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Sirach 4

Latin original · 31 verses · some words can be tapped for a gloss

← ch. 3ch. 5 →
📖 This chapter exists in 3 other originals — side by side (Septuagint, Ge'ez Bible, Apocrypha)
4:1
Fili, eleemosynam pauperis ne defraudes, et oculos tuos ne transvertas a paupere.
My son, deprive not the poor of his living, And make not the needy eyes to wait long.
我兒，不可奪去窮人的生計，也不可讓困苦人的眼目久候。
4:2
Animam esurientem ne despexeris, et non exasperes pauperem in inopia sua.
Make not a hungry soul sorrowful; Neither provoke a man in his distress.
不可使飢餓的人愁苦，不可激怒處於窮乏中的人。
4:3
Cor inopis ne afflixeris, et non protrahas datum angustianti.
To a heart that is provoked add not more trouble; And defer not to give to him that is in need.
對於已被激怒的心，不可再添煩擾；對於窮乏求告的人，不可遲延施與。
4:4
Rogationem contribulati ne abjicias, et non avertas faciem tuam ab egeno.
Reject not a suppliant in his affliction; And turn not away your face from a poor man.
不可拒絕受苦的懇求者，也不可向窮人轉臉不顧。
4:5
Ab inope ne avertas oculos tuos propter iram : et non relinquas quærentibus tibi retro maledicere.
Turn not away your eye from one that asks of you, And give none occasion to a man to curse you:
不可向求告你的人轉眼不看，免得給人留下咒詛你的把柄。
4:6
Maledicentis enim tibi in amaritudine animæ, exaudietur deprecatio illius : exaudiet autem eum qui fecit illum.
For if he curse you in the bitterness of his soul, He that made him will hear his supplication.
因為他若在心靈愁苦中咒詛你，那造他的必垂聽他的祈求。
4:7
Congregationi pauperum affabilem te facito : et presbytero humilia animam tuam, et magnato humilia caput tuum.
Get yourself the love of the congregation; And to a great man bow your head.
當使會眾喜愛你，在尊大的人面前要俯首謙卑。
4:8
Declina pauperi sine tristitia aurem tuam, et redde debitum tuum, et responde illi pacifica in mansuetudine.
Incline your ear to a poor man, And answer him with peaceful words in meekness.
當側耳聽窮人的訴說，以溫柔的言語平和地回答他。
4:9
Libera eum qui injuriam patitur de manu superbi, et non acide feras in anima tua.
Deliver him that is wronged from the hand of him that wrongeth him; And be not faint-hearted in giving judgement.
當從欺壓者的手中拯救受冤屈的人；你施行判斷時，不可灰心膽怯。
4:10
In judicando esto pupillis misericors ut pater, et pro viro matri illorum :
Be as a father to the fatherless, And instead of a husband to their mother: So will you be as a son of the Most High, And he will love you more than your mother does.
要作孤兒的父親，作他們母親的丈夫；如此，你就必如至高者的兒子，祂愛你必勝過你的母親。
4:11
et eris tu velut filius Altissimi obediens, et miserebitur tui magis quam mater.
Wisdom exalts her sons, And takes hold of those who seek her.
智慧高舉她的眾子，扶持尋求她的人。
4:12
Sapientia filiis suis vitam inspirat : et suscipit inquirentes se, et præibit in via justitiæ.
He that loves her loves life; And those who seek to her early will be filled with gladness.
愛智慧的，就是愛生命；清早殷勤尋求她的，必滿得歡欣。
4:13
Et qui illam diligit, diligit vitam, et qui vigilaverint ad illam complectentur placorem ejus.
He that holds her fast will inherit glory; And where he enters, the Lord will bless.
持守智慧的，必承受榮耀；他所到之處，主必賜福。
4:14
Qui tenuerint illam, vitam hæreditabunt : et quo introibit benedicet Deus.
They that do her service will minister to the Holy One; And those who love her the Lord does love.
事奉智慧的，乃是服事那聖者；愛智慧的，主也必愛他。
4:15
Qui serviunt ei obsequentes erunt sancto : et eos qui diligunt illam, diligit Deus.
He that gives ear to her will judge the nations; And he that gives heed to her will dwell securely.
