5:1 ⧉ ⤴︎ τότε στήσεται ἐν παρρησίᾳ πολλῇ ὁ δίκαιος κατὰ πρόσωπον τῶν θλιψάντων αὐτὸν καὶ τῶν ἀθετούντων τοὺς πόνους αὐτοῦ
Tunc stabunt justi in magna constantia adversus eos qui se angustiaverunt , et qui abstulerunt labores eorum .
አሜሃ ፡ ይቀውም ፡ ጻድቅ ፡ በብዙኅ ፡ ግህደት ፡ አንፃረ ፡ እለ ፡ አመንደብዎ ፡ ወክሕዱ ፡ ፃማሁ ፡ ወመነኑ ፡ ነገሮ ።
Then shall the righteous man stand in great boldness Before the face of those who afflicted him, And those who make his labors of no account.
5:2 ⧉ ⤴︎ ἰδόντες ταραχθήσονται φόβῳ δεινῷ καὶ ἐκστήσονται ἐπὶ τῷ παραδόξῳ τῆς σωτηρίας
Videntes turbabuntur timore horribili , et mirabuntur in subitatione insperatæ salutis ;
ወሶበ ፡ ርእይዎ ፡ ይትሀወኩ ፡ በግርማ ፡ ወበፍርሃት ፡ እኩይ ፡ ወይዴመሙ ፡ በእንተ ፡ መንክር ፡ ዳኅናሁ ።
When they see it, they will be troubled with terrible fear, And will be amazed at the marvel of God’s salvation.
5:3 ⧉ ⤴︎ ἐροῦσιν ἐν ἑαυτοῖς μετανοοῦντες καὶ διὰ στενοχωρίαν πνεύματος στενάξονται καὶ ἐροῦσιν
dicentes intra se , pœnitentiam agentes , et præ angustia spiritus gementes : Hi sunt quos habuimus aliquando in derisum , et in similitudinem improperii .
ወይብሉ ፡ በበይናቲሆሙ ፡ እንዘ ፡ ይኔስሑ ፡ ወበጽዑር ፡ ከንፈሰ ፡ ይቴክዙ ፡ ወይጸርሑ ።
They will say within themselves repenting, And for distress of spirit will they groan, This was he whom aforetime we had in derision, And made a parable of reproach:
5:4 ⧉ ⤴︎ οὗτος ἦν ὃν ἔσχομέν ποτε εἰς γέλωτα καὶ εἰς παραβολὴν ὀνειδισμοῦ οἱ ἄφρονες τὸν βίον αὐτοῦ ἐλογισάμεθα μανίαν καὶ τὴν τελευτὴν αὐτοῦ ἄτιμον
Nos insensati , vitam illorum æstimabamus insaniam , et finem illorum sine honore ;
ወይብሉ ፡ ዝኑ ፡ ዘኮነ ፡ በኀቤነ ፡ እምዐብዳን ፡ ቀዲሙ ፡ ሰሐቀ ፡ ወነገረ ፡ ዝንጓጔ ፡ ወረሰይነ ፡ ግእዞ ፡ ዕበደ ፡ ወሙተቶሂ ፡ ምኑነ ።
We fools accounted his life madness, And his end without honor:
5:5 ⧉ ⤴︎ πῶς κατελογίσθη ἐν υἱοῖς θεοῦ καὶ ἐν ἁγίοις ὁ κλῆρος αὐτοῦ ἐστιν
ecce quomodo computati sunt inter filios Dei , et inter sanctos sors illorum est .
እፎ ፡ ኮነ ፡ ወልደ ፡ እግዚአብሔር ፡ ወለቅዱሳን ፡ ኮነት ፡ ርስቱ ።
How was he counted among sons of God? And how is his lot among saints?
5:6 ⧉ ⤴︎ ἄρα ἐπλανήθημεν ἀπὸ ὁδοῦ ἀληθείας καὶ τὸ τῆς δικαιοσύνης φῶς οὐκ ἐπέλαμψεν ἡμῖν καὶ ὁ ἥλιος οὐκ ἀνέτειλεν ἡμῖν
Ergo erravimus a via veritatis , et justitiæ lumen non luxit nobis , et sol intelligentiæ non est ortus nobis .
