3:1 ⧉ ⤴︎ ἐμοῦ τοῦ πατρὸς ἀκούσατε τέκνα καὶ οὕτως ποιήσατε ἵνα σωθῆτε
Filii sapientiæ ecclesia justorum , et natio illorum obedientia et dilectio .
ሊተ ፡ ለአቡክሙ ፡ ስምዑኒ ፡ ደቂቅየ ፡ ወከመዝ ፡ ግበሩ ፡ ከመ ፡ ትሕየዉ ።
Hear me your father, O my children, And do thereafter, that you⌃ may be saved.
3:2 ⧉ ⤴︎ ὁ γὰρ κύριος ἐδόξασεν πατέρα ἐπὶ τέκνοις καὶ κρίσιν μητρὸς ἐστερέωσεν ἐφ’ υἱοῖς
Judicium patris audite , filii , et sic facite , ut salvi sitis .
እስመ ፡ አክበረ ፡ እግዚአብሔር ፡ አበ ፡ ላዕለ ፡ ውሉድ ፡ ወአዕበየ ፡ ኵነኔሃ ፡ ለእም ፡ ላዕለ ፡ ደቂቃ ።
For the Lord has given the father glory as touching the children, And has confirmed the judgement of the mother as touching the sons.
3:3 ⧉ ⤴︎ ὁ τιμῶν πατέρα ἐξιλάσκεται ἁμαρτίας
Deus enim honoravit patrem in filiis : et judicium matris exquirens , firmavit in filios .
ዘያከብር ፡ አባሁ ፡ ይትኀደግ ፡ ሎቱ ፡ ኀጢአቱ ።
He that honors his father will make atonement for sins:
3:4 ⧉ ⤴︎ καὶ ὡς ὁ ἀποθησαυρίζων ὁ δοξάζων μητέρα αὐτοῦ
Qui diligit Deum exorabit pro peccatis , et continebit se ab illis , et in oratione dierum exaudietur .
ወከመ ፡ ዘይዘግብ ፡ መዝገበ ፡ ዘያከብራ ፡ ለእሙ ።
And he that gives glory to his mother is as one that lays up treasure.
3:5 ⧉ ⤴︎ ὁ τιμῶν πατέρα εὐφρανθήσεται ὑπὸ τέκνων καὶ ἐν ἡμέρᾳ προσευχῆς αὐτοῦ εἰσακουσθήσεται
Et sicut qui thesaurizat , ita et qui honorificat matrem suam .
ዘያከብር ፡ አባሁ ፡ ይትፌሣሕ ፡ በውሉዱ ፡ ወበዕለተ ፡ ጸሎቱ ፡ ይሰምዖ ፡ ፈጣሪሁ ።
Whoso honors his father will have joy of his children; And in the day of his prayer he will be heard.
3:6 ⧉ ⤴︎ ὁ δοξάζων πατέρα μακροημερεύσει καὶ ὁ εἰσακούων κυρίου ἀναπαύσει μητέρα αὐτοῦ
Qui honorat patrem suum jucundabitur in filiis , et in die orationis suæ exaudietur .
ዘያከብር ፡ አባሁ ፡ ይነውኅ ፡ መዋዕሊሁ ።
He that gives glory to his father will have length of days; And he that hearkens to the Lord will bring rest to his mother,
3:7 ⧉ ⤴︎ καὶ ὡς δεσπόταις δουλεύσει ἐν τοῖς γεννήσασιν αὐτόν
Qui honorat patrem suum vita vivet longiore , et qui obedit patri refrigerabit matrem .
ወዘይሰምዖ ፡ ለእግዚአብሔር ፡ የአርፋ ፡ ለእሙ ።
And will do service under his parents, as to masters.
3:8 ⧉ ⤴︎ ἐν ἔργῳ καὶ λόγῳ τίμα τὸν πατέρα σου ἵνα ἐπέλθῃ σοι εὐλογία παρ’ αὐτοῦ
Qui timet Dominum honorat parentes , et quasi dominis serviet his qui se genuerunt .
ወከመ ፡ አግብርቲሁ ፡ ይትቀነይ ፡ ለዘወለዶ ።
In deed and word honor your father, That a blessing may come upon you from him.
3:9 ⧉ ⤴︎ εὐλογία γὰρ πατρὸς στηρίζει οἴκους τέκνων κατάρα δὲ μητρὸς ἐκριζοῖ θεμέλια
In opere , et sermone , et omni patientia , honora patrem tuum ,
በቃልከኒ ፡ ወበምግባሪከኒ ፡ አክብሮ ፡ ለአቡከ ፡ ከመ ፡ ትብጻሕከ ፡ በረከቱ ።
For the blessing of the father establishes the houses of children; But the curse of the mother roots out the foundations.
