| 德训篇 | Sirach |
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| 1上主用尘土造了人，又使人归于尘土； | 1The Lord created man from the earth and let him return to earth. |
| 2给他限定了日数和时期，赐给他治理世上事物的权力。 | 2He settled a fixed time for them and a set number of days, giving them power over everything on earth. |
| 3按照自己的本性，赋给他德能；依照自己的肖像，造成了他。 | 3He endowed them with a strength like his own, making them in his own image. |
| 4使一切生物都畏惧他，使他能制服禽兽。 | 4He put the fear of men in all living things, thus they had mastery over the animals and birds. |
| 5天主又从他，造了一个与他相似的伴侣，赐给他们理智、唇舌、眼目、耳朵和能思想的心，使他们充满知识与理解力。 | 5He endowed them with knowledge; he gave them tongue and eyes, ears and a mind to think with. |
| 6给他们创造精神的知识，使他们的心富于辨别力，使他们能分别善恶。 | 6He filled them with wisdom and knowledge; he taught them good and evil. |
| 7天主又把自己的灵光放在他们的心中，为将自己伟大的工程，显示给他们， | 7He put his own eye in their hearts so they would understand the greatness of his works. |
| 8好使他们能赞美他的圣名，光荣他奇妙的化工，并传述他伟大的工程。 | 8They will praise his holy Name and relate the magnificence of his creation. |
| 9他赐给他们理智，又赐给他们生命的法律，作为产业； | 9He gave them revealed knowledge as well and handed over to them the Law of life. |
| 10和他们立了永久的盟约，使他们认识正义和自己的法令。 | 10He established an everlasting covenant with them and let them know his judgments. |
| 11他们的眼目看见了他伟大的光荣，他们的耳朵也听见了他庄严的声音。天主对他们说：「要戒避一切不义！」 | 11Human eyes saw the splendor of the Glory of God; their ears heard the grandeur of his voice. |
| 12并吩咐他们，每人要关心别人。 | 12He said to them, "Keep yourselves from all wrongdoing," and to each of them he gave commands regarding his neighbor. |
| 13他们的道路，时常在他面前，丝毫隐瞒不了他的眼目。 | 13Their conduct is always before the Lord; they cannot escape his sight. |
| 14他给每个民族，立了一个统治者； | 14He has placed a leader over each nation, but Israel is the Lord's own portion. |
| 15但是，以色列显然是上主的一分子。 | 15Their deeds are as clear as the sun to him, he always observes their ways. |
| 16他们所行的一切，像太阳一般，摆在他面前，他的眼目，时常注视他们的行径。 | 16Their misdeeds cannot be hidden from him, all their sins are before the Lord. |
| 17他们的恶行，隐瞒不了他，他们一切的罪恶，都摆在上主的面前。 | 17He holds a man's almsgiving dear as a priceless signet ring; he cherishes a good deed like the apple of his eye. |
| 18人的慈爱，为天主有如印玺；他保存人的慈爱，有如保护瞳孔。 | 18One day he will rise and reward them; he will place their prize on their heads. |
| 19此后，他必起来，回报恶人，给他们施与每人应得的报应，使他们转入地的深处。 | 19He allows those who repent to return; he comforts those whose hopes are fading. |
| 20但是，给悔改的人，指出返回正义的归路；鼓舞那些失望的人，给他们指定真理的产业。 | 20Be converted to the Lord and give up your sins, plead with him to lessen your offense. |
| 21你应归向上主，离弃罪恶； | 21Return to the Almighty, turn aside from wrongdoing and totally detest evil. |
| 22你应在他面前祈祷，并减少你的过失。 | 22For who in the grave will praise the Almighty, if the living do not give him glory? |
| 23你应归向至高者，远离邪恶，痛恨一切可憎恶的事。 | 23The dead man is as if he did not exist and cannot give praise; he who has life and health can praise the Lord. |
| 24你应认识天主的正义和判断，坚持他为你所指定的身分，及对至高者天主所应有的祈祷。 | 24How great is the mercy of the Lord and his forgiveness for those who turn to him! |
| 25你应往世界神圣的那一面去，与活着而颂扬天主的人在一起。因为在阴府里，有谁代替活着而称赞他的人，颂扬至高者呢？ | 25Man cannot have everything in his power since he is not immortal. |
| 26不要在不虔敬者的错误里停留，你要在死前赞颂上主。从死者方面，他既然等于无，也就中止了赞颂。 | 26What is brighter than the sun? Yet it disappears. Man is no more than flesh and blood, yet he thinks of doing evil. |
| 27惟有那活着而健在的人，能赞美上主。你要称颂天主，你就必能因他的慈惠而自豪。 | 27While the sun surveys the stars in the lofty sky, all men remain dust and ashes. |
| 28上主的仁慈，何其伟大！对于归依他的人的怜悯，又何其宏大！ | 28 |
| 29因为人不是一切都能的，人子也不是不死不灭的，他们喜欢邪恶虚幻的事。 | 29 |
| 30什么比太阳更光明？但它也有晦暗的时候；血肉的人贪求的，不外邪恶，但是他们必因此而受责罚。 | 30 |
| 31天主视察高天的军旅，但众人却是尘埃灰土。 | 31 |
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