James 5
1 Now [I have something to say to] the rich people [who do not believe in Christ and who] ([oppress you/cause you to suffer]). Listen [to me], you rich people! You should weep and wail [loudly] [DOU] because you will experience terrible troubles [PRS]!
Duol karon, kamo nga mga dato, hilak sa makusog tungod sa mga kaalaotan nga moabot kaninyo.
2 Your wealth [of various kinds] is [worthless] [MET], [as though it were] rotted. Your fine clothes are [worthless] [MET], [as though] termites had ruined them.
Ang inyong mga bahandi nangadugta na ug ang inyong mga bisti gipangkaon na sa anay.
3 Your gold and silver are [worthless] [MET], [as though they were] corroded. [When God judges you], this worthless wealth [MTY] of yours will be evidence [PRS] that you are guilty [of being greedy], and as rust and fire [destroy] [MET, SYN] things, [God] will severely punish you [SIM]. You have ([in vain/uselessly]) (stored up/accumulated) [wealth] at a time when [God] is about to [judge you] [MTY].
Ang inyong mga bulawan ug ang inyong plata nahimong wala nay mga bili, ug ang ilang mga taya magapamatuod batok kaninyo ug molamoy sa inyong mga unod sama sa kalayo. Gitigom ninyo ang inyong mga bahandi sa kataposang mga adlaw.
4 Think [about what you have done]. You have not paid wages to the workmen who have harvested your fields for you, [with the result that] [PRS] those reapers are crying out [to God for him to help them]. [And God], the all-powerful Lord, has heard their loud cries.
Tan-awa, ang suhol sa mga mamomuo—niadtong wala ninyo gibayran alang sa pag-ani sa inyong mga kaumahan—nagasinggit! Ug ang mga pagsinggit niadtong nag-ani sa inyong mga tanom miabot na sa mga igdulungog sa Kasundalohan sa Ginoo.
5 You have lived luxuriously, just to have pleasure [here] on earth. [Just like cattle fatten themselves, not realizing that] they will be slaughtered [MET], you have [lived just for pleasure] [MTY], [not realizing that God will severely punish you].
Nagpuyo kamo nga haruhay sa kalibotan ug nagpatagbaw sa iyong mga kaugalingon. Nagpatambok kamo sa inyong mga kasingkasing alang sa adlaw sa ting-ihaw.
6 You have [arranged for others/judges to] condemn innocent people. You have [arranged for others to kill] some people. [And even though] those people had not done anything wrong, they were not [able to] defend themselves against you. [My fellow believers, that is what I say to the rich people] ([who oppress you/cause you to suffer]).
Gihukman ninyo ug gipatay ang matarong nga dili mosukol kaninyo.
7 So, my fellow believers, [although rich people cause you to suffer], be patient until the Lord [Jesus Christ] comes [back]. Remember that when farmers [plant a field], they wait for their valuable crops to grow. They must wait patiently for the rain [that comes] at the planting season and for more rain [that comes] just before the harvest season. They wait [for] the crops [to grow and mature before they can harvest them].
Busa pagkamapailubon, mga igsoon, hangtod sa pag-abot sa Ginoo, sama sa mag-uuma nga naghulat sa bililhong pag-ani sa yuta, nga nagahulat nga mapailubon alang niini, hangtod motulo ang sayo ug ulahi nga ulan.
8 [Similarly], you also should [wait] patiently and trust the Lord [Jesus] firmly, because he is coming [back] soon [and will judge all people fairly].
Magpailob usab kamo; lig-ona ang inyong mga kasingkasing, tungod kay haduol na ang pag-abot sa Ginoo.
9 My fellow believers, do not complain about each other, in order that you will not be condemned [and punished by the Lord Jesus] {in order that [the Lord Jesus] will not condemn you}. It is he who will judge us, and he is ready to appear.
Ayaw pagbagulbol, mga igsoon, batok sa usag-usa, aron nga dili kamo pagahukman. Tan-awa, ang maghuhukom nagatindog na sa pultahan.
10 My fellow believers, as an example [of how to be patient], (consider/think about) the prophets whom the Lord [God sent long ago] to speak his messages [MTY]. [Although people caused] the prophets to suffer a lot, they endured it patiently.
Alang sa panig-ingnan, mga igsoon, hunahunaa ang pag-antos ug pagpailob sa mga propeta nga nagsulti sa ngalan sa Ginoo.
11 And we know that [God] (approves of/is pleased with) those who endure [suffering for him]. You have also heard about Job. You know that [although he suffered much], the Lord [God] finally caused things to turn out well [for Job because] he endured [that suffering] (OR, because he continued [to trust God]). [And from that we know] that the Lord is very compassionate and kind.
