Eclesiástico (Sirácida) · Versión Católica de Dominio Público
Eclesiástico (Sirácida) 24 Versión Católica de Dominio Público
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1 Wisdom will praise her own mind, and she will be honored by God, and she will be glorified in the midst of her people.
1 Wisdom will praise her own soul, and will proclaim her glory in the midst of her people.
2 And she will open her mouth in the churches of the Most High, and she will be glorified in the sight of his virtue.
2 She will open her mouth in the congregation of the Most High, and proclaim her glory in the presence of his power.
3 And in the midst of her own people, she will be exalted. And she will be admired by the holy assembly.
3 “I came out of the mouth of the Most High, and covered the earth as a mist.
4 And she will have praise within the multitude of the elect. And she will be blessed among the blessed. And she will say:
4 I lived in high places, and my throne is in the pillar of the cloud.
5 “I went forth from the mouth of the Most High, as the first-born before all creatures.
5 Alone I surrounded the circuit of heaven, and walked in the depth of the abyss.
6 I caused an unfailing light to arise in the heavens. And I covered all the earth like a cloud.
6 In the waves of the sea, and in all the earth, and in every people and nation, I obtained a possession.
7 I lived in the highest places, and my throne is in the pillar of a cloud.
7 With all these I sought rest. In whose inheritance shall I lodge?
8 I alone have encompassed the circuit of heaven, and have penetrated to the depths of the abyss, and have walked upon the waves of the sea,
8 Then the Creator of all things gave me a command. He who created me made my tent to rest, and said, ‘Let your dwelling be in Jacob, and your inheritance in Israel.’
9 and have stood upon the whole earth. And among every people,
9 He created me from the beginning, before the ages. For all ages, I will not cease to exist.
10 and in every nation, I have held primacy.
10 In the holy tabernacle, I ministered before him. So I was established in Zion.
11 And by virtue, I have tread upon the hearts of all, the great and the lowly. And I have sought my rest in all of them. And I will continue, as the inheritance of the Lord.
11 In the beloved city, likewise he gave me rest. In Jerusalem was my domain.
12 Then the Creator of all things instructed and spoke with me. And the One who created me rested in my tabernacle.
12 I took root in a people that was honored, even in the portion of the Lord’s own inheritance.
13 And he said to me: ‘Let your dwelling place be with Jacob, and let your inheritance be in Israel, for you shall take root among my elect.’
13 I was exalted like a cedar in Lebanon, And like a cypress tree on the mountains of Hermon.
14 From the beginning, and before the world, I was created. And even unto the future world, I will not cease to exist. For I have ministered before him in the holy habitation.
14 I was exalted like a palm tree on the sea shore, like rose bushes in Jericho, and like a fair olive tree in the plain. I was exalted like a plane tree.
15 And in this way, I was established in Zion. And likewise, in the holy city, I found rest. And my authority was in Jerusalem.
15 Like cinnamon and aspalathus, I have given a scent to perfumes. Like choice myrrh, I spread abroad a pleasant fragrance, like galbanum, onycha, stacte, and as the smell of frankincense in the tabernacle.
16 And I took root among an honorable people, within the portion of my God, within his inheritance. And so my abode is in the full assembly of the saints.
16 Like the terebinth, I stretched out my branches. My branches are glorious and graceful.
17 I was exalted like a cedar in Lebanon and like a cypress on Mount Zion.
17 Like the vine, I put forth grace. My flowers are the fruit of glory and riches.
18 I was exalted like a palm tree in Kadesh and like a rose bush in Jericho.
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19 I was exalted like a beautiful olive tree in the plains, and like a sycamore tree beside the waters along a wide road.
19 “Come to me, all you who desire me, and be filled with my fruits.
20 I gave off an aromatic fragrance like cinnamon or balsam. I produced a sweet odor like the best myrrh.
20 For my memory is sweeter than honey, and my inheritance than the honeycomb.
21 And I perfumed my dwelling place with sweet gum, and aromatic resin, and flower petals, and aloe, as well as the finest cedar from Lebanon. And my fragrance is like undiluted balsam.
