28:1 ⧉ ⤴︎ ὁ ἐκδικῶν παρὰ κυρίου εὑρήσει ἐκδίκησιν καὶ τὰς ἁμαρτίας αὐτοῦ διατηρῶν διατηρήσει
Qui vindicari vult , a Domino inveniet vindictam , et peccata illius servans servabit .
ዘይትዔገሦ ፡ ለእግዚአብሔር ፡ ይትቤቀል ፡ ሎቱ ፡ ወኀጢአቶ ፡ የኀድግ ፡ ሎቱ ።
He that takes vengeance will find vengeance from the Lord; And he will surely make firm his sins.
28:2 ⧉ ⤴︎ ἄφες ἀδίκημα τῷ πλησίον σου καὶ τότε δεηθέντος σου αἱ ἁμαρτίαι σου λυθήσονται
Relinque proximo tuo nocenti te , et tunc deprecanti tibi peccata solventur .
ኅድግ ፡ ሎቱ ፡ ለቢጽከ ፡ ዘተሐይሶ ፡ ወይእተ ፡ ጊዜ ፡ እምከመ ፡ ተጋነይከ ፡ ይሰሪ ፡ ለከ ፡ ኀጢአተከ ።
Forgive your neighbor the hurt that he has done you; And then your sins will be pardoned when you pray.
28:3 ⧉ ⤴︎ ἄνθρωπος ἀνθρώπῳ συντηρεῖ ὀργήν καὶ παρὰ κυρίου ζητεῖ ἴασιν
Homo homini reservat iram , et a Deo quærit medelam :
ሶበ ፡ አንተ ፡ እንዘ ፡ ሰብእ ፡ አንተ ፡ ትትቄየም ፡ ሰብአ ፡ (ዘከማሁ )፡ እፎ ፡ እንከ ፡ ተሣሃለኒ ፡ ትብሎ ፡ ለእግዚአብሔር ።
Man cherisheth anger against man; And does he seek healing from the Lord?
28:4 ⧉ ⤴︎ ἐπ’ ἄνθρωπον ὅμοιον αὐτῷ οὐκ ἔχει ἔλεος καὶ περὶ τῶν ἁμαρτιῶν αὐτοῦ δεῖται
in hominem similem sibi non habet misericordiam , et de peccatis suis deprecatur .
እንዘ ፡ ኢታስተምሕር ፡ ሰብአ ፡ ከማከ ፡ አእፎ ፡ ትስእሎ ፡ ይስረይ ፡ ለከ ፡ ኀጢአተከ ።
Upon a man like himself he has no mercy; And does he make supplication for his own sins?
28:5 ⧉ ⤴︎ αὐτὸς σὰρξ ὢν διατηρεῖ μῆνιν τίς ἐξιλάσεται τὰς ἁμαρτίας αὐτοῦ
Ipse cum caro sit reservat iram , et propitiationem petit a Deo : quis exorabit pro delictis illius ?
— He being himself flesh nourishes wrath: Who will make atonement for his sins?
28:6 ⧉ ⤴︎ μνήσθητι τὰ ἔσχατα καὶ παῦσαι ἐχθραίνων καταφθορὰν καὶ θάνατον καὶ ἔμμενε ἐντολαῖς
Memento novissimorum , et desine inimicari :
ተዘከር ፡ [ደኃሪተከ ፡]፡ ወኅድጋ ፡ ለጽልእ ፡ ተዘከሮ ፡ ለሞት ፡ ወለሙስና ፡ ወዕቀብ ፡ ትእዛዞ ።
Remember your last end, and cease from enmity: Remember corruption and death, and abide in the commandments.
28:7 ⧉ ⤴︎ μνήσθητι ἐντολῶν καὶ μὴ μηνίσῃς τῷ πλησίον καὶ διαθήκην ὑψίστου καὶ πάριδε ἄγνοιαν
tabitudo enim et mors imminent in mandatis ejus .
ተዘከር ፡ ሕጎ ፡ ወኢትትቀየም ፡ ቢጸከ ፡ ተዘከር ፡ ኵነኔሁ ፡ ለልዑል ፡ ወአሰስላ ፡ ለመዐት ።
Remember the commandments, and be not angry with your neighbor; And remember the covenant of the Highest, and wink at ignorance.
