Is there a translation of the words of Ben Sira?

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Is there an authoritative translation into English of the works of Ben Sira (his wisdom, his alphabet)?

Are you looking for the traditional Latin/English/Christian version, or one that is translated from the recently rediscovered Hebrew? — Double AA, Oct 18 '12 at 00:52

score 3 · Accepted Answer · answered Oct 18 '12 at 00:06

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There's a version online here. It seems that they have a few different translations from the drop-down menu (the one on display is KJV).

answered Oct 18 '12 at 00:06

b a

If one's looking for Christian translations, he should note that it's also called "Ecclesiasticus". – msh210 Oct 18 '12 at 01:32
@msh210 Are you saying I shouldn't have given a Christian translation because if the questioner wanted it he would have asked for "Ecclesiasticus"? "Ben Sira" seems to also be the non-Jewish way of referring to it (though I guess the questioner could (?) have asked on Christianity.SE) – b a Oct 18 '12 at 01:54
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I did not mean that, no. I was merely providing a (I hope) helpful pointer for seekers. – msh210 Oct 18 '12 at 14:35

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Oct 17 '12 at 23:44

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I believe Aaronson Press has a book containing the entire Apocrypha in English.

answered Oct 17 '12 at 23:44

Shalom

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