Palungha Lok 1
1 Haenawk loe Israel siangpahrang, David capa, Solomon ih palungha lok ah oh;
The Proverbs of Solomon son of David, who reigned in Israel;
2 palungha lok mah palunghahaih, thuitaekhaih hoi kathuk lokhlongnawk panoekhaih to na paek tih;
to know wisdom and instruction, and to perceive words of understanding;
3 thuitaek thaihaih, katoeng ah lokcaekhaih, kangvan ah lok takroekhaih to na hnu tih;
to receive also hard saying, and to understand true justice, and [how] to direct judgment;
4 kami rumramnawk khaeah palunghahaih to paek ueloe, thendoeng mah panoekhaih hoi poek thaihaih to tawn tih.
that he might give subtlety to the simple, and to the young man discernment and understanding.
5 Palungha kami loe lok tahngai ueloe, panoekhaih to pung tih; panoekhaih tawn kami loe palungha kami mah thuih ih lok to talawk tih;
For by the hearing of these a wise man will be wiser, and man of understanding will gain direction;
6 palungha lok hoi patahhaih loknawk, palungha kami mah thuih ih palunghahaih lok hoi kathuk loknawk to panoek thai hanah,
and will understand a parable, and a dark speech; the saying of the wise also, and riddles.
7 Sithaw zithaih loe palunghahaih takung ah oh; toe amthu mah loe palunghahaih hoi thuitaekhaih to patoek.
The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom; and [there is] good understanding to all that practise it: and piety toward God is the beginning of discernment; but the ungodly will set at nought wisdom and instruction.
8 Ka capa, nam pa thuitaekhaih lok to tahngaih loe, nam no mah patukhaih to pahnawt sut hmah.
Hear, [my] son, the instruction of thy father, and reject not the rules of thy mother.
9 To tiah thuitaekhaih hoi patukhaih loe na lu hanah apawk lumuek baktih, na tahnong hanah bungmu ah om tih.
For thou shalt receive for thine head a crown of graces, and a chain of gold round thy neck.
10 Ka capa, kami zaenawk mah na zoek cadoeh, nihcae ih lok to tahngai hmah.
[My] son, let not ungodly men lead thee astray, neither consent thou [to them].
11 Nihcae mah, Kaicae hnuk ah na bang ah, kami athii palong hanah zing si loe, zaehaih tawn ai kaminawk to angang si;
If they should exhort thee, saying, Come with us, partake in blood, and let us unjustly hide the just man in the earth:
12 nihcae to taprong baktih, tangqom thungah caeh kaminawk baktiah, kahing ah paaeh boih si; (Sheol h7585)
and let us swallow him alive, as Hades [would], and remove the memorial of him from the earth: (Sheol h7585)
13 to tiah nahaeloe atho kana hmuenmae to a hnu o ueloe, aicae ih im doeh minawk khae hoi lomh ih hmuenmae hoiah koi tih;
let us seize on his valuable property, and let us fill our houses with spoils:
14 kaicae hoi nawnto taham khethaih phoisa to va ah; a hnuk o ih phoisa doeh kangvan ah amzet si, tiah na naa o cadoeh,
but do thou cast in thy lot with us, and let us all provide a common purse, and let us have one pouch:
15 ka capa, nihcae hnukah bang hmah; nihcae caehhaih loklam ah caeh hmah:
go not in the way with them, but turn aside thy foot from their paths:
16 nihcae loe zaehaih sak hanah cawnh o moe, athii palong hanah angtawt rang o.
[For their feet run to do evil, and are swift to shed blood. ]
17 Tavaa mah hnuk naah palok payang nahaeloe tih atho maw om tih!
for nets are not without cause spread for birds.
18 To baktih kaminawk loe angmacae athii long hanah zing o moe, angmacae hinghaih lak han ih ni angang o!
For they that are concerned in murder store up evils for themselves; and the overthrow of transgressors is evil.
19 Amsoem ai ah hmuen hak koeh hmoek kaminawk boih loe, hnukkhuem ah angmacae hinghaih to ni a lak o.
These are the ways of all that perform lawless deeds; for by ungodliness they destroy their own life.
20 Palunghahaih loe tasa bangah hangh moe, loklamnawk ah tha hoiah a hangh;
Wisdom sings aloud in passages, and in the broad places speaks boldly.
21 kami angpophaih ahmuennawk hoi vangpui khongkhanawk ah a hangh; vangpui thungah a hang ih loknawk loe,
And she makes proclamation on the top of the walls, and sits by the gates of princes; and at the gates of the city boldly says,
22 nangcae kami rumramnawk, khosak rumramhaih to nasetto maw na palung o han vop? Nangcae loe minawk mah pahnuithuihaih to na koeh o, amthu kaminawk loe palunghahaih to nasetto maw hnuma o vop tih?
So long as the simple cleave to justice, they shall not be ashamed: but the foolish being lovers of haughtiness, having become ungodly have hated knowledge, and are become subject to reproofs.
23 Kang thuitaek o haih lok hae tahngai oh loe, amlaem oh; khenah, ka muithla nangcae nuiah ka kraih moe, ka thuih ih loknawk to kang panoek o sak han.
Behold, I will bring forth to you the utterance of my breath, and I will instruct you in my speech.
24 Kang kawk o naah, nang maak o; ka ban payangh naah, tidoeh nang sah o ai;
Since I called, and ye did not hearken; and I spoke at length, and ye gave no heed;
25 kang thuih ih lok to tidoeh na sah o ai moe, kang thuitaek o haih lok doeh na tahngai o ai pongah,
but ye set at nought my counsels, and disregarded my reproofs;
26 raihaih na tongh o naah kang pahnuih thuih moe, zithaih na tongh o naah,
therefore I also will laugh at your destruction; and I will rejoice against [you] when ruin comes upon you:
27 na nuiah raihaih mah takhi sae baktiah phak moe, amrohaih mah takhi kamhae baktiah angzoh thuih naah, palungsethaih hoi raihaih mah na nuiah krak thuih naah doeh kang pahnui o thuih toeng han:
yea when dismay suddenly comes upon you, and [your] overthrow shall arrive like a tempest; and when tribulation and distress shall come upon you, or when ruin shall come upon you.
28 Kai nang kawk o naah, kang pathim o mak ai; nihcae mah kai to pakrong o tih, toe na hnu o mak ai.
For it shall be that when ye call upon me, I will not hearken to you: wicked men shall seek me, but shall not find [me].
29 Nihcae loe palunghahaih to hnukma o, Angraeng zithaih to qoi o ai.
For they hated wisdom, and did not choose the word of the Lord:
30 Ka thuih ih lok to nihcae mah tahngai o ai, ka zoehhaih loknawk boih doeh patoek o.
neither would they attend to my counsels, but derided my reproofs.
31 To pongah nihcae mah a caeh o haih loklam ih athaih to caa o ueloe, sak han a poek o ih hmuen hoiah koi o tih.
Therefore shall they eat the fruits of their own way, and shall be filled with their own ungodliness.
32 Poekhaih tawn ai kaminawk loe loklam amkhraeng o moe, duek o; amthu kaminawk khosakhoihaih loe angmacae amrohaih ah oh.
For because they wronged the simple, they shall be slain; and an inquisition shall ruin the ungodly.
33 Toe ka lok tahngai kami loe ngancuem ueloe, kasae zithaih om ai ah monghaih hoiah khosah tih.
But he that hearkens to me shall dwell in confidence, and shall rest securely from all evil.
