ΣΟΦΙΑ ΣΕΙΡΑΧ - Siracide - Sirach 49

Septuaginta - Nestle-Aland	Catholic Public Domain Bible
¹ μνημοσυνον ιωσιου εις συνθεσιν θυμιαματος εσκευασμενον εργω μυρεψου εν παντι στοματι ως μελι γλυκανθησεται και ως μουσικα εν συμποσιω οινου	¹ The memory of Josiah is like a blend of fragrances composed by the work of a perfumer.
² αυτος κατευθυνθη εν επιστροφη λαου και εξηρεν βδελυγματα ανομιας	² His remembrance will be sweet like honey in every mouth, and like music at a banquet of wine.
³ κατευθυνεν προς κυριον την καρδιαν αυτου εν ημεραις ανομων κατισχυσεν την ευσεβειαν	³ He was divinely directed for the repentance of the nation, and he took away the abominations of impiety.
⁴ παρεξ δαυιδ και εζεκιου και ιωσιου παντες πλημμελειαν επλημμελησαν κατελιπον γαρ τον νομον του υψιστου οι βασιλεις ιουδα εξελιπον	⁴ And he guided his heart toward the Lord. And during the days of sinners, he strengthened piety.
⁵ εδωκαν γαρ το κερας αυτων ετεροις και την δοξαν αυτων εθνει αλλοτριω	⁵ Other than David, and Hezekiah, and Josiah, everyone committed sin.
⁶ ενεπυρισαν εκλεκτην πολιν αγιασματος και ηρημωσαν τας οδους αυτης	⁶ For the kings of Judah abandoned the law of the Most High, and they held contempt for the fear of God.
⁷ εν χειρι ιερεμιου εκακωσαν γαρ αυτον και αυτος εν μητρα ηγιασθη προφητης εκριζουν και κακουν και απολλυειν ωσαυτως οικοδομειν και καταφυτευειν	⁷ For they gave their kingdom to foreigners, and their glory to a strange people.
⁸ ιεζεκιηλ ος ειδεν ορασιν δοξης ην υπεδειξεν αυτω επι αρματος χερουβιν	⁸ They set fire to the chosen city of sanctity, and they made its streets desolate, in accord with the hand of Jeremiah.
⁹ και γαρ εμνησθη των εχθρων εν ομβρω και αγαθωσαι τους ευθυνοντας οδους	⁹ For they treated him wickedly, though he was consecrated as a prophet from his mother’s womb: to overthrow, and to root out, and to destroy, and also to rebuild and to renew.
¹⁰ και των δωδεκα προφητων τα οστα αναθαλοι εκ του τοπου αυτων παρεκαλεσαν γαρ τον ιακωβ και ελυτρωσαντο αυτους εν πιστει ελπιδος	¹⁰ It was Ezekiel who saw a vision of glory, which was revealed to him with the chariot of the Cherubim.
¹¹ πως μεγαλυνωμεν τον ζοροβαβελ και αυτος ως σφραγις επι δεξιας χειρος	¹¹ For it called to mind the enemies under the figure of rain, to do good to those who have revealed the upright ways.
¹² ουτως ιησους υιος ιωσεδεκ οι εν ημεραις αυτων ωκοδομησαν οικον και ανυψωσαν ναον αγιον κυριω ητοιμασμενον εις δοξαν αιωνος	¹² And may the bones of the twelve prophets spring up from their place. For they strengthened Jacob, and they redeemed themselves with a virtuous faith.
¹³ και νεεμιου επι πολυ το μνημοσυνον του εγειραντος ημιν τειχη πεπτωκοτα και στησαντος πυλας και μοχλους και ανεγειραντος τα οικοπεδα ημων	¹³ How will we magnify Zerubbabel? For he, too, was like a signet on the right hand.
¹⁴ ουδεις εκτισθη επι της γης τοιουτος οιος ενωχ και γαρ αυτος ανελημφθη απο της γης	¹⁴ So also was Jesus, the son of Jozadak, who in their days built the house, and raised up a holy temple to the Lord, as a preparation for everlasting glory.
¹⁵ ουδε ως ιωσηφ εγεννηθη ανηρ ηγουμενος αδελφων στηριγμα λαου και τα οστα αυτου επεσκεπησαν	¹⁵ And may Nehemiah be remembered for a long time. He raised up for us the walls that had been torn down. And he made firm the gates and the bars. He raised up our houses.
¹⁶ σημ και σηθ εν ανθρωποις εδοξασθησαν και υπερ παν ζωον εν τη κτισει αδαμ	¹⁶ No one has been born upon the earth like Enoch. And he was also taken up from the earth.
	¹⁷ And there was no one like Joseph, who was a man born to be foremost among his brothers, the firmament of his clan, a guide to his brethren, the mainstay of his people.
	¹⁸ And his bones were visited, and after death, they prophesied.
	¹⁹ Shem and Seth obtained glory among men. And above every soul, at the very beginning, was Adam.