ስሕትነኬ ፡ እምፍኖተ ፡ ርትዕ ፡ ወብርሃኑ ፡ ለጻድቅ ፡ ኢያስተርአየ ፡ ለነ ፡ ወፀሐይኒ ፡ ኢሠረቀ ፡ ለነ ።
Verily we went astray from the way of truth, And the light of righteousness shined not for us, And the sun rose not for us.
5:7 ⧉ ⤴︎ ἀνομίας ἐνεπλήσθημεν τρίβοις καὶ ἀπωλείας καὶ διωδεύσαμεν ἐρήμους ἀβάτους τὴν δὲ ὁδὸν κυρίου οὐκ ἐπέγνωμεν
Lassati sumus in via iniquitatis et perditionis , et ambulavimus vias difficiles : viam autem Domini ignoravimus .
ወአበሳ ፡ ወኀጒለ ፡ መላእነ ፡ በፍናዊነ ፡ ወነገድበ ፡ ገዳነ ፡ በድው ፡ ወፍኖተ ፡ እግዚአብሔር ፡ ኢያእመርነ ።
We took our fill of the paths of lawlessness and destruction, And we journeyed through trackless deserts, But the way of the Lord we knew not.
5:8 ⧉ ⤴︎ τί ὠφέλησεν ἡμᾶς ἡ ὑπερηφανία καὶ τί πλοῦτος μετὰ ἀλαζονείας συμβέβληται ἡμῖν
Quid nobis profuit superbia ? aut divitiarum jactantia quid contulit nobis ?
ምንተ ፡ በቊዓነ ፡ ትዕቢት ፡ ወምንተ ፡ አምጽአ ፡ ለነ ፡ ብዕል ፡ ምስለ ፡ ትዕቢት ።
What did our arrogancy profit us? And what good have riches and vaunting brought us?
5:9 ⧉ ⤴︎ παρῆλθεν ἐκεῖνα πάντα ὡς σκιὰ καὶ ὡς ἀγγελία παρατρέχουσα
Transierunt omnia illa tamquam umbra , et tamquam nuntius percurrens ,
ኃላፊ ፡ ውእቱ ፡ ዝንቱ ፡ ኵሉ ፡ ከመ ፡ ጽላሎት ፡ ወከመ ፡ ኅልፈተ ፡ ዜና ፡ ዘይረውፅ ።
Those things all passed away as a shadow, And as a message that runs by:
5:10 ⧉ ⤴︎ ὡς ναῦς διερχομένη κυμαινόμενον ὕδωρ ἧς διαβάσης οὐκ ἔστιν ἴχνος εὑρεῖν οὐδὲ ἀτραπὸν τρόπιος αὐτῆς ἐν κύμασιν
et tamquam navis quæ pertransit fluctuantem aquam , cujus cum præterierit non est vestigium invenire , neque semitam carinæ illius in fluctibus ;
ወከመ ፡ ሐመር ፡ ዘየኀልፍ ፡ ወይመሥጦ ፡ ማይ ፡ በማዕበሉ ፡ እንተ ፡ ምኅላፈ ፡ አሠሩ ፡ አልቦ ፡ ዘይትፈከብ ፡ ወፍኖተ ፡ ገጸ ፡ ሩጸቱ ፡ በውስተ ፡ ማዕበል ፡ ኢይትአመር ።
As a ship passing through the billowy water, Whereof, when it is gone by, there is no trace to be found, Neither pathway of its keel in the billows:
5:11 ⧉ ⤴︎ ἢ ὡς ὀρνέου διιπτάντος ἀέρα οὐθὲν εὑρίσκεται τεκμήριον πορείας πληγῇ δὲ μαστιζόμενον ταρσῶν πνεῦμα κοῦφον καὶ σχιζόμενον βίᾳ ῥοίζου κινουμένων πτερύγων διωδεύθη καὶ μετὰ τοῦτο οὐχ εὑρέθη σημεῖον ἐπιβάσεως ἐν αὐτῷ
aut tamquam avis quæ transvolat in aëre , cujus nullum invenitur argumentum itineris , sed tantum sonitus alarum verberans levem ventum , et scindens per vim itineris aërem : commotis alis transvolavit , et post hoc nullum signum invenitur itineris illius ;
