12 When he received the sundered victims from the priests while he stood before the sacrificial wood, They erected the holy temple, destined for everlasting glory. Un ami fidèle est un élixir de vie que découvriront ceux qui craignent le Seigneur. 17 HEZEKIAH fortified his city and had water brought into it; He rebuilt our ruined walls, Restored our shattered defenses, and set up gates and bars. 3 Of sharing the expenses of a business or a journey, of dividing an inheritance or property; And, at the prompting of his noble heart, atoned for the children of Israel. 20 But they called upon the Most High God and lifted up their hands to him; This seems to be the earliest title of the book. Both the Bodleian's own website and www.genizah.org display these folios in the incorrect order. 16 Your fame reached distant coasts, and their peoples came to hear you; Chapters 44-50 present a refreshing history of the ancestors, patriarchs, and leaders of Israel. Presumably it is located in London or Manchester, or it may have passed into private hands. 7 for they had treated him badly who even in the womb had been made a prophet, Feeble hands and quaking knees - from a wife who brings no happiness to her husband. 9 Happy is he who finds a friend and he who speaks to attentive ears. - c. 70 C.E. Thus, we have about 550 cola extant in two different Cairo Genizah manuscripts, and about 44 cola extant in three different Cairo Genizah manuscripts (14 in MSS B, C, and D; 22 in MSS B, E, and F; and 8 in MSS A, C, and D) – in addition to some overlap between the ancient and medieval testimonies, for example, between 11QPsa found at Qumran and MS B, and between the Masada scroll and MS B. 7 He made him perpetual in his office when he bestowed on him the priesthood of his people; 11 The developers of this website are grateful to the following benefactors, all affiliated with Rutgers University, for research support: http://ccat.sas.upenn.edu/nets/edition/30-sirach-nets.pdf, http://www.academic-bible.com/en/online-bibles/biblia-sacra-vulgata/read-the-bible-text/bibel/text/lesen/stelle/43///ch/21b1fc41d98dfeb7ef0f3ed4f74a96b9/, The Taylor-Schechter Genizah Research Unit of the Cambridge University Library, Bibliothèque de l’Alliance israélite universelle, Paris, The Library of the Jewish Theological Seminary, New York, Jewish Quarterly Review, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, The Deborah S. and Herbert B. Wasserman Endowed Research Award Fund, Aresty Research Center, Division of Undergraduate Academic Affairs, The Blanche and Irving Laurie Chair in Jewish History. With string music before the altar, providing sweet melody for the psalms Who fosters men's growth from their mother's womb, and fashions them according to his will! Today the task is much easier for scholars, since these documents are available at websites such as http://www.jewishmanuscripts.org/ > www.genizah.org (for the Genizah manuscripts) and www.deadseascrolls.org.il/home (for the Qumran and Masada material). 22 And now, bless the God of all, who has done wondrous things on earth; 29 Thus will you afterward find rest in her, and she will become your joy. De bonnes relations, tu peux en avoir avec beaucoup de monde ; mais des conseils, n'en demande qu'à un seul entre mille. 4 Riche ou pauvre, il aura le cœur content ; à tout moment l’on verra son bonheur sur son visage. 32 My son, if you wish, you can be taught; if you apply yourself, you will be shrewd. 24 and caused them to be exiled from their land. 9 Fear of the LORD is glory and splendor, gladness and a festive crown. 4 Did he not by his power stop the sun, so that one day became two? 1 The greatest among his brethren, the glory of his people, was SIMON the priest, son of Jochanan, 15 Despite all this the people did not repent, nor did they give up their sins, And poured it out at the foot of the altar, a sweet-smelling odor to the Most High God, 19 As though plowing and sowing, draw close to her; then await her bountiful crops. Then he will enlighten your mind, and the wisdom you desire he will grant. 19 All the people of the land would shout for joy, praying to the Merciful One, 4 For contumacious desire destroys its owner and makes him the sport of his enemies. 25 If she walks not by your side, cut her away from you. 16 Glorious, too, were SHEM and SETH and ENOS; Though God has given his hosts the strength to stand firm before his glory. Use highlighting, underlining, and take notes while you study the bible. And because he was a devoted follower of God Averted God's anger from the people and suppressed the wicked complaint - So that he and his descendants should possess the high priesthood forever. 13 Beloved of his people, dear to his Maker, dedicated from his mother's womb, 25 For each in turn, as it comes, is good; can one ever see enough of their splendor? We know this specific information, for it is our good fortune that the grandson included an extended prologue to the book, in which he provides the specific date (to wit, year 38 of the reign of Euergetes). 23 Everything lives and abides forever; and to meet each need all things are preserved. These documents, which are housed in Cambridge, Oxford, London, Paris, New York, Los Angeles, and Jerusalem, are here presented in a single platform, to allow the scholar and the interested layperson to view these precious texts. 19 These two bring grief to my heart, and the third arouses my horror: To root out, pull down, and destroy, and then to build and to plant. 2 Do good to the righteous and reward will be yours, if not from them, from the Lord. The sacred offerings he allotted to him, with the showbread as his portion; Livre de Ben Sira le Sage (ou "l'Ecclésiastique") chapitre 2 versets 15-18 "Ceux qui craignent le Seigneur ne transgressent pas ses paroles, ceux qui l'aiment observent ses voies. In adoration before the Most High, before the Holy One of Israel. 