德训篇:Chapter 16

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德训篇:Chapter 16

德训篇	Sirach
¹若子女不敬畏上主，虽然众多，你也不要因此而喜欢。	¹Do not long for a brood of worthless children, and take no joy in godless sons.
²不要依赖他们的生命，也不要依靠他们的后裔；	²However many you have, do not rejoice in them if they have no fear of God.
³因为，有一个敬畏天主的儿子，胜过一千个不虔敬的儿女。	³Do not depend on their having a long life, or trust in their number, because one is better than a thousand and their death is preferable to their being godless.
⁴没有儿子而死，比留下不虔敬的儿子更好。	⁴A city can arise from one man who is prudent. Yet, even though the wicked become a great tribe, they will be destroyed.
⁵因为一位智慧人，就能使一城人烟稠密，而罪人的家族，却可使城池荒凉。	⁵I have seen such things with my own eyes and my ears have heard of still greater things.
⁶我亲眼见许多这样的事，我亲耳听到的比此更多。	⁶Fire has come upon the meeting of sinners and God's wrath is kindled against rebellious people.
⁷烈火在罪人的集会中燃烧，义怒向背信的民族怒吼。	⁷God did not pardon the leaders of old who rebelled in their pride of strength.
⁸对那些倚仗己力而背叛的古代巨人，上主没有息怒；	⁸He did not spare the city where Lot lived; he detested their pride.
⁹与罗特同城的人，天主也没有宽恕，因为他们的骄傲招了天主的厌恶。	⁹He showed no pity on the people doomed to destruction; they were annihilated for their sins.
¹⁰他没有怜悯丧亡的子民，即那些因罪恶，而自高自大的人；	¹⁰In the same way, he dealt with the six hundred thousand men who, in the hardness of their hearts, had revolted.
¹¹也同样对待了六十万步兵，即那些因心硬，而齐集反抗的人。如果有一个倔强的人而未受罚，才是奇事。	¹¹Had there been only one stubborn man it would have been amazing if he had escaped unpunished, since mercy and anger belong to the Lord who is powerful both in forgiveness and in punishment.
¹²因为，怜悯和义怒全属于上主；他大施宽恕，但也倾注义怒。	¹²His justice is as great as his mercy and he judges men by their deeds.
¹³他的仁慈大，他的惩罚也同样大；他依照每人的行为审判人。	¹³Just as the sinner will not escape with his booty, the patience of the upright man will not go unrewarded.
¹⁴罪犯及其赃物，逃遁不了；虔敬人的忍耐，不会落空。	¹⁴God will reward every act of mercy; each person will be treated according to his deeds.
¹⁵凡施舍行善的人，必会获得赏报；各人按自己的行为，及其旅行时所有的明智，必会得到酬报。上主曾硬了法郎的心，致令他不认识上主，和他在天下显示的工程。万物都见到了他的仁慈，他赐给了人光明和黑暗。	¹⁵Do not say, "I will hide from the Lord; who will remember me up there? I will not be recognized in the midst of so many. What am I in the immensity of creation?"
¹⁶不要说：「我能逃避上主，在至高处，还有谁会想到我？	¹⁶Look: the sky and the heavens above the sky, the sea and the earth tremble when he comes.
¹⁷在广大的人民中，必然无人认识我；我的性命，在这无量的造物中，又算得什么？」	¹⁷The mountains, together with the foundations of the earth, are filled with dread before his sight.
¹⁸请看天，天外天，深渊，大地和地上的一切所有，当他视察时，都要动摇；	¹⁸But nobody thinks of such things: who is interested in the ways of God?
¹⁹山岳和大地的基础，天主一观看，都要颤栗摇撼。	¹⁹Most of his works go unnoticed and man does not see where the storm originates.
²⁰对于这些事，人心怎么还不领悟？对众人的心，天主是洞悉的。	²⁰"Who tells us of the interventions of God? Who expects them? The Covenant is far away."
²¹谁能洞察他的道路？正如风暴，人难预见。	²¹Such are the thoughts of the man of little sense, the foolish, dissolute man who loves his illusions.
²²同样，天主的许多作为，也是隐而不见的。「谁能传述他正义的作为？谁能等待那事？因为，他的盟约离一些人尚远。」到末日他才审问众人。	²²Listen to me, my sons; acquire knowledge and apply your heart to my words.
²³心中愚蒙的人，是如此设想；不明智而自欺的人，只思虑狂妄的事。	²³I will expound the teaching step by step and impart knowledge carefully.
²⁴我儿，你要听从我，你要学习智慧的教训，你要留心注意我的话：	²⁴God created his works from the beginning and, as he made them, he assigned to each its place.
²⁵我要指出思量过的道理，我要详细陈述智慧；所以，你要在心留意我的话，我要公正地，述说天主从起初就赋与万有的神力：我要真实地，陈述他的智慧。	²⁵He arranged them for all time, their beginning and their unfolding. They do not hunger or grow weary and they never cease from their duties.
²⁶太初，上主造化了万物；在创造时，分别了万物的种类。	²⁶Not one has collided with its neighbor; they will never disobey his commands.
²⁷永远把自己的化工布置就序，连续给它们派定了统帅。它们不感觉饥饿，也不感觉疲劳，因为统帅总不停顿自己的工作。	²⁷Afterwards, the Lord looked down on the earth and filled it with his riches.
²⁸它们彼此不相侵犯，	²⁸He covered its surface with all kinds of living things which must return to it.
²⁹永远不违背他的安排。	²⁹
³⁰此后，上主俯视大地，将自己的美善，充满世界；	³⁰
³¹用各种生物，遮盖了地面；但它们仍要归于尘土。	³¹

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