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Giovedi, 16 maggio 2024 - San Simone Stock ( Letture di oggi)

Siracide 17


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LA SACRA BIBBIACATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN
1 Il Signore ha creato l'uomo dalla terra, e ad essa lo fa di nuovo tornare.1 God created man from the earth, and he made him according to his own image.
2 Gli ha concesso giorni contati e tempo definito, dandogli potere su quanto essa contiene.2 And he returned him again to it, and he clothed him with virtue according to himself.
3 Li ha rivestiti di forza come se stesso, li ha fatti secondo la sua immagine.3 He gave him the number and time of his days, and he gave him authority over all the things that are upon the earth.
4 Ha posto il timore di lui su ogni carne, perché egli dominasse le bestie e i volatili.4 He placed the fear of him over all flesh, and he had dominion over wild beasts and flying things.
5 Il consiglio, la lingua, gli occhi, gli orecchi e il cuore diede loro per ragionare.5 He created from him a helper, similar to himself. He gave them counsel, and language, and sight, and hearing, and a heart, in order to think. And he filled them with the discipline of understanding.
6 Li riempì con giudizio e intelligenza, e mostrò loro il bene e il male.6 He created within them the knowledge of the spirit. He filled their heart with understanding, and he showed them both good and evil.
7 Pose nei loro cuori il suo timore per mostrare la grandezza delle sue opere.7 He set his eye upon their hearts, to reveal to them the greatness of his works,
8 Loderanno il suo santo nome, per narrare i portenti delle sue opere.8 so that they might highly praise the name of sanctification, and give glory to his wonders, so that they might declare the greatness of his works.
9 Ha dato loro l'intelligenza, li ha dotati con la legge della vita.9 In addition, he gave them discipline and the law of life, as their inheritance.
10 Stabilì con loro un'alleanza eterna e mostrò loro i suoi giudizi.10 He established an eternal covenant with them, and he revealed to them his justice and judgments.
11 I loro occhi videro lo splendore della sua gloria, il loro orecchio udì la meraviglia della sua voce.11 And their eye saw the greatness of his honor, and their ears heard the honor of his voice, and he said to them: “Beware of all iniquity.”
12 E disse loro: "Guardatevi da ogni ingiustizia"; e ordinò che ciascuno si curasse del prossimo.12 And he commanded each one concerning his neighbor.
13 Le loro vie son sempre davanti a lui, non sono nascoste ai suoi occhi.13 Their ways are always in his sight; they are not hidden from his eyes.
14 Stabilì per ogni popolo un reggitore, ma Israele è la porzione del Signore.14 Over each and every people, he has appointed a ruler.
15 Tutte le loro opere sono come il sole davanti a lui, i suoi occhi sono sempre sulle loro vie.15 And Israel was made to be the manifest portion of God.
16 Le loro ingiustizie non gli sono nascoste e tutti i loro peccati sono davanti al Signore.16 And in the sight of God, all their works are like the sun. And his eyes, without ceasing, inspect their ways.
17 Per lui è come un sigillo l'elemosina dell'uomo, custodisce come pupilla il bene fatto dall'uomo.17 The covenants are not hidden by their iniquity, and all their iniquities are in the sight of God.
18 Dopo sorgerà per ricompensarli, renderà loro il premio sul capo.18 The almsgiving of a man is like a seal upon him, which will guard the grace of a man like the pupil of an eye.
19 Nondimeno ai pentiti lascia aperta la via e agli esitanti dà la forza della costanza.19 And afterward, it will rise up and repay them their reward, each one upon his head, and it will return to the hidden places of the earth.
20 Ritorna al Signore, stàccati dal peccato, prega in sua presenza, riduci gli ostacoli.20 Now, to the repentant, he has given the way of justice, and he has strengthened those lacking in patience, and he has fastened them to a destiny of truth.
21 Volgiti all'Altissimo, desisti dall'ingiustizia: odia profondamente ciò ch'egli detesta.21 Convert to the Lord, and relinquish your sins.
22 Chi loderà l'Altissimo negl'inferi invece dei vivi che gli rendono grazie?22 Make supplication before the face of the Lord, and diminish your offenses.
23 Per il morto -- egli è come inesistente -- cessa la lode; chi è vivo e sano loda il Signore.23 Return to the Lord, and turn away from your injustice, and have immense hatred for abomination.
24 Come è grande la misericordia del Signore e il suo perdono per quanti tornano a lui!24 And acknowledge the justices and judgments of God, and stand firm in the circumstances set before you and in prayer to the most high God.
25 Non può esserci tutto negli uomini, perché un figlio d'uomo non è immortale.25 Go to the side of the holy generation, to those who live in order to give praise to God.
26 Cosa è più luminoso del sole? Anch'esso si oscura! Così l'uomo di carne e sangue concepisce il male.26 You should not linger in the error of the impious; confess before death. Confession perishes from the dead as if it were nothing.
27 Dio passa in rassegna gli astri nel più alto dei cieli, mentre gli uomini tutti son polvere e terra.27 Confess while living; you should give thanks while you are still alive and healthy. And you should praise God and glory in his compassion.
28 How great is the mercy of the Lord, and his forgiveness, for those who convert to him!
29 For not all things can be in men, because the son of man is not immortal, and because they are pleased by the emptiness of malice.
30 What is brighter than the sun? Yet this will fail. Or what is more wicked than that which flesh and blood has invented? And this will be reproved.
31 He beholds the power of the heights of heaven. And all men are earth and ashes.