5:1 ⧉ ⤴︎ קְֽרָא ־נָ֭א הֲיֵ֣שׁ עוֹנֶ֑ךָּ וְאֶל ־מִ֖י מִקְּדֹשִׁ֣ים תִּפְנֶֽה ׃
ἐπικάλεσαι δέ εἴ τίς σοι ὑπακούσεται ἢ εἴ τινα ἀγγέλων ἁγίων ὄψῃ
Voca ergo , si est qui tibi respondeat , et ad aliquem sanctorum convertere .
ጸውዕ ፡ እስኩ ፡ እመቦ ፡ ዘያወሥአከ ፡ ወእመቦ ፡ እመላእክቲሁ ፡ ቅዱሳን ፡ ዘትሬኢ ።
“Call now; is there any who will answer you? To which of the holy ones will you turn?
5:2 ⧉ ⤴︎ כִּֽי ־לֶ֭אֱוִיל יַהֲרׇג ־כָּ֑עַשׂ וּ֝פֹתֶ֗ה תָּמִ֥ית קִנְאָֽה ׃
καὶ γὰρ ἄφρονα ἀναιρεῖ ὀργή πεπλανημένον δὲ θανατοῖ ζῆλος
Vere stultum interficit iracundia , et parvulum occidit invidia .
እስመ ፡ ለዕቡድ ፡ ይቀትሎ ፡ መዓት ፡ ወዕቡድኒ ፡ ይመውት ፡ በቅንአት ።
For resentment kills the foolish man, and jealousy kills the simple.
5:3 ⧉ ⤴︎ אֲֽנִי ־רָ֭אִיתִי אֱוִ֣יל מַשְׁרִ֑ישׁ וָאֶקּ֖וֹב נָוֵ֣הוּ פִתְאֹֽם ׃
ἐγὼ δὲ ἑώρακα ἄφρονας ῥίζαν βάλλοντας ἀλλ’ εὐθέως ἐβρώθη αὐτῶν ἡ δίαιτα
Ego vidi stultum firma radice , et maledixi pulchritudini ejus statim .
አንሰ ፡ ርኢኩ ፡ ብቁለ ፡ ሥርዎሙ ፡ ለዓብዳን ፡ ወበጊዜሃ ፡ ጠፍአት ፡ ንብረቶሙ ፡ ወወፅኡ ፡ እምሕይወቶሙ ።
I have seen the foolish taking root, but suddenly I cursed his habitation.
5:4 ⧉ ⤴︎ יִרְחֲק֣וּ בָנָ֣יו מִיֶּ֑שַׁע וְיִֽדַּכְּא֥וּ בַ֝שַּׁ֗עַר וְאֵ֣ין מַצִּֽיל ׃
πόρρω γένοιντο οἱ υἱοὶ αὐτῶν ἀπὸ σωτηρίας κολαβρισθείησαν δὲ ἐπὶ θύραις ἡσσόνων καὶ οὐκ ἔσται ὁ ἐξαιρούμενος
Longe fient filii ejus a salute , et conterentur in porta , et non erit qui eruat .
ለውሉዶሙኒ ፡ ይኰርዕዎሙ ፡ በውስተ ፡ አናቅጽ ፡ ወያመነዝዝዎሙ ፡ ወአልቦ ፡ ዘያድኅኖሙ ።
His children are far from safety. They are crushed in the gate. Neither is there any to deliver them,
5:5 ⧉ ⤴︎ אֲשֶׁ֤ר קְצִיר֨וֹ ׀ רָ֘עֵ֤ב יֹאכֵ֗ל וְאֶֽל ־מִצִּנִּ֥ים יִקָּחֵ֑הוּ וְשָׁאַ֖ף צַמִּ֣ים חֵילָֽם ׃
ἃ γὰρ ἐκεῖνοι συνήγαγον δίκαιοι ἔδονται αὐτοὶ δὲ ἐκ κακῶν οὐκ ἐξαίρετοι ἔσονται ἐκσιφωνισθείη αὐτῶν ἡ ἰσχύς
Cujus messem famelicus comedet , et ipsum rapiet armatus , et bibent sitientes divitias ejus .
ዘእሙንቱ ፡ ዘገቡ ፡ ጻድቃን ፡ ይበልዑ ፡ ሎሙሰ ፡ ትፀብዖሙ ፡ እኪት ፡ ወይትመሰው ፡ ኃይሎሙ ።
whose harvest the hungry eat up, and take it even out of the thorns. The snare gapes for their substance.
