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ΣΟΦΙΑ ΣΕΙΡΑΧ | ECCLESIASTICUS - Brenton|RSV | Reference |
| 1 | Τίμα ἰατρὸν πρὸς τὰς χρείας αὐτοῦ τιμαῖς αὐτοῦ,
καὶ γὰρ αὐτὸν ἔκτισεν Κύριος·
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Honor the physician with the honour due him,
according to your need of him,
for the Lord created him;
| Physicians. Sir.38.1-15 |
| 2 | παρὰ γὰρ ὑψίστου ἐστὶν ἴασις,
καὶ παρὰ βασιλέως λήμψεται δόμα.
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for healing comes from the Most High,
and he will receive a gift from the king.
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| 3 | ἐπιστήμη ἰατροῦ ἀνυψώσει κεφαλὴν αὐτοῦ,
καὶ ἔναντι μεγιστάνων θαυμασθήσεται.
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The skill of the physician lifts up his head,
and in the presence of great men he is admired.
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| 4 | κύριος ἔκτισεν ἐκ γῆς φάρμακα,
καὶ ἀνὴρ φρόνιμος οὐ προσοχθιεῖ αὐτοῖς.
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The Lord created medicines from the earth,
and a sensible man will not despise them.
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| 5 | οὐκ ἀπὸ ξύλου ἐγλυκάνθη ὕδωρ
εἰς τὸ γνωσθῆναι τὴν ἰσχὺν αὐτοῦ;
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Was not water made sweet with a tree
in order that his power might be known?
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| 6 | καὶ αὐτὸς ἔδωκεν ἀνθρώποις ἐπιστήμην
ἐνδοξάζεσθαι ἐν τοῖς θαυμασίοις αὐτοῦ·
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And he gave skill to men
that he might be glorified in his marvelous works.
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| 7 | ἐν αὐτοῖς ἐθεράπευσεν καὶ ἦρεν τὸν πόνον αὐτοῦ,
μυρεψὸς ἐν τούτοις ποιήσει μεῖγμα,
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By them he heals and takes away pain;
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| 8 | καὶ οὐ μὴ συντελεσθῇ ἔργα αὐτοῦ,
καὶ εἰρήνη παρ' αὐτοῦ ἐστιν ἐπὶ προσώπου τῆς γῆς.
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the pharmacist makes of them a compound.
His works will never be finished;
and from him health is upon the face of the earth.
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| 9 | Τέκνον, ἐν ἀρρωστήματί σου μὴ παράβλεπε,
ἀλλ' εὖξαι κυρίῳ, καὶ αὐτὸς ἰάσεταί σε·
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My son, when you are sick do not be negligent,
but pray to the Lord, and he will heal you.
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| 10 | ἀπόστησον πλημμέλειαν καὶ εὔθυνον χεῖρας,
καὶ ἀπὸ πάσης ἁμαρτίας καθάρισον καρδίαν·
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Give up your faults and direct your hands aright,
and cleanse your heart from all sin.
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| 11 | δὸς εὐωδίαν καὶ μνημόσυνον σεμιδάλεως,
καὶ λίπανον προσφορὰν ὡς μὴ ὑπάρχων.
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Offer a sweet-smelling sacrifice, and a memorial portion of fine flour,
and pour oil on your offering, as much as you can afford.
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| 12 | καὶ ἰατρῷ δὸς τόπον, καὶ γὰρ αὐτὸν ἔκτισεν Κύριος,
καὶ μὴ ἀποστήτω σου, καὶ γὰρ αὐτοῦ χρεία.
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And give the physician his place, for the Lord created him;
let him not leave you, for there is need of him.
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| 13 | ἔστιν καιρὸς ὅτε καὶ ἐν χερσὶν αὐτῶν εὐοδία·
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There is a time when success lies in the hands of physicians,
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| 14 | καὶ γὰρ αὐτοὶ Κυρίου δεηθήσονται,
ἵνα εὐοδώσῃ αὐτοῖς ἀνάπαυσιν
καὶ ἴασιν χάριν ἐμβιώσεως.
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for they too will pray to the Lord
that he should grant them success in diagnosis and in healing,
for the sake of preserving life.
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| 15 | ὁ ἁμαρτάνων ἔναντι τοῦ ποιήσαντος αὐτὸν
ἐμπέσοι εἰς χεῖρας ἰατροῦ.
