ΕΠΙΣΤΟΛΗ ΙΩΑΝΝΟΥ ΚΑΘΟΛΙΚΗ ΠΡΩΤΗ

Epistle of James the Theologian

CHAPTER 5

| 1 | αγε |  | νυν |  | οι |  | πλουσιοι |  | κλαυσατε |  | ολολυζοντες |  | επι |  | ταις |  | ταλαιπωριαις
|  | Go to |  | now, |  | [ye] rich, |  | ♦ |  | weep, |  | howling |  | over |  | ♦ |  | miseries 2

| υμων |  | ταις |  | επερχομεναις |  |
| your 1 |  | that [are] |  | coming upon [you]. |  |

| 2 | ο |  | πλουτος |  | υμων |  | σεσηπεν |  | και |  | τα |  | ιματια |  | υμων |  | σητοβρωτα |
|  | ♦ |  | Riches 2 |  | your 1 |  | have rotted, |  | and |  | your garments |  | ♦ |  | ♦ |  | moth-eaten |

γεγονεν |  |
have become. |  |

| 3 | ο |  | χρυσος |  | υμων |  | και |  | ο |  | αργυρος |  | κατιωται |  | και |  | ο |  | ιος |
|  | Your gold |  | ♦ |  | ♦ |  | and |  | ♦ |  | silver |  | has been eaten away, |  | and |  | their canker |  | ♦ |

αυτων |  | εις |  | μαρτυριον |  | υμιν |  | εσται |  | και |  | φαγεται |  | τας |  | σαρκας |  | υμων |
♦ |  | for |  | a testimony |  | against you |  | shall be, |  | and |  | shall eat |  | your flesh |  | ♦ |  | ♦ |

ως |  | πυρ |  | εθησαυρισατε |  | εν |  | εσχαταις |  | ημεραις |  |
as |  | fire. |  | Ye treasured up |  | in |  | [the] last |  | days. |  |

| 4 | ιδου |  | ο |  | μισθος |  | των |  | εργατων |  | των |  | αμησαντων |  | τας |  | χωρας |  | υμων |
|  | Lo, |  | the |  | hire |  | of the |  | workmen |  | who |  | harvested |  | your fields, |  | ♦ |  | ♦ |

ο |  | απεστερημενος |  | αφ |  | υμων |  | κραζει |  | και |  | αι |  | βοαι |  | των |  | θερισαντων |
which |  | has been kept back |  | by |  | you, |  | cries out, |  | and |  | the |  | cries |  | of those who |  | reaped, |

εις |  | τα |  | ωτα |  | κυριου |  | σαβαωθ |  | εισεληλυθασιν |  |
into |  | the |  | ears |  | of [the] Lord |  | of Hosts |  | have entered. |  |

| 5 | ετρυφησατε |  | επι |  | της |  | γης |  | και |  | εσπαταλησατε |  | εθρεψατε |  | τας
|  | Ye lived in indulgence |  | upon |  | the |  | earth, |  | and |  | lived in self-gratification; |  | ye nourished |  | your hearts

| καρδιας |  | υμων |  | ως |  | εν |  | ημερα |  | σφαγης |  |
| ♦ |  | ♦ |  | as |  | in |  | a day |  | of slaughter; |  |

| 6 | κατεδικασατε |  | εφονευσατε |  | τον |  | δικαιον |  | ουκ |  | αντιτασσεται |  | υμιν
|  | ye condemned, |  | ye killed, |  | the |  | just; |  | he does not resist |  | ♦ |  | you.

| 7 | μακροθυμησατε |  | ουν |  | αδελφοι |  | εως |  | της |  | παρουσιας |  | του |  | κυριου |  | ιδου |
|  | Be patient |  | therefore, |  | brethren, |  | till |  | the |  | coming |  | of the |  | Lord. |  | Lo, |

ο |  | γεωργος |  | εκδεχεται |  | τον |  | τιμιον |  | καρπον |  | της |  | γης |  | μακροθυμων |  | επ |
the |  | husbandman |  | awaits |  | the |  | precious |  | fruit |  | of the |  | earth, |  | being patient |  | for |