3:10 ⧉ ⤴︎ μὴ δοξάζου ἐν ἀτιμίᾳ πατρός σου οὐ γάρ ἐστίν σοι δόξα πατρὸς ἀτιμία
ut superveniat tibi benedictio ab eo , et benedictio illius in novissimo maneat .
መድኅረ ፡ አብ ፡ ያጸንዕ ፡ አብያተ ፡ ውሉድ ፡ ወመርገም ፡ እም ፡ ይሤሩ ፡ መሠረተ ።
Glorify not yourself in the dishonor of your father; For your father’s dishonor is no glory to you.
3:11 ⧉ ⤴︎ ἡ γὰρ δόξα ἀνθρώπου ἐκ τιμῆς πατρὸς αὐτοῦ καὶ ὄνειδος τέκνοις μήτηρ ἐν ἀδοξίᾳ
Benedictio patris firmat domos filiorum : maledictio autem matris eradicat fundamenta .
ኢትትመካሕ ፡ በአስተሐቅሮቱ ፡ ለአቡከ ፡ እስመ ፡ ኢይከውነከ ፡ ምክሖ ፡ አስተሐቅሮ ፡ አቡከ ፡ እስመ ፡ በክብረ ፡ አቡሁ ፡ ይከብር ፡ ሰብእ ፡ ወኀሣሩ ፡ ለሰብእ ፡ አስተሐቅሮታ ፡ ለእሙ ።
For the glory of a man is from the honor of his father; And a mother in dishonor is a reproach to her children.
3:12 ⧉ ⤴︎ τέκνον ἀντιλαβοῦ ἐν γήρᾳ πατρός σου καὶ μὴ λυπήσῃς αὐτὸν ἐν τῇ ζωῇ αὐτοῦ
Ne glorieris in contumelia patris tui : non enim est tibi gloria ejus confusio .
ወልድየ ፡ ፁር ፡ ርስዓኒሁ ፡ ለአቡከ ፡ ወኢታሕዝኖ ፡ በሕይወቱ ።
My son, help your father in his old age; And grieve him not as long as he lives.
3:13 ⧉ ⤴︎ κἂν ἀπολείπῃ σύνεσιν συγγνώμην ἔχε καὶ μὴ ἀτιμάσῃς αὐτὸν ἐν πάσῃ ἰσχύι σου
Gloria enim hominis ex honore patris sui , et dedecus filii pater sine honore .
ወእመኒ ፡ ልህቀ ፡ ወኀጥአ ፡ ልቦ ፡ ኦሆ ፡ በሎ ፡ ለግዕዙ ፡ ወአክብሮ ፡ በአምጣነ ፡ ትክል ፡ ወኢታስተአክዮ ፡ በርስዓኑ ፡ ለአቡከ ፡ እስመ ፡ ምጽዋቱ ፡ ለአቡከ ፡ ዕሤተ ፡ ኢትትረሣዕ ፡ ለከ ።
And if he fails in understanding, have patience with him; And dishonor him not while you are in your full strength.
3:14 ⧉ ⤴︎ ἐλεημοσύνη γὰρ πατρὸς οὐκ ἐπιλησθήσεται καὶ ἀντὶ ἁμαρτιῶν προσανοικοδομηθήσεταί σοι
Fili , suscipe senectam patris tui , et non contristes eum in vita illius :
ወህየንተ ፡ ኀጢአት ፡ ትትሐነጽ ፡ ለከ ፡ ጽድቅ ።
For the relieving of your father will not be forgotten: And instead of sins it will be added to build you up.
3:15 ⧉ ⤴︎ ἐν ἡμέρᾳ θλίψεώς σου ἀναμνησθήσεταί σου ὡς εὐδία ἐπὶ παγετῷ οὕτως ἀναλυθήσονταί σου αἱ ἁμαρτίαι
et si defecerit sensu , veniam da , et ne spernas eum in virtute tua : eleemosyna enim patris non erit in oblivione .
ወበዕለተ ፡ ምንዳቤከ ፡ ይዜከራ ፡ ለከ ፡ ከመ ፡ ይመስዎ ፡ ፀሓይ ፡ ለበረድ ፡ ከማሁ ፡ ያትመሰዋ ፡ ኃጣውኢከ ።
In the day of your affliction it will remember you; As fair weather upon ice, So will your sins also melt away.
