Iacobi 5
1 Agite nunc divites, plorate ululantes in miseriis vestris, quae advenient vobis.
Come now, you who are rich, weep and howl over the miseries that are coming upon you.
2 Divitiae vestrae putrefactae sunt: et vestimenta vestra a tineis comesta sunt.
Your riches have rotted, and your garments are moth-eaten.
3 Aurum, et argentum vestrum aeruginavit: et aerugo eorum in testimonium vobis erit, et manducabit carnes vestras sicut ignis. Thesaurizastis vobis iram in novissimis diebus.
Your gold and silver have rusted, and their rust will be a testimony against you and will eat your flesh like fire. You have laid up treasure in the last days.
4 Ecce merces operariorum, qui messuerunt regiones vestras, quae fraudata est a vobis, clamat: et clamor eorum in aures Domini sabbaoth introivit.
Behold, the wages of the workers who harvested your fields, which you kept back by fraud, cry out, and the cries of the reapers have reached the ears of the Lord of hosts.
5 Epulati estis super terram, et in luxuriis enutristis corda vestra in die occisionis.
You have lived on the earth in luxury and self-indulgence. You have nourished your hearts as in a day of slaughter.
6 Adduxistis, et occidistis iustum, et non resistit vobis.
You have condemned and murdered the righteous man; he does not resist you.
7 Patientes igitur estote fratres usque ad adventum Domini. Ecce agricola expectat pretiosum fructum terrae, patienter ferens donec accipiat temporaneum, et serotinum.
Therefore be patient, brothers, until the coming of the Lord. Behold, the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the earth, being patient for it until it receives the early and latter rain.
8 Patientes igitur estote et vos, et confirmate corda vestra: quoniam adventus Domini appropinquabit.
You also must be patient. Establish your hearts, for the coming of the Lord has drawn near.
9 Nolite ingemiscere fratres in alterutrum, ut non iudicemini. Ecce iudex ante ianuam assistit.
Do not complain against one another, brothers, so that you will not be judged. Behold, the Judge is standing at the door.
10 Exemplum accipite, fratres, exitus mali, laboris, et patientiae, Prophetas: qui locuti sunt in nomine Domini.
As an example of suffering and patience, my brothers, take the prophets who spoke in the name of the Lord.
11 Ecce beatificamus eos, qui sustinuerunt. Sufferentiam Iob audistis, et finem Domini vidistis, quoniam misericors Dominus est, et miserator.
Behold, we regard as blessed those who endure. You have heard of the endurance of Job. Now consider the purpose of the Lord, how he is full of compassion and mercy.
12 Ante omnia autem fratres mei nolite iurare, neque per caelum, neque per terram, neque aliud quodcumque iuramentum. Sit autem sermo vester: Est, est: Non, non: ut non sub iudicio decidatis.
Above all, my brothers, do not swear, neither by heaven, nor by earth, nor by any other oath. But let your “Yes” be “Yes” and your “No” be “No,” so that you will not fall into hypocrisy.
13 Tristatur autem aliquis vestrum: oret aequo animo et psallat.
Is anyone among you suffering? He should pray. Is anyone of good cheer? He should sing praise.
14 Infirmatur quis in vobis? inducat presbyteros Ecclesiae, et orent super eum, ungentes eum oleo in nomine Domini:
Is anyone among you sick? He should call for the elders of the church, and they should pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord.
15 et oratio fidei salvabit infirmum, et alleviabit eum Dominus: et si in peccatis sit, remittentur ei.
The prayer of faith will save the one who is sick, and the Lord will raise him up. And if he has committed sins, he will be forgiven.
16 Confitemini ergo alterutrum peccata vestra, et orate pro invicem ut salvemini: multum enim valet deprecatio iusti assidua.
Confess your trespasses to one another and pray for one another so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person is very powerful and effective.
17 Elias homo erat similis nobis passibilis: et oratione oravit ut non plueret super terram, et non pluit annos tres, et menses sex.
Elijah was a man with a nature like ours, and he prayed earnestly that it would not rain, and for three years and six months it did not rain on the land.
18 Et rursum oravit: et caelum dedit pluviam, et terra dedit fructum suum.
Then he prayed again, and the sky gave rain, and the land produced its fruit.
19 Fratres mei, si quis ex vobis erraverit a veritate, et converterit quis eum:
Brothers, if anyone among you wanders from the truth and someone turns him back,
20 scire debet quoniam qui converti fecerit peccatorem ab errore viae suae, salvabit animam eius a morte, et operiet multitudinem peccatorum.
be assured that whoever turns a sinner back from the error of his way will save a soul from death and cover a multitude of sins.
