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James 5
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James 5
New Life Version
5 Listen, you rich men! Cry about the troubles that will come to you. 2 Your riches are worth nothing. Your fine clothes are full of moth holes. 3 Your gold and silver have rusted. Their rust will speak against you and eat your flesh like fire. You have saved riches for yourselves for the last days. 4 See! The men working in your fields are crying against you because you have kept back part of their pay. Their cries have been heard by the Lord Who hears His people. 5 You have had everything while you lived on the earth and have enjoyed its fun. You have made your hearts fat and are ready to be killed as an animal is killed. 6 You have killed men who are right with God who were not making it hard for you.
The Lord Will Come Again
7 Christian brothers, be willing to wait for the Lord to come again. Learn from the farmer. He waits for the good fruit from the earth until the early and late rains come. 8 You must be willing to wait also. Be strong in your hearts because the Lord is coming again soon. 9 Do not complain about each other, Christian brothers. Then you will not be judged. See! The Judge is standing at the door. 10 See how the early preachers spoke for the Lord by their suffering and by being willing to wait. 11 We think of those who stayed true to Him as happy even though they suffered. You have heard how long Job waited. You have seen what the Lord did for him in the end. The Lord is full of loving-kindness and pity.
12 My Christian brothers, do not swear. Do not use heaven or earth or anything else to swear by. If you mean yes, say yes. If you mean no, say no. You will be guilty for saying anything more.
The Power of Prayer in Healing
13 Is anyone among you suffering? He should pray. Is anyone happy? He should sing songs of thanks to God. 14 Is anyone among you sick? He should send for the church leaders and they should pray for him. They should pour oil on him in the name of the Lord. 15 The prayer given in faith will heal the sick man, and the Lord will raise him up. If he has sinned, he will be forgiven. 16 Tell your sins to each other. And pray for each other so you may be healed. The prayer from the heart of a man right with God has much power. 17 Elijah was a man as we are. He prayed that it might not rain. It did not rain on the earth for three and one-half years. 18 Then he prayed again that it would rain. It rained much and the fields of the earth gave fruit.
Bring Back Those Who Are Lost in Sin
19 My Christian brothers, if any of you should be led away from the truth, let someone turn him back again. 20 That person should know that if he turns a sinner from the wrong way, he will save the sinner’s soul from death and many sins will be forgiven.
James 5
New International Version
James 5
New International Version
Warning to Rich Oppressors
5 Now listen,(A) you rich people,(B) weep and wail(C) because of the misery that is coming on you. 2 Your wealth has rotted, and moths have eaten your clothes.(D) 3 Your gold and silver are corroded. Their corrosion will testify against you and eat your flesh like fire. You have hoarded wealth in the last days.(E) 4 Look! The wages you failed to pay the workers(F) who mowed your fields are crying out against you. The cries(G) of the harvesters have reached the ears of the Lord Almighty.(H) 5 You have lived on earth in luxury and self-indulgence. You have fattened yourselves(I) in the day of slaughter.[a](J) 6 You have condemned and murdered(K) the innocent one,(L) who was not opposing you.
