الأمثال 31
| هَذِهِ أَقْوَالُ لَمُوئِيلَ مَلِكِ مَسَّا الَّتِي تَلَقَّنَهَا عَنْ أُمِّهِ: | ١ 1 |
The words of king Lemuel; the revelation which his mother taught him.
| مَاذَا يَا ابْنِي يَا ابْنَ أَحْشَائِي، يَا ابْنَ نُذُورِي؟ | ٢ 2 |
“Oh, my son! Oh, son of my womb! Oh, son of my vows!
| لَا تُنْفِقْ قُوَّتَكَ عَلَى النِّسَاءِ، وَلا تَسْتَسْلِمْ لِمَنْ يُهْلِكْنَ الْمُلُوكَ. | ٣ 3 |
Don’t give your strength to women, nor your ways to that which destroys kings.
| لَيْسَ لِلْمُلُوكِ يَا لَمُوئِيلُ، لَيْسَ لِلْمُلُوكِ أَنْ يُدْمِنُوا الْخَمْرَ، وَلا لِلْعُظَمَاءِ أَنْ يَجْرَعُوا الْمُسْكِرَ. | ٤ 4 |
It is not for kings, Lemuel; it is not for kings to drink wine; nor for princes to say, ‘Where is strong drink?’
| لِئَلّا يَسْكَرُوا فَيَنْسَوْا الشَّرِيعَةَ، وَيَجُورُوا عَلَى حُقُوقِ الْبَائِسِينَ. | ٥ 5 |
lest they drink, and forget the law, and pervert the justice due to anyone who is afflicted.
| أَعْطُوا الْمُسْكِرَ لِلْهَالِكِ، وَالْخَمْرَ لِذَوِي النُّفُوسِ التَّعِسَةِ، | ٦ 6 |
Give strong drink to him who is ready to perish; and wine to the bitter in soul:
| 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 your mouth for the mute, in the cause of all who are left desolate.
| افْتَحْ فَمَكَ قَاضِياً بِالْعَدْلِ، وَدَافِعْ عَنْ حُقُوقِ الْفُقَرَاءِ وَالْمُحْتَاجِينَ. | ٩ 9 |
Open your mouth, judge righteously, and serve justice to the poor and needy.”
| مَنْ يَعْثُرُ عَلَى الْمَرْأَةِ الْفَاضِلَةِ؟ إِنَّ قِيمَتَهَا تَفُوقُ اللَّآلِئَ. | ١٠ 10 |
Who can find a worthy woman? For her price is far above rubies.
| بِها يَثِقُ قَلْبُ زَوْجِهَا فَلا يَحْتَاجُ إِلَى مَا هُوَ نَفِيسٌ. | ١١ 11 |
Her husband trusts in her from his heart, and she will prove a great asset to him.
| تُسْبِغُ عَلَيْهِ الْخَيْرَ دُونَ الشَّرِّ كُلَّ أَيَّامِ حَيَاتِهَا. | ١٢ 12 |
She does him good, and not harm, all the days of her life.
| تَلْتَمِسُ صُوفاً وَكَتَّاناً وَتَشْتَغِلُ بِيَدَيْنِ رَاضِيَتَيْنِ، | ١٣ 13 |
She seeks wool and flax, and works eagerly with her hands.
| فَتَكُونُ كَسُفُنِ التَّاجِرِ الَّتِي تَجْلِبُ طَعَامَهَا مِنْ بِلادٍ نَائِيَةٍ. | ١٤ 14 |
She is like the merchant ships. She brings her bread from afar.
| تَنْهَضُ وَاللَّيْلُ مَا بَرِحَ مُخَيِّماً، لِتُعِدَّ طَعَاماً لأَهْلِ بَيْتِهَا، وَتُدَبِّرَ أَعْمَالَ جَوَارِيهَا | ١٥ 15 |
She rises also while it is yet night, gives food to her household, and chokim ·portions· for her servant girls.
| تَتَفَحَّصُ حَقْلاً وَتَشْتَرِيهِ، وَمِنْ مَكْسَبِ يَدَيْهَا تَغْرِسُ كَرْماً | ١٦ 16 |
She considers a field, and buys it. With the fruit of her hands, she plants a vineyard.
