Iesu Filii Sirach 35
Clementine Vulgate, 1598Translation
Clementine Vulgate, 1598
King James Version with Apocrypha
1[Qui conservat legem multiplicat oblationem.
1He that keepeth the law bringeth offerings enough: he that taketh heed to the commandment offereth a peace offering.
2Sacrificium salutare est attendere mandatis, et discedere ab omni iniquitate.
2He that requiteth a goodturn offereth fine flour; and he that giveth alms sacrificeth praise.
3Et propitiationem litare sacrificii super injustitias: et deprecatio pro peccatis, recedere ab injustitia.
3To depart from wickedness is a thing pleasing to the Lord; and to forsake unrighteousness is a propitiation.
4Retribuet gratiam qui offert similaginem: et qui facit misericordiam offert sacrificium.
4Thou shalt not appear empty before the Lord.
5Beneplacitum est Domino recedere ab iniquitate: et deprecatio pro peccatis recedere ab injustitia.
5For all these things are to be done because of the commandment.
6Non apparebis ante conspectum Domini vacuus:
6The offering of the righteous maketh the altar fat, and the sweet savour thereof is before the most High.
7hæc enim omnia propter mandatum Dei fiunt.
7The sacrifice of a just man is acceptable. and the memorial thereof shall never be forgotten.
8Oblatio justi impinguat altare, et odor suavitatis est in conspectu Altissimi.
8Give the Lord his honour with a good eye, and diminish not the firstfruits of thine hands.
9Sacrificium justi acceptum est, et memoriam ejus non obliviscetur Dominus.
9In all thy gifts shew a cheerful countenance, and dedicate thy tithes with gladness.
10Bono animo gloriam redde Deo, et non minuas primitias manuum tuarum.
10Give unto the most High according as he hath enriched thee; and as thou hast gotten, give with a cheerful eye.
11In omni dato hilarem fac vultum tuum, et in exsultatione sanctifica decimas tuas.
11For the Lord recompenseth, and will give thee seven times as much.
12Da Altissimo secundum datum ejus, et in bono oculo adinventionem facito manuum tuarum,
12Do not think to corrupt with gifts; for such he will not receive: and trust not to unrighteous sacrifices; for the Lord is judge, and with him is no respect of persons.
13quoniam Dominus retribuens est, et septies tantum reddet tibi.
13He will not accept any person against a poor man, but will hear the prayer of the oppressed.
14Noli offerre munera prava, non enim suscipiet illa.
14He will not despise the supplication of the fatherless; nor the widow, when she poureth out her complaint.
15Et noli inspicere sacrificum injustum, quoniam Dominus judex est, et non est apud illum gloria personæ.
15Do not the tears run down the widow’s cheeks? and is not her cry against him that causeth them to fall?
16Non accipiet Dominus personam in pauperem, et deprecationem læsi exaudiet.
16He that serveth the Lord shall be accepted with favour, and his prayer shall reach unto the clouds.
17Non despiciet preces pupilli, nec viduam, si effundat loquelam gemitus.
17The prayer of the humble pierceth the clouds: and till it come nigh, he will not be comforted; and will not depart, till the most High shall behold to judge righteously, and execute judgment.
18Nonne lacrimæ viduæ ad maxillam descendunt, et exclamatio ejus super deducentem eas?
18For the Lord will not be slack, neither will the Mighty be patient toward them, till he have smitten in sunder the loins of the unmerciful, and repayed vengeance to the heathen; till he have taken away the multitude of the proud, and broken the sceptre of the unrighteous;
19A maxilla enim ascendunt usque ad cælum, et Dominus exauditor non delectabitur in illis.
19Till he have rendered to every man according to his deeds, and to the works of men according to their devices; till he have judged the cause of his people, and made them to rejoice in his mercy.
20Qui adorat Deum in oblectatione suscipietur, et deprecatio illius usque ad nubes propinquabit.]
20Mercy is seasonable in the time of affliction, as clouds of rain in the time of drought.
21[Oratio humiliantis se nubes penetrabit, et donec propinquet non consolabitur, et non discedet donec Altissimus aspiciat.
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22Et Dominus non elongabit: et judicabit justos, et faciet judicium: et Fortissimus non habebit in illis patientiam, ut contribulet dorsum ipsorum:
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23et gentibus reddet vindictam, donec tollat plenitudinem superborum, et sceptra iniquorum contribulet:
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24donec reddat hominibus secundum actus suos, et secundum opera Adæ, et secundum præsumptionem illius:
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25donec judicet judicium plebis suæ, et oblectabit justos misericordia sua.
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26Speciosa misericordia Dei in tempore tribulationis, quasi nubes pluviæ in tempore siccitatis.]
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