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Jak 2
Haitian Creole Version
Jak 2
Haitian Creole Version
2 ¶ Frè m' yo, nou menm ki gen konfyans nan Jezikri, Seyè nou an ki gen tout pouvwa pou li, nou pa dwe gade sou figi moun.
2 Sipoze de moun vin antre nan asanble nou, yonn gen yon bèl rechanj sou li ak yon bag an lò nan dwèt li, lòt la tou pòv ak yon rad chire sou li.
3 Si nou leve pou n' salwe nonm ki gen bèl rechanj lan, epi nou di li: Msye, chita la nan bon plas sa a, epi si nou di pòv la: Ou menm, kanpe bò la a, osinon, chita atè bò pye m' lan,
4 èske nou pa mete yon diferans nan mitan nou? Eske sa pa moutre nou gen move lide nan tèt nou lè n'ap jije moun?
5 Frè mwen renmen anpil yo, tande sa byen: Bondye chwazi moun ki pòv sou latè pou yo ka rich nan konfyans nan Bondye, pou yo ka jwenn pòsyon pa yo nan peyi li te pwomèt moun ki renmen l' yo.
6 Men, nou menm, se meprize n'ap meprize moun pòv yo! Eske se pa moun rich yo k'ap kraze nou, k'ap trennen nou nan tribinal?
7 Se yo menm tou k'ap pale bèl non Bondye ban nou an mal.
8 ¶ Jan sa ekri nan Liv la, lalwa gran Wa a di: Se pou ou renmen frè parèy ou tankou ou renmen pwòp tèt pa ou. Si nou fè sa, nou fè byen.
9 Men, si n'ap gade sou figi moun, nou fè peche. Lalwa ap kondannen nou pou dezobeyisans.
10 Paske, moun ki obsève tout lalwa a men ki dezobeyi yon sèl nan kòmandman yo, se tankou si l' te dezobeyi tout kòmandman yo.
11 Paske Bondye ki di: Pa fè adiltè, se li menm tou ki di: Pa touye moun. Konsa, menm si ou pa fè adiltè, men ou touye moun, ou dezobeyi lalwa a.
12 Se pou nou pale, se pou nou aji tankou moun ki gen pou pase anba jijman dapre lalwa ki ban nou libète a.
13 Paske, lè Bondye ap jije, l'ap san pitye pou moun ki te san pitye. Men, moun ki gen pitye pou lòt va soti tèt dwat lè jou jijman an.
14 ¶ Frè m' yo, kisa sa fè pou yon moun k'ap di li gen konfyans nan Bondye, si li pa fè bagay pou moutre li gen konfyans lan vre? Eske konfyans sa a ka delivre li?
15 Sipoze gen yon frè osinon yon sè ki toutouni, ki pa manje kont li chak jou,
16 si yonn nan nou di yo: Ou mèt ale. Chofe kò ou, manje plen vant ou, san li pa ba yo sa yo bezwen, kisa sa ap fè pou yo?
17 Konsa tou pou konfyans nan Bondye a: si l' pa fè nou fè sa ki byen, si l' rete pou kont li, li mouri.
18 Men, gen moun ki va di: Ou menm, ou gen konfyans. Mwen menm, mwen fè sa ki byen. M'a reponn li: Moutre m' ki jan ou ka gen konfyans san ou pa fè sa ki byen, mwen menm m'ap moutre ou jan mwen gen konfyans ak sa m'ap fè ki byen.
19 Ou kwè gen yon sèl Bondye. Ou fè byen. Denmon yo tou yo kwè sa, men y'ap tranble sitèlman yo pè.
20 Gade jan ou manke konprann! Eske ou vle wè ki jan konfyans pa vo anyen si l' pa mache ak sa ou fè ki byen?
21 Abraram granpapa nou, èske Bondye pa t' fè l' gras poutèt sa li te fè lè l' te ofri Izarak, pitit li a, sou lotèl la?
22 Ou wè. Konfyans li te mache ansanm ak sa li te fè. Konsa tou, sa l' te fè a te fè konfyans li vin bon nèt.
23 Se konsa, pawòl ki te ekri nan Liv la rive vre: Abraram te mete konfyans li nan Bondye, epi Bondye fè l' gras. Se sak fè yo te rele Abraram zanmi Bondye.
24 Ou wè: se pa sèlman paske yon moun gen konfyans kifè Bondye fè l' gras, men se paske li fè sa ki byen anmenmtan an tou.
