Iesu Filii Sirach 36
Clementine Vulgate, 1598Translation
Clementine Vulgate, 1598
Douay-Rheims Bible, American Edition (1899)
1[Miserere nostri, Deus omnium, et respice nos, et ostende nobis lucem miserationum tuarum:
1Have mercy upon us, O God of all, and behold us, and shew us the light of thy mercies:
2et immitte timorem tuum super gentes quæ non exquisierunt te, ut cognoscant quia non est deus nisi tu, et enarrent magnalia tua.
2And send thy fear upon the nations, that have not sought after thee: that they may know that there is no God beside thee, and that they may shew forth thy wonders.
3Alleva manum tuam super gentes alienas, ut videant potentiam tuam.
3Lift up thy hand over the strange nations, that they may see thy power.
4Sicut enim in conspectu eorum sanctificatus es in nobis, sic in conspectu nostro magnificaberis in eis:
4For as thou hast been sanctified in us in their sight, so thou shalt be magnified among them in our presence,
5ut cognoscant te, sicut et nos cognovimus quoniam non est deus præter te, Domine.
5That they may know thee, as we also have known thee, that there is no God beside thee, O Lord.
6Innova signa, et immuta mirabilia.
6Renew thy signs, and work new miracles.
7Glorifica manum et brachium dextrum.
7Glorify thy hand, and thy right arm.
8Excita furorem, et effunde iram.
8Raise up indignation, and pour out wrath.
9Tolle adversarium, et afflige inimicum.
9Take away the adversary, and crush the enemy.
10Festina tempus, et memento finis, ut enarrent mirabilia tua.
10Hasten the time, and remember the end, that they may declare thy wonderful works.
11In ira flammæ devoretur qui salvatur: et qui pessimant plebem tuam inveniant perditionem.
11Let him that escapeth be consumed by the rage of the fire: and let them perish that oppress thy people.
12Contere caput principum inimicorum, dicentium: Non est alius præter nos.
12Crush the head of the princes of the enemies that say: There is no other beside us.
13Congrega omnes tribus Jacob, ut cognoscant quia non est deus nisi tu, et enarrent magnalia tua, et hæreditabis eos sicut ab initio.
13Gather together all the tribes of Jacob: that they may know that there is no God besides thee, and may declare thy great works: and thou shalt inherit them as from the beginning.
14Miserere plebi tuæ, super quam invocatum est nomen tuum, et Israël quem coæquasti primogenito tuo.
14Have mercy on thy people, upon whom thy name is invoked: and upon Israel, whom thou hast raised up to be thy firstborn.
15Miserere civitati sanctificationis tuæ, Jerusalem, civitati requiei tuæ.
15Have mercy on Jerusalem, the city which thou hast sanctified, the city of thy rest.
16Reple Sion inenarrabilibus verbis tuis, et gloria tua populum tuum.
16Fill Sion with thy unspeakable words, and thy people with thy glory.
17Da testimonium his qui ab initio creaturæ tuæ sunt, et suscita prædicationes quas locuti sunt in nomine tuo prophetæ priores.
17Give testimony to them that are thy creatures from the beginning, and raise up the prophecies which the former prophets spoke in thy name.
18Da mercedem sustinentibus te, ut prophetæ tui fideles inveniantur: et exaudi orationes servorum tuorum,
18Reward them that patiently wait for thee, that thy prophets may be found faithful: and hear the prayers of thy servants,
19secundum benedictionem Aaron de populo tuo: et dirige nos in viam justitiæ, et sciant omnes qui habitant terram quia tu es Deus conspector sæculorum.]
19According to the blessing of Aaron over thy people, and direct us into the way of justice, and let all know that dwell upon the earth, that thou art God the beholder of all ages.
20[Omnem escam manducabit venter: et est cibus cibo melior.
20The belly will devour all meat, yet one is better than another.
21Fauces contingunt cibum feræ, et cor sensatum verba mendacia.
21The palate tasteth venison and the wise heart false speeches.
22Cor pravum dabit tristitiam, et homo peritus resistet illi.
22A perverse heart will cause grief, and a man of experience will resist it.
23Omnem masculum excipiet mulier: et est filia melior filia.
23A woman will receive every man: yet one daughter is better than another.
24Species mulieris exhilarat faciem viri sui, et super omnem concupiscentiam hominis superducit desiderium.
24The beauty of a woman cheereth the countenance of her husband, and a man desireth nothing more.
25Si est lingua curationis, est et mitigationis et misericordiæ: non est vir illius secundum filios hominum.
25If she have a tongue that can cure, and likewise mitigate and shew mercy: her husband is not like other men.
26Qui possidet mulierem bonam inchoat possessionem: adjutorium secundum illum est, et columna ut requies.
26He that possesseth a good wife, beginneth a possession: she is a help like to himself, and a pillar of rest.
27Ubi non est sepes, diripietur possessio: et ubi non est mulier, ingemiscit egens.
27Where there is no hedge, the possession shall be spoiled: and where there is no wife, he mourneth that is in want.
28Quis credit ei qui non habet nidum, et deflectens ubicumque obscuraverit, quasi succinctus latro exiliens de civitate in civitatem?]
28Who will trust him that hath no rest, and that lodgeth wheresoever the night taketh him, as a robber well appointed, that skippeth from city to city.
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