28:8 ⧉ ⤴︎ ἀπόσχου ἀπὸ μάχης καὶ ἐλαττώσεις ἁμαρτίας ἄνθρωπος γὰρ θυμώδης ἐκκαύσει μάχην
Memorare timorem Dei , et non irascaris proximo .
ግድጎ ፡ ለጋእዝ ፡ ወታውኅዶን ፡ ለኀጣውኢከ ፡ ብእሲ ፡ መዐትም ፡ ያፈልሖ ፡ ለላኳ ።
Abstain from strife, and you will diminish your sins: For a passionate man will kindle strife;
28:9 ⧉ ⤴︎ καὶ ἀνὴρ ἁμαρτωλὸς ταράξει φίλους καὶ ἀνὰ μέσον εἰρηνευόντων ἐμβαλεῖ διαβολήν
Memorare testamentum Altissimi , et despice ignorantiam proximi .
ወብእሲ ፡ ኃጥእ ፡ ያሰርሕ ፡ ቢጾ ፡ ወያስተዳጕጽ ፡ ማእከለ ፡ አዕርክት ።
And a man that is a sinner will trouble friends, And will make debate among those who are at peace.
28:10 ⧉ ⤴︎ κατὰ τὴν ὕλην τοῦ πυρὸς οὕτως ἐκκαυθήσεται καὶ κατὰ τὴν στερέωσιν τῆς μάχης ἐκκαυθήσεται κατὰ τὴν ἰσχὺν τοῦ ἀνθρώπου ὁ θυμὸς αὐτοῦ ἔσται καὶ κατὰ τὸν πλοῦτον ἀνυψώσει ὀργὴν αὐτοῦ
Abstine te a lite , et minues peccata .
በአምጣነ ፡ ዕፁ ፡ ለእሳት ፡ የዐቢ ፡ ነዱ ፡ ወበአምጣነ ፡ ዕበየ ፡ ጋእዙ ፡ ከማሁ ፡ ይፈልሕ ፡ ላኳሁ ፡ በአምጣነ ፡ ኀይሉ ፡ ለሰብእ ፡[ቂ ]ሙ ፡ ወበአምጣነ ፡ ብዕሉ ፡ ከማሁ ፡ ያዐብያ ፡ ለመዐቱ ።
As is the fuel of the fire, so will it burn; And as the stoutness of the strife is, so will it burn: As is the strength of the man, so will be his wrath; And as is his wealth, so will he exalt his anger.
28:11 ⧉ ⤴︎ ἔρις κατασπευδομένη ἐκκαίει πῦρ καὶ μάχη κατασπεύδουσα ἐκχέει αἷμα
Homo enim iracundus incendit litem , et vir peccator turbabit amicos , et in medio pacem habentium immittet inimicitiam .
ዘያልሕሓ ፡ ለትዝኅርቱ ፡ ያነድዳ ፡ ለእሳት ፡ ወዘይጔጕእ ፡ ለጋእዝ ፡ ያፈጥን ፡ ክዒወ ፡ ደም ።
A contention begun in haste kindles a fire; And a hasty fighting sheds blood.
28:12 ⧉ ⤴︎ ἐὰν φυσήσῃς εἰς σπινθῆρα ἐκκαήσεται καὶ ἐὰν πτύσῃς ἐπ’ αὐτόν σβεσθήσεται καὶ ἀμφότερα ἐκ τοῦ στόματός σου ἐκπορεύεται
Secundum enim ligna silvæ sic ignis exardescit : et secundum virtutem hominis sic iracundia illius erit , et secundum substantiam suam exaltabit iram suam .
እመ ፡ ነፋሕካ ፡ ለፍሕም ፡ ትነድድ ፡ ወእመ ፡ ወረቃ ፡ ትጠፍእ ፡ ወክልኤሆሙ ፡ እምውስተ ፡ አፍ ፡ ይወጽኡ ።
If you blow a spark, it will burn; And if you spit upon it, it will be quenched: And both these shall come out of your mouth.
28:13 ⧉ ⤴︎ ψίθυρον καὶ δίγλωσσον καταράσασθε πολλοὺς γὰρ εἰρηνεύοντας ἀπώλεσεν
Certamen festinatum incendit ignem , et lis festinans effundit sanguinem : et lingua testificans adducit mortem .
ለሐማዩ ፡ ወለዘ ፡ ክልኤቱ ፡ ልሳኑ ፡ ይረግምዎ ፡ እስመ ፡ ብዙኃነ ፡ አዕርክተ ፡ አስተቃተለ ።
Curse the whisperer and double-tongued: For he has destroyed many that were at peace.