3:16 ⧉ ⤴︎ ὡς βλάσφημος ὁ ἐγκαταλιπὼν πατέρα καὶ κεκατηραμένος ὑπὸ κυρίου ὁ παροργίζων μητέρα αὐτοῦ
Nam pro peccato matris restituetur tibi bonum :
ጽሩፍ ፡ ውእቱ ፡ ዘይገድፎ ፡ ለአቡሁ ፡ ወርጉም ፡ ውእቱ ፡ በኀበ ፡ እግዚአብሔር ፡ ዘያምዕዓ ፡ ለእሙ ።
He that forsakes his father is as a blasphemer; And he that provoketh his mother is cursed of the Lord.
3:17 ⧉ ⤴︎ τέκνον ἐν πραΰτητι τὰ ἔργα σου διέξαγε καὶ ὑπὸ ἀνθρώπου δεκτοῦ ἀγαπηθήσῃ
et in justitia ædificabitur tibi , et in die tribulationis commemorabitur tui , et sicut in sereno glacies , solventur peccata tua .
ወልድየ ፡ በሃይማኖትከ ፡ ያስተርኢ ፡ ምግባሪከ ፡ ወያፈቅሩከ ፡ ዕደው ፡ ጻድቃን ።
My son, go on with your business in meekness; So will you be beloved of an acceptable man.
3:18 ⧉ ⤴︎ ὅσῳ μέγας εἶ τοσούτῳ ταπείνου σεαυτόν καὶ ἔναντι κυρίου εὑρήσεις χάριν
Quam malæ famæ est qui derelinquit patrem , et est maledictus a Deo qui exasperat matrem !
በአምጣነ ፡ ዕበይከ ፡ ከማሁ ፡ አትሕት ፡ ርእሰከ ፡ ወትረክብ ፡ ዕሴተ ፡ በኀበ ፡ እግዚአብሔር ።
The greater you are, humble yourself the more, And you will find favor before the Lord.
3:19 ⧉ ⤴︎ — Fili , in mansuetudine opera tua perfice , et super hominum gloriam diligeris .
— My son, perform your works in meekness, and you shall be loved above the glory of men.
3:20 ⧉ ⤴︎ ὅτι μεγάλη ἡ δυναστεία τοῦ κυρίου καὶ ὑπὸ τῶν ταπεινῶν δοξάζεται
Quanto magnus es , humilia te in omnibus , et coram Deo invenies gratiam :
እስመ ፡ ዐቢይ ፡ ግብሩ ፡ ለእግዚአብሔር ፡ ወይሴባሕ ፡ በላዕለ ፡ ትሑታን ፡ ወቅዱሳን ።
For great is the potency of the Lord, And he is glorified of those who are lowly.
3:21 ⧉ ⤴︎ χαλεπώτερά σου μὴ ζήτει καὶ ἰσχυρότερά σου μὴ ἐξέταζε
quoniam magna potentia Dei solius , et ab humilibus honoratur .
ኢትኅሥሥ ፡ ዘይጸንዐከ ፡ ወኢትሕትት ፡ ዘኢይትከሃለከ ፡ ሐሊ ፡ ዳእሙ ፡ ዘተአዘዝከ ።
Seek not things that are too hard for you, And search not out things that are above your strength.
3:22 ⧉ ⤴︎ ἃ προσετάγη σοι ταῦτα διανοοῦ οὐ γάρ ἐστίν σοι χρεία τῶν κρυπτῶν
Altiora te ne quæsieris , et fortiora te ne scrutatus fueris : sed quæ præcepit tibi Deus , illa cogita semper , et in pluribus operibus ejus ne fueris curiosus .
ወዘኅቡዕሰ ፡ ኢያስተኀልፈከ ።
The things that have been commanded you, think thereupon; For you have no need of the things that are secret.
3:23 ⧉ ⤴︎ ἐν τοῖς περισσοῖς τῶν ἔργων σου μὴ περιεργάζου πλείονα γὰρ συνέσεως ἀνθρώπων ὑπεδείχθη σοι
Non est enim tibi necessarium ea , quæ abscondita sunt , videre oculis tuis .
ወኢትኅሥሥ ፡ በብዝኀ ፡ ምግባሪከ ፡ እስመ ፡ ፈድፋደ ፡ እምነ ፡ ሰብእ ፡ ዘአርአዩከ ፡ ለከ ።
Be not over busy in your superfluous works: For more things are showed to you than men can understand.
