雅各書
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第五章

警告不義的有錢人
1 你們富有的人哪，應當為那將要臨到你們的災禍哭泣哀號。
2 你們的財物朽壞了，你們的衣服給蛀了，
3 你們的金銀生鏽，這鏽要成為控告你們的鐵證，又要像火一樣吞吃你們的肉。你們竟然在這末世積聚財寶。
4 看哪，工人為你們收割莊稼，你們竟然剋扣他們的工資；那工資必為他們呼冤；收割者的呼聲，已經達到萬軍之主的耳中了。
5 你們在世上窮奢極侈，養肥了自己，竟不知屠宰的日子到了。
6 你們把義人定罪殺害，但他並沒有反抗。

忍耐的人有福了
7 所以，弟兄們，你們應當忍耐，直到主來。看哪，農夫等待着地里寶貴的出產，為它忍耐，直到獲得秋霖春雨。
8 你們也應當忍耐，堅定自己的心；因為主再來的日子近了。
9 弟兄們，不要彼此抱怨，免得你們受審判。看哪，審判的主已經站在門前了。
10 弟兄們，你們應當效法奉主的名說話的先知，以他們為受苦忍耐的榜樣。
11 看哪，那些忍耐的人，我們稱他們是有福的；你們聽過約伯的忍耐，也看見了主賜給他的結局，知道主是滿有憐憫和仁慈的。
12 我的弟兄們，最要緊的是不可起誓：不可指着天起誓，也不可指着地起誓，任何的誓都當禁絕。你們的話，是就說是，不是就說不是；免得你們落在審判之下。

義人的祈禱大有功效
13 你們中間有人受苦嗎？他就應該禱告。有人心情愉快嗎？他就應該歌頌。
14 你們中間有人患病嗎？他就應該請教會的長老來，讓他們奉主的名為他抹油祈禱。
15 出於信心的祈禱，可以使病人康復，主必叫他起來；他若犯了罪，也必蒙赦免。
16 所以你們應當彼此認罪，互相代求，這樣你們就可以痊癒。義人祈禱所發出的力量，是大有功效的。
17 以利亞是與我們性情相同的人；他懇切祈求不要下雨，地上就三年零六個月沒有雨；
18 他又祈禱，天就下雨，地就生出土產來。
19 我的弟兄們，你們中間若有人被騙離開了真道，如果有人使他回頭，
20 你們應該知道，那使罪人從歧途上轉回的，就會拯救他的靈魂脫離死亡，也會遮蓋許多罪惡。

NIV:
1 Now listen, you rich people, weep and wail because of the misery that is coming upon you.
2 Your wealth has rotted, and moths have eaten your clothes.
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.
4 Look! The wages you failed to pay the workmen who mowed your fields are crying out against you. The cries of the harvesters have reached the ears of the Lord Almighty.
5 You have lived on earth in luxury and self-indulgence. You have fattened yourselves in the day of slaughter.
6 You have condemned and murdered innocent men, who were not opposing you.
7 Be patient, then, brothers, until the Lord's coming. See how the farmer waits for the land to yield its valuable crop and how patient he is for the autumn and spring rains.
8 You too, be patient and stand firm, because the Lord's coming is near.
9 Don't grumble against each other, brothers, or you will be judged. The Judge is standing at the door!
10 Brothers, as an example of patience in the face of suffering, take the prophets who spoke in the name of the Lord.
11 As you know, we consider blessed those who have persevered. You have heard of Job's perseverance and have seen what the Lord finally brought about. The Lord is full of compassion and mercy.
12 Above all, my brothers, do not swear--not by heaven or by earth or by anything else. Let your "Yes" be yes, and your "No," no, or you will be condemned.
13 Is any one of you in trouble? He should pray. Is anyone happy? Let him sing songs of praise.
14 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 And the prayer offered in faith will make the sick person well; the Lord will raise him up. If he has sinned, he will be forgiven.
16 Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man is powerful and effective.
17 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 Again he prayed, and the heavens gave rain, and the earth produced its crops.
19 My brothers, if one of you should wander from the truth and someone should bring him back,
20 remember this: Whoever turns a sinner from the error of his way will save him from death and cover over a multitude of sins.