| 20 πᾶν δὲ βρωτὸν σίτου οὐ μὴ δύνηται προσδέξασθαι καὶ ἡ ψυχὴ αὐτοῦ βρῶσιν ἐπιθυμήσει 21 ἕως ἂν σαπῶσιν αὐτοῦ αἱ σάρκες καὶ ἀποδείξῃ τὰ ὀστᾶ αὐτοῦ κενά 22 ἤγγισεν δὲ εἰς θάνατον ἡ ψυχὴ αὐτοῦ ἡ δὲ ζωὴ αὐτοῦ ἐν ᾅδῃ 23 ἐὰν ὦσιν χίλιοι ἄγγελοι θανατηφόροι εἷς αὐτῶν οὐ μὴ τρώσῃ αὐτόν ἐὰν νοήσῃ τῇ καρδίᾳ ἐπιστραφῆναι ἐπὶ κύριον ἀναγγείλῃ δὲ ἀνθρώπῳ τὴν ἑαυτοῦ μέμψιν τὴν δὲ ἄνοιαν αὐτοῦ δείξῃ 24 ἀνθέξεται τοῦ μὴ πεσεῖν αὐτὸν εἰς θάνατον ἀνανεώσει δὲ αὐτοῦ τὸ σῶμα ὥσπερ ἀλοιφὴν ἐπὶ τοίχου τὰ δὲ ὀστᾶ αὐτοῦ ἐμπλήσει μυελοῦ 25 ἁπαλυνεῖ δὲ αὐτοῦ τὰς σάρκας ὥσπερ νηπίου ἀποκαταστήσει δὲ αὐτὸν ἀνδρωθέντα ἐν ἀνθρώποις 26 εὐξάμενος δὲ πρὸς κύριον καὶ δεκτὰ αὐτῷ ἔσται εἰσελεύσεται δὲ προσώπῳ καθαρῷ σὺν ἐξηγορίᾳ ἀποδώσει δὲ ἀνθρώποις δικαιοσύνην 27 εἶτα τότε ἀπομέμψεται ἄνθρωπος αὐτὸς ἑαυτῷ λέγων οἷα συνετέλουν καὶ οὐκ ἄξια ἤτασέν με ὧν ἥμαρτον 28 σῶσον ψυχήν μου τοῦ μὴ ἐλθεῖν εἰς διαφθοράν καὶ ἡ ζωή μου φῶς ὄψεται |
20 Evil days, when he sickens at the thought of food, of all the dainties he once loved so well; 21 when the flesh pines and the bones have nought to cover them, 22 when death encroaches on life, and the powers of darkness daunt his spirits! 23 Then it is an angel’s[2] task, as many angels there be, to interpret his need, and shew him where man’s good lies; 24 and the word of mercy will be spoken, Let be, the grave is not for him; I have found the secret of his ransoming;[3] 25 enough, now, torment has racked him, let him return to the vigour of his youth! 26 So, God’s pardon wooed and won, the sick man stands in his presence once more, all thankfulness, restored to favour. 27 He turns to the bystanders and makes acknowledgement, A sinner I, no doubt but I have greatly offended, my punishment was less than I deserved! 28 Now God has reprieved me from death’s exile, I am to live still, and see the light. |
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Abominabilis ei fit in vita sua panis,
et animæ illius cibus ante desiderabilis. 21
Tabescet caro ejus,
et ossa, quæ tecta fuerant, nudabuntur. 22
Appropinquavit corruptioni anima ejus,
et vita illius mortiferis. 23
Si fuerit pro eo angelus loquens,
unus de millibus, ut annuntiet hominis æquitatem, 24
miserebitur ejus, et dicet:
Libera eum, ut non descendat in corruptionem:
inveni in quo ei propitier. 25
Consumpta est caro ejus a suppliciis:
revertatur ad dies adolescentiæ suæ. 26
Deprecabitur Deum, et placabilis ei erit:
et videbit faciem ejus in jubilo,
et reddet homini justitiam suam. 27
Respiciet homines, et dicet: Peccavi,
et vere deliqui, et ut eram dignus, non recepi. 28
Liberavit animam suam, ne pergeret in interitum,
sed vivens lucem videret. |