αυτω |  | εως |  | αν |  | λαβη |  | υετον |  | πρωιμον |  | και |  | οψιμον |  |
it |  | until |  | ♦ |  | it receive |  | [the] rain 4 |  | early 1 |  | and 2 |  | latter. 3 |  |

| 8 | μακροθυμησατε |  | και |  | υμεις |  | στηριξατε |  | τας |  | καρδιας |  | υμων |  | οτι |  | η |
|  | Be patient |  | also |  | ye: |  | establish |  | your hearts, |  | ♦ |  | ♦ |  | because |  | the |

παρουσια |  | του |  | κυριου |  | ηγγικεν |  |
coming |  | of the |  | Lord |  | has drawn near. |  |

| 9 | μη |  | στεναζετε |  | κατ |  | αλληλων |  | αδελφοι |  | ινα |  | μη |  | κατακριθητε |  | ιδου
|  | Groan not |  | ♦ |  | against |  | one another, |  | brethren, |  | that |  | not 3 |  | ye 1 be 2 condemned. |  | Lo,

| κριτης |  | προ |  | των |  | θυρων |  | εστηκεν |  |
| [the] judge |  | before |  | the |  | doors |  | stands. |  |

| 10 | υποδειγμα |  | λαβετε |  | της |  | κακοπαθειας |  | αδελφοι |  | μου |  | και |  | της |
|  | [As] an example |  | take |  | ♦ |  | of 1 suffering 2 evils, 3 |  | my 7 brethren, 8 |  | ♦ |  | and 4 |  | ♦ |

μακροθυμιας |  | τους |  | προφητας |  | οι |  | ελαλησαν |  | τω |  | ονοματι |  | κυριου |  |
of 5 patience, 6 |  | the |  | prophets |  | who |  | spoke |  | in the |  | name |  | of [the] Lord. |  |

| 11 | ιδου |  | μακαριζομεν |  | τους |  | υπομενοντας |  | την |  | υπομονην |  | ιωβ |
|  | Lo, |  | we call blessed |  | those who |  | endure. |  | The |  | endurance |  | of Job |

ηκουσατε |  | και |  | το |  | τελος |  | κυριου |  | ειδετε |  | οτι |  | πολυσπλαγχνος |  | εστιν |  | ο |
ye have heard of, |  | and |  | the |  | end |  | of [the] Lord |  | ye saw; |  | that |  | full of tender pity |  | is |  | the |

κυριος |  | και |  | οικτιρμων |  |
Lord |  | and |  | compassionate. |  |

| 12 | προ |  | παντων |  | δε |  | αδελφοι |  | μου |  | μη |  | ομνυετε |  | μητε |  | τον |
|  | Before 2 |  | all 3 things 4 |  | and 1 |  | my brethren, |  | ♦ |  | swear not, |  | ♦ |  | neither [by] |  | ♦ |

ουρανον |  | μητε |  | την |  | γην |  | μητε |  | αλλον |  | τινα |  | ορκον |  | ητω |  | δε |  | υμων |  | το |  | ναι |
heaven, |  | nor |  | the |  | earth; |  | nor |  | any other |  | ♦ |  | oath; |  | but let be |  | ♦ |  | of you |  | the |  | yea, |

ναι |  | και |  | το |  | ου |  | ου |  | ινα |  | μη |  | εις |  | υποκρισιν |  | πεσητε |  |
yea, |  | and |  | the |  | nay, |  | nay, |  | that |  | not |  | into |  | hypocrisy |  | ye might fall. |  |

| 13 | κακοπαθει |  | τις |  | εν |  | υμιν |  | προσευχεσθω |  | ευθυμει |  | τις |
|  | Does suffer 4 hardships 5 |  | anyone 1 |  | among 2 |  | you? 3 |  | let him pray: |  | is cheerful 2 |  | anyone? 1 |

ψαλλετω |  |
let him praise; |  |

| 14 | ασθενει |  | τις |  | εν |  | υμιν |  | προσκαλεσασθω |  | τους |  | πρεσβυτερους |  | της |
|  | is sick 2 |  | anyone 1 |  | among |  | you? |  | let him call to [him] |  | the |  | elders |  | of the |

