1 You|strong="G5210" rich|strong="G4145" people|strong="G4145", listen! Cry and|strong="G2799" be|strong="G3568" very sad because|strong="G1909" much trouble will|strong="G4771" come|strong="G1904" to|strong="G1909" you|strong="G5210".
2 Your|strong="G2532" riches|strong="G4149" will|strong="G2532" rot and|strong="G2532" be|strong="G1096" worth nothing. Your|strong="G2532" clothes|strong="G2440" will|strong="G2532" be|strong="G1096" eaten by|strong="G2532" moths.
3 Your|strong="G2532" gold|strong="G5557" and|strong="G2532" silver|strong="G0696" will|strong="G1510" rust|strong="G2447", and|strong="G2532" that|strong="G0846" rust|strong="G2447" will|strong="G1510" be|strong="G1510" a|strong="G5613" proof that|strong="G0846" you|strong="G5210" were|strong="G1510" wrong. That|strong="G0846" rust|strong="G2447" will|strong="G1510" eat|strong="G2068" your|strong="G2532" bodies like|strong="G5613" fire|strong="G4442". You|strong="G5210" saved your|strong="G2532" treasure|strong="G2343" in|strong="G1722" the|strong="G3588" last|strong="G2078" days|strong="G2250".
4 People|strong="G3588" worked in|strong="G1519" your|strong="G2962" fields|strong="G5561", but|strong="G2532" you|strong="G5210" did|strong="G1525" not|strong="G2532" pay|strong="G3408" them|strong="G3708". They|strong="G2532" are|strong="G3588" crying|strong="G2896" out|strong="G2896" against|strong="G1519" you|strong="G5210". They|strong="G2532" harvested your|strong="G2962" crops. Now|strong="G2532" the|strong="G3588" Lord|strong="G2962" All-Powerful has|strong="G2962" heard their|strong="G2532" cries|strong="G2896".
5 Your|strong="G2532" life|strong="G4684" on|strong="G1909" earth|strong="G1093" was|strong="G3588" full of|strong="G2250" rich living. You|strong="G5210" pleased yourselves|strong="G4771" with|strong="G1722" everything you|strong="G5210" wanted. You|strong="G5210" made yourselves|strong="G4771" fat, like an|strong="G2532" animal ready for|strong="G1909" the|strong="G3588" day|strong="G2250" of|strong="G2250" slaughter|strong="G4967".
6 You|strong="G5210" showed no|strong="G3756" mercy to|strong="G3756" good people|strong="G3588". They were|strong="G3588" not|strong="G3756" against|strong="G3756" you|strong="G5210", but|strong="G1342" you|strong="G5210" killed them.
7 Brothers|strong="G0080" and|strong="G2532" sisters, be|strong="G2532" patient|strong="G3114"; the|strong="G3588" Lord|strong="G2962" will|strong="G2962" come|strong="G3952". So|strong="G3767" be|strong="G2532" patient|strong="G3114" until|strong="G2193" that|strong="G3708" time|strong="G1909". Look|strong="G2400" at|strong="G1909" the|strong="G3588" farmers. They|strong="G0846" have|strong="G2532" to|strong="G1909" be|strong="G2532" patient|strong="G3114". They|strong="G0846" have|strong="G2532" to|strong="G1909" wait|strong="G1551" for|strong="G1909" their|strong="G0846" valuable crop|strong="G2590" to|strong="G1909" grow and|strong="G2532" produce|strong="G2590" a|strong="G2983" harvest|strong="G2590". They|strong="G0846" wait|strong="G1551" patiently|strong="G3114" for|strong="G1909" the|strong="G3588" first rain and|strong="G2532" the|strong="G3588" last rain.
8 You|strong="G5210" must|strong="G3588" be|strong="G2532" patient|strong="G3114" too|strong="G2532". Never stop hoping. The|strong="G3588" Lord|strong="G2962" is|strong="G2962" coming|strong="G3952" soon|strong="G1448".
9 Brothers|strong="G0080" and|strong="G0080" sisters, don’t|strong="G3361" complain|strong="G4727" against|strong="G2596" each|strong="G2596" other|strong="G0240". If|strong="G2443" you|strong="G3708" don’t|strong="G3361" stop|strong="G3361" complaining, you|strong="G3708" will|strong="G0080" be|strong="G3361" judged|strong="G2919" guilty. And|strong="G0080" the|strong="G3588" Judge|strong="G2919" is|strong="G3588" ready to|strong="G2443" come|strong="G2476"!
10 Brothers|strong="G0080" and|strong="G2532" sisters, follow the|strong="G3588" example|strong="G5262" of|strong="G2962" the|strong="G3588" prophets|strong="G4396" who|strong="G3739" spoke|strong="G2980" for|strong="G1722" the|strong="G3588" Lord|strong="G2962". They|strong="G3739" suffered many bad things|strong="G3739", but|strong="G2532" they|strong="G3739" were|strong="G3739" patient.
11 And|strong="G2532" we|strong="G2532" say that|strong="G3754" those|strong="G3588" who|strong="G3588" accepted their|strong="G2532" troubles with|strong="G2532" patience|strong="G5278" now|strong="G2532" have|strong="G1510" God’s blessing. You|strong="G3754" have|strong="G1510" heard|strong="G0191" about|strong="G3588" Job’s patience|strong="G5278". You|strong="G3754" know that|strong="G3754" after|strong="G2532" all|strong="G3588" his|strong="G3708" troubles, the|strong="G3588" Lord|strong="G2962" helped him|strong="G3708". This|strong="G3588" shows that|strong="G3754" the|strong="G3588" Lord|strong="G2962" is|strong="G1510" full|strong="G4184" of|strong="G2962" mercy|strong="G3629" and|strong="G2532" is|strong="G1510" kind.