25 Se menm jan an tou pou Rarab, fanm movèz vi a. Eske se pa t' poutèt sa l' te fè a Bondye te fè l' gras, lè l' te resevwa mesaje jwif yo, lè l' te fè yo pran yon lòt wout pou tounen lakay yo?
26 Menm jan yon kò ki san nanm se yon kò ki mouri, konsa tou, konfyans nan Bondye ki pa mache ak fè sa ki byen se yon konfyans ki mouri.
James 2
King James Version
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.
James 2
EasyEnglish Bible
James 2
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Every person has equal value
2 My Christian friends, you must be kind to everyone. You trust the Lord Jesus Christ, who is great in heaven. So do not think that anyone is more valuable than any other person.
2 When you are meeting together as believers, maybe two men will come to join with you. One of them is wearing beautiful clothes, and he has gold rings on his hands. The other man is poor, and he is wearing old clothes that are dirty. 3 You are kind to the man who is wearing beautiful clothes. You say to him, ‘Please sit here in this good place.’ But you say to the poor man, ‘Go and stand over there.’ Or you may say to him, ‘Sit on the floor near my feet.’ 4 If you do that, you are thinking bad thoughts. You have decided that one person among you is better than another person. You must not do that.
5 My Christian friends, listen to me. God has chosen to bless people who are poor in this world. He has helped them to trust him. So really they are rich. God will give to them a place in his kingdom. He has promised to do that for all people who love him. 6 But you have not been kind to people who are poor. You have caused them to feel ashamed. Who causes you to have troubles? It is the rich people! They are the people who want the judges to punish you. 7 It is the rich people who say bad things against the good name of Jesus Christ. And you are called Christians because you belong to him.
8 But the message of God's kingdom is this: ‘Love other people as much as you love yourself.’ That is what the Bible says. If you really do that, you do well. 9 But if you are kind to some people and you are not kind to others, then you are doing a bad thing. God's Law shows that you are wrong. 10 Even if you fail to obey only one rule in God's Law, it means that you are guilty. It is the same as if you fail to obey all God's Law. 11 For example, God has said in his Law, ‘You must not have sex with anyone who is not your husband or your wife.’ But God has also said, ‘Do not kill another person.’ Perhaps you do not have sex in a wrong way like that. But if you then murder someone, God's Law shows that you are still wrong.
12 Remember that God will judge you one day. When he does that, he will use a law which makes us free. So remember this in everything that you say and in everything that you do. 13 God will not forgive anyone who has not forgiven other people. But God is kind! He judges us, but even more than that, he forgives us!
Believe God and do good things
14 My Christian brothers, you say that you believe in God. Then you must show this in the things that you do. If not, your faith will not help you. It will not save you. 15 For example, maybe a believer does not have enough clothes to wear or enough food to eat. 16 Then one of you may say to them, ‘Go with God's peace! I pray that you will be warm. I pray that you will eat well.’ But if you do not give to them what they need, that does not help them at all. 17 How we believe in God is also like that. If our faith does not lead us to do good things, then it is not worth anything. It is dead!
18 Someone may say, ‘You believe in God, but I do good things to help people.’ Then I would say, ‘You cannot show me that you believe in God if you do not do good things. I do good things, and that shows that I really believe in God.’ 19 You believe that there is only one God. That is good! But even the demons believe that! And it makes them very afraid.
20 You fool! If someone's faith does not lead them to do good things, it is not worth anything. You should know that! 21 Think about our ancestor Abraham. He offered his son Isaac on the altar as a gift to God.[a] Because he did that good thing, God accepted him as right with himself. 22 Abraham believed in God, and he did what God asked him to do. So you can see that both of these were necessary. When he did this good thing, he showed that he believed in God completely. 23 The Bible tells us what happened. It says, ‘Abraham believed God. As a result, God accepted Abraham as right with him.’[b] God also called Abraham his friend.
24 So you see how God accepts someone as right with himself. That person must not only believe in God. He must also do good things to show that he has faith.
25 It was the same with Rahab, long ago. She was a prostitute. She helped some of God's people who came to her house. She kept them safe from their enemies and she sent them away again by a different road.[c] Because she did those good things, God accepted her as right with himself. 26 If our bodies have no spirit, they are dead. In the same way, if our faith does not lead us to do good things, it is dead.
Footnotes
- 2:21 See Genesis 22.
- 2:23 See Genesis 15:6.
- 2:25 See Joshua 2:1-22; 6:23.
James 2
New International Version
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
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