Ecclesiasticus, 43

1. The firmament on high is his beauty, the beauty of heaven with its glorious shew.

1. γαυρίαμα ὕψους στερέωμα καθαριότητος εἶδος οὐρανοῦ ἐν ὁράματι δόξης

2. The sun when he appeareth shewing forth at his rising, an admirable instrument, the work of the most High.

2. ἥλιος ἐν ὀπτασίᾳ διαγγέλλων ἐν ἐξόδῳ σκεῦος θαυμαστόν ἔργον ὑψίστου

3. At noon he burneth the earth, and who can abide his burning heat? As one keeping a furnace in the works of heat:

3. ἐν μεσημβρίᾳ αὐτοῦ ἀναξηραίνει χώραν καὶ ἐναντίον καύματος αὐτοῦ τίς ὑποστήσεται

4. The sun three times as much, burneth the mountains, breathing out fiery vapours, and shining with his beams, he blindeth the eyes.

4. κάμινον φυσῶν ἐν ἔργοις καύματος τριπλασίως ἥλιος ἐκκαίων ὄρη ἀτμίδας πυρώδεις ἐκφυσῶν καὶ ἐκλάμπων ἀκτῖνας ἀμαυροῖ ὀφθαλμούς

5. Great is the Lord that made him, and at his words he hath hastened his course.

5. μέγας κύριος ὁ ποιήσας αὐτόν καὶ ἐν λόγοις αὐτοῦ κατέσπευσεν πορείαν

6. And the moon in all in her season, is for a declaration of times and a sign of the world.

6. καὶ ἡ σελήνη ἐν πᾶσιν εἰς καιρὸν αὐτῆς ἀνάδειξιν χρόνων καὶ σημεῖον αἰῶνος

7. From the moon is the sign of the festival day, a light that decreaseth in her perfection.

7. ἀπὸ σελήνης σημεῖον ἑορτῆς φωστὴρ μειούμενος ἐπὶ συντελείας

8. The month is called after her name, increasing wonderfully in her perfection

8. μὴν κατὰ τὸ ὄνομα αὐτῆς ἐστιν αὐξανόμενος θαυμαστῶς ἐν ἀλλοιώσει σκεῦος παρεμβολῶν ἐν ὕψει ἐν στερεώματι οὐρανοῦ ἐκλάμπων

9. Being an instrument of the armies on high, shining gloriously in the Armament of heaven.

9. κάλλος οὐρανοῦ δόξα ἄστρων κόσμος φωτίζων ἐν ὑψίστοις κυρίου

10. The glory of the stars is the beauty of heaven; the Lord enlighteneth the world on high.

10. ἐν λόγοις ἁγίου στήσονται κατὰ κρίμα καὶ οὐ μὴ ἐκλυθῶσιν ἐν φυλακαῖς αὐτῶν

11. By the words of the holy one they shall stand in judgment, and shall never fail in their watches.

11. ἰδὲ τόξον καὶ εὐλόγησον τὸν ποιήσαντα αὐτὸ σφόδρα ὡραῖον ἐν τῷ αὐγάσματι αὐτοῦ

12. Look upon the rainbow, and bless him that made it: it is very beautiful in its brightness.

12. ἐγύρωσεν οὐρανὸν ἐν κυκλώσει δόξης χεῖρες ὑψίστου ἐτάνυσαν αὐτό

13. It encompasseth the heaven about with the circle of its glory, the hands of the most High have displayed it.

13. προστάγματι αὐτοῦ κατέσπευσεν χιόνα καὶ ταχύνει ἀστραπὰς κρίματος αὐτοῦ

14. By his commandment he maketh the snow to fall apace, and sendeth forth swiftly the lightnings of his judgment.

14. διὰ τοῦτο ἠνεῴχθησαν θησαυροί καὶ ἐξέπτησαν νεφέλαι ὡς πετεινά

15. Through this are the treasures opened, and the clouds fly out like birds.

15. ἐν μεγαλείῳ αὐτοῦ ἴσχυσεν νεφέλας καὶ διεθρύβησαν λίθοι χαλάζης

16. By his greatness he hath fixed the clouds, and the hailstones are broken.

16. καὶ ἐν ὀπτασίᾳ αὐτοῦ σαλευθήσεται ὄρη ἐν θελήματι αὐτοῦ πνεύσεται νότος

17. At his sight shall the mountains be shaken, and at his will the south wind shall blow.

17. φωνὴ βροντῆς αὐτοῦ ὠνείδισεν γῆν καὶ καταιγὶς βορέου καὶ συστροφὴ πνεύματος

18. The noise of his thunder shall strike the earth, so doth the northern storm, and the whirlwind:

18. ὡς πετεινὰ καθιπτάμενα πάσσει χιόνα καὶ ὡς ἀκρὶς καταλύουσα ἡ κατάβασις αὐτῆς κάλλος λευκότητος αὐτῆς ἐκθαυμάσει ὀφθαλμός καὶ ἐπὶ τοῦ ὑετοῦ αὐτῆς ἐκστήσεται καρδία

19. And as the birds lighting upon the earth, he scattereth snow, and the falling thereof, is as the coming down of locusts.

