17:1 ⧉ ⤴︎ κύριος ἔκτισεν ἐκ γῆς ἄνθρωπον καὶ πάλιν ἀπέστρεψεν αὐτὸν εἰς αὐτήν
Deus creavit de terra hominem , et secundum imaginem suam fecit illum :
እግዚአብሔር ፡ ፈጠሮሙ ፡ ለእጓለ ፡ እመሕያው ፡ እምነ ፡ ምድር ፡ ወካዕበ ፡ ያገብኦ ፡ ውስቴታ ።
The Lord created man of the earth, And turned him back to it again.
17:2 ⧉ ⤴︎ ἡμέρας ἀριθμοῦ καὶ καιρὸν ἔδωκεν αὐτοῖς καὶ ἔδωκεν αὐτοῖς ἐξουσίαν τῶν ἐπ’ αὐτῆς
et iterum convertit illum in ipsam , et secundum se vestivit illum virtute .
ወወሀቦሙ ፡ ዓመተ ፡ መዋዕለ ፡ ኍልቊ ፡ ወአኰነኖሙ ፡ ኵሎ ፡ ዘውስቴታ ።
He gave them days by number, and a set time, And gave them authority over the things that are thereon.
17:3 ⧉ ⤴︎ καθ’ ἑαυτὸν ἐνέδυσεν αὐτοὺς ἰσχὺν καὶ κατ’ εἰκόνα αὐτοῦ ἐποίησεν αὐτούς
Numerum dierum et tempus dedit illi , et dedit illi potestatem eorum quæ sunt super terram .
ወአልበሶሙ ፡ ኀይለ ፡ ዘዘዚአሆሙ ፡ ወበአምሳለ ፡ ዚአሁ ፡ ገብሮሙ ።
He endued them with strength proper to them; And made them according to his own image.
17:4 ⧉ ⤴︎ ἔθηκεν τὸν φόβον αὐτοῦ ἐπὶ πάσης σαρκὸς καὶ κατακυριεύειν θηρίων καὶ πετεινῶν
Posuit timorem illius super omnem carnem , et dominatus est bestiarum et volatilium .
ወገብረ ፡ ሎሙ ፡ ይፍርህዎሙ ፡ ኵሉ ፡ ዘነፍስ ፡ ወይቅንይዎሙ ፡ ለአራዊት ፡ ወለአዕዋፍ ።
He put the fear of man upon all flesh, And gave him to have dominion over beasts and fowls.
17:5 ⧉ ⤴︎ — Creavit ex ipso adjutorium simile sibi : consilium , et linguam , et oculos , et aures , et cor dedit illis excogitandi , et disciplina intellectus replevit illos .
— He created out of him a help like himself; he gave them counsel and a tongue and eyes and ears and a heart to think with, and he filled them with the discipline of understanding.
17:6 ⧉ ⤴︎ διαβούλιον καὶ γλῶσσαν καὶ ὀφθαλμούς ὦτα καὶ καρδίαν ἔδωκεν διανοεῖσθαι αὐτοῖς
Creavit illis scientiam spiritus , sensu implevit cor illorum , et mala et bona ostendit illis .
ወወሀቦሙ ፡ ቃለ ፡ ወልሳነ ፡ ወዐይነ ፡ ወእዝነ ፡ ወልበ ፡ በዘ ፡ ይኄልዩ ።
Counsel, and tongue, and eyes, Ears, and heart, gave he them to understand withal.
17:7 ⧉ ⤴︎ ἐπιστήμην συνέσεως ἐνέπλησεν αὐτοὺς καὶ ἀγαθὰ καὶ κακὰ ὑπέδειξεν αὐτοῖς
Posuit oculum suum super corda illorum , ostendere illis magnalia operum suorum :
አእምሮ ፡ ጥበብ ፡ አጽገቦሙ ፡ ወአርአዮሙ ፡ እኪተኒ ፡ ወሠናይተኒ ።
He filled them with the knowledge of wisdom, And showed them good and evil.
17:8 ⧉ ⤴︎ ἔθηκεν τὸν ὀφθαλμὸν αὐτοῦ ἐπὶ τὰς καρδίας αὐτῶν δεῖξαι αὐτοῖς τὸ μεγαλεῖον τῶν ἔργων αὐτοῦ
ut nomen sanctificationis collaudent , et gloriari in mirabilibus illius ; ut magnalia enarrent operum ejus .
ወወደየ ፡ ውስተ ፡ ልቦሙ ፡ ፍርሀተ ፡ ከመ ፡ ያርእዮሙ ፡ ዕበየ ፡ ግብሩ ።
He set his eye upon their hearts, To show them the majesty of his works.
