Wisdom of Solomon

Wisdom of Solomon 8

(ⲁ︦) ⲥϫⲱⲧⲉ ⲇⲉ ϫⲓⲛ ⲕⲣⲟ ϩⲛ̅ ⲟⲩⲙⲛ̅ⲧϫⲱⲱⲣⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲥⲧⲱϣ ⲙ̅ⲡⲧⲏⲣϥ̅ ϩⲛ̅ ⲟⲩⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲭⲣⲏⲥⲧⲟⲥ.	(1) Wisdom reacheth from one end to another mightily: and sweetly doth she order all things.	(1) διατείνει δὲ ἀπὸ πέρατος ἐπὶ πέρας εὐρώστως καὶ διοικεῖ τὰ πάντα χρηστῶς.
(ⲃ︦) ⲧⲁⲓ̈ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲓ̈ⲟⲩⲁϣⲥ̅ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲓ̈ϩⲟⲧϩⲧ̅ ⲛ̅ⲥⲱⲥ ϫⲓⲛ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲕⲟⲩⲓ̈ ⲁⲓ̈ϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲛ̅ⲥⲁ ϫⲓⲧⲥ̅ ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲛ̅ⲑⲉ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩϣⲉⲗⲉⲉⲧ ⲉⲁⲓ̈ⲙⲉⲣⲉ ⲡⲉⲥⲥⲁ.	(2) I loved her, and sought her out from my youth, I desired to make her my spouse, and I was a lover of her beauty.	(2) Ταύτην ἐφίλησα καὶ ἐξεζήτησα ἐκ νεότητός µου καὶ ἐζήτησα νύµφην ἀγαγέσθαι ἐµαυτῷ καὶ ἐραστὴς ἐγενόµην τοῦ κάλλους αὐτῆς.
(ⲅ︦) ⲥϯⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̅ⲧⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲩⲅⲉⲛⲏⲥ ⲉⲩⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲥ ⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲙⲛ̅ⲧϣⲃⲏⲣ ϣⲁ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ: ϫⲉ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ϩⲱⲱϥ ⲙ̅ⲡⲧⲏⲣϥ̅ ⲁϥⲙⲉⲣⲓⲧⲥ̅.	(3) In that she is conversant with God, she magnifieth her nobility: yea, the Lord of all things himself loved her	(3) εὐγένειαν δοξάζει συµβίωσιν θεοῦ ἔχουσα, καὶ ὁ πάντων δεσπότης ἠγάπησεν αὐτήν·
(ⲇ︦) ⲧⲣⲉϥϫⲓϣⲟϫⲛⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲧⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲥⲃⲱ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲣⲉϥⲧⲱϣ ⲧⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉϥϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ.	(4) For she is privy to the mysteries of the knowledge of God, and a lover of his works.	(4) µύστις γάρ ἐστιν τῆς τοῦ θεοῦ ἐπιστήµης καὶ αἱρετὶς τῶν ἔργων αὐτοῦ.
(ⲉ︦) ⲉϣϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲥⲱⲟⲩϩ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲕⲧⲏⲙⲁ ⲉⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ ⲡⲉ ⲧⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲣⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲟ ϩⲙ ⲡⲁϩⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉⲧⲟ ⲛ̅ⲣⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲟ ⲉⲧⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ ⲧⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲧⲣ̅ϩⲱⲃ ⲉⲛⲕⲁ ⲛⲓⲙ;	(5) If riches be a possession to be desired in this life; what is richer than wisdom, that worketh all things?	(5) εἰ δὲ πλοῦτός ἐστιν ἐπιθυµητὸν κτῆµα ἐν βίῳ, τί σοφίας πλουσιώτερον τῆς τὰ πάντα ἐργαζοµένης;
(ⲋ︦) ⲉϣϫⲉ ⲉⲣⲉ ⲟⲩⲁ ⲛⲁⲣ̅ϩⲱⲃ ⲉⲩⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲣⲙ̅ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧ ⲟⲩ ϩⲛ̅ ⲛⲉⲧϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲡⲉⲧⲟ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲭⲛⲓⲧⲏⲥ ⲉϩⲟⲩ ⲉⲣⲟⲥ;	(6) And if prudence work; who of all that are is a more cunning workman than she?	(6) εἰ δὲ φρόνησις ἐργάζεται, τίς αὐτῆς τῶν ὄντων µᾶλλόν ἐστιν τεχνῖτις;
(ⲍ︦) ⲉϣϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲛ̅ ⲟⲩⲁ ⲙⲉⲓ̈ ⲛ̅ⲧⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥⲩⲛⲏ ⲛⲉⲥϩⲓⲥⲉ ϩⲛ̅ⲁⲣⲉⲧⲏ ⲛⲉ: ϣⲁⲥⲧⲥⲁⲃⲟⲟⲩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲧⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲣⲙ̅ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲥⲁⲃⲉ ⲙⲛ̅ ⲧⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥⲩⲛⲏ ⲙⲛ̅ ⲧϭⲟⲙ ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲙⲛ̅ ⲡⲉⲧⲥⲟⲧⲡ̅ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ϩⲙ̅ ⲡⲱⲛϩ̅ ⲛ̅ⲣ̅ⲣⲱⲙⲉ.	(7) And if a man love righteousness her labours are virtues: for she teacheth temperance and prudence, justice and fortitude: which are such things, as men can have nothing more profitable in their life.	(7) καὶ εἰ δικαιοσύνην ἀγαπᾷ τις, οἱ πόνοι ταύτης εἰσὶν ἀρεταί· σωφροσύνην γὰρ καὶ φρόνησιν ἐκδιδάσκει, δικαιοσύνην καὶ ἀνδρείαν, ὧν χρησιµώτερον οὐδέν ἐστιν ἐν βίῳ ἀνθρώποις.
