Sirach 24

CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN	Peshitta
1 Wisdom will praise her own mind, and she will be honored by God, and she will be glorified in the midst of her people.	1 ܚܟܡܬܐ ܬܫܒܚ ܢܦܫܗ ܘܒܓܘ ܥܡܗ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܬܬܝܩܪ
2 And she will open her mouth in the churches of the Most High, and she will be glorified in the sight of his virtue.	2 ܒܟܢܘܫܬܗ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܬܦܬܚ ܦܘܡܗ̇ ܘܒܓܘ ܚܝܠܘ̈ܬܗ ܬܫܬܒܚ
3 And in the midst of her own people, she will be exalted. And she will be admired by the holy assembly.	3 ܐܢܐ ܡܢ ܦܘܡܗ ܕܥܠܝܐ ܢܦܩܬ ܘܐܝܟ ܥܪܦܠܐ ܟܣܝܬ ܐܪܥܐ
4 And she will have praise within the multitude of the elect. And she will be blessed among the blessed. And she will say:	4 ܐܢܐ ܒܡܪ̈ܘܡܐ ܥ̈ܠܝܐ ܢܩܫܬ ܡܫܟܢܝ ܘܟܘܪܣܝ ܒܥܡܘ̈ܕܝ ܥܢ̈ܢܐ
5 “I went forth from the mouth of the Most High, as the first-born before all creatures.	5 ܒܫܡܝܐ ܥܡܗ ܐܟܚܕܐ ܫ̇ܪܝܬ ܘܒܥܩܪܐ ܕܬܗܘ̈ܡܐ ܐܢܐ ܗ̇ܠܟܬ
6 I caused an unfailing light to arise in the heavens. And I covered all the earth like a cloud.	6 ܒܡܒ̈ܘܥܐ ܕܡ̈ܝܐ ܘܒܫܬܐ̈ܣܐ ܕܬܒܝܠ ܘܒܟܠܗܘܢ ܥܡܡ̈ܐ ܘܐܡ̈ܘܬܐ ܐܫܬܠܛܬ
7 I lived in the highest places, and my throne is in the pillar of a cloud.	7 ܘܒܗܠܝܢ ܟܠܗܝܢ ܢܝܚܐ ܒܥܝܬ ܠܝ ܕܒܐܝܢܐ ܝܘܬܪܢܐ ܐܫܪܐ
8 I alone have encompassed the circuit of heaven, and have penetrated to the depths of the abyss, and have walked upon the waves of the sea,	8 ܗܝܕܝܢ ܦܩܕܢܝ ܡܪܐ ܟܠ ܘܡ̇ܢ ܕܥܒܕܢܝ ܘܐܫܪܝ ܡܫܟܢܝ ܐܡܪ ܠܝ ܕܒܝܥܩܘܒ ܫܪܝ ܘܐܫܬܪܪ ܒܐܝܣܪܝܠ
9 and have stood upon the whole earth. And among every people,	9 ܡܢ ܩܕܡ ܥ̈ܠܡܐ ܐܬܒܪܝܬ ܘܠܥܠܡ ܥܠܡܝܢ ܠܐ ܢܒܛܠ ܕܘܟܪܢܝ
10 and in every nation, I have held primacy.	10 ܒܡܫܟܢܐ ܩܕܝܫܐ ܩܕܡܘܗܝ ܫܡܫܬ ܘܬܘܒ ܒܨܗܝܘܢ ܐܢܐ ܩܡܬ
11 And by virtue, I have tread upon the hearts of all, the great and the lowly. And I have sought my rest in all of them. And I will continue, as the inheritance of the Lord.	11 ܒܩܪܝܬܐ ܕܪܚܝܡܐ ܠܗ ܐܟܘܬܝ ܐܬܢܝܚܬ ܘܒܐܪܫܠܡ ܫܘܠܛܢܝ ܗ̣ܘܐ
12 Then the Creator of all things instructed and spoke with me. And the One who created me rested in my tabernacle.	12 ܘܐܬܪܒܝܬ ܒܥܡܐ ܝܩܝܪܐ ܒܡܢܬܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܘܒܓܘ ܝܪܬܘܬܗ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ
