Wisdom of Solomon 9
King James Version with ApocryphaTranslation
King James Version with Apocrypha
Clementine Vulgate, 1598
1O God of my fathers, and Lord of mercy, who hast made all things with thy word,
1[Deus patrum meorum, et Domine misericordiæ, qui fecisti omnia verbo tuo,
2And ordained man through thy wisdom, that he should have dominion over the creatures which thou hast made,
2et sapientia tua constituisti hominem, ut dominaretur creaturæ quæ a te facta est,
3And order the world according to equity and righteousness, and execute judgment with an upright heart:
3ut disponat orbem terrarum in æquitate et justitia, et in directione cordis judicium judicet:
4Give me wisdom, that sitteth by thy throne; and reject me not from among thy children:
4da mihi sedium tuarum assistricem sapientiam, et noli me reprobare a pueris tuis:
5For I thy servant and son of thine handmaid am a feeble person, and of a short time, and too young for the understanding of judgment and laws.
5quoniam servus tuus sum ego, et filius ancillæ tuæ; homo infirmus, et exigui temporis, et minor ad intellectum judicii et legum.
6For though a man be never so perfect among the children of men, yet if thy wisdom be not with him, he shall be nothing regarded.
6Nam etsi quis erit consummatus inter filios hominum, si ab illo abfuerit sapientia tua, in nihilum computabitur.
7Thou hast chosen me to be a king of thy people, and a judge of thy sons and daughters:
7Tu elegisti me regem populo tuo, et judicem filiorum tuorum et filiarum:
8Thou hast commanded me to build a temple upon thy holy mount, and an altar in the city wherein thou dwellest, a resemblance of the holy tabernacle, which thou hast prepared from the beginning.
8et dixisti me ædificare templum in monte sancto tuo, et in civitate habitationis tuæ altare: similitudinem tabernaculi sancti tui quod præparasti ab initio.
9And wisdom was with thee: which knoweth thy works, and was present when thou madest the world, and knew what was acceptable in thy sight, and right in thy commandments.
9Et tecum sapientia tua, quæ novit opera tua, quæ et affuit tunc cum orbem terrarum faceres, et sciebat quid esset placitum oculis tuis, et quid directum in præceptis tuis.
10O send her out of thy holy heavens, and from the throne of thy glory, that being present she may labour with me, that I may know what is pleasing unto thee.
10Mitte illam de cælis sanctis tuis, et a sede magnitudinis tuæ, ut mecum sit et mecum laboret, ut sciam quid acceptum sit apud te:
11For she knoweth and understandeth all things, and she shall lead me soberly in my doings, and preserve me in her power.
11scit enim illa omnia, et intelligit, et deducet me in operibus meis sobrie, et custodiet me in sua potentia.
12So shall my works be acceptable, and then shall I judge thy people righteously, and be worthy to sit in my father’s seat.
12Et erunt accepta opera mea, et disponam populum tuum juste, et ero dignus sedium patris mei.
13For what man is he that can know the counsel of God? or who can think what the will of the Lord is?
13Quis enim hominum poterit scire consilium Dei? aut quis poterit cogitare quid velit Deus?
14For the thoughts of mortal men are miserable, and our devices are but uncertain.
14Cogitationes enim mortalium timidæ, et incertæ providentiæ nostræ;
15For the corruptible body presseth down the soul, and the earthy tabernacle weigheth down the mind that museth upon many things.
15corpus enim quod corrumpitur aggravat animam, et terrena inhabitatio deprimit sensum multa cogitantem.
16And hardly do we guess aright at things that are upon earth, and with labour do we find the things that are before us: but the things that are in heaven who hath searched out?
16Et difficile æstimamus quæ in terra sunt, et quæ in prospectu sunt invenimus cum labore: quæ autem in cælis sunt, quis investigabit?
17And thy counsel who hath known, except thou give wisdom, and send thy Holy Spirit from above?
17Sensum autem tuum, quis sciet, nisi tu dederis sapientiam, et miseris spiritum sanctum tuum de altissimis,
18For so the ways of them which lived on the earth were reformed, and men were taught the things that are pleasing unto thee, and were saved through wisdom.
18et sic correctæ sint semitæ eorum qui sunt in terris, et quæ tibi placent didicerint homines?
no verse 19 in this text
19Nam per sapientiam sanati sunt quicumque placuerunt tibi, Domine, a principio.]
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