Sirach 17 #catechesis/bible/sirach
[!abstract] The creation and favour of God to man. An exhortation to turn to God.
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GR κύριος ἔκτισεν ἐκ γῆς ἄνθρωπον
LA Deus creavit de terra hominem, et secundum imaginem suam fecit illum:
EN God created man of the earth, and made him after his own image.
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GR καὶ πάλιν ἀπέστρεψεν αὐτὸν εἰς αὐτήν
LA et iterum convertit illum in ipsam, et secundum se vestivit illum virtute.
EN And he turned him into it again, and clothed him with strength according to himself.
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GR ἡμέρας ἀριθμοῦ καὶ καιρὸν ἔδωκεν αὐτοῖς καὶ ἔδωκεν αὐτοῖς ἐξουσίαν τῶν ἐπ’ αὐτῆς καθ’ ἑαυτὸν ἐνέδυσεν αὐτοὺς ἰσχὺν καὶ κατ’ εἰκόνα αὐτοῦ ἐποίησεν αὐτούς
LA Numerum dierum et tempus dedit illi, et dedit illi potestatem eorum quæ sunt super terram.
EN He gave him the number of his days and time, and gave him power over all things that are upon the earth.
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GR ἔθηκεν τὸν φόβον αὐτοῦ ἐπὶ πάσης σαρκὸς καὶ κατακυριεύειν θηρίων καὶ πετεινῶν
LA Posuit timorem illius super omnem carnem, et dominatus est bestiarum et volatilium.
EN He put the fear of him upon all flesh, and he had dominion over beasts and fowls.
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GR διαβούλιον καὶ γλῶσσαν καὶ ὀφθαλμούς ὦτα καὶ καρδίαν ἔδωκεν διανοεῖσθαι αὐτοῖς
LA Creavit ex ipso adjutorium simile sibi: consilium, et linguam, et oculos, et aures, et cor dedit illis excogitandi, et disciplina intellectus replevit illos.
EN He created of him a helpmate like to himself, he gave them counsel, and a tongue, and eyes, and ears, and a heart to devise: and he filled them with the knowledge of understanding.
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GR ἐπιστήμην συνέσεως ἐνέπλησεν αὐτοὺς καὶ ἀγαθὰ καὶ κακὰ ὑπέδειξεν αὐτοῖς
LA Creavit illis scientiam spiritus, sensu implevit cor illorum, et mala et bona ostendit illis.
EN He created in them the science of the spirit, he fired their heart with wisdom, and showed them both good and evil.
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GR ἔθηκεν τὸν ὀφθαλμὸν αὐτοῦ ἐπὶ τὰς καρδίας αὐτῶν δεῖξαι αὐτοῖς τὸ μεγαλεῖον τῶν ἔργων αὐτοῦ
LA Posuit oculum suum super corda illorum, ostendere illis magnalia operum suorum:
EN He set his eye upon their hearts to show them the greatness of his works:
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GR καὶ ὄνομα ἁγιασμοῦ αἰνέσουσιν ἵνα διηγῶνται τὰ μεγαλεῖα τῶν ἔργων αὐτοῦ
LA ut nomen sanctificationis collaudent, et gloriari in mirabilibus illius; ut magnalia enarrent operum ejus.
EN That they might praise the name which he has sanctified: and glory in his wondrous act that they might declare the glorious things of his works.
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GR προσέθηκεν αὐτοῖς ἐπιστήμην καὶ νόμον ζωῆς ἐκληροδότησεν αὐτοῖς
LA Addidit illis disciplinam, et legem vitæ hæreditavit illos.
EN Moreover he gave them instructions, and the law of life for an inheritance.
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GR διαθήκην αἰῶνος ἔστησεν μετ’ αὐτῶν καὶ τὰ κρίματα αὐτοῦ ὑπέδειξεν αὐτοῖς
LA Testamentum æternum constituit cum illis, et justitiam et judicia sua ostendit illis.
EN He made an everlasting covenant with them, and he showed them his justice and judgments.
