Jakob 5
1 Og nu, I rige! græder og jamrer over de Ulykker, som komme over eder.
Go to now, all of you rich men, weep and wail for your miseries that shall come upon you.
2 Eders Rigdom er raadnet, og eders Klæder ere mølædte;
Your riches are corrupted, and your garments are moth-eaten.
3 eders Guld og Sølv er rustet op, og deres Rust skal være til Vidnesbyrd imod eder og æde eders Kød som en Ild; I have samlet Skatte i de sidste Dage.
Your gold and silver is cankered; and the rust of them shall be a witness against you, and shall eat your flesh as it were fire. All of you have heaped treasure together for the last days.
4 Se, den Løn skriger, som I have forholdt Arbejderne, der høstede eders Marker, og Høstfolkenes Raab ere komne ind for den Herre Zebaoths Øren.
Behold, the hire of the labourers who have reaped down your fields, which is of you kept back by fraud, cries: and the cries of them which have reaped are entered into the ears of the Lord of sabaoth.
5 I levede i Vellevned paa Jorden og efter eders Lyster; I gjorde eders Hjerter til gode som paa en Slagtedag.
All of you have lived in pleasure on the earth, and been wanton; all of you have nourished your hearts, as in a day of slaughter.
6 I domfældte, I dræbte den retfærdige; han staar eder ikke imod.
All of you have condemned and killed the just; and he does not resist you.
7 Derfor, værer taalmodige, Brødre! indtil Herrens Tilkommelse. Se, Bonden venter paa Jordens dyrebare Frugt og bier taalmodigt efter den, indtil den faar tidlig Regn og sildig Regn.
Be patient therefore, brethren, unto the coming of the Lord. Behold, the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the earth, and has long patience for it, until he receive the early and latter rain.
8 Værer ogsaa I taalmodige, styrker eders Hjerter; thi Herrens Tilkommelse er nær.
Be all of you also patient; establish your hearts: for the coming of the Lord draws nigh.
9 Sukker ikke imod hverandre, Brødre! for at I ikke skulle dømmes; se, Dommeren staar for Døren.
Grudge not one against another, brethren, lest all of you be condemned: behold, the judge stands before the door.
10 Brødre! tager Profeterne, som have talt i Herrens Navn, til Forbillede paa at lide ondt og være taalmodige.
Take, my brethren, the prophets, who have spoken in the name of the Lord, for an example of suffering affliction, and of patience.
11 Se, vi prise dem salige, som have holdt ud. I have hørt om Jobs Udholdenhed og vide Udfaldet fra Herren; thi Herren er saare medlidende og barmhjertig.
Behold, we count them happy which endure. All of you have heard of the patience of Job, and have seen the end of the Lord; that the Lord is very pitiful, and of tender mercy.
12 Men for alting, mine Brødre! sværger ikke, hverken ved Himmelen eller ved Jorden eller nogen anden Ed; men eders Ja være Ja, og Nej være Nej, for at I ikke skulle falde under Dom.
But above all things, my brethren, swear not, neither by heaven, neither by the earth, neither by any other oath: but let your yea be yea; and your nay, nay; lest all of you fall into condemnation.
13 Lider nogen iblandt eder ondt, han bede; er nogen vel til Mode, han synge Lovsang!
Is any among you afflicted? let him pray. Is any merry? let him sing psalms.
14 Er nogen iblandt eder syg, han kalde Menighedens Ældste til sig, og de skulle bede over ham og salve ham med Olie i Herrens Navn.
Is any sick among you? let him call for the elders of the church; and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord:
15 Og Troens Bøn skal frelse den syge, og Herren skal oprejse ham, og har han gjort Synder, skulle de forlades ham.
And the prayer of faith shall save the sick, and the Lord shall raise him up; and if he have committed sins, they shall be forgiven him.
16 Bekender derfor Synderne for hverandre og beder for hverandre, for at I maa blive helbredede; en retfærdigs Bøn formaar meget, naar den er alvorlig.
Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that all of you may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much.
17 Elias var et Menneske, lige Vilkaar undergivet med os, og han bad en Bøn, at det ikke maatte regne; og det regnede ikke paa Jorden i tre Aar og seks Maaneder.
Elijah was a man subject to like passions as we are, and he prayed earnestly that it might not rain: and it rained not on the earth by the space of three years and six months.
18 Og han bad atter, og Himmelen gav Regn, og Jorden bar sin Frugt.
And he prayed again, and the heaven gave rain, and the earth brought forth her fruit.
19 Mine Brødre! dersom nogen iblandt eder farer vild fra Sandheden, og nogen omvender ham,
Brethren, if any of you do go astray from the truth, and one convert him;
20 han vide, at den, som omvender en Synder fra hans Vejs Vildfarelse, han frelser en Sjæl fra Døden og skjuler en Mangfoldighed af Synder.
Let him know, that he which converts the sinner from the error of his way shall save a soul from death, and shall hide a multitude of sins.
