Sirach 49
King James Version with ApocryphaTranslation
King James Version with Apocrypha
Septuagint (Brenton Greek text, with Apocrypha)
1The remembrance of Josias is like the composition of the perfume that is made by the art of the apothecary: it is sweet as honey in all mouths, and as musick at a banquet of wine.
1Μνημόσυνον Ἰωσίου εἰς σύνθεσιν θυμιάματος, ἐσκευασμένον ἔργῳ μυρεψοῦ, ἐν παντὶ στόματι ὡς μέλι γλυκανθήσεται, καὶ ὡς μουσικὰ ἐν συμποσίῳ οἴνου.
2He behaved himself uprightly in the conversion of the people, and took away the abominations of iniquity.
2Αὐτὸς κατευθύνθη ἐν ἐπιστροφῇ λαοῦ, καὶ ἐξῇρε βδελύγματα ἀνομίας.
3He directed his heart unto the Lord, and in the time of the ungodly he established the worship of God.
3Κατεύθυνε πρὸς Κύριον τὴν καρδίαν αὐτοῦ, ἐν ἡμέραις ἀνόμων κατίσχυσε τὴν εὐσέβειαν.
4All, except David and Ezekias and Josias, were defective: for they forsook the law of the most High, even the kings of Juda failed.
4Πάρεξ Δαυὶδ, καὶ Ἐζεκίου, καὶ Ἰωσίου, πάντες πλημμέλειαν ἐπλημμέλησαν· κατέλιπον γὰρ τὸν νόμον τοῦ ὑψίστου, οἱ βασιλεῖς Ἰούδα ἐξέλιπον.
5Therefore he gave their power unto others, and their glory to a strange nation.
5Ἔδωκαν γὰρ τὸ κέρας αὐτῶν ἑτέροις, καὶ τὴν δόξαν αὐτῶν ἔθνει ἀλλοτρίῳ.
6They burnt the chosen city of the sanctuary, and made the streets desolate, according to the prophecy of Jeremias.
6Ἐνεπύρισαν ἐκλεκτὴν πόλιν ἁγιάσματος, καὶ ἠρήμωσαν τὰς ὁδοὺς αὐτῆς ἐν χειρὶ Ἱερεμίου.
7For they entreated him evil, who nevertheless was a prophet, sanctified in his mother’s womb, that he might root out, and afflict, and destroy; and that he might build up also, and plant.
7Ἐκάκωσαν γὰρ αὐτὸν, καὶ αὐτὸς ἐν μήτρᾳ ἡγιάσθη προφήτης ἐκριζοῦν καὶ κακοῦν καὶ ἀπολλύειν, ὡσαύτως οἰκοδομεῖν καὶ καταφυτεύειν.
8It was Ezekiel who saw the glorious vision, which was shewed him upon the chariot of the cherubims.
8Ἰεζεκιὴλ ὃς εἶδεν ὅρασιν δόξης, ἣν ὑπέδειξεν αὐτῷ ἐπὶ ἅρματος χερουβίμ.
9For he made mention of the enemies under the figure of the rain, and directed them that went right.
9Καὶ γὰρ ἐμνήσθη τῶν ἐχθρῶν ἐν ὄμβρῳ, καὶ ἀγαθῶσαι τοὺς εὐθύνοντας ὁδούς.
10And of the twelve prophets let the memorial be blessed, and let their bones flourish again out of their place: for they comforted Jacob, and delivered them by assured hope.
10Καὶ τῶν δώδεκα προφητῶν τὰ ὀστᾶ ἀναθάλοι ἐκ τοῦ τόπου αὐτῶν· παρεκάλεσε δὲ τὸν Ἰακὼβ, καὶ ἐλυτρώσατο αὐτοὺς ἐν πίστει ἐλπίδος.
11How shall we magnify Zorobabel? even he was as a signet on the right hand:
11Πῶς μεγαλύνωμεν τὸν Ζοροβάβελ; καὶ αὐτὸς ὡς σφραγὶς ἐπὶ δεξιᾶς χειρός.
12So was Jesus the son of Josedec: who in their time builded the house, and set up an holy temple to the Lord, which was prepared for everlasting glory.
12Οὕτως Ἰησοῦς υἱὸς Ἰωσεδέκ· οἳ ἐν ἡμέραις αὐτῶν ᾠκοδόμησαν οἴκον, καὶ ἀνύψωσαν λαὸν ἅγιον Κυρίῳ ἡτοιμασμένον εἰς δόξαν αἰῶνος.
13And among the elect was Neemias, whose renown is great, who raised up for us the walls that were fallen, and set up the gates and the bars, and raised up our ruins again.
13Καὶ Νεεμίου ἐπὶ πολὺ τὸ μνημόσυνον, τοῦ ἐγείραντος ἡμῖν τείχη πεπτωκότα, καὶ στήσαντος πύλας καὶ μοχλοὺς, καὶ ἀνεγείραντος τὰ οἰκόπεδα ἡμῶν.
14But upon the earth was no man created like Enoch; for he was taken from the earth.
14Οὐδὲ εἷς ἐκτίσθη οἷος Ἐνὼχ τοιοῦτος ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς, καὶ γὰρ αὐτὸς ἀνελήφθη ἀπὸ τῆς γῆς.
15Neither was there a young man born like Joseph, a governor of his brethren, a stay of the people, whose bones were regarded of the Lord.
15Οὐδὲ ὡς Ἰωσὴφ ἐγεννήθη ἀνὴρ, ἡγούμενος ἀδελφῶν, στήριγμα λαοῦ, καὶ τὰ ὀστᾶ αὐτοῦ ἐπεσκέπησαν.
16Sem and Seth were in great honour among men, and so was Adam above every living thing in creation.
16Σὴμ καὶ Σὴθ ἐν ἀνθρώποις ἐδοξάσθησαν, καὶ ὑπὲρ πᾶν ζῶον ἐν τῇ κτίσει Ἀδάμ.
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