ΣΟΦΙΑ ΣΕΙΡΑΧ - Siracide - Sirach 24

GREEK BIBLE	KING JAMES BIBLE
1 η σοφια αινεσει ψυχην αυτης και εν μεσω λαου αυτης καυχησεται	1 Wisdom shall praise herself, and shall glory in the midst of her people.
2 εν εκκλησια υψιστου στομα αυτης ανοιξει και εναντι δυναμεως αυτου καυχησεται	2 In the congregation of the most High shall she open her mouth, and triumph before his power.
3 εγω απο στοματος υψιστου εξηλθον και ως ομιχλη κατεκαλυψα γην	3 I came out of the mouth of the most High, and covered the earth as a cloud.
4 εγω εν υψηλοις κατεσκηνωσα και ο θρονος μου εν στυλω νεφελης	4 I dwelt in high places, and my throne is in a cloudy pillar.
5 γυρον ουρανου εκυκλωσα μονη και εν βαθει αβυσσων περιεπατησα	5 I alone compassed the circuit of heaven, and walked in the bottom of the deep.
6 εν κυμασιν θαλασσης και εν παση τη γη και εν παντι λαω και εθνει εκτησαμην	6 In the waves of the sea and in all the earth, and in every people and nation, I got a possession.
7 μετα τουτων παντων αναπαυσιν εζητησα και εν κληρονομια τινος αυλισθησομαι	7 With all these I sought rest: and in whose inheritance shall I abide?
8 τοτε ενετειλατο μοι ο κτιστης απαντων και ο κτισας με κατεπαυσεν την σκηνην μου και ειπεν εν ιακωβ κατασκηνωσον και εν ισραηλ κατακληρονομηθητι	8 So the Creator of all things gave me a commandment, and he that made me caused my tabernacle to rest, and said, Let thy dwelling be in Jacob, and thine inheritance in Israel.
9 προ του αιωνος απ' αρχης εκτισεν με και εως αιωνος ου μη εκλιπω	9 He created me from the beginning before the world, and I shall never fail.
10 εν σκηνη αγια ενωπιον αυτου ελειτουργησα και ουτως εν σιων εστηριχθην	10 In the holy tabernacle I served before him; and so was I established in Sion.
11 εν πολει ηγαπημενη ομοιως με κατεπαυσεν και εν ιερουσαλημ η εξουσια μου	11 Likewise in the beloved city he gave me rest, and in Jerusalem was my power.
12 και ερριζωσα εν λαω δεδοξασμενω εν μεριδι κυριου κληρονομιας αυτου	12 And I took root in an honourable people, even in the portion of the Lord's inheritance.
13 ως κεδρος ανυψωθην εν τω λιβανω και ως κυπαρισσος εν ορεσιν αερμων	13 I was exalted like a cedar in Libanus, and as a cypress tree upon the mountains of Hermon.
14 ως φοινιξ ανυψωθην εν αιγγαδοις και ως φυτα ροδου εν ιεριχω ως ελαια ευπρεπης εν πεδιω και ανυψωθην ως πλατανος	14 I was exalted like a palm tree in En-gaddi, and as a rose plant in Jericho, as a fair olive tree in a pleasant field, and grew up as a plane tree by the water.
15 ως κινναμωμον και ασπαλαθος αρωματων δεδωκα οσμην και ως σμυρνα εκλεκτη διεδωκα ευωδιαν ως χαλβανη και ονυξ και στακτη και ως λιβανου ατμις εν σκηνη	15 I gave a sweet smell like cinnamon and aspalathus, and I yielded a pleasant odour like the best myrrh, as galbanum, and onyx, and sweet storax, and as the fume of frankincense in the tabernacle.
16 εγω ως τερεμινθος εξετεινα κλαδους μου και οι κλαδοι μου κλαδοι δοξης και χαριτος	16 As the turpentine tree I stretched out my branches, and my branches are the branches of honour and grace.
17 εγω ως αμπελος εβλαστησα χαριν και τα ανθη μου καρπος δοξης και πλουτου	17 As the vine brought I forth pleasant savour, and my flowers are the fruit of honour and riches.
18 -	18 I am the mother of fair love, and fear, and knowledge, and holy hope: I therefore, being eternal, am given to all my children which are named of him.
19 προσελθετε προς με οι επιθυμουντες μου και απο των γενηματων μου εμπλησθητε	19 Come unto me, all ye that be desirous of me, and fill yourselves with my fruits.
20 το γαρ μνημοσυνον μου υπερ το μελι γλυκυ και η κληρονομια μου υπερ μελιτος κηριον	20 For my memorial is sweeter than honey, and mine inheritance than the honeycomb.
21 οι εσθιοντες με ετι πεινασουσιν και οι πινοντες με ετι διψησουσιν	21 They that eat me shall yet be hungry, and they that drink me shall yet be thirsty.
22 ο υπακουων μου ουκ αισχυνθησεται και οι εργαζομενοι εν εμοι ουχ αμαρτησουσιν	22 He that obeyeth me shall never be confounded, and they that work by me shall not do amiss.
23 ταυτα παντα βιβλος διαθηκης θεου υψιστου νομον ον ενετειλατο ημιν μωυσης κληρονομιαν συναγωγαις ιακωβ	23 All these things are the book of the covenant of the most high God, even the law which Moses commanded for an heritage unto the congregations of Jacob.
24 -	24 Faint not to be strong in the Lord; that he may confirm you, cleave unto him: for the Lord Almighty is God alone, and beside him there is no other Saviour.
25 ο πιμπλων ως φισων σοφιαν και ως τιγρις εν ημεραις νεων	25 He filleth all things with his wisdom, as Phison and as Tigris in the time of the new fruits.
26 ο αναπληρων ως ευφρατης συνεσιν και ως ιορδανης εν ημεραις θερισμου	26 He maketh the understanding to abound like Euphrates, and as Jordan in the time of the harvest.
27 ο εκφαινων ως φως παιδειαν ως γηων εν ημεραις τρυγητου	27 He maketh the doctrine of knowledge appear as the light, and as Geon in the time of vintage.
28 ου συνετελεσεν ο πρωτος γνωναι αυτην και ουτως ο εσχατος ουκ εξιχνιασεν αυτην	28 The first man knew her not perfectly: no more shall the last find her out.
29 απο γαρ θαλασσης επληθυνθη διανοημα αυτης και η βουλη αυτης απο αβυσσου μεγαλης	29 For her thoughts are more than the sea, and her counsels profounder than the great deep.
30 καγω ως διωρυξ απο ποταμου και ως υδραγωγος εξηλθον εις παραδεισον	30 I also came out as a brook from a river, and as a conduit into a garden.
31 ειπα ποτιω μου τον κηπον και μεθυσω μου την πρασιαν και ιδου εγενετο μοι η διωρυξ εις ποταμον και ο ποταμος μου εγενετο εις θαλασσαν	31 I said, I will water my best garden, and will water abundantly my garden bed: and, lo, my brook became a river, and my river became a sea.
32 ετι παιδειαν ως ορθρον φωτιω και εκφανω αυτα εως εις μακραν	32 I will yet make doctrine to shine as the morning, and will send forth her light afar off.
33 ετι διδασκαλιαν ως προφητειαν εκχεω και καταλειψω αυτην εις γενεας αιωνων	33 I will yet pour out doctrine as prophecy, and leave it to all ages for ever.
34 ιδετε οτι ουκ εμοι μονω εκοπιασα αλλ' απασιν τοις εκζητουσιν αυτην	34 Behold that I have not laboured for myself only, but for all them that seek wisdom.