德训篇 48

1And Elias the prophet stood up, as a fire, and his word burnt like a torch.

2He brought a famine upon them, and they that provoked him in their envy, were reduced to a small number, for they could not endure the commandments of the Lord.

3By the word of the Lord he shut up the heaven, and he brought down fire from heaven thrice.

4Thus was Elias magnified in his wondrous works. And who can glory like to thee?

5Who raisedst up a dead man from below, from the lot of death, by the word of the Lord God.

6Who broughtest down kings to destruction, and brokest easily their power in pieces, and the glorious from their bed.

7Who heardest judgment in Sina, and in Horeb the judgments of vengeance.

8Who anointedst kings to penance, and madest prophets successors after thee.

9Who wast taken up in a whirlwind of fire, in a chariot of fiery horses.

10Who art registered in the judgments of times to appease the wrath of the Lord, to reconcile the heart of the father to the son, and to restore the tribes of Jacob.

11Blessed are they that saw thee, and were honoured with thy friendship.

12For we live only in our life, but after death our name shall not be such.

13Elias was indeed covered with the whirlwind, and his spirit was filled up in Eliseus: in his days he feared not the prince, and no man was more powerful than he.

14No word could overcome him, and after death his body prophesied.

15In his life he did great wonders, and is death he wrought miracles.

16For all this the people repented not, neither did they depart from their sins till they were cast out of their land, and were scattered through all the earth.

17And there was left but a small people, and a prince in the house of David.

18Some of these did that which pleased God: but others committed many sins.

19Ezechias fortified his city, and brought in water into the midst thereof, and he digged a rock with iron, and made a well for water.

20In his days Sennacherib came up, and sent Rabsaces, and lifted up his hand against them, and he stretched out his hand against Sion, and became proud through his power.

21Then their hearts and hands trembled, and they were in pain as women in travail.

22And they called upon the Lord who is merciful, and spreading their hands, they lifted them up to heaven: and the holy Lord God quickly heard their voice.

23He was not mindful of their sins, neither did he deliver them up to their enemies, but he purified them by the hand of Isaias, the holy prophet.

24He overthrew the army of the Assyrians, and the angel of the Lord destroyed them.

25For Ezechias did that which pleased God, and walked valiantly in the way of David his father, which Isaias, the great prophet, and faithful in the sight of God, had commanded him.

26In his days the sun went backward, and he lengthened the king’s life.

27With a great spirit he saw the things that are to come to pass at last, and comforted the mourners in Sion.

28He shewed what should come to pass for ever, and secret things before they came.

1[Et surrexit Elias propheta quasi ignis, et verbum ipsius quasi facula ardebat.

2Qui induxit in illos famem: et irritantes illum invidia sua pauci facti sunt: non enim poterant sustinere præcepta Domini.

3Verbo Domini continuit cælum, et dejecit de cælo ignem ter.

4Sic amplificatus est Elias in mirabilibus suis. Et quis potest similiter sic gloriari tibi?

5qui sustulisti mortuum ab inferis de sorte mortis, in verbo Domini Dei:

6qui dejecisti reges ad pernicem, et confregisti facile potentiam ipsorum, et gloriosos de lecto suo:

7qui audis in Sina judicium, et in Horeb judicia defensionis:

8qui ungis reges ad pœnitentiam, et prophetas facis successores post te:

9qui receptus es in turbine ignis, in curru equorum igneorum:

10qui scriptus es in judiciis temporum, lenire iracundiam Domini, conciliare cor patris ad filium, et restituere tribus Jacob.

11Beati sunt qui te viderunt, et in amicitia tua decorati sunt.

12Nam nos vita vivimus tantum: post mortem autem non erit tale nomen nostrum.]

13[Elias quidem in turbine tectus est, et in Eliseo completus est spiritus ejus: in diebus suis non pertimuit principem, et potentia nemo vicit illum:

14nec superavit illum verbum aliquod, et mortuum prophetavit corpus ejus.

15In vita sua fecit monstra, et in morte mirabilia operatus est.]