εκκλησιας |  | και |  | προσευξασθωσαν |  | επ |  | αυτον |  | αλειψαντες |  | αυτον |  | ελαιω |  | εν |
assembly, |  | and |  | let them pray |  | over |  | him, |  | having anointed |  | him |  | with oil |  | in |

τω |  | ονοματι |  | του |  | κυριου |  |
the |  | name |  | of the |  | Lord; |  |

| 15 | και |  | η |  | ευχη |  | της |  | πιστεως |  | σωσει |  | τον |  | καμνοντα |  | και |  | εγερει |  | αυτον |
|  | and |  | the |  | prayer |  | ♦ |  | of faith |  | shall save |  | the |  | exhausted one, |  | and |  | will 3 raise 4 up 5 |  | him 6 |

ο |  | κυριος |  | καν |  | αμαρτιας |  | η |  | πεποιηκως |
the 1 |  | Lord; 2 |  | and if |  | sins 7 |  | he 1 be 2 [one 3 who] 4 has 5 committed, 6 |  | ♦ |

αφεθησεται |  | αυτω |  |
it shall be forgiven |  | him. |  |

| 16 | εξομολογεισθε |  | αλληλοις |  | τα |  | παραπτωματα |  | και |  | ευχεσθε |  | υπερ |
|  | Confess |  | to one another [your] |  | ♦ |  | offences, |  | and |  | pray |  | for |

αλληλων |  | οπως |  | ιαθητε |  | πολυ |  | ισχυει |  | δεησις |
one another, |  | that |  | ye may be healed. |  | Much 9 |  | prevails 8 |  | [the] 1 supplication 3 |

δικαιου |  | ενεργουμενη |  |
of 4 a 5 righteous 6 [man] 7 |  | operative. 2 |  |

| 17 | ηλιας |  | ανθρωπος |  | ην |  | ομοιοπαθης |  | ημιν |  | και |  | προσευχη |  | προσηυξατο |  | του |
|  | Elias |  | a 2 man 3 |  | was 1 |  | of like feelings |  | to us, |  | and |  | with prayer |  | he prayed [for it] |  | ♦ |

μη |  | βρεξαι |  | και |  | ουκ |  | εβρεξεν |  | επι |  | της |  | γης |  | ενιαυτους |  | τρεις |  | και |  | μηνας |
not |  | to rain; |  | and |  | it did not rain |  | ♦ |  | upon |  | the |  | earth |  | years 2 |  | three 1 |  | and |  | months 2 |

εξ |  |
six; 1 |  |

| 18 | και |  | παλιν |  | προσηυξατο |  | και |  | ο |  | ουρανος |  | υετον |  | εδωκεν |  | και |  | η |  | γη |
|  | and |  | again |  | he prayed, |  | and |  | the |  | heaven |  | rain 2 |  | gave, 1 |  | and |  | the |  | earth |

εβλαστησεν |  | τον |  | καρπον |  | αυτης |  |
caused to 3 sprout 4 |  | ♦ |  | fruit 2 |  | its. 1 |  |

| 19 | αδελφοι |  | εαν |  | τις |  | εν |  | υμιν |  | πλανηθη |  | απο |  | της |  | αληθειας |  | και |
|  | Brethren, |  | if |  | anyone |  | among |  | you |  | err |  | from |  | the |  | truth, |  | and |

επιστρεψη |  | τις |  | αυτον |  |
bring 2 back 3 |  | anyone 1 |  | him, |  |

| 20 | γινωσκετω |  | οτι |  | ο |  | επιστρεψας |  | αμαρτωλον |  | εκ |  | πλανης |  | οδου |
|  | let him know |  | that |  | he who |  | brings back |  | a sinner |  | from |  | [the] error |  | of his way, |

αυτου |  | σωσει |  | ψυχην |  | εκ |  | θανατου |  | και |  | καλυψει |  | πληθος |  | αμαρτιων |
♦ |  | shall save |  | a soul |  | from |  | death, |  | and |  | shall cover |  | a multitude |  | of sins. |