1. ദൈവത്തിന്റെയും കര്ത്താവായ യേശു ക്രിസ്തുവിന്റെയും ദാസനായ യാക്കോബ് എഴുതുന്നതുചിതറിപ്പാര്ക്കുംന്ന പന്ത്രണ്ടു ഗോത്രങ്ങള്ക്കും വന്ദനം.

1. దేవునికి, యేసుక్రీస్తు ప్రభువుకు సేవకుడైన యాకోబునైన నేను, చెదరిపోయి పలు ప్రాంతాలలో నివసిస్తున్న పన్నెండు గోత్రాల వారికి శుభాకాంక్షలు తెలపుతూ వ్రాయునదేమనగా:

2. എന്റെ സഹോദരന്മാരേ, നിങ്ങള് വിവിധപരീക്ഷകളില് അകപ്പെടുമ്പോള്

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3. നിങ്ങളുടെ വിശ്വാസത്തിന്റെ പരിശോധന സ്ഥിരത ഉളവാക്കുന്നു എന്നു അറിഞ്ഞു അതു അശേഷം സന്തോഷം എന്നു എണ്ണുവിന് .

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4. എന്നാല് നിങ്ങള് ഒന്നിലും കുറവില്ലാതെ തികഞ്ഞവരും സമ്പൂര്ണ്ണരും ആകേണ്ടതിന്നു സ്ഥിരതെക്കു തികഞ്ഞ പ്രവൃത്തി ഉണ്ടാകട്ടെ.

4. మీరు చేసిన పనిలో పూర్తిగా సహనం చూపండి. అలా చేస్తే మీరు బాగా అభివృద్ధి చెంది పరిపూర్ణతపొందుతారు. అప్పుడు మీలో ఏ లోపం ఉండదు.

5. നിങ്ങളില് ഒരുത്തന്നു ജ്ഞാനം കുറവാകുന്നു എങ്കില് ഭര്ത്സിക്കാതെ എല്ലാവര്ക്കും ഔദാര്യ്യമായി കൊടുക്കുന്നവനായ ദൈവത്തോടു യാചിക്കട്ടെ; അപ്പോള് അവന്നു ലഭിക്കും.
സദൃശ്യവാക്യങ്ങൾ 2:3-6

5. మీలో జ్ఞానం లేనివాడు ఉంటే అతడు దేవుణ్ణి అడగాలి. దేవుడు కోపగించుకోకుండా అందరికీ ధారాళంగా యిస్తాడు. కనుక మీకు కూడా యిస్తాడు.

6. എന്നാല് അവന് ഒന്നും സംശയിക്കാതെ വിശ്വാസത്തോടെ യാചിക്കേണംസംശയിക്കുന്നവന് കാറ്റടിച്ചു അലയുന്ന കടല്ത്തിരെക്കു സമന് .

6. కాని దేవుణ్ణి అడిగినప్పుడు సంశయించకుండా విశ్వాసంతో అడగండి. సంశయించేవాడు గాలికి ఎగిరి కొట్టుకొను సముద్రం మీది తరంగంతో సమానము.

7. ഇങ്ങനെയുള്ള മനുഷ്യന് കര്ത്താവിങ്കല്നിന്നു വല്ലതും ലഭിക്കും എന്നു നിരൂപിക്കരുതു.

7. అలాంటివాడు ప్రభువు నుండి తనకు ఏదైనా లభిస్తుందని ఆశించకూడదు.

8. ഇരുമനസ്സുള്ള മനുഷ്യന് തന്റെ വഴികളില് ഒക്കെയും അസ്ഥിരന് ആകുന്നു.

8. అలాంటివాడు ద్వంద్వాలోచనలు చేస్తూ అన్ని విషయాల్లో చంచలంగా ఉంటాడు.

9. എന്നാല് എളിയ സഹോദരന് തന്റെ ഉയര്ച്ചയിലും

9. దీనస్థితిలో ఉన్న సోదరుడు తనకు గొప్ప స్థానం లభించినందుకు గర్వించాలి.

10. ധനവനോ പുല്ലിന്റെ പൂപോലെ ഒഴിഞ്ഞുപോകുന്നവനാകയാല് തന്റെ എളിമയിലും പ്രശംസിക്കട്ടെ.
സങ്കീർത്തനങ്ങൾ 102:4, സങ്കീർത്തനങ്ങൾ 102:11, യെശയ്യാ 40:6-7

10. ధనవంతుడు తాను కూడా గడ్డిపువ్వులా రాలిపోవలసిన వాడే కనుక తనకు దీనస్థితి కలిగినందుకు ఆనందించాలి.