5:6 ⧉ ⤴︎ כִּ֤י ׀ לֹא ־יֵצֵ֣א מֵעָפָ֣ר אָ֑וֶן וּ֝מֵאֲדָמָ֗ה לֹא ־יִצְמַ֥ח עָמָֽל ׃
οὐ γὰρ μὴ ἐξέλθῃ ἐκ τῆς γῆς κόπος οὐδὲ ἐξ ὀρέων ἀναβλαστήσει πόνος
Nihil in terra sine causa fit , et de humo non oritur dolor .
እስመ ፡ አኮ ፡ እምድር ፡ ዘይወፅአ ፡ ፃማ ፡ ወአኮ ፡ እምውስተ ፡ አድባር ፡ ዘይበቊል ፡ ሕማም ።
For affliction doesn’t come out of the dust, neither does trouble spring out of the ground;
5:7 ⧉ ⤴︎ כִּֽי ־אָ֭דָם לְעָמָ֣ל יוּלָּ֑ד וּבְנֵי ־רֶ֝֗שֶׁף יַגְבִּ֥יהוּ עֽוּף ׃
ἀλλὰ ἄνθρωπος γεννᾶται κόπῳ νεοσσοὶ δὲ γυπὸς τὰ ὑψηλὰ πέτονται
Homo nascitur ad laborem , et avis ad volatum .
ሰብእሰ ፡ ይትወለድ ፡ ለሥራሕ ፡ ወእጕለ ፡ አዕዋፍ ፡ ያሌዕሉ ፡ ዖፈ ።
but man is born to trouble, as the sparks fly upward.
5:8 ⧉ ⤴︎ אוּלָ֗ם אֲ֭נִי אֶדְרֹ֣שׁ אֶל ־אֵ֑ל וְאֶל ־אֱ֝לֹהִ֗ים אָשִׂ֥ים דִּבְרָתִֽי ׃
οὐ μὴν δὲ ἀλλὰ ἐγὼ δεηθήσομαι κυρίου κύριον δὲ τὸν πάντων δεσπότην ἐπικαλέσομαι
Quam ob rem ego deprecabor Dominum , et ad Deum ponam eloquium meum :
ወባሕቱ ፡ ለእግኢአብሔር ፡ እስእሎ ፡ ወእፄውዖ ፡ ለእግዚአ ፡ ኵሉ ፡ ዘገብረ ፡ ዓቢያተ ፡ ዘአልቦ ፡ ኍልቊ ፡ ክቡራተ ፡ ወመንክራተ ፡ ዘአልቦ ፡ አሠር ።
“But as for me, I would seek God. I would commit my cause to God,
5:9 ⧉ ⤴︎ עֹשֶׂ֣ה גְ֭דֹלוֹת וְאֵ֣ין חֵ֑קֶר נִ֝פְלָא֗וֹת עַד ־אֵ֥ין מִסְפָּֽר ׃
τὸν ποιοῦντα μεγάλα καὶ ἀνεξιχνίαστα ἔνδοξά τε καὶ ἐξαίσια ὧν οὐκ ἔστιν ἀριθμός
qui facit magna et inscrutabilia , et mirabilia absque numero ;
ወገብረ ፡ መንክራተ ፡ ዘአልቦ ፡ ኍልቊ ።
who does great things that can’t be fathomed, marvelous things without number;
5:10 ⧉ ⤴︎ הַנֹּתֵ֣ן מָ֭טָר עַל ־פְּנֵי ־אָ֑רֶץ וְשֹׁ֥לֵֽחַ מַ֝֗יִם עַל ־פְּנֵ֥י חוּצֽוֹת ׃
τὸν διδόντα ὑετὸν ἐπὶ τὴν γῆν ἀποστέλλοντα ὕδωρ ἐπὶ τὴν ὑπ’ οὐρανόν
qui dat pluviam super faciem terrae , et irrigat aquis universa ;
ዘይሁብ ፡ ዝናመ ፡ ላዕለ ፡ ምድር ፡ ወይፌኑ ፡ ማየ ፡ መትሕተ ፡ ሰማይ ።
who gives rain on the earth, and sends waters on the fields;
5:11 ⧉ ⤴︎ לָשׂ֣וּם שְׁפָלִ֣ים לְמָר֑וֹם וְ֝קֹדְרִ֗ים שָׂ֣גְבוּ יֶֽשַׁע ׃
τὸν ποιοῦντα ταπεινοὺς εἰς ὕψος καὶ ἀπολωλότας ἐξεγείροντα
qui ponit humiles in sublime , et moerentes erigit sospitate ;
ዘያሌሎሙ ፡ ለትሑታን ፡ ወያነሥኦሙ ፡ ለግዱፋን ።
so that he sets up on high those who are low, those who mourn are exalted to safety.
