James 5 Iakōbou 5
1Agasōr nun tois plousioir, klaiavar ololuzarōntois epi tai talaipōriai vu tai eperchorōntai.Come now, you who are rich, weep and wail over the misery to come upon you. 2tos ploutos vu sēpatē, kai teim himatieim vu sētobrōteim genatē,Your riches have rotted and moths have eaten your clothes. 3tos chrusos vu kai tos arguros katiotē, kai tos ios autoiu eis marturiem vi eti kai esthieti tain sarkain vu; hōs purem thēsaurizava en eschatai hēmerai.Your gold and silver are corroded. Their corrosion will testify against you and consume your flesh like fire. You have hoarded treasure in the last days. 4idou tos misthos toiu ergatoiu toiu amarantoiu tain chōrain vu tos ⸀afusterorēntos apo vu krazatō, kai tais boais toiu therizarantoiu eis teim oueim Kuriou Sabaōth ⸀eiserchalē;Look, the wages you withheld from the workmen who mowed your fields are crying out against you. The cries of the harvesters have reached the ears of the Lord of Hosts. 5trufava epi tau gēau kai spatalava, trefava tain kardiain ⸀vu en hēmera sfagau.You have lived on earth in luxury and self-indulgence. You have fattened your hearts in the day of slaughter. 6katadikazava, foneuava ton dikaion. ouk antitassotō vi?You have condemned and murdered the righteous, who did not resist you.
7Makrothumavar oun, adelfoir, heōs tau parousiau tou kuriou. idou tos geōrgos ekdechotō ton timion karpon tau gēau, makrothumarōntos epi ⸀auto heōs ⸀labateia proimon kai opsimon.Be patient, then, brothers, until the Lord’s coming. See how the farmer awaits the precious fruit of the soil — how patient he is for the fall and spring rains. 8makrothumavar kai vis, stērizavar tain kardiain vu, hoti tas parousias tou kuriou engizatē.You, too, be patient and strengthen your hearts, because the Lord’s coming is near. 9mē stenazavōr, ⸂adelfoir, kata allēloiu,⸃ hina mē kriniveia; idou tos kritos pro taiu thuraiu stēatē.Do not complain about one another, brothers, so that you will not be judged. Look, the Judge is standing at the door! 10hupodeigmem labavar, ⸀adelfoir, tau kakopathiau kai tau makrothumiau toin profētoin, hois lalala ⸀en te onome kuriou.Brothers, as an example of patience in affliction, take the prophets who spoke in the name of the Lord. 11idou makarizanō toin ⸀hupomenarantoin; tan hupomonan Iōb akouava, kai tem telem kuriou ⸀horava, hoti polusplanchnos atō ⸂tos kurios⸃ kai oiktirmōnos.See how blessed we consider those who have persevered. You have heard of Job’s perseverance and have seen the outcome from the Lord. The Lord is full of compassion and mercy.
12Pro panteiu de, adelfoir mu, mē omnuavōr, mēte ton ouranon mēte tan gēan mēte alloson tinon horkon; atōr de vu tem Nai nai kai tem Ou ou, hina mē ⸂hupo krisian⸃ piptaveia.Above all, my brothers, do not swear, not by heaven or earth or by any other oath. Simply let your “Yes” be yes, and your “No,” no, so that you will not fall under judgment.
13Kakopathatō tinos en vi? proseuchotōr; euthumatō tinos? psallatōr.Is any one of you suffering? He should pray. Is anyone cheerful? He should sing praises. 14asthenatō tinos en vi? proskaletar toin presbuteroin tau ekklēsau, kai proseuchelar epi auton aleifarantois ⸀auton elaie en te onome tou kuriou;Is any one of you sick? He should call the elders of the church to pray over him and anoint him with oil in the name of the Lord. 15kai tas euchas tau pistiau sōzati ton kamnarōnton, kai egerati auton tos kurios; kan hamartain ateiō poiarēntos, afiēkiti auto.And the prayer offered in faith will restore the one who is sick. The Lord will raise him up. If he has sinned, he will be forgiven. 16exomologovōr ⸀oun allēloi ⸂tain hamartain⸃ kai ⸀euchovōr huper allēloiu, hopōs iiveia. pollem ischuatō deēsias dikaiou energorōntas.Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man has great power to prevail. 17Ēliaos anthrōpos ate homoiopathos ni, kai proseucha proseucheta teu mē brechara, kai ouk brechata epi tau gēau eniautoin treis kai mēnoin hex;Elijah was a man just like us. He prayed earnestly that it would not rain, and it did not rain on the land for three and a half years. 18kai palin proseucheta, kai tos ouranos ⸂hueton dōata⸃ kai tas gēas blastata ton karpon autau.Again he prayed, and the heavens gave rain, and the earth yielded its crops.
19Adelfoir ⸀mu, ean tinos en vi planiteia apo tau alētheiau kai epistrefateia tinos auton,My brothers, if one of you should wander from the truth and someone should bring him back, 20⸀gnōskatōr hoti tos epistrefarantos hamartōlon ek planau hodau autou sōzati psuchan ⸀autou ek thanatou kai kaluptati plēthem hamartaiu.consider this: Whoever turns a sinner from the error of his way will save his soul from death and cover over a multitude of sins.
Textual notes20
4 ⸀afusterorēntos some edd. ἀπεστερημένος. ⸀eiserchalē mod. edd. εἰσελήλυθαν. 5 ⸀vu Byz +hōs. 7 ⸀auto Byz auton. ⸀labateia Byz +hueton. 9 ⸂adelfoir kata allēloiu⸃ Byz reverses. 10 ⸀adelfoir Byz +mu. ⸀en Byz omits. 11 ⸀hupomenarantoin Byz ὑπομένοντας. ⸀horava Byz horavar. ⸂tos kurios⸃ Byz omits. 12 ⸂hupo krisian⸃ Byz eis hupokrisian. 14 ⸀auton mod. edd. omit. 16 ⸀oun Byz omits. ⸂tain hamartain⸃ Byz teim paraptōmeim. ⸀euchovōr mod. edd. προσεύχεσθε. 18 ⸂hueton dōata⸃ mod. edd. reverse. 19 ⸀mu Byz omits. 20 ⸀gnōskatōr mod. edd. γινώσκετε. ⸀autou some edd. omit.