Sirach 36 #catechesis/bible/sirach
[!abstract] A prayer for the Church of God. Of a good heart, and a good wife.
Book: Sirach · ← Sirach 35 · Sirach 37 →
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GR ἐλέησον ἡμᾶς δέσποτα ὁ θεὸς πάντων
LA Miserere nostri, Deus omnium, et respice nos, et ostende nobis lucem miserationum tuarum:
EN Have mercy upon us, O God of all, and behold us, and show us the light of your mercies:
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GR καὶ ἐπίβλεψον καὶ ἐπίβαλε τὸν φόβον σου ἐπὶ πάντα τὰ ἔθνη
LA et immitte timorem tuum super gentes quæ non exquisierunt te, ut cognoscant quia non est deus nisi tu, et enarrent magnalia tua.
EN And send your fear upon the nations, that have not sought after you: that they may know that there is no God beside you, and that they may show forth your wonders.
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GR ἔπαρον τὴν χεῖρά σου ἐπὶ ἔθνη ἀλλότρια καὶ ἰδέτωσαν τὴν δυναστείαν σου
LA Alleva manum tuam super gentes alienas, ut videant potentiam tuam.
EN Lift up your hand over the strange nations, that they may see your power.
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GR ὥσπερ ἐνώπιον αὐτῶν ἡγιάσθης ἐν ἡμῖν οὕτως ἐνώπιον ἡμῶν μεγαλυνθείης ἐν αὐτοῖς
LA Sicut enim in conspectu eorum sanctificatus es in nobis, sic in conspectu nostro magnificaberis in eis:
EN For as you have been sanctified in us in their sight, so you shall be magnified among them in our presence,
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GR καὶ ἐπιγνώτωσάν σε καθάπερ καὶ ἡμεῖς ἐπέγνωμεν ὅτι οὐκ ἔστιν θεὸς πλὴν σοῦ κύριε
LA ut cognoscant te, sicut et nos cognovimus quoniam non est deus præter te, Domine.
EN that they may know you, as we also have known you, that there is no God beside you, O Lord.
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GR ἐγκαίνισον σημεῖα καὶ ἀλλοίωσον θαυμάσια
LA Innova signa, et immuta mirabilia.
EN Renew your signs, and work new miracles.
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GR δόξασον χεῖρα καὶ βραχίονα δεξιόν
LA Glorifica manum et brachium dextrum.
EN Glorify your hand, and your right arm.
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GR ἔγειρον θυμὸν καὶ ἔκχεον ὀργήν
LA Excita furorem, et effunde iram.
EN Raise up indignation, and pour out wrath.
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GR ἔξαρον ἀντίδικον καὶ ἔκτριψον ἐχθρόν
LA Tolle adversarium, et afflige inimicum.
EN Take away the adversary, and crush the enemy.
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GR σπεῦσον καιρὸν καὶ μνήσθητι ὁρκισμοῦ καὶ ἐκδιηγησάσθωσαν τὰ μεγαλεῖά σου
LA Festina tempus, et memento finis, ut enarrent mirabilia tua.
EN Hasten the time, and remember the end, that they may declare your wonderful works.
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GR ἐν ὀργῇ πυρὸς καταβρωθήτω ὁ σῳζόμενος καὶ οἱ κακοῦντες τὸν λαόν σου εὕροισαν ἀπώλειαν
LA In ira flammæ devoretur qui salvatur: et qui pessimant plebem tuam inveniant perditionem.
EN Let him that escapes be consumed by the rage of the fire: and let them perish that oppress your people.
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GR σύντριψον κεφαλὰς ἀρχόντων ἐχθρῶν λεγόντων οὐκ ἔστιν πλὴν ἡμῶν
LA Contere caput principum inimicorum, dicentium: Non est alius præter nos.
EN Crush the head of the princes of the enemies that say: There is no other beside us.
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GR συνάγαγε πάσας φυλὰς Ιακωβ καὶ κατακληρονόμησον αὐτοὺς καθὼς ἀπ’ ἀρχῆς
LA Congrega omnes tribus Jacob, ut cognoscant quia non est deus nisi tu, et enarrent magnalia tua, et hæreditabis eos sicut ab initio.
EN Gather together all the tribes of Jacob: that they may know that there no God besides you, and may declare your great works: and you shall inherit them as from the beginning.
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GR ἐλέησον λαόν κύριε κεκλημένον ἐπ’ ὀνόματί σου καὶ Ισραηλ ὃν πρωτογόνῳ ὡμοίωσας
LA Miserere plebi tuæ, super quam invocatum est nomen tuum, et Israël quem coæquasti primogenito tuo.
EN Have mercy on your people, upon whom your name is invoked: and upon Israel, whom you have raised up to be your firstborn.
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GR οἰκτίρησον πόλιν ἁγιάσματός σου Ιερουσαλημ τόπον καταπαύματός σου
LA Miserere civitati sanctificationis tuæ, Jerusalem, civitati requiei tuæ.
EN Have mercy on Jerusalem, the city which you have sanctified, the city of your rest.
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GR πλῆσον Σιων ἀρεταλογίας σου καὶ ἀπὸ τῆς δόξης σου τὸν λαόν σου
LA Reple Sion inenarrabilibus verbis tuis, et gloria tua populum tuum.
