Wisdom 10
Good News Translation
Wisdom Protected Adam
10 (A)Wisdom protected the father of the world, the first man that was ever formed, when he alone had been created. She saved him from his own sinful act 2 and gave him the strength to master everything on earth.
Cain Abandoned Wisdom
3 (B)But there was an unrighteous man who abandoned Wisdom; he destroyed himself by killing his brother in a fit of anger.
Wisdom Protected Noah
4 (C)Because of that sin, the earth was flooded, but Wisdom saved it again. She guided a righteous man in his flimsy wooden boat.
Wisdom Helped Abraham
5 (D)Once when the nations were frustrated in their wicked plans, Wisdom recognized a righteous man and kept him innocent in God's sight. She gave him strength to obey God's command in spite of his love for his son.
Wisdom Rescued Lot
6 (E)Wisdom rescued a righteous man while ungodly people were dying. He escaped the flames that destroyed the Five Cities. 7 You can still see the evidence of their wickedness. The land there is barren and smoking. The plants bear fruit that never ripens, and a pillar of salt stands as a monument to one who did not believe. 8 The people of those cities ignored Wisdom and could not tell right from wrong. Not only that, but the remains of their cities still remind us of the foolish way they lived, so that their failure can never be forgotten. 9 But Wisdom rescued her servants from the danger.
Wisdom Protected Jacob
10 (F)A righteous man once had to escape from his brother's anger, and Wisdom guided him in the right way. She showed him God's kingdom and allowed him to know about holy things.[a] She made him prosperous and successful in his work. 11 When others were greedy for what he had, and wanted to take it away from him, Wisdom stood by him and made him rich. 12 She protected him from his enemies who were waiting for a chance to attack him. She gave him victory in a hard fight, so that he might realize that nothing can make a person stronger than serving God.
Wisdom Rescued Joseph
13 (G)Once a righteous man was sold into slavery, but Wisdom did not abandon him. She kept him safe from sin. She went to prison with him 14 and never left him until she had given him power over an empire and made him the ruler of people who had once oppressed him. She let it be known that a false accusation had been made against him, and she gave him eternal honor.
Wisdom Led the Israelites Out of Egypt
15 (H)Wisdom once rescued an innocent and holy people from a nation of oppressors. 16 She entered the soul of one of God's servants and[b] stood up to dreaded kings by performing miracles. 17 She rewarded God's people for their hardships. She guided them along a miraculous journey. She gave them shade during the day and brilliant starlight at night. 18 She led them through the deep waters of the Red Sea, 19 but she drowned their enemies and washed their bodies up on the shore. 20 And so the righteous looted the ungodly. They sang hymns to your holy name, O Lord; together they praised you for defending them. 21 Wisdom gave speech to those who could not speak; she even caused babies to speak clearly.
Notas al pie
- Wisdom 10:10 holy things; or angels.
- Wisdom 10:16 and; or who.
Wisdom of Solomon 10
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
The Work of Wisdom
10 Wisdom[a] protected the first-formed father of the world,
when he alone had been created;
she delivered him from his transgression(A)
2 and gave him strength to rule all things.(B)
3 But when an unrighteous man departed from her in his anger,
he perished because in rage he killed his brother.(C)
4 When the earth was flooded because of him, wisdom again saved it,
steering the righteous man by a paltry piece of wood.(D)
5 Wisdom[b] also, when the nations in wicked agreement had been put to confusion,
recognized the righteous man and preserved him blameless before God
and kept him strong in the face of his compassion for his child.(E)
6 Wisdom[c] rescued a righteous man when the ungodly were perishing;
he escaped the fire that descended on the Five Cities.[d](F)
7 Evidence of their wickedness still remains:
a continually smoking wasteland,
plants bearing fruit that does not ripen,
and a pillar of salt standing as a monument to an unbelieving soul.(G)
8 For because they passed wisdom by,
they not only were hindered from recognizing the good
but also left for humankind a reminder of their folly,
so that their failures could never go unnoticed.
