Sirach 49

NEW AMERICAN BIBLE	KING JAMES BIBLE
1 The name JOSIAH is like blended incense, made lasting by a skilled perfumer. Precious is his memory, like honey to the taste, like music at a banquet.	1 The remembrance of Josias is like the composition of the perfume that is made by the art of the apothecary: it is sweet as honey in all mouths, and as musick at a banquet of wine.
2 For he grieved over our betrayals, and destroyed the abominable idols.	2 He behaved himself uprightly in the conversion of the people, and took away the abominations of iniquity.
3 He turned to God with his whole heart, and, though times were evil, he practiced virtue.	3 He directed his heart unto the Lord, and in the time of the ungodly he established the worship of God.
4 Except for David, Hezekiah and Josiah, they all were wicked; They abandoned the Law of the Most High, these kings of Judah, right to the very end.	4 All, except David and Ezekias and Josias, were defective: for they forsook the law of the most High, even the kings of Juda failed.
5 So he gave over their power to others, their glory to a foolish foreign nation	5 Therefore he gave their power unto others, and their glory to a strange nation.
6 Who burned the holy city and left its streets desolate, As JEREMIAH had foretold;	6 They burnt the chosen city of the sanctuary, and made the streets desolate, according to the prophecy of Jeremias.
7 for they had treated him badly who even in the womb had been made a prophet, To root out, pull down, and destroy, and then to build and to plant.	7 For they entreated him evil, who nevertheless was a prophet, sanctified in his mother's womb, that he might root out, and afflict, and destroy; and that he might build up also, and plant.
8 EZEKIEL beheld the vision and described the different creatures of the chariot;	8 It was Ezekiel who saw the glorious vision, which was shewed him upon the chariot of the cherubims.
9 He also referred to JOB, who always persevered in the right path.	9 For he made mention of the enemies under the figure of the rain, and directed them that went right.
10 Then, too, the TWELVE PROPHETS-- may their bones return to life from their resting place!-- Gave new strength to Jacob and saved him by their faith and hope.	10 And of the twelve prophets let the memorial be blessed, and let their bones flourish again out of their place: for they comforted Jacob, and delivered them by assured hope.
11 How can we fittingly praise ZERUBBABEL, who was like a signet ring on God's right hand,	11 How shall we magnify Zorobabel? even he was as a signet on the right hand:
12 And Jeshua, Jozadak's son? In their time they built the house of God; They erected the holy temple, destined for everlasting glory.	12 So was Jesus the son of Josedec: who in their time builded the house, and set up an holy temple to the Lord, which was prepared for everlasting glory.
13 Extolled be the memory of NEHEMIAH! He rebuilt our ruined walls, Restored our shattered defenses, and set up gates and bars.	13 And among the elect was Neemias, whose renown is great, who raised up for us the walls that were fallen, and set up the gates and the bars, and raised up our ruins again.
14 Few on earth have been made the equal of ENOCH, for he was taken up bodily.	14 But upon the earth was no man created like Enoch; for he was taken from the earth.
15 Was ever a man born like JOSEPH? Even his dead body was provided for.	15 Neither was there a young man born like Joseph, a governor of his brethren, a stay of the people, whose bones were regarded of the Lord.
16 Glorious, too, were SHEM and SETH and ENOS; but beyond that of any living being was the splendor of ADAM.	16 Sem and Seth were in great honour among men, and so was Adam above every living thing in creation.