الأمثال 31
| هَذِهِ أَقْوَالُ لَمُوئِيلَ مَلِكِ مَسَّا الَّتِي تَلَقَّنَهَا عَنْ أُمِّهِ: | ١ 1 |
The words of king Lemuel, the prophecy that his mother taught him.
| مَاذَا يَا ابْنِي يَا ابْنَ أَحْشَائِي، يَا ابْنَ نُذُورِي؟ | ٢ 2 |
What, my son? and what, the son of my womb? and what, the son of my vows?
| لَا تُنْفِقْ قُوَّتَكَ عَلَى النِّسَاءِ، وَلا تَسْتَسْلِمْ لِمَنْ يُهْلِكْنَ الْمُلُوكَ. | ٣ 3 |
Give not thy strength unto women, nor thy ways to that which destroyeth kings.
| لَيْسَ لِلْمُلُوكِ يَا لَمُوئِيلُ، لَيْسَ لِلْمُلُوكِ أَنْ يُدْمِنُوا الْخَمْرَ، وَلا لِلْعُظَمَاءِ أَنْ يَجْرَعُوا الْمُسْكِرَ. | ٤ 4 |
It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine; nor for princes strong drink:
| لِئَلّا يَسْكَرُوا فَيَنْسَوْا الشَّرِيعَةَ، وَيَجُورُوا عَلَى حُقُوقِ الْبَائِسِينَ. | ٥ 5 |
Lest they drink, and forget the law, and pervert the judgment of any of the afflicted.
| أَعْطُوا الْمُسْكِرَ لِلْهَالِكِ، وَالْخَمْرَ لِذَوِي النُّفُوسِ التَّعِسَةِ، | ٦ 6 |
Give strong drink unto him that is ready to perish, and wine unto those that be of heavy hearts.
| فَيَثْمَلُوا وَيَنْسَوْا فَقْرَهُمْ، وَلا يَذْكُرُوا بُؤْسَهُمْ بَعْدُ. | ٧ 7 |
Let him drink, and forget his poverty, and remember his misery no more.
| افْتَحْ فَمَكَ مُدَافِعاً عَنِ الأَخْرَسِ، وَفِي دَعْوَى كُلِّ مَنْبُوذٍ. | ٨ 8 |
Open thy mouth for the dumb in the cause of all such as are appointed to destruction.
| افْتَحْ فَمَكَ قَاضِياً بِالْعَدْلِ، وَدَافِعْ عَنْ حُقُوقِ الْفُقَرَاءِ وَالْمُحْتَاجِينَ. | ٩ 9 |
Open thy mouth, judge righteously, and plead the cause of the poor and needy.
| مَنْ يَعْثُرُ عَلَى الْمَرْأَةِ الْفَاضِلَةِ؟ إِنَّ قِيمَتَهَا تَفُوقُ اللَّآلِئَ. | ١٠ 10 |
Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies.
| بِها يَثِقُ قَلْبُ زَوْجِهَا فَلا يَحْتَاجُ إِلَى مَا هُوَ نَفِيسٌ. | ١١ 11 |
The heart of her husband doth safely trust in her, so that he shall have no need of spoil.
| تُسْبِغُ عَلَيْهِ الْخَيْرَ دُونَ الشَّرِّ كُلَّ أَيَّامِ حَيَاتِهَا. | ١٢ 12 |
She will do him good and not evil all the days of her life.
| تَلْتَمِسُ صُوفاً وَكَتَّاناً وَتَشْتَغِلُ بِيَدَيْنِ رَاضِيَتَيْنِ، | ١٣ 13 |
She seeketh wool, and flax, and worketh willingly with her hands.
| فَتَكُونُ كَسُفُنِ التَّاجِرِ الَّتِي تَجْلِبُ طَعَامَهَا مِنْ بِلادٍ نَائِيَةٍ. | ١٤ 14 |
She is like the merchants’ ships; she bringeth her food from afar.
| تَنْهَضُ وَاللَّيْلُ مَا بَرِحَ مُخَيِّماً، لِتُعِدَّ طَعَاماً لأَهْلِ بَيْتِهَا، وَتُدَبِّرَ أَعْمَالَ جَوَارِيهَا | ١٥ 15 |
She riseth also while it is yet night, and giveth meat to her household, and a portion to her maidens.
| تَتَفَحَّصُ حَقْلاً وَتَشْتَرِيهِ، وَمِنْ مَكْسَبِ يَدَيْهَا تَغْرِسُ كَرْماً | ١٦ 16 |
She considereth a field, and buyeth it: with the fruit of her hands she planteth a vineyard.
