Sirach, Chapters 44-49, verses 1-16: Библия онлайн, King James version == БИБЛИЯ-ЦЕНТР

Sirach, Chapter 44

¹Let us now praise famous men, and our fathers that begat us.

²The Lord hath wrought great glory by them through his great power from the beginning.

³Such as did bear rule in their kingdoms, men renowned for their power, giving counsel by their understanding, and declaring prophecies:

⁴Leaders of the people by their counsels, and by their knowledge of learning meet for the people, wise and eloquent are their instructions:

⁵Such as found out musical tunes, and recited verses in writing:

⁶Rich men furnished with ability, living peaceably in their habitations:

⁷All these were honoured in their generations, and were the glory of their times.

⁸There be of them, that have left a name behind them, that their praises might be reported.

⁹And some there be, which have no memorial; who are perished, as though they had never been; and are become as though they had never been born; and their children after them.

¹⁰But these were merciful men, whose righteousness hath not been forgotten.

¹¹With their seed shall continually remain a good inheritance, and their children are within the covenant.

¹²Their seed standeth fast, and their children for their sakes.

¹³Their seed shall remain for ever, and their glory shall not be blotted out.

¹⁴Their bodies are buried in peace; but their name liveth for evermore.

¹⁵The people will tell of their wisdom, and the congregation will shew forth their praise.

¹⁶Enoch pleased the Lord, and was translated, being an example of repentance to all generations.

¹⁷Noah was found perfect and righteous; in the time of wrath he was taken in exchange [for the world;] therefore was he left as a remnant unto the earth, when the flood came.

¹⁸An everlasting covenant was made with him, that all flesh should perish no more by the flood.

¹⁹Abraham was a great father of many people: in glory was there none like unto him;

²⁰Who kept the law of the most High, and was in covenant with him: he established the covenant in his flesh; and when he was proved, he was found faithful.

²¹Therefore he assured him by an oath, that he would bless the nations in his seed, and that he would multiply him as the dust of the earth, and exalt his seed as the stars, and cause them to inherit from sea to sea, and from the river unto the utmost part of the land.

²²With Isaac did he establish likewise [for Abraham his father's sake] the blessing of all men, and the covenant, And made it rest upon the head of Jacob. He acknowledged him in his blessing, and gave him an heritage, and divided his portions; among the twelve tribes did he part them.

Sirach, Chapter 45

¹And he brought out of him a merciful man, which found favour in the sight of all flesh, even Moses, beloved of God and men, whose memorial is blessed.

²He made him like to the glorious saints, and magnified him, so that his enemies stood in fear of him.

³By his words he caused the wonders to cease, and he made him glorious in the sight of kings, and gave him a commandment for his people, and shewed him part of his glory.

⁴He sanctified him in his faithfuless and meekness, and chose him out of all men.

⁵He made him to hear his voice, and brought him into the dark cloud, and gave him commandments before his face, even the law of life and knowledge, that he might teach Jacob his covenants, and Israel his judgments.

⁶He exalted Aaron, an holy man like unto him, even his brother, of the tribe of Levi.

⁷An everlasting covenant he made with him and gave him the priesthood among the people; he beautified him with comely ornaments, and clothed him with a robe of glory.

⁸He put upon him perfect glory; and strengthened him with rich garments, with breeches, with a long robe, and the ephod.

⁹And he compassed him with pomegranates, and with many golden bells round about, that as he went there might be a sound, and a noise made that might be heard in the temple, for a memorial to the children of his people;

¹⁰With an holy garment, with gold, and blue silk, and purple, the work of the embroidere, with a breastplate of judgment, and with Urim and Thummim;

¹¹With twisted scarlet, the work of the cunning workman, with precious stones graven like seals, and set in gold, the work of the jeweller, with a writing engraved for a memorial, after the number of the tribes of Israel.

¹²He set a crown of gold upon the mitre, wherein was engraved Holiness, an ornament of honour, a costly work, the desires of the eyes, goodly and beautiful.