13 And he said to me: ‘Let your dwelling place be with Jacob, and let your inheritance be in Israel, for you shall take root among my elect.’	13 ܐܝܟ ܐܪܙܐ ܐܬܪܒܝܬ ܒܠܒܢܢ ܘܐܝܟ ܐܝܠܢܐ ܕܡܫܚܐ ܒܣܢܝܪ ܛܘܪܐ ܕܬܠܓܐ
14 From the beginning, and before the world, I was created. And even unto the future world, I will not cease to exist. For I have ministered before him in the holy habitation.	14 ܐܝܟ ܕܩܠܐ ܐܬܪܒܝܬ ܒܥܝܢ ܓܕ ܘܐܝܟ ܥܪܒܬ ܘܪܕܐ ܒܐܝܪܝܚܘ ܐܝܟ ܙܝܬܐ ܐܬܪܒܝܬ ܒܦܩܥܬܐ ܘܐܬܪܒܝܬ ܐܝܟ ܕܘܠܒܐ ܥܠ ܡ̈ܝܐ
15 And in this way, I was established in Zion. And likewise, in the holy city, I found rest. And my authority was in Jerusalem.	15 ܐܝܟ ܩܘܢܡܐ ܘܥܛܪܐ ܕܒܣ̈ܡܐ ܘܐܝܟ ܡܘܪܐ ܛܒܐ ܐܒܣܡܬ ܪܝܚܝ ܘܐܝܟ ܠܒܘܢܬܐ ܘܚܠܒܢܝܬܐ ܘܛܦܪܐ ܘܦܘܪܣܡܐ ܘܐܝܟ ܡܫܚܐ ܛܒܐ ܝܗܒܬ ܪܝܚܝ
16 And I took root among an honorable people, within the portion of my God, within his inheritance. And so my abode is in the full assembly of the saints.	16 ܐܢܐ ܐܝܟ ܪܘܕܕܦܢܐ ܢܩܫܬ ܥܩܪ̈ܝ ܘܣ̈ܘܟܝ ܣܘ̈ܟܝ ܬܫܒܘܚܬܐ ܘܐܝܩܪܐ
17 I was exalted like a cedar in Lebanon and like a cypress on Mount Zion.	17 ܐܢܐ ܐܝܟ ܓܦܬܐ ܝܐܝܬ ܫܘܦܪܐ ܘܢܘܪܒܝ ܢܘܪ̈ܒܝ ܙܝܘܐ ܘܗܕܪܐ
18 I was exalted like a palm tree in Kadesh and like a rose bush in Jericho.
19 I was exalted like a beautiful olive tree in the plains, and like a sycamore tree beside the waters along a wide road.	19 ܣܛܘ ܠܘܬܝ ܟܠ ܕܡܬܪܓܪܓܝܢ ܠܝ ܘܡܢ ܥܠܠܬ̈ܝ ܛܒ̈ܬܐ ܬܬܦܢܩܘܢ
20 I gave off an aromatic fragrance like cinnamon or balsam. I produced a sweet odor like the best myrrh.	20 ܡܛܠ ܕܝܘܠܦܢܝ ܡܢ ܕܒܫܐ ܚܠܐ ܘܠܕܝܪܬܝܢ ܠܝ ܡܢ ܟܟܪܝܬܐ
21 And I perfumed my dwelling place with sweet gum, and aromatic resin, and flower petals, and aloe, as well as the finest cedar from Lebanon. And my fragrance is like undiluted balsam.	21 ܐܟܘ̈ܠܝ ܬܘܒ ܢܟܦܢܘܢ ܠܝ ܘܫ̈ܬܝܝ ܬܘܒ ܢܨܗܘܢ ܠܝ
22 I have extended my branches like a terebinth tree, and my branches are of honor and grace.	22 ܕܫܡܥ ܠܝ ܠܐ ܢܦܠ ܘܟܠ ܥ̇ܒ̈ܕܘܗܝ ܠܐ ܢܬܚܒܠܘܢ
23 Like the vine, I have born the fruit of a sweet fragrance. And my flowers are the fruit of honor and integrity.	23 ܟܠܗܝܢ ܗܠܝܢ ܒܣܦܪܐ ܕܩܝܡܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܟܬܝ̈ܒܢ ܢܡܘܣܐ ܕܦܩܕܢ ܡܘܫܐ ܝܘܪܬܢܐ ܗܘ ܠܟܢܘܫܬܗ ܕܝܥܩܘܒ
