Sirach 43 #catechesis/bible/sirach
[!abstract] The works of God are exceedingly glorious and wonderful: no man is able sufficiently to praise him.
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GR γαυρίαμα ὕψους στερέωμα καθαριότητος εἶδος οὐρανοῦ ἐν ὁράματι δόξης
LA Altitudinis firmamentum pulchritudo ejus est, species cæli in visione gloriæ.
EN The firmament on high is his beauty, the beauty of heaven with its glorious show.
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GR ἥλιος ἐν ὀπτασίᾳ διαγγέλλων ἐν ἐξόδῳ σκεῦος θαυμαστόν ἔργον ὑψίστου
LA Sol in aspectu annuntians in exitu, vas admirabile, opus Excelsi.
EN The sun when he appears showing forth at his rising, an admirable instrument, the work of the most High.
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GR ἐν μεσημβρίᾳ αὐτοῦ ἀναξηραίνει χώραν καὶ ἐναντίον καύματος αὐτοῦ τίς ὑποστήσεται κάμινον φυσῶν ἐν ἔργοις καύματος
LA In meridiano exurit terram, et in conspectu ardoris ejus quis poterit sustinere? fornacem custodiens in operibus ardoris:
EN At noon he burns the earth, and who can abide his burning heat? As one keeping a furnace in the works of heat:
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GR τριπλασίως ἥλιος ἐκκαίων ὄρη ἀτμίδας πυρώδεις ἐκφυσῶν καὶ ἐκλάμπων ἀκτῖνας ἀμαυροῖ ὀφθαλμούς
LA tripliciter sol exurens montes, radios igneos exsufflans, et refulgens radiis suis obcæcat oculos.
EN The sun three times as much, burns the mountains, breathing out fiery vapours, and shining with his beams, he blinds the eyes.
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GR μέγας κύριος ὁ ποιήσας αὐτόν καὶ ἐν λόγοις αὐτοῦ κατέσπευσεν πορείαν
LA Magnus Dominus qui fecit illum, et in sermonibus ejus festinavit iter.
EN Great is the Lord that made him, and at his words he has hastened his course.
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GR καὶ ἡ σελήνη ἐν πᾶσιν εἰς καιρὸν αὐτῆς ἀνάδειξιν χρόνων καὶ σημεῖον αἰῶνος
LA Et luna in omnibus in tempore suo, ostensio temporis, et signum ævi.
EN And the moon in all in her season, is for a declaration of times and a sign of the world.
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GR ἀπὸ σελήνης σημεῖον ἑορτῆς φωστὴρ μειούμενος ἐπὶ συντελείας
LA A luna signum diei festi: luminare quod minuitur in consummatione.
EN From the moon is the sign of the festival day, a light that decreases in her perfection.
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GR μὴν κατὰ τὸ ὄνομα αὐτῆς ἐστιν αὐξανόμενος θαυμαστῶς ἐν ἀλλοιώσει
LA Mensis secundum nomen ejus est, crescens mirabiliter in consummatione.
EN The month is called after her name, increasing wonderfully in her perfection.
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GR σκεῦος παρεμβολῶν ἐν ὕψει ἐν στερεώματι οὐρανοῦ ἐκλάμπων
LA Vas castrorum in excelsis, in firmamento cæli resplendens gloriose.
EN Being an instrument of the armies on high, shining gloriously in the firmament of heaven.
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GR κάλλος οὐρανοῦ δόξα ἄστρων κόσμος φωτίζων ἐν ὑψίστοις κυρίου
LA Species cæli gloria stellarum: mundum illuminans in excelsis Dominus.
EN The glory of the stars is the beauty of heaven; the Lord enlightens the world on high.
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GR ἐν λόγοις ἁγίου στήσονται κατὰ κρίμα καὶ οὐ μὴ ἐκλυθῶσιν ἐν φυλακαῖς αὐτῶν
LA In verbis Sancti stabunt ad judicium, et non deficient in vigiliis suis.
EN By the words of the holy one they stand in judgment, and shall never fall in their watches.
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GR ἰδὲ τόξον καὶ εὐλόγησον τὸν ποιήσαντα αὐτὸ σφόδρα ὡραῖον ἐν τῷ αὐγάσματι αὐτοῦ
LA Vide arcum, et benedic eum qui fecit illum: valde speciosus est in splendore suo.
EN Look upon the rainbow, and bless him that made it: it is very beautiful in its brightness.
