ΣΟΦΙΑ ΣΕΙΡΑΧ - Siracide - Sirach 16

LXX	NEW JERUSALEM
1 μη επιθυμει τεκνων πληθος αχρηστων μηδε ευφραινου επι υιοις ασεβεσιν	1 Do not long for a brood of worthless children, and do not take pleasure in godless sons.
2 εαν πληθυνωσιν μη ευφραινου επ' αυτοις ει μη εστιν φοβος κυριου μετ' αυτων	2 However many you have, take no pleasure in them, unless the fear of the Lord lives among them.
3 μη εμπιστευσης τη ζωη αυτων και μη επεχε επι το πληθος αυτων κρεισσων γαρ εις η χιλιοι και αποθανειν ατεκνον η εχειν τεκνα ασεβη	3 Do not count on their having long life, do not put too much faith in their number; for better have onethan a thousand, better die childless than have children who are godless.
4 απο γαρ ενος συνετου συνοικισθησεται πολις φυλη δε ανομων ερημωθησεται	4 One person of sense can populate a city, but a race of lawless people will be destroyed.
5 πολλα τοιαυτα εορακεν ο οφθαλμος μου και ισχυροτερα τουτων ακηκοεν το ους μου	5 My eyes have seen many such things, my ears have heard things even more impressive.
6 εν συναγωγη αμαρτωλων εκκαυθησεται πυρ και εν εθνει απειθει εξεκαυθη οργη	6 Fire is kindled in a sinful society, Retribution blazes in a rebel ious nation.
7 ουκ εξιλασατο περι των αρχαιων γιγαντων οι απεστησαν τη ισχυι αυτων	7 God did not pardon the giants of old who, confident in their strength, had rebel ed.
8 ουκ εφεισατο περι της παροικιας λωτ ους εβδελυξατο δια την υπερηφανιαν αυτων	8 He did not spare the people with whom Lot lived; he abhorred them, rather, for their pride.
9 ουκ ηλεησεν εθνος απωλειας τους εξηρμενους εν αμαρτιαις αυτων	9 He was pitiless to the nation of perdition -- those people who gloried in their sins-
10 και ουτως εξακοσιας χιλιαδας πεζων τους επισυναχθεντας εν σκληροκαρδια αυτων	10 as also to the six hundred thousand men on the march, who had banded together in their obstinacy.
11 καν η εις σκληροτραχηλος θαυμαστον τουτο ει αθωωθησεται ελεος γαρ και οργη παρ' αυτω δυναστης εξιλασμων και εκχεων οργην	11 And had there been only one man stubborn, it would have been amazing had he escaped unpunished,since mercy and wrath alike belong to the Lord who is mighty to forgive and to pour out wrath.
12 κατα το πολυ ελεος αυτου ουτως και πολυς ο ελεγχος αυτου ανδρα κατα τα εργα αυτου κρινει	12 As great as his mercy, so is his severity; he judges each person as his deeds deserve:
13 ουκ εκφευξεται εν αρπαγματι αμαρτωλος και ου μη καθυστερησει υπομονη ευσεβους	13 the sinner wil not escape with his il -gotten gains nor the patience of the devout go for nothing.
14 παση ελεημοσυνη ποιησει τοπον εκαστος κατα τα εργα αυτου ευρησει	14 He takes note of every charitable action, and everyone is treated as he deserves.
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17 μη ειπης οτι απο κυριου κρυβησομαι και εξ υψους τις μου μνησθησεται εν λαω πλειονι ου μη γνωσθω τις γαρ η ψυχη μου εν αμετρητω κτισει	17 Do not say, 'I shal hide from the Lord; who is going to remember me up there? I shall not be noticedamong so many people; what am I in the immensity of creation?'
18 ιδου ο ουρανος και ο ουρανος του ουρανου αβυσσος και γη εν τη επισκοπη αυτου σαλευθησονται	18 For see, the sky and the heavens above the sky, the abyss and the earth shake at his visitation.
19 αμα τα ορη και τα θεμελια της γης εν τω επιβλεψαι εις αυτα τρομω συσσειονται	19 The mountains and earth's foundations alike quail and tremble when he looks at them.
20 και επ' αυτοις ου διανοηθησεται καρδια και τας οδους αυτου τις ενθυμηθησεται	20 But to all this no one gives thought. Who keeps his movements in mind?
21 και καταιγις ην ουκ οψεται ανθρωπος τα δε πλειονα των εργων αυτου εν αποκρυφοις	21 The storm wind itself is invisible, and most of what he does goes undetected.
22 εργα δικαιοσυνης τις αναγγελει η τις υπομενει μακραν γαρ η διαθηκη	22 'Who wil report whether justice has been done? Who wil be watching? The covenant is remote!'
23 ελαττουμενος καρδια διανοειται ταυτα και ανηρ αφρων και πλανωμενος διανοειται μωρα	23 Such are the thoughts of the person of little sense, stupid, misguided, cherishing his fol y.
24 ακουσον μου τεκνον και μαθε επιστημην και επι των λογων μου προσεχε τη καρδια σου	24 Listen to me, my child, and learn knowledge, and give your whole mind to my words.
25 εκφανω εν σταθμω παιδειαν και εν ακριβεια απαγγελω επιστημην	25 I shal expound discipline methodically and proclaim knowledge with precision.
26 εν κρισει κυριου τα εργα αυτου απ' αρχης και απο ποιησεως αυτων διεστειλεν μεριδας αυτων	26 When God created his works in the beginning, he assigned them their places as soon as they weremade.
27 εκοσμησεν εις αιωνα τα εργα αυτου και τας αρχας αυτων εις γενεας αυτων ουτε επεινασαν ουτε εκοπιασαν και ουκ εξελιπον απο των εργων αυτων	27 He determined his works for al time, from their origins to their distant generations. They know neitherhunger nor weariness, and they never desert their duties.
28 εκαστος τον πλησιον αυτου ουκ εξεθλιψεν και εως αιωνος ουκ απειθησουσιν του ρηματος αυτου	28 Not one has ever got in the way of another, and they wil never disobey his word.
29 και μετα ταυτα κυριος εις την γην επεβλεψεν και ενεπλησεν αυτην των αγαθων αυτου	29 And afterwards the Lord looked at the earth, and filled it with his good things.
30 ψυχη παντος ζωου εκαλυψεν το προσωπον αυτης και εις αυτην η αποστροφη αυτων	30 He covered its surface with every kind of animal, and to it they wil return.