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Sirach 35

Douay-Rheims, Vulgata Clementina and Septuagint (Sixtine edition, 1587), verse by verse.

Sirach 35: Douay-Rheims, Vulgata Clementina and Septuagint (Sixtine edition, 1587)
Douay-RheimsVulgata ClementinaSeptuagint (Sixtine edition, 1587)
1He that keepeth the law, multiplieth offerings.Qui conservat legem multiplicat oblationem.Ἡγούμενων σε κατέστησαν; μὴ ἐπαίρου, γίνου ἐν αὐτοῖς ὡς εἷς ἐξ αὐτῶν· φρόντισον αὐτῶν, καὶ οὕτω κάθισον,
2It is a wholesome sacrifice to take heed to the commandments, and to depart from all iniquity.Sacrificium salutare est attendere mandatis, et discedere ab omni iniquitate.καὶ πᾶσαν τὴν χρείαν σου ποιήσας ἀνάπεσε, ἵνα εὐφρανθῇς διʼ αὐτοὺς, καὶ εὐκοσμίας χάριν λάβῃς στέφανον.
3And to depart from injustice, is to offer a propitiatory sacrifice for injustices, and a begging of pardon for sins.Et propitiationem litare sacrificii super iniustitias: et deprecatio pro peccatis, recedere ab iniustitia.Λάλησον πρεσβύτερε, πρέπει γάρ σοι, ἐν ἀκριβεῖ ἐπιστήμῃ, καὶ μὴ ἐμποδίσῃς μουσικά.
4He shall return thanks, that offereth fine flour: and he that doth mercy, offereth sacrifice.Retribuet gratiam qui offert similaginem: et qui facit misericordiam offert sacrificium.Ὅπου ἀκρόαμα, μὴ ἐκχέῃς λαλιὰν, καὶ ἀκαίρως μὴ σοφίζου.
5To depart from iniquity is that which pleaseth the Lord, and to depart from injustice, is an entreaty for sins.Beneplacitum est Domino recedere ab iniquitate: et deprecatio pro peccatis recedere ab iniustitia.Σφραγὶς ἄνθρακος ἐπὶ κόσμῳ χρυσῷ, σύγκριμα μουσικῶν ἐν συμποσίῳ οἴνου.
6Thou shalt not appear empty in the sight of the Lord.Non apparebis ante conspectum Domini vacuus:Ἐν κατασκευάσματι χρυσῷ σφραγὶς σμαράγδου μέλος μουσικῶν ἐφʼ ἡδεῖ οἴνῳ.
7For all these things are to be done because of the commandment of God.haec enim omnia propter mandatum Dei fiunt.Λάλησον νεανίσκε εἰ χρεία σου, μόλις δὶς ἐὰν ἐπερωτηθῇς.
8The oblation of the just maketh the altar fat, and is an odour of sweetness in the sight of the most High.Oblatio iusti impinguat altare, et odor suavitatis est in conspectu Altissimi.Κεφαλαίωσον λόγον, ἐν ὀλίγοις πολλὰ, γίνου ὡς γινώσκων καὶ ἅμα σιωπῶν.
9The sacrifice of the just is acceptable, and the Lord will not forget the memorial thereof.Sacrificium iusti acceptum est, et memoriam eius non obliviscetur Dominus.Ἐν μέσῳ μεγιστάνων μὴ ἐξισάζου, καὶ ἑτέρου λέγοντος μὴ πολλὰ ἀδολέσχει.
10Give glory to God with a good heart: and diminish not the firstfruits of thy hands.Bono animo gloriam redde Deo, et non minuas primitias manuum tuarum.Πρὸ βροντῆς κατασπεύδει ἀστραπὴ, καὶ πρὸ αἰσχυντηροῦ προελεύσεται χάρις.
11In every gift shew a cheerful countenance, and sanctify thy tithes with joy.In omni dato hilarem fac vultum tuum, et in exsultatione sanctifica decimas tuas.Ἐν ὥρᾳ ἐξεγείρου καὶ μὴ οὐράγει, ἀπότρεχε εἰς οἶκον καὶ μὴ ῥαθύμει.
12Give 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:Da Altissimo secundum datum eius, et in bono oculo adinventionem facito manuum tuarum,Ἐκεῖ παῖζε καὶ ποίει τὰ ἐνθυμήματά σου, καὶ μὴ ἁμάρτῃς λόγῳ ὑπερηφάνῳ.
13For the Lord maketh recompense, and will give thee seven times as much.quoniam Dominus retribuens est, et septies tantum reddet tibi.Καὶ ἐπὶ τούτοις εὐλόγησον τὸν ποιήσαντά σε, καὶ μεθύσκοντά σε ἀπὸ τῶν ἀγαθῶν αὐτοῦ.
