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Sirach 24

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← ch. 23ch. 25 →
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24:1
ጥበብ፡ ትዌድስ፡ ነፍሳ፡ ወትትሜካሕ፡ በማእከለ፡ ሕዝባ።
Wisdom will praise herself, And will glory in the midst of her people.
智慧要稱讚自己,在她百姓中間誇耀。
24:2
ውስተ፡ ማኅበረ፡ ልዑል፡ ትከሥት፡ አፉሃ፡ ወትትሜካሕ፡ በቅድመ፡ ኀይሉ።
In the congregation of the Most High will she open her mouth, And glory in the presence of his power.
她要在至高者的會眾中開口,在他大能面前誇耀,說:
24:3
አንሰ፡ እምአፉሁ፡ ለልዑል፡ ወፃእኩ፡ ወከመ፡ ጊሜ፡ ከደንክዋ፡ ለምድር።
I came forth from the mouth of the Most High, And covered the earth as a mist.
我從至高者口中而出,如雲霧遮蓋大地。
24:4
አንሰ፡ ውስተ፡ ሰማያት፡ ኀደርኩ፡ ወመንበርየኒ፡ ውስተ፡ ዐምደ፡ ደመና።
I lived in high places, And my throne is in the pillar of the cloud.
我住在高處,我的寶座在雲柱之中。
24:5
ወዖድኩ፡ ባሕቲትየ፡ አጽናፈ፡ ሰማይ፡ ወአንሶሰውኩ፡ ውስተ፡ ዕሙቅ፡ ቀላይ።
Alone I compassed the circuit of heaven, And walked in the depth of the abyss.
我獨自環繞天的穹蒼,行走在深淵的深處。
24:6
ወመልዕልተ፡ ማዕበለ፡ ባሕርኒ፡ ወውስተ፡ ኵሉ፡ ምድር፡ ወአጥረይኩ፡ በውስተ፡ ኵሉ፡ አሕዛብ፡ ወበውስተ፡ ኵሉ፡ ሕዝብ።
In the waves of the sea, and in all the earth, And in every people and nation, I got a possession.
在海浪之中、遍地之上、在各民各國之中,我都得了產業。
24:7
ወእምድኅረዝ፡ ኵሉ፡ ዕረፍተ፡ ኀሠሥኩ፡ ውስተ፡ ርስተ፡ መኑ፡ እንከ፡ አኀድር።
With all these I sought rest; And in whose inheritance shall I lodge?
在這一切之中,我尋求安息,要在誰的基業中棲身呢?
24:8
ወእምዝ፡ አዘዘኒ፡ ፈጣሬ፡ ኵሉ፡ ወአዕረፈ፡ ሊተ፡ ፈጣሪየ፡ መንበርየ፡ ወይቤለኒ፡ ኀበ፡ ያዕቆብ፡ ኅድሪ፡ ወበውስተ፡ እስራኤል፡ ተዋረሲ።
Then the Creator of all things gave me a commandment; And he that created me made my tabernacle to rest, And said, Let your tabernacle be in Jacob, And your inheritance in Israel.
那時,創造萬有的主吩咐我,造我的主使我的帳幕安歇,說:『你要在雅各中支搭帳幕,在以色列中得基業。』
24:9
እምቅድመ፡ ይትፈጠር፡ ዓለም፡ ፈጠረኒ፡ ወኢይጠፍእ፡ ለዝሉፉ፡ ወለዓለመ፡ ዓለም።
He created me from the beginning before the world; And to the end I will not fail.
他在萬世以先,從太初就造了我,直到永遠,我也必不消逝。
24:10
ወተልእኩ፡ በውስተ፡ ደብተራሁ፡ ቅዱስ፡ በቅድሜሁ፡ በውስተ፡ ጽዮን፡ አስመኩ።
In the holy tabernacle I ministered before him; And so was I established in Sion.
我在聖潔的帳幕中於他面前供職,這樣便在錫安立定。
24:11
ወከማሁ፡ ውስተ፡ ሀገር፡ ቅድስት፡ አዕረፍኩ፡ ወበኢየሩሳሌም፡ ምኵናንየ፡ ኀበ፡ አኰነነኒ።
In the beloved city likewise he gave me rest; And in Jerusalem was my authority.
在他所愛的城中,他同樣使我安歇,我的權柄就在耶路撒冷。
24:12
ወአብቈልኩ፡ ሥርው፡ በውስተ፡ ሕዝብ፡ ክቡር፡ በውስተ፡ መክፈልተ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ ወበውስተ፡ ርስቱ።
And I took root in a people that was glorified, Even in the portion of the Lord’s own inheritance.
