Sirach 24
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| Catholic Public Domain Bible | Bibbia Vulgata Clementina |
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| 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 Sapientia laudabit animam suam, et in Deo honorabitur, et in medio populi sui gloriabitur, |
| 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 et in ecclesiis Altissimi aperiet os suum, et in conspectu virtutis illius gloriabitur, |
| 3 And in the midst of her own people, she will be exalted. And she will be admired by the holy assembly. | 3 et in medio populi sui exaltabitur, et in plenitudine sancta admirabitur, |
| 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 et in multitudine electorum habebit laudem, et inter benedictos benedicetur, dicens : |
| 5 “I went forth from the mouth of the Most High, as the first-born before all creatures. | 5 Ego ex ore Altissimi prodivi, primogenita ante omnem creaturam. |
| 6 I caused an unfailing light to arise in the heavens. And I covered all the earth like a cloud. | 6 Ego feci in cælis ut oriretur lumen indeficiens, et sicut nebula texi omnem terram. |
| 7 I lived in the highest places, and my throne is in the pillar of a cloud. | 7 Ego in altissimis habitavi, et thronus meus in columna nubis. |
| 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 Gyrum cæli circuivi sola, et profundum abyssi penetravi : in fluctibus maris ambulavi. |
| 9 and have stood upon the whole earth. And among every people, | 9 Et in omni terra steti : et in omni populo, |
| 10 and in every nation, I have held primacy. | 10 et in omni gente primatum habui : |
| 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 et omnium excellentium et humilium corda virtute calcavi. Et in his omnibus requiem quæsivi, et in hæreditate Domini morabor. |
| 12 Then the Creator of all things instructed and spoke with me. And the One who created me rested in my tabernacle. | 12 Tunc præcepit, et dixit mihi Creator omnium : et qui creavit me, requievit in tabernaculo meo. |
| 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 Et dixit mihi : In Jacob inhabita, et in Israël hæreditare, et in electis meis mitte radices. |
| 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 Ab initio et ante sæcula creata sum, et usque ad futurum sæculum non desinam : et in habitatione sancta coram ipso ministravi. |
| 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 Et sic in Sion firmata sum, et in civitate sanctificata similiter requievi, et in Jerusalem potestas mea. |
| 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 Et radicavi in populo honorificato, et in parte Dei mei hæreditas illius, et in plenitudine sanctorum detentio mea. |
| 17 I was exalted like a cedar in Lebanon and like a cypress on Mount Zion. | 17 Quasi cedrus exaltata sum in Libano, et quasi cypressus in monte Sion : |
| 18 I was exalted like a palm tree in Kadesh and like a rose bush in Jericho. | 18 quasi palma exaltata sum in Cades, et quasi plantatio rosæ 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 quasi oliva speciosa in campis, et quasi platanus exaltata sum juxta aquam in plateis. |
| 20 I gave off an aromatic fragrance like cinnamon or balsam. I produced a sweet odor like the best myrrh. | 20 Sicut cinnamomum et balsamum aromatizans odorem dedi ; quasi myrrha electa dedi suavitatem odoris : |
| 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 et quasi storax, et galbanus, et ungula, et gutta, et quasi Libanus non incisus vaporavi habitationem meam, et quasi balsamum non mistum odor meus. |
| 22 I have extended my branches like a terebinth tree, and my branches are of honor and grace. | 22 Ego quasi terebinthus extendi ramos meos, et rami mei honoris et gratiæ. |
| 23 Like the vine, I have born the fruit of a sweet fragrance. And my flowers are the fruit of honor and integrity. | 23 Ego quasi vitis fructificavi suavitatem odoris : et flores mei fructus honoris et honestatis. |
