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Santiago quintlajtlacolmaca on yejhuan ricos

¡Xcaquican yejhua in nemejhuamej yejhuan nenricos! Xixayoquisacan niman xtzajtzican ican ajmantli ipampa on tlen tecocoj nenquijyohuisquej. Nemorriquezas yopalanquej, niman nemotlaquehuan cuajcualtin yoquicuaj on itlacuanyo. Nemooro niman nemoplata yoteposquis. Ipan on tonajli ijcuac Dios mechtlaxtlahuilis, on teposquisalyotl quiteititis ica onenquitlajsojtlaquej nemotomin niman xonenquimpalehuijquej on yejhuan mayanquej. Yejhua ica quen itlaj tlitl nenquiselisquej on tlajyohuilistli ipan nemotlalnacayo. Yonenquimiyequilijquej nemorriquezas ipan in sa ica nochi tonaltin. ¡Xquitacan quen ijqui nemohuicaj inhuan nemotequitcahuan! Xonenquinmacaquej intlaxtlahuil on tlacamej yejhuan oquichijquej nemotequiu ne ipan nemotlatoc. ToTeco Dios yejhuan nochihuiyan tlamandarohua oquitac ica xonenquintlaxtlahuilijquej niman ye quincaquini quen quijitohuaj on xcuajli tlajtlamach nemotechcopa. Nican ipan in tlalticpactli nemejhuamej nenquipiaj miyec tlajtlamach yejhuan xmechpolohua, niman nenquichihuaj san tlinon nenquinequij para nempaquisquej. Nennemij quen se yolqui yejhuan ye tomahuac niman ye nemi listo para se tlacatl quimictis. Nemejhuamej onenquintlajtlacolmacaquej niman onenquinmictijquej on yolmelajquej yejhuan xhuelij nomanahuiyaj.

On tlaneltocaquej nonequi quichasquej nochi tlajtlamach ican yolsehuilistli

Nocnihuan, xchacan ican yolsehuilistli on tlajtlamach yejhuan mechpajsolohua hasta queman toTeco Jesucristo huajlas. Xquitacan quen ijqui on tocaquetl quicha ican yolsehuilistli on tonaltin para quiselia on tlacyotl. Yejhua quicha ican yolsehuilistli on tonaltin ijcuac quiahui. Nemejhuamej, tej, no xchacan nochi tlajyohuilistli ican yolsehuilistli niman xmelajcanemican, pampa ye nisiu para huajlas toTeco. Nocnihuan, ma ca xmijitocan se ihuan ocse. Tla nenmijitosquej se ihuan ocse, Dios mechyolcuitis niman mechtlajtlacolmacas. Niman yejhua ye nemi listo para huajlas. 10 Nocnihuan, on tiotlajtojquej yejhuan otlajtlajtojquej ipampa toTeco Dios, yejhuamej quen ejemplos para tejhuamej. Ijcuac otlajyohuijquej, yejhuamej oquipixquej yolsehuilistli. 11 Ticmatztoquej ica quipiaj hueyi tlatiochihualistli on yejhuan oquixicojquej ican yolsehuilistli on tlajyohuilistli. Nemejhuamej nencaquinij quen ijqui Job oquixicoj on tlajyohuilistli ican yolsehuilistli niman quen ijqui toTeco oquitiochiu ica on tlen cuajli ijcuac yotlajyohuij. ToTeco sanoyej tenotzqui niman teicneliani.

On tlaneltocaquej xquintocarohua itlaj quitenehuasquej ijcuac quitlalij impromesa

12 Aman, nocnihuan, in sanoyej hueyi quijtosnequi. Ma ca xmelajcaijtocan ica on cielo, nion ica on tlalticpactli, nion ica itlaj ocse tlajtlamach. Tla se tlacatl mechtlajtoltia itlaj yejhuan melahuac noso xmelahuac, san xquijtocan “quemaj” tla melahuac, noso xquijtocan “ca” tla xmelahuac. Ijcon xchihuacan para Dios xmechtlajtlacolmacas.

On tlaneltocaquej nonequi quichihuasquej oración ican tlaneltoctli

13 Tla se de nemejhuamej itlaj quitlajyohuiltia, ma quichihua oración. Tla se paqui, ma quiyectenehua Dios ican tlacuicajli. 14 Tla se cualo, ma quinnotza tocnihuan yejhuan tlajtlajmatquej ipan on tiopan para yejhuamej ipampa ma quichihuacan oración niman ma quitlalilican on aceite ican itocatzin toTeco. 15 On oración yejhuan quichihuasquej ican tlaneltoctli quipajtis on cocoxqui, niman toTeco quetztehuas. Tla yejhua yoquichijca tlajtlacojli, Dios quitlapojpolhuilis. 16 Yejhua ica, tej, xmojlican nemotlajtlacolhuan ihuan ocsequimej, niman xchihuacan oración impampa ocsequimej para ijcon nemejhuamej nempajtisquej. Ioración on yolmelajqui tlacatl yejhuan ican nochi iyojlo quichihua, sanoyej quipia poder niman hueli quichihua miyec. 17 Xtlanemilican itechcopa on tiotlajtojquetl Elías. Yejhua sa no ijqui tlacatl catca quen tejhuamej. Yejhua oquichiu oración ican nochi iyojlo para ma ca ma quiahui, niman xoquiau yeyi xipan huan tlajco. 18 Niman quemaj ocsejpa oquichiu oración para quiahuis, niman ocsejpa opeu quiahui, niman on tlatoctli otlac.

