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| 1 يَا إِخْوَتِي، لاَ يَكُنْ لَكُمْ إِيمَانُ رَبِّنَا يَسُوعَ الْمَسِيحِ، رَبِّ الْمَجْدِ، فِي الْمُحَابَاةِ. | 1 My brethren, have not the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord of glory, with respect of persons. |
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| 2 فَإِنَّهُ إِنْ دَخَلَ إِلَى مَجْمَعِكُمْ رَجُلٌ بِخَوَاتِمِ ذَهَبٍ فِي لِبَاسٍ بَهِيٍّ، وَدَخَلَ أَيْضًا فَقِيرٌ بِلِبَاسٍ وَسِخٍ، | 2 For if there come unto your assembly a man with a gold ring, in goodly apparel, and there come in also a poor man in vile raiment; |
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| 3 فَنَظَرْتُمْ إِلَى اللاَّبِسِ اللِّبَاسَ الْبَهِيَّ وَقُلْتُمْ لَهُ: «اجْلِسْ أَنْتَ هُنَا حَسَنًا». وَقُلْتُمْ لِلْفَقِيرِ: «قِفْ أَنْتَ هُنَاكَ» أَوِ: «اجْلِسْ هُنَا تَحْتَ مَوْطِئِ قَدَمَيَّ» | 3 And ye have respect to him that weareth the gay clothing, and say unto him, Sit thou here in a good place; and say to the poor, Stand thou there, or sit here under my footstool: |
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| 4 فَهَلْ لاَ تَرْتَابُونَ فِي أَنْفُسِكُمْ، وَتَصِيرُونَ قُضَاةَ أَفْكَارٍ شِرِّيرَةٍ؟ | 4 Are ye not then partial in yourselves, and are become judges of evil thoughts? |
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| 5 اسْمَعُوا يَا إِخْوَتِي الأَحِبَّاءَ: أَمَا اخْتَارَ اللهُ فُقَرَاءَ هذَا الْعَالَمِ أَغْنِيَاءَ فِي الإِيمَانِ، وَوَرَثَةَ الْمَلَكُوتِ الَّذِي وَعَدَ بِهِ الَّذِينَ يُحِبُّونَهُ؟ | 5 Hearken, my beloved brethren, Hath not God chosen the poor of this world rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he hath promised to them that love him? |
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| 6 وَأَمَّا أَنْتُمْ فَأَهَنْتُمُ الْفَقِيرَ. أَلَيْسَ الأَغْنِيَاءُ يَتَسَلَّطُونَ عَلَيْكُمْ وَهُمْ يَجُرُّونَكُمْ إِلَى الْمَحَاكِمِ؟ | 6 But ye have despised the poor. Do not rich men oppress you, and draw you before the judgment seats? |
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| 7 أَمَا هُمْ يُجَدِّفُونَ عَلَى الاسْمِ الْحَسَنِ الَّذِي دُعِيَ بِهِ عَلَيْكُمْ؟ | 7 Do not they blaspheme that worthy name by the which ye are called? |
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| 8 فَإِنْ كُنْتُمْ تُكَمِّلُونَ النَّامُوسَ الْمُلُوكِيَّ حَسَبَ الْكِتَابِ: «تُحِبُّ قَرِيبَكَ كَنَفْسِكَ». فَحَسَنًا تَفْعَلُونَ. | 8 If ye fulfil the royal law according to the scripture, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself, ye do well: |
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| 9 وَلكِنْ إِنْ كُنْتُمْ تُحَابُونَ، تَفْعَلُونَ خَطِيَّةً، مُوَبَّخِينَ مِنَ النَّامُوسِ كَمُتَعَدِّينَ. | 9 But if ye have respect to persons, ye commit sin, and are convinced of the law as transgressors. |
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| 10 لأَنَّ مَنْ حَفِظَ كُلَّ النَّامُوسِ، وَإِنَّمَا عَثَرَ فِي وَاحِدَةٍ، فَقَدْ صَارَ مُجْرِمًا فِي الْكُلِّ. | 10 For whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet offend in one point, he is guilty of all. |
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| 11 لأَنَّ الَّذِي قَالَ: «لاَ تَزْنِ»، قَالَ أَيْضًا: «لاَ تَقْتُلْ». فَإِنْ لَمْ تَزْنِ وَلكِنْ قَتَلْتَ، فَقَدْ صِرْتَ مُتَعَدِّيًا النَّامُوسَ. | 11 For he that said, Do not commit adultery, said also, Do not kill. Now if thou commit no adultery, yet if thou kill, thou art become a transgressor of the law. |
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| 12 هكَذَا تَكَلَّمُوا وَهكَذَا افْعَلُوا كَعَتِيدِينَ أَنْ تُحَاكَمُوا بِنَامُوسِ الْحُرِّيَّةِ. | 12 So speak ye, and so do, as they that shall be judged by the law of liberty. |
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| 13 لأَنَّ الْحُكْمَ هُوَ بِلاَ رَحْمَةٍ لِمَنْ لَمْ يَعْمَلْ رَحْمَةً، وَالرَّحْمَةُ تَفْتَخِرُ عَلَى الْحُكْمِ. | 13 For he shall have judgment without mercy, that hath shewed no mercy; and mercy rejoiceth against judgment. |
