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- Church Slavonic in its traditional (Synodal) spelling, with accents, breathings and titlo abbreviations, shown in the Ponomar font (SIL Open Font License).
- Exodus 36–39 follow the Septuagint's order; the digital source has no verse divisions there, so Exodus 36:8–end and chapters 37, 38 and 39 each appear as one block.
- Not shown: the lectionary pericope numbers (зача́ло) and the marginal glosses of the digital source. The Prayer of Manasseh stands at the end of 2 Chronicles (36:24), as in the Slavonic Bible; the prologue of Sirach and the opening verse of Lamentations are joined to verse 1.
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1 Прїиди́те нн҃ѣ, бога́тїи, пла́читесѧ и҆ рыда́йте ѡ҆ лю́тыхъ ско́рбехъ ва́шихъ грѧдꙋ́щихъ на вы̀.
1 Come now, you rich, weep and howl for your miseries that are coming on you.
1 Ἄγε νῦν οἱ πλούσιοι, κλαύσατε ὀλολύζοντες ἐπὶ ταῖς ταλαιπωρίαις ὑμῶν ταῖς ἐπερχομέναις·
2 Бога́тство ва́ше и҆згнѝ, и҆ ри̑зы ва́шѧ мо́лїе поѧдо́ша.
2 Your riches are corrupted and your garments are moth-eaten.
2 ὁ πλοῦτος ὑμῶν σέσηπε καὶ τὰ ἱμάτια ὑμῶν σητόβρωτα γέγονεν,
3 Зла́то ва́ше и҆ сребро̀ и҆зоржа́вѣ, и҆ ржа̀ и҆̀хъ въ послꙋ́шество на ва́съ бꙋ́детъ, и҆ снѣ́сть плѡ́ти ва́шѧ а҆́ки ѻ҆́гнь: є҆го́же сниска́сте въ послѣ̑днїѧ дни̑.
3 Your gold and your silver are corroded, and their corrosion will be for a testimony against you and will eat your flesh like fire. You have laid up your treasure in the last days.
3 ὁ χρυσὸς ὑμῶν καὶ ὁ ἄργυρος κατίωται, καὶ ὁ ἰὸς αὐτῶν εἰς μαρτύριον ὑμῖν ἔσται καὶ φάγεται τὰς σάρκας ὑμῶν. ὡς πῦρ ἐθησαυρίσατε ἐν ἐσχάταις ἡμέραις.
4 Сѐ, мзда̀ дѣ́лателей дѣ́лавшихъ ни̑вы ва́шѧ, ᲂу҆держа́наѧ ѿ ва́съ, вопїе́тъ, и҆ вопїє́нїѧ жа́вшихъ во ᲂу҆́шы гдⷭ҇а саваѡ́ѳа внидо́ша.
4 Behold, the wages of the laborers who mowed your fields, which you have kept back by fraud, cry out; and the cries of those who reaped have entered into the ears of the Lord of Armies.
4 ἰδοὺ ὁ μισθὸς τῶν ἐργατῶν τῶν ἀμησάντων τὰς χώρας ὑμῶν ὁ ἀπεστερημένος ἀφ᾽ ὑμῶν κράζει, καὶ αἱ βοαὶ τῶν θερισάντων εἰς τὰ ὦτα Κυρίου Σαβαὼθ εἰσεληλύθασιν.
5 Возвесели́стесѧ на землѝ, и҆ наслади́стесѧ: ᲂу҆пита́сте сердца̀ ва̑ша а҆́ки въ де́нь заколе́нїѧ.
5 You have lived in luxury on the earth, and taken your pleasure. You have nourished your hearts as in a day of slaughter.
5 ἐτρυφήσατε ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς καὶ ἐσπαταλήσατε, ἐθρέψατε τὰς καρδίας ὑμῶν ὡς ἐν ἡμέρᾳ σφαγῆς.
6 Ѡ҆сꙋди́сте, ᲂу҆би́сте првⷣнаго: не проти́витсѧ ва́мъ.
6 You have condemned and you have murdered the righteous one. He doesn’t resist you.
6 κατεδικάσατε, ἐφονεύσατε τὸν δίκαιον· οὐκ ἀντιτάσσεται ὑμῖν.
