Sirach 45

CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN	EL LIBRO DEL PUEBLO DE DIOS
1 Moses was beloved by God and men. The remembrance of him is a blessing.	1 De él, hizo nacer a un hombre de bien, que halló gracia a los ojos de todos y fue amado por Dios y por los hombres: Moisés, de bendita memoria.
2 He made him like the holy ones in glory, and he magnified him by the fear of his enemies, and he appeased great portents by his words.	2 Le concedió una gloria igual a la de los santos y lo hizo poderoso, temido por sus enemigos.
3 He glorified him in the sight of kings, and he gave commandments to him in the sight of his people, and he revealed his glory to him.	3 Por sus palabras, hizo cesar los prodigios, y lo glorificó delante de los reyes; le dio mandamientos para su pueblo y le hizo ver galo de su gloria
4 He made him holy by his faith and meekness, and he chose him from among all flesh.	4 Por su fidelidad y mansedumbre, lo consagró y lo eligió entre todos sus mortales.
5 For he heard him and his voice, and he led him into a cloud.	5 A él le hizo oír su voz, lo introdujo en la nube oscura y le dio cara a cara los mandamientos, una Ley de vida y de entendimiento, para enseñar la Alianza a Jacob, y sus decretos a Israel.
6 And he gave him precepts in his presence, with a law of life and discipline, so as to teach Jacob his covenant and Israel his judgments.	6 Exaltó a Aarón, un santo semejante a Moisés, su hermano, de la tribu de Leví.
7 He exalted his brother Aaron and those who were similar to him from the tribe of Levi.	7 Lo estableció en virtud de un pacto irrevocable y le confirió el sacerdocio del pueblo. Lo atavió con espléndidos ornamentos y lo ciñó con una vestidura gloriosa.
8 He established an eternal covenant with him, and he gave him the priesthood of the people, and he caused him to be blessed in glory.	8 Lo revistió con toda magnificencia y lo confirmó con las insignias del poder: los pantalones, la túnica y el efod;
9 And he encircled him with a glorious belt, and he clothed him with a robe of glory, and he crowned him with virtuous attire.	9 puso granadas alrededor de su manto y lo rodeó de numerosas campanillas de oro, para que tintinearan a cada uno de sus pasos, haciendo oír su sonido en el Templo, como memorial para los hijos de su pueblo.
10 He placed upon him a garment to the feet, and pants, and an ephod, and he wrapped him all around with many little bells of gold,	10 Le dio la vestidura sagrada –obra de un bordador tejida en oro, jacinto y púrpura; el pectoral del juicio, con el Urím y el Tumím, hecho de hilo escarlata –obra de un artesano–
11 so that there would be a sound at his arrival, and so as to make a noise that would be heard in the temple, as a memorial for the sons of his people.	11 con piedras preciosas, grabadas en forma de sellos y engarzadas en oro –obra de un joyero– para servir de memorial, por la inscripción grabada, según el número de las tribus de Israel;
12 He provided him with a holy robe of gold and hyacinth and purple, a woven work for a wise man of judgment and truth,	12 la diadema de oro encima del turbante, grabada con la señal de su consagración: insignia de honor, trabajo magnífico, ornamento que es un placer para la vista.
13 a work of twisted scarlet, the work of an artist, with precious stones, cut and set in gold, and engraved by the work of a jeweler, as a memorial according to the number of the tribes of Israel.	13 Antes de él, no se vio nada tan hermoso, y nunca un extranjero se vistió de esa manera, sino únicamente sus hijos y sus descendientes para siempre.
14 He provided him with a crown of gold upon his headdress, on which was written a symbol of holiness, a mark of honor. This was a work of virtue and a delight to the eyes in its beauty.	14 Sus sacrificios se consumen enteramente, dos veces por día, en forma continua.
15 Prior to him, there was no one of such beauty, even from the beginning.	15 Moisés le confirió la investidura y lo ungió con el óleo santo. Esta fue una alianza eterna para él y para sus descendientes, mientras dure el cielo, para que sirvan a Dios como sacerdotes y bendigan al pueblo en su nombre.
16 No foreigner was ever clothed with these things, but only his sons and his descendents alone, for all time.	16 El lo eligió entre todos los vivientes para presentar al Señor la ofrenda, el incienso y el perfume como memorial, y para hacer la expiación en favor de su pueblo.
17 His sacrifices were consumed by fire daily.	17 El confió sus mandamientos y le dio autoridad sobre los decretos de la Alianza, a fin de enseñar sus preceptos a Jacob e iluminar a Israel acerca de su Ley.
18 Moses filled his hands and anointed him with holy oil.	18 Unos intrusos se confabularon contra él y le tuvieron celos en el desierto: los secuaces de Datán y Abirón y la banda de Coré, ardiendo de furor.
19 An eternal covenant was made, with him and with his offspring, like the days of heaven, to execute the office of the priesthood, and to give praise and to glorify his people, in his name.	19 Al ver esto, el Señor se disgustó y fueron exterminados por el ardor de su ira: él obró prodigios contra ellos, consumiéndolos con su fuego ardiente.
20 He chose him from among all living men to offer to God sacrifice, incense, and a pleasing fragrance, as a memorial of appeasement on behalf of his people.	20 Aumentó más todavía la gloria de Aarón, y le concedió una herencia: le asignó como parte las primicias de los primeros frutos y le aseguró, en primer lugar, el alimento en abundancia,
21 And he gave him authority by his precepts, in the covenants of his judgments, to teach Jacob his testimonies, and to give light by his law to Israel.	21 porque ellos se alimentan de los sacrificios del Señor, que él concedió a Aarón y a su descendencia.
22 Then strangers stood up against him, and, because of envy, the men who were with Dathan and Abiram surrounded him in the desert, along with the congregation of Korah, in their anger.	22 Pero en la tierra del pueblo, él no tiene herencia, ni hay parte para él en medio del pueblo, porque «Yo mismo soy tu parte y tu herencia».
23 The Lord God saw this, and it did not please him, and so they were consumed by the force of his anger.	23 Pinjás, hijo de Eleazar, fue el tercero en gloria, a causa de su celo en el temor del Señor, y porque se mantuvo firme frente a la rebelión del pueblo, con el generoso ardor de su espíritu: fue así como expió el pecado de Israel.
24 He wrought great portents among them, and he consumed them with a flame of fire.	24 Por eso fue sellada en su favor una alianza de paz, que los hizo jefe del santuario y de su pueblo, de manera que a él y a su descendencia pertenece para siempre la dignidad de Sumo Sacerdote.
25 And he added glory to Aaron, and he gave him an inheritance, and he allotted to him the first-fruits of the earth.	25 Hubo también una alianza con David, hijo de Jesé, de la tribu de Judá; pero esa herencia real pasa del padre a uno solo de sus hijos, mientras que la de Aarón pasa a toda su descendencia.
26 He prepared for them the finest bread unto fullness. And they shall also eat from the sacrifices of the Lord, which he gave to him and to his offspring.	26 Que el Señor ponga sabiduría en sus corazones para juzgar a su pueblo con justicia, a fin de que no desaparezca su felicidad ni su gloria por todas las generaciones.
27 And yet he will not have an inheritance among the people of the land, and he has no portion among the people. For the Lord himself is his portion and his inheritance.
28 Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, is third in glory, by imitating him in the fear of the Lord.
29 And he stood up against the shamefulness of the people. By the goodness and responsiveness of his soul, he appeased God on behalf of Israel.
30 For this reason, he made him a covenant of peace, a leader of the sanctuary and of his people, so that the dignity of the priesthood would remain with him and with his offspring unto eternity.
31 And he made a covenant with king David, the son of Jesse from the tribe of Judah, an inheritance for him and for his offspring, so that he might provide wisdom for our hearts, so as to judge his people in justice, lest their good things be abolished. And he caused their glory within their nation to be everlasting.