24:1 ⧉ ⤴︎ ἡ σοφία αἰνέσει ψυχὴν αὐτῆς καὶ ἐν μέσῳ λαοῦ αὐτῆς καυχήσεται
Sapientia laudabit animam suam , et in Deo honorabitur , et in medio populi sui gloriabitur ,
ጥበብ ፡ ትዌድስ ፡ ነፍሳ ፡ ወትትሜካሕ ፡ በማእከለ ፡ ሕዝባ ።
Wisdom will praise herself, And will glory in the midst of her people.
24:2 ⧉ ⤴︎ ἐν ἐκκλησίᾳ ὑψίστου στόμα αὐτῆς ἀνοίξει καὶ ἔναντι δυνάμεως αὐτοῦ καυχήσεται
et in ecclesiis Altissimi aperiet os suum , et in conspectu virtutis illius gloriabitur ,
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.
24:3 ⧉ ⤴︎ ἐγὼ ἀπὸ στόματος ὑψίστου ἐξῆλθον καὶ ὡς ὁμίχλη κατεκάλυψα γῆν
et in medio populi sui exaltabitur , et in plenitudine sancta admirabitur ,
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.
24:4 ⧉ ⤴︎ ἐγὼ ἐν ὑψηλοῖς κατεσκήνωσα καὶ ὁ θρόνος μου ἐν στύλῳ νεφέλης
et in multitudine electorum habebit laudem , et inter benedictos benedicetur , dicens :
አንሰ ፡ ውስተ ፡ ሰማያት ፡ ኀደርኩ ፡ ወመንበርየኒ ፡ ውስተ ፡ ዐምደ ፡ ደመና ።
I lived in high places, And my throne is in the pillar of the cloud.
24:5 ⧉ ⤴︎ γῦρον οὐρανοῦ ἐκύκλωσα μόνη καὶ ἐν βάθει ἀβύσσων περιεπάτησα
Ego ex ore Altissimi prodivi , primogenita ante omnem creaturam .
ወዖድኩ ፡ ባሕቲትየ ፡ አጽናፈ ፡ ሰማይ ፡ ወአንሶሰውኩ ፡ ውስተ ፡ ዕሙቅ ፡ ቀላይ ።
Alone I compassed the circuit of heaven, And walked in the depth of the abyss.
24:6 ⧉ ⤴︎ ἐν κύμασιν θαλάσσης καὶ ἐν πάσῃ τῇ γῇ καὶ ἐν παντὶ λαῷ καὶ ἔθνει ἐκτησάμην
Ego feci in cælis ut oriretur lumen indeficiens , et sicut nebula texi omnem terram .
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.
24:7 ⧉ ⤴︎ μετὰ τούτων πάντων ἀνάπαυσιν ἐζήτησα καὶ ἐν κληρονομίᾳ τίνος αὐλισθήσομαι
Ego in altissimis habitavi , et thronus meus in columna nubis .
ወእምድኅረዝ ፡ ኵሉ ፡ ዕረፍተ ፡ ኀሠሥኩ ፡ ውስተ ፡ ርስተ ፡ መኑ ፡ እንከ ፡ አኀድር ።
With all these I sought rest; And in whose inheritance shall I lodge?
24:8 ⧉ ⤴︎ τότε ἐνετείλατό μοι ὁ κτίστης ἁπάντων καὶ ὁ κτίσας με κατέπαυσεν τὴν σκηνήν μου καὶ εἶπεν ἐν Ιακωβ κατασκήνωσον καὶ ἐν Ισραηλ κατακληρονομήθητι
Gyrum cæli circuivi sola , et profundum abyssi penetravi : in fluctibus maris ambulavi .
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.
24:9 ⧉ ⤴︎ πρὸ τοῦ αἰῶνος ἀπ’ ἀρχῆς ἔκτισέν με καὶ ἕως αἰῶνος οὐ μὴ ἐκλίπω
Et in omni terra steti : et in omni populo ,
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.
24:10 ⧉ ⤴︎ ἐν σκηνῇ ἁγίᾳ ἐνώπιον αὐτοῦ ἐλειτούργησα καὶ οὕτως ἐν Σιων ἐστηρίχθην
et in omni gente primatum habui :
ወተልእኩ ፡ በውስተ ፡ ደብተራሁ ፡ ቅዱስ ፡ በቅድሜሁ ፡ በውስተ ፡ ጽዮን ፡ አስመኩ ።
In the holy tabernacle I ministered before him; And so was I established in Sion.
