7:1 ⧉ ⤴︎ εἰμὶ μὲν κἀγὼ θνητὸς ἄνθρωπος ἴσος ἅπασιν καὶ γηγενοῦς ἀπόγονος πρωτοπλάστου καὶ ἐν κοιλίᾳ μητρὸς ἐγλύφην σὰρξ
Sum quidem et ego mortalis homo , similis omnibus , et ex genere terreni illius qui prior factus est : et in ventre matris figuratus sum caro ;
እስመ ፡ አነሂኬ ፡ መዋቲ ፡ ሰብእ ፡ ዕሩይ ፡ አምሳለ ፡ ኵሉ ፡ ወወልደ ፡ ምድራዊ ፡ ዘተልሕኰ ፡ ቅድመ ፡ ወውስተ ፡ ከርሠ ፡ እምየ ፡ ተገለፍኩ ፡ ሥጋ ።
I myself also am mortal, like to all, And am sprung from one born of the earth, the man first formed,
7:2 ⧉ ⤴︎ δεκαμηνιαίῳ χρόνῳ παγεὶς ἐν αἵματι ἐκ σπέρματος ἀνδρὸς καὶ ἡδονῆς ὕπνῳ συνελθούσης
decem mensium tempore coagulatus sum in sanguine : ex semine hominis , et delectamento somni conveniente .
ወነበርኩ ፡ ርጉአ ፡ በደም ፡ ዓሠርተ ፡ አውራኅ ፡ እምዘርአ ፡ ብእሲ ፡ ወፍትወተ ፡ ንዋም ፡ በሩካቤ ።
And in the womb of a mother was I moulded into flesh in the time of ten months, Being compacted in blood of the seed of man and pleasure that came with sleep.
7:3 ⧉ ⤴︎ καὶ ἐγὼ δὲ γενόμενος ἔσπασα τὸν κοινὸν ἀέρα καὶ ἐπὶ τὴν ὁμοιοπαθῆ κατέπεσον γῆν πρώτην φωνὴν τὴν ὁμοίαν πᾶσιν ἴσα κλαίων
Et ego natus accepi communem aërem , et in similiter factam decidi terram , et primam vocem similem omnibus emisi plorans .
ወአነሂ ፡ ነሣእኩ ፡ ነፍሰ ፡ ሶበ ፡ ተወለድኩ ፡ ከመ ፡ ኵሉ ፡ ሰብእ ፡ ወወረድኩ ፡ ውስተ ፡ ምድር ፡ መምሰሊተ ፡ ሕማምየ ፡ ወቀዳሚተ ፡ ቃል ፡ አውጻእኩ ፡ ብካየ ።
And I also, when I was born, drew in the common air, And fell upon the kindred earth, Uttering, like all, for my first voice, the selfsame wail:
7:4 ⧉ ⤴︎ ἐν σπαργάνοις ἀνετράφην καὶ φροντίσιν
In involumentis nutritus sum , et curis magnis :
ወአጽርቅት ፡ ልህቁ ፡ ወበትካዝ ፡ እስመ ፡ አልቦ ፡ እምነገሥት ፡ ዘካልአ ፡ ኮነ ፡ ጥንተ ፡ ልደቱ ።
In swaddling clothes was I nursed, and with watchful cares.
7:5 ⧉ ⤴︎ οὐδεὶς γὰρ βασιλέων ἑτέραν ἔσχεν γενέσεως ἀρχήν
nemo enim ex regibus aliud habuit nativitatis initium .
ወአሐቲ ፡ ይእቲ ፡ ምጽአቱ ፡ ለኵሉ ፡ ውስተ ፡ ዓለም ፡ ወጸአተ ፡ ኵሉ ፡ በዕሩይ ።
For no king had any other first beginning;
7:6 ⧉ ⤴︎ μία δὲ πάντων εἴσοδος εἰς τὸν βίον ἔξοδός τε ἴση
Unus ergo introitus est omnibus ad vitam , et similis exitus .
ወበእንተዝ ፡ ጸለይኩ ፡ ወአእምሮ ፡ ተውህበኒ ፡ ሊተ ፡ አስተብቋዕኩ ፡ ወመጽአኒ ፡ መንፈሰ ፡ ጥበብ ።
But all men have one entrance into life, and a like departure.
