Ge'ez Bible âș Wisdom of Solomon
Wisdom of Solomon 7
Ge'ez original · 30 verses · some words can be tapped for a gloss
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side by side (Septuagint, Vulgate, Apocrypha)
7:1
á„á”áᥠá áááŹáĄ áááČᥠá°á„á„ᥠáá©áᥠá ááłáᥠá”áᥠáááá°áĄ áá”á«áᥠáá°ááá°áĄ á
á”áᥠááá”á°áĄ ášáá ᥠá„áášáĄ á°áááá©áĄ á„ááą
I myself also am mortal, like to all, And am sprung from one born of the earth, the man first formed,
æèȘć·±äčæŻćż
æ»çäșșïŒèçŸäșșäžæšŁïŒæŻéŁćŸć°èçăéŠé äčäșșçćŸèŁïŒćšæŻè
čäžäčèą«ćĄæèé«ïŒ
7:2
ááá áá©áĄ ááá ᥠá á°áᥠáá áá°áĄ á áá«á
ᥠá„áááá ᥠá„á„áČᥠááá”áá°áĄ áááᥠá á©á«á€áą
And in the womb of a mother was I moulded into flesh in the time of ten months, Being compacted in blood of the seed of man and pleasure that came with sleep.
ćšććæçæéèŁĄïŒç±ç·äșșççšźćçĄç äžçžéšçæĄæïŒćšèĄäžćç”æćœąă
7:3
áá ááᥠááŁá„á©áĄ ááá°áĄ á¶á ᥠá°ááá”á©áĄ ášáᥠá”áᥠá°á„á„ᥠááášá”á©áĄ áá”á°áĄ áá”áᥠááá°áá°áĄ áááášáĄ áááłáá°áĄ ááᥠá áá»á„á©áĄ á„á«ášáą
And I also, when I was born, drew in the common air, And fell upon the kindred earth, Uttering, like all, for my first voice, the selfsame wail:
ææąçäžäŸïŒäčćžć
„äșçŸäșșæć
±æçç©șæ°ŁïŒèœćšćæšŁćèŠçć°äžïŒćçŸäșșäžæšŁçŒćș珏äžèČćŒćă
7:4
áá áœáá
á”ᥠáá
áᥠáá á”á«áᥠá„á”áᥠá ááŠáĄ á„áááá„á”ᥠáá«áá ᥠáźáᥠá„áá°áĄ áá°á±áą
In swaddling clothes was I nursed, and with watchful cares.
æèą«ć
èŁčćšè„è€äžé€èČïŒćäșșć°ćżç饧ă
7:5
áá ááČᥠáá„áČᥠááœá á±áĄ áá”áᥠáá”á°áĄ áááᥠáážá á°áĄ á”áᥠá áá©ááą
For no king had any other first beginning;
ć çșæČæäžććçćšćșçäčćæć„çéç«ŻïŒ
7:6
áá á„áá°áᥠážááá©áĄ áá á„ááźáĄ á°áá
á áᥠáá°áĄ á á”á°á„ááá©áĄ áááœá áᥠáááá°áĄ á„á á„áą
But all men have one entrance into life, and a like departure.
çŸäșșéČć
„æ€çćȘæäžćć
„ćŁïŒéąäžäčæŻäžæšŁă
7:7
áá áá áááᥠá„áá”ááᥠáááá„á”ᥠáááá„áá”ᥠááá„áááᥠášáᥠááąááá”ᥠášá°áááᥠá áá”ááłáą
For this cause I prayed, and understanding was given me: I called upon God, and there came to me a spirit of wisdom.
ć æ€æç„æ±ïŒæéć°±èłç”ŠäșæïŒæćŒæ±ïŒæșæ
§çéć°±èšć°æă
7:8
ááąá«á”á°áá°áááᥠá á„á„áᥠáŁáááᥠáá€á„ᥠá ááŠá±áĄ á„á”áᥠá”áᥠááá
ᥠá á
á”áᥠáá»áĄ ášáᥠááᥠá
áłá„ᥠáášáᥠááĄáᥠááá”áᥠá„á©áᥠá á
á”áááą
I preferred her before sceptres and thrones, And riches I esteemed nothing in comparison of her.
