Eclesiástico (Sirácida) · Septuaginta griega de Brenton
Eclesiástico (Sirácida) 21 Septuaginta griega de Brenton
Notas sobre este texto (1)
- Ezra and Nehemiah form one book (2 Esdras) in this edition; the reader shows them as Ezra 1–10 and Nehemiah 1–13.
1 Τέκνον, ἥμαρτες; μὴ προσθῇς μηκέτι, καὶ περὶ τῶν προτέρων σου δεήθητι.
1 My son, have you sinned? Do it no more; and ask forgiveness for your past sins.
2 Ὡς ἀπὸ προσώπου ὄφεως, φεῦγε ἀπὸ ἁμαρτίας, ἐὰν γὰρ προσέλθῃς, δήξεταί σε· ὀδόντες λέοντος οἱ ὀδόντες αὐτῆς, ἀναιροῦντες ψυχὰς ἀνθρώπεν.
2 Flee from sin as from the face of a snake; for if you go near, it will bite you. Its teeth are like lion’s teeth, slaying people’s souls.
3 Ὡς ῥομφαία δίστομος πᾶσα ἀνομία, τῇ πληγῇ αὐτῆς οὐκ ἔστιν ἴασις.
3 All iniquity is as a two-edged sword. Its stroke has no healing.
4 Καταπληγμὸς καὶ ὕβρις ἐρημώσουσι πλοῦτον, οὕτως οἶκος ὑπερηφάνου ἐρημωθήσεται.
4 Terror and violence will waste away riches. So the house of an arrogant man will be laid waste.
5 Δέησις πτωχοῦ ἐκ στόματος ἕως ὠτίων αὐτοῦ, καὶ τὸ κρίμα αὐτοῦ κατὰ σπουδὴν ἔρχεται.
5 Supplication from a poor man’s mouth reaches to the ears of God, and his judgment comes speedily.
6 Μισῶν ἐλεγμὸν, ἐν ἴχνει ἁμαρτωλοῦ, καὶ ὁ φοβούμενος Κύριον ἐπιστρέψει ἐν καρδίᾳ.
6 One who hates reproof is in the path of the sinner. He who fears the Lord will repent in his heart.
7 Γνωστὸς μακρόθεν ὁ δυνατὸς ἐν γλώσσῃ, ὁ δὲ νοήμων οἶδεν ἐν τῷ ὀλισθαίνειν αὐτόν.
7 He who is mighty in tongue is known far away; but the man of understanding knows when he slips.
8 Ὁ οἰκοδομῶν τὴν οἰκίαν αὐτοῦ ἐν χρήμασιν ἀλλοτρίοις, ὡς ὁ συνάγων αὐτοῦ τοὺς λίθους εἰς χειμῶνα.
8 He who builds his house with other men’s money is like one who gathers stones for his own tomb.
9 Στυππεῖον συνηγμένον συναγωγὴ ἀνόμων, καὶ ἡ συντέλεια αὐτῶν φλὸξ πυρός.
9 The congregation of wicked men is as a bundle of tow with a flame of fire at the end of them.
10 Ὁδὸς ἁμαρτωλῶν ὡμαλισμένη ἐκ λίθων, καὶ ἐπʼ ἐσχάτῳ αὐτῆς βόθρος ᾅδου.
10 The way of sinners is paved with stones; and at the end of it is the pit of Hades.
11 Ὁ φύλασσων νόμον κατακρατεῖ τοῦ ἐννοήματος αὐτοῦ, καὶ συντέλεια τοῦ φόβου Κυρίου σοφία.
11 He who keeps the law becomes master of its intent. The fulfilment of the fear of the Lord is wisdom.
12 Οὐ παιδευθήσεται ὃς οὐκ ἔστι πανοῦργος· ἔστι πανουργία πληθύνουσα πικρίαν.
12 He who is not clever will not be instructed. There is a cleverness which makes bitterness abound.
13 Γνῶσις σοφοῦ ὡς κατακλυσμὸς πληθυνθήσεται, καὶ ἡ βουλὴ αὐτοῦ ὡς πηγὴ ζωῆς.
13 The knowledge of a wise man will be made to abound as a flood, and his counsel as a fountain of life.
14 Ἔγκατα μωροῦ ὡς ἀγγεῖον συντετριμμένον, καὶ πᾶσαν γνῶσιν οὐ κρατήσει.
