Sirach:Chapter 17
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| 德訓篇 | Sirach |
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| 1上主用塵土造了人，又使人歸於塵土； | 1God created man of the earth, and made him after his own image. |
| 2給他限定了日數和時期，賜給他治理世上事物的權力。 | 2And he turned him into it again, and clothed him with strength according to himself. |
| 3按照自己的本性，賦給他德能；依照自己的肖像，造成了他。 | 3He gave him the number of his days and time, and gave him power over all things that are upon the earth. |
| 4使一切生物都畏懼他，使他能制服禽獸。 | 4He put the fear of him upon all flesh, and he had dominion over beasts and fowls. |
| 5天主又從他，造了一個與他相似的伴侶，賜給他們理智、唇舌、眼目、耳朵和能思想的心，使他們充滿知識與理解力。 | 5He created of him a helpmate like to himself: he gave them counsel, and a tongue, and eyes, and ears, and a heart to devise: and he filled them with the knowledge of understanding. |
| 6給他們創造了精神的知識，使他們的心富於辨別力，使他們能分別善惡。 | 6He created in them the science of the spirit, he filled their heart with wisdom, and shewed them both good and evil. |
| 7天主又把自己的靈光放在他們的心中，為將自己偉大的工程，顯示給他們， | 7He set his eye upon their hearts to shew them the greatness of his works: |
| 8好使他們能讚美他的聖名，光榮他奇妙的化工，並傳述他偉大的工程。 | 8That they might praise the name which he hath sanctified: and glory in his wondrous acts, that they might declare the glorious things of his works. |
| 9他賜給他們理智，又賜給他們生命的法律，作為產業； | 9Moreover he gave them instructions, and the law of life for an inheritance. |
| 10和他們立了永久的盟約，使他們認識正義和自己的法令。 | 10He made an everlasting covenant with them, and he shewed them his justice and judgments. |
| 11他們的眼目看見了他偉大的光榮，他們的耳朵也聽見了他莊嚴的聲音。天主對他們說：「要戒避一切不義！」 | 11And their eye saw the majesty of his glory. and their ears heard his glorious voice, and he said to them: Beware of all iniquity. |
| 12並吩咐他們，每人要關心別人。 | 12And he gave to every one of them commandment concerning his neighbour. |
| 13他們的道路，時常在他面前，絲毫隱瞞不了他的眼目。 | 13Their ways are always before him, they are not hidden from his eyes. |
| 14他給每個民族，立了一個統治者； | 14Over every nation he set a ruler. |
| 15但是，以色列顯然是上主的一分子。 | 15And Israel was made the manifest portion of God. |
| 16他們所行的一切，像太陽一般，擺在他面前，他的眼目，時常注視他們的行徑。 | 16And all their works are as the sun in the sight of God: and his eyes are continually upon their ways. |
| 17他們的惡行，隱瞞不了他，他們一切的罪惡，都擺在上主的面前。 | 17Their covenants were not hid by their iniquity, and all their iniquities are in the sight of God. |
| 18人的慈愛，為天主有如印璽；他保存人的慈愛，有如保護瞳孔。 | 18The alms of a man is as a signet with him, and shall preserve the grace of a man as the apple of the eye: |
| 19此後，他必起來，回報惡人，給他們施與每人應得的報應，使他們轉入地的深處。 | 19And afterward he shall rise up, and shall render them their reward, to every one upon their own head, and shall turn them down into the bowels of the earth. |
| 20但是，給悔改的人，指出返回正義的歸路；鼓舞那些失望的人，給他們指定真理的產業。 | 20But to the penitent he hath given the way of justice, and he hath strengthened them that were fainting in patience, and hath appointed to them the lot of truth. |
| 21你應歸向上主，離棄罪惡； | 21Turn to the Lord, and forsake thy sins: |
| 22你應在他面前祈禱，並減少你的過失。 | 22Make thy prayer before the face of the Lord, and offend less. |
| 23你應歸向至高者，遠離邪惡，痛恨一切可憎惡的事。 | 23Return to the Lord, and turn away from thy injustice, and greatly hate abomination. |
| 24你應認識天主的正義和判斷，堅持他為你所指定的身分，及對至高者天主所應有的祈禱。 | 24And know the justices and judgments of God, and stand firm in the lot set before thee, and in prayer to the most high God. |
| 25你應往世界神聖的那一面去，與活着而頌揚天主的人在一起。因為在陰府裏，有誰代替活着而稱讚他的人，頌揚至高者呢？ | 25Go to the side of the holy age, with them that live and give praise to God. |
| 26不要在不虔敬者的錯誤裏停留，你要在死前讚頌上主。從死者方面，他既然等於無，也就中止了讚頌。 | 26Tarry not in the error of the ungodly, give glory before death. Praise perisheth from the dead as nothing. |
| 27惟有那活着而健在的人，能讚美上主。你要稱頌天主，你就必能因他的慈惠而自豪。 | 27Give thanks whilst thou art living, whilst thou art alive and in health thou shalt give thanks, and shalt praise God, and shalt glory in his mercies. |
| 28上主的仁慈，何其偉大！對於歸依他的人的憐憫，又何其宏大！ | 28How great is the mercy of the Lord, and his forgiveness to them that turn to him! |
| 29因為人不是一切都能的，人子也不是不死不滅的，他們喜歡邪惡虛幻的事。 | 29For all things cannot be in men, because the son of man is not immortal, and they are delighted with the vanity of evil. |
| 30什麼比太陽更光明？但它也有晦暗的時候；血肉的人貪求的，不外邪惡，但是他們必因此而受責罰。 | 30What is brighter than the sun; yet it shall be eclipsed. Or what is more wicked than that which flesh and blood hath invented? and this shall be reproved. |
| 31天主視察高天的軍旅，但眾人卻是塵埃灰土。 | 31He beholdeth the power of the height of heaven: and all men are earth and ashes. |
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