Sir 24

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Σοφία Σιρὰχ

Wisdom of Sirach

CATSS LXX

‎Brenton (1851)

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ἡ σοφία αἰνέσει ψυχὴν αὐτῆς καὶ ἐν μέσῳ λαοῦ αὐτῆς καυχήσεται

Sir 24:1

Wisdom shall praise herself, and shall glory in the midst of her people.

Sir 24:1

Wisdom will praise her own soul, and will proclaim her glory in the midst of her people.

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ἐν ἐκκλησίᾳ ὑψίστου στόμα αὐτῆς ἀνοίξει καὶ ἔναντι δυνάμεως αὐτοῦ καυχήσεται

Sir 24:2

In the congregation of the most High shall she open her mouth, and triumph before his power.

Sir 24:2

She will open her mouth in the congregation of the Most High, and proclaim her glory in the presence of his power.

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ἐγὼ ἀπὸ στόματος ὑψίστου ἐξῆλθον καὶ ὡς ὁμίχλη κατεκάλυψα γῆν

Sir 24:3

I came out of the mouth of the most High, and covered the earth as a cloud.

Sir 24:3

“I came out of the mouth of the Most High, and covered the earth as a mist.

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ἐγὼ ἐν ὑψηλοῖς κατεσκήνωσα καὶ ὁ θρόνος μου ἐν στύλῳ νεφέλης

Sir 24:4

I dwelt in high places, and my throne is in a cloudy pillar.

Sir 24:4

I lived in high places, and my throne is in the pillar of the cloud.

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γῦρον οὐρανοῦ ἐκύκλωσα μόνη καὶ ἐν βάθει ἀβύσσων περιεπάτησα

Sir 24:5

I alone compassed the circuit of heaven, and walked in the bottom of the deep.

Sir 24:5

Alone I surrounded the circuit of heaven, and walked in the depth of the abyss.

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ἐν κύμασιν θαλάσσης καὶ ἐν πάσῃ τῇ γῇ καὶ ἐν παντὶ λαῷ καὶ ἔθνει ἐκτησάμην

Sir 24:6

In the waves of the sea and in all the earth, and in every people and nation, I got a possession.

Sir 24:6

In the waves of the sea, and in all the earth, and in every people and nation, I obtained a possession.

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μετὰ τούτων πάντων ἀνάπαυσιν ἐζήτησα καὶ ἐν κληρονομίᾳ τίνος αὐλισθήσομαι

Sir 24:7

With all these I sought rest: and in whose inheritance shall I abide?

Sir 24:7

With all these I sought rest. In whose inheritance shall I lodge?

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τότε ἐνετείλατό μοι ὁ κτίστης ἁπάντων καὶ ὁ κτίσας με κατέπαυσεν τὴν σκηνήν μου καὶ εἶπεν ἐν Ιακωβ κατασκήνωσον καὶ ἐν Ισραηλ κατακληρονομήθητι

Sir 24:8

So the Creator of all things gave me a commandment, and he that made me caused my tabernacle to rest, and said, Let thy dwelling be in Jacob, and thine inheritance in Israel.

Sir 24:8

Then the Creator of all things gave me a command. He who created me made my tent to rest, and said, ‘Let your dwelling be in Jacob, and your inheritance in Israel.’

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πρὸ τοῦ αἰῶνος ἀπ’ ἀρχῆς ἔκτισέν με καὶ ἕως αἰῶνος οὐ μὴ ἐκλίπω

Sir 24:9

He created me from the beginning before the world, and I shall never fail.

Sir 24:9

He created me from the beginning, before the ages. For all ages, I will not cease to exist.

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ἐν σκηνῇ ἁγίᾳ ἐνώπιον αὐτοῦ ἐλειτούργησα καὶ οὕτως ἐν Σιων ἐστηρίχθην

Sir 24:10

In the holy tabernacle I served before him; and so was I established in Sion.

Sir 24:10

In the holy tabernacle, I ministered before him. So I was established in Zion.

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ἐν πόλει ἠγαπημένῃ ὁμοίως με κατέπαυσεν καὶ ἐν Ιερουσαλημ ἡ ἐξουσία μου

Sir 24:11

Likewise in the beloved city he gave me rest, and in Jerusalem was my power.

Sir 24:11

In the beloved city, likewise he gave me rest. In Jerusalem was my domain.

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καὶ ἐρρίζωσα ἐν λαῷ δεδοξασμένῳ ἐν μερίδι κυρίου κληρονομίας αὐτοῦ

Sir 24:12

And I took root in an honourable people, even in the portion of the Lord's inheritance.

Sir 24:12

I took root in a people that was honored, even in the portion of the Lord’s own inheritance.

