James 1
1 ମୁଁ ପରମେଶ୍ବର ଓ ପ୍ରଭୁ ଯୀଶୁଖ୍ରୀଷ୍ଟଙ୍କର ଜଣେ ସବେକ ଯାକୁବ, ସାରା ପୃଥିବୀ ରେ ବ୍ଯାପି ହାଇେ ରହିଥିବା ପ୍ରଭୁଙ୍କ ଲୋକମାନଙ୍କୁ ନମସ୍କାର ଜଣାଏ।
2 ମାେ ଭାଇ ଓ ଭଉଣୀମାନେ, ତୁମ୍ଭମାନେେ ଅନକେ ପ୍ରକାରର ଅସୁବିଧାର ସମ୍ମୁଖୀନ ହବେ। କିନ୍ତୁ ଏପରି ହେଲା ବେଳେ ତୁମ୍ଭମାନେେ ଅଧିକ ଖୁସି ହବୋ ଉଚିତ୍।
3 କାରଣ ତୁମ୍ଭେ ଜାଣିଛ ଯେ, ଏହି ଅସୁବିଧାଗୁଡ଼ିକ ତୁମ୍ଭର ବିଶ୍ବାସକୁ ପରୀକ୍ଷା କରେ, ଓ ଏଗୁଡ଼ିକ ତୁମ୍ଭର ର୍ଧୈୟ୍ଯ ଜନ୍ମାଏ।
4 ତୁମ୍ଭ କାମଗୁଡ଼ିକରେ ତୁମ୍ଭର ର୍ଧୈୟ୍ଯକୁ ସମ୍ପୂର୍ଣ୍ଣ ରୂପେ ପ୍ରକାଶିତ ହବୋକୁ ଦିଅ। ତବେେ ଯାଇ ତୁମ୍ଭେ ସିଦ୍ଧ ଓ ସମ୍ପୂର୍ଣ୍ଣ ହବେ। ତୁମ୍ଭର ପ୍ରେତ୍ୟକକ ଆବଶ୍ଯକ ବିଷୟ ତୁମ୍ଭେ ପାଇବ।
5 କିନ୍ତୁ ତୁମ୍ଭ ଭିତରୁ ଯଦି କହେି ଜ୍ଞାନର ଆବଶ୍ଯକ କରେ, ତା ହେଲେ ତୁମ୍ଭେ ଏହା ପରମେଶ୍ବରଙ୍କୁ ମାଗିବା ଉଚିତ। ପରମେଶ୍ବର ଅତ୍ଯନ୍ତ ଦୟାଳୁ ଅଟନ୍ତି। ସେ ସମସ୍ତଙ୍କୁ ଜ୍ଞାନ ଦବୋ ରେ ଆନନ୍ଦ ଅନୁଭବ କରନ୍ତି। ଅତଏବ ପରମେଶ୍ବର ତୁମ୍ଭକୁ ଜ୍ଞାନ ଦବେେ।
6 କିନ୍ତୁ ତୁମ୍ଭେ ଯେତବେେଳେ ପରମେଶ୍ବରଙ୍କୁ ମାଗିଥାଅ, ସେତବେେଳେ ତୁମ୍ଭକୁ ବିଶ୍ବାସ କରିବାକୁ ପଡ଼ିବ। ପରମେଶ୍ବରଙ୍କୁ ସନ୍ଦହେ କର ନାହିଁ। ସନ୍ଦହେୀ ଲୋକ ସମୁଦ୍ରର ଢ଼େଉ ଭଳି। ପବନ ଢ଼େଉକୁ ଉପରକୁ ଉଠାଏ ଓ ତଳକୁ ପକାଏ, ସନ୍ଦହେୀ ଲୋକ ସହେି ଢ଼େଉ ଭଳି।
7 ସନ୍ଦହେୀ ଲୋକ ଏକାଥରକେ ଦୁଇଟି କଥା ଭାବେ। ତେଣୁ ସେ କରୁଥିବା କୌଣସି ବିଷୟ ରେ ନିଷ୍ପତ୍ତି ନଇେପା ରେ ନାହିଁ।
8 ସଭେଳି ଲୋକ ପ୍ରଭୁଙ୍କଠାରୁ କିଛି ପାଇବ ବୋଲି ଆଶା କରିବା ଉଚିତ ନୁହେଁ।
9 ଯଦି ଜଣେ ବିଶ୍ବାସୀ ଗରିବ ହାଇେଥାଏ, ତବେେ ପରମେଶ୍ବର ତାହାକୁ ଆତ୍ମିକ ଭାବେ ଧନୀ କରିଥିବାରୁ, ସେ ଗର୍ବ କରିବା ଉଚିତ।
10 ସହେିପରି ଜଣେ ଧନୀ ବିଶ୍ବାସୀ ଯେ ଆତ୍ମିକ ଭାବରେ ଗରିବ, ତାହା ପରମେଶ୍ବର ତାହାକୁ ଦଖାଇେ ଦଇେଥିବାରୁ, ସେ ଗର୍ବ କରିବା ଉଚିତ। ଧନୀଲୋକ ଜଣକ ଘାସର ଫୁଲ ଭଳି ଝଡ଼ିପଡ଼ି ମରିୟିବ।