11. സൂര്യ്യന് ഉഷ്ണക്കാറ്റോടെ ഉദിച്ചിട്ടു പുല്ലു ഉണങ്ങി പൂവു തീര്ന്നു അതിന്റെ രൂപഭംഗി കെട്ടുപോകുന്നു. അതുപോലെ ധനവാനും തന്റെ പ്രയത്നങ്ങളില് വാടിപോകും.
സങ്കീർത്തനങ്ങൾ 102:4, സങ്കീർത്തനങ്ങൾ 102:11, യെശയ്യാ 40:6-7

11. ఎందుకంటే, సూర్యుడు ఉదయిస్తాడు. మండుటెండకు గడ్డి ఎండిపోతుంది. దాని పువ్వులు రాలి దాని అందం చెడిపోతుంది. అదేవిధంగా ధనవంతుడు తన వ్యాపారం సాగిస్తుండగానే మరణిస్తాడు.

12. പരീക്ഷ സഹിക്കുന്ന മനുഷ്യന് ഭാഗ്യവാന് ; അവന് കൊള്ളാകുന്നവനായി തെളിഞ്ഞ ശേഷം കര്ത്താവു തന്നെ സ്നേഹിക്കുന്നവര്ക്കും വാഗ്ദത്തം ചെയ്ത ജീവകിരീടം പ്രാപിക്കും.

12. పరీక్షా సమయంలో సహనం కలవాడు ధన్యుడు. ఆ విధంగా పరీక్షింపబడినవాడు జీవకిరీటాన్ని పొందుతాడు. అంటే దేవుడు తనను ప్రేమించిన వాళ్ళకు చేసిన వాగ్దానం అతడు పొందుతాడన్నమాట.

13. പരീക്ഷിക്കപ്പെടുമ്പോള് ഞാന് ദൈവത്താല് പരീക്ഷിക്കപ്പെടുന്നു എന്നു ആരും പറയരുതു. ദൈവം ദോഷങ്ങളാല് പരീക്ഷിക്കപ്പെടാത്തവന് ആകുന്നു; താന് ആരെയും പരീക്ഷിക്കുന്നതുമില്ല.

13. ఒకడు శోధింపబడినప్పుడు, దేవుడు నన్ను శోధిస్తున్నాడని అనకూడదు. ఎందుకంటే దేవుడు చెడు ద్వారా శోధింపడు. ఆయన ఎవర్నీ శోధించడు.

14. ഔരോരുത്തന് പരീക്ഷിക്കപ്പെടുന്നതു സ്വന്തമോഹത്താല് ആകര്ഷിച്ചു വശീകരിക്കപ്പെടുകയാല് ആകുന്നു.

14. దురాశలకు లోనై ఆశల్లో చిక్కుకు పోయినప్పుడు నీతికి దూరమై చెడును చెయ్యాలనే బుద్ధి పుడుతుంది.

15. മോഹം ഗര്ഭം ധരിച്ചു പാപത്തെ പ്രസവിക്കുന്നു; പാപം മുഴുത്തിട്ടു മരണത്തെ പെറുന്നു.

15. దురాశ గర్భం దాల్చి పాపాన్ని ప్రసవిస్తుంది. ఆ పాపం పండి మరణాన్ని కంటుంది.

16. എന്റെ പ്രിയസഹോദരന്മാരേ, വഞ്ചിക്കപ്പെടരുതു.

16. నా ప్రియమైన సోదరులారా! మోసపోకండి.

17. എല്ലാ നല്ല ദാനവും തികഞ്ഞ വരം ഒക്കെയും ഉയരത്തില്നിന്നു വെളിച്ചങ്ങളുടെ പിതാവിങ്കല് നിന്നു ഇറങ്ങിവരുന്നു. അവന്നു വികാരമോ ഗതിഭേദത്താലുള്ള ആഛാദനമോ ഇല്ല.

17. ప్రతి మంచి వరానికి, ప్రతి శ్రేష్టమైన వరానికి పరలోకం మూలం. వెలుగును సృష్టించిన తండ్రి ఈ వరాలిస్తాడు. ఆ వరాలిచ్చే తండ్రి మార్పుచెందడు. ఆయన ఎప్పుడూ ఒకే విధంగా ఉంటాడు.

18. നാം അവന്റെ സൃഷ്ടികളില് ഒരുവിധം ആദ്യഫലമാകേണ്ടതിന്നു അവന് തന്റെ ഇഷ്ടം ഹേതുവായി സത്യത്തിന്റെ വചനത്താല് നമ്മെ ജനിപ്പിച്ചിരിക്കുന്നു.

18. దేవుడు తన సృష్టిలో మనము ప్రథమ ఫలాలుగా ఉండాలని సత్యవాక్యం ద్వారా మనకు జన్మనివ్వటానికి సంకల్పించాడు.

19. പ്രിയസഹോദരന്മാരേ, നിങ്ങള് അതു അറിയുന്നുവല്ലോ. എന്നാല് ഏതു മനുഷ്യനും കേള്പ്പാന് വേഗതയും പറവാന് താമസവും കോപത്തിന്നു താമസവുമുള്ളവന് ആയിരിക്കട്ടെ.
സഭാപ്രസംഗി 7:9

19. నా ప్రియమైన సోదరులారా! ఈ విషయాల్ని తెలుసుకోండి: ప్రతి మనిషి వినటానికి సిద్ధంగా ఉండాలి. మాట్లాడే ముందు ఆలోచించాలి. కోపాన్ని అణచుకోవాలి.

