الأمثال 25
| هَذِهِ أَيْضاً أَمْثَالُ سُلَيْمَانَ الَّتِي نَسَخَهَا رِجَالُ حَزَقِيَّا مَلِكِ يَهُوذَا: | ١ 1 |
These are more proverbs of Solomon, copied by the men of Hezekiah, king of Judah.
| مِنْ مَظَاهِرِ مَجْدِ اللهِ كِتْمَانُ أَسْرَارِهِ، أَمَّا مَظَاهِرُ مَجْدِ الْمَلِكِ فَالْكَشْفُ عَنْ بَوَاطِنِ الأُمُورِ. | ٢ 2 |
It is the glory of God to conceal a matter, but the glory of kings to search it out.
| كَمَا أَنَّ السَّمَاوَاتِ لِلْعُلُوِّ، وَالأَرْضَ لِلْعُمْقِ، فَإِنَّ قَلْبَ الْمَلِكِ لَا يُسْبَرُ غَوْرُهُ. | ٣ 3 |
Like the heavens are for height and the earth is for depth, so the heart of kings is unsearchable.
| نَقِّ الْفِضَّةَ مِنْ شَوَائِبِهَا، فَيَخْلُصَ لِلصَّائِغِ مَا يَصْنَعُ مِنْهُ إِنَاءً. | ٤ 4 |
Remove the dross from the silver and a metal worker can use the silver in his craft.
| أَبْعِدِ الشِّرِّيرَ مِنْ حَضْرَةِ الْمَلِكِ، يَتَثَبَّتُ عَرْشُهُ بِالْعَدْلِ. | ٥ 5 |
Even so, remove wicked people from the presence of the king and his throne will be established by doing what is right.
| لَا تَتَبَاهَ أَمَامَ الْمَلِكِ، وَلا تَقِفْ فِي مَوْضِعِ الْعُظَمَاءِ، | ٦ 6 |
Do not honor yourself in the king's presence and do not stand in the place designated for great people.
| لأَنَّهُ خَيْرٌ أَنْ يُقَالَ لَكَ: ارْتَفِعْ إِلَى هُنَا مِنْ أَنْ يُحَطَّ مَقَامُكَ فِي حَضْرَةِ الرَّئِيسِ، الَّذِي شَاهَدَتْهُ عَيْنَاكَ. | ٧ 7 |
It is better for him to say to you, “Come up here,” than for him to humiliate you before a nobleman. What you have witnessed,
| لَا تَتَسَرَّعْ بِالذَّهَابِ إِلَى سَاحَةِ الْقَضَاءِ، إِذْ مَاذَا تَفْعَلُ فِي النِّهَايَةِ إِنْ أَخْزَاكَ قَرِيبُكَ؟ | ٨ 8 |
do not bring quickly to trial. For what will you do in the end when your neighbor puts you to shame?
| قُمْ بِمُنَاقَشَةِ دَعْوَاكَ مَعَ قَرِيبِكَ، وَلا تُفْشِ سِرَّ غَيْرِكَ، | ٩ 9 |
Argue your case between you and your neighbor himself and do not disclose another's secret,
| لِئَلّا يُعَيِّرَكَ السَّامِعُ، وَلا تُمْحَى فَضِيحَتُكَ. | ١٠ 10 |
or else the one who hears you will bring shame upon you and an evil report about you that cannot be silenced.
| كَلِمَةٌ تُقَالُ فِي أَوَانِهَا مِثْلُ تُفَّاحٍ مِنْ ذَهَبٍ فِي مَصُوغٍ مِنْ فِضَّةٍ. | ١١ 11 |
Apples of gold in settings of silver is a word spoken in the right situation.
| الْمُوَبِّخُ الْحَكِيمُ لأُذُنٍ صَاغِيَةٍ مِثْلُ قُرْطٍ مِنْ ذَهَبٍ وَحَلِيٍّ مِنْ إِبْرِيزٍ. | ١٢ 12 |
A gold ring or jewelry made of fine gold is a wise rebuke to a listening ear.
| الرَّسُولُ الأَمِينُ لِمُرْسِلِيهِ مِثْلُ بُرُودَةِ الثَّلْجِ فِي يَوْمِ الْحَصَادِ، لأَنَّهُ يُنْعِشُ نُفُوسَ سَادَتِهِ. | ١٣ 13 |
Like the cold of snow at harvest time is a faithful messenger for those who sent him; he brings back the life of his masters.
| الْمُتَفَاخِرُ بِإِغْدَاقِ هَدَايَا كَاذِبَةٍ هُوَ كَالسَّحَابِ وَالرِّيحِ بِلا مَطَرٍ. | ١٤ 14 |
Clouds and wind without rain is the one who boasts about a gift he does not give.
