 | Kniha SirachovcovaBiblia - Sväté písmo(CPDV - Anglický - Catholic PD) | Sir 43, 1-37 |
1 Sir 43, 1 The firmament on high is his beauty; it is the beauty of heaven in a vision of glory. 2 Sir 43, 2 The sun, at its appearance, announces its journey; it is an instrument of wonder, a work of the Most High. 3 Sir 43, 3 At midday, it scorches the earth. And in the presence of its heat, who would be able to endure? It is like the custodian of a furnace in its works of heat. 4 Sir 43, 4 In three ways, the sun acts: scorching the mountains, emitting fiery rays, and shining with its beams that can blind the eyes. 5 Sir 43, 5 Great is the Lord who made it, and at his word, it hurries on its journey. 6 Sir 43, 6 And the moon, in all its phases, serves to mark the seasons and to be a sign of the times. 7 Sir 43, 7 From the moon is the sign of a feast day; it is a light which diminishes at its consummation. 8 Sir 43, 8 A month is named according to its phases, increasing wonderfully at its culmination. 9 Sir 43, 9 It is an instrument of the armies on high, shining gloriously in the firmament of heaven. 10 Sir 43, 10 The glory of the stars is the beauty of heaven; the Lord illuminates the world from on high. 11 Sir 43, 11 At the words of the Holy One, they stand for judgment, and they will never fail in their vigilance. 12 Sir 43, 12 Consider the rainbow, and bless the One who made it; it is very beautiful in its splendor. 13 Sir 43, 13 It encompasses the heavens with the circle of its glory; the hands of the Most High made it appear. 14 Sir 43, 14 By his order, he hastens the snow, and he spurs on the lightning to express his judgment. 15 Sir 43, 15 In like manner, his storehouses are opened, and the clouds fly out like birds. 16 Sir 43, 16 By his greatness, he has positioned the clouds, and the hailstones have been broken. 17 Sir 43, 17 At his glance, the mountains will be shaken, and by his will, the south wind will blow. 18 Sir 43, 18 The voice of his thunder will reverberate through the earth, by a storm from the north, and by a gathering of the whirlwind. 19 Sir 43, 19 And like the birds landing in a flock upon the earth, he sends down the snow; and its descent is like the arrival of a swarm of locusts. 20 Sir 43, 20 The eye is in wonder at the beauty of its whiteness, and the heart is astonished at its falling. 21 Sir 43, 21 He will pour out frost like salt upon the earth. And when it freezes, it will become like the tops of thistles. 22 Sir 43, 22 The cold north wind blows, and the water freezes into crystals; it will rest upon every gathering of water, and it will clothe the water like a breastplate. 23 Sir 43, 23 And it will devour the mountains, and burn the wilderness, and extinguish the greenery, like a fire. 24 Sir 43, 24 Relief for all is in the hurried arrival of a cloud. And the lowly dew will arrive to meet the heat and overpower it. 25 Sir 43, 25 At his word, the wind grows quiet, and by his thought, he appeases the abyss, for the Lord has planted islands in it. 26 Sir 43, 26 Let those who navigate the sea describe its perils. And when we have heard it with our ears, we will wonder. 27 Sir 43, 27 There are illustrious and wondrous works: the various kinds of wild animals, and all manner of cattle, and the great creatures of the sea. 28 Sir 43, 28 Through him, the end of their journey is confirmed, and by his word, all things fit together. 29 Sir 43, 29 We can say much, and yet still lack for words. But the consummation of our words is this: He is in all things. 30 Sir 43, 30 What would we be able to do to glorify him? For the Almighty himself is above all his own works. 31 Sir 43, 31 The Lord is terrible, and exceedingly great, and his power is wonderful. 32 Sir 43, 32 Glorify the Lord as much as you are able, yet still he will far exceed this. For his magnificence is beyond wonder. 33 Sir 43, 33 Bless the Lord and exalt him, as much as you are able. But he is beyond all praise. 34 Sir 43, 34 When you exalt him, use all your ability, and do not cease in this labor. For you can never comprehend him. 35 Sir 43, 35 Who 394 will see him and explain? And who will magnify him, as he is from the beginning? 36 Sir 43, 36 There are many things, hidden from us, which are greater than these things. For we have seen but a few of his works. 37 Sir 43, 37 But the Lord has made all things, and he has given wisdom to those who act with piety.
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Sir 43,7 - Prvý deň mesiaca mal povahu polovičného sviatku. Najmä prvý deň siedmeho mesiaca (tišri) bol začiatkom občianskeho roka, a tak tento deň bol plným sviatkom. Tak sa stal mesiac ukazovateľom slávností a časov (Nm 28,11; 1 Sam 20,5.24).
Sir 43,15 - Antická predstava o vetroch bola tá, že boh mal vetry uzavreté vo vreci a podľa potreby ich vypúšťal na svet. Keď vetry vykonali svoju činnosť, znovu sa vrátili na miesto svojho predošlého pobytu. Aj tu prevláda asi taká predstava o bleskoch a mrakoch, keď Sir hovorí o zásobárňach mrakov a bleskov.