7:7 ⧉ ⤴︎ διὰ τοῦτο εὐξάμην καὶ φρόνησις ἐδόθη μοι ἐπεκαλεσάμην καὶ ἦλθέν μοι πνεῦμα σοφίας
Propter hoc optavi , et datus est mihi sensus ; et invocavi , et venit in me spiritus sapientiæ :
ወአክበርክዋ ፡ እምኵናነ ፡ መንግሥት ፡ ወመናብርት ፡ ወለብዕልኒ ፡ ከመ ፡ ወኢምንት ፡ ረሰይክዋ ፡ በመድሎታ ።
For this cause I prayed, and understanding was given me: I called upon God, and there came to me a spirit of wisdom.
7:8 ⧉ ⤴︎ προέκρινα αὐτὴν σκήπτρων καὶ θρόνων καὶ πλοῦτον οὐδὲν ἡγησάμην ἐν συγκρίσει αὐτῆς
et præposui illam regnis et sedibus , et divitias nihil esse duxi in comparatione illius .
ወኢያስተማሰልክዋ ፡ በእብነ ፡ ባሕርይ ፡ ዘሤጥ ፡ አልቦቱ ፡ እስመ ፡ ኵሉ ፡ ወርቅ ፡ በቅድመ ፡ ገጻ ፡ ከመ ፡ ኆፃ ፡ ኅዳጥ ፡ ወከመ ፡ ዕቡር ፡ ይመስል ፡ ብሩር ፡ በቅድሜሃ ።
I preferred her before sceptres and thrones, And riches I esteemed nothing in comparison of her.
7:9 ⧉ ⤴︎ οὐδὲ ὡμοίωσα αὐτῇ λίθον ἀτίμητον ὅτι ὁ πᾶς χρυσὸς ἐν ὄψει αὐτῆς ψάμμος ὀλίγη καὶ ὡς πηλὸς λογισθήσεται ἄργυρος ἐναντίον αὐτῆς
Nec comparavi illi lapidem pretiosum , quoniam omne aurum in comparatione illius arena est exigua , et tamquam lutum æstimabitur argentum in conspectu illius .
ወእምነ ፡ ሕይወት ፡ ወእምሥነ ፡ ላህያ ፡ አፍቀርክዋ ፡ ፈድፋደ ፡ ወአብደርክዋ ፡ ህየንተ ፡ ብርሃን ፡ ትኩነኒ ፡ እስመ ፡ ፀዳለ ፡ ብርሃን ፡ ዘእምውስቴታ ፡ ይወፅእ ፡ ኢይትጋባእ ፡ ወኢይነውም ።
Neither did I liken to her any priceless gem, Because all the gold of the earth in her presence is a little sand, And silver will be accounted as clay before her.
7:10 ⧉ ⤴︎ ὑπὲρ ὑγίειαν καὶ εὐμορφίαν ἠγάπησα αὐτὴν καὶ προειλόμην αὐτὴν ἀντὶ φωτὸς ἔχειν ὅτι ἀκοίμητον τὸ ἐκ ταύτης φέγγος
Super salutem et speciem dilexi illam , et proposui pro luce habere illam , quoniam inextinguibile est lumen illius .
ወመጽአኒ ፡ ኵሉ ፡ ሠናያት ፡ ምስሌሃ ፡ ኅቡረ ፡ ወዘአልቦ ፡ ኊልቊ ፡ ብዕል ፡ ውስተ ፡ እዴሃ ።
Above health and comeliness I loved her, And I chose to have her rather than light, Because her bright shining is never laid to sleep.
