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Wisdom of Solomon 2

Ge'ez original · 24 verses · some words can be tapped for a gloss

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2:1

ይቤሉ፡ በርእሶሙ፡ ኢሐሊዮሙ፡ ርትዐ፡ እስመ፡ ኅዳጥ፡ ውእቱ፡ ንብረትነ፡ ወማኅዘን።

For they said within themselves, reasoning not aright, Short and sorrowful is our life; And there is no healing when a man comes to his end, And none was ever known that gave release from Hades.

因為他們心裡推想不正，彼此說：我們的生命短促又愁苦，人到了盡頭便無醫治，也從未有人知道誰能從陰間得釋放。

2:2

ወአልቦ፡ ፈውስ፡ ለሞተ፡ ብእሲ፡ ወአልቦ፡ ዘተአምረ፡ ዘገብአ፡ እምሲኦል፡ እስመ፡ በከ፡ ለሊነ፡ ተፈጠርነ፡ ወእምድኅረዝ፡ ንከውን፡ ከመ፡ ዘኢተፈጠርነ።

Because by mere chance were we born, And hereafter we will be as though we had never been: Because the breath in our nostrils is smoke, And while our heart beats reason is a spark,

我們是偶然而生，此後也必如同未曾存在；因為我們鼻中的氣息不過是煙，思想不過是心臟跳動時的火花，

2:3

እስመ፡ ከመ፡ ጢስ፡ እስትንፋስ፡ ዘውስተ፡ አንፍነ፡ ወከመ፡ ቃለ፡ ቀለምጺጽ፡ በሑሰተ፡ ልብነ።

Which being extinguished, the body will be turned into ashes, And the spirit will be dispersed as thin air;

火花一熄滅，身體就化為灰燼，靈也消散如同稀薄的空氣。

2:4

ወእምከመ፡ ጠፍአ፡ ሐመደ፡ ይከውን፡ ሥጋነ፡ ወመንፈስነሂ፡ ይትከዓው፡ ከመ፡ ሳሕወ፡ ደመና፡ ወስምነሂ፡ ይትረሳዕ፡ በመዋዕል፡ ወአልቦ፡ መኑሂ፡ ዘይዜክር፡ ምግባራቲነ።

And our name will be forgotten in time, And no man will remember our works; And our life will pass away as the traces of a cloud, And will be scattered as is a mist, When it is chased by the beams of the sun, And overcome by the heat thereof.

我們的名字必隨時間被人遺忘，無人記念我們所行的；我們的生命必如雲彩的痕跡過去，又如薄霧被日光的光線驅散、被熱氣消滅而散開。

2:5

ወየኀልፍ፡ ንብረትነ፡ ከመ፡ አሠረ፡ ኅልፈተ፡ ደመና፡ ወከመ፡ ጊሜ፡ ዘይትፈረዘዝ፡ ወከመ፡ አስሐትያ፡ ቀጢን፡ እንተ፡ ተሰደ፡ በእግረ፡ አሜር፡ እምላህቡ፡ እንተ፡ ፈለሰ።

For our alloted time is the passing of a shadow, And our end retreats not; Because it is fast sealed, and none turns it back.

因為我們的歲月不過是影兒的飄過，我們的死期無可挽回，因為它已被封定，無人能使它回轉。

2:6

እስመ፡ ንብረትነ፡ ከመ፡ ጽላሎት፡ ኃላፊ፡ ወአልቦ፡ ክልአት፡ ለሞትነ፡ እስመ፡ ውእቱ፡ ዕቁብ፡ ነገር፡ ወኢይመይጦ፡ መኑሂ።

Come therefore and let us enjoy the good things that now are; And let us use the creation with all our soul as youth’s possession.

來吧，我們要趁現今享用美物，趁年少殷勤享用受造之物。

2:7

ንዑኬ፡ ንትፈጋዕ፡ በዘሀሎ፡ ሠናያት፡ ወንግበር፡ ሐዋዘ፡ ውስተ፡ ፍጥረትነ፡ በአስተሐምሞ፡ እንዘ፡ ሀሎነ፡ በመዋዕለ፡ ውርዛዌነ።

Let us fill ourselves with costly wine and perfumes; And let no flower of spring pass us by:

我們要飽享貴重的美酒和香膏，不可錯過春天的任何花朵。

2:8

ወይነ፡ ብዙኀ፡ ወዕፍረተ፡ ምዑዝ፡ ንትመላእ፡ ወኢይኅል፡ ፈኔ፡ ጽጌ፡ ደመና።

Let us crown ourselves with rosebuds, before they be withered:

我們要在玫瑰花苞凋謝以前，用它作冠冕戴在頭上。

2:9

ወንትቀጸል፡ ጽጌ፡ ረዳ፡ ሠርዕነ፡ ዘእንበለ፡ ይጸመሂ፡ ወይኩን፡ መኑሂ፡ ዘኢይሳተፍ፡ እምጽጌ፡ ትዕቢትነ።

Let none of us go without his share in our proud revelry: Everywhere let us leave tokens of our mirth: Because this is our portion, and our lot is this.

我們中間不可有人不參與我們的歡宴；要到處留下我們歡樂的記號，因為這是我們的分，這是我們的命運。