< أَمْثَالٌ 3 >

يَا ٱبْنِي، لَا تَنْسَ شَرِيعَتِي، بَلْ لِيَحْفَظْ قَلْبُكَ وَصَايَايَ. ١ 1
My son, do not forget my teaching; but let your heart keep my commandments:
فَإِنَّهَا تَزِيدُكَ طُولَ أَيَّامٍ، وَسِنِي حَيَاةٍ وَسَلَامَةً. ٢ 2
for length of days, and years of life, and peace, will they add to you.
لَا تَدَعِ ٱلرَّحْمَةَ وَٱلْحَقَّ يَتْرُكَانِكَ. تَقَلَّدْهُمَا عَلَى عُنُقِكَ. اُكْتُبْهُمَا عَلَى لَوْحِ قَلْبِكَ، ٣ 3
Do not let kindness and truth forsake you. Bind them around your neck. Write them on the tablet of your heart.
فَتَجِدَ نِعْمَةً وَفِطْنَةً صَالِحَةً فِي أَعْيُنِ ٱللهِ وَٱلنَّاسِ. ٤ 4
So you will find favor, and good understanding in the sight of God and man.
تَوَكَّلْ عَلَى ٱلرَّبِّ بِكُلِّ قَلْبِكَ، وَعَلَى فَهْمِكَ لَا تَعْتَمِدْ. ٥ 5
Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding.
فِي كُلِّ طُرُقِكَ ٱعْرِفْهُ، وَهُوَ يُقَوِّمُ سُبُلَكَ. ٦ 6
In all your ways remember him, and he will make your paths straight.
لَا تَكُنْ حَكِيمًا فِي عَيْنَيْ نَفْسِكَ. ٱتَّقِ ٱلرَّبَّ وَٱبْعُدْ عَنِ ٱلشَّرِّ، ٧ 7
Do not be wise in your own eyes. Fear the LORD, and depart from evil.
فَيَكُونَ شِفَاءً لِسُرَّتِكَ، وَسَقَاءً لِعِظَامِكَ. ٨ 8
It will be health to your body, and nourishment to your bones.
أَكْرِمِ ٱلرَّبَّ مِنْ مَالِكَ وَمِنْ كُلِّ بَاكُورَاتِ غَلَّتِكَ، ٩ 9
Honor the LORD with your substance, with the first fruits of all your increase:
فَتَمْتَلِئَ خَزَائِنُكَ شِبْعًا، وَتَفِيضَ مَعَاصِرُكَ مِسْطَارًا. ١٠ 10
so your storehouses will be filled with plenty, and your vats will overflow with new wine.
يَا ٱبْنِي، لَا تَحْتَقِرْ تَأْدِيبَ ٱلرَّبِّ وَلَا تَكْرَهْ تَوْبِيخَهُ، ١١ 11
My son, do not despise the discipline of the LORD, nor resent his correction.
لِأَنَّ ٱلَّذِي يُحِبُّهُ ٱلرَّبُّ يُؤَدِّبُهُ، وَكَأَبٍ بِٱبْنٍ يُسَرُّ بِهِ. ١٢ 12
For whom the LORD loves he disciplines, and punishes every son he accepts.
طُوبَى لِلْإِنْسَانِ ٱلَّذِي يَجِدُ ٱلْحِكْمَةَ، وَلِلرَّجُلِ ٱلَّذِي يَنَالُ ٱلْفَهْمَ، ١٣ 13
Blessed is the man who finds wisdom, the man who gets understanding.
لِأَنَّ تِجَارَتَهَا خَيْرٌ مِنْ تِجَارَةِ ٱلْفِضَّةِ، وَرِبْحَهَا خَيْرٌ مِنَ ٱلذَّهَبِ ٱلْخَالِصِ. ١٤ 14
For her good profit is better than getting silver, and her return is better than fine gold.
هِيَ أَثْمَنُ مِنَ ٱلَّلآلِئِ، وَكُلُّ جَوَاهِرِكَ لَا تُسَاوِيهَا. ١٥ 15
She is more precious than rubies. None of the things you can desire are to be compared to her.
فِي يَمِينِهَا طُولُ أَيَّامٍ، وَفِي يَسَارِهَا ٱلْغِنَى وَٱلْمَجْدُ. ١٦ 16
Length of days is in her right hand. In her left hand are riches and honor.
طُرُقُهَا طُرُقُ نِعَمٍ، وَكُلُّ مَسَالِكِهَا سَلَامٌ. ١٧ 17
Her ways are ways of pleasantness. All her paths are peace.
