YAC 5:4 Parallel Verse View

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ULT Behold, the pay of the workers who have reaped your fields, which has been withheld from you, is crying out, and the cries of the ones harvesting have entered into the ears of the Lord of Sabaoth.

UST Think about what you have done. You did not pay the wages you promised to the workers who harvested your fields. These unpaid wages show how unfair you were to these workers. They are crying out to God because of the way you have treated them. The Lord is a God of great power, and he is listening to their loud cries and he will punish you for what you have done.

BSB Look, the wages you withheld from the workmen who mowed your fields are crying out against you. The cries of the harvesters have reached the ears of the Lord of Hosts.

BLB Behold, the wage of the workmen having harvested your fields, having been kept back by you, cries out, and the cries of those having harvested have entered into the ears of the Lord of Hosts.

AICNT Behold, the wages of the laborers who mowed your fields, which you kept back by fraud, cry out, and the cries of the harvesters have reached the ears of the Lord of Hosts.

OEB Listen! The wages you have held back from the labourers who mowed your fields are crying out against you, and the outcries of your harvesters have reached the ears of the Lord of Hosts!

WEBBE Behold, the wages of the labourers 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.[fn]

5:4 Greek: Sabaoth (or Hebrew: Tze’va’ot)

WMBB Behold, the wages of the labourers 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 Hosts.[fn]

5:4 Greek: Sabaoth (or Hebrew: Tze’va’ot)

NET Look, the pay you have held back from the workers who mowed your fields cries out against you, and the cries of the reapers have reached the ears of the Lord of hosts.

LSV Behold, the reward of the workmen cries out, of those who in-gathered your fields, which has been fraudulently kept back by you, and the exclamations of those who reaped have entered into the ears of the LORD of Hosts;

FBV Look, the wages of your farm workers that you cheated are crying out against you—the cries of the farm workers have reached the ears of the Lord Almighty.

TCNT Behold, the wages of the workers who harvested your fields, which you kept back by fraud, cry out, and the cries of the reapers have reached the ears of the Lord of hosts.

T4T 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.

LEB Behold, the wages that were held back by you from the workers who reap your fields cry out, and the cries of the reapers have come to the ears of the Lord of hosts.

BBE See, the money which you falsely kept back from the workers cutting the grass in your field, is crying out against you; and the cries of those who took in your grain have come to the ears of the Lord of armies.

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Wymth I tell you that the pay of the labourers who have gathered in your crops—pay which you are keeping back—is calling out against you; and the outcries of those who have been your reapers have entered into the ears of the Lord of the armies of Heaven.

ASV Behold, the hire of the laborers who mowed your fields, which is of you kept back by fraud, crieth out: and the cries of them that reaped have entered into the ears of the Lord of Sabaoth.

DRA Behold the hire of the labourers, who have reaped down your fields, which by fraud has been kept back by you, crieth: and the cry of them hath entered into the ears of the Lord of Sabaoth.

YLT lo, 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;

Drby Behold, the wages of your labourers, who have harvested your fields, wrongfully kept back by you, cry, and the cries of those that have reaped are entered into the ears of [the] Lord of sabaoth.

RV Behold, the hire of the labourers who mowed your fields, which is of you kept back by fraud, crieth out: and the cries of them that reaped have entered into the ears of the Lord of Sabaoth.

Wbstr Behold, the hire of the laborers who have reaped your fields, which is by you kept back by fraud, crieth: and the cries of them who have reaped have entered into the ears of the Lord of Sabaoth.

KJB-1769 Behold, the hire of the labourers who have reaped down your fields, which is of you kept back by fraud, crieth: and the cries of them which have reaped are entered into the ears of the Lord of sabaoth.

KJB-1611 Beholde, the hire of the labourers which haue reaped downe your fieldes, which is of you kept backe by fraud, cryeth: and the cryes of them which haue reaped, are entred into the eares of the Lord of Sabaoth.
(Behold, the hire of the labourers which have reaped down your fields, which is of you kept back by fraud, cryeth: and the cryes of them which have reaped, are entered into the ears of the Lord of Sabaoth.)

Bshps Beholde, the hire of labourers, which haue reaped downe your fieldes, which hire is of you kept backe by fraude, cryeth: and the cryes of them which haue reaped, are entred into the eares of the Lorde Sabaoth.
(Behold, the hire of labourers, which have reaped down your fields, which hire is of you kept back by fraude, cryeth: and the cryes of them which have reaped, are entered into the ears of the Lord Sabaoth.)

