Sirach 50

KING JAMES BIBLE	Peshitta
1 Simon the high priest, the son of Onias, who in his life repaired the house again, and in his days fortified the temple:	1 ܪܒ ܐܚ̈ܘܗܝ ܘܟܠܝܠܐ ܕܥܡܗ ܫܡܥܘܢ ܒܪ ܢܬܢܝܐ ܟܗܢܐ ܪܒܐ ܕܒܝܘܡ̈ܘܗܝ ܐܬܒܢܝ ܒܝܬܐ ܘܐܬܬܩܦ ܗܝܟܠܐ
2 And by him was built from the foundation the double height, the high fortress of the wall about the temple:	2 ܘܐܬܬܣܝܡ ܫܘܪܐ ܥܥ̈ܝܬܐ ܘܐܬܒܢܝܬ ܚܕܪܬܐ
3 In his days the cistern to receive water, being in compass as the sea, was covered with plates of brass:	3 ܘܚ̣ܦܪ ܡܒܘܥܐ
4 He took care of the temple that it should not fall, and fortified the city against besieging:	4 ܘܦܨܝ ܠܥܡܗ ܡܢ ܣܢܐ̈ܐ
5 How was he honoured in the midst of the people in his coming out of the sanctuary!	5 ܡܐ ܝܐܐ ܒܡܦܩܗ ܡܢ ܗܝܟܠܐ ܟܕ ܡܬܚܙܐ ܡܢ ܬܚܝܬ ܦܪܝܣܐ
6 He was as the morning star in the midst of a cloud, and as the moon at the full:	6 ܐܝܟ ܟܘܟܒ ܢܘܓܗܐ ܡܢ ܒܝܢܬ ܥܢ̈ܢܐ ܘܐܝܟ ܣܗܪܐ ܒܝܘܡ̈ܝ ܢܝܣܢ
7 As the sun shining upon the temple of the most High, and as the rainbow giving light in the bright clouds:	7 ܘܐܝܟ ܫܡܫܐ ܕܕܢܝܚ ܥܠ ܐܦܕ̈ܢܐ ܘܐܝܟ ܩܫܬܐ ܒܥܢ̈ܢܐ
8 And as the flower of roses in the spring of the year, as lilies by the rivers of waters, and as the branches of the frankincense tree in the time of summer:	8 ܘܐܝܟ ܫܒ̈ܠܐ ܕܚܩܠܐ ܘܐܝܟ ܫܘܫܢܬ ܡܠܟܐ ܒܡܒܘ̈ܥܝ ܡܝ̈ܐ ܘܐܝܟ ܐܝ̈ܠܢܐ ܕܠܒܢܢ ܒܝܘܡ̈ܝ ܩܛܦܐ
9 As fire and incense in the censer, and as a vessel of beaten gold set with all manner of precious stones:	9 ܘܐܝܟ ܪܝܚܐ ܕܠܒܘܢܬܐ ܥܠ ܦܝܪܡܐ ܘܐܝܟ ܥܩܐ ܕܕܗܒܐ ܕܡܦܬܟ ܫܦܝܪ ܘܡܨܒܬ ܒܟܐ̈ܦܐ ܛܒ̈ܬܐ
10 And as a fair olive tree budding forth fruit, and as a cypress tree which groweth up to the clouds.	10 ܘܐܝܟ ܙܝܬܐ ܗܕܝܪܐ ܕܪ̈ܘܪܒܢ ܣܘ̈ܟܘܗܝ ܘܐܝܟ ܐܝܠܢܐ ܕܡܫܚܐ ܕܡܣܒܥ ܒܥܘ̈ܦܘܗܝ
11 When he put on the robe of honour, and was clothed with the perfection of glory, when he went up to the holy altar, he made the garment of holiness honourable.	11 ܒܡܠܒܫܗ ܡܐ̈ܢܐ ܕܩܘܕܫܐ ܘܒܡܥܛܦܗ ܡܐ̈ܢܐ ܕܐܝܩܪܐ ܒܡܦܩܗ ܠܡܩܒܠܘ ܬܫܒ̈ܚܬܐ ܒܝܐܝܘܬܐ ܕܬܘܩܦܐ ܕܡܩܕܫܐ
12 When he took the portions out of the priests' hands, he himself stood by the hearth of the altar, compassed about, as a young cedar in Libanus; and as palm trees compassed they him round about.	12 ܒܡܩܒܠܘܬܗ ܗܕܡ̈ܐ ܕܒܣܪܐ ܡܢ ܐܝܕܐ ܕܐܚ̈ܘܗܝ ܘܗ̣ܘ ܩܐܡ ܠܥܠ ܡܢ ܣܕܪ̈ܐ ܘܟܪܝܟܝܢ ܠܗ̣ ܐܝܟ ܟܠܝܠܐ ܐܚ̈ܘܗܝ
13 So were all the sons of Aaron in their glory, and the oblations of the Lord in their hands, before all the congregation of Israel.	13 ܟܠܗܘܢ ܒ̈ܢܝ ܐܗܪܘܢ ܒܐܝܩܪܗܘܢ ܩܘܪ̈ܒܢܐ ܒܐܝ̈ܕܝܗܘܢ ܠܘܩܒܠ ܟܘܠܗ ܥܡܐ ܕܐܝܣܪܝܠ
14 And finishing the service at the altar, that he might adorn the offering of the most high Almighty,	14 ܥܕܡܐ ܕܫܠܡ ܠܡܫܡܫܘ ܡܕܒܚܐ ܘܠܡܫܡܫܘ ܒܚܕܘܬܐ ܕܩܘܕܫܐ
15 He stretched out his hand to the cup, and poured of the blood of the grape, he poured out at the foot of the altar a sweetsmelling savour unto the most high King of all.	15 ܐܘܫܛ ܥܠ ܩܣܛܐ ܐܝܕܗ ܘܢܣܒ ܚܡܪܐ ܥܬܝܩܐ ܘܢܣܟ ܥܠ ܓܢܒ ܡܕܒܚܐ ܠܪܝܚܐ ܕܢܝܚܐ