On tlaneltocaquej nonequi cuajcuepasquej on tlajtlacolej ipan on xcuajli ojtli campa yau

19 Nocnihuan, tla se tocniu quitlalcahuiya on ojtli yejhuan melahuac niman yacaj cuajcuepas ocsejpa, 20 xmatican cuajli ica san aquinon yejhuan quicuepa on tlajtlacolej ipan on xcuajli ojtli campa yau quimaquixtis ialma on tlajtlacolej ipan on miquilistli, niman quichihuas para miyec tlajtlacojli ma notlapojpolhui.

Warning to Rich Oppressors

Now listen,(A) you rich people,(B) weep and wail(C) because of the misery that is coming on you. Your wealth has rotted, and moths have eaten your clothes.(D) 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.(E) Look! The wages you failed to pay the workers(F) who mowed your fields are crying out against you. The cries(G) of the harvesters have reached the ears of the Lord Almighty.(H) You have lived on earth in luxury and self-indulgence. You have fattened yourselves(I) in the day of slaughter.[a](J) You have condemned and murdered(K) the innocent one,(L) who was not opposing you.

Patience in Suffering

Be patient, then, brothers and sisters, until the Lord’s coming.(M) See how the farmer waits for the land to yield its valuable crop, patiently waiting(N) for the autumn and spring rains.(O) You too, be patient and stand firm, because the Lord’s coming(P) is near.(Q) Don’t grumble against one another, brothers and sisters,(R) or you will be judged. The Judge(S) is standing at the door!(T)

10 Brothers and sisters, as an example of patience in the face of suffering, take the prophets(U) who spoke in the name of the Lord. 11 As you know, we count as blessed(V) those who have persevered. You have heard of Job’s perseverance(W) and have seen what the Lord finally brought about.(X) The Lord is full of compassion and mercy.(Y)

12 Above all, my brothers and sisters, do not swear—not by heaven or by earth or by anything else. All you need to say is a simple “Yes” or “No.” Otherwise you will be condemned.(Z)

The Prayer of Faith

13 Is anyone among you in trouble? Let them pray.(AA) Is anyone happy? Let them sing songs of praise.(AB) 14 Is anyone among you sick? Let them call the elders(AC) of the church to pray over them and anoint them with oil(AD) in the name of the Lord. 15 And the prayer offered in faith(AE) will make the sick person well; the Lord will raise them up. If they have sinned, they will be forgiven. 16 Therefore confess your sins(AF) to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed.(AG) The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective.(AH)

17 Elijah was a human being, even as we are.(AI) He prayed earnestly that it would not rain, and it did not rain on the land for three and a half years.(AJ) 18 Again he prayed, and the heavens gave rain, and the earth produced its crops.(AK)

19 My brothers and sisters, if one of you should wander from the truth(AL) and someone should bring that person back,(AM) 20 remember this: Whoever turns a sinner from the error of their way will save(AN) them from death and cover over a multitude of sins.(AO)

Footnotes

  1. James 5:5 Or yourselves as in a day of feasting

Go to now, ye rich men, weep and howl for your miseries that shall come upon you.

Your riches are corrupted, and your garments are motheaten.

Your gold and silver is cankered; and the rust of them shall be a witness against you, and shall eat your flesh as it were fire. Ye have heaped treasure together for the last days.

Behold, the hire of the labourers who have reaped down your fields, which is of you kept back by fraud, crieth: and the cries of them which have reaped are entered into the ears of the Lord of sabaoth.

Ye have lived in pleasure on the earth, and been wanton; ye have nourished your hearts, as in a day of slaughter.

Ye have condemned and killed the just; and he doth not resist you.

Be patient therefore, brethren, unto the coming of the Lord. Behold, the husbandman waiteth for the precious fruit of the earth, and hath long patience for it, until he receive the early and latter rain.

Be ye also patient; stablish your hearts: for the coming of the Lord draweth nigh.

Grudge not one against another, brethren, lest ye be condemned: behold, the judge standeth before the door.

10 Take, my brethren, the prophets, who have spoken in the name of the Lord, for an example of suffering affliction, and of patience.

11 Behold, we count them happy which endure. Ye have heard of the patience of Job, and have seen the end of the Lord; that the Lord is very pitiful, and of tender mercy.

12 But above all things, my brethren, swear not, neither by heaven, neither by the earth, neither by any other oath: but let your yea be yea; and your nay, nay; lest ye fall into condemnation.

13 Is any among you afflicted? let him pray. Is any merry? let him sing psalms.

14 Is any sick among you? 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 shall save the sick, and the Lord shall raise him up; and if he have committed sins, they shall be forgiven him.

16 Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.

17 Elias was a man subject to like passions as we are, and he prayed earnestly that it might not rain: and it rained not on the earth by the space of three years and six months.

18 And he prayed again, and the heaven gave rain, and the earth brought forth her fruit.

19 Brethren, if any of you do err from the truth, and one convert him;

20 Let him know, that he which converteth the sinner from the error of his way shall save a soul from death, and shall hide a multitude of sins.