< James 5 >

1 O ye rich ones, wail and weep, on account of the miseries that are coming upon you.
ⲁ̅ⲁⲅⲉ ϯⲛⲟⲩ ⲛⲓⲣⲁⲙⲁⲟⲓ ⲣⲓⲙⲓ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲱϣ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛⲧⲁⲗⲉⲡⲱⲣⲓⲁ ⲛⲏⲉⲑⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ.
2 For your wealth is spoiled and putrid; and your garments are moth-eaten:
ⲃ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙⲉⲧⲣⲁⲙⲁ⳿ⲟ ⲁⲥⲧⲁⲕⲟ ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛ⳿ϩⲃⲱⲥ ⲁ ⳿ⲧϩⲟⲗⲓ ⲟⲩⲟⲙⲟⲩ.
3 and your gold and your silver have contracted rust; and the rust of them will be testimony against you; and it will eat your flesh. Ye have heaped up a fire to you against the latter 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 laborers who have reaped your ground, which ye have wrongfully retained, crieth out; and the clamor of the reapers hath entered 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 For ye have lived in pleasure on the earth, and revelled, and feasted your bodies as in a day of slaughter.
ⲉ̅ⲁⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩⲛⲟϥ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛ ⳿ⲡⲕⲁϩⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲁⲛⲟⲛⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛϣⲁⲛϣ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛϩⲏ ⲧ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡϧⲟⲗϧⲉⲗ.
6 Ye have condemned and slain the just, and none resisted you.
ⲋ̅ⲁⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛϯϩⲁⲡ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛϧⲱⲧⲉⲃ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓ⳿ⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϥϯ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲁⲛ.
7 But, my brethren, be ye patient until the advent of the Lord; like the husbandman, who waiteth for the precious fruits of his ground, and is patient as to them, until he receive the early 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 So also be ye patient, and fortify your hearts; for the advent of our Lord draweth nigh
ⲏ̅ⲱⲟⲩ⳿ⲛϩⲏⲧ ϩⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲙⲁⲧⲁϫⲣⲉ ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛϩⲏⲧ ϫⲉ ⲁⲥϧⲱⲛⲧ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ϯⲡⲁⲣⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲡ⳪.
9 Be not querulous one against another, my brethren, lest ye be judged: for lo, the judgment, standeth before the door.
ⲑ̅⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲣϥⲓ⳿ⲁϩⲟⲙ ϧⲁ ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣⲏⲟⲩ ⲛⲁ⳿ⲥⲛⲏ ⲟⲩ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲩ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲙϯϩⲁⲡ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϩⲏⲡⲡⲉ ⲓⲥ ⲡⲓⲣⲉϥϯϩⲁⲡ ⳿ϥⲟϩⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ϩⲓⲣⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲣⲱⲟⲩ.
10 For patience in your afflictions, my brethren, take to you the example of the prophets, who spoke in the name of the Lord.
ⲓ̅ϭⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩ⳿ⲥⲙⲟⲧ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲛⲁ⳿ⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯⲙⲉⲧⲣⲉϥϣⲉⲡϧⲓⲥⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ϯⲙⲉⲧⲣⲉϥⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲛⲏⲉⲧⲁⲩⲥⲁϫⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲫⲣⲁⲛ ⳿ⲙⲠ⳪.
11 For lo, we ascribe blessedness to them who have borne suffering. Ye have heard of the patience of Job; and ye have seen the result which the Lord wrought for him: for the Lord is merciful and 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 ye not; neither by heaven, nor by the earth, nor by any other oath: but let your language be yes, yes, and no, no, lest ye become obnoxious to judgment.
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 And if any of you shall be in affliction, let him pray; or if he be joyous, let him sing psalms.
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ϭⲓϧⲓⲥⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲙⲁⲣⲉϥⲉⲣ⳿ⲡⲣⲟⲥⲉⲩⲭⲉⲥⲑⲉ ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲟⲩⲛⲟϥ ⳿ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲙⲁⲣⲉϥⲉⲣⲯⲁⲗⲓⲛ.
14 And if one is sick, let him call for the elders of the church; and let them pray for him, and anoint him with oil in the name of our 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 will heal him who is sick, and our Lord will raise him up; and if sins have been committed by him, they will 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 And confess ye your faults one to another, and pray ye one for another, that ye may be healed; for great is the efficacy of the prayer which a righteous man prayeth.
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣⲏ ⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲧⲱⲃϩ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣⲏⲟⲩ ϩⲟⲡⲱⲥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⳿ⲛϫⲟⲙ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲧ⳿ⲡⲣⲟⲥⲉⲩⲭⲏ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓ⳿ⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⲉⲥⲉⲣϩⲱⲃ.
17 Elijah also was a man of sensations like us, and he prayed that rain might not descend upon the earth; and it descended not, for 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 again he prayed, and the heavens gave rain, and the earth gave forth its fruits.
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲧⲱⲃϩ ⲟⲛ ⲁ ⳿ⲧⲫⲉ ϯ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲟⲩ⳿ⲛϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁ ⳿ⲡⲕⲁϩⲓ ⲣⲱⲧ ⲁϥϯ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥⲟⲩⲧⲁϩ.
19 My brethren, if one of you err from the way of truth, and any one convert him from his error;
ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ⲛⲁ⳿ⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲁⲣⲉϣⲁⲛ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲥⲱⲣⲉⲙ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲁ ϯⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥⲧⲁⲥⲑⲟϥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ.
20 let him know, that he who turneth the sinner from the error of his way, will resuscitate his soul from death, and will cover the multitude of his 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

< James 5 >