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Sirach 11

Greek original · 33 verses · some words can be tapped for a gloss

← ch. 10ch. 12 →
📖 This chapter exists in 3 other originals — side by side (Septuagint, Vulgate, Ge'ez Bible)
11:1
σοφία ταπεινοῦ ἀνυψώσει κεφαλὴν αὐτοῦ καὶ ἐν μέσῳ μεγιστάνων καθίσει αὐτόν
The wisdom of the lowly will lift up his head, And make him to sit in the midst of great men.
卑微之人的智慧必使他抬起頭來，使他坐在權貴之中。
11:2
μὴ αἰνέσῃς ἄνδρα ἐν κάλλει αὐτοῦ καὶ μὴ βδελύξῃ ἄνθρωπον ἐν ὁράσει αὐτοῦ
Commend not a man for his beauty; And abhor not a man for his outward appearance.
不要因人的美貌而稱讚他，也不要因人的外表而厭惡他。
11:3
μικρὰ ἐν πετεινοῖς μέλισσα καὶ ἀρχὴ γλυκασμάτων ὁ καρπὸς αὐτῆς
The bee is little among such as fly; And her fruit is the chief of sweetmeats.
蜜蜂在飛蟲中是微小的，牠的果實卻是甘甜之物中最美的。
11:4
ἐν περιβολῇ ἱματίων μὴ καυχήσῃ καὶ ἐν ἡμέρᾳ δόξης μὴ ἐπαίρου ὅτι θαυμαστὰ τὰ ἔργα κυρίου καὶ κρυπτὰ τὰ ἔργα αὐτοῦ ἀνθρώποις
Glory not in the putting on of raiment, And exalt not yourself in the day of honor; For the works of the Lord are wonderful, And his works are hidden among men.
不要因身穿華服而誇口，也不要在尊榮之日高抬自己；因為主的作為奇妙，他的工作向人是隱藏的。
11:5
πολλοὶ τύραννοι ἐκάθισαν ἐπὶ ἐδάφους ὁ δὲ ἀνυπονόητος ἐφόρεσεν διάδημα
Many kings have sat down upon the ground; And one that was never thought of has worn a diadem.
許多君王曾坐在塵土之上，意想不到的人卻戴上了冠冕。
11:6
πολλοὶ δυνάσται ἠτιμάσθησαν σφόδρα καὶ ἔνδοξοι παρεδόθησαν εἰς χεῖρας ἑτέρων
Many mighty men have been greatly disgraced; And men of renown have been delivered into other men’s hands.
許多權貴大大受辱，有名望的人被交在別人手中。
11:7
πρὶν ἐξετάσῃς μὴ μέμψῃ νόησον πρῶτον καὶ τότε ἐπιτίμα
Blame not before you have examined: Understand first, and then rebuke.
未經查明之前，不要責備；要先明白，然後才責備。
11:8
πρὶν ἢ ἀκοῦσαι μὴ ἀποκρίνου καὶ ἐν μέσῳ λόγων μὴ παρεμβάλλου
Answer not before you have heard; And interrupt not in the midst of speech.
未聽完之前，不要回答；別人說話之間，不要插嘴。
11:9
περὶ πράγματος οὗ οὐκ ἔστιν σοι χρεία μὴ ἔριζε καὶ ἐν κρίσει ἁμαρτωλῶν μὴ συνέδρευε
Strive not in a matter that concerns you not; And where sinners judge, sit not you with them.
與你無關的事，不要爭辯；罪人受審判時，不要與他們同坐。
11:10
τέκνον μὴ περὶ πολλὰ ἔστωσαν αἱ πράξεις σου ἐὰν πληθύνῃς οὐκ ἀθῳωθήσῃ καὶ ἐὰν διώκῃς οὐ μὴ καταλάβῃς καὶ οὐ μὴ ἐκφύγῃς διαδράς
My son, be not busy about many matters: For if you meddle much, you will not be unpunished; And if you pursue, you will not overtake; And you will not escape by fleeing.
孩子啊，不要被許多事務纏身；你若多管閒事，就難逃刑罰；你若追趕，也追不上；你即便逃跑，也逃脫不了。
11:11
ἔστιν κοπιῶν καὶ πονῶν καὶ σπεύδων καὶ τόσῳ μᾶλλον ὑστερεῖται
There is one that toileth, and labores, and makes haste, And is so much the more behind.