9 But of others there is no memory, for when they ceased, they ceased. Heureux est le mari d'une femme vertueuse, et le nombre de ses jours sera doublé. During his lifetime he feared no one, nor was any man able to intimidate his will. Livre de Ben Sirac le Sage (48, 1-4.9-11) La Parole de Dieu . Notwithstanding these testimonies to the use of Ben Sira by Jews during the late antique and medieval periods, because Ben Sira was not canonized in the Jewish tradition, the Hebrew original eventually was lost. Who did not abandon God: may their memory be ever blessed, 1 Say nothing harmful, small or great; be not a foe instead of a friend; 14 Fullness of wisdom is fear of the LORD; she inebriates men with her fruits. 16 Like the sun rising in the LORD'S heavens, the beauty of a virtuous wife is the radiance of her home. Livre de Ben Sira le Sage. 16 The sons of Aaron would sound a blast, the priests, on their trumpets of beaten metal; » Livre de Ben Sira le Sage 6, 14-16 « Le juste montre la voie à son ami, le chemin des méchants les égare. 24 Listen, my son, and heed my advice; refuse not my counsel. 16 ENOCH walked with the LORD and was taken up, that succeeding generations might learn by his example. 8 He has poured her forth upon all his works, 9 By her eyelids and her haughty stare an unchaste wife can be recognized. He and CALEB, son of Jephunneh, when they opposed the rebel assembly, Welcome to www.bensira.org, the website devoted to the ancient and medieval Hebrew manuscripts of the book of Ben Sira. 23 For discipline is like her name, she is not accessible to many. For the Most High possesses all knowledge, and sees from of old the things that are to come. 13 For just as moths come from garments, so a woman’s wickedness comes from a woman. 7 There are nine who come to my mind as blessed, a tenth whom my tongue proclaims: upon every living thing according to his bounty; he has lavished her upon his friends. The covenant with all his forebears was confirmed, and the blessing rested upon the head of JACOB. 12 The beginning of wisdom is fear of the LORD, which is formed with the faithful in the womb. 03 Celui qui honore son père obtient le pardon de ses péchés, 4 Give to the good but refuse the sinner; 5 Of acquiring much or little, of bargaining in dealing with a merchant; 34 Frequent the company of the elders; whoever is wise, stay close to him. Saved by Shaun G. Lynch, CFRE Two Ben Sira fragments found in the Dead Sea scrolls, and also dated to the 1st Century B.C., are likewise textually identical. 17 Then the LORD thundered forth from heaven, and the tremendous roar of his voice was heard. Gary A. Rendsburg and Jacob Binstein He would be heard within the sanctuary, MS C, folio V (recto and verso), deserves special comment. 8 Because of this, they were the only two spared from the six hundred thousand infantry, 23 If you desire wisdom, keep the commandments, and the LORD will bestow her upon you; All told, we now possess about two-thirds of the Hebrew original of Ben Sira (one estimate calculates about 2210 cola out of about 3220 cola in the complete Greek version of Ben Sira), with considerable overlap between and among the various manuscripts. Survivors following the destruction of Jerusalem in 70 AD fled to Masada, a fortress on a mountain plateau built by Herod near the Dead Sea. 3 What you have not saved in your youth, how will you acquire in your old age? 6 He raised up also, like Moses in holiness, his brother AARON, of the tribe of Levi. 3 Your leaves it will eat, your fruits destroy, and you will be left a dry tree, We know nothing of Ben Sira beyond what can be gathered from the book itself. 19 When Samuel approached the end of his life, he testified before the LORD and his anointed prince, To turn back the hearts of fathers toward their sons, and to reestablish the tribes of Jacob. and no one dared gainsay him. 12 On his turban the diadem of gold, its plate wrought with the insignia of holiness, 1 Valiant leader was JOSHUA, son of Nun, assistant to Moses in the prophetic office, 22 Depressed mind, saddened face, broken heart - this from an evil wife. 4 Except for David, Hezekiah and Josiah, they all were wicked; The Book was not included in the Hebrew Masoretic Text as part of the Hebrew Canon of the Old Testament. For the LORD himself is his portion, his inheritance in the midst of Israel. And the man who passes from justice to sin, for whom the LORD makes ready the sword. Spécialiste fervent des Écritures saintes d'Israël, ayant beaucoup voyagé, il appartenait au monde des Sages. 15 And had stretched forth his hand for the cup, to offer blood of the grape, 18 Men of other families were inflamed against him, were jealous of him in the desert, 2 Their staff of bread he shattered, in his zeal he reduced them to straits; 6 Like a star shining among the clouds, like the full moon at the holyday season; According to the now well-known story, when the British scholar-travelers and twin sisters Agnes Lewis and Margaret Gibson brought back Hebrew documents obtained in Cairo, and then showed one of them to Solomon Schechter (then Reader in Rabbinics at the University of Cambridge), the great scholar identified the first leaf of the Hebrew original of Ben Sira to come to light in the modern era. 14 In life he performed wonders, and after death, marvelous deeds. 8 He clothed him with splendid apparel, and adorned him with the glorious vestments: In time, the book of Ben Sira, via its Greek and then later translations, became part of the Christian Bible, where it is known as either Sirach (in Greek) or Ecclesiasticus (in Latin). The current project, www.bensira.org, solves that problem by collecting all the material in a single website. In a lasting covenant with him and with his family, as permanent as the heavens,