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Sirach 14 Ge'ez original · 27 verses · some words can be tapped for a gloss
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ብፁዕ ፡ ዘኢይድኅፅ ፡ በአፉሁ ፡ ወለኃጥእሰ ፡ ኢያደነግፆ ፡ ሐዘን ።
Blessed is the man that has not slipped with his mouth, And is not pricked with sorrow for sins.
沒有因言語失足、也沒有因罪過憂傷扎心的人，是有福的。
14:2▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
ብፁዕ ፡ ዘኢየሐዝን ፡ ነፍሶ ፡ ወዘኢሀጕል ፡ ተስፋሁ ።
Blessed is he whose soul does not condemn him, And who is not fallen from his hope.
良心不責備他、又沒有從盼望中跌落的人，是有福的。
14:3▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
ለብእሲ ፡ ዘኢየአምር ፡ ቃለ ፡ ኢይደልዎ ፡ ብዕል ፡ ወለብእሲ ፡ ጠዋዒ ፡ ኢይደልዎ ፡ ንዋይ ።
Riches are not comely for a niggard; And what should an envious man do with money?
財富對吝嗇的人並不相宜，貪嫉的人又何必有錢財呢？
14:4▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
ዘይቄቅያ ፡ ለነፍሱ ፡ ይዘግብ ፡ ለባዕድ ፡ ወካልእ ፡ ይፌግዕ ፡ በንዋዩ ።
He that gathers by taking from his own soul gathers for others; And others will revel in his goods.
從自己心靈中刻薄聚斂的人，是為別人積攢；別人必享用他的財物。
14:5▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
ዘለነፍሱ ፡ ይጠውዕ ፡ ለመኑ ፡ ሀለዎ ፡ ይጸጉ ፡ ወዘኢይትፌሣሕ ፡ በንዋዩ ።
He that is evil to himself, to whom will he be good? And he will not rejoice in his possessions.
對自己刻薄的人，又能善待誰呢？他必不能因自己的財物得歡樂。
14:6▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
ወአልቦ ፡ ዘየአክዮ ፡ እምዘይጠውያ ፡ ለነፍሱ ፡ ወውእቱ ፡ ይከውኖ ፡ ፍዳሃ ፡ ለእከይሁ ።
There is none more evil than he that envies himself; And this is a recompense of his wickedness.
沒有人比苛待自己的人更壞，這就是他邪惡所得的報應。
14:7▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
ወሶበኒ ፡ ያሤኒ ፡ አመ ፡ ረስዐ ፡ ዳእሙ ፡ ያሤኒ ፡ ወድኅረ ፡ ያዔውቅ ፡ እከይሁ ።
Even if he does good, he does it in forgetfulness; And at the last he shows forth his wickedness.
他即便行善，也是不情不願地行；到末了，他必顯露自己的邪惡。
14:8▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
እኩይ ፡ ዐይነ ፡ ጠዋዒ ፡ ዘይመይጥ ፡ ገጾ ፡ ይትዔወር ፡ ነፍሶ ።
Evil is he that envies with his eye, Turning away the face, and despising the souls of men.
以惡眼貪嫉的人是邪惡的，他轉臉不顧，輕看別人的性命。
14:9▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
ኢያጸግቦ ፡ ክፍሉ ፡ ለዐይነ ፡ ሥሡዕ ፡ ወእከየ ፡ ልቡ ፡ ያቋቊዖ ፡ ለአዕፅምቲሁ ።
A covetous man’s eye is not satisfied with his portion; And wicked injustice dries up his soul.
貪婪人的眼目不以自己的分為滿足，邪惡的不義使他的心靈枯乾。
14:10▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
ዐይኑ ፡ ለሐማሚ ፡ ይጠውዕ ፡ እክለ ፡ ወይደነግፁ ፡ በውስተ ፡ ማእድ ።
An evil eye is grudging of bread, And he is miserly at his table
惡眼的人吝惜食物，在自己席上也短缺不慷慨。
14:11▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
ወልድየ ፡ በአምጣነ ፡ ትክል ፡ አስተደልዋ ፡ ለነፍስከ ፡ ወአብእ ፡ መባአ ፡ ለእግዚአብሔር ፡ በዘይደልወከ ።
My son, according as you have, do well to yourself, And bring offerings to the Lord worthily.
孩子啊，要照你所有的善待自己，並把當得的供物獻給主。
14:12▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
ወተዘከር ፡ ከመ ፡ ኢይጐነዲ ፡ ሞት ፡ ወኢታስተሐዘብከ ፡ ዕለተ ፡ ሞት ።
Remember that death will not wait, And that the covenant of the grave is not showed to you.
要記得死亡不會遲延，陰間的約期也未曾向你顯明。
14:13▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
ዘእንበለ ፡ ትሙት ፡ አሠኒ ፡ ለቢጽከ ፡ ወበአምጣነ ፡ ትክል ፡ ስፋሕ ፡ እዴከ ፡ ወሀብ ።
Do well to your friend before you die; And according to your ability stretch out your hand and give to him.
未死之前，要善待你的朋友；要盡你的力量伸手周濟他。
14:14▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
ወኢትትኀጣእ ፡[እም ]ዕለተ ፡ ትፍሥሕት (ከ )፤ ወመክፈልተ ፡ ሠናይ ፡ ኢያምሥጥከ ።
Defraud not yourself of a good day; And don’t let the portion of a good desire pass you by.