14 The inward parts of a fool are like a broken vessel. He will hold no knowledge.
15 Λόγον σοφὸν ἐὰν ἀκούσῃ ἐπιστήμων, αἰνέσει αὐτὸν, καὶ ἐπʼ αὐτὸν προσθήσει· ἤκουσεν ὁ σπαταλῶν καὶ ἀπήρεσεν αὐτῷ, καὶ ἀπέστρεψεν αὐτὸν ὀπίσω τοῦ νώτου αὐτοῦ.
15 If a man of knowledge hears a wise word, he will commend it and add to it. The wanton man hears it, and it displeases him, so he throws it away behind his back.
16 Ἐξήγησις μωροῦ ὡς ἐν ὁδῷ φορτίον, ἐπὶ δὲ χείλους συνετοῦ εὑρεθήσεται χάρις.
16 The chatter of a fool is like a burden in the way, but grace will be found on the lips of the wise.
17 Στόμα φρονίμου ζητηθήσεται ἐν ἐκκλησίᾳ, καὶ τοὺς λόγους αὐτοῦ διανοηθήσεται ἐν καρδίᾳ.
17 The utterance of the prudent man will be sought for in the congregation. They will ponder his words in their heart.
18 Ὡς οἶκος ἠφανισμένος οὕτως μωρῷ σοφία· καὶ γνῶσις ἀσυνέτου, ἀδιεξέταστοι λόγοι.
18 As a house that is destroyed, so is wisdom to a fool. The knowledge of an unwise man is talk without sense.
19 Πέδαι ἐν ποσὶν ἀνόητοις παιδεία, καὶ ὡς χειροπέδαι ἐπὶ χειρὸς δεξιᾶς.
19 Instruction is as fetters on the feet of an unwise man, and as manacles on the right hand.
20 Μωρὸς ἐν γέλωτι ἀνυψοῖ φωνὴν αὐτοῦ, ἀνὴρ δὲ πανοῦργος μόλις ἡσυχῇ μειδιάσει.
20 A fool lifts up his voice with laughter, but a clever man smiles quietly.
21 Ὡς κόσμος χρυσοῦ φρονίμῳ παιδεία, καὶ ὡς χλιδὼν ἐπὶ βραχίονι δεξιῷ.
21 Instruction is to a prudent man as an ornament of gold, and as a bracelet upon his right arm.
22 Ποὺς μωροῦ ταχὺς εἰς οἰκίαν, ἄνθρωπος δὲ πολύπειρος αἰσχυνθήσεται ἀπὸ προσώπου.
22 The foot of a fool rushes into a house, but a man of experience will be ashamed of entering.
23 Ἄφρων ἀπὸ θύρας παρακύπτει εἰς οἰκίαν, ἀνὴρ δὲ πεπαιδευμένος ἔξω στήσεται.
23 A foolish man peers into the door of a house, but a man who is instructed will stand outside.
24 Ἀπαιδευσία ἀνθρώπου ἀκροᾶσθαι παρὰ θύραν, ὁ δὲ φρόνιμος βαρυνθήσεται ἀτιμίᾳ.
24 It is rude for someone to listen at a door, but a prudent person will be grieved with the disgrace.
25 Χείλη ἀλλοτρίων ἐν τούτοις βαρυνθήσεται, λόγοι δὲ φρονίμων ἐν ζυγῷ σταθήσονται.
25 The lips of strangers will be grieved at these things, but the words of prudent men will be weighed in the balance.
26 Ἐν στόματι μωρῶν ἡ καρδία αὐτῶν, καρδία δὲ σοφῶν στόμα αὐτῶν.
26 The heart of fools is in their mouth, but the mouth of wise men is their heart.
27 Ἐν τῷ καταρᾶσθαι ἀσεβῆ τὸν Σατανᾶν, αὐτὸς καταρᾶται τὴν ἑαυτοῦ ψυχήν.
27 When the ungodly curses an adversary, he curses his own soul.
28 Μολύνει τὴν ἑαυτοῦ ψυχὴν ὁ ψιθυρίζων, καὶ ἐν παροικήσει μισηθήσεται.
28 A whisperer defiles his own soul, and will be hated wherever he travels.
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).
… shalt neglect to cure what is past, as it is written, "Son, thou hast sinned, do so no more." And that he might not think to be secure by this only, he saith, "And for thy former sins pray that they may be forgiven thee." But what will it profit thee to pray for forgiveness, if thou shalt not make …
Leer en contexto · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 6 (1888)