ወከመ ፡ ዕፍ ፡ ዘይሠርር ፡ በውስተ ፡ ነፋስ ፡ አልቦ ፡ ዘይትረከብ ፡ አሠረ ፡ ፍኖቱ ፡ እስመ ፡ ሶበ ፡ ኀለፈ ፡ ተዳድቆተ ፡ ሥረቱ ፡ ወይሬሲ ፡ ነፋሰ ፡ ቀሊለ ፡ ዝቡጠ ፡ ወይሰጥቆ ፡ በጽንዐ ፡ ፍጥነቱ ፡ ይነግድ ፡ ወይረውፅ ፡ በአሁሶ ፡ ክነፊሁ ፡ ወእምዝ ፡ ኢይትረከብ ፡ ትእምርተ ፡ ኅልፈቱ ፡ በውስቴቱ ።
Or as when a bird flieth through the air, No token of her passage is found, But the light wind, lashed with the stroke of her pinions, And tore asunder with the violent rush of the moving wings, is passed through, And afterwards no sign of her coming is found therein:
5:12 ⧉ ⤴︎ ἢ ὡς βέλους βληθέντος ἐπὶ σκοπὸν τμηθεὶς ὁ ἀὴρ εὐθέως εἰς ἑαυτὸν ἀνελύθη ὡς ἀγνοῆσαι τὴν δίοδον αὐτοῦ
aut tamquam sagitta emissa in locum destinatum , divisus aër continuo in se reclusus est , ut ignoretur transitus illius :
አው ፡ ከመ ፡ ሐፅ ፡ ዘተውህበ ፡ ለሠሪር ፡ እስመ ፡ ነፋስ ፡ ተሠጥቀ ፡ ቦቱ ፡ ወበጊዜሃ ፡ ተጋብአ ፡ ከመ ፡ ቀዳሚ ፡ ወኅልፈቱ ፡ ውስቴቱ ፡ ኢይትአመር ።
Or as when an arrow is shot at a mark, The air disparted closeth up again immediately, So that men know not where it passed through:
5:13 ⧉ ⤴︎ οὕτως καὶ ἡμεῖς γεννηθέντες ἐξελίπομεν καὶ ἀρετῆς μὲν σημεῖον οὐδὲν ἔσχομεν δεῖξαι ἐν δὲ τῇ κακίᾳ ἡμῶν κατεδαπανήθημεν
sic et nos nati continuo desivimus esse ; et virtutis quidem nullum signum valuimus ostendere , in malignitate autem nostra consumpti sumus .
ከማሁ ፡ ንሕነኒ ፡ ሶበ ፡ ተወለድነ ፡ ኀለቅነ ፡ ወኢይደልወነ ፡ ከመ ፡ ንርአይ ፡ ትእምርተ ፡ ሠናይ ፡ ዳዕሙ ፡ ኀለቅነ ፡ በእከይነ ።
So we also, as soon as we were born, ceased to be; And of virtue we had no sign to show, But in our wickedness we were utterly consumed.
5:14 ⧉ ⤴︎ ὅτι ἐλπὶς ἀσεβοῦς ὡς φερόμενος χνοῦς ὑπὸ ἀνέμου καὶ ὡς πάχνη ὑπὸ λαίλαπος διωχθεῖσα λεπτὴ καὶ ὡς καπνὸς ὑπὸ ἀνέμου διεχύθη καὶ ὡς μνεία καταλύτου μονοημέρου παρώδευσεν
Talia dixerunt in inferno hi qui peccaverunt :
እስመ ፡ ተስፋሆሙ ፡ ለረሲዐን ፡ ከመ ፡ ዐበል ፡ ዘይግሕፎ ፡ ነፋስ ፡ ወከመ ፡ አስሐትያ ፡ ቀጢን ፡ ዘእምነፋስ ፡ ተሰደ ፡ ከመ ፡ ጢስ ፡ ዘእምነፋስ ፡ ይትመሰው ፡ ወከመ ፡ ዝክረ ፡ ኅዳሪ ፡ ዘአሐተ ፡ ዕለተ ፡ ኀደረ ፡ ወኃለፈ ።
Because the hope of the ungodly man is as chaff carried by the wind, And as foam vanishing before a tempest; And is scattered as smoke is scattered by the wind, And passes by as the remembrance of a guest that waits but a day.