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GR ἐγύρωσεν οὐρανὸν ἐν κυκλώσει δόξης χεῖρες ὑψίστου ἐτάνυσαν αὐτό
LA Gyravit cælum in circuitu gloriæ suæ: manus Excelsi aperuerunt illum.
EN It encompasses the heaven about with the circle of its glory, the hands of the most High have displayed it.
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GR προστάγματι αὐτοῦ κατέσπευσεν χιόνα καὶ ταχύνει ἀστραπὰς κρίματος αὐτοῦ
LA Imperio suo acceleravit nivem, et accelerat coruscationes emittere judicii sui.
EN By his commandment he makes the snow to fall apace, and sends forth swiftly the lightnings of his judgment.
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GR διὰ τοῦτο ἠνεῴχθησαν θησαυροί καὶ ἐξέπτησαν νεφέλαι ὡς πετεινά
LA Propterea aperti sunt thesauri, et evolaverunt nebulæ sicut aves.
EN Through this are the treasures opened, and the clouds fly out like birds.
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GR ἐν μεγαλείῳ αὐτοῦ ἴσχυσεν νεφέλας καὶ διεθρύβησαν λίθοι χαλάζης
LA In magnitudine sua posuit nubes, et confracti sunt lapides grandinis.
EN By his greatness he has fixed the clouds, and the hailstones are broken.
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GR καὶ ἐν ὀπτασίᾳ αὐτοῦ σαλευθήσεται ὄρη ἐν θελήματι αὐτοῦ πνεύσεται νότος
LA In conspectu ejus commovebuntur montes, et in voluntate ejus aspirabit notus.
EN At his sight shall the mountains be shaken, and at his will the south wind shall blow.
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GR φωνὴ βροντῆς αὐτοῦ ὠνείδισεν γῆν καὶ καταιγὶς βορέου καὶ συστροφὴ πνεύματος
LA Vox tonitrui ejus verberavit terram, tempestas aquilonis, et congregatio spiritus:
EN The noise of his thunder shall strike the earth, so does the northern storm, and the whirlwind:
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GR ὡς πετεινὰ καθιπτάμενα πάσσει χιόνα καὶ ὡς ἀκρὶς καταλύουσα ἡ κατάβασις αὐτῆς
LA et sicut avis deponens ad sedendum, aspergit nivem, et sicut locusta demergens descensus ejus.
EN And as the birds lighting upon the earth, he scatters snow, and the falling thereof, is as the coming down of locusts.
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GR κάλλος λευκότητος αὐτῆς ἐκθαυμάσει ὀφθαλμός καὶ ἐπὶ τοῦ ὑετοῦ αὐτῆς ἐκστήσεται καρδία
LA Pulchritudinem candoris ejus admirabitur oculus, et super imbrem ejus expavescet cor.
EN The eye admires at the beauty of the whiteness thereof, and the heart is astonished at the shower thereof.
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GR καὶ πάχνην ὡς ἅλα ἐπὶ γῆς χέει καὶ παγεῖσα γίνεται σκολόπων ἄκρα
LA Gelu sicut salem effundet super terram: et dum gelaverit, fiet tamquam cacumina tribuli.
EN He shall pour frost as salt upon the earth: and when it freezes, it shall become like the tops of thistles.
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GR ψυχρὸς ἄνεμος βορέης πνεύσει καὶ παγήσεται κρύσταλλος ἐφ’ ὕδατος ἐπὶ πᾶσαν συναγωγὴν ὕδατος καταλύσει καὶ ὡς θώρακα ἐνδύσεται τὸ ὕδωρ
LA Frigidus ventus aquilo flavit, et gelavit crystallus ab aqua: super omnem congregationem aquarum requiescet, et sicut lorica induet se aquis:
EN The cold north wind blows, and the water is congealed into crystal; upon every gathering together of waters it shall rest, and shall clothe the waters as a breastplate.
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GR καταφάγεται ὄρη καὶ ἔρημον ἐκκαύσει καὶ ἀποσβέσει χλόην ὡς πῦρ
LA et devorabit montes, et exuret desertum, et extinguet viride, sicut igne.
EN And it shall devour the mountains, and burn the wilderness, and consume all that is green as with fire.
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GR ἴασις πάντων κατὰ σπουδὴν ὁμίχλη δρόσος ἀπαντῶσα ἀπὸ καύσωνος ἱλαρώσει
LA Medicina omnium in festinatione nebulæ: et ros obvians ab ardore venienti humilem efficiet eum.
EN A present remedy of all is the speedy coming of a cloud, and a dew that meets it, by the heat that comes, shall overpower it.
