4:1 ⧉ ⤴︎ κρείσσων ἀτεκνία μετὰ ἀρετῆς ἀθανασία γάρ ἐστιν ἐν μνήμῃ αὐτῆς ὅτι καὶ παρὰ θεῷ γινώσκεται καὶ παρὰ ἀνθρώποις
O quam pulchra est casta generatio , cum claritate ! immortalis est enim memoria illius , quoniam et apud Deum nota est , et apud homines .
ግብር ፡ ትሩፍ ፡ ኢወሊድ ፡ ምስለ ፡ ኂሩት ፡ እስመ ፡ ዝክራ ፡ ኢመዊት ፡ ውእቱ ፡ እስመ ፡ እምርት ፡ ይእቲ ፡ በኀበ ፡ እግዚአብሔር ።
Better than this is childishness with virtue; For in the memory of virtue is immortality: Because it is recognized both before God and before men.
4:2 ⧉ ⤴︎ παροῦσάν τε μιμοῦνται αὐτὴν καὶ ποθοῦσιν ἀπελθοῦσαν καὶ ἐν τῷ αἰῶνι στεφανηφοροῦσα πομπεύει τὸν τῶν ἀμιάντων ἄθλων ἀγῶνα νικήσασα
Cum præsens est , imitantur illam , et desiderant eam cum se eduxerit ; et in perpetuum coronata triumphat , incoinquinatorum certaminum præmium vincens .
ወበኀበ ፡ ሰብእኒ ፡ ያከብርዋ ፡ እንዘ ፡ ሀለወት ፡ ወኅሊፋኒ ፡ ይፈትውጥ ፡ ወያፈቅርዋ ፡ ወበዝንቱ ፡ ዓለም ፡ አክሊለ ፡ ተቀጺላ ፡ ታንሶሱ ፡ ዘኢይጸመሂ ፡ ገድለ ፡ መዊዕ ።
When it is present, men imitate it; And they long after it when it is departed: And throughout all time it marcheth crowned in triumph, Victorious in the strife for the prizes that are undefiled.
4:3 ⧉ ⤴︎ πολύγονον δὲ ἀσεβῶν πλῆθος οὐ χρησιμεύσει καὶ ἐκ νόθων μοσχευμάτων οὐ δώσει ῥίζαν εἰς βάθος οὐδὲ ἀσφαλῆ βάσιν ἑδράσει
Multigena autem impiorum multitudo non erit utilis , et spuria vitulamina non dabunt radices altas , nec stabile firmamentum collocabunt .
ብዝኀ ፡ ትውልደ ፡ ረሲዐን ፡ ኢይበቊዕ ፡ ወለከንቱ ፡ ተክል ፡ ኢይትአመር ፡ ላቲ ፡ ሥርዋ ፡ ወኢትግበር ፡ ጽኑዐ ፡ መንበረ ።
But the multiplying brood of the ungodly will be of no profit, And with bastard slips they will not strike deep root, Nor will they establish a sure hold.
4:4 ⧉ ⤴︎ κἂν γὰρ ἐν κλάδοις πρὸς καιρὸν ἀναθάλῃ ἐπισφαλῶς βεβηκότα ὑπὸ ἀνέμου σαλευθήσεται καὶ ὑπὸ βίας ἀνέμων ἐκριζωθήσεται
Etsi in ramis in tempore germinaverint , infirmiter posita , a vento commovebuntur , et a nimietate ventorum eradicabuntur .
ወእመኒ ፡ ጊዜ ፡ ሠርዐ ፡ ውስተ ፡ አዕፁቂሃ ፡ ቈጽል ፡ ጽኑዕ ፡ እንዘ ፡ ኢይልህቅ ፡ ያንቀለቅሎ ፡ ነፋስ ፡ ወበኃይለ ፡ ነፋስ ፡ ይትመላኅ ።
For even if these put forth boughs and flourish for a season, q1 Yet, standing unsure, they will be shaken by the wind, And by the violence of winds they will be rooted out.
4:5 ⧉ ⤴︎ περικλασθήσονται κλῶνες ἀτέλεστοι καὶ ὁ καρπὸς αὐτῶν ἄχρηστος ἄωρος εἰς βρῶσιν καὶ εἰς οὐθὲν ἐπιτήδειος
Confringentur enim rami inconsummati ; et fructus illorum inutiles et acerbi ad manducandum , et ad nihilum apti .
