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]!
En wat u aangaat, gij rijken, weent en huilt over de ellenden die over u gaan 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 verrot, en uw kleederen worden van de mot gegeten;
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 verroest en hun roest zal een getuige zijn tegen u en zal uw vleesch verslinden als een vuur. Gij hebt schatten verzameld 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 de loon der arbeiders die uw akkers gemaaid hebben, dien gij achtergehouden hebt, die roept om straf, en de klachten dergenen die voor u den oogst binnen gebracht hebben klimmen op tot de ooren van den Heer der legermachten!
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 lekker geleefd op de aarde, en dartelheden nagevolgd, gij hebt uw harten vet gemest alsof het een hoogdag was.
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, zonder dat hij u tegenstaat.
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].
Zijt dan geduldig, broeders, tot op de verschijning des Heeren. Ziet de landman verwacht de kostbare vrucht der aarde, geduldig zijnde over haar, totdat zij vroegen en laten regen ontvangen heeft.
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].
Zijt ook gij geduldig, versterkt uw harten, want de verschijning des Heeren is nabij.
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 vóór 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.
Broeders! Neemt aan als een voorbeeld, van mishandelingen, van geduld, de profeten die gesproken hebben in den Naam des Heeren.
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 diegenen voor gelukkig die volhard hebben. De volharding van Job hebt gij gehoord, en het einde des Heeren hebt gij gezien, dat de Heere zeer barmhartig is en ontfermend.
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 vooral, mijn broeders, zweert toch niet! Noch bij den hemel, noch bij de aarde, noch bij eenigen anderen eed; maar uw ja zij ja, en uw neen, zij neen, opdat gij niet onder een 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 er iemand onder ulieden lijdende? Die moet bidden. — Is er iemand welgemoed? Die moet zingen.
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 er iemand onder u krank? Die moet de oudsten der gemeente roepen, en die moeten 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 kranke behouden, en de Heere zal hem oprichten, en als hij zonden heeft gedaan zal hem dit 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 dan voor elkander de zonden en bidt voor elkander, opdat gij gezond moogt worden. Een krachtig gebed van een rechtvaardige 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 mensch van gelijke natuur als wij, en hij bad vurig dat het niet zou regenen, en het regende niet op de aarde in drie jaar 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 wederom bad hij, 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],
Mijn broeders, als iemand onder ulieden is afgedoold van de waarheid en iemand hem terugbrengt,
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 moet weten dat hij die een zondaar terugbrengt van zijn doolweg zijn ziel zal redden uit den dood en een menigte van zonden zal bedekken.
