< Ordsprogene 9 >
1 Visdommen har bygget sit Hus, har udhugget sine syv Piller;
Wisdom has built her house; she has prepared its seven pillars.
2 hun har slagtet sit Slagtekvæg, blandet sin Vin og dækket sit Bord;
She has slaughtered her animals for meat; she has mixed her wine; and she has set her table.
3 hun har udsendt sine Piger, hun kalder fra Toppene af Stadens Høje:
She has sent out her servant girls with invitations. She calls out from the highest places of the town,
4 Hvo der er uvidende, den vende sig hid; og til den, som fattes Forstand, siger hun:
“Everybody who needs to learn, come and see me!” To people who don't have any sense she says,
5 Kommer hid, æder af mit Brød, og drikker af Vinen, som jeg har blandet.
“Come, eat my food, and drink the wine I have mixed.
6 Forlader Uvidenhed, saa skulle I leve, og gaar lige frem paa Forstandens Vej.
Leave your foolish ways and you will live; follow the path that makes sense.”
7 Hvo som revser en Spotter, henter sig Spot, og hvo som irettesætter den ugudelige, faar Skændsel til Løn.
If you correct a mocker all you get are insults; if you argue with the wicked all you get is abuse.
8 Sæt ikke en Spotter i Rette, at han ikke skal hade dig; sæt en viis i Rette, og han skal elske dig.
So don't argue with mockers or they'll only hate you; argue with the wise and they'll love you.
9 Giv den vise, og han skal blive visere; undervis den retfærdige, og han skal tage til i Lærdom.
Educate the wise and they'll become even wiser; teach those who live right and they will increase their learning.
10 Herrens Frygt er Visdoms Begyndelse, og Kundskab om den Hellige er Forstand.
Honoring the Lord is the beginning of wisdom; knowledge of the Holy One brings insight.
11 Thi ved mig skulle dine Dage blive mange, og flere Leveaar skulle vorde dig tillagte.
Through wisdom you'll have many more days, increasing the years of your life.
12 Dersom du er viis, er du viis til dit eget Gavn; men spotter du, skal du bære det alene.
If you are wise, you are the one to profit from it; if you scoff, you alone will have to suffer the consequences.
13 Daarskaben er en urolig Kvinde, idel Uvidenhed, og kender ikke noget.
Stupidity is like a loud, ignorant woman who doesn't know anything.
14 Og hun sidder ved sit Hus's Dør, paa en Stol paa Stadens Høje,
She sits at the door of her house, on a seat in the high places of the town,
15 for at kalde paa dem, som gaa forbi ad Vejen, dem, som vandre ret frem paa deres Stier;
calling out to those passing by, going about their business,
16 hvo der er uvidende, den vende sig hid; og den, som fattes Forstand, ham taler hun til.
“Everybody who needs to learn, come and see me!” To people who don't have any sense she says,
17 Stjaalet Vand er sødt, og lønligt Brød er lækkert.
“Stolen water is sweet, and food eaten in secret tastes good!”
18 Men han ved ikke, at der er Dødninger der; de, som ere indbudne af hende, ere i Dødsrigets Dyb. (Sheol )
But they don't know that the dead are there, that those she's invited are in the depths of the grave. (Sheol )