< 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]!
Ẹ wá nísinsin yìí, ẹ̀yin ọlọ́rọ̀, ẹ máa sọkún kí ẹ sì máa pohùnréré ẹkún nítorí òsì tí ó ń bọ̀ wá ta yín.
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.
Ọrọ̀ yín díbàjẹ́, kòkòrò sì ti jẹ aṣọ yín.
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].
Wúrà òun fàdákà yín díbàjẹ́; ìbàjẹ́ wọn ni yóò sì ṣe ẹlẹ́rìí sí yín, tí yóò sì jẹ ẹran-ara yín bí iná. Ẹ̀yin tí kó ìṣúra jọ de ọjọ́ ìkẹyìn.
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.
Kíyèsi i, ọ̀yà àwọn alágbàṣe tí wọ́n ti ṣe ìkórè oko yín, èyí tí ẹ kò san, ń ké rara; àti igbe àwọn tí ó ṣe ìkórè sì ti wọ inú etí Olúwa àwọn ọmọ-ogun.
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].
Ẹ̀yin ti jẹ adùn ní ayé, ẹ̀yin sì ti fi ara yín fún ayé jíjẹ; ẹ̀yin ti mú ara yín sanra de ọjọ́ pípa.
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]).
Ẹ̀yin ti dá ẹ̀bi fún olódodo, ẹ sì ti pa á; ẹni tí kò kọ ojú ìjà sí yín.
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].
Nítorí náà ará, ẹ mú sùúrù títí di ìpadà wá Olúwa. Kíyèsi i, àgbẹ̀ a máa retí èso iyebíye ti ilẹ̀, a sì mú sùúrù dè é, títí di ìgbà àkọ́rọ̀ àti àrọ̀kúrò òjò.
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].
Ẹ̀yin pẹ̀lú, ẹ mú sùúrù; ẹ fi ọkàn yín balẹ̀, nítorí ìpadà wá Olúwa kù sí dẹ̀dẹ̀.
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.
Ẹ má ṣe kùn sí ọmọnìkejì yín, ará, kí a má ba à dá a yín lẹ́bi: kíyèsi i, onídàájọ́ dúró ní ẹnu ìlẹ̀kùn.
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.
Ará mi, ẹ fi àwọn wòlíì tí ó ti ń sọ̀rọ̀ ní orúkọ Olúwa ṣe àpẹẹrẹ ìyà jíjẹ, àti sùúrù.
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.
Sá à wò ó, àwa a máa ka àwọn tí ó fi ara dà ìyà sí ẹni ìbùkún. Ẹ̀yin ti gbọ́ ti sùúrù Jobu, ẹ̀yin sì rí ìgbẹ̀yìn tí Olúwa ṣe; pé Olúwa kún fún ìyọ́nú, ó sì ní àánú.
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.
Ṣùgbọ́n ju ohun gbogbo lọ, ará mi, ẹ má ṣe ìbúra, ìbá à ṣe fífi ọ̀run búra, tàbí ilẹ̀, tàbí ìbúra-kíbúra mìíràn. Ṣùgbọ́n jẹ́ kí “Bẹ́ẹ̀ ni” yín jẹ́ bẹ́ẹ̀ ni; àti “Bẹ́ẹ̀ kọ́” yín jẹ́ bẹ́ẹ̀ kọ́; kí ẹ má ba à bọ́ sínú ẹ̀bi.
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].
Inú ẹnikẹ́ni ha bàjẹ́ nínú yín bí? Jẹ́ kí ó gbàdúrà. Inú ẹnikẹ́ni ha dùn? Jẹ́ kí ó kọrin mímọ́.
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.
Ẹnikẹ́ni ha ṣe àìsàn nínú yín bí? Kí ó pe àwọn àgbà ìjọ, kí wọ́n sì gbàdúrà sórí rẹ̀, kí wọn fi òróró kùn ún ní orúkọ Olúwa.
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}.
Àdúrà ìgbàgbọ́ yóò sì gba aláìsàn náà là, Olúwa yóò sì gbé e dìde; bí ó bá sì ṣe pé ó ti dẹ́ṣẹ̀, a ó dáríjì í.
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.
Ẹ jẹ́wọ́ ẹ̀ṣẹ̀ yín fún ara yín, kí ẹ sì máa gbàdúrà fún ara yín, kí a lè mú yín láradá. Iṣẹ́ tí àdúrà olódodo ń ṣe ní agbára púpọ̀.
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.
Ènìyàn bí àwa ni Elijah, ó gbàdúrà gidigidi pé kí òjò kí ó má ṣe rọ̀, òjò kò sì rọ̀ sórí ilẹ̀ fún ọdún mẹ́ta òun oṣù mẹ́fà.
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].
Ó sì tún gbàdúrà, ọ̀run sì tún rọ̀jò, ilẹ̀ sì so èso rẹ̀ jáde.
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],
Ará, bí ẹnikẹ́ni nínú yín bá ṣìnà kúrò nínú òtítọ́, tí ẹni kan sì yí i padà;
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.
jẹ́ kí ó mọ̀ pé, ẹni tí ó bá yí ẹlẹ́ṣẹ̀ kan padà kúrò nínú ìṣìnà rẹ̀, yóò gba ọkàn kan là kúrò lọ́wọ́ ikú, yóò sì bo ọ̀pọ̀lọpọ̀ ẹ̀ṣẹ̀ mọ́lẹ̀.

< James 5 >