16:1 ⧉ ⤴︎ μὴ ἐπιθύμει τέκνων πλῆθος ἀχρήστων μηδὲ εὐφραίνου ἐπὶ υἱοῖς ἀσεβέσιν
Ne jucunderis in filiis impiis , si multiplicentur : nec oblecteris super ipsos , si non est timor Dei in illis .
ወኢትፍቅድ ፡ ብዙኀ ፡ ውሉደ ፡ እለ ፡ አልቦሙ ፡ በቊዐ ፡ ወኢትትፌሣሕ ፡ በእኩይ ፡ ውሉድ ።
Desire not a multitude of unprofitable children, Neither delight in ungodly sons.
16:2 ⧉ ⤴︎ ἐὰν πληθύνωσιν μὴ εὐφραίνου ἐπ’ αὐτοῖς εἰ μή ἐστιν φόβος κυρίου μετ’ αὐτῶν
Non credas vitæ illorum , et ne respexeris in labores eorum .
ወለእመኒ ፡ በዝኁ ፡ ኢትትፌሣሕ ፡ ቦሙ ፡ ለእመ ፡ አልቦሙ ፡ ፍርሀተ ፡ እግዚአብሔር ፡ ላዕሌሆሙ ።
If they multiply, delight not in them, Except the fear of the Lord be with them.
16:3 ⧉ ⤴︎ μὴ ἐμπιστεύσῃς τῇ ζωῇ αὐτῶν καὶ μὴ ἔπεχε ἐπὶ τὸ πλῆθος αὐτῶν κρείσσων γὰρ εἷς ἢ χίλιοι καὶ ἀποθανεῖν ἄτεκνον ἢ ἔχειν τέκνα ἀσεβῆ
Melior est enim unus timens Deum , quam mille filii impii :
ኢትትአመኖሙ ፡ በሕይወቶሙ ፡ ወኢያስተፌሥሕከ ፡ ብዝኆሙ ። ይኄይስ ፡ አሐዱ ፡ እምዐሠርቱ ፡ ምእት ፡ ወይኄይስ ፡ መዋቲ ፡ ዘእንበለ ፡ ውሉድ ፡ እምወሊደ ፡ እኩይ ።
Trust not you in their life, Neither rely on their condition: For one is better than a thousand; And to die childless than to have ungodly children.
16:4 ⧉ ⤴︎ ἀπὸ γὰρ ἑνὸς συνετοῦ συνοικισθήσεται πόλις φυλὴ δὲ ἀνόμων ἐρημωθήσεται
et utile est mori sine filiis , quam relinquere filios impios .
እስመ ፡ በ፩ጠቢብ ፡ ትጸንዕ ፡ ሀገር ፡ ወሕዝቦሙሰ ፡ ለኃጥኣን ፡ ይጠፍኡ ።
For from one that has understanding will a city be peopled; But a race of wicked men will be made desolate.
16:5 ⧉ ⤴︎ πολλὰ τοιαῦτα ἑόρακεν ὁ ὀφθαλμός μου καὶ ἰσχυρότερα τούτων ἀκήκοεν τὸ οὖς μου
Ab uno sensato inhabitabitur patria : tribus impiorum deseretur .
ብዙኀ ፡ ዘከመዝ ፡ ርእየት ፡ ዐይንየ ፡ ወዘየዐቢ ፡ እምዝ ፡ ሰምዐት ፡ እዝንየ ።
Many such things I have seen with my eyes; And my ear has heard mightier things than these.
16:6 ⧉ ⤴︎ ἐν συναγωγῇ ἁμαρτωλῶν ἐκκαυθήσεται πῦρ καὶ ἐν ἔθνει ἀπειθεῖ ἐξεκαύθη ὀργή
Multa talia vidit oculis meus , et fortiora horum audivit auris mea .
