Sirach:Chapter 15
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1敬畏上主的;必如此而行;謹守法律的,必獲得智慧。 | 1He that feareth God, will do good: and he that possesseth justice, shall lay hold on her, |
2智慧有如一位榮耀的母親去迎接他,又如一位童貞的新娘收留他, | 2And she will meet him as an honourable mother, and will receive him as a wife married of a virgin. |
3要用生命和明智的食物養育他,用有益的智慧之水,給他當飲料。他依靠智慧,便不致動搖; | 3With the bread of life and understanding, she shall feed him, and give him the water of wholesome wisdom to drink: and she shall be made strong in him, and he shall not be moved: |
4他信賴智慧,就不致受辱。智慧要舉揚他,超越他的同伴; | 4And she shall hold him fast, and he shall not be confounded: and she shall exalt him among his neighbours. |
5在集會中,使他開口發言,使他充滿上智聰敏之神,叫他穿上光榮的長袍, | 5And in the midst of the church she shall open his mouth, and shall fill him with the spirit of wisdom and understanding, and shall clothe him with a robe of glory. |
6使他獲得喜樂和愉快的冠冕,叫他承受名垂千古的基業。 | 6She shall heap upon him a treasure of joy and gladness, and shall cause him to inherit an everlasting name. |
7愚昧人不會接受智慧,明智人卻去迎接她,罪人決不會見到她,因為,智慧遠離驕傲和欺詐。 | 7But foolish men shall not obtain her, and wise men shall meet her, foolish men shall not see her: for she is far from pride and deceit. |
8說謊的人不會思念她;但誠實的人必能尋見她,直到天主來視察時,他們必有所成就。 | 8Lying men shall not be mindful of her: but men that speak truth shall be found with her, and shall advance, even till they come to the sight of God. |
9讚頌在罪人口裡,是不適宜的,因為不是來自上主; | 9Praise is not seemly in the mouth of a sinner: |
10原來讚頌須本於智慧,具有智慧的人,纔能教給人智慧。因為智慧來自天主,天主的讚頌常伴隨智慧;忠信人的口,必洋溢著這樣的讚頌,主宰也必賜給他這樣的讚頌。 | 10For wisdom came forth from God: for praise shall be with the wisdom of God, and shall abound in a faithful mouth, and the sovereign Lord will give praise unto it. |
11你不要說:「是上主使我沒有智慧。」因為,上主不作自己憎惡的事。 | 11Say not: It is through God, that she is not with me: for do not thou the things that he hateth. |
12你也不要說:「他迷惑了我。」因為,他用不著罪人。 | 12Say not: He hath caused me to err: for he hath no need of wicked men. |
13凡是可惡的事,上主都憎恨,也不許敬畏他的人遇著這些事。 | 13The Lord hateth all abomination of error, and they that fear him shall not love it. |
14上主在起初就造了人,並賦給他自決的能力; | 14God made man from the beginning, and left him in the hand of his own counsel. |
15又給他定了法律和誡命。 | 15He added his commandments and precepts. |
16假使你願意,就能遵守他的誡命;成為一個忠信的人,完全在於你自願。 | 16If thou wilt keep the commandments and perform acceptable fidelity for ever, they shall preserve thee. |
17他在你面前安放了火與水,你可任意伸手選取; | 17He hath set water and fire before thee: stretch forth thy hand to which thou wilt. |
18生死善惡,都在人面前;人願意那樣,就賜給他那樣。 | 18Before man is life and death, good and evil, that which he shall choose shall be given him: |
19因為,上主的智慧是廣大的,他強而有力,不斷在察看著萬物。 | 19For the wisdom of God is great, and he is strong in power, seeing all men without ceasing. |
20他的眼睛注視敬畏他的人,他洞悉人的一切行為。 | 20The eyes of the Lord are towards them that fear him, and he knoweth all the work of man. |
21他從未吩咐人作惡,他從未准許人犯罪。 | 21He hath commanded no man to do wickedly, and he hath given no man license to sin: |
22不要渴望有許多不忠實而無用的子女,也不要因不虔敬的兒子而喜歡。 | 22For he desireth not a multitude of faithless and unprofitable children. |
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