Wisdom of Solomon, 8

1. Thus, she reaches mightily from one end all the way to the other, and she orders all things sweetly.

1. Njena se snaga prostire s jednoga kraja svijeta na drugi i blagotvorno upravlja svemirom.

2. I have loved her and searched for her from my youth, and have asked to take her to me as my spouse, and I became a lover of her form.

2. Nju zavoljeh i za njom èeznuh od svoje mladosti; i nastojah da mi bude zaruènica i zaljubih se u ljepotu njezinu.

3. She glorifies her lineage by having companionship with God; yes and of all things, the Lord loves her.

3. Njezina životna prisnost s Bogom podaruje sjaj njezinu plemenitom podrijetlu jer je ljubi gospodar svemira.

4. For she teaches the teaching of God and is the chooser of his works.

4. Ona je povjerenica znanja Božjeg, izbiraèica djela njegovih.

5. And if riches are longed for in life, what is richer than wisdom, which is being served in all things?

5. Ako je bogatstvo blago poželjno u ovom životu, što je onda bogatije od mudrosti koja sve stvara?

6. But if the mind is to be served, who, of all that exists, is a greater artisan than she?

6. Ako opet razum stvara, tko je na svijetu od nje veæi umjetnik?

7. And if anyone loves justice, her labors hold great virtues; for she teaches temperance and prudence, justice and virtue, and nothing is more useful in human life.

7. Ako li pak tko ljubi pravednost, pa, kreposti su plodovi njezinih napora: ona pouèava umjerenosti i razboritosti, pravednosti i hrabrosti, od kojih u životu nema ništa korisnije ljudima.

8. And if one desires a multitude of knowledge, she knows the past and forecasts the future; she knows the subtleties of conversation and the response to arguments; she understands the signs and portents, before the events take place, events both of the present time and of future ages.

8. Ako li tko èezne za veæim znanjem, ona poznaje prošlost i prorièe buduænost, vièna je izrekama i umije odgonetati zagonetke. Ona znade unaprijed znake i èudesa i slijed razdoblja i vremena.

9. Therefore, I resolved to take her to me to live together, knowing that she will be a good counselor and will console my thoughts and my weariness.

9. Zato odluèih dovesti je kao družicu životnu, znajuæi da æe mi biti savjetnica u sreæi i tješiteljica u brigama i tuzi.

10. Because of her, I have clarity in the midst of confusion, and honor among the elders in my youth;

10. Po njoj æu steæi slavu u mnoštvu narodnom, još kao mladiæ èast pred starcima.

11. and I will be found to be astute in judgment, and will be admired in the sight of the mighty, and the faces of leaders will wonder at me.

11. Na sudu æe se vidjeti kako sam oštrouman i divit æe mi se velikaši kad stanem pred njih.

12. When I am silent, they will wait for me; when I speak, they will respect me; and when I talk for too long, they will put their hands on their mouths.

12. Èekat æe me kad budem šutio i slušat æe me kad prozborim; ako se odulji govor moj, držat æe ruku na svojim ustima.

13. Thus, by means of her, I will have immortality, and I will bequeath an everlasting memorial to those who come after me.

13. Po njoj æu zadobiti besmrtnost i ostavit æu vjeèni spomen rodu buduæem.

14. I will set the peoples in order, and nations will be subject to me.

14. Vladat æu pucima i narodi æe mi biti podložni.

15. Hearing me, terrible kings will be afraid; to the multitude, I will be seen as good and valiant in war.

15. Pobojat æe se strašni silnici kad èuju za me, s narodom æu svojim biti dobrostiv i hrabar u ratu.

16. When I go into my house, I will repose myself with her, for her conversation has no bitterness, nor her company any tediousness, but only joy and gladness.

16. Kada se vratim kuæi, tad æu poèinuti kraj nje, jer u drugovanju s njome nema gorèine i nema bola u zajedništvu s njom, veæ samo užitak i radost.

17. Thinking these things within myself, and recalling in my heart that immortality is the intention of wisdom,

17. Kad sam tako sve u sebi razmislio i srcem svojim razabrao da je besmrtnost u srodstvu s mudrošæu

18. and that in her friendship is good enjoyment, and in the works of her hands are honors without flaw, and in debate with her is understanding, and glory in sharing conversation with her; I went about seeking, so that I might take her to myself.

18. i da je u ljubavi njezinoj radost èista i u djelima ruku njezinih blago neiscrpno, i razboritost u izmjeni misli s njome i slava u zajedništvu rijeèi njezinih, stao sam tad okolo hoditi i nastojati kako bih je zadobio.

19. For I was an ingenious boy and had been dealt a good soul.

19. Ja bijah mladiæ sretne naravi i imao sam dobru dušu,

20. Even more so, being good, I came to have an undefiled body.

20. ili bolje: jer bijah dobar, ušao sam u tijelo bez ljage.

21. And since I know that it is not possible to be chaste except as a gift from God, and that it is a point of wisdom to know whose gift it is, I approached the Lord, and I besought him, and I said with my whole heart:

21. A znajuæi da neæu mudrost zadobiti ako ne da Bog - a razboritost je veæ bila znati èiji je ona dar - pristupih Gospodu i pomolih se i svim srcem svojim rekoh: