James 5

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

1 هَلُمَّ ٱلْآنَ أَيُّهَا ٱلْأَغْنِيَاءُ، ٱبْكُوا مُوَلْوِلِينَ عَلَى شَقَاوَتِكُمُ ٱلْقَادِمَةِ.

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

2 غِنَاكُمْ قَدْ تَهَرَّأَ، وَثِيَابُكُمْ قَدْ أَكَلَهَا ٱلْعُثُّ.

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 صَدِئَا، وَصَدَأُهُمَا يَكُونُ شَهَادَةً عَلَيْكُمْ، وَيَأْكُلُ لُحُومَكُمْ كَنَارٍ! قَدْ كَنَزْتُمْ فِي ٱلْأَيَّامِ ٱلْأَخِيرَةِ.

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 هُوَذَا أُجْرَةُ ٱلْفَعَلَةِ ٱلَّذِينَ حَصَدُوا حُقُولَكُمُ، ٱلْمَبْخُوسَةُ مِنْكُمْ تَصْرُخُ، وَصِيَاحُ ٱلْحَصَّادِينَ قَدْ دَخَلَ إِلَى أُذْنَيْ رَبِّ ٱلْجُنُودِ.

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

5 قَدْ تَرَفَّهْتُمْ عَلَى ٱلْأَرْضِ، وَتَنَعَّمْتُمْ وَرَبَّيْتُمْ قُلُوبَكُمْ، كَمَا فِي يَوْمِ ٱلذَّبْحِ.

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

6 حَكَمْتُمْ عَلَى ٱلْبَارِّ. قَتَلْتُمُوهُ. 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 فَتَأَنَّوْا أَيُّهَا ٱلْإِخْوَةُ إِلَى مَجِيءِ ٱلرَّبِّ. هُوَذَا ٱلْفَلَّاحُ يَنْتَظِرُ ثَمَرَ ٱلْأَرْضِ ٱلثَّمِينَ، مُتَأَنِّيًا عَلَيْهِ حَتَّى يَنَالَ ٱلْمَطَرَ ٱلْمُبَكِّرَ وَٱلْمُتَأَخِّرَ.

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

8 فَتَأَنَّوْا أَنْتُمْ وَثَبِّتُوا قُلُوبَكُمْ، لِأَنَّ مَجِيءَ ٱلرَّبِّ قَدِ ٱقْتَرَبَ.

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

9 لَا يَئِنَّ بَعْضُكُمْ عَلَى بَعْضٍ أَيُّهَا ٱلْإِخْوَةُ لِئَلَّا تُدَانُوا. هُوَذَا ٱلدَّيَّانُ وَاقِفٌ قُدَّامَ ٱلْبَابِ.

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

10 خُذُوا يَا إِخْوَتِي مِثَالًا لِٱحْتِمَالِ ٱلْمَشَقَّاتِ وَٱلْأَنَاةِ: ٱلْأَنْبِيَاءَ ٱلَّذِينَ تَكَلَّمُوا بِٱسْمِ ٱلرَّبِّ.

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 هَا نَحْنُ نُطَوِّبُ ٱلصَّابِرِينَ. قَدْ سَمِعْتُمْ بِصَبْرِ أَيُّوبَ وَرَأَيْتُمْ عَاقِبَةَ ٱلرَّبِّ. لِأَنَّ ٱلرَّبَّ كَثِيرُ ٱلرَّحْمَةِ وَرَؤُوفٌ.

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 وَلَكِنْ قَبْلَ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ يَا إِخْوَتِي، لَا تَحْلِفُوا، لَا بِٱلسَّمَاءِ، وَلَا بِٱلْأَرْضِ، وَلَا بِقَسَمٍ آخَرَ. بَلْ لِتَكُنْ نَعَمْكُمْ نَعَمْ، وَلَاكُمْ لَا، لِئَلَّا تَقَعُوا تَحْتَ دَيْنُونَةٍ.

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

13 أَعَلَى أَحَدٍ بَيْنَكُمْ مَشَقَّاتٌ؟ فَلْيُصَلِّ. أَمَسْرُورٌ أَحَدٌ؟ 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 أَمَرِيضٌ أَحَدٌ بَيْنَكُمْ؟ فَلْيَدْعُ شُيُوخَ ٱلْكَنِيسَةِ فَيُصَلُّوا عَلَيْهِ وَيَدْهُنُوهُ بِزَيْتٍ بِٱسْمِ ٱلرَّبِّ،

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 وَصَلَاةُ ٱلْإِيمَانِ تَشْفِي ٱلْمَرِيضَ، وَٱلرَّبُّ يُقِيمُهُ، وَإِنْ كَانَ قَدْ فَعَلَ خَطِيَّةً تُغْفَرُ 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 اِعْتَرِفُوا بَعْضُكُمْ لِبَعْضٍ بِٱلزَلَّاتِ، وَصَلُّوا بَعْضُكُمْ لِأَجْلِ بَعْضٍ، لِكَيْ تُشْفَوْا. طَلِبَةُ ٱلْبَارِّ تَقْتَدِرُ كَثِيرًا فِي فِعْلِهَا.

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 كَانَ إِيلِيَّا إِنْسَانًا تَحْتَ ٱلْآلَامِ مِثْلَنَا، وَصَلَّى صَلَاةً أَنْ لَا تُمْطِرَ، فَلَمْ تُمْطِرْ عَلَى ٱلْأَرْضِ ثَلَاثَ سِنِينَ وَسِتَّةَ أَشْهُرٍ.

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

18 ثُمَّ صَلَّى أَيْضًا، فَأَعْطَتِ ٱلسَّمَاءُ مَطَرًا، وَأَخْرَجَتِ ٱلْأَرْضُ ثَمَرَهَا.

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

19 أَيُّهَا ٱلْإِخْوَةُ، إِنْ ضَلَّ أَحَدٌ بَيْنَكُمْ عَنِ ٱلْحَقِّ فَرَدَّهُ أَحَدٌ،

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 فَلْيَعْلَمْ أَنَّ مَنْ رَدَّ خَاطِئًا عَنْ ضَلَالِ طَرِيقِهِ، يُخَلِّصُ نَفْسًا مِنَ ٱلْمَوْتِ، وَيَسْتُرُ كَثْرَةً مِنَ ٱلْخَطَايَا.