Eclesiástico (Sirácida) · Septuaginta de Brenton actualizada
Eclesiástico (Sirácida) 15 Septuaginta de Brenton actualizada
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- Same Septuagint text as Brenton, with modernised spelling.
1 He that feareth the Lord will do good; And he that hath the knowledge of the law shall obtain her;
1 He who fears the Lord will do this. He who has possession of the law will obtain her.
2 And as a mother shall she meet him, And receive him as a wife married of a virgin.
2 She will meet him like a mother, and receive him like a wife married in her virginity.
3 With the bread of understanding shall she feed him, And give him the water of wisdom to drink.
3 She will feed him with bread of understanding and give him water of wisdom to drink.
4 He shall be stayed upon her, and shall not be moved; And shall rely upon her, and shall not be confounded.
4 He will be stayed upon her, and will not be moved. He will rely upon her, and will not be confounded.
5 She shall exalt him above his neighbors, And in the midst of the congregation shall she open his mouth.
5 She will exalt him above his neighbors. She will open his mouth in the midst of the congregation.
6 He shall find joy and a crown of gladness, And she shall cause him to inherit an everlasting name.
6 He will inherit joy, a crown of gladness, and an everlasting name.
7 But foolish men shall not attain unto her, And sinners shall not see her.
7 Foolish men will not obtain her. Sinners will not see her.
8 For she is far from pride, And men that are liars cannot remember her.
8 She is far from pride. Liars will not remember her.
9 Praise is not seemly in the mouth of a sinner, For it was not sent him of the Lord.
9 Praise is not attractive in the mouth of a sinner; for it was not sent to him from the Lord.
10 For praise shall be uttered in wisdom, And the Lord will prosper it.
10 For praise will be spoken in wisdom; The Lord will prosper it.
11 Say not thou, It is through the Lord that I fell away: For thou oughtest not to do the things that he hateth.
11 Don’t say, “It is through the Lord that I fell away;” for you shall not do the things that he hates.
12 Say not thou, He hath caused me to err: For he hath no need of the sinful man.
12 Don’t say, “It is he that caused me to err;” for he has no need of a sinful man.
13 The Lord hateth all abomination; And they that fear God love it not.
13 The Lord hates every abomination; and those who fear him don’t love them.
14 He himself made man from the beginning, And left him in the hand of his counsel;
14 He himself made man from the beginning and left him in the hand of his own counsel.
15 If thou wilt, to keep the commandments, And to perform acceptable faithfulness.
15 If you choose, you can keep the commandments. To be faithful is a matter of your choice.
16 He hath set fire and water before thee: Stretch forth thy hand unto whether thou wilt.
16 He has set fire and water before you. You will stretch forth your hand to whichever you desire.
17 Before man is life and death; And whether he liketh shall be given him.
17 Before man is life and death. Whichever he likes, it will be given to him.
18 For the wisdom of the Lord is great, And he is mighty in power, and beholdeth all things:
18 For the wisdom of the Lord is great. He is mighty in power, and sees all things.
19 And his eyes are upon them that fear him, And he knoweth every work of man.
19 His eyes are upon those who fear him. He knows every act of man.
20 He hath commanded no man to do wickedly, Neither hath he given any man license to sin.
20 He has not commanded any man to be ungodly. He has not given any man license to sin.
Lo que dijeron los Padres
Pasajes de los Padres de la Iglesia que comentan o citan este capítulo, tal como aparecen en la edición de Schaff (traducciones inglesas del siglo XIX, de dominio público). Los textos están en inglés.
Cómo se eligieron
«Comentario» es el comienzo de una homilía o exposición sobre este capítulo (homilías de san Juan Crisóstomo; tratados, sermones y comentarios a los Salmos de san Agustín). «Cita» es una frase en la que las notas de la propia edición identifican la cita de un versículo de este capítulo; solo se conserva si el texto coincide con el versículo. Solo se usan obras de autoría segura. Los Salmos siguen la numeración hebrea (Agustín usa la de los Setenta: su Salmo 50 es aquí el 51).
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Leer en contexto · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 2 (1887)
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