James 5
1 Come now, you rich, weep and howl for your miseries that are coming on you.
ⲁ̅ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ϭⲉ ⲛⲉⲣⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲟ ⲣⲓⲙⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲱϣ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉϫⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲗⲁⲓⲡⲟⲣⲓⲁ ⲛⲏⲩ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ [
2 Your riches are corrupted and your garments are moth-eaten.
ⲃ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲣⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲟ ] ⲧⲁⲕ[ⲟ ]
3 Your gold and your silver are corroded, and their corrosion will be for a testimony against you and will eat your flesh like fire. You have laid up your treasure in the last days.
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4 Behold, the wages of the laborers who mowed your fields, which you have kept back by fraud, cry out; and the cries of those who reaped have entered into the ears of the Lord of Armies.
ⲇ̅ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁⲧⲛ̅ϩⲟⲩⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ ϥϫⲓϣⲕⲁⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̅ⲁϣⲕⲁⲕ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩⲱϩⲥ̅ ⲁⲩⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲁϫⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲥⲁⲃⲃⲁⲱⲑ.
5 You have lived in luxury on the earth, and taken your pleasure. You have nourished your hearts as in a day of slaughter.
ⲉ̅ⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲧⲣⲩⲫⲁ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲙ̅ⲡⲕⲁϩ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲥⲡⲁⲧⲁⲗⲁ. ⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲥⲁⲁⲛϣ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲧⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧ ⲉⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲙ̅ⲡⲕⲱⲛⲥ̅.
6 You have condemned and you have murdered the righteous one. He doesn’t resist you.
ⲋ̅ⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ϭⲁⲓⲟ. ⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ϩⲱⲧⲃ̅ ⲙ̅ⲡⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥ. ⲛ̅ϥϯ ⲟⲩⲃⲉⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ̅ ⲁⲛ.
7 Be patient therefore, brothers, until the coming of the Lord. Behold, the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the earth, being patient over it, until it receives the early and late rain.
ⲍ̅ϩⲣⲟϣ ϭⲉ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧ. ⲛⲁⲥⲛⲏⲩ. ϣⲁⲧⲡⲁⲣⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲛϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲉⲓⲥϩⲏⲏⲧⲉ ⲡⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓⲉ ϭⲱϣⲧ̅ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲏⲧϥ̅ ⲙ̅ⲡⲕⲁⲣⲡⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲧⲁⲉⲓⲏⲩ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲡⲕⲁϩ ⲉϥϩⲁⲣϣ̅ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲱϥ. ϣⲁⲛⲧⲉϥϫⲓⲧϥ̅ ⲛ̅ϣⲟⲣⲡ̅ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̅ϩⲁⲉ.
8 You also be patient. Establish your hearts, for the coming of the Lord is at hand.
ⲏ̅ϩⲣⲟϣ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧ ϩⲱⲧⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ̅ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲧⲁϫⲣⲟ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲧⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧ. ϫⲉ ⲁⲥϩⲱⲛ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲧⲡⲁⲣⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲛϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ.
9 Don’t grumble, brothers, against one another, so that you won’t be judged. Behold, the judge stands at the door.
ⲑ̅ⲙ̅ⲡⲣ̅ⲁϣⲁϩⲟⲙ ⲉⲛⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲉⲣⲏⲩ. ⲛⲁⲥⲛⲏⲩ. ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲩⲕⲣⲓⲛⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲱⲧⲛ̅. ⲉⲓⲥϩⲏⲏⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲕⲣⲓⲧⲏⲥ ⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ̅ ϩⲓⲣⲙ̅ⲡⲣⲟ.
10 Take, brothers, for an example of suffering and of perseverance, the prophets who spoke in the name of the Lord.
ⲓ̅ϫⲓ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲥⲙⲟⲧ. ⲛⲁⲥⲛⲏⲩ. ⲙ̅ⲡϩⲓⲥⲉ ⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲙⲛ̅ⲧϩⲁⲣϣ̅ϩⲏⲧ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ. ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲩϣⲁϫⲉ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲣⲁⲛ ⲙ̅ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ.
11 Behold, we call them blessed who endured. You have heard of the perseverance of Job and have seen the Lord in the outcome, and how the Lord is full of compassion and mercy.
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲉⲓⲥϩⲏⲏⲧⲉ ⲧⲛ̅ⲙⲁⲕⲁⲣⲓⲍⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩϩⲩⲡⲟⲙⲓⲛⲉ. ⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲥⲱⲧⲙ̅ ⲉⲑⲩⲡⲟⲙⲟⲛⲏ ⲛ̅ⲓⲱⲃ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲑⲁⲏ ⲙ̅ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ. ϫⲉ ⲟⲩϣⲛ̅ϩⲧⲏϥ ⲡⲉ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩⲛⲁⲏⲧ ⲡⲉ.
