أَمْثَالٌ 8
| أَلَعَلَّ ٱلْحِكْمَةَ لَا تُنَادِي؟ وَٱلْفَهْمَ أَلَا يُعْطِي صَوْتَهُ؟ | ١ 1 |
Does not wisdom cry? and understanding put forth her voice?
| عِنْدَ رُؤُوسِ ٱلشَّوَاهِقِ، عِنْدَ ٱلطَّرِيقِ بَيْنَ ٱلْمَسَالِكِ تَقِفُ. | ٢ 2 |
She stands in the top of high places, by the way in the places of the paths.
| بِجَانِبِ ٱلْأَبْوَابِ، عِنْدَ ثَغْرِ ٱلْمَدِينَةِ، عِنْدَ مَدْخَلِ ٱلْأَبْوَابِ تُصَرِّحُ: | ٣ 3 |
She cries at the gates, at the entry of the city, at the coming in at the doors.
| «لَكُمْ أَيُّهَا ٱلنَّاسُ أُنَادِي، وَصَوْتِي إِلَى بَنِي آدَمَ. | ٤ 4 |
Unto you, O men, I call; and my voice is to the sons of man.
| أَيُّهَا ٱلْحَمْقَى تَعَلَّمُوا ذَكَاءً، وَيَا جُهَّالُ تَعَلَّمُوا فَهْمًا. | ٥ 5 |
O all of you simple, understand wisdom: and, all of you fools, be all of you of an understanding heart.
| اِسْمَعُوا فَإِنِّي أَتَكَلَّمُ بِأُمُورٍ شَرِيفَةٍ، وَٱفْتِتَاحُ شَفَتَيَّ ٱسْتِقَامَةٌ. | ٦ 6 |
Hear; for I will speak of excellent things; and the opening of my lips shall be right things.
| لِأَنَّ حَنَكِي يَلْهَجُ بِٱلصِّدْقِ، وَمَكْرَهَةُ شَفَتَيَّ ٱلْكَذِبُ. | ٧ 7 |
For my mouth shall speak truth; and wickedness is an abomination to my lips.
| كُلُّ كَلِمَاتِ فَمِي بِٱلْحَقِّ. لَيْسَ فِيهَا عِوَجٌ وَلَا ٱلْتِوَاءٌ. | ٨ 8 |
All the words of my mouth are in righteousness; there is nothing perverse or perverse in them.
| كُلُّهَا وَاضِحَةٌ لَدَى ٱلْفَهِيمِ، وَمُسْتَقِيمَةٌ لَدَى ٱلَّذِينَ يَجِدُونَ ٱلْمَعْرِفَةَ. | ٩ 9 |
They are all plain to him that understands, and right to them that find knowledge.
| خُذُوا تَأْدِيبِي لَا ٱلْفِضَّةَ، وَٱلْمَعْرِفَةَ أَكْثَرَ مِنَ ٱلذَّهَبِ ٱلْمُخْتَارِ. | ١٠ 10 |
Receive my instruction, and not silver; and knowledge rather than choice gold.
| لِأَنَّ ٱلْحِكْمَةَ خَيْرٌ مِنَ ٱلَّلآلِئِ، وَكُلُّ ٱلْجَوَاهِرِ لَا تُسَاوِيهَا. | ١١ 11 |
For wisdom is better than rubies; and all the things that may be desired are not to be compared to it.
| «أَنَا ٱلْحِكْمَةُ أَسْكُنُ ٱلذَّكَاءَ، وَأَجِدُ مَعْرِفَةَ ٱلتَّدَابِيرِ. | ١٢ 12 |
I wisdom dwell with prudence, and find out knowledge of witty inventions.
| مَخَافَةُ ٱلرَّبِّ بُغْضُ ٱلشَّرِّ. ٱلْكِبْرِيَاءَ وَٱلتَّعَظُّمَ وَطَرِيقَ ٱلشَّرِّ وَفَمَ ٱلْأَكَاذِيبِ أَبْغَضْتُ. | ١٣ 13 |
The fear of the LORD is to hate evil: pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, and the perverse mouth, do I hate.
| لِي ٱلْمَشُورَةُ وَٱلرَّأْيُ. أَنَا ٱلْفَهْمُ. لِي ٱلْقُدْرَةُ. | ١٤ 14 |
Counsel is mine, and sound wisdom: I am understanding; I have strength.
| بِي تَمْلِكُ ٱلْمُلُوكُ، وَتَقْضِي ٱلْعُظَمَاءُ عَدْلًا. | ١٥ 15 |
By me kings reign, and princes decree justice.
| بِي تَتَرَأَّسُ ٱلرُّؤَسَاءُ وَٱلشُّرَفَاءُ، كُلُّ قُضَاةِ ٱلْأَرْضِ. | ١٦ 16 |
By me princes rule, and nobles, even all the judges of the earth.
| أَنَا أُحِبُّ ٱلَّذِينَ يُحِبُّونَنِي، وَٱلَّذِينَ يُبَكِّرُونَ إِلَيَّ يَجِدُونَنِي. | ١٧ 17 |
I love them that love me; and those that seek me early shall find me.
| عِنْدِي ٱلْغِنَى وَٱلْكَرَامَةُ. قِنْيَةٌ فَاخِرَةٌ وَحَظٌّ. | ١٨ 18 |
Riches and honour are with me; yea, durable riches and righteousness.
