| 德訓篇 |
Sirach |
| 1約史雅的紀念，就如精製香料的人，用各種香味配成的香料， |
1 The name JOSIAH is like blended incense, made lasting by a skilled perfumer. Precious is his memory, like honey to the taste, like music at a banquet. |
| 2在眾人口裏，甜如蜂蜜，又如酒會中的音樂。 |
2For he grieved over our betrayals, and destroyed the abominable idols. |
| 3他悲痛人民的背信，因此剷除了邪惡的可憎之物； |
3He turned to God with his whole heart, and, though times were evil, he practiced virtue. |
| 4他使自己的心，歸向上主；他在罪惡橫流的時代，實行了熱心敬主的事。 |
4Except for David, Hezekiah and Josiah, they all were wicked; They abandoned the Law of the Most High, these kings of Judah, right to the very end. |
| 5除達味、希則克雅和約史雅外，別的都犯了錯誤； |
5So he gave over their power to others, their glory to a foolish foreign nation |
| 6猶大的君王們，由於離棄了至高者的法律，蔑視了對天主應有的敬畏，因而都已喪亡： |
6Who burned the holy city and left its streets desolate, As JEREMIAH had foretold; |
| 7因為，他們將自己的權力，讓給外人，把自己的光榮，交於外方民族。 |
7for they had treated him badly who even in the womb had been made a prophet, To root out, pull down, and destroy, and then to build and to plant. |
| 8這民族燒毀了蒙選的聖城，使城中的道路不見人跡，全照耶肋米亞預言過的。 |
8EZEKIEL beheld the vision and described the different creatures of the chariot; |
| 9因為猶太人虐待了他，雖然他從母胎就被選為先知，來擔負剷除、推翻、毀滅、建設、栽培和復興等工作。 |
9He also referred to JOB, who always persevered in the right path. |
| 10厄則克耳看見上主在革魯賓的車上，顯示給他的輝煌異像； |
10Then, too, the TWELVE PROPHETS-- may their bones return to life from their resting place!-- Gave new strength to Jacob and saved him by their faith and hope. |
| 11他也提到遵行各樣正道的約伯。 |
11 How can we fittingly praise ZERUBBABEL, who was like a signet ring on God's right hand, |
| 12願十二先知的骨骸，從自己的塋地再放異彩，因為他們曾安慰了雅各伯，以自已堅固的信仰拯救了他。 |
12And Jeshua, Jozadak's son? In their time they built the house of God; They erected the holy temple, destined for everlasting glory. |
| 13我們要怎樣讚頌則魯巴貝耳？他像右手所帶的印章指環， |
13Extolled be the memory of NEHEMIAH! He rebuilt our ruined walls, Restored our shattered defenses, and set up gates and bars. |
| 14約匝達克的兒子耶叔亞，也是如此：他們二人在任期內，建造了殿宇，並為上主高建了一座永遠輝煌的聖殿。 |
14 Few on earth have been made the equal of ENOCH, for he was taken up bodily. |
| 15乃赫米雅值得紀念的事更多：他給我們重修了倒塌的城墻，安門加閂，並修葺了我們的房屋。 |
15Was ever a man born like JOSEPH? Even his dead body was provided for. |
| 16世上受造的人中，沒有一個像哈諾客這樣的人，因為他從世上被提升天。 |
16Glorious, too, were SHEM and SETH and ENOS; but beyond that of any living being was the splendor of ADAM. |
| 17出生的人中，也沒有一個像若瑟的，他是兄弟們的領袖，民族的棟梁，弟兄的監護人； |
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| 18他的遺骸特別受人敬重，死後還說了預言。 |
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| 19在人類中，閃、舍特、厄諾士、都受人尊敬；但在受造上，超過眾生的，卻是亞當。 |
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