Ecclesiasticus, 42

1. You should not repeat a claim heard from the revealing of a hidden word. And then, truly, you will be without shame, and you will find favor in the sight of all men. You should not accept the reputation of someone, so that you would sin, nor should you be confounded in any of the following things:

1. Ali se ovoga nemoj stidjeti, ovoga ne krši zbog ljudskog obzira:

2. in the law of the Most High and his covenant, or by giving a judgment to justify the impious;

2. Zakona i Saveza Svevišnjega, presude koja daje pravdu i bezbožniku,

3. in a word among companions and fellow travelers, or by distributing the inheritance of friends;

3. èista raèuna s drugom i suputnikom, diobe svoje baštine prijateljima,

4. in the fairness of scales and weights, or in acquiring much or little;

4. toènosti u mjerilima i utezima, malena ili velika probitka,

5. by the corruption of buying and negotiating, or in the ample discipline of children, or in causing the side of a wicked servant to bleed.

5. dobitka u trgovaèkim poslovima, stroge stege prema svojoj djeci i da do krvi išibaš opakoga slugu.

6. A seal is good over a wicked wife.

6. Kad je žena radoznala, dobar je peèat; a gdje je mnogo ruku, zakljuèavaj.

7. Where there are many hands, seal and deliver all things by number and weight; and truly, give and receive everything in writing.

7. Kad što daješ, pazi na broj i težinu, i svaki izdatak i primitak zabilježi.

8. You should not have shame in correcting the senseless, the foolish, and those youths who would judge their elders. And so shall you be well-instructed in all things and well-approved in the sight of all the living.

8. Ne stidi se ukoriti glupana ili luðaka ili ishlapjela starca koji raspravlja s mladiæima. Tako æeš pokazati kako si uistinu obrazovan, i svi æe ti odobravati.

9. The vigilance of a father for his daughter is hidden, and his concern for her takes away his sleep. For perhaps, in her adolescence, she might be brought into adulthood. Or when she lives with her husband, she might become hateful.

9. Kæi je ocu potajna mora, briga za nju spavati mu ne da: u mladosti, strah da se neæe udati, a kad se uda, da je muž ne zamrzi;

10. In her virginity, she might be defiled, and then she may be found to be pregnant in her father’s house. Or perhaps, when she lives with her husband, she might stray, or at least become barren.

10. dok je djevica, da je tko ne zavede i da ne zatrudni u kuæi oèevoj, a u kuæi muževljoj da se ne razbludi, i kad je veæ žena, da ne bude nerotkinja.

11. Keep a close watch over a self-indulgent daughter. Otherwise, at some time, she might bring you into disgrace before your enemies, and into disrepute in the city, and into reproach among the people, and so she may confound you before the multitude of the people.

11. Ako ti je kæi neposlušna, dobro je pazi da ne naèini od tebe ruglo neprijateljima tvojim, prièu gradsku i predmet svaèijeg klevetanja i da te ne obešèasti u oèima sviju.

12. She should not choose to gaze upon the beauty of every man, and she should not choose to spend her time in the midst of married women.

12. Ne zaustavljaj pogleda ni pred èijom ljepotom i ne sjedaj sa ženama.

13. For a moth goes forth from garments, and iniquity over a man goes forth from a woman.

13. Jer iz odijela izlazi moljac, a od žena ženska zloæa.

14. Yet iniquity over a man is better for her than if a married woman, seeking to benefit her, instead leads her into confusion and disgrace.

14. Bolja je zloæa muška nego dobrota ženska; od žene potjeèe sramota i ruglo.

15. And now, I will remember the works of the Lord, and I will announce what I have seen. The words of the Lord are in his works.

15. Sad æu podsjetiti na djela Božja, i što sam vidio, to æu isprièati. Rijeèima Gospod stvori djela svoja, i sve se stvoreno pokorava volji njegovoj.

16. The sun illuminates and considers all things, and its work shows the fullness of the glory of the Lord.

16. Sunce sjajno sve obasjava, i slave je Gospodnje puno djelo njegovo.

17. Has not the Lord caused the holy ones to describe all his miracles, which the all-powerful Lord has firmly established in his glory?

17. Gospod nije dao anðelima moæ da govore o svim èudesima koja je Gospod, gospodar svega, èvrsto sazdao kako bi svemir opstao u slavi njegovoj.

18. He has examined the abyss and the hearts of men. And he has considered their astuteness.

18. Izmjerio je dubinu bezdana i srca ljudskog i prozreo sve tajne njihove. Jer Svevišnji ima svoju spoznaju koja postoji i promotrio je znake vremena.

19. For the Lord comprehends all knowledge, and he has gazed upon the signs of the times: announcing the things of the past, as well as the things of the future, and revealing the traces of hidden things.

19. On objavljuje prošlost i buduænost i otkriva stvari skrivene.

20. No thought passes by him unnoticed, and no word can conceal itself from him.

20. Ni jedna mu misao promaæi ne može, ni jedna se rijeè ne može njemu skriti.

21. He has adorned the magnificent works of his wisdom. He is before eternity and even unto eternity. And nothing can be added,

21. On je uredio èudesna djela svoje mudrosti, jer je jedini od vjeènosti do vjeènosti. Niti mu se što može dodati niti oduzeti i njemu savjet nièiji ne treba.

22. and nothing can be taken away. And he has no need of any counselor.

22. Kako li su divna sva djela njegova, kao sjajna iskra njihov je prizor.

23. O how desirable are all his works! And all that we consider is but a spark.

23. Sve to živi i traje dovijeka, i u svakoj prilici sve je poslušno.

24. All these works exist, and they remain in the present age, and they all obey him in every purpose.

24. Sve je dvostruko, jedno prema drugome, i ništa nije stvorio nepotpuno.

25. All things are two-fold, one facing another, and he has not made anything to be lacking.

25. Jedno drugo izvrsnošæu nadmašuje, i tko se može nasititi njegove krasote?

26. He has confirmed each thing as good. And who would tire of beholding his glory?

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