Ordsprogene 20
1 Vin er en Spotter, stærk Drik en Larmer, og hver som raver deraf, bliver ikke viis.
Drinking a lot of wine or [other] strong drinks causes people to start fighting; it is foolish to become drunk/intoxicated.
2 Den Forfærdelse, en Konge vækker, er som en ung Løves Brølen; den, som fortørner ham, synder imod sit Liv.
Being afraid of a king when he is angry is like [SIM] being afraid of a lion when it growls/roars; if you cause the king to become angry, he may execute you.
3 Det er en Ære for en Mand at blive fra Trætte, men hver Daare vælter sig ind i den.
[People] respect those who stay away from disputes/arguments; foolish people [love to] quarrel.
4 Fordi det er Vinter, vil den lade ikke pløje; om Høsten vil han søge, og der er intet.
[If] a lazy man does not plow [his fields at the right/proper time], he will look for [crops] at harvest [time], but there will be nothing there.
5 Raad i en Mands Hjerte er dybt Vand, men en forstandig Mand drager det op.
[Just] as it is difficult to bring up water from a deep well, it is difficult to know what people are thinking, but someone who has good sense/insight will be able to find out what people are thinking.
6 Mange Mennesker udraabe hver sin Kærlighed; men hvo finder en trofast Mand?
Many people proclaim that they can be trusted [to do what they say that they will do], but it is very difficult to find [RHQ] someone who can really be trusted.
7 Den, som vandrer frem i sin Oprigtighed, er retfærdig; lyksalige ere hans Børn efter ham.
If parents conduct their lives as they should, [God] blesses their children (OR, their children are very happy/fortunate).
8 En Konge, som sidder paa Domstolen, udskiller alle onde med sine Øjne.
A king who sits on his throne to judge people can [easily] [MTY] find out what things that people have done are good and what things are evil.
9 Hvo kan sige: Jeg har renset mit Hjerte; jeg er ren for min Synd?
There is no one [RHQ] who can truthfully say, “I do not know of any wrong things that I have done; I have (gotten rid of all my sinful behavior/quit doing what is sinful).”
10 To Slags Vægt og to Slags Efa, de ere begge en Vederstyggelighed for Herren.
Yahweh detests people who use weights that are not right and measures that are not correct.
11 Ogsaa af sine Gerninger kendes den unge, om han er ren, og om hans Gerning er ret.
Even children show by what they do whether they are good or not; they show whether (what they do/their behavior) is honest and right [or not].
12 Et Øre, som hører, og et Øje, som ser, ogsaa dem begge har Herren gjort.
Two of the things that Yahweh has created [for us] are ears to hear things and eyes to see things.
13 Elsk ikke Søvn, at du ikke skal blive fattig; slaa dine Øjne op, saa skal du mættes af Brød.
If you want to sleep [all the time], you will become poor; if you stay awake [and work], you will have plenty of food.
14 Det er slet! det er slet! siger Køberen; men naar han gaar bort, da roser han sig.
People [look at things that they are about] to buy, [and in order to get it for a lower price sometimes they] say, “(It is no good/It is poor quality),” but [after they buy it], they go and boast [about having bought it for a cheap price].
15 Der er Guld og mange Perler til; men Kundskabs Læber ere et dyrebart Kar.
Gold and precious stones are [valuable], but wise words [MTY] are more valuable.
16 Naar en gaar i Borgen for en fremmed, saa tag hans Klæder; og tag Pant af ham, naar det er for den ubekendte.
If you foolishly promise to a stranger that you will pay what he owes if he is unable to pay it [DOU], [you deserve to] have someone take your coat from you.
17 Brød, tjent ved Bedrag, smager en Mand vel; men siden bliver hans Mund fuld af Grus.
People [may] think that food that they acquire by doing what is dishonest will taste very good, but later [they will not enjoy what they have done any more than they would enjoy] eating gravel/sand.
18 Beslutninger efter Raadslagning bestaa; før da Krig efter fornuftig Ledelse!
When people give you good advice, [if you do what they suggest], your plans will succeed; so be sure to get good advice from wise people before you start fighting a war.
19 Den, der gaar om som en Bagvadsker, aabenbarer Hemmeligheder; og indlad dig ikke med den, som er aabenmundet.
Those who go around telling gossip are [always] telling secrets to [others]; so stay away from people who foolishly talk [too much].
20 Hvo som bander sin Fader eller sin Moder, hans Lampe skal udslukkes midt i Mørket.
If someone curses his father or his mother, his life will be ended, [just] like a lamp is extinguished.
21 Den Arv, som man i Førstningen higer efter, den skal ikke velsignes paa det sidste.
If you very quickly take the property that your parents promise will be yours after they die, you will not receive any good/blessing from it.
22 Sig ikke: Jeg vil betale ondt; bi efter Herren, og han skal frelse dig.
Do not say, “I will do evil to those who do evil to me;” wait for Yahweh [to do something about it], and he will (help you/[do what is right]).
23 To Slags Vægt er en Vederstyggelighed for Herren, og falske Vægtskaaler ere ikke gode.
Yahweh detests [those who use] dishonest scales and weights that are not accurate/correct.
24 En Mands Gang er at Herren, og hvad forstaar et Menneske sig paa sin Vej?
Yahweh is the one who has decided what will happen to us, so (how can we (understand/know) what will happen before it happens?/we humans certainly cannot (understand/know) what will happen before it happens.) [RHQ]
25 Det er Mennesket en Snare ubesindigt at sige: „Helligt!‟ og først efter Løfterne betænke det.
You should think carefully before you solemnly promise to dedicate something to God, because later you might be sorry you have promised to do it.
26 En viis Konge udskiller de ugudelige og lader Hjulet gaa over dem.
Wise kings find out [MET] which people have done what is wrong, and they punish them very severely [IDM].
27 Menneskens Aand er en Lampe fra Herren; den ransager alle Lønkamre i hans Indre.
Our consciences are [like] lamps that Yahweh [has given to us to enable us to know what we are thinking] [MET]; they reveal what is hidden deep in our (minds/inner beings).
28 Miskundhed og Sandhed bevare en Konge, og han støtter sin Trone ved Miskundhed.
Kings will continue to rule as long as they faithfully love their people and are loyal to them and as long as they rule righteously/fairly.
29 En Pryd for de unge er deres Kraft, og et Smykke for de gamle ere de graa Haar.
We honor/admire young people because they are strong, but we respect [MTY] old people more because they are wise.
30 En Salvelse for den onde ere Striber af Saar og Slag, der trænge dybt ind i hans Krop.
When we are beaten or whipped, it [can] cause us to quit doing what is evil in our lives; when someone wounds us [by punishing us], it [can] cause our behavior to become good.
