雅各書 5

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1嗐!你們這些富足人哪,應當哭泣、,因為將有苦難臨到你們身上。Come now, you who are rich, weep and wail over the misery to come upon you.

2你們的財物壞了,衣服也被蟲子咬了。Your riches have rotted and moths have eaten your clothes.

3你們的金銀都長了;那銹要證明你們的不是,又要吃你們的肉,如同火燒。你們在這只知積攢錢財。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.

4工人給你們收割莊稼,你們虧欠他們的,這工錢有聲音呼叫,並且那收割之人的冤聲已經入了的耳了。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.

5你們在世上享美福,好宴樂,當宰殺的日子竟你們的心。You have lived on earth in luxury and self-indulgence. You have fattened your hearts in the day of slaughter.

6你們定了義人的罪,把他殺害,他也不抵擋你們。You have condemned and murdered the righteous, who did not resist you.

7弟兄們哪,你們要忍耐,直到主來。看哪,農夫忍耐等候地裡寶貴的出產,直到得了。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.

8你們也當忍耐,你們的心,因為主來的日子近了。You, too, be patient and strengthen your hearts, because the Lord’s coming is near.

9弟兄們,你們不要彼此,免得受審判。看哪,審判的主站在門前了。Do not complain about one another, brothers, so that you will not be judged. Look, the Judge is standing at the door!

10弟兄們,你們要把那先前奉主名說話的眾先知當作能受苦能忍耐的榜樣。Brothers, as an example of patience in affliction, take the prophets who spoke in the name of the Lord.

11那先前忍耐的人,我們稱他們是有福的。你們聽見過的忍耐,也知道主給他的結局,明顯主是,大有慈悲。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.

12我的弟兄們,最要緊的是不可;不可指著天起誓,也不可指著地起誓,無論何誓都不可起。你們說話,是,就說是;不是,就說不是,免得你們落在審判之下。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.

13你們中間有受苦的呢,他就該禱告;有喜樂的呢,他就該。Is any one of you suffering? He should pray. Is anyone cheerful? He should sing praises.

14你們中間有病了的呢,他就該請教會的來;他們可以奉主的名,為他禱告。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.

15出於信心的祈禱要那病人,主必叫他起來;他若犯了罪,也必蒙赦免。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.

16所以你們要彼此認罪,互相代求,使你們可以得醫治。義人祈禱所發的力量是的。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.

17與我們是的人,他懇切禱告,求不要下雨,雨就三年零六個月不下在地上。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.

18他又禱告,天就降下雨來,地也生出土產。Again he prayed, and the heavens gave rain, and the earth yielded its crops.

19我的弟兄們,你們中間若有真道的,有人使他回轉,My brothers, if one of you should wander from the truth and someone should bring him back,

20這人該知道:叫一個罪人從迷路上轉回便是救一個靈魂不死,並且。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.