æçć„čćéæŹæć毶ćș§ïŒèć„čçžæŻïŒèČĄćŻćšæçŒäžçźäžćŸçéșŒă
7:9
áá„ááᥠáááá”ᥠáá„áá„áᥠáá
á«áĄ á áááááᥠáá”áá°áĄ áá á„á°áááᥠá
ášáá°áĄ á„áááᥠá”á©ááᥠá„á”áᥠááłáᥠá„áááᥠáá„ááá”áŽáłáĄ ááá
á„ᥠáąáá”ááŁá„ᥠááąáááááą
Neither did I liken to her any priceless gem, Because all the gold of the earth in her presence is a little sand, And silver will be accounted as clay before her.
æäčäžć°çĄćčç毶çłèć„čçžæŻïŒć çșćšć„čéąćïŒć
šć°çéćäžéæŻć°èš±æČćïŒéććšć„čéąćäčèą«ççșæł„ćă
7:10
áááœá áᥠá”áᥠá áá«á”ᥠáá”ááᥠá
áĄášáĄ ááá ááŠáĄ áááᥠá„ááᥠáá”á°áĄ á„áŽááą
Above health and comeliness I loved her, And I chose to have her rather than light, Because her bright shining is never laid to sleep.
ææć„čćéć„ćș·ćçŸèČïŒćŻ§éĄćŸèć„čïŒéæŒćŸèć
ïŒć çșćŸć„čèćșçć
èŒæ°žäžçæ»
ă
7:11
áá°ááŁáá©áĄ á á”áᥠá„á”áᥠáá°ááá¶áᥠáá„áČᥠá„á á„ᥠááąá«á„ááá©áĄ ášáᥠááŁáȘá±áĄ áá„áČᥠááᥠá”ááą
But with her there came to me all good things together, And in her hands innumerable riches:
äžćçŸç©éœéšć„čäžćäŸć°æéèŁĄïŒć„čæäžäčæçĄæžçèČĄćŻă
7:12
áá¶á ᥠá á„ááá©áĄ ááá°áĄ áá„áá áᥠá„ášáᥠááá„áá áᥠá
áá á”ᥠá„áá ᥠáȘá«áᥠáá„ááᥠáąášáá„á„áą
And I rejoiced over them all because wisdom leads them; Though I knew not that she was the mother of them.
æć éäžćæĄćïŒć çșæșæ
§ćŒé ćźćïŒćȘæŻæćŸćäžç„éć„čäčæŻéäžćçæŻèŠȘă
7:13
ááąášááá
ᥠáááá ᥠáá„áČᥠáá°á„á„ᥠáá„áᥠá á„ášááᥠáá ᥠá„ááá á„ááᥠá áœáᥠáá°áášá©áĄ á á„áá°áĄ áááŁášáĄ á°ááŁá
ᥠá„áá°áĄ á”ášá„á”ᥠáá„á°áą
As I learned without guile, I impart without grudging; I do not hide her riches.
ææąæŻ«çĄè©è©ć°ćžæïŒäčæŻ«äžćæć°ćłæïŒæäžé±èć„čçèČĄćŻă
7:14
ááá°áᥠááá áᥠá„ááá á„ááᥠá„áááᥠááá”áá°áᥠáá ááᥠáááᥠááá°áᥠáááá”áááŠáĄ á„á”áᥠáá„á±áĄ áááᥠáá”á°áĄ á„á á„ᥠáááá”áᥠá á á„á”áą
For she is to men a treasure that fails not, And those who use it obtain friendship with God, Commended to him by the gifts which they through discipline present to him.
ć çșć„čæŻäșșćäčäžç«ç毶èïŒćŸèć„čçäșșć°±ćŸèç„çșćïŒèèćŸèšèȘšèäŸçæ©èłèç„æ
çŽă
7:15
á„á”áᥠáá”á°áĄ á„áŽáᥠáááᥠá”ááᥠááááááᥠá”áᥠá ááᥠáá á„ááźáĄ áááŁá«á”áą
But to me may God give to speak with judgement, And to conceive thoughts worthy of what has been given me; Because himself is one that guideth even wisdom and that correcteth the wise.
éĄç„äœżæèœç
§èçżæșèȘȘ話ïŒé
ćŸæèłç”ŠæçèææłïŒć çșç„æŻćŒć°æșæ
§çïŒäčæŻçłŸæŁæșæ
§äșșçă
7:16
á„á”áᥠáá„á±áĄ ááá áᥠááᥠá á„ááźáĄ á
ááᥠáá„áá áᥠáá”áᥠášáᥠá á„ááᥠá„ááá°áĄ ááá°áĄ áááᥠááááŁášáĄ áááᥠáááá
ᥠáášááá„á”áą
For in his hand are both we and our words; All understanding, and all acquaintance with various crafts.