Gnva Behold, the hire of ye labourers, which haue reaped your fieldes (which is of you kept backe by fraude) cryeth, and the cryes of them which haue reaped, are entred into the eares of the Lord of hostes.
(Behold, the hire of ye/you_all labourers, which have reaped your fields (which is of you kept back by fraude) cryeth, and the cryes of them which have reaped, are entered into the ears of the Lord of hosts. )

Cvdl Beholde, the hyre of the labourers which haue reped downe youre feldes (which hyer is of you kept backe by fraude) cryeth: and the cryes of the which haue reped, are entred in to the eares of the LORDE Sabaoth.
(Behold, the hyre of the labourers which have reped down your(pl) fields (which hyer is of you kept back by fraude) cryeth: and the cryes of the which have reped, are entered in to the ears of the LORD Sabaoth.)

TNT Beholde the hyre of the labourers which have reped doune youre feldes (which hyer is of you kept backe by fraude) cryeth: and the cryes of them which have reped are entred into the eares of the lorde Sabaoth.
(Behold the hyre of the labourers which have reped down your(pl) fields (which hyer is of you kept back by fraude) cryeth: and the cryes of them which have reped are entered into the ears of the lord Sabaoth. )

Wycl Lo! the hire of youre werke men, that repiden youre feeldis, which is fraudid of you, crieth; and the cry of hem hath entrid in to the eeris of the Lord of oostis.
(Lo! the hire of your(pl) work men, that repiden your(pl) fields, which is fraudid of you, crieth; and the cry of them hath/has entered in to the ears of the Lord of hosts.)

Luth Siehe, der Arbeiter Lohn, die euer Land eingeerntet haben, und von euch abgebrochen ist, der schreiet; und das Rufen der Ernter ist kommen vor die Ohren des HErr’s Zebaoth.
(See, the/of_the Arbeiter Lohn, the euer Land eingeerntet have, and from you abgebrochen is, the/of_the schreiet; and the Rufen the/of_the Ernter is coming before/in_front_of the ears the LORD’s Zebaoth.)

ClVg Ecce merces operariorum, qui messuerunt regiones vestras, quæ fraudata est a vobis, clamat: et clamor eorum in aures Domini sabbaoth introivit.[fn]
(Behold merces operariorum, who messuerunt regiones your, which fraudata it_is from vobis, clamat: and clamor their in aures Master sabbaoth introivit. )

5.4 Ecce merces. BED. Magna est hominum iniquitas, qui pauperes nolunt suscipere; sed major est quando mercenariis, et famulis debitam laboris mercedem nolunt reddere. Unde Job: Si adversum me terra mea clamat et sulci ejus deflent? si fructus ejus comedi absque pecunia?

5.4 Behold merces. BED. Magna it_is of_men iniquitas, who pauperes nolunt suscipere; but mayor it_is when mercenariis, and famulis debitam laboris mercedem nolunt reddere. Unde Yob: When/But_if adversum me earth/land mea clamat and sulci his deflent? when/but_if fructus his comedi without pecunia?

UGNT ἰδοὺ, ὁ μισθὸς τῶν ἐργατῶν, τῶν ἀμησάντων τὰς χώρας ὑμῶν, ὁ ἀφυστερημένος ἀφ’ ὑμῶν, κράζει, καὶ αἱ βοαὶ τῶν θερισάντων, εἰς τὰ ὦτα Κυρίου Σαβαὼθ εἰσελήλυθαν.
(idou, ho misthos tōn ergatōn, tōn amaʸsantōn tas ⱪōras humōn, ho afusteraʸmenos af’ humōn, krazei, kai hai boai tōn therisantōn, eis ta ōta Kuriou Sabaōth eiselaʸluthan.)

SBL-GNT ἰδοὺ ὁ μισθὸς τῶν ἐργατῶν τῶν ἀμησάντων τὰς χώρας ὑμῶν ὁ ⸀ἀφυστερημένος ἀφʼ ὑμῶν κράζει, καὶ αἱ βοαὶ τῶν θερισάντων εἰς τὰ ὦτα Κυρίου Σαβαὼθ ⸀εἰσεληλύθασιν·
(idou ho misthos tōn ergatōn tōn amaʸsantōn tas ⱪōras humōn ho ⸀afusteraʸmenos afʼ humōn krazei, kai hai boai tōn therisantōn eis ta ōta Kuriou Sabaōth ⸀eiselaʸluthasin;)

TC-GNT Ἰδού, ὁ μισθὸς τῶν ἐργατῶν τῶν ἀμησάντων τὰς χώρας ὑμῶν, ὁ [fn]ἀπεστερημένος ἀφ᾽ ὑμῶν, κράζει· καὶ αἱ βοαὶ τῶν θερισάντων εἰς τὰ ὦτα Κυρίου Σαβαὼθ [fn]εἰσεληλύθασιν.
(Idou, ho misthos tōn ergatōn tōn amaʸsantōn tas ⱪōras humōn, ho apesteraʸmenos af humōn, krazei; kai hai boai tōn therisantōn eis ta ōta Kuriou Sabaōth eiselaʸluthasin. )

5:4 απεστερημενος ¦ αφυστερημενος ECM^† SBL WH

5:4 εισεληλυθασιν ¦ εισεληλυθαν TH WH

Key for above GNTs: yellow:punctuation differs, red:words differ (from our SR-GNT base).

