ComeἌγεnow,νῦνyou rich,οἱ πλούσιοιweep,κλαύσατεwailing aloudὀλολύζοντεςoverἐπὶyour miseriesταῖς ταλαιπωρίαις ὑμῶνthat are coming upon you.ταῖς ἐπερχομέναις
Your wealthὁ πλοῦτος ὑμῶνhas rotted,σέσηπενandκαὶyour clothesτὰ ἱμάτια ὑμῶνhave becomeγέγονενmoth-eaten.σητόβρωτα
Your goldὁ χρυσὸς ὑμῶνandκαὶsilverὁ ἄργυροςhave corroded,κατίωταιandκαὶtheir corrosionὁ ἰὸς αὐτῶνwill beἔσταιa testimonyεἰς μαρτύριονagainst youὑμῖνandκαὶwill eatφάγεταιyour fleshτὰς σάρκας ὑμῶνlikeὡςfire.πῦρYou have stored up treasureἐθησαυρίσατεinἐνthe lastἐσχάταιςdays.ἡμέραις
Look,ἰδοὺthe wagesὁ μισθὸςof the workersτῶν ἐργατῶνwho mowedτῶν ἀμησάντωνyour fields,τὰς χώρας ὑμῶνwithheldὁ ἀφυστερημένοςbyἀφ’you,ὑμῶνcry out,κράζειandκαὶthe criesαἱ βοαὶof the harvestersτῶν θερισάντωνhave reachedεἰς εἰσεληλύθασινthe earsτὰ ὦταof the LordΚυρίουTsevaot.Σαβαὼθ
You have lived in luxuryἐτρυφήσατεonἐπὶthe earthτῆς γῆςandκαὶin self-indulgence;ἐσπαταλήσατεyou have fattenedἐθρέψατεyour heartsτὰς καρδίας ὑμῶνinἐνa dayἡμέρᾳof slaughter.σφαγῆς
You have condemned,κατεδικάσατεyou have murderedἐφονεύσατεthe righteous one;τὸν δίκαιονhe does notοὐκopposeἀντιτάσσεταιyou.ὑμῖν
Be patient,Μακροθυμήσατεthen,οὖνbrothers,ἀδελφοίuntilἕωςthe comingτῆς παρουσίαςof the Lord.τοῦ κυρίουLook,ἰδοὺthe farmerὁ γεωργὸςwaits forἐκδέχεταιthe preciousτὸν τίμιονfruitκαρπὸνof the earth,τῆς γῆςbeing patientμακροθυμῶνoverἐπ’itαὐτῷuntilἕωςit receivesλάβῃthe earlyπρόϊμονandκαὶthe lateὄψιμονrain.
Youὑμεῖςalsoκαὶbe patient;μακροθυμήσατεmake firmστηρίξατεyour hearts,τὰς καρδίας ὑμῶνbecauseὅτιthe comingἡ παρουσίαof the Lordτοῦ κυρίουhas drawn near.ἤγγικεν
Do notμὴcomplain,στενάζετεbrothers,ἀδελφοίagainstκατ’one another,ἀλλήλωνso thatἵναyou may notμὴbe judged.κριθῆτεLook,ἰδοὺthe Judgeὁ κριτὴςis standingἕστηκενatπρὸthe doors.τῶν θυρῶν
As an exampleὑπόδειγμαof sufferingτῆς κακοπαθίαςandκαὶpatience,τῆς μακροθυμίαςbrothers,ἀδελφοίtakeλάβετεthe prophetsτοὺς προφήταςwhoοἳspokeἐλάλησανinἐνthe nameτῷ ὀνόματιof the Lord.κυρίου
Look,ἰδοὺwe count happyμακαρίζομενthose who endured.τοὺς ὑπομείνανταςYou have heard ofἠκούσατεthe perseveranceτὴν ὑπομονὴνof Job,Ἰὼβandκαὶyou have seenεἴδετεthe outcomeτὸ τέλοςgiven by the Lord,κυρίουthatὅτιthe Lordὁ κύριοςisἐστινfull of compassionπολύσπλαγχνόςandκαὶmerciful.οἰκτίρμων
ButδέaboveΠρὸall,πάντωνmy brothers,ἀδελφοί μουdo notμὴswear,ὀμνύετεneitherμήτεby heavenτὸν οὐρανὸνnorμήτεby earthτὴν γῆνnorμήτεwith anyτινὰotherἄλλονoath;ὅρκονbutδὲlet yourἤτω ὑμῶνyesτὸ Ναὶbeἤτωyes,ναὶandκαὶyour no,τὸ Οὒno,οὔso thatἵναyou may notμὴfallπέσητεunderὑπὸjudgment.κρίσιν
Is anyoneτιςamongἐνyouὑμῖνsuffering?ΚακοπαθεῖLet him pray.προσευχέσθωIs anyoneτιςcheerful?εὐθυμεῖLet him sing praise.ψαλλέτω
Is anyoneτιςamongἐνyouὑμῖνsick?ἀσθενεῖLet him call forπροσκαλεσάσθωthe eldersτοὺς πρεσβυτέρουςof the assembly,τῆς ἐκκλησίαςandκαὶlet them prayπροσευξάσθωσανoverἐπ’him,αὐτὸνanointingἀλείψαντεςhimαὐτὸνwith oilἐλαίῳinἐνthe nameτῷ ὀνόματιof the Lord.τοῦ κυρίου
Andκαὶthe prayerἡ εὐχὴof faithτῆς πίστεωςwill saveσώσειthe sick person,τὸν κάμνονταandκαὶthe Lordὁ κύριοςwill raiseἐγερεῖhim up;αὐτὸνand ifκἂνhe hasᾖcommittedπεποιηκώςsins,ἁμαρτίαςit will be forgivenἀφεθήσεταιhim.αὐτῷ
Soοὖνconfessἐξομολογεῖσθεyour sinsτὰς ἁμαρτίαςto one anotherἀλλήλοιςandκαὶprayεὔχεσθεforὑπὲρone another,ἀλλήλωνso thatὅπωςyou may be healed.ἰαθῆτεThe supplicationδέησιςof a righteous personδικαίουis very powerfulπολὺ ἰσχύειin its working.ἐνεργουμένη
ElijahἨλίαςwasἦνa manἄνθρωποςwith a nature likeὁμοιοπαθὴςours,ἡμῖνandκαὶhe prayedπροσηύξατοearnestlyπροσευχῇthat it might notτοῦ μὴrain,βρέξαιandκαὶit did notοὐκrainἔβρεξενonἐπὶthe landτῆς γῆςfor threeτρεῖςyearsἐνιαυτοὺςandκαὶsixἕξmonths.μῆνας
Andκαὶhe prayedπροσηύξατοagain,πάλινandκαὶheavenὁ οὐρανὸςgaveἔδωκενrain,ὑετὸνandκαὶthe landἡ γῆproducedἐβλάστησενits fruit.τὸν καρπὸν αὐτῆς
My brothers,Ἀδελφοί μουifἐάνanyoneτιςamongἐνyouὑμῖνwandersπλανηθῇfromἀπὸthe truthτῆς ἀληθείαςandκαὶsomeoneτιςturnsἐπιστρέψῃhim back,αὐτόν
let him knowγινωσκέτωthatὅτιwhoever turns backὁ ἐπιστρέψαςa sinnerἁμαρτωλὸνfromἐκthe wanderingπλάνηςof his wayὁδοῦ αὐτοῦwill saveσώσειhis soulψυχὴν αὐτοῦfromἐκdeathθανάτουandκαὶwill coverκαλύψειa multitudeπλῆθοςof sins.ἁμαρτιῶν