24 I am the mother of the beauty of love, and of fear, and of knowledge, and of holy hope.
25 All grace of the way and of the truth is in me. All hope of life and of virtue is in me.	25 ܕܡܠܝܐ ܐܝܟ ܢܗܪܐ ܦܝܫܘܢ ܚܟܡܬܐ ܘܐܝܟ ܕܩܠܬ ܒܝܘ̈ܡܝ ܥܠܠܬܗ
26 Journey toward me, all you who desire me, and be filled by my harvest.	26 ܘܡܛܝܦܐ ܐܝܟ ܦܪܬ ܣܟܘܠܬܢܘܬܐ ܘܐܝܟ ܝܘܪܕܢܢ ܒܝܘܡ̈ܝ ܢܝܣܢ
27 For my spirit is sweeter than honey, and my inheritance is better than honey and the honeycomb.	27 ܘܡܫܦܥܐ ܐܝܟ ܢܗܪܐ ܝܘܠܦܢܐ ܘܐܝܟ ܓܝܚܘܢ ܒܝܘܡ̈ܝ ܩܛܦܐ
28 My memory is for the generations of all ages.	28 ܠܐ ܢܓܡܪܘܢܗ̇ ܩܕܡ̈ܝܐ ܠܚܟܡܬܐ ܘܐܚܪ̈ܝܐ ܠܐ ܢܕܪܟܘܢܗ
29 Whoever consumes me will hunger still. And whoever drinks me will thirst still.	29 ܡܛܠ ܕܡܢ ܝܡܐ ܪܒܐ ܣܓܝܬ ܚܟܡܬܐ ܘܡܚܫܒܬܐ ܡܢ ܬܗܘܡܐ ܪܒܐ
30 Whoever listens to me will not be confounded. And whoever acts in me will not sin.	30 ܐܦ ܐܢܐ ܐܝܟ ܢܗܪܐ ܕܡܫܩܐ ܘܐܝܟ ܐܡܐ ܕ̈ܡܝܐ ܕܢܚܬܐ ܠܓ̈ܢܐ
31 Whoever elucidates me will have eternal life.”	31 ܐܡܪܬ ܕܐܫܩܐ ܓܢܬܝ ܘܐܪܘܐ ܡܫܟ̈ܒܬܝ ܘܗܐ ܐܦ ܗ̣ܘܐ ܠܝ ܢܚܠܐ ܘܢܗܪܝ ܡ̣ܛܐ ܥܠ ܝܡܐ
32 All this is a book of life, and a covenant of the Most High, and an acknowledgement of truth.	32 ܬܘܒ ܝܘܠܦܢܝ ܒܨܦܪܐ ܐܡ̇ܪ ܘܐܫܒܩܝܘܗܝ ܠܕܪ̈ܐ ܣܓܝܐ̈ܐ
33 Moses commanded the law by the precepts of justice, and an inheritance to the house of Jacob, and the promises to Israel.	33 ܬܘܒ ܝܘܠܦܢܝ ܒܢܒܝܘܬܐ ܐܡ̇ܪ ܘܐܚܪܝܬܗ ܥܕܡܐ ܠܪܘܚܩܐ
34 God appointed David as his servant, in order to raise up from him a most mighty King, who would sit upon the throne of honor forever.
35 It is he who fulfills wisdom, like the Phison river and the Tigris river in the first days.
36 It is he who fulfills understanding, like the river Euphrates. It is he who multiplies understanding, like the river Jordan in the time of the harvest.
37 He sends forth discipline like the light, and he stands forth like the river Gehon in the time of the vintage.
38 He first had perfect knowledge of her, for a weaker one would not search for her.
39 For her thoughts abound like the sea, and her counsels abound like the great abyss.
40 “I, wisdom, have poured forth rivers.
41 I am like a brook leading to a river of immense waters. I am like a channel flowing from a river. And I went forth from Paradise like an aqueduct.
42 I said: I will irrigate my garden of plantings, and I will thoroughly water the fruits of my field.
43 And behold, my brook became overflowing, and my river drew near to the sea.
44 For I illuminate doctrine to all, like the first light. And I will announce doctrine, even to those who are far away.
45 I will reach to all the lower parts of the earth, and I will gaze upon all who sleep, and I will illuminate all who hope in the Lord.
46 Even now, I pour forth doctrine like prophecy. And even now, I bequeath doctrine to those who seek wisdom. And I will not cease from their progeny, even unto the holy time.
47 See how I have not labored for myself alone, but for all who are seeking truth!”