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Ranní modlitba — první čtení

Sirach 33

Ve vašem jazyce neexistuje žádné vydání této knihy, které by bylo volným dílem, proto je tento úryvek uveden v angličtině.

There shall no evil happen to him that fears the Lord; But in temptation once and again will he deliver him. A wise man will not hate the law; But he that is a hypocrite therein is as a ship in a storm. A man of understanding will put his trust in the law; And the law is faithful to him, as when one asks at the oracle. Prepare your speech, and so shall you be heard; Bind up instruction, and make your answer. The heart of a fool is as a cartwheel; And his thoughts like a rolling axle tree. A stallion horse is as a mocking friend; He neighs under every one that sits upon him. Why does one day excel another, When all the light of every day in the year is of the sun? By the knowledge of the Lord they were distinguished; And he varied seasons and feasts: Some of them he exalted and hallowed, And some of them has he made ordinary days. And all men are from the ground, And Adam was created of earth. In the abundance of his knowledge the Lord distinguished them, And made their ways various: Some of them he blessed and exalted, And some of them he hallowed and brought near to himself: Some of them he cursed and brought low, And overthrew them from their place. As the clay of the potter in his hand, All his ways are according to his good pleasure; So men are in the hand of him that made them, To render to them according to his judgement. Good is the opposite of evil, And life is the opposite of death: So is the sinner is the opposite of the godly. And thus look upon all the works of the Most High; Two and two, one against another. And I waked up last, As one that gleans after the grape gatherers: By the blessing of the Lord I got before them, And filled my winepress as one that gathers grapes. Consider that I laboured not for myself alone, But for all those who seek instruction. Hear me, you⌃ great men of the people, And hearken with your ears, you⌃ rulers of the congregation. To son and wife, to brother and friend, Give not power over you while you live; And give not your goods to another, Lest you repent and make supplication for them again. Whilst you yet live, and breath is in you, Give not yourself over to anybody. For better it is that your children should supplicate you, Than that you should look to the hand of your sons. In all your works keep the upper hand; Bring not a stain on your honor. In the day that you endest the days of your life, And in the time of death, distribute your inheritance. Fodder, a stick, and burdens, for an ass; Bread, and discipline, and work, for a servant. Set your servant to work, and you shall find rest: Leave his hands idle, and he will seek liberty. Yoke and thong will bow the neck: And for an evil servant there are racks and tortures. Send him to labor, that he be not idle; For idleness teaches much mischief. Set him to work, as is fit for him; And if he obey not, make his fetters heavy. And be not excessive toward any; And without judgement do nothing. If you have a servant, let him be as yourself, Because you have bought him with blood. If you have a servant, treat him as yourself; For as your own soul will you have need of him: If you treat him ill, and he depart and run away, Which way will you go to seek him?

Ranní modlitba — druhé čtení

Jan 2

Třetího pak dne stala se svadba v Káni Galilejské, a byla matka Ježíšova tam. A pozván jest také Ježíš i učedlníci jeho na tu svadbu. Když se pak nedostalo vína, řekla matka Ježíšova jemu: Vína nemají. Dí jí Ježíš: Co mně a tobě ženo? Ještě nepřišla hodina má. Dí matka jeho služebníkům: Což by koli vám řekl, učiňte. I bylo tu kamenných stoudví šest postaveno, podlé očišťování Židovského, beroucí v sebe jedna každá dvě neb tři míry. Řekl jim Ježíš: Naplňte ty stoudve vodou. I naplnili je až do vrchu. I dí jim: Nalévejtež již, a neste vrchnímu správci svadby. I nesli. A jakž okusil vrchní správce svadby té vody, vínem učiněné, (nevěděl pak, odkud by bylo, ale služebníci věděli, kteříž vážili vodu,) povolal ženicha ten vrchní správce, A řekl mu: Každý člověk nejprvé dobré víno dává, a když by se hojně napili, tedy to, kteréž horší. Ty zachoval jsi víno dobré až dosavad. To učinil Ježíš počátek divů v Káni Galilejské, a zjevil slávu svou. I uvěřili v něho učedlníci jeho. Potom sstoupil do Kafarnaum, on i matka jeho, i bratří jeho, i učedlníci jeho, a pobyli tam nemnoho dní; Nebo blízko byla velikanoc Židovská. I vstoupil Ježíš do Jeruzaléma. A nalezl v chrámě prodavače volů a ovec i holubic, a penězoměnce sedící. A udělav bič z provázků, všecky vyhnal z chrámu, i ovce i voly, a penězoměncům rozsypal peníze, a stoly zpřevracel. A těm, kteříž holuby prodávali, řekl: Odneste tyto věci odsud, a nečiňte domu Otce mého domem kupeckým. I rozpomenuli se učedlníci jeho, že psáno jest: Horlivost domu tvého snědla mne. Tedy odpověděli Židé a řekli jemu: Jaké znamení nám ukážeš, že tyto věci činíš? Odpověděl Ježíš a řekl jim: Zrušte chrám tento, a ve třech dnech zase vzdělám jej. I řekli Židé: Čtyřidceti a šest let dělán jest chrám tento, a ty ve třech dnech vzděláš jej? Ale on mluvil o chrámu těla svého. A protož když z mrtvých vstal, rozpomenuli se učedlníci jeho, že jim to byl pověděl. I uvěřili písmu a slovu, kteréž pověděl Ježíš. A když byl v Jeruzalémě na velikunoc v den sváteční, mnozí uvěřili ve jméno jeho, vidouce divy jeho, kteréž činil. Ale Ježíš nesvěřil sebe samého jim, proto že on znal všecky. Aniž potřeboval, aby kdo svědectví vydával o člověku; nebo on věděl, co by bylo v člověku.

