James 5
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Coptic New Testament (Bohairic)
1Come now, you rich, weep and howl for your miseries that are coming on you.
1ⲀⲄⲈ ϮⲚⲞⲨ ⲚⲒⲢⲀⲘⲀⲞⲒ ⲢⲒⲘⲒ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲰϢ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚⲦⲀⲖⲈⲠⲰⲢⲒⲀ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲐⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ
2Your riches are corrupted and your garments are moth-eaten.
2ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲘⲈⲦⲢⲀⲘⲀⲞ ⲀⲤⲦⲀⲔⲞ ⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚϨⲂⲰⲤ ⲀⲦϨⲞⲖⲒ ⲞⲨⲞⲘⲞⲨ
3Your gold and your silver are corroded, and their corrosion will be for a testimony against you and will eat your flesh like fire. You have laid up your treasure in the last days.
3ⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚⲚⲞⲨⲂ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚϨⲀⲦ ⲀϤⲈⲢϢⲎ ⲒⲂⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲞⲨϢⲎⲒⲂⲒ ⲚⲀϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲈⲨⲘⲈⲦⲘⲈⲐⲢⲈ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϤⲚⲀⲞⲨⲰⲘ ⲚⲤⲀⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚⲤⲀⲢⲜ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚⲞⲨⲬⲢⲰⲘ ⲀⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲐⲰⲞⲨϮ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ϦⲈⲚϨⲀⲚⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ ⲚϦⲀⲈ.
4Behold, the wages of the laborers who mowed your fields, which you have kept back by fraud, cry out; and the cries of those who reaped have entered into the ears of the Lord of Armies.
4ϨⲎⲠⲠⲈ ⲒⲤ ⲪⲂⲈⲬⲈ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲈⲢⲄⲀⲦⲎⲤ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲰⲤϦ ⲚⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚⲬⲰⲢⲀ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦϤⲎϪ ⲚⲦⲈⲚ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ϤⲰϢ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲒⲤⲘⲎ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒϬⲀⲒⲰⲤϦ ⲀⲨϢⲈ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲚⲈⲚⲘⲀϢϪ ⲘⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲤⲀⲂⲀⲰⲐ
5You have lived in luxury on the earth, and taken your pleasure. You have nourished your hearts as in a day of slaughter.
5ⲀⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲚⲞϤ ϨⲒϪⲈⲚ ⲠⲔⲀϨⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲀⲚⲞⲚⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚϢⲀⲚϢ ⲚⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚϨⲎ ⲦⲈⲠⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ ⲘⲠϦⲞⲖϦⲈⲖ
6You have condemned and you have murdered the righteous one. He doesn’t resist you.
6ⲀⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚϮϨⲀⲠ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚϦⲰⲦⲈⲂ ⲘⲠⲒⲐⲘⲎⲒ ⲚϤϮ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲈϨⲢⲈⲚ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲀⲚ
7Be patient therefore, brothers, until the coming of the Lord. Behold, the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the earth, being patient over it, until it receives the early and late rain.
7ⲰⲞⲨⲚϨⲎⲦ ⲚⲀⲤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ϢⲀ ⲦⲠⲀⲢⲞⲨⲤⲒⲀ ⲘⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ϨⲎⲠⲠⲈ ⲒⲤ ⲠⲒⲞⲨⲰⲒ ⲈϤϪⲞⲨϢⲦ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲀⲦϨⲎ ⲘⲠⲒⲞⲨⲦⲀϨ ⲈⲦⲦⲀⲒⲎⲞⲨⲦ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲔⲀϨⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϤⲰⲞⲨⲚϨⲎⲦ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈϪⲰϤ ϢⲀⲦⲈϤϬⲒ ⲘⲠⲒϢⲞⲢⲠ ⲚⲞⲨⲦⲀϨ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲒϦⲀⲈ
8You also be patient. Establish your hearts, for the coming of the Lord is at hand.
