a gold ring, in goodly apparel, and there come in also a poor man in vile raiment;
3 And ye have respect to him that weareth the gay clothing, and say unto him, Sit thou here in a good place; and say to the poor, Stand thou there, or sit here under my footstool:
4 Are ye not then partial in yourselves, and are become judges of evil thoughts?
5 Hearken, my beloved brethren, Hath not God chosen the poor of this world rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he hath promised to them that love him?
6 But ye have despised the poor. Do not rich men oppress you, and draw you before the judgment seats?
7 Do not they blaspheme that worthy name by the which ye are called?
8 If ye fulfil the royal law according to the scripture, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself, ye do well:
9 But if ye have respect to persons, ye commit sin, and are convinced of the law as transgressors.
10 For whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet offend in one point, he is guilty of all.
11 For he that said, Do not commit adultery, said also, Do not kill. Now if thou commit no adultery, yet if thou kill, thou art become a transgressor of the law.
12 So speak ye, and so do, as they that shall be judged by the law of liberty.
13 For he shall have judgment without mercy, that hath shewed no mercy; and mercy rejoiceth against judgment.
14 What doth it profit, my brethren, though a man say he hath faith, and have not works? can faith save him?
15 If a brother or sister be naked, and destitute of daily food,
16 And one of you say unto them, Depart in peace, be ye warmed and filled; notwithstanding ye give them not those things which are needful to the body; what doth it profit?
17 Even so faith, if it hath not works, is dead, being alone.
18 Yea, a man may say, Thou hast faith, and I have works: shew me thy faith without thy works, and I will shew thee my faith by my works.
19 Thou believest that there is one God; thou doest well: the devils also believe, and tremble.
20 But wilt thou know, O vain man, that faith without works is dead?
21 Was not Abraham our father justified by works, when he had offered Isaac his son upon the altar?
22 Seest thou how faith wrought with his works, and by works was faith made perfect?
23 And the scripture was fulfilled which saith, Abraham believed God, and it was imputed unto him for righteousness: and he was called the Friend of God.
24 Ye see then how that by works a man is justified, and not by faith only.
25 Likewise also was not Rahab the harlot justified by works, when she had received the messengers, and had sent them out another way?
26 For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also.
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