聽從智慧的，必審判列國；留意她的，必安然居住。
4:16
Qui audit illam judicabit gentes : et qui intuetur illam permanebit confidens.
If he trust her, he will inherit her; And his generations will have her in possession.
人若信靠智慧，必承受她為業；他的世代也必得她為產業。
4:17
Si crediderit ei, hæreditabit illam, et erunt in confirmatione creaturæ illius :
For at the first she will walk with him in crooked ways, And will bring fear and dread upon him, And torment him with her discipline, Until she may trust his soul, and try him by her judgements:
因為起初她要在他身上行迂曲之路，使懼怕與驚惶臨到他，用她的管教折磨他，直到她能信託他的魂，憑她的法則試驗他；
4:18
quoniam in tentatione ambulat cum eo, et in primis eligit eum.
Then will she return again the straight way to him, And will gladden him, and reveal to him her secrets.
然後她必轉回，以正直待他，使他歡欣，向他顯明自己隱密的事。
4:19
Timorem, et metum, et probationem inducet super illum : et cruciabit illum in tribulatione doctrinæ suæ, donec tentet eum in cogitationibus suis, et credat animæ illius.
If he go astray, she will forsake him, And give him over to his fall.
他若偏行迷路，她必離棄他，把他交在自取敗亡的手中。
4:20
Et firmabit illum, et iter adducet directum ad illum, et lætificabit illum :
Observe the opportunity, and beware of evil; And be not ashamed concerning your soul.
要看準時機，謹防邪惡；論到你的魂，不可以為羞。
4:21
et denudabit absconsa sua illi, et thesaurizabit super illum scientiam et intellectum justitiæ.
For there is a shame that brings sin; And there is a shame that is glory and grace.
因為有一種羞愧招致罪愆，也有一種羞愧帶來榮耀與恩典。
4:22
Si autem oberraverit, derelinquet eum, et tradet eum in manus inimici sui.
Accept not the person of any against your soul; And reverence no man to your falling.
不可徇情面而違背自己的魂，也不可因敬重人而自取敗亡。
4:23
Fili, conserva tempus, et devita a malo.
Refrain not speech, when it tendeth to safety; And hide not your wisdom for the sake of fair-seeming.
在需要的時刻，不可緘默不言，也不可為了體面而隱藏你的智慧。
4:24
Pro anima tua ne confundaris dicere verum :
For by speech wisdom will be known; And instruction by the word of the tongue.
因為智慧藉言語得以彰顯，教誨藉舌頭的話語得以傳揚。
4:25
est enim confusio adducens peccatum, et est confusio adducens gloriam et gratiam.
Speak not against the truth; And be abashed for your ignorance.
不可違背真理，要為自己的無知而慚愧。
4:26
Ne accipias faciem adversus faciem tuam, nec adversus animam tuam mendacium.
Be not ashamed to make confession of your sins; And force not the current of the river.
承認自己的罪不可以為恥，也不可強逆江河的急流。
4:27
Ne reverearis proximum tuum in casu suo,
Lay not yourself down for a fool to tread upon; And accept not the person of one that is mighty.
不可俯伏甘讓愚昧人踐踏，也不可徇有權勢者的情面。
4:28
nec retineas verbum in tempore salutis. Non abscondas sapientiam tuam in decore suo :
Strive for the truth to death, and the Lord God will fight for you.
當為真理爭戰至死，主神必為你爭戰。
4:29
in lingua enim sapientia dignoscitur : et sensus, et scientia, et doctrina in verbo sensati, et firmamentum in operibus justitiæ.
Be not hasty in your tongue, And in your deeds slack and remiss.
不可在言語上輕率魯莽，也不可在行事上懶惰怠慢。
4:30
Non contradicas verbo veritatis ullo modo, et de mendacio ineruditionis tuæ confundere.
Be not as a lion in your house, Nor fanciful among your servants.
不可在家中如獅子般兇暴，也不可向僕婢逞威作勢。
4:31
Non confundaris confiteri peccata tua, et ne subjicias te omni homini pro peccato.
Let not your hand be stretched out to receive, and closed when you should repay.
不可在接受時伸出你的手，到償還時卻又縮回。
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