我在蒙榮耀的子民中紮根,就是在主自己基業的分中。
24:13
ከመ፡ ዕፀ፡ ቄድሮስ፡ በውስተ፡ ሊባኖስ፡ ተለዐልኩ፡ ወከመ፡ ዕፀ፡ ቄድሮስ፡ በውስተ፡ አድባረ፡ ኤርሞን።
I was exalted like a cedar in Libanus, And as a cypress tree on the mountains of Hermon.
我像黎巴嫩的香柏樹高聳,像黑門山上的柏樹挺立。
24:14
ወኖኅኩ፡ ከመ፡ በቀልት፡ ኀበ፡ ድንጋገ፡ ማይ፡ ወከመ፡ ጽጌ፡ ረዳ፡ ዘውስተ፡ ኢያሪኮ፡ ወከመ፡ ዕፀ፡ ዘይት፡ ሠናይት፡ ዘውስተ፡ ገዳም፡ ወዐበይኩ፡ ከመ፡ ጵላጣኖስ።
I was exalted like a palm tree on the sea shore, And as rose plants in Jericho, And as a fair olive tree in the plain; And I was exalted as a plane tree.
我像隱基底的棕樹高聳,像耶利哥的玫瑰叢,又像平原中秀美的橄欖樹;我高聳如同梧桐樹。
24:15
ወጥዕመ፡ መዐዛየ፡ ከመ፡ ቀናንሞስ፡ ወከመ፡ አስጳዳቶስ፡ ወከመ፡ መዐዛ፡ ዕፍረት፡ ቅድው፡ ኮነ፡ መዐዛየ፡ ወከመ፡ ከልበኔ፡ ወከመ፡ እንክስ፡ ወከመ፡ ስጠቄጤ፡ ወከመ፡ ጢሰ፡ ስኂን፡ በውስተ፡ ደብተራ።
As cinnamon and aspalathus, I have given a scent of perfumes; And as choice myrrh, I spread abroad a pleasant odour; As galbanum, and onyx, and stacte, And as the fume of frankincense in the tabernacle.
我像肉桂與芬芳的香枝散發香氣,像精選的沒藥發出馨香,又像楓子香、香螺、蘇合香,以及帳幕中乳香的煙氣。
24:16
ወኖኀ፡ አዕጹቅየ፡ ከመ፡ ዕፀ፡ ጤርባንቶስ፡ ወአዕጹቅየኒ፡ አዕጹቀ፡ ክብር፡ ወስብሐት።
As the terebinth I stretched out my branches; And my branches are branches of glory and grace.
我像篤耨香樹伸展枝條,我的枝條是榮耀與恩惠的枝條。
24:17
አንሰ፡ ከመ፡ ዐጸደ፡ ወይን፡ ሠረጽኩ፡ ሞገሰ፡ ወጽጌየኒ፡ ፍሬ፡ ክብር፡(ወስብሐት፡)፡ ወብዕል።
As the vine I put forth grace; And my flowers are the fruit of glory and riches.
我像葡萄樹發出恩惠的嫩枝,我的花朵結出榮耀與豐富的果子。
24:19
ንዑ፡ ኀቤየ፡ ኵልክሙ፡ እለ፡ ትፈቅዱኒ፡ ወትጸግቡ፡ እምነ፡ ቀምሕየ።
Come to me, you⌃ that are desirous of me, And be you⌃ filled with my produce.
你們渴慕我的人哪,到我這裡來,飽享我的出產。
24:20
እስመ፡ ይጥዕም፡ እምነ፡ መዓር፡ ዝክርየ፡ ወእምነ፡ ሶከር፡ ርስትየ።
For my memorial is sweeter than honey, And my inheritance than the honeycomb.
因為記念我比蜂蜜更甜,承受我為業比蜂房之蜜更美。
24:21
ወእለኒ፡ ይበልዑኒ፡ ኢይጸግቡኒ፡ ወእለኒ፡ ይሰትዩኒ፡ ኢይረውዩኒ።
They that eat me will yet be hungry; And those who drink me will yet be thirsty.
喫我的人還要再餓,喝我的人還要再渴。
24:22
ወዘኒ፡ ይሰምዐኒ፡ ኢይትኀፈር፡ ወኢይስሕቱ፡ እለ፡ ሊተ፡ ይትቀነዩ።
He that obeys me will not be ashamed; And those who work in me will not do amiss.
