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Sirach 18 Ge'ez original · 31 verses · some words can be tapped for a gloss
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ዘሕያው ፡ ዘዓለም ፡ ፈጠረ ፡ ኵሎ ፡ ሕቡረ ።
He that lives forever created all things in common.
那永遠長存的，普遍地造了萬物。
18:2▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
እግዚአብሔር ፡ ባሕቲቱ ፡ ጻድቅ ።
The Lord alone will be justified.
惟有主算為公義。
18:4▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
ወኢያብሐ ፡ መኑሂ ፡ ያአምር ፡ ግብሮ ፡ ወመኑ ፡ ያአምር ፡ አሠረ ፡ ዕበዩ ።
To none has he given power to declare his works: And who will trace out his mighty deeds?
他沒有賜給任何人能力去述說他的作為，誰能探究他奇偉的作為呢？
18:5▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
ወመኑ ፡ ኈለቈ ፡ ጽንዐ ፡ ኀይሉ ፡ ወመኑ ፡ ይክል ፡ ነጊረ ፡ ምሕረቱ ፡ ጥንቁቀ ።
Who shall number the strength of his majesty? And who shall also tell out his mercies?
誰能數算他威嚴的能力？誰又能盡述他的憐憫？
18:6▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
አልቦ ፡ ከመ ፡ ይወስኩ ፡ ወአልቦ ፡ ከመ ፡ ያንትጉ ፡ ወአልቦ ፡ ዘይረክብ ፡ አሠረ ፡ ስብሐቲሁ ፡ ለእግዚአብሔር ።
As for the wondrous works of the Lord, it is not possible to take from them nor add to them, Neither is it possible to track them out.
主奇妙的作為，無從減損也無從增添，無人能探究透徹。
18:7▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
አመ ፡ ይፈጥሮ ፡ ለእጓለ ፡ እመሕያው ፡ ይእተ ፡ አሚረ ፡ ይኤዝዞ ፡ ወአመ ፡ ያሰልጦ ፡ ይእተ ፡ አሚረ ፡ ያዐርፎ ።
When a man has finished, then he is but at the beginning; And when he ceaseth, then will he be in perplexity.
人以為已經做完，其實纔是起頭；人以為停下了，其實正陷入困惑。
18:8▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
ምንት ፡ ውእቱ ፡ እጓለ ፡ እመሕያው ፡ ወምንት ፡ በቊዑ ፡ ምንትኑ ፡ ሠናይቱ ፡ ወምንትኑ ፡ እኪቱ ።
What is man, and whereto serves he? What is his good, and what is his evil?
人算什麼？他有何用處？他的善是什麼？他的惡又是什麼？
18:9▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
ኈልቈ ፡ መዋዕሊሁ ፡ ምእተ ፡ ክረምቱ ።
The number of man’s days at the most are a hundred years.
人一生的年日，最多不過百年。
18:10▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
ከመ ፡ አሐቲ ፡ ነጠብጣበ ፡ ማይ ፡ ውስተ ፡ ኵሉ ፡ ማየ ፡ ባሕር ፡ ወከመ ፡ አሐቲ ፡ ኅጠተ ፡ ኆጻ ፡ እምውስተ ፡ ኵሉ ፡ ኆጻ ፡ ከማሁ ፡ ኅዳጥ ፡ ዓመቲሁ ፡ እምውስተ ፡ ኵሉ ፡ መዋዕለ ፡ ዓለም ።
As a drop of water from the sea, and a pebble from the sand; So are a few years in the day of eternity.
如同海中的一滴水、沙中的一粒石，人短暫的歲月在永恆的日子裡也是如此。
18:11▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
እንበይነዝ ፡ ይትዔገሦሙ ፡ እግዚአብሔር ፡ ወሶጠ ፡ ምሕረቶ ፡ ላዕሌሆሙ ።
For this cause the Lord was longsuffering over them, And poured out his mercy upon them.
因此，主向他們恆久忍耐，將他的憐憫傾倒在他們身上。
18:12▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
ርእዮሙ ፡ ወአእመሮሙ ፡ ከመ ፡ እኪት ፡ ደኃሪቶሙ ፡ እስመ ፡ ከማሁ ፡ አብዝኀ ፡ ምሕረቶ ።
He saw and perceived their end, that it is evil; Therefore he multiplied his forgiveness.