Patience in Suffering
7 Be patient, then, brothers and sisters, until the Lord’s coming.(M) See how the farmer waits for the land to yield its valuable crop, patiently waiting(N) for the autumn and spring rains.(O) 8 You too, be patient and stand firm, because the Lord’s coming(P) is near.(Q) 9 Don’t grumble against one another, brothers and sisters,(R) or you will be judged. The Judge(S) is standing at the door!(T)
10 Brothers and sisters, as an example of patience in the face of suffering, take the prophets(U) who spoke in the name of the Lord. 11 As you know, we count as blessed(V) those who have persevered. You have heard of Job’s perseverance(W) and have seen what the Lord finally brought about.(X) The Lord is full of compassion and mercy.(Y)
12 Above all, my brothers and sisters, do not swear—not by heaven or by earth or by anything else. All you need to say is a simple “Yes” or “No.” Otherwise you will be condemned.(Z)
The Prayer of Faith
13 Is anyone among you in trouble? Let them pray.(AA) Is anyone happy? Let them sing songs of praise.(AB) 14 Is anyone among you sick? Let them call the elders(AC) of the church to pray over them and anoint them with oil(AD) in the name of the Lord. 15 And the prayer offered in faith(AE) will make the sick person well; the Lord will raise them up. If they have sinned, they will be forgiven. 16 Therefore confess your sins(AF) to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed.(AG) The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective.(AH)
17 Elijah was a human being, even as we are.(AI) He prayed earnestly that it would not rain, and it did not rain on the land for three and a half years.(AJ) 18 Again he prayed, and the heavens gave rain, and the earth produced its crops.(AK)
19 My brothers and sisters, if one of you should wander from the truth(AL) and someone should bring that person back,(AM) 20 remember this: Whoever turns a sinner from the error of their way will save(AN) them from death and cover over a multitude of sins.(AO)
Footnotes
- James 5:5 Or yourselves as in a day of feasting
Jakobsbrevet 5
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Jakobsbrevet 5
Svenska Folkbibeln
5 1 Lyssna, ni som är rika, gråt och klaga över de olyckor som skall komma över er. 2 Er rikedom skall förmultna och era kläder förtäras av mal. 3 Ert guld och silver skall ärga, och ärgen skall vittna mot er och förtära ert kött som eld. Ni har samlat skatter i de sista dagarna. 4 Se, den lön ni undanhållit arbetarna som skördade era åkrar, den ropar, och skördearbetarnas rop har nått Herren Sebaots[a] öron. 5 Ni har levt i lyx och överflöd på jorden. Ni har gött er på slaktdagen. 6 Ni har dömt den rättfärdige[b] och dödat honom, och han gjorde inget motstånd mot er.
I väntan på Herrens ankomst
7 Vänta alltså tåligt, bröder, tills Herren kommer. Se, hur jordbrukaren tåligt väntar på jordens dyrbara skörd, tills den får höstregn och vårregn. 8 Var också ni tåliga och styrk era hjärtan, ty Herrens ankomst är nära. 9 Klaga inte på varandra, bröder, så blir ni inte dömda. Se, domaren står utanför dörren. 10 Bröder, ta profeterna som talade i Herrens namn till föredömen i att tåligt uthärda lidanden. 11 Vi prisar dem saliga som håller ut. Ni har hört om Jobs uthållighet och sett hur Herren till slut handlade med honom. Herren är rik på kärlek och barmhärtighet.
Trons bön
12 Framför allt, mina bröder, svär inte, vare sig vid himlen eller vid jorden eller vid något annat. Låt ert ja vara ja och ert nej vara nej, så att ni inte drabbas av domen. 13 Får någon av er lida, skall han be. Är någon glad, skall han sjunga lovsånger. 14 Är någon bland er sjuk, skall han kalla på församlingens äldste, och de skall be över honom och i Herrens namn smörja honom med olja. 15 Trons bön skall bota den sjuke, och Herren skall resa upp honom. Och har han begått synder, skall han få förlåtelse för dem. 16 Bekänn alltså era synder för varandra och be för varandra så att ni blir botade. Mycket mäktig och verksam är en rättfärdig människas bön. 17 Elia, som också fick lida,[c] bad en bön att det inte skulle regna, och det regnade inte över landet under tre år och sex månader. 18 Och när han sedan bad igen, gav himlen regn och jorden bar sin gröda.
19 Mina bröder, om någon bland er kommer bort från sanningen och någon för honom tillbaka, 20 så skall denne veta att den som återför en syndare från hans villoväg frälser hans själ från döden och överskyler många synder.
Footnotes
- Jakobsbrevet 5:4 Herren Sebaots Se not till Rom 9:29.
- Jakobsbrevet 5:6 Annan översättning: "den Rättfärdige". Dvs Jesus.
- Jakobsbrevet 5:17 som också fick lida Se v. 10. Annan översättning: "som var en människa som vi".
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