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Wisdom of Solomon 8

Latin original · 21 verses · some words can be tapped for a gloss

← ch. 7ch. 9 →

📖 This chapter exists in 3 other originals — side by side (Septuagint, Ge'ez Bible, Apocrypha)

8:1

Attingit ergo a fine usque ad finem fortiter, et disponit omnia suaviter.

But she reaches from one end of the world to the other with full strength, And ordereth all things graciously.

她大有能力地從天這邊伸展到那邊，又慈祥地治理萬有。

8:2

Hanc amavi, et exquisivi a juventute mea, et quæsivi sponsam mihi eam assumere, et amator factus sum formæ illius.

Her I loved and sought out from my youth, And I sought to take her for my bride, And I became enamoured of her beauty.

我從幼年就愛她，尋求她，想娶她為我的新婦，並愛慕她的美麗。

8:3

Generositatem illius glorificat, contubernium habens Dei ; sed et omnium Dominus dilexit illam.

She glorifieth her noble birth in that it is given her to live with God, And the Sovereign Lord of all loved her.

她得與神同住，因此誇耀自己的尊貴出身，萬有的主宰也愛她。

8:4

Doctrix enim est disciplinæ Dei, et electrix operum illius.

For she is initiated into the knowledge of God, And she chooseth out for him his works.

因為她通曉神的知識，並揀選祂的作為。

8:5

Et si divitiæ appetuntur in vita, quid sapientia locupletius quæ operatur omnia ?

But if riches are a desired possession in life, What is richer than wisdom, which works all things?

財富若是人生中所渴慕的產業，那麼有甚麼比成就萬事的智慧更為豐富呢？

8:6

Si autem sensus operatur, quis horum quæ sunt magis quam illa est artifex ?

And if understanding works, Who more than wisdom is an architect of the things that are?

明達若能成就萬事，在萬有中還有誰比智慧更會造作呢？

8:7

Et si justitiam quis diligit, labores hujus magnas habent virtutes : sobrietatem enim et prudentiam docet, et justitiam, et virtutem, quibus utilius nihil est in vita hominibus.

And if a man loves righteousness, The fruits of wisdom’s labor are virtues, For she teaches soberness and understanding, righteousness and courage; And there is nothing in life for men more profitable than these.

人若愛公義，智慧勞苦的果子就是諸般美德；因為她教導節制和明達、公義和勇敢，在人生中沒有甚麼比這些更有益處。

8:8

Et si multitudinem scientiæ desiderat quis, scit præterita, et de futuris æstimat ; scit versutias sermonum, et dissolutiones argumentorum ; signa et monstra scit antequam fiant, et eventus temporum et sæculorum.

And if a man longeth even for much experience, She knows the things of old, and divineth the things to come: She understands subtleties of speeches and interpretations of dark sayings: She foresees signs and wonders, and the issues of seasons and times.

人若渴慕豐富的閱歷，她也曉得古昔的事，又能推斷將來；她明白言語的奧妙和謎語的解答，預知異兆和奇事，以及時序年代的結局。

8:9

Proposui ergo hanc adducere mihi ad convivendum, sciens quoniam mecum communicabit de bonis, et erit allocutio cogitationis et tædii mei.

I determined therefore to take her to me to live with me, Knowing that she is one who would give me good thoughts for counsel, And encourage me in cares and grief.

因此我定意娶她與我同住，知道她必作我的良謀，並在憂慮愁苦中安慰我。