Santiágo 2

Xak jun quilic i winak chi ʼana

1 Ix wachalal, yix chi i cubam i cʼux che i nim laj Kajwal Jesucrísto, n-ʼus taj we n-xak jun ta quilic i winak qui ʼano. 2 Por ejémplo, we que oc queb achiab pa molbalʼib, jun beyom, y jun nibaʼ, we i beyom-le chom u ʼuʼ, ʼo bak che u ʼab, péro i nibaʼ xa cʼojcʼoj u ʼuʼ, 3 we yix xui ʼutz quiwil i jun chi chom u ʼuʼ, n-ʼus ta ʼuri qui ʼano. We qui bij che i beyom: “Chat cul yet chi, chupam i chom laj cubibal-i”, teʼuri qui bij che i nibaʼ: “Chat tacʼal ni yet chila, o chat cul na pulew”, quix cha che, 4 we queje ile qui ʼano, n-ʼus taj, man n-junam ti quilic i winak qui ʼano, chi que upon iwuʼ. Quix tijin ʼuri chu ʼonquil pacha quiqui ʼan i juez chi n-sucʼul ti ʼatbal tzij quiqui ʼano. 5 Ix wachalal chi quix waj, chi ta peʼ: i Dios je u chom i je nibaʼ chuwach i jyub taʼaj, cu yabej re u cubibal qui cʼux lic nim; are ile are i qui beyomal ique. Xak i ʼatbal tzij re i Dios ʼo que ique che, man u bim can i Dios chi cu ya chique niʼpa i cʼax quiqui na ire. 6 Xui-ri yix xa junwi u ʼonquil qui ʼano; xa qui ya qui qʼuix i nibaʼib, y qui coj qui ʼij i beyomab. ¿Xataba n-are ti beyomab quix qui ya pa cʼax? Cumal ique qui tij uyej; ¿xataba n-are ti ique quix qui cʼam bi chuwach i ʼatbal tzij?

7 ¿Xataba n-are ti beyomab quiqui yoʼya i loʼlaj u bi i Jesucrísto, chi Toliwet?
8 Cu bij u tzij i Dios: “Cʼax cha na a loʼcʼanij queje pacha i cʼax u naʼic awib yet ca ʼanot.” Are ile are i ʼatz laj ʼatbal tzij re i Dios. We lic qui ʼan cas che i tzij-le, ʼutz ʼuri i qui ʼano. 9 Xui-ri, we n-xak jun ta quilic i winak qui ʼano, quix tijin ʼuri chu ʼonquil i mac, xak ʼo i mac chuwach i ʼatbal tzij re i Dios. 10 Jun, we ca tijin chu ʼanic ronojel pacha cu bij i lajuj tzij pixab re i Dios, péro we cu canaj can u ʼonquil jun che, queʼel ʼuri ʼo u mac chuwach ronojel i lajuj tzij pixab. 11 Man are i Dios chi xu bij i tzij-i: “Jun winak, we cʼulanic, mu min rib ruʼ chic jun chic;” xak are ire xu bij: “Mat camsanic.” Bay, jun achi, tupu n-cu min ta rib ruʼ jun chic ixok, xui-ri we cu ʼan i camic, siémpre ʼo u mac; queʼelok chi n-coʼon ta cas ʼuri che ronojel tak i tzij pixab. 12 Yix ix ʼelsam puʼab i ujer ʼatbal tzij; woʼor ix ocsam puʼab i ʼatbal tzij cʼacʼ chi quix resaj chi sak. Rumal-i chi na iwib wach i qui bij, xak wach i qui ʼano, man ca ʼat ni tzij piwi ruʼ i mísmo tzij chi xix resaj chi sak. (Rumal i cʼaxnabal u cʼux i Dios, xix ʼel chi sak; rumal-i xak ʼo u chac chi yix ʼo u cʼaxnabal i cʼux.)

13 Man i Dios n-cril ta toʼbal u wach jun winak we n-rilom ta toʼbal u wach i rachiʼil. Xui-ri, we yoj kilom toʼbal qui wach i winak, i Dios cril ʼuri toʼbal ka wach yoj are cu ʼan i ʼatbal tzij chake.

