James 5
1 ଧନୀ ଲୋକେ ! ଶୁଣ ! କ୍ରନ୍ଦନ କର ଓ ଅତି ଦୁଃଖିତ ହୁଅ। କାରଣ ଅତ୍ଯଧିକ କ୍ଲେଶ ତୁମ୍ଭ ଉପରେ ମାଡ଼ି ଆସୁଛି।
2 ତୁମ୍ଭର ଧନସବୁ ନଷ୍ଟ ହାଇଯୋଇଛି ଓ ମୂଲ୍ଯହୀନ ହାଇେ ପଡ଼ିଛି। ତୁମ୍ଭର ପୋଷାକ ପୋକ ଖାଇ ଯାଇଛନ୍ତି।
3 ତୁମ୍ଭର ସୁନା ଓ ରୂପା ରେ କଳଙ୍କି ଲାଗି ଯାଇଛି। ଏହା ନଷ୍ଟ ହାଇେ ପ୍ରମାଣ କରୁଛି ଯେ, ତୁମ୍ଭେ ଭୁଲକାର୍ୟ୍ଯ କରିଛ। ସହେି କଳଙ୍କ ତୁମ୍ଭ ଶରୀରକୁ ଅଗ୍ନି ଭଳି ଗ୍ରାସ କରି ଦବେ। ଶଷଦେିନଗୁଡ଼ିକରେ ତୁମ୍ଭେ ନିଜର ଧନ ସଞ୍ଚୟ କରୁଅଛ।
4 ଲୋକେ ତୁମ୍ଭ କ୍ଷତମାନଙ୍କେ ରେ କାମ କଲେ, କିନ୍ତୁ ତୁମ୍ଭେ ତାହାଙ୍କୁ ସମାନଙ୍କେର ମଜୁରୀ ଦଲେ ନାହିଁ। ସମାନେେ ତୁମ୍ଭ ବିରୁଦ୍ଧ ରେ କ୍ରନ୍ଦନ କରୁଛନ୍ତି। ସମାନେେ ତୁମ୍ଭ ପାଇଁ ଶସ୍ଯ ଆମଦାନୀ କଲେ। ଏବେ ସ୍ବର୍ଗୀୟ ସନୋବାହିନୀ ରେ ପ୍ରଭୁ ସମାନଙ୍କେ ଚିତ୍କାର ଶୁଣିଛନ୍ତି।
5 ପୃଥିବୀ ରେ ତୁମ୍ଭ ଜୀବନ ବିଳାସପୂର୍ଣ୍ଣ ଥିଲା। ତୁମ୍ଭେ ଯାହା ଇଚ୍ଛା କରିଥିଲ, ତାହା ପୂରଣ କରି ନିଜକୁ ଆନନ୍ଦିତ କଲ। ତୁମ୍ଭେ ବଳି ଦିବସ ପାଇଁ ପ୍ରସ୍ତୁତ ଥିବା ଏକ ପଶୁପରି ନିଜକୁ ମାଟେ କଲ।
6 ତୁମ୍ଭେ ଉତ୍ତମ ଲୋକମାନଙ୍କୁ କୌଣସି ଦୟା ଦଖାଇେଲ ନାହିଁ। ସମାନେେ ତୁମ୍ଭର ବିରୋଧୀ ନ ଥିଲେ ମଧ୍ଯ, ତୁମ୍ଭେ ସମାନଙ୍କେୁ ହତ୍ଯା କରିଛ।
7 ଭାଇ ଓ ଭଉଣୀମାନେ, ର୍ଧୈୟ୍ଯ ରଖ, ପ୍ରଭୁ ଯୀଶୁ ଆସିବେ। ସହେି ସମୟ ପର୍ୟ୍ଯନ୍ତ ର୍ଧୈୟ୍ଯ ଧରି ରୁହ।
8 ଚାଷୀ ଯେପରି ନିଜ କ୍ଷତରେ ମୂଲ୍ଯବାନ ଶସ୍ଯ ବଢ଼ି ଉଠିବାକୁ ର୍ଧୈୟ୍ଯର ସହିତ ଆଶାରଖି, ଆରମ୍ଭ ଓ ଶଷେ ବର୍ଷା ପଡ଼ିବା ପର୍ୟ୍ଯନ୍ତ ର୍ଧୈୟ୍ଯର ସହିତ ଅପେକ୍ଷା କରେ, ତୁମ୍ଭମାନେେ ସହେିଭଳି ର୍ଧୈୟ୍ଯଶୀଳ ହବୋ ଉଚିତ୍। ନିଜର ଆଶା ଛାଡ଼ି ଦିଅ ନାହିଁ। ପ୍ରଭୁ ଯୀଶୁ ଶୀଘ୍ର ଆସୁଛନ୍ତି।
9 ଭାଇ ଓ ଭଉଣୀମାନେ, ପରସ୍ପର ବିରୁଦ୍ଧ ରେ ଅଭିଯୋଗ କର ନାହିଁ। ତୁମ୍ଭେ ଅଭିଯୋଗ କରିବା ବନ୍ଦ ନ କଲେ, ନିଜେ ଦୋଷୀ ବୋଲି ବିଚାରିତ ହବେ। ବିଚାରପତି ଆସିବାକୁ ପ୍ରସ୍ତୁତ ଅଛନ୍ତି।
10 ଭାଇ ଓ ଭଉଣୀମାନେ, ପ୍ରଭୁଙ୍କ ପାଇଁ ଭାବବାଣୀ କହିଥିବା ଭାବବାଦୀମାନଙ୍କ ଉଦାହରଣ ଅନୁସରଣ କର। ସମାନେେ ଅନକେ ଯାତନା ସହି ଥିଲେ ହେଁ ର୍ଧୈୟ୍ଯବାନ ଥିଲେ।
11 ଆମ୍ଭେ କହୁଛୁ ଯେ, ଯେଉଁମାନେ ସମାନଙ୍କେର ଅସୁବିଧାଗୁଡ଼ିକୁ ର୍ଧୈୟ୍ଯର ସହିତ ଗ୍ରହଣ କଲେ, ସମାନେେ ବର୍ତ୍ତମାନ ଖୁସି ରେ ଅଛନ୍ତି। ତୁମ୍ଭମାନେେ ଆୟୁବଙ୍କର ର୍ଧୈୟ୍ଯ336 କଥା ଶୁଣିଛ। ତୁମ୍ଭେ ଜାଣିଛ ଯେ, ଆୟୁବ ସବୁ କଷ୍ଟରୁ ଉତ୍ତୀର୍ଣ୍ଣ ହାଇେ ସାରିଲା ପରେ ପରମେଶ୍ବର ତାହାଙ୍କୁ ସାହାୟ୍ଯ କରିଥିଲେ। ଏହା ଦର୍ଶାଏ ଯେ, ପ୍ରଭୁ କରୁଣା ରେ ପୂର୍ଣ୍ଣ ଓ ଦୟାଳୁ ଅଟନ୍ତି।
12 ମାେ ଭାଇ ଓ ଭଉଣୀମାନେ ! ମନରେଖ ଯେ କୌଣସି ପ୍ରତିଜ୍ଞା କଲା ବେଳେ ଶପଥ କର ନାହିଁ। ଏହା ଅତି ଗୁରୁତ୍ବପୂର୍ଣ୍ଣ ଅଟେ। ତୁମ୍ଭର କଥାକୁ ସତ୍ଯ ବୋଲି ପ୍ରମାଣିତ କରିବା ପାଇଁ ସ୍ବର୍ଗ, ପୃଥିବୀ ବା ଅନ୍ୟ କିଛିର ନାମ ନିଅ ନାହିଁ। ତୁମ୍ଭର ହଁ କଥା ହଁ ହେଉ, ଏବଂ ନା କଥା ନା ହେଉ। ଏପରି କଲେ ତୁମ୍ଭେ ଦୋଷୀ ସାବ୍ଯସ୍ତ ହବେ ନାହିଁ।
13 ଯଦି କହେି ସଙ୍କଟ ରେ ପଡ଼ିଛି, ତା' ହେଲେ ସେ ପ୍ରାର୍ଥନା କରୁ। ଯଦି କହେି ଖୁସି ଅଛି, ତା ହେଲେ ସେ ଗୀତ ଗାଉ।
14 ଯଦି ତୁମ୍ଭ ମଧ୍ଯରୁ କହେି ଜଣେ ଅସୁସ୍ଥ ଅଛି, ତବେେ ସେ ମଣ୍ଡଳୀର ପ୍ରାଚୀନମାନଙ୍କୁ337 ଡ଼ାକିବା ଦରକାର। ସମାନେେ ପ୍ରଭୁଙ୍କ ନାମ ରେ ତାହାଙ୍କୁ ତଲେ ମଖାଇବେ ଓ ତାହାଙ୍କ ପାଇଁ ପ୍ରାର୍ଥନା କରିବେ।