| تُنَطِّقُ حَقَوَيْهَا بِالْقُوَّةِ وَتُشَدِّدُ ذِرَاعَيْهَا. | ١٧ 17 |
She arms her waist with strength, and makes her arms strong.
| وَتُدْرِكُ أَنَّ تِجَارَتَهَا رَابِحَةٌ، وَلا يَنْطَفِئُ سِرَاجُهَا فِي اللَّيْلِ. | ١٨ 18 |
She perceives that her merchandise is profitable. Her lamp does not go out by night.
| تَقْبِضُ بِيَدَيْهَا عَلَى الْمِغْزَلِ وَتُمْسِكُ كَفَّاهَا بِالْفَلَكَةِ. | ١٩ 19 |
She lays her hands to the distaff, and her hands hold the spindle.
| تَبْسُطُ كَفَّيْهَا لِلْفَقِيرِ وَتَمُدُّ يَدَيْهَا لإِغَاثَةِ الْبَائِسِ. | ٢٠ 20 |
She opens her arms to the poor; yes, she extends 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 makes for herself carpets of tapestry. Her clothing is fine linen and purple.
| زَوْجُهَا مَعْرُوفٌ فِي مَجَالِسِ بَوَّابَاتِ الْمَدِينَةِ، حَيْثُ يَجْلِسُ بَيْنَ وُجَهَاءِ الْبِلادِ. | ٢٣ 23 |
Her husband is respected in the gates, when he sits among the elders of the land.
| تَصْنَعُ أَقْمِصَةً كَتَّانِيَّةً وَتَبِيعُهَا، وَتُزَوِّدُ التَّاجِرَ الْكَنْعَانِيَّ بِمَنَاطِقَ. | ٢٤ 24 |
She makes linen garments and sells them, and delivers sashes to the merchant.
| كِسَاؤُهَا الْعِزَّةُ وَالشَّرَفُ، وَتَبْتَهِجُ بِالأَيَّامِ الْمُقْبِلَةِ. | ٢٥ 25 |
Strength and dignity are her clothing. She laughs at the time to come.
| يَنْطِقُ فَمُهَا بِالْحِكْمَةِ، وَفِي لِسَانِهَا سُنَّةُ الْمَعْرُوفِ. | ٢٦ 26 |
She opens her mouth with wisdom. Instructions of cheshed ·loving-kindness· is on her tongue.
| تَرْعَى بِعِنَايَةٍ شُؤُونَ أَهْلِ بَيْتِهَا، وَلا تَأْكُلُ خُبْزَ الْكَسَلِ. | ٢٧ 27 |
She looks well to the ways of her household, and does not eat the bread of idleness.
| يَقُومُ أَبْنَاؤُهَا وَيَغْبِطُونَهَا، وَيُطْرِيهَا زَوْجُهَا أَيْضاً قَائِلاً: | ٢٨ 28 |
Her children rise up and call her blessed. Her husband too, as he praises her:
| «نِسَاءٌ كَثِيرَاتٌ قُمْنَ بِأَعْمَالٍ جَلِيلَةٍ، وَلَكِنَّكِ تَفَوَّقْتِ عَلَيْهِنَّ جَمِيعاً». | ٢٩ 29 |
“Many women have done noble things, but you excel them all.”
| الْحُسْنُ غِشٌّ وَالْجَمَالُ بَاطِلٌ، أَمَّا الْمَرْأَةُ الْمُتَّقِيَّةُ الرَّبَّ فَهِيَ الَّتِي تُمْدَحُ. | ٣٠ 30 |
Chen ·Charm, Grace· is deceitful, and beauty is vain; but a woman who fears Adonai, she shall be praised.
| أَعْطُوهَا مِنْ ثَمَرِ يَدَيْهَا، وَلْتَكُنْ أَعْمَالُهَا مَصْدَرَ الثَّنَاءِ عَلَيْهَا. | ٣١ 31 |
Give her of the fruit of her hands! Let her works speak her praise at the city gates!