(ⲏ︦) ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲣⲉ ⲟⲩⲁ ⲟⲩⲉϣ ⲉⲓⲙⲉ ⲉϩⲁϩ ⲉⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩⲟⲩⲉⲓⲛⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲧⲟⲛⲧⲛ̅ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲧⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲙⲛ̅ ϩⲉⲛⲕⲟⲧⲥ̅ ⲛ̅ϣⲁϫⲉ ⲙⲛ̅ ϩⲉⲛⲃⲱⲗ ⲛ̅ⲧⲟⲛⲧⲛ̅ ⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲉⲓⲛ ⲙⲛ̅ ⲛⲉϣⲡⲏⲣⲉ ⲉⲥⲉⲓⲙⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̅ⲑⲁⲏ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲙⲛ̅ ⲛⲥⲏⲩ.	(8) If a man desire much experience, she knoweth things of old, and conjectureth aright what is to come: she knoweth the subtilties of speeches, and can expound dark sentences: she foreseeth signs and wonders, and the events of seasons and times.	(8) εἰ δὲ καὶ πολυπειρίαν ποθεῖ τις, οἶδεν τὰ ἀρχαῖα καὶ τὰ µέλλοντα εἰκάζει, ἐπίσταται στροφὰς λόγων καὶ λύσεις αἰνιγµάτων, σηµεῖα καὶ τέρατα προγινώσκει καὶ ἐκβάσεις καιρῶν καὶ χρόνων.
(ⲑ︦) ⲁⲓ̈ⲕⲣⲓⲛⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲉϫⲡⲉ ⲧⲁⲓ̈ ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ϩⲙ̅ ⲡⲁⲱⲛϩ̅ ⲉⲓ̈ⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ϫⲉ ⲉⲥϫⲓϣⲟϫⲛⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲡⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲥⲛⲁⲥⲗ̅ⲥⲱⲗⲧ̅ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ ⲛⲁⲣⲟⲟⲩϣ ⲙⲛ̅ ⲛⲁⲗⲩⲡⲏ.	(9) Therefore I purposed to take her to me to live with me, knowing that she would be a counsellor of good things, and a comfort in cares and grief.	(9) ἔκρινα τοίνυν ταύτην ἀγαγέσθαι πρὸς συµβίωσιν εἰδὼς ὅτι ἔσται µοι σύµβουλος ἀγαθῶν καὶ παραίνεσις φροντίδων καὶ λύπης.
