Wisdom of Solomon · Church Slavonic Bible (Elizabeth Bible)
Wisdom of Solomon 9 Church Slavonic Bible (Elizabeth Bible)
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- 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.
- 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.
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1 Бж҃е ѻ҆тцє́въ и҆ гдⷭ҇и млⷭ҇ти твоеѧ̀, сотвори́вый всѧ̑ сло́вомъ твои́мъ
1 “O God of my ancestors and Lord of mercy, who made all things by your word;
2 и҆ премⷣростїю твое́ю ᲂу҆стро́ивый человѣ́ка, да владѣ́етъ сотворе́нными ѿ тебє̀ тва́рьми,
2 and by your wisdom you formed man, that he should have dominion over the creatures that were made by you,
3 и҆ да ᲂу҆правлѧ́етъ мі́ръ въ преподо́бїи и҆ пра́вдѣ, и҆ въ правотѣ̀ дꙋшѝ сꙋ́дъ да сꙋ́дитъ:
3 and rule the world in holiness and righteousness, and execute judgment in uprightness of soul,
4 да́ждь мнѣ̀ твои̑мъ прⷭ҇то́лѡмъ присѣдѧ́щꙋю премⷣрость и҆ не ѿри́ни менѐ ѿ ѻ҆́трѡкъ твои́хъ:
4 give me wisdom, her who sits by you on your thrones. Don’t reject me from among your servants,
5 ꙗ҆́кѡ а҆́зъ ра́бъ тво́й и҆ сы́нъ рабы́ни твоеѧ̀, человѣ́къ не́мощенъ и҆ маловре́мененъ и҆ ᲂу҆ма́ленъ въ ра́зꙋмѣ сꙋда̀ и҆ зако́нѡвъ.
5 because I am your servant and the son of your handmaid, a weak and short-lived man, with little power to understand judgment and laws.
6 А҆́ще бо кто̀ бꙋ́детъ и҆ соверше́нъ въ сынѣ́хъ человѣ́ческихъ, ѿсꙋ́тствꙋющей твое́й премⷣрости, ни во что́же вмѣни́тсѧ.
6 For even if a man is perfect among the sons of men, if the wisdom that comes from you is not with him, he will count for nothing.
7 Ты̀ и҆збра́лъ мѧ̀ є҆сѝ царѧ̀ лю́демъ твои̑мъ и҆ сꙋдїю̀ сынѡ́мъ твои̑мъ и҆ дще́ремъ,
7 You chose me to be king of your people, and a judge for your sons and daughters.
8 и҆ ре́клъ мѝ є҆сѝ созда́ти хра́мъ въ горѣ̀ ст҃ѣ́й твое́й и҆ во гра́дѣ ѡ҆бита́нїѧ твоегѡ̀ ѻ҆лта́рь, подо́бїемъ ски́нїи (твоеѧ̀) ст҃ы́ѧ, ю҆́же пред̾ꙋгото́валъ є҆сѝ ѿ нача́ла.
8 You gave a command to build a sanctuary on your holy mountain, and an altar in the city where you live, a copy of the holy tent which you prepared from the beginning.
9 И҆ съ тобо́ю премⷣрость вѣ́дꙋщаѧ дѣла̀ твоѧ̑ и҆ присꙋ́тствꙋющаѧ тогда̀, є҆гда̀ мі́ръ твори́лъ є҆сѝ, и҆ вѣ́дꙋщаѧ, что̀ є҆́сть ᲂу҆го́дно пред̾ ѻ҆чи́ма твои́ма и҆ что̀ пра́во въ за́повѣдехъ твои́хъ:
9 Wisdom is with you and knows your works, and was present when you were making the world, and understands what is pleasing in your eyes, and what is right according to your commandments.
10 послѝ ю҆̀ съ нб҃съ ст҃ы́хъ и҆ ѿ прⷭ҇то́ла сла́вы твоеѧ̀ послѝ ю҆̀: да сꙋ́щи со мно́ю трꙋди́тсѧ, и҆ ᲂу҆вѣ́мъ, что̀ благоꙋго́дно є҆́сть пред̾ тобо́ю:
10 Send her from the holy heavens, and ask her to come from the throne of your glory, that being present with me she may work, and I may learn what pleases you well.