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GR μεγαλεῖον δόξης εἶδον οἱ ὀφθαλμοὶ αὐτῶν καὶ δόξαν φωνῆς αὐτοῦ ἤκουσεν τὸ οὖς αὐτῶν καὶ εἶπεν αὐτοῖς προσέχετε ἀπὸ παντὸς ἀδίκου
LA Et magnalia honoris ejus vidit oculus illorum, et honorem vocis audierunt aures illorum. Et dixit illis: Attendite ab omni iniquo.
EN And their eye saw the majesty of his glory, and their ears heard his glorious voice, and he said to them: Beware of all iniquity.
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GR καὶ ἐνετείλατο αὐτοῖς ἑκάστῳ περὶ τοῦ πλησίον
LA Et mandavit illis unicuique de proximo suo.
EN And he gave to every one of them commandment concerning his neighbour.
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GR αἱ ὁδοὶ αὐτῶν ἐναντίον αὐτοῦ διὰ παντός οὐ κρυβήσονται ἀπὸ τῶν ὀφθαλμῶν αὐτοῦ
LA Viæ illorum coram ipso sunt semper: non sunt absconsæ ab oculis ipsius.
EN Their ways are always before him, they are not hidden from his eyes.
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GR ἑκάστῳ ἔθνει κατέστησεν ἡγούμενον
LA In unamquamque gentem præposuit rectorem:
EN Over every nation he set a ruler.
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GR καὶ μερὶς κυρίου Ισραηλ ἐστίν
LA et pars Dei Israël facta est manifesta.
EN And Israel was made the manifest portion of God.
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GR ἅπαντα τὰ ἔργα αὐτῶν ὡς ὁ ἥλιος ἐναντίον αὐτοῦ καὶ οἱ ὀφθαλμοὶ αὐτοῦ ἐνδελεχεῖς ἐπὶ τὰς ὁδοὺς αὐτῶν
LA Et omnia opera illorum velut sol in conspectu Dei: et oculi ejus sine intermissione inspicientes in viis eorum.
EN And all their works are as the sun in the sight of God: and his eyes are continually upon their ways.
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GR οὐκ ἐκρύβησαν αἱ ἀδικίαι αὐτῶν ἀπ’ αὐτοῦ καὶ πᾶσαι αἱ ἁμαρτίαι αὐτῶν ἔναντι κυρίου
LA Non sunt absconsa testamenta per iniquitatem illorum, et omnes iniquitates eorum in conspectu Dei.
EN Their covenants were not hid by their iniquity, and all their iniquities are in the sight of God.
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GR ἐλεημοσύνη ἀνδρὸς ὡς σφραγὶς μετ’ αὐτοῦ καὶ χάριν ἀνθρώπου ὡς κόρην συντηρήσει
LA Eleemosyna viri quasi signaculum cum ipso, et gratiam hominis quasi pupillam conservabit.
EN The alms of a man is as a signet with him, and shall preserve the grace of a man as the apple of the eye:
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GR μετὰ ταῦτα ἐξαναστήσεται καὶ ἀνταποδώσει αὐτοῖς καὶ τὸ ἀνταπόδομα αὐτῶν εἰς κεφαλὴν αὐτῶν ἀποδώσει
LA Et postea resurget, et retribuet illis retributionem, unicuique in caput ipsorum, et convertet in interiores partes terræ.
EN And afterward he shall rise up, and shall render them their reward, to every one upon their own head, and shall turn them down into the bowels of the earth.
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GR πλὴν μετανοοῦσιν ἔδωκεν ἐπάνοδον καὶ παρεκάλεσεν ἐκλείποντας ὑπομονήν
LA Pœnitentibus autem dedit viam justitiæ, et confirmavit deficientes sustinere, et destinavit illis sortem veritatis.
EN But to the penitent he has given the way of justice, and he has strengthened them that were fainting in patience, and has appointed to them the lot of truth.