(ⲓ︦) ϯⲛⲁϫⲓⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲃⲏⲧⲥ̅ ϩⲛ̅ ⲛⲓⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲁⲓ̈ⲟ ϩⲛ̅ ⲧⲙⲛ̅ⲧϩⲗ̅ⲗⲟ ⲉⲁⲛⲅ̅ ⲟⲩϣⲏⲣⲉ ϣⲏⲙ.	(10) For her sake I shall have estimation among the multitude, and honour with the elders, though I be young.	(10) ἕξω δι’ αὐτὴν δόξαν ἐν ὄχλοις καὶ τιµὴν παρὰ πρεσβυτέροις ὁ νέος·
(ⲓ︦ⲁ︦) ⲥⲉⲛⲁϩⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ̈ ⲉⲓ̈ⲧⲟⲣϩ̅ ϩⲛ̅ ⲟⲩϩⲁⲡ ⲛ̅ⲥⲉⲣϣⲡⲏⲣⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲓ̈ ⲛ̅ϭⲓ ⲛ̅ⲇⲩⲛⲁⲥⲧⲏⲥ.	(11) I shall be found of a quick conceit in judgment, and shall be admired in the sight of great men.	(11) ὀξὺς εὑρεθήσοµαι ἐν κρίσει καὶ ἐν ὄψει δυναστῶν θαυµασθήσοµαι·
(ⲓ︦ⲃ︦) ⲉⲓ̈ϣⲁⲛⲕⲁⲣⲱⲓ̈ ⲥⲉⲛⲁϭⲱϣⲧ̅ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲏⲧ: ⲉⲓ̈ϣⲁⲛϣⲁϫⲉ ⲥⲉⲛⲁϯϩⲧⲏⲩ: ⲉⲓ̈ϣⲁⲛⲱⲥⲕ̅ ⲉⲓ̈ϣⲁϫⲉ ⲥⲉⲛⲁϯ ⲧⲉⲩϭⲓϫ ⲉⲣⲛ̅ ⲣⲱⲟⲩ.	(12) When I hold my tongue, they shall bide my leisure, and when I speak, they shall give good ear unto me: if I talk much, they shall lay their hands upon their mouth.	(12) σιγῶντά µε περιµενοῦσιν καὶ φθεíοµένῳ προσέξουσιν καὶ λαλοῦντος ἐπὶ πλεῖον χεῖρα ἐπιθήσουσιν ἐπὶ στόµα αὐτῶν.
(ⲓ︦ⲅ︦) ϯⲛⲁϫⲓ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ̅ ⲉⲧⲃⲏⲧⲥ̅ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲕⲱ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲣ̅ⲡⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲛ̅ϣⲁ ⲉⲛⲉϩ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲧⲛⲏⲩ ⲙⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲥⲱⲓ̈.	(13) Moreover by the means of her I shall obtain immortality, and leave behind me an everlasting memorial to them that come after me.	(13) ἕξω δι’ αὐτὴν ἀθανασίαν καὶ µνήµην αἰώνιον τοῖς µετ’ ἐµὲ ἀπολείψω.
(ⲓ︦ⲇ︦) ϯⲛⲁⲧⲱϣ ⲛ̅ϩⲉⲛⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉ ϩⲉⲛϩⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ϩⲩⲡⲟⲧⲁⲥⲥⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ̈:	(14) I shall set the people in order, and the nations shall be subject unto me.	(14) διοικήσω λαούς, καὶ ἔθνη ὑποταγήσεταί µοι·
(ⲓ︦ⲉ︦) ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲣ̅ϩⲟⲧⲉ ϩⲏⲧ ⲉⲩⲥⲱⲧⲙ̅ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ̈ ⲛ̅ϭⲓ ⲛⲓⲛⲟϭ ⲛ̅ⲧⲩⲣⲁⲛⲛⲟⲥ: ϯⲛⲁⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ̅ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̅ⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲥ ϩⲛ̅ ⲛⲓⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̅ϫⲱⲱⲣⲉ ϩⲛ̅ ⲟⲩⲡⲟⲗⲉⲙⲟⲥ.	(15) Horrible tyrants shall be afraid, when they do but hear of me; I shall be found good among the multitude, and valiant in war.	(15) φοβηθήσονταί µε ἀκούσαντες τύραννοι φρικτοί, ἐν πλήθει φανοῦµαι ἀγαθὸς καὶ ἐν πολέµῳ ἀνδρεῖος.
(ⲓ︦ⲋ︦) ⲉⲓ̈ϣⲁⲛⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲁⲏⲉⲓ ϯⲛⲁⲙ̅ⲧⲟⲛ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲓ̈ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ̈ ⲉϫⲱⲥ: ⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲉ ⲧⲉⲥⲕⲟⲓⲛⲱⲛⲓⲁ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲥⲓϣⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲙ̅ⲕⲁϩ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧ ϩⲛ̅ ⲧϭⲓⲛⲱⲛϩ̅ ⲛⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲥ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲟⲩⲣⲁϣⲉ ⲧⲉ ⲙⲛ̅ ⲟⲩⲟⲩⲛⲟϥ.	(16) After I am come into mine house, I will repose myself with her: for her conversation hath no bitterness; and to live with her hath no sorrow, but mirth and joy.	(16) εἰσελθὼν εἰς τὸν οἶκόν µου προσαναπαύσοµαι αὐτῇ· οὐ γὰρ ἔχει πικρίαν ἡ συναναστροφὴ αὐτῆς οὐδὲ ὀδύνην ἡ συµβίωσις αὐτῆς, ἀλλὰ εὐφροσύνην καὶ χαράν.
