Iacobi 5

VULGATA	NEW AMERICAN BIBLE
1 Agite nunc divites, plorate ululantes in miseriis vestris, quæ advenient vobis.	1 Come now, you rich, weep and wail over your impending miseries.
2 Divitiæ vestræ putrefactæ sunt, et vestimenta vestra a tineis comesta sunt.	2 Your wealth has rotted away, your clothes have become moth-eaten,
3 Aurum et argentum vestrum æruginavit : et ærugo eorum in testimonium vobis erit, et manducabit carnes vestras sicut ignis. Thesaurizastis vobis iram in novissimis diebus.	3 your gold and silver have corroded, and that corrosion will be a testimony against you; it will devour your flesh like a fire. You have stored up treasure for the last days.
4 Ecce merces operariorum, qui messuerunt regiones vestras, quæ fraudata est a vobis, clamat : et clamor eorum in aures Domini sabbaoth introivit.	4 Behold, the wages you withheld from the workers who harvested your fields are crying aloud, and the cries of the harvesters have reached the ears of the Lord of hosts.
5 Epulati estis super terram, et in luxuriis enutristis corda vestra in die occisionis.	5 You have lived on earth in luxury and pleasure; you have fattened your hearts for the day of slaughter.
6 Addixistis, et occidistis justum, et non restitit vobis.	6 You have condemned; you have murdered the righteous one; he offers you no resistance.
7 Patientes igitur estote, fratres, usque ad adventum Domini. Ecce agricola exspectat pretiosum fructum terræ, patienter ferens donec accipiat temporaneum et serotinum.	7 Be patient, therefore, brothers, until the coming of the Lord. See how the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the earth, being patient with it until it receives the early and the late rains.
8 Patientes igitur estote et vos, et confirmate corda vestra : quoniam adventus Domini appropinquavit.	8 You too must be patient. Make your hearts firm, because the coming of the Lord is at hand.
9 Nolite ingemiscere, fratres, in alterutrum, ut non judicemini. Ecce judex ante januam assistit.	9 Do not complain, brothers, about one another, that you may not be judged. Behold, the Judge is standing before the gates.
10 Exemplum accipite, fratres, exitus mali, laboris, et patientiæ, prophetas qui locuti sunt in nomine Domini.	10 Take as an example of hardship and patience, brothers, the prophets who spoke in the name of the Lord.
11 Ecce beatificamus eos qui sustinuerunt. Sufferentiam Job audistis, et finem Domini vidistis, quoniam misericors Dominus est, et miserator.	11 Indeed we call blessed those who have persevered. You have heard of the perseverance of Job, and you have seen the purpose of the Lord, because "the Lord is compassionate and merciful."
12 Ante omnia autem, fratres mei, nolite jurare, neque per cælum, neque per terram, neque aliud quodcumque juramentum. Sit autem sermo vester : Est, est : Non, non : ut non sub judicio decidatis.	12 But above all, my brothers, do not swear, either by heaven or by earth or with any other oath, but let your "Yes" mean "Yes" and your "No" mean "No," that you may not incur condemnation.
13 Tristatur aliquis vestrum ? oret. Æquo animo est ? psallat.	13 Is anyone among you suffering? He should pray. Is anyone in good spirits? He should sing praise.
14 Infirmatur quis in vobis ? inducat presbyteros ecclesiæ, et orent super eum, ungentes eum oleo in nomine Domini :	14 Is anyone among you sick? He should summon the presbyters of the church, and they should pray over him and anoint (him) with oil in the name of the Lord,
15 et oratio fidei salvabit infirmum, et alleviabit eum Dominus : et si in peccatis sit, remittentur ei.	15 and the prayer of faith will save the sick person, and the Lord will raise him up. If he has committed any sins, he will be forgiven.
16 Confitemini ergo alterutrum peccata vestra, et orate pro invicem ut salvemini : multum enim valet deprecatio justi assidua.	16 Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The fervent prayer of a righteous person is very powerful.
17 Elias homo erat similis nobis passibilis : et oratione oravit ut non plueret super terram, et non pluit annos tres, et menses sex.	17 Elijah was a human being like us; yet he prayed earnestly that it might not rain, and for three years and six months it did not rain upon the land.
18 Et rursum oravit : et cælum dedit pluviam, et terra dedit fructum suum.	18 Then he prayed again, and the sky gave rain and the earth produced its fruit.
19 Fratres mei, si quis ex vobis erraverit a veritate, et converterit quis eum :	19 My brothers, if anyone among you should stray from the truth and someone bring him back,
20 scire debet quoniam qui converti fecerit peccatorem ab errore viæ suæ, salvabit animam ejus a morte, et operiet multitudinem peccatorum.	20 he should know that whoever brings back a sinner from the error of his way will save his soul from death and will cover a multitude of sins.