ወይሰበሩ ፡ አዕፁቂሃ ፡ እንዘ ፡ ኢኮኑ ፡ ፍጹማነ ፡ ወፍሬሆሙኒ ፡ ቆዕ ፡ ከንቱ ፡ ዘኢይደሉ ፡ ለበሊዕ ፡ እስመ ፡ ኢኮነ ፡ ጊዜሁ ፡ ወለምንትኒ ፡ ኢይበቊዕ ።
Their branches will be broken off before they come to maturity, and their fruit will be useless, Never ripe to eat, and fit for nothing.
4:6 ⧉ ⤴︎ ἐκ γὰρ ἀνόμων ὕπνων τέκνα γεννώμενα μάρτυρές εἰσιν πονηρίας κατὰ γονέων ἐν ἐξετασμῷ αὐτῶν
Ex iniquis enim somnis filii qui nascuntur , testes sunt nequitiæ adversus parentes in interrogatione sua .
እስመ ፡ ውሉድ ፡ እለ ፡ ይትወለዱ ፡ እምእኩያን ፡ ሰማዕት ፡ እሙንቱ ፡ ለእከየ ፡ አዝማዲሆሙ ፡ በሐተታሆሙ ።
For children unlawfully begotten are witnesses of wickedness Against parents when God searcheth them out.
4:7 ⧉ ⤴︎ δίκαιος δὲ ἐὰν φθάσῃ τελευτῆσαι ἐν ἀναπαύσει ἔσται
Justus autem si morte præoccupatus fuerit , in refrigerio erit ;
ጻድቅሰ ፡ አመ ፡ በጽሐ ፡ ጊዜሁ ፡ ለመዊት ፡ ይሄሉ ፡ በዕረፍት ።
But a righteous man, though he die before his time, will be at rest.
4:8 ⧉ ⤴︎ γῆρας γὰρ τίμιον οὐ τὸ πολυχρόνιον οὐδὲ ἀριθμῷ ἐτῶν μεμέτρηται
senectus enim venerabilis est non diuturna , neque annorum numero computata : cani autem sunt sensus hominis ,
ክብረ ፡ ርእስ ፡ አኮ ፡ በብዝኀ ፡ መዋዕል ፡ ወአኮ ፡ በኊልቈ ፡ ዓመታት ።
(For honorable old age is not that which stands in length of time, Nor is its measure given by number of years:
4:9 ⧉ ⤴︎ πολιὰ δέ ἐστιν φρόνησις ἀνθρώποις καὶ ἡλικία γήρως βίος ἀκηλίδωτος
et ætas senectutis vita immaculata .
ሲባትሰ ፡ አእምሮቱ ፡ ለብእሲ ፡ ውእቱ ፡ ወአክሊለ ፡ ለርእስ ፡ ግእዝ ፡ ዘእንበለ ፡ ነውር ።
But understanding is gray hairs to men, And an unspotted life is ripe old age.)
4:10 ⧉ ⤴︎ εὐάρεστος θεῷ γενόμενος ἠγαπήθη καὶ ζῶν μεταξὺ ἁμαρτωλῶν μετετέθη
Placens Deo factus est dilectus , et vivens inter peccatores translatus est .
መሥመሬ ፡ እግዚአብሔር ፡ ዘኮነ ፡ ይትፈቀር ፡ ወእንዘ ፡ የሐዩ ፡ ማእከለ ፡ ኃጥአን ፡ ይፈልስ ፡ ወይትመሰጥ ፡ እምቅድመ ፡ ትሚጥ ፡ እኪት ፡ አእምሮቶ ፡ አው ፡ እመ ፡ አኮ ፡ ኅብል ፡ ኢታስፍጥ ፡ ነፍሶ ።
Being found well-pleasing to God he was beloved of him, And while living among sinners he was translated:
4:11 ⧉ ⤴︎ ἡρπάγη μὴ κακία ἀλλάξῃ σύνεσιν αὐτοῦ ἢ δόλος ἀπατήσῃ ψυχὴν αὐτοῦ
Raptus est , ne malitia mutaret intellectum ejus , aut ne fictio deciperet animam illius .
