Sirach · Updated Brenton English Septuagint
Sirach 49 Updated Brenton English Septuagint
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- Same Septuagint text as Brenton, with modernised spelling.
1 The remembrance of Josiah is like the composition of the perfume That is made by the art of the apothecary: It is sweet as honey in all mouths, And as music at a banquet of wine.
1 The memory of Josiah is like the composition of incense prepared by the work of the perfumer. It will be sweet as honey in every mouth, and like music at a banquet of wine.
2 He behaved himself uprightly in the conversion of the people, And took away the abominations of iniquity.
2 He did what was right in the reforming of the people, and took away the abominations of iniquity.
3 He directed his heart unto the Lord, And in the time of the ungodly he established the worship of God.
3 He set his heart right toward the Lord. In lawless days, he made godliness prevail.
4 All, except David and Hezekiah and Josiah, were defective: For they forsook the law of the most High, [Even] the kings of Judah failed;
4 Except David, Hezekiah, and Josiah, all were wicked, because they abandoned the law of the Most High. The kings of Judah came to an end.
5 For they gave their power unto others, And their glory to a strange nation.
5 They gave their power to others, and their glory to a foreign nation.
6 They burned the chosen city of the sanctuary, And made the streets desolate, according to the prophecy of Jeremiah.
6 They set the chosen city of the sanctuary on fire and made her streets desolate, as it was written by the hand of Jeremiah.
7 For they entreated him evil, Who nevertheless was a prophet, sanctified in his mother’s womb, That he might root out, and afflict, and destroy; And that he might build up also, and plant.
7 For they mistreated him; yet he was sanctified in the womb to be a prophet, to root out, to afflict, to destroy and likewise to build and to plant.
8 It was Ezekiel who saw the glorious vision, Which was shown him upon the chariot of the cherubim.
8 Ezekiel saw the vision of glory, which God showed him on the chariot of the cherubim.
9 For he made mention of the enemies under [the figure of] the rain, And directed them that went right.
9 For truly he remembered the enemies in rainstorm, and to do good to those who directed their ways aright.
10 And of the twelve prophets let the memorial be blessed, And let their bones flourish again out of their place: For they comforted Jacob, And delivered them by assured hope.
10 Also of the twelve prophets, may their bones flourish again out of their place. He comforted the people of Jacob, and delivered them by confident hope.
11 How shall we magnify Zerubbabel? He was even as a signet on the right hand:
11 How shall we magnify Zerubbabel? He was like a signet ring on the right hand.
12 So was Jeshua the son of Jozadak: Who in their time built the house, And set up a holy temple to the Lord, Which was prepared for everlasting glory.
12 So was Jesus the son of Josedek, who in their days built the house, and exalted a people holy to the Lord, prepared for everlasting glory.
13 And among the elect was Nehemiah, Whose renown is great, Who raised up for us the walls that were fallen, And set up the gates and the bars, And raised up our ruins again.
13 Also of Nehemiah the memory is great. He raised up for us fallen walls, set up the gates and bars, and rebuilt our houses.
14 But upon the earth was no man created like Enoch; For he was taken from the earth.
14 No man was created upon the earth like Enoch, for he was taken up from the earth.
15 Neither was there a man born like unto Joseph, A governor of his brethren, a stay of the people, Whose bones were regarded of the Lord.
15 Nor was there a man born like Joseph, a leader of his kindred, a supporter of the people. Even his bones were cared for.
16 Shem and Seth were in great honor among men, And so was Adam above every living thing in the creation.
16 Shem and Seth were honored among men, but above every living thing in the creation was Adam.