| بِالصَّبْرِ يَتِمُّ إِقْنَاعُ الْحَاكِمِ، وَاللِّسَانُ اللَّيِّنُ يَكْسِرُ الْعِظَامَ. | ١٥ 15 |
With patience a ruler can be persuaded and a soft tongue can break a bone.
| إِنْ عَثَرْتَ عَلَى عَسَلٍ فَكُلْ مِنْهُ مَا يَكْفِيكَ، لِئَلّا تَتَّخِمَ فَتَتَقَيَّأَهُ، | ١٦ 16 |
If you find honey, eat just enough— otherwise, having too much of it, you vomit it up.
| أَقْلِلْ مِنْ زِيَارَةِ قَرِيبِكَ لِئَلّا يَمَلَّ مِنْكَ وَيَمْقُتَكَ. | ١٧ 17 |
Do not set your foot in your neighbor's house too often, he may become tired of you and hate you.
| شَاهِدُ الزُّورِ ضِدَّ قَرِيبِهِ هُوَ مِثْلُ مِطْرَقَةٍ وَسَيْفٍ وَسَهْمٍ مَسْنُونٍ. | ١٨ 18 |
A man who bears false witness against his neighbor is like a club used in war, or a sword, or a sharp arrow.
| الاعْتِمَادُ عَلَى الْغَادِرِ فِي وَقْتِ الضِّيقِ مِثْلُ سِنٍّ مَهْتُومَةٍ أَوْ رِجْلٍ مُخَلَّعَةٍ. | ١٩ 19 |
An unfaithful man in whom you trust in a time of trouble is like a bad tooth or a foot that slips.
| مَنْ يَشْدُو بِالأَغَانِي لِقَلْبٍ كَئِيبٍ يَكُونُ كَنَزْعِ الثَّوْبِ فِي يَوْمٍ قَارِسِ الْبُرُودَةِ، أَوْ كَخَلٍّ عَلَى نَطْرُونٍ. | ٢٠ 20 |
Like a person who takes off a garment in cold weather, or like vinegar poured upon carbonate of soda, is the one who sings songs to a heavy heart.
| إِنْ جَاعَ عَدُوُّكَ فَأَطْعِمْهُ، وَإِنْ عَطِشَ فَاسْقِهِ، | ٢١ 21 |
If your enemy is hungry, give him food to eat, and if he is thirsty, give him water to drink,
| فَإِنْ فَعَلْتَ هَذَا تَجْمَعْ جَمْراً عَلَى رَأْسِهِ، وَالرَّبُّ يُكَافِئُكَ. | ٢٢ 22 |
for you will shovel coals of fire on his head and Yahweh will reward you.
| رِيحُ الشِّمَالِ تَجْلِبُ الْمَطَرَ، وَاللِّسَانُ النَّمَّامُ يَسْتَأْثِرُ بِالنَّظَرَاتِ الْغَاضِبَةِ. | ٢٣ 23 |
As surely as the north wind brings rain, so a tongue that tells secrets will result in angry faces.
| الإِقَامَةُ فِي رُكْنِ سَطْحٍ خَيْرٌ مِنْ مُشَاطَرَةِ بَيْتٍ مَعَ زَوْجَةٍ نَكِدَةٍ. | ٢٤ 24 |
It is better to live on a corner of the roof than in a house shared with a quarreling wife.
| الْخَبَرُ الطَّيِّبُ مِنْ أَرْضٍ بَعِيدَةٍ مِثْلُ مَاءٍ بَارِدٍ لِلنَّفْسِ الظَّامِئَةِ. | ٢٥ 25 |
Like cold waters to one who is thirsty, so is good news from a far country.
| الصِّدِّيقُ الْمُتَخَاذِلُ أَمَامَ الشِّرِّيرِ هُوَ عَيْنٌ عَكِرَةٌ وَيَنْبُوعٌ فَاسِدٌ. | ٢٦ 26 |
Like a fouled spring or a ruined fountain is a righteous person tottering before wicked people.
| كَمَا أَنَّ الإِكْثَارَ مِنِ الْتِهَامِ الْعَسَلِ مُضِرٌّ، كَذَلِكَ الْتِمَاسُ الْمَجْدِ الذَّاتِيِّ مَدْعَاةٌ لِلْهَوَانِ. | ٢٧ 27 |
It is not good to eat too much honey; that is like searching for honor after honor.
| الرَّجُلُ الْمُفْتَقِرُ لِضَبْطِ النَّفْسِ مِثْلُ مَدِينَةٍ مُنْهَدِمَةٍ لَا سُورَ لَهَا. | ٢٨ 28 |
A person without self-control is like a city breached and without walls.
