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Giovedi, 9 maggio 2024 - Beata Maria Teresa di Gesù (Carolina Gerhardinger) ( Letture di oggi)

Eclesiástico/Ben Sirá 2


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EL LIBRO DEL PUEBLO DE DIOSDOUAI-RHEIMS
1 Hijo, si te decides a servir al Señor, prepara tu alma para la prueba.1 Son, when thou comest to the service of God, stand in justice and in fear, and prepare thy soul for temptation.
2 Endereza tu corazón, sé firme, y no te inquietes en el momento de la desgracia.2 Humble thy heart, and endure: incline thy ear, and receive the words of understanding: and make not haste in the time of clouds.
3 Unete al Señor y no se separes, para que al final de tus días seas enaltecido.3 Wait on God with patience: join thyself to God, and endure, that thy life may be increased in the latter end.
4 Acepta de buen grado todo lo que te suceda, y sé paciente en las vicisitudes de tu humillación.4 Take all that shall be brought upon thee: and in thy sorrow endure, and in thy humiliation keep patience.
5 Porque el oro se purifica en el fuego, y los que agradan a Dios, en el crisol de la humillación.5 For gold and silver are tried in the fire, but acceptable men in the furnace of humiliation.
6 Confía en él, y él vendrá en tu ayuda, endereza tus caminos y espera en él.6 Believe God, and he will recover thee: and direct thy way, and trust in him. Keep his fear, and grow old therein.
7 Los que temen al Señor, esperen su misericordia, y no se desvíen, para no caer.7 Ye that fear the Lord, wait for his mercy: and go not aside from him, lest ye fall.
8 Los que temen al Señor, tengan confianza en él, y no les faltará su recompensa.8 Ye that fear the Lord, believe him: and your reward shall not be made void.
9 Los que temen al Señor, esperen sus beneficios, el gozo duradero y la misericordia.9 Ye that fear the Lord, hope in him: and mercy shall come to you for your delight.
10 Fíjense en las generaciones pasadas y vean: ¿Quién confió en el Señor y quedó confundido? ¿Quién perseveró en su temor y fue abandonado? ¿Quién lo invocó y no fue tenido en cuenta?10 Ye that fear the Lord, love him, and your hearts shall be enlightened.
11 Porque el Señor es misericordioso y compasivo, perdona los pecados y salva en el momento de la aflicción.11 My children behold the generations of men: and know ye that no one hath hoped in the Lord, and hath been confounded.
12 ¡Ay de los corazones cobardes y de las manos que desfallecen, y del pecador que va por dos caminos!12 For who hath continued in his commandment, and hath been forsaken? or who hath called upon him, and he despised him?
13 ¡Ay del corazón que desfallece, porque no tiene confianza! A causa de eso no será protegido.13 For God is compassionate and merciful, and will forgive sins in the day of tribulation: and he is a protector to all that seek him in truth.
14 ¡Ay de ustedes, los que perdieron la constancia! ¿Qué van a hacer cuando el Señor los visite?14 Woe to them that are of a double heart and to wicked lips, and to the hands that do evil, and to the sinner that goeth on the earth two ways.
15 Los que temen al Señor no desobedecen sus palabras y los que lo aman siguen fielmente sus caminos.15 Woe to them that are fainthearted, who believe not God: and therefore they shall not be protected by him.
16 Los que temen al Señor tratan de complacerlo y los que lo aman se sacian de su Ley.16 Woe to them that have lost patience, and that have forsaken the right ways, and have gone aside into crooked ways.
17 Los que temen al Señor tienen el corazón bien dispuesto y se humillan delante de él:17 And what will they do, when the Lord shall begin to examine?
18 «Abandonémonos en las manos del Señor y no en las manos de los hombres, porque así como es su grandeza es también su misericordia».18 They that fear the Lord, will not be incredulous to his word: and they that love him, will keep his way.
19 They that fear the Lord, will seek after the things that are well pleasing to him: and they that love him, shall be filled with his law.
20 They that fear the Lord, will prepare their hearts, and in his sight will sanctify their souls.
21 They that fear the Lord, keep his Commandments, and will have patience even until his visitation,
22 Saying: If we do not penance, we shall fall into the hands of the Lord, and not into the hands of men.
23 For according to his greatness, so also is his mercy with him.