8ⲰⲞⲨⲚϨⲎⲦ ϨⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲘⲀⲦⲀϪⲢⲈ ⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚϨⲎⲦ ϪⲈ ⲀⲤϦⲰⲚⲦ ⲚϪⲈϮⲠⲀⲢⲞⲨⲤⲒⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲠϬⲤ
9Don’t grumble, brothers, against one another, so that you won’t be judged. Behold, the judge stands at the door.
9ⲘⲠⲈⲢϤⲒⲀϨⲞⲘ ϦⲀ ⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢⲎⲞⲨ ⲚⲀⲤⲚⲎ ⲞⲨ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲞⲨϢⲦⲈⲘϮϨⲀⲠ ⲈⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϨⲎⲠⲠⲈ ⲒⲤ ⲠⲒⲢⲈϤϮϨⲀⲠ ϤⲞϨⲒ ⲈⲢⲀⲦϤ ϨⲒⲢⲈⲚ ⲚⲒⲢⲰⲞⲨ
10Take, brothers, for an example of suffering and of perseverance, the prophets who spoke in the name of the Lord.
10ϬⲒ ⲚⲞⲨⲤⲘⲞⲦ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲀⲤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲚⲦⲈϮⲘⲈⲦⲢⲈϤϢⲈⲠϦⲒⲤⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ϮⲘⲈⲦⲢⲈϤⲰⲞⲨ ⲚϨⲎⲦ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲠⲢⲞⲪⲎⲦⲎⲤ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲤⲀϪⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲪⲢⲀⲚ ⲘⲠϬⲤ
11Behold, we call them blessed who endured. You have heard of the perseverance of Job and have seen the Lord in the outcome, and how the Lord is full of compassion and mercy.
11ϨⲎⲠⲠⲈ ⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢⲘⲀⲔⲀⲢⲒⲌⲒⲚ ⲚⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲀⲘⲞⲚⲒ ⲚⲦⲞⲦⲞⲨ ⲀⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲈϮϨⲨⲠⲞⲘⲞⲚⲎ ⲚⲦⲈⲒⲰⲂ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲒϪⲰⲔ ⲚⲦⲈⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲀⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ϪⲈ ⲞⲨⲚⲒϢϮ ⲚϢⲀⲚⲐⲘⲀϦⲦ ⲈⲘⲀϢⲰ ⲠⲈ ⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲞⲨⲢⲈϤⲰⲞⲨⲚϨⲎ ⲦⲠⲈ
12But above all things, my brothers, don’t swear—not by heaven, or by the earth, or by any other oath; but let your “yes” be “yes”, and your “no”, “no”, so that you don’t fall into hypocrisy.
12ⲚϢⲞⲢⲠ ⲘⲈⲚ ⲚϨⲰⲂ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲚⲀⲤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲘⲠⲈⲢⲈⲢⲀⲚⲀϢ ⲞⲨⲆⲈ ⲈϨⲢⲈⲚ ⲦⲪⲈ ⲞⲨⲆⲈ ⲈϨⲢⲈⲚ ⲠⲔⲀϨⲒ ⲞⲨⲆⲈ ⲔⲈⲀⲚⲀϢ ⲔⲈⲀⲚⲀϢ ⲘⲀⲢⲈ ⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲢⲞⲨⲀϨⲀ ⲀϨⲀ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚϢⲦⲈⲘϢⲰⲠⲒ ϦⲀ ⲞⲨϨⲀⲠ
13Is any among you suffering? Let him pray. Is any cheerful? Let him sing praises.
13ⲒⲤϪⲈ ⲆⲈ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲞⲨⲀⲒ ϬⲒϦⲒⲤⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲘⲀⲢⲈϤⲈⲢⲠⲢⲞⲤⲈⲨⲬⲈⲤⲐⲈ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲞⲨⲚⲞϤ ⲚϨⲎⲦ ⲘⲀⲢⲈϤⲈⲢⲮⲀⲖⲒⲚ
14Is any among you sick? Let him call for the elders of the assembly, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord;
14ⲒⲤϪⲈ ⲆⲈ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲞⲨⲀⲒ ϢⲰⲚⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲘⲀⲢⲈϤⲘⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲚⲒⲠⲢⲈⲤⲂⲨⲦⲈⲢⲞⲤ ⲚⲦⲈϮⲈⲔⲔⲖⲎⲤⲒⲀ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲘⲀⲢⲞⲨⲦⲰⲂϨ ⲈϪⲰϤ ⲈⲀⲨⲐⲀϨⲤϤ ⲚⲞⲨⲚⲈϨ ϦⲈⲚⲪⲢⲀⲚ ⲘⲠϬⲤ
15and the prayer of faith will heal him who is sick, and the Lord will raise him up. If he has committed sins, he will be forgiven.
15ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲢⲈ ⲠⲦⲰⲂϨ ⲘⲪⲚⲀϨϮ ⲈϤⲈⲚⲞϨⲈⲘ ⲘⲪⲎ ⲈⲐⲘⲞⲔϨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈϤⲈⲦⲞⲨⲚⲞⲤϤ ⲚϪⲈⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲔⲀⲚ ⲈϢⲰⲠ ⲀϤⲒⲢⲒ ⲚϨⲀⲚⲚⲞⲂⲒ ⲈⲨⲈⲬⲀⲨ ⲚⲀϤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ
16Confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The insistent prayer of a righteous person is powerfully effective.
16ⲞⲨⲰⲚϨ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲚⲞⲂⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢⲎ ⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲦⲰⲂϨ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢⲎⲞⲨ ϨⲞⲠⲰⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲞⲨϪⲀⲒ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲞⲨⲚⲒϢϮ ⲚϪⲞⲘ ϦⲈⲚⲦⲠⲢⲞⲤⲈⲨⲬⲎ ⲘⲠⲒⲐⲘⲎⲒ ⲈⲤⲈⲢϨⲰⲂ
17Elijah was a man with a nature like ours, and he prayed earnestly that it might not rain, and it didn’t rain on the earth for three years and six months.
17ⲎⲖⲒⲀⲤ ⲚⲈⲞⲨⲢⲰⲘⲒ ϨⲰϤ ⲠⲈ ⲚⲢⲈϤϢⲈⲠⲘⲔⲀϨ ⲘⲠⲈⲚⲢⲎϮ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤⲦⲰⲂϨ ⲚⲞⲨⲠⲢⲞⲤⲈⲨⲬⲎ ⲈϢⲦⲈⲘⲐⲢⲈ ⲦⲪⲈ ϨⲰⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲘⲠⲈⲤϨⲰⲞⲨ ϨⲒϪⲈⲚ ⲠⲒⲔⲀϨⲒ ⲚⲄϮ ⲚⲢⲞⲘⲠⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲀⲂⲞⲦ
18He prayed again, and the sky gave rain, and the earth produced its fruit.
18ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤⲦⲰⲂϨ ⲞⲚ ⲀⲦⲪⲈ ϮⲚⲞⲨⲘⲞⲨⲚϨⲰⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲠⲔⲀϨⲒ ⲢⲰⲦ ⲀϤϮ ⲘⲠⲈϤⲞⲨⲦⲀϨ
19Brothers, if any among you wanders from the truth and someone turns him back,
19ⲚⲀⲤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲈϢⲰⲠ ⲀⲢⲈϢⲀⲚ ⲞⲨⲀⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲤⲰⲢⲈⲘ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲀ ϮⲘⲈⲐⲘⲎⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲦⲈϤⲦⲀⲤⲐⲞϤ ⲚϪⲈⲞⲨⲀⲒ
20let him know that he who turns a sinner from the error of his way will save a soul from death and will cover a multitude of sins.
20ⲘⲀⲢⲈϤⲈⲘⲒ ⲚϪⲈⲪⲎ ⲈⲐⲚⲀⲦⲀⲤⲐⲞ ⲚⲞⲨⲢⲈϤⲈⲢⲚⲞⲂⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲪⲘⲰⲒⲦ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈϤⲠⲖⲀⲚⲎ ϪⲈ ϤⲚⲀⲚⲞϨⲈⲘ ⲚⲦⲈϤⲮⲨⲬⲎ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲪⲘⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϤⲚⲀϨⲰⲂⲤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲘⲎϢ ⲚⲚⲞⲂⲒ.
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