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ὡς κέδρος ἀνυψώθην ἐν τῷ Λιβάνῳ καὶ ὡς κυπάρισσος ἐν ὄρεσιν Αερμων

Sir 24:13

I was exalted like a cedar in Libanus, and as a cypress tree upon the mountains of Hermon.

Sir 24:13

I was exalted like a cedar in Lebanon, And like a cypress tree on the mountains of Hermon.

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ὡς φοῖνιξ ἀνυψώθην ἐν Αιγγαδοις καὶ ὡς φυτὰ ῥόδου ἐν Ιεριχω ὡς ἐλαία εὐπρεπὴς ἐν πεδίῳ καὶ ἀνυψώθην ὡς πλάτανος

Sir 24:14

I was exalted like a palm tree in En-gaddi, and as a rose plant in Jericho, as a fair olive tree in a pleasant field, and grew up as a plane tree by the water.

Sir 24:14

I was exalted like a palm tree on the sea shore, like rose bushes in Jericho, and like a fair olive tree in the plain. I was exalted like a plane tree.

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ὡς κιννάμωμον καὶ ἀσπάλαθος ἀρωμάτων δέδωκα ὀσμὴν καὶ ὡς σμύρνα ἐκλεκτὴ διέδωκα εὐωδίαν ὡς χαλβάνη καὶ ὄνυξ καὶ στακτὴ καὶ ὡς λιβάνου ἀτμὶς ἐν σκηνῇ

Sir 24:15

I gave a sweet smell like cinnamon and aspalathus, and I yielded a pleasant odour like the best myrrh, as galbanum, and onyx, and sweet storax, and as the fume of frankincense in the tabernacle.

Sir 24:15

Like cinnamon and aspalathus, I have given a scent to perfumes. Like choice myrrh, I spread abroad a pleasant fragrance, like^* galbanum, onycha, stacte, and as the smell of frankincense in the tabernacle.

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ἐγὼ ὡς τερέμινθος ἐξέτεινα κλάδους μου καὶ οἱ κλάδοι μου κλάδοι δόξης καὶ χάριτος

Sir 24:16

As the turpentine tree I stretched out my branches, and my branches are the branches of honour and grace.

Sir 24:16

Like the terebinth, I stretched out my branches. My branches are glorious and graceful.

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ἐγὼ ὡς ἄμπελος ἐβλάστησα χάριν καὶ τὰ ἄνθη μου καρπὸς δόξης καὶ πλούτου

Sir 24:17

As the vine brought I forth pleasant savour, and my flowers are the fruit of honour and riches.

Sir 24:17

Like the vine, I put forth grace. My flowers are the fruit of glory and riches.

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Sir 24:18

I am the mother of fair love, and fear, and knowledge, and holy hope: I therefore, being eternal, am given to all my children which are named of him.

Sir 24:18

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προσέλθετε πρός με οἱ ἐπιθυμοῦντές μου καὶ ἀπὸ τῶν γενημάτων μου ἐμπλήσθητε

Sir 24:19

Come unto me, all ye that be desirous of me, and fill yourselves with my fruits.

Sir 24:19

“Come to me, all you who desire me, and be filled with my fruits.

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τὸ γὰρ μνημόσυνόν μου ὑπὲρ τὸ μέλι γλυκύ καὶ ἡ κληρονομία μου ὑπὲρ μέλιτος κηρίον

Sir 24:20

For my memorial is sweeter than honey, and mine inheritance than the honeycomb.

Sir 24:20

For my memory is sweeter than honey, and my inheritance than the honeycomb.

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οἱ ἐσθίοντές με ἔτι πεινάσουσιν καὶ οἱ πίνοντές με ἔτι διψήσουσιν

Sir 24:21

They that eat me shall yet be hungry, and they that drink me shall yet be thirsty.

Sir 24:21

Those who eat me will be hungry for more. Those who drink me will be thirsty for more.

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ὁ ὑπακούων μου οὐκ αἰσχυνθήσεται καὶ οἱ ἐργαζόμενοι ἐν ἐμοὶ οὐχ ἁμαρτήσουσιν

Sir 24:22

He that obeyeth me shall never be confounded, and they that work by me shall not do amiss.

Sir 24:22

He who obeys me will not be ashamed. Those who work with me will not sin.”

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ταῦτα πάντα βίβλος διαθήκης θεοῦ ὑψίστου νόμον ὃν ἐνετείλατο ἡμῖν Μωυσῆς κληρονομίαν συναγωγαῖς Ιακωβ

Sir 24:23

All these things are the book of the covenant of the most high God, even the law which Moses commanded for an heritage unto the congregations of Jacob.

