Sirach 50:14-29
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
14 Finishing the service at the altars,[a]
and arranging the offering to the Most High, the Almighty,
15 he held out his hand for the cup
and poured a drink offering of the blood of the grape;
he poured it out at the foot of the altar,
a pleasing odor to the Most High, the king of all.
16 Then the sons of Aaron shouted;
they blew their trumpets of hammered metal;
they sounded a mighty fanfare
as a reminder before the Most High.
17 Then all the people together quickly
fell to the ground on their faces
to worship their Lord,
the Almighty, God Most High.
18 Then the singers praised him with their voices
in sweet and full-toned melody.[b]
19 And the people of the Lord Most High offered
their prayers before the Merciful One,
until the order of worship of the Lord was ended,
and they completed his ritual.
20 Then Simon[c] came down and raised his hands
over the whole congregation of Israelites,
to pronounce the blessing of the Lord with his lips,
and to glory in his name;
21 and they bowed down in worship a second time,
to receive the blessing from the Most High.
A Benediction
22 And now bless the God of all,
who everywhere works great wonders,
who fosters our growth from birth,
and deals with us according to his mercy.
23 May he give us[d] gladness of heart,
and may there be peace in our[e] days
in Israel, as in the days of old.
24 May he entrust to us his mercy,
and may he deliver us in our[f] days!
Epilogue
25 Two nations my soul detests,
and the third is not even a people:
26 Those who live in Seir,[g] and the Philistines,
and the foolish people that live in Shechem.
27 Instruction in understanding and knowledge
I have written in this book,
Jesus son of Eleazar son of Sirach[h] of Jerusalem,
whose mind poured forth wisdom.
28 Happy are those who concern themselves with these things,
and those who lay them to heart will become wise.
29 For if they put them into practice, they will be equal to anything,
for the fear[i] of the Lord is their path.
Footnotes
- Sirach 50:14 Other ancient authorities read altar
- Sirach 50:18 Other ancient authorities read in sweet melody throughout the house
- Sirach 50:20 Gk he
- Sirach 50:23 Other ancient authorities read you
- Sirach 50:23 Other ancient authorities read your
- Sirach 50:24 Other ancient authorities read his
- Sirach 50:26 Heb Compare Lat: Gk on the mountain of Samaria
- Sirach 50:27 Heb: Meaning of Gk uncertain
- Sirach 50:29 Heb: Other ancient authorities read light
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