ΣΟΦΙΑ ΣΕΙΡΑΧ - Siracide - Sirach 43

GREEK BIBLE	DOUAI-RHEIMS
1 γαυριαμα υψους στερεωμα καθαριοτητος ειδος ουρανου εν οραματι δοξης	1 The firmament on high is his beauty, the beauty of heaven with its glorious shew.
2 ηλιος εν οπτασια διαγγελλων εν εξοδω σκευος θαυμαστον εργον υψιστου	2 The sun when he appeareth shewing forth at his rising, an admirable instrument, the work of the most High.
3 εν μεσημβρια αυτου αναξηραινει χωραν και εναντιον καυματος αυτου τις υποστησεται	3 At noon he burneth the earth, and who can abide his burning heat? As one keeping a furnace in the works of heat:
4 καμινον φυσων εν εργοις καυματος τριπλασιως ηλιος εκκαιων ορη ατμιδας πυρωδεις εκφυσων και εκλαμπων ακτινας αμαυροι οφθαλμους	4 The sun three times as much, burneth the mountains, breathing out fiery vapours, and shining with his beams, he blindeth the eyes.
5 μεγας κυριος ο ποιησας αυτον και εν λογοις αυτου κατεσπευσεν πορειαν	5 Great is the Lord that made him, and at his words he hath hastened his course.
6 και η σεληνη εν πασιν εις καιρον αυτης αναδειξιν χρονων και σημειον αιωνος	6 And the moon in all in her season, is for a declaration of times and a sign of the world.
7 απο σεληνης σημειον εορτης φωστηρ μειουμενος επι συντελειας	7 From the moon is the sign of the festival day, a light that decreaseth in her perfection.
8 μην κατα το ονομα αυτης εστιν αυξανομενος θαυμαστως εν αλλοιωσει σκευος παρεμβολων εν υψει εν στερεωματι ουρανου εκλαμπων	8 The month is called after her name, increasing wonderfully in her perfection
9 καλλος ουρανου δοξα αστρων κοσμος φωτιζων εν υψιστοις κυριου	9 Being an instrument of the armies on high, shining gloriously in the Armament of heaven.
10 εν λογοις αγιου στησονται κατα κριμα και ου μη εκλυθωσιν εν φυλακαις αυτων	10 The glory of the stars is the beauty of heaven; the Lord enlighteneth the world on high.
11 ιδε τοξον και ευλογησον τον ποιησαντα αυτο σφοδρα ωραιον εν τω αυγασματι αυτου	11 By the words of the holy one they shall stand in judgment, and shall never fail in their watches.
12 εγυρωσεν ουρανον εν κυκλωσει δοξης χειρες υψιστου ετανυσαν αυτο	12 Look upon the rainbow, and bless him that made it: it is very beautiful in its brightness.
13 προσταγματι αυτου κατεσπευσεν χιονα και ταχυνει αστραπας κριματος αυτου	13 It encompasseth the heaven about with the circle of its glory, the hands of the most High have displayed it.
14 δια τουτο ηνεωχθησαν θησαυροι και εξεπτησαν νεφελαι ως πετεινα	14 By his commandment he maketh the snow to fall apace, and sendeth forth swiftly the lightnings of his judgment.
15 εν μεγαλειω αυτου ισχυσεν νεφελας και διεθρυβησαν λιθοι χαλαζης	15 Through this are the treasures opened, and the clouds fly out like birds.
16 και εν οπτασια αυτου σαλευθησεται ορη εν θεληματι αυτου πνευσεται νοτος	16 By his greatness he hath fixed the clouds, and the hailstones are broken.
17 φωνη βροντης αυτου ωνειδισεν γην και καταιγις βορεου και συστροφη πνευματος	17 At his sight shall the mountains be shaken, and at his will the south wind shall blow.