他看見並洞悉他們的結局是邪惡的，因此多多施行赦免。
18:13▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
ሰብእሰ ፡ ይምሕር ፡ ቢጾ ፡ ወእግዚአብሔር ፡ ባሕ (ቲ )ቱ ፡ ይሣሀል ፡ ለኵሉ ፡ ዘነፍስ ፡ ወይጌሥጽሂ ፡ ወይሜህርሂ ፡ ወይመይጥ ፡ ከመ ፡ ኖላዊ ፡ መርዔቶ ።
The mercy of a man is upon his neighbor; But the mercy of the Lord is upon all flesh; Reproving, and chastening, and teaching, And bringing again, as a shepherd does his flock.
人的憐憫只及於他的鄰舍，主的憐憫卻臨到一切血肉之軀；他責備、管教、教導、領回，如同牧人牧養他的羊羣。
18:14▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
ወይሣሀሎሙ ፡ ለእለ ፡ ይትዔገሡ ፡ በተግሣጹ ፡ ወለእለ ፡ ይተልዉ ፡ ሕጎ ።
He has mercy on those who accept chastening, And that diligently seek after his judgements.
他憐憫那領受管教的人，和那殷勤尋求他典章的人。
18:15▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
ወልድየ ፡ ውስተ ፡ ትፍሥሕት ፡ ኢታምጽእ ፡ ሐዘነ ፡ ወበኵሉ ፡ ዘትሁብ ፡ ኢታሕሥም ፡ ቃለ ።
My son, to your good deeds add no blemish; And no grief of words in any of your giving.
孩子啊，行善時不要加上瑕疵，凡你的施與都不要附上傷人的言語。
18:16▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
አኮኑ ፡ ዝናም ፡ ያቈርሮ ፡ ለመርቄ ፡ ከማሁ ፡ ቃል ፡ ሠናይ ፡ ይኄይስ ፡ እምውሂብ ።
Shall not the dew assuage the scorching heat? So is a word better than a gift.
甘露豈不消解炎熱嗎？照樣，一句善言勝過一份禮物。
18:17▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
ናሁኬ ፡ እንከ ፡ ይትበደር ፡ ቃል ፡ ሠናይ ፡ እምውሂብ ፡ ወክልኤሆን ፡ በኀበ ፡ ብእሲ ፡ ጻድቅ ፡ ይትረከቡ ።
Behold, is not a word better than a gift? And both are with a gracious man.
看哪，善言豈不勝過禮物嗎？而這兩樣都在乎有恩慈的人。
18:18▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
(ወ )ይሁብ ፡ ደንጻዊ ፡ እንዘ ፡ ኢይሔውዞ ፡ ለልብ ፡ ወአብድኒ ፡ ይዘረኪ ፡ ወኢያአኵት ።
A fool will upbrade ungraciously; And the gift of an envious man consumes the eyes.
愚人施與時無恩地責罵人，貪嫉之人的禮物使人眼目枯乾。
18:19▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
እንበለ ፡ ትንብብ ፡ ጠይቅ ፡ ወእንበለ ፡ ትሕምም ፡ ተፈወስ ።
Learn before you speak; And have a care of your health or ever you be sick.
未開口之前，先要學習；未患病之前，先當保養。
18:20▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
ወአእንበለ ፡ ትትኰነን ፡ ተሐተት ፡ ወትረክብ ፡ ሣህለ ፡ ለጊዜ ፡ ምንዳቤከ ።
Before judgement examine yourself; And in the hour of visitation you will find forgiveness.
受審之前，要省察自己；在察驗之時，你就必蒙赦免。
18:21▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
ዘእንበለ ፡ ትድክም ፡ አትሕት ፡ ርእሰከ ፡ ወተጋነይ ፡ ሶበ ፡ ትኤብስ ።
Humble yourself before you be sick; And in the time of sins show repentance.
未患病之前，要謙卑自己；在犯罪之時，要顯出悔改。
18:22▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
ወኢትጐንዲ ፡ ውሂበ ፡ ብፅዐቲከ ፡ ወግበራ ፡ ለጽድቅ ፡ እንበለ ፡ ትሙት ።
Let nothing hinder you to pay your vow in due time; And wait not until death to be justified.