ć çșæććæćçèšèȘïŒäžŠäžćæéććæšŁæèçç„èïŒéœćšç„æäžă
7:17
á„áá°áĄ áá°áážáᥠááá„ášáᥠááááᥠááá«á€áĄ ááááᥠáá°ááá¶áĄ ááá«á”áą
For himself gave me an unerring knowledge of the things that are, To know the constitution of the world, and the operation of the elements;
ć çșç„èŠȘèȘèłç”ŠæéæŒèŹæçąș毊çç„èïŒć«ææćŸäžççæ§æćè«žć
çŽ çéäœïŒ
7:18
ááá°á°áĄ áááłá”ᥠááá„ášá°áĄ ášááá„á”áą
The beginning and end and middle of times, The alternations of the solstices and the changes of seasons,
ć«ææćŸæćșçć§ăç”ăèäžæź”ïŒèłæ„çæŽæżćććŁçèźé·ïŒ
7:19
áá áŁááᥠá„áá”áłáĄ ááááłá°áĄ á á«áá”ᥠááááᥠáááłá”ᥠááááᥠá°á„á„ᥠáááá ᥠáá
áᥠááááᥠáááŁáá°áĄ á á„á«ááą
The circuits of years and the positions of stars;
ćčŽæČçćŸȘç°ćæ蟰çäœçœźïŒ
7:20
á á„ááá©áĄ á”áᥠáá
áĄá„ᥠááášáĄá”ᥠá„á”áᥠáŹáá«áᥠáá”áᥠáá áᥠááášáᥠá„á á áą
The natures of living creatures and the ragings of wild beasts, The violences of winds and the thoughts of men, The diversities of plants and the virtues of roots:
ćæšŁçç©çæŹæ§ćéçžçæ§æ
ïŒè«žéąšçççćäșșçææłïŒćæšŁæ€ç©çć·źć„ćèæ čçćæïŒ
7:21
á„á”áᥠáŠá±áĄ áá„á±áĄ áááá°áĄ á á„ááźáĄ á
á±á”ᥠá„áá°áĄ áá°á”ᥠá„ááᥠá áá±áĄ áááᥠáá”á°áĄ á„áá
ᥠááááą
All things that are either secret or manifest I learned,
ćĄé±èçć饯æçïŒæéœèȘèäșïŒć çșé äœèŹç©çæșæ
§æć°äșæă
7:22
ááąáᥠáááĄáᥠáá¶áłáᥠáá ááᥠááᥠáá áąá„ᥠáá ááŠá±áĄ áá”áá”ᥠááąáááᥠá
ááᥠá áá°áĄ á ááŠá±áĄ áœááᥠááááŹáĄ áá©á”ᥠá áá
ᥠáá ááŠáĄ ááášááŠáĄ áá«á€ááą
For she that is the architect of all things taught me, even wisdom. For there is in her a spirit quick of understanding, holy, Alone in kind, manifold, Subtil, freely moving, Clear in utterance, unpolluted, Distinct, unharmed, Loving what is good, keen, unhindered,
ć çșćšć„čèŁĄéąæéïŒæŻè°ç©çăèæœçăçšäžçăć€éąçăçČŸćŸźçăéćçăæž
æ°çăçĄç·çăæçąșçăçĄćźłçăć„œćçăéłæçă
7:23
ááááŹáĄ á°á„á„ᥠá”áááᥠáá„á á„ᥠáá„ááᥠáá á ááᥠááá„ᥠáá„áá áᥠáłá«áᥠášááᥠá”áᥠááááᥠá”áᥠááá áá„ᥠáá”á°áĄ áááá”á”ᥠááčáá”ᥠááŁáá«á°áĄ áááąáá”áą
Beneficent, loving toward man, Stedfast, sure, free from care, All-powerful, all-surveying, And penetrating through all spirits That are quick of understanding, pure, most subtle:
çĄćŻæé»çăæœæ©çăä»æçŸäșșçăć
ćźçăç©©ćșçăçĄæ
źçăć
šèœçăéćŻèŹæçïŒćèČ«ćŸčäžćè°ç©ăçŽæœăæçČŸćŸźçéă
7:24
á„á”áᥠááłáłáĄ áá„á á„ᥠááá„áᥠá„áá”áᥠáá°á”ᥠá”á°ááᥠááłáá¶á±áĄ áá”á°áĄ á”áᥠáá°áááᥠá„áá°áĄ áČá ᥠá”áᥠá á„áá°áĄ áœáášá°áĄ ááœááą
For wisdom is more mobile than any motion; Yes, she pervadeth and penetrateth all things by reason of her pureness.