11 ସୂର୍ୟ୍ଯ ଉଦୟ ହାଇେ ଅଧିକ ଉତ୍ତପ୍ତ କରେ। ସୂର୍ୟ୍ଯର ଉତ୍ତାପ ଚାରା ଗଛଟିକୁ ଶୁଖଇେ ଦିଏ। ଫୁଲ ଝଡ଼ି ଯାଏ। ସହେି ଫୁଲ ଅତି ସୁନ୍ଦର ଥିଲା, କିନ୍ତୁ ଏବେ ତାହା ମୃତ ହେଲା। ଧନୀଲୋକର କଥା ମଧ୍ଯ ଠିକ୍ ସହେିଭଳି। ସେ ତାହାର ବ୍ଯବସାୟ ଲାଗି ଯୋଜନା କରୁଥିବା ବେଳେ ମରିୟିବ।
12 ଯେଉଁ ବ୍ଯକ୍ତି ପରୀକ୍ଷିତ ହାଇେ ଦୃଢ଼ ରହି ପା ରେ, ସେ ଖୁସି ହବୋ କଥା। କାରଣ, ସେ ତାହାର ବିଶ୍ବାସକୁ ଦୃଢ଼ ବୋଲି ପ୍ରମାଣିତ କରି ସାରିଲା ପରେ, ପରମେଶ୍ବର ତାହାକୁ ଅନନ୍ତ ଜୀବନର ପୁରସ୍କାର ଦବେେ। ପରମେଶ୍ବରଙ୍କୁ ପ୍ ରମେ କରୁଥିବା ସବୁ ଲୋକଙ୍କୁ ପରମେଶ୍ବର ଏହି ପ୍ରତିଜ୍ଞା ଦଇେଛନ୍ତି।
13 ଯେତବେେଳେ ଜଣେ ବ୍ଯକ୍ତି ପରୀକ୍ଷିତ ହୁଏ, ସେ କହିବା ଉଚିତ ନୁହେଁ ଯେ, ପରମେଶ୍ବର ମାେତେ ପରୀକ୍ଷା କରୁଛନ୍ତି। କାରଣ ମନ୍ଦତା ପରମେଶ୍ବରଙ୍କୁ ପରୀକ୍ଷା କରିପା ରେ ନାହିଁ। ଏବଂ ପରମେଶ୍ବର ନିଜେ କାହାକୁ ପରୀକ୍ଷା କରନ୍ତି ନାହିଁ।
14 ପ୍ରେତ୍ୟକକ ବ୍ଯକ୍ତି ତା'ର ନିଜର ମନ୍ଦ ପ୍ରବୃତ୍ତି ଯୋଗୁ ପରୀକ୍ଷିତ ହୁଏ। ତାହାର ମନ୍ଦ ଇଚ୍ଛା ତାହାକୁ ଭସାଇ ନିଏ ଓ ବାନ୍ଧି ରେଖ।
15 ଏହି ଇଚ୍ଛା ହିଁ ପାପକୁ ଜାତ କରେ। ଏହି ପାପ ବଢ଼ି ମୃତ୍ଯୁକୁ ଜନ୍ମ ଦିଏ।
16 ମାେ ଭାଇ ଓ ଭଉଣୀମାନେ ! ଏହି ବିଷୟ ରେ କୌଣସି ପ୍ରକାର ମୂର୍ଖାମୀ ରେ ପଡ଼ ନାହିଁ।
17 ପ୍ରେତ୍ୟକକ ଉତ୍ତମ ବିଷୟ ଓ ସିଦ୍ଧ ଦାନ ପରମେଶ୍ବରଙ୍କଠାରୁ ଆସିଥାଏ। ଯେଉଁ ପରମପିତା ଆକାଶସ୍ଥ ସମସ୍ତ ଜ୍ଯୋତିର୍ଗଣ ସୂର୍ୟ୍ଯ, ଚନ୍ଦ୍ର, ତାରାଙ୍କୁ ନିର୍ମାଣ କରିଛନ୍ତି, ତାହାଙ୍କଠାରୁ ଏହି ସମସ୍ତ ଉତ୍ତମ ଦାନ ଆ ସେ। ପରମେଶ୍ବର ପରିବର୍ତ୍ତନ ହୁଅନ୍ତି ନାହିଁ, ସେ ସର୍ବଦା ସମାନ ଅଟନ୍ତି।
18 ସତ୍ଯ ବାକ୍ଯ ଦ୍ବାରା ସେ ଆମ୍ଭକୁ ଜୀବନ ଦାନ ଦବୋ ନିମନ୍ତେ ସ୍ଥିର କଲେ। ତାହାଙ୍କ ସୃଷ୍ଟ ସମସ୍ତ ବସ୍ତୁ ମଧ୍ଯରୁ ଆମ୍ଭମାନଙ୍କୁ ସର୍ବାଧିକ ମହତ୍ବପୂର୍ଣ୍ଣ କରିବା ତାହାଙ୍କର ଇଚ୍ଛା ଥିଲା।
19 ମାେ ପ୍ରିୟ ଭାଇ ଓ ଭଉଣୀମାନେ, କହିବା ଅପେକ୍ଷା ଶୁଣିବା ରେ ବେଶି ଇଚ୍ଛୁକ ହୁଅ। ସଜହଜ ରେ ରାଗି ଯାଅ ନାହିଁ।
