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Sirach 44

Ge'ez original · 22 verses · some words can be tapped for a gloss

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44:1

ነወድሶሙ፡ ለዕደው፡ ክቡራን፡ ለአበዊነ፡ በመዋዕሌሆሙ።

Let us now praise famous men, And our fathers that became the father of us.

如今讓我們頌讚那些有名望的人，和我們歷代的列祖。

44:2

እስመ፡ ብዙኀ፡ ክብረ፡ ወሀቦሙ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ ወዕበዩኒ፡ እምፍጥረተ፡ ዓለም።

The Lord manifested in them great glory, Even his mighty power from the beginning.

主在他們身上彰顯了大榮耀，這是祂從亙古而來的尊大。

44:3

ወኰነኖሙ፡ በመንግሥቶሙ፡ ዕደው፡ እለ፡ አስመዩ፡ በኀይሎሙ፡ ወመካርያን፡ በጥበቢሆሙ፡ ወይነግሩ፡ በትንቢቶሙ።

Such as did bear rule in their kingdoms, And were men renowned for their power, Giving counsel by their understanding, Such as have brought tidings in prophecies:

他們在自己的國中掌權，是以才能著稱的人；他們憑著聰明出謀獻策，又藉預言宣告信息；

44:4

ነገሥተ፡ አሕዛብኒ፡ በአጽባኢሆሙ፡ ወጸሐፍቶሙኒ፡ ለሕዝብ፡ በጥበቦሙ፡ በጥበበ፡ ቃሎሙ፡ ዘውስተ፡ ልቦሙ።

Leaders of the people by their counsels, And by their understanding men of learning for the people; Wise were their words in their instruction:

他們以智謀作百姓的領袖，憑著對典籍的見識教導民眾，他們所受的教訓中滿有智慧的言語；

44:5

ወእለሰ፡ የኀሥሡ፡ ሐውዘ፡ መሰንቆ፡ ወማሕሌት፡ ወየሐልዩ፡ ከመ፡ ዘበመጽ፡ ሐፍ።

Such as sought out musical tunes, And set forth verses in writing:

他們又作曲調，又把詩句寫下流傳；

44:6

ወዕደውኒ፡ ብዑላን፡ እለ፡ የአክሎሙ፡ ኀይሎሙ፡ እለ፡ ዳኅነ፡ ይነብሩ፡ ውስተ፡ አብያቲሆሙ።

Rich men furnished with ability, Living peaceably in their habitations:

他們是富有的人，滿有能力，平安住在自己的家中。

44:7

ወእሉ፡ ኵሎሙ፡ እለ፡ ከብሩ፡ በመዋዕሊሆሙ፡ ወተደለዉ፡ በሕይወቶሙ።

All these were honored in their generations, And were a glory in their days.

這一切人在他們的世代都受人尊崇，在他們的日子也成為人的誇耀。

44:8

ወቦ፡ እምውስቴቶሙ፡ እለ፡ ኀደጉ፡ ስመ፡ ክብረ፡ ዘይትናገሩ፡ ቦቱ።

There be of them, that have left a name behind them, To declare their praises.

他們中間有些人留下了名聲，使人傳述他們的稱讚。

44:9

ወቦ፡ እለ፡ አልቦ፡ ዘይዜከሮሙ፡ ወእለኒ፡ ጠፍኡ፡ ወኮኑ፡ ከመ፡ ዘኢተፈጥሩ፡ ወገብኡ፡ ከመ፡ ዘኢተወልዱ፡ ወውሉዶሙሂ፡ ከማሁ፡ ምስሌሆሙ።

And some there be, which have no memorial; Who are perished as though they had not been, And are become as though they had not been born; And their children after them.

也有些人毫無紀念，消逝如同未曾存在；他們成了彷彿未曾出生的人，他們的兒女也接續他們如此。