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Sirach 26

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← ch. 25ch. 27 →
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26:1
ለብእሲት፡ ኄርት፡ ያበጽዕ፡ ምታ፡ ወይትመክዐብ፡ መዋዕለ፡ ሕይወቱ።
Happy is the husband of a good wife; And the number of his days will be twofold.
有賢妻的丈夫是有福的，他的年日必加倍。
26:2
ብእሲት፡ ዕብራዊት፡ ታስተፌሥሖ፡ ለምታ፡ ወይፌጽም፡ መዋዕሊሁ፡ በሰላም።
A brave woman rejoices her husband; And he will fulfil his years in peace.
賢德的妻子使丈夫歡喜，他必在平安中度盡年歲。
26:3
ብእሱት፡ ኄርት፡ ሠናይ፡ መክፈል[ት]፡ ወ[ት]በጽሖ፡ ለፈራሄ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ ውስተ፡ መክፈልቱ።
A good wife is a good portion: She will be given in the portion of such as fear the Lord.
賢妻是美好的分，必賜給敬畏主的人為分。
26:4
ለባዕልኒ፡ ወለነዳይኒ፡ ልቡ፡ ይሠኒ፡ ወለዝሉፉ፡ ብሩሀ፡ ይኩን፡ ገጽከ።
Whether a man be rich or poor, A good heart makes at all times a cheerful countenance.
人無論貧富，存美善之心便能時常面帶喜色。
26:5
እምእሉ፡ ሠለስቱ፡ ደንገጸኒ፡ ልብየ፡ ወራብዕሰ፡ አፍርሀኒ፡ ገጽየ፡ ማዕሌተ፡ ሀገር፡ ወእንግልጋ፡ አሕዛብ፡ ወስምዐ፡ ሐሰት፡ ላዕለ፡ ነፍስ፡ ዘያበጽሕ፡ ለሞት።
Of three things my heart was afraid; And concerning the fourth kind I made supplication: The slander of a city, and the assembly of a multitude, and a false accusation: All these are more grievous than death.
有三樣事使我心懼怕，第四樣使我懇切祈求：城中的毀謗、羣眾的聚集、虛假的指控；這一切都比死更難當。
26:6
ቊስል፡ ይእቲ፡ ለልብ፡ ወላሕ፡ ይእቲ፡ ለነፍስ፡ ብእሲት፡ እንተ፡ ታስተቃንእ፡ ከመ፡ መቅሠፍተ፡ ልሳን፡ ትዔሪ፡ በኵሉ፡ እኩይ።
A grief of heart and sorrow is a woman that is jealous of another woman, And the scourge of a tongue communicating to all.
嫉妒別的女子的妻子，是心頭之痛與憂傷，又是向眾人傳布的舌頭之災。
26:7
ከመ፡ አርዑተ፡ ብዕራ፡ ዘያንቀለቅል፡ ከማሁ፡ ብእሲት፡ እኪት፡ ወዘይነብር፡ ምስሌሃ፡ ከመ፡ ዘይፀብጥ፡ ዐቅረበ።
A wicked woman is as a yoke of oxen shaken to and fro: He that takes hold of her is as one that graspeth a scorpion.
惡毒的妻子如同搖晃不定的牛軛，駕馭她的如同抓住蠍子的人。
26:8
ዐቢይ፡ መንሱት፡ ይእቲ፡ ብእሲት፡ ሰካሪት፡ እንተ፡ ኢትክል፡ ኀፍረታ፡ ከዲነ።
A drunken woman causes great wrath; And she will not cover her own shame.
醉酒的婦人惹起極大的忿怒，必不遮掩自己的羞恥。
26:9
ዝሙታ፡ ለብእሲት፡ ይትዐወቅ፡ እምአዕይንቲሃ፡ ወይትአመር፡ በቀራንብቲሃ።
The whoredom of a woman is in the lifting up of her eyes; And it will be known by her eyelids.
婦人的淫蕩可從她高舉的眼目看出，也可從她的眼瞼辨明。
26:10
ወለወለትከኒ፡ አጽንዓ፡ ዐቂቦታ፡ ለእመ፡ ሥኅተት፡ ከመ፡ ኢታማስን፡ ርእሳ።
Keep strict watch on a headstrong daughter, Lest she find liberty for herself, and use it.
對任性的女兒要嚴加看守，免得她一得放縱，便為自己濫用。
26:11
ወተዐቀብ፡ እምነ፡ ዐይነ፡[መ]ታሂ፤ከመ፡ ኢትግባእ፡ ትነስሕ፡ ለእመቦ፡ ዘብእሰከ።
Look well after an impudent eye; And marvel not if it trespass against you.