不要使自己錯失美好的日子，不要讓美善的願望從你身邊溜走。
14:15▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
አኮኑ ፡ ለባዕድ ፡ ተኀድጎ ፡ ለጻማከ ፡ ወኵሎ ፡ ተግባረከ ፡ ይትካፈሉ ፡ መዋርስቲከ ።
Shall you not leave your labors to another? And your toils to be divided by lot?
你豈不是要把你的勞苦留給別人，把你的勞碌交付別人拈鬮分取嗎？
14:16▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
ንሣእ ፡ ወሀብ ፡ ወአስተፍሥሓ ፡ ለነፍስከ ፡ እስመ ፡ አልቦ ፡ ዘትረክብ ፡ ትፍሥሕተ ፡ በውስተ ፡ መቃብር ።
Give, and take, and decieve your soul; For there is no seeking of luxury in the grave.
要施與，也要領受，並寬待你的心靈；因為在陰間無從尋求享樂。
14:17▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
ኵሉ ፡ ዘነፍስ ፡ ይበሊ ፡ ከመ ፡ ልብስ ፡ እስመ ፡ ትእዛዘ ፡ ሕግ ፡ ተፈጥረ ፡ ሞተ ፡ ትሙት ።
All flesh waxes old as a garment; For the covenant from the beginning is, You shall die the death.
凡有血肉的都像衣服漸漸破舊，因為從亙古以來的定命就是：你必定死。
14:18▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
ከመ ፡ ቈጽለ ፡ ዕፅ ፡ ዘጽፉቅ ፡ ቈጽሉ ፡ ዘቀዳሚ ፡ ይትነገፍ ፡ ወደኃሪ ፡ ይሠርጽ ፡ ከማሁ ፡ ኵሉ ፡ ትውልድ ፡ ዘሥጋ ፡ ወደም ፡ ዘዝክቱ ፡ ይትወለድ ፡ ወዝክቱ ፡ ይመውት ።
As of the leaves flourishing on a thick tree, Some it sheds, and some it makes to grow; So also of the generations of flesh and blood, One comes to an end, and another is born.
如同茂密樹上繁盛的葉子，有的凋落，有的生長；血肉之人的世代也是如此，一代死去，另一代又出生。
14:19▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
ኵሉ ፡ ግብር ፡ ይበሊ ፡ ወየኀልቅ ፡ ምስሌሁ ።
Every work rots and falls away, And the worker thereof shall depart with it.
凡腐朽的工作都要消逝，作工的人也必與它一同離去。
14:20▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
ወባሕቱ ፡ ብፁዕ ፡ ብእሲ ፡ እንዘ ፡ ጠቢብ ፡ ውእቱ ፡ ዘሞተ ፡ ወዘተምህረ ፡ ወዐቀበ ፡ ጥበቢሁ ።
Blessed is the man that shall meditate in wisdom, And that shall discourse by his understanding.
思想智慧、以見識談論的人，是有福的。
14:21▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
ወዘይኄሊ ፡ ፍናዊሃ ፡ ለጥበብ ፡ በልቡ ፡ ወይትሜሃር ፡ ኅቡአቲሃ ።
He that considers her ways in his heart Shall also have knowledge in her secrets.
心裡思想智慧道路的人，也必明白她的奧祕。
14:22▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
ትልዋ ፡ ድኅሬሃ ፡ ወኅሥሣ ፡ አሠራ ፡ ወዕቀብ ፡ ፍናዊሃ ።
Go forth after her as one that tracketh, And lie in wait in her ways.
你要像追蹤者一樣跟在她後面，在她的道路上守候。
14:23▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
ዘይሔውጽ ፡ እንተ ፡ መሳክዊሃ ፡ ወያፀምእ ፡ በውስተ ፡ አናቅጺሃ ።
He that pries in at her windows Shall also hearken at her doors.
窺視她窗戶的人，也必側耳聽她的門。
14:24▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
ወዘየኀድር ፡ ቅሩበ ፡ ቤታ ፡ ወይተክል ፡ መታክሊሁ ፡ ውስተ ፡ አረፋቲሃ ።
He that lodges close to her house Shall also fasten a nail in her walls.
靠近她房屋安歇的人，也必把橛子釘在她的牆上。
14:25▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
ወያቀውም ፡ ደብተራሁ ፡ ውስተ ፡ እደዊሃ ፡ ወየኀችር ፡ ውስተ ፡ መኃድሪሃ ፡ ሠናይ ።
He shall pitch his tent near at hand to her, And will lodge in a lodging where good things are.
他必在她近旁支搭帳棚，住在美善之物所在的居所。
14:26▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
ወያነብር ፡ ውሉዶ ፡ ውስተ ፡ ጽላሎታ ፡ ወይበይት ፡ ታሕተ ፡ አዕጹቂሃ ።
He will set his children under her shelter, And will rest under her branches.
他必使他的兒女在她的蔭庇下安身，在她的枝條下棲息。
14:27▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
ወያጸልል ፡ እምነ ፡ መርቄ ፡ ታሕቴሃ ፡ ወያዐርፍ ፡ በውስተ ፡ ክብራ ።
By her he will be covered from heat, And will lodge in her glory.
他必蒙她遮蔽免受炎熱，並在她的榮耀中安歇。
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