Tan-awa, gitawag nato kadtong naglahutay nga, “bulahan.” Nadungog ninyo ang pagpailob ni Job, ug nasayran ninyo ang katuyuan sa Ginoo alang kang Job, kung giunsa sa Ginoo nga puno sa kahangawa ug kaluoy.
12 Also, my fellow believers, [I want to say] something important [about how you talk]. [If you say that you will do something], do not say, “If I do not do it, may [God in] heaven [MTY] punish me.” Do not even say, “If I do not do it, may [someone here on] earth [MTY] punish me.” Do not say anything like that. Instead, if you say “Yes,” then [do what you said that you would do]. If you say “No,” then do not [do it]. Otherwise, [God] will condemn you.
Labaw sa tanan, akong mga kaigsoonan, ayaw panumpa, bisan pinaagi sa langit o pinaagi sa yuta, o pinaagi sa bisan unsang pagpanumpa. Kondili ang inyong “Oo” pasabot nga “Oo” ug ang inyong “Dili” pasabot nga “Dili,” aron nga dili kamo mahiagom ubos sa paghukom.
13 Whoever among you is experiencing trouble [RHQ] should pray [that God would help him. Whoever] is cheerful/happy [RHQ] should sing songs of praise [to God].
Aduna bay usa nga nag-antos taliwala kaninyo? Kinahanglan nga mag-ampo siya. Nagmalipayon ba ang uban? Paawita siya ug pagdayeg.
14 Whoever among you is sick [RHQ] should call the leaders of the congregation [to come to pray for him]. They should put [olive] oil on him and, with the Lord’s authority [MTY] (OR, calling on the Lord [to heal him]), pray.
Nagmasakiton ba ang bisan kinsa taliwala kaninyo? Patawaga siya sa mga kadagkoan sa simbahan, ug mag-ampo ang mga kadagkoan alang kaniya, magadihog kaniya sa lana diha sa ngalan sa Ginoo,
15 And if they truly trust [in the Lord] when they pray [PRS], the sick person will be healed. The Lord will heal him. And if that person has sinned ([in a way that caused him to be/and because of that he became]) [sick, if he] ([confesses what he did/says that he did what is wrong]), he will be forgiven {[the Lord] will forgive him}.
ug ang pag-ampo sa pagtuo makaluwas sa masakiton nga tawo, ug ang Ginoo magapabangon kaniya. Kung nakabuhat siya ug sala, ang Dios magapasaylo kaniya.
16 So, [because the Lord is able to heal the sick and to forgive sins], tell each other the sinful things that you have done, and pray for each other in order that you may be healed {that [God] may heal you} [physically and spiritually]. If righteous people [pray and] ask fervently [for God to do something, God] will certainly do it in a powerful way.
Busa isugid ang inyong mga sala ngadto sa usag-usa, ug pag-ampo alang sa usag-usa, nga kamo mamaayo. Ang pag-ampo sa matarong maghatag ug dakong katumanan.
17 [Although the prophet] Elijah was (an ordinary person/just a human being) like us, he earnestly prayed that it would not rain. [As a result], it did not rain for three and a half years.
Si Elias usa ka tawo nga adunay pagbati sama kanato. Nag-ampo siya nga mainiton nga dili moulan, ug walay ulan sa yuta sulod sa tulo ka tuig ug unom ka bulan.
18 Then he prayed again, [asking God to send rain], and [as a result God] [MTY] sent rain, and plants [grew and] produced crops [again].
Ug miampo pag-usab si Elias, ug ang kalangitan mibubo ug ulan sa yuta ug ang yuta mihatag ug ani.
19 My fellow believers, if anyone of you stops obeying the true message [from God], someone from among you should persuade that person to once again do [what God has told us to do]. [If he stops doing what is wrong],
Mga kaigsoonan ko, kung si bisan kinsa kaninyo mahisalaag gikan sa kamatuoran, apan ang usa ka tawo maggiya kaniya pabalik,
20 the one [who persuaded him] should realize that [because] he has enabled the person who was sinning to stop doing what is wrong, [God] will save that person from ([spiritual] death/being separated from him forever), and will forgive [his] many sins.
pahibalo-a siya nga si bisan kinsa ang mogiya sa usa ka makasasala pagawas sa kasaypanan sa iyang dalan makaluwas sa iyang kalag gikan sa kamatayon ug magatabon sa sala sa kadaghanan.
