Eclesiástico (Sirácida) · Vulgata Clementina
Eclesiástico (Sirácida) 38 Vulgata Clementina
1 [Honora medicum propter necessitatem: etenim illum creavit Altissimus.
1 Honor a physician according to your need with the honors due to him, for truly the Lord has created him.
2 A Deo est enim omnis medela, et a rege accipiet donationem.
2 For healing comes from the Most High, and he shall receive a gift from the king.
3 Disciplina medici exaltabit caput illius, et in conspectu magnatorum collaudabitur.
3 The skill of the physician will lift up his head. He will be admired in the sight of great men.
4 Altissimus creavit de terra medicamenta, et vir prudens non abhorrebit illa.
4 The Lord created medicines out of the earth. A prudent man will not despise them.
5 Nonne a ligno indulcata est aqua amara?
5 Wasn’t water made sweet with wood, that its power might be known?
6 Ad agnitionem hominum virtus illorum: et dedit hominibus scientiam Altissimus, honorari in mirabilibus suis.
6 He gave men skill that he might be glorified in his marvelous works.
7 In his curans mitigabit dolorem: et unguentarius faciet pigmenta suavitatis, et unctiones conficiet sanitatis: et non consummabuntur opera ejus.
7 With them he heals and takes away pain.
8 Pax enim Dei super faciem terræ.
8 With these, the pharmacist makes a mixture. God’s works won’t be brought to an end. From him, peace is upon the face of the earth.
9 Fili, in tua infirmitate ne despicias teipsum: sed ora Dominum, et ipse curabit te.
9 My son, in your sickness don’t be negligent, but pray to the Lord, and he will heal you.
10 Averte a delicto, et dirige manus, et ab omni delicto munda cor tuum.
10 Put away wrong doing, and direct your hands in righteousness. Cleanse your heart from all sin.
11 Da suavitatem et memoriam similaginis, et impingua oblationem, et da locum medico:
11 Give a sweet savor and a memorial of fine flour, and pour oil on your offering, according to your means.
12 etenim illum Dominus creavit, et non discedat a te, quia opera ejus sunt necessaria.
12 Then give place to the physician, for truly the Lord has created him. Don’t let him leave you, for you need him.
13 Est enim tempus quando in manus illorum incurras:
13 There is a time when recovery is in their hands.
14 ipsi vero Dominum deprecabuntur, ut dirigat requiem eorum, et sanitatem, propter conversationem illorum.
14 For they also shall ask the Lord to prosper them in diagnosis and in healing for the maintenance of life.
15 Qui delinquit in conspectu ejus qui fecit eum, incidet in manus medici.]
15 He who sins before his Maker, let him fall into the hands of the physician.
16 [Fili, in mortuum produc lacrimas, et quasi dira passus incipe plorare: et secundum judicium contege corpus illius, et non despicias sepulturam illius.
16 My son, let your tears fall over the dead, and as one who suffers grievously, begin lamentation. Wind up his body with due honor. Don’t neglect his burial.
17 Propter delaturam autem amare fer luctum illius uno die, et consolare propter tristitiam:
17 Make bitter weeping and make passionate wailing. Let your mourning be according to his merit, for one day or two, lest you be spoken evil of; and so be comforted for your sorrow.
18 et fac luctum secundum meritum ejus uno die, vel duobus, propter detractionem:
18 For from sorrow comes death. Sorrow of heart saps one’s strength.
19 a tristitia enim festinat mors, et cooperit virtutem, et tristitia cordis flectit cervicem.
19 In calamity, sorrow also remains. A poor man’s life is grievous to the heart.
20 In abductione permanet tristitia, et substantia inopis secundum cor ejus.
20 Don’t give your heart to sorrow. Put it away, remembering the end.
21 Ne dederis in tristitia cor tuum, sed repelle eam a te, et memento novissimorum.
21 Don’t forget it, for there is no returning again. You do him no good, and you would harm yourself.
22 Noli oblivisci, neque enim est conversio: et huic nihil proderis, et teipsum pessimabis.
22 Remember his end, for so also will yours be: yesterday for him, and today for you.
23 Memor esto judicii mei: sic enim erit et tuum: mihi heri, et tibi hodie.
23 When the dead is at rest, let his remembrance rest. Be comforted for him when his spirit departs from him.
24 In requie mortui requiescere fac memoriam ejus, et consolare illum in exitu spiritus sui.]
24 The wisdom of the scribe comes by the opportunity of leisure. He who has little business can become wise.
25 [Sapientia scribæ in tempore vacuitatis, et qui minoratur actu sapientiam percipiet, qua sapientia replebitur.