ć çșæșæ
§æŻäžćéćæŽçșéćïŒć„čć èçŽæœïŒéé䞊èČ«ç©żèŹæă
7:25
á„á”áᥠáá
á ᥠáááᥠá„ááá á„ááᥠáá„áČᥠáá”á„áá°áĄ á ááᥠá”áᥠáááá
ᥠá áá á«áᥠá”áĄáᥠáááčáᥠá á„áá°áᥠááá”áᥠá ááŠáĄ áá”á”ᥠáááłá°á
áą
For she is a breath of the power of God, And a clear effluence of the glory of the Almighty; Therefore can nothing defiled find entrance into her.
ć çșć„čæŻç„èœćçæ°ŁæŻïŒæŻć
šèœè
æŠźèççŽæ·šæ”æșąïŒæ仄äžćæ±Ąç©ąéœäžèœéČć
„ć„čèŁĄéąă
7:26
á„á”áᥠáá«áĄ á„áááᥠáá„áČᥠáááłááᥠáááœáá°áĄ áá„ášáĄ á„ááá á„ááᥠáá„áČᥠá„áá°áĄ áąá”áŽáááą
For she is an effulgence from everlasting light, And an unspotted mirror of the working of God, And an image of his goodness.
ć çșć„čæŻæ°žæäčć
çć
èŒïŒæŻç„éèĄçĄç·çæéĄïŒæŻç„èŻćçćœąćă
7:27
áá áá á«áĄ áá©á±áĄ á„ááᥠá ááČᥠáá„áČᥠá”áᥠá”ááᥠáá„ááᥠá áá”áᥠáááá”ᥠá”áᥠá”áá”á”ᥠáá”á”ááá”ᥠáá”á°áĄ áááłá°áĄ á»á”ááᥠá„áá”ááá”ᥠáá”á°áĄ á”ááá”áą
And she, being one, has power to do all things; And remaining in herself, reneweth all things: And from generation to generation passing into holy souls She makes men friends of God and prophets.
ć„čéæŻçšäžçïŒć»èœæć°±èŹäșïŒć„čćźç¶äžćïŒć»æŽæ°èŹæïŒć„čäžäžä»Łä»ŁéČć
„èæœçäșșćżèŁĄïŒäœżäșșæçșç„çæććć
ç„ă
7:28
áá”áŹá”áźáᥠá áááá°áĄ á„ááá á„ááᥠáááąá«áČáᥠá„á”áᥠá ááŠáĄ áá«áá
áᥠá„ááá á„ááᥠáá„áá áᥠáá”áᥠá„á á„ᥠáášáá”ááą
For nothing does God love save him that dwells with wisdom.
ć çșç„ææçïŒçĄéæŻéŁèæșæ
§ćäœçäșșă
7:29
á„á”áᥠá”ááᥠáá„áČᥠá á„áᥠáááᥠáá”áá°áá”ᥠá„ááᥠá”áᥠá
á„ášáĄ ášááá„á”áą
For she is fairer than the sun, And above all the constellations of the stars: Being compared with light, she is found to be before it;
ć çșć„čæŻæ„é æŽçŸïŒćéäžćæ蟰çäœçœźïŒèć
çžæŻïŒć„čäčèą«ççșćšć
äčć
ïŒ
7:30
áá¶á ᥠá°á°ááá”ᥠáá”áᥠá„áááᥠá”á”ášášá„ᥠá„áá
á”ááᥠá„á”áᥠáá„áááᥠá°áááŠáĄ ááá”ᥠááá„á á„á°áĄ áąáá”áášáᥠááá”áᥠá„á©ááą
For to the light of day succeedeth night, But against wisdom evil does not prevail;
ć çșçœæäčć
ćż
èą«é»ć€æ„æżïŒäœéȘæĄć»ćäžéæșæ
§ïŒ