Eclesiástico (Sirácida) · Revised Version (con apócrifos)
Eclesiástico (Sirácida) 48 Revised Version (con apócrifos)
1 Also there arose Elijah the prophet as fire, And his word burned like a torch:
1 Then Elijah arose, the prophet like fire. His word burned like a torch.
2 Who brought a famine upon them, And by his zeal made them few in number.
2 He brought a famine upon them, and by his zeal made them few in number.
3 By the word of the Lord he shut up the heaven: Thrice did he thus bring down fire.
3 By the word of the Lord he shut up the heavens. He brought down fire three times.
4 How wast thou glorified, O Elijah, in thy wondrous deeds! And who shall glory like unto thee?
4 How you were glorified, O Elijah, in your wondrous deeds! Whose glory is like yours?
5 Who did raise up a dead man from death, And from the place of the dead, by the word of the Most High:
5 You raised up a dead man from death, from Hades, by the word of the Most High.
6 Who brought down kings to destruction, And honourable men from their bed:
6 You brought down kings to destruction, and honorable men from their sickbeds.
7 Who heard rebuke in Sinai, And judgements of vengeance in Horeb:
7 You heard rebuke in Sinai, and judgments of vengeance in Horeb.
8 Who anointed kings for retribution, And prophets to succeed after him:
8 You anointed kings for retribution, and prophets to succeed after you.
9 Who was taken up in a tempest of fire, In a chariot of fiery horses:
9 You were taken up in a tempest of fire, in a chariot of fiery horses.
10 Who was recorded for reproofs in their seasons, To pacify anger, before it brake forth into wrath; To turn the heart of the father unto the son, And to restore the tribes of Jacob.
10 You were recorded for reproofs in their seasons, to pacify anger, before it broke out into wrath, to turn the heart of the father to the son, and to restore the tribes of Jacob.
11 Blessed are they that saw thee, And they that have been beautified with love; For we also shall surely live.
11 Blessed are those who saw you, and those who have been beautified with love; for we also shall surely live.
12 Elijah [it was, ] who was wrapped in a tempest: And Elisha was filled with his spirit; And in [all ] his days he was not moved by [the fear of ] any ruler, And no one brought him into subjection.
12 Elijah was wrapped in a whirlwind. Elisha was filled with his spirit. In his days he was not moved by the fear of any ruler, and no one brought him into subjection.
13 Nothing was too high for him; And when he was laid on sleep his body prophesied.
13 Nothing was too hard for him. When he was buried, his body prophesied.
14 As in his life he did wonders, So in death were his works marvellous.
14 As in his life he did wonders, so his works were also marvelous in death.
15 For all this the people repented not, And they departed not from their sins, Till they were carried away as a spoil from their land, And were scattered through all the earth; And the people was left very few in number, And a ruler [was left ] in the house of David.
15 For all this the people didn’t repent. They didn’t depart from their sins, until they were carried away as a plunder from their land, and were scattered through all the earth. The people were left very few in number, but with a ruler from the house of David.
16 Some of them did that which was pleasing [to God, ] And some multiplied sins.
16 Some of them did that which was right, but some multiplied sins.
17 Hezekiah fortified his city, And brought in water into the midst of them: He digged the sheer rock with iron, And builded up wells for waters.
17 Hezekiah fortified his city, and brought water into its midst. He tunneled through rock with iron, and built cisterns for water.
18 In his days Sennacherib came up, And sent Rabshakeh, and departed; And he lifted up his hand against Sion, And boasted great things in his arrogancy.
18 In his days Sennacherib invaded, and sent Rabshakeh, and departed. He lifted up his hand against Zion, and boasted great things in his arrogance.
19 Then were their hearts and their hands shaken, And they were in pain, as women in travail;
19 Then their hearts and their hands were shaken, and they were in pain, as women in labor.
20 And they called upon the Lord which is merciful, Spreading forth their hands unto him: And the Holy One heard them speedily out of Heaven, And delivered them by the hand of Isaiah.
20 But they called upon the Lord who is merciful, spreading out their hands to him. The Holy One quickly heard them out of Heaven, and delivered them by the hand of Isaiah.
21 He smote the camp of the Assyrians, And his angel utterly destroyed them.
21 He struck the camp of the Assyrians, and his angel utterly destroyed them.
22 For Hezekiah did that which was pleasing to the Lord, And was strong in the ways of David his father, Which Isaiah the prophet commanded, Who was great and faithful in his vision.
22 For Hezekiah did that which was pleasing to the Lord, and was strong in the ways of his ancestor David, which Isaiah the prophet commanded, who was great and faithful in his vision.
23 In his days the sun went backward; And he added life to the king.
23 In his days the sun went backward. He prolonged the life of the king.
24 He saw by an excellent spirit what should come to pass at the last; And he comforted them that mourned in Sion.
24 He saw by an excellent spirit what would come to pass in the future; and he comforted those who mourned in Zion.
25 He shewed the things that should be to the end of time, And the hidden things or ever they came.
25 He showed the things that would happen through the end of time, and the hidden things before they came.