James 5
1 Come now, you men of wealth, give yourselves to weeping and crying because of the bitter troubles which are coming to you.
ⲁ̅ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ϭⲉ ⲛⲉⲣⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲟ ⲣⲓⲙⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲱϣ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉϫⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲗⲁⲓⲡⲟⲣⲓⲁ ⲛⲏⲩ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ [
2 Your wealth is unclean and insects have made holes in your clothing.
ⲃ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲣⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲟ ] ⲧⲁⲕ[ⲟ ]
3 Your gold and your silver are wasted and their waste will be a witness against you, burning into your flesh. You have put by your store in the last days.
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4 See, the money which you falsely kept back from the workers cutting the grass in your field, is crying out against you; and the cries of those who took in your grain have come to the ears of the Lord of armies.
ⲇ̅ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁⲧⲛ̅ϩⲟⲩⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ ϥϫⲓϣⲕⲁⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̅ⲁϣⲕⲁⲕ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩⲱϩⲥ̅ ⲁⲩⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲁϫⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲥⲁⲃⲃⲁⲱⲑ.
5 You have been living delicately on earth and have taken your pleasure; you have made your hearts fat for a day of destruction.
ⲉ̅ⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲧⲣⲩⲫⲁ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲙ̅ⲡⲕⲁϩ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲥⲡⲁⲧⲁⲗⲁ. ⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲥⲁⲁⲛϣ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲧⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧ ⲉⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲙ̅ⲡⲕⲱⲛⲥ̅.
6 You have given your decision against the upright man and have put him to death. He puts up no fight against you.
ⲋ̅ⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ϭⲁⲓⲟ. ⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ϩⲱⲧⲃ̅ ⲙ̅ⲡⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥ. ⲛ̅ϥϯ ⲟⲩⲃⲉⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ̅ ⲁⲛ.
7 Go on waiting calmly, my brothers, till the coming of the Lord, like the farmer waiting for the good fruit of the earth till the early and late rains have come.
ⲍ̅ϩⲣⲟϣ ϭⲉ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧ. ⲛⲁⲥⲛⲏⲩ. ϣⲁⲧⲡⲁⲣⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲛϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲉⲓⲥϩⲏⲏⲧⲉ ⲡⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓⲉ ϭⲱϣⲧ̅ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲏⲧϥ̅ ⲙ̅ⲡⲕⲁⲣⲡⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲧⲁⲉⲓⲏⲩ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲡⲕⲁϩ ⲉϥϩⲁⲣϣ̅ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲱϥ. ϣⲁⲛⲧⲉϥϫⲓⲧϥ̅ ⲛ̅ϣⲟⲣⲡ̅ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̅ϩⲁⲉ.
8 Be as calm in your waiting; let your hearts be strong: because the coming of the Lord is near.
ⲏ̅ϩⲣⲟϣ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧ ϩⲱⲧⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ̅ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲧⲁϫⲣⲟ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲧⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧ. ϫⲉ ⲁⲥϩⲱⲛ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲧⲡⲁⲣⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲛϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ.
9 Say no hard things against one another, brothers, so that you will not be judged; see, the judge is waiting at the doors.
ⲑ̅ⲙ̅ⲡⲣ̅ⲁϣⲁϩⲟⲙ ⲉⲛⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲉⲣⲏⲩ. ⲛⲁⲥⲛⲏⲩ. ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲩⲕⲣⲓⲛⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲱⲧⲛ̅. ⲉⲓⲥϩⲏⲏⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲕⲣⲓⲧⲏⲥ ⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ̅ ϩⲓⲣⲙ̅ⲡⲣⲟ.
10 Take as an example of pain nobly undergone and of strength in trouble, the prophets who gave to men the words of the Lord.
ⲓ̅ϫⲓ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲥⲙⲟⲧ. ⲛⲁⲥⲛⲏⲩ. ⲙ̅ⲡϩⲓⲥⲉ ⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲙⲛ̅ⲧϩⲁⲣϣ̅ϩⲏⲧ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ. ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲩϣⲁϫⲉ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲣⲁⲛ ⲙ̅ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ.
11 We say that those men who have gone through pain are happy: you have the story of Job and the troubles through which he went and have seen that the Lord was full of pity and mercy in the end.
