Sirach 2
King James Version with ApocryphaTranslation
King James Version with Apocrypha
Clementine Vulgate, 1598
1My son, if thou come to serve the Lord, prepare thy soul for temptation.
1[Fili, accedens ad servitutem Dei sta in justitia et timore, et præpara animam tuam ad tentationem.
2Set thy heart aright, and constantly endure, and make not haste in time of trouble.
2Deprime cor tuum, et sustine: inclina aurem tuam, et suscipe verba intellectus: et ne festines in tempore obductionis.
3Cleave unto him, and depart not away, that thou mayest be increased at thy last end.
3Sustine sustentationes Dei: conjungere Deo, et sustine, ut crescat in novissimo vita tua.
4Whatsoever is brought upon thee take cheerfully, and be patient when thou art changed to a low estate.
4Omne quod tibi applicitum fuerit accipe: et in dolore sustine, et in humilitate tua patientiam habe:
5For gold is tried in the fire, and acceptable men in the furnace of adversity.
5quoniam in igne probatur aurum et argentum, homines vero receptibiles in camino humiliationis.
6Believe in him, and he will help thee; order thy way aright, and trust in him.
6Crede Deo, et recuperabit te: et dirige viam tuam, et spera in illum: serva timorem illius, et in illo veterasce.]
7Ye that fear the Lord, wait for his mercy; and go not aside, lest ye fall.
7[Metuentes Dominum, sustinete misericordiam ejus: et non deflectatis ab illo, ne cadatis.
8Ye that fear the Lord, believe him; and your reward shall not fail.
8Qui timetis Dominum, credite illi, et non evacuabitur merces vestra.
9Ye that fear the Lord, hope for good, and for everlasting joy and mercy.
9Qui timetis Dominum, sperate in illum, et in oblectationem veniet vobis misericordia.
10Look at the generations of old, and see; did ever any trust in the Lord, and was confounded? or did any abide in his fear, and was forsaken? or whom did he ever despise, that called upon him?
10Qui timetis Dominum, diligite illum, et illuminabuntur corda vestra.
11For the Lord is full of compassion and mercy, longsuffering, and very pitiful, and forgiveth sins, and saveth in time of affliction.
11Respicite, filii, nationes hominum: et scitote quia nullus speravit in Domino et confusus est.
12Woe be to fearful hearts, and faint hands, and the sinner that goeth two ways!
12Quis enim permansit in mandatis ejus, et derelictus est? aut quis invocavit eum, et despexit illum?
13Woe unto him that is fainthearted! for he believeth not; therefore shall he not be defended.
13Quoniam pius et misericors est Deus, et remittet in die tribulationis peccata, et protector est omnibus exquirentibus se in veritate.]
14Woe unto you that have lost patience! and what will ye do when the Lord shall visit you?
14[Væ duplici corde, et labiis scelestis, et manibus malefacientibus, et peccatori terram ingredienti duabus viis !
15They that fear the Lord will not disobey his Word; and they that love him will keep his ways.
15Væ dissolutis corde, qui non credunt Deo, et ideo non protegentur ab eo !
16They that fear the Lord will seek that which is well, pleasing unto him; and they that love him shall be filled with the law.
16Væ his qui perdiderunt sustinentiam, et qui dereliquerunt vias rectas, et diverterunt in vias pravas !
17They that fear the Lord will prepare their hearts, and humble their souls in his sight,
17Et quid facient cum inspicere cœperit Dominus?
18Saying, We will fall into the hands of the Lord, and not into the hands of men: for as his majesty is, so is his mercy.
18Qui timent Dominum non erunt incredibiles verbo illius: et qui diligunt illum conservabunt viam illius.
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19Qui timent Dominum inquirent quæ beneplacita sunt ei, et qui diligunt eum replebuntur lege ipsius.
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20Qui timent Dominum præparabunt corda sua, et in conspectu illius sanctificabunt animas suas.
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21Qui timent Dominum custodiunt mandata illius, et patientiam habebunt usque ad inspectionem illius,
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22dicentes: Si pœnitentiam non egerimus, incidemus in manus Domini, et non in manus hominum.
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23Secundum enim magnitudinem ipsius, sic et misericordia illius cum ipso est.]
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