(ⲓ︦ⲍ︦) ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲁⲓ̈ⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ϩⲣⲁⲓ̈ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧ ⲁⲓ̈ⲙⲉⲕⲙⲟⲩⲕⲧ̅ ϩⲙ̅ ⲡⲁϩⲏⲧ: ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲛ̅ ⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ϣⲟⲟⲡ ϩⲛ̅ ⲧⲥⲩⲅⲅⲉⲛⲓⲁ ⲛ̅ⲧⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ	(17) Now when I considered these things in myself, and pondered them in my heart, how that to be allied unto wisdom is immortality;	(17) ταῦτα λογισάµενος ἐν ἐµαυτῷ καὶ φροντίσας ἐν καρδίᾳ µου ὅτι ἀθανασία ἐστὶν ἐν συíενείᾳ σοφίας
(ⲓ︦ⲏ︦) ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩⲧⲉⲣⲯⲓⲥ ⲉⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩⲥ ϩⲛ̅ ⲧⲉⲥⲙⲛ̅ⲧϣⲃⲏⲣ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲣⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲟ ⲉⲙⲉⲥⲱϫⲛ̅ ϩⲛ̅ ⲛⲉϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ϩⲓⲥⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲥϭⲓϫ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲣⲙ̅ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧ ϩⲛ̅ ⲧⲅⲩⲙⲛ̅ⲁⲥⲓⲁ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲥϩⲟⲙⲓⲗⲉⲓⲁ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩⲉⲟⲟⲩ ϩⲛ̅ ⲧⲕⲟⲓⲛⲱⲛⲓⲁ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲥϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲉ ⲉⲓ̈ⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ⲉⲓ̈ϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲛ̅ⲥⲁϫⲡⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲓ̈:	(18) And great pleasure it is to have her friendship; and in the works of her hands are infinite riches; and in the exercise of conference with her, prudence; and in talking with her, a good report; I went about seeking how to take her to me.	(18) καὶ ἐν φιλίᾳ αὐτῆς τέρψις ἀγαθὴ καὶ ἐν πόνοις χειρῶν αὐτῆς πλοῦτος ἀνεκλιπὴς καὶ ἐν συíυµνασίᾳ ὁµιλίας αὐτῆς φρόνησις καὶ εὔκλεια ἐν κοινωνίᾳ λόγων αὐτῆς, περιῄειν ζητῶν ὅπως λάβω αὐτὴν εἰς ἐµαυτόν.
(ⲓ︦ⲑ︦) ϫⲉ ⲁⲛⲅ̅ ⲟⲩϣⲏⲣⲉ ϣⲏⲙ ⲛ̅ⲉⲩⲫⲩⲏⲥ ⲉⲩⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲓ̈ ⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲉⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩⲥ̅	(19) For I was a witty child, and had a good spirit.	(19) παῖς δὲ ἤµην εὐφυὴς ψυχῆς τε ἔλαχον ἀγαθῆς,
(ⲕ︦) ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲁⲛⲅ̅ ⲟⲩⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲥ ⲉⲓ̈ϣⲟⲟⲡ ϩⲛ̅ ⲟⲩⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ.	(20) Yea rather, being good, I came into a body undefiled.	(20) µᾶλλον δὲ ἀγαθὸς ὢν ἦλθον εἰς σῶµα ἀµίαντον.
(ⲕ︦ⲁ︦) ⲁⲓ̈ⲉⲓⲙⲉ ⲇⲉ ϫⲉ ⲛ̅ϯⲛⲁϣⲧⲁϩⲟⲥ ⲁⲛ ⲛ̅ϭⲉ ⲥⲙⲟⲧ ⲉⲓⲙⲏⲧⲓ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲧⲁⲁⲥ ⲛⲁⲓ̈ (ⲟⲩⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲣⲙ̅ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧ ⲟⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲉⲓⲙⲉ ϫⲉ ⲡⲁ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉϩⲙⲟⲧ) ⲁⲓ̈ϣⲗⲏⲗ ⲉⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲓ̈ⲥⲉⲡⲥⲱⲡϥ̅ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ̅ ⲡⲁϩⲏⲧ ⲧⲏⲣϥ̅.	(21) Nevertheless, when I perceived that I could not otherwise obtain her, except God gave her me; and that was a point of wisdom also to know whose gift she was; I prayed unto the Lord, and besought him, and with my whole heart I said,	(21) γνοὺς δὲ ὅτι οὐκ ἄMως ἔσοµαι ἐγκρατής, ἐὰν µὴ ὁ θεὸς δῷ — καὶ τοῦτο δ’ ἦν φρονήσεως τὸ εἰδέναι τίνος ἡ χάρις —, ἐνέτυχον τῷ κυρίῳ καὶ ἐδεήθην αὐτοῦ καὶ εἶπον ἐξ ὅλης τῆς καρδίας µου