James 5
1 Go, now, you rich! Weep, howling over your miseries that are coming on [you];
Come, now, you rich men, weep and lament for your miseries that are coming upon you.
2 your riches have rotted, and your garments have become moth-eaten;
Your wealth is corrupted, and your garments are moth-eaten:
3 your gold and silver have rotted, and the rust of them will be to you for a testimony, and will eat your flesh as fire. You have stored up treasure in the last days!
your gold and your silver are covered with rust; and their rust will be a testimony against you, and will eat your flesh as fire. You have heaped up treasures in the last days.
4 Behold, the reward of the workmen cries out, of those who in-gathered your fields, which has been fraudulently kept back by you, and the exclamations of those who reaped have entered into the ears of the LORD of Hosts;
Behold, the hire of the laborers who have reaped your fields, which has been unjustly withheld by you, cries out: and the cries of those who have reaped, have entered into the ears of the Lord of hosts.
5 you lived in luxury on the earth, and were wanton; you nourished your hearts, as in a day of slaughter;
You have lived in pleasure on the earth, and been wanton; you have nourished your hearts, as in a day of slaughter.
6 you condemned—you murdered the righteous; he does not resist you.
You have condemned and killed the Just One: and he does not set himself against you.
7 Be patient, then, brothers, until the coming of the LORD; behold, the farmer expects the precious fruit of the earth, being patient for it, until he may receive rain—early and latter;
Be patient, therefore, brethren, till the coming of the Lord. Behold, the farmer looks for the precious fruit of the earth, and waits patiently for it, till he receives the early and the latter rain.
8 you also be patient; establish your hearts, because the coming of the LORD has drawn near;
Be you also patient, establish your hearts: for the coming of the Lord draws near.
9 do not murmur against one another, brothers, that you may not be condemned; behold, the Judge has stood before the door.
Indulge not in complaints against one another, brethren, lest you be condemned: behold, the judge stands before the door.
10 Brothers, [as] an example of the suffering of evil and of patience, take the prophets who spoke in the Name of the LORD;
Take, my brethren, the prophets who spoke in the name of the Lord, as an example of suffering evil, and of patience.
11 behold, we call those who are enduring blessed; you heard of the endurance of Job, and you have seen the end from the LORD, that the LORD is very compassionate, and pitying.
Behold, we count those happy who endure. You have heard of the patience of Job, and have seen the final dealing of the Lord, that the Lord is very compassionate and merciful.
12 And before all things, my brothers, do not swear, neither by Heaven, neither by the earth, neither by any other oath, but let your “Yes” be yes, and the “No,” no, that you may not fall under judgment.
But above all things, my brethren, swear not, either by heaven, or by the earth, or with any other oath: but let your yes, be yes, and your no, be no, lest you fall into condemnation.
13 Does anyone suffer evil among you? Let him pray; is anyone of good cheer? Let him sing psalms;
Is any one among you afflicted? let him pray. Is any one cheerful? let him sing praise.
14 is anyone sick among you? Let him call for the elders of the assembly, and let them pray over him, having anointed him with oil, in the Name of the LORD,
Is any one among you sick? 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 and the prayer of faith will save the distressed one, and the LORD will raise him up, and if he may have committed sins, they will be forgiven to him.
And the prayer of faith shall save the sick; and the Lord will raise him up. And if he has committed sins, they shall be forgiven him.
16 Be confessing to one another the trespasses, and be praying for one another, that you may be healed; very strong is a working supplication of a righteous man;
Confess your faults one to another, and pray for one another, that you may be restored to health: the fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much.
17 Elijah was a similar-feeling man as us, and with prayer he prayed—not to rain, and it did not rain on the land three years and six months;
Elijah was a man with passions like our own; and he earnestly prayed that it might not rain; and it did not rain on the land for three years and six months.
18 and again he prayed, and the sky gave rain, and the land brought forth her fruit.
And he prayed again; and the heavens gave rain, and the earth brought forth its fruit.
19 Brothers, if anyone among you may go astray from the truth, and anyone may turn him back,
Brethren, if any among you should err from the truth, and one should turn him back,
20 let him know that he who turned back a sinner from the straying of his way will save a soul from death, and will cover a multitude of sins.
let him know that he who turns back a sinner from the error of his way, will save a soul from death, and cover a multitude of sins.
