James 2
1 My fellow believers, [because] you trust our Lord Jesus Christ, the one who is glorious/wonderful, stop honoring some people more than others.
Meus irmãos, não guardem a fé de nosso glorioso Senhor Jesus Cristo com parcialidade.
2 [For example], suppose that a person who wears gold rings and fine clothes enters your meeting place. Then suppose that a poor person who wears shabby/ragged clothes also comes in.
Pois se entrar em sua sinagoga um homem com um anel de ouro, em roupa fina, e entrar também um pobre homem em roupa suja,
3 And [suppose] that you (show special attention to/treat better) the one who is dressed in fine clothes by saying, “Sit here in this good seat!” and you say to the poor one, “Stand there or sit on the floor [MTY]!”
e você prestar atenção especial àquele que veste a roupa fina e diz: “Sente-se aqui em um bom lugar”; e você diz ao pobre homem: “Fique aí” ou “Sente-se ao pé do meu escabelo”
4 Then you have obviously [RHQ] caused divisions in the congregation (OR, you are clearly treating one better than the others, and you are using evil [motives/reasons] to ([evaluate people/decide whether people are important or not])).
haven você não mostra parcialidade entre vocês, e se torna juiz com pensamentos malignos?
5 Listen [to me], my fellow believers whom I love: God has chosen [RHQ] poor people whom [unbelievers consider to] possess nothing of value, [so that he might bless them] greatly [because] they trust [in him], and in order that they will enter the place where [he] will rule [MET] [forever]. That is what he has promised to those who love him.
Escutem, meus queridos irmãos. Deus não escolheu aqueles que são pobres neste mundo para serem ricos na fé e herdeiros do Reino que ele prometeu àqueles que o amam?
6 But you dishonor the poor people. Think about it! (It is rich people, [not poor people], who are causing you to suffer!/Isn’t it rich people, [not poor people], who are oppressing you?) [RHQ] (It is [the rich people] who forcibly take you to court [to accuse you in front of judges]!/Is it not [the rich people] who forcibly take you to court [to accuse you in front of judges]?) [RHQ]
Mas vocês desonraram o pobre homem. Os ricos não o oprimem e o arrastam pessoalmente diante dos tribunais?
7 (And they are the ones who say evil things about Jesus Christ, the one who is worthy [of praise], to whom you belong!/Are they not the ones who say evil things about Jesus Christ, the one who is worthy [of praise], to whom you belong?) [RHQ]
Eles não blasfemam o honorável nome pelo qual você é chamado?
8 In the Scriptures [God has commanded] each of you to love other people like you love yourself. That commandment was [also given] by [Jesus our] King [MTY]. If you [are loving others], you are doing what is right.
Entretanto, se você cumprir a lei real de acordo com a Escritura: “Amarás o teu próximo como a ti mesmo”, você se sai bem.
9 But if you honor some people more than others, you are (doing wrong/sinning). And because you [do not do what God commanded us to do], he condemns you [PRS] because you disobey his laws.
Mas se você demonstrar parcialidade, você comete pecado, sendo condenado pela lei como transgressor.
10 Do not forget that those who disobey only one of God’s laws, even if they obey all [his other] laws, [God considers them] to be [as guilty as anyone who has disobeyed] all [of] God’s [laws].
Para quem cumpre toda a lei, e ainda tropeça em um ponto, ele se tornou culpado de todos.
11 For example, [God] said, “Do not commit adultery,” but he also said, “Do not murder anyone.” [So] if you [(sg)] do not commit adultery but you [(sg)] murder someone, you [(sg)] have become a person who disobeys [God’s] laws.
Para aquele que disse: “Não cometa adultério”, também disse: “Não cometa assassinato”. Agora, se não comete adultério, mas mata, tornou-se um transgressor da lei.
12 Continually speak and act [toward others] as people should who will be judged {whom [God] will judge} by the law that frees us [from being punished] {[God punishing us]} [for our sins].
Assim fala e assim faz como homens que devem ser julgados pela lei da liberdade.
13 [Speak and act like that], because when [God] judges us, he will not act mercifully toward those who do not act mercifully toward others. But when we [are] merciful [to others, we can rejoice], because [our being] merciful [shows] that [we are acting like people whom God] has mercifully saved from being judged (OR, [we can rejoice] because [God] will judge us mercifully).
Pois o julgamento é sem misericórdia para aquele que não demonstrou misericórdia. A misericórdia triunfa sobre o julgamento.
