Sirach 48

CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN	GREEK BIBLE
1 And the prophet Elijah arose like a fire, and his word burned like a torch.	1 και ανεστη ηλιας προφητης ως πυρ και ο λογος αυτου ως λαμπας εκαιετο
2 He brought a famine upon them, and those who provoked him in their envy became few. For they could not bear the precepts of the Lord.	2 ος επηγαγεν επ' αυτους λιμον και τω ζηλω αυτου ωλιγοποιησεν αυτους
3 By the word of the Lord, he closed the heavens, and he brought down fire from heaven three times.	3 εν λογω κυριου ανεσχεν ουρανον κατηγαγεν ουτως τρις πυρ
4 In this way, Elijah was magnified in his wondrous works. So who can say that he is similar to you in glory?	4 ως εδοξασθης ηλια εν θαυμασιοις σου και τις ομοιος σοι καυχασθαι
5 He raised up a dead man from the grave, from the fate of death, by the word of the Lord God.	5 ο εγειρας νεκρον εκ θανατου και εξ αδου εν λογω υψιστου
6 He threw down kings unto perdition, and he easily shattered their power and boasting from his bed.	6 ο καταγαγων βασιλεις εις απωλειαν και δεδοξασμενους απο κλινης αυτων
7 He heeded the judgment at Sinai, and the judgments of punishment at Horeb.	7 ακουων εν σινα ελεγμον και εν χωρηβ κριματα εκδικησεως
8 He anointed kings unto repentance, and he chose the prophets who would follow after him.	8 ο χριων βασιλεις εις ανταποδομα και προφητας διαδοχους μετ' αυτον
9 He was received into a whirlwind of fire, into a swift chariot with fiery horses.	9 ο αναλημφθεις εν λαιλαπι πυρος εν αρματι ιππων πυρινων
10 He is written in the judgments of the times, so as to lessen the wrath of the Lord, to reconcile the heart of the father to the son, and to restore the tribes of Jacob.	10 ο καταγραφεις εν ελεγμοις εις καιρους κοπασαι οργην προ θυμου επιστρεψαι καρδιαν πατρος προς υιον και καταστησαι φυλας ιακωβ
11 Blessed are those who saw you, and who were adorned with your friendship.	11 μακαριοι οι ιδοντες σε και οι εν αγαπησει κεκοιμημενοι και γαρ ημεις ζωη ζησομεθα
12 For we live only in our life, and after death, our name will not be the same.	12 ηλιας ος εν λαιλαπι εσκεπασθη και ελισαιε ενεπλησθη πνευματος αυτου και εν ημεραις αυτου ουκ εσαλευθη υπο αρχοντος και ου κατεδυναστευσεν αυτον ουδεις
13 Certainly, Elijah was covered by the whirlwind, and his spirit was completed in Elisha. In his days, he was not fearful of the ruler, and no power defeated him.	13 πας λογος ουχ υπερηρεν αυτον και εν κοιμησει επροφητευσεν το σωμα αυτου
14 No word overwhelmed him, and after death, his body prophesied.	14 και εν ζωη αυτου εποιησεν τερατα και εν τελευτη θαυμασια τα εργα αυτου
15 In his life, he gave great portents, and in death, he wrought miracles.	15 εν πασιν τουτοις ου μετενοησεν ο λαος και ουκ απεστησαν απο των αμαρτιων αυτων εως επρονομευθησαν απο γης αυτων και διεσκορπισθησαν εν παση τη γη
16 In all these things, the people did not repent, and they did not withdraw from their sins, even until they were cast out of their land, and were dispersed throughout all the earth.	16 και κατελειφθη ο λαος ολιγοστος και αρχων εν τω οικω δαυιδ τινες μεν αυτων εποιησαν το αρεστον τινες δε επληθυναν αμαρτιας
17 And there was left behind a people very few in number, but with a leader in the house of David.	17 εζεκιας ωχυρωσεν την πολιν αυτου και εισηγαγεν εις μεσον αυτης υδωρ ωρυξεν σιδηρω ακροτομον και ωκοδομησεν κρηνας εις υδατα
18 Some of these did what pleased God. But others committed many sins.	18 εν ημεραις αυτου ανεβη σενναχηριμ και απεστειλεν ραψακην και απηρεν και επηρεν χειρα αυτου επι σιων και εμεγαλαυχησεν εν υπερηφανια αυτου
19 Hezekiah fortified his city, and he brought water into its midst, and he dug into rock with iron, and he built a well for water.	19 τοτε εσαλευθησαν καρδιαι και χειρες αυτων και ωδινησαν ως αι τικτουσαι
20 In his days, Sennacherib rose up, and he sent Rabshakeh, and he lifted up his hand against them, and he extended his hand against Zion, and he became arrogant in his power.	20 και επεκαλεσαντο τον κυριον τον ελεημονα εκπετασαντες τας χειρας αυτων προς αυτον και ο αγιος εξ ουρανου ταχυ επηκουσεν αυτων και ελυτρωσατο αυτους εν χειρι ησαιου
21 Then their hearts and hands shook. And they were in pain, like women giving birth.	21 επαταξεν την παρεμβολην των ασσυριων και εξετριψεν αυτους ο αγγελος αυτου
22 And they called upon the merciful Lord. And they spread their hands and lifted them up to heaven. And the holy Lord God quickly heeded their voice.	22 εποιησεν γαρ εζεκιας το αρεστον κυριω και ενισχυσεν εν οδοις δαυιδ του πατρος αυτου ας ενετειλατο ησαιας ο προφητης ο μεγας και πιστος εν ορασει αυτου
23 He was not mindful of their sins, and he did not give them over to their enemies. Instead, he purified them by the hand of Isaiah, the holy prophet.	23 εν ταις ημεραις αυτου ανεποδισεν ο ηλιος και προσεθηκεν ζωην βασιλει
24 He threw down the army of the Assyrians, and the Angel of the Lord crushed them.	24 πνευματι μεγαλω ειδεν τα εσχατα και παρεκαλεσεν τους πενθουντας εν σιων
25 For Hezekiah did what pleased God, and he went with fortitude in the way of David his father, just as he had been commanded by Isaiah, a prophet great and faithful in the sight of God.	25 εως του αιωνος υπεδειξεν τα εσομενα και τα αποκρυφα πριν η παραγενεσθαι αυτα
26 In his days, the sun went backwards, and he added to the king’s life.
27 With a great spirit he saw the final things. And he consoled the mourners in Zion.
28 He revealed the future, even the distant future, and hidden things before they occurred.