James 5
1 Now [I have something to say to] the rich people [who do not believe in Christ and who] ([oppress you/cause you to suffer]). Listen [to me], you rich people! You should weep and wail [loudly] [DOU] because you will experience terrible troubles [PRS]!
Welaan nu, gij rijken, weent en huilt over uw ellendigheden, die over u komen.
2 Your wealth [of various kinds] is [worthless] [MET], [as though it were] rotted. Your fine clothes are [worthless] [MET], [as though] termites had ruined them.
Uw rijkdom is verrot, en uw klederen zijn van de motten gegeten geworden;
3 Your gold and silver are [worthless] [MET], [as though they were] corroded. [When God judges you], this worthless wealth [MTY] of yours will be evidence [PRS] that you are guilty [of being greedy], and as rust and fire [destroy] [MET, SYN] things, [God] will severely punish you [SIM]. You have ([in vain/uselessly]) (stored up/accumulated) [wealth] at a time when [God] is about to [judge you] [MTY].
Uw goud en zilver is verroest; en hun roest zal u zijn tot een getuigenis, en zal uw vlees als een vuur verteren; gij hebt schatten vergaderd in de laatste dagen.
4 Think [about what you have done]. You have not paid wages to the workmen who have harvested your fields for you, [with the result that] [PRS] those reapers are crying out [to God for him to help them]. [And God], the all-powerful Lord, has heard their loud cries.
Ziet, het loon der werklieden, die uw landen gemaaid hebben, welke van u verkort is, roept; en het geschrei dergenen, die geoogst hebben, is gekomen tot in de oren van den Heere Sebaoth.
5 You have lived luxuriously, just to have pleasure [here] on earth. [Just like cattle fatten themselves, not realizing that] they will be slaughtered [MET], you have [lived just for pleasure] [MTY], [not realizing that God will severely punish you].
Gij hebt lekkerlijk geleefd op de aarde, en wellusten gevolgd; gij hebt uw harten gevoed als in een dag der slachting.
6 You have [arranged for others/judges to] condemn innocent people. You have [arranged for others to kill] some people. [And even though] those people had not done anything wrong, they were not [able to] defend themselves against you. [My fellow believers, that is what I say to the rich people] ([who oppress you/cause you to suffer]).
Gij hebt veroordeeld, gij hebt gedood den rechtvaardige; en hij wederstaat u niet.
7 So, my fellow believers, [although rich people cause you to suffer], be patient until the Lord [Jesus Christ] comes [back]. Remember that when farmers [plant a field], they wait for their valuable crops to grow. They must wait patiently for the rain [that comes] at the planting season and for more rain [that comes] just before the harvest season. They wait [for] the crops [to grow and mature before they can harvest them].
Zo zijt dan lankmoedig, broeders, tot de toekomst des Heeren. Ziet, de landman verwacht de kostelijke vrucht des lands, lankmoedig zijnde over dezelve, totdat het den vroegen en spaden regen zal hebben ontvangen.
8 [Similarly], you also should [wait] patiently and trust the Lord [Jesus] firmly, because he is coming [back] soon [and will judge all people fairly].
Weest gij ook lankmoedig, versterkt uw harten; want de toekomst des Heeren genaakt.
9 My fellow believers, do not complain about each other, in order that you will not be condemned [and punished by the Lord Jesus] {in order that [the Lord Jesus] will not condemn you}. It is he who will judge us, and he is ready to appear.
Zucht niet tegen elkander, broeders, opdat gij niet veroordeeld wordt; ziet, de Rechter staat voor de deur.
10 My fellow believers, as an example [of how to be patient], (consider/think about) the prophets whom the Lord [God sent long ago] to speak his messages [MTY]. [Although people caused] the prophets to suffer a lot, they endured it patiently.
Mijn broeders, neemt tot een voorbeeld des lijdens, en der lankmoedigheid de profeten, die in den Naam des Heeren gesproken hebben.