¹³Before him there were none such, neither did ever any stranger put them on, but only his children and his children's children perpetually.

¹⁴Their sacrifices shall be wholly consumed every day twice continually.

¹⁵Moses consecrated him, and anointed him with holy oil: this was appointed unto him by an everlasting covenant, and to his seed, so long as the heavens should remain, that they should minister unto him, and execute the office of the priesthood, and bless the people in his name.

¹⁶He chose him out of all men living to offer sacrifices to the Lord, incense, and a sweet savour, for a memorial, to make reconciliation for his people.

¹⁷He gave unto him his commandments, and authority in the statutes of judgments, that he should teach Jacob the testimonies, and inform Israel in his laws.

¹⁸Strangers conspired together against him, and maligned him in the wilderness, even the men that were of Dathan's and Abiron's side, and the congregation of Core, with fury and wrath.

¹⁹This the Lord saw, and it displeased him, and in his wrathful indignation were they consumed: he did wonders upon them, to consume them with the fiery flame.

²⁰But he made Aaron more honourable, and gave him an heritage, and divided unto him the firstfruits of the increase; especially he prepared bread in abundance:

²¹For they eat of the sacrifices of the Lord, which he gave unto him and his seed.

²²Howbeit in the land of the people he had no inheritance, neither had he any portion among the people: for the Lord himself is his portion and inheritance.

²³The third in glory is Phinees the son of Eleazar, because he had zeal in the fear of the Lord, and stood up with good courage of heart: when the people were turned back, and made reconciliation for Israel.

²⁴Therefore was there a covenant of peace made with him, that he should be the chief of the sanctuary and of his people, and that he and his posterity should have the dignity of the priesthood for ever:

²⁵According to the covenant made with David son of Jesse, of the tribe of Juda, that the inheritance of the king should be to his posterity alone: so the inheritance of Aaron should also be unto his seed.

²⁶God give you wisdom in your heart to judge his people in righteousness, that their good things be not abolished, and that their glory may endure for ever.

Sirach, Chapter 46

¹Jesus the son a Nave was valiant in the wars, and was the successor of Moses in prophecies, who according to his name was made great for the saving of the elect of God, and taking vengeance of the enemies that rose up against them, that he might set Israel in their inheritance.

²How great glory gat he, when he did lift up his hands, and stretched out his sword against the cities!

³Who before him so stood to it? for the Lord himself brought his enemies unto him.

⁴Did not the sun go back by his means? and was not one day as long as two?

⁵He called upon the most high Lord, when the enemies pressed upon him on every side; and the great Lord heard him.

⁶And with hailstones of mighty power he made the battle to fall violently upon the nations, and in the descent [of Beth-horon] he destroyed them that resisted, that the nations might know all their strength, because he fought in the sight of the Lord, and he followed the Mighty One.

⁷In the time of Moses also he did a work of mercy, he and Caleb the son of Jephunne, in that they withstood the congregation, and withheld the people from sin, and appeased the wicked murmuring.

⁸And of six hundred thousand people on foot, they two were preserved to bring them in to the heritage, even unto the land that floweth with milk and honey.

⁹The Lord gave strength also unto Caleb, which remained with him unto his old age: so that he entered upon the high places of the land, and his seed obtained it for an heritage:

¹⁰That all the children of Israel might see that it is good to follow the Lord.

¹¹And concerning the judges, every one by name, whose heart went not a whoring, nor departed from the Lord, let their memory be blessed.

¹²Let their bones flourish out of their place, and let the name of them that were honoured be continued upon their children.

¹³Samuel, the prophet of the Lord, beloved of his Lord, established a kingdom, and anointed princes over his people.

¹⁴By the law of the Lord he judged the congregation, and the Lord had respect unto Jacob.

¹⁵By his faithfulness he was found a true prophet, and by his word he was known to be faithful in vision.

