Sirach 46
King James Version with ApocryphaTranslation
King James Version with Apocrypha
Douay-Rheims Bible, American Edition (1899)
1Jesus the son a Nave was valiant in the wars, and was the successor of Moses in prophecies, who according to his name was made great for the saving of the elect of God, and taking vengeance of the enemies that rose up against them, that he might set Israel in their inheritance.
1Valiant in war was Jesus the son of Nave, who was successor of Moses among the prophets, who was great according to his name,
2How great glory gat he, when he did lift up his hands, and stretched out his sword against the cities!
2Very great for the saving the elect of God, to overthrow the enemies that rose up against them, that he might get the inheritance for Israel.
3Who before him so stood to it? for the Lord himself brought his enemies unto him.
3How great glory did he gain when he lifted up his hands, and stretched out swords against the cities?
4Did not the sun go back by his means? and was not one day as long as two?
4Who before him hath so resisted? for the Lord himself brought the enemies.
5He called upon the most high Lord, when the enemies pressed upon him on every side; and the great Lord heard him.
5Was not the sun stopped in his anger, and one day made as two?
6And with hailstones of mighty power he made the battle to fall violently upon the nations, and in the descent of Beth-horon he destroyed them that resisted, that the nations might know all their strength, because he fought in the sight of the Lord, and he followed the Mighty One.
6He called upon the most high Sovereign when the enemies assaulted him on every side, and the great and holy God heard him by hailstones of exceeding great force.
7In the time of Moses also he did a work of mercy, he and Caleb the son of Jephunne, in that they withstood the congregation, and withheld the people from sin, and appeased the wicked murmuring.
7He made a violent assault against the nation of his enemies, and in the descent he destroyed the adversaries.
8And of six hundred thousand people on foot, they two were preserved to bring them in to the heritage, even unto the land that floweth with milk and honey.
8That the nations might know his power, that it is not easy to fight against God. And he followed the mighty one:
9The Lord gave strength also unto Caleb, which remained with him unto his old age: so that he entered upon the high places of the land, and his seed obtained it for an heritage:
9And in the days of Moses he did a work of mercy, he and Caleb the son of Jephone, in standing against the enemy, and withholding the people from sins, and appeasing the wicked murmuring.
10That all the children of Israel might see that it is good to follow the Lord.
10And they two being appointed, were delivered out of the danger from among the number of six hundred thousand men on foot, to bring them into their inheritance, into the land that floweth with milk and honey.
11And concerning the judges, every one by name, whose heart went not a whoring, nor departed from the Lord, let their memory be blessed.
11And the Lord gave strength also to Caleb, and his strength continued even to his old age, so that he went up to the high places of the land, and his seed obtained it for an inheritance:
12Let their bones flourish out of their place, and let the name of them that were honoured be continued upon their children.
12That all the children of Israel might see, that it is good to obey the holy God.
13Samuel, the prophet of the Lord, beloved of his Lord, established a kingdom, and anointed princes over his people.
13Then all the judges, every one by name, whose heart was not corrupted: who turned not away from the Lord,
14By the law of the Lord he judged the congregation, and the Lord had respect unto Jacob.
14That their memory might be blessed, and their bones spring up out of their place,
15By his faithfulness he was found a true prophet, and by his word he was known to be faithful in vision.
15And their name continue for ever, the glory of the holy men remaining unto their children.
16He called upon the mighty Lord, when his enemies pressed upon him on every side, when he offered the sucking lamb.
16Samuel the prophet of the Lord, the beloved of the Lord his God, established a new government, and anointed princes over his people.
17And the Lord thundered from heaven, and with a great noise made his voice to be heard.
17By the law of the Lord he judged the congregation, and the God of Jacob beheld, and by his fidelity he was proved a prophet.
18And he destroyed the rulers of the Tyrians, and all the princes of the Philistines.
18And he was known to be faithful in his words, because he saw the God of light:
19And before his long sleep he made protestations in the sight of the Lord and his anointed, I have not taken any man’s goods, so much as a shoe: and no man did accuse him.
19And called upon the name of the Lord Almighty, in fighting against the enemies who beset him on every side, when he offered a lamb without blemish.
20And after his death he prophesied, and shewed the king his end, and lifted up his voice from the earth in prophecy, to blot out the wickedness of the people.
20And the Lord thundered from heaven, and with a great noise made his voice to be heard.
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21And he crushed the princes of the Tyrians, and all the lords of the Philistines:
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22And before the time of the end of his life in the world, he protested before the Lord, and his anointed: money, or any thing else, even to a shoe, he had not taken of any man, and no mall did accuse him.
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23And after this he slept, and he made known to the king, and shewed him the end of his life, and he lifted up his voice from the earth in prophecy to blot out the wickedness of the nation.
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