5:12 ⧉ ⤴︎ מֵ֭פֵר מַחְשְׁב֣וֹת עֲרוּמִ֑ים וְֽלֹא ־תַעֲשֶׂ֥נָה יְ֝דֵיהֶ֗ם תֻּֽשִׁיָּֽה ׃
διαλλάσσοντα βουλὰς πανούργων καὶ οὐ μὴ ποιήσουσιν αἱ χεῖρες αὐτῶν ἀληθές
qui dissipat cogitationes malignorum , ne possint implere manus eorum quod coeperant ;
ወይመይጥ ፡ ምክሮሙ ፡ ለእለ ፡ በጉሕሉት ፡ ወኢይገብሩ ፡ ርትዐ ፡ እደዊሆሙ ።
He frustrates the plans of the crafty, so that their hands can’t perform their enterprise.
5:13 ⧉ ⤴︎ לֹכֵ֣ד חֲכָמִ֣ים בְּעׇרְמָ֑ם וַעֲצַ֖ת נִפְתָּלִ֣ים נִמְהָֽרָה ׃
ὁ καταλαμβάνων σοφοὺς ἐν τῇ φρονήσει βουλὴν δὲ πολυπλόκων ἐξέστησεν
qui apprehendit sapientes in astutia eorum , et consilium pravorum dissipat .
ዘይእኅዞሙ ፡ በምክሮሙ ፡ ለጠቢባን ፡ ወያጠፍአ ፡ ሕሊና ፡ ሆሙ ፡ ለእለ ፡ ይጸፍርዋ ፡ ለምክር ።
He takes the wise in their own craftiness; the counsel of the cunning is carried headlong.
5:14 ⧉ ⤴︎ יוֹמָ֥ם יְפַגְּשׁוּ ־חֹ֑שֶׁךְ וְ֝כַלַּ֗יְלָה יְֽמַשְׁשׁ֥וּ בַֽצׇּהֳרָֽיִם ׃
ἡμέρας συναντήσεται αὐτοῖς σκότος τὸ δὲ μεσημβρινὸν ψηλαφήσαισαν ἴσα νυκτί
Per diem incurrent tenebras , et quasi in nocte , sic palpabunt in meridie .
መዓልተ ፡ ይትራክቦሙ ፡ ጽልመት ፡ ወያረመስሱ ፡ ቀትረ ፡ ከመ ፡ ዕውር ፡ ወከመ ፡ ሌሊት ፡ ወይትሐጐሉ ፡ ውስተ ፡ ቀትል ።
They meet with darkness in the day time, and grope at noonday as in the night.
5:15 ⧉ ⤴︎ וַיֹּ֣שַׁע מֵ֭חֶרֶב מִפִּיהֶ֑ם וּמִיַּ֖ד חָזָ֣ק אֶבְיֽוֹן ׃
ἀπόλοιντο δὲ ἐν πολέμῳ ἀδύνατος δὲ ἐξέλθοι ἐκ χειρὸς δυνάστου
Porro salvum faciet egenum a gladio oris eorum , et de manu violenti pauperem .
ወያመስጥ ፡ ድኩም ፡ እምእደ ፡ እስመ ፡ ኃያል ፡ ለፅቡስሂቦ ፡ ተስፋ ፡ ወይትፈፀም ፡ አፉሁ ፡ ለዓማፂ ።
But he saves from the sword of their mouth, even the needy from the hand of the mighty.
5:16 ⧉ ⤴︎ וַתְּהִ֣י לַדַּ֣ל תִּקְוָ֑ה וְ֝עֹלָ֗תָה קָ֣פְצָה פִּֽיהָ ׃
εἴη δὲ ἀδυνάτῳ ἐλπίς ἀδίκου δὲ στόμα ἐμφραχθείη
Et erit egeno spes ; iniquitas autem contrahet os suum .
ወባሕቱ ፡ ብፁዕ ፡ ብእሲ ፡ ዘእግዚአብሔር ፡ ገሠዖ ፡ ወኢታ ፡ ስተጽሕብ ፡ ተግሣዐ ፡ እግዚአብሔር ።
So the poor has hope, and injustice shuts her mouth.