እስመ ፡ ቅንአተ ፡ እከይ ፡ ያጸልም ፡ ሠናያተ ፡ ወንዝህላለ ፡ ፍትወት ፡ ያፈልስ ፡ ልበ ፡ የዋሀን ።
He was caught away, lest wickedness should change his understanding, Or guile deceive his soul.
4:12 ⧉ ⤴︎ βασκανία γὰρ φαυλότητος ἀμαυροῖ τὰ καλά καὶ ῥεμβασμὸς ἐπιθυμίας μεταλλεύει νοῦν ἄκακον
Fascinatio enim nugacitatis obscurat bona , et inconstantia concupiscentiæ transvertit sensum sine malitia .
ወለእመኒ ፡ ሞተ ፡ በኅዳጥ ፡ መዋዕል ፡ ፈጸመ ፡ ዓመታተ ፡ ነዋኀ ፡ እስመ ፡ ሀለወት ፡ ነፍሱ ፡ ሥምርተ ፡ በኀበ ፡ እግዚአብሔር ።
(For the bewitching of naughtiness bedimmeth the things which are good, And the giddy whirl of desire perverteth an innocent mind.)
4:13 ⧉ ⤴︎ τελειωθεὶς ἐν ὀλίγῳ ἐπλήρωσεν χρόνους μακρούς
Consummatus in brevi , explevit tempora multa ;
ወበእንዝ ፡ ጐጒዐ ፡ ወሖረ ፡ እማእከለ ፡ ጹግ ፡ ወነኪራንሰ ፡ ርእዮሙ ፡ ዘንተ ፡ ኢለበውዎ ፡ ወኢያስተጋብኡ ፡ ውስተ ፡ ሕሊናሆሙ ፡ ፍካሬሁ ፡ ለዝ ።
Being made perfect in a little while, he fulfilled long years;
4:14 ⧉ ⤴︎ ἀρεστὴ γὰρ ἦν κυρίῳ ἡ ψυχὴ αὐτοῦ διὰ τοῦτο ἔσπευσεν ἐκ μέσου πονηρίας οἱ δὲ λαοὶ ἰδόντες καὶ μὴ νοήσαντες μηδὲ θέντες ἐπὶ διανοίᾳ τὸ τοιοῦτο
placita enim erat Deo anima illius : propter hoc properavit educere illum de medio iniquitatum . Populi autem videntes , et non intelligentes , nec ponentes in præcordiis talia ,
እስመ ፡ ፍትሑ ፡ ለእግዚአብሔር ፡ ውእቱ ፡ ለጻድቃኒሁ ፡ ወሕዋፄሁ ፡ በሣህል ፡ ይከውን ፡ ላዕለ ፡ ኅሩያኒሁ ።
For his soul was pleasing to the Lord: Therefore hurried he out of the midst of wickedness.
4:15 ⧉ ⤴︎ ὅτι χάρις καὶ ἔλεος ἐν τοῖς ἐκλεκτοῖς αὐτοῦ καὶ ἐπισκοπὴ ἐν τοῖς ὁσίοις αὐτοῦ
quoniam gratia Dei et misericordia est in sanctos ejus , et respectus in electos illius .
ወብእሲሰ ፡ ጻድቅ ፡ መዊቶ ፡ ይኴንን ፡ ረሲዓነ ፡ እንዘ ፡ ሀለዉ ፡ ሕያዋኒሆሙ ፡ ወወሬዛሂ ፡ ሶበ ፡ ሞተ ፡ ፍጡነ ፡ ይኴንን ፡ ረሲዓነ ፡ ዓመታተ ፡ ርስዕ ፡ ዘዓመፃ ።
But as for the peoples, seeing and understanding not, Neither laying this to heart, That grace and mercy are with his chosen, And that he visiteth his holy ones:—
4:16 ⧉ ⤴︎ κατακρινεῖ δὲ δίκαιος καμὼν τοὺς ζῶντας ἀσεβεῖς καὶ νεότης τελεσθεῖσα ταχέως πολυετὲς γῆρας ἀδίκου
Condemnat autem justus mortuus vivos impios , et juventus celerius consummata longam vitam injusti .
