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1 Esdras 3
Greek original · 24 verses · some words can be tapped for a gloss
📖 This chapter exists in 2 other originals —
side by side (Septuagint, Vulgate)
3:1
καὶ βασιλεὺς Δαρεῖος ἐποίησεν δοχὴν μεγάλην πᾶσιν τοῖς ὑπ’ αὐτὸν καὶ πᾶσιν τοῖς οἰκογενέσιν αὐτοῦ καὶ πᾶσιν τοῖς μεγιστᾶσιν τῆς Μηδίας καὶ τῆς Περσίδος
Now king Darius made a great feast to all his subjects, and to all that were born in his house, and to all the princes of Media and of Persia,
大流士王為一切屬他的人、一切家中所生的人，以及瑪代和波斯的眾貴胄擺設了盛大的筵席，
3:2
καὶ πᾶσιν τοῖς σατράπαις καὶ στρατηγοῖς καὶ τοπάρχαις τοῖς ὑπ’ αὐτὸν ἀπὸ τῆς Ἰνδικῆς μέχρι τῆς Αἰθιοπίας ἐν ταῖς ἑκατὸν εἴκοσι ἑπτὰ σατραπείαις
and to all the satraps and captains and governors that were under him, from India to Ethiopia, in the hundred twenty and seven provinces.
又為從印度到古實、在他治下一百二十七省的眾總督、將軍和省長擺設筵席。
3:3
καὶ ἐφάγοσαν καὶ ἐπίοσαν καὶ ἐμπλησθέντες ἀνέλυσαν ὁ δὲ Δαρεῖος ὁ βασιλεὺς ἀνέλυσεν εἰς τὸν κοιτῶνα καὶ ἐκοιμήθη καὶ ἔξυπνος ἐγένετο
And when they had eaten and drunken, and being satisfied were gone home, then Darius the king went into his bedchamber, and slept, and awaked out of his sleep.
他們喫喝飽足，便各自散去；大流士王回到寢宮睡了，後來又醒了過來。
3:4
τότε οἱ τρεῖς νεανίσκοι οἱ σωματοφύλακες οἱ φυλάσσοντες τὸ σῶμα τοῦ βασιλέως εἶπαν ἕτερος πρὸς τὸν ἕτερον
Then the three young men of the body-guard, that kept the king’s person, spoke one to another:
那時有三個護衛王身的少年侍衛，彼此說：
3:5
εἴπωμεν ἕκαστος ἡμῶν ἕνα λόγον ὃς ὑπερισχύσει καὶ οὗ ἂν φανῇ τὸ ῥῆμα αὐτοῦ σοφώτερον τοῦ ἑτέρου δώσει αὐτῷ Δαρεῖος ὁ βασιλεὺς δωρεὰς μεγάλας καὶ ἐπινίκια μεγάλα
Let every one of us say one thing which shall be strongest: and he whose sentence shall seem wiser than the others, to him shall Darius the king give great gifts, and great honors in token of victory:
「讓我們各人說一句話，看誰的話最強；誰的話顯為比別人更有智慧，大流士王就賜他大禮，並大大的賞賜，
3:6
καὶ πορφύραν περιβαλέσθαι καὶ ἐν χρυσώμασιν πίνειν καὶ ἐπὶ χρυσῷ καθεύδειν καὶ ἅρμα χρυσοχάλινον καὶ κίδαριν βυσσίνην καὶ μανιάκην περὶ τὸν τράχηλον
as, to be clothed in purple, to drink in gold, and to sleep upon gold, and a chariot with bridles of gold, and a headtire of fine linen, and a chain about his neck:
使他身披紫袍，用金器飲酒，睡在金榻上，乘坐金轡的車，戴細麻布的冠冕，頸上掛金鏈，
3:7
καὶ δεύτερος καθιεῖται Δαρείου διὰ τὴν σοφίαν αὐτοῦ καὶ συγγενὴς Δαρείου κληθήσεται
and he shall sit next to Darius because of his wisdom, and shall be called Darius his cousin.
並因他的智慧得以坐在大流士的旁邊，被稱為大流士的親屬。」
3:8
καὶ τότε γράψαντες ἕκαστος τὸν ἑαυτοῦ λόγον ἐσφραγίσαντο καὶ ἔθηκαν ὑπὸ τὸ προσκεφάλαιον Δαρείου τοῦ βασιλέως καὶ εἶπαν
And then they wrote every one his sentence, and set to their seals, and laid the writing under king Darius his pillow,
於是他們各人寫下自己的話，蓋了印，放在大流士王的枕頭下，說：
3:9
ὅταν ἐγερθῇ ὁ βασιλεύς δώσουσιν αὐτῷ τὸ γράμμα καὶ ὃν ἂν κρίνῃ ὁ βασιλεὺς καὶ οἱ τρεῖς μεγιστᾶνες τῆς Περσίδος ὅτι ὁ λόγος αὐτοῦ σοφώτερος αὐτῷ δοθήσεται τὸ νῖκος καθὼς γέγραπται
and said, When the king is risen, some shall give him the writing; and of whose side the king and the three princes of Persia shall judge that his sentence is the wisest, to him shall the victory be given, as it is written.
「王一醒來，人就把這字據呈給他；王和波斯的三位貴胄若斷定誰的話最有智慧，誰就照所寫的得勝。」
3:10
ὁ εἷς ἔγραψεν ὑπερισχύει ὁ οἶνος
The first wrote, Wine is the strongest.