有人勞苦、勞碌、奔忙，卻反而越發落後。
11:12
ἔστιν νωθρὸς προσδεόμενος ἀντιλήμψεως ὑστερῶν ἰσχύι καὶ πτωχείᾳ περισσεύει καὶ οἱ ὀφθαλμοὶ κυρίου ἐπέβλεψαν αὐτῷ εἰς ἀγαθά καὶ ἀνώρθωσεν αὐτὸν ἐκ ταπεινώσεως αὐτοῦ
There is one that is sluggish, and has need of help, Lacking in strength, and that abounds in poverty; And the eyes of the Lord looked upon him for good, And he set him up from his low estate,
有人遲緩無力，需要扶助，缺乏力量，滿是貧窮；主的眼目卻眷顧他賜福於他，使他從卑微中被扶起。
11:13
καὶ ἀνύψωσεν κεφαλὴν αὐτοῦ καὶ ἀπεθαύμασαν ἐπ’ αὐτῷ πολλοί
And lifted up his head; And many marveled at him.
主使他抬起頭來，許多人都因他而驚奇。
11:14
ἀγαθὰ καὶ κακά ζωὴ καὶ θάνατος πτωχεία καὶ πλοῦτος παρὰ κυρίου ἐστίν
Good things and evil, life and death, Poverty and riches, are from the Lord.
福與禍、生與死、貧窮與富足，都是出於主。
11:15
ሐይውኒ፡ ወመዊትኒ።
Wisdom and discipline and the knowledge of the law are with God; love and the ways of the good are with him.
智慧、訓誨與律法的知識都在於神，慈愛與善人的道路也都在於他。
11:17
δόσις κυρίου παραμένει εὐσεβέσιν καὶ ἡ εὐδοκία αὐτοῦ εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα εὐοδωθήσεται
The gift of the Lord remains with the godly, And his good pleasure will prosper forever.
主的恩賜長存於敬虔的人，他的喜悅必使他們永遠亨通。
11:18
ἔστιν πλουτῶν ἀπὸ προσοχῆς καὶ σφιγγίας αὐτοῦ καὶ αὕτη ἡ μερὶς τοῦ μισθοῦ αὐτοῦ
There is that waxes rich by his wariness and pinching, And this is the portion of his reward:
有人因謹慎與吝嗇而致富，這就是他所得的賞賜：
11:19
ἐν τῷ εἰπεῖν αὐτόν εὗρον ἀνάπαυσιν καὶ νῦν φάγομαι ἐκ τῶν ἀγαθῶν μου καὶ οὐκ οἶδεν τίς καιρὸς παρελεύσεται καὶ καταλείψει αὐτὰ ἑτέροις καὶ ἀποθανεῖται
When he says, I have found rest, And now will I eat of my goods; Yet he knows not what time will pass, And he will leave them to others, and die.
當他說：『我已找到安息，如今可以享用我的財物了』，他卻不知道時光將要過去，他必把這些留給別人而死去。
11:20
στῆθι ἐν διαθήκῃ σου καὶ ὁμίλει ἐν αὐτῇ καὶ ἐν τῷ ἔργῳ σου παλαιώθητι
Be stedfast in your covenant, and be conversant therein, And wax old in your work.
你要堅守你的約，常在其中往來，並在你的工作上漸漸變老。
11:21
μὴ θαύμαζε ἐν ἔργοις ἁμαρτωλοῦ πίστευε δὲ κυρίῳ καὶ ἔμμενε τῷ πόνῳ σου ὅτι κοῦφον ἐν ὀφθαλμοῖς κυρίου διὰ τάχους ἐξάπινα πλουτίσαι πένητα
Marvel not at the works of a sinner; But trust the Lord, and abide in your labor: For it is an easy thing in the sight of the Lord swiftly on the sudden to make a poor man rich.
不要驚奇罪人的作為，卻要信靠主，恆守你的勞苦；因為在主眼中，使窮人忽然致富乃是輕而易舉的事。
11:22
εὐλογία κυρίου ἐν μισθῷ εὐσεβοῦς καὶ ἐν ὥρᾳ ταχινῇ ἀναθάλλει εὐλογίαν αὐτοῦ
The blessing of the Lord is in the reward of the godly; And in an hour that comes swiftly he makes his blessing to flourish.
