Eclesiástico (Sirácida) · Vulgata Clementina
Eclesiástico (Sirácida) 7 Vulgata Clementina
1 [Noli facere mala, et non te apprehendent:
1 Do no evil, so no evil will overtake you.
2 discede ab iniquo, et deficient mala abs te.
2 Depart from wrong, and it will turn away from you.
3 Fili, non semines mala in sulcis injustitiæ, et non metes ea in septuplum.
3 My son, don’t sow upon the furrows of unrighteousness, and you won’t reap them sevenfold.
4 Noli quærere a Domino ducatum, neque a rege cathedram honoris.
4 Don’t seek preeminence from the Lord, nor the seat of honor from the king.
5 Non te justifices ante Deum, quoniam agnitor cordis ipse est: et penes regem noli velle videri sapiens.
5 Don’t justify yourself in the presence of the Lord, and don’t display your wisdom before the king.
6 Noli quærere fieri judex, nisi valeas virtute irrumpere iniquitates: ne forte extimescas faciem potentis, et ponas scandalum in æquitate tua.
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 Non pecces in multitudinem civitatis, nec te immittas in populum:
7 Don’t sin against the multitude of the city. Don’t disgrace yourself in the crowd.
8 neque alliges duplicia peccata, nec enim in uno eris immunis.
8 Don’t commit a sin twice, for even in one you will not be unpunished.
9 Noli esse pusillanimis in animo tuo:
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 exorare et facere eleemosynam ne despicias.
10 Don’t be faint-hearted in your prayer. Don’t neglect to give alms.
11 Ne dicas: In multitudine munerum meorum respiciet Deus, et offerente me Deo altissimo, munera mea suscipiet.
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 Non irrideas hominem in amaritudine animæ: est enim qui humiliat et exaltat circumspector Deus.
12 Don’t devise a lie against your brother, or do the same to a friend.
13 Noli amare mendacium adversus fratrem tuum, neque in amicum similiter facias.
13 Refuse to utter a lie, for that habit results in no good.
14 Noli velle mentiri omne mendacium: assiduitas enim illius non est bona.
14 Don’t babble in the assembly of elders. Don’t repeat your words in your prayer.
15 Noli verbosus esse in multitudine presbyterorum, et non iteres verbum in oratione tua.
15 Don’t hate hard labor or farm work, which the Most High has created.
16 Non oderis laboriosa opera, et rusticationem creatam ab Altissimo.
16 Don’t number yourself among the multitude of sinners. Remember that wrath will not wait.
17 Non te reputes in multitudine indisciplinatorum.
17 Humble your soul greatly, for the punishment of the ungodly man is fire and the worm.
18 Memento iræ, quoniam non tardabit.
18 Don’t exchange a friend for something, neither a true brother for the gold of Ophir.
19 Humilia valde spiritum tuum, quoniam vindicta carnis impii ignis et vermis.]
19 Don’t deprive yourself of a wise and good wife, for her grace is worth more than gold.
20 [Noli prævaricari in amicum pecuniam differentem, neque fratrem carissimum auro spreveris.
20 Don’t abuse a servant who works faithfully, or a hireling who gives you his life.
21 Noli discedere a muliere sensata et bona, quam sortitus es in timore Domini: gratia enim verecundiæ illius super aurum.
21 Let your soul love a wise servant. Don’t defraud him of liberty.
22 Non lædas servum in veritate operantem, neque mercenarium dantem animam suam.
22 Do you have cattle? Look after them. If they are profitable to you, let them stay by you.
23 Servus sensatus sit tibi dilectus quasi anima tua: non defraudes illum libertate, neque inopem derelinquas illum.
23 Do you have children? Correct them, and make them obedient from their youth.
24 Pecora tibi sunt, attende illis: et si sunt utilia, perseverent apud te.
24 Do you have daughters? Take care of their bodies, and don’t be overly indulgent toward them.
25 Filii tibi sunt? erudi illos, et curva illos a pueritia illorum.
25 Give your daughter in marriage, and you will have accomplished a great matter. Give her to a man of understanding.
26 Filiæ tibi sunt? serva corpus illarum, et non ostendas hilarem faciem tuam ad illas.
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 Trade filiam, et grande opus feceris: et homini sensato da illam.
27 Honor your father with your whole heart, and don’t forget the birth pangs of your mother.
28 Mulier si est tibi secundum animam tuam, non projicias illam: et odibili non credas te. In toto corde tuo
28 Remember that you were born of them. What will you repay them for the things that they have done for you?
29 honora patrem tuum, et gemitus matris tuæ ne obliviscaris:
29 Fear the Lord with all your soul; and revere his priests.
30 memento quoniam nisi per illos natus non fuisses: et retribue illis, quomodo et illi tibi.]
30 With all your strength love him who made you. Don’t forsake his ministers.
31 [In tota anima tua time Dominum, et sacerdotes illius sanctifica.
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 In omni virtute tua dilige eum qui te fecit, et ministros ejus ne derelinquas.
32 Also stretch out your hand to the poor man, that your blessing may be complete.
33 Honora Deum ex tota anima tua, et honorifica sacerdotes, et propurga te cum brachiis.
33 A gift has grace in the sight of every living man. Don’t withhold grace for a dead man.
34 Da illis partem, sicut mandatum est tibi, primitiarum et purgationis, et de negligentia tua purga te cum paucis.
34 Don’t avoid those who weep, and mourn with those who mourn.
35 Datum brachiorum tuorum, et sacrificium sanctificationis offeres Domino, et initia sanctorum.
35 Don’t be slow to visit a sick man, for by such things you will gain love.
36 Et pauperi porrige manum tuam, ut perficiatur propitiatio et benedictio tua.
36 In all your words, remember eternity, and you will never sin.
37 Gratia dati in conspectu omnis viventis, et mortuo non prohibeas gratiam.
37 No está en esta traducción
38 Non desis plorantibus in consolatione, et cum lugentibus ambula.
38 No está en esta traducción
39 Non te pigeat visitare infirmum: ex his enim in dilectione firmaberis.
39 No está en esta traducción
40 In omnibus operibus tuis memorare novissima tua, et in æternum non peccabis.]
40 No está en esta traducción
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)