ውስተ ፡ ማኅበሮሙ ፡ ለኃጥኣን ፡ ትነድድ ፡ እሳት ፡ ወላዕለ ፡ ሕዝብ ፡ ዐላዊያን ፡ ትነድድ ፡ መዐት ።
In the congregation of sinners will a fire be kindled; And in a disobedient nation wrath is kindled.
16:7 ⧉ ⤴︎ οὐκ ἐξιλάσατο περὶ τῶν ἀρχαίων γιγάντων οἳ ἀπέστησαν τῇ ἰσχύι αὐτῶν
In synagoga peccantium exardebit ignis , et in gente incredibili exardescet ira .
ወቀድምትኒ ፡ እለ ፡ ይርባሕ ፡ ኢያድኀኑ ፡ ነፍሶሙ ፡ እለ ፡ ተአመኑ ፡ በኀይሎሙ ።
He was not pacified toward the giants of old time, Who revolted in their strength.
16:8 ⧉ ⤴︎ οὐκ ἐφείσατο περὶ τῆς παροικίας Λωτ οὓς ἐβδελύξατο διὰ τὴν ὑπερηφανίαν αὐτῶν
Non exoraverunt pro peccatis suis antiqui gigantes , qui destructi sunt confidentes suæ virtuti .
ወኢመሐካ ፡ ለብሔር ፡ ኀበ ፡ ነበረ ፡ ሎጥ ፡ እለ ፡ አዕበዩ ፡ ርእሶሙ ፡ ወአስቆረርዎ ፡ ለሎጥ ።
He spared not those with whom Lot sojourned, Whom he abhorred for their pride.
16:9 ⧉ ⤴︎ οὐκ ἠλέησεν ἔθνος ἀπωλείας τοὺς ἐξηρμένους ἐν ἁμαρτίαις αὐτῶν
Et non pepercit peregrinationi Lot , et execratus est eos præ superbia verbi illorum .
ወኢተሣሀሎ ፡ ለሕዝብ ፡ ኃጥእ ፡ እለ ፡ ተሠርዉ ፡ በኃጢአቶሙ ፤
He pitied not the people of perdition, Who were taken away in their sins.
16:10 ⧉ ⤴︎ καὶ οὕτως ἑξακοσίας χιλιάδας πεζῶν τοὺς ἐπισυναχθέντας ἐν σκληροκαρδίᾳ αὐτῶν
Non misertus est illis , gentem totam perdens , et extollentem se in peccatis suis .
ስሳ ፡ እልፍ ፡ አጋር ፡ እሙንቱ ፡ እለ ፡ ተጋብኡ ፡ ወአእከዩ ፡ ልቦሙ ።
And in like manner the six hundred thousand footmen, Who were gathered together in the hardness of their hearts.
16:11 ⧉ ⤴︎ κἂν ᾖ εἷς σκληροτράχηλος θαυμαστὸν τοῦτο εἰ ἀθῳωθήσεται ἔλεος γὰρ καὶ ὀργὴ παρ’ αὐτῷ δυνάστης ἐξιλασμῶν καὶ ἐκχέων ὀργήν
Et sicut sexcenta millia peditum , qui congregati sunt in duritia cordis sui : et si unus fuisset cervicatus , mirum si fuisset immunis .
ወእመኒ ፡ ቦ ፡ አሐዱ ፡ ዘአግዘፈ ፡ ክሳዶ ፡ ወውእቱኒ ፡ ነኪር ፡ ለእመ ፡ ድኅነ ፡ እስመ ፡ ሣህልኒ ፡ ወመቅሰፍትኒ ፡ እምኀቤሁ ፡ ወይክል ፡ ተሣህሎ ፡ ወይክል ፡ አምጽኦ ፡ መቅሠፍት ።
Even if there be one stiff-necked person, It is marvel if he will be unpunished: For mercy and wrath are with him; He is mighty to forgive, and he pours out wrath.
16:12 ⧉ ⤴︎ κατὰ τὸ πολὺ ἔλεος αὐτοῦ οὕτως καὶ πολὺς ὁ ἔλεγχος αὐτοῦ ἄνδρα κατὰ τὰ ἔργα αὐτοῦ κρινεῖ
Misericordia enim et ira est cum illo : potens exoratio , et effundens iram .