20 କାରଣ ଜଣେ ମଣିଷର କୋରଧ ତାହାକୁ ପରମେଶ୍ବରଙ୍କ ଇଚ୍ଛାନୁମାଦେିତ ଧାର୍ମିକ ଜୀବନ କାଟିବାକୁ ସାହାୟ୍ଯ କରେ ନାହିଁ।
21 ତେଣୁ ତୁମ୍ଭମାନଙ୍କ ଜୀବନରୁ ପ୍ରେତ୍ୟକକ ମନ୍ଦ ବିଷୟ ଓ ମନ୍ଦ କର୍ମକୁ କାଢ଼ି ପକାଅ। ତୁମ୍ଭର ହୃଦୟ ରେ ବୁଣା ଯାଇଥିବା ପରମେଶ୍ବରଙ୍କ ଶିକ୍ଷାଗୁଡ଼ିକୁ ନମ୍ରତାର ସହିତ ଗ୍ରହଣ କର। ଏହି ଶିକ୍ଷା ତୁମ୍ଭର ଆତ୍ମାକୁ ରକ୍ଷା କରିପାରିବ।
22 ପରମେଶ୍ବରଙ୍କ ଶିକ୍ଷାଗୁଡ଼ିକ ପାଳନ କର, କବଳେ ଯେ ଶୁଣିବ ତାହା ନୁହେଁ, କିନ୍ତୁ କାର୍ୟ୍ଯ ରେ ଦଖାଇବୋ ଦରକାର। କବଳେ ବସି ରହି ଶୁଣିବା ଦ୍ବାରା ତୁମ୍ଭେ ପ୍ରକୃତ ରେ ନିଜକୁ ଠକୁଛ।
23 ଯଦି ଜଣେ ପରମେଶ୍ବରଙ୍କ ଶିକ୍ଷାକୁ କବଳେ ଶୁଣେ ଓ କିଛି କରେ ନାହିଁ, ସେ ଲୋକ ଦର୍ପଣ ରେ ନିଜ ମୁହଁ ଦେଖିଲା ଭଳି ଅଟେ।
24 ସେ ଦର୍ପଣ ରେ ନିଜକୁ ଦେଖେ ଓ ଦୂ ରଇେ ଚାଲିଯାଏ ଓ ଶୀଘ୍ର ଭୁଲିଯାଏ ଯେ, ସେ କିପରି ଦିଶୁଥିଲା।
25 କିନ୍ତୁ ପ୍ରକୃତ ସୁଖୀ ଲୋକ ଯତ୍ନ ସହକା ରେ ପରମେଶ୍ବରଙ୍କ ସିଦ୍ଧ ବ୍ଯବସ୍ଥାକୁ ଅଧ୍ଯୟନ କରେ ଯାହା ମନୁଷ୍ଯମାନଙ୍କୁ ସ୍ବାଧୀନ କରିଥାଏ। ସେ ସର୍ବଦା ତାହା ଅଧ୍ଯୟନ କରୁଥାଏ। ସେ ପରମେଶ୍ବରଙ୍କ ଶିକ୍ଷାକୁ ଶୁଣେ ଓ ସହେି ଶୁଣିଥିବା ବିଷୟ ଭୁଲିଯାଏ ନାହିଁ। ତା'ପରେ ସେ ପରମେଶ୍ବରଙ୍କ ସହେି ଶିକ୍ଷାକୁ ପାଳନ କରେ। ଏପରି କରିବା ଦ୍ବାରା ସେ ସୁଖୀ ହୁଏ।
26 ଜଣେ ଲୋକ ଭାବିପା ରେ ଯେ, ସେ ନିଜେ ଜଣେ ଧାର୍ମିକ ଲୋକ ଅଟେ। କିନ୍ତୁ ଯେଉଁ ସବୁ କଥା କହିବା ଉଚିତ ନୁହେଁ, ତାହା କହିବା ଦ୍ବାରା ସେ ନିଜକୁ ଠକେ। ତେଣୁ ତା'ର 'ଧର୍ମର କିଛି ମୂଲ୍ଯ ରହେ ନାହିଁ।
27 ପରମେଶ୍ବର ଯେଉଁ ଧର୍ମକୁ ଭଲ ପାଆନ୍ତି, ତାହା ହେଲା : ଅନାଥ, ବିଧବା ଓ ଅସହାୟ ଲୋକମାନଙ୍କର ଯତ୍ନ ନବୋ ଓ ନିଜକୁ ଏହି ସଂସାରର ମନ୍ଦ ପ୍ରଭାବରୁ ମୁକ୍ତ ରଖିବା। ଏହି ପ୍ରକାର ଧର୍ମକୁ ପରମେଶ୍ବର ସମ୍ପୂର୍ଣ୍ଣ ଶୁଦ୍ଧ ଓ ଉତ୍ତମ ବୋଲି ଗ୍ରହଣ କରନ୍ତି।
1 James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes which are scattered abroad, greeting.
2 My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations;
3 Knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience.
4 But let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing.
5 If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.
6 But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed.
7 For let not that man think that he shall receive any thing of the Lord.
8 A double minded man is unstable in all his ways.
9 Let the brother of low degree rejoice in that he is exalted:
10 But the rich, in that he is made low: because as the flower of the grass he shall pass away.
11 For the sun is no sooner risen with a burning heat, but it withereth the grass, and the flower thereof falleth, and the grace of the fashion of it perisheth: so also shall the rich man fade away in his ways.
12 Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love him.
13 Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted of God: for God cannot be tempted with evil, neither tempteth he any man:
14 But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed.
15 Then when lust hath conceived, it bringeth forth sin: and sin, when it is finished, bringeth forth death.
16 Do not err, my beloved brethren.
17 Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.
