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Sirach 42

Greek original · 25 verses · some words can be tapped for a gloss

← ch. 41ch. 43 →
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42:1
μὴ περὶ τούτων αἰσχυνθῇς καὶ μὴ λάβῃς πρόσωπον τοῦ ἁμαρτάνειν
Of these things be not ashamed, And accept no man’s person to sin thereby:
對這些事，你不要羞愧，也不要因徇情面而犯罪：
42:2
περὶ νόμου ὑψίστου καὶ διαθήκης καὶ περὶ κρίματος δικαιῶσαι τὸν ἀσεβῆ
Of the law of the Most High, and his covenant; And of judgement to do justice to the ungodly;
不可因至高者的律法和祂的約而羞愧，也不可因公正審判、向不敬虔者施行公義而羞愧；
42:3
περὶ λόγου κοινωνοῦ καὶ ὁδοιπόρων καὶ περὶ δόσεως κληρονομίας ἑταίρων
Of reckoning with a partner and with travellers; And of a gift from the heritage of friends;
不可因與夥伴和同行的人算帳而羞愧，也不可因從朋友的產業中分予人禮物而羞愧；
42:4
περὶ ἀκριβείας ζυγοῦ καὶ σταθμίων καὶ περὶ κτήσεως πολλῶν καὶ ὀλίγων
Of exactness of balance and weights; And of getting much or little;
不可因校準天平砝碼而羞愧，也不可因所得的多寡而羞愧；
42:5
περὶ διαφόρου πράσεως ἐμπόρων καὶ περὶ παιδείας τέκνων πολλῆς καὶ οἰκέτῃ πονηρῷ πλευρὰν αἱμάξαι
Of indifferent selling of merchants; And of much correction of children; And of making the side of an evil servant to bleed.
不可因商人各樣的買賣而羞愧，也不可因嚴加管教兒女而羞愧，又不可因鞭打惡僕至血流而羞愧。
42:6
ἐπὶ γυναικὶ πονηρᾷ καλὸν σφραγίς καὶ ὅπου χεῖρες πολλαί κλεῖσον
Sure keeping is good, where an evil wife is; And where many hands are, shut you close.
家有惡妻，妥善看守乃是好的；人手眾多之處，要把東西鎖好。
42:7
ὃ ἐὰν παραδιδῷς ἐν ἀριθμῷ καὶ σταθμῷ καὶ δόσις καὶ λῆμψις πάντα ἐν γραφῇ
Whatsoever you handest over, let it be by number and weight; And in giving and receiving let all be in writing.
凡你所交付的，都要按數目和重量；凡有授受，都要記在帳上。
42:8
περὶ παιδείας ἀνοήτου καὶ μωροῦ καὶ ἐσχατογήρως κρινομένου πρὸς νέους καὶ ἔσῃ πεπαιδευμένος ἀληθινῶς καὶ δεδοκιμασμένος ἔναντι παντὸς ζῶντος
Be not ashamed to instruct the unwise and foolish, And one of extreme old age that contends with those that are young; And so shall you be well instructed indeed, And approved in the sight of every man living.
不要因管教無知愚昧的人，並指正那與年輕人爭辯、極其衰老的人而羞愧；這樣你就真有見識，在凡活著的人面前蒙人認可。
42:9
θυγάτηρ πατρὶ ἀπόκρυφος ἀγρυπνία καὶ ἡ μέριμνα αὐτῆς ἀφιστᾷ ὕπνον ἐν νεότητι αὐτῆς μήποτε παρακμάσῃ καὶ συνῳκηκυῖα μήποτε μισηθῇ
A daughter is a secret cause of wakefulness to a father; And the care for her puts away sleep; In her youth, lest she pass the flower of her age; And when she is married, lest she should be hated:
女兒是父親暗中失眠的緣由，為她憂慮使父親睡不著覺：在她年幼時，怕她錯過青春年華；既已出嫁，又怕她被丈夫厭棄；
42:10
ἐν παρθενίᾳ μήποτε βεβηλωθῇ καὶ ἐν τοῖς πατρικοῖς αὐτῆς ἔγκυος γένηται μετὰ ἀνδρὸς οὖσα μήποτε παραβῇ καὶ συνῳκηκυῖα μήποτε στειρωθῇ
In her virginity, lest she should be defiled And be with child in her father’s house; And when she has a husband, lest she should transgress; And when she is married, lest she should be barren.
還是處女時，怕她受玷污，在父家懷孕；既已有夫，又怕她行了越軌的事；既已出嫁，又怕她不能生育。
42:11
ἐπὶ θυγατρὶ ἀδιατρέπτῳ στερέωσον φυλακήν μήποτε ποιήσῃ σε ἐπίχαρμα ἐχθροῖς λαλιὰν ἐν πόλει καὶ ἔκκλητον λαοῦ καὶ καταισχύνῃ σε ἐν πλήθει πολλῶν
Keep a strict watch over a headstrong daughter, Lest she make you a laughing stock to your enemies, A byword in the city and notorious among the people, And shame you before the multitude.