要慎防無恥的眼目，若她得罪你，也不要驚奇。
26:12
ከመ፡ ይልሕስ፡ ጽሙእ፡ ወይሰቲ፡ እምኵሉ፡ ማይ፡ ዘቀርበ፡ ወያጸልል፡ ታሕተ፡ ኵሉ፡ ዕፀው፡ ወከመ፡ ዘያወጽእ፡ አሕጻሁ፡ እምጕንጳሁ።
She will open her mouth, as a thirsty traveller, And drink of every water that is near: At every post will she sit down, And open her quiver against any arrow.
她必像口渴的旅人張口，喝盡近旁的各樣水；她在各橛子前坐下，向各樣箭打開箭袋。
26:13
ሞገሳ፡ ለብእሲት፡ ያስተፌሥሖ፡ ለምታ፡ ወጥበቢሃ፡ ያጠልሎ፡ ለአዕፅምቲሁ።
The grace of a wife will delight her husband; And her knowledge will fatten his bones.
妻子的恩惠使丈夫歡愉，她的學識使他骨頭強健。
26:14
ፍቱ፡ ለእግዚአብሔር፡ ብእሲት፡ የዋህ፡ ወአልባቲ፡ መድሎተ፡ ነፍስ፡ ጠባብ።
A silent woman is a gift of the Lord; And there is nothing so much worth as a well-instructed soul.
沉靜的婦人是主所賜的，受過良好教養的心靈是無可比擬的。
26:15
ሠናይት፡ በዲበ፡ በረከት፡ ብእሲት፡ ኀፋሪት፡ ወአልባቲ፡ ተውላጠ፡ ነፍስ፡ መስተዓግሥት።
A shamefast woman is grace upon grace; And there is no price worthy of a continent soul.
知羞的婦人是恩上加恩，自守的心靈是無價可衡量的。
26:16
ከመ፡ ፀሓይ፡ በውስተ፡ ሰማዩ፡ ለእግዚአብሔር፡ ከማሁ፡ ላሕየ፡ ሥና፡ ለብእሲት፡ ኄርት፡ በውስተ፡ ትርሲተ፡ ቤታ።
As the sun when it arises in the highest places of the Lord, So is the beauty of a good wife in the ordering of a man’s house.
如同日頭升在主的高處，賢妻的美麗也照樣顯在她整齊的家中。
26:17
ከመ፡ ማኅቶተ፡ ቅድሳት፡ እንተ፡ ታበርህ፡ በዲበ፡ ተቅዋማ፡ ከማሁ፡ ላሕየ፡ ገጹ፡ ለጠቢብ፡ በሥነ፡ ግዕዙ።
As the lamp that shineth upon the holy candlestick, So is the beauty of the face in ripe age.
如同明燈照在聖潔的燈臺上，盛年之時面容的美麗也是如此。
26:18
ከመ፡ አዕማደ፡ ወርቅ፡ እለ፡ ይቀውሙ፡ ዲበ፡ ምክያደ፡ ብሩር፡ ከማሁ፡ በአተ፡ እገሪሁ፡ ለኄር፡ ዘይቀውም፡ በሠናይ።
As the golden pillars are upon a base of silver, So are beautiful feet with the breasts of one that is stedfast.
如同金柱立在銀座之上，端莊之人的美足也是如此。
26:28
በእሉ፡ ሠለስቱ፡ ተከዘኒ፡ ልብየ፡ ወራብዖሙሰ፡ መዐተ፡ አምጽአ፡ ላዕሌየ፡ ብእሲ፡ መስተቃትል፡(ወተባዕ፡)ሶበ፡ የኀጥእ፡ ወይጼነስ፡ ዕደው፡ ጠቢባን፡ ለእመ፡ ስሕቱ፡ ወዘየኀድጋ፡ ለጽድቅ፡ ወይገብእ፡ ውስተ፡ ኀጢአት፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ ያወድቆ፡ በኵናት።
For two things my heart is grieved; And for the third anger comes upon me: A man of war that suffers for poverty; And men of understanding that are counted as refuse: One that turns back from righteousness to sin; The Lord will prepare him for the sword.
有兩樣事使我心憂愁，第三樣使我忿怒臨身：勇士因貧窮而落魄；有見識的人被當作糞土；又有人從義轉向罪——主必預備他歸於刀劍之下。
26:29
እምዕጹብ፡ ይድኅን፡ ሠያጢ፡ እምኀጢአት፡ ወኢይጸድቅ፡ መያሲ፡ እምዐምፆት።
A merchant shall hardly keep himself from wrong doing; And a huckster will not be acquitted of sin.
商人難免犯錯誤，販子也難脫離罪。
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