18 ως πετεινα καθιπταμενα πασσει χιονα και ως ακρις καταλυουσα η καταβασις αυτης καλλος λευκοτητος αυτης εκθαυμασει οφθαλμος και επι του υετου αυτης εκστησεται καρδια	18 The noise of his thunder shall strike the earth, so doth the northern storm, and the whirlwind:
19 και παχνην ως αλα επι γης χεει και παγεισα γινεται σκολοπων ακρα	19 And as the birds lighting upon the earth, he scattereth snow, and the falling thereof, is as the coming down of locusts.
20 ψυχρος ανεμος βορεης πνευσει και παγησεται κρυσταλλος εφ' υδατος επι πασαν συναγωγην υδατος καταλυσει και ως θωρακα ενδυσεται το υδωρ	20 The eye admireth at the beauty of the whiteness thereof, and the heart is astonished at the shower thereof.
21 καταφαγεται ορη και ερημον εκκαυσει και αποσβεσει χλοην ως πυρ	21 He shall pour frost as salt upon the earth: and when it freezeth, it shall become like the tops of thistles.
22 ιασις παντων κατα σπουδην ομιχλη δροσος απαντωσα απο καυσωνος ιλαρωσει	22 The cold north wind bloweth, and the water is congealed into crystal; upon every gathering together of waters it shall rest, and shall clothe the waters as a breastplate.
23 λογισμω αυτου εκοπασεν αβυσσον και εφυτευσεν εν αυτη νησους	23 And it shall devour the mountains, and burn the wilderness, and consume all that is green as with fire.
24 οι πλεοντες την θαλασσαν διηγουνται τον κινδυνον αυτης και ακοαις ωτιων ημων θαυμαζομεν	24 A present remedy of all is the speedy coming of a cloud, and a dew that meeteth it, by the heat that cometh, shall overpower it.
25 και εκει τα παραδοξα και θαυμασια εργα ποικιλια παντος ζωου κτισις κητων	25 At his word the wind is still, and with his thought he appeaseth the deep, and the Lord hath planted islands therein.
26 δι' αυτον ευοδοι αγγελος αυτου και εν λογω αυτου συγκειται τα παντα	26 Let them that sail on the sea, tell the dangers thereof: and when we hear with our ears, we shall admire.
27 πολλα ερουμεν και ου μη αφικωμεθα και συντελεια λογων το παν εστιν αυτος	27 There are great and wonderful works: a variety of beasts, and of all living things, and the monstrous creatures of whales.
28 δοξαζοντες που ισχυσομεν αυτος γαρ ο μεγας παρα παντα τα εργα αυτου	28 Through him is established the end of their journey, and by his word all things are regulated.
29 φοβερος κυριος και σφοδρα μεγας και θαυμαστη η δυναστεια αυτου	29 We shall say much, and yet shall want words: but the sum of our words is, He is all.
30 δοξαζοντες κυριον υψωσατε καθ' οσον αν δυνησθε υπερεξει γαρ και ετι και υψουντες αυτον πληθυνατε εν ισχυι μη κοπιατε ου γαρ μη αφικησθε	30 What shall we be able to do to glorify him? for the Almighty himself is above all his works.
31 τις εορακεν αυτον και εκδιηγησεται και τις μεγαλυνει αυτον καθως εστιν	31 ,31The Lord is terrible, and exceeding great, and his power is admirable.
32 πολλα αποκρυφα εστιν μειζονα τουτων ολιγα γαρ εωρακαμεν των εργων αυτου	32 Glorify the Lord as much as ever you can, for he will yet far exceed, and his magnificence is wonderful.
33 παντα γαρ εποιησεν ο κυριος και τοις ευσεβεσιν εδωκεν σοφιαν	33 Blessing the Lord, exalt him as much as you can: for he is above all praise.
	34 When you exalt him put forth all your strength, and be not weary: for you can never go far enough.
	35 Who shall see him, and declare him? and who shall magnify him as he is from the beginning?
	36 There are many things hidden from us that are greater than these: for we have seen but a few of his works.
	37 But the Lord hath made all things, and to the godly he hath given wisdom.