James 5
1 Come now, you who are rich, weep and howl over the miseries that are coming upon you.
Come now, you who are rich, weep and wail because of the miseries coming on you.
2 Your riches have rotted, and your garments are moth-eaten.
Your riches have rotted, and your clothes have become moth-eaten.
3 Your gold and silver have rusted, and their rust will be a testimony against you and will eat your flesh like fire. You have laid up treasure in the last days.
Your gold and your silver have become tarnished and their rust will be a witness against you. It will consume your flesh like fire. You have stored up your treasure for the last days.
4 Behold, the wages of the workers who harvested your fields, which you kept back by fraud, cry out, and the cries of the reapers have reached the ears of the Lord of hosts.
Look, the pay of the laborers is crying out—the pay that you have withheld from those who harvested your fields, and the cries of the harvesters have gone into the ears of the Lord of hosts.
5 You have lived on the earth in luxury and self-indulgence. You have nourished your hearts as in a day of slaughter.
You have lived in luxury on the earth and indulged yourselves. You have fattened your hearts for a day of slaughter.
6 You have condemned and murdered the righteous man; he does not resist you.
You have condemned and killed the righteous person. He does not resist you.
7 Therefore be patient, brothers, until the coming of the Lord. Behold, the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the earth, being patient for it until it receives the early and latter rain.
So be patient, brothers, until the Lord's coming. See, the farmer awaits the valuable harvest from the ground. He is patiently waiting for it, until it receives the early and late rains.
8 You also must be patient. Establish your hearts, for the coming of the Lord has drawn near.
You, too, be patient. Make your hearts strong, because the Lord's coming is near.
9 Do not complain against one another, brothers, so that you will not be judged. Behold, the Judge is standing at the door.
Do not complain, brothers, against one another, so that you will be not judged. See, the judge is standing at the door.
10 As an example of suffering and patience, my brothers, take the prophets who spoke in the name of the Lord.
Take an example, brothers, from the suffering and patience of the prophets, those who spoke in the name of the Lord.
11 Behold, we regard as blessed those who endure. You have heard of the endurance of Job. Now consider the purpose of the Lord, how he is full of compassion and mercy.
See, we regard those who endured as blessed. You have heard of the endurance of Job, and you know the purpose of the Lord, how he is very compassionate and merciful.
12 Above all, my brothers, do not swear, neither by heaven, nor by earth, nor by any other oath. But let your “Yes” be “Yes” and your “No” be “No,” so that you will not fall into hypocrisy.
Above all, my brothers, do not swear, either by heaven or by the earth, or by any other oath. Instead, let your “Yes” mean “Yes” and your “No” mean “No,” so you do not fall under judgment.
13 Is anyone among you suffering? He should pray. Is anyone of good cheer? He should sing praise.
Is anyone among you suffering hardship? Let him pray. Is anyone cheerful? Let him sing praise.
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.
Is anyone among you sick? Let him call for the elders of the church, and let them pray over him. Let them anoint him with oil in the name of the Lord.
15 The prayer of faith will save the one who is sick, and the Lord will raise him up. And if he has committed sins, he will be forgiven.
The prayer of faith will heal the sick person, and the Lord will raise him up. If he has committed sins, God will forgive him.
16 Confess your trespasses to one another and pray for one another so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person is very powerful and effective.
So confess your sins to one another, and pray for each other, so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person is very strong in its working.
17 Elijah was a man with a nature like ours, and he prayed earnestly that it would not rain, and for three years and six months it did not rain on the land.
Elijah was a man just like us. He prayed earnestly that it would not rain, and it did not rain in the land for three years and six months.
18 Then he prayed again, and the sky gave rain, and the land produced its fruit.
Then Elijah prayed again. The heavens gave rain, and the earth produced its fruit.
19 Brothers, if anyone among you wanders from the truth and someone turns him back,
My brothers, if anyone among you wanders from the truth, and someone brings him back,
20 be assured that whoever turns a sinner back from the error of his way will save a soul from death and cover a multitude of sins.
that person should know that whoever turns a sinner from his wandering way will save him from death, and will cover over a great number of sins.