28:14 ⧉ ⤴︎ γλῶσσα τρίτη πολλοὺς ἐσάλευσεν καὶ διέστησεν αὐτοὺς ἀπὸ ἔθνους εἰς ἔθνος καὶ πόλεις ὀχυρὰς καθεῖλεν καὶ οἰκίας μεγιστάνων κατέστρεψεν
Si sufflaveris in scintillam , quasi ignis exardebit : et si exspueris super illam , extinguetur : utraque ex ore proficiscuntur .
ልሳን ፡ መስተዳጕጽ ፡ ሁኮሙ ፡ ለብዙኃን ፡ ወአስተፋለሶሙ ፡ እምሕዝብ ፡ ውስተ ፡ ሕዝብ ፡ ወአህጉረ ፡ ጽኑዓተ ፡ አመዝበረት ፡ ወአብያቲሆሙ ፡ ለዐበይት ፡ አውደቀት ።
A third person’s tongue has shaken many, And dispersed them from nation to nation; And it has pulled down strong cities, And overthrown the houses of great men.
28:15 ⧉ ⤴︎ γλῶσσα τρίτη γυναῖκας ἀνδρείας ἐξέβαλεν καὶ ἐστέρεσεν αὐτὰς τῶν πόνων αὐτῶν
Susurro et bilinguis maledictus , multos enim turbabit pacem habentes .
ልሳን ፡ ነባቢት ፡ ሰደደቶን ፡ ለአንስት ፡ እምአብያተ ፡ አምታቲሆን ፡ ወአህጐለቶሙ ፡ ጻማሆን ።
A third person’s tongue has cast out brave women, And deprived them of their labors.
28:16 ⧉ ⤴︎ ὁ προσέχων αὐτῇ οὐ μὴ εὕρῃ ἀνάπαυσιν οὐδὲ κατασκηνώσει μεθ’ ἡσυχίας
Lingua tertia multos commovit , et dispersit illos de gente in gentem .
ወዘሰ ፡ ኢትዐቀበ ፡ ኢያዐርፍ ፡ ለዝላፉ ፡ ወኢይነብር ፡ በሰላም ።
He that hearkens to it will not find rest, Nor shall he dwell quietly.
28:17 ⧉ ⤴︎ πληγὴ μάστιγος ποιεῖ μώλωπα πληγὴ δὲ γλώσσης συγκλάσει ὀστᾶ
Civitates muratas divitum destruxit , et domus magnatorum effodit .
ቊስለ ፡ መቅሠፍት ፡ ይገብር ፡ አምግልተ ፡ ወቊስለ ፡ ልሳን ፡ ይሰብር ፡ አዕፅምተ ።
The stroke of a whip makes a mark in the flesh; But the stroke of a tongue will break bones.
28:18 ⧉ ⤴︎ πολλοὶ ἔπεσαν ἐν στόματι μαχαίρας καὶ οὐχ ὡς οἱ πεπτωκότες διὰ γλῶσσαν
Virtutes populorum concidit , et gentes fortes dissolvit .
ብዙኃን ፡ እለ ፡ ወድቁ ፡ በኀጺን ፡ ወአኮ ፡ ከመ ፡ እለ ፡ ወድቁ ፡ በልሳን ።
Many have fallen by the edge of the sword: Yet not so many as those who have fallen because of the tongue.
28:19 ⧉ ⤴︎ μακάριος ὁ σκεπασθεὶς ἀπ’ αὐτῆς ὃς οὐ διῆλθεν ἐν τῷ θυμῷ αὐτῆς ὃς οὐχ εἵλκυσεν τὸν ζυγὸν αὐτῆς καὶ ἐν τοῖς δεσμοῖς αὐτῆς οὐκ ἐδέθη
Lingua tertia mulieres viratas ejecit , et privavit illas laboribus suis .
ብፁዕ ፡ ዘድኅነ ፡ እምኔሃ ፡ ወዘኢድኅፀ ፡ በመንሱታ ፡ ወዘኢሐረሰ ፡ በአርዑታ ፡ ወዘኢተሞቅሐ ፡ በማእሰራ ።
Happy is he that is sheltered from it, That has not passed through the wrath thereof; That has not drawn its yoke, And has not been bound with its bands.
