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； | 1The Lord created man from the earth and let him return to earth. |
| 2給他限定了日數和時期，賜給他治理世上事物的權力。 | 2He settled a fixed time for them and a set number of days, giving them power over everything on earth. |
| 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 endowed them with a strength like his own, making them in his own image. |
| 4使一切生物都畏懼他，使他能制服禽獸。 | 4He put the fear of men in all living things, thus they had mastery over the animals and birds. |
| 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 endowed them with knowledge; he gave them tongue and eyes, ears and a mind to think with. |
| 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 filled them with wisdom and knowledge; he taught them 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 put his own eye in their hearts so they would understand 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。 | 8They will praise his holy Name and relate the magnificence of his creation. |
| 9他賜給他們理智，又賜給他們生命的法律，作為產業； | 9He gave them revealed knowledge as well and handed over to them the Law of life. |
| 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 established an everlasting covenant with them and let them know his 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！」 | 11Human eyes saw the splendor of the Glory of God; their ears heard the grandeur of his voice. |
| 12並吩咐他們，每人要關心別人。 | 12He said to them, "Keep yourselves from all wrongdoing," and to each of them he gave commands regarding his neighbor. |
| 13他們的道路，時常在他面前，絲毫隱瞞不了他的眼目。 | 13Their conduct is always before the Lord; they cannot escape his sight. |
| 14他給每個民族，立了一個統治者； | 14He has placed a leader over each nation, but Israel is the Lord's own portion. |
| 15但是，以色列顯然是上主的一分子。 | 15Their deeds are as clear as the sun to him, he always observes their ways. |
| 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。 | 16Their misdeeds cannot be hidden from him, all their sins are before the Lord. |
| 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。 | 17He holds a man's almsgiving dear as a priceless signet ring; he cherishes a good deed like the apple of his eye. |
| 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。 | 18One day he will rise and reward them; he will place their prize on their heads. |
| 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。 | 19He allows those who repent to return; he comforts those whose hopes are fading. |
| 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。 | 20Be converted to the Lord and give up your sins, plead with him to lessen your offense. |
| 21你應歸向上主，離棄罪惡； | 21Return to the Almighty, turn aside from wrongdoing and totally detest evil. |
| 22你應在他面前祈禱，並減少你的過失。 | 22For who in the grave will praise the Almighty, if the living do not give him glory? |
| 23你應歸向至高者，遠離邪惡，痛恨一切可憎惡的事。 | 23The dead man is as if he did not exist and cannot give praise; he who has life and health can praise the Lord. |
| 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。 | 24How great is the mercy of the Lord and his forgiveness for those who turn to him! |
| 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？ | 25Man cannot have everything in his power since he is not immortal. |
| 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。 | 26What is brighter than the sun? Yet it disappears. Man is no more than flesh and blood, yet he thinks of doing evil. |
| 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。 | 27While the sun surveys the stars in the lofty sky, all men remain dust and ashes. |
| 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！ | 28 |
| 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。 | 29 |
| 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。 | 30 |
| 31天主視察高天的軍旅，但眾人卻是塵埃灰土。 | 31 |
| 32 | 32 |
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