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Sirach 28

Latin original · 26 verses · some words can be tapped for a gloss

← ch. 27ch. 29 →
📖 This chapter exists in 3 other originals — side by side (Septuagint, Ge'ez Bible, Apocrypha)
28:1
Qui vindicari vult, a Domino inveniet vindictam, et peccata illius servans servabit.
He that takes vengeance will find vengeance from the Lord; And he will surely make firm his sins.
報復的人必從主那裡遭報，主必牢牢記住他的罪。
28:2
Relinque proximo tuo nocenti te, et tunc deprecanti tibi peccata solventur.
Forgive your neighbor the hurt that he has done you; And then your sins will be pardoned when you pray.
要饒恕鄰舍向你所行的虧負，這樣你祈求時，你的罪也必得赦免。
28:3
Homo homini reservat iram, et a Deo quærit medelam :
Man cherisheth anger against man; And does he seek healing from the Lord?
人向人懷怒，怎能向主求醫治呢？
28:4
in hominem similem sibi non habet misericordiam, et de peccatis suis deprecatur.
Upon a man like himself he has no mercy; And does he make supplication for his own sins?
他向與自己一樣的人毫無憐憫，怎能為自己的罪祈求呢？
28:5
Ipse cum caro sit reservat iram, et propitiationem petit a Deo : quis exorabit pro delictis illius ?
He being himself flesh nourishes wrath: Who will make atonement for his sins?
他自己不過是血肉，卻懷藏惱恨，誰能為他的罪贖罪呢？
28:6
Memento novissimorum, et desine inimicari :
Remember your last end, and cease from enmity: Remember corruption and death, and abide in the commandments.
要記念你的結局，止息仇恨；要記念敗壞與死亡，恆守誡命。
28:7
tabitudo enim et mors imminent in mandatis ejus.
Remember the commandments, and be not angry with your neighbor; And remember the covenant of the Highest, and wink at ignorance.
要記念誡命，不要向鄰舍懷怒；要記念至高者的約，寬容人的無知。
28:8
Memorare timorem Dei, et non irascaris proximo.
Abstain from strife, and you will diminish your sins: For a passionate man will kindle strife;
要遠離爭鬥，你的罪過便減少；因為暴怒的人煽起爭端。
28:9
Memorare testamentum Altissimi, et despice ignorantiam proximi.
And a man that is a sinner will trouble friends, And will make debate among those who are at peace.
犯罪的人攪擾朋友，在和睦的人中間挑起紛爭。
28:10
Abstine te a lite, et minues peccata.
As is the fuel of the fire, so will it burn; And as the stoutness of the strife is, so will it burn: As is the strength of the man, so will be his wrath; And as is his wealth, so will he exalt his anger.
火的燃料怎樣，火也怎樣燃燒；爭端越激烈，燒得越猛；人的力量怎樣，他的忿怒也怎樣；他的財富越多，怒氣便越發高漲。
28:11
Homo enim iracundus incendit litem, et vir peccator turbabit amicos, et in medio pacem habentium immittet inimicitiam.
A contention begun in haste kindles a fire; And a hasty fighting sheds blood.
匆忙挑起的爭吵點燃火焰，急躁的爭鬥使人流血。
28:12
Secundum enim ligna silvæ sic ignis exardescit : et secundum virtutem hominis sic iracundia illius erit, et secundum substantiam suam exaltabit iram suam.
If you blow a spark, it will burn; And if you spit upon it, it will be quenched: And both these shall come out of your mouth.
你若向火星吹氣，它便燃起；你若向它吐唾沫，它便熄滅；這兩樣都是從你口中發出的。
28:13
Certamen festinatum incendit ignem, et lis festinans effundit sanguinem : et lingua testificans adducit mortem.
Curse the whisperer and double-tongued: For he has destroyed many that were at peace.
你們要咒詛搬弄是非、口是心非的人，因為他毀了許多和睦的人。
28:14
Si sufflaveris in scintillam, quasi ignis exardebit : et si exspueris super illam, extinguetur : utraque ex ore proficiscuntur.
A third person’s tongue has shaken many, And dispersed them from nation to nation; And it has pulled down strong cities, And overthrown the houses of great men.
播弄是非的舌頭使許多人動搖，把他們從這國驅散到那國，又拆毀堅固的城邑，傾覆權貴的家。
28:15
Susurro et bilinguis maledictus, multos enim turbabit pacem habentes.
A third person’s tongue has cast out brave women, And deprived them of their labors.
播弄是非的舌頭趕出賢德的婦人，奪去她們勞苦所得的。
28:16
Lingua tertia multos commovit, et dispersit illos de gente in gentem.
He that hearkens to it will not find rest, Nor shall he dwell quietly.
聽信它的人必不得安息，也不能安然居住。
28:17
Civitates muratas divitum destruxit, et domus magnatorum effodit.
The stroke of a whip makes a mark in the flesh; But the stroke of a tongue will break bones.
鞭子的擊打使皮肉留下傷痕，舌頭的擊打卻能打斷骨頭。
28:18
Virtutes populorum concidit, et gentes fortes dissolvit.
Many have fallen by the edge of the sword: Yet not so many as those who have fallen because of the tongue.
許多人死在刀劍之下，但死於舌頭的卻更多。
28:19
Lingua tertia mulieres viratas ejecit, et privavit illas laboribus suis.
Happy is he that is sheltered from it, That has not passed through the wrath thereof; That has not drawn its yoke, And has not been bound with its bands.
能躲避它的人是有福的，他未曾經歷它的忿怒，未曾被它的軛所牽，也未曾被它的繩索所縛。
28:20
Qui respicit illam non habebit requiem, nec habebit amicum in quo requiescat.
For the yoke thereof is a yoke of iron, And the bands thereof are bands of brass.
因為它的軛是鐵軛，它的繩索是銅鏈。
28:21
Flagelli plaga livorem facit : plaga autem linguæ comminuet ossa.
The death thereof is an evil death; And Hades were better than it.
它所致的死是兇惡的死，陰間反倒比它更可取。
28:22
Multi ceciderunt in ore gladii : sed non sic quasi qui interierunt per linguam suam.
It shall not have rule over godly men; And they shall not be burned in its flame.
它必不能轄制敬虔的人，他們也不致被它的火焰焚燒。
28:23
Beatus qui tectus est a lingua nequam, qui in iracundiam illius non transivit, et qui non attraxit jugum illius, et in vinculis ejus non est ligatus :
They that forsake the Lord shall fall into it; And it shall burn among them, and shall not be quenched: It shall be sent forth upon them as a lion; And as a leopard it shall destroy them.
離棄主的人必落在它裡面，它必在他們中間燃燒，總不熄滅；它必如獅子被差遣攻擊他們，如豹子毀滅他們。
28:24
jugum enim illius jugum ferreum est, et vinculum illius vinculum æreum est ;
Look that you hedge your possession about with thorns; Bind up your silver and your gold;
看哪，你要用荊棘圍護你的產業，把你的金銀捆束收好。
28:25
mors illius mors nequissima : et utilis potius infernus quam illa.
And make a balance and a weight for your words; And make a door and a bar for your mouth.
也要為你的言語做天平與砝碼，為你的口做門與閂。
28:26
Perseverantia illius non permanebit, sed obtinebit vias injustorum, et in flamma sua non comburet justos.
Take heed lest you slip therein; Lest you fall before one that lies in wait.
要謹慎，免得你在言語上失足，免得你在埋伏者面前跌倒。
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