James 5
1 Come now, you rich, weep and cry aloud for your miseries that are coming on you.
ⲁ̅ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ϭⲉ ⲛⲉⲣⲙⲙⲁⲟ ⲣⲓⲙⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛⲱϣ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉϫⲛ ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛⲧⲁⲗⲁⲓⲡⲟⲣⲓⲁ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲛⲏⲩ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲱⲧⲛ
2 Your riches are corrupted and your garments are moth-eaten.
ⲃ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛⲙⲛ ⲧⲣⲙⲙⲁⲟ ⲁⲥⲧⲁⲕⲟ ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛϩⲃⲥⲱ ⲁⲩⲣ ϩⲟⲟⲗⲉ
3 Your gold and your silver are corroded, and their corrosion will be for a testimony against you, and will eat your flesh like fire. You have laid up your treasure in the last days.
ⲅ̅ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲟⲩⲃ ⲙⲛ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛϩⲁⲧ ⲁⲩⲣϣⲓⲃⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲩϣⲓⲃⲉ ⲛⲁⲣ ⲙⲛⲧⲣⲉ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲛ ⲛⲧⲉⲡϣⲓⲃⲉ ⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛⲥⲁⲣⲝ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲙⲡⲕⲱϩⲧ ⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛⲥⲱⲟⲩϩ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ϩⲛ ⲑⲁⲏ ⲛⲛⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ
4 Look, the wages of the laborers who mowed your fields, which you have kept back by fraud, cry out, and the cries of those who reaped have entered into the ears of the Lord of hosts.
ⲇ̅ⲉⲓⲥ ϩⲏⲏⲧⲉ ⲡⲃⲉⲕⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲣⲅⲁⲧⲏⲥ ⲛⲧⲁⲩⲱϩⲥ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛⲥⲱϣⲉ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁⲧⲉⲛϩⲟⲩⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ϥϫⲓ ϣⲕⲁⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲁϣⲕⲁⲕ ⲛⲛⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩⲱϩⲥ ⲁⲩⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲛⲙⲙⲁⲁϫⲉ ⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲥⲁⲃⲃⲁⲱⲑ
5 You have lived delicately on the earth, and taken your pleasure. You have nourished your hearts in a day of slaughter.
ⲉ̅ⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛⲧⲣⲩⲫⲁ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ϩⲓϫⲙ ⲡⲕⲁϩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛⲥⲡⲁⲧⲁⲗⲁ ⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛⲥⲁⲁⲛϣ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲉⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲕⲱⲛⲥ
6 You have condemned, you have murdered the righteous one. He does not resist you.
ⲋ̅ⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛϭⲁⲓⲟ ⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛϩⲱⲧⲃ ⲙⲡⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲛϥϯ ⲟⲩⲃⲉ ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲁⲛ
7 Be patient therefore, brothers, until the coming of the Lord. Look, the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the earth, being patient over it, until it receives the early and late rain.
ⲍ̅ϩⲣⲟϣ ϭⲉ ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲛⲁⲥⲛⲏⲩ ϣⲁ ⲧⲡⲁⲣϩⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⲙⲡⲉⲛϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲉⲓⲥ ϩⲏⲏⲧⲉ ⲡⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓⲉ ϭⲱϣⲧ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ ⲛⲕⲁⲣⲡⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲁⲓⲏⲩ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲕⲁϩ ⲉϥϩⲁⲣϣ ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲱϥ ϣⲁⲛⲧⲉϥϫⲓⲧϥ ⲛϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛϩⲁⲉ
8 You also be patient. Establish your hearts, for the coming of the Lord is near.
ⲏ̅ϩⲣⲟϣ ⲛϩⲏⲧ ϩⲱⲱ ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛⲧⲁϫⲣⲟ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛϩⲏⲧ ϫⲉ ⲁⲥϩⲱⲛ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲛϭⲓ ⲧⲡⲁⲣⲡⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⲙⲡⲉⲛϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ
9 Do not grumble, brothers, against one another, so that you won't be judged. Look, the judge stands at the door.
ⲑ̅ⲙⲡⲉⲣⲁϣⲁϩⲟⲙ ⲉⲛⲉⲧⲛⲉⲣⲏⲩ ⲛⲁⲥⲛⲏⲩ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲛⲛⲉⲩⲕⲣⲓⲛⲉ ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲛ ⲉⲓⲥ ϩⲏⲏⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲕⲣⲓⲧⲏⲥ ⲁϩⲉ ⲣⲁⲧϥ ϩⲓⲣⲉⲙ ⲡⲣⲟ
10 Take, brothers, for an example of suffering and of patience, the prophets who spoke in the name of the Lord.
ⲓ̅ϫⲓ ⲙⲡⲉⲥⲙⲟⲧ ⲛⲁⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲙⲡϩⲓⲥⲉ ⲙⲛ ⲧⲙⲛⲧϩⲁⲣϣ ϩⲏⲧ ⲛⲛⲉⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲧⲁⲩϣⲁϫⲉ ϩⲙ ⲡⲣⲁⲛ ⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ
11 Look, we call them blessed who endured. You have heard of the patience of Job, and have seen the Lord in the outcome, and how the Lord is full of compassion and mercy.