9 Wisdom rescued from troubles those who served her.
10 When a righteous man fled from his brother’s wrath,
she guided him on straight paths;
she showed him the kingdom of God
and gave him knowledge of holy things;
she prospered him in his labors
and increased the fruit of his toil.(H)
11 When his oppressors were covetous,
she stood by him and made him rich.(I)
12 She protected him from his enemies
and kept him safe from those who lay in wait for him;
in his arduous contest she declared him victorious,
so that he might learn that godliness is more powerful than anything else.(J)
13 When a righteous man was sold, wisdom[e] did not desert him
but delivered him from sin.
14 She descended with him into the dungeon,
and when he was in prison she did not leave him,
until she brought him the scepter of a kingdom
and authority over his masters.
Those who accused him she showed to be false,
and she gave him everlasting honor.(K)
Wisdom Led the Israelites out of Egypt
15 Holy people and blameless offspring
wisdom[f] delivered from a nation of oppressors.(L)
16 She entered the soul of a servant of the Lord
and withstood dread kings with wonders and signs.(M)
17 She gave to holy people the reward of their labors;
she guided them along a marvelous way
and became a shelter to them by day
and a starry flame through the night.(N)
18 She brought them over the Red Sea
and led them through deep waters,(O)
19 but she drowned their enemies
and cast them up from the depth of the sea.(P)
20 Therefore the righteous plundered the ungodly;
they sang hymns, O Lord, to your holy name
and praised with one accord your defending hand,(Q)
21 for wisdom opened the mouths of those who were mute
and made the tongues of infants speak clearly.(R)
Wisdom 10
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
Chapter 10[a]
Wisdom Preserves Her Followers
1 She preserved the first-formed father[b] of the world(A)
when he alone had been created;(B)
And she raised him up from his fall,
2 and gave him power to rule all things.(C)
3 But when an unrighteous man[c] withdrew from her in his anger,
he perished through his fratricidal wrath.(D)
4 When on his account the earth was flooded, Wisdom again saved it,
piloting the righteous man[d] on frailest wood.(E)
5 She, when the nations were sunk in universal wickedness,
knew the righteous man,[e] kept him blameless before God,
and preserved him resolute against pity for his child.(F)
6 She rescued a righteous man[f] from among the wicked who were being destroyed,(G)
when he fled as fire descended upon the Pentapolis—
7 Where as a testimony to its wickedness,
even yet there remain a smoking desert,
Plants bearing fruit that never ripens,
and the tomb of a disbelieving soul,[g] a standing pillar of salt.(H)
8 For those who forsook Wisdom
not only were deprived of knowledge of the good,
But also left the world a memorial of their folly,
so that they could not even be hidden in their fall.
9 But Wisdom rescued from tribulations those who served her.(I)
10 She, when a righteous man[h] fled from his brother’s anger,(J)
guided him in right ways,
Showed him the kingdom of God
and gave him knowledge of holy things;
She prospered him in his labors
and made abundant the fruit of his works,
11 Stood by him against the greed of his defrauders,
and enriched him;(K)
12 She preserved him from foes,
and secured him against ambush,
And she gave him the prize for his hard struggle
that he might know that devotion to God[i] is mightier than all else.(L)
13 She did not abandon a righteous man[j] when he was sold,(M)
but rescued him from sin.(N)
14 She went down with him into the dungeon,
and did not desert him in his bonds,
Until she brought him the scepter of royalty
and authority over his oppressors,
Proved false those who had defamed him,
and gave him eternal glory.
15 The holy people and their blameless descendants—it was she
who rescued them from the nation that oppressed them.(O)
16 She entered the soul of the Lord’s servant,[k]
and withstood fearsome kings with signs and wonders;(P)
17 she gave the holy ones the reward of their labors,(Q)
Conducted them by a wondrous road,
became a shelter for them by day
a starry flame by night.
18 She took them across the Red Sea
and brought them through the deep waters.
