DB1 | Mourning. Sir.38.16-23 | KNSB Contents | notes| 38 | katapi NEW STUDY BIBLE | Passage | Old Testament in Greek (Septuagint) |
| 16 | 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 | 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. |
| 17 | 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. | πίκρανον κλαυθμὸν καὶ θέρμανον κοπετὸν, καὶ ποίησον τὸ πένθος κατὰ τὴν ἀξίαν αὐτοῦ ἡμέραν μίαν καὶ δύο χάριν διαβολῆς, καὶ παρακλήθητι λύπης ἕνεκα· | |
| 18 | For sorrow results in death, and sorrow of heart saps one's strength. | ἀπὸ λύπης γὰρ ἐκβαίνει θάνατος, καὶ λύπη καρδίας κάμψει ἰσχύν. | |
| 19 | In calamity sorrow continues, and the life of the poor man weighs down his heart. | ἐν ἐπαγωγῇ παραμένει καὶ λύπη, καὶ βίος πτωχοῦ κατὰ καρδίας. | |
| 20 | Do not give your heart to sorrow; drive it away, remembering the end of life. | μὴ δῷς εἰς λύπην τὴν καρδίαν σου, ἀπόστησον αὐτὴν μνησθεὶς τὰ ἔσχατα· | |
| 21 | Do not forget, there is no coming back; you do the dead no good, and you injure yourself. | μὴ ἐπιλάθῃ, οὐ γάρ ἐστιν ἐπάνοδος, καὶ τοῦτον οὐκ ὠφελήσεις καὶ σεαυτὸν κακώσεις. | |
| 22 | "Remember my doom, for yours is like it: yesterday it was mine, and today it is yours." | μνήσθητι τὸ κρίμα μου, ὅτι οὕτως καὶ τὸ σόν· ἐμοὶ ἐχθὲς καὶ σοὶ σήμερον. | |
| 23 | When the dead is at rest, let his remembrance cease, and be comforted for him when his spirit is departed. | ἐν ἀναπαύσει νεκροῦ κατάπαυσον τὸ μνημόσυνον αὐτοῦ, καὶ παρακλήθητι ἐν αὐτῷ ἐν ἐξόδῳ πνεύματος αὐτοῦ. | |