JAMES 5 Warning to Rich Oppressors 1Now listen, you rich people, weep and wail because of the misery that is coming on you. 2Your wealth has rotted, and moths have eaten your clothes. 3Your gold and silver are corroded. Their corrosion will testify against you and eat your flesh like fire. You have hoarded wealth in the last days. 4Look! The wages you failed to pay the workers who mowed your fields are crying out against you. The cries of the harvesters have reached the ears of the Lord Almighty. 5You have lived on earth in luxury and self-indulgence. You have fattened yourselves in the day of slaughter. 6You have condemned and murdered the innocent one, who was not opposing you. Patience in Suffering 7Be patient, then, brothers and sisters, until the Lord’s coming. See how the farmer waits for the land to yield its valuable crop, patiently waiting for the autumn and spring rains. 8You too, be patient and stand firm, because the Lord’s coming is near. 9Don’t grumble against one another, brothers and sisters, or you will be judged. The Judge is standing at the door! 10Brothers and sisters, as an example of patience in the face of suffering, take the prophets who spoke in the name of the Lord. 11As you know, we count as blessed those who have persevered. You have heard of Job’s perseverance and have seen what the Lord finally brought about. The Lord is full of compassion and mercy. 12Above all, my brothers and sisters, do not swear—not by heaven or by earth or by anything else. All you need to say is a simple “Yes” or “No.” Otherwise you will be condemned. The Prayer of Faith 13Is anyone among you in trouble? Let them pray. Is anyone happy? Let them sing songs of praise. 14Is anyone among you sick? Let them call the elders of the church to pray over them and anoint them with oil in the name of the Lord. 15And the prayer offered in faith will make the sick person well; the Lord will raise them up. If they have sinned, they will be forgiven. 16Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective. 17Elijah was a human being, even as we are. He prayed earnestly that it would not rain, and it did not rain on the land for three and a half years. 18Again he prayed, and the heavens gave rain, and the earth produced its crops. 19My brothers and sisters, if one of you should wander from the truth and someone should bring that person back, 20remember this: Whoever turns a sinner from the error of their way will save them from death and cover over a multitude of sins.
JAMYS 5 Gwarnyans dhe'n Dus Rych 1Dewgh lemmyn, a dus rych, gwrewgh oela ha kyni war agas galarow ow tos warnowgh. 2Pedrys yw agas pythow ha dybrys gans goedhanes yw agas dillas. 3Agas owr ha'gas arghans re gesknias, ha'ga hesknians a vydh dustuni er agas pynn ha dybri agas kig kepar ha tan. Hwi re guntellas tresor rag an dydhyow diwettha. 4Otta, gobrow an wonisysi a vysas agas gwelyow hag a wrussowgh gwitha dhiworta yn fals, ymons ow karma; ha garmow an vysoryon re dhrehedhas diwskovarn Arloedh an luyow. 5Hwi re vewas yn es hag yn plesour war an dor; hwi re vagas agas kolonn yn dydh ladhva. 6Hwi re dhampnyas ha ladha an den gwiryon; ny sev ev orthowgh. Perthyans ha Pysadow 7Ytho, perthewgh, a vreder bys yn devedhyans an Arloedh. Otta, an tiek a worta frut drudh an dor, meur y berthyans yn y gever, erna dhegemmerro an glaw a-varr ha'n glaw diwedhes. 8Perthewgh hwi ynwedh. Fastyewgh agas kolonn, rag devedhyans an Arloedh re dheuth nes. 9Na wrewgh krodhvolas, a vreder, an eyl war y gila, ma na vewgh breusys. Otta, an breusydh a sev a-dherag an darasow. 10Kemmerewgh, a vreder, yn ensampel a wodhevyans ha perthyans, an brofoesi a gewsis yn hanow an Arloedh. 11Otta, ni a's gelow gwynnvys, an re a dhuryas; duryans Job re wrussowgh klewes anodho, ha porpos an Arloedh a welsowgh, bos an Arloedh pur druedhek ha pitethus. 12Mes dres oll, ow breder, na liewgh na re'n nev, na re'n dor na gans li vydh arall, mes bedhes agas ‘Ya’ ya, ha'gas ‘Na’ na, ma na goetthowgh yn-dann vreus. 13Eus nebonan ahanowgh grevys? Gwres ev pysi. Eus nebonan lowenek? Kanes ev salm. 14Eus nebonan klav yn agas mysk? Gelwes ev henavogyon an eglos ha gwrens i pysi warnodho ha'y untya gans oyl yn hanow an Arloedh. 15Ha pysadow fydh a wra sawya an klav, ha'n Arloedh a vynn y dhrehevel. Ha mar kwrug ev peghosow, y fydh henna gevys dhodho. 16Ytho, yesewgh agas peghosow an eyl dh'y gila, ha pysewgh an eyl rag y gila, may fewgh yaghhes. Pur nerthek yw an pysadow effeythus a dhen gwiryon. 17Elias o den kehaval y gnas dhyn ni hag ev a bysis yn pysadow na wrella glaw, ha glaw ny wrug war an dor teyr blydhen ha hwegh mis. 18Hag arta ev a bysis, ha'n nev a ros glaw, ha'n dor a dhug y frut. 19Ow breder, mar kwander nebonan ahanowgh dhiworth an gwir ha nebonan a'n dre arta dhodho, 20godhvydhes ev: neb a dreyl peghador a'y gammfordh a selow y enev a ankow, ha kudha peghosow pals.langbot langbot