Eclesiástico (Sirácida) · Revised Version (con apócrifos)
Eclesiástico (Sirácida) 5 Revised Version (con apócrifos)
1 Set not thy heart upon thy goods; And say not, They are sufficient for me.
1 Don’t set your heart upon your goods. Don’t say, “They are sufficient for me.”
2 Follow not thine own mind and thy strength, To walk in the desires of thy heart;
2 Don’t follow your own mind and your strength to walk in the desires of your heart.
3 And say not, Who shall have dominion over me? For the Lord will surely take vengeance on thee.
3 Don’t say, “Who will have dominion over me?” for the Lord will surely take vengeance on you.
4 Say not, I sinned, and what happened unto me? For the Lord is longsuffering.
4 Don’t say, “I sinned, and what happened to me?” for the Lord is patient.
5 Concerning atonement, be not without fear, To add sin upon sins:
5 Don’t be so confident of atonement that you add sin upon sins.
6 And say not, His compassion is great; He will be pacified for the multitude of my sins: For mercy and wrath are with him, And his indignation will rest upon sinners.
6 Don’t say, “His compassion is great. He will be pacified for the multitude of my sins,” for mercy and wrath are with him, and his indignation will rest on sinners.
7 Make no tarrying to turn to the Lord; And put not off from day to day: For suddenly shall the wrath of the Lord come forth; And thou shalt perish in the time of vengeance.
7 Don’t wait to turn to the Lord. Don’t put off from day to day; for suddenly the wrath of the Lord will come on you, and you will perish in the time of vengeance.
8 Set not thine heart upon unrighteous gains: For thou shalt profit nothing in the day of calamity.
8 Don’t set your heart upon unrighteous gains, for you will profit nothing in the day of calamity.
9 Winnow not with every wind, And walk not in every path: Thus doeth the sinner that hath a double tongue.
9 Don’t winnow with every wind. Don’t walk in every path. This is what the sinner who has a double tongue does.
10 Be stedfast in thy understanding; And let thy word be one.
10 Be steadfast in your understanding. Let your speech be consistent.
11 Be swift to hear; And with patience make thine answer.
11 Be swift to hear and answer with patience.
12 If thou hast understanding, answer thy neighbour; And if not, let thy hand be upon thy mouth.
12 If you have understanding, answer your neighbor; but if not, put your hand over your mouth.
13 Glory and dishonour is in talk: And the tongue of a man is his fall.
13 Glory and dishonor is in talk. A man’s tongue may be his downfall.
14 Be not called a whisperer; And lie not in wait with thy tongue: For upon the thief there is shame, And an evil condemnation upon him that hath a double tongue.
14 Don’t be called a whisperer. Don’t lie in wait with your tongue; for shame is on the thief, and an evil condemnation is on him who has a double tongue.
15 In a great matter and in a small, be not ignorant;
15 Don’t be ignorant in a great or small matter.
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).
… despaired wrongly, and were lost in their despair, and called them back to hope; so doth He go forth to these also who would perish through an evil hope; and by another book He saith to them, "Make no tarrying to turn to the Lord." As He had said to the others, "In whatsoever day a man shall turn from …
Leer en contexto · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 6 (1888)