主的賜福臨到敬虔人所得的賞賜，他必在頃刻之間使他所賜的福興旺。
11:23
μὴ εἴπῃς τίς ἐστίν μου χρεία καὶ τίνα ἀπὸ τοῦ νῦν ἔσται μου τὰ ἀγαθά
Say not, What use is there of me? And what from henceforth will my good things be?
不要說：『我還需要什麼？從今以後我還能有什麼好處？』
11:24
μὴ εἴπῃς αὐτάρκη μοί ἐστιν καὶ τί ἀπὸ τοῦ νῦν κακωθήσομαι
Say not, I have sufficient, And from henceforth what harm will happen to me?
不要說：『我已經夠了，從今以後還會有什麼災禍臨到我？』
11:25
ἐν ἡμέρᾳ ἀγαθῶν ἀμνησία κακῶν καὶ ἐν ἡμέρᾳ κακῶν οὐ μνησθήσεται ἀγαθῶν
In the day of good things there is a forgetfulness of evil things; And in the day of evil things a man will not remember things that are good.
順境之日，人忘記了禍患；患難之日，人也不記念福樂。
11:26
ὅτι κοῦφον ἔναντι κυρίου ἐν ἡμέρᾳ τελευτῆς ἀποδοῦναι ἀνθρώπῳ κατὰ τὰς ὁδοὺς αὐτοῦ
For it is an easy thing in the sight of the Lord To reward a man in the day of death according to his ways.
因為在主眼中，在人死亡之日按他所行的報應他，乃是輕而易舉的事。
11:27
κάκωσις ὥρας ἐπιλησμονὴν ποιεῖ τρυφῆς καὶ ἐν συντελείᾳ ἀνθρώπου ἀποκάλυψις ἔργων αὐτοῦ
The affliction of an hour causes forgetfulness of delight; And in the last end of a man is the revelation of his deeds.
片刻的苦難使人忘卻安逸，人到了結局，他的作為便被顯露。
11:28
πρὸ τελευτῆς μὴ μακάριζε μηδένα καὶ ἐν τέκνοις αὐτοῦ γνωσθήσεται ἀνήρ
Call no man blessed before his death; And a man will be known in his children.
人未死之前，不要稱他為有福，因為人要在他的兒女身上被人認識。
11:29
μὴ πάντα ἄνθρωπον εἴσαγε εἰς τὸν οἶκόν σου πολλὰ γὰρ τὰ ἔνεδρα τοῦ δολίου
Bring not every man into your house; For many are the plots of the deceitful man.
不要把每個人都領進你的家，因為詭詐之人的詭計甚多。
11:30
πέρδιξ θηρευτὴς ἐν καρτάλλῳ οὕτως καρδία ὑπερηφάνου καὶ ὡς ὁ κατάσκοπος ἐπιβλέπει πτῶσιν
As a decoy partridge in a cage, so is the heart of a proud man; And as one that is a spy, he looks upon your falling.
驕傲人的心如同籠中的誘鳥，又像窺探的人，伺機看你傾倒。
11:31
τὰ γὰρ ἀγαθὰ εἰς κακὰ μεταστρέφων ἐνεδρεύει καὶ ἐν τοῖς αἱρετοῖς ἐπιθήσει μῶμον
For he lies in wait to turn things that are good into evil; And in things that are praiseworthy he will lay blame.
因為他埋伏著要將美善之事化為禍患，並在可稱讚的事上加上污點。
11:32
ἀπὸ σπινθῆρος πυρὸς πληθύνεται ἀνθρακιά καὶ ἄνθρωπος ἁμαρτωλὸς εἰς αἷμα ἐνεδρεύει
From a spark of fire a heap of many coals is kindled; And a sinful man lies in wait for blood.
一粒火星能燃起一堆炭火，罪人也埋伏著要流人的血。
11:33
πρόσεχε ἀπὸ κακούργου πονηρὰ γὰρ τεκταίνει μήποτε μῶμον εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα δῷ σοι
Take heed of an evil-doer, for he contriveth wicked things; Lest haply he bring upon you blame forever.
要提防作惡的人，因為他謀劃邪惡之事，免得他使你永遠蒙受污名。
11:34
ἐνοίκισον ἀλλότριον καὶ διαστρέψει σε ἐν ταραχαῖς καὶ ἀπαλλοτριώσει σε τῶν ἰδίων σου
Receive a stranger into your house, and he will distract you with brawls, And estrange you from your own.
你若收留外人住宿，他必以紛擾攪亂你，使你與自己的親人疏遠。
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