Sirach 49

CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN	VULGATA
1 The memory of Josiah is like a blend of fragrances composed by the work of a perfumer.	1 Memoria Josiæ in compositionem odoris facta opus pigmentarii.
2 His remembrance will be sweet like honey in every mouth, and like music at a banquet of wine.	2 In omni ore quasi mel indulcabitur ejus memoria, et ut musica in convivio vini.
3 He was divinely directed for the repentance of the nation, and he took away the abominations of impiety.	3 Ipse est directus divinitus in p?nitentiam gentis, et tulit abominationes impietatis.
4 And he guided his heart toward the Lord. And during the days of sinners, he strengthened piety.	4 Et gubernavit ad Dominum cor ipsius, et in diebus peccatorum corroboravit pietatem.
5 Other than David, and Hezekiah, and Josiah, everyone committed sin.	5 Præter David et Ezechiam et Josiam, omnes peccatum commiserunt :
6 For the kings of Judah abandoned the law of the Most High, and they held contempt for the fear of God.	6 nam reliquerunt legem Altissimi reges Juda, et contempserunt timorem Dei.
7 For they gave their kingdom to foreigners, and their glory to a strange people.	7 Dederunt enim regnum suum aliis, et gloriam suam alienigenæ genti.
8 They set fire to the chosen city of sanctity, and they made its streets desolate, in accord with the hand of Jeremiah.	8 Incenderunt electam sanctitatis civitatem, et desertas fecerunt vias ipsius in manu Jeremiæ.
9 For they treated him wickedly, though he was consecrated as a prophet from his mother’s womb: to overthrow, and to root out, and to destroy, and also to rebuild and to renew.	9 Nam male tractaverunt illum qui a ventre matris consecratus est propheta, evertere, et eruere, et perdere, et iterum ædificare, et renovare :
10 It was Ezekiel who saw a vision of glory, which was revealed to him with the chariot of the Cherubim.	10 Ezechiel, qui vidit conspectum gloriæ quam ostendit illi in curru cherubim.
11 For it called to mind the enemies under the figure of rain, to do good to those who have revealed the upright ways.	11 Nam commemoratus est inimicorum in imbre, benefacere illis qui ostenderunt rectas vias.
12 And may the bones of the twelve prophets spring up from their place. For they strengthened Jacob, and they redeemed themselves with a virtuous faith.	12 Et duodecim prophetarum ossa pullulent de loco suo : nam corroboraverunt Jacob, et redemerunt se in fide virtutis.
13 How will we magnify Zerubbabel? For he, too, was like a signet on the right hand.	13 Quomodo amplificemus Zorobabel ? nam et ipse quasi signum in dextera manu :
14 So also was Jesus, the son of Jozadak, who in their days built the house, and raised up a holy temple to the Lord, as a preparation for everlasting glory.	14 sic et Jesum filium Josedec, qui in diebus suis ædificaverunt domum, et exaltaverunt templum sanctum Domino, paratum in gloriam sempiternam.
15 And may Nehemiah be remembered for a long time. He raised up for us the walls that had been torn down. And he made firm the gates and the bars. He raised up our houses.	15 Et Nehemias in memoriam multi temporis, qui erexit nobis muros eversos, et stare fecit portas et seras, qui erexit domos nostras.
16 No one has been born upon the earth like Enoch. And he was also taken up from the earth.	16 Nemo natus est in terra qualis Henoch, nam et ipse receptus est a terra :
17 And there was no one like Joseph, who was a man born to be foremost among his brothers, the firmament of his clan, a guide to his brethren, the mainstay of his people.	17 neque ut Joseph, qui natus est homo princeps fratrum, firmamentum gentis, rector fratrum, stabilimentum populi :
18 And his bones were visited, and after death, they prophesied.	18 et ossa ipsius visitata sunt, et post mortem prophetaverunt.
19 Shem and Seth obtained glory among men. And above every soul, at the very beginning, was Adam.	19 Seth et Sem apud homines gloriam adepti sunt, et super omnem animam in origine Adam.