7:11 ⧉ ⤴︎ ἦλθεν δέ μοι τὰ ἀγαθὰ ὁμοῦ πάντα μετ’ αὐτῆς καὶ ἀναρίθμητος πλοῦτος ἐν χερσὶν αὐτῆς
Venerunt autem mihi omnia bona pariter cum illa , et innumerabilis honestas per manus illius ;
ወተፈሣሕኩ ፡ በኵሉ ፡ እስመ ፡ መኰንንቶሙ ፡ ይእቲ ፡ ጥበብ ፡ ወኢያእመርኩ ፡ ከመ ፡ ገባሪቱ ፡ ይእቲ ፡ ለዝ ፡ ኵሉ ።
But with her there came to me all good things together, And in her hands innumerable riches:
7:12 ⧉ ⤴︎ εὐφράνθην δὲ ἐπὶ πᾶσιν ὅτι αὐτῶν ἡγεῖται σοφία ἠγνόουν δὲ αὐτὴν γενέτιν εἶναι τούτων
et lætatus sum in omnibus , quoniam antecedebat me ista sapientia , et ignorabam quoniam horum omnium mater est .
ወሶበ ፡ አእመርኩ ፡ ዘንተ ፡ ዘእንበለ ፡ እከይ ፡ ወዘእንበለ ፡ ቅንአት ፡ እሁበ ፡ ኪያሃ ፡ ወብዕላ ፡ ኢየኃብእ ።
And I rejoiced over them all because wisdom leads them; Though I knew not that she was the mother of them.
7:13 ⧉ ⤴︎ ἀδόλως τε ἔμαθον ἀφθόνως τε μεταδίδωμι τὸν πλοῦτον αὐτῆς οὐκ ἀποκρύπτομαι
Quam sine fictione didici , et sine invidia communico , et honestatem illius non abscondo .
ወኢየኃልቅ ፡ መዝገበ ፡ ይእቲ ፡ ለሰብእ ፡ ወእለ ፡ አጥረይዋ ፡ ኀበ ፡ እግዚአብሔር ፡ በጽሑ ፡ ወተዓረኩ ፡ በእንተ ፡ ምግባረ ፡ ተግሣፅ ፡ እንተ ፡ ትከሥት ፡ ሀብተ ።
As I learned without guile, I impart without grudging; I do not hide her riches.
7:14 ⧉ ⤴︎ ἀνεκλιπὴς γὰρ θησαυρός ἐστιν ἀνθρώποις ὃν οἱ κτησάμενοι πρὸς θεὸν ἐστείλαντο φιλίαν διὰ τὰς ἐκ παιδείας δωρεὰς συσταθέντες
Infinitus enim thesaurus est hominibus ; quo qui usi sunt , participes facti sunt amicitiæ Dei , propter disciplinæ dona commendati .
ወሊተኒ ፡ ወሀበኒ ፡ እግዚአብሔር ፡ እንግር ፡ ዘይትፈተው ፡ ወአሐሊ ፡ ሕሊና ፡ ዘይደሉ ፡ ለዘይትወሀቦ ፡ እስመ ፡ ውእቱ ፡ መርሕ ፡ ውስተ ፡ ጥበብ ፡ ወመርትዐ ፡ ጠበብት ።
For she is to men a treasure that fails not, And those who use it obtain friendship with God, Commended to him by the gifts which they through discipline present to him.
7:15 ⧉ ⤴︎ ἐμοὶ δὲ δῴη ὁ θεὸς εἰπεῖν κατὰ γνώμην καὶ ἐνθυμηθῆναι ἀξίως τῶν δεδομένων ὅτι αὐτὸς καὶ τῆς σοφίας ὁδηγός ἐστιν καὶ τῶν σοφῶν διορθωτής
Mihi autem dedit Deus dicere ex sententia , et præsumere digna horum quæ mihi dantur : quoniam ipse sapientiæ dux est , et sapientium emendator .
እስመ ፡ ውስተ ፡ እዴሁ ፡ ንሕነ ፡ ኵልነ ፡ ወነገርነኒ ፡ ኵሉ ፡ ጠይቆ ፡ ወአእምሮ ፡ ምግባራት ።
But to me may God give to speak with judgement, And to conceive thoughts worthy of what has been given me; Because himself is one that guideth even wisdom and that correcteth the wise.
7:16 ⧉ ⤴︎ ἐν γὰρ χειρὶ αὐτοῦ καὶ ἡμεῖς καὶ οἱ λόγοι ἡμῶν πᾶσά τε φρόνησις καὶ ἐργατειῶν ἐπιστήμη
In manu enim illius et nos et sermones nostri , et omnis sapientia , et operum scientia , et disciplina .
