5:1

Αγε νυν οι πλουσιοι κλαυσατε ολολυζοντες επι ταις ταλαιπωριαις υμων ταις επερχομεναις

Come now, ye rich, weep and howl for your miseries that are coming upon you.

5:2

ο πλουτος υμων σεσηπεν και τα ιματια υμων σητοβρωτα γεγονεν

Your riches are corrupted, and your garments are moth-eaten.

5:3

ο χρυσος υμων και ο αργυρος κατιωται και ο ιος αυτων εις μαρτυριον υμιν εσται και φαγεται τας σαρκας υμων ως πυρ Εθησαυρισατε εν εσχαταις ημεραις

Your gold and your silver are rusted; and their rust shall be for a testimony against you, and shall eat your flesh as fire. Ye have laid up your treasure in the last days.

5:4

ιδου ο μισθος των εργατων των αμησαντων τας χωρας υμων ο αφυστερημενος αφ υμων κραζει και αι βοαι των θερισαντων εις τα ωτα Κυριου Σαβαωθ εισεληλυθασιν

Behold, the hire of the laborers who mowed your fields, which is of you kept back by fraud, crieth out: and the cries of them that reaped have entered into the ears of the Lord of Sabaoth.

5:5

Ετρυφησατε επι της γης και εσπαταλησατε εθρεψατε τας καρδιας υμων εν ημερα σφαγης

Ye have lived delicately on the earth, and taken your pleasure; ye have nourished your hearts in a day of slaughter.

5:6

κατεδικασατε εφονευσατε τον δικαιον ουκ αντιτασσεται υμιν

Ye have condemned, ye have killed the righteous one; he doth not resist you.

5:7

Μακροθυμησατε ουν αδελφοι εως της παρουσιας του Κυριου ιδου ο γεωργος εκδεχεται τον τιμιον καρπον της γης μακροθυμων επ αυτω εως λαβη προιμον και οψιμον

Be patient therefore, brethren, until the coming of the Lord. Behold, the husbandman waiteth for the precious fruit of the earth, being patient over it, until it receive the early and latter rain.

5:8

μακροθυμησατε και υμεις στηριξατε τας καρδιας υμων οτι η παρουσια του Κυριου ηγγικεν

Be ye also patient; establish your hearts: for the coming of the Lord is at hand.

5:9

μη στεναζετε αδελφοι κατ αλληλων ινα μη κριθητε ιδου ο κριτης προ των θυρων εστηκεν

Murmur not, brethren, one against another, that ye be not judged: behold, the judge standeth before the doors.

5:10

Υποδειγμα λαβετε αδελφοι της κακοπαθιας και της μακροθυμιας τους προφητας οι ελαλησαν εν τω ονοματι Κυριου

Take, brethren, for an example of suffering and of patience, the prophets who spake in the name of the Lord.

5:11

ιδου μακαριζομεν τους υπομειναντας την υπομονην Ιωβ ηκουσατε και το τελος Κυριου ειδετε οτι πολυσπλαγχνος εστιν ο Κυριος και οικτιρμων

Behold, we call them blessed that endured: ye have heard of the patience of Job, and have seen the end of the Lord, how that the Lord is full of pity, and merciful.

5:12

Προ παντων δε αδελφοι μου μη ομνυετε μητε τον ουρανον μητε την γην μητε αλλον τινα ορκον ητω δε υμων το Ναι ναι και το Ου ου ινα μη υπο κρισιν πεσητε

But above all things, my brethren, swear not, neither by the heaven, nor by the earth, nor by any other oath: but let your yea be yea, and your nay, nay; that ye fall not under judgment.

5:13

Κακοπαθει τις εν υμιν προσευχεσθω ευθυμει τις ψαλλετω

Is any among you suffering? let him pray. Is any cheerful? let him sing praise.

5:14

ασθενει τις εν υμιν προσκαλεσασθω τους πρεσβυτερους της εκκλησιας και προσευξασθωσαν επ αυτον αλειψαντες αυτον ελαιω εν τω ονοματι του Κυριου

Is any among you sick? let him call for the elders of the church; and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord:

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5:15

και η ευχη της πιστεως σωσει τον καμνοντα και εγερει αυτον ο Κυριος καν αμαρτιας η πεποιηκως αφεθησεται αυτω

and the prayer of faith shall save him that is sick, and the Lord shall raise him up; and if he have committed sins, it shall be forgiven him.

5:16

Εξομολογεισθε ουν αλληλοις τας αμαρτιας και ευχεσθε υπερ αλληλων οπως ιαθητε πολυ ισχυει δεησις δικαιου ενεργουμενη

Confess therefore your sins one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The supplication of a righteous man availeth much in its working.

5:17

Ηλιας ανθρωπος ην ομοιοπαθης ημιν και προσευχη προσηυξατο του μη βρεξαι και ουκ εβρεξεν επι της γης ενιαυτους τρεις και μηνας εξ

Elijah was a man of like passions with us, and he prayed fervently that it might not rain; and it rained not on the earth for three years and six months.

5:18

και παλιν προσηυξατο και ο ουρανος υετον εδωκεν και η γη εβλαστησεν τον καρπον αυτης

And he prayed again; and the heaven gave rain, and the earth brought forth her fruit.

5:19

Αδελφοι μου εαν τις εν υμιν πλανηθη απο της αληθειας και επιστρεψη τις αυτον

My brethren, if any among you err from the truth, and one convert him;

5:20

γινωσκετω οτι ο επιστρεψας αμαρτωλον εκ πλανης οδου αυτου σωσει ψυχην αυτου εκ θανατου και καλυψει πληθος αμαρτιων

let him know, that he who converteth a sinner from the error of his way shall save a soul from death, and shall cover a multitude of sins.