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3 ΣΟΦΙΑ ΣΑΛΩΜΩΝΟΣWISDOM OF SOLOMON - Brenton|RSVReference
1Δικαίων δὲ ψυχαὶ ἐν χειρὶ θεοῦ,
καὶ οὐ μὴ ἅψηται αὐτῶν βάσανος.
 But the souls of the righteous are in the hand of God,
and no torment will ever touch them.
The destiny of the righteous. Wis.3.1-9
2ἔδοξαν ἐν ὀφθαλμοῖς ἀφρόνων τεθνάναι,
καὶ ἐλογίσθη κάκωσις ἡ ἔξοδος αὐτῶν
 In the eyes of the foolish they seemed to have died,
and their departure was thought to be an affliction,
 
3καὶ ἡ ἀφ' ἡμῶν πορεία σύντριμμα,
οἱ δέ εἰσιν ἐν εἰρήνῃ.
 and their going from us to be their destruction;
but they are at peace.
 
4καὶ γὰρ ἐν ὄψει ἀνθρώπων ἐὰν κολασθῶσιν,
ἡ ἐλπὶς αὐτῶν ἀθανασίας πλήρης·
 For though in the sight of men they were punished,
their hope is full of immortality.
 
5καὶ ὀλίγα παιδευθέντες μεγάλα εὐεργετηθήσονται,
ὅτι ὁ θεὸς ἐπείρασεν αὐτοὺς
καὶ εὗρεν αὐτοὺς ἀξίους ἑαυτοῦ·
 Having been disciplined a little,
they will receive great good,
because God tested them
and found them worthy of himself;
 
6ὡς χρυσὸν ἐν χωνευτηρίῳ ἐδοκίμασεν αὐτοὺς,
καὶ ὡς ὁλοκάρπωμα θυσίας προσεδέξατο αὐτούς.
 like gold in the furnace he tried them,
and like a sacrificial burnt offering he accepted them.
 
7καὶ ἐν καιρῷ ἐπισκοπῆς αὐτῶν ἀναλάμψουσιν,
καὶ ὡς σπινθῆρες ἐν καλάμῃ διαδραμοῦνται·
 In the time of their visitation they will shine forth,
and will run like sparks through the stubble.
 
8κρινοῦσιν ἔθνη καὶ κρατήσουσιν λαῶν,
καὶ βασιλεύσει αὐτῶν κύριος εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας.
 They will govern nations and rule over peoples,
and the Lord will reign over them for ever.
 
9οἱ πεποιθότες ἐπ' αὐτῷ συνήσουσιν ἀλήθειαν,
καὶ οἱ πιστοὶ ἐν ἀγάπῃ προσμενοῦσιν αὐτῷ·
ὅτι χάρις καὶ ἔλεος τοῖς ἐκλεκτοῖς αὐτοῦ.
 Those who trust in him will understand truth,
and the faithful will abide with him in love,
because grace and mercy are upon his elect,
and he watches over his holy ones.
 
10Οἱ δὲ ἀσεβεῖς καθὰ ἐλογίσαντο ἕξουσιν ἐπιτιμίαν,
οἱ ἀμελήσαντες τοῦ δικαίου καὶ τοῦ κυρίου ἀποστάντες·
 But the ungodly will be punished as their reasoning deserves,
who disregarded the righteous man and rebelled against the Lord;
The destiny of the wicked. Wis.3.10-13
11σοφίαν γὰρ καὶ παιδείαν ὁ ἐξουθενῶν ταλαίπωρος,
καὶ κενὴ ἡ ἐλπὶς αὐτῶν,
καὶ οἱ κόποι ἀνόνητοι,
καὶ ἄχρηστα τὰ ἔργα αὐτῶν·
 for whoever despises wisdom and instruction is miserable.
Their hope is vain,
their labours are unprofitable,
and their works are useless.
 