5:15 ⧉ ⤴︎ δίκαιοι δὲ εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα ζῶσιν καὶ ἐν κυρίῳ ὁ μισθὸς αὐτῶν καὶ ἡ φροντὶς αὐτῶν παρὰ ὑψίστῳ
quoniam spes impii tamquam lanugo est quæ a vento tollitur , et tamquam spuma gracilis quæ a procella dispergitur , et tamquam fumus qui a vento diffusus est , et tamquam memoria hospitis unius diei prætereuntis .
ወጻድቃንሰ ፡ ርቱዐን ፡ ለዓለም ፡ የሐይዉ ፡ ወጽኑሕ ፡ ዓስቦሙ ፡ በኀበ ፡ እግዚአብሔር ፡ ወትካዞሙ ፡ ኀበ ፡ ልዑል ፡ ይሄሉ ።
But the righteous live forever, And in the Lord is their reward, And the care for them with the Most High.
5:16 ⧉ ⤴︎ διὰ τοῦτο λήμψονται τὸ βασίλειον τῆς εὐπρεπείας καὶ τὸ διάδημα τοῦ κάλλους ἐκ χειρὸς κυρίου ὅτι τῇ δεξιᾷ σκεπάσει αὐτοὺς καὶ τῷ βραχίονι ὑπερασπιεῖ αὐτῶν
Justi autem in perpetuum vivent , et apud Dominum est merces eorum , et cogitatio illorum apud Altissimum .
ወበእንተዝ ፡ ይነሥኡ ፡ መንግሥተ ፡ ክብር ፡ ወቀጸላ ፡ ሥነ ፡ እምእደ ፡ እግዚአብሔር ፡ እስመ ፡ በየማኑ ፡ ይከድኖሙ ፡ ወበመዝራዕቱ ፡ ይረድኦሙ ።
Therefore will they receive the crown of royal dignity And the diadem of beauty from the Lord’s hand; Because with his right hand will he cover them, And with his arm will he shield them.
5:17 ⧉ ⤴︎ λήμψεται πανοπλίαν τὸν ζῆλον αὐτοῦ καὶ ὁπλοποιήσει τὴν κτίσιν εἰς ἄμυναν ἐχθρῶν
Ideo accipient regnum decoris , et diadema speciei de manu Domini : quoniam dextera sua teget eos , et brachio sancto suo defendet illos .
ወይነሥእ ፡ ንዋየ ፡ ሐቅለ ፡ ቅንአቱ ፡ ፍጹመ ፡ ወይሬስያ ፡ ለፍጥረቱ ፡ ንዋየ ፡ ሐቅል ፡ ለተበቅሎ ፡ አፅራሪሁ ።
He will take his jealousy as complete armor, And will make the whole creation his weapons for vengeance on his enemies:
5:18 ⧉ ⤴︎ ἐνδύσεται θώρακα δικαιοσύνην καὶ περιθήσεται κόρυθα κρίσιν ἀνυπόκριτον
Accipiet armaturam zelus illius , et armabit creaturam ad ultionem inimicorum .
