Ecclesiasticus, 24

1. Wisdom will praise her own mind, and she will be honored by God, and she will be glorified in the midst of her people.

1. Mudrost se sama slavi i sred puka svog se hvali.

2. And she will open her mouth in the churches of the Most High, and she will be glorified in the sight of his virtue.

2. Usta svoja otvara u zboru Svevišnjeg i pred njegovom se moæi proslavlja:

3. And in the midst of her own people, she will be exalted. And she will be admired by the holy assembly.

3. "Izaðoh iz usta Svevišnjeg i pokrih zemlju kao magla.

4. And she will have praise within the multitude of the elect. And she will be blessed among the blessed. And she will say:

4. Na visinama nebeskim razapeh šator svoj i prijestol moj bi stup od oblaka.

5. “I went forth from the mouth of the Most High, as the first-born before all creatures.

5. Obiðoh sama krug nebeski i prošetah se dubinama bezdana.

6. I caused an unfailing light to arise in the heavens. And I covered all the earth like a cloud.

6. U vlasti su mojoj valovi morski, i sva zemlja, i svi narodi i puci.

7. I lived in the highest places, and my throne is in the pillar of a cloud.

7. Meðu svima njima tražila sam poèinka i na èijoj baštini da se nastanim.

8. I alone have encompassed the circuit of heaven, and have penetrated to the depths of the abyss, and have walked upon the waves of the sea,

8. Tada mi zapovjedi Stvoritelj sviju stvari i koji me stvori, odredi mjesto za šator moj i reèe: 'Nastani se u Jakovu i uði u baštinu Izraelu.'

9. and have stood upon the whole earth. And among every people,

9. Prije vjekova, odiskona, on me stvorio i neæu prestati dovijeka.

10. and in every nation, I have held primacy.

10. Pred njim sam služila u Svetom šatoru i potom se nastanila na Sionu.

11. And by virtue, I have tread upon the hearts of all, the great and the lowly. And I have sought my rest in all of them. And I will continue, as the inheritance of the Lord.

11. Dao mi je tako spokoj u milome gradu i vlast mi je u Jeruzalemu.

12. Then the Creator of all things instructed and spoke with me. And the One who created me rested in my tabernacle.

12. Tako se ukorijenih u slavnom narodu, na dijelu Gospodnjem, u baštini njegovoj.

13. And he said to me: ‘Let your dwelling place be with Jacob, and let your inheritance be in Israel, for you shall take root among my elect.’

13. Uzrastoh kao cedar na Libanu i kao èempres na gori Hermonu.

14. From the beginning, and before the world, I was created. And even unto the future world, I will not cease to exist. For I have ministered before him in the holy habitation.

14. Uzrastoh kao palma u Engadu i kao ružiènjaci u Jerihonu. Kao divna maslina u dolini, uzrastoh kao makljen nad vodama.

15. And in this way, I was established in Zion. And likewise, in the holy city, I found rest. And my authority was in Jerusalem.

15. Rasuh miomiris svoj kao cimet i drvo bagremovo i zamirisah mirisom kao smirna izabrana, kao galban, oniks i stakte i kao vonj tamjanov u Šatoru.

16. And I took root among an honorable people, within the portion of my God, within his inheritance. And so my abode is in the full assembly of the saints.

16. Raširih grane svoje kao terebinta, i grane su moje divne i ljupke.

17. I was exalted like a cedar in Lebanon and like a cypress on Mount Zion.

17. Propupah kao trs mladicama ljupkim, i cvjetovi su moji porod slave i bogatstva.

18. I was exalted like a palm tree in Kadesh and like a rose bush in Jericho.

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19. I was exalted like a beautiful olive tree in the plains, and like a sycamore tree beside the waters along a wide road.

