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ΣΟΦΙΑ ΣΑΛΩΜΩΝΟΣ | WISDOM OF SOLOMON - Brenton|RSV | Reference |
| 1 | Αὕτη πρωτόπλαστον πατέρα κόσμου
μόνον κτισθέντα διεφύλαξεν,
καὶ ἐξείλατο αὐτὸν ἐκ παραπτώματος ἰδίου
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Wisdom protected the first-formed father of the world,
when he alone had been created;
she delivered him from his transgression,
| Adam. Wis.10.1-2 |
| 2 | ἔδωκέν τε αὐτῷ ἰσχὺν κρατῆσαι ἁπάντων.
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and gave him strength to rule all things.
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| 3 | ἀποστὰς δὲ ἀπ' αὐτῆς ἄδικος ἐν ὀργῇ αὐτοῦ
ἀδελφοκτόνοις συναπώλετο θυμοῖς.
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But when an unrighteous man departed from her in his anger,
he perished because in rage he slew his brother.
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| 4 | δι' ὃν κατακλυζομένην γῆν πάλιν ἔσωσεν σοφία,
δι' εὐτελοῦς ξύλου τὸν δίκαιον κυβερνήσασα.
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When the earth was flooded because of him, wisdom again saved it,
steering the righteous man by a paltry piece of wood.
| Noah. Wis.10.4 |
| 5 | αὕτη καὶ ἐν ὁμονοίᾳ πονηρίας ἐθνῶν συγχυθέντων
ἔγνω τὸν δίκαιον καὶ ἐτήρησεν αὐτὸν ἄμεμπτον θεῷ,
καὶ ἐπὶ τέκνου σπλάγχνοις ἰσχυρὸν ἐφύλαξεν.
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Wisdom also, when the nations in wicked agreement had been confounded,
recognized the righteous man and preserved him blameless before God,
and kept him strong in the face of his compassion for his child.
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| 6 | αὕτη δίκαιον ἐξαπολλυμένων ἀσεβῶν ἐρρύσατο
φυγόντα καταβάσιον πῦρ Πενταπόλεως,
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Wisdom rescued a righteous man when the ungodly were perishing;
he escaped the fire that descended on the Five Cities.
| Lot. Wis.10.6-9 |
| 7 | ἧς ἔτι μαρτύριον τῆς πονηρίας
καπνιζομένη καθέστηκε χέρσος,
καὶ ἀτελέσιν ὥραις καρποφοροῦντα φυτά,
ἀπιστούσης ψυχῆς μνημεῖον ἑστηκυῖα στήλη ἁλός.
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Evidence of their wickedness still remains:
a continually smoking wasteland,
plants bearing fruit that does not ripen,
and a pillar of salt standing as a monument to an unbelieving soul.
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| 8 | σοφίαν γὰρ παροδεύσαντες
οὐ μόνον ἐβλάβησαν τοῦ μὴ γνῶναι τὰ καλά,
ἀλλὰ καὶ τῆς ἀφροσύνης ἀπέλιπον τῷ βίῳ μνημόσυνον,
ἵνα ἐν οἷς ἐσφάλησαν μηδὲ λαθεῖν δυνηθῶσιν.
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For because they passed wisdom by,
they not only were hindered from recognizing the good,
but also left for mankind a reminder of their folly,
so that their failures could never go unnoticed.
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| 9 | σοφία δὲ τοὺς θεραπεύοντας αὐτὴν ἐκ πόνων ἐρρύσατο.
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Wisdom rescued from troubles those who served her. | |
| 10 | αὕτη φυγάδα ὀργῆς ἀδελφοῦ δίκαιον
ὡδήγησεν ἐν τρίβοις εὐθείαις·
ἔδειξεν αὐτῷ βασιλείαν θεοῦ,
καὶ ἔδωκεν αὐτῷ γνῶσιν ἁγίων·
εὐπόρησεν αὐτὸν ἐν μόχθοις καὶ ἐπλήθυνεν τοὺς πόνους αὐτοῦ·
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When a righteous man fled from his brother's wrath,
she guided him on straight paths;
she showed him the kingdom of God,
and gave him knowledge of angels;
she prospered him in his labours,
and increased the fruit of his toil.
| Jacob. Wis.10.10-12 |
| 11 | ἐν πλεονεξίᾳ κατισχυόντων αὐτὸν παρέστη,
καὶ ἐπλούτισεν αὐτόν·
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When his oppressors were covetous,
she stood by him and made him rich.
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| 12 | διεφύλαξεν αὐτὸν ἀπὸ ἐχθρῶν,
καὶ ἀπὸ ἐνεδρευόντων ἠσφαλίσατο·
καὶ ἀγῶνα ἰσχυρὸν ἐβράβευσεν αὐτῷ,
ἵνα γνῷ ὅτι παντὸς δυνατωτέρα ἐστὶν εὐσέβεια.
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She protected him from his enemies,
and kept him safe from those who lay in wait for him;
in his arduous contest she gave him the victory,
so that he might learn that godliness is more powerful than anything.
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| 13 | αὕτη πραθέντα δίκαιον οὐκ ἐγκατέλιπεν,
ἀλλὰ ἐξ ἁμαρτίας ἐρρύσατο αὐτόν·
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When a righteous man was sold, wisdom did not desert him,
but delivered him from sin.
She descended with him into the dungeon,
| Joseph. Wis.10.13-14 |
| 14 | συγκατέβη αὐτῷ εἰς λάκκον,
καὶ ἐν δεσμοῖς οὐκ ἀφῆκεν αὐτόν,
ἕως ἤνεγκεν αὐτῷ σκῆπτρα βασιλείας
καὶ ἐξουσίαν τυραννούντων αὐτοῦ·
ψευδεῖς τε ἔδειξεν τοὺς μωμησαμένους αὐτὸν,
καὶ ἔδωκεν αὐτῷ δόξαν αἰώνιον.
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and when he was in prison she did not leave him,
until she brought him the scepter of a kingdom and authority over his masters.
Those who accused him she showed to be false,
and she gave him everlasting honour.
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| 15 | Αὕτη λαὸν ὅσιον καὶ σπέρμα ἄμεμπτον ἐρρύσατο ἐξ ἔθνους θλιβόντων·
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A holy people and blameless race wisdom delivered from a nation of oppressors.
| The Exodus. Wis.10.15-21 |
| 16 | εἰσῆλθεν εἰς ψυχὴν θεράποντος Κυρίου,
καὶ ἀντέστη βασιλεῦσιν φοβεροῖς ἐν τέρασι καὶ σημείοις.
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She entered the soul of a servant of the Lord,
and withstood dread kings with wonders and signs.
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| 17 | ἀπέδωκεν ὁσίοις μισθὸν κόπων αὐτῶν,
ὡδήγησεν αὐτοὺς ἐν ὁδῷ θαυμαστῇ,
καὶ ἐγένετο αὐτοῖς εἰς σκέπην ἡμέρας
καὶ εἰς φλόγα ἄστρων τὴν νύκτα.
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She gave holy men the reward of their labours;
she guided them along a marvelous way,
and became a shelter to them by day,
and a starry flame through the night.
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| 18 | διεβίβασεν αὐτοὺς θάλασσαν ἐρυθρὰν,
καὶ διήγαγεν αὐτοὺς δι' ὕδατος πολλοῦ·
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She brought them over the Red Sea,
and led them through deep waters;
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| 19 | τοὺς δὲ ἐχθροὺς αὐτῶν κατέκλυσεν,
καὶ ἐκ βάθους ἀβύσσου ἀνέβρασεν αὐτούς.
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but she drowned their enemies,
and cast them up from the depth of the sea.
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| 20 | διὰ τοῦτο δίκαιοι ἐσκύλευσαν ἀσεβεῖς,
καὶ ὕμνησαν, Κύριε, τὸ ὄνομα τὸ ἅγιόν σου,
τήν τε ὑπέρμαχόν σου χεῖρα ᾔνεσαν ὁμοθυμαδόν·
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Therefore the righteous plundered the ungodly;
they sang hymns, O Lord, to thy holy name,
and praised with one accord thy defending hand,
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| 21 | ὅτι ἡ σοφία ἤνοιξεν στόμα κωφῶν,
καὶ γλώσσας νηπίων ἔθηκεν τρανάς.
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because wisdom opened the mouth of the dumb,
and made the tongues of babes speak clearly. | |
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