EN Fill Sion with your unspeakable words, and your people with your glory.
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GR δὸς μαρτύριον τοῖς ἐν ἀρχῇ κτίσμασίν σου καὶ ἔγειρον προφητείας τὰς ἐπ’ ὀνόματί σου
LA Da testimonium his qui ab initio creaturæ tuæ sunt, et suscita prædicationes quas locuti sunt in nomine tuo prophetæ priores.
EN Give testimony to them that are your creatures from the beginning, and raise up the prophecies which the former prophets spoke in your name.
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GR δὸς μισθὸν τοῖς ὑπομένουσίν σε καὶ οἱ προφῆταί σου ἐμπιστευθήτωσαν εἰσάκουσον κύριε δεήσεως τῶν ἱκετῶν σου
LA Da mercedem sustinentibus te, ut prophetæ tui fideles inveniantur: et exaudi orationes servorum tuorum,
EN Reward them that patiently wait for you, that your prophets may be found faithful: and hear the prayers of your servants,
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GR κατὰ τὴν εὐλογίαν Ααρων περὶ τοῦ λαοῦ σου καὶ γνώσονται πάντες οἱ ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς ὅτι κύριος εἶ ὁ θεὸς τῶν αἰώνων
LA secundum benedictionem Aaron de populo tuo: et dirige nos in viam justitiæ, et sciant omnes qui habitant terram quia tu es Deus conspector sæculorum.
EN according to the blessing of Aaron over your people, and direct us into the way of justice, and let all know that dwell upon the earth, that you are God the beholder of all ages.
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GR πᾶν βρῶμα φάγεται κοιλία ἔστιν δὲ βρῶμα βρώματος κάλλιον
LA Omnem escam manducabit venter: et est cibus cibo melior.
EN The belly will devour all meat, yet one is better than another.
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GR φάρυγξ γεύεται βρώματα θήρας οὕτως καρδία συνετὴ λόγους ψευδεῖς
LA Fauces contingunt cibum feræ, et cor sensatum verba mendacia.
EN The palate tastes venison and the wise heart false speeches.
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GR καρδία στρεβλὴ δώσει λύπην καὶ ἄνθρωπος πολύπειρος ἀνταποδώσει αὐτῷ
LA Cor pravum dabit tristitiam, et homo peritus resistet illi.
EN A perverse heart will cause grief, and a man of experience will resist it.
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GR πάντα ἄρρενα ἐπιδέξεται γυνή ἔστιν δὲ θυγάτηρ θυγατρὸς κρείσσων
LA Omnem masculum excipiet mulier: et est filia melior filia.
EN A woman will receive every man: yet one daughter is better than another.
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GR κάλλος γυναικὸς ἱλαρύνει πρόσωπον καὶ ὑπὲρ πᾶσαν ἐπιθυμίαν ἀνθρώπου ὑπεράγει
LA Species mulieris exhilarat faciem viri sui, et super omnem concupiscentiam hominis superducit desiderium.
EN The beauty of a woman cheers the countenance of her husband, and a man desires nothing more.
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GR εἰ ἔστιν ἐπὶ γλώσσης αὐτῆς ἔλεος καὶ πραΰτης οὐκ ἔστιν ὁ ἀνὴρ αὐτῆς καθ’ υἱοὺς ἀνθρώπων
LA Si est lingua curationis, est et mitigationis et misericordiæ: non est vir illius secundum filios hominum.
EN If she have a tongue that can cure, and likewise mitigate and show mercy: her husband is not like other men.
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GR ὁ κτώμενος γυναῖκα ἐνάρχεται κτήσεως βοηθὸν κατ’ αὐτὸν καὶ στῦλον ἀναπαύσεως
LA Qui possidet mulierem bonam inchoat possessionem: adjutorium secundum illum est, et columna ut requies.
EN He that possesses a good wife, begins a possession: she is a help like to himself, and a pillar of rest.
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GR οὗ οὐκ ἔστιν φραγμός διαρπαγήσεται κτῆμα καὶ οὗ οὐκ ἔστιν γυνή στενάξει πλανώμενος
LA Ubi non est sepes, diripietur possessio: et ubi non est mulier, ingemiscit egens.
EN Where there is no hedge, the possession shall be spoiled: and where there is no wife, he mourns that is in want.
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GR τίς γὰρ πιστεύσει εὐζώνῳ λῃστῇ ἀφαλλομένῳ ἐκ πόλεως εἰς πόλιν οὕτως ἀνθρώπῳ μὴ ἔχοντι νοσσιὰν καὶ καταλύοντι οὗ ἐὰν ὀψίσῃ
LA Quis credit ei qui non habet nidum, et deflectens ubicumque obscuraverit, quasi succinctus latro exiliens de civitate in civitatem?
EN Who will trust him that has no rest, and that lodges wheresoever the night takes him, as a robber well appointed, that skips from city to city.
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[!note]- A woman will receive every man…
That is, any man that her parents propose to her to marry, though she does not like him, but marries in obedience to her parents, who make the choice for her. Commentary on the Old Testament (1752)
