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| 48 | ΨΑΛΜΟΙ | PSALMS (Brenton-Septuagint) | Reference |
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| 1 | Εἰς τὸ τέλος· τοῖς υἱοῖς Κορε ψαλμός. |
For the end a Psalm for the sons of Core. | Futility of Riches. Psalm 49(v48) |
| 2 | Ἀκούσατε ταῦτα, πάντα τὰ ἔθνη,
ἐνωτίσασθε, πάντες οἱ κατοικοῦντες τὴν οἰκουμένην,
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Hear these words all ye nations hearken all ye that dwell upon the earth: | |
| 3 | οἵ τε γηγενεῖς καὶ οἱ υἱοὶ τῶν ἀνθρώπων,
ἐπὶ τὸ αὐτὸ πλούσιος καὶ πένης.
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both the sons of mean men and sons of [great] men; the rich and poor [man] together. | |
| 4 | τὸ στόμα μου λαλήσει σοφίαν,
καὶ ἡ μελέτη τῆς καρδίας μου σύνεσιν·
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My mouth shall speak of wisdom; and the meditation of my heart shall bring [forth] understanding. | |
| 5 | κλινῶ εἰς παραβολὴν τὸ οὖς μου,
ἀνοίξω ἐν ψαλτηρίῳ τὸ πρόβλημά μου.
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I will incline mine ear to a parable: I will open my riddle on the harp. | |
| 6 | ἵνα τί φοβοῦμαι ἐν ἡμέρᾳ πονηρᾷ;
ἡ ἀνομία τῆς πτέρνης μου κυκλώσει με.
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Wherefore should I fear in the evil day? the iniquity of my heel shall compass me. | |
| 7 | οἱ πεποιθότες ἐπὶ τῇ δυνάμει αὐτῶν
καὶ ἐπὶ τῷ πλήθει τοῦ πλούτου αὐτῶν καυχώμενοι,
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They that trust in their strength and boast themselves in the multitude of their wealth-- | |
| 8 | ἀδελφὸς οὐ λυτροῦται· λυτρώσεται ἄνθρωπος;
οὐ δώσει τῷ θεῷ ἐξίλασμα αὐτοῦ,
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A brother does not redeem shall a man redeem? he shall not give to God a ransom for himself | |
| 9 | καὶ τὴν τιμὴν τῆς λυτρώσεως τῆς ψυχῆς αὐτοῦ.
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or the price of the redemption of his soul though he labour for ever | |
| 10 | καὶ ἐκόπασεν εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα καὶ ζήσεται εἰς τέλος,
ὅτι οὐκ ὄψεται καταφθοράν, ὅταν ἴδῃ σοφοὺς ἀποθνῄσκοντας.
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and live to the end [so] that he should not see corruption. | |
| 11 | ἐπὶ τὸ αὐτὸ ἄφρων καὶ ἄνους ἀπολοῦνται,
καὶ καταλείψουσιν ἀλλοτρίοις τὸν πλοῦτον αὐτῶν,
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When he shall see wise men dying the fool and the senseless one shall perish together; and they shall leave their wealth to strangers. | |
| 12 | καὶ οἱ τάφοι αὐτῶν οἰκίαι αὐτῶν εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα,
σκηνώματα αὐτῶν εἰς γενεὰν καὶ γενεάν.
ἐπεκαλέσαντο τὰ ὀνόματα αὐτῶν ἐπὶ τῶν γαιῶν αὐτῶν.
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And their sepulchres are their houses for ever [even] their tabernacles to all generations: they have called their lands after their own names. | |
| 13 | καὶ ἄνθρωπος ἐν τιμῇ ὢν οὐ συνῆκεν·
παρασυνεβλήθη τοῖς κτήνεσιν τοῖς ἀνοήτοις καὶ ὡμοιώθη αὐτοῖς.
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And man being in honour understands not: he is compared to the senseless cattle and is like to them. | |
| 14 | αὕτη ἡ ὁδὸς αὐτῶν σκάνδαλον αὐτοῖς,
καὶ μετὰ ταῦτα ἐν τῷ στόματι αὐτῶν εὐδοκήσουσιν. διάψαλμα.
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This their way is an offence to them: yet afterwards men will commend their sayings. Pause. | |
| 15 | ὡς πρόβατα ἐν ᾅδῃ ἔθεντο, θάνατος ποιμαίνει αὐτούς·
καὶ κατακυριεύσουσιν αὐτῶν οἱ εὐθεῖς τὸ πρωί,
καὶ ἡ βοήθεια αὐτῶν παλαιωθήσεται ἐν τῷ ᾅδῃ ἐκ τῆς δό ξης αὐτῶν.
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They have laid [them] as sheep in Hades; death shall feed on them; and the upright shall have dominion over them in the morning and their help shall fail in Hades from their glory. | |
| 16 | πλὴν ὁ θεὸς λυτρώσεται τὴν ψυχήν μου ἐκ χειρὸς ᾅδου, ὅταν λαμβάνῃ με.
διάψαλμα.
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But God shall deliver my soul from the power of Hades when he shall receive me. Pause. | |
| 17 | μὴ φοβοῦ ὅταν πλουτήσῃ ἄνθρωπος,
καὶ ὅταν πληθυνθῇ ἡ δόξα τοῦ οἴκου αὐτοῦ·
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Fear not when a man is enriched and when the glory of his house is increased. | |
| 18 | ὅτι οὐκ ἐν τῷ ἀποθνῄσκειν αὐτὸν λήμψεται τὰ πάντα,
οὐδὲ συγκαταβήσεται αὐτῷ ἡ δόξα αὐτοῦ.
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For he shall take nothing when he dies; neither shall his glory descend with him. | |
| 19 | ὅτι ἡ ψυχὴ αὐτοῦ ἐν τῇ ζωῇ αὐτοῦ εὐλογηθήσεται·
ἐξομολογήσεταί σοι, ὅταν ἀγαθύνῃς αὐτῷ.
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For his soul shall be blessed in his life: he shall give thanks to thee when thou dost well to him. | |
| 20 | εἰσελεύσεται ἕως γενεᾶς πατέρων αὐτοῦ,
ἕως αἰῶνος οὐκ ὄψεται φῶς.
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[Yet] he shall go in to the generation of his fathers; he shall never see light. | |
| 21 | ἄνθρωπος ἐν τιμῇ ὢν οὐ συνῆκεν,
παρασυνεβλήθη τοῖς κτήνεσιν τοῖς ἀνοήτοις καὶ ὡμοιώθη αὐτοῖς.
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Man that is in honour understands not: he is compared to the senseless cattle and is like them. | |
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