Wisdom of Solomon, Chapter 9 - Interlinear Translation

1 Θεὲ πατέρων καὶ κύριε τοῦ ἐλέους ὁ ποιήσας τὰ πάντα ἐν λόγῳ σου

1 O God of the fathers and Lord of mercy, who has created all things with Your Word,

2 καὶ τῇ σοφίᾳ σου κατασκευάσας ἄνθρωπον, ἵνα δεσπόζῃ τῶν ὑπὸ σοῦ γενομένων κτισμάτων

2 And with Your wisdom having prepared man that he may be master of the creatures having been produced by You,

3 καὶ διέπῃ τὸν κόσμον ἐν ὁσιότητι καὶ δικαιοσύνῃ καὶ ἐν εὐθύτητι ψυχῆς κρίσιν κρίνῃ,

3 and should manage the Society in sanctity and in righteousness, and should judge judgement with uprightness of soul,

4 δός μοι τὴν τῶν σῶν θρόνων πάρεδρον σοφίαν καὶ μή με ἀποδοκιμάσῃς ἐκ παίδων σου.

4 give to me that wisdom which is sitting beside Your throne, and do not reject me from among Your sons,

5 ὅτι ἐγὼ δοῦλος σὸς καὶ υἱὸς τῆς παιδίσκης σου, ἄνθρωπος ἀσθενὴς καὶ ὀλιγοχρόνιος καὶ ἐλάσσων ἐν συνέσει κρίσεως καὶ νόμων·

5 because I am Your servant and a son of your maidservant, a weak man and short-lived, and lesser in the understanding of judgement and of laws.

6 κἂν γάρ τις ᾖ τέλειος ἐν υἱοῖς ἀνθρώπων, τῆς ἀπὸ σοῦ σοφίας ἀπούσης εἰς οὐδὲν λογισθήσεται.

6 For even if anyone could be perfect among the sons of men, the wisdom from You being absent he shall be accounted for nothing.

7 σύ με προείλω βασιλέα λαοῦ σου καὶ δικαστὴν υἱῶν σου καὶ θυγατέρων·

7 You have preferred me as king of Your people and judge of Your sons and daughters.

8 εἶπας οἰκοδομῆσαι ναὸν ἐν ὄρει ἁγίῳ σου καὶ ἐν πόλει κατασκηνώσεώς σου θυσιαστήριον, μίμημα σκηνῆς ἁγίας, ἣν προητοίμασας ἀπ’ ἀρχῆς.

8 You had said to build a temple upon Your holy mountain, and in the city of Your dwelling-place an altar, a copy of a holy tabernacle which You have prepared from the beginning.

9 καὶ μετὰ σοῦ ἡ σοφία ἡ εἰδυῖα τὰ ἔργα σου καὶ παροῦσα, ὅτε ἐποίεις τὸν κόσμον, καὶ ἐπισταμένη τί ἀρεστὸν ἐν ὀφθαλμοῖς σου καὶ τί εὐθὲς ἐν ἐντολαῖς σου.

9 And Wisdom is with You, knowing Your works and being present when You had made the Society, and understanding what is pleasing in Your eyes and what is upright in Your commandments.

10 ἐξαπόστειλον αὐτὴν ἐξ ἁγίων οὐρανῶν καὶ ἀπὸ θρόνου δόξης σου πέμψον αὐτήν, ἵνα συμπαροῦσά μοι κοπιάσῃ, καὶ γνῶ τί εὐάρεστόν ἐστιν παρὰ σοί.

10 O dispatch her from of Your holy heavens and from out of the throne of Your honor and send her, that being present with me I may labor and may know what is well-pleasing before You.

11 οἶδε γὰρ ἐκείνη πάντα καὶ συνίει καὶ ὁδηγήσει με ἐν ταῖς πράξεσί μου σωφρόνως καὶ φυλάξει με ἐν τῇ δόξῃ αὐτῆς·

11 For she knows all things and understands and shall guide me sensibly in my deeds and keep me in her honor,

12 καὶ ἔσται προσδεκτὰ τὰ ἔργα μου, καὶ διακρινῶ τὸν λαόν σου δικαίως καὶ ἔσομαι ἄξιος θρόνων πατρός μου.

12 and my works shall be acceptable, and I shall judge Your people righteously and I shall be worthy of the throne of my father.

13 τίς γὰρ ἄνθρωπος γνώσεται βουλὴν θεοῦ; ἢ τίς ἐνθυμηθήσεται τί θέλει ὁ κύριος;

13 For what man shall know the counsel of God, or who shall consider what Yahweh desires?

14 λογισμοὶ γὰρ θνητῶν δειλοί, καὶ ἐπισφαλεῖς αἱ ἐπίνοιαι ἡμῶν·

14 For the reasonings of mortals are miserable and our devices precarious.

15 φθαρτὸν γὰρ σῶμα βαρύνει ψυχήν, καὶ βρίθει τὸ γεῶδες σκῆνος νοῦν πολυφρόντιδα.

15 For the corruptible body burdens a soul, and the earthy tabernacle weighs down a mind full of thoughts,

16 καὶ μόλις εἰκάζομεν τὰ ἐπὶ γῆς καὶ τὰ ἐν χερσὶν εὑρίσκομεν μετὰ πόνου· τὰ δὲ ἐν οὐρανοῖς τίς ἐξιχνίασεν;

16 and with difficulty we portray the things upon the earth, and the things at hand we find with labor, so who has traced out the things in the heavens?

17 βουλὴν δέ σου τίς ἔγνω, εἰ μὴ σὺ ἔδωκας σοφίαν καὶ ἔπεμψας τὸ ἅγιόν σου πνεῦμα ἀπὸ ὑψίστων;

17 And Your counsel, who has known, if You do not give wisdom and send Your Holy Spirit from the heights?

18 καὶ οὕτως διωρθώθησαν αἱ τρίβοι τῶν ἐπὶ γῆς, καὶ τὰ ἀρεστά σου ἐδιδάχθησαν ἄνθρωποι, καὶ τῇ σοφίᾳ ἐσώθησαν.

18 And in this manner are made straight the ways of those upon the earth, and men are taught Your acceptable things and with wisdom they are preserved.