Sirach · Church Slavonic Bible (Elizabeth Bible)
Sirach 18 Church Slavonic Bible (Elizabeth Bible)
Notes on this text (3)
- Not shown: the lectionary pericope numbers (зача́ло) and the marginal glosses of the digital source. The Prayer of Manasseh stands at the end of 2 Chronicles (36:24), as in the Slavonic Bible; the prologue of Sirach and the opening verse of Lamentations are joined to verse 1.
- Church Slavonic in its traditional (Synodal) spelling, with accents, breathings and titlo abbreviations, shown in the Ponomar font (SIL Open Font License).
- Exodus 36–39 follow the Septuagint's order; the digital source has no verse divisions there, so Exodus 36:8–end and chapters 37, 38 and 39 each appear as one block.
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1 Живы́й во вѣ́ки созда̀ всѧ̑ ѻ҆́бще. гдⷭ҇ь є҆ди́нъ ѡ҆правди́тсѧ:
1 He who lives forever created the whole universe.
2 никто́же дово́ленъ и҆сповѣ́сти дѣ́лъ є҆гѡ̀,
2 The Lord alone is just.
3 и҆ кто̀ и҆зслѣ́дитъ вели̑чїѧ є҆гѡ̀;
3 Not in this translation
4 Держа́вꙋ вели́чества є҆гѡ̀ кто̀ и҆зочте́тъ; и҆ кто̀ приложи́тъ и҆сповѣ́дати млⷭ҇ти є҆гѡ̀;
4 He has given power to declare his works to no one. Who could trace out his mighty deeds?
5 Не лѣ́ть ᲂу҆ма́лити, нижѐ приложи́ти, и҆ не лѣ́ть и҆зслѣ́дити чꙋде́съ гдⷭ҇нихъ.
5 Who could measure the strength of his majesty? Who could also proclaim his mercies?
6 Є҆гда̀ сконча́етъ человѣ́къ, тогда̀ начина́етъ, и҆ є҆гда̀ преста́нетъ, тогда̀ ᲂу҆сꙋмни́тсѧ.
6 As for the wondrous works of the Lord, it is not possible to take from them nor add to them, neither is it possible to explore them.
7 Что̀ є҆́сть человѣ́къ; и҆ что̀ потре́ба є҆гѡ̀; что̀ бла́го є҆гѡ̀; и҆ что̀ ѕло̀ є҆гѡ̀;
7 When a man has finished, then he is just at the beginning. When he stops, then he will be perplexed.
8 Число̀ дні́й человѣ́кꙋ мно́го лѣ́тъ сто̀: ꙗ҆́кѡ ка́плѧ морскі́ѧ воды̀ и҆ зе́рно песка̀, та́кѡ ма́ло лѣ́тъ въ де́нь вѣ́ка.
8 What is mankind, and what purpose do they serve? What is their good, and what is their evil?
9 Сегѡ̀ ра́ди долготерпѣ̀ гдⷭ҇ь на ни́хъ и҆ и҆злїѧ̀ на нѧ̀ млⷭ҇ть свою̀.
9 The number of man’s days at the most are a hundred years.
10 Ви́дѣ и҆ позна̀ низвраще́нїе и҆́хъ, ꙗ҆́кѡ ѕло̀,
10 As a drop of water from the sea, and a pebble from the sand, so are a few years in the day of eternity.
11 сегѡ̀ ра́ди ᲂу҆мно́жи млⷭ҇рдїе своѐ.
11 For this cause the Lord was patient over them, and poured out his mercy upon them.
12 Ми́лость человѣ́ча на и҆́скреннѧго своего̀, млⷭ҇ть же гдⷭ҇нѧ на всѧ́кꙋ пло́ть.
12 He saw and perceived their end, that it is evil. Therefore he multiplied his forgiveness.
13 Ѡ҆блича́ѧй и҆ наказꙋ́ѧй, и҆ наꙋча́ѧй и҆ ѡ҆браща́ѧй ꙗ҆́кѡ па́стырь ста́до своѐ:
13 The mercy of a man is on his neighbor; but the mercy of the Lord is on all flesh: reproving, chastening, teaching, and bringing back, as a shepherd does his flock.
14 прїе́млющихъ наказа́нїе ми́лꙋетъ и҆ тща́щихсѧ ѡ҆ сꙋдьба́хъ є҆гѡ̀.
14 He has mercy on those who accept chastening, and that diligently seek after his judgments.
15 Ча́до, во благи́хъ не да́ждь поро́ка, и҆ во всѧ́цѣмъ даѧ́нїи печа́ли слове́съ.
15 My son, don’t add reproach to your good deeds, and no harsh words in any of your giving.
16 Не ᲂу҆стꙋди́тъ ли зно́ѧ роса̀; та́кѡ лꙋ́чше сло́во, не́жели даѧ́нїе.
16 Doesn’t the dew relieve the scorching heat? So a word is better than a gift.
17 Не се́ ли, сло́во па́че даѧ́нїѧ бла́га; ѻ҆боѧ́ же ᲂу҆ мꙋ́жа благода́тна.
17 Behold, isn’t a word better than a gift? Both are with a gracious person.
18 Бꙋ́й неблагода́рнѡ поно́ситъ, и҆ даѧ́нїе зави́дливагѡ и҆стаева́етъ ѻ҆́чи.
18 A fool is ungracious and abusive. The gift of a grudging person consumes the eyes.
19 Пре́жде не́же возглаго́леши, ᲂу҆вѣ́ждь, и҆ пре́жде недꙋ́га врачꙋ́йсѧ:
19 Learn before you speak. Take care of your health before you get sick.
20 пре́жде сꙋда̀ и҆спыта́й себѐ и҆ въ ча́съ посѣще́нїѧ ѡ҆брѧ́щеши ѡ҆чище́нїе:
20 Before judgment, examine yourself, and in the hour of scrutiny you will find forgiveness.
21 пре́жде да́же въ недꙋ́гъ не впаде́ши, смири́сѧ, и҆ во вре́мѧ грѣхѡ́въ покажѝ ѡ҆браще́нїе.
21 Humble yourself before you get sick. In the time of sins, repent.
22 Не воспѧти́сѧ возда́ти ѡ҆бѣ́тъ благовре́меннѡ и҆ не ѡ҆жида́й да́же до сме́рти ѡ҆правда́тисѧ:
22 Let nothing hinder you to pay your vow in due time. Don’t wait until death to be released.
23 пре́жде да́же не помо́лишисѧ, ᲂу҆гото́ви себѐ, и҆ не бꙋ́ди ꙗ҆́кѡ человѣ́къ и҆скꙋша́ѧ гдⷭ҇а.
23 Before you make a vow, prepare yourself. Don’t be like a man who tests the Lord.
24 Помѧнѝ гнѣ́въ въ де́нь сконча́нїѧ и҆ вре́мѧ ме́сти во ѿвраще́нїи лица̀:
24 Think about the wrath coming in the days of the end, and the time of vengeance, when he turns away his face.
25 помѧнѝ вре́мѧ гла́да во вре́мѧ сы́тости, нищетꙋ̀ и҆ ᲂу҆бо́жество въ де́нь бога́тства.
25 In the days of fullness remember the time of hunger. Remember poverty and lack in the days of wealth.
26 Ѿ ᲂу҆́тра до ве́чера и҆змѣнѧ́етсѧ вре́мѧ, и҆ всѧ̑ скѡ́ра сꙋ́ть пред̾ гдⷭ҇емъ.
26 From morning until evening, the time changes. All things are speedy before the Lord.
27 Человѣ́къ премꙋ́дръ во все́мъ ѡ҆па́сенъ бꙋ́детъ и҆ во дне́хъ грѣхѡ́въ во́нметъ ѡ҆ согрѣше́нїи.
27 A wise man is cautious in everything. In days of sinning, he will beware of offense.
28 Всѧ́къ разꙋми́въ позна̀ премꙋ́дрость, и҆ ѡ҆брѣ́тшемꙋ ю҆̀ да́стъ и҆сповѣ́данїе.
28 Every man of understanding knows wisdom. He will give thanks to him who found her.
29 Разꙋ́мнїи въ словесѣ́хъ, и҆ ті́и ᲂу҆мꙋдри́шасѧ и҆ ᲂу҆мно́жиша при̑тчи и҆спы̑тны. воздержа́нїе дꙋшѝ.
29 They who were of understanding in sayings also became wise themselves, and poured out apt proverbs.
30 В̾слѣ́дъ по́хотей твои́хъ не ходѝ и҆ ѿ похотѣ́нїй свои́хъ возбранѧ́йсѧ:
30 Don’t go after your lusts. Restrain your appetites.
31 а҆́ще да́си дꙋшѝ твое́й благоволе́нїе жела́нїѧ, сотвори́тъ тѧ̀ ѡ҆бра́дованїе врагѡ́мъ твои̑мъ.
31 If you give fully to your soul the delight of her desire, she will make you the laughing stock of your enemies.
32 Не весели́сѧ ѡ҆ мно́зѣй сла́дости и҆ не свѧзꙋ́йсѧ соѻбще́нїемъ є҆ѧ̀.
32 Don’t make merry in much luxury, and don’t be tied to its expense.
33 Не бꙋ́ди ни́щь пи́ршествꙋѧй ѿ взаи́мства, и҆ ничто́ ти бꙋ́детъ въ мѣшцѣ̀.
33 Don’t be made a beggar by banqueting with borrowed money when you have nothing in your purse.
What the Fathers said
Passages from the Church Fathers that expound or quote this chapter, verbatim from the public-domain Schaff edition (19th-century English translations).
How these were chosen
“Commentary” is the opening of a homily or exposition on this chapter (John Chrysostom’s homilies, Augustine’s tractates, sermons and expositions of the Psalms). “Quotes” are sentences where the edition’s own footnotes identify a quotation of a verse here, kept only when the wording matches the verse. Only works whose authorship is not in doubt are used. Psalms follow the Hebrew/English numbering (Augustine numbers them as the Septuagint does: his Psalm 50 is Psalm 51 here).
I heard another voice of Thine, "Go not after thy lusts, but refrain thyself from thine appetites." And by Thy favour have I heard this saying likewise, which I have much delighted in, "Neither if we eat, are we the better; neither if we eat not, are we the worse;" which is to say, that neither shall the one make …
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 1 (1886)
"For a word," it is said, "is better than a gift." Dost thou not consider that thou art thrusting the sword into thyself, and art receiving a more grievous wound, when he, being reviled, silently withdraws, with groans and many tears?
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 10 (1888)
"For a word is a better thing than a gift," and "answer the poor man peaceably with meekness." And all the rest of thy time too adorn it with the rehearsing of the laws of God; "Yea, let all thy communication be in the law of the Most High." Having thus adorned ourselves, let us come to our King, and …
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 10 (1888)
"Go not," it is said, "after thy lusts, and refrain thyself from thine appetites." And, touching an harlot again, it is said in opposition to this proverb, "Give not heed to a bad woman: for honey droppeth from the lips of a woman that is an harlot, which, for a season, is luscious unto thy throat; but afterwards thou shalt …
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 10 (1888)