James 1
1 [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].
James, servo de Deus e do Senhor Jesus Cristo, às doze tribos que estão na Dispersão: Saudações.
2 My fellow believers, rejoice greatly, [even] when you experience various kinds of difficulties/troubles.
Conte com toda a alegria, meus irmãos, quando você cair em várias tentações,
3 [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.
sabendo que o teste de sua fé produz a resistência.
4 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]).
Deixem que a resistência tenha seu trabalho perfeito, para que vocês possam ser perfeitos e completos, sem nada.
5 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].
Mas se algum de vocês não tiver sabedoria, que peça a Deus, que dá a todos liberalmente e sem repreensão, e ela lhe será dada.
6 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].
Mas que peça com fé, sem qualquer dúvida, pois quem duvida é como uma onda do mar, impulsionada pelo vento e atirada.
7 Indeed, people [who doubt] should not think that the Lord [God] will do anything [that they request him to do],
Pois aquele homem não deve pensar que receberá nada do Senhor.
8 [because they are] people who cannot decide [whether they will commit themselves to God, and they are] unstable/undecided in everything that they do.
Ele é um homem de dupla mente, instável em todos os seus modos.
9 Believers who are poor should be happy [that God] considers them very valuable (OR, has exalted them [spiritually]) [MTY].
Let o irmão em circunstâncias humildes se gloria em sua alta posição;
10 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].
e o rico, em que se torna humilde, porque como a flor na grama, ele falecerá.
11 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].
Pois o sol nasce com o vento abrasador e murcha a grama; e a flor nela cai, e a beleza de sua aparência perece. Assim, o homem rico também se desvanecerá em suas perseguições.
12 [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.
Bendito é uma pessoa que suporta a tentação, pois quando for aprovado, receberá a coroa da vida que o Senhor prometeu àqueles que o amam.
13 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.
Que nenhum homem diga quando for tentado, “Eu sou tentado por Deus”, pois Deus não pode ser tentado pelo mal, e ele mesmo não tenta ninguém.
14 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].
Mas cada um é tentado quando é atraído por sua própria luxúria e seduzido.
15 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.
Então a luxúria, quando concebida, carrega o pecado. O pecado, quando está em pleno crescimento, produz a morte.
16 My fellow believers whom I love, stop deceiving yourselves, [thinking that God does evil things].
Não se deixem enganar, meus amados irmãos.
17 [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].
Todo dom bom e todo dom perfeito vem de cima, vindo do Pai das luzes, com o qual não pode haver variação nem sombra que se transforma.
18 [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].
De sua própria vontade, ele nos deu à luz pela palavra da verdade, que devemos ser uma espécie de primícias de suas criaturas.
19 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,
Portanto, meus amados irmãos, que cada homem seja rápido a ouvir, lento a falar e lento a irar-se;
20 because when any one [of you gets] angry, you will not be doing the righteous things that God [wants] you [to do].
pois a raiva do homem não produz a justiça de Deus.
21 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].
Portanto, afastando toda imundícia e transbordamento de maldade, recebam com humildade a palavra implantada, que é capaz de salvar suas almas.
22 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].
Mas sejam fazedores da palavra, e não apenas ouvintes, iludindo a si mesmos.
23 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].
Pois se alguém é um ouvinte da palavra e não um fazedor, é como um homem olhando seu rosto natural em um espelho;
24 Although he looks at himself, he goes away [from the mirror] and immediately forgets what he looks like.
pois ele se vê, e vai embora, e imediatamente esquece que tipo de homem ele era.
25 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.
Mas aquele que olha para a lei perfeita da liberdade e continua, não sendo um ouvinte que esquece, mas um executor do trabalho, este homem será abençoado no que ele faz.
26 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).
Se alguém entre vocês se julga religioso enquanto não se refreia, mas engana seu coração, a religião deste homem é inútil.
27 [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.
A religião pura e imaculada diante de nosso Deus e Pai é esta: visitar os órfãos e as viúvas em sua aflição, e manter a si mesmo sem ser manchado pelo mundo.