17:9 ⧉ ⤴︎ — Addidit illis disciplinam , et legem vitæ hæreditavit illos .
ከመ ፡ ይትናገሩ ፡ በዕበየ ፡ ግብሩ ።
He added to them discipline, and gave them the law of life for an inheritance.
17:10 ⧉ ⤴︎ καὶ ὄνομα ἁγιασμοῦ αἰνέσουσιν ἵνα διηγῶνται τὰ μεγαλεῖα τῶν ἔργων αὐτοῦ
Testamentum æternum constituit cum illis , et justitiam et judicia sua ostendit illis .
ከመ ፡ ይሰብሕዎ ፡ ለስሙ ፡ ቅዱስ ፤
And they will praise the name of his holiness, That they may declare the majesty of his works.
17:11 ⧉ ⤴︎ προσέθηκεν αὐτοῖς ἐπιστήμην καὶ νόμον ζωῆς ἐκληροδότησεν αὐτοῖς
Et magnalia honoris ejus vidit oculus illorum , et honorem vocis audierunt aures illorum . Et dixit illis : Attendite ab omni iniquo .
ወወሀቦሙ ፡ ጥበበ ፡ ወሕገ ፡ ዘያሐይዎሙ ፡ አውረሶሙ ።
He added to them knowledge, And gave them a law of life for a heritage.
17:12 ⧉ ⤴︎ διαθήκην αἰῶνος ἔστησεν μετ’ αὐτῶν καὶ τὰ κρίματα αὐτοῦ ὑπέδειξεν αὐτοῖς
Et mandavit illis unicuique de proximo suo .
ኪዳነ ፡ ዘለዓለም ፡ ተካየዶሙ ፡ ወነገሮሙ ፡ ኵነኔሁ ።
He made an everlasting covenant with them, And showed them his judgements.
17:13 ⧉ ⤴︎ μεγαλεῖον δόξης εἶδον οἱ ὀφθαλμοὶ αὐτῶν καὶ δόξαν φωνῆς αὐτοῦ ἤκουσεν τὸ οὖς αὐτῶν
Viæ illorum coram ipso sunt semper : non sunt absconsæ ab oculis ipsius .
ወቃለ ፡ ስብሐቲሁ ፡ ሰምዐት ፡ እዝኖመጁ ።
Their eyes saw the majesty of his glory; And their ear heard the glory of his voice.
17:14 ⧉ ⤴︎ καὶ εἶπεν αὐτοῖς προσέχετε ἀπὸ παντὸς ἀδίκου καὶ ἐνετείλατο αὐτοῖς ἑκάστῳ περὶ τοῦ πλησίον
In unamquamque gentem præposuit rectorem :
ወአዘዞሙ ፡ ለኵሎሙ ፡ በእንተ ፡ ቢጾሙ ።
And he said to them, Beware of all unrighteousness; And he gave them commandment, each man concerning his neighbor.
17:15 ⧉ ⤴︎ αἱ ὁδοὶ αὐτῶν ἐναντίον αὐτοῦ διὰ παντός οὐ κρυβήσονται ἀπὸ τῶν ὀφθαλμῶν αὐτοῦ
et pars Dei Israël facta est manifesta .
ወቅድሜሁ ፡ ፍናዊሆሙ ፡ በኵሉ ፡ ጊዜ ፡ ወአልቦሙ ፡ ኀበ ፡ ይትኀብኡ ፡ እምነ ፡ አዕይንቲሁ ።
Their ways are ever before him; They will not be hid from his eyes.
17:16 ⧉ ⤴︎ — Et omnia opera illorum velut sol in conspectu Dei : et oculi ejus sine intermissione inspicientes in viis eorum .
— And all their works are like the sun in the sight of God, and his eyes look without ceasing upon their ways.
17:17 ⧉ ⤴︎ ἑκάστῳ ἔθνει κατέστησεν ἡγούμενον καὶ μερὶς κυρίου Ισραηλ ἐστίν
Non sunt absconsa testamenta per iniquitatem illorum , et omnes iniquitates eorum in conspectu Dei .
ወለኵሎሙ ፡ አሕዛበ ፡ ሤመ ፡ ሎሙ ፡ ነገሥተ ፡ ወእስራኤል ፡ ኮነ ፡ ክፍለ ፡ እግዚአብሔር ።
For every nation he appointed a ruler; And Israel is the Lord’s portion.
17:18 ⧉ ⤴︎ — Eleemosyna viri quasi signaculum cum ipso , et gratiam hominis quasi pupillam conservabit .