12 But above all things, my brothers, don’t swear—not by heaven, or by the earth, or by any other oath; but let your “yes” be “yes”, and your “no”, “no”, so that you don’t fall into hypocrisy.
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ϩⲁⲑⲏ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲙ. ⲛⲁⲥⲛⲏⲩ. ⲙ̅ⲡⲣ̅ⲱⲣⲕ̅ ⲛ̅ⲗⲁⲁⲩ. ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲧⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲡⲕⲁϩ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛ̅ⲁⲛⲁϣ. ⲙⲁⲣⲉϥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲡⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲥⲉ ⲛ̅ⲥⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲛ ⲛ̅ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲛ. ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲩⲕⲣⲓⲛⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲱⲧⲛ̅.
13 Is any among you suffering? Let him pray. Is any cheerful? Let him sing praises.
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲡⲉⲧϣⲡ̅ϩⲓⲥⲉ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ̅ ⲙⲁⲣⲉϥϣⲗⲏⲗ. ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲟⲩⲧ ⲙⲁⲣⲉϥⲯⲁⲗⲗⲉⲓ.
14 Is any among you sick? Let him call for the elders of the assembly, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord;
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲡⲉⲧϣⲱⲛⲉ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ̅ ⲙⲁⲣⲉϥⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲛⲉⲡⲣⲉⲥⲃⲩⲧⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲕⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ. ⲛ̅ⲥⲉϣⲗⲏⲗ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲱϥ. ⲉⲁⲩⲧⲁϩⲥϥ̅ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲛⲉϩ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲣⲁⲛ ⲙ̅ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ.
15 and the prayer of faith will heal him who is sick, and the Lord will raise him up. If he has committed sins, he will be forgiven.
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉϣⲗⲏⲗ ⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ⲛⲁⲧⲟⲩϫⲉⲡⲉⲧϣⲱⲛⲉ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲛⲁⲧⲟⲩⲛⲟⲥϥ̅. ⲕⲁⲛ ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲁϥⲣ̅ϩⲉⲛⲕⲉⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲕⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲁϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ.
16 Confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The insistent prayer of a righteous person is powerfully effective.
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ̅ ϭⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲉⲣⲏⲩ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ϣⲗⲏⲗ ϩⲁⲛⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲉⲣⲏⲩ. ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉⲩⲉⲕⲱ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ̅ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ. ⲡⲥⲟⲡⲥ̅ ⲙ̅ⲡⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥ ϭⲙ̅ϭⲟⲙ ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉϥⲉⲛⲉⲣⲅⲉⲓ.
17 Elijah was a man with a nature like ours, and he prayed earnestly that it might not rain, and it didn’t rain on the earth for three years and six months.
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ϩⲏⲗⲓⲁⲥ ⲛⲉⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲛ̅ϩⲉ. ⲁⲩⲱ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩϣⲗⲏⲗ ⲁϥϣⲗⲏⲗ ⲉⲧⲙ̅ⲧⲣⲉⲧⲡⲉ ϩⲱⲟⲩ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲥϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲙ̅ⲡⲕⲁϩ ⲛ̅ϣⲟⲙⲛ̅ⲧ ⲛ̅ⲣⲟⲙⲡⲉ ⲙⲛ̅ⲥⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̅ⲉⲃⲱⲧ.
18 He prayed again, and the sky gave rain, and the earth produced its fruit.
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ⲙⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲥⲱⲥ ⲟⲛ ⲁϥϣⲗⲏⲗ. ⲁⲧⲡⲉ ϯ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲥϩⲱⲟⲩ. ⲁⲡⲕⲁϩ ϯⲟⲩⲱ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉϥⲕⲁⲣⲡⲟⲥ.
19 Brothers, if any among you wanders from the truth and someone turns him back,
ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ⲛⲁⲥⲛⲏⲩ. ⲉⲣϣⲁⲛⲟⲩⲁ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ̅ ⲡⲗⲁⲛⲁ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲙⲉ. ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲟⲩⲁ ⲕⲧⲟϥ.
20 let him know that he who turns a sinner from the error of his way will save a soul from death and will cover a multitude of sins.
ⲕ̅ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲕⲧⲟ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲣⲉϥⲣ̅ⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲉϩⲓⲏ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉϥⲡⲗⲁⲛⲏ ϥⲛⲁⲧⲟⲩϫⲟ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲙⲟⲩ. ⲛϥ̅ϩⲱⲃⲥ̅ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉϫⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛⲟⲃⲉ.