Večerní modlitba — první čtení

Sirach 34

Ve vašem jazyce neexistuje žádné vydání této knihy, které by bylo volným dílem, proto je tento úryvek uveden v angličtině.

Vain and false hopes are for a man void of understanding; And dreams give wings to fools. As one that catches at a shadow, and follows after the wind, So is he that sets his mind on dreams. The vision of dreams is as this thing against that, The likeness of a face near a face. Of an unclean thing what shall be cleansed? And of that which is false what shall be true? Divinations, and soothsayings, and dreams, are vain: And the heart fancies, as a woman’s in travail. If they be not sent from the Most High in your visitation, Give not your heart to them. For dreams have led many astray: And they have failed by putting their hope in them. Without lying shall the law be accomplished; And wisdom is perfection to a faithful mouth. A well-instructed man knows many things; And he that has much experience will declare understanding. He that has no experience knows few things: But he that has wandered shall increase his skill. In my wandering I have seen many things; And more than my words is my understanding. Ofttimes was I in danger even to death; And I was preserved because of these things. The spirit of those that fear the Lord shall live; For their hope is upon him that saves them. Whoso fears the Lord shall not be afraid, and shall not play the coward; For he is his hope. Blessed is the soul of him that fears the Lord: To whom does he give heed? and who is his stay? The eyes of the Lord are upon those who love him, A mighty protection and strong stay, A cover from the hot blast, and a cover from the noonday, A guard from stumbling, and a succour from falling. He raises up the soul, and enlighteneth the eyes: He gives healing, life, and blessing. He that sacrifices of a thing wrongfully gotten, his offering is made in mockery; And the mockeries of wicked men are not well-pleasing. The Most High has no pleasure in the offerings of the ungodly; Neither is he pacified for sins by the multitude of sacrifices. As one that kills the son before his father’s eyes Is he that brings a sacrifice from the goods of the poor. The bread of the needy is the life of the poor: He that depriveth him thereof is a man of blood. As one that slays his neighbor is he that takes away his living; And as a shedder of blood is he that depriveth a hireling of his hire. One building, and another pulling down, What profit have they had but toil? One praying, and another cursing, Whose voice will the Lord listen to? He that washes himself after touching a dead body, and touches it again, What profit has he in his washing? Even so a man fasting for his sins, And going again, and doing the same; Who will listen to his prayer? And what profit has he in his humiliation?

Večerní modlitba — druhé čtení

2. Tesalonickým 1

Pavel a Silván a Timoteus církvi Tessalonicenské v Bohu Otci našem a Pánu Ježíši Kristu: Milost vám a pokoj od Boha Otce našeho a Pána Jezukrista. Povinniť jsme díky činiti Bohu vždycky z vás, bratří, tak jakž hodné jest, proto že velmi roste víra vaše, a rozmáhá se láska jednoho každého z vás, všechněch k sobě vespolek, Tak že my se vámi v zbořích Božích chlubíme, vaší trpělivostí a věrou ve všech protivenstvích vašich a ssouženích, kteráž snášíte. A tať jsou zjevný důvod spravedlivého soudu Božího, abyste tak za hodné jmíni byli království Božího, pro něž i trpíte, Poněvadž spravedlivé jest u Boha, aby zase odplaceno bylo těm, kteříž vás ssužují, ssoužením, Vám pak, kteříž úzkost trpíte, odpočinutím s námi, při zjevení Pána Ježíše s nebe s anděly moci jeho, V plameni ohně, kterýž pomstu uvede na ty, ješto neznají Boha, a neposlouchají evangelium Pána našeho Jezukrista. Kteříž pomstu ponesou, věčné zahynutí, od tváři Páně a od slávy moci jeho, Když přijde, aby oslaven byl v svatých, a předivný ukázal se ve všech věřících, (nebo uvěřeno jest svědectví našemu u vás,) v onen den. Pročež i modlíme se vždycky za vás, aby vás hodné učiniti ráčil povolání toho Bůh náš, a vyplnil všecku dobře libou vůli dobrotivosti, i skutek víry mocně, Aby oslaveno bylo jméno Pána našeho Jezukrista v vás, a vy v něm, podlé milosti Boha našeho, a Pána Jezukrista.