James 5
1 Now [I have something to say to] the rich people [who do not believe in Christ and who] ([oppress you/cause you to suffer]). Listen [to me], you rich people! You should weep and wail [loudly] [DOU] because you will experience terrible troubles [PRS]!
Nyt hyvin, te rikkaat! itkekäät ja ulvokaat teidän viheliäisyyttänne, joka teidän päällenne tuleva on.
2 Your wealth [of various kinds] is [worthless] [MET], [as though it were] rotted. Your fine clothes are [worthless] [MET], [as though] termites had ruined them.
Teidän rikkautenne ovat mädänneet, teidän vaatteenne ovat koidellut.
3 Your gold and silver are [worthless] [MET], [as though they were] corroded. [When God judges you], this worthless wealth [MTY] of yours will be evidence [PRS] that you are guilty [of being greedy], and as rust and fire [destroy] [MET, SYN] things, [God] will severely punish you [SIM]. You have ([in vain/uselessly]) (stored up/accumulated) [wealth] at a time when [God] is about to [judge you] [MTY].
Teidän kultanne ja hopianne ovat ruostuneet, ja niiden ruoste pitää oleman teille todistukseksi, ja pitää syömän teidän lihanne niinkuin tuli. Te olette rikkauden koonneet teillenne viimeisinä päivinä.
4 Think [about what you have done]. You have not paid wages to the workmen who have harvested your fields for you, [with the result that] [PRS] those reapers are crying out [to God for him to help them]. [And God], the all-powerful Lord, has heard their loud cries.
Katso, työmiesten palkka, jotka teidän maakuntainne elon niittäneet ovat, joka petoksella teiltä pidetty on, huutaa, ja elonleikkaajain parut ja huudot ovat tulleet Herran Zebaotin korville:
5 You have lived luxuriously, just to have pleasure [here] on earth. [Just like cattle fatten themselves, not realizing that] they will be slaughtered [MET], you have [lived just for pleasure] [MTY], [not realizing that God will severely punish you].
Te olette herkuissa eläneet maan päällä, ja olette teidän hekumanne pitäneet, ja teidän sydämenne syötelleet niinkuin teuraspäivänä.
6 You have [arranged for others/judges to] condemn innocent people. You have [arranged for others to kill] some people. [And even though] those people had not done anything wrong, they were not [able to] defend themselves against you. [My fellow believers, that is what I say to the rich people] ([who oppress you/cause you to suffer]).
Te olette tuominneet, te olette tappaneet vanhurskaan, joka ei ole teitä vastaan ollut.
7 So, my fellow believers, [although rich people cause you to suffer], be patient until the Lord [Jesus Christ] comes [back]. Remember that when farmers [plant a field], they wait for their valuable crops to grow. They must wait patiently for the rain [that comes] at the planting season and for more rain [that comes] just before the harvest season. They wait [for] the crops [to grow and mature before they can harvest them].
Niin olkaat siis kärsivälliset, rakkaat veljet, Herran tulemiseen asti. Katso, peltomies odottaa kallista maan hedelmää, ja on kärsivällinen siihenasti kuin hän saa varhaisen ja hiljaisen sateen.
8 [Similarly], you also should [wait] patiently and trust the Lord [Jesus] firmly, because he is coming [back] soon [and will judge all people fairly].
Niin olkaat te myös kärsivälliset ja vahvistakaat sydämenne; sillä Herran tulemus lähestyy.
9 My fellow believers, do not complain about each other, in order that you will not be condemned [and punished by the Lord Jesus] {in order that [the Lord Jesus] will not condemn you}. It is he who will judge us, and he is ready to appear.
Älkäät huoatko, rakkaat veljet, toinen toistanne vastaan, ettette kadotetuksi tulisi. Katso, tuomari seisoo oven edessä.
10 My fellow believers, as an example [of how to be patient], (consider/think about) the prophets whom the Lord [God sent long ago] to speak his messages [MTY]. [Although people caused] the prophets to suffer a lot, they endured it patiently.
Ottakaat, rakkaat veljeni, vaivan ja kärsivällisyyden esikuva niistä prophetaista, jotka Herran nimeen puhuneet ovat.