5:17 ⧉ ⤴︎ הִנֵּ֤ה אַשְׁרֵ֣י אֱ֭נוֹשׁ יוֹכִחֶ֣נּוּ אֱל֑וֹהַּ וּמוּסַ֥ר שַׁ֝דַּ֗י אַל ־תִּמְאָֽס ׃
μακάριος δὲ ἄνθρωπος ὃν ἤλεγξεν ὁ κύριος νουθέτημα δὲ παντοκράτορος μὴ ἀπαναίνου
Beatus homo qui corripitur a Deo : increpationem ergo Domini ne reprobes :
እስመ ፡ ውእቱ ፡ ይቈስል ፡ ወካዕበ ፡ ይፌውስ ፡ ይቀሥፍሂ ፡ ወይሣሃል ፡ እዴሁ ።
“Behold, happy is the man whom God corrects. Therefore do not despise the chastening of the Almighty.
5:18 ⧉ ⤴︎ כִּ֤י ה֣וּא יַכְאִ֣יב וְיֶחְבָּ֑שׁ יִ֝מְחַ֗ץ וְיָדָ֥ו תִּרְפֶּֽינָה ׃
αὐτὸς γὰρ ἀλγεῖν ποιεῖ καὶ πάλιν ἀποκαθίστησιν ἔπαισεν καὶ αἱ χεῖρες αὐτοῦ ἰάσαντο
quia ipse vulnerat , et medetur ; percutit , et manus ejus sanabunt .
ስድሰ ፡ ያድኅነከ ፡ እመንሱት ፡ ወበሳብፅሰ ፡ ኢትገሥሠከ ፡ እኪት ።
For he wounds and binds up. He injures and his hands make whole.
5:19 ⧉ ⤴︎ בְּשֵׁ֣שׁ צָ֭רוֹת יַצִּילֶ֑ךָּ וּבְשֶׁ֓בַע ׀ לֹֽא ־יִגַּ֖ע בְּךָ֣ רָֽע ׃
ἑξάκις ἐξ ἀναγκῶν σε ἐξελεῖται ἐν δὲ τῷ ἑβδόμῳ οὐ μὴ ἅψηταί σου κακόν
In sex tribulationibus liberabit te , et in septima non tanget te malum .
እምነ ፡ ረኃብ ፡ ያድኅነከ ፡ እሞት ፡ ወበውስተ ፡ ጸብዕኒ ፡ እምእደ ፡ ኲናት ፡ ያነግፈከ ።
He will deliver you in six troubles; yes, in seven no evil will touch you.
5:20 ⧉ ⤴︎ בְּֽ֭רָעָב פָּדְךָ֣ מִמָּ֑וֶת וּ֝בְמִלְחָמָ֗ה מִ֣ידֵי חָֽרֶב ׃
ἐν λιμῷ ῥύσεταί σε ἐκ θανάτου ἐν πολέμῳ δὲ ἐκ χειρὸς σιδήρου λύσει σε
In fame eruet te de morte , et in bello de manu gladii .
ወይሤውረከ ፡ እመቅሠፍተ ፡ ልሳን ፡ ወኢትፈርህ ፡ እምእኪት ፡ እንተ ፡ ትመጽእ ።
In famine he will redeem you from death; in war, from the power of the sword.
5:21 ⧉ ⤴︎ בְּשׁ֣וֹט לָ֭שׁוֹן תֵּחָבֵ֑א וְֽלֹא ־תִירָ֥א מִ֝שֹּׁ֗ד כִּ֣י יָבֽוֹא ׃
ἀπὸ μάστιγος γλώσσης σε κρύψει καὶ οὐ μὴ φοβηθῇς ἀπὸ κακῶν ἐρχομένων
A flagello linguae absconderis , et non timebis calamitatem cum venerit .
ወትስሕቆሙ ፡ ለኃጥአን ፡ ወለዐማዕን ፡ ወኢትፈርህ ፡ እምአራዊተ ፡ ኅለት ፡ ወይሰነዓዉከ ፡ አራዊተ ፡ ገዳም ።
You will be hidden from the scourge of the tongue, neither will you be afraid of destruction when it comes.
5:22 ⧉ ⤴︎ לְשֹׁ֣ד וּלְכָפָ֣ן תִּשְׂחָ֑ק וּֽמֵחַיַּ֥ת הָ֝אָ֗רֶץ אַל ־תִּירָֽא ׃
ἀδίκων καὶ ἀνόμων καταγελάσῃ ἀπὸ δὲ θηρίων ἀγρίων οὐ μὴ φοβηθῇς
In vastitate et fame ridebis , et bestias terrae non formidabis .
