Sirach 46

NEW AMERICAN BIBLE	DOUAI-RHEIMS
1 Valiant leader was JOSHUA, son of Nun, assistant to Moses in the prophetic office, Formed to be, as his name implies, the great savior of God's chosen ones, To punish the enemy and to win the inheritance for Israel.	1 Valiant in war was Jesus the son of Nave, who was successor of Moses among the prophets, who was great according to his name,
2 What glory was his when he raised his arm, to brandish his javelin against the city!	2 Very great for the saving the elect of God, to overthrow the enemies that rose up against them, that he might get the inheritance for Israel.
3 And who could withstand him when he fought the battles of the LORD?	3 How great glory did he gain when he lifted up his hands, and stretched out swords against the cities?
4 Did he not by his power stop the sun, so that one day became two?	4 Who before him hath so resisted? for the Lord himself brought the enemies.
5 He called upon the Most High God when his enemies beset him on all sides, And God Most High gave answer to him in hailstones of tremendous power,	5 Was not the sun stopped in his anger, and one day made as two?
6 Which he rained down upon the hostile army till on the slope he destroyed the foe; That all the doomed nations might know that the LORD was watching over his people's battles. And because he was a devoted follower of God	6 He called upon the most high Sovereign when the enemies assaulted him on every side, and the great and holy God heard him by hailstones of exceeding great force.
7 and in Moses' lifetime showed himself loyal, He and CALEB, son of Jephunneh, when they opposed the rebel assembly, Averted God's anger from the people and suppressed the wicked complaint--	7 He made a violent assault against the nation of his enemies, and in the descent he destroyed the adversaries.
8 Because of this, they were the only two spared from the six hundred thousand infantry, To lead the people into their inheritance, the land flowing with milk and honey.	8 That the nations might know his power, that it is not easy to fight against God. And he followed the mighty one:
9 And the strength he gave to Caleb remained with him even in his old age Till he won his way onto the summits of the land; his family too received an inheritance,	9 And in the days of Moses he did a work of mercy, he and Caleb the son of Jephone, in standing against the enemy, and withholding the people from sins, and appeasing the wicked murmuring.
10 That all the people of Jacob might know how good it is to be a devoted follower of the LORD.	10 And they two being appointed, were delivered out of the danger from among the number of six hundred thousand men on foot, to bring them into their inheritance, into the land that floweth with milk and honey.
11 The JUDGES, too, each one of them, whose hearts were not deceived, Who did not abandon God: may their memory be ever blessed,	11 And the Lord gave strength also to Caleb, and his strength continued even to his old age, so that he went up to the high places of the land, and his seed obtained it for an inheritance:
12 Their bones return to life from their resting place, and their names receive fresh luster in their children!	12 That all the children of Israel might see, that it is good to obey the holy God.
13 Beloved of his people, dear to his Maker, dedicated from his mother's womb, Consecrated to the LORD as a prophet, was SAMUEL, the judge and priest. At God's word he established the kingdom and anointed princes to rule the people.	13 Then all the judges, every one by name, whose heart was not corrupted: who turned not away from the Lord,
14 By the law of the LORD he judged the nation, when he visited the encampments of Jacob.	14 That their memory might be blessed, and their bones spring up out of their place,
15 As a trustworthy prophet he was sought out and his words proved him true as a seer.	15 And their name continue for ever, the glory of the holy men remaining unto their children.
16 He, too, called upon God, and offered him a suckling lamb;	16 Samuel the prophet of the Lord, the beloved of the Lord his God, established a new government, and anointed princes over his people.
17 Then the LORD thundered forth from heaven, and the tremendous roar of his voice was heard.	17 By the law of the Lord he judged the congregation, and the God of Jacob beheld, and by his fidelity he was proved a prophet.
18 He brought low the rulers of the enemy and destroyed all the lords of the Philistines.	18 And he was known to be faithful in his words, because he saw the God of light:
19 When Samuel approached the end of his life, he testified before the LORD and his anointed prince, "No bribe or secret gift have I taken from any man!" and no one dared gainsay him.	19 And called upon the name of the Lord Almighty, in fighting against the enemies who beset him on every side, when he offered a lamb without blemish.
20 Even when he lay buried, his guidance was sought; he made known to the king his fate, And from the grave he raised his voice as a prophet, to put an end to wickedness.	20 And the Lord thundered from heaven, and with a great noise made his voice to be heard.
	21 And he crushed the princes of the Tyrians, and all the lords of the Philistines:
	22 And before the time of the end of his life in the world, he protested before the Lord, and his anointed: money, or any thing else, even to a shoe, he had not taken of any man, and no mall did accuse him.
	23 And after this he slept, and he made known to the king, and shewed him the end of his life, and he lifted up his voice from the earth in prophecy to blot out the wickedness of the nation.