Ecclesiasticus, 15

1. Whoever fears God will do good. And whoever holds to justice will obtain it.

1. Tako èini tko se boji Gospoda; i tko se drži zakona steæi æe mudrost.

2. And like an honorable mother, she will meet him, and like a virgin bride, she will receive him.

2. Ona mu dolazi u susret kao majka i doèekuje ga kao nevjesta djevica.

3. She will feed him with the bread of life and understanding. And she give him to drink from the water of salvific wisdom. And she will be confirmed in him, and he will not waver.

3. Ona ga hrani kruhom razboritosti i poji ga vodom mudrosti.

4. And she will hold to him, and he will not be confounded. And she will exalt him, along with those closest to him.

4. On se oslanja na nju i ne posræe; uzda se u nju i ne sramoti se.

5. And in the midst of the Church, she will open his mouth, and she will fill him with the spirit of wisdom and understanding, and she will clothe him with a robe of glory.

5. Ona ga uzvisuje nad bližnjega njegova i sred zbora usta mu otvara.

6. She will store up in him a treasure of rejoicing and exultation, and she will cause him to inherit an everlasting name.

6. On nalazi veselje i vijenac radosti i baštini ime vjeèno.

7. But foolish men will not take hold of her. And though understanding men will meet her, foolish men will not catch sight of her. For she is far from arrogance and deceit.

7. Nerazumnici je nikad ne dobivaju niti je grešnici oèima gledaju.

8. Lying men will be wary of her. But men who speak the truth will be found with her, and they will have success, even when examined by God.

8. Ona je daleko od oholice i lažljivcima ne dolazi na um.

9. Praise is not beautiful in the mouth of a sinner.

9. Ne prilièi hvalospjev ustima grešnikovim jer mu ga Gospod nije dao.

10. For wisdom was sent from God. And praise will stand before the wisdom of God, and praise will abound in the mouths of the faithful, and the sovereign Lord will give praise to wisdom.

10. Iz usta mudraèevih nek' odjekuje hvalospjev, i tada sam Gospod njime upravlja.

11. You should not say: “It is because of God that wisdom is absent.” For you should not do what he detests.

11. Ne reci: "Od Boga je grijeh moj", jer što on mrzi, nikad ne èini.

12. You should not say: “He has led me astray.” For the impious are of no use to him.

12. I ne reci: "On me zavede", jer njemu grešnici ne trebaju.

13. The Lord hates all abominable error, and those who fear him will not love such things.

13. Gospod mrzi svaku gnusobu, a mrzi je i svaki onaj tko se njega boji.

14. God established man from the beginning, and he left him in the hand of his own counsel.

14. On je sam u poèetku stvorio èovjeka i prepustio ga slobodnoj volji njegovoj.

15. He added his commandments and precepts.

15. Ako hoæeš, možeš držati zapovijedi, u tvojoj je moæi da budeš vjeran.

16. If you choose to keep the commandments, and if, having chosen them, you fulfill them with perpetual fidelity, they will preserve you.

16. On je preda te stavio vatru i vodu: za èim hoæeš pruži ruku svoju.

17. He has set water and fire before you. Extend your hand to whichever one you would choose.

17. Pred èovjekom je i život i smrt: što on više voli to æe mu se dati.

18. Before man is life and death, good and evil. Whichever one he chooses will be given to him.

18. Jer velika je mudrost u Gospoda, on je svemoæan i vidi sve.

19. For the wisdom of God is manifold. And he is strong in power, seeing all things without ceasing.

19. Oèi Gospodnje poèivaju na onima koji ga se boje, Gospod zna svako djelo èovjeèje.

20. The eyes of the Lord are upon those who fear him, and he knows each one of the works of man.

20. Nije nikad zapovjedio nikomu da bude bezbožnik niti dao dopuštenje za grijeh.

21. He has commanded no one to act impiously, and he has given no one permission to sin.

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22. For he does not desire a multitude of unfaithful and useless sons.

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