11 вѣ́сть бо ѻ҆на̀ всѧ̑ и҆ разꙋмѣ́етъ, и҆ наста́витъ мѧ̀ въ дѣ́лѣхъ мои́хъ цѣломꙋ́дреннѣ и҆ сохрани́тъ мѧ̀ во сла́вѣ свое́й:
11 For she knows all things and understands, and she will guide me prudently in my actions. She will guard me in her glory.
12 и҆ бꙋ́дꙋтъ прїѧ̑тна дѣла̀ моѧ̑, и҆ разсꙋждꙋ̀ лю́ди твоѧ̑ пра́веднѣ, и҆ бꙋ́дꙋ досто́инъ престо́лѡвъ ѻ҆тца̀ моегѡ̀.
12 So my works will be acceptible. I will judge your people righteously, and I will be worthy of my father’s throne.
13 Кто́ бо ѿ человѣ̑къ позна́етъ совѣ́тъ бж҃їй; и҆лѝ кто̀ помы́слитъ, что̀ хо́щетъ бг҃ъ;
13 For what man will know the counsel of God? Or who will conceive what the Lord wills?
14 Помышлє́нїѧ бо сме́ртныхъ боѧзли̑ва, и҆ погрѣши́тєльна ᲂу҆мышлє́нїѧ на̑ша:
14 For the thoughts of mortals are unstable, and our plans are prone to fail.
15 тѣ́ло бо тлѣ́нное ѡ҆тѧгоща́етъ дꙋ́шꙋ, и҆ земно́е жили́ще ѡ҆бременѧ́етъ ᲂу҆́мъ многопопечи́теленъ.
15 For a corruptible body weighs down the soul. The earthy tent burdens a mind that is full of cares.
16 И҆ є҆два̀ разꙋмѣва́емъ, ꙗ҆̀же на землѝ, и҆ ꙗ҆̀же въ рꙋка́хъ ѡ҆брѣта́емъ со трꙋдо́мъ: а҆ ꙗ҆̀же на нб҃сѣ́хъ, кто̀ и҆зслѣ́ди;
16 We can hardly guess the things that are on earth, and we find the things that are close at hand with labor; but who has traced out the things that are in the heavens?
17 Во́лю же твою̀ кто̀ позна̀, а҆́ще бы не ты̀ да́лъ є҆сѝ премꙋ́дрость и҆ посла́лъ є҆сѝ дх҃а ст҃а́го твоего̀ ѿ высоты̀;
17 Who gained knowledge of your counsel, unless you gave wisdom, and sent your holy spirit from on high?
18 И҆ та́кѡ и҆спра́вишасѧ стєзѝ сꙋ́щихъ на землѝ, и҆ ꙗ҆̀же тебѣ̀ ᲂу҆гѡ́дна, наꙋчи́шасѧ человѣ́цы
18 It was thus that the ways of those who are on earth were corrected, and men were taught the things that are pleasing to you. They were saved through wisdom.”
19 и҆ премꙋ́дростїю спасо́шасѧ.
19 Not in this translation
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).
… that there was one to whom I might cleave, but that I was not yet one who could cleave unto Thee; for that the body which is corrupted presseth down the soul, and the earthly dwelling weigheth down the mind which thinketh upon many things. And most certain I was that Thy "invisible things from the creation of the world …
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 1 (1886)
For the corruptible body presseth down the soul, and the earthly tabernacle weigheth down the mind that museth upon many things." Many things certainly do I muse upon in this earthly tabernacle, because the one thing which is true among the many, or beyond the many, I cannot find.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 2 (1887)
Hence that sentence of Scripture we quoted in a foregoing book, "For the corruptible body presseth down the soul." The word corruptible is added to show that the soul is burdened, not by any body whatsoever, but by the body such as it has become in consequence of sin.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 2 (1887)