順從我的必不蒙羞,在我裡面作工的必不行差錯。
24:23
ዝኵሉ፡ ነገር፡ ዘመጽሐፈ፡ ሕጉ፡ ለልዑል፡ ሕግ፡ ዘአዘዘ፡ ሙሴ፡ ወርስቶሙ፡ ለማኅበረ፡ ያዕቆብ።
All these things are the book of the covenant of the Most High God, Even the law which Moses commanded us for a heritage to the assemblies of Jacob.
這一切就是至高神之約的書卷,就是摩西所吩咐我們的律法,作雅各會眾的基業。
24:25
ዘይመልኣ፡ ከመ፡ ተከዜ፡ ፊሶን፡ ለጥበብ፡ ወከመ፡ ተከዜ፡ ጤግሪስ፡ በአውራኀ፡ ኔዎን።
It is he that makes wisdom abundant, as Pishon, And as Tigris in the days of new fruits;
他使智慧豐盈如比遜河,如新果時節的底格里斯河。
24:26
ወይመልኣ፡ ከመ፡ ተከዜ፡ ኤፍራጢስ፡ ለምክር፡ ወከመ፡ ተከዜ፡ ዮርዳኖስ፡ በመዋዕለ፡ ማእረር።
That makes understanding full as Euphrates, And as Jordan in the days of harvest;
他使悟性充溢如幼發拉底河,如收割時節的約旦河。
24:27
ዘይከሥታ፡ ከመ፡ ብርሃን፡ ለጥበብ፡ ወከመ፡ ተከዜ፡ ግዮን፡ በመዋዕለ፡ ማእረረ፡ ቀሥም።
That makes instruction to shine forth as the light, As Gihon in the days of vintage.
他使訓誨發光如同光明,如葡萄收成時節的基訓河。
24:28
ቀዳማዊኒ፡ ኢፈጸመ፡ አእምሮታ፡ ወደኃራዊኒ፡ ኢረከበ፡ አሠራ።
The first man knew her not perfectly; And in like manner the last has not traced her out.
第一個人未曾透徹認識她,末後的人也照樣未能探究她。
24:29
ይበዝኅ፡ እምነ፡ ማየ፡ ባሕር፡ ኅሊናሃ፡ ወየዐምቅ፡ እምነ፡ ማ፡ ቀላይ፡ ምክራ።
For her thoughts are filled from the sea, And her counsels from the great deep.
因為她的思想充溢如海洋,她的謀略深邃如大淵。
24:30
ወኮነኒ፡ ከመ፡ ሙሓዘ፡ ማይ፡ ዘይወጽእ፡ እምነ፡ ተከዜ፡ ወከመ፡ ምንኀር፡ ቦእኩ፡ ውስተ፡ ገነት።
And I came out as a stream from a river, And as a conduit into a garden.
我也像從江河引出的水渠,又像通入園中的水道。
24:31
ወእቤ፡ ከመ፡ እስቅያ፡ ለገነት፡ ወኣርውዮ፡ ለዐጸደ፡ ሐምልየ፡ ወኮነኒ፡ ዝክቱ፡ ሙሓዝየ፡ ከመ፡ ተከዜ፡ ወፈለግየኒ፡ ኮነኒ፡ መጠነ፡ ባሕር።
I said, I will water my garden, And will water abundantly my garden bed; And, behold, my stream became a river, And my river became a sea.
我說:『我要澆灌我的園子,潤澤我的菜畦』;看哪,我的水渠竟成了江河,我的江河又成了海洋。
24:32
ወዓዲ፡ ኣበርሃ፡ ለጥበብ፡ ከመ፡ ጎሕ፡ ወአርኣያ፡ እስከ፡ ነዋኅ።
I will yet bring instruction to light as the morning, And will make these things to shine forth afar off.
我還要使訓誨如晨光照耀,並使這些事顯明於遠方。
24:33
ወእሰውጣ፡ ለትምህርት፡ ከመ፡ ተንብዮ፡ ወኣነብራ፡ ለውሉደ፡ ውሉድ፡ ወለዓለመ፡ ዓለም።
I will yet pour out doctrine as prophecy, And leave it to generations of ages.
我還要將教訓如預言般傾倒出來,留給萬代的後人。
24:34
ናሁ፡ ርእዩ፡ ከመ፡ አኮ፡ ለባሕቲትየ፡ ዘጻመውኩ፡ አላ፡ ለኵሎሙ፡ እለ፡ የኀሡኒ።
Behold that I have not laboured for myself only, But for all those who diligently seek her.
你們要看明:我勞苦並非單為自己,乃是為一切殷勤尋求她的人。
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