7 Долготерпи́те ᲂу҆̀бо, бра́тїе моѧ̑, до прише́ствїѧ гдⷭ҇нѧ. Сѐ земледѣ́лецъ жде́тъ честна́гѡ плода̀ ѿ землѝ, долготерпѧ̀ ѡ҆ не́мъ, до́ндеже прїи́метъ до́ждь ра́нъ и҆ по́зденъ:
7 Be patient therefore, brothers, until the coming of the Lord. Behold, the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the earth, being patient over it, until it receives the early and late rain.
7 Μακροθυμήσατε οὖν, ἀδελφοί, ἕως τῆς παρουσίας τοῦ Κυρίου. ἰδοὺ ὁ γεωργὸς ἐκδέχεται τὸν τίμιον καρπὸν τῆς γῆς, μακροθυμῶν ἐπ᾽ αὐτῷ ἕως λάβῃ ὑετὸν πρώϊμον καὶ ὄψιμον.
8 долготерпи́те ᲂу҆̀бо и҆ вы̀, ᲂу҆тверди́те сердца̀ ва̑ша, ꙗ҆́кѡ прише́ствїе гдⷭ҇не прибли́жисѧ.
8 You also be patient. Establish your hearts, for the coming of the Lord is at hand.
8 μακροθυμήσατε καὶ ὑμεῖς, στηρίξατε τὰς καρδίας ὑμῶν, ὅτι ἡ παρουσία τοῦ Κυρίου ἤγγικε.
9 Не воздыха́йте дрꙋ́гъ на дрꙋ́га, бра́тїе, да не ѡ҆сꙋжде́ни бꙋ́дете: сѐ, сꙋдїѧ̀ пред̾ две́рьми стои́тъ.
9 Don’t grumble, brothers, against one another, so that you won’t be judged. Behold, the judge stands at the door.
9 μὴ στενάζετε κατ᾽ ἀλλήλων, ἀδελφοί, ἵνα μὴ κριθῆτε· ἰδοὺ ὁ κριτὴς πρὸ τῶν θυρῶν ἕστηκεν.
10 Ѡ҆́бразъ прїими́те, бра́тїе моѧ̑, ѕлострада́нїѧ и҆ долготерпѣ́нїѧ прⷪ҇ро́ки, и҆̀же глаго́лаша и҆́менемъ гдⷭ҇нимъ.
10 Take, brothers, for an example of suffering and of perseverance, the prophets who spoke in the name of the Lord.
10 ὑπόδειγμα λάβετε, ἀδελφοί μου, τῆς κακοπαθείας καὶ τῆς μακροθυμίας τοὺς προφήτας, οἳ ἐλάλησαν τῷ ὀνόματι Κυρίου.
11 Сѐ, блажи́мъ терпѧ́щыѧ. Терпѣ́нїе і҆́ѡвле слы́шасте, и҆ кончи́нꙋ гдⷭ҇ню ви́дѣсте, ꙗ҆́кѡ многомлⷭ҇тивъ є҆́сть гдⷭ҇ь и҆ ще́дръ.
11 Behold, we call them blessed who endured. You have heard of the perseverance of Job and have seen the Lord in the outcome, and how the Lord is full of compassion and mercy.
11 ἰδοὺ μακαρίζομεν τοὺς ὑπομένοντας· τὴν ὑπομονὴν Ἰὼβ ἠκούσατε, καὶ τὸ τέλος Κυρίου εἴδετε, ὅτι πολύσπλαγχνός ἐστιν ὁ Κύριος καὶ οἰκτίρμων.
12 Пре́жде же всѣ́хъ, бра́тїе моѧ̑, не клени́тесѧ ни нб҃омъ, ни земле́ю, ни и҆но́ю ко́ею клѧ́твою: бꙋ́ди же ва́мъ є҆́же є҆́й, є҆́й, и҆ є҆́же нѝ, нѝ: да не въ лицемѣ́рїе впаде́те.
12 But above all things, my brothers, don’t swear—not by heaven, or by the earth, or by any other oath; but let your “yes” be “yes”, and your “no”, “no”, so that you don’t fall into hypocrisy.
