< James 5 >
1 COME now, ye rich men, let your tears run down, howling over your miseries which are coming upon you.
ⲁ̅ⲁⲅⲉ ϯⲛⲟⲩ ⲛⲓⲣⲁⲙⲁⲟⲓ ⲣⲓⲙⲓ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲱϣ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛⲧⲁⲗⲉⲡⲱⲣⲓⲁ ⲛⲏⲉⲑⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ.
2 Your wealth is corrupted, and your robes are moth-eaten.
ⲃ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙⲉⲧⲣⲁⲙⲁ⳿ⲟ ⲁⲥⲧⲁⲕⲟ ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ϩⲃⲱⲥ ⲁ ⳿ⲧϩⲟⲗⲓ ⲟⲩⲟⲙⲟⲩ.
3 Your gold and silver is cankered with rust; and the rust upon them is a testimony against you, and shall eat into your flesh as fire. Ye have heaped up treasures in the last days.
ⲅ̅ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲟⲩⲃ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛϩⲁⲧ ⲁϥⲉⲣϣⲏ ⲓⲃⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲟⲩϣⲏⲓⲃⲓ ⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲉⲩⲙⲉⲧⲙⲉⲑⲣⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ϥⲛⲁⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⳿ⲛⲥⲁ ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛⲥⲁⲣⲝ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩ⳿ⲭⲣⲱⲙ ⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲑⲱⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϧⲁ⳿ⲉ.
4 Behold, the wages of the workmen who have mowed down your fields, which is kept back by you from them, crieth out: and the loud moans of the reapers are entered into the ears of the Lord of Sabaoth.
ⲇ̅ϩⲏⲡⲡⲉ ⲓⲥ ⳿ⲫⲃⲉⲭⲉ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲉⲣⲅⲁⲧⲏⲥ ⲛⲏⲉⲧⲁⲩⲱⲥϧ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛⲭⲱⲣⲁ ⲫⲏⲉⲧϥⲏϫ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⳿ϥⲱϣ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲥⲙⲏ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓ ϭⲁⲓⲱⲥϧ ⲁⲩϣⲉ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉⲛⲉⲛⲙⲁϣϫ ⳿ⲙⲠ⳪ ⲥⲁⲃⲁⲱⲑ.
5 Ye have gormandized upon the earth, and lived in every luxury: ye have pampered your hearts, as in a day of feasting on the victim slain.
ⲉ̅ⲁⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩⲛⲟϥ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛ ⳿ⲡⲕⲁϩⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲁⲛⲟⲛⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛϣⲁⲛϣ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛϩⲏ ⲧ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡϧⲟⲗϧⲉⲗ.
6 Ye have falsely condemned, ye have murdered the just man; nor doth he resist you.
ⲋ̅ⲁⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛϯϩⲁⲡ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛϧⲱⲧⲉⲃ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓ⳿ⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϥϯ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲁⲛ.
7 Be patient therefore, brethren, until the coming of the Lord. See, the husbandman waits for the precious fruit of the earth, in patient expectation for it, till it receives the former and the latter rain.
ⲍ̅ⲱⲟⲩ⳿ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲛⲁ⳿ⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ϣⲁ ⳿ⲧⲡⲁⲣⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⳿ⲙⲠ⳪ ϩⲏⲡⲡⲉ ⲓⲥ ⲡⲓⲟⲩⲱⲓ ⲉϥϫⲟⲩϣⲧ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲁ⳿ⲧϩⲏ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲟⲩⲧⲁϩ ⲉⲧⲧⲁⲓⲏⲟⲩⲧ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⳿ⲡⲕⲁϩⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ϥⲱⲟⲩ⳿ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲱϥ ϣⲁⲧⲉϥϭⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓϣⲟⲣⲡ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲧⲁϩ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲓϧⲁ⳿ⲉ.
8 Be ye also patient; stablish your hearts; for the coming of the Lord is at hand.
ⲏ̅ⲱⲟⲩ⳿ⲛϩⲏⲧ ϩⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲙⲁⲧⲁϫⲣⲉ ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛϩⲏⲧ ϫⲉ ⲁⲥϧⲱⲛⲧ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ϯⲡⲁⲣⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲡ⳪.
9 Grudge not one against another, brethren, lest be ye condemned: lo! the judge standeth at the gates.
ⲑ̅⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲣϥⲓ⳿ⲁϩⲟⲙ ϧⲁ ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣⲏⲟⲩ ⲛⲁ⳿ⲥⲛⲏ ⲟⲩ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲩ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲙϯϩⲁⲡ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϩⲏⲡⲡⲉ ⲓⲥ ⲡⲓⲣⲉϥϯϩⲁⲡ ⳿ϥⲟϩⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ϩⲓⲣⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲣⲱⲟⲩ.
10 My brethren, take a pattern for suffering affliction, and patience from the prophets, who have spoken to you in the name of the Lord.
ⲓ̅ϭⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩ⳿ⲥⲙⲟⲧ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲛⲁ⳿ⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯⲙⲉⲧⲣⲉϥϣⲉⲡϧⲓⲥⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ϯⲙⲉⲧⲣⲉϥⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲛⲏⲉⲧⲁⲩⲥⲁϫⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲫⲣⲁⲛ ⳿ⲙⲠ⳪.
11 Behold, we esteem those blessed who patiently endure. Ye have heard of the patience of Job, and have seen the end of the Lord; for the Lord is full of bowels of mercy, and tenderly compassionate.