24:11 ⧉ ⤴︎ ἐν πόλει ἠγαπημένῃ ὁμοίως με κατέπαυσεν καὶ ἐν Ιερουσαλημ ἡ ἐξουσία μου
et omnium excellentium et humilium corda virtute calcavi . Et in his omnibus requiem quæsivi , et in hæreditate Domini morabor .
ወከማሁ ፡ ውስተ ፡ ሀገር ፡ ቅድስት ፡ አዕረፍኩ ፡ ወበኢየሩሳሌም ፡ ምኵናንየ ፡ ኀበ ፡ አኰነነኒ ።
In the beloved city likewise he gave me rest; And in Jerusalem was my authority.
24:12 ⧉ ⤴︎ καὶ ἐρρίζωσα ἐν λαῷ δεδοξασμένῳ ἐν μερίδι κυρίου κληρονομίας αὐτοῦ
Tunc præcepit , et dixit mihi Creator omnium : et qui creavit me , requievit in tabernaculo meo .
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.
24:13 ⧉ ⤴︎ ὡς κέδρος ἀνυψώθην ἐν τῷ Λιβάνῳ καὶ ὡς κυπάρισσος ἐν ὄρεσιν Αερμων
Et dixit mihi : In Jacob inhabita , et in Israël hæreditare , et in electis meis mitte radices .
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.
24:14 ⧉ ⤴︎ ὡς φοῖνιξ ἀνυψώθην ἐν Αιγγαδοις καὶ ὡς φυτὰ ῥόδου ἐν Ιεριχω ὡς ἐλαία εὐπρεπὴς ἐν πεδίῳ καὶ ἀνυψώθην ὡς πλάτανος
Ab initio et ante sæcula creata sum , et usque ad futurum sæculum non desinam : et in habitatione sancta coram ipso ministravi .
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.
24:15 ⧉ ⤴︎ 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
Et sic in Sion firmata sum , et in civitate sanctificata similiter requievi , et in Jerusalem potestas mea .
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.
24:16 ⧉ ⤴︎ ἐγὼ ὡς τερέμινθος ἐξέτεινα κλάδους μου καὶ οἱ κλάδοι μου κλάδοι δόξης καὶ χάριτος
Et radicavi in populo honorificato , et in parte Dei mei hæreditas illius , et in plenitudine sanctorum detentio mea .
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.
24:17 ⧉ ⤴︎ ἐγὼ ὡς ἄμπελος ἐβλάστησα χάριν καὶ τὰ ἄνθη μου καρπὸς δόξης καὶ πλούτου
Quasi cedrus exaltata sum in Libano , et quasi cypressus in monte Sion :
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.
24:18 ⧉ ⤴︎ — quasi palma exaltata sum in Cades , et quasi plantatio rosæ in Jericho :
— I was exalted like a palm tree in Cades, and like a rose plant in Jericho;
24:19 ⧉ ⤴︎ προσέλθετε πρός με οἱ ἐπιθυμοῦντές μου καὶ ἀπὸ τῶν γενημάτων μου ἐμπλήσθητε
quasi oliva speciosa in campis , et quasi platanus exaltata sum juxta aquam in plateis .
ንዑ ፡ ኀቤየ ፡ ኵልክሙ ፡ እለ ፡ ትፈቅዱኒ ፡ ወትጸግቡ ፡ እምነ ፡ ቀምሕየ ።
Come to me, you⌃ that are desirous of me, And be you⌃ filled with my produce.
24:20 ⧉ ⤴︎ τὸ γὰρ μνημόσυνόν μου ὑπὲρ τὸ μέλι γλυκύ καὶ ἡ κληρονομία μου ὑπὲρ μέλιτος κηρίον
Sicut cinnamomum et balsamum aromatizans odorem dedi ; quasi myrrha electa dedi suavitatem odoris :
እስመ ፡ ይጥዕም ፡ እምነ ፡ መዓር ፡ ዝክርየ ፡ ወእምነ ፡ ሶከር ፡ ርስትየ ።
For my memorial is sweeter than honey, And my inheritance than the honeycomb.
24:21 ⧉ ⤴︎ οἱ ἐσθίοντές με ἔτι πεινάσουσιν καὶ οἱ πίνοντές με ἔτι διψήσουσιν
et quasi storax , et galbanus , et ungula , et gutta , et quasi Libanus non incisus vaporavi habitationem meam , et quasi balsamum non mistum odor meus .
ወእለኒ ፡ ይበልዑኒ ፡ ኢይጸግቡኒ ፡ ወእለኒ ፡ ይሰትዩኒ ፡ ኢይረውዩኒ ።
They that eat me will yet be hungry; And those who drink me will yet be thirsty.
