Jakobus 1 | English Standard Version الكتاب المقدس

Jakobus 1 | English Standard Version

Greeting

1 James, a servant* of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, To the twelve tribes in the Dispersion: Greetings.

Testing of Your Faith

2 Count it all joy, my brothers,* when you meet trials of various kinds, 3 for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness. 4 And let steadfastness have its full effect, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing. 5 If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives generously to all without reproach, and it will be given him. 6 But let him ask in faith, with no doubting, for the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea that is driven and tossed by the wind. 7 For that person must not suppose that he will receive anything from the Lord; 8 he is a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways. 9 Let the lowly brother boast in his exaltation, 10 and the rich in his humiliation, because like a flower of the grass* he will pass away. 11 For the sun rises with its scorching heat and withers the grass; its flower falls, and its beauty perishes. So also will the rich man fade away in the midst of his pursuits. 12 Blessed is the man who remains steadfast under trial, for when he has stood the test he will receive the crown of life, which God has promised to those who love him. 13 Let no one say when he is tempted, “I am being tempted by God,” for God cannot be tempted with evil, and he himself tempts no one. 14 But each person is tempted when he is lured and enticed by his own desire. 15 Then desire when it has conceived gives birth to sin, and sin when it is fully grown brings forth death. 16 Do not be deceived, my beloved brothers. 17 Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow due to change.* 18 Of his own will he brought us forth by the word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures.

Hearing and Doing the Word

19 Know this, my beloved brothers: let every person be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger; 20 for the anger of man does not produce the righteousness of God. 21 Therefore put away all filthiness and rampant wickedness and receive with meekness the implanted word, which is able to save your souls. 22 But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves. 23 For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man who looks intently at his natural face in a mirror. 24 For he looks at himself and goes away and at once forgets what he was like. 25 But the one who looks into the perfect law, the law of liberty, and perseveres, being no hearer who forgets but a doer who acts, he will be blessed in his doing. 26 If anyone thinks he is religious and does not bridle his tongue but deceives his heart, this person’s religion is worthless. 27 Religion that is pure and undefiled before God the Father is this: to visit orphans and widows in their affliction, and to keep oneself unstained from the world.

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الكتاب المقدس
1 مِنْ يَعْقُوبَ، عَبْدِ اللهِ وَالرَّبِّ يَسُوعَ الْمَسِيحِ، إِلَى أَسْبَاطِ الْيَهُودِ الاثْنَيْ عَشَرَ، الْمُشَتَّتِينَ فِي كُلِّ مَكَانٍ سَلامٌ!

التجارب والمحن

2 يَا إِخْوَتِي، عِنْدَمَا تَنْزِلُ بِكُمُ التَّجَارِبُ وَالْمِحَنُ الْمُخْتَلِفَةُ، اعْتَبِرُوهَا سَبِيلاً إِلَى الْفَرَحِ الْكُلِّيِّ. 3 وَكُونُوا عَلَى ثِقَةٍ بِأَنَّ امْتِحَانَ إِيمَانِكُمْ هَذَا يُنْتِجُ صَبْراً. 4 وَدَعُوا الصَّبْرَ يَعْمَلُ عَمَلَهُ الْكَامِلَ فِيكُمْ، لِكَيْ يَكْتَمِلَ نُضْجُكُمْ وَتَصِيرُوا أَقْوِيَاءَ قَادِرِينَ عَلَى مُوَاجَهَةِ جَمِيعِ الأَحْوَالِ. 5 وَإِنْ كَانَ أَحَدٌ مِنْكُمْ بِحَاجَةٍ إِلَى الْحِكْمَةِ، فَلْيَطْلُبْ مِنَ اللهِ الَّذِي يُعْطِي الْجَمِيعَ بِسَخَاءٍ وَلا يُعَيِّرُ. فَسَيُعْطَى لَهُ. 6 وَإِنَّمَا، عَلَيْهِ أَنْ يَطْلُبَ ذَلِكَ بِإِيمَانٍ، دُونَ أَيِّ تَرَدُّدٍ أَوْ شَكٍّ. فَإِنَّ الَّذِي يَشُكُّ يُشْبِهُ مَوْجَةَ الْبَحْرِ، تَتَلاعَبُ بِها الرِّيَاحُ فَتَقْذِفُهَا وَتَرُدُّهَا! 7 فَلا يَتَوَهَّمِ الْمُرْتَابُ أَنَّهُ يَنَالُ شَيْئاً مِنَ الرَّبِّ. 8 فَعِنْدَمَا يَكُونُ الإِنْسَانُ بِرَأْيَيْنِ، لَا يَثْبُتُ عَلَى قَرَارٍ فِي جَمِيعِ أُمُورِهِ. 9 مَنْ كَانَ فَقِيراً وَأَخاً مُؤْمِناً، فَلْيُسَرَّ بِمَقَامِهِ الَّذِي رَفَعَهُ اللهُ إِلَيْهِ. 10 وَأَمَّا الْغَنِيُّ، فَعَلَيْهِ أَنْ يُدْرِكَ أَنَّ مَالَهُ لَا يُغْنِيهِ عَنِ اللهِ: لأَنَّ نِهَايَتَهُ سَتَكُونُ كَنِهَايَةِ الأَعْشَابِ الْمُزْهِرَةِ. 11 فَعِنْدَمَا تُشْرِقُ الشَّمْسُ بِحَرِّهَا الْمُحْرِقِ، تُيَبِّسُ تِلْكَ الأَعْشَابَ، فَيَسْقُطُ زَهْرُهَا، وَيَتَلاشَى جَمَالُ مَنْظَرِهَا. هَكَذَا يَذْبُلُ الْغَنِيُّ فِي طُرُقِهِ! 12 طُوبَى لِمَنْ يَتَحَمَّلُ الْمِحْنَةَ بِصَبْرٍ. فَإِنَّهُ، بَعْدَ أَنْ يَجْتَازَ الامْتِحَانَ بِنَجَاحٍ، سَيَنَالُ «إِكْلِيلَ الْحَيَاةِ» الَّذِي وَعَدَ بِهِ الرَّبُّ مُحِبِّيهِ! 13 وَإذَا تَعَرَّضَ أَحَدٌ لِتَجْرِبَةٍ مَا، فَلا يَقُلْ: «إِنَّ اللهَ يُجَرِّبُنِي!» ذَلِكَ لأَنَّ اللهَ لَا يُمْكِنُ أَنْ يُجَرِّبَهُ الشَّرُّ، وَهُوَ لَا يُجَرِّبُ بِهِ أَحَداً. 14 وَلَكِنَّ الإِنْسَانَ يَسْقُطُ فِي التَّجْرِبَةِ حِينَ يَنْدَفِعُ مَخْدُوعاً وَرَاءَ شَهْوَتِهِ. 15 فَإِذَا مَا حَبِلَتِ الشَّهْوَةُ وَلَدَتِ الْخَطِيئَةَ. وَمَتَى نَضَجَتِ الْخَطِيئَةُ، أَنْتَجَتِ الْمَوْتَ. 16 فَيَا إِخْوَتِي الأَحِبَّاءَ، لَا تَضِلُّوا: 17 إِنَّ كُلَّ عَطِيَّةٍ صَالِحَةٍ وَهِبَةٍ كَامِلَةٍ إِنَّمَا تَنْزِلُ مِنْ فَوْقُ، مِنْ عِنْدِ أَبِي الأَنْوَارِ الَّذِي لَيْسَ فِيهِ تَحَوُّلٌ، وَلا ظِلٌّ لأَنَّهُ لَا يَدُورُ. 18 وَهُوَ قَدْ شَاءَ أَنْ يَجْعَلَنَا أَوْلاداً لَهُ، فَوَلَدَنَا بِكَلِمَتِهِ، كَلِمَةِ الْحَقِّ. وَغَايَتُهُ أَنْ نَكُونَ بَاكُورَةَ خَلِيقَتِهِ.

