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Sirach 6

Ge'ez original · 37 verses · some words can be tapped for a gloss

← ch. 5ch. 7 →
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6:1
ኩንዐርከእምትኩንጸላዔእስመደኃሪቱለስምእኩይኀሣርወጽዕለትወከማሁኃጥእኒዘክልኤልሳኑ
And instead of a friend become not an enemy; For an evil name will inherit shame and reproach: Even so will the sinner that has a double tongue.
不要從朋友變為仇敵;惡名要承受羞愧與辱罵,口是心非的罪人也是如此。
6:2
ወኢታዕቢርእሰከበምክረነፍስከከመኢይምሥጥዋከመላህምለነፍስከ
Exalt not yourself in the counsel of your soul; That your soul be not torn in pieces as a bull:
不要在你心靈的籌算中高抬自己,免得你的性命像公牛一樣被撕裂。
6:3
ወቈፅለከኒይበልዐከወተሀጕልፍሬከወከመዕፅይቡስየኀድገከ
You will eat up your leaves, and destroy your fruits, And leave yourself as a dry tree.
你要喫盡自己的葉子,毀掉自己的果子,使自己成為一棵枯乾的樹。
6:4
ነፍስጸዋግተሀጕሎለዘአጥረያወትሬስዮጥቡዐለጸላዒሁ
A wicked soul will destroy him that has gotten it, And will make him a laughing stock to his enemies.
邪惡的心靈必毀滅擁有它的人,使他成為仇敵譏笑的對象。
6:5
ልሳንጥዑምያበዝኅታአኃሁወአፍጥዑምያበዝኅማኅፈሮ
Sweet words will multiply a man’s friends; And a fair-speaking tongue will multiply courtesies.
甘甜的言語使人增添朋友,善言的舌頭使人多得親切的問候。
6:6
ብዙኃንይከውኑከአዕርክተወአሐዱእምእልፍምስለዘትትናገርምክረከ
Let those that are at peace with you be many; But your counselors one of a thousand.
與你和睦相處的人可以眾多,但作你謀士的,千人中也只當有一個。
6:7
ወአመትትዐረክዐርከተዐረክበመዋዕለተጽናስከወኢትትአመኖብዙኀ
If you would get you a friend, get him by proving, And be not in haste to trust him.
你若要結交朋友,就要在試煉中結交他,不要急於信任他。
6:8
እስመዐርክኀላፊወለኅዳጥመዋዕልውእቱወኢይትዔገሥምስሌከአመዕለተምንዳቤከ
For there is a friend that is so for his own occasion; And he will not continue in the day of your affliction.
因為有一種朋友只在順境時與你相好,到你患難之日卻不肯與你長久同在。
6:9
ዐርክይከውነከጸላዔወይዘረክየከወይከሥትለከኅቡዓቲከ
And there is a friend that turns to enmity; And he will discover strife to your reproach.
也有一種朋友轉為仇敵,並要揭露爭端來羞辱你。
6:10
ወቦዐርክእንበይነማዕድከይትዐረከከወውእቱኒኢይደሉምስሌከወእምከመተጸነስከየኀድገከ
And there is a friend that is a companion at the table; And he will not continue in the day of your affliction.
還有一種朋友只是同席的伴侶,到你患難之日卻不肯與你長久同在。
6:11
ወአመትዴሎይከውንከማከወይኴንንነባሬከ
And in your prosperity he will be as yourself, And will be bold over your servants:
在你興盛時,他像你一樣自得,並向你的僕人放肆。
6:12
ወአመሰተጸነስከውእቱይከውነከዕድውከወከመኢትርአዮይትኀብዐከ
If you shall be brought low, he will be against you, And will hide himself from your face.
你若被貶低,他必與你為敵,並從你面前隱藏自己。
6:13
ተገሐሥከእምጸላዕትከወተዐቀቦሙለአዕርክቲከ
Separate yourself from your enemies; And beware of your friends.
你要與仇敵分別,對朋友也要謹慎。
6:14
ዐርክምእመንከመወልታጽኑዕወዘረከበረከበመዝገበ
A faithful friend is a strong defence; And he that has found him has found a treasure.
忠信的朋友是堅固的庇護,尋得他的人就尋得了寶藏。
6:15
ለዐርክምእመንአልቦቱተውላጥወለልሳኑሂአልቦቱመድሎት
There is nothing that can be taken in exchange for a faithful friend; And his excellency is beyond price.
忠信的朋友是無可交換的,他的美善無從衡量。
6:16
ዐርክምእመንሥራየሕይወትወእለይፈርህዎለእግዚአብሔርይረክብዎ
A faithful friend is a medicine of life; And those who fear the Lord will find him.
忠信的朋友是生命的良藥,敬畏主的人必能尋得他。
6:17
ዘይፈርሆለእግዚአብሔርያረትዕተአኃሁእስመከማሁይከውኖቢጹሂ
He that fears the Lord directs his friendship aright; For as he is, so is his neighbor also.
敬畏主的人能正確地引導他的友誼,因為他怎樣為人,他的鄰舍也是如此。
6:18
ወልድየእምንእስከኅረያለጥበብወእስከትረሥዕትረክባ
My son, gather instruction from your youth up: And even to hoar hairs you will find wisdom.
孩子啊,從你年幼時就要採納教誨,直到髮白之日,你必尋得智慧。
6:19
ወፈርኀቤሃከመዘየሐርስወከመዘይዘርዕወጽናሕፍሬሃቡሩክእስመኅዳጠትፃሙበቅኔሃወፍጡነትበልዕቅምሐ
Come to her as one that plows and sows, And wait for her good fruits; For your toil will be little in the tillage of her, And you will eat of her fruits right soon.