20. മനുഷ്യന്റെ കോപം ദൈവത്തിന്റെ നീതിയെ പ്രവര്ത്തിക്കുന്നില്ല.

20. ఎందుకంటే కోపం ద్వారా దేవుడు ఆశించే నీతి కలుగదు.

21. ആകയാല് എല്ലാ അഴുക്കും ദുഷ്ടതയുടെ ആധിക്യവും വിട്ടു നിങ്ങളുടെ ആത്മാക്കളെ രക്ഷിപ്പാന് ശക്തിയുള്ളതും ഉള്നട്ടതുമായ വചനം സൌമ്യതയോടെ കൈക്കൊള്വിന് .

21. అందువల్ల దుర్మార్గాల్ని, అవినీతిని పూర్తిగా వదిలివెయ్యండి. మీలో నాటుకు పోయిన దైవసందేశాన్ని విధేయతతో ఆచరించండి. అది మీ ఆత్మల్ని రక్షించగలదు.

22. എങ്കിലും വചനം കേള്ക്ക മാത്രം ചെയ്തുകൊണ്ടു തങ്ങളെ തന്നേ ചതിക്കാതെ അതിനെ ചെയ്യുന്നവരായും ഇരിപ്പിന് .

22. దైవసందేశం చెప్పినట్లు చెయ్యండి. దాన్ని విని కూడా మీరు ఏమీ చెయ్యలేక పోతే మిమ్మల్ని మీరు మోసపుచ్చుకొన్న వాళ్ళవుతారు.

23. ഒരുത്തന് വചനം കേള്ക്കുന്നവന് എങ്കിലും ചെയ്യാത്തവനായിരുന്നാല് അവന് തന്റെ സ്വാഭാവിക മുഖം കണ്ണാടിയില് നോക്കുന്ന ആളോടു ഒക്കുന്നു.

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24. അവന് തന്നെത്താന് കണ്ടു പുറപ്പെട്ടു താന് ഇന്ന രൂപം ആയിരുന്നു എന്നു ഉടനെ മറന്നുപോകുന്നു.

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25. സ്വാതന്ത്ര്യത്തിന്റെ തികഞ്ഞ ന്യായപ്രമാണം ഉറ്റുനോക്കി അതില് നിലനിലക്കുന്നവനോ കേട്ടു മറക്കുന്നവനല്ല, പ്രവൃത്തി ചെയ്യുന്നവനായി താന് ചെയ്യുന്നതില് ഭാഗ്യവാന് ആകും.

25. స్వేచ్ఛను కలిగించే పరిపూర్ణమైన ధర్మశాస్త్రాన్ని పరిశీలిస్తూ దాని ప్రకారం జీవించేవాడు క్రియచేస్తున్న వానిగా పరిగణింపబడతాడు. అలాంటివాడు విని మరచిపోయే రకం కాదు. అతడు చేస్తున్న ప్రతీ కార్యము ఫలించాలని దేవుడు అతణ్ణి దీవిస్తాడు.

26. നിങ്ങളില് ഒരുവന് തന്റെ നാവിന്നു കടിഞ്ഞാണിടാതെ തന്റെ ഹൃദയത്തെ വഞ്ചിച്ചുകൊണ്ടു താന് ഭക്തന് എന്നു നിരൂപിച്ചാല് അവന്റെ ഭക്തി വ്യര്ത്ഥം അത്രേ.
സങ്കീർത്തനങ്ങൾ 34:13, സങ്കീർത്തനങ്ങൾ 39:1, സങ്കീർത്തനങ്ങൾ 141:3

26. తానొక విశ్వాసినని తలంచి తన నాలుకకు కళ్ళెం వేసుకోకపోతె తనకు తాను మోసం చేసుకొన్నవాడౌతాడు. అతని విశ్వాసం నిష్ప్రయోజనమౌతుంది.

27. പിതാവായ ദൈവത്തിന്റെ മുമ്പാകെ ശുദ്ധവും നിര്മ്മലവുമായുള്ള ഭക്തിയോഅനാഥരെയും വിധവമാരെയും അവരുടെ സങ്കടത്തില് ചെന്നു കാണുന്നതും ലോകത്താലുള്ള കളങ്കം പറ്റാതവണ്ണം തന്നെത്താന് കാത്തുകൊള്ളുന്നതും ആകുന്നു.

27. అనాథుల్ని, వితంతువుల్ని కష్టాల్లో ఆదుకోవటం, ఈ ప్రపంచంలో ఉన్న చెడువల్ల మలినం కాకుండా ఉండటము. ఇదే మన తండ్రియైన దేవుడు అంగీకరించే నిజమైన భక్తి. అదే నిజమైన భక్తి.