Jakovljeva 5
1 De sada, bogataši, proplačite i zakukajte zbog nevolja koje će vas zadesiti!
Come, you rich men, weep aloud and howl for your sorrows which will soon be upon you.
2 Bogatstvo vam istrunu, haljine vaše postadoše hrana moljcima,
Your treasures have rotted, and your piles of clothing are moth-eaten;
3 zlato vam i srebro zarđa i rđa će njihova biti svjedočanstvo protiv vas te će kao vatra izjesti tijela vaša! Zgrnuste blago u posljednje dane!
your gold and your silver have become covered with rust, and the rust on them will give evidence against you, and will eat your flesh like fire. You have hoarded up wealth in these last days.
4 Evo: plaća kosaca vaših njiva - koju im uskratiste - viče i vapaji žetelaca dopriješe do ušiju Gospoda nad Vojskama.
I tell you that the pay of the labourers who have gathered in your crops--pay which you are keeping back--is calling out against you; and the outcries of those who have been your reapers have entered into the ears of the Lord of the armies of Heaven.
5 Raskošno ste na zemlji i razvratno živjeli, utoviste srca svoja za dan klanja!
Here on earth you have lived self-indulgent and profligate lives. You have stupefied yourselves with gross feeding; but a day of slaughter has come.
6 Osudiste i ubiste pravednika: on vam se ne suprotstavlja!
You have condemned--you have murdered-- the righteous man: he offers no resistance.
7 Strpite se dakle, braćo, do Dolaska Gospodnjega! Evo: ratar iščekuje dragocjeni urod zemlje, strpljiv je s njime dok ne dobije kišu ranu i kasnu.
Be patient therefore, brethren, until the Coming of the Lord. Notice how eagerly a farmer waits for a valuable crop! He is patient over it till it has received the early and the later rain.
8 Strpite se i vi, očvrsnite srca jer se Dolazak Gospodnji približio!
So you also must be patient: keeping up your courage; for the Coming of the Lord is now close at hand.
9 Ne tužite se jedni na druge da ne budete osuđeni! Evo: sudac stoji pred vratima!
Do not cry out in condemnation of one another, brethren, lest you come under judgement. I tell you that the Judge is standing at the door.
10 Za uzor strpljivosti i podnošenja zala uzmite, braćo, proroke koji su govorili u ime Gospodnje.
In illustration, brethren, of persecution patiently endured take the Prophets who have spoken as messengers from the Lord.
11 Eto: blaženima nazivamo one koji ustrajaše. Za postojanost Jobovu čuste i nakanu Gospodnju vidjeste jer milostiv je Gospodin i milosrdan!
Remember that we call those blessed who endured what they did. You have also heard of Job's patient endurance, and have seen the issue of the Lord's dealings with him--how full of tenderness and pity the Lord is.
12 Prije svega, braćo moja, ne zaklinjite se ni nebom ni zemljom, ni ikojom drugom zakletvom. Vaše “da” neka bude “da”, i “ne” - “ne”, da ne padnete pod sud.
But above all things, my brethren, do not swear, either by Heaven or by the earth, or with any other oath. Let your 'yes' be simply 'yes,' and your 'no' be simply 'no;' that you may not come under condemnation.
13 Pati li tko među vama? Neka moli! Je li tko radostan? Neka pjeva hvalospjeve!
Is one of you suffering? Let him pray. Is any one in good spirits? Let him sing a psalm.
14 Boluje li tko među vama? Neka dozove starješine Crkve! Oni neka mole nad njim mažući ga uljem u ime Gospodnje
Is any one ill? Let him send for the Elders of the Church, and let them pray over him, after anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord.
15 pa će molitva vjere spasiti nemoćnika; Gospodin će ga podići, i ako je sagriješio, oprostit će mu se.
And the prayer of faith will restore the sick man, and the Lord will raise him up to health; and if he has committed sins, they shall be forgiven.
16 Ispovijedajte dakle jedni drugima grijehe i molite jedni za druge da ozdravite! Mnogo može žarka molitva pravednikova.
Therefore confess your sins to one another, and pray for one another, so that you may be cured. The heartfelt supplication of a righteous man exerts a mighty influence.
17 Ilija bijaše čovjek baš kao i mi; usrdno se pomoli da ne bude kiše i kiše nije bilo na zemlji tri godine i šest mjeseci.
Elijah was a man with a nature similar to ours, and he earnestly prayed that there might be no rain: and no rain fell on the land for three years and six months.
18 Zatim se ponovno pomoli te nebo dade kišu i zemlja iznese urod svoj.
Again he prayed, and the sky gave rain and the land yielded its crops.
19 Braćo moja, odluta li tko od vas od istine pa ga tkogod vrati,
My brethren, if one of you strays from the truth and some one brings him back,
20 znajte: tko vrati grešnika s lutalačkog puta njegova, spasit će dušu njegovu od smrti i pokriti mnoštvo grijeha.
let him know that he who brings a sinner back from his evil ways will save the man's soul from death and throw a veil over a multitude of sins.
