James 5

1 Come now, you who are rich, weep and wail over the misery to come upon you.

1 أَيُّهَا الأَغْنِيَاءُ، هَيَّا الآنَ ابْكُوا مُوَلْوِلِينَ بِسَبَبِ مَا يَنْتَظِرُكُمْ مِنْ أَهْوَالٍ وَشَقَاءٍ.

2 Your riches have rotted and moths have eaten your clothes.

2 إِنَّ ثَرْوَاتِكُمُ الْكَثِيرَةَ قَدْ فَسَدَتْ، وَثِيَابَكُمُ الْفَاخِرَةَ قَدْ أَكَلَهَا الْعُثُّ

3 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.

3 ذَهَبُكُمْ وَفِضَّتُكُمْ قَدْ تَآكَلا، وَسَيَكُونُ تَآكُلُهُمَا شَاهِداً ضِدَّكُمْ، وَيَأْكُلُ لَحْمَكُمْ كَنَارٍ جَمَعْتُمُوهَا ثَرْوَةً لِلأَيَّامِ الأَخِيرَةِ؟

4 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.

4 وَهذِهِ أُجْرَةُ الْعُمَّالِ الَّذِينَ حَصَدُوا حُقُولَكُمْ، تِلْكَ الأُجْرَةُ الَّتِي مَازِلْتُمْ تَحْبِسُونَهَا عَنْهُمْ ظُلْماً، إِنَّهَا تَصْرُخُ، وَصُرَاخُ أُولئِكَ الْعُمَّالِ أَنْفُسِهِمْ قَدْ سَمِعَهُ رَبُّ الْجُنُودِ!

5 You have lived on earth in luxury and self-indulgence. You have fattened your hearts in the day of slaughter.

5 أَنْتُمْ تَعِيشُونَ عَلَى الأَرْضِ عِيشَةَ رَفَاهِيَّةٍ وَانْصِرَافٍ إِلَى الْمَبَاهِجِ وَاللَّذَّاتِ؛ وَقَدْ أَصْبَحَتْ قُلُوبُكُمْ سَمِينَةً كَأَنَّهَا جَاهِزَةٌ لِيَوْمِ الذَّبْحِ.

6 You have condemned and murdered the righteous, who did not resist you.

6 وَالْبَرِيءُ حَكَمْتُمْ عَلَيْهِ وَقَتَلْتُمُوهُ، وَهُوَ لَا يُقَاوِمُكُمْ!

7 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.

7 وَأَمَّا أَنْتُمْ، يَا إِخْوَتِي، فَاصْبِرُوا مُنْتَظِرِينَ عَوْدَةَ الرَّبِّ. خُذُوا الْعِبْرَةَ مِنَ الْفَلّاحِ: فَهُوَ يَنْتَظِرُ أَنْ تُعْطِيَهُ الأَرْضُ غِلَالاً ثَمِينَةً، صَابِراً عَلَى الزَّرْعِ حَتَّى يَشْرَبَ مِنْ مَطَرِ الْخَرِيفِ وَمَطَرِ الرَّبِيعِ.

8 You, too, be patient and strengthen your hearts, because the Lord’s coming is near.

8 فَاصْبِرُوا أَنْتُمْ إِذَنْ، وَشَدِّدُوا قُلُوبَكُمْ لأَنَّ عَوْدَةَ الرَّبِّ قَدْ صَارَتْ قَرِيبَةً.

9 Do not complain about one another, brothers, so that you will not be judged. Look, the Judge is standing at the door!

9 أَيُّهَا الإِخْوَةُ، لَا تَتَذَمَّرُوا بَعْضُكُمْ عَلَى بَعْضٍ، لِكَيْ لَا يَصْدُرَ الْحُكْمُ ضِدَّكُمْ. تَذَكَّرُوا دَائِماً أَنَّ الدَّيَّانَ قَرِيبٌ جِدّاً، إِنَّهُ أَمَامَ الْبَابِ.

10 Brothers, as an example of patience in affliction, take the prophets who spoke in the name of the Lord.

10 وَاقْتَدُوا، يَا إِخْوَتِي، فِي احْتِمَالِ الآلامِ وَالصَّبْرِ عَلَيْهَا، بِالأَنْبِيَاءِ الَّذِينَ تَكَلَّمُوا بِاسْمِ الرَّبِّ.