24:22 ⧉ ⤴︎ ὁ ὑπακούων μου οὐκ αἰσχυνθήσεται καὶ οἱ ἐργαζόμενοι ἐν ἐμοὶ οὐχ ἁμαρτήσουσιν
Ego quasi terebinthus extendi ramos meos , et rami mei honoris et gratiæ .
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.
24:23 ⧉ ⤴︎ ταῦτα πάντα βίβλος διαθήκης θεοῦ ὑψίστου νόμον ὃν ἐνετείλατο ἡμῖν Μωυσῆς κληρονομίαν συναγωγαῖς Ιακωβ
Ego quasi vitis fructificavi suavitatem odoris : et flores mei fructus honoris et honestatis .
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.
24:24 ⧉ ⤴︎ — Ego mater pulchræ dilectionis , et timoris , et agnitionis , et sanctæ spei .
— I am the mother of fair love and of fear, and of knowledge and of holy hope.
24:25 ⧉ ⤴︎ ὁ πιμπλῶν ὡς Φισων σοφίαν καὶ ὡς Τίγρις ἐν ἡμέραις νέων
In me gratia omnis viæ et veritatis : in me omnis spes vitæ et virtutis .
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;
24:26 ⧉ ⤴︎ ὁ ἀναπληρῶν ὡς Εὐφράτης σύνεσιν καὶ ὡς Ιορδάνης ἐν ἡμέραις θερισμοῦ
Transite ad me , omnes qui concupiscitis me , et a generationibus meis implemini :
ወይመልኣ ፡ ከመ ፡ ተከዜ ፡ ኤፍራጢስ ፡ ለምክር ፡ ወከመ ፡ ተከዜ ፡ ዮርዳኖስ ፡ በመዋዕለ ፡ ማእረር ።
That makes understanding full as Euphrates, And as Jordan in the days of harvest;
24:27 ⧉ ⤴︎ ὁ ἐκφαίνων ὡς φῶς παιδείαν ὡς Γηων ἐν ἡμέραις τρυγήτου
spiritus enim meus super mel dulcis , et hæreditas mea super mel et favum .
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.
24:28 ⧉ ⤴︎ οὐ συνετέλεσεν ὁ πρῶτος γνῶναι αὐτήν καὶ οὕτως ὁ ἔσχατος οὐκ ἐξιχνίασεν αὐτήν
Memoria mea in generationes sæculorum .
ቀዳማዊኒ ፡ ኢፈጸመ ፡ አእምሮታ ፡ ወደኃራዊኒ ፡ ኢረከበ ፡ አሠራ ።
The first man knew her not perfectly; And in like manner the last has not traced her out.
24:29 ⧉ ⤴︎ ἀπὸ γὰρ θαλάσσης ἐπληθύνθη διανόημα αὐτῆς καὶ ἡ βουλὴ αὐτῆς ἀπὸ ἀβύσσου μεγάλης
Qui edunt me , adhuc esurient , et qui bibunt me , adhuc sitient .
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.
24:30 ⧉ ⤴︎ κἀγὼ ὡς διῶρυξ ἀπὸ ποταμοῦ καὶ ὡς ὑδραγωγὸς ἐξῆλθον εἰς παράδεισον
Qui audit me non confundetur , et qui operantur in me non peccabunt :
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.
24:31 ⧉ ⤴︎ 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
qui elucidant me , vitam æternam habebunt .
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.
24:32 ⧉ ⤴︎ ἔτι παιδείαν ὡς ὄρθρον φωτιῶ καὶ ἐκφανῶ αὐτὰ ἕως εἰς μακράν
Hæc omnia liber vitæ , et testamentum Altissimi , et agnitio veritatis .
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.
24:33 ⧉ ⤴︎ ἔτι διδασκαλίαν ὡς προφητείαν ἐκχεῶ καὶ καταλείψω αὐτὴν εἰς γενεὰς αἰώνων
Legem mandavit Moyses in præceptis justitiarum , et hæreditatem domui Jacob , et Israël promissiones .
ወእሰውጣ ፡ ለትምህርት ፡ ከመ ፡ ተንብዮ ፡ ወኣነብራ ፡ ለውሉደ ፡ ውሉድ ፡ ወለዓለመ ፡ ዓለም ።
I will yet pour out doctrine as prophecy, And leave it to generations of ages.
24:34 ⧉ ⤴︎ ἴδετε ὅτι οὐκ ἐμοὶ μόνῳ ἐκοπίασα ἀλλ’ ἅπασιν τοῖς ἐκζητοῦσιν αὐτήν
Posuit David , puero suo , excitare regem ex ipso fortissimum , et in throno honoris sedentem in sempiternum .
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.