14Do not offer wicked gifts, for such he will not receive.Noli offerre munera prava, non enim suscipiet illa.Ὁ φοβούμενος Κύριον ἐκδέξεται παιδείαν, καὶ οἱ ὀρθρίζοντες εὑρήσουσιν εὐδοκίαν.
15And look not upon an unjust sacrifice, for the Lord is judge, and there is not with him respect of person.Et noli inspicere sacrificum iniustum, quoniam Dominus iudex est, et non est apud illum gloria personae.Ὁ ζητῶν νόμον ἐμπλησθήσεται αὐτοῦ, καὶ ὁ ὑποκρινόμενος σκανδαλισθήσεται ἐν αὐτῷ.
16The Lord will not accept any person against a poor man, and he will hear the prayer of him that is wronged.Non accipiet Dominus personam in pauperem, et deprecationem laesi exaudiet.Οἱ φοβούμενοι Κύριον εὑρήσουσι κρίμα, καὶ δικαιώματα ὡς φῶς ἐξάψουσιν.
17He will not despise the prayers of the fatherless; nor the widow, when she poureth out her complaint.Non despiciet preces pupilli, nec viduam, si effundat loquelam gemitus.Ἄνθρωπος ἁμαρτωλὸς ἐκκλίνει ἐλεγμὸν, καὶ κατὰ τὸ θέλημα αὐτοῦ εὑρήσει σύγκριμα.
18Do not the widow’s tears run down the cheek, and her cry against him that causeth them to fall?Nonne lacrimae viduae ad maxillam descendunt, et exclamatio eius super deducentem eas?Ἀνὴρ βουλῆς οὐ μὴ παρίδῃ διανόημα, ἀλλότριος καὶ ὑπερήφανος οὐ καταπτήξει φόβον, καὶ μετὰ τὸ ποιῆσαι μετʼ αὐτοῦ ἄνευ βουλῆς.
19For from the cheek they go up even to heaven, and the Lord that heareth will not be delighted with them.A maxilla enim ascendunt usque ad caelum, et Dominus exauditor non delectabitur in illis.Ἄνευ βουλῆς μηθὲν ποιήσῃς, καὶ ἐν τῷ ποιῆσαί σε μὴ μεταμελοῦ.
20He that adoreth God with joy, shall be accepted, and his prayer shall approach even to the clouds.Qui adorat Deum in oblectatione suscipietur, et deprecatio illius usque ad nubes propinquabit.Ἐν ὁδῷ ἀντιπτώματος μὴ πορεύου, καὶ μὴ προσκόψῃς ἐν λιθώδεσι.
21The 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.Oratio humiliantis se nubes penetrabit, et donec propinquet non consolabitur, et non discedet donec Altissimus aspiciat.Μὴ πιστεύσῃς ἐν ὁδῷ ἀπροσκόπῳ,
22And 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:Et Dominus non elongabit: et iudicabit iustos, et faciet iudicium: et Fortissimus non habebit in illis patientiam, ut contribulet dorsum ipsorum:καὶ ἀπὸ τῶν τέκνων σου φύλαξαι.
23And he will repay vengeance to the Gentiles, till he have taken away the multitude of the proud, and broken the sceptres of the unjust,et gentibus reddet vindictam, donec tollat plenitudinem superborum, et sceptra iniquorum contribulet:Ἐν παντὶ ἔργῳ πίστευε τῇ ψυχῇ σου, καὶ γὰρ τοῦτό ἐστι τήρησις ἐντολῶν.
24Till he have rendered to men according to their deeds: and according to the works of Adam, and according to his presumption,donec reddat hominibus secundum actus suos, et secundum opera Adae, et secundum praesumptionem illius:Ὁ πιστεύων νόμῳ προσέχει ἐντολαῖς, καὶ ὁ πεποιθὼς Κυρίῳ οὐκ ἐλαττωθήσεται.
25Till he have judged the cause of his people, and he shall delight the just with his mercy.donec iudicet iudicium plebis suae, et oblectabit iustos misericordia sua.—
26The mercy of God is beautiful in the time of affliction, as a cloud of rain in the time of drought.Speciosa misericordia Dei in tempore tribulationis, quasi nubes pluviae in tempore siccitatis.—

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