你要像耕田撒種的人一樣親近她,等候她美好的果子;因為你在耕耘她時只需稍稍勞苦,便很快能喫到她的出產。
6:20
ፈድፋደመብዕስይእቲበኀበአብዳንወበኀበዘአልቦልብኢትጐንዲ
How exceeding harsh is she to the unlearned! And he that is without understanding will not abide in her.
她對無學識的人是何等的崎嶇難行,沒有見識的人不能在她裡面持守。
6:21
ከመዕብነመከራሶበያነሥእዎከማሁትከብድወፍጡነይገድፋ
As a mighty stone of trial will she rest upon him; And he will not delay to cast her from him.
她像一塊試煉的重石壓在他身上,他便毫不遲延地將她拋棄。
6:22
ጥበብሰበከመስማይእቲወአኮብዙኃንእለየአምርዋ
For wisdom is according to her name; and she is not manifest to many.
因為智慧名實相符,她不向許多人顯明。
6:23
ስምዐኒወልድየወተዐገሥበምክርየወኢታስትትተግሣጽየ
Give ear, my son, and accept my judgement, And refuse not my counsel,
孩子啊,要側耳聽,接受我的見解,不要拒絕我的勸告。
6:24
አብእእገሪከውስተአርዑታወዕንቅውስተክሣድከጋጋሃ
And bring your feet into her fetters, And your neck into her chain.
要把你的腳放入她的腳鐐,把你的頸項放入她的軛環。
6:25
አትሕትመታክፍቲከወተሰከማወኢትትቈጣዕበመዋቅሕቲሃ
Put your shoulder under her, and bear her, And be not grieved with her bonds.
要俯下你的肩膀去擔負她,不要因她的束縛而厭煩。
6:26
ወበኵሉነፍስከፈርኀቤሃወበኵሉኀይልከዕቀብፍናዊሃ
Come to her with all your soul, And keep her ways with your whole power.
要全心親近她,竭盡全力謹守她的道路。
6:27
ትሉዓሠራወኅሥሣወትረክባአኀዛወኢትኅድጋ
Search, and seek, and she will be made known to you; And when you have got hold of her, let her not go.
你要尋訪查考,她必向你顯明;你既得著她,就不要放手。
6:28
ወበደኃሪትከትረክብዕረፍተወትፍሥሕተይከውነከ
For at the last you will find her rest; And she will be turned for you into gladness.
因為你終必尋得她的安息,她也必轉而成為你的喜樂。
6:29
ወመዋቅሕቲሃኒከመወልታጽኑዕይከውነከወጋጋሃኒአልባሰክብርይገብአከ
And her fetters will be to you for a covering of strength, And her chains for a robe of glory.
她的腳鐐必成為你力量的遮蔽,她的軛環必成為你榮耀的袍子。
6:30
እስመዘለዓለመወርቅኀቤሃሀሎወመዓሥርቲሃኒሠርጐያክንትይከውነከ
For there is a golden ornament upon her, And her bands are a riband of blue.
因為她身上有金的裝飾,她的束縛是紫藍的編帶。
6:31
ወከመልብሰክብርትለብሳወአክሊለትፍሥሕትታስተቈጽለከ
You shall put her on as a robe of glory, And shall array you with her as a crown of rejoicing.
你要把她當作榮耀的袍子穿上,當作歡騰的冠冕戴在頭上。
6:32
ለእመትፈቅድወልድየትጠበብወለእመአጥባዕከእምነፍስከከመትትመሀር
My son, if you will, you shall be instructed; And if you will yield your soul, you will be prudent.
孩子啊,你若願意,就必受教導;你若肯獻上心志,就必精明。
6:33
ወለእመትፈቱትስማዕተዐገሥወለእመአጽማዕከእዘኒከትስማዕጥበበ
If you love to hear, you will receive; And if you incline your ear, you will be wise.
你若喜愛聆聽,就必有所領受;你若側耳而聽,就必得智慧。
6:34
ኀበብዙኃንአዕሩግቁምወዘርኢከእምውስቴቶሙጠቢበትልዎ
Stand you in the multitude of the elders; And whoso is wise, cleave you to him.
你要站在眾長者之中,誰有智慧,就當親近他。
6:35
ወኵሎነገረመጽሐፍአፍጥንለሰሚዕወምሳሌጥበብኒኢይትረሣዕከ
Be willing to listen to every godly discourse; And don’t let the proverbs of understanding escape you.
凡屬神的教誨,你都要樂於聆聽,不要讓有見識的箴言從你溜走。
6:36
ወለእመኒርኢከጠቢበጊሥኀቤሁወመድረከኆኅቱያንዛሕልልሰኰናሁ
If you see a man of understanding, get you betimes to him, And let your foot wear out the steps of his doors.
你若見有見識的人,就當清早去就近他,讓你的腳踏破他門前的臺階。
6:37
ሐሊትእዛዞለእግዚአብሔርወአንብብመጻሕፍቲሁበኵሉጊዜወውእቱያጸንዐከልበከወይሁበከታፍቅራለጥበብ
Let your mind dwell upon the ordinances of the Lord, And meditate continually in his commandments: He will establish your heart, And your desire of wisdom will be given to you.
你要默想主的律例,常常思想他的誡命;他必堅固你的心,並將你所渴慕的智慧賜給你。
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