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[!note]- Their eye saw, etc…
Viz., when he gave the law on mount Sinai. Commentary on the Old Testament (1752)
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GR ἐπίστρεφε ἐπὶ κύριον καὶ ἀπόλειπε ἁμαρτίας
LA Convertere ad Dominum, et relinque peccata tua:
EN Turn to the Lord, and forsake your sins:
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GR δεήθητι κατὰ πρόσωπον καὶ σμίκρυνον πρόσκομμα
LA precare ante faciem Domini, et minue offendicula.
EN Make your prayer before the face of the Lord, and offend less.
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[!note]- Offend less…
Minue offendicula. That is, remove sins and the occasions of sins. Commentary on the Old Testament (1752)
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GR ἐπάναγε ἐπὶ ὕψιστον καὶ ἀπόστρεφε ἀπὸ ἀδικίας καὶ σφόδρα μίσησον βδέλυγμα ὑψίστῳ τίς αἰνέσει ἐν ᾅδου
LA Revertere ad Dominum, et avertere ab injustitia tua, et nimis odito execrationem:
EN Return to the Lord, and turn away from your injustice, and greatly hate abomination.
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LA et cognosce justitias et judicia Dei, et sta in sorte propositionis, et orationis altissimi Dei.
EN And know the justices and judgments of God, and stand firm in the lot set before you, and in prayer to the most high God.
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GR ἀντὶ ζώντων καὶ διδόντων ἀνθομολόγησιν
LA In partes vade sæculi sancti, cum vivis et dantibus confessionem Deo.
EN Go to the side of the holy age, with them that live and give praise to God.
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GR ἀπὸ νεκροῦ ὡς μηδὲ ὄντος ἀπόλλυται ἐξομολόγησις
LA Non demoreris in errore impiorum: ante mortem confitere: a mortuo, quasi nihil, perit confessio.
EN Tarry not in the error of the ungodly, give glory before death. Praise perishes from the dead as nothing.
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GR ζῶν καὶ ὑγιὴς αἰνέσει τὸν κύριον
LA Confiteberis vivens, vivus et sanus confiteberis: et laudabis Deum, et gloriaberis in miserationibus illius.
EN Give thanks whilst you are living, whilst you are alive and in health you shall give thanks, and shall praise God, and shall glory in his mercies.
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GR ὡς μεγάλη ἡ ἐλεημοσύνη τοῦ κυρίου καὶ ἐξιλασμὸς τοῖς ἐπιστρέφουσιν ἐπ’ αὐτόν
LA Quam magna misericordia Domini, et propitiatio illius convertentibus ad se!
EN How great is the mercy of the Lord, and his forgiveness to them that turn to him!
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GR οὐ γὰρ δύναται πάντα εἶναι ἐν ἀνθρώποις ὅτι οὐκ ἀθάνατος υἱὸς ἀνθρώπου
LA Nec enim omnia possunt esse in hominibus, quoniam non est immortalis filius hominis, et in vanitate malitiæ placuerunt.
EN For all things cannot be in men, because the son of man is not immortal, and they are delighted with the vanity of evil.
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GR τί φωτεινότερον ἡλίου καὶ τοῦτο ἐκλείπει καὶ πονηρὸν ἐνθυμηθήσεται σὰρξ καὶ αἷμα
LA Quid lucidius sole? et hic deficiet; aut quid nequius quam quod excogitavit caro et sanguis? et hoc arguetur.
EN What is brighter than the sun; yet it shall be eclipsed. Or what is more wicked than that which flesh and blood has invented? And this shall be reproved.
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GR δύναμιν ὕψους οὐρανοῦ αὐτὸς ἐπισκέπτεται καὶ ἄνθρωποι πάντες γῆ καὶ σποδός
LA Virtutem altitudinis cæli ipse conspicit: et omnes homines terra et cinis.
EN He beholds the power of the height of heaven: and all men are earth and ashes.
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[!note]- Go to the side, etc…
Fly from the side of Satan and sin, and join with the holy ones, that follow God and godliness. Commentary on the Old Testament (1752)