15 ବିଶ୍ବାସ ରେ କରାଯାଇଥିବା ସହେି ପ୍ରାର୍ଥନା ରୋଗୀକୁ ସୁସ୍ଥ କରିଦବେ। ପ୍ରଭୁ ତାହାକୁ ସୁସ୍ଥ କରିବେ। ଯଦି ଏହି ଲୋକଟି ପାପ କରିଥାଏ, ତବେେ ପରମେଶ୍ବର ତାହାକୁ କ୍ଷମା କରିବେ।
16 ତୁମ୍ଭେ କରିଥିବା ପାପଗୁଡ଼ିକୁ ପରସ୍ପର ନିକଟରେ ସ୍ବୀକାର କର। ତା'ପରେ ପରସ୍ପର ପାଇଁ ପ୍ରାର୍ଥନା କର। ପରମେଶ୍ବର ଯେପରି ତୁମ୍ଭକୁ ସୁସ୍ଥ କରିଦିଅନ୍ତି, ସେଥିନିମନ୍ତେ ଏପରି କର। ଜଣେ ଧାର୍ମିକ ଲୋକ ଯେତବେେଳେ ନିରନ୍ତର ପ୍ରାର୍ଥନା କରେ, ସେତବେେଳେ ମହାନ ଘଟଣାମାନ ଘଟିଥାଏ।
17 ଏଲୀୟ ଆମ୍ଭ ଭଳି ଜଣେ ସାଧାରଣ ଲୋକ ଥିଲେ। ସେ ବର୍ଷା ନ ହବୋ ପାଇଁ ପ୍ରାର୍ଥନା କଲେ। ଏବଂ ଭୂମି ଉପରେ ତିନି ବର୍ଷ ଛଅମାସ ଧରି ବର୍ଷା ହେଲା ନାହିଁ
18 ତା'ପରେ ଏଲୀୟ ବର୍ଷା ହବୋ ପାଇଁ ପ୍ରାର୍ଥନା କଲେ। ଆକାଶରୁ ବର୍ଷା ହେଲା ଓ ପୃଥିବୀ ରେ ପୁନଃ ଶସ୍ଯ ଉତ୍ପନ୍ନ ହେଲା।
19 ମାେ ଭାଇ ଓ ଭଉଣୀମାନେ ! ତୁମ୍ଭ ଭିତରୁ ଯଦି ଜଣେ ସତ୍ଯରୁ ବିଚଳିତ ହାଇଯୋଏ, ତବେେ ଅନ୍ୟ ଜଣେ ତାହାକୁ ସତ୍ଯକୁ ଫରୋଇ ଆଣିବା ପାଇଁ ସାହାୟ୍ଯ କରୁ।
20 ଏହା ମନରେଖ : ଯେଉଁ ଲୋକ ମନ୍ଦ ମାର୍ଗରୁ ଜଣେ ପାପୀକୁ ଫରୋଇ ଆଣେ, ତବେେ ସେ ମୃତ୍ଯୁରୁ ତାହାର ଆତ୍ମାକୁ ରକ୍ଷା କରେ। ଏହା କରିବା ଦ୍ବାରା, ସହେି ଲୋକ ଅନକେ ପାପକ୍ଷମାର କାରଣ ହାଇପୋରିଥାଏ।
1 Go to now, ye rich men, weep and howl for your miseries that shall come upon you.
2 Your riches are corrupted, and your garments are motheaten.
3 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.
4 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.
5 Ye have lived in pleasure on the earth, and been wanton; ye have nourished your hearts, as in a day of slaughter.
6 Ye have condemned and killed the just; and he doth not resist you.
7 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.
8 Be ye also patient; stablish your hearts: for the coming of the Lord draweth nigh.
9 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.
1 Moreover the Lord said unto me, Take thee a great roll, and write in it with a man’s pen concerning Maher-shalal-hash-baz.
2 And I took unto me faithful witnesses to record, Uriah the priest, and Zechariah the son of Jeberechiah.
3 And I went unto the prophetess; and she conceived, and bare a son. Then said the Lord to me, Call his name Maher-shalal-hash-baz.
4 For before the child shall have knowledge to cry, My father, and my mother, the riches of Damascus and the spoil of Samaria shall be taken away before the king of Assyria.
5 The Lord spake also unto me again, saying,
6 Forasmuch as this people refuseth the waters of Shiloah that go softly, and rejoice in Rezin and Remaliah’s son;