12 Πρὸ πάντων δέ, ἀδελφοί μου, μὴ ὀμνύετε μήτε τὸν οὐρανὸν μήτε τὴν γῆν μήτε ἄλλον τινὰ ὅρκον· ἤτω δὲ ὑμῶν τὸ ναὶ ναί, καὶ τὸ οὒ οὔ, ἵνα μὴ εἰς ὑπόκρισιν πέσητε.
13 Ѕлостра́ждетъ ли кто̀ въ ва́съ; да моли́твꙋ дѣ́етъ: благодꙋ́шствꙋетъ ли кто̀; да пое́тъ.
13 Is any among you suffering? Let him pray. Is any cheerful? Let him sing praises.
13 Κακοπαθεῖ τις ἐν ὑμῖν; προσευχέσθω· εὐθυμεῖ τις; ψαλλέτω.
14 Боли́тъ ли кто̀ въ ва́съ, да призове́тъ пресвѵ́теры церкѡ́вныѧ, и҆ да моли́твꙋ сотворѧ́тъ над̾ ни́мъ, пома́завше є҆го̀ є҆ле́емъ во и҆́мѧ гдⷭ҇не:
14 Is any among you sick? Let him call for the elders of the assembly, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord;
14 ἀσθενεῖ τις ἐν ὑμῖν; προσκαλεσάσθω τοὺς πρεσβυτέρους τῆς ἐκκλησίας, καὶ προσευξάσθωσαν ἐπ᾽ αὐτὸν ἀλείψαντες αὐτὸν ἐλαίῳ ἐν τῷ ὀνόματι τοῦ Κυρίου·
15 и҆ моли́тва вѣ́ры спасе́тъ болѧ́щаго, и҆ воздви́гнетъ є҆го̀ гдⷭ҇ь: и҆ а҆́ще грѣхѝ сотвори́лъ є҆́сть, ѿпꙋ́стѧтсѧ є҆мꙋ̀.
15 and the prayer of faith will heal him who is sick, and the Lord will raise him up. If he has committed sins, he will be forgiven.
15 καὶ ἡ εὐχὴ τῆς πίστεως σώσει τὸν κάμνοντα, καὶ ἐγερεῖ αὐτὸν ὁ Κύριος· κἂν ἁμαρτίας ᾖ πεποιηκώς, ἀφεθήσεται αὐτῷ.
16 И҆сповѣ́дайте ᲂу҆̀бо дрꙋ́гъ дрꙋ́гꙋ согрѣшє́нїѧ и҆ моли́тесѧ дрꙋ́гъ за дрꙋ́га, ꙗ҆́кѡ да и҆сцѣлѣ́ете: мно́гѡ бо мо́жетъ моли́тва првⷣнагѡ поспѣшествꙋ́ема.
16 Confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The insistent prayer of a righteous person is powerfully effective.
16 ἐξομολογεῖσθε ἀλλήλοις τὰ παραπτώματα, καὶ εὔχεσθε ὑπὲρ ἀλλήλων, ὅπως ἰαθῆτε· πολὺ ἰσχύει δέησις δικαίου ἐνεργουμένη.
17 И҆лїа̀ человѣ́къ бѣ̀ подобостра́стенъ на́мъ, и҆ моли́твою помоли́сѧ, да не бꙋ́детъ до́ждь, и҆ не ѡ҆дождѝ по землѝ лѣ̑та трѝ и҆ мцⷭ҇ъ ше́сть:
17 Elijah was a man with a nature like ours, and he prayed earnestly that it might not rain, and it didn’t rain on the earth for three years and six months.
17 Ἠλίας ἄνθρωπος ἦν ὁμοιοπαθὴς ἡμῖν, καὶ προσευχῇ προσηύξατο τοῦ μὴ βρέξαι, καὶ οὐκ ἔβρεξεν ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς ἐνιαυτοὺς τρεῖς καὶ μῆνας ἕξ·
18 и҆ па́ки помоли́сѧ, и҆ не́бо до́ждь дадѐ, и҆ землѧ̀ прозѧбѐ пло́дъ сво́й.
18 He prayed again, and the sky gave rain, and the earth produced its fruit.
18 καὶ πάλιν προσηύξατο, καὶ ὁ οὐρανὸς ὑετὸν ἔδωκε καὶ ἡ γῆ ἐβλάστησε τὸν καρπὸν αὐτῆς.