TTN Tyndale Theme Notes:

The Coming of the Lord as Judge

The Bible is clear that there will be a day of judgment (Jas 5:3), and the book of James provides followers of Christ with both a warning and a promise regarding that day. James announces the future coming of the Lord as Judge (Jas 5:7-9; cp. Isa 26:21; Mic 1:3). God, who gave the law, is the Judge who has the power to save and destroy (4:12). Those who slander Jesus Christ and oppress his followers will be slaughtered (see 2:6-7; 5:5-6). If those who follow Christ neglect to show mercy (2:13), befriend the world (4:4), sin through speech (4:11; 5:9), or live to satisfy evil desires (4:1, 16), they, too, will be judged by the law that was intended to set them free (2:12).

The Lord’s future coming influences present realities. God already honors the faithful poor and humiliates the exploitative rich (1:9-10; 5:2-3). Christ’s followers have already become God’s prized possession as God is restoring all things (1:18). James declares that we should obey the royal law of the messianic kingdom (2:8), of which followers of Christ have become heirs (2:5).

The coming of the Lord may not be immediate, so James exhorts Christians to endure (1:3-4) and wait patiently for Christ’s return (5:7-8). They will receive the crown of eternal life (1:12) and reap the harvest of righteousness sown by a life of faithfulness to God (3:18).

In view of impending judgment, James exhorts Christ’s followers to resist the devil and to humble themselves before God (4:7). We must grieve over sin, live with pure intentions and behavior (4:8-9), and rescue any Christian brother or sister who is headed toward death (5:19-20). Like Elijah, we must practice faith, prayer, and confession (5:13-18). Like Job, we must endure suffering, discovering in the end the scope of God’s kindness and mercy (4:10; 5:11).

Passages for Further Study

1 Sam 2:10; Pss 2:7-12; 96:11-13; Isa 26:21; Mic 1:3; Matt 16:27; Luke 12:35-48; 18:8; John 5:22-30; Acts 10:42; 1 Cor 4:5; Jas 5:7-9; 1 Jn 2:28

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

ἰδοὺ, ὁ μισθὸς τῶν ἐργατῶν

behold the wage ˱of˲_the workers

The term Behold focuses the attention of a listener or reader on what a speaker or writer is about to say. It may be helpful to express its meaning as a separate sentence here. Alternate translation: [Consider this! The pay of the workers]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

ὁ μισθὸς τῶν ἐργατῶν, τῶν ἀμησάντων τὰς χώρας ὑμῶν, ὁ ἀφυστερημένος ἀφ’ ὑμῶν, κράζει

the wage ˱of˲_the workers ¬which /having/_harvested the fields ˱of˲_you_all ¬which /having_been/_withheld by you_all /is/_crying_out

If your language does not use this passive form, you can express it with an active form. When James says from you, he does not mean that this payment has been withheld from the rich owners of these fields. He is saying that it was due from them, but they have not paid it to their workers. Alternate translation: [the pay that you have withheld from the workers who reaped your fields is crying out]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / personification

κράζει

/is/_crying_out

James is speaking of this pay as if it were a living thing that could cry out. Alternate translation: [is obvious evidence that you have done wrong]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

αἱ βοαὶ τῶν θερισάντων, εἰς τὰ ὦτα Κυρίου Σαβαὼθ εἰσελήλυθαν

the outcries ˱of˲_the_‹ones› /having/_reaped into the ears ˱of˲_/the/_Lord ˱of˲_Sabaoth /have/_come_in

James is speaking of the ears of the Lord to mean his hearing. Alternate translation: [the Lord of Sabaoth has heard the cries of the harvesting ones]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

Κυρίου Σαβαὼθ

˱of˲_/the/_Lord ˱of˲_Sabaoth

James assumes that his readers will know that he is speaking of God by a name by which he is often known in the Old Testament. The Hebrew term Sabaoth means “military forces.” Alternate translation: [God, the Lord of the Heavenly Armies]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

Κυρίου Σαβαὼθ

˱of˲_/the/_Lord ˱of˲_Sabaoth

James may be speaking of God’s almighty power by association with the way that God has all the armies of heaven at his command. Alternate translation: [God, the Lord Almighty]

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