اسمعوا واعملوا

19 لِذَلِكَ، يَا إِخْوَتِي الأَحِبَّاءَ، عَلَى كُلِّ وَاحِدٍ مِنْكُمْ أَنْ يَكُونَ مُسْرِعاً إِلَى الإِصْغَاءِ، غَيْرَ مُتَسَرِّعٍ فِي الْكَلامِ، بَطِيءَ الْغَضَبِ. 20 لأَنَّ الإِنْسَانَ، إِذَا غَضِبَ، لَا يَعْمَلُ الصَّلاحَ الَّذِي يُرِيدُهُ اللهُ. 21 إِذَنْ، تَخَلَّصُوا مِنْ كُلِّ مَا فِي حَيَاتِكُمْ مِنْ نَجَاسَةٍ وَشَرٍّ مُتَزَايِدٍ. وَلْيَكُنْ قُبُولُكُمْ الْكَلِمَةَ الَّتِي غَرَسَهَا اللهُ فِي قُلُوبِكُمْ، قُبُولاً وَدِيعاً. فَهِيَ الْقَادِرَةُ أَنْ تُخَلِّصَ نُفُوسَكُمْ. 22 لَا تَكْتَفُوا فَقَطْ بِسَمَاعِهَا، بَلِ اعْمَلُوا بِها، وَإلَّا كُنْتُمْ تَغُشُّونَ أَنْفُسَكُمْ. 23 فَالَّذِي يَسْمَعُ الْكَلِمَةَ وَلا يَعْمَلُ بِها، يَكُونُ كَمَنْ يَنْظُرُ إِلَى الْمِرْآةِ لِيُشَاهِدَ وَجْهَهُ فِيهَا. 24 وَبَعْدَ أَنْ يَرَى نَفْسَهُ، يَذْهَبُ فَيَنْسَى صُورَتَهُ حَالاً. 25 أَمَّا الَّذِي يَنْظُرُ بِالتَّدْقِيقِ فِي الْقَانُونِ الْكَامِلِ، قَانُونِ الْحُرِّيَّةِ، وَيُوَاظِبُ عَلَى ذَلِكَ، فَيَكُونُ كَمَنْ يَعْمَلُ بِالْكَلِمَةِ لَا كَمَنْ يَسْمَعُهَا وَيَنْسَاهَا، فَإِنَّ اللهَ يُبَارِكُهُ كَثِيراً فِي كُلِّ مَا يَعْمَلُهُ. 26 وَإِنْ ظَنَّ أَحَدٌ أَنَّهُ مُتَدَيِّنٌ، وَهُوَ لَا يُلْجِمُ لِسَانَهُ، فَإِنَّهُ يَغُشُّ قَلْبَهُ، وَدِيَانَتُهُ غَيْرُ نَافِعَةٍ! 27 فَالدِّيَانَةُ الطَّاهِرَةُ النَّقِيَّةُ فِي نَظَرِ اللهِ الآبِ تَظْهَرُ فِي زِيَارَةِ الأَيْتَامِ وَالأَرَامِلِ لإِعَانَتِهِمْ فِي ضِيقِهِمْ، وَفِي صِيَانَةِ النَّفْسِ مِنَ التَّلَوُّثِ بِفَسَادِ الْعَالَمِ.