| تُنَطِّقُ حَقَوَيْهَا بِالْقُوَّةِ وَتُشَدِّدُ ذِرَاعَيْهَا. | ١٧ 17 |
She girdeth her loins with strength, and strengtheneth her arms.
| وَتُدْرِكُ أَنَّ تِجَارَتَهَا رَابِحَةٌ، وَلا يَنْطَفِئُ سِرَاجُهَا فِي اللَّيْلِ. | ١٨ 18 |
She perceiveth that her merchandise is good: her candle goeth not out by night.
| تَقْبِضُ بِيَدَيْهَا عَلَى الْمِغْزَلِ وَتُمْسِكُ كَفَّاهَا بِالْفَلَكَةِ. | ١٩ 19 |
She layeth her hands to the spindle, and her hands hold the distaff.
| تَبْسُطُ كَفَّيْهَا لِلْفَقِيرِ وَتَمُدُّ يَدَيْهَا لإِغَاثَةِ الْبَائِسِ. | ٢٠ 20 |
She stretcheth out her hand to the poor; yea, she reacheth forth her hands to the needy.
| لَا تَخْشَى عَلَى أَهْلِ بَيْتِهَا مِنَ الثَّلْجِ، لأَنَّ جَمِيعَهُمْ يَرْتَدُونَ الْحُلَلَ الْقِرْمِزِيَّةَ. | ٢١ 21 |
She is not afraid of the snow for her household: for all her household are clothed with scarlet.
| تَصْنَعُ لِنَفْسِهَا أَغْطِيَةً مُوَشَّاةً، وَثِيَابُهَا مُحَاكَةٌ مِنْ كَتَّانٍ وَأُرْجُوَانٍ. | ٢٢ 22 |
She maketh herself coverings of tapestry; her clothing is silk and purple.
| زَوْجُهَا مَعْرُوفٌ فِي مَجَالِسِ بَوَّابَاتِ الْمَدِينَةِ، حَيْثُ يَجْلِسُ بَيْنَ وُجَهَاءِ الْبِلادِ. | ٢٣ 23 |
Her husband is known in the gates, when he sitteth among the elders of the land.
| تَصْنَعُ أَقْمِصَةً كَتَّانِيَّةً وَتَبِيعُهَا، وَتُزَوِّدُ التَّاجِرَ الْكَنْعَانِيَّ بِمَنَاطِقَ. | ٢٤ 24 |
She maketh fine linen, and selleth it; and delivereth girdles unto the merchant.
| كِسَاؤُهَا الْعِزَّةُ وَالشَّرَفُ، وَتَبْتَهِجُ بِالأَيَّامِ الْمُقْبِلَةِ. | ٢٥ 25 |
Strength and honour are her clothing; and she shall rejoice in time to come.
| يَنْطِقُ فَمُهَا بِالْحِكْمَةِ، وَفِي لِسَانِهَا سُنَّةُ الْمَعْرُوفِ. | ٢٦ 26 |
She openeth her mouth with wisdom; and in her tongue is the law of kindness.
| تَرْعَى بِعِنَايَةٍ شُؤُونَ أَهْلِ بَيْتِهَا، وَلا تَأْكُلُ خُبْزَ الْكَسَلِ. | ٢٧ 27 |
She looketh well to the ways of her household, and eateth not the bread of idleness.
| يَقُومُ أَبْنَاؤُهَا وَيَغْبِطُونَهَا، وَيُطْرِيهَا زَوْجُهَا أَيْضاً قَائِلاً: | ٢٨ 28 |
Her children arise up, and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praiseth her.
| «نِسَاءٌ كَثِيرَاتٌ قُمْنَ بِأَعْمَالٍ جَلِيلَةٍ، وَلَكِنَّكِ تَفَوَّقْتِ عَلَيْهِنَّ جَمِيعاً». | ٢٩ 29 |
Many daughters have done virtuously, but thou excellest them all.
| الْحُسْنُ غِشٌّ وَالْجَمَالُ بَاطِلٌ، أَمَّا الْمَرْأَةُ الْمُتَّقِيَّةُ الرَّبَّ فَهِيَ الَّتِي تُمْدَحُ. | ٣٠ 30 |
Favour is deceitful, and beauty is vain: but a woman that feareth Yhwh, she shall be praised.
| أَعْطُوهَا مِنْ ثَمَرِ يَدَيْهَا، وَلْتَكُنْ أَعْمَالُهَا مَصْدَرَ الثَّنَاءِ عَلَيْهَا. | ٣١ 31 |
Give her of the fruit of her hands; and let her own works praise her in the gates.