| ثَمَرِي خَيْرٌ مِنَ ٱلذَّهَبِ وَمِنَ ٱلْإِبْرِيزِ، وَغَلَّتِي خَيْرٌ مِنَ ٱلْفِضَّةِ ٱلْمُخْتَارَةِ. | ١٩ 19 |
My fruit is better than gold, yea, than fine gold; and my revenue than choice silver.
| فِي طَرِيقِ ٱلْعَدْلِ أَتَمَشَّى، فِي وَسَطِ سُبُلِ ٱلْحَقِّ، | ٢٠ 20 |
I lead in the way of righteousness, in the midst of the paths of judgment:
| فَأُوَرِّثُ مُحِبِّيَّ رِزْقًا وَأَمْلَأُ خَزَائِنَهُمْ. | ٢١ 21 |
That I may cause those that love me to inherit substance; and I will fill their treasures.
| «اَلرَّبُّ قَنَانِي أَوَّلَ طَرِيقِهِ، مِنْ قَبْلِ أَعْمَالِهِ، مُنْذُ ٱلْقِدَمِ. | ٢٢ 22 |
The LORD possessed me in the beginning of his way, before his works of old.
| مُنْذُ ٱلْأَزَلِ مُسِحْتُ، مُنْذُ ٱلْبَدْءِ، مُنْذُ أَوَائِلِ ٱلْأَرْضِ. | ٢٣ 23 |
I was set up from everlasting, from the beginning, before even the earth was.
| إِذْ لَمْ يَكُنْ غَمْرٌ أُبْدِئْتُ. إِذْ لَمْ تَكُنْ يَنَابِيعُ كَثِيرَةُ ٱلْمِيَاهِ. | ٢٤ 24 |
When there were no depths, I was brought forth; when there were no fountains abounding with water.
| مِنْ قَبْلِ أَنْ تَقَرَّرَتِ ٱلْجِبَالُ، قَبْلَ ٱلتِّلَالِ أُبْدِئْتُ. | ٢٥ 25 |
Before the mountains were settled, before the hills was I brought forth:
| إِذْ لَمْ يَكُنْ قَدْ صَنَعَ ٱلْأَرْضَ بَعْدُ وَلَا ٱلْبَرَارِيَّ وَلَا أَوَّلَ أَعْفَارِ ٱلْمَسْكُونَةِ. | ٢٦ 26 |
While yet he had not made the earth, nor the fields, nor the highest part of the dust of the world.
| لَمَّا ثَبَّتَ ٱلسَّمَاوَاتِ كُنْتُ هُنَاكَ أَنَا. لَمَّا رَسَمَ دَائِرَةً عَلَى وَجْهِ ٱلْغَمْرِ. | ٢٧ 27 |
When he prepared the heavens, I was there: when he set a compass upon the face of the depth:
| لَمَّا أَثْبَتَ ٱلسُّحُبَ مِنْ فَوْقُ. لَمَّا تَشَدَّدَتْ يَنَابِيعُ ٱلْغَمْرِ. | ٢٨ 28 |
When he established the clouds above: when he strengthened the fountains of the deep:
| لَمَّا وَضَعَ لِلْبَحْرِ حَدَّهُ فَلَا تَتَعَدَّى ٱلْمِيَاهُ تُخْمَهُ، لَمَّا رَسَمَ أُسُسَ ٱلْأَرْضِ، | ٢٩ 29 |
When he gave to the sea his decree, that the waters should not pass his commandment: when he appointed the foundations of the earth:
| كُنْتُ عِنْدَهُ صَانِعًا، وَكُنْتُ كُلَّ يَوْمٍ لَذَّتَهُ، فَرِحَةً دَائِمًا قُدَّامَهُ. | ٣٠ 30 |
Then I was by him, as one brought up with him: and I was daily his delight, rejoicing always before him;
| فَرِحَةً فِي مَسْكُونَةِ أَرْضِهِ، وَلَذَّاتِي مَعَ بَنِي آدَمَ. | ٣١ 31 |
Rejoicing in the habitable part of his earth; and my delights were with the sons of men.
| «فَٱلْآنَ أَيُّهَا ٱلْبَنُونَ ٱسْمَعُوا لِي. فَطُوبَى لِلَّذِينَ يَحْفَظُونَ طُرُقِي. | ٣٢ 32 |
Now therefore hearken unto me, O all of you children: for blessed are they that keep my ways.
| ٱسْمَعُوا ٱلتَّعْلِيمَ وَكُونُوا حُكَمَاءَ وَلَا تَرْفُضُوهُ. | ٣٣ 33 |
Hear instruction, and be wise, and refuse it not.
| طُوبَى لِلْإِنْسَانِ ٱلَّذِي يَسْمَعُ لِي سَاهِرًا كُلَّ يَوْمٍ عِنْدَ مَصَارِيعِي، حَافِظًا قَوَائِمَ أَبْوَابِي. | ٣٤ 34 |
Blessed is the man that hears me, watching daily at my gates, waiting at the posts of my doors.
| لِأَنَّهُ مَنْ يَجِدُنِي يَجِدُ ٱلْحَيَاةَ، وَيَنَالُ رِضًى مِنَ ٱلرَّبِّ، | ٣٥ 35 |
For whoso finds me finds life, and shall obtain favour of the LORD.
| وَمَنْ يُخْطِئُ عَنِّي يَضُرُّ نَفْسَهُ. كُلُّ مُبْغِضِيَّ يُحِبُّونَ ٱلْمَوْتَ». | ٣٦ 36 |
But he that sins against me wrongs his own soul: all they that hate me love death.