| 24 I am the mother of the beauty of love, and of fear, and of knowledge, and of holy hope. | 24 Ego mater pulchræ dilectionis, et timoris, et agnitionis, et sanctæ spei. |
| 25 All grace of the way and of the truth is in me. All hope of life and of virtue is in me. | 25 In me gratia omnis viæ et veritatis : in me omnis spes vitæ et virtutis. |
| 26 Journey toward me, all you who desire me, and be filled by my harvest. | 26 Transite ad me, omnes qui concupiscitis me, et a generationibus meis implemini : |
| 27 For my spirit is sweeter than honey, and my inheritance is better than honey and the honeycomb. | 27 spiritus enim meus super mel dulcis, et hæreditas mea super mel et favum. |
| 28 My memory is for the generations of all ages. | 28 Memoria mea in generationes sæculorum. |
| 29 Whoever consumes me will hunger still. And whoever drinks me will thirst still. | 29 Qui edunt me, adhuc esurient, et qui bibunt me, adhuc sitient. |
| 30 Whoever listens to me will not be confounded. And whoever acts in me will not sin. | 30 Qui audit me non confundetur, et qui operantur in me non peccabunt : |
| 31 Whoever elucidates me will have eternal life.” | 31 qui elucidant me, vitam æternam habebunt. |
| 32 All this is a book of life, and a covenant of the Most High, and an acknowledgement of truth. | 32 Hæc omnia liber vitæ, et testamentum Altissimi, et agnitio veritatis. |
| 33 Moses commanded the law by the precepts of justice, and an inheritance to the house of Jacob, and the promises to Israel. | 33 Legem mandavit Moyses in præceptis justitiarum, et hæreditatem domui Jacob, et Israël promissiones. |
| 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. | 34 Posuit David, puero suo, excitare regem ex ipso fortissimum, et in throno honoris sedentem in sempiternum. |
| 35 It is he who fulfills wisdom, like the Phison river and the Tigris river in the first days. | 35 Qui implet quasi Phison sapientiam, et sicut Tigris in diebus novorum : |
| 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. | 36 qui adimplet quasi Euphrates sensum, qui multiplicat quasi Jordanis in tempore messis : |
| 37 He sends forth discipline like the light, and he stands forth like the river Gehon in the time of the vintage. | 37 qui mittit disciplinam sicut lucem, et assistens quasi Gehon in die vindemiæ. |
| 38 He first had perfect knowledge of her, for a weaker one would not search for her. | 38 Qui perficit primus scire ipsam, et infirmior non investigabit eam. |
| 39 For her thoughts abound like the sea, and her counsels abound like the great abyss. | 39 A mari enim abundavit cogitatio ejus, et consilium illius ab abysso magna. |
| 40 “I, wisdom, have poured forth rivers. | 40 Ego sapientia effudi flumina : |
| 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. | 41 ego quasi trames aquæ immensæ de fluvio : ego quasi fluvii dioryx, et sicut aquæductus exivi de paradiso. |
| 42 I said: I will irrigate my garden of plantings, and I will thoroughly water the fruits of my field. | 42 Dixi : Rigabo hortum meum plantationum, et inebriabo prati mei fructum. |
| 43 And behold, my brook became overflowing, and my river drew near to the sea. | 43 Et ecce factus est mihi trames abundans, et fluvius meus appropinquavit ad mare : |
| 44 For I illuminate doctrine to all, like the first light. And I will announce doctrine, even to those who are far away. | 44 quoniam doctrinam quasi antelucanum illumino omnibus, et enarrabo illam usque ad longinquum. |
| 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. | 45 Penetrabo omnes inferiores partes terræ, et inspiciam omnes dormientes, et illuminabo omnes sperantes in Domino. |
| 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. | 46 Adhuc doctrinam quasi prophetiam effundam, et relinquam illam quærentibus sapientiam, et non desinam in progenies illorum usque in ævum sanctum. |
| 47 See how I have not labored for myself alone, but for all who are seeking truth!” | 47 Videte quoniam non soli mihi laboravi, sed omnibus exquirentibus veritatem. |