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲉⲓⲥ ϩⲏⲏⲧⲉ ⲧⲉⲧⲛⲙⲁⲕⲁⲣⲓⲍⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩϩⲩⲡⲟⲙⲓⲛⲉ ⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲉⲧϩⲩⲡⲟⲙⲟⲛⲏ ⲛⲓⲱⲃ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲑⲁⲏ ⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩϣⲛ ϩⲧⲏϥ ⲡⲉ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩⲛⲁⲓⲏⲧ ⲡⲉ
12 But above all things, my brothers, do not swear, neither by heaven, nor by the earth, nor by any other oath; but let your "yes" be "yes," and your "no," "no;" so that you do not fall under judgment.
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ϩⲁⲑⲏ ⲇⲉ ⲛϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲛⲁⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲙⲡⲣⲱⲣⲕ ⲛⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲧⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲡⲕⲁϩ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲁⲛⲁϣ ⲙⲁⲣⲉϥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛϭⲓ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛⲥⲉ ⲛⲉⲛⲥⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲛⲙⲙⲟⲛ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲛⲛⲉⲩⲕⲣⲓⲛⲉ ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲛ
13 Is anyone among you suffering? He should pray. Is anyone cheerful? He should sing praises.
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲡⲉⲧϣⲉⲡϩⲓⲥⲉ ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲙⲁⲣⲉϥϣⲗⲏⲗ ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲟⲩⲧ ⲙⲁⲣⲉϥⲯⲁⲗⲉⲓ
14 Is anyone among you sick? He should call for the elders of the church, and they should pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord.
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲡⲉⲧϣⲱⲛⲉ ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲧⲏⲩ ⲙⲁⲣⲉϥⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲛⲉⲡⲣⲉⲥⲃⲩⲧⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲛⲧⲉⲕⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ ⲛⲥⲉϣⲗⲏⲗ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲱϥ ⲉⲁⲩⲧⲁϩⲥ ⲛⲛⲟⲩⲛⲉϩ ϩⲙ ⲡⲣⲁⲛ ⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ
15 And the prayer of faith will save the one who is sick, and the Lord will raise him up. If he has committed sins, he will be forgiven.
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉϣⲗⲏⲗ ⲙⲛ ⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ⲛⲁⲧⲟⲩϫⲟ ⲙⲡⲉⲧϣⲱⲛⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲛⲁⲧⲟⲩⲛⲟⲥϥ ⲕⲁⲛ ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲁϥⲣ ϩⲉⲛⲕⲉⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲕⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲁϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ
16 Therefore confess your sins to one another, and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person is powerfully effective.
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ϭⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲉⲣⲏⲩ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛϣⲗⲏⲗ ϩⲁ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲛⲉⲣⲏⲩ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉⲩⲉⲕⲱ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲡⲥⲟⲡⲥ ⲙⲡⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥ ϭⲙϭⲟⲙ ⲙⲙⲁⲧⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ϥⲛⲏⲣⲅⲉⲓ
17 Elijah was a human being with a nature like ours, and he prayed earnestly that it might not rain, and it did not rain on the land for three years and six months.
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ϩⲏⲗⲓⲁⲥ ⲛⲉⲩⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲛϩⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩϣⲗⲏⲗ ⲁϥϣⲗⲏⲗ ⲉⲧⲙⲧⲉⲣⲉ ⲧⲡⲉ ϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲡⲉⲥϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲙ ⲡⲕⲁϩ ⲛϣⲟⲙⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲣⲟⲙⲡⲉ ⲙⲛ ⲥⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲃⲟⲧ
18 He prayed again, and the sky gave rain, and the earth brought forth its fruit.
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ⲙⲛⲛⲥⲱⲥ ⲟⲛ ⲁϥϣⲗⲏⲗ ⲁⲧⲡⲉ ϯ ⲛⲛⲉⲥϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲁⲡⲕⲁϩ ϯ ⲟⲩⲱ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲕⲁⲣⲡⲟⲥ
19 My brothers, if any among you wanders from the truth, and someone turns him back,
ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ⲛⲁⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲉⲣⲉϣⲁⲛ ⲟⲩⲁ ⲡⲗⲁⲛⲁ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲧⲙⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲟⲩⲁ ⲕⲧⲟϥ
20 let him know that he who turns a sinner from the error of his way will save his soul from death, and will cover a multitude of sins.
ⲕ̅ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲕⲧⲟ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲣⲉϥⲣ ⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲧⲉϩⲓⲏ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲡⲗⲁⲛⲏ ϥⲛⲁⲧⲟⲩϫⲟ ⲛⲟⲩⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ ⲡⲙⲟⲩ ⲛϥϩⲱⲃⲥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉϫⲛⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ ⲛⲛⲟⲃⲉ
