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Wisdom of Solomon 4

Ge'ez original · 20 verses · some words can be tapped for a gloss

📖 This chapter exists in 3 other originals — side by side (Septuagint, Vulgate, Apocrypha)

4:1

ግብር፡ ትሩፍ፡ ኢወሊድ፡ ምስለ፡ ኂሩት፡ እስመ፡ ዝክራ፡ ኢመዊት፡ ውእቱ፡ እስመ፡ እምርት፡ ይእቲ፡ በኀበ፡ እግዚአብሔር።

Better than this is childishness with virtue; For in the memory of virtue is immortality: Because it is recognized both before God and before men.

有德而無子，勝過這樣的人；因為德行的記念裡有不朽，在神和世人面前都被看重。

4:2

ወበኀበ፡ ሰብእኒ፡ ያከብርዋ፡ እንዘ፡ ሀለወት፡ ወኅሊፋኒ፡ ይፈትውጥ፡ ወያፈቅርዋ፡ ወበዝንቱ፡ ዓለም፡ አክሊለ፡ ተቀጺላ፡ ታንሶሱ፡ ዘኢይጸመሂ፡ ገድለ፡ መዊዕ።

When it is present, men imitate it; And they long after it when it is departed: And throughout all time it marcheth crowned in triumph, Victorious in the strife for the prizes that are undefiled.

德行存在時，人就效法它；它離去後，人就思慕它；它永遠頭戴冠冕得勝凱旋，因贏得那無瑕的賞賜之爭戰而誇勝。

4:3

ብዝኀ፡ ትውልደ፡ ረሲዐን፡ ኢይበቊዕ፡ ወለከንቱ፡ ተክል፡ ኢይትአመር፡ ላቲ፡ ሥርዋ፡ ወኢትግበር፡ ጽኑዐ፡ መንበረ።

But the multiplying brood of the ungodly will be of no profit, And with bastard slips they will not strike deep root, Nor will they establish a sure hold.

但不敬虔者眾多的子孫卻無益處，從私生的枝條中，他們不能向下扎深根，也不能立穩根基。

4:4

ወእመኒ፡ ጊዜ፡ ሠርዐ፡ ውስተ፡ አዕፁቂሃ፡ ቈጽል፡ ጽኑዕ፡ እንዘ፡ ኢይልህቅ፡ ያንቀለቅሎ፡ ነፋስ፡ ወበኃይለ፡ ነፋስ፡ ይትመላኅ።

For even if these put forth boughs and flourish for a season, q1 Yet, standing unsure, they will be shaken by the wind, And by the violence of winds they will be rooted out.

因為這些縱然暫時長出枝子茂盛一時，卻立足不穩，必被風搖動，被狂風的暴力連根拔起。

4:5

ወይሰበሩ፡ አዕፁቂሃ፡ እንዘ፡ ኢኮኑ፡ ፍጹማነ፡ ወፍሬሆሙኒ፡ ቆዕ፡ ከንቱ፡ ዘኢይደሉ፡ ለበሊዕ፡ እስመ፡ ኢኮነ፡ ጊዜሁ፡ ወለምንትኒ፡ ኢይበቊዕ።

Their branches will be broken off before they come to maturity, and their fruit will be useless, Never ripe to eat, and fit for nothing.

未成熟的嫩枝必被折斷，所結的果子無用，不熟不可喫，毫無用處。

4:6

እስመ፡ ውሉድ፡ እለ፡ ይትወለዱ፡ እምእኩያን፡ ሰማዕት፡ እሙንቱ፡ ለእከየ፡ አዝማዲሆሙ፡ በሐተታሆሙ።

For children unlawfully begotten are witnesses of wickedness Against parents when God searcheth them out.

因為從不法情慾所生的兒女，在受察驗時，必作見證控告他們父母的邪惡。

4:7

ጻድቅሰ፡ አመ፡ በጽሐ፡ ጊዜሁ፡ ለመዊት፡ ይሄሉ፡ በዕረፍት።

But a righteous man, though he die before his time, will be at rest.

但義人縱然早逝，也必得安息。

4:8

ክብረ፡ ርእስ፡ አኮ፡ በብዝኀ፡ መዋዕል፡ ወአኮ፡ በኊልቈ፡ ዓመታት።

(For honorable old age is not that which stands in length of time, Nor is its measure given by number of years:

因為可敬的老年不在於年日的長久，也不是以歲數來衡量；

4:9

ሲባትሰ፡ አእምሮቱ፡ ለብእሲ፡ ውእቱ፡ ወአክሊለ፡ ለርእስ፡ ግእዝ፡ ዘእንበለ፡ ነውር።

But understanding is gray hairs to men, And an unspotted life is ripe old age.)

明達於人就是白髮，無瑕的生活就是真正的老成。