19 Бра́тїе, а҆́ще кто̀ въ ва́съ заблꙋ́дитъ ѿ пꙋтѝ и҆́стины, и҆ ѡ҆брати́тъ кто̀ є҆го̀,
19 Brothers, if any among you wanders from the truth and someone turns him back,
19 Ἀδελφοί, ἐάν τις ἐν ὑμῖν πλανηθῇ ἀπὸ τῆς ἀληθείας, καὶ ἐπιστρέψῃ τις αὐτόν,
20 да вѣ́сть, ꙗ҆́кѡ ѡ҆брати́вый грѣ́шника ѿ заблꙋжде́нїѧ пꙋтѝ є҆гѡ̀ спасе́тъ дꙋ́шꙋ ѿ сме́рти и҆ покры́етъ мно́жество грѣхѡ́въ.
20 let him know that he who turns a sinner from the error of his way will save a soul from death and will cover a multitude of sins.
20 γινωσκέτω ὅτι ὁ ἐπιστρέψας ἁμαρτωλὸν ἐκ πλάνης ὁδοῦ αὐτοῦ σώσει ψυχὴν ἐκ θανάτου καὶ καλύψει πλῆθος ἁμαρτιῶν.
Cross references (20)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 1 Proverbs 11:28; 1 Timothy 6:9–10; Proverbs 11:4; James 1:11; Luke 6:24–25
- 2 Matthew 6:19–20; Job 13:28; Luke 12:33; Isaiah 50:9; Isaiah 51:8
- 3 Romans 2:5; James 5:7–8; Revelation 21:8; Revelation 20:15; Isaiah 2:2
- 4 Leviticus 19:13; Jeremiah 22:13; Deuteronomy 24:14–15; Romans 9:29; Malachi 3:5
- 5 1 Timothy 5:6; Luke 16:25; Luke 16:19; Revelation 19:17–18; Amos 6:1
- 6 1 Peter 2:22–23; John 19:9–11; Matthew 5:39; Acts 8:32; Isaiah 53:7
- 7 Hebrews 12:1–3; James 5:8–9; Joel 2:23; Galatians 6:9; Deuteronomy 11:14
- 8 James 5:9; Galatians 5:22; Psalm 37:7; 1 Peter 4:7; Psalm 27:14
- 9 Leviticus 19:18; 1 Corinthians 4:5; James 4:11; Galatians 5:14; Matthew 7:1–2
- 10 Hebrews 11:32–38; Matthew 5:11–12; Hebrews 13:7; 1 Thessalonians 2:14–15; Acts 7:52
- 11 James 1:12; Exodus 34:6; Job 1:21–22; Isaiah 55:6–7; Matthew 5:10–11
- 12 Matthew 5:33–37; Matthew 23:16–22; 2 Corinthians 1:17–20
- 13 Psalm 50:15; Jonah 2:2; Ephesians 5:19; Acts 16:24–25; Revelation 19:1–6
- 14 Mark 6:13; Acts 28:8; Mark 16:18; 2 Kings 5:11; Acts 9:40
- 15 1 John 5:14–16; James 5:13; James 5:16; James 1:6; Matthew 21:21–22
- 16 Jeremiah 29:12–13; Proverbs 15:29; Matthew 21:22; Psalm 34:15; John 9:31
- 17 1 Kings 17:1; Luke 4:25; 1 Kings 18:1; Revelation 11:6; Acts 14:15
- 18 1 Kings 18:42–45; Jeremiah 14:22; 1 Kings 18:18; Acts 14:17
- 19 Galatians 6:1; Matthew 18:15; James 5:20; Jude 22–23; Luke 22:32
- 20 1 Peter 4:8; Proverbs 10:12; 1 Timothy 4:16; Proverbs 11:30; Romans 11:14
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Let us listen to the Apostle James, who states this precept with the greatest clearness when he says, "Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another." For of this also the Lord gave us the example.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 7 (1888)
Also, the converting our brethren from their wandering. For, it is said, "Go thou, and convert thy brethren, that thy sins may be forgiven thee." And from one's being in close relations with the priests, "and if," it is said, "a man hath committed sins it shall be forgiven him." ( Jas.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 14 (1889)