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| [1]Simon the high priest, the son of Onias, who in his life repaired the house again, and in his days fortified the temple: |
[1]Simon the sonne of Onias the hye priest, which in his lyfe set vp the house againe, and in his dayes made fast the temple. |
| [2]And by him was built from the foundation the double height, the high fortress of the wall about the temple: |
[2]The height of the temple also was founded of him, the double building, and the hye walles of the temple. |
| [3]In his days the cistern to receive water, being in compass as the sea, was covered with plates of brass: |
[3]In his dayes the welles of water flowed out, and were exceeding full as the sea. |
| [4]He took care of the temple that it should not fall, and fortified the city against besieging: |
[4]He toke care for his people, and deliuered them from destruction: he kept his citie & made it strong, that it shoulde not be besieged. |
| [5]How was he honoured in the midst of the people in his coming out of the sanctuary! |
[5]How honorable was his conuersation among the people, and when he came out of the house couered with the vaile? |
| [6]He was as the morning star in the midst of a cloud, and as the moon at the full: |
[6]He gaue lyght as the morning starre in the middest of the cloudes, and as the moone when it is full: |
| [7]As the sun shining upon the temple of the most High, and as the rainbow giving light in the bright clouds: |
[7]He shined as the sunne in the temple of God, he is as bright as the raynebowe in the faire cloudes, |
| [8]And as the flower of roses in the spring of the year, as lilies by the rivers of waters, and as the branches of the frankincense tree in the time of summer: |
[8]And florisheth as the floures and roses in the spring of the yere, and as lylies by the riuers of water, like as the brauches vpon the mount Libanus in the time of summer: |
| [9]As fire and incense in the censer, and as a vessel of beaten gold set with all manner of precious stones: |
[9]As a fire and incense that is kindled, lyke as an whole ornament of pure gold set with all maner of precious stones, |
| [10]And as a fair olive tree budding forth fruit, and as a cypress tree which groweth up to the clouds. |
[10]And as an Oliue tree that is fruiteful, and as a Cypres tree which groweth vp an hye. |
| [11]When he put on the robe of honour, and was clothed with the perfection of glory, when he went up to the holy altar, he made the garment of holiness honourable. |
[11]When he put on the garment of honour, and was clothed with al beawtie, when he went to the holy aulter, he made the garment of holynes honorable. |
| [12]When he took the portions out of the priests' hands, he himself stood by the hearth of the altar, compassed about, as a young cedar in Libanus; and as palm trees compassed they him round about. |
[12]When he toke the portions out of the priestes hande, he him selfe stoode by the hearth of the aulter, and his brethren rounde about in order: as the braunches of Cedar tree vpo the mount Libanus, so stoode they rounde about him: |
| [13]So were all the sons of Aaron in their glory, and the oblations of the Lord in their hands, before all the congregation of Israel. |
[13]And as the braunches of the Oliue tree, so stoode all the sonnes of Aaron in their glory, and the oblations of the Lorde in their handes before al the congregation of Israel. |
| [14]And finishing the service at the altar, that he might adorn the offering of the most high Almighty, |
[14]And that he might sufficiently perfourme his seruice vpon the aulter, and garnishe the offering of the highest god, |
| [15]He stretched out his hand to the cup, and poured of the blood of the grape, he poured out at the foot of the altar a sweetsmelling savour unto the most high King of all. |
[15]He stretched out his hande, and toke of the drinke offering, and powred in of the wine: so he poured vpon the bottome of the aulter a good smell vnto the highest prince. |
| [16]Then shouted the sons of Aaron, and sounded the silver trumpets, and made a great noise to be heard, for a remembrance before the most High. |
[16]Then began the sonnes of Aaron to sing, and to blow with trumpettes, and to make a great noyse, for a remembraunce and prayse vnto the Lorde. |
| [17]Then all the people together hasted, and fell down to the earth upon their faces to worship their Lord God Almighty, the most High. |
[17]Then al the people together were hasted, and fell downe to the earth vpon their faces to worship the Lorde their God, & to geue thankes to the almightie God. |
| [18]The singers also sang praises with their voices, with great variety of sounds was there made sweet melody. |
[18]They long goodly also with their voyces, so that there was a pleasaunt noyse in the great house of the Lorde. |
| [19]And the people besought the Lord, the most High, by prayer before him that is merciful, till the solemnity of the Lord was ended, and they had finished his service. |
[19]And the people in their prayer besought the Lorde the highest that he would be mercifull, tyll the honour of the Lorde were perfourmed, and they had ended their ministration and seruice. |
| [20]Then he went down, and lifted up his hands over the whole congregation of the children of Israel, to give the blessing of the Lord with his lips, and to rejoice in his name. |
[20]Then went he downe and stretched out his handes ouer the whole multitude of the people of Israel, that they shoulde geue prayse and thankes out of their lippes vnto the Lorde, and to reioyce in his name. |
| [21]And they bowed themselves down to worship the second time, that they might receive a blessing from the most High. |
[21]He began yet once also to pray, that he might openly shewe the thankesgeuing before the highest, |
| [22]Now therefore bless ye the God of all, which only doeth wondrous things every where, which exalteth our days from the womb, and dealeth with us according to his mercy. |
[22][Namely thus] O geue prayse and thankes all ye vnto the Lord our God, which hath euer done noble and great thinges, which hath increased our dayes from our mothers wombe, and dealt with vs according to his mercie, |
| [23]He grant us joyfulness of heart, and that peace may be in our days in Israel for ever: |
[23]That he wyll geue vs the ioyfulnes of heart, and peace for our time in Israel: |
| [24]That he would confirm his mercy with us, and deliver us at his time! |
[24]Which faithfully kepeth his mercie for vs euermore, and alway deliuereth vs in due season. |
| [25]There be two manner of nations which my heart abhorreth, and the third is no nation: |
[25]There be two maner of people that I abhorre from my heart, as for the third whom I hate, it is no people: |
| [26]They that sit upon the mountain of Samaria, and they that dwell among the Philistines, and that foolish people that dwell in Sichem. |
[26]They that sit vpon the mountaine of Samaria, the Philistines, and the foolishe people that dwelt in Sichimis. |
| [27]Jesus the son of Sirach of Jerusalem hath written in this book the instruction of understanding and knowledge, who out of his heart poured forth wisdom. |
[27]I Iesus, the sonne of Sirach Eleazarus, of Hierusalem, haue tokened vp these informations and documentes of wysdome and vnderstanding in this booke, and poured out the wysdome of my heart. |
| [28]Blessed is he that shall be exercised in these things; and he that layeth them up in his heart shall become wise. |
[28]Blessed is he that exerciseth him selfe therein: & who so taketh such to heart, shalbe wyse for euer. |
| [29]For if he do them, he shall be strong to all things: for the light of the Lord leadeth him, who giveth wisdom to the godly. Blessed be the name of the Lord for ever. Amen, Amen. |
[29]If he do these thinges, he shalbe strong in all: for the lyght of the Lorde leadeth him, which geueth wysdome to the godlie: The Lorde be praysed for euermore, so be it, so be it. |