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الإيمان بدون أعمال ميت | |
| 14 مَا الْمَنْفَعَةُ يَا إِخْوَتِي إِنْ قَالَ أَحَدٌ إِنَّ لَهُ إِيمَانًا وَلكِنْ لَيْسَ لَهُ أَعْمَالٌ، هَلْ يَقْدِرُ الإِيمَانُ أَنْ يُخَلِّصَهُ؟ | 14 What doth it profit, my brethren, though a man say he hath faith, and have not works? can faith save him? |
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| 15 إِنْ كَانَ أَخٌ وَأُخْتٌ عُرْيَانَيْنِ وَمُعْتَازَيْنِ لِلْقُوتِ الْيَوْمِيِّ، | 15 If a brother or sister be naked, and destitute of daily food, |
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| 16 فَقَالَ لَهُمَا أَحَدُكُمُ: «امْضِيَا بِسَلاَمٍ، اسْتَدْفِئَا وَاشْبَعَا» وَلكِنْ لَمْ تُعْطُوهُمَا حَاجَاتِ الْجَسَدِ، فَمَا الْمَنْفَعَةُ؟ | 16 And one of you say unto them, Depart in peace, be ye warmed and filled; notwithstanding ye give them not those things which are needful to the body; what doth it profit? |
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| 17 هكَذَا الإِيمَانُ أَيْضًا، إِنْ لَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُ أَعْمَالٌ، مَيِّتٌ فِي ذَاتِهِ. | 17 Even so faith, if it hath not works, is dead, being alone. |
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| 18 لكِنْ يَقُولُ قَائِلٌ: «أَنْتَ لَكَ إِيمَانٌ، وَأَنَا لِي أَعْمَالٌ» أَرِنِي إِيمَانَكَ بِدُونِ أَعْمَالِكَ، وَأَنَا أُرِيكَ بِأَعْمَالِي إِيمَانِي. | 18 Yea, a man may say, Thou hast faith, and I have works: shew me thy faith without thy works, and I will shew thee my faith by my works. |
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| 19 أَنْتَ تُؤْمِنُ أَنَّ اللهَ وَاحِدٌ. حَسَنًا تَفْعَلُ. وَالشَّيَاطِينُ يُؤْمِنُونَ وَيَقْشَعِرُّونَ! | 19 Thou believest that there is one God; thou doest well: the devils also believe, and tremble. |
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| 20 وَلكِنْ هَلْ تُرِيدُ أَنْ تَعْلَمَ أَيُّهَا الإِنْسَانُ الْبَاطِلُ أَنَّ الإِيمَانَ بِدُونِ أَعْمَال مَيِّتٌ؟ | 20 But wilt thou know, O vain man, that faith without works is dead? |
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| 21 أَلَمْ يَتَبَرَّرْ إِبْرَاهِيمُ أَبُونَا بِالأَعْمَالِ، إِذْ قَدَّمَ إِسْحَاقَ ابْنَهُ عَلَى الْمَذْبَحِ؟ | 21 Was not Abraham our father justified by works, when he had offered Isaac his son upon the altar? |
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| 22 فَتَرَى أَنَّ الإِيمَانَ عَمِلَ مَعَ أَعْمَالِهِ، وَبِالأَعْمَالِ أُكْمِلَ الإِيمَانُ، | 22 Seest thou how faith wrought with his works, and by works was faith made perfect? |
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| 23 وَتَمَّ الْكِتَابُ الْقَائِلُ: «فَآمَنَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ بِاللهِ فَحُسِبَ لَهُ بِرًّا» وَدُعِيَ خَلِيلَ اللهِ. | 23 And the scripture was fulfilled which saith, Abraham believed God, and it was imputed unto him for righteousness: and he was called the Friend of God. |
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| 24 تَرَوْنَ إِذًا أَنَّهُ بِالأَعْمَالِ يَتَبَرَّرُ الإِنْسَانُ، لاَ بِالإِيمَانِ وَحْدَهُ. | 24 Ye see then how that by works a man is justified, and not by faith only. |
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| 25 كَذلِكَ رَاحَابُ الزَّانِيَةُ أَيْضًا، أَمَا تَبَرَّرَتْ بِالأَعْمَالِ، إِذْ قَبِلَتِ الرُّسُلَ وَأَخْرَجَتْهُمْ فِي طَرِيق آخَرَ؟ | 25 Likewise also was not Rahab the harlot justified by works, when she had received the messengers, and had sent them out another way? |
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| 26 لأَنَّهُ كَمَا أَنَّ الْجَسَدَ بِدُونَ رُوحٍ مَيِّتٌ، هكَذَا الإِيمَانُ أَيْضًا بِدُونِ أَعْمَال مَيِّتٌ. | 26 For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also. |
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