Eclesiástico (Sirácida) · Revised Version (con apócrifos)
Eclesiástico (Sirácida) 23 Revised Version (con apócrifos)
1 O Lord, Father and Master of my life, Abandon me not to their counsel: Suffer me not to fall by them.
1 O Lord, Father and Master of my life, don’t abandon me to their counsel. Don’t let me fall because of them.
2 Who will set scourges over my thought, And a discipline of wisdom over mine heart? That they spare me not for mine ignorances, And [my heart ] pass not by their sins:
2 Who will set scourges over my thought, and a discipline of wisdom over my heart, that they spare me not for my errors, and not overlook their sins?
3 That mine ignorances be not multiplied, And my sins abound not; And I shall fall before mine adversaries, And mine enemy rejoice over me.
3 Otherwise my errors might be multiplied, and my sins abound, I fall before my adversaries, and my enemy rejoice over me.
4 O Lord, Father and God of my life, Give me not a proud look,
4 O Lord, Father and God of my life, don’t give me a haughty eyes,
5 And turn away concupiscense from me.
5 and turn away evil desire from me.
6 Let not greediness and chambering overtake me; And give me not over to a shameless mind.
6 Let neither gluttony nor lust overtake me. Don’t give me over to a shameless mind.
7 Hear ye, my children, the discipline of the mouth; And he that keepeth it shall not be taken.
7 Listen, my children, to the discipline of the mouth. He who keeps it will not be caught.
8 The sinner shall be overtaken in his lips; And the reviler and the proud man shall stumble therein.
8 The sinner will be overpowered through his lips. By them, the insulter and the arrogant will stumble.
9 Accustom not thy mouth to an oath; And be not accustomed to the naming of the Holy One.
9 Don’t accustom your mouth to an oath, and don’t be accustomed to naming the Holy One,
10 For as a servant that is continually scourged shall not lack a bruise, So he also that sweareth and nameth [God ] continually shall not be cleansed from sin.
10 for as a servant who is continually scourged will not lack bruises, so he also who swears and continually utters the Name will not be cleansed from sin.
11 A man of many oaths shall be filled with iniquity; And the scourge shall not depart from his house: If he shall offend, his sin shall be upon him; And if he disregard it, he hath sinned doubly; And if he hath sworn in vain, he shall not be justified; For his house shall be filled with calamities.
11 A man of many oaths will be filled with iniquity. The scourge will not depart from his house. If he offends, his sin will be upon him. If he disregards it, he has sinned doubly. If he has sworn falsely, he will not be justified, for his house will be filled with calamities.
12 There is a manner of speech that is clothed about with death: Let it not be found in the heritage of Jacob; For all these things shall be far from the godly, And they shall not wallow in sins.
12 There is a manner of speech that is clothed with death. Let it not be found in the heritage of Jacob, for all these things will be far from the godly, and they will not wallow in sins.
13 Accustom not thy mouth to gross rudeness, For therein is the word of sin.
13 Don’t accustom your mouth to gross rudeness, for it involves sinful speech.
14 Remember thy father and thy mother, For thou sittest in the midst of great men; That thou be not forgetful before them, And become a fool by thy custom; So shalt thou wish that thou hadst not been born, And curse the day of thy nativity.
14 Remember your father and your mother, for you sit in the midst of great men, that you be not forgetful before them, and become a fool by your bad habit; so you may wish that you had not been born, and curse the day of your birth.
15 A man that is accustomed to words of reproach Will not be corrected all the days of his life.
15 A man who is accustomed to abusive language won’t be corrected all the days of his life.
16 Two sorts [of men ] multiply sins, And the third will bring wrath: A hot mind, as a burning fire, will not be quenched till it be consumed: A fornicator in the body of his flesh will never cease till he hath burned out the fire.
16 Two sorts of people multiply sins, and the third will bring wrath: a hot passion, like a burning fire, will not be quenched until it is consumed; a fornicator in the body of his flesh will never cease until he has burned out the fire.
17 All bread is sweet to a fornicator: He will not leave off till he die.
17 All bread is sweet to a fornicator. He will not cease until he dies.
18 A man that goeth astray from his own bed, Saying in his heart, Who seeth me? Darkness is round about me, and the walls hide me, And no man seeth me; of whom am I afraid? The Most High will not remember my sins;
18 A man who goes astray from his own marriage bed says in his heart, “Who sees me? Darkness is around me, and the walls hide me. No one sees me. Of whom am I afraid? The Most High will not remember my sins.”
19 - And the eyes of men are his terror, And he knoweth not that the eyes of the Lord are ten thousand times brighter than the sun, Beholding all the ways of men, And looking into secret places.
19 The eyes of men are his terror. He doesn’t know that the eyes of the Lord are ten thousand times brighter than the sun, seeing all the ways of men, and looking into secret places.
20 All things were known unto him or ever they were created; And in like manner also after they were perfected.
20 All things were known to him before they were created, and also after they were completed.
21 This man shall be punished in the streets of the city; And where he suspected not he shall be taken.
21 This man will be punished in the streets of the city. He will be seized where he least expects it.
22 So also a wife that leaveth her husband, And bringeth in an heir by a stranger.
22 So also is a wife who leaves her husband, and produces an heir by another man.
23 For first, she was disobedient in the law of the Most High; And secondly, she trespassed against her own husband; And thirdly, she played the adulteress in whoredom, And brought in children by a stranger.
23 For first, she was disobedient in the law of the Most High. Second, she trespassed against her own husband. Third, she played the adulteress in fornication, and had children by another man.
24 She shall be brought out into the congregation; And upon her children shall there be visitation.
24 She shall be brought out into the congregation. Her punishment will extend to her children.
25 Her children shall not spread into roots, And her branches shall bear no fruit.
25 Her children will not take root. Her branches will bear no fruit.
26 She shall leave her memory for a curse; And her reproach shall not be blotted out.
26 She will leave her memory for a curse. Her reproach won’t be blotted out.
27 And they that are left behind shall know that there is nothing better than the fear of the Lord, And nothing sweeter than to take heed unto the commandments of the Lord.
27 And those who are left behind will know that there is nothing better than the fear of the Lord, and nothing sweeter than to heed the commandments of the Lord.
28 No está en esta traducción
28 No está en esta traducción
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).
Another have I heard entreating that he might receive,--"Take from me," saith he, "the greediness of the belly;" by which it appeareth, O my holy God, that Thou givest when what Thou commandest to be done is done.
Leer en contexto · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 1 (1886)