هِيَ شَجَرَةُ حَيَاةٍ لِمُمْسِكِيهَا، وَٱلْمُتَمَسِّكُ بِهَا مَغْبُوطٌ. ١٨ 18
She is a tree of life to those who lay hold of her, and those who hold on to her are blessed
ٱلرَّبُّ بِٱلْحِكْمَةِ أَسَّسَ ٱلْأَرْضَ. أَثْبَتَ ٱلسَّمَاوَاتِ بِٱلْفَهْمِ. ١٩ 19
By wisdom the LORD founded the earth. By understanding, he established the heavens.
بِعِلْمِهِ ٱنْشَقَّتِ ٱللُّجَجُ، وَتَقْطُرُ ٱلسَّحَابُ نَدًى. ٢٠ 20
By his knowledge, the depths were broken up, and the skies drop down the dew.
يَا ٱبْنِي، لَا تَبْرَحْ هَذِهِ مِنْ عَيْنَيْكَ. ٱحْفَظِ ٱلرَّأْيَ وَٱلتَّدْبِيرَ، ٢١ 21
My son, let them not depart from your eyes. Keep sound wisdom and discretion:
فَيَكُونَا حَيَاةً لِنَفْسِكَ، وَنِعْمَةً لِعُنُقِكَ. ٢٢ 22
so they will be life to your soul, and grace for your neck.
حِينَئِذٍ تَسْلُكُ فِي طَرِيقِكَ آمِنًا، وَلَا تَعْثُرُ رِجْلُكَ. ٢٣ 23
Then you shall walk in your way securely, and your foot won't stumble.
إِذَا ٱضْطَجَعْتَ فَلَا تَخَافُ، بَلْ تَضْطَجِعُ وَيَلُذُّ نَوْمُكَ. ٢٤ 24
When you lie down, you will not be afraid; you will lie down, and your sleep will be sweet.
لَا تَخْشَى مِنْ خَوْفٍ بَاغِتٍ، وَلَا مِنْ خَرَابِ ٱلْأَشْرَارِ إِذَا جَاءَ. ٢٥ 25
Do not be afraid of sudden fear, or of the storm of the wicked when it comes:
لِأَنَّ ٱلرَّبَّ يَكُونُ مُعْتَمَدَكَ، وَيَصُونُ رِجْلَكَ مِنْ أَنْ تُؤْخَذَ. ٢٦ 26
for the LORD will be your confidence, and will keep your foot from being taken.
لَا تَمْنَعِ ٱلْخَيْرَ عَنْ أَهْلِهِ، حِينَ يَكُونُ فِي طَاقَةِ يَدِكَ أَنْ تَفْعَلَهُ. ٢٧ 27
Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due, when it is in the power of your hand to do it.
لَا تَقُلْ لِصَاحِبِكَ: «ٱذْهَبْ وَعُدْ فَأُعْطِيَكَ غَدًا» وَمَوْجُودٌ عِنْدَكَ. ٢٨ 28
Do not say to your neighbor, "Go, and come again; tomorrow I will give it to you," when you have it by you.
لَا تَخْتَرِعْ شَرًّا عَلَى صَاحِبِكَ، وَهُوَ سَاكِنٌ لَدَيْكَ آمِنًا. ٢٩ 29
Do not devise evil against your neighbor, seeing he dwells securely by you.
لَا تُخَاصِمْ إِنْسَانًا بِدُونِ سَبَبٍ، إِنْ لَمْ يَكُنْ قَدْ صَنَعَ مَعَكَ شَرًّا. ٣٠ 30
Do not strive with a man without cause, if he has done you no harm.
لَا تَحْسِدِ ٱلظَّالِمَ وَلَا تَخْتَرْ شَيْئًا مِنْ طُرُقِهِ، ٣١ 31
Do not envy the man of violence. Choose none of his ways.
لِأَنَّ ٱلْمُلْتَوِيَ رَجْسٌ عِنْدَ ٱلرَّبِّ، أَمَّا سِرُّهُ فَعِنْدَ ٱلْمُسْتَقِيمِينَ. ٣٢ 32
For the perverse is an abomination to the LORD, but his friendship is with the upright.
لَعْنَةُ ٱلرَّبِّ فِي بَيْتِ ٱلشِّرِّيرِ، لَكِنَّهُ يُبَارِكُ مَسْكَنَ ٱلصِّدِّيقِينَ. ٣٣ 33
The LORD's curse is in the house of the wicked, but he blesses the habitation of the righteous.
كَمَا أَنَّهُ يَسْتَهْزِئُ بِٱلْمُسْتَهْزِئِينَ، هَكَذَا يُعْطِي نِعْمَةً لِلْمُتَوَاضِعِينَ. ٣٤ 34
Surely he is scornful to scoffers, but he gives grace to the humble.
ٱلْحُكَمَاءُ يَرِثُونَ مَجْدًا وَٱلْحَمْقَى يَحْمِلُونَ هَوَانًا. ٣٥ 35
The wise will inherit glory, but shame will be the promotion of fools.

< أَمْثَالٌ 3 >