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He who sins before his Maker,
may he fall into the care of a physician.
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| 16 | Τέκνον, ἐπὶ νεκρῷ κατάγαγε δάκρυα,
καὶ ὡς δεινὰ πάσχων ἔναρξαι θρήνου,
κατὰ δὲ τὴν κρίσιν αὐτοῦ περίστειλον τὸ σῶμα αὐτοῦ,
καὶ μὴ ὑπερίδῃς τὴν ταφὴν αὐτοῦ.
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My son, let your tears fall for the dead,
and as one who is suffering grievously begin the lament.
Lay out his body with the honour due him,
and do not neglect his burial.
| Mourning. Sir.38.16-23 |
| 17 | πίκρανον κλαυθμὸν καὶ θέρμανον κοπετὸν,
καὶ ποίησον τὸ πένθος κατὰ τὴν ἀξίαν αὐτοῦ
ἡμέραν μίαν καὶ δύο χάριν διαβολῆς,
καὶ παρακλήθητι λύπης ἕνεκα·
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Let your weeping be bitter and your wailing fervent;
observe the mourning according to his merit,
for one day, or two, to avoid criticism;
then be comforted for your sorrow.
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| 18 | ἀπὸ λύπης γὰρ ἐκβαίνει θάνατος,
καὶ λύπη καρδίας κάμψει ἰσχύν.
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For sorrow results in death,
and sorrow of heart saps one's strength.
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| 19 | ἐν ἐπαγωγῇ παραμένει καὶ λύπη,
καὶ βίος πτωχοῦ κατὰ καρδίας.
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In calamity sorrow continues,
and the life of the poor man weighs down his heart.
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| 20 | μὴ δῷς εἰς λύπην τὴν καρδίαν σου,
ἀπόστησον αὐτὴν μνησθεὶς τὰ ἔσχατα·
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Do not give your heart to sorrow;
drive it away, remembering the end of life.
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| 21 | μὴ ἐπιλάθῃ, οὐ γάρ ἐστιν ἐπάνοδος,
καὶ τοῦτον οὐκ ὠφελήσεις καὶ σεαυτὸν κακώσεις.
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Do not forget, there is no coming back;
you do the dead no good, and you injure yourself.
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| 22 | μνήσθητι τὸ κρίμα μου, ὅτι οὕτως καὶ τὸ σόν·
ἐμοὶ ἐχθὲς καὶ σοὶ σήμερον.
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"Remember my doom, for yours is like it:
yesterday it was mine, and today it is yours."
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| 23 | ἐν ἀναπαύσει νεκροῦ κατάπαυσον τὸ μνημόσυνον αὐτοῦ,
καὶ παρακλήθητι ἐν αὐτῷ ἐν ἐξόδῳ πνεύματος αὐτοῦ.
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When the dead is at rest, let his remembrance cease,
and be comforted for him when his spirit is departed.
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| 24 | Σοφία γραμματέως ἐν εὐκαιρίᾳ σχολῆς,
καὶ ὁ ἐλασσούμενος πράξει αὐτοῦ σοφισθήσεται.
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The wisdom of the scribe depends on the opportunity of leisure;
and he who has little business may become wise.
| Scholars, artists, craftsmen. Sir.38.24-39.11 |
| 25 | τί σοφισθήσεται ὁ κρατῶν ἀρότρου,
καὶ καυχώμενος ἐν δόρατι κέντρου,
βόας ἐλαύνων καὶ ἀναστρεφόμενος ἐν ἔργοις αὐτῶν,
καὶ ἡ διήγησις αὐτοῦ ἐν υἱοῖς ταύρων;
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How can he become wise who handles the plow,
and who glories in the shaft of a goad,
who drives oxen and is occupied with their work,
and whose talk is about bulls?
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| 26 | καρδίαν αὐτοῦ δώσει ἐκδοῦναι αὔλακας,
καὶ ἡ ἀγρυπνία αὐτοῦ εἰς χορτάσματα δαμάλεων.
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He sets his heart on plowing furrows,
and he is careful about fodder for the heifers.
