| 德訓篇 |
Sirach |
| 1智慧之子，形成義人的集會；他們的家族充滿服從與友愛。 |
1 Children, pay heed to a father's right; do so that you may live. |
| 2孩子們，你們應聽從我，你們的父親；你們要這樣作，以便得救。 |
2For the LORD sets a father in honor over his children; a mother's authority he confirms over her sons. |
| 3因為，上主願父親受兒女的尊敬，且確定了母親對子女的權利。 |
3He who honors his father atones for sins; |
| 4孝敬父親的人，必能補贖罪過；且能戒避罪惡，在祈禱之日，必蒙應允。 |
4he stores up riches who reveres his mother. |
| 5孝敬母親的人，就如積蓄珍寶的人。 |
5He who honors his father is gladdened by children, and when he prays he is heard. |
| 6孝敬父親的人，必在子女身上獲得喜樂；當他祈禱時，必蒙應允。 |
6He who reveres his father will live a long life; he obeys the LORD who brings comfort to his mother. |
| 7孝敬父親的，必享長壽；聽從上主的，必使母親得到安慰。 |
7He who fears the LORD honors his father, and serves his parents as rulers. |
| 8敬畏上主的人，必孝敬父母；奉事生他的父母，猶如奉事主人。 |
8In word and deed honor your father that his blessing may come upon you; |
| 9你當以言以行，以各樣的忍耐，孝敬你的父親， |
9For a father's blessing gives a family firm roots, but a mother's curse uproots the growing plant. |
| 10好使他的祝福，降到你身上，而存留至終。 |
10Glory not in your father's shame, for his shame is no glory to you! |
| 11因為父親的祝福，鞏固子女的家庭；反之，母親的詛咒，拔除家庭的基礎。 |
11His father's honor is a man's glory; disgrace for her children, a mother's shame. |
| 12不要以你父親的羞辱為榮，因為父親的羞辱，為你不是光榮； |
12My son, take care of your father when he is old; grieve him not as long as he lives. |
| 13原來人的光榮，是建在他父親的榮譽上；不名譽的母親，是子女的恥辱。 |
13Even if his mind fail, be considerate with him; revile him not in the fullness of your strength. |
| 14我兒，你父親年老了，你當扶助；在他有生之日，不要使他憂傷。 |
14For kindness to a father will not be forgotten, it will serve as a sin offering--it will take lasting root. |
| 15若他的智力衰弱了，你要對他有耐心，不要因你年富力強就藐視他； |
15In time of tribulation it will be recalled to your advantage, like warmth upon frost it will melt away your sins. |
| 16因為，對父親所施的憐憫，是不會被遺忘的，天主必要赦免你的罪過，復興你的家庭。因你容忍母親的過失，必獲賞報； |
16A blasphemer is he who despises his father; accursed of his Creator, he who angers his mother. |
| 17天主必依公義，建立你的家庭；在你困難之日，要記念你，要消滅你的罪過，有如晴天溶化冰霜。 |
17 My son, conduct your affairs with humility, and you will be loved more than a giver of gifts. |
| 18背棄父親的，形同褻聖；激怒母親的，已為上主所詛咒。 |
18Humble yourself the more, the greater you are, and you will find favor with God. |
| 19我兒，執行你的工作時，應當謙和；這樣，你會比施惠的人更受人愛戴。 |
19 For great is the power of God; by the humble he is glorified. |
| 20你越偉大，在一切事上越當謙下；這樣，你纔能在上主面前，獲得恩寵。 |
20What is too sublime for you, seek not, into things beyond your strength search not. |
| 21因為，只有上主的權能是偉大的，為謙遜人所尊崇。 |
21What is committed to you, attend to; for what is hidden is not your concern. |
| 22為你太難的事，你不要尋找；超乎你能力的事，你不要研究；然而天主給你所規定的，你應時常思念，在他的許多工程上，你不應懷着好奇心去追究。 |
22With what is too much for you meddle not, when shown things beyond human understanding. |
| 23因為，親眼觀察那些隱密的事，為你並不需要。 |
23Their own opinion has misled many, and false reasoning unbalanced their judgment. |
| 24在超過你能力的事上，你不要勞神；在他的許多工程上，你不要懷着好奇的心； |
24Where the pupil of the eye is missing, there is no light, and where there is no knowledge, there is no wisdom. |
| 25因為，你已見到許多，人類不能理解的事； |
25A stubborn man will fare badly in the end, and he who loves danger will perish in it. |
| 26的確，有許多人受了自己妄想的欺騙，邪惡的幻想迷惑了他們的明悟。 |
26A stubborn man will be burdened with sorrow; a sinner will heap sin upon sin. |
| 27心裏頑硬的人，終究必有不幸的結局；愛危險的，必死於危險之中。 |
27For the affliction of the proud man there is no cure; he is the offshoot of an evil plant. |
| 28徘徊在兩條路上的心，決不會成功；心術不正的人，必要絆倒。 |
28The mind of a sage appreciates proverbs, and an attentive ear is the wise man's joy. |
| 29頑硬的心，必為愁苦所累；罪人必要罪上加罪。 |
29 Water quenches a flaming fire, and alms atone for sins. |
| 30驕傲人們的創傷，無法醫治，因為惡根在他們身上，已根深蒂固，而他們卻不自覺。 |
30He who does a kindness is remembered afterward; when he falls, he finds a support. |
| 31明智人的心，領會寓言；智慧人的心願，是希求熱心的聽眾。 |
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| 32聰明睿智的心，必戒避罪惡；在正義的工作上，必獲成功。 |
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| 33水可以消滅烈火，施捨可以補贖罪過。 |
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| 34天主保佑施捨的人，此後必要記念他，在他跌倒時，要使他獲得扶助。 |
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