19 Their enemies she overwhelmed,
and churned them up[l] from the bottom of the depths.
20 Therefore the righteous despoiled the wicked;
and they sang of your holy name, Lord,
and praised in unison your conquering hand,(R)
21 Because Wisdom opened the mouths of the mute,
and gave ready speech to infants.(S)
Notas al pie
- 10:1–21 This chapter prepares for the following section (Wis 11:2–19:22) on the history of Israel in the exodus, by reviewing the dealings of Wisdom with the patriarchs. It has a parallel in Sir 44–50; cf. also Wis 18:9.
- 10:1–2 Adam.
- 10:3 Cain.
- 10:4 Noah.
- 10:5 Abraham.
- 10:6 Lot. Pentapolis: the five cities, including Sodom; cf. Gn 14:2.
- 10:7 Disbelieving soul: Lot’s wife; cf. Gn 19:26.
- 10:10–12 Jacob.
- 10:12 Devotion to God: in the Greek this signifies “piety” or “religion,” and is the equivalent of the Hebrew “fear of the Lord”; cf. Prv 1:7.
- 10:13–14 Joseph.
- 10:16 Moses.
- 10:19 Churned them up: casting their bodies on the shore.
Wisdom 10
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition
The Work of Wisdom from Adam to Moses
10 Wisdom[a] protected the first-formed father of the world, when he alone had been created;
she delivered him from his transgression,
2 and gave him strength to rule all things.
3 But when an unrighteous man departed from her in his anger,
he perished because in rage he killed his brother.
4 When the earth was flooded because of him, wisdom again saved it,
steering the righteous man by a paltry piece of wood.
5 Wisdom[b] also, when the nations in wicked agreement had been put to confusion,
recognized the righteous man and preserved him blameless before God,
and kept him strong in the face of his compassion for his child.
6 Wisdom[c] rescued a righteous man when the ungodly were perishing;
he escaped the fire that descended on the Five Cities.[d]
7 Evidence of their wickedness still remains:
a continually smoking waste-land,
plants bearing fruit that does not ripen,
and a pillar of salt standing as a monument to an unbelieving soul.
8 For because they passed wisdom by,
they not only were hindered from recognizing the good,
but also left for humankind a reminder of their folly,
so that their failures could never go unnoticed.
9 Wisdom rescued from troubles those who served her.
10 When a righteous man fled from his brother’s wrath,
she guided him on straight paths;
she showed him the kingdom of God,
and gave him knowledge of holy things;
she prospered him in his labours,
and increased the fruit of his toil.
11 When his oppressors were covetous,
she stood by him and made him rich.
12 She protected him from his enemies,
and kept him safe from those who lay in wait for him;
in his arduous contest she gave him the victory,
so that he might learn that godliness is more powerful than anything else.
13 When a righteous man was sold, wisdom[e] did not desert him,
but delivered him from sin.
She descended with him into the dungeon,
14 and when he was in prison she did not leave him,
until she brought him the sceptre of a kingdom
and authority over his masters.
Those who accused him she showed to be false,
and she gave him everlasting honour.
Wisdom Led the Israelites out of Egypt
15 A holy people and blameless race
wisdom delivered from a nation of oppressors.
16 She entered the soul of a servant of the Lord,
and withstood dread kings with wonders and signs.
17 She gave to holy people the reward of their labours;
she guided them along a marvellous way,
and became a shelter to them by day,
and a starry flame through the night.
18 She brought them over the Red Sea,
and led them through deep waters;
19 but she drowned their enemies,
and cast them up from the depths of the sea.
20 Therefore the righteous plundered the ungodly;
they sang hymns, O Lord, to your holy name,
and praised with one accord your defending hand;
21 for wisdom opened the mouths of those who were mute,
and made the tongues of infants speak clearly.
Notas al pie
- Wisdom 10:1 Gk She
- Wisdom 10:5 Gk She
- Wisdom 10:6 Gk She
- Wisdom 10:6 Or on Pentapolis
- Wisdom 10:13 Gk she
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