Wisdom of Solomon, 7

1. Certainly, I myself am also a mortal man, like everyone, and the offspring of this earth, which was made beforehand; and in my mother’s womb I was fashioned with care,

1. I ja sam smrtnik, kao i svi ostali, i potomak prvog biæa od zemlje naèinjena i oblikovan kao tijelo u utrobi majèinoj,

2. within the time of ten months, made of blood, from the seed of man and the delight of sleeping together.

2. u deset mjeseci, stisnut u krvi, iz sjemena muževljeva i slasti družice u spavanju.

3. And when I was born, I drew in the common air, and in similar fashion, I fell upon the earth, and the first voice I uttered, like everyone, was crying.

3. I ja sam, došavši na svijet, udahnuo zajednièki zrak i pao na zemlju koja nas sve nosi, i plaè mi je bio prvi glas kao i svima ostalima.

4. I was nursed in swaddling clothes and with great care.

4. U pelenama bijah odgajan i u brigama,

5. For none of the kings had any other beginning of birth.

5. jer nijedan kralj nije drukèije postao niti na svijet došao.

6. Therefore, there is only one entrance for everyone into life, and the same in leaving.

6. Jer za sve postoji jedan ulazak u život, a tako i jedan izlazak.

7. Because of this, I chose, and understanding was given to me; and I prayed, and the spirit of wisdom came to me;

7. Zato se pomolih i razbor dobih; zavapih i primih duh mudrosti.

8. and I placed her before kingdoms and thrones, and I considered riches nothing in comparison with her.

8. Zavoljeh je više nego žezla i prijestolja i ništa ne cijenih bogatstvo u usporedbi s njom.

9. Neither did I compare to her a precious stone, for all gold in comparison with her is like a little sand, and silver, in view of her, will be valued as if dirt.

9. Nisam je htio usporeðivati ni sa draguljima, jer je sve zlato pred njom kao malo pijeska, a srebro je prema njoj kao blato.

10. I loved her above health and beauty, and I placed having her before light, for her light is unfailing.

10. Ljubio sam je više od zdravlja i ljepote i zavolio više od svjetlosti, jer njezin sjaj bez prestanka svijetli.

11. Yet all good things came to me together with her, and innumerable honors by her hand;

11. A s njome su mi došla sva dobra i od ruku njezinih blago nebrojeno.

12. and I rejoiced in all these, because this wisdom went before me, although I did not know that she is the mother of them all.

12. I svemu sam se tome radovao, jer mudrost sve donosi; još nisam znao da je ona roditeljka svega toga.

13. This I have learned without falsehood and communicate without envy, and her integrity I do not hide.

13. I ono što nauèih bez primisli, to bez zavisti predajem, bogatstva njezina ne skrivam.

14. Indeed, she is an infinite treasure chest for men, and those who make use of it, become partakers in the friendship of God, because they are recommended by the gifts of instruction.

14. Ona je neiscrpljiva riznica ljudima, i koji se njome služe postaju prijatelji Božji, preporuèeni darovima njezina nauka.

15. Yet God has given to me to speak my mind, and to conceive thoughts worthy of those things that are given to me, because he is the leader of wisdom and the repairer of understanding.

15. Zato neka mi dade Bog govoriti kako me svjetova i misliti misli dostojne darova njegovih, jer on je voða mudrosti i upravlja mudracima.

16. For in his hand are both we, and our words, and all wisdom, and the works of science, and instruction.

16. U njegovoj smo ruci mi i rijeèi naše, sa svim našim razborom i umijeæem.

17. For he has given me true knowledge of these things which exist: so as to know the orderly arrangement of the world, and the powers of the elements,

17. On mi je podario istinsku znanost o svemu što jest, nauèio me sustavu svijeta i svojstvima prapoèela;

18. the beginning and the end and the midpoint of the seasons, the characteristics of changing things, and the divisions of time,

18. poèetku, svršetku i sredini vremena, izmjeni suncovrata i slijedu godišnjih doba,

19. the courses of the years, and the orderly arrangement of the stars,

19. tijeku godina i položaju zvijezda;

20. the natures of animals, and the rage of wild beasts, the force of winds, and the reasonings of men, the diversities of plants, and the benefits of roots,

20. naravi životinja i nagonima divljih zvijeri, moæi duhova i mislima ljudskim, razliènosti biljaka i ljekovitosti korijenja.

21. and all such things as are hidden and unexpected, I have learned; for wisdom, the artisan of all things, taught me.

21. I spoznadoh sve što god je tajno i javno, jer me pouèavaše mudrost, umjetnica u svemu.

22. For in her is the spirit of understanding: holy, singular, manifold, subtle, perceptive, lively, chaste, reliable, gracious, loving, good, astute, who forbids nothing beneficial,

22. Jer u nje je duh razborit, svet, jedinstven, mnogostran, tanan, okretan, pronicav, neoskvrnjen, jasan, nepristran, dobrohotan, oštar,

23. humane, kind, steadfast, trustworthy, secure, having all virtue, watching for all things and grasping all things with a pure and most delicate understanding of spirit.

23. nezapreèiv, dobrotvoran, èovjekoljubiv, postojan, pouzdan, bezbrižan, svemoæan, svenadzoran, što prodire kroza sve duše, mudre, èiste i najtanje.

24. For wisdom is more active than all active things, yet she reaches everywhere because of her purity.

24. Jer je mudrost gibljivija od svakog gibanja, ona pronièe i prožima sve svojom èistoæom.

25. For she is a breath of the virtue of God and a genuine emanation from the purity of the almighty God, and therefore nothing unclean can invade her.

25. Jer je ona dah sile Božje i èist odvir slave Svemoguæeg; zato je ništa neæisto ne može oskvrnuti.

26. Indeed, she is the brightness of eternal light, and the unspotted mirror of the majesty of God, and the image of his goodness.

26. Ona je odsjev vjeène svjetlosti i zrcalo èisto djela Božjeg, i slika dobrote njegove.

27. And though she is one, she can do all things; and, unchanging in herself, she renews all things, and throughout the nations she conveys herself to holy souls, establishing them as friends and prophets of God.

27. Jedna je, a može sve, i, ostajuæi u sebi, sve obnavlja. Ona prelazi od naraštaja do naraštaja u duše svete i èini od njih Božje prijatelje i proroke.

28. For God loves none but those who dwell with wisdom.

28. Jer Bog ne ljubi nikoga osim onoga tko se druži s mudrošæu.

29. For she is more spectacular than the sun, and above the array of all the stars; compared with the light, she is found to be before it.

29. Ona je od sunca sjajnija i nad sve zviježðe uzvišena; usporeðena sa svjetlošæu, ona je nadmašuje:

30. Indeed, after her comes night, but wisdom will not be overcome by malice.

30. jer svjetlost ustupa mjesto noæi, dok zloæa nema moæi protiv mudrosti.