28:20 ⧉ ⤴︎ ὁ γὰρ ζυγὸς αὐτῆς ζυγὸς σιδηροῦς καὶ οἱ δεσμοὶ αὐτῆς δεσμοὶ χάλκειοι
Qui respicit illam non habebit requiem , nec habebit amicum in quo requiescat .
አርዑታሂ ፡ አርዑተ ፡ ኀጺን ፡ ወመዋቅሕቲሃኒ ፡ ዘብርት ።
For the yoke thereof is a yoke of iron, And the bands thereof are bands of brass.
28:21 ⧉ ⤴︎ θάνατος πονηρὸς ὁ θάνατος αὐτῆς καὶ λυσιτελὴς μᾶλλον ὁ ᾅδης αὐτῆς
Flagelli plaga livorem facit : plaga autem linguæ comminuet ossa .
እኩይ ፡ ሞት ፡ ሞታ ፡ ትቀልል ፡ ሲኦል ፡ እምኔሃ ።
The death thereof is an evil death; And Hades were better than it.
28:22 ⧉ ⤴︎ οὐ μὴ κρατήσῃ εὐσεβῶν καὶ ἐν τῇ φλογὶ αὐτῆς οὐ καήσονται
Multi ceciderunt in ore gladii : sed non sic quasi qui interierunt per linguam suam .
ለጻድቃንሰ ፡ ኢትበጽሖሙ ፡ ወኢውዕዩ ፡ በእሳታ ።
It shall not have rule over godly men; And they shall not be burned in its flame.
28:23 ⧉ ⤴︎ οἱ καταλείποντες κύριον ἐμπεσοῦνται εἰς αὐτήν καὶ ἐν αὐτοῖς ἐκκαήσεται καὶ οὐ μὴ σβεσθῇ ἐπαποσταλήσεται αὐτοῖς ὡς λέων καὶ ὡς πάρδαλις λυμανεῖται αὐτούς
Beatus qui tectus est a lingua nequam , qui in iracundiam illius non transivit , et qui non attraxit jugum illius , et in vinculis ejus non est ligatus :
እለ ፡ ይረስዕዎ ፡ ለእግዚአብሔር ፡ ይወድቁ ፡ ባቲ ፡ ወታውዕዮሙ ፡ በዘኢይጠፍእ ፡ እሳት ፡ ወትሰርር ፡ ላዕሌሆሙ ፡ ከመ ፡ ዐንበሳ ፡ ወትእኅዞሙ ፡ ከመ ፡ ነምር ።
They that forsake the Lord shall fall into it; And it shall burn among them, and shall not be quenched: It shall be sent forth upon them as a lion; And as a leopard it shall destroy them.
28:24 ⧉ ⤴︎ ἰδὲ περίφραξον τὸ κτῆμά σου ἀκάνθαις τὸ ἀργύριόν σου καὶ τὸ χρυσίον κατάδησον
jugum enim illius jugum ferreum est , et vinculum illius vinculum æreum est ;
እመኒ ፡ ሐጸርከ ፡ በሦክ ፡ ላዕለ ፡ ንዋይከ ፡ ወኀተምከ ፡ ወርቀከ ፡ ወብሩረከ ።
Look that you hedge your possession about with thorns; Bind up your silver and your gold;
28:25 ⧉ ⤴︎ καὶ τοῖς λόγοις σου ποίησον ζυγὸν καὶ σταθμὸν καὶ τῷ στόματί σου ποίησον θύραν καὶ μοχλόν
mors illius mors nequissima : et utilis potius infernus quam illa .
ወደለውከ ፡ በመዳልው ፡ ቃለከ ፡ ወወደይከ ፡ ማዕጾ ፡ ወመንሠገ ፡ ላዕለ ፡ አፉከ ።
And make a balance and a weight for your words; And make a door and a bar for your mouth.
28:26 ⧉ ⤴︎ πρόσεχε μήπως ὀλίσθῃς ἐν αὐτῇ μὴ πέσῃς κατέναντι ἐνεδρεύοντος
Perseverantia illius non permanebit , sed obtinebit vias injustorum , et in flamma sua non comburet justos .
ዓዲ ፡ ተዐቀባ ፡ ኢታድኅፅከ ፡ ልሳንከ ፡ ወኢታውድቀ ፡ ቅድመ ፡ ዘይንፅወከ ።
Take heed lest you slip therein; Lest you fall before one that lies in wait.