Yakobo 5
1 Afei, mo adefoɔ nso montie! Monsu na montwa agyaadwoɔ wɔ amanehunu a ɛreba mo so ho.
Come on, you rich people! You should weep and wail for all the problems that are coming your way!
2 Mo ahonya no aporɔ na nweweboa awe mo ntoma.
Your wealth is ruined, and your clothes have been eaten by moths.
3 Mo sika ne mo dwetɛ awe nnaakye na saa nnaakye no bɛdi adanseɛ atia mo, na ahye mo honam sɛ ogya. Moahyehyɛ agyapadeɛ nna a ɛdi akyire no mu.
Your gold and your silver are corroded, and this corrosion will be evidence against you, eating away your flesh like fire. You hoarded up your wealth in these last days.
4 Nnipa a wɔyɛɛ adwuma wɔ mo mfuo mu no, montuaa wɔn ka enti wɔresi apinie. Na wɔn apinisie no aduru Onyankopɔn, Awurade Otumfoɔ no aso mu.
Look, the wages of your farm workers that you cheated are crying out against you—the cries of the farm workers have reached the ears of the Lord Almighty.
5 Mo asetena wɔ asase so ha yɛ afɛfɛdeɛ ne anigyeɛ. Moadodɔre sradeɛ ama okum da.
You've enjoyed a life of luxury here on earth, full of self-indulgent pleasure, fattening yourselves up for the day of slaughter!
6 Moabu deɛ ɔnni fɔ kumfɔ akum no; ɔnsi mo ɛkwan.
You have condemned and killed the innocent who didn't even resist you.
7 Me nuanom, monto mo bo ase kɔsi sɛ Awurade bɛba. Monhwɛ sɛdeɛ okuafoɔ nya boasetɔ twɛn asusɔberɛ.
Friends, be patient as you wait for the Lord's return. Think of the farmer waiting patiently for the earth's precious harvest as it grows with the early and later rains.
8 Ɛsɛ sɛ mo nso moto mo bo ase. Momma mo anidasoɔ mu nyɛ den ɛfiri sɛ, da a Awurade bɛba no abɛn.
You need to be patient too. Stay strong for the Lord's return is near.
9 Anuanom, monnni nsekuro ntia mo ho mo ho, na Onyankopɔn ammu mo atɛn. Hwɛ, Ɔtemmufoɔ no gyina ɛpono no ano.
My friends, don't complain about each other, so you won't be judged. Look, the judge is standing right at the door!
10 Me nuanom, monkae adiyifoɔ a wɔde Awurade din kasaeɛ no. Momfa wɔn sɛ nhwɛsoɔ wɔ wɔn boasetɔ ne tumi a wɔtumi de tenaa amanehunu mu no.
Take the prophets as an example, my friends—see how they spoke in the Lord's name as they suffered and waited patiently.
11 Yɛde anidie ma wɔn, ɛfiri sɛ, wɔnyaa boasetɔ. Moate Hiob boasetɔ no na monim deɛ Awurade de dom no awieeɛ no ɛfiri sɛ, Awurade yɛ ɔdomfoɔ ne mmɔborɔhunufoɔ.
Notice that we say that those who endure are blessed. You've heard about the patience of Job, and you've seen how the Lord brought this to a positive conclusion—for the Lord is full of compassion and mercy.
12 Ne nyinaa akyi no, anuanom, sɛ mohyɛ bɔ a, monnka ntam nsi so. Mommfa ɔsoro anaa asase anaa biribiara nnka ntam. Sɛ mopɛ sɛ moka “Aane” a, monka “Aane”. Sɛ nso mopɛ sɛ moka “Dabi” a, monka “Dabi” na mo amma Onyankopɔn atemmuo ase.
Above all, my friends, don't swear. Not by heaven, not by earth, and not by any other kind of oath. Just let your yes be yes, and your no be no, so you won't fall under condemnation.
13 Mo mu bi wɔ ɔhaw bi mu anaa? Ɛsɛ sɛ saa onipa no bɔ mpaeɛ. Mo mu bi wɔ ahotɔ mu anaa? Ɛsɛ sɛ ɔto ayɛyie nnwom.
Are any of you suffering? You should pray. Are some of you cheerful? You should sing songs of praise.
14 Mo mu bi yare anaa? Ɛsɛ sɛ saa onipa no frɛ asafo mpanimfoɔ na wɔde Awurade din bɔ mpaeɛ ma no na wɔsra no ngo.
Are any of you sick? You should call for the church elders and have them pray over you, and anoint you with oil in the Lord's name.
15 Sɛ wɔbɔ saa mpaeɛ no gyidie mu a, ɛbɛsa ɔyarefoɔ no yadeɛ, na Awurade bɛma no anya ahoɔden, na ne bɔne a wayɛ nyinaa, wɔde bɛkyɛ no.
Such a prayer, trusting in God, will heal those who are sick, and the Lord will make them well. If they've committed sins, they will be forgiven.
16 Enti afei, monkeka mo bɔne nkyerɛ mo ho mo ho, na mommobɔ mpaeɛ mma mo ho mo ho sɛdeɛ ɛbɛyɛ a, wɔbɛsa mo yadeɛ. Onipa tenenee mpaeɛbɔ tumi yɛ nneɛma bebree.
Admit the wrongs you've done to each other, and pray for one another so that you'll be healed. Earnest prayer from those who live right is very effective.
17 Yɛte sɛ Elia a ɔbɔɔ mpaeɛ nokorɛ mu sɛ osuo nntɔ, na ampa ara osuo antɔ asase no so mfeɛ mmiɛnsa ne fa.
Elijah was a man who had the same human nature as we do. He prayed earnestly that it wouldn't rain, and it didn't rain on the earth for three and a half years.
18 Ɔsane bɔɔ mpaeɛ bio maa osuo tɔeɛ maa asase nyaa nnɔbaeɛ.
He prayed again—heaven sent rain and the earth gave its harvest.
19 Me nuanom, sɛ mo mu bi dwane firi nokorɛ ho na ɔfoforɔ de no ba bio a,
My friends, if any one of you strays from the truth and someone brings you back,
20 Monkae sɛ, deɛ ɔdane ɔdebɔneyɛfoɔ firi nʼakwammɔne ho no gye no nkwa firi owuo mu ma wɔde ne bɔne dodoɔ no nyinaa kyɛ no.
let them know that whoever rescues a sinner from the error of their ways will save them from death, and will gain forgiveness for many sins.
