Eclesiástico (Sirácida) · Revised Version (con apócrifos)
Eclesiástico (Sirácida) 39 Revised Version (con apócrifos)
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1 Not so he that hath applied his soul, And meditateth in the law of the Most High; He will seek out the wisdom of all the ancients, And will be occupied in prophecies.
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1 Not so he who has applied his soul and meditates in the law of the Most High. He will seek out the wisdom of all the ancients and will be occupied with prophecies.
2 He will keep the discourse of the men of renown, And will enter in amidst the subtilties of parables.
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2 He will keep the sayings of the men of renown and will enter in amidst the subtleties of parables.
3 He will seek out the hidden meaning of proverbs, And be conversant in the dark sayings of parables.
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3 He will seek out the hidden meaning of proverbs and be conversant in the dark sayings of parables.
4 He will serve among great men, And appear before him that ruleth: He will travel through the land of strange nations; For he hath tried good things and evil among men.
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4 He will serve among great men and appear before him who rules. He will travel through the land of foreign nations, for he has learned what is good and evil among men.
5 He will apply his heart to resort early to the Lord that made him, And will make supplication before the Most High, And will open his mouth in prayer, And will make supplication for his sins.
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5 He will apply his heart to return early to the Lord who made him, and will make supplication before the Most High, and will open his mouth in prayer, and will ask for pardon for his sins.
6 If the great Lord will, He shall be filled with the spirit of understanding: He shall pour forth the words of his wisdom, And in prayer give thanks unto the Lord.
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6 If the great Lord wills, he will be filled with the spirit of understanding; he will pour forth the words of his wisdom and in prayer give thanks to the Lord.
7 He shall direct his counsel and knowledge, And in his secrets shall he meditate.
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7 He will direct his counsel and knowledge, and he will meditate in his secrets.
8 He shall shew forth the instruction which he hath been taught, And shall glory in the law of the covenant of the Lord.
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8 He will show the instruction which he has been taught and will glory in the law of the covenant of the Lord.
9 Many shall commend his understanding; And so long as the world endureth, it shall not be blotted out: His memorial shall not depart, And his name shall live from generation to generation.
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9 Many will commend his understanding. So long as the world endures, it won’t be blotted out. His memory won’t depart. His name will live from generation to generation.
10 Nations shall declare his wisdom, And the congregation shall tell out his praise.
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10 Nations will declare his wisdom. The congregation will proclaim his praise.
11 If he continue, he shall leave a greater name than a thousand: And if he die, he addeth thereto.
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11 If he continues, he will leave a greater name than a thousand. If he finally rests, it is enough for him.
12 Yet more will I utter, which I have thought upon; And I am filled as the moon at the full.
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12 Yet more I will utter, which I have thought about. I am filled like the full moon.
13 Hearken unto me, ye holy children, And bud forth as a rose growing by a brook of water:
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13 Listen to me, you holy children, and bud forth like a rose growing by a brook of water.
14 And give ye a sweet savour as frankencense, And put forth flowers as a lily, Spread abroad a sweet smell, and sing a song of praise; Bless ye the Lord for all his works.
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14 Give a sweet fragrance like frankincense. Put forth flowers like a lily. Scatter a sweet smell and sing a song of praise. Bless the Lord for all his works!
15 Magnify his name, And give utterance to his praise With the songs of your lips, and with harps; And thus shall ye say when ye utter [his praise: ]
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15 Magnify his name and give utterance to his praise with the songs on your lips and with harps! Say this when you utter his praise:
16 All the works of the Lord are exceeding good, And every command shall be [accomplished ] in his season.
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16 All the works of the Lord are exceedingly good, and every command will be done in its time.
17 None can say, What is this? wherefore is that? For in his season they shall all be sought out. At his word the waters stood as a heap, And the receptacles of waters at the word of his mouth.
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17 No one can say, “What is this?” “Why is that?” for at the proper time they will all be sought out. At his word, the waters stood as a heap, as did the reservoirs of water at the word of his mouth.
18 At his command is all his good pleasure [done; ] And there is none that shall hinder his salvation.
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18 At his command all his good pleasure is fulfilled. There is no one who can hinder his salvation.
19 The works of all flesh are before him; And it is not possible to be hid from his eyes.
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19 The works of all flesh are before him. It’s impossible to be hidden from his eyes.
20 He beholdeth from everlasting to everlasting; And there is nothing wonderful before him.
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20 He sees from everlasting to everlasting. There is nothing too wonderful for him.
21 None can say, What is this? wherefore is that? For all things are created for their uses.
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21 No one can say, “What is this?” “Why is that?” for all things are created for their own uses.
22 His blessing covered the dry land as a river, And saturated it as a flood.
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22 His blessing covered the dry land as a river and saturated it as a flood.
23 As he hath turned the waters into saltness; So shall the heathen inherit his wrath.
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23 As he has made the waters salty, so the heathen will inherit his wrath.
24 His ways are plain unto the holy; So are they stumblingblocks unto the wicked.
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24 His ways are plain to the holy. They are stumbling blocks to the wicked.
25 Good things are created from the beginning for the good; So are evil things for sinners.
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25 Good things are created from the beginning for the good. So are evil things for sinners.
26 The chief of all things necessary for the life of man Are water, and fire, and iron, and salt, And flour of wheat, and honey, and milk, The blood of the grape, and oil, and clothing.
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26 The main things necessary for the life of man are water, fire, iron, salt, wheat flour, and honey, milk, the blood of the grape, oil, and clothing.
27 All these things are for good to the godly; So to the sinners they shall be turned into evil.
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27 All these things are for good to the godly, but for sinners, they will be turned into evils.
28 There be winds that are created for vengeance, And in their fury lay on their scourges heavily; In the time of consummation they pour out their strength, And shall appease the wrath of him that made them.
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28 There are winds that are created for vengeance, and in their fury they lay on their scourges heavily. In the time of reckoning, they pour out their strength, and will appease the wrath of him who made them.
29 Fire, and hail, and famine, and death, All these are created for vengeance;
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29 Fire, hail, famine, and death— all these are created for vengeance—
30 Teeth of wild beasts, and scorpions and adders, And a sword punishing the ungodly unto destruction.
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30 wild beasts’ teeth, scorpions, adders, and a sword punishing the ungodly to destruction.
31 They shall rejoice in his commandment, And shall be made ready upon earth, when need is; And in their seasons they shall not transgress [his ] word.
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31 They will rejoice in his commandment, and will be made ready upon earth when needed. In their seasons, they won’t disobey his command.
32 Therefore from the beginning I was resolved, And I thought [this, ] and left it in writing;
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32 Therefore from the beginning I was convinced, and I thought it through and left it in writing:
33 All the works of the Lord are good: And he will supply every need in its season.
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33 All the works of the Lord are good. He will supply every need in its time.
34 And none can say, This is worse than that: For they shall all be well approved in their season.
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34 No one can say, “This is worse than that,” for they will all be well approved in their time.
35 And now with all your heart and mouth sing ye praises, And bless the name of the Lord.
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35 Now with all your hearts and voices, sing praises and bless the Lord’s name!
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).
… and a new....But in many places of holy Scriptures we have already made known to you that confession is also put for praise: as in this passage it is, "These words ye shall say in confession, That the works of the Lord are very good.'" And especially that which the Saviour Himself saith, who had not any sin at all, …
Leer en contexto · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 8 (1888)