Eclesiástico (Sirácida) · Revised Version (con apócrifos)
Eclesiástico (Sirácida) 7 Revised Version (con apócrifos)
1 Do no evil, so shall no evil overtake thee.
1 Do no evil, so no evil will overtake you.
2 Depart from wrong, and it shall turn aside from thee.
2 Depart from wrong, and it will turn away from you.
3 My son, sow not upon the furrows of unrighteousness, And thou shalt not reap them sevenfold.
3 My son, don’t sow upon the furrows of unrighteousness, and you won’t reap them sevenfold.
4 Seek not of the Lord preeminence, Neither of the king the seat of honour.
4 Don’t seek preeminence from the Lord, nor the seat of honor from the king.
5 Justify not thyself in the presence of the Lord; And display not thy wisdom before the king.
5 Don’t justify yourself in the presence of the Lord, and don’t display your wisdom before the king.
6 Seek not to be a judge, Lest thou be not able to take away iniquities; Lest haply thou fear the person of a mighty man, And lay a stumblingblock in the way of thy uprightness.
6 Don’t seek to be a judge, lest you not be able to take away iniquities, lest perhaps you fear the person of a mighty man, and lay a stumbling block in the way of your uprightness.
7 Sin not against the multitude of the city, And cast not thyself down in the crowd.
7 Don’t sin against the multitude of the city. Don’t disgrace yourself in the crowd.
8 Bind not up sin twice; For in one [sin ] thou shalt not be unpunished.
8 Don’t commit a sin twice, for even in one you will not be unpunished.
9 Say not, He will look upon the multitude of my gifts, And when I offer to the Most High God, he will accept it.
9 Don’t say, “He will look upon the multitude of my gifts. When I make an offering to the Most High God, he will accept it.”
10 Be not fainthearted in thy prayer; And neglect not to give alms.
10 Don’t be faint-hearted in your prayer. Don’t neglect to give alms.
11 Laugh not a man to scorn when he is in the bitterness of his soul; For there is one who humbleth and exalteth.
11 Don’t laugh a man to scorn when he is in the bitterness of his soul, for there is one who humbles and exalts.
12 Devise not a lie against thy brother; Neither do the like to a friend.
12 Don’t devise a lie against your brother, or do the same to a friend.
13 Love not to make any manner of lie; For the custom thereof is not for good.
13 Refuse to utter a lie, for that habit results in no good.
14 Prate not in the multitude of elders; And repeat not thy words in thy prayer.
14 Don’t babble in the assembly of elders. Don’t repeat your words in your prayer.
15 Hate not laborious work; Neither husbandry, which the Most High hath ordained.
15 Don’t hate hard labor or farm work, which the Most High has created.
16 Number not thyself among the multitude of sinners: Remember that wrath will not tarry.
16 Don’t number yourself among the multitude of sinners. Remember that wrath will not wait.
17 Humble thy soul greatly; For the punishment of the ungodly man is fire and the worm.
17 Humble your soul greatly, for the punishment of the ungodly man is fire and the worm.
18 Change not a friend for a thing indifferent; Neither a true brother for the gold of Ophir.
18 Don’t exchange a friend for something, neither a true brother for the gold of Ophir.
19 Forgo not a wise and good wife; For her grace is above gold.
19 Don’t deprive yourself of a wise and good wife, for her grace is worth more than gold.
20 Entreat not evil a servant that worketh truly, Nor a hireling that giveth [thee ] his life.
20 Don’t abuse a servant who works faithfully, or a hireling who gives you his life.
21 Let thy soul love a wise servant; Defraud him not of liberty.
21 Let your soul love a wise servant. Don’t defraud him of liberty.
22 Hast thou cattle? have an eye to them; And if they are profitable to thee, let them stay by thee.
22 Do you have cattle? Look after them. If they are profitable to you, let them stay by you.
23 Hast thou children? correct them, And bow down their neck from their youth.
23 Do you have children? Correct them, and make them obedient from their youth.
24 Hast thou daughters? give heed to their body, And make not thy face cheerful toward them.
24 Do you have daughters? Take care of their bodies, and don’t be overly indulgent toward them.
25 Give thy daughter in marriage, and thou shalt have accomplished a great matter: And give her to a man of understanding.
25 Give your daughter in marriage, and you will have accomplished a great matter. Give her to a man of understanding.
26 Hast thou a wife after thy mind? cast her not out: But trust not thyself to one that is hateful.
26 Do you have a wife who pleases you? Don’t cast her out. But don’t trust yourself to one who is hateful.
27 Give glory to thy father with thy whole heart; And forget not the pangs of thy mother.
27 Honor your father with your whole heart, and don’t forget the birth pangs of your mother.
28 Remember that of them thou wast born: And what wilt thou recompense them for the things that they have done for thee?
28 Remember that you were born of them. What will you repay them for the things that they have done for you?
29 Fear the Lord with all thy soul; And reverence his priests.
29 Fear the Lord with all your soul; and revere his priests.
30 With all thy strength love him that made thee; And forsake not his ministers.
30 With all your strength love him who made you. Don’t forsake his ministers.
31 Fear the Lord, and glorify the priest; And give him his portion, even as it is commanded thee; The firstfruits, and the trespass offering, and the gift of the shoulders, And the sacrifice of sanctification, and the firstfruits of holy things.
31 Fear the Lord and honor the priest. Give him his portion, even as it is commanded you: the first fruits, the trespass offering, the gift of the shoulders, the sacrifice of sanctification, and the first fruits of holy things.
32 Also to the poor man stretch out thy hand, That thy blessing may be perfected.
32 Also stretch out your hand to the poor man, that your blessing may be complete.
33 A gift hath grace in the sight of every man living; And for a dead man keep not back grace.
33 A gift has grace in the sight of every living man. Don’t withhold grace for a dead man.
34 Be not wanting to them that weep; And mourn with them that mourn.
34 Don’t avoid those who weep, and mourn with those who mourn.
35 Be not slow to visit a sick man; For by such things thou shalt gain love.
35 Don’t be slow to visit a sick man, for by such things you will gain love.
36 In all thy matters remember thy last end, And thou shalt never do amiss.
36 In all your words, remember eternity, and you will never sin.
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).
But ordinary phraseology would not have allowed the saying, "Be unwilling to make any manner of lie," had there not been also an evil will, whose wickedness separates if from that which the angels celebrated, "Peace on earth, of good will to men." For "good" is superfluous if there is no other kind of will but good will.
Leer en contexto · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 2 (1887)
For we read in the ancient Scriptures, "The vengeance of the flesh of the ungodly is fire and worms." It might have been more briefly said, "The vengeance of the ungodly." Why, then, was it said, "The flesh of the ungodly," unless because both the fire and the worm are to be the punishment of the flesh?
Leer en contexto · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 2 (1887)