12 My|strong="G3956" brothers|strong="G0080" and|strong="G2532" sisters, it|strong="G1161" is|strong="G1510" very|strong="G2532" important that|strong="G2443" you|strong="G5210" not|strong="G3756" use an|strong="G1510" oath|strong="G3727" when|strong="G2532" you|strong="G5210" make|strong="G3660" a|strong="G1510" promise. Don’t|strong="G3756" use the|strong="G3956" name of|strong="G5100" heaven|strong="G3772", earth|strong="G1093", or|strong="G2532" anything|strong="G5100" else|strong="G0243" to|strong="G2443" prove what|strong="G3588" you|strong="G5210" say|strong="G1473". When|strong="G2532" you|strong="G5210" mean|strong="G1510" yes|strong="G3483", say|strong="G1473" only|strong="G3756" “yes|strong="G3483".” When|strong="G2532" you|strong="G5210" mean|strong="G1510" no|strong="G3756", say|strong="G1473" only|strong="G3756" “no|strong="G3756".” Do|strong="G1510" this|strong="G3588" so|strong="G2443" that|strong="G2443" you|strong="G5210" will|strong="G1510" not|strong="G3756" be|strong="G1510" judged guilty.
13 Are you|strong="G5210" having troubles? You|strong="G5210" should|strong="G5100" pray|strong="G4336". Are you|strong="G5210" happy? You|strong="G5210" should|strong="G5100" sing|strong="G5567".
14 Are|strong="G3588" you|strong="G5210" sick|strong="G0770"? Ask the|strong="G3588" elders|strong="G4245" of|strong="G2962" the|strong="G3588" church|strong="G1577" to|strong="G1909" come and|strong="G2532" rub oil|strong="G1637" on|strong="G1909" you|strong="G5210" in|strong="G1722" the|strong="G3588" name|strong="G3686" of|strong="G2962" the|strong="G3588" Lord|strong="G2962" and|strong="G2532" pray|strong="G4336" for|strong="G1909" you|strong="G5210".
15 If|strong="G2579" such a|strong="G1510" prayer|strong="G2171" is|strong="G1510" offered in|strong="G2532" faith|strong="G4102", it|strong="G0846" will|strong="G1510" heal anyone|strong="G0846" who|strong="G3588" is|strong="G1510" sick|strong="G2577". The|strong="G3588" Lord|strong="G2962" will|strong="G1510" heal them|strong="G0846". And|strong="G2532" if|strong="G2579" they|strong="G0846" have|strong="G1510" sinned, he|strong="G2532" will|strong="G1510" forgive|strong="G0863" them|strong="G0846".
16 So|strong="G3767" always tell each|strong="G0240" other|strong="G0240" the|strong="G3588" wrong things|strong="G4183" you|strong="G2532" have|strong="G2532" done. Then|strong="G2532" pray|strong="G2172" for|strong="G5228" each|strong="G0240" other|strong="G0240". Do|strong="G2532" this|strong="G3588" so|strong="G3767" that|strong="G3704" God|strong="G4183" can|strong="G2480" heal|strong="G2390" you|strong="G2532". Anyone who|strong="G3588" lives the|strong="G3588" way God|strong="G4183" wants can|strong="G2480" pray|strong="G2172", and|strong="G2532" great|strong="G4183" things|strong="G4183" will|strong="G4183" happen.
17 Elijah|strong="G2243" was|strong="G1510" a|strong="G1510" person|strong="G0444" just|strong="G2532" like|strong="G3663" us|strong="G1909". He|strong="G2532" prayed|strong="G4336" that|strong="G0444" it|strong="G1510" would|strong="G2532" not|strong="G3756" rain|strong="G1026". And|strong="G2532" it|strong="G1510" did|strong="G1510" not|strong="G3756" rain|strong="G1026" on|strong="G1909" the|strong="G3588" land|strong="G1093" for|strong="G1909" three|strong="G5140" and|strong="G2532" a|strong="G1510" half years|strong="G1763"!
18 Then|strong="G2532" Elijah prayed|strong="G4336" that|strong="G0846" it|strong="G0846" would|strong="G0846" rain|strong="G5205". And|strong="G2532" the|strong="G3588" rain|strong="G5205" came down from|strong="G2532" the|strong="G3588" sky|strong="G3772", and|strong="G2532" the|strong="G3588" land|strong="G1093" grew crops|strong="G2590" again|strong="G3825".
19 My|strong="G1722" brothers|strong="G0080" and|strong="G2532" sisters, if|strong="G1437" anyone|strong="G5100" wanders|strong="G4105" away|strong="G0575" from|strong="G0575" the|strong="G3588" truth|strong="G0225" and|strong="G2532" someone|strong="G5100" helps that|strong="G0846" person|strong="G5100" come back|strong="G1994",
20 remember this|strong="G3588": Anyone|strong="G0846" who|strong="G3588" brings a|strong="G2532" sinner|strong="G0268" back|strong="G1994" from|strong="G1537" the|strong="G3588" wrong way|strong="G3598" will|strong="G3748" save|strong="G4982" that|strong="G3754" person|strong="G5590" from|strong="G1537" eternal death|strong="G2288" and|strong="G2532" cause many sins|strong="G0266" to|strong="G2532" be|strong="G2532" forgiven.