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].
Milí bratři, ať žijete kdekoliv, přijměte pozdrav od Jakuba, služebníka Boha a Pána Ježíše Krista.
2 My fellow believers, rejoice greatly, [even] when you experience various kinds of difficulties/troubles.
Vím, že máte mnoho nesnází a pokušení. Radujte se z toho, protože čím obtížnější bude cesta vaší víry, tím více poroste vaše vytrvalost. Když ve všem obstojíte, stanete se skutečně zralými křesťany.
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.
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]).
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].
Nevíte-li, jak si počínat, žádejte Boha o moudrost a on vám ji dá štědře a rád.
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].
Proste o ni s důvěrou a bez pochyb. Ten, kdo pochybuje, podobá se mořské vlně hnané a zmítané větrem.
7 Indeed, people [who doubt] should not think that the Lord [God] will do anything [that they request him to do],
Takový člověk je rozpolcený a jeho rozhodnutí jsou nestálá. Kdo neprosí s vírou, nemůže očekávat od Pána odpověď.
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.
9 Believers who are poor should be happy [that God] considers them very valuable (OR, has exalted them [spiritually]) [MTY].
Křesťan, který nemá významné postavení v tomto světě, ať si je vědom bezvýznamnosti svého bohatství,
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].
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].
neboť pro Pána je pomíjivé právě tak jako květina, která v prudkém letním žáru uvadne a ztratí květy. Vždyť i nejvýznamnější člověk se vším, co vykonal, jednou vezme za své.
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.
Dobře bude tomu, kdo obstojí ve zkouškách. Jako odměnu obdrží život, který Pán slíbil těm, kdo ho milují.
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.
Uvědomte si, že žádné pokušení ke zlému nepřichází od Boha. Bohu je totiž každé zlo odporné a nikoho ke zlu nenavádí.
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].
Pokušení pochází z našich vlastních myšlenek a zlých tužeb.
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.
Zlé myšlenky jsou zárodkem hříchu a hřích vede k rozkladu a smrti.
16 My fellow believers whom I love, stop deceiving yourselves, [thinking that God does evil things].
Nedejte se oklamat, milí bratři!
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].
Všechno, co je dobré a dokonalé, pochází od Boha. On sice stvořil střídání světla a tmy, ale u něho samého není kolísání mezi dobrem a zlem.
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].
Ze své dobré vůle otevírá v Ježíši Kristu dveře do života a vy jste první, kdo jimi vešli.
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,
Drazí, nezapomeňte, že člověk má vždy s ochotou naslouchat, s rozvahou mluvit a nemá se dát vyprovokovat k hněvu.
20 because when any one [of you gets] angry, you will not be doing the righteous things that God [wants] you [to do].
Když se totiž člověk rozzlobí, nejedná tak, jak si Bůh přeje.
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].
Odstraňte ze svého života všechnu špinavost a zpupnost a vpusťte do něho Boží slovo, které má moc od základu vás proměnit.
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].
Ale pozor: Tomuto slovu musíte nejen naslouchat, ale také podle něho jednat.
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].
Jestliže někdo Božímu slovu pouze naslouchá a nepřizpůsobí svůj život tomu, co slyší, podobá se člověku, který se na sebe podívá do zrcadla, ale pak se otočí a zapomene na své nedostatky.
24 Although he looks at himself, he goes away [from the mirror] and immediately forgets what he looks like.
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.
Kdo se však pozorně zahledí do Božího zákona a pochopí, že ho jím Bůh nechce svázat, nýbrž osvobodit, nezůstane jen zapomnětlivým posluchačem, ale vede ho to k činům, které mu přinesou radost a štěstí.
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).
Kdo se považuje za křesťana a přitom nedovede ovládnout svůj ostrý jazyk, klame sám sebe a jeho zbožnost je bezcenná.
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.
Víte, co Bůh považuje za pravé a ryzí náboženství? Pomáhat osamělým a osiřelým v jejich těžkém údělu a nezadávat si se špínou světa.