¹⁶He called upon the mighty Lord, when his enemies pressed upon him on every side, when he offered the sucking lamb.

¹⁷And the Lord thundered from heaven, and with a great noise made his voice to be heard.

¹⁸And he destroyed the rulers of the Tyrians, and all the princes cf the Philistines.

¹⁹And before his long sleep he made protestations in the sight of the Lord and his anointed, I have not taken any man's goods, so much as a shoe: and no man did accuse him.

²⁰And after his death he prophesied, and shewed the king his end, and lifted up his voice from the earth in prophecy, to blot out the wickedness of the people.

Sirach, Chapter 47

¹And after him rose up Nathan to prophesy in the time of David.

²As is the fat taken away from the peace offering, so was David chosen out of the children of Israel.

³He played with lions as with kids, and with bears as with lambs.

⁴Slew he not a giant, when he was yet but young? and did he not take away reproach from the people, when he lifted up his hand with the stone in the sling, and beat down the boasting of Goliath?

⁵For he called upon the most high Lord; and he gave him strength in his right hand to slay that mighty warrior, and set up the horn of his people.

⁶So the people honoured him with ten thousands, and praised him in the blessings of the Lord, in that he gave him a crown of glory.

⁷For he destroyed the enemies on every side, and brought to nought the Philistines his adversaries, and brake their horn in sunder unto this day.

⁸In all his works he praised the Holy One most high with words of glory; with his whole heart he sung songs, and loved him that made him.

⁹He set singers also before the altar, that by their voices they might make sweet melody, and daily sing praises in their songs.

¹⁰He beautified their feasts, and set in order the solemn times until the end, that they might praise his holy name, and that the temple might sound from morning.

¹¹The Lord took away his sins, and exalted his horn for ever: he gave him a covenant of kings, and a throne of glory in Israel.

¹²After him rose up a wise son, and for his sake he dwelt at large.

¹³Solomon reigned in a peaceable time, and was honoured; for God made all quiet round about him, that he might build an house in his name, and prepare his sanctuary for ever.

¹⁴How wise wast thou in thy youth and, as a flood, filled with understanding!

¹⁵Thy soul covered the whole earth, and thou filledst it with dark parables.

¹⁶Thy name went far unto the islands; and for thy peace thou wast beloved.

¹⁷The countries marvelled at thee for thy songs, and proverbs, and parables, and interpretations.

¹⁸By the name of the Lord God, which is called the Lord God of Israel, thou didst gather gold as tin and didst multiply silver as lead.

¹⁹Thou didst bow thy loins unto women, and by thy body thou wast brought into subjection.

²⁰Thou didst stain thy honour, and pollute thy seed: so that thou broughtest wrath upon thy children, and wast grieved for thy folly.

²¹So the kingdom was divided, and out of Ephraim ruled a rebellious kingdom.

²²But the Lord will never leave off his mercy, neither shall any of his works perish, neither will he abolish the posterity of his elect, and the seed of him that loveth him he will not take away: wherefore he gave a remnant unto Jacob, and out of him a root unto David.

²³Thus rested Solomon with his fathers, and of his seed he left behind him Roboam, even the foolishness of the people, and one that had no understanding, who turned away the people through his counsel. There was also Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who caused Israel to sin, and shewed Ephraim the way of sin:

²⁴And their sins were multiplied exceedingly, that they were driven out of the land.

²⁵For they sought out all wickedness, till the vengeance came upon them.

Sirach, Chapter 48

¹Then stood up Elias the prophet as fire, and his word burned like a lamp.

²He brought a sore famine upon them, and by his zeal he diminished their number.

³By the word of the Lord he shut up the heaven, and also three times brought down fire.

⁴O Elias, how wast thou honoured in thy wondrous deeds! and who may glory like unto thee!