19. Doðite k meni svi koji me žudite i nasitite se plodovima mojim.

20. I gave off an aromatic fragrance like cinnamon or balsam. I produced a sweet odor like the best myrrh.

20. Jer je spomen na mene slaði od meda i baština moja od mednoga saæa.

21. And I perfumed my dwelling place with sweet gum, and aromatic resin, and flower petals, and aloe, as well as the finest cedar from Lebanon. And my fragrance is like undiluted balsam.

21. Koji me jedu još više su me gladni, i koji me piju još više za mnom žeðaju.

22. I have extended my branches like a terebinth tree, and my branches are of honor and grace.

22. Tko mene sluša taj se ne stidi, i tko sa mnom radi taj ne griješi."

23. Like the vine, I have born the fruit of a sweet fragrance. And my flowers are the fruit of honor and integrity.

23. Sve je ovo Knjiga saveza Boga Svevišnjeg, Zakon koji nam je Mojsije odredio kao baštinu zajednicama Jakovljevim.

24. I am the mother of the beauty of love, and of fear, and of knowledge, and of holy hope.

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25. All grace of the way and of the truth is in me. All hope of life and of virtue is in me.

25. On je mudrosti pun kao vode Fišona i kao Tigris u dane proljetne;

26. Journey toward me, all you who desire me, and be filled by my harvest.

26. on buja razborom kao Eufrat i kao Jordan u vrijeme žetveno:

27. For my spirit is sweeter than honey, and my inheritance is better than honey and the honeycomb.

27. obiluje stegom kao Nil vodom i kao Gihon u vrijeme berbe.

28. My memory is for the generations of all ages.

28. Prvi ga èovjek nije do dna spoznao niti æe ga posljednji istražiti.

29. Whoever consumes me will hunger still. And whoever drinks me will thirst still.

29. Jer su misli njegove šire od mora i namisli dublje od bezdana.

30. Whoever listens to me will not be confounded. And whoever acts in me will not sin.

30. A ja sam kao jarak prekopan od rijeke i kao vodotok doveden u perivoj.

31. Whoever elucidates me will have eternal life.”

31. I rekoh: "Natopit æu vrt svoj i navodnit æu cvijetnjake svoje". I gle, od jarka mojeg rijeka postade, a od rijeke more mi nasta.

32. All this is a book of life, and a covenant of the Most High, and an acknowledgement of truth.

32. Uèinit æu da kao zora zasja nauk moj, i svjetlost æu njegovu razaslati nadaleko.

33. Moses commanded the law by the precepts of justice, and an inheritance to the house of Jacob, and the promises to Israel.

33. Izlit æu nauku poput proroštva, ostaviti je pokoljenjima buduæim.

34. God appointed David as his servant, in order to raise up from him a most mighty King, who would sit upon the throne of honor forever.

34. Vidite: ne trudih se samo za sebe nego za sve koji je traže.

35. It is he who fulfills wisdom, like the Phison river and the Tigris river in the first days.

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36. It is he who fulfills understanding, like the river Euphrates. It is he who multiplies understanding, like the river Jordan in the time of the harvest.

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37. He sends forth discipline like the light, and he stands forth like the river Gehon in the time of the vintage.

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38. He first had perfect knowledge of her, for a weaker one would not search for her.

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39. For her thoughts abound like the sea, and her counsels abound like the great abyss.

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40. “I, wisdom, have poured forth rivers.

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41. I am like a brook leading to a river of immense waters. I am like a channel flowing from a river. And I went forth from Paradise like an aqueduct.

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42. I said: I will irrigate my garden of plantings, and I will thoroughly water the fruits of my field.

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43. And behold, my brook became overflowing, and my river drew near to the sea.

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44. For I illuminate doctrine to all, like the first light. And I will announce doctrine, even to those who are far away.

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45. I will reach to all the lower parts of the earth, and I will gaze upon all who sleep, and I will illuminate all who hope in the Lord.

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46. Even now, I pour forth doctrine like prophecy. And even now, I bequeath doctrine to those who seek wisdom. And I will not cease from their progeny, even unto the holy time.

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47. See how I have not labored for myself alone, but for all who are seeking truth!”

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