18 Of his own will begat he us with the word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures.
19 Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:
20 For the wrath of man worketh not the righteousness of God.
21 Wherefore lay apart all filthiness and superfluity of naughtiness, and receive with meekness the engrafted word, which is able to save your souls.
22 But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves.
23 For if any be a hearer of the word, and not a doer, he is like unto a man beholding his natural face in a glass:
24 For he beholdeth himself, and goeth his way, and straightway forgetteth what manner of man he was.
25 But whoso looketh into the perfect law of liberty, and continueth therein, he being not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work, this man shall be blessed in his deed.
26 If any man among you seem to be religious, and bridleth not his tongue, but deceiveth his own heart, this man’s religion is vain.
27 Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep himself unspotted from the world.
1 After these things Jesus shewed himself again to the disciples at the sea of Tiberias; and on this wise shewed he himself.
2 There were together Simon Peter, and Thomas called Didymus, and Nathanael of Cana in Galilee, and the sons of Zebedee, and two other of his disciples.
3 Simon Peter saith unto them, I go a fishing. They say unto him, We also go with thee. They went forth, and entered into a ship immediately; and that night they caught nothing.
4 But when the morning was now come, Jesus stood on the shore: but the disciples knew not that it was Jesus.
5 Then Jesus saith unto them, Children, have ye any meat? They answered him, No.
6 And he said unto them, Cast the net on the right side of the ship, and ye shall find. They cast therefore, and now they were not able to draw it for the multitude of fishes.
7 Therefore that disciple whom Jesus loved saith unto Peter, It is the Lord. Now when Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he girt his fisher’s coat unto him, (for he was naked,) and did cast himself into the sea.
8 And the other disciples came in a little ship; (for they were not far from land, but as it were two hundred cubits,) dragging the net with fishes.
9 As soon then as they were come to land, they saw a fire of coals there, and fish laid thereon, and bread.
10 Jesus saith unto them, Bring of the fish which ye have now caught.
11 Simon Peter went up, and drew the net to land full of great fishes, an hundred and fifty and three: and for all there were so many, yet was not the net broken.
12 Jesus saith unto them, Come and dine. And none of the disciples durst ask him, Who art thou? knowing that it was the Lord.
13 Jesus then cometh, and taketh bread, and giveth them, and fish likewise.
14 This is now the third time that Jesus shewed himself to his disciples, after that he was risen from the dead.
15 So when they had dined, Jesus saith to Simon Peter, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me more than these? He saith unto him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love thee. He saith unto him, Feed my lambs.
16 He saith to him again the second time, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me? He saith unto him, Yea, Lord; thou knowest that I love thee. He saith unto him, Feed my sheep.
17 He saith unto him the third time, Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me? Peter was grieved because he said unto him the third time, Lovest thou me? And he said unto him, Lord, thou knowest all things; thou knowest that I love thee. Jesus saith unto him, Feed my sheep.
18 Verily, verily, I say unto thee, When thou wast young, thou girdedst thyself, and walkedst whither thou wouldest: but when thou shalt be old, thou shalt stretch forth thy hands, and another shall gird thee, and carry thee whither thou wouldest not.
19 This spake he, signifying by what death he should glorify God. And when he had spoken this, he saith unto him, Follow me.
20 Then Peter, turning about, seeth the disciple whom Jesus loved following; which also leaned on his breast at supper, and said, Lord, which is he that betrayeth thee?
21 Peter seeing him saith to Jesus, Lord, and what shall this man do?
22 Jesus saith unto him, If I will that he tarry till I come, what is that to thee? follow thou me.
23 Then went this saying abroad among the brethren, that that disciple should not die: yet Jesus said not unto him, He shall not die; but, If I will that he tarry till I come, what is that to thee?
24 This is the disciple which testifieth of these things, and wrote these things: and we know that his testimony is true.
25 And there are also many other things which Jesus did, the which, if they should be written every one, I suppose that even the world itself could not contain the books that should be written. Amen.