3:24 ⧉ ⤴︎ πολλοὺς γὰρ ἐπλάνησεν ἡ ὑπόλημψις αὐτῶν καὶ ὑπόνοια πονηρὰ ὠλίσθησεν διανοίας αὐτῶν
In supervacuis rebus noli scrutari multipliciter , et in pluribus operibus ejus non eris curiosus .
ወለብዙኃን ፡ አስሐቶሙ ፡ ትዝኅርቶሙ ፡ ወለብዙኃን ፡ አውደቆሙ ፡ ትዕቢተ ፡ ልቦሙ ።
For the conceit of many has led them astray; And evil surmising has caused their judgement to slip.
3:25 ⧉ ⤴︎ — Plurima enim super sensum hominum ostensa sunt tibi :
— For very many things are shown to you that are above the understanding of men.
3:26 ⧉ ⤴︎ καρδία σκληρὰ κακωθήσεται ἐπ’ ἐσχάτων καὶ ὁ ἀγαπῶν κίνδυνον ἐν αὐτῷ ἀπολεῖται
multos quoque supplantavit suspicio illorum , et in vanitate detinuit sensus illorum .
ዘይፈትዋ ፡ ለመንሱት ፡ ባቲ ፡ ይመውት ፡ ልብ ፡ እኩይ ፡ ይደዊ ፡ በደኃሪቱ ።
A stubborn heart will fare ill at the last; And he that loves danger will perish therein.
3:27 ⧉ ⤴︎ καρδία σκληρὰ βαρυνθήσεται πόνοις καὶ ὁ ἁμαρτωλὸς προσθήσει ἁμαρτίαν ἐφ’ ἁμαρτίαις
Cor durum habebit male in novissimo , et qui amat periculum in illo peribit .
ልብ ፡ እኩይ ፡ ይትቀሠፍ ፡ በሕማም ፡ ወኃጥእሰ ፡ ይዌስክ ፡ ኀጢአተ ፡ በላዕለ ፡ ኃጣውኢሁ ።
A stubborn heart will be laden with troubles; And the sinner will heap sin upon sin.
3:28 ⧉ ⤴︎ ἐπαγωγῇ ὑπερηφάνου οὐκ ἔστιν ἴασις φυτὸν γὰρ πονηρίας ἐρρίζωκεν ἐν αὐτῷ
Cor ingrediens duas vias non habebit successus , et pravus corde in illis scandalizabitur .
መንሱቶሙ ፡ ለዕቡያን ፡ አልባቲ ፡ ፈውሰ ፡ እስመ ፡ እኩይ ፡ ተክል ፡ ገብረ ፡ ሥርወ ፡ ላዕሌሆሙ ።
The calamity of the proud is no healing; For a plant of wickedness has taken root in him.
3:29 ⧉ ⤴︎ καρδία συνετοῦ διανοηθήσεται παραβολήν καὶ οὖς ἀκροατοῦ ἐπιθυμία σοφοῦ
Cor nequam gravabitur in doloribus , et peccator adjiciet ad peccandum .
ልበ ፡ ጠቢብ ፡ ይፌክር ፡ አምሳለ ፡ ወእዝነ ፡ ማዕምር ፡ ትፈቱ ፡ ጥበበ ።
The heart of the prudent will understand a parable; And the ear of a listener is the desire of a wise man.
3:30 ⧉ ⤴︎ πῦρ φλογιζόμενον ἀποσβέσει ὕδωρ καὶ ἐλεημοσύνη ἐξιλάσεται ἁμαρτίας
Synagogæ superborum non erit sanitas , frutex enim peccati radicabitur in illis , et non intelligetur .
ለእሳት ፡ እንተ ፡ ትነድድ ፡ ያጠፍዓ ፡ ማይ ፡ ወምጽዋት ፡ ተኀድግ ፡ ኀጢአተ ።
Water will quench a flaming fire; And almsgiving will make atonement for sins.
3:31 ⧉ ⤴︎ ὁ ἀνταποδιδοὺς χάριτας μέμνηται εἰς τὰ μετὰ ταῦτα καὶ ἐν καιρῷ πτώσεως αὐτοῦ εὑρήσει στήριγμα
Cor sapientis intelligitur in sapientia , et auris bona audiet cum omni concupiscentia sapientiam .
ለዘይፈዲ ፡ ዕሴተ ፡ ይዜከራ ፡ ሎቱ ፡ ለደኃሪቱ ፡ ወአመ ፡ ዕለተ ፡ ይድኅፅ ፡ ይረክብ ፡ በዘያሰምከ ።
He that requites good turns is mindful of that which comes afterward; And in the time of his falling he will find a support.