Ιακωβου 5
1 αγε νυν οι πλουσιοι κλαυσατε ολολυζοντες επι ταις ταλαιπωριαις υμων ταις επερχομεναις
Come now, you who are rich, weep and wail over the misery to come upon you.
2 ο πλουτος υμων σεσηπεν και τα ιματια υμων σητοβρωτα γεγονεν
Your riches have rotted and moths have eaten your clothes.
3 ο χρυσος υμων και ο αργυρος κατιωται και ο ιος αυτων εις μαρτυριον υμιν εσται και φαγεται τας σαρκας υμων ως πυρ εθησαυρισατε εν εσχαταις ημεραις
Your gold and silver are corroded. Their corrosion will testify against you and consume your flesh like fire. You have hoarded treasure in the last days.
4 ιδου ο μισθος των εργατων των αμησαντων τας χωρας υμων ο {VAR1: αφυστερημενος } {VAR2: απεστερημενος } αφ υμων κραζει και αι βοαι των θερισαντων εις τα ωτα κυριου σαβαωθ {VAR1: εισεληλυθαν } {VAR2: εισεληλυθασιν }
Look, the wages you withheld from the workmen who mowed your fields are crying out against you. The cries of the harvesters have reached the ears of the Lord of Hosts.
5 ετρυφησατε επι της γης και εσπαταλησατε εθρεψατε τας καρδιας υμων εν ημερα σφαγης
You have lived on earth in luxury and self-indulgence. You have fattened your hearts in the day of slaughter.
6 κατεδικασατε εφονευσατε τον δικαιον ουκ αντιτασσεται υμιν
You have condemned and murdered the righteous, who did not resist you.
7 μακροθυμησατε ουν αδελφοι εως της παρουσιας του κυριου ιδου ο γεωργος εκδεχεται τον τιμιον καρπον της γης μακροθυμων επ αυτω εως λαβη προιμον και οψιμον
Be patient, then, brothers, until the Lord’s coming. See how the farmer awaits the precious fruit of the soil—how patient he is for the fall and spring rains.
8 μακροθυμησατε και υμεις στηριξατε τας καρδιας υμων οτι η παρουσια του κυριου ηγγικεν
You, too, be patient and strengthen your hearts, because the Lord’s coming is near.
9 μη στεναζετε αδελφοι κατ αλληλων ινα μη κριθητε ιδου ο κριτης προ των θυρων εστηκεν
Do not complain about one another, brothers, so that you will not be judged. Look, the Judge is standing at the door!
10 υποδειγμα λαβετε αδελφοι της κακοπαθιας και της μακροθυμιας τους προφητας οι ελαλησαν εν τω ονοματι κυριου
Brothers, as an example of patience in affliction, take the prophets who spoke in the name of the Lord.
11 ιδου μακαριζομεν τους υπομειναντας την υπομονην ιωβ ηκουσατε και το τελος κυριου ειδετε οτι πολυσπλαγχνος εστιν ο κυριος και οικτιρμων
See how blessed we consider those who have persevered. You have heard of Job’s perseverance and have seen the outcome from the Lord. The Lord is full of compassion and mercy.
12 προ παντων δε αδελφοι μου μη ομνυετε μητε τον ουρανον μητε την γην μητε αλλον τινα ορκον ητω δε υμων το ναι ναι και το ου ου ινα μη υπο κρισιν πεσητε
Above all, my brothers, do not swear, not by heaven or earth or by any other oath. Simply let your “Yes” be yes, and your “No,” no, so that you will not fall under judgment.
13 κακοπαθει τις εν υμιν προσευχεσθω ευθυμει τις ψαλλετω
Is any one of you suffering? He should pray. Is anyone cheerful? He should sing praises.
14 ασθενει τις εν υμιν προσκαλεσασθω τους πρεσβυτερους της εκκλησιας και προσευξασθωσαν επ αυτον αλειψαντες {VAR2: [αυτον] } ελαιω εν τω ονοματι {VAR1: [του κυριου] } {VAR2: του κυριου }
Is any one of you sick? He should call the elders of the church to pray over him and anoint him with oil in the name of the Lord.
15 και η ευχη της πιστεως σωσει τον καμνοντα και εγερει αυτον ο κυριος καν αμαρτιας η πεποιηκως αφεθησεται αυτω
And the prayer offered in faith will restore the one who is sick. The Lord will raise him up. If he has sinned, he will be forgiven.
16 εξομολογεισθε ουν αλληλοις τας αμαρτιας και {VAR1: προσευχεσθε } {VAR2: ευχεσθε } υπερ αλληλων οπως ιαθητε πολυ ισχυει δεησις δικαιου ενεργουμενη
Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man has great power to prevail.
17 ηλιας ανθρωπος ην ομοιοπαθης ημιν και προσευχη προσηυξατο του μη βρεξαι και ουκ εβρεξεν επι της γης ενιαυτους τρεις και μηνας εξ
Elijah was a man just like us. He prayed earnestly that it would not rain, and it did not rain on the land for three and a half years.
18 και παλιν προσηυξατο και ο ουρανος υετον εδωκεν και η γη εβλαστησεν τον καρπον αυτης
Again he prayed, and the heavens gave rain, and the earth yielded its crops.
19 αδελφοι μου εαν τις εν υμιν πλανηθη απο της αληθειας και επιστρεψη τις αυτον
My brothers, if one of you should wander from the truth and someone should bring him back,
20 {VAR1: γινωσκετε } {VAR2: γινωσκετω } οτι ο επιστρεψας αμαρτωλον εκ πλανης οδου αυτου σωσει ψυχην αυτου εκ θανατου και καλυψει πληθος αμαρτιων
consider this: Whoever turns a sinner from the error of his way will save his soul from death and cover over a multitude of sins.