一個寫的是：「酒最強。」
3:11
ὁ ἕτερος ἔγραψεν ὑπερισχύει ὁ βασιλεύς
The second wrote, The king is strongest.
另一個寫的是：「王最強。」
3:12
ὁ τρίτος ἔγραψεν ὑπερισχύουσιν αἱ γυναῖκες ὑπὲρ δὲ πάντα νικᾷ ἡ ἀλήθεια
The third wrote, Women are strongest: but above all things Truth bears away the victory.
第三個寫的是：「婦女最強；然而萬事之上，真理得勝。」
3:13
καὶ ὅτε ἐξηγέρθη ὁ βασιλεύς λαβόντες τὸ γράμμα ἔδωκαν αὐτῷ καὶ ἀνέγνω
Now when the king was risen up, they took the writing, and gave it to him, and so he read it:
王醒來時，人便取了那字據呈給他，他就讀了。
3:14
καὶ ἐξαποστείλας ἐκάλεσεν πάντας τοὺς μεγιστᾶνας τῆς Περσίδος καὶ τῆς Μηδίας καὶ σατράπας καὶ στρατηγοὺς καὶ τοπάρχας καὶ ὑπάτους καὶ ἐκάθισεν ἐν τῷ χρηματιστηρίῳ καὶ ἀνεγνώσθη τὸ γράμμα ἐνώπιον αὐτῶν
and sending forth he called all the princes of Persia and of Media, and the satraps, and the captains, and the governors, and the chief officers;
他差人召集波斯和瑪代的眾貴胄、總督、將軍、省長和執政官，坐在議事廳裡，那字據便當著他們的面宣讀出來。
3:15
καὶ εἶπεν καλέσατε τοὺς νεανίσκους καὶ αὐτοὶ δηλώσουσιν τοὺς λόγους αὐτῶν καὶ ἐκλήθησαν καὶ εἰσήλθοσαν
and sat him down in the royal seat of judgment; and the writing was read before them.
他說：「把那幾個少年人召來，叫他們解明自己的話。」於是他們被召進來。
3:16
καὶ εἶπαν αὐτοῖς ἀπαγγείλατε ἡμῖν περὶ τῶν γεγραμμένων
And he said, Call the young men, and they shall explain their own sentences. So they were called, and came in.
王對他們說：「把你們所寫的向我們陳明罷。」
3:17
καὶ ἤρξατο ὁ πρῶτος ὁ εἴπας περὶ τῆς ἰσχύος τοῦ οἴνου καὶ ἔφη οὕτως
And they said to them, Declare to us your mind concerning the things you⌃ have written. Then began the first, who had spoken of the strength of wine,
那論酒之力的人便先開口，這樣說：
3:18
ἄνδρες πῶς ὑπερισχύει ὁ οἶνος πάντας τοὺς ἀνθρώπους τοὺς πίνοντας αὐτὸν πλανᾷ τὴν διάνοιαν
and said thus, O sirs, how exceeding strong is wine! it causes all men to err that drink it:
「諸位，酒怎樣最強呢？它使一切飲它的人都心思迷亂。
3:19
τοῦ τε βασιλέως καὶ τοῦ ὀρφανοῦ ποιεῖ τὴν διάνοιαν μίαν τήν τε τοῦ οἰκέτου καὶ τὴν τοῦ ἐλευθέρου τήν τε τοῦ πένητος καὶ τὴν τοῦ πλουσίου
it makes the mind of the king and of the fatherless child to be all one; of the bondman and of the freeman, of the poor man and of the rich:
它使王和孤兒、奴僕和自由人、窮人和富人的心思都歸於一樣。
3:20
καὶ πᾶσαν διάνοιαν μεταστρέφει εἰς εὐωχίαν καὶ εὐφροσύνην καὶ οὐ μέμνηται πᾶσαν λύπην καὶ πᾶν ὀφείλημα
it turns also every thought into jollity and mirth, so that a man remembers neither sorrow nor debt:
它把人的心思全變為宴樂歡欣，叫人忘卻一切憂愁債務。
3:21
καὶ πάσας καρδίας ποιεῖ πλουσίας καὶ οὐ μέμνηται βασιλέα οὐδὲ σατράπην καὶ πάντα διὰ ταλάντων ποιεῖ λαλεῖν
and it makes every heart rich, so that a man remembers neither king nor satrap; and it makes to speak all things by talents:
它使人人自覺富足，叫人忘了王和總督，使人滿口都說大話。
3:22
καὶ οὐ μέμνηται ὅταν πίνωσιν φιλιάζειν φίλοις καὶ ἀδελφοῖς καὶ μετ’ οὐ πολὺ σπῶνται μαχαίρας
and when they are in their cups, they forget their love both to friends and kindred, and a little after draw their swords:
人喝醉了，便忘了與朋友弟兄相親相愛，過不多時就拔刀相向。
3:23
καὶ ὅταν ἀπὸ τοῦ οἴνου γενηθῶσιν οὐ μέμνηται ἃ ἔπραξαν
but when they awake from their wine, they remember not what they have done.
等到酒醒，就忘了自己所做的事。
3:24
ὦ ἄνδρες οὐχ ὑπερισχύει ὁ οἶνος ὅτι οὕτως ἀναγκάζει ποιεῖν καὶ ἐσίγησεν οὕτως εἴπας
O sirs, is not wine the strongest, seeing that it enforces to do thus? And when he had so spoken, he held his peace.
諸位，酒既能這樣強迫人行事，豈不是最強的麼？」他說完便閉口不言。