14 My fellow believers, [there are some people who say], “I believe [in the Lord Jesus Christ],” but they do not do good things [for other people]. (Their saying that will certainly not do them any good!/What good will their saying that do for them?) [RHQ] [God] will certainly not save [people like that who say that they believe, but do not do good things]! [RHQ]
De que serve, meus irmãos, se um homem diz ter fé, mas não tem obras? A fé pode salvá-lo?
15 [To illustrate], suppose that fellow believers, either men or women, don’t have enough clothing or food for each day.
E se um irmão ou irmã estiver nu e sem comida diária,
16 And suppose that one of you says to them, “May [God] bless you and supply the clothing and food that you need!” but you [(sg)] do not give them the things that they need. (That would be no help [to them]!/What help is that [to them]?) [RHQ]
e um de vocês lhes disser: “Vão em paz”. Sejam aquecidos e cheios”; no entanto, vocês não lhes deram as coisas que o corpo precisa, de que lhes serve?
17 Similarly, [those who do] not do good things [to help others, what they have said about] their believing [in Christ] is [as useless] [MET] [as] a dead person [is useless]. They do not [really believe in Christ].
Mesmo assim, a fé, se não tem obras, está morta em si mesma.
18 But someone may say [to me], “[God saves] some people only [because] they trust [in him], and [he saves] others [because] they do good deeds [to people].” [I would answer that person], “[You(sg) cannot] prove to me that people truly trust [in God if] they do not do good things [for others]. But by doing good things [for others] I will prove to you that I truly trust [in God”]
Sim, um homem dirá: “Você tem fé, e eu tenho obras”. Mostre-me sua fé sem obras, e eu lhe mostrarei minha fé por minhas obras.
19 [Think about it]! You believe that there is only one God, and you are right [to believe that]. But the demons also believe that, but they tremble [with fear because they know that God is going to punish them].
Você acredita que Deus é um só. Você se sai bem. Os demônios também acreditam - e estremecem.
20 Also, you foolish person, I will [RHQ] prove to you [(sg)] that [if someone says], “I trust [in God],” but he does not do good things, [what that person says] will not benefit him.
Mas você quer saber, homem vaidoso, que a fé, além das obras, está morta?
21 (It was certainly [because of] what our [revered] ancestor Abraham did, when he [prepared to] sacrifice his son Isaac, that he was considered [by God] {that [God] considered him} to be a righteous, [obedient] person./Was it not [because of] what our [revered] ancestor Abraham did, when he [prepared to] sacrifice his son Isaac, that he was considered [by God] {that [God] considered him} to be a righteous, [obedient] person?) [RHQ]
Não foi Abraão nosso pai justificado pelas obras, na medida em que ofereceu Isaac seu filho no altar?
22 You [(sg)] can realize that he was not only trusting [in God], but he was also doing [what God told him to do], and [you(sg) can realize] that he was able to trust [in God more] completely because of having done [what God told him to do].
Você vê que a fé trabalhou com suas obras, e por obras a fé foi aperfeiçoada.
23 And [so it happened as it is written in the] Scriptures: “Because Abraham truly trusted in God, he was considered [by God] to be {[God] considered that he was} righteous.” And [God also] said [about Abraham], “He is my friend.”
Assim se cumpriu a Escritura que diz: “Abraão acreditou em Deus, e isso foi considerado a ele como justiça”, e ele foi chamado de amigo de Deus.
24 [From the example of Abraham], you can realize that it is because people do good things that [God] considers them to be righteous, and not only because they trust [in him].
Vê-se então que pelas obras um homem é justificado, e não apenas pela fé.
25 Similarly, it was certainly [RHQ] [because of] what Rahab did, that [God] considered her to be a righteous, [obedient] person. Rahab was [previously] a prostitute, but she cared for the Israelite men who came [to] ([spy out the land/see what that area was like]) and she [helped them to escape by] sending them home on a different road [from the one that they came on].
Da mesma forma, não era Rahab a prostituta também justificada pelas obras quando recebeu os mensageiros e os enviou de outro modo?
26 Remember that when our spirits [permanently leave our] bodies, [our bodies] are dead [and useless]. Similarly [SIM], [if someone says], “I trust [in God],” but does not do [things to help others, what that person says about trusting in God] is useless.
Pois como o corpo à parte do espírito está morto, mesmo assim, a fé à parte das obras está morta.