⁵Who didst raise up a dead man from death, and his soul from the place of the dead, by the word of the most High:

⁶Who broughtest kings to destruction, and honorable men from their bed:

⁷Who heardest the rebuke of the Lord in Sinai, and in Horeb the judgment of vengeance:

⁸Who annointedst kings to take revenge, and prophets to succeed after him:

⁹Who was taken up in a whirlwind of fire, and in a chariot of fiery horses:

¹⁰Who wast ordained for reproofs in their times, to pacify the wrath of the Lord's judgment, before it brake forth into fury, and to turn the heart of the father unto the son, and to restore the tribes of Jacob.

¹¹Blessed are they that saw thee, and slept in love; for we shall surely live.

¹²Elias it was, who was covered with a whirlwind: and Eliseus was filled with his spirit: whilst he lived, he was not moved with the presence of any prince, neither could any bring him into subjection.

¹³No word could overcome him; and after his death his body prophesied.

¹⁴He did wonders in his life, and at his death were his works marvellous.

¹⁵For all this the people repented not, neither departed they from their sins, till they were spoiled and carried out of their land, and were scattered through all the earth: yet there remained a small people, and a ruler in the house of David:

¹⁶Of whom some did that which was pleasing to God, and some multiplied sins.

¹⁷Ezekias fortified his city, and brought in water into the midst thereof: he digged the hard rock with iron, and made wells for waters.

¹⁸In his time Sennacherib came up, and sent Rabsaces, and lifted up his hand against Sion, and boasted proudly.

¹⁹Then trembled their hearts and hands, and they were in pain, as women in travail.

²⁰But they called upon the Lord which is merciful, and stretched out their hands toward him: and immediately the Holy One heard them out of heaven, and delivered them by the ministry of Esay.

²¹He smote the host of the Assyrians, and his angel destroyed them.

²²For Ezekias had done the thing that pleased the Lord, and was strong in the ways of David his father, as Esay the prophet, who was great and faithful in his vision, had commanded him.

²³In his time the sun went backward, and he lengthened the king's life.

²⁴He saw by an excellent spirit what should come to pass at the last, and he comforted them that mourned in Sion.

²⁵He shewed what should come to pass for ever, and secret things or ever they came.

Sirach, Chapter 49

¹The remembrance of Josias is like the composition of the perfume that is made by the art of the apothecary: it is sweet as honey in all mouths, and as musick at a banquet of wine.

²He behaved himself uprightly in the conversion of the people, and took away the abominations of iniquity.

³He directed his heart unto the Lord, and in the time of the ungodly he established the worship of God.

⁴All, except David and Ezekias and Josias, were defective: for they forsook the law of the most High, even the kings of Juda failed.

⁵Therefore he gave their power unto others, and their glory to a strange nation.

⁶They burnt the chosen city of the sanctuary, and made the streets desolate, according to the prophecy of Jeremias.

⁷For they entreated him evil, who nevertheless was a prophet, sanctified in his mother's womb, that he might root out, and afflict, and destroy; and that he might build up also, and plant.

⁸It was Ezekiel who saw the glorious vision, which was shewed him upon the chariot of the cherubims.

⁹For he made mention of the enemies under the figure of the rain, and directed them that went right.

¹⁰And of the twelve prophets let the memorial be blessed, and let their bones flourish again out of their place: for they comforted Jacob, and delivered them by assured hope.

¹¹How shall we magnify Zorobabel? even he was as a signet on the right hand:

¹²So was Jesus the son of Josedec: who in their time builded the house, and set up an holy temple to the Lord, which was prepared for everlasting glory.

¹³And among the elect was Neemias, whose renown is great, who raised up for us the walls that were fallen, and set up the gates and the bars, and raised up our ruins again.

¹⁴But upon the earth was no man created like Enoch; for he was taken from the earth.

¹⁵Neither was there a young man born like Joseph, a governor of his brethren, a stay of the people, whose bones were regarded of the Lord.

¹⁶Sem and Seth were in great honour among men, and so was Adam above every living thing in creation.


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