1 G o, now, ye rich! weep, howling over your miseries that are coming upon;

Come now, you rich, weep and howl for your miseries which are coming upon you.

2 y our riches have rotted, and your garments have become moth-eaten;

Your riches have rotted and your garments have become moth-eaten.

3 y our gold and silver have rotted, and the rust of them for a testimony shall be to you, and shall eat your flesh as fire. Ye made treasure in the last days!

Your gold and your silver have rusted; and their rust will be a witness against you and will consume your flesh like fire. It is in the last days that you have stored up your treasure!

4 l o, the reward of the workmen, of those who in-gathered your fields, which hath been fraudulently kept back by you -- doth cry out, and the exclamations of those who did reap into the ears of the Lord of Sabaoth have entered;

Behold, the pay of the laborers who mowed your fields, and which has been withheld by you, cries out against you; and the outcry of those who did the harvesting has reached the ears of the Lord of Sabaoth.

5 y e did live in luxury upon the earth, and were wanton; ye did nourish your hearts, as in a day of slaughter;

You have lived luxuriously on the earth and led a life of wanton pleasure; you have fattened your hearts in a day of slaughter.

6 y e did condemn -- ye did murder the righteous one, he doth not resist you.

You have condemned and put to death the righteous man; he does not resist you. Exhortation

7 B e patient, then, brethren, till the presence of the Lord; lo, the husbandman doth expect the precious fruit of the earth, being patient for it, till he may receive rain -- early and latter;

Therefore be patient, brethren, until the coming of the Lord. The farmer waits for the precious produce of the soil, being patient about it, until it gets the early and late rains.

8 b e patient, ye also; establish your hearts, because the presence of the Lord hath drawn nigh;

You too be patient; strengthen your hearts, for the coming of the Lord is near.

9 m urmur not against one another, brethren, that ye may not be condemned; lo, the Judge before the door hath stood.

Do not complain, brethren, against one another, so that you yourselves may not be judged; behold, the Judge is standing right at the door.

10 A n example take ye of the suffering of evil, my brethren, and of the patience, the prophets who did speak in the name of the Lord;

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

11 l o, we call happy those who are enduring; the endurance of Job ye heard of, and the end of the Lord ye have seen, that very compassionate is the Lord, and pitying.

We count those blessed who endured. You have heard of the endurance of Job and have seen the outcome of the Lord’s dealings, that the Lord is full of compassion and is merciful.

12 A nd before all things, my brethren, do not swear, neither by the heaven, neither by the earth, neither by any other oath, and let your Yes be Yes, and the No, No; that under judgment ye may not fall.

But above all, my brethren, do not swear, either by heaven or by earth or with any other oath; but your yes is to be yes, and your no, no, so that you may not fall under judgment.

13 D oth any one suffer evil among you? let him pray; is any of good cheer? let him sing psalms;

Is anyone among you suffering? Then he must pray. Is anyone cheerful? He is to sing praises.

14 i s any infirm among you? let him call for the elders of the assembly, and let them pray over him, having anointed him with oil, in the name of the Lord,

Is anyone among you sick? Then he must call for the elders of the church and they are to pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord;

15 a nd the prayer of the faith shall save the distressed one, and the Lord shall raise him up, and if sins he may have committed, they shall be forgiven to him.

and the prayer offered in faith will restore the one who is sick, and the Lord will raise him up, and if he has committed sins, they will be forgiven him.

16 B e confessing to one another the trespasses, and be praying for one another, that ye may be healed; very strong is a working supplication of a righteous man;

Therefore, confess your sins to one another, and pray for one another so that you may be healed. The effective prayer of a righteous man can accomplish much.

17 E lijah was a man like affected as we, and with prayer he did pray -- not to rain, and it did not rain upon the land three years and six months;

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

18 a nd again he did pray, and the heaven did give rain, and the land did bring forth her fruit.

Then he prayed again, and the sky poured rain and the earth produced its fruit.

19 B rethren, if any among you may go astray from the truth, and any one may turn him back,

My brethren, if any among you strays from the truth and one turns him back,

20 l et him know that he who did turn back a sinner from the straying of his way shall save a soul from death, and shall cover a multitude of sins.

let him know that he who turns a sinner from the error of his way will save his soul from death and will cover a multitude of sins.