Ben Sira 44:16-18
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
The Early Ancestors
16 [Enoch[a] walked with the Lord and was taken,(A)
that succeeding generations might learn by his example.]
17 Noah, found just and perfect,
renewed the race in the time of devastation.(B)
Because of his worth there were survivors,
and with a sign to him the deluge ended.
18 A lasting covenant was made with him,
that never again would all flesh be destroyed.
Footnotes
- 44:16 Enoch: because of his friendship with God and his unusual disappearance from the earth, this prophet’s renown was great among the chosen people, particularly in the two centuries just before the coming of Christ; cf. Gn 5:21–24; Hb 11:5. The present verse is an expansion of the original text; cf. 49:14.
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