Wisdom of Solomon, 6

1. Wisdom is better than power, and a prudent man is better than a powerful one.

1. Èujte, dakle, kraljevi, i urazumite se! Pouèite se, vladari zemalja dalekih!

2. Therefore, hear, O kings, and understand; learn, you judges of the ends of the earth.

2. Poslušajte, vi koji upravljate mnoštvima i koji se hvastate silom svojih naroda!

3. Listen closely, you who hold the attention of the crowds, and who please yourselves by disturbing the nations.

3. Gospod je onaj koji vam je moæ podario, i vladavina je od Svevišnjeg, koji æe ispitivati djela vaša i vaše nakane istražiti.

4. For power has been given to you from the Lord and strength from the Most High, who will examine your works and scrutinize your thoughts.

4. Iako ste upravljaèi njegova kraljevstva, ne vladaste pravedno, niti se držaste zakona, niti služiste nakani Božjoj.

5. For, when you were ministers of his kingdom, you did not judge correctly, nor keep the law of justice, nor walk according to the will of God.

5. Gospod æe vas napasti brzo i užasno, jer za velikaše je nemilosrdna kazna;

6. Horribly and quickly he will appear to you, because he will make a severe judgment for those who are in charge.

6. maleni su oproštenja dostojni, a moænici æe biti moæno kažnjeni.

7. For, to the little, great mercy is granted, but the powerful will endure powerful torment.

7. Jer Gospod Svevladar ne uzmièe ni pred kim niti se plaši kakve velièine: tÓa on je stvorio i mala i velika i jednako se brine za sve,

8. For the Lord will not exempt anyone’s character, nor will he stand in awe of anyone’s greatness, because he himself made the little and the great, and he is equally concerned for everyone.

8. a istraga oštra oèekuje moænike.

9. But a powerful torture pursues the powerful.

9. Vama su dakle, vladari upravljene rijeèi moje da se nauèite mudrosti i ne griješite.

10. Therefore, O kings, these, my words, are for you, so that you may learn wisdom and not perish.

10. Jer oni koji sveto èuvaju svetinje sami se posveæuju, i koji su u tom pouèeni nalaze obranu.

11. For those who have justly preserved justice will be justified, and those who have learned these things will find what to answer.

11. Žudite stoga za rijeèima mojim, èeznite za njima: one æe vas pouèiti.

12. Therefore, desire my words, love them, and you will have instruction.

12. Mudrost je sjajna i ona ne tamni: lako je vide koji je ljube i nalaze je oni koji je traže.

13. Wisdom is pure and never fades away, and is easily seen by those who love her and found by those who seek her.

13. Ona pretjeèe sve koji je žude i prva im se pokazuje.

14. She anticipates those who desire her, so that she first reveals herself to them.

14. Tko zorom rani njoj taj se ne muèi: nalazi je gdje sjedi kraj vrata njegovih.

15. Whoever awakens early to seek her, will not labor, for he will find her sitting at his door.

15. Jer je i sama misao na nju mudrost savršena, a tko radi nje bdi, brzo je bezbrižan.

16. Therefore, by thinking about her, understanding is perfected, and whoever remains watchful for her, will quickly be secure.

16. Ona hodi naokolo i traži sebi dostojne; i pojavljuje im se dobrohotno na stazama i u susret im dolazi u svakoj misli.

17. For she goes about seeking such as are worthy of her, and she reveals herself to them cheerfully in the ways, and meets them with all foresight.

17. Jer njezin poèetak najistinskiji želja je za poukom, u težnji za poukom ljubav je prema njoj;

18. For the very true beginning of her is the desire for instruction.

18. voljeti je znaèi držati njene zakone, a posluh njezinim zakonima pouzdana je besmrtnost,

19. Therefore, the zeal for instruction is love, and love is the keeping of her laws, and the keeping of her laws is the perfection of incorruptibility,

19. a besmrtnost vodi u blizinu Božju;

20. while incorruptibility makes us near to God.

20. tako žudnja za mudrošæu dovodi do kraljevstva.

21. And so, the desire for wisdom leads to an everlasting kingdom.

21. Ako se, vi vladari nad pucima, radujete prijestoljima i žezlima, tad mudrost štujte da dovijeka kraljujete.

22. If, therefore, your delight is in thrones and scepters, O kings of the people, love wisdom, so that you may reign forever;

22. A sad æu vam priopæiti što je mudrost i kako je postala. Neæu vam skriti tajne, nego æu je pratiti od poèetka i na vidjelo iznijeti znanje njezino, i neæu istinu mimoiæi.

23. love the light of wisdom, all you who lead the peoples.

23. Neæu poæi ni s pogubnom Zavišæu: ona ništa zajednièko nema s Mudrošæu.

24. But what wisdom is, and how she was made, I will report, and I will not hide the mysteries of God from you, but I will investigate her from the beginning of her birth, and I will place the knowledge of her in the light, and will not pass over the truth.

24. Mnoštvo je mudraca svijetu spasenje i kralj uman blagostanje narodu.

25. Neither will I hold to the path that dwindles away with envy, because such a man will not partake in wisdom.

25. Zato crpite nauku iz rijeèi mojih i bit æe vam na probitak.

26. For the proliferation of the wise is sanity for the world, and a wise king is the mainstay of the people.

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27. Therefore, receive instruction by my words, and it will benefit you.

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