በአምጣነ ፡ ብዝኀ ፡ ምሕረቱ ፡ ከማሁ ፡ ተግሣጹ ፡ ወይፈድዮ ፡ ለሰብእ ፡ በከመ ፡ ምግባሩ ።
As his mercy is great, so is his correction also: He judges a man according to his works.
16:13 ⧉ ⤴︎ οὐκ ἐκφεύξεται ἐν ἁρπάγματι ἁμαρτωλός καὶ οὐ μὴ καθυστερήσει ὑπομονὴ εὐσεβοῦς
Secundum misericordiam suam , sic correptio illius homines secundum opera sua judicat .
ወኢያመሥጥ ፡ ኃጥእ ፡ እምነ ፡ ጻሕፍ ፡ ወኢየሀጕል ፡ ጻድቅ ፡ ዕሴተ ፡ ትዕግሥቱ ።
The sinner will not escape with his plunder; And the perseverance of the godly will not be frustrated.
16:14 ⧉ ⤴︎ πάσῃ ἐλεημοσύνῃ ποιήσει τόπον ἕκαστος κατὰ τὰ ἔργα αὐτοῦ εὑρήσει
Non effugiet in rapina peccator , et non retardabit sufferentia misericordiam facientis .
ኵሉ ፡ ምጽዋተ ፡ ሣህለ ፡ ያመጽእ ፡ ወኵሉ ፡ ሰብእ ፡ ይረክብ ፡ ዘከመ ፡ ግዕዙ ።
He will make room for every work of mercy; Each man will find according to his works.
16:15 ⧉ ⤴︎ — Omnis misericordia faciet locum unicuique , secundum meritum operum suorum , et secundum intellectum peregrinationis ipsius .
— Every act of mercy shall make room for each one, according to the merit of his works, and according to the understanding of his sojourning.
16:17 ⧉ ⤴︎ μὴ εἴπῃς ὅτι ἀπὸ κυρίου κρυβήσομαι καὶ ἐξ ὕψους τίς μου μνησθήσεται ἐν λαῷ πλείονι οὐ μὴ γνωσθῶ τίς γὰρ ἡ ψυχή μου ἐν ἀμετρήτῳ κτίσει
in populo magno non agnoscar : quæ est enim anima mea in tam immensa creatura ?
ኢትበል ፡ ኣመሥጥ ፡ እምእግዚአብሔር ፡ ወአልቦ ፡ ዘይረክበኒ ፡ በሰማያት ፡ ወበውስተ ፡ ብዙኅ ፡ አሕዛብ ፡ አልቦ ፡ ዘያአምረኒ ፡ ወምንትኑ ፡ ኈልቋ ፡ ለነፍስየ ፡ በውስተ ፡ ኵሉ ፡ ዓለም ።
Don’t say, I shall be hidden from the Lord; And who will remember me from on high? I will not be known among so many people; For what is my soul in a boundless creation?
16:18 ⧉ ⤴︎ ἰδοὺ ὁ οὐρανὸς καὶ ὁ οὐρανὸς τοῦ οὐρανοῦ ἄβυσσος καὶ γῆ ἐν τῇ ἐπισκοπῇ αὐτοῦ σαλευθήσονται
Ecce cælum et cæli cælorum , abyssus , et universa terra , et quæ in eis sunt , in conspectu illius commovebuntur .
ናሁ ፡ ሰማይ ፡ ወሰማይኒ ፡ ዘመልዕልተ ፡ ሰማይ ፡ ወቀላይኒ ፡ ወምድርኒ ፡ ኵሉዝ ፡ ያድለቀልቅ ፡ እመከመ ፡ ሐወጾሙ ።
Behold, the heaven, and the heaven of heavens, The deep, and the earth, will be moved when he shall visit.