እስመ ፡ ይሬእዩ ፡ ሙተተ ፡ ጻድቅ ፡ ጠቢብ ፡ ወኢይሌብዉ ፡ ወኢየአምሩ ፡ ምንተ ፡ መከረ ፡ በእንቲአሁ ፡ ወለምንት ፡ አስተጋብኦ ፡ እግዚአብሔር ፡ ኀቤሁ ፡ ወይሬእይዎ ፡ ወይትቃጸቡ ፡ ቦቱ ።
But a righteous man that is dead will condemn the ungodly that are living, And youth that is quickly perfected the many years of an unrighteous man’s old age;
4:17 ⧉ ⤴︎ ὄψονται γὰρ τελευτὴν σοφοῦ καὶ οὐ νοήσουσιν τί ἐβουλεύσατο περὶ αὐτοῦ καὶ εἰς τί ἠσφαλίσατο αὐτὸν ὁ κύριος
Videbunt enim finem sapientis , et non intelligent quid cogitaverit de illo Deus , et quare munierit illum Dominus .
ወኪያሆሙሳ ፡ ይስሕቆሙ ፡ እግዚአብሔር ፡ ወይከውኑ ፡ እምድኅረዝ ፡ ለድቀት ፡ ኅሡር ፡ ወለጽእለተ ፡ ሙታን ፡ ዘለዓለም ።
For the ungodly will see a wise man’s end, And will not understand what the Lord purposed concerning him, And for what he safely kept him:—
4:18 ⧉ ⤴︎ ὄψονται καὶ ἐξουθενήσουσιν αὐτοὺς δὲ ὁ κύριος ἐκγελάσεται
Videbunt , et contemnent eum ; illos autem Dominus irridebit .
እስመ ፡ ይመትሮሙ ፡ ወያነቅዖሙ ፡ ወይትፈከቡ ፡ ውዱቃነ ፡ በገጾሙ ፡ እንዘ ፡ አልቦሙ ፡ ቃል ።
They will see, and they will despise; But them the Lord will laugh to scorn. And after this they will become a dishonored carcase, And a reproach among the dead forever:
4:19 ⧉ ⤴︎ καὶ ἔσονται μετὰ τοῦτο εἰς πτῶμα ἄτιμον καὶ εἰς ὕβριν ἐν νεκροῖς δῑ αἰῶνος ὅτι ῥήξει αὐτοὺς ἀφώνους πρηνεῖς καὶ σαλεύσει αὐτοὺς ἐκ θεμελίων καὶ ἕως ἐσχάτου χερσωθήσονται καὶ ἔσονται ἐν ὀδύνῃ καὶ ἡ μνήμη αὐτῶν ἀπολεῖται
Et erunt post hæc decidentes sine honore , et in contumelia inter mortuos in perpetuum : quoniam disrumpet illos inflatos sine voce , et commovebit illos a fundamentis , et usque ad supremum desolabuntur , et erunt gementes , et memoria illorum peribit .
ወየሀውኮሙ ፡ እምሥርዎሙ ፡ ወለዝሉፉ ፡ ይከውኑ ፡ ከመ ፡ ምድር ፡ ብድውት ፡ ወይከውኑ ፡ ጽዑራነ ፡ ወዝክሮሙ ፡ ይትኀጐል ።
Because he will dash them speechless to the ground, And will shake them from the foundations, And they will lie utterly waste, and they will be in anguish, And their memory will perish.
4:20 ⧉ ⤴︎ ἐλεύσονται ἐν συλλογισμῷ ἁμαρτημάτων αὐτῶν δειλοί καὶ ἐλέγξει αὐτοὺς ἐξ ἐναντίας τὰ ἀνομήματα αὐτῶν
Venient in cogitatione peccatorum suorum timidi , et traducent illos ex adverso iniquitates ipsorum .
ወይቀርቡ ፡ ለቅስተ ፡ ኃጢአቶሙ ፡ ፍሩሃነ ፡ ወይዛለፎሙ ፡ ገሃደ ፡ በአንፃሪሆሙ ፡ ኃጢአቶሙ ።
They will come, when their sins are reckoned up, with coward fear; And their lawless deeds will convict them to their face.