19. καὶ πάχνην ὡς ἅλα ἐπὶ γῆς χέει καὶ παγεῖσα γίνεται σκολόπων ἄκρα

20. The eye admireth at the beauty of the whiteness thereof, and the heart is astonished at the shower thereof.

20. ψυχρὸς ἄνεμος βορέης πνεύσει καὶ παγήσεται κρύσταλλος ἐφ’ ὕδατος ἐπὶ πᾶσαν συναγωγὴν ὕδατος καταλύσει καὶ ὡς θώρακα ἐνδύσεται τὸ ὕδωρ

21. He shall pour frost as salt upon the earth: and when it freezeth, it shall become like the tops of thistles.

21. καταφάγεται ὄρη καὶ ἔρημον ἐκκαύσει καὶ ἀποσβέσει χλόην ὡς πῦρ

22. The cold north wind bloweth, and the water is congealed into crystal; upon every gathering together of waters it shall rest, and shall clothe the waters as a breastplate.

22. ἴασις πάντων κατὰ σπουδὴν ὁμίχλη δρόσος ἀπαντῶσα ἀπὸ καύσωνος ἱλαρώσει

23. And it shall devour the mountains, and burn the wilderness, and consume all that is green as with fire.

23. λογισμῷ αὐτοῦ ἐκόπασεν ἄβυσσον καὶ ἐφύτευσεν ἐν αὐτῇ νήσους

24. A present remedy of all is the speedy coming of a cloud, and a dew that meeteth it, by the heat that cometh, shall overpower it.

24. οἱ πλέοντες τὴν θάλασσαν διηγοῦνται τὸν κίνδυνον αὐτῆς καὶ ἀκοαῖς ὠτίων ἡμῶν θαυμάζομεν

25. At his word the wind is still, and with his thought he appeaseth the deep, and the Lord hath planted islands therein.

25. καὶ ἐκεῖ τὰ παράδοξα καὶ θαυμάσια ἔργα ποικιλία παντὸς ζῴου κτίσις κητῶν

26. Let them that sail on the sea, tell the dangers thereof: and when we hear with our ears, we shall admire.

26. δι’ αὐτὸν εὐοδοῖ ἄγγελος αὐτοῦ καὶ ἐν λόγῳ αὐτοῦ σύγκειται τὰ πάντα

27. There are great and wonderful works: a variety of beasts, and of all living things, and the monstrous creatures of whales.

27. πολλὰ ἐροῦμεν καὶ οὐ μὴ ἀφικώμεθα καὶ συντέλεια λόγων τὸ πᾶν ἐστιν αὐτός

28. Through him is established the end of their journey, and by his word all things are regulated.

28. δοξάζοντες ποῦ ἰσχύσομεν αὐτὸς γὰρ ὁ μέγας παρὰ πάντα τὰ ἔργα αὐτοῦ

29. We shall say much, and yet shall want words: but the sum of our words is, He is all.

29. φοβερὸς κύριος καὶ σφόδρα μέγας καὶ θαυμαστὴ ἡ δυναστεία αὐτοῦ

30. What shall we be able to do to glorify him? for the Almighty himself is above all his works.

30. δοξάζοντες κύριον ὑψώσατε καθ’ ὅσον ἂν δύνησθε ὑπερέξει γὰρ καὶ ἔτι καὶ ὑψοῦντες αὐτὸν πληθύνατε ἐν ἰσχύι μὴ κοπιᾶτε οὐ γὰρ μὴ ἀφίκησθε

31. 31The Lord is terrible, and exceeding great, and his power is admirable.

31. τίς ἑόρακεν αὐτὸν καὶ ἐκδιηγήσεται καὶ τίς μεγαλυνεῖ αὐτὸν καθώς ἐστιν

32. Glorify the Lord as much as ever you can, for he will yet far exceed, and his magnificence is wonderful.

32. πολλὰ ἀπόκρυφά ἐστιν μείζονα τούτων ὀλίγα γὰρ ἑωράκαμεν τῶν ἔργων αὐτοῦ

33. Blessing the Lord, exalt him as much as you can: for he is above all praise.

33. πάντα γὰρ ἐποίησεν ὁ κύριος καὶ τοῖς εὐσεβέσιν ἔδωκεν σοφίαν

34. When you exalt him put forth all your strength, and be not weary: for you can never go far enough.

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35. Who shall see him, and declare him? and who shall magnify him as he is from the beginning?

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36. There are many things hidden from us that are greater than these: for we have seen but a few of his works.

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37. But the Lord hath made all things, and to the godly he hath given wisdom.

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