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲉⲓⲥϩⲏⲏⲧⲉ ⲧⲛ̅ⲙⲁⲕⲁⲣⲓⲍⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩϩⲩⲡⲟⲙⲓⲛⲉ. ⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲥⲱⲧⲙ̅ ⲉⲑⲩⲡⲟⲙⲟⲛⲏ ⲛ̅ⲓⲱⲃ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲑⲁⲏ ⲙ̅ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ. ϫⲉ ⲟⲩϣⲛ̅ϩⲧⲏϥ ⲡⲉ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩⲛⲁⲏⲧ ⲡⲉ.
12 But most of all, my brothers, do not take oaths, not by the heaven, or by the earth, or by any other thing: but let your Yes be Yes, and your No be No: so that you may not be judged.
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 anyone among you in trouble? let him say prayers. Is anyone glad? let him make a song of praise.
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲡⲉⲧϣⲡ̅ϩⲓⲥⲉ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ̅ ⲙⲁⲣⲉϥϣⲗⲏⲗ. ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲟⲩⲧ ⲙⲁⲣⲉϥⲯⲁⲗⲗⲉⲓ.
14 Is anyone among you ill? let him send for the rulers of the church; and let them say prayers over him, putting oil on him in the name of the Lord.
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲡⲉⲧϣⲱⲛⲉ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ̅ ⲙⲁⲣⲉϥⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲛⲉⲡⲣⲉⲥⲃⲩⲧⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲕⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ. ⲛ̅ⲥⲉϣⲗⲏⲗ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲱϥ. ⲉⲁⲩⲧⲁϩⲥϥ̅ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲛⲉϩ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲣⲁⲛ ⲙ̅ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ.
15 And by the prayer of faith the man who is ill will be made well, and he will be lifted up by the Lord, and for any sin which he has done he will have forgiveness.
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉϣⲗⲏⲗ ⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ⲛⲁⲧⲟⲩϫⲉⲡⲉⲧϣⲱⲛⲉ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲛⲁⲧⲟⲩⲛⲟⲥϥ̅. ⲕⲁⲛ ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲁϥⲣ̅ϩⲉⲛⲕⲉⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲕⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲁϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ.
16 So then, make a statement of your sins to one another, and say prayers for one another so that you may be made well. The prayer of a good man is full of power in its working.
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ̅ ϭⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲉⲣⲏⲩ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ϣⲗⲏⲗ ϩⲁⲛⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲉⲣⲏⲩ. ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉⲩⲉⲕⲱ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ̅ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ. ⲡⲥⲟⲡⲥ̅ ⲙ̅ⲡⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥ ϭⲙ̅ϭⲟⲙ ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉϥⲉⲛⲉⲣⲅⲉⲓ.
17 Elijah was a man of flesh and blood as we are, and he made a strong prayer that there might be no rain; and there was no 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 And he made another prayer, and the heaven sent down rain and the earth gave her fruit.
ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ⲙⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲥⲱⲥ ⲟⲛ ⲁϥϣⲗⲏⲗ. ⲁⲧⲡⲉ ϯ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲥϩⲱⲟⲩ. ⲁⲡⲕⲁϩ ϯⲟⲩⲱ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉϥⲕⲁⲣⲡⲟⲥ.
19 My brothers, if one of you has gone out of the way of the true faith and another has made him see his error,
ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ⲛⲁⲥⲛⲏⲩ. ⲉⲣϣⲁⲛⲟⲩⲁ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ̅ ⲡⲗⲁⲛⲁ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲙⲉ. ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲟⲩⲁ ⲕⲧⲟϥ.
20 Be certain that he through whom a sinner has been turned from the error of his way, keeps a soul from death and is the cause of forgiveness for sins without number.
ⲕ̅ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲕⲧⲟ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲣⲉϥⲣ̅ⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲉϩⲓⲏ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉϥⲡⲗⲁⲛⲏ ϥⲛⲁⲧⲟⲩϫⲟ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲙⲟⲩ. ⲛϥ̅ϩⲱⲃⲥ̅ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉϫⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛⲟⲃⲉ.
