James 5
1 Come now, you who are rich, weep and wail over the misery to come upon you.
Afei, mo adefoɔ nso montie! Monsu na montwa agyaadwoɔ wɔ amanehunu a ɛreba mo so ho.
2 Your riches have rotted and moths have eaten your clothes.
Mo ahonya no aporɔ na nweweboa awe mo ntoma.
3 Your gold and silver are corroded. Their corrosion will testify against you and consume your flesh like fire. You have hoarded treasure in the last days.
Mo sika ne mo dwetɛ awe nnaakye na saa nnaakye no bɛdi adanseɛ atia mo, na ahye mo honam sɛ ogya. Moahyehyɛ agyapadeɛ nna a ɛdi akyire no mu.
4 Look, the wages you withheld from the workmen who mowed your fields are crying out against you. The cries of the harvesters have reached the ears of the Lord of Hosts.
Nnipa a wɔyɛɛ adwuma wɔ mo mfuo mu no, montuaa wɔn ka enti wɔresi apinie. Na wɔn apinisie no aduru Onyankopɔn, Awurade Otumfoɔ no aso mu.
5 You have lived on earth in luxury and self-indulgence. You have fattened your hearts in the day of slaughter.
Mo asetena wɔ asase so ha yɛ afɛfɛdeɛ ne anigyeɛ. Moadodɔre sradeɛ ama okum da.
6 You have condemned and murdered the righteous, who did not resist you.
Moabu deɛ ɔnni fɔ kumfɔ akum no; ɔnsi mo ɛkwan.
7 Be patient, then, brothers, until the Lord’s coming. See how the farmer awaits the precious fruit of the soil—how patient he is for the fall and spring rains.
Me nuanom, monto mo bo ase kɔsi sɛ Awurade bɛba. Monhwɛ sɛdeɛ okuafoɔ nya boasetɔ twɛn asusɔberɛ.
8 You, too, be patient and strengthen your hearts, because the Lord’s coming is near.
Ɛsɛ sɛ mo nso moto mo bo ase. Momma mo anidasoɔ mu nyɛ den ɛfiri sɛ, da a Awurade bɛba no abɛn.
9 Do not complain about one another, brothers, so that you will not be judged. Look, the Judge is standing at the door!
Anuanom, monnni nsekuro ntia mo ho mo ho, na Onyankopɔn ammu mo atɛn. Hwɛ, Ɔtemmufoɔ no gyina ɛpono no ano.
10 Brothers, as an example of patience in affliction, take the prophets who spoke in the name of the Lord.
Me nuanom, monkae adiyifoɔ a wɔde Awurade din kasaeɛ no. Momfa wɔn sɛ nhwɛsoɔ wɔ wɔn boasetɔ ne tumi a wɔtumi de tenaa amanehunu mu no.
11 See how blessed we consider those who have persevered. You have heard of Job’s perseverance and have seen the outcome from the Lord. The Lord is full of compassion and mercy.
Yɛde anidie ma wɔn, ɛfiri sɛ, wɔnyaa boasetɔ. Moate Hiob boasetɔ no na monim deɛ Awurade de dom no awieeɛ no ɛfiri sɛ, Awurade yɛ ɔdomfoɔ ne mmɔborɔhunufoɔ.
12 Above all, my brothers, do not swear, not by heaven or earth or by any other oath. Simply let your “Yes” be yes, and your “No,” no, so that you will not fall under judgment.
Ne nyinaa akyi no, anuanom, sɛ mohyɛ bɔ a, monnka ntam nsi so. Mommfa ɔsoro anaa asase anaa biribiara nnka ntam. Sɛ mopɛ sɛ moka “Aane” a, monka “Aane”. Sɛ nso mopɛ sɛ moka “Dabi” a, monka “Dabi” na mo amma Onyankopɔn atemmuo ase.
13 Is any one of you suffering? He should pray. Is anyone cheerful? He should sing praises.
Mo mu bi wɔ ɔhaw bi mu anaa? Ɛsɛ sɛ saa onipa no bɔ mpaeɛ. Mo mu bi wɔ ahotɔ mu anaa? Ɛsɛ sɛ ɔto ayɛyie nnwom.
14 Is any one of you sick? He should call the elders of the church to pray over him and anoint him with oil in the name of the Lord.
Mo mu bi yare anaa? Ɛsɛ sɛ saa onipa no frɛ asafo mpanimfoɔ na wɔde Awurade din bɔ mpaeɛ ma no na wɔsra no ngo.
15 And the prayer offered in faith will restore the one who is sick. The Lord will raise him up. If he has sinned, he will be forgiven.
Sɛ wɔbɔ saa mpaeɛ no gyidie mu a, ɛbɛsa ɔyarefoɔ no yadeɛ, na Awurade bɛma no anya ahoɔden, na ne bɔne a wayɛ nyinaa, wɔde bɛkyɛ no.
16 Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man has great power to prevail.
Enti afei, monkeka mo bɔne nkyerɛ mo ho mo ho, na mommobɔ mpaeɛ mma mo ho mo ho sɛdeɛ ɛbɛyɛ a, wɔbɛsa mo yadeɛ. Onipa tenenee mpaeɛbɔ tumi yɛ nneɛma bebree.
17 Elijah was a man just like us. He prayed earnestly that it would not rain, and it did not rain on the land for three and a half years.
Yɛte sɛ Elia a ɔbɔɔ mpaeɛ nokorɛ mu sɛ osuo nntɔ, na ampa ara osuo antɔ asase no so mfeɛ mmiɛnsa ne fa.
18 Again he prayed, and the heavens gave rain, and the earth yielded its crops.
Ɔsane bɔɔ mpaeɛ bio maa osuo tɔeɛ maa asase nyaa nnɔbaeɛ.
19 My brothers, if one of you should wander from the truth and someone should bring him back,
Me nuanom, sɛ mo mu bi dwane firi nokorɛ ho na ɔfoforɔ de no ba bio a,
20 consider this: Whoever turns a sinner from the error of his way will save his soul from death and cover over a multitude of sins.
Monkae sɛ, deɛ ɔdane ɔdebɔneyɛfoɔ firi nʼakwammɔne ho no gye no nkwa firi owuo mu ma wɔde ne bɔne dodoɔ no nyinaa kyɛ no.