11 And we know that [God] (approves of/is pleased with) those who endure [suffering for him]. You have also heard about Job. You know that [although he suffered much], the Lord [God] finally caused things to turn out well [for Job because] he endured [that suffering] (OR, because he continued [to trust God]). [And from that we know] that the Lord is very compassionate and kind.
Ziet, wij houden hen gelukzalig, die verdragen; gij hebt de verdraagzaamheid van Job gehoord, en gij hebt het einde des Heeren gezien, dat de Heere zeer barmhartig is en een Ontfermer.
12 Also, my fellow believers, [I want to say] something important [about how you talk]. [If you say that you will do something], do not say, “If I do not do it, may [God in] heaven [MTY] punish me.” Do not even say, “If I do not do it, may [someone here on] earth [MTY] punish me.” Do not say anything like that. Instead, if you say “Yes,” then [do what you said that you would do]. If you say “No,” then do not [do it]. Otherwise, [God] will condemn you.
Doch voor alle dingen, mijn broeders, zweert niet, noch bij den hemel, noch bij de aarde, noch enigen anderen eed; maar uw ja, zij ja, en het neen, neen; opdat gij in geen oordeel valt.
13 Whoever among you is experiencing trouble [RHQ] should pray [that God would help him. Whoever] is cheerful/happy [RHQ] should sing songs of praise [to God].
Is iemand onder u in lijden? Dat hij bidde. Is iemand goedsmoeds? Dat hij psalmzinge.
14 Whoever among you is sick [RHQ] should call the leaders of the congregation [to come to pray for him]. They should put [olive] oil on him and, with the Lord’s authority [MTY] (OR, calling on the Lord [to heal him]), pray.
Is iemand krank onder u? Dat hij tot zich roepe de ouderlingen der Gemeente, en dat zij over hem bidden, hem zalvende met olie in den Naam des Heeren.
15 And if they truly trust [in the Lord] when they pray [PRS], the sick person will be healed. The Lord will heal him. And if that person has sinned ([in a way that caused him to be/and because of that he became]) [sick, if he] ([confesses what he did/says that he did what is wrong]), he will be forgiven {[the Lord] will forgive him}.
En het gebed des geloofs zal den zieke behouden, en de Heere zal hem oprichten, en zo hij zonden gedaan zal hebben, het zal hem vergeven worden.
16 So, [because the Lord is able to heal the sick and to forgive sins], tell each other the sinful things that you have done, and pray for each other in order that you may be healed {that [God] may heal you} [physically and spiritually]. If righteous people [pray and] ask fervently [for God to do something, God] will certainly do it in a powerful way.
Belijdt elkander de misdaden, en bidt voor elkander, opdat gij gezond wordt; een krachtig gebed des rechtvaardigen vermag veel.
17 [Although the prophet] Elijah was (an ordinary person/just a human being) like us, he earnestly prayed that it would not rain. [As a result], it did not rain for three and a half years.
Elias was een mens van gelijke bewegingen als wij; en hij bad een gebed, dat het niet zou regenen; en het regende niet op de aarde in drie jaren en zes maanden.
18 Then he prayed again, [asking God to send rain], and [as a result God] [MTY] sent rain, and plants [grew and] produced crops [again].
En hij bad wederom, en de hemel gaf regen, en de aarde bracht haar vrucht voort.
19 My fellow believers, if anyone of you stops obeying the true message [from God], someone from among you should persuade that person to once again do [what God has told us to do]. [If he stops doing what is wrong],
Broeders, indien iemand onder u van de waarheid is afgedwaald, en hem iemand bekeert,
20 the one [who persuaded him] should realize that [because] he has enabled the person who was sinning to stop doing what is wrong, [God] will save that person from ([spiritual] death/being separated from him forever), and will forgive [his] many sins.
Die wete, dat degene, die een zondaar van de dwaling zijns wegs bekeert, een ziel van den dood zal behouden, en menigte der zonden zal bedekken.