16[In omnibus istis non pœnituit populus, et non recesserunt a peccatis suis, usque dum ejecti sunt de terra sua, et dispersi sunt in omnem terram:

17et relicta est gens perpauca, et princeps in domo David.

18Quidam ipsorum fecerunt quod placeret Deo: alii autem multa commiserunt peccata.

19Ezechias munivit civitatem suam, et induxit in medium ipsius aquam: et fodit ferro rupem, et ædificavit ad aquam puteum.

20In diebus ipsius ascendit Sennacherib, et misit Rabsacen, et sustulit manum suam contra illos: et extulit manum suam in Sion, et superbus factus est potentia sua.

21Tunc mota sunt corda et manus ipsorum: et doluerunt quasi parturientes mulieres.

22Et invocaverunt Dominum misericordem, et expandentes manus suas extulerunt ad cælum: et Sanctus, Dominus Deus, audivit cito vocem ipsorum.

23Non est commemoratus peccatorum illorum, neque dedit illos inimicis suis: sed purgavit eos in manu Isaiæ sancti prophetæ.

24Dejecit castra Assyriorum, et contrivit illos angelus Domini:

25nam fecit Ezechias quod placuit Deo, et fortiter ivit in via David patris sui, quam mandavit illi Isaias, propheta magnus, et fidelis in conspectu Dei.

26In diebus ipsius retro rediit sol, et addidit regi vitam.

27Spiritu magno vidit ultima, et consolatus est lugentes in Sion usque in sempiternum.

28Ostendit futura, et abscondita antequam evenirent.]

1And the prophet Elijah arose like a fire, and his word burned like a torch.

2He brought a famine upon them, and those who provoked him in their envy became few. For they could not bear the precepts of the Lord.

3By the word of the Lord, he closed the heavens, and he brought down fire from heaven three times.

4In this way, Elijah was magnified in his wondrous works. So who can say that he is similar to you in glory?

5He raised up a dead man from the grave, from the fate of death, by the word of the Lord God.

6He threw down kings unto perdition, and he easily shattered their power and boasting from his bed.

7He heeded the judgment at Sinai, and the judgments of punishment at Horeb.

8He anointed kings unto repentance, and he chose the prophets who would follow after him.

9He was received into a whirlwind of fire, into a swift chariot with fiery horses.

10He is written in the judgments of the times, so as to lessen the wrath of the Lord, to reconcile the heart of the father to the son, and to restore the tribes of Jacob.

11Blessed are those who saw you, and who were adorned with your friendship.

12For we live only in our life, and after death, our name will not be the same.

13Certainly, Elijah was covered by the whirlwind, and his spirit was completed in Elisha. In his days, he was not fearful of the ruler, and no power defeated him.

14No word overwhelmed him, and after death, his body prophesied.

15In his life, he gave great portents, and in death, he wrought miracles.

16In all these things, the people did not repent, and they did not withdraw from their sins, even until they were cast out of their land, and were dispersed throughout all the earth.

17And there was left behind a people very few in number, but with a leader in the house of David.

18Some of these did what pleased God. But others committed many sins.

19Hezekiah fortified his city, and he brought water into its midst, and he dug into rock with iron, and he built a well for water.

20In his days, Sennacherib rose up, and he sent Rabshakeh, and he lifted up his hand against them, and he extended his hand against Zion, and he became arrogant in his power.

21Then their hearts and hands shook. And they were in pain, like women giving birth.

22And they called upon the merciful Lord. And they spread their hands and lifted them up to heaven. And the holy Lord God quickly heeded their voice.

23He was not mindful of their sins, and he did not give them over to their enemies. Instead, he purified them by the hand of Isaiah, the holy prophet.

24He threw down the army of the Assyrians, and the Angel of the Lord crushed them.

25For Hezekiah did what pleased God, and he went with fortitude in the way of David his father, just as he had been commanded by Isaiah, a prophet great and faithful in the sight of God.

26In his days, the sun went backwards, and he added to the king’s life.

27With a great spirit he saw the final things. And he consoled the mourners in Zion.

28He revealed the future, even the distant future, and hidden things before they occurred.