Wach u ʼalijinsaxic u cubibal ka cʼux

17 Mokxa caka bij chi ʼo u cubibal ka cʼux che i Kajwal, péro we n-ta jun ʼutz caka ʼan chique i winak, n-tu chac ʼuri; n-ca ʼalijin taj we oj re i Kajwal.
18 Pent ʼo jun cu bij: “Yet ca coj u ʼij i Dios ruʼ tak i ʼutz ca ʼano; yin quin coj u ʼij i Dios ruʼ u cubibal in cʼux che. Cha ʼalijinsaj chwe chi katzij ʼo u cubibal a cʼux che,” mok cu bij. Yin quin laʼ ʼuri u wach che: Yin quin cʼut chawe chi ʼo u cubibal in cʼux che i Kajwal man quin ʼan i ʼutz chique i winak; xui-ri i u cubibal a cʼux yet che i Kajwal n-ca ʼalijin taj. 19 Yet ca bij chi cul a cʼux chi xa jun i Dios; pues ʼutz i ca chʼobo-le, xui-ri, xak i itzel quiqui coj ile, y que sicsat chuwach rumal qui xibriquil. 20 Ma ʼan tont che awib; cha ta u be: i u cubibal ka cʼux n-ta queʼel wi we n-ta jun ʼutz caka ʼano, ʼalijinsabal-re u cubibal ka cʼux che i Dios. 21 Ujer, i ka mam, mam Abraham, ʼutz xeʼel chuwach i Dios rumal wach i xu ʼano, man xu ʼan cas che i Dios, are xtzʼonox i racʼal che, chi a-Isaac u bi. Xu sujuj u camsaxic i racʼal puwi i altar chuwach i Dios. 22 Chawila ʼut: i mam Abraham xu cʼutu chi ʼo u cubibal u cʼux rumal wach i xu ʼano. Queje ile xu tzʼakatsaj u cubibal u cʼux ruʼ wach i xu ʼano.

23 Queje ile xeʼelok pacha i tzʼibtalic: “I mam Abraham xu coj i Dios, rumal-i i Dios xu bij chi ʼutz xeʼel chuwach ire.” Rumal-i, ca bixic chi i mam Abraham, ramig i Dios.
24 Chi, quiwil wi chi jun achi, ʼutz queʼel chuwach i Dios, n-xui ta rumal u cubibal u cʼux, xak rumal i ʼutz cu ʼano.

25 Xak queje ile i ati Rahab ujer, jun ixok lic ajmac, xui-ri, i Dios ʼutz xrilo rumal wach i xu ʼano. Ire xu ya qui posar i winak chi je re i Dios, xe u to y xe resaj aliʼal piquiʼab i winak chi je aj chʼoʼoj chiquij. Rumal-i, i Dios ʼutz xrilo.
26 I cubibal cʼuxij queʼel ʼuri pacha coʼon jun chʼaculaj. Jun chʼaculaj, we n-ta ranima, camnak ʼuri. Xak queje ile coʼon i u cubibal ka cʼux; we n-caka ʼan ti ʼutz rumal, camnak ʼuri u cubibal ka cʼux.

James 2

Warning against Prejudice

1 My brothers and sisters, as believers in our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord of glory, you must never treat people in different ways according to their outward appearance. 2 Suppose a rich man wearing a gold ring and fine clothes comes to your meeting, and a poor man in ragged clothes also comes. 3 If you show more respect to the well-dressed man and say to him, “Have this best seat here,” but say to the poor man, “Stand over there, or sit here on the floor by my feet,”

4 then you are guilty of creating distinctions among yourselves and of making judgements based on evil motives.
5 Listen, my dear brothers and sisters! God chose the poor people of this world to be rich in faith and to possess the kingdom which he promised to those who love him. 6 But you dishonour the poor! Who are the ones who oppress you and drag you before the judges? The rich!

7 They are the ones who speak evil of that good name which has been given to you.
8 You will be doing the right thing if you obey the law of the Kingdom, which is found in the scripture, “Love your neighbour as you love yourself.”t 9 But if you treat people according to their outward appearance, you are guilty of sin, and the Law condemns you as a lawbreaker. 10 Whoever breaks one commandment is guilty of breaking them all. 11 For the same one who said, “Do not commit adultery,” also said, “Do not commit murder.” Even if you do not commit adultery, you have become a lawbreaker if you commit murder.t 12 Speak and act as people who will be judged by the law that sets us free.

13 For God will not show mercy when he judges the person who has not been merciful; but mercy triumphs over judgement.

Faith and Actions

17 So it is with faith: if it is alone and includes no actions, then it is dead.
18 But someone will say, “One person has faith, another has actions.” My answer is, “Show me how anyone can have faith without actions. I will show you my faith by my actions.” 19 Do you believe that there is only one God? Good! The demons also believe — and tremble with fear. 20 You fool! Do you want to be shown that faith without actions is useless?t 21 How was our ancestor Abraham put right with God? It was through his actions, when he offered his son Isaac on the altar.t 22 Can't you see? His faith and his actions worked together; his faith was made perfect through his actions. 23 And the scripture came true that said, “Abraham believed God, and because of his faith God accepted him as righteous.” And so Abraham was called God's friend.t

24 You see, then, that it is by people's actions that they are put right with God, and not by their faith alone.

25 It was the same with the prostitute Rahab. She was put right with God through her actions, by welcoming the Israelite spies and helping them to escape by a different road.t
26 So then, as the body without the spirit is dead, so also faith without actions is dead.