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ϩⲏⲡⲡⲉ ⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣⲙⲁⲕⲁⲣⲓⲍⲓⲛ ⳿ⲛⲛⲏⲉⲧⲁⲩ⳿ⲁⲙⲟⲛⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲁⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⳿ⲉϯϩⲩⲡⲟⲙⲟⲛⲏ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲓⲱⲃ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲓϫⲱⲕ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲡ⳪ ⲁⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⳿ⲛϣⲁⲛ⳿ⲑⲙⲁϧⲧ ⳿ⲉⲙⲁϣⲱ ⲡⲉ Ⲡ⳪ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲟⲩⲣⲉϥⲱⲟⲩⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲡⲉ.
12 But above all things, my brethren, swear not, neither by heaven, nor by earth, nor by any other oath: but let your yea be yea, and your no, no; that ye fall not under condemnation.
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅⳿ⲛϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲙⲉⲛ ⳿ⲛϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲛⲁ⳿ⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲣⲉⲣ⳿ⲁⲛⲁϣ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲉⲛ ⳿ⲧⲫⲉ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲉⲛ ⳿ⲡⲕⲁϩⲓ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲕⲉ⳿ⲁⲛⲁϣ ⲕⲉ⳿ⲁⲛⲁϣ ⲙⲁⲣⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲩⲁϩⲁ ⲁϩⲁ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲙϣⲱⲡⲓ ϧⲁ ⲟⲩϩⲁⲡ.
13 Is any man among you under afflictions? let him pray. Is any man happy in mind? let him sing psalms.
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ϭⲓϧⲓⲥⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲙⲁⲣⲉϥⲉⲣ⳿ⲡⲣⲟⲥⲉⲩⲭⲉⲥⲑⲉ ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲟⲩⲛⲟϥ ⳿ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲙⲁⲣⲉϥⲉⲣⲯⲁⲗⲓⲛ.
14 Is any man sick among you? let him send for the presbyters of the church; and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord:
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ϣⲱⲛⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲑⲏ ⲛⲟⲩ ⲙⲁⲣⲉϥⲙⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲉⲛⲓ⳿ⲡⲣⲉⲥⲃⲩⲧⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯ ⲉⲕ⳿ⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲙⲁⲣⲟⲩⲧⲱⲃϩ ⳿ⲉϫⲱϥ ⳿ⲉⲁⲩⲑⲁϩⲥϥ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲛⲉϩ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲫⲣⲁⲛ ⳿ⲙⲠ⳪.
15 and the prayer of faith shall recover the sick man, and the Lord will raise him up; and if he hath committed sins, they shall be forgiven him.
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲣⲉ ⳿ⲡⲧⲱⲃϩ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲛⲁϩϯ ⲉϥ⳿ⲉⲛⲟϩⲉⲙ ⳿ⲙⲫⲏⲉⲑⲙⲟⲕϩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉϥ⳿ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲛⲟⲥϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲡ⳪ ⲕⲁⲛ ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲁϥ⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⲉⲩ⳿ⲉⲭⲁⲩ ⲛⲁϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ.
16 Confess your offences one to another, and pray for one another, that ye may be healed. The energetic prayer of a righteous man is mightily prevalent.
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣⲏ ⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲧⲱⲃϩ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣⲏⲟⲩ ϩⲟⲡⲱⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⳿ⲛϫⲟⲙ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲧ⳿ⲡⲣⲟⲥⲉⲩⲭⲏ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓ⳿ⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⲉⲥⲉⲣϩⲱⲃ.
17 Elias was a man of like feelings with us, and he prayed fervently that it should not rain; and there fell no rain on the earth during three years and six months.
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ⲏⲗⲓⲁⲥ ⲛⲉ ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲓ ϩⲱϥ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲛⲣⲉϥϣⲉⲡ⳿ⲙⲕⲁϩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲛⲣⲏϯ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲧⲱⲃϩ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩ⳿ⲡⲣⲟⲥⲉⲩⲭⲏ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲙ⳿ⲑⲣⲉ ⳿ⲧⲫⲉ ϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲥϩⲱⲟⲩ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲕⲁϩⲓ ⳿ⲛⲅ̅ϯ ⳿ⲛⲣⲟⲙⲡⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲁⲃⲟⲧ.
18 And he prayed again, and the heavens gave rain, and the earth shot up its fruit.
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲧⲱⲃϩ ⲟⲛ ⲁ ⳿ⲧⲫⲉ ϯ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲟⲩ⳿ⲛϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁ ⳿ⲡⲕⲁϩⲓ ⲣⲱⲧ ⲁϥϯ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥⲟⲩⲧⲁϩ.
19 Brethren, if any man among you should have erred from the truth, and one convert him;
ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ⲛⲁ⳿ⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲁⲣⲉϣⲁⲛ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲥⲱⲣⲉⲙ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲁ ϯⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥⲧⲁⲥⲑⲟϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ.
20 let him know, that he that converteth a sinner from the error of his way will save a soul from death, and will cover a multitude of sins.
ⲕ̅ⲙⲁⲣⲉϥ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲫⲏⲉⲑⲛⲁⲧⲁⲥⲑⲟ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲣⲉϥⲉⲣⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲫⲙⲱⲓⲧ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲧⲉϥ⳿ⲡⲗⲁⲛⲏ ϫⲉ ⳿ϥⲛⲁⲛⲟϩⲉⲙ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲫⲙⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ϥⲛⲁϩⲱⲃⲥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⳿ⲛⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⲓⲁⲕⲱⲃⲟⲥ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲗⲏ