Ecclesiasticus 36

VULGATA	NEW AMERICAN BIBLE
1 Miserere nostri, Deus omnium, et respice nos, et ostende nobis lucem miserationum tuarum :	1 Come to our aid, O God of the universe, and put all the nations in dread of you!
2 et immitte timorem tuum super gentes quæ non exquisierunt te, ut cognoscant quia non est deus nisi tu, et enarrent magnalia tua.	2 Raise your hand against the heathen, that they may realize your power.
3 Alleva manum tuam super gentes alienas, ut videant potentiam tuam.	3 As you have used us to show them your holiness, so now use them to show us your glory.
4 Sicut enim in conspectu eorum sanctificatus es in nobis, sic in conspectu nostro magnificaberis in eis :	4 Thus they will know, as we know, that there is no God but you.
5 ut cognoscant te, sicut et nos cognovimus quoniam non est deus præter te, Domine.	5 Give new signs and work new wonders; show forth the splendor of your right hand and arm;
6 Innova signa, et immuta mirabilia.	6 Rouse your anger, pour out wrath, humble the enemy, scatter the foe.
7 Glorifica manum et brachium dextrum.	7 Hasten the day, bring on the time;
8 Excita furorem, et effunde iram.	8 Let raging fire consume the fugitive, and your people's oppressors meet destruction.
9 Tolle adversarium, et afflige inimicum.	9 crush the heads of the hostile rulers.
10 Festina tempus, et memento finis, ut enarrent mirabilia tua.	10 Gather all the tribes of Jacob, that they may inherit the land as of old,
11 In ira flammæ devoretur qui salvatur : et qui pessimant plebem tuam inveniant perditionem.	11 Show mercy to the people called by your name; Israel, whom you named your first-born.
12 Contere caput principum inimicorum, dicentium : Non est alius præter nos.	12 Take pity on your holy city, Jerusalem, your dwelling place.
13 Congrega omnes tribus Jacob, ut cognoscant quia non est deus nisi tu, et enarrent magnalia tua, et hæreditabis eos sicut ab initio.	13 Fill Zion with your majesty, your temple with your glory.
14 Miserere plebi tuæ, super quam invocatum est nomen tuum, et Israël quem coæquasti primogenito tuo.	14 Give evidence of your deeds of old; fulfill the prophecies spoken in your name,
15 Miserere civitati sanctificationis tuæ, Jerusalem, civitati requiei tuæ.	15 Reward those who have hoped in you, and let your prophets be proved true.
16 Reple Sion inenarrabilibus verbis tuis, et gloria tua populum tuum.	16 Hear the prayer of your servants, for you are ever gracious to your people;
17 Da testimonium his qui ab initio creaturæ tuæ sunt, et suscita prædicationes quas locuti sunt in nomine tuo prophetæ priores.	17 Thus it will be known to the very ends of the earth that you are the eternal God.
18 Da mercedem sustinentibus te, ut prophetæ tui fideles inveniantur : et exaudi orationes servorum tuorum,	18 The throat can swallow any food, yet some foods are more agreeable than others;
19 secundum benedictionem Aaron de populo tuo : et dirige nos in viam justitiæ, et sciant omnes qui habitant terram quia tu es Deus conspector sæculorum.	19 As the palate tests meat by its savor, so does a keen mind insincere words.
20 Omnem escam manducabit venter : et est cibus cibo melior.	20 A deceitful character causes grief, but an experienced man can turn the tables on him.
21 Fauces contingunt cibum feræ, et cor sensatum verba mendacia.	21 Though any man may be accepted as a husband, yet one girl will be more suitable than another:
22 Cor pravum dabit tristitiam, et homo peritus resistet illi.	22 A woman's beauty makes her husband's face light up, for it surpasses all else that charms the eye;
23 Omnem masculum excipiet mulier : et est filia melior filia.	23 And if, besides, her speech is kindly, his lot is beyond that of mortal men.
24 Species mulieris exhilarat faciem viri sui, et super omnem concupiscentiam hominis superducit desiderium.	24 A wife is her husband's richest treasure, a helpmate, a steadying column.
25 Si est lingua curationis, est et mitigationis et misericordiæ : non est vir illius secundum filios hominum.	25 A vineyard with no hedge will be overrun; a man with no wife becomes a homeless wanderer.
26 Qui possidet mulierem bonam inchoat possessionem : adjutorium secundum illum est, et columna ut requies.	26 Who will trust an armed band that shifts from city to city?
27 Ubi non est sepes, diripietur possessio : et ubi non est mulier, ingemiscit egens.	27 Or a man who has no nest, but lodges where night overtakes him?
28 Quis credit ei qui non habet nidum, et deflectens ubicumque obscuraverit, quasi succinctus latro exiliens de civitate in civitatem ?