Ecclesiasticus, 17

1. God created man from the earth, and he made him according to his own image.

1. Gospod stvori èovjeka od zemlje i opet ga u nju vraæa.

2. And he returned him again to it, and he clothed him with virtue according to himself.

2. Dao je ljudima toèan broj dana i odreðeno vrijeme, dade im i vlast nad svime što je na zemlji.

3. He gave him the number and time of his days, and he gave him authority over all the things that are upon the earth.

3. Odjenu ih snagom kakva je njegova i stvori ih na sliku svoju.

4. He placed the fear of him over all flesh, and he had dominion over wild beasts and flying things.

4. Svakom je stvoru udahnuo strah od èovjeka, da bi on gospodario zvijerima i pticama.

5. He created from him a helper, similar to himself. He gave them counsel, and language, and sight, and hearing, and a heart, in order to think. And he filled them with the discipline of understanding.

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6. He created within them the knowledge of the spirit. He filled their heart with understanding, and he showed them both good and evil.

6. Oblikovao im jezik, oèi, uši, i srce im dade da razmišljaju.

7. He set his eye upon their hearts, to reveal to them the greatness of his works,

7. Napuni ih znanjem i razumijevanjem i otkri im dobro i zlo.

8. so that they might highly praise the name of sanctification, and give glory to his wonders, so that they might declare the greatness of his works.

8. Oèi je svoje stavio u srca njihova da im pokaže velièanstvo djela svojih.

9. In addition, he gave them discipline and the law of life, as their inheritance.

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10. He established an eternal covenant with them, and he revealed to them his justice and judgments.

10. Oni æe slaviti njegovo sveto ime, prièajuæi o velièanstvu djela njegovih.

11. And their eye saw the greatness of his honor, and their ears heard the honor of his voice, and he said to them: “Beware of all iniquity.”

11. Još im umnoži znanje i obdari ih zakonom života.

12. And he commanded each one concerning his neighbor.

12. Uèini s njima Savez vjeèni i pouèi ih sudovima svojim.

13. Their ways are always in his sight; they are not hidden from his eyes.

13. Oèi su njihove gledale slavu velièanstvenu i uho slušalo slavni njegov glas.

14. Over each and every people, he has appointed a ruler.

14. "Èuvajte se svakoga zla", reèe im i odredi im dužnosti prema bližnjemu.

15. And Israel was made to be the manifest portion of God.

15. Njihovi su putovi uvijek pred njim, ne mogu se sakriti pred oèima njegovim.

16. And in the sight of God, all their works are like the sun. And his eyes, without ceasing, inspect their ways.

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17. The covenants are not hidden by their iniquity, and all their iniquities are in the sight of God.

17. Svakomu narodu postavi vladara, ali je Izrael baština Gospodnja.

18. The almsgiving of a man is like a seal upon him, which will guard the grace of a man like the pupil of an eye.

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19. And afterward, it will rise up and repay them their reward, each one upon his head, and it will return to the hidden places of the earth.

19. Sva su djela njihova pred njim kao sunce, i oèi njegove svagda paze na putove njihove.

20. Now, to the repentant, he has given the way of justice, and he has strengthened those lacking in patience, and he has fastened them to a destiny of truth.

20. Ne mogu se pred njim sakriti nepravde njihove, pred Gospodom su svi grijesi njihovi.

21. Convert to the Lord, and relinquish your sins.

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22. Make supplication before the face of the Lord, and diminish your offenses.

22. Milostinja èovjekova njemu je kao peèat, i na dobroèinstvo pazi kao na zjenicu oka.

23. Return to the Lord, and turn away from your injustice, and have immense hatred for abomination.

23. Jednoga æe se dana diæi i platiti im, svakomu æe plaæa pasti na vlastitu glavu.

24. And acknowledge the justices and judgments of God, and stand firm in the circumstances set before you and in prayer to the most high God.

24. Samo pokajnicima dopušta povratak i tješi one koji su izgubili nadu.

25. Go to the side of the holy generation, to those who live in order to give praise to God.

25. Obrati se Gospodu i okani se grijeha, moli se pred licem njegovim i prestani ga vrijeðati.

26. You should not linger in the error of the impious; confess before death. Confession perishes from the dead as if it were nothing.

26. Vrati se Višnjem i okani se nepravde i jako zamrzi na gnusan èin.

27. Confess while living; you should give thanks while you are still alive and healthy. And you should praise God and glory in his compassion.

27. Jer tko æe hvaliti Svevišnjeg u Podzemlju mjesto živih koji ga mogu slaviti?

28. How great is the mercy of the Lord, and his forgiveness, for those who convert to him!

28. Hvala mrtvih mrtva je - kao da ih nema, samo živ i zdrav hvali Gospodina.

29. For not all things can be in men, because the son of man is not immortal, and because they are pleased by the emptiness of malice.

29. O kako je veliko milosrðe u Gospoda, praštanje onima koji mu se obraæaju!

30. What is brighter than the sun? Yet this will fail. Or what is more wicked than that which flesh and blood has invented? And this will be reproved.

30. Ljudi ne mogu sve, jer sin èovjekov nije besmrtan.

31. He beholds the power of the heights of heaven. And all men are earth and ashes.

31. Što je svjetlije od sunca? Pa i ono pomrkne. Tijelo i krv mogu hraniti samo zloæu.

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32. Gospod nadzire sile na visokim nebesima, a svi su ljudi samo prah i pepeo.