16:19 ⧉ ⤴︎ ἅμα τὰ ὄρη καὶ τὰ θεμέλια τῆς γῆς ἐν τῷ ἐπιβλέψαι εἰς αὐτὰ τρόμῳ συσσείονται
Montes simul , et colles , et fundamenta terræ , cum conspexerit illa Deus , tremore concutientur .
ወአድባርኒ ፡ ወመሠረተ ፡ ምድርኒ ፡ እምከመ ፡ ነጸሮሙ ፡ ይርዕዱ ፡ ወያድለቀልቁ ።
The mountains and the foundations of the earth together Are shaken with trembling, when he looks upon them.
16:20 ⧉ ⤴︎ καὶ ἐπ’ αὐτοῖς οὐ διανοηθήσεται καρδία καὶ τὰς ὁδοὺς αὐτοῦ τίς ἐνθυμηθήσεται
Et in omnibus his insensatum est cor , et omne cor intelligitur ab illo .
ወበዝኒ ፡ ኢይኄልዮ ፡ ልብ ፡ መኑ ፡ ይክል ፡ አእምሮ ፡ ፍናዊሁ ።
And no heart will think upon these things: And who shall conceive his ways?
16:21 ⧉ ⤴︎ καὶ καταιγίς ἣν οὐκ ὄψεται ἄνθρωπος τὰ δὲ πλείονα τῶν ἔργων αὐτοῦ ἐν ἀποκρύφοις
Et vias illius quis intelligit , et procellam quam nec oculus videbit hominis ?
ወዐውሎሂ ፡ ዘኢይሬኢ ፡ እጓለ ፡ እመሕያው ፡ ወዘይበዝኅ ፡ ግብሩ ፡ ኅቡእ ፡ ውእቱ ።
And there is a tempest which no man will see; Yes, the more part of his works are hid.
16:22 ⧉ ⤴︎ ἔργα δικαιοσύνης τίς ἀναγγελεῖ ἢ τίς ὑπομενεῖ μακρὰν γὰρ ἡ διαθήκη
Nam plurima illius opera sunt in absconsis : sed opera justitiæ ejus quis enuntiabit , aut quis sustinebit ? longe enim est testamentum a quibusdam , et interrogatio omnium in consummatione est .
ግብረ ፡ ጽድቅ ፡ መኑ ፡ ይሜህር ፡ ወመኑ ፡ ይጸንሕ ፡ ተስፋሐ ፡ ለምሕረቱ ።
Who will declare the works of his righteousness? Or who will endure them? For his covenant is afar off.
16:23 ⧉ ⤴︎ ἐλαττούμενος καρδίᾳ διανοεῖται ταῦτα καὶ ἀνὴρ ἄφρων καὶ πλανώμενος διανοεῖται μωρά
Qui minoratur corde cogitat inania , et vir imprudens et errans cogitat stulta .
ሕጹጸ ፡ ልብ ፡ ያኄሊ ፡ ከመዝ ፡ ብእሲ ፡ አብድ ፡ ወጊጉይ ፡ ይኄሊ ፡ እበደ ።
He that is lacking in understanding thinks upon these things; And an unwise and erring man thinks follies.
16:24 ⧉ ⤴︎ ἄκουσόν μου τέκνον καὶ μάθε ἐπιστήμην καὶ ἐπὶ τῶν λόγων μου πρόσεχε τῇ καρδίᾳ σου
Audi me , fili , et disce disciplinam sensus , et in verbis meis attende in corde tuo :
ስምዐኒ ፡ ወልድ ፡ ወተመሀር ፡ ጥበበ ፡ ወአፅምእ ፡ እምልብከ ፡ ለነገር ።
My son, hearken to me, and learn knowledge, And give heed to my words with your heart.
16:25 ⧉ ⤴︎ ἐκφανῶ ἐν σταθμῷ παιδείαν καὶ ἐν ἀκριβείᾳ ἀπαγγελῶ ἐπιστήμην
et dicam in æquitate disciplinam , et scrutabor enarrare sapientiam : et in verbis meis attende in corde tuo , et dico in æquitate spiritus virtutes quas posuit Deus in opera sua ab initio , et in veritate enuntio scientiam ejus .