21 Those who eat me will be hungry for more. Those who drink me will be thirsty for more.
22 I have extended my branches like a terebinth tree, and my branches are of honor and grace.
22 He who obeys me will not be ashamed. Those who work with me will not sin.”
23 Like the vine, I have born the fruit of a sweet fragrance. And my flowers are the fruit of honor and integrity.
23 All these things are the book of the covenant of the Most High God, the law which Moses commanded us for an inheritance for the assemblies of Jacob.
24 I am the mother of the beauty of love, and of fear, and of knowledge, and of holy hope.
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25 All grace of the way and of the truth is in me. All hope of life and of virtue is in me.
25 It is he who makes wisdom abundant, as Pishon, and as Tigris in the days of first fruits.
26 Journey toward me, all you who desire me, and be filled by my harvest.
26 He makes understanding full as the Euphrates, and as the Jordan in the days of harvest,
27 For my spirit is sweeter than honey, and my inheritance is better than honey and the honeycomb.
27 who makes instruction shine forth as the light, as Gihon in the days of vintage.
28 My memory is for the generations of all ages.
28 The first man didn’t know her perfectly. In like manner, the last has not explored her.
29 Whoever consumes me will hunger still. And whoever drinks me will thirst still.
29 For her thoughts are filled from the sea, and her counsels from the great deep.
30 Whoever listens to me will not be confounded. And whoever acts in me will not sin.
30 I came out as a canal stream from a river, and as an irrigation ditch into a garden.
31 Whoever elucidates me will have eternal life.”
31 I said, “I will water my garden, and will drench my garden bed.” Behold, my stream became a river, and my river became a sea.
32 All this is a book of life, and a covenant of the Most High, and an acknowledgement of truth.
32 I will yet bring instruction to light as the morning, and will make these things clear from far away.
33 Moses commanded the law by the precepts of justice, and an inheritance to the house of Jacob, and the promises to Israel.
33 I will continue to pour out teaching like prophecy, and leave it to all generations.
34 God appointed David as his servant, in order to raise up from him a most mighty King, who would sit upon the throne of honor forever.
34 See that I have not labored for myself only, but for all those who diligently seek wisdom.
35 It is he who fulfills wisdom, like the Phison river and the Tigris river in the first days.
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36 It is he who fulfills understanding, like the river Euphrates. It is he who multiplies understanding, like the river Jordan in the time of the harvest.
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37 He sends forth discipline like the light, and he stands forth like the river Gehon in the time of the vintage.
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38 He first had perfect knowledge of her, for a weaker one would not search for her.
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39 For her thoughts abound like the sea, and her counsels abound like the great abyss.
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40 “I, wisdom, have poured forth rivers.
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41 I am like a brook leading to a river of immense waters. I am like a channel flowing from a river. And I went forth from Paradise like an aqueduct.
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42 I said: I will irrigate my garden of plantings, and I will thoroughly water the fruits of my field.
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43 And behold, my brook became overflowing, and my river drew near to the sea.
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44 For I illuminate doctrine to all, like the first light. And I will announce doctrine, even to those who are far away.
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45 I will reach to all the lower parts of the earth, and I will gaze upon all who sleep, and I will illuminate all who hope in the Lord.
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46 Even now, I pour forth doctrine like prophecy. And even now, I bequeath doctrine to those who seek wisdom. And I will not cease from their progeny, even unto the holy time.
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47 See how I have not labored for myself alone, but for all who are seeking truth!”
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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).
… to have been emitted from the mouth of God; and if we believe that is the soul, we must consequently acknowledge it to be of the same substance, and equal to that wisdom, which says, "I come out of the mouth of the Most High." Wisdom, indeed, does not say it was breathed out of the mouth of God, but …
Leer en contexto · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 2 (1887)
For while He said, "Blessed are the hungry, for they shall be filled;" it is again said of Wisdom, "Those who eat Thee shall hunger again, and those who drink shall thirst again." Nay, but He did not say "again," but he said, "still:" for "shall thirst again" is as if once having been filled he departed and digested, and …
Leer en contexto · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 8 (1888)