And after him Nathan rose up to prophesy in the days of David: Good News Translation provides a good model here, although a translator might want to say “After Samuel” rather than “After him” since this is the first verse of a new chapter. In the days of David may be rendered “while David was king” or “while David ruled over Israel.”

An alternative model for this verse is:

• After Samuel came Nathan, who was a prophet [or, who spoke God’s message] while David was king [or, ruled over Israel].

Quoted with permission from Bullard, Roger A. and Hatton, Howard A. A Handbook on Sirach. (UBS Helps for Translators). New York: UBS, 2008. For this and other handbooks for translators see here.