Sir 24:23

All these things are the book of the covenant of the Most High God, the law which Moses commanded us for an inheritance for the assemblies of Jacob.

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Sir 24:24

Faint not to be strong in the Lord; that he may confirm you, cleave unto him: for the Lord Almighty is God alone, and beside him there is no other Saviour.

Sir 24:24

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ὁ πιμπλῶν ὡς Φισων σοφίαν καὶ ὡς Τίγρις ἐν ἡμέραις νέων

Sir 24:25

He filleth all things with his wisdom, as Phison and as Tigris in the time of the new fruits.

Sir 24:25

It is he who makes wisdom abundant, as Pishon, and as Tigris in the days of first fruits.

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ὁ ἀναπληρῶν ὡς Εὐφράτης σύνεσιν καὶ ὡς Ιορδάνης ἐν ἡμέραις θερισμοῦ

Sir 24:26

He maketh the understanding to abound like Euphrates, and as Jordan in the time of the harvest.

Sir 24:26

He makes understanding full as the Euphrates, and as the Jordan in the days of harvest,

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ὁ ἐκφαίνων ὡς φῶς παιδείαν ὡς Γηων ἐν ἡμέραις τρυγήτου

Sir 24:27

He maketh the doctrine of knowledge appear as the light, and as Geon in the time of vintage.

Sir 24:27

who makes instruction shine forth as the light, as Gihon in the days of vintage.

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οὐ συνετέλεσεν ὁ πρῶτος γνῶναι αὐτήν καὶ οὕτως ὁ ἔσχατος οὐκ ἐξιχνίασεν αὐτήν

Sir 24:28

The first man knew her not perfectly: no more shall the last find her out.

Sir 24:28

The first man didn’t know her perfectly. In like manner, the last has not explored her.

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ἀπὸ γὰρ θαλάσσης ἐπληθύνθη διανόημα αὐτῆς καὶ ἡ βουλὴ αὐτῆς ἀπὸ ἀβύσσου μεγάλης

Sir 24:29

For her thoughts are more than the sea, and her counsels profounder than the great deep.

Sir 24:29

For her thoughts are filled from the sea, and her counsels from the great deep.

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κἀγὼ ὡς διῶρυξ ἀπὸ ποταμοῦ καὶ ὡς ὑδραγωγὸς ἐξῆλθον εἰς παράδεισον

Sir 24:30

I also came out as a brook from a river, and as a conduit into a garden.

Sir 24:30

I came out as a canal stream from a river, and as an irrigation ditch into a garden.

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εἶπα ποτιῶ μου τὸν κῆπον καὶ μεθύσω μου τὴν πρασιάν καὶ ἰδοὺ ἐγένετό μοι ἡ διῶρυξ εἰς ποταμόν καὶ ὁ ποταμός μου ἐγένετο εἰς θάλασσαν

Sir 24:31

I said, I will water my best garden, and will water abundantly my garden bed: and, lo, my brook became a river, and my river became a sea.

Sir 24:31

I said, “I will water my garden, and will drench my garden bed.” Behold, my stream became a river, and my river became a sea.

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ἔτι παιδείαν ὡς ὄρθρον φωτιῶ καὶ ἐκφανῶ αὐτὰ ἕως εἰς μακράν

Sir 24:32

I will yet make doctrine to shine as the morning, and will send forth her light afar off.

Sir 24:32

I will yet bring instruction to light as the morning, and will make these things clear from far away.

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ἔτι διδασκαλίαν ὡς προφητείαν ἐκχεῶ καὶ καταλείψω αὐτὴν εἰς γενεὰς αἰώνων

Sir 24:33

I will yet pour out doctrine as prophecy, and leave it to all ages for ever.

Sir 24:33

I will continue to pour out teaching like prophecy, and leave it to all generations.

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ἴδετε ὅτι οὐκ ἐμοὶ μόνῳ ἐκοπίασα ἀλλ’ ἅπασιν τοῖς ἐκζητοῦσιν αὐτήν

Sir 24:34

Behold that I have not laboured for myself only, but for all them that seek wisdom.

Sir 24:34

See that I have not labored for myself only, but for all those who diligently seek wisdom.

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Kata BiblonGreek Septuagint and Wiki English Translation

Σοφία Σιρὰχ

Wisdom of Sirach

Kata Biblon
Greek Septuagint and Wiki English Translation

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α	β	γ	δ	ε	ζ	η	θ	ι	κ	λ	μ
n	x	o	p	r	s	t	u	f	c	y	w
ν	ξ	ο	π	ρ	σ	τ	υ	φ	χ	ψ	ω
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