እስመ ፡ ውእቱ ፡ ወሀበኒ ፡ ቃለ ፡ አእምሮ ፡ ህልወ ፡ ዘእንበለ ፡ ሐስዎ ፡ ከመ ፡ አእምር ፡ ሥርዓተ ፡ ቁመተ ፡ ዓለም ፡ ወምግባረ ፡ ፀሐይ ፡ ወወርኅ ፡ ወከዋክብት ።
For in his hand are both we and our words; All understanding, and all acquaintance with various crafts.
7:17 ⧉ ⤴︎ αὐτὸς γάρ μοι ἔδωκεν τῶν ὄντων γνῶσιν ἀψευδῆ εἰδέναι σύστασιν κόσμου καὶ ἐνέργειαν στοιχείων
Ipse enim dedit mihi horum quæ sunt scientiam veram , ut sciam dispositionem orbis terrarum , et virtutes elementorum ,
ጥንተ ፡ ወተፍጸመ ፡ ወማእከለ ፡ መዋዕል ፡ ወሙያጤ ፡ መዋዕል ፡ ወተፋልሶ ፡ ጊዜያት ።
For himself gave me an unerring knowledge of the things that are, To know the constitution of the world, and the operation of the elements;
7:18 ⧉ ⤴︎ ἀρχὴν καὶ τέλος καὶ μεσότητα χρόνων τροπῶν ἀλλαγὰς καὶ μεταβολὰς καιρῶν
initium , et consummationem , et medietatem temporum , vicissitudinum permutationes , et commutationes temporum ,
ወዑደተ ፡ ዓመታት ፡ ወንብረተ ፡ ከዋክብት ።
The beginning and end and middle of times, The alternations of the solstices and the changes of seasons,
7:19 ⧉ ⤴︎ ἐνιαυτοῦ κύκλους καὶ ἄστρων θέσεις
anni cursus , et stellarum dispositiones ,
ወጠባይዐ ፡ እንስሳ ፡ ወነፍሳተ ፡ አራዊት ፡ ወኃይለ ፡ ነፋሳት ፡ ወሕሊና ፡ ሰብእ ፡ ወፈሊጠ ፡ ዕፅው ፡ ወኃይለ ፡ ምግባርሰ ፡ አሥራው ።
The circuits of years and the positions of stars;
7:20 ⧉ ⤴︎ φύσεις ζῴων καὶ θυμοὺς θηρίων πνευμάτων βίας καὶ διαλογισμοὺς ἀνθρώπων διαφορὰς φυτῶν καὶ δυνάμεις ῥιζῶν
naturas animalium , et iras bestiarum , vim ventorum , et cogitationes hominum , differentias virgultorum , et virtutes radicum .
አእመርኩ ፡ ኵሎ ፡ ዘኅቡእ ፡ ወዘከሡት ፡ እስመ ፡ ኬንያሁ ፡ ለኵሉ ፡ ግበር ፡ መሀረኒ ፡ ጥበበ ።
The natures of living creatures and the ragings of wild beasts, The violences of winds and the thoughts of men, The diversities of plants and the virtues of roots:
7:21 ⧉ ⤴︎ ὅσα τέ ἐστιν κρυπτὰ καὶ ἐμφανῆ ἔγνων ἡ γὰρ πάντων τεχνῖτις ἐδίδαξέν με σοφία
Et quæcumque sunt absconsa et improvisa didici : omnium enim artifex docuit me sapientia .