7 Now therefore, behold, the Lord bringeth up upon them the waters of the river, strong and many, even the king of Assyria, and all his glory: and he shall come up over all his channels, and go over all his banks:
8 And he shall pass through Judah; he shall overflow and go over, he shall reach even to the neck; and the stretching out of his wings shall fill the breadth of thy land, O Immanuel.
9 Associate yourselves, O ye people, and ye shall be broken in pieces; and give ear, all ye of far countries: gird yourselves, and ye shall be broken in pieces; gird yourselves, and ye shall be broken in pieces.
10 Take counsel together, and it shall come to nought; speak the word, and it shall not stand: for God is with us.
11 For the Lord spake thus to me with a strong hand, and instructed me that I should not walk in the way of this people, saying,
12 Say ye not, A confederacy, to all them to whom this people shall say, A confederacy; neither fear ye their fear, nor be afraid.
13 Sanctify the Lord of hosts himself; and let him be your fear, and let him be your dread.
14 And he shall be for a sanctuary; but for a stone of stumbling and for a rock of offence to both the houses of Israel, for a gin and for a snare to the inhabitants of Jerusalem.
15 And many among them shall stumble, and fall, and be broken, and be snared, and be taken.
16 Bind up the testimony, seal the law among my disciples.
17 And I will wait upon the Lord, that hideth his face from the house of Jacob, and I will look for him.
18 Behold, I and the children whom the Lord hath given me are for signs and for wonders in Israel from the Lord of hosts, which dwelleth in mount Zion.
19 And when they shall say unto you, Seek unto them that have familiar spirits, and unto wizards that peep, and that mutter: should not a people seek unto their God? for the living to the dead?
20 To the law and to the testimony: if they speak not according to this word, it is because there is no light in them.
21 And they shall pass through it, hardly bestead and hungry: and it shall come to pass, that when they shall be hungry, they shall fret themselves, and curse their king and their God, and look upward.
22 And they shall look unto the earth; and behold trouble and darkness, dimness of anguish; and they shall be driven to darkness.