Eclesiástico (Sirácida) · Revised Version (con apócrifos)
Eclesiástico (Sirácida) 43 Revised Version (con apócrifos)
1 The pride of the height is the firmament in its clearness, The appearance of heaven, in the spectacle of its glory.
1 The pride of the heavenly heights is the clear sky, the appearance of heaven, in the spectacle of its glory.
2 The sun when he appeareth, bringing tidings as he goeth forth, Is a marvellous instrument, the work of the Most High:
2 The sun, when it appears, bringing tidings as it rises, is a marvelous instrument, the work of the Most High.
3 At his noon he drieth up the country, And who shall stand against his burning heat?
3 At noon, it dries up the land. Who can stand against its burning heat?
4 A man blowing a furnace is in works of heat, [But ] the sun three times more, burning up the mountains: Breathing out fiery vapours, And sending forth bright beams, he dimmeth the eyes.
4 A man tending a furnace is in burning heat, but the sun three times more, burning up the mountains, breathing out fiery vapors, and sending out bright beams, it blinds the eyes.
5 Great is the Lord that made him; And at his word he hasteneth his course.
5 Great is the Lord who made it. At his word, he hastens on its course.
6 The moon also is in all things for her season, For a declaration of times, and a sign of the world.
6 The moon marks the changing seasons, declares times, and is a sign for the world.
7 From the moon is the sign of the feast day; A light that waneth when she is come to the full.
7 From the moon is the sign of feast days, a light that wanes when it completes its course.
8 The month is called after her name, Increasing wonderfully in her changing; An instrument of the hosts on high, Shining forth in the firmament of heaven;
8 The month is called after its name, increasing wonderfully in its changing— an instrument of the army on high, shining in the structure of heaven,
9 The beauty of heaven, the glory of the stars, An ornament giving light in the highest places of the Lord.
9 the beauty of heaven, the glory of the stars, an ornament giving light in the highest places of the Lord.
10 At the word of the Holy One they will stand in due order, And they will not faint in their watches.
10 At the word of the Holy One, they will stand in due order. They won’t faint in their watches.
11 Look upon the rainbow, and praise him that made it; Exceeding beautiful in the brightness thereof.
11 Look at the rainbow, and praise him who made it. It is exceedingly beautiful in its brightness.
12 It compasseth the heaven round about with a circle of glory; The hands of the Most High have stretched it.
12 It encircles the sky with its glorious circle. The hands of the Most High have stretched it out.
13 By his commandment he maketh the snow to fall apace, And sendeth swiftly the lightnings of his judgement.
13 By his commandment, he makes the snow fall and swiftly sends the lightnings of his judgment.
14 By reason thereof the treasure-houses are opened; And clouds fly forth as fowls.
14 Therefore the storehouses are opened, and clouds fly out like birds.
15 By his mighty power he maketh strong the clouds, And the hailstones are broken small:
15 By his mighty power, he makes the clouds strong and the hailstones are broken in pieces.
16 And at his appearing the mountains will be shaken, And at his will the south wind will blow.
16 At his appearing, the mountains will be shaken. At his will, the south wind will blow.
17 The voice of his thunder maketh the earth to travail; So doth the northern storm and the whirlwind: As birds flying down he sprinkleth the snow; And as the lighting of the locust is the falling down thereof:
17 The voice of his thunder rebukes the earth. So does the northern storm and the whirlwind. Like birds flying down, he sprinkles the snow. It falls down like the lighting of locusts.
18 The eye will marvel at the beauty of its whiteness, And the heart will be astonished at the raining of it.
18 The eye is dazzled at the beauty of its whiteness. The heart is amazed as it falls.
19 The hoar frost also he poureth on the earth as salt; And when it is congealed, it is [as ] points of thorns.
19 He also pours out frost on the earth like salt. When it is freezes, it has points like thorns.
20 The cold north wind shall blow, And the ice shall be congealed on the water: It shall lodge upon every gathering together of water, And the water shall put on as it were a breastplate.
20 The cold north wind blows and ice freezes on the water. It settles on every pool of water. The water puts it on like it was a breastplate.
21 It shall devour the mountains, and burn up the wilderness, And consume the green herb as fire.
21 It will devour the mountains, burn up the wilderness, and consume the green grass like fire.
22 A mist coming speedily is the healing of all things; A dew coming after heat shall bring cheerfulness.
22 A mist coming speedily heals all things. A dew coming after heat brings cheerfulness.
23 By his counsel he hath stilled the deep, And planted islands therein.
23 By his counsel, he has calmed the deep and planted islands in it.
24 They that sail on the sea tell of the danger thereof; And when we hear it with our ears, we marvel.
24 Those who sail on the sea tell of its dangers. We marvel when we hear it with our ears.
25 Therein be also those strange and wondrous works, Variety of all that hath life, the race of sea-monsters.
25 There are also those strange and wondrous works in it— variety of all that has life and the huge creatures of the sea.
26 By reason of him his end hath success, And by his word all things consist.
26 Because of him, his messengers succeed. By his word, all things hold together.
27 We may say many things, yet shall we not attain; And the sum of our words is, He is all.
27 We may say many things, but couldn’t say enough. The summary of our words is, “He is everything!”
28 How shall we have strength to glorify him? For he is himself the great one above all his works.
28 How could we have strength to glorify him? For he is himself the greater than all his works.
29 The Lord is terrible and exceeding great; And marvellous is his power.
29 The Lord is awesome and exceedingly great! His power is marvelous!
30 When ye glorify the Lord, exalt him as much as ye can; For even yet will he exceed: And when ye exalt him, put forth your full strength: Be not weary; for ye will never attain.
30 Glorify the Lord and exalt him as much as you can! For even yet, he will surpass that. When you exalt him, summon your full strength. Don’t be weary, because you can’t praise him enough.
31 Who hath seen him, that he may declare him? And who shall magnify him as he is?
31 Who has seen him, that he may describe him? Who can magnify him as he is?
32 Many things are hidden greater than these; For we have seen but a few of his works.
32 Many things greater than these are hidden, for we have seen just a few of his works.
33 For the Lord made all things; And to the godly gave he wisdom.
33 For the Lord made all things. He gave wisdom to the godly.
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).
… powerless to express in words our gratitude for the benefits which we are actually receiving; for He "passes all understanding," and convicts speech of its natural inability even to approach His dignity in the least degree; as it is written in the Book of Wisdom, "Exalt Him as much as you can, for even yet will He far exceed; and …
Leer en contexto · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 2, vol. 8 (1895)