Jakobus 5 | Nádej pre kazdého

1 Vy boháči už teraz plačte a nariekajte nad pohromami, ktoré vás postihnú.

2 Nahromadili ste toľko potravín, že vám hnijú, šatstvo vám žerú mole,

3 peniaze strácajú na cene a striebro hrdzavie. Chceli ste si nazhromaždiť poklady, no navŕšili ste si iba vatru, ktorá pri poslednom súde zhorí aj s vami.

4 Mzda, o ktorú ste okradli robotníkov najatých, aby vám zožali vaše polia, svedčí proti vám a nárek žencov doľahol k Božiemu sluchu.

5 Váš život strávený v zábavách a hýrení sa podobá vykrmovaniu zvierat na zabitie.

6 Odsúdili ste a zabili nevinného, ktorý sa nebránil.

Buďte trpezliví, Pán je blízko

7 Bratia, čakajte trpezlivo, kým príde Pán. Vezmite si príklad z roľníka, ktorý vytrvalo čaká na vytúženú úrodu zeme, kým dozrie po jesenných a jarných dažďoch.

8 Aj vy teda trpezlivo čakajte a majte istotu v srdci, veď príchod Pánov sa blíži.

9 Bratia, neponosujte sa jeden na druhého, veď sami nie ste lepší ako tí, ktorých kritizujete. Nezabudnite, že veľký sudca je už predo dvermi a bude súdiť aj vás.

10 Za príklad trpezlivosti v utrpení si vezmite prorokov, ktorí niesli Božie posolstvo.

11 Počuli ste o Jóbovej vytrvalosti a spomeňte si, že Boh napokon jeho utrpenie obrátil na dobré. Vidíte, aký je Pán plný súcitu a zľutovania.

12 Nehrešte tým, že by ste si brali Boha za svedka. Buďte takí pravdovravní, aby každý mohol veriť vášmu jednoduchému áno alebo nie.

13 Prežíva niekto z vás ťažkosti? Nech sa modlí. Má sa niekto z vás dobre? Nech spevom chváli Boha.

14 Je niekto z vás ťažko chorý? Nech si pozve starších zboru, aby sa zaňho modlili, a nech ho ponatierajú olejom v mene Pánovom.

15 Modlitba spojená s opravdivou vierou uzdraví chorého, Pán ho povzbudí, a ak ho ťaží svedomie, odpustí mu hriechy.

16 Vyznávajte si navzájom hriechy a modlite sa jedni za druhých, aby ste mohli byť uzdravení. Opravdivá modlitba úprimne veriaceho má veľkú moc.

17 Spomínate si na Eliáša? Bol to rovnako krehký človek, ako sme my, ale keď sa vrúcne modlil, aby nepršalo, jeho modlitbu Boh vypočul – nespŕchlo tri a pol roka.

18 Potom sa modlil znovu, no tentoraz prosil o dážď. Aj túto jeho modlitbu Boh vypočul a zem sa po daždi znova rozzelenela a dala úrodu.

19 Bratia moji, ak niekto zablúdi od pravdy

20 a iný ho privedie naspäť, zachráni jeho dušu pred zahynutím a prikryje množstvo hriechov.

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English Standard Version

Warning to the Rich

1 Come now, you rich, weep and howl for the miseries that are coming upon you.

2 Your riches have rotted and your garments are moth-eaten.

3 Your gold and silver have corroded, and their corrosion will be evidence against you and will eat your flesh like fire. You have laid up treasure in the last days.

4 Behold, the wages of the laborers who mowed your fields, which you kept back by fraud, are crying out against you, and the cries of the harvesters have reached the ears of the Lord of hosts.

5 You have lived on the earth in luxury and in self-indulgence. You have fattened your hearts in a day of slaughter.

6 You have condemned and murdered the righteous person. He does not resist you.

Patience in Suffering

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 about it, until it receives the early and the late rains.

8 You also, be patient. Establish your hearts, for the coming of the Lord is at hand.

9 Do not grumble against one another, brothers, so that you may not be judged; behold, the Judge is standing at the door.

10 As an example of suffering and patience, brothers, take the prophets who spoke in the name of the Lord.

11 Behold, we consider those blessed who remained steadfast. You have heard of the steadfastness of Job, and you have seen the purpose of the Lord, how the Lord is compassionate and merciful.

12 But above all, my brothers, do not swear, either by heaven or by earth or by any other oath, but let your “yes” be yes and your “no” be no, so that you may not fall under condemnation.

The Prayer of Faith

13 Is anyone among you suffering? Let him pray. Is anyone cheerful? Let him sing praise.

14 Is anyone 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.

15 And the prayer of faith will save the one who is sick, and the Lord will raise him up. And if he has committed sins, he will be forgiven.

16 Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is working.*

17 Elijah was a man with a nature like ours, and he prayed fervently that it might not rain, and for three years and six months it did not rain on the earth.

18 Then he prayed again, and heaven gave rain, and the earth bore its fruit.

19 My brothers, if anyone among you wanders from the truth and someone brings him back,

20 let him know that whoever brings back a sinner from his wandering will save his soul from death and will cover a multitude of sins.

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