Sirach 50

Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition	Peshitta
1 The leader of his brethren and the pride of his people was Simon the high priest, son of Onias, who in his life repaired the house, and in his time fortified the temple.	1 ܪܒ ܐܚ̈ܘܗܝ ܘܟܠܝܠܐ ܕܥܡܗ ܫܡܥܘܢ ܒܪ ܢܬܢܝܐ ܟܗܢܐ ܪܒܐ ܕܒܝܘܡ̈ܘܗܝ ܐܬܒܢܝ ܒܝܬܐ ܘܐܬܬܩܦ ܗܝܟܠܐ
2 He laid the foundations for the high double walls, the high retaining walls for the temple enclosure.	2 ܘܐܬܬܣܝܡ ܫܘܪܐ ܥܥ̈ܝܬܐ ܘܐܬܒܢܝܬ ܚܕܪܬܐ
3 In his days a cistern for water was quarried out, a reservoir like the sea in circumference.	3 ܘܚ̣ܦܪ ܡܒܘܥܐ
4 He considered how to save his people from ruin, and fortified the city to withstand a seige.	4 ܘܦܨܝ ܠܥܡܗ ܡܢ ܣܢܐ̈ܐ
5 How glorious he was when the people gathered round him as he came out of the inner sanctuary!	5 ܡܐ ܝܐܐ ܒܡܦܩܗ ܡܢ ܗܝܟܠܐ ܟܕ ܡܬܚܙܐ ܡܢ ܬܚܝܬ ܦܪܝܣܐ
6 Like the morning star among the clouds, like the moon when it is full;	6 ܐܝܟ ܟܘܟܒ ܢܘܓܗܐ ܡܢ ܒܝܢܬ ܥܢ̈ܢܐ ܘܐܝܟ ܣܗܪܐ ܒܝܘܡ̈ܝ ܢܝܣܢ
7 like the sun shining upon the temple of the Most High, and like the rainbow gleaming in glorious clouds;	7 ܘܐܝܟ ܫܡܫܐ ܕܕܢܝܚ ܥܠ ܐܦܕ̈ܢܐ ܘܐܝܟ ܩܫܬܐ ܒܥܢ̈ܢܐ
8 like roses in the days of the first fruits, like lilies by a spring of water, like a green shoot on Lebanon on a summer day;	8 ܘܐܝܟ ܫܒ̈ܠܐ ܕܚܩܠܐ ܘܐܝܟ ܫܘܫܢܬ ܡܠܟܐ ܒܡܒܘ̈ܥܝ ܡܝ̈ܐ ܘܐܝܟ ܐܝ̈ܠܢܐ ܕܠܒܢܢ ܒܝܘܡ̈ܝ ܩܛܦܐ
9 like fire and incense in the censer, like a vessel of hammered gold adorned with all kinds of precious stones;	9 ܘܐܝܟ ܪܝܚܐ ܕܠܒܘܢܬܐ ܥܠ ܦܝܪܡܐ ܘܐܝܟ ܥܩܐ ܕܕܗܒܐ ܕܡܦܬܟ ܫܦܝܪ ܘܡܨܒܬ ܒܟܐ̈ܦܐ ܛܒ̈ܬܐ
10 like an olive tree putting forth its fruit, and like a cypress towering in the clouds.	10 ܘܐܝܟ ܙܝܬܐ ܗܕܝܪܐ ܕܪ̈ܘܪܒܢ ܣܘ̈ܟܘܗܝ ܘܐܝܟ ܐܝܠܢܐ ܕܡܫܚܐ ܕܡܣܒܥ ܒܥܘ̈ܦܘܗܝ
11 When he put on his glorious robe and clothed himself with superb perfection and went up to the holy altar, he made the court of the sanctuary glorious.	11 ܒܡܠܒܫܗ ܡܐ̈ܢܐ ܕܩܘܕܫܐ ܘܒܡܥܛܦܗ ܡܐ̈ܢܐ ܕܐܝܩܪܐ ܒܡܦܩܗ ܠܡܩܒܠܘ ܬܫܒ̈ܚܬܐ ܒܝܐܝܘܬܐ ܕܬܘܩܦܐ ܕܡܩܕܫܐ
12 And when he received the portions from the hands of the priests, as he stood by the hearth of the altar with a garland of brethren around him, he was like a young cedar on Lebanon; and they surrounded him like the trunks of palm trees,	12 ܒܡܩܒܠܘܬܗ ܗܕܡ̈ܐ ܕܒܣܪܐ ܡܢ ܐܝܕܐ ܕܐܚ̈ܘܗܝ ܘܗ̣ܘ ܩܐܡ ܠܥܠ ܡܢ ܣܕܪ̈ܐ ܘܟܪܝܟܝܢ ܠܗ̣ ܐܝܟ ܟܠܝܠܐ ܐܚ̈ܘܗܝ
13 all the sons of Aaron in their splendor with the Lord's offering in their hands, before the whole congregation of Israel.	13 ܟܠܗܘܢ ܒ̈ܢܝ ܐܗܪܘܢ ܒܐܝܩܪܗܘܢ ܩܘܪ̈ܒܢܐ ܒܐܝ̈ܕܝܗܘܢ ܠܘܩܒܠ ܟܘܠܗ ܥܡܐ ܕܐܝܣܪܝܠ
14 Finishing the service at the altars, and arranging the offering to the Most High, the Almighty,	14 ܥܕܡܐ ܕܫܠܡ ܠܡܫܡܫܘ ܡܕܒܚܐ ܘܠܡܫܡܫܘ ܒܚܕܘܬܐ ܕܩܘܕܫܐ