不要攔阻自己按時還願，也不要等到臨死才求稱義。
18:23▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
ወእንበለ ፡ ትብፃዕ ፡ አስተዳሉ ፡ ብፅዐቲከ ፡ ወኢትኩን ፡ ከመ ፡ ዘያሜክሮ ፡ ለእግዚአብሔር ።
Before you make a vow, prepare yourself; And be not as a man that tempts the Lord.
許願之前，要先預備自己，不要像試探主的人。
18:24▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
ሶበ ፡ ትትመዐዕ ፡ ተዘከር ፡ ዕለተ ፡ ሞት ፡ ወተዘከር ፡ ዕለተ ፡ ፍዳከ ፡ ወነሥሕ ፡ ወተጋነይ ።
Think upon the wrath that will be in the days of the end, And the time of vengeance, when he turns away his face.
在末了的日子，要記念那將要臨到的忿怒，並當他轉臉之時報應的時刻。
18:25▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
ወተዘከር ፡ መዋዕለ ፡ ረኃብ ፡ አመ ፡ መዋዕለ ፡ ጽጋብ ፡ ወተዘከር ፡ መዋዕለ ፡ ተጽናስ ፡ አመ ፡ መዋዕለ ፡ ትዴሉ ።
In the days of fulness remember the time of hunger, And poverty and lack in the days of wealth.
在豐足之日，要記念飢餓的時候；在富裕的日子，要記念貧窮與缺乏。
18:26▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
እስመ ፡ እምነግህ ፡ እስከ ፡ ሰርክ ፡ ትትዐለው ፡ መንበርት ፡ ወኵሉ ፡ ፍጡን ፡ በኀበ ፡ እግዚአብሔር ፡(ለእንተ ፡ምዕር )።
From morning until evening the time changes; And all things are speedy before the Lord.
從早到晚，時光便已變遷，在主面前萬事都瞬息即逝。
18:27▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
ወብእሲሰ ፡ ጠቢብ ፡ ይፈርህ ፡ በኵሉ ፡ ወይትዐቀብ ፡ ወበመዋዕለ ፡ ትኤብስ ፡ ተነሳሕ ።
A wise man will fear in everything; And in days of sinning he will beware of offence.
智慧人凡事謹慎敬畏，在犯罪的日子他必提防過犯。
18:28▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
ወኵሉ ፡ ለባዊ ፡ ይረክባ ፡ ለጥበብ ፡ ወለዘ ፡ ረከባሂ ፡ ታአምኖ ፡ ወታፈርሆ ።
Every man of understanding knows wisdom; And he will give thanks to him that found her.
凡有見識的人都認識智慧，並向尋得她的人獻上稱謝。
18:29▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
ማእምራነ ፡ ቃል ፡ ይጠብቡ ፡ ለሊሆሙ ፡ በልቦሙ ፡ ወይነግሩ ፡ አምሳለ ፡ ጥንቁቀ ።
They that were of understanding in sayings became also wise themselves, And poured forth apt proverbs.
那些言語有見識的人也成了智慧人，並湧出精確的箴言。
18:30▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
ኢትሖር ፡ ወኢትትሉ ፡ ፈቃዳ ፡ ለኀጢአት ፡ ወተዐገሥ ፡ እምፍትወተ ፡ እኩይ ።
Go not after your lusts; And refrain yourself from your appetites.
不要隨從你的私慾，要禁戒自己的貪慾。
18:31▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
ወእመሰ ፡ ወሀብካሃ ፡ ዘትፈቱ ፡ ለነፍስከ ፡ ትሬስየከ ፡ ጥቡዐ ፡ ለጸላኢከ ።
If you give fully to your soul the delight of her desire, She will make you the laughing stock of your enemies.
你若放縱心靈去滿足慾望的喜好，她必使你成為仇敵譏笑的對象。
18:33▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
ኢትትለቃሕ ፡ እንዘ ፡ ነዳይ ፡ አንተ ፡ ከመ ፡ ኢትሠገር ፡ እንዘ ፡ አልብከ ፡ ወኢምንተኒ ፡ ውስተ ፡ ቊናማቲከ ።
Be not made a beggar by banqueting upon borrowing, When you have nothing in your purse.
不要因借貸宴樂而淪為貧窮，以致囊中空空一無所有。
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