Sirach 45

1He brought from him a man of mercy Who found favor in the eyes of all flesh, Beloved by God and man, Moses, whose remembrance is blessed.

καὶ ἐξήγαγεν ἐξ αὐτοῦ ἄνδρα ἐλέους εὑρίσκοντα χάριν ἐν ὀφθαλμοῖς πάσης σαρκὸς ἠγαπημένον ὑπὸ θεοῦ καὶ ἀνθρώπων Μωυσῆν οὗ τὸ μνημόσυνον ἐν εὐλογίαις

2He made him equal in glory to the saints And magnified him in the fears of his enemies.

ὡμοίωσεν αὐτὸν δόξῃ ἁγίων καὶ ἐμεγάλυνεν αὐτὸν ἐν φόβοις ἐχθρῶν

3With his words he caused signs to cease, And the Lord honored him in the presence of kings. He gave him commands for His people And showed him His glory.

ἐν λόγοις αὐτοῦ σημεῖα κατέπαυσεν ἐδόξασεν αὐτὸν κατὰ πρόσωπον βασιλέων ἐνετείλατο αὐτῷ πρὸς λαὸν αὐτοῦ καὶ ἔδειξεν αὐτῷ τῆς δόξης αὐτοῦ

4He sanctified him because of his faithfulness and gentleness And chose him out of all flesh.

ἐν πίστει καὶ πραΰτητι αὐτὸν ἡγίασεν ἐξελέξατο αὐτὸν ἐκ πάσης σαρκός

5He caused him to hear His voice, Then led him into the darkness And gave him the commandments face to face: The law of life and knowledge, To teach Jacob His covenant And His judgments to Israel.

ἠκούτισεν αὐτὸν τῆς φωνῆς αὐτοῦ καὶ εἰσήγαγεν αὐτὸν εἰς τὸν γνόφον καὶ ἔδωκεν αὐτῷ κατὰ πρόσωπον ἐντολάς νόμον ζωῆς καὶ ἐπιστήμης διδάξαι τὸν Ιακωβ διαθήκην καὶ κρίματα αὐτοῦ τὸν Ισραηλ

6He exalted Aaron, a holy man like himself, His brother from the tribe of Levi.

Ααρων ὕψωσεν ἅγιον ὅμοιον αὐτῷ ἀδελφὸν αὐτοῦ ἐκ φυλῆς Λευι

7He established an everlasting covenant with him And gave him the priesthood of the people. He blessed him with orderly behavior And covered him with an adornment of glory.

ἔστησεν αὐτὸν διαθήκην αἰῶνος καὶ ἔδωκεν αὐτῷ ἱερατείαν λαοῦ ἐμακάρισεν αὐτὸν ἐν εὐκοσμίᾳ καὶ περιέζωσεν αὐτὸν περιστολὴν δόξης

8He clothed him with the consummation of boasting And confirmed him with instruments of strength: The linen breeches, the long robe, and the ephod.

ἐνέδυσεν αὐτὸν συντέλειαν καυχήματος καὶ ἐστερέωσεν αὐτὸν σκεύεσιν ἰσχύος περισκελῆ καὶ ποδήρη καὶ ἐπωμίδα

9And He encircled him with tassels, With many golden bells all around, To sound their ring at his steps, Making their ringing sound As he walked in the temple, A reminder for the children of his people.

καὶ ἐκύκλωσεν αὐτὸν ῥοΐσκοις χρυσοῖς κώδωσιν πλείστοις κυκλόθεν ἠχῆσαι φωνὴν ἐν βήμασιν αὐτοῦ ἀκουστὸν ποιῆσαι ἦχον ἐν ναῷ εἰς μνημόσυνον υἱοῖς λαοῦ αὐτοῦ

10With a holy garment, with gold and hyacinth And purple cloth with embroidered work, With the oracle of judgment, the Urim and Thummim, With woven scarlet by the work of an artisan,

στολῇ ἁγίᾳ χρυσῷ καὶ ὑακίνθῳ καὶ πορφύρᾳ ἔργῳ ποικιλτοῦ λογείῳ κρίσεως δήλοις ἀληθείας κεκλωσμένῃ κόκκῳ ἔργῳ τεχνίτου

11With entwined scarlet, the work of a skilled craftsman, With precious stones engraved like a seal In a setting of gold, in a cut stone, a jeweler's work, With a memorial in engraved letters, According to the number of the tribes of Israel.

λίθοις πολυτελέσιν γλύμματος σφραγῖδος ἐν δέσει χρυσίου ἔργῳ λιθουργοῦ εἰς μνημόσυνον ἐν γραφῇ κεκολαμμένῃ κατ᾿ ἀριθμὸν φυλῶν Ισραηλ

12He set a golden crown over the priestly turban, A figure of the holy seal, a distinction of honor, The work of an expert, Things desirable to the eyes, richly adorned!

στέφανον χρυσοῦν ἐπάνω κιδάρεως ἐκτύπωμα σφραγῖδος ἁγιάσματος καύχημα τιμῆς ἔργον ἰσχύος ἐπιθυμήματα ὀφθαλμῶν κοσμούμενα

13There was never so much beauty before his time. No outsider was ever clothed in these garments, Only his sons and his offspring perpetually.

ὡραῖα πρὸ αὐτοῦ οὐ γέγονεν τοιαῦτα ἕως αἰῶνος οὐκ ἐνεδύσατο ἀλλογενὴς πλὴν τῶν υἱῶν αὐτοῦ μόνον καὶ τὰ ἔκγονα αὐτοῦ διὰ παντός

14His sacrifices shall be a whole burnt offering Perpetually, twice every day.