對任性的女兒，要嚴加看守，免得她使你成為仇敵的笑柄，在城中被人議論、被眾人傳揚，使你在大眾面前蒙羞。
42:12
παντὶ ἀνθρώπῳ μὴ ἔμβλεπε ἐν κάλλει καὶ ἐν μέσῳ γυναικῶν μὴ συνέδρευε
Look not upon every body in regard of beauty, And sit not in the midst of women;
不要注視任何人的美貌，也不要坐在婦女中間；
42:13
ἀπὸ γὰρ ἱματίων ἐκπορεύεται σὴς καὶ ἀπὸ γυναικὸς πονηρία γυναικός
For from garments comes a moth, And from a woman a woman’s wickedness.
因為蛀蟲出於衣服，婦人的邪惡出於婦人。
42:14
κρείσσων πονηρία ἀνδρὸς ἢ ἀγαθοποιὸς γυνή καὶ γυνὴ καταισχύνουσα εἰς ὀνειδισμόν
Better is the wickedness of a man than a pleasant-dealing woman, And a woman which puts you to shameful reproach.
男人的惡，勝過行善卻使你蒙羞的婦人，那使你受凌辱的婦人。
42:15
μνησθήσομαι δὴ τὰ ἔργα κυρίου καὶ ἃ ἑόρακα ἐκδιηγήσομαι ἐν λόγοις κυρίου τὰ ἔργα αὐτοῦ
I will make mention now of the works of the Lord, And will declare the things that I have seen: In the words of the Lord are his works.
如今我要記述主的作為，述說我所見過的事；主的作為藉著主的話語而成。
42:16
ἥλιος φωτίζων κατὰ πᾶν ἐπέβλεψεν καὶ τῆς δόξης κυρίου πλῆρες τὸ ἔργον αὐτοῦ
The sun that gives light looks upon all things; And the work of the Lord is full of his glory.
發光的太陽普照萬物，主的作為充滿祂的榮耀。
42:17
οὐκ ἐξεποίησεν τοῖς ἁγίοις κυρίου ἐκδιηγήσασθαι πάντα τὰ θαυμάσια αὐτοῦ ἃ ἐστερέωσεν κύριος ὁ παντοκράτωρ στηριχθῆναι ἐν δόξῃ αὐτοῦ τὸ πᾶν
The Lord has not given power to the saints to declare all his marvelous works; Which the Almighty Lord firmly settled, That whatever is might be established in his glory.
全能的主使萬物得以堅立在祂的榮耀中，但主未曾使祂的聖民能述盡祂一切奇妙的作為。
42:18
ἄβυσσον καὶ καρδίαν ἐξίχνευσεν καὶ ἐν πανουργεύμασιν αὐτῶν διενοήθη ἔγνω γὰρ ὁ ὕψιστος πᾶσαν εἴδησιν καὶ ἐνέβλεψεν εἰς σημεῖον αἰῶνος
He searcheth out the deep, and the heart, And he has understanding of their cunning plans: For the Most High knows all knowledge, And he looks into the signs of the world,
祂探查深淵與人心，又洞悉他們狡詐的計謀；因為至高者知曉萬般知識，也鑒察萬世的徵兆，
42:19
ἀπαγγέλλων τὰ παρεληλυθότα καὶ τὰ ἐσόμενα καὶ ἀποκαλύπτων ἴχνη ἀποκρύφων
Declaring the things that are past, and the things that shall be, And revealing the traces of hidden things.
祂宣告過去與將來的事，又揭露隱密之事的蹤跡。
42:20
οὐ παρῆλθεν αὐτὸν πᾶν διανόημα οὐκ ἐκρύβη ἀπ’ αὐτοῦ οὐδὲ εἷς λόγος
No thought escapes him; There is not a word hid from him.
沒有任何意念能逃過祂，也沒有一句話向祂隱藏。
42:21
τὰ μεγαλεῖα τῆς σοφίας αὐτοῦ ἐκόσμησεν ὡς ἔστιν πρὸ τοῦ αἰῶνος καὶ εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα οὔτε προσετέθη οὔτε ἠλαττώθη καὶ οὐ προσεδεήθη οὐδενὸς συμβούλου
The mighty works of his wisdom he has ordered, Who is from everlasting to everlasting: Nothing has been added to them, nor diminished from them; And he had no need of any counsellor.
祂智慧的大能已陳設安排妥當，自亙古直到永遠都是如此；其中無所增添，也無所減少，祂也不需要任何謀士。
42:22
ὡς πάντα τὰ ἔργα αὐτοῦ ἐπιθυμητὰ καὶ ὡς σπινθῆρός ἐστιν θεωρῆσαι
How desirable are all his works! One may behold this even to a spark.
祂一切的作為何等可羨慕！人所能見的，即使微如火花，也是如此。
42:23
πάντα ταῦτα ζῇ καὶ μένει εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα ἐν πάσαις χρείαις καὶ πάντα ὑπακούει
All these things live and remain forever in all manner of uses, And they are all obedient.
這一切都存活並永遠長存，應各樣的需用，全都順服。
42:24
πάντα δισσά ἓν κατέναντι τοῦ ἑνός καὶ οὐκ ἐποίησεν οὐδὲν ἐλλεῖπον
All things are double one against another: And he has made nothing imperfect.
萬物都是成雙，彼此相對；祂所造的，沒有一樣是有缺陷的。
42:25
ἓν τοῦ ἑνὸς ἐστερέωσεν τὰ ἀγαθά καὶ τίς πλησθήσεται ὁρῶν δόξαν αὐτοῦ
One thing establishes the good things of another: And who shall be filled with beholding his glory?
一樣堅立另一樣的美善；誰能看夠祂的榮耀呢？
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