16 Then shouted the sons of Aaron, and sounded the silver trumpets, and made a great noise to be heard, for a remembrance before the most High.	16 ܘܗ̇ܝܕܝܢ ܝܒ̇ܒܘ ܒ̈ܢܝ ܐܗܪܘܢ ܒܩܪ̈ܢܬܐ ܩܕܡ ܟܠܗ ܥܡܐ ܕܝܣܪܝܠ ܘܐܫܡܥܘ ܩܠܐ ܬܩܝܦܐ ܠܡܒܪܟܘ ܩܕܡ ܟܘܠܗ ܥܡܐ
17 Then all the people together hasted, and fell down to the earth upon their faces to worship their Lord God Almighty, the most High.	17 ܘܢܦܠܘ ܥܠ ܐܦܝ̈ܗܘܢ ܥܠ ܐܪܥܐ ܐܟܚܕܐ ܟܠܗ ܥܡܐ ܠܡܣܓܕ ܠܐܠܗܐ
18 The singers also sang praises with their voices, with great variety of sounds was there made sweet melody.	18 ܘܝܗܒܘ ܠܬܘܕܝܬܐ ܩܠܗܘܢ ܘܐܬܒܣܡܘ ܐܟܚܕܐ ܒܨܠܘܬܐ
19 And the people besought the Lord, the most High, by prayer before him that is merciful, till the solemnity of the Lord was ended, and they had finished his service.	19 ܘܫܒܚܘ ܥܡܐ ܕܐܪܥܐ ܠܐܠܗܐ
20 Then he went down, and lifted up his hands over the whole congregation of the children of Israel, to give the blessing of the Lord with his lips, and to rejoice in his name.
21 And they bowed themselves down to worship the second time, that they might receive a blessing from the most High.
22 Now therefore bless ye the God of all, which only doeth wondrous things every where, which exalteth our days from the womb, and dealeth with us according to his mercy.	22 ܕܥܒܕ ܦܪ̈ܝܫܬܐ ܒܐܪܥܐ ܕܒܪܐ ܒܢܝܢ̈ܫܐ ܡܢ ܟܪܣܐ ܕܐܡܗܘܢ ܘܡܕܒܪ ܠܗܘܢ ܐܝܟ ܨܒܝܢܗ
23 He grant us joyfulness of heart, and that peace may be in our days in Israel for ever:	23 ܠܡܬܠ ܠܗܘܢ ܚܟܡܬܐ ܕܠܒܐ ܘܢܗܘܐ ܫܠܡܐ ܒܝܢܬܗܘܢ
24 That he would confirm his mercy with us, and deliver us at his time!	24 ܘܢܬܩܝܡ ܥܡ ܫܡܥܘܢ ܚܣܕܐ ܘܥܡ ܙܪܥܗ ܐܝܟ ܝܘܡ̈ܬܐ ܕܫܡܝܐ
25 There be two manner of nations which my heart abhorreth, and the third is no nation:	25 ܒܬܪܝܢ ܥܡܡ̈ܝܢ ܐܬܬܥܝܩܬ ܢܦܫܝ ܘܕܬܠܬܐ ܠܐ ܗܘܐ ܥܡܐ
26 They that sit upon the mountain of Samaria, and they that dwell among the Philistines, and that foolish people that dwell in Sichem.	26 ܝܬ̈ܒܝ ܓܒܠ ܘܦܠܫ̈ܬܝܐ ܘܥܡܐ ܣܟܠܐ ܕܝܬܒ ܒܫܟܝܡ
27 Jesus the son of Sirach of Jerusalem hath written in this book the instruction of understanding and knowledge, who out of his heart poured forth wisdom.	27 ܟܘܠ ܡܬܠܐ ܕܚܟܝܡ̈ܐ ܘܐܘܚ̈ܕܬܗܘܢ ܟܬܝܒܝܢ ܒܣܦܪܐ ܗܢܐ
28 Blessed is he that shall be exercised in these things; and he that layeth them up in his heart shall become wise.	28 ܛܘܒܘܗܝ ܠܓܒܪܐ ܕܒܗܠܝܢ ܢܪܢܐ ܘܢܐܠܦ ܐ̈ܢܝܢ ܘܢܚܟܡ ܐ̈ܢܝܢ ܘܢܥܒܕ ܐ̈ܢܝܢ
29 For if he do them, he shall be strong to all things: for the light of the Lord leadeth him, who giveth wisdom to the godly. Blessed be the name of the Lord for ever. Amen, Amen.	29 ܪܘܡܐ ܕܕܚܠܬܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܥܠ ܟܠܡܕܡ ܐܬܬܪܝܡܬ ܚܙܝܗ ܒܪܝ ܘܠܐ ܬܫܒܩܝܗ̇