12αἱ γυναῖκες αὐτῶν ἄφρονες,
καὶ πονηρὰ τὰ τέκνα αὐτῶν,
ἐπικατάρατος ἡ γένεσις αὐτῶν.
 Their wives are foolish,
and their children evil;
 
13ὅτι μακαρία στεῖρα ἡ ἀμίαντος,
ἥτις οὐκ ἔγνω κοίτην ἐν παραπτώματι,
ἕξει καρπὸν ἐν ἐπισκοπῇ ψυχῶν,
 their offspring are accursed.
For blessed is the barren woman who is undefiled,
who has not entered into a sinful union;
she will have fruit when God examines souls.
Virtue. Wis.3.13-4.9
14καὶ εὐνοῦχος ὁ μὴ ἐργασάμενος ἐν χειρὶ ἀνόμημα,
μηδὲ ἐνθυμηθεὶς κατὰ τοῦ κυρίου πονηρά,
δοθήσεται γὰρ αὐτῷ τῆς πίστεως χάρις ἐκλεκτὴ
καὶ κλῆρος ἐν ναῷ κυρίου θυμηρέστερος.
 Blessed also is the eunuch whose hands have done no lawless deed,
and who has not devised wicked things against the Lord;
for special favour will be shown him for his faithfulness,
and a place of great delight in the temple of the Lord.
 
15ἀγαθῶν γὰρ πόνων καρπὸς εὐκλεής,
καὶ ἀδιάπτωτος ἡ ῥίζα τῆς φρονήσεως.
 For the fruit of good labours is renowned,
and the root of understanding does not fail.
 
16τέκνα δὲ μοιχῶν ἀτέλεστα ἔσται,
καὶ ἐκ παρανόμου κοίτης σπέρμα ἀφανισθήσεται.
 But children of adulterers will not come to maturity,
and the offspring of an unlawful union will perish.
 
17ἐάν τε γὰρ μακρόβιοι γένωνται,
εἰς οὐθὲν λογισθήσονται,
καὶ ἄτιμον ἐπ' ἐσχάτων τὸ γῆρας αὐτῶν·
 Even if they live long
they will be held of no account,
and finally their old age will be without honour.
 
18ἐάν τε ὀξέως τελευτήσωσιν, οὐχ ἕξουσιν ἐλπίδα
οὐδὲ ἐν ἡμέρᾳ διαγνώσεως παραμύθιον·
 If they die young, they will have no hope
and no consolation in the day of decision.
 
19γενεᾶς γὰρ ἀδίκου χαλεπὰ τὰ τέλη.
 For the end of an unrighteous generation is grievous. 
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Notes:

The Old Testament in Greek is Rahlf's LXX available in Word format at the Tyndale website, adapted to database format.
The alternative readings of the LXX - Judges (Alexandrinus), Daniel, Susanna & Bel (LXX received text), and Tobit (Sinaiticus [not printed in Swete]) as separate book references so that they can be viewed as an alternative text in parallel with the primary text.
(I have reversed the Swete presentation for Daniel, Susanna, Bel by listing in the later Theodotion LXX text as the main text. )
The LXX cross references to the Hebrew Bible have been extensively revised using those set out in Swete's 'Old Testament in Greek' publications between 1894 and 1909, amended in part to agree with verses as printed in the Biblia Hebraica (1937 publication).
Some verse cross references in Swete's had to be amended to agree with the BHS verse numbering, and there may well be some mismatches that I haven't yet picked up on. (If you find any errors please e-mail me.)
Hebrew Bible has been adapted from the BHS in Word format at Tyndale.
The Septuagint in English ( translated by Sir Lancelot CL Brenton) - is used here only for the books of the Hebrew Bible.
The Revised Standard Version: This generally follows the Hebrew Bible for the canonical OT so I have included the RSV Aprocrypha for the Greek books not covered by Brenton.
Ecclesiasticus - Sirach Chs.30-36: The text of these chapters from 30.24 to 36.16, is disordered.
I have followed Swete's verse numbering for the greek text.
Also, the RSV verse numbering differs from the NRSV.
The NRSV appears to have followed Swete's numbering here, so I have re-ordered the RSV to agree with both the NRSV & Swete for these chapters.
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