አርእያ ፡ ለጥበብከ ፡ ደሊወከ ፡ በመዳልው ፡ ወጠይቅ ፡ ነገራ ፡ ለትምህርትከ ።
I will show forth instruction by weight, And declare knowledge exactly.
16:26 ⧉ ⤴︎ ἐν κρίσει κυρίου τὰ ἔργα αὐτοῦ ἀπ’ ἀρχῆς καὶ ἀπὸ ποιήσεως αὐτῶν διέστειλεν μερίδας αὐτῶν
In judicio Dei opera ejus ab initio , et ab institutione ipsorum distinxit partes illorum , et initia eorum in gentibus suis .
ግብሩ ፡ ለእግዚአብሔር ፡ ተፈጥረ ፡ በኵነኔሁ ፡ ወፈሊጦሙ ፡ ሥርዐቶሙ ፡ በበ ፡ በሓውርቲሆሙ ።
In the judgement of the Lord are his works from the beginning; And from the making of them he disposed the parts thereof.
16:27 ⧉ ⤴︎ ἐκόσμησεν εἰς αἰῶνα τὰ ἔργα αὐτοῦ καὶ τὰς ἀρχὰς αὐτῶν εἰς γενεὰς αὐτῶν οὔτε ἐπείνασαν οὔτε ἐκοπίασαν καὶ οὐκ ἐξέλιπον ἀπὸ τῶν ἔργων αὐτῶν
Ornavit in æternum opera illorum : nec esurierunt , nec laboraverunt , et non destiterunt ab operibus suis .
ወሠርዐ ፡ ኵሎ ፡ ግብሮ ፡ በዘይቀውም ፡ ዓለም ፡ ወአሕዛቢሆሙ ፡ በበፍጥረቶሙ ፡ ዘኢይጸምእ ፡ ወዘኢይርኅብ ፡ ወዘኢየኀልቅ ፡ ግብሮሙ ።
He garnished his works forever, And the beginnings of them to their generations: They neither hunger, nor are weary, And they cease not from their works.
16:28 ⧉ ⤴︎ ἕκαστος τὸν πλησίον αὐτοῦ οὐκ ἐξέθλιψεν καὶ ἕως αἰῶνος οὐκ ἀπειθήσουσιν τοῦ ῥήματος αὐτοῦ
Unusquisque proximum sibi non angustiabit in æternum :
ወኢይጠወቅ ፡ አሐዱ ፡ ምስለ ፡ ካልኡ ፡ ወለዓለም ፡ ኢይትገሐሡ ፡ እምነ ፡ ቃሉ ።
No one thrusteth aside his neighbor; And they will never disobey his word.
16:29 ⧉ ⤴︎ καὶ μετὰ ταῦτα κύριος εἰς τὴν γῆν ἐπέβλεψεν καὶ ἐνέπλησεν αὐτὴν τῶν ἀγαθῶν αὐτοῦ
non sis incredibilis verbo illius .
ወእምዝ ፡ ነጸረ ፡ እግዚአብሔር ፡ ውስተ ፡ ምድር ፡ ወአጽገባ ፡ እምነ ፡ (ኵሉ )፡ በረከቱ ።
After this also the Lord looked upon the earth, And filled it with his blessings.
16:30 ⧉ ⤴︎ ψυχῇ παντὸς ζῴου ἐκάλυψεν τὸ πρόσωπον αὐτῆς καὶ εἰς αὐτὴν ἡ ἀποστροφὴ αὐτῶν
Post hæc Deus in terram respexit , et implevit illam bonis suis :
መንፈሰ ፡ ኵሉ ፡ ዘሕያው ፡ መልአ ፡ ላዕለ ፡ ምድር ፡ ወውስተ ፡ ምድር ፡ ምግባኢሆሙ ።
All manner of living things covered the face thereof; And into it is their return.