ወሶቤሃ ፡ ተአምር ፡ ከመ ፡ ዳኅን ፡ ቤትከ ፡ ወአልቦ ፡ ዘይትነከይ ፡ እምንብረትከ ።
You will laugh at destruction and famine, neither will you be afraid of the animals of the earth.
5:23 ⧉ ⤴︎ כִּ֤י עִם ־אַבְנֵ֣י הַשָּׂדֶ֣ה בְרִיתֶ֑ךָ וְחַיַּ֥ת הַ֝שָּׂדֶ֗ה הׇשְׁלְמָה ־לָּֽךְ ׃
θῆρες γὰρ ἄγριοι εἰρηνεύσουσίν σοι
Sed cum lapidibus regionum pactum tuum , et bestiae terrae pacificae erunt tibi .
ወትጤቅ ፡ ከመ ፡ ብዙኅ ፡ ዘርእከ ፡ ወደቂቀከኒ ፡ ከመ ፡ ሣዕረ ፡ ፂዖት ፡ ሥሙር ።
For you will be allied with the stones of the field. The animals of the field will be at peace with you.
5:24 ⧉ ⤴︎ וְֽ֭יָדַעְתָּ כִּֽי ־שָׁל֣וֹם אׇהֳלֶ֑ךָ וּֽפָקַדְתָּ֥ נָ֝וְךָ֗ וְלֹ֣א תֶחֱטָֽא ׃
εἶτα γνώσῃ ὅτι εἰρηνεύσει σου ὁ οἶκος ἡ δὲ δίαιτα τῆς σκηνῆς σου οὐ μὴ ἁμάρτῃ
Et scies quod pacem habeat tabernaculum tuum ; et visitans speciem tuam , non peccabis .
ወተአቱ ፡ ውስተ ፡ መቃብሪከ ፡ ከመ ፡ እክለ ፡ ማእረር ፡ ሥሙር ፡ ወከመ ፡ ክምር ፡ ዘኵሎ ፡ ጊዜ ፡ ይነሥኡ ፡ እምኔሁ ።
You will know that your tent is in peace. You will visit your fold, and will miss nothing.
5:25 ⧉ ⤴︎ וְֽ֭יָדַעְתָּ כִּֽי ־רַ֣ב זַרְעֶ֑ךָ וְ֝צֶאֱצָאֶ֗יךָ כְּעֵ֣שֶׂב הָאָֽרֶץ ׃
γνώσῃ δὲ ὅτι πολὺ τὸ σπέρμα σου τὰ δὲ τέκνα σου ἔσται ὥσπερ τὸ παμβότανον τοῦ ἀγροῦ
Scies quoque quoniam multiplex erit semen tuum , et progenies tua quasi herba terrae .
ናሁ ፡ ዝ ፡ አሠር ፡ ዘአቅፃዕነ ፡ ወዝንቱ ፡ ዘሰማዕነ ፡ ወአንተ ፡ ባሕቱ ፡ አእምር ፡ ዘገበርከ ።
You will know also that your offspring will be great, your offspring as the grass of the earth.
5:26 ⧉ ⤴︎ תָּב֣וֹא בְכֶ֣לַח אֱלֵי ־קָ֑בֶר כַּעֲל֖וֹת גָּדִ֣ישׁ בְּעִתּֽוֹ ׃
ἐλεύσῃ δὲ ἐν τάφῳ ὥσπερ σῖτος ὥριμος κατὰ καιρὸν θεριζόμενος ἢ ὥσπερ θιμωνιὰ ἅλωνος καθ’ ὥραν συγκομισθεῖσα
Ingredieris in abundantia sepulchrum , sicut infertur acervus tritici in tempore suo .
— You will come to your grave in a full age, like a shock of grain comes in its season.
5:27 ⧉ ⤴︎ הִנֵּה ־זֹ֖את חֲקַרְנ֥וּהָ כֶּֽן ־הִ֑יא שְׁ֝מָעֶ֗נָּה וְאַתָּ֥ה דַֽע ־לָֽךְ ׃ {פ}
ἰδοὺ ταῦτα οὕτως ἐξιχνιάσαμεν ταῦτά ἐστιν ἃ ἀκηκόαμεν σὺ δὲ γνῶθι σεαυτῷ εἴ τι ἔπραξας
Ecce hoc , ut investigavimus , ita est : quod auditum , mente pertracta .
— Behold, we have researched it. It is so. Hear it, and know it for your good.”