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GR λογισμῷ αὐτοῦ ἐκόπασεν ἄβυσσον καὶ ἐφύτευσεν ἐν αὐτῇ νήσους
LA In sermone ejus siluit ventus, et cogitatione sua placavit abyssum: et plantavit in illa Dominus insulas.
EN At his word the wind is still, and with his thought he appeases the deep, and the Lord has planted islands therein.
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GR οἱ πλέοντες τὴν θάλασσαν διηγοῦνται τὸν κίνδυνον αὐτῆς καὶ ἀκοαῖς ὠτίων ἡμῶν θαυμάζομεν
LA Qui navigant mare enarrent pericula ejus, et audientes auribus nostris admirabimur.
EN Let them that sail on the sea, tell the dangers thereof: and when we hear with our ears, we shall admire.
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GR καὶ ἐκεῖ τὰ παράδοξα καὶ θαυμάσια ἔργα ποικιλία παντὸς ζῴου κτίσις κητῶν
LA Illic præclara opera et mirabilia, varia bestiarum genera, et omnium pecorum, et creatura belluarum.
EN There are great and wonderful works: a variety of beasts, and of all living things, and the monstrous creatures of whales.
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GR δι’ αὐτὸν εὐοδοῖ ἄγγελος αὐτοῦ καὶ ἐν λόγῳ αὐτοῦ σύγκειται τὰ πάντα
LA Propter ipsum confirmatus est itineris finis, et in sermone ejus composita sunt omnia.
EN Through him is established the end of their journey, and by his word all things are regulated.
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GR πολλὰ ἐροῦμεν καὶ οὐ μὴ ἀφικώμεθα καὶ συντέλεια λόγων τὸ πᾶν ἐστιν αὐτός
LA Multa dicemus, et deficiemus in verbis: consummatio autem sermonum ipse est in omnibus.
EN We shall say much, and yet shall want words: but the sum of our words is, He is all.
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GR δοξάζοντες ποῦ ἰσχύσομεν αὐτὸς γὰρ ὁ μέγας παρὰ πάντα τὰ ἔργα αὐτοῦ
LA Gloriantes ad quid valebimus? ipse enim omnipotens super omnia opera sua.
EN What shall we be able to do to glorify him? For the Almighty himself is above all his works.
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GR φοβερὸς κύριος καὶ σφόδρα μέγας καὶ θαυμαστὴ ἡ δυναστεία αὐτοῦ
LA Terribilis Dominus, et magnus vehementer, et mirabilis potentia ipsius.
EN The Lord is terrible, and exceeding great, and his power is admirable.
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GR δοξάζοντες κύριον ὑψώσατε καθ’ ὅσον ἂν δύνησθε ὑπερέξει γὰρ καὶ ἔτι
LA Glorificantes Dominum quantumcumque potueritis, supervalebit enim adhuc: et admirabilis magnificentia ejus.
EN Glorify the Lord as much as ever you can, for he will yet far exceed, and his magnificence is wonderful.
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LA Benedicentes Dominum, exaltate illum quantum potestis: major enim est omni laude.
EN Blessing the Lord, exalt him as much as you can; for he is above all praise.
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GR καὶ ὑψοῦντες αὐτὸν πληθύνατε ἐν ἰσχύι μὴ κοπιᾶτε οὐ γὰρ μὴ ἀφίκησθε
LA Exaltantes eum, replemini virtute, ne laboretis, non enim comprehendetis.
EN When you exalt him put forth all your strength, and be not weary: for you can never go far enough.
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GR τίς ἑόρακεν αὐτὸν καὶ ἐκδιηγήσεται καὶ τίς μεγαλυνεῖ αὐτὸν καθώς ἐστιν
LA Quis videbit eum et enarrabit? et quis magnificabit eum sicut est ab initio?
EN Who shall see him, and declare him? And who shall magnify him as he is from the beginning?
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GR πολλὰ ἀπόκρυφά ἐστιν μείζονα τούτων ὀλίγα γὰρ ἑωράκαμεν τῶν ἔργων αὐτοῦ
LA Multa abscondita sunt majora his: pauca enim vidimus operum ejus.
EN There are many things hidden from us that are greater than these: for we have seen but a few of his works.
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GR πάντα γὰρ ἐποίησεν ὁ κύριος καὶ τοῖς εὐσεβέσιν ἔδωκεν σοφίαν
LA Omnia autem Dominus fecit, et pie agentibus dedit sapientiam.
EN But the Lord has made all things, and to the godly he has given wisdom.
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