ወይለብስ ፡ ድርዐ ፡ ጽድቅ ፡ ወይትቄጸል ፡ ጌራ ፡ ኵነኔ ፡ ዘኢያድልዎ ።
He will put on righteousness as a breastplate, And will array himself with judgement unfeigned as with a helmet;
5:19 ⧉ ⤴︎ λήμψεται ἀσπίδα ἀκαταμάχητον ὁσιότητα
Induet pro thorace justitiam , et accipiet pro galea judicium certum ;
ወይነሥእ ፡ ወልታ ፡ ጽድቅ ፡ ዘኢይትመዋዕ ።
He will take holiness as an invincible shield,
5:20 ⧉ ⤴︎ ὀξυνεῖ δὲ ἀπότομον ὀργὴν εἰς ῥομφαίαν συνεκπολεμήσει δὲ αὐτῷ ὁ κόσμος ἐπὶ τοὺς παράφρονας
sumet scutum inexpugnabile æquitatem .
ወያበልኅ ፡ መዓቶ ፡ ሰይፈ ፡ መታሬ ፡ ወዓለምኒ ፡ ይፃባዕ ፡ ወይትቃተል ፡ ምስሌሁ ።
And he will sharpen stern wrath for a sword: And the world will go forth with him to fight against his insensate foes.
5:21 ⧉ ⤴︎ πορεύσονται εὔστοχοι βολίδες ἀστραπῶν καὶ ὡς ἀπὸ εὐκύκλου τόξου τῶν νεφῶν ἐπὶ σκοπὸν ἁλοῦνται
Acuet autem duram iram in lanceam , et pugnabit cum illo orbis terrarum contra insensatos .
ወዲበ ፡ መስሕታን ፡ የሐውር ፡ ርቱዐ ፡ ሞጸፈ ፡ መዓተ ፡ መባርቅቲሁ ፡ ከመ ፡ ይርከቦሙ ፡ ፍጡነ ፡ ጻድቃንሰ ፡ ከመ ፡ ዘሠናይ ፡ ምዕዋደ ፡ ቀስተ ፡ ደማና ፡ በአጽምኦ ፡ ይቀንዑ ።
Shafts of lightning will fly with true aim, And from the clouds, as from a well drawn bow, will they leap to the mark.
5:22 ⧉ ⤴︎ καὶ ἐκ πετροβόλου θυμοῦ πλήρεις ῥιφήσονται χάλαζαι ἀγανακτήσει κατ’ αὐτῶν ὕδωρ θαλάσσης ποταμοὶ δὲ συγκλύσουσιν ἀποτόμως
Ibunt directe emissiones fulgurum , et tamquam a bene curvato arcu nubium exterminabuntur , et ad certum locum insilient .
ወእምኰኵሐ ፡ መዓተ ፡ ሞጸፉ ፡ ፍጡነ ፡ ያወርድ ፡ አብራደ ፡ ወይትቈጣዕ ፡ ላዕሌሆሙ ፡ ማየ ፡ ባሕር ፡ አፍላግኒ ፡ ያንቀለቅሉ ፡ ወየዓግትዎሙ ፡ ፍጡነ ።
And as from an engine of war will be hurled hailstones full of wrath; The water of the sea will be angered against them, And rivers will sternly overwhelm them;
5:23 ⧉ ⤴︎ ἀντιστήσεται αὐτοῖς πνεῦμα δυνάμεως καὶ ὡς λαῖλαψ ἐκλικμήσει αὐτούς καὶ ἐρημώσει πᾶσαν τὴν γῆν ἀνομία καὶ ἡ κακοπραγία περιτρέψει θρόνους δυναστῶν
Et a petrosa ira plenæ mittentur grandines ; excandescet in illos aqua maris , et flumina concurrent duriter .
ወይትቃወሞሙ ፡ መንፈሰ ፡ ኃይል ፡ ወከመ ፡ ነፋስ ፡ ይሥዕዮሙ ፡ ወይዘርዎሙ ፡ እስመ ፡ አበሳ ፡ ታማስን ፡ ኵሎ ፡ ምድረ ፡ ወገቢረ ፡ እከይ ፡ ይገፈትዕ ፡ መናብርተ ፡ ኃያላን ።
A mighty blast will encounter them, And as a tempest will it winnow them away: And so will lawlessness make all the land desolate, And their evil-doing will overturn the thrones of princes.