Ecclesiasticus, 3

1. The sons of wisdom are the Church of the just: and their generation is obedience and love.

1. Djeco, slušajte mene, oca svoga, i radite tako da se spasite.

2. Sons, listen to the judgment of your father, and act accordingly, so that you may be saved.

2. Jer Gospod slavi oca u djeci njegovoj i uèvršæuje pravo majke nad sinovima njezinim.

3. For God has honored the father in the sons, and, when seeking the judgment of the mother, he has confirmed it in the children.

3. Tko štuje oca okajava grijehe svoje,

4. He who loves God will plead with him on behalf of sins, and will keep himself away from sin, and will be heeded in the prayers of his days.

4. i tko èasti majku svoju sabire blago.

5. And, like one who stores up treasure, so also is he who honors his mother.

5. Tko štuje oca radovat æe se sa svoje djece i bit æe uslišen u dan molitve svoje.

6. He who honors his father will find happiness in his own children, and he will be heeded in the day of his prayer.

6. Tko èasti oca svojeg, dugo živi; tko èini radost majci svojoj sluša Gospoda.

7. He who honors his father will live a long life. And he who obeys his father will be a refreshment to his mother.

7. On služi roditeljima svojim kao svojim gospodarima.

8. He who fears the Lord honors his parents, and he will serve them as masters, for it is they who conceived him.

8. Sine moj, rijeèju i djelom štuj oca svoga da te od njega stigne blagoslov.

9. In word and deed, and in all things, honor your father with patience,

9. Jer blagoslov oèev uèvršæuje kuæu djeci, a majèina kletva temelje im ruši.

10. so that a blessing may come to you from him, and so that his blessing may remain to the very end.

10. Ne traži èasti u sramoti oca svojeg, jer ti oèeva sramota nije na èast.

11. The blessing of the father strengthens the houses of the sons; but the curse of the mother uproots even its foundation.

11. Jer èovjeku dolazi èast od poèasti oca njegova, a prezrena majka sramota je djeci.

12. Do not boast in the disgrace of your father; for his shame is not your glory.

12. Sine moj, pomozi oca svoga u starosti i ne žalosti ga za života njegova.

13. For the glory of a man is from the honor of his father, and a father without honor is a discredit to the son.

13. Ako mu i razum klone, budi blag s njime i ne grdi ga ti, koji si u punoj snazi.

14. Son, support your father in his old age, and do not grieve him in his life.

14. Jer, ne zaboravlja se milost prema ocu, veæ se uraèunava u oprost grijeha.

15. And if his mind should fail, show kindness; and do not spurn him when you are in your strength. For almsgiving to the father will never be forgotten.

15. U danima tvoje nevolje Gospod æe te se sjetiti: kao što se led topi na suncu, tako æe se iskopnjeti tvoji grijesi.

16. For even in return for the sin of the mother, good will be repaid to you.

16. Od hulitelja nije bolji tko prezire oca, i Gospod proklinje onoga tko vrijeða majku.

17. And you will be built up in justice, and you will be remembered in the day of tribulation. And your sins will dissolve like ice in warm weather.

17. Sine moj, budi krotak u poslu svojem, i bit æeš voljeniji nego onaj koji darove dijeli.

18. What an evil form has he who forsakes his father! And whoever exasperates his mother is accursed by God.

18. Što si veæi to se veæma ponizi da naðeš milost u Gospoda.

19. Son, perform your works in meekness, and you shall be loved beyond the glory of men.

19. Jer veliko je milosrðe Božje i poniznima otkriva tajnu svoju.

20. However great you may be, humble yourself in all things, and you will find grace in the presence of God.

20. Iako je velika moæ Gospoda, on prima poèast poniznih.

21. For only the power of God is great, and he is honored by the humble.

21. Ne idi za onim što ti je previsoko i ne istražuj ono što je iznad tvojih snaga.

22. You should not seek the things that are too high for you, and you should not examine the things that are beyond your ability. But as for the things that God has entrusted to you, consider these always. But you should not be curious in too many of his works.

22. Trsi se duhom svojim oko onoga što ti je dano i ne bavi se pojavama otajstvenim.

23. For it is not necessary for you to see with your own eyes the things that are hidden.

23. Ne trudi se oko onog što je iznad tvoje snage, jer i ono èemu su te uèili veæ je pregolemo za um ljudski.

24. In unnecessary matters, do not choose to be an examiner of many different things, and you should not be curious about too many of his works.

24. Mnoge veæ zavede njihova umišljenost, i opaka uobraženost iskrivi im misli.

25. For many things have been revealed to you, beyond the understanding of men.

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26. Yet uncertainty in these things has also undermined many persons and has detained their minds in vanity.

26. Tvrdokorno srce u zlu završava, i tko pogibelj ljubi, u njoj i propada.

27. A hardened heart will have evil in the very end, and he who loves peril will perish in it.

27. Tvrdokorno srce otešèalo je od nevolja, i grešnik gomila grijeh na grijeh.

28. A heart advancing in two directions will not have success, and the depraved heart will be scandalized in this way.

28. Nema lijeka bolesti oholnika, jer se opaèina u njem ukorijenila.

29. A wicked heart will be burdened with sorrows, and a sinner will add further sins.

29. Srce razborita èovjeka razmišlja o izrekama, i pažljivo uho san je mudracu.

30. The synagogue of the arrogant will not be healed. For the stalk of sinfulness will take root in them, and it will not be understood.

30. Kao što voda gasi uzbuktali oganj, tako i milosrðe èisti od grijeha.

31. The heart of the wise is understood by wisdom, and a good ear will listen to wisdom with all its desire.

31. Tko dobroèinstva uzvraæa misli na buduænost, i u èasu svojeg pada naæi æe potporu.

32. A wise and understanding heart will abstain from sins, and will have success in works of justice.

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33. Water extinguishes a burning fire, and almsgiving withstands sins.

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34. And God is the watchman for him who repays a kindness. He remembers him afterwards, and in the time of his fall, he will find a firm support.

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