Comparison
Sirach 35
Douay-Rheims and Septuagint (Sixtine edition, 1587), verse by verse.
| Douay-Rheims | Septuagint (Sixtine edition, 1587) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | He that keepeth the law, multiplieth offerings. | Ἡγούμενων σε κατέστησαν; μὴ ἐπαίρου, γίνου ἐν αὐτοῖς ὡς εἷς ἐξ αὐτῶν· φρόντισον αὐτῶν, καὶ οὕτω κάθισον, |
| 2 | It is a wholesome sacrifice to take heed to the commandments, and to depart from all iniquity. | καὶ πᾶσαν τὴν χρείαν σου ποιήσας ἀνάπεσε, ἵνα εὐφρανθῇς διʼ αὐτοὺς, καὶ εὐκοσμίας χάριν λάβῃς στέφανον. |
| 3 | And to depart from injustice, is to offer a propitiatory sacrifice for injustices, and a begging of pardon for sins. | Λάλησον πρεσβύτερε, πρέπει γάρ σοι, ἐν ἀκριβεῖ ἐπιστήμῃ, καὶ μὴ ἐμποδίσῃς μουσικά. |
| 4 | He shall return thanks, that offereth fine flour: and he that doth mercy, offereth sacrifice. | Ὅπου ἀκρόαμα, μὴ ἐκχέῃς λαλιὰν, καὶ ἀκαίρως μὴ σοφίζου. |
| 5 | To depart from iniquity is that which pleaseth the Lord, and to depart from injustice, is an entreaty for sins. | Σφραγὶς ἄνθρακος ἐπὶ κόσμῳ χρυσῷ, σύγκριμα μουσικῶν ἐν συμποσίῳ οἴνου. |
| 6 | Thou shalt not appear empty in the sight of the Lord. | Ἐν κατασκευάσματι χρυσῷ σφραγὶς σμαράγδου μέλος μουσικῶν ἐφʼ ἡδεῖ οἴνῳ. |
| 7 | For all these things are to be done because of the commandment of God. | Λάλησον νεανίσκε εἰ χρεία σου, μόλις δὶς ἐὰν ἐπερωτηθῇς. |
| 8 | The oblation of the just maketh the altar fat, and is an odour of sweetness in the sight of the most High. | Κεφαλαίωσον λόγον, ἐν ὀλίγοις πολλὰ, γίνου ὡς γινώσκων καὶ ἅμα σιωπῶν. |
| 9 | The sacrifice of the just is acceptable, and the Lord will not forget the memorial thereof. | Ἐν μέσῳ μεγιστάνων μὴ ἐξισάζου, καὶ ἑτέρου λέγοντος μὴ πολλὰ ἀδολέσχει. |
| 10 | Give glory to God with a good heart: and diminish not the firstfruits of thy hands. | Πρὸ βροντῆς κατασπεύδει ἀστραπὴ, καὶ πρὸ αἰσχυντηροῦ προελεύσεται χάρις. |
| 11 | In every gift shew a cheerful countenance, and sanctify thy tithes with joy. | Ἐν ὥρᾳ ἐξεγείρου καὶ μὴ οὐράγει, ἀπότρεχε εἰς οἶκον καὶ μὴ ῥαθύμει. |
| 12 | Give to the most High according to what he hath given to thee, and with a good eye do according to the ability of thy hands: | Ἐκεῖ παῖζε καὶ ποίει τὰ ἐνθυμήματά σου, καὶ μὴ ἁμάρτῃς λόγῳ ὑπερηφάνῳ. |
| 13 | For the Lord maketh recompense, and will give thee seven times as much. | Καὶ ἐπὶ τούτοις εὐλόγησον τὸν ποιήσαντά σε, καὶ μεθύσκοντά σε ἀπὸ τῶν ἀγαθῶν αὐτοῦ. |
| 14 | Do not offer wicked gifts, for such he will not receive. | Ὁ φοβούμενος Κύριον ἐκδέξεται παιδείαν, καὶ οἱ ὀρθρίζοντες εὑρήσουσιν εὐδοκίαν. |
| 15 | And look not upon an unjust sacrifice, for the Lord is judge, and there is not with him respect of person. | Ὁ ζητῶν νόμον ἐμπλησθήσεται αὐτοῦ, καὶ ὁ ὑποκρινόμενος σκανδαλισθήσεται ἐν αὐτῷ. |
| 16 | The Lord will not accept any person against a poor man, and he will hear the prayer of him that is wronged. | Οἱ φοβούμενοι Κύριον εὑρήσουσι κρίμα, καὶ δικαιώματα ὡς φῶς ἐξάψουσιν. |
| 17 | He will not despise the prayers of the fatherless; nor the widow, when she poureth out her complaint. | Ἄνθρωπος ἁμαρτωλὸς ἐκκλίνει ἐλεγμὸν, καὶ κατὰ τὸ θέλημα αὐτοῦ εὑρήσει σύγκριμα. |
| 18 | Do not the widow’s tears run down the cheek, and her cry against him that causeth them to fall? | Ἀνὴρ βουλῆς οὐ μὴ παρίδῃ διανόημα, ἀλλότριος καὶ ὑπερήφανος οὐ καταπτήξει φόβον, καὶ μετὰ τὸ ποιῆσαι μετʼ αὐτοῦ ἄνευ βουλῆς. |
| 19 | For from the cheek they go up even to heaven, and the Lord that heareth will not be delighted with them. | Ἄνευ βουλῆς μηθὲν ποιήσῃς, καὶ ἐν τῷ ποιῆσαί σε μὴ μεταμελοῦ. |
| 20 | He that adoreth God with joy, shall be accepted, and his prayer shall approach even to the clouds. | Ἐν ὁδῷ ἀντιπτώματος μὴ πορεύου, καὶ μὴ προσκόψῃς ἐν λιθώδεσι. |
| 21 | The prayer of him that humbleth himself, shall pierce the clouds: and till it come nigh he will not be comforted: and he will not depart till the most High behold. | Μὴ πιστεύσῃς ἐν ὁδῷ ἀπροσκόπῳ, |
| 22 | And the Lord will not be slack, but will judge for the just, and will do judgment: and the Almighty will not have patience with them, that he may crush their back: | καὶ ἀπὸ τῶν τέκνων σου φύλαξαι. |
| 23 | And he will repay vengeance to the Gentiles, till he have taken away the multitude of the proud, and broken the sceptres of the unjust, | Ἐν παντὶ ἔργῳ πίστευε τῇ ψυχῇ σου, καὶ γὰρ τοῦτό ἐστι τήρησις ἐντολῶν. |
| 24 | Till he have rendered to men according to their deeds: and according to the works of Adam, and according to his presumption, | Ὁ πιστεύων νόμῳ προσέχει ἐντολαῖς, καὶ ὁ πεποιθὼς Κυρίῳ οὐκ ἐλαττωθήσεται. |
| 25 | Till he have judged the cause of his people, and he shall delight the just with his mercy. | — |
| 26 | The mercy of God is beautiful in the time of affliction, as a cloud of rain in the time of drought. | — |