15 he reached out his hand to the cup and poured a libation of the blood of the grape; he poured it out at the foot of the altar, a pleasing odor to the Most High, the King of all.	15 ܐܘܫܛ ܥܠ ܩܣܛܐ ܐܝܕܗ ܘܢܣܒ ܚܡܪܐ ܥܬܝܩܐ ܘܢܣܟ ܥܠ ܓܢܒ ܡܕܒܚܐ ܠܪܝܚܐ ܕܢܝܚܐ
16 Then the sons of Aaron shouted, they sounded the trumpets of hammered work, they made a great noise to be heard for 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 made haste and fell to the ground upon their faces to worship their Lord, the Almighty, God Most High.	17 ܘܢܦܠܘ ܥܠ ܐܦܝ̈ܗܘܢ ܥܠ ܐܪܥܐ ܐܟܚܕܐ ܟܠܗ ܥܡܐ ܠܡܣܓܕ ܠܐܠܗܐ
18 And the singers praised him with their voices in sweet and full-toned melody.	18 ܘܝܗܒܘ ܠܬܘܕܝܬܐ ܩܠܗܘܢ ܘܐܬܒܣܡܘ ܐܟܚܕܐ ܒܨܠܘܬܐ
19 And the people besought the Lord Most High in prayer before him who is merciful, till the order of worship of the Lord was ended; so they completed his service.	19 ܘܫܒܚܘ ܥܡܐ ܕܐܪܥܐ ܠܐܠܗܐ
20 Then Simon came down, and lifted up his hands over the whole congregation of the sons of Israel, to pronounce the blessing of the Lord with his lips, and to glory in his name;
21 and they bowed down in worship a second time, to receive the blessing from the Most High.
22 And now bless the God of all, who in every way does great things; who exalts our days from birth, and deals with us according to his mercy.	22 ܕܥܒܕ ܦܪ̈ܝܫܬܐ ܒܐܪܥܐ ܕܒܪܐ ܒܢܝܢ̈ܫܐ ܡܢ ܟܪܣܐ ܕܐܡܗܘܢ ܘܡܕܒܪ ܠܗܘܢ ܐܝܟ ܨܒܝܢܗ
23 May he give us gladness of heart, and grant that peace may be in our days in Israel, as in the days of old.	23 ܠܡܬܠ ܠܗܘܢ ܚܟܡܬܐ ܕܠܒܐ ܘܢܗܘܐ ܫܠܡܐ ܒܝܢܬܗܘܢ
24 May he entrust to us his mercy! And let him deliver us in our days!	24 ܘܢܬܩܝܡ ܥܡ ܫܡܥܘܢ ܚܣܕܐ ܘܥܡ ܙܪܥܗ ܐܝܟ ܝܘܡ̈ܬܐ ܕܫܡܝܐ
25 With two nations my soul is vexed, and the third is no nation:	25 ܒܬܪܝܢ ܥܡܡ̈ܝܢ ܐܬܬܥܝܩܬ ܢܦܫܝ ܘܕܬܠܬܐ ܠܐ ܗܘܐ ܥܡܐ
26 Those who live on Mount Seir, and the Philistines, and the foolish people that dwell in Shechem.	26 ܝܬ̈ܒܝ ܓܒܠ ܘܦܠܫ̈ܬܝܐ ܘܥܡܐ ܣܟܠܐ ܕܝܬܒ ܒܫܟܝܡ
27 Instruction in understanding and knowledge I have written in this book, Jesus the son of Sirach, son of Eleazar, of Jerusalem, who out of his heart poured forth wisdom.	27 ܟܘܠ ܡܬܠܐ ܕܚܟܝܡ̈ܐ ܘܐܘܚ̈ܕܬܗܘܢ ܟܬܝܒܝܢ ܒܣܦܪܐ ܗܢܐ
28 Blessed is he who concerns himself with these things, and he who lays them to heart will become wise.	28 ܛܘܒܘܗܝ ܠܓܒܪܐ ܕܒܗܠܝܢ ܢܪܢܐ ܘܢܐܠܦ ܐ̈ܢܝܢ ܘܢܚܟܡ ܐ̈ܢܝܢ ܘܢܥܒܕ ܐ̈ܢܝܢ
29 For if he does them, he will be strong for all things, for the light of the Lord is his path.	29 ܪܘܡܐ ܕܕܚܠܬܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܥܠ ܟܠܡܕܡ ܐܬܬܪܝܡܬ ܚܙܝܗ ܒܪܝ ܘܠܐ ܬܫܒܩܝܗ̇