— A man's almsgiving is as a seal with him, and he will preserve a man's kindness as the apple of his eye.
17:19 ⧉ ⤴︎ ἅπαντα τὰ ἔργα αὐτῶν ὡς ὁ ἥλιος ἐναντίον αὐτοῦ καὶ οἱ ὀφθαλμοὶ αὐτοῦ ἐνδελεχεῖς ἐπὶ τὰς ὁδοὺς αὐτῶν
Et postea resurget , et retribuet illis retributionem , unicuique in caput ipsorum , et convertet in interiores partes terræ .
ወኵሉ ፡ ግብሮሙ ፡ ከመ ፡ ፀሐይ ፡ በቅድሜሁ ፡ ወአዕይንቲሁ ፡ ዘልፈ ፡ ይኔጽራ ፡ ፍናዊሆሙ ።
All their works are as the sun before him; And his eyes are continually upon their ways.
17:20 ⧉ ⤴︎ οὐκ ἐκρύβησαν αἱ ἀδικίαι αὐτῶν ἀπ’ αὐτοῦ καὶ πᾶσαι αἱ ἁμαρτίαι αὐτῶν ἔναντι κυρίου
Pœnitentibus autem dedit viam justitiæ , et confirmavit deficientes sustinere , et destinavit illis sortem veritatis .
ወኢይትኀባእ ፡ ኀጢአቶሙ ፡ እምኔሁ ፡ ወኵሉ ፡ ጌጋዮሙ ፡ ቅድመ ፡ እግዚአብሔር ።
Their iniquities are not hid from him; And all their sins are before the Lord.
17:21 ⧉ ⤴︎ — Convertere ad Dominum , et relinque peccata tua :
— Turn to the Lord, and forsake your sins.
17:22 ⧉ ⤴︎ ἐλεημοσύνη ἀνδρὸς ὡς σφραγὶς μετ’ αὐτοῦ καὶ χάριν ἀνθρώπου ὡς κόρην συντηρήσει
precare ante faciem Domini , et minue offendicula .
ምጽዋቱ ፡ ለሰብእ ፡ ከመ ፡ ማኅተም ፡ ምስሌሁ ፡ ዕሴቱ ፡ ለሰብእ ፡ ከመ ፡ ብንተ ፡ ዐይን ፡ ትትዐቀብ ፡ ሎቱ ።
With him the alms of a man is as a signet; And he will keep the bounty of a man as the apple of the eye.
17:23 ⧉ ⤴︎ μετὰ ταῦτα ἐξαναστήσεται καὶ ἀνταποδώσει αὐτοῖς καὶ τὸ ἀνταπόδομα αὐτῶν εἰς κεφαλὴν αὐτῶν ἀποδώσει
Revertere ad Dominum , et avertere ab injustitia tua , et nimis odito execrationem :
ወድኅረ ፡ ይትመየጦ ፡ ወየዐስዮ ፡ ወፍዳ ፡ ኀጢአቶሙ ፡ ያገብእ ፡ ላዕለ ፡ ርእሶሙ ።
Afterwards he will rise up and recompense them, And render their recompense upon their head.
17:24 ⧉ ⤴︎ πλὴν μετανοοῦσιν ἔδωκεν ἐπάνοδον καὶ παρεκάλεσεν ἐκλείποντας ὑπομονήν
et cognosce justitias et judicia Dei , et sta in sorte propositionis , et orationis altissimi Dei .
ወባሕቱ ፡ ወሀቦሙ ፡ ፍኖተ ፡ በዘ ፡ ይኔስሑ ፡ ወያስፌሥሖሙ ፡ ለእለ ፡ ቀብጹ ፡ ተስፋሆሙ ።
Howbeit to those who repent he granteth a return; And he comforteth those who are losing patience.
17:25 ⧉ ⤴︎ ἐπίστρεφε ἐπὶ κύριον καὶ ἀπόλειπε ἁμαρτίας δεήθητι κατὰ πρόσωπον καὶ σμίκρυνον πρόσκομμα
In partes vade sæculi sancti , cum vivis et dantibus confessionem Deo .
ተመየጥ ፡ ኀበ ፡ እግዚአብሔር ፡ ወ [ኅድጋ ፡ ለኀጢአት ]፤ተጋነይ ፡ ቅድሜሁ ፡ ወነስሕ ፡ አበሳከ ።
Return to the Lord, and forsake sins: Make your prayer before his face, and lessen the offence.