11 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.

11 فَنَحْنُ نَقُولُ عَنِ الصَّابِرِينَ عَلَى الأَلَمِ: «طُوبَى لَهُمْ!» وَقَدْ سَمِعْتُمْ بِصَبْرِ أَيُّوبَ، وَرَأَيْتُمْ كَيْفَ عَامَلَهُ الرَّبُّ فِي النِّهَايَةِ. وَهَذَا يُبَيِّنُ أَنَّ الرَّبَّ كَثِيرُ الرَّحْمَةِ وَالشَّفَقَةِ.

12 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.

12 وَلكِنْ قَبْلَ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ، يَا إِخْوَتِي، لَا تَحْلِفُوا، لَا بِالسَّمَاءِ، وَلا بِالأَرْضِ وَلا بِأَيِّ قَسَمٍ آخَرَ. وَإِنَّمَا لِيَكُنْ كَلامُكُمْ «نَعَمْ» إِنْ كَانَ نَعَمْ، وَ«لا» إِنْ كَانَ لا. وَذَلِكَ لِكَيْ لَا تَقَعُوا تَحْتَ الْحُكْمِ.

13 Is any one of you suffering? He should pray. Is anyone cheerful? He should sing praises.

13 هَلْ بَيْنَكُمْ مَنْ يَتَأَلَّمُ؟ فَلْيُصَلِّ! وَهَلْ بَيْنَكُمْ مَنْ هُوَ سَعِيدٌ؟ فَلْيُرَتِّلْ!

14 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.

14 وَمَنْ كَانَ مِنْكُمْ مَرِيضاً، فَلْيَسْتَدْعِ شُيُوخَ الْكَنِيسَةِ لِيُصَلُّوا مِنْ أَجْلِهِ وَيَدْهُنُوهُ بِزَيْتٍ بِاسْمِ الرَّبِّ.

15 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.

15 فَالصَّلاةُ الْمَرْفُوعَةُ بِإِيمَانٍ تَشْفِي الْمَرِيضَ، إِذْ يُعِيدُ الرَّبُّ إِلَيْهِ الصِّحَّةَ. وَإِنْ كَانَ مَرَضُهُ بِسَبَبِ خَطِيئَةٍ مَا، يَغْفِرُهَا الرَّبُّ لَهُ.

16 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.

16 لِيَعْتَرِفْ كُلُّ وَاحِدٍ مِنْكُمْ لأَخِيهِ بِزَلّاتِهِ، وَصَلُّوا بَعْضُكُمْ لأَجْلِ بَعْضٍ، حَتَّى تُشْفَوْا. إِنَّ الصَّلاةَ الْحَارَّةَ الَّتِي يَرْفَعُهَا الْبَارُّ لَهَا فَعَّالِيَّةٌ عَظِيمَةٌ.

17 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.

17 فَقَدْ كَانَ إِيلِيَّا بَشَراً مِثْلَنَا، وَطَلَبَ مِنَ اللهِ بِالصَّلاةِ أَنْ يَحْبِسَ الْمَطَرَ. وَهكَذَا كَانَ، فَلَمْ تَنْزِلْ عَلَى الأَرْضِ قَطْرَةُ مَطَرٍ لِمُدَّةِ ثَلاثِ سِنِينَ وَسِتَّةِ أَشْهُرٍ.

18 Again he prayed, and the heavens gave rain, and the earth yielded its crops.

18 ثُمَّ صَلَّى صَلاةً ثَانِيَةً، فَأَمْطَرَتِ السَّمَاءُ وَأَنْتَجَتِ الأَرْضُ ثِمَارَهَا!

19 My brothers, if one of you should wander from the truth and someone should bring him back,

19 أَيُّهَا الإِخْوَةُ، إِنْ ضَلَّ أَحَدٌ بَيْنَكُمْ عَنِ الْحَقِّ، وَرَدَّهُ آخَرُ،

20 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.

20 فَلْيَتَأَكَّدْ أَنَّ الَّذِي يَرُدُّ خَاطِئاً عَنْ ضَلالِ مَسْلَكِهِ، فَإِنَّمَا يُنْقِذُ نَفْساً مِنَ الْمَوْتِ، وَيَسْتُرُ خَطَايَا كَثِيرَةً!