Sirach 24:12-14
Good News Translation
12 I put down roots among an honored people
whom the Lord had chosen as his own.
13 I grew tall, like the cedars in Lebanon,
like the cypresses on Mount Hermon,
14 like the palm trees of Engedi,[a]
like the roses of Jericho,
like beautiful olive trees in the fields,
like plane trees growing by the water.
Footnotes
- Sirach 24:14 of Engedi; some manuscripts have on the seashore.
Sirach 24:12-14
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
12 I took root in an honored people;
in the portion of the Lord is my inheritance.(A)
13 “I grew tall like a cedar in Lebanon
and like a cypress on the heights of Hermon.(B)
14 I grew tall like a palm tree in En-gedi[a]
and like rosebushes in Jericho;
like a fair olive tree in the field
and like a plane tree beside water[b] I grew tall.(C)
Ben Sira 24:12-14
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
12 I struck root among the glorious people,
in the portion of the Lord, his heritage.
13 “Like a cedar in Lebanon I grew tall,
like a cypress on Mount Hermon;
14 I grew tall like a palm tree in Engedi,
like rosebushes in Jericho;
Like a fair olive tree in the field,
like a plane tree beside water I grew tall.
Sirach 24:12-14
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition
12 I took root in an honoured people,
in the portion of the Lord, his heritage.
13 ‘I grew tall like a cedar in Lebanon,
and like a cypress on the heights of Hermon.
14 I grew tall like a palm tree in En-gedi,[a]
and like rose-bushes in Jericho;
like a fair olive tree in the field,
and like a plane tree beside water[b] I grew tall.
Footnotes
- Sirach 24:14 Other ancient authorities read on the beaches
- Sirach 24:14 Other ancient authorities omit beside water
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