Sirach 46

Greek original · 20 verses · some words can be tapped for a gloss

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

46:1

κραταιὸς ἐν πολέμῳ Ἰησοῦς Ναυη καὶ διάδοχος Μωυσῆ ἐν προφητείαις ὃς ἐγένετο κατὰ τὸ ὄνομα αὐτοῦ μέγας ἐπὶ σωτηρίᾳ ἐκλεκτῶν αὐτοῦ ἐκδικῆσαι ἐπεγειρομένους ἐχθρούς ὅπως κατακληρονομήσῃ τὸν Ισραηλ

Joshua the son of Nun was valiant in war, And was the successor of Moses in prophecies: Who according to his name was made great For the saving of God’s elect, To take vengeance of the enemies that rose up against them, That he might give Israel their inheritance.

嫩的兒子約書亞在戰場上勇猛，是摩西在預言上的繼承人；他照他的名成為偉大，拯救主所揀選的民，向那起來攻擊他們的仇敵報仇，好使以色列承受產業。

46:2

ὡς ἐδοξάσθη ἐν τῷ ἐπᾶραι χεῖρας αὐτοῦ καὶ ἐν τῷ ἐκτεῖναι ῥομφαίαν ἐπὶ πόλεις

How was he glorified in the lifting up his hands, And in stretching out his sword against the cities!

當他舉起雙手、向城邑伸出刀劍時，他何等得着榮耀！

46:3

τίς πρότερος αὐτοῦ οὕτως ἔστη τοὺς γὰρ πολέμους κυρίου αὐτὸς ἐπήγαγεν

Who before him so stood fast? For the Lord himself brought his enemies to him.

在他以前，誰能這樣站立得住呢？因為主親自把祂的爭戰交給他。

46:4

οὐχὶ ἐν χειρὶ αὐτοῦ ἐνεποδίσθη ὁ ἥλιος καὶ μία ἡμέρα ἐγενήθη πρὸς δύο

Did not the sun go back by his hand? And did not one day become as two?

太陽豈不是因他的手停住，使一日變為兩日嗎？

46:5

ἐπεκαλέσατο τὸν ὕψιστον δυνάστην ἐν τῷ θλῖψαι αὐτὸν ἐχθροὺς κυκλόθεν καὶ ἐπήκουσεν αὐτοῦ μέγας κύριος ἐν λίθοις χαλάζης δυνάμεως κραταιᾶς

He called upon the Most High and Mighty One, When his foes pressed him round about; And the great Lord heard him.

當仇敵四面圍困他時，他求告至高的大能者；大主就垂聽了他，降下大能的冰雹。

46:6

κατέρραξεν ἐπ’ ἔθνος πόλεμον καὶ ἐν καταβάσει ἀπώλεσεν ἀνθεστηκότας ἵνα γνῶσιν ἔθνη πανοπλίαν αὐτοῦ ὅτι ἐναντίον κυρίου ὁ πόλεμος αὐτοῦ

With hailstones of mighty power He caused war to break violently upon the nation, And in the going down he destroyed those who resisted; That the nations might know his armor, How that he fought in the sight of the Lord; For he followed after the Mighty One.

祂使爭戰猛然臨到那國，又在下坡之處滅了抵擋的人，好叫列國認識他的軍裝，知道他的爭戰是在主面前進行的；因為他緊緊跟隨大能者。

46:7

καὶ γὰρ ἐπηκολούθησεν ὀπίσω δυνάστου καὶ ἐν ἡμέραις Μωυσέως ἐποίησεν ἔλεος αὐτὸς καὶ Χαλεβ υἱὸς Ιεφοννη ἀντιστῆναι ἔναντι ἐκκλησίας κωλῦσαι λαὸν ἀπὸ ἁμαρτίας καὶ κοπάσαι γογγυσμὸν πονηρίας

Also in the time of Moses he did a work of mercy, He and Caleb the son of Jephunneh, In that they withstood the adversary, Hindered the people from sin, And stilled the murmuring of wickedness.

在摩西的日子，他和耶孚尼的兒子迦勒也行了憐憫的事，他們在會眾面前抵擋對頭，攔阻百姓犯罪，平息了惡毒的怨言。

46:8

καὶ αὐτοὶ δύο ὄντες διεσώθησαν ἀπὸ ἑξακοσίων χιλιάδων πεζῶν εἰσαγαγεῖν αὐτοὺς εἰς κληρονομίαν εἰς γῆν ῥέουσαν γάλα καὶ μέλι

And of six hundred thousand people on foot, they two alone were preserved To bring them into the heritage, Even into a land flowing with milk and honey.

在六十萬步兵中，惟獨他們二人得以保全，領百姓進入產業，就是那流奶與蜜之地。

46:9

καὶ ἔδωκεν ὁ κύριος τῷ Χαλεβ ἰσχύν καὶ ἕως γήρους διέμεινεν αὐτῷ ἐπιβῆναι αὐτὸν ἐπὶ τὸ ὕψος τῆς γῆς καὶ τὸ σπέρμα αὐτοῦ κατέσχεν κληρονομίαν

Also the Lord gave strength to Caleb, And it remained with him to his old age; So that he entered upon the height of the land, And his seed obtained it for a heritage:

主又賜力量給迦勒，這力量存到他年老，使他得以登上那地的高處，他的後裔也承受了產業；