17:26 ⧉ ⤴︎ ἐπάναγε ἐπὶ ὕψιστον καὶ ἀπόστρεφε ἀπὸ ἀδικίας καὶ σφόδρα μίσησον βδέλυγμα
Non demoreris in errore impiorum : ante mortem confitere : a mortuo , quasi nihil , perit confessio .
ወግባእ ፡ ኀበ ፡ ልዑል ፡ ወተመየጥ ፡ እምነ ፡ ዐመፃ ፡ ወጽላእ ፡ ኵሎ ፡ ርኩስ ፡[ፈድፋደ ]።
Turn again to the Most High, and turn away from iniquity; And greatly hate the abominable thing.
17:27 ⧉ ⤴︎ ὑψίστῳ τίς αἰνέσει ἐν ᾅδου ἀντὶ ζώντων καὶ διδόντων ἀνθομολόγησιν
Confiteberis vivens , vivus et sanus confiteberis : et laudabis Deum , et gloriaberis in miserationibus illius .
መኑ ፡ ይሴብሖ ፡ ለልዑል ፡ በመቃብር ፡ ከመ ፡ ሕያዋን ፡ እለ ፡ ይትጋነዩ ፡ ሎቱ ።
Who will give praise to the Most High in the grave, Instead of them which live and return thanks?
17:28 ⧉ ⤴︎ ἀπὸ νεκροῦ ὡς μηδὲ ὄντος ἀπόλλυται ἐξομολόγησις ζῶν καὶ ὑγιὴς αἰνέσει τὸν κύριον
Quam magna misericordia Domini , et propitiatio illius convertentibus ad se !
ወለዘ ፡ሞተሰ ፡ወኢከመ ፡ ምንትሂ ፡ ንስሓ ፡ ኀለፎ ፡ በሕይወትከ ፡ እንዘ ፡ ትትፌሣሕ ፡ ሰብሖ ፡ ለእግዚአብሔር ።
Thanksgiving perishes from the dead, as from one that is not: He that is in life and health will praise the Lord.
17:29 ⧉ ⤴︎ ὡς μεγάλη ἡ ἐλεημοσύνη τοῦ κυρίου καὶ ἐξιλασμὸς τοῖς ἐπιστρέφουσιν ἐπ’ αὐτόν
Nec enim omnia possunt esse in hominibus , quoniam non est immortalis filius hominis , et in vanitate malitiæ placuerunt .
እስመ ፡ ዐቢይ ፡ ምሕረቱ ፡ ለእግዚአብሔር ፡ ወይሣሀሎሙ ፡ ለእለ ፡ ይትጋነዩ ፡ ሎቱ ።
How great is the mercy of the Lord, And his forgiveness to those who turn to him!
17:30 ⧉ ⤴︎ οὐ γὰρ δύναται πάντα εἶναι ἐν ἀνθρώποις ὅτι οὐκ ἀθάνατος υἱὸς ἀνθρώπου
Quid lucidius sole ? et hic deficiet ; aut quid nequius quam quod excogitavit caro et sanguis ? et hoc arguetur .
እስመ ፡ ኢይክል ፡ ኵሎ ፡ ከዊነ ፡ እጓለ ፡ እመሕያው ፡ እስመ ፡ መዋቲ ፡ ውእቱ ፡ እጓለ ፡ እመሕያው ።
For all things can’t be in men, Because the son of man is not immortal.
17:31 ⧉ ⤴︎ τί φωτεινότερον ἡλίου καὶ τοῦτο ἐκλείπει καὶ πονηρὸν ἐνθυμηθήσεται σὰρξ καὶ αἷμα
Virtutem altitudinis cæli ipse conspicit : et omnes homines terra et cinis .
ምን [ት ]፡ ይበርህ ፡ እምነ ፡ ፀሓይ ፡ ወውእቱሂ ፡ ይጠፍእ ፡ ወእኩየ ፡ ይኄሊ ፡ ዘሥጋ ፡ ወደም ።
What is brighter than the sun? yet this fails: And an evil man will think on flesh and blood.
17:32 ⧉ ⤴︎ δύναμιν ὕψους οὐρανοῦ αὐτὸς ἐπισκέπτεται καὶ ἄνθρωποι πάντες γῆ καὶ σποδός
— ወውእቱሰ ፡[ኢ ]ያአምር ፡ ኀይለ ፡ ልዕልና ፡ ሰማያት ፡ ወእጓለ ፡ እመሕያውሰ ፡ ኵሉ ፡ ሐመድ ፡ ወመሬት ፡ ውእቱ ።
He looks upon the power of the height of heaven: And all men are earth and ashes.