11 And we know that [God] (approves of/is pleased with) those who endure [suffering for him]. You have also heard about Job. You know that [although he suffered much], the Lord [God] finally caused things to turn out well [for Job because] he endured [that suffering] (OR, because he continued [to trust God]). [And from that we know] that the Lord is very compassionate and kind.
Katso, me sanomme ne autuaiksi, jotka kärsineet ovat. Jobin kärsivällisyyden te olette kuulleet ja Herran lopun te nähneet olette; sillä Herra on sangen laupias ja armollinen.
12 Also, my fellow believers, [I want to say] something important [about how you talk]. [If you say that you will do something], do not say, “If I do not do it, may [God in] heaven [MTY] punish me.” Do not even say, “If I do not do it, may [someone here on] earth [MTY] punish me.” Do not say anything like that. Instead, if you say “Yes,” then [do what you said that you would do]. If you say “No,” then do not [do it]. Otherwise, [God] will condemn you.
Ennen kaikkia, rakkaat veljeni, älkäät vannoko, ei taivaan kautta eikä maan, ei myös yhtään muuta valaa; mutta olkoon teidän puheenne niin kuin niin on, ja se olkoon ei kuin ei on, ettette ulkokullaisuuteen lankeaisi.
13 Whoever among you is experiencing trouble [RHQ] should pray [that God would help him. Whoever] is cheerful/happy [RHQ] should sing songs of praise [to God].
Jos joku kärsii vaivaa teidän seassanne, se rukoilkaan, jos joku on hyvällä mielellä, se veisatkaan virsiä.
14 Whoever among you is sick [RHQ] should call the leaders of the congregation [to come to pray for him]. They should put [olive] oil on him and, with the Lord’s authority [MTY] (OR, calling on the Lord [to heal him]), pray.
Jos joku sairastaa teidän seassanne, hän kutsukaan tykönsä seurakunnan papit, ja ne rukoilkaan hänen edestänsä, voidellen häntä öljyllä Herran nimeen.
15 And if they truly trust [in the Lord] when they pray [PRS], the sick person will be healed. The Lord will heal him. And if that person has sinned ([in a way that caused him to be/and because of that he became]) [sick, if he] ([confesses what he did/says that he did what is wrong]), he will be forgiven {[the Lord] will forgive him}.
Ja uskon rukous parantaa sairaan, ja Herra ojentaa hänen, ja jos hän on syntiä tehnyt, niin ne hänelle anteeksi annetaan.
16 So, [because the Lord is able to heal the sick and to forgive sins], tell each other the sinful things that you have done, and pray for each other in order that you may be healed {that [God] may heal you} [physically and spiritually]. If righteous people [pray and] ask fervently [for God to do something, God] will certainly do it in a powerful way.
Tunnustakaat toinen toisellenne teidän rikoksenne ja rukoilkaat toinen toisenne edestä, että te terveeksi tulisitte. Vanhurskaan rukous voi paljo, koska se totinen on.
17 [Although the prophet] Elijah was (an ordinary person/just a human being) like us, he earnestly prayed that it would not rain. [As a result], it did not rain for three and a half years.
Elias oli ihminen, niissä haluissa vikapää kuin mekin ja hän rukoili rukouksella, ettei pitänyt sataman, ja ei satanutkaan maan päällä kolmena vuotena ja kuutena kuukautena,
18 Then he prayed again, [asking God to send rain], and [as a result God] [MTY] sent rain, and plants [grew and] produced crops [again].
Ja hän taas rukoili, ja taivas antoi sateen, ja maa kasvoi hedelmänsä.
19 My fellow believers, if anyone of you stops obeying the true message [from God], someone from among you should persuade that person to once again do [what God has told us to do]. [If he stops doing what is wrong],
Rakkaat veljeni, jos joku teistä eksyis totuudesta ja joku palauttais hänen,
20 the one [who persuaded him] should realize that [because] he has enabled the person who was sinning to stop doing what is wrong, [God] will save that person from ([spiritual] death/being separated from him forever), and will forgive [his] many sins.
Se tietäkään, että joka syntisen palauttaa tiensä erehdyksestä, se vapahtaa sielun kuolemasta ja peittää syntein paljouden.
