James 5
1 Ac inge, kowos mwet kasrup, porongeyu! Kowos in tung ac mwemelil ke mwe ongoiya su ac tuku nu fowos!
Come now, you who are rich, weep and wail over the misery to come upon you.
2 Mwe kasrup lowos kulamla, ac nuknuk lowos mongola ke watil.
Your riches have rotted and moths have eaten your clothes.
3 Gold ac silver lowos nukla ke ras, ac ras se inge ac fah sie mwe loh lain kowos, su ac fah kangla ikowos oana e uh. Kowos elosak mwe kasrup in len safla inge.
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 Kowos tia moleang molin orekma lun mwet orekma inima lowos ah. Porongo torkaskas lalos! Pusren tung lun mwet su sifeni fokin ima lowos sun insren God, Leum Kulana.
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 Moul lowos fin faclu sessesla ke mwe kasrup lulap ac mwe engan. Kowos sifacna akfatye kowos nu ke len in anwuki.
You have lived on earth in luxury and self-indulgence. You have fattened your hearts in the day of slaughter.
6 Kowos lusla ac uniya mwet wangin mwata, ac elos tiana lain kowos.
You have condemned and murdered the righteous, who did not resist you.
7 Ke ma inge, mwet lulalfongi wiuk, kowos in mongfisrasr nwe ke pacl Leum el ac tuku. Liye luman mongfisrasr lun sie mwet ima ke el soano na ima lal in fokkakin fahko wowo kac. El mongfisrasr na in soano af in taknelik ac af in kosrani.
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 Kowos enenu in wi pac mongfisrasr ac akkeye insiowos, tuh len in tuku lun Leum apkuran.
You, too, be patient and strengthen your hearts, because the Lord’s coming is near.
9 Mwet lulalfongi wiuk, nik kowos torkaskas lain sie sin sie, tuh God Elan tia nununkekowos. Mwet Nununku El apkuran — El akola na in utyak.
Do not complain about one another, brothers, so that you will not be judged. Look, the Judge is standing at the door!
10 Mwet kawuk luk, esam mwet palu puspis su fahkak ke Inen Leum. Elos in mwe srikasrak nu suwos mweyen elos nwe keok ke ma puspis a elos mongfisrasr na.
Brothers, as an example of patience in affliction, take the prophets who spoke in the name of the Lord.
11 Kut pangon mu elos mwet engan mweyen elos mutangla mwe keok nu selos. Kowos lohng ke muteng lal Job, ac kowos etu luman kasreyuk lun Leum nu sel ke saflaiya. Tuh Leum El sessesla ke kulang ac pakoten.
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 A yohk liki ma nukewa, mwet lulalfongi wiuk, kowos in tia fulahk ke pacl kowos orek wulela. Nikmet fulahk ke inkusrao ku faclu ku ke kutena ma saya. Fahk na “Aok” ke ma ac aok, ac “Mo” ke ma ac mo, na God El ac fah tia nununkekowos.
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 Fin oasr mwet inmasrlowos su oasr in ongoiya, el enenu in pre. Fin oasr mwet su engan, el enenu in on ke on in kaksak.
Is any one of you suffering? He should pray. Is anyone cheerful? He should sing praises.
14 Fin oasr mwet mas, el enenu in suli mwet kol lun church, su fah pre kacl ac mosrwella ke oil in olive ke Inen Leum.
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 Pre su orek ke lulalfongi fah akkeyala mwet mas. Leum El fah taksalak elan kwela, ac fin oasr ma koluk el orala, ac fah nunak munas nu sel.
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 Ke ma inge, kowos in fahkak ma koluk lowos nu sin sie sin sie, ac pre ke sie sin sie, tuh kowos fah ku in kwela. Pre lun sie mwet suwohs arulana kalem ku kac.
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 Elijah el mwet se oapana kut. El pre ke inse pwaye tuh in fah wangin af, na wangin af putati nu faclu ke yac tolu tafu.
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 Na el sifilpa pre, ac af na matol tuku inkusrao me, ac faclu sifil isus fahko.
Again he prayed, and the heavens gave rain, and the earth yielded its crops.
19 Mwet lulalfongi wiuk, sie suwos fin fahsr liki inkanek pwaye, ac sie pac suwos sifil folokunulma,
My brothers, if one of you should wander from the truth and someone should bring him back,
20 esam na ma se inge: kutena mwet su folokonma sie mwet koluk liki tafongla lal, el molela ngunin mwet koluk sac liki misa, ac oru tuh in oasr nunak munas ke ma koluk puspis.
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.