እስመ ፡ ቦቱ ፡ ውእቱ ፡ መንፈሰ ፡ አእምሮ ፡ ቅዱስ ፡ ብሑተ ፡ ልደት ፡ እንዘ ፡ አሐዱ ፡ ክፍሉ ፡ ውስተ ፡ ብዙኅ ፡ ክፍል ።
All things that are either secret or manifest I learned,
7:22 ⧉ ⤴︎ ἔστιν γὰρ ἐν αὐτῇ πνεῦμα νοερόν ἅγιον μονογενές πολυμερές λεπτόν εὐκίνητον τρανόν ἀμόλυντον σαφές ἀπήμαντον φιλάγαθον ὀξύ
Est enim in illa spiritus intelligentiæ , sanctus , unicus , multiplex , subtilis , disertus , mobilis , incoinquinatus , certus , suavis , amans bonum , acutus , quem nihil vetat , benefaciens ,
ወጢን ፡ ዘፍጡን ፡ ነሶሳው ፡ ወሠናይ ፡ ቃሉ ፡ ወጠቢብ ፡ ዘአልቦቱ ፡ ርስሐት ፡ ዘኢይፃሙ ፡ ህልው ፡ አንተ ፡ አልቦቱ ፡ ጽንፍ ፡ መፍቀሬ ፡ ኂሩት ፡ በሊኅ ፡ ዘአልቦ ፡ ዘይከልኦ ፡ ዘያሤኒ ።
For she that is the architect of all things taught me, even wisdom. For there is in her a spirit quick of understanding, holy, Alone in kind, manifold, Subtil, freely moving, Clear in utterance, unpolluted, Distinct, unharmed, Loving what is good, keen, unhindered,
7:23 ⧉ ⤴︎ ἀκώλυτον εὐεργετικόν φιλάνθρωπον βέβαιον ἀσφαλές ἀμέριμνον παντοδύναμον πανεπίσκοπον καὶ διὰ πάντων χωροῦν πνευμάτων νοερῶν καθαρῶν λεπτοτάτων
humanus , benignus , stabilis , certus , securus , omnem habens virtutem , omnia prospiciens , et qui capiat omnes spiritus , intelligibilis , mundus , subtilis .
መፍቀሬ ፡ ሰብእ ፡ ስንዓሃ ፡ ለጥበብ ፡ ማእምር ፡ ዘበአማን ፡ ዕጉሥ ፡ ዘእንበለ ፡ ታካዘ ፡ ከሃሌ ፡ ኵሉ ፡ ወሐዋፄ ፡ ኵሉ ፡ ዘይበውእ ፡ ውስተ ፡ መናፍስት ፡ ንጹሐት ፡ ለባውያተ ፡ ወቀጢናት ።
Beneficent, loving toward man, Stedfast, sure, free from care, All-powerful, all-surveying, And penetrating through all spirits That are quick of understanding, pure, most subtle:
7:24 ⧉ ⤴︎ πάσης γὰρ κινήσεως κινητικώτερον σοφία διήκει δὲ καὶ χωρεῖ διὰ πάντων διὰ τὴν καθαρότητα
Omnibus enim mobilibus mobilior est sapientia : attingit autem ubique propter suam munditiam .
እስመ ፡ ሑሳታ ፡ ለጥበብ ፡ ይፈጥን ፡ እምኵሉ ፡ ሑሰት ፡ ትሰፍሕ ፡ ወታንሶሱ ፡ ውስተ ፡ ኵሉ ፡ ወተሐውር ፡ እንተ ፡ ዲበ ፡ ኵሉ ፡ በእንተ ፡ ጽርየተ ፡ ንጽሓ ።
For wisdom is more mobile than any motion; Yes, she pervadeth and penetrateth all things by reason of her pureness.
7:25 ⧉ ⤴︎ ἀτμὶς γάρ ἐστιν τῆς τοῦ θεοῦ δυνάμεως καὶ ἀπόρροια τῆς τοῦ παντοκράτορος δόξης εἰλικρινής διὰ τοῦτο οὐδὲν μεμιαμμένον εἰς αὐτὴν παρεμπίπτει
Vapor est enim virtutis Dei , et emanatio quædam est claritatis omnipotentis Dei sincera , et ideo nihil inquinatum in eam incurrit :
እስመ ፡ ላህበ ፡ ኃይለ ፡ እግዚአብሔር ፡ ይእቲ ፡ ወስብሐተ ፡ አኃዜ ፡ ኵሉ ፡ ዘዕዉቅ ፡ አርአያሁ ፡ ስቡሕ ፡ ወንጹሕ ፡ በእንተዝ ፡ ምንትኒ ፡ አልቦ ፡ ርኵስ ፡ ዘይዳደቅ ።
For she is a breath of the power of God, And a clear effluence of the glory of the Almighty; Therefore can nothing defiled find entrance into her.