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| 27 | οὕτως πᾶς τέκτων καὶ ἀρχιτέκτων,
ὅστις νύκτωρ ὡς ἡμέρας διάγει·
οἱ γλύφοντες γλύμματα σφραγίδων,
καὶ ἡ ἐπιμονὴ αὐτοῦ ἀλλοιῶσαι ποικιλίαν·
καρδίαν αὐτοῦ δώσει εἰς ὁμοιῶσαι ζωγραφίαν, καὶ ἡ ἀγρυπνία αὐτοῦ τελέσαι ἔργον.
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So too is every craftsman and master workman
who labours by night as well as by day;
those who cut the signets of seals,
each is diligent in making a great variety;
he sets his heart on painting a lifelike image,
and he is careful to finish his work.
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| 28 | οὕτως χαλκεὺς καθήμενος ἐγγὺς ἄκμονος
καὶ καταμανθάνων ἔργα σιδήρου·
ἀτμὶς πυρὸς τήξει σάρκας αὐτοῦ,
καὶ ἐν θέρμῃ καμίνου διαμαχήσεται·
φωνῇ σφύρης κλινεῖ τὸ οὖς αὐτοῦ,
καὶ κατέναντι ὁμοιώματος σκεύους οἱ ὀφθαλμοὶ αὐτοῦ·
καρδίαν αὐτοῦ δώσει εἰς συντέλειαν ἔργων,
καὶ ἡ ἀγρυπνία αὐτοῦ κοσμῆσαι ἐπὶ συντελείας.
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So too is the smith sitting by the anvil,
intent upon his handiwork in iron;
the breath of the fire melts his flesh,
and he wastes away in the heat of the furnace;
he inclines his ear to the sound of the hammer,
and his eyes are on the pattern of the object.
He sets his heart on finishing his handiwork,
and he is careful to complete its decoration.
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| 29 | οὕτως κεραμεὺς καθήμενος ἐν ἔργῳ αὐτοῦ
καὶ συστρέφων ἐν ποσὶν αὐτοῦ τροχόν,
ὃς ἐν μερίμνῃ κεῖται διὰ παντὸς ἐπὶ τὸ ἔργον αὐτοῦ,
καὶ ἐναρίθμιος πᾶσα ἡ ἐργασία αὐτοῦ·
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So too is the potter sitting at his work
and turning the wheel with his feet;
he is always deeply concerned over his work,
and all his output is by number.
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| 30 | ἐν βραχίονι αὐτοῦ τυπώσει πηλὸν,
καὶ πρὸ ποδῶν κάμψει ἰσχὺν αὐτοῦ·
καρδίαν ἐπιδώσει συντελέσαι τὸ χρῖσμα,
καὶ ἡ ἀγρυπνία αὐτοῦ καθαρίσαι κάμινον.
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He moulds the clay with his arm
and makes it pliable with his feet;
he sets his heart to finish the glazing,
and he is careful to clean the furnace.
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| 31 | Πάντες οὗτοι εἰς χεῖρας αὐτῶν ἐνεπίστευσαν,
καὶ ἕκαστος ἐν τῷ ἔργῳ αὐτοῦ σοφίζεται·
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All these rely upon their hands,
and each is skilful in his own work.
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| 32 | ἄνευ αὐτῶν οὐκ οἰκισθήσεται πόλις,
καὶ οὐ παροικήσουσιν οὐδὲ περιπατήσουσιν.
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Without them a city cannot be established,
and men can neither sojourn nor live there.
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| 33 | ἀλλ' εἰς βουλὴν λαοῦ οὐ ζητηθήσονται,
καὶ ἐν ἐκκλησίᾳ οὐχ ὑπεραλοῦνται·
ἐπὶ δίφρον δικαστοῦ οὐ καθιοῦνται,
καὶ διαθήκην κρίματος οὐ διανοηθήσονται.
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Yet they are not sought out for the council of the people,
nor do they attain eminence in the public assembly.
They do not sit in the judge's seat,
nor do they understand the sentence of judgment;
they cannot expound discipline or judgment,
and they are not found using proverbs.
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| 34 | οὐδὲ μὴ ἐκφάνωσιν παιδείαν καὶ κρίμα,
καὶ ἐν παραβολαῖς οὐχ εὑρεθήσονται,
ἀλλὰ κτίσμα αἰῶνος στηρίσουσιν,
καὶ ἡ δέησις αὐτῶν ἐν ἐργασίᾳ τέχνης.
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But they keep stable the fabric of the world,
and their prayer is in the practice of their trade. | |
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