25 How could he become wise who holds the plow, who glories in the shaft of the goad, who drives oxen and is occupied in their labors, and who mostly talks about bulls?
26 Qui tenet aratrum, et qui gloriatur in jaculo, stimulo boves agitat, et conversatur in operibus eorum, et enarratio ejus in filiis taurorum.
26 He will set his heart upon turning his furrows. His lack of sleep is to give his heifers their fodder.
27 Cor suum dabit ad versandos sulcos, et vigilia ejus in sagina vaccarum.
27 So is every craftsman and master artisan who passes his time by night as by day, those who cut engravings of signets. His diligence is to make great variety. He sets his heart to preserve likeness in his portraiture, and is careful to finish his work.
28 Sic omnis faber et architectus, qui noctem tamquam diem transigit: qui sculpit signacula sculptilia, et assiduitas ejus variat picturam: cor suum dabit in similitudinem picturæ, et vigilia sua perficiet opus.
28 So too is the smith sitting by the anvil and considering the unwrought iron. The smoke of the fire will waste his flesh. He toils in the heat of the furnace. The noise of the hammer deafens his ear. His eyes are upon the pattern of the object. He will set his heart upon perfecting his works. He will be careful to adorn them perfectly.
29 Sic faber ferrarius sedens juxta incudem, et considerans opus ferri: vapor ignis uret carnes ejus, et in calore fornacis concertatur.
29 So is the potter sitting at his work and turning the wheel around with his feet, who is always anxiously set at his work. He produces his handiwork in quantity.
30 Vox mallei innovat aurem ejus, et contra similitudinem vasis oculus ejus.
30 He will fashion the clay with his arm and will bend its strength in front of his feet. He will apply his heart to finish the glazing. He will be careful to clean the kiln.
31 Cor suum dabit in consummationem operum, et vigilia sua ornabit in perfectionem.
31 All these put their trust in their hands. Each becomes skillful in his own work.
32 Sic figulus sedens ad opus suum, convertens pedibus suis rotam, qui in sollicitudine positus est semper propter opus suum, et in numero est omnis operatio ejus.
32 Without these no city would be inhabited. Men wouldn’t reside as foreigners or walk up and down there.
33 In brachio suo formabit lutum, et ante pedes suos curvabit virtutem suam.
33 They won’t be sought for in the council of the people. They won’t mount on high in the assembly. They won’t sit on the seat of the judge. They won’t understand the covenant of judgment. Neither will they declare instruction and judgment. They won’t be found where parables are.
34 Cor suum dabit ut consummet linitionem, et vigilia sua mundabit fornacem.
34 But they will maintain the fabric of the age. Their prayer is in the handiwork of their craft.
35 Omnes hi in manibus suis speraverunt, et unusquisque in arte sua sapiens est.
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36 Sine his omnibus non ædificatur civitas,
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37 et non inhabitabunt, nec inambulabunt, et in ecclesiam non transilient.
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38 Super sellam judicis non sedebunt, et testamentum judicii non intelligent, neque palam facient disciplinam et judicium, et in parabolis non invenientur:
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39 sed creaturam ævi confirmabunt: et deprecatio illorum in operatione artis, accomodantes animam suam, et conquirentes in lege Altissimi.]
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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).
"I sleep, and my heart waketh." I am still, and see that Thou art the Lord: for "the wisdom of the scribe cometh by opportunity of leisure; and he that hath little business shall become wise." "I sleep, and my heart waketh:" I rest from troublesome business, and my mind turns its attention to divine concerns (or communications).
Leer en contexto · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 7 (1888)