7:26 ⧉ ⤴︎ ἀπαύγασμα γάρ ἐστιν φωτὸς ἀϊδίου καὶ ἔσοπτρον ἀκηλίδωτον τῆς τοῦ θεοῦ ἐνεργείας καὶ εἰκὼν τῆς ἀγαθότητος αὐτοῦ
candor est enim lucis æternæ , et speculum sine macula Dei majestatis , et imago bonitatis illius .
እስመ ፡ ዋካ ፡ ብርሃን ፡ ይእቲ ፡ ዘቀዳማዊ ፡ ወመጽሔተ ፡ ግብረ ፡ እግዚአብሔር ፡ ይእቲ ፡ እንተ ፡ ኢትዴምን ።
For she is an effulgence from everlasting light, And an unspotted mirror of the working of God, And an image of his goodness.
7:27 ⧉ ⤴︎ μία δὲ οὖσα πάντα δύναται καὶ μένουσα ἐν αὑτῇ τὰ πάντα καινίζει καὶ κατὰ γενεὰς εἰς ψυχὰς ὁσίας μεταβαίνουσα φίλους θεοῦ καὶ προφήτας κατασκευάζει
Et cum sit una , omnia potest ; et in se permanens omnia innovat : et per nationes in animas sanctas se transfert ; amicos Dei et prophetas constituit .
ወአርአያ ፡ ኂሩቱ ፡ እንዘ ፡ አሐቲ ፡ ይእቲ ፡ ኵሎ ፡ ትክል ፡ ወእንዘ ፡ በርስዕ ፡ ሀለወት ፡ ኵሎ ፡ ትሔድስ ፡ ወትትፋለስ ፡ ውስተ ፡ ነፍሳተ ፡ ጻድቃን ፡ እምትውልድ ፡ ውስተ ፡ ትውልድ ።
And she, being one, has power to do all things; And remaining in herself, reneweth all things: And from generation to generation passing into holy souls She makes men friends of God and prophets.
7:28 ⧉ ⤴︎ οὐθὲν γὰρ ἀγαπᾷ ὁ θεὸς εἰ μὴ τὸν σοφίᾳ συνοικοῦντα
Neminem enim diligit Deus , nisi eum qui cum sapientia inhabitat .
ወትሬስዮሙ ፡ አዕርክተ ፡ እግዚአብሔር ፡ ወነቢያቲሁ ፡ እስመ ፡ አልቦ ፡ ዘያፈቅር ፡ እግዚአብሔር ፡ ዘእንበለ ፡ ምስለ ፡ ጥበብ ፡ ዘየኃድር ።
For nothing does God love save him that dwells with wisdom.
7:29 ⧉ ⤴︎ ἔστιν γὰρ αὕτη εὐπρεπεστέρα ἡλίου καὶ ὑπὲρ πᾶσαν ἄστρων θέσιν φωτὶ συγκρινομένη εὑρίσκεται προτέρα
Est enim hæc speciosior sole , et super omnem dispositionem stellarum : luci comparata , invenitur prior .
እስመ ፡ ትልሂ ፡ ይእቲ ፡ በሥነ ፡ ፀሐይ ፡ ወትፈደፍድ ፡ እምነ ፡ ኵሉ ፡ ኅብረ ፡ ከዋክብት ።
For she is fairer than the sun, And above all the constellations of the stars: Being compared with light, she is found to be before it;
7:30 ⧉ ⤴︎ τοῦτο μὲν γὰρ διαδέχεται νύξ σοφίας δὲ οὐ κατισχύει κακία
Illi enim succedit nox ; sapientiam autem non vincit malitia .
ወሶበ ፡ ተደለወት ፡ ምስለ ፡ ብርሃን ፡ ትትረከብ ፡ እምቅድሜሁ ፡ እስመ ፡ ለብርሃን ፡ ደዌልጦ ፡ ሌሊት ፡ ወለጥበብሰ ፡ ኢይትኄየላ ፡ ምንትኒ ፡ እኩይ ።
For to the light of day succeedeth night, But against wisdom evil does not prevail;