θυσίαι αὐτοῦ ὁλοκαρπωθήσονται καθ᾿ ἡμέραν ἐνδελεχῶς δίς

15Moses ordained him and anointed him with holy oil. It was an eternal covenant for him And for his seed forever, To minister to the Lord and serve as priest; To bless His people in His name.

ἐπλήρωσεν Μωυσῆς τὰς χεῖρας καὶ ἔχρισεν αὐτὸν ἐν ἐλαίῳ ἁγίῳ ἐγενήθη αὐτῷ εἰς διαθήκην αἰῶνος καὶ τῷ σπέρματι αὐτοῦ ἐν ἡμέραις οὐρανοῦ λειτουργεῖν αὐτῷ ἅμα καὶ ἱερατεύειν καὶ εὐλογεῖν τὸν λαὸν αὐτοῦ ἐν τῷ ὀνόματι

16He chose him from all the living To offer sacrifices to the Lord, Incense and sweet-smelling offerings as a remembrance To make atonement for Your people.

ἐξελέξατο αὐτὸν ἀπὸ παντὸς ζῶντος προσαγαγεῖν κάρπωσιν κυρίῳ θυμίαμα καὶ εὐωδίαν εἰς μνημόσυνον ἐξιλάσκεσθαι περὶ τοῦ λαοῦ σου

17He gave him authority with His commandments In covenants of judgments, To teach Jacob the testimonies And to enlighten Israel in His law.

ἔδωκεν αὐτῷ ἐν ἐντολαῖς αὐτοῦ ἐξουσίαν ἐν διαθήκαις κριμάτων διδάξαι τὸν Ιακωβ τὰ μαρτύρια καὶ ἐν νόμῳ αὐτοῦ φωτίσαι Ισραηλ

18Outsiders conspired against him And were jealous of him in the desert, The men who gathered with Dothan and Abiram, And even the company of Korah with anger and wrath.

ἐπισυνέστησαν αὐτῷ ἀλλότριοι καὶ ἐζήλωσαν αὐτὸν ἐν τῇ ἐρήμῳ ἄνδρες οἱ περὶ Δαθαν καὶ Αβιρων καὶ ἡ συναγωγὴ Κορε ἐν θυμῷ καὶ ὀργῇ

19The Lord saw and was not pleased, And they were brought to an end by the anger of His wrath. He performed wonders against them To consume them in His flaming fire.

εἶδεν κύριος καὶ οὐκ εὐδόκησεν καὶ συνετελέσθησαν ἐν θυμῷ ὀργῆς ἐποίησεν αὐτοῖς τέρατα καταναλῶσαι ἐν πυρὶ φλογὸς αὐτοῦ

20He also brought Aaron glory And gave him an inheritance. He divided the firstfruits for him; He prepared bread in abundance from the firstfruits.

καὶ προσέθηκεν Ααρων δόξαν καὶ ἔδωκεν αὐτῷ κληρονομίαν ἀπαρχὰς πρωτογενημάτων ἐμέρισεν αὐτῷ ἄρτον πρώτοις ἡτοίμασεν πλησμονήν

21For they will eat the sacrifices to the Lord, Which He gave to him and to his seed.

καὶ γὰρ θυσίας κυρίου φάγονται ἃς ἔδωκεν αὐτῷ τε καὶ τῷ σπέρματι αὐτοῦ

22But in the land of the people He will have no inheritance, And there is no portion for him among the people; For the Lord Himself is his portion and his inheritance.

πλὴν ἐν γῇ λαοῦ οὐ κληρονομήσει καὶ μερὶς οὐκ ἔστιν αὐτῷ ἐν λαῷ αὐτὸς γὰρ μερίς σου καὶ κληρονομία

23Then Phineas the son of Eleazar is the third in glory, When he showed zeal in the fear of the Lord; And he stood fast when the people turned away, By the goodness of the eagerness of his soul, And he made atonement for Israel.

καὶ Φινεες υἱὸς Ελεαζαρ τρίτος εἰς δόξαν ἐν τῷ ζηλῶσαι αὐτὸν ἐν φόβῳ κυρίου καὶ στῆναι αὐτὸν ἐν τροπῇ λαοῦ ἐν ἀγαθότητι προθυμίας ψυχῆς αὐτοῦ καὶ ἐξιλάσατο περὶ τοῦ Ισραηλ

24Therefore He established a covenant of peace with him, To be in charge of the sanctuary And leader of his people, That the priesthood might be with him and his seed forever.

διὰ τοῦτο ἐστάθη αὐτῷ διαθήκη εἰρήνης προστατεῖν ἁγίων καὶ λαοῦ αὐτοῦ ἵνα αὐτῷ ᾖ καὶ τῷ σπέρματι αὐτοῦ ἱερωσύνης μεγαλεῖον εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας

25A covenant was also established with David, The son of Jesse from the tribe of Judah. The heritage of the king is from son to son only, And the heritage of Aaron is for his seed.

καὶ διαθήκη τῷ Δαυιδ υἱῷ Ιεσσαι ἐκ φυλῆς Ιουδα κληρονομία βασιλέως υἱοῦ ἐξ υἱοῦ μόνου κληρονομία Ααρων καὶ τῷ σπέρματι αὐτοῦ

26May He give you wisdom in your heart To judge His people in righteousness, That their good things might not disappear, And their glory throughout their generations.

δῴη ὑμῖν σοφίαν ἐν καρδίᾳ ὑμῶν κρίνειν τὸν λαὸν αὐτοῦ ἐν δικαιοσύνῃ ἵνα μὴ ἀφανισθῇ τὰ ἀγαθὰ αὐτῶν καὶ τὴν δόξαν αὐτῶν εἰς γενεὰς αὐτῶν