Eclesiástico (Sirácida) · Vulgata Clementina
Eclesiástico (Sirácida) 33 Vulgata Clementina
1 [Timenti Dominum non occurrent mala: sed in tentatione Deus illum conservabit, et liberabit a malis. Sapiens non odit mandata et justitias,
1 No evil will happen to him who fears the Lord, but in trials once and again he will deliver him.
2 et non illidetur quasi in procella navis.
2 A wise man will not hate the law, but he who is a hypocrite about it is like a boat in a storm.
3 Homo sensatus credit legi Dei, et lex illi fidelis.]
3 A man of understanding will put his trust in the law. And the law is faithful to him, as when one asks a divine oracle.
4 [Qui interrogationem manifestat parabit verbum, et sic deprecatus exaudietur: et conservabit disciplinam, et tunc respondebit.
4 Prepare your speech, and so you will be heard. Bind up instruction, and make your answer.
5 Præcordia fatui quasi rota carri, et quasi axis versatilis cogitatus illius.
5 The heart of a fool is like a cartwheel. His thoughts are like a rolling axle.
6 Equus emissarius, sic et amicus subsannator: sub omni supra sedente hinnit.]
6 A stallion horse is like a mocking friend. He neighs under every one who sits upon him.
7 [Quare dies diem superat, et iterum lux lucem, et annus annum a sole?
7 Why does one day excel another, when all the light of every day in the year is from the sun?
8 A Domini scientia separati sunt, facto sole, et præceptum custodiente.
8 They were distinguished by the Lord’s knowledge, and he varied seasons and feasts.
9 Et immutavit tempora, et dies festos ipsorum, et in illis dies festos celebraverunt ad horam.
9 Some of them he exalted and hallowed, and some of them he has made ordinary days.
10 Ex ipsis exaltavit et magnificavit Deus, et ex ipsis posuit in numerum dierum: et omnes homines de solo et ex terra unde creatus est Adam.
10 And all men are from the ground. Adam was created from dust.
11 In multitudine disciplinæ Dominus separavit eos, et immutavit vias eorum.
11 In the abundance of his knowledge the Lord distinguished them, and made their ways different.
12 Ex ipsis benedixit et exaltavit, et ex ipsis sanctificavit, et ad se applicavit, et ex ipsis maledixit, et humiliavit, et convertit illos a separatione ipsorum.
12 Some of them he blessed and exalted, and some of them he made holy and brought near to himself. Some of them he cursed and brought low, and overthrew them from their place.
13 Quasi lutum figuli in manu ipsius, plasmare illud et disponere.
13 As the clay of the potter in his hand, all his ways are according to his good pleasure, so men are in the hand of him who made them, to give to them according to his judgment.
14 Omnes viæ ejus secundum dispositionem ejus: sic homo in manu illius qui se fecit, et reddet illi secundum judicium suum.
14 Good is the opposite of evil, and life is the opposite of death; so the sinner is the opposite of the godly.
15 Contra malum bonum est, et contra mortem vita: sic et contra virum justum peccator, et sic intuere in omnia opera Altissimi, duo et duo, et unum contra unum.]
15 Look upon all the works of the Most High like this, they come in pairs, one against another.
16 [Et ego novissimus evigilavi, et quasi qui colligit acinos post vindemiatores.
16 I was the last on watch, like one who gleans after the grape gatherers.
17 In benedictione Dei et ipse speravi, et quasi qui vindemiat replevi torcular.
17 By the Lord’s blessing I arrived before them, and filled my winepress like one who gathers grapes.
18 Respicite quoniam non mihi soli laboravi, sed omnibus exquirentibus disciplinam.
18 Consider that I labored not for myself alone, but for all those who seek instruction.
19 Audite me, magnates et omnes populi: et rectores ecclesiæ, auribus percipite.]
19 Hear me, you great men of the people, and listen with your ears, you rulers of the congregation.
20 [Filio et mulieri, fratri et amico, non des potestatem super te in vita tua: et non dederis alii possessionem tuam, ne forte pœniteat te, et depreceris pro illis.
20 To son and wife, to brother and friend, don’t give power over yourself while you live, and don’t give your goods to another, lest you regret it and must ask for them.
21 Dum adhuc superes et aspiras, non immutabit te omnis caro.
21 While you still live and breath is in you, don’t give yourself over to anybody.
22 Melius est enim ut filii tui te rogent, quam te respicere in manus filiorum tuorum.
22 For it is better that your children should ask from you than that you should look to the hand of your children.
23 In omnibus operibus tuis præcellens esto.
23 Excel in all your works. Don’t bring a stain on your honor.
24 Ne dederis maculam in gloria tua. In die consummationis dierum vitæ tuæ, et in tempore exitus tui, distribue hæreditatem tuam.]
24 In the day that you end the days of your life, in the time of death, distribute your inheritance.
25 [Cibaria, et virga, et onus asino: panis, et disciplina, et opus servo.
25 Fodder, a stick, and burdens are for a donkey. Bread, discipline, and work are for a servant.
26 Operatur in disciplina, et quærit requiescere: laxa manus illi, et quærit libertatem.
26 Set your slave to work, and you will find rest. Leave his hands idle, and he will seek liberty.
27 Jugum et lorum curvant collum durum, et servum inclinant operationes assiduæ.
27 Yoke and whip will bow the neck. For an evil slave there are racks and tortures.
28 Servo malevolo tortura et compedes: mitte illum in operationem, ne vacet:
28 Send him to labor, that he not be idle, for idleness teaches much mischief.
29 multam enim malitiam docuit otiositas.
29 Set him to work, as is fit for him. If he doesn’t obey, make his fetters heavy.
30 In opera constitue eum: sic enim condecet illum. Quod si non obaudierit, curva illum compedibus, et non amplifices super omnem carnem: verum sine judicio nihil facias grave.
30 Don’t be excessive toward any. Do nothing unjust.
31 Si est tibi servus fidelis, sit tibi quasi anima tua: quasi fratrem sic eum tracta, quoniam in sanguine animæ comparasti illum.
31 If you have a slave, treat him like yourself, because you have bought him with blood.
32 Si læseris eum injuste, in fugam convertetur:
32 If you have a slave, treat him like yourself. For like your own soul, you will need him. If you treat him ill, and he departs and runs away,
33 et si extollens discesserit, quem quæras et in qua via quæras illum nescis.]
33 which way will you go to seek him?
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).
So look upon all the works of the Most High, and these are two and two, one against another."
Leer en contexto · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 2 (1887)