Ordsprogene 21
1 En Konges Hjerte er Bække i HERRENS Haand, han leder det hen, hvor han vil.
Yahweh controls what kings do [MTY] [like] he controls how streams flow; he causes kings to do just what he wants them to do.
2 En Mand holder al sin Færd for ret, men HERREN vejer Hjerter.
People always think that what they do is right, but Yahweh judges our (motives/reasons [for doing things)] [MTY].
3 At øve Ret og Skel er mere værd for HERREN end Offer.
Doing what is right and fair is more acceptable to Yahweh than [bringing] sacrifices [to him].
4 Hovmodige Øjne, et opblæst Hjerte, selv gudløses Nyjord er Synd.
Being proud and arrogant [DOU] is [like] a lamp [MTY] [that guides] wicked people; being proud and arrogant characterizes (wicked people’s whole behavior/everything that wicked people do).
5 Kun Overflod bringer den flittiges Raad, hver, som har Hastværk, faar kun Tab.
People who plan carefully will surely have plenty [of what they need]; those who act too quickly [to become rich] will become poor.
6 At skabe sig Rigdom ved Løgnetunge er Jag efter Vind i Dødens Snarer.
Money that people acquire [by cheating others] by lying [MTY] to them will soon disappear [like] a mist, and doing that will [soon] lead to their death.
7 Gudløses Voldsfærd bortriver dem selv, thi de vægrer sig ved at øve Ret.
Wicked [people] refuse to do what is right/just, but they will be ruined because of the violent things [PRS] that they do.
8 Skyldtynget Mand gaar Krogveje, den renes Gerning er ligetil.
Guilty [people continually do what is evil; it is as though] [MET] they are walking on a crooked road; but righteous/innocent people [always] do what is right.
9 Hellere bo i en Krog paa Taget end fælles Hus med trættekær Kvinde.
It is better to live in the corner of an attic/housetop [by yourself] than to live inside the house with a wife who is always nagging.
10 Den gudløses Sjæl har Lyst til ondt, hans Øjne ynker ikke hans Næste.
Wicked [people] [SYN] are always wanting [to do what is] evil; they never act mercifully toward anyone.
11 Maa Spotter bøde, bliver tankeløs klog, har Vismand Fremgang, da vinder han Kundskab.
When those who ridicule [others] are punished, [even] those who do not have good sense [see that, and] they become wise, and when those who are wise are taught, they become wiser.
12 Den Retfærdige har Øje med den gudløses Hus, han styrter gudløse Folk i Ulykke.
[God], the one [who is completely] righteous, knows [what happens inside] the houses of wicked [people], and [he will cause] those people to be completely ruined/destroyed.
13 Hvo Øret lukker for Smaamands Skrig, skal raabe selv og ikke faa Svar.
There are people who refuse to listen when poor people cry out [for help]; [but some day] they themselves will cry out [for help], and no one will hear them.
14 Lønlig Gave mildner Vrede, Stikpenge i Brystfolden voldsom Harme.
When someone is angry [with you], if you secretly give him a gift, he will stop being angry.
15 Rettens Gænge er den retfærdiges Glæde, men Udaadsmændenes Rædsel.
Good/Righteous [people] are happy when they [see others do] what is just/fair, but those who do what is evil are terrified [when they think about what may happen to them].
16 Den, der farer vild fra Kløgtens Vej, skal havne i Skyggers Forsamling.
Those who stop behaving like those who have good sense behave will [soon] discover that they have gone to the place where dead people are.
17 Lyst til Morskab fører i Trang, Lyst til Olie og Vin gør ej rig.
Those who spend their money to buy (things that give them pleasure/things that cause them to feel happy) will become poor; those who love [to spend money to buy] wine and nice/fancy food [MTY] will never become rich.
18 Den gudløse bliver Løsepenge for den retfærdige, den troløse kommer i retsindiges Sted.
Wicked [people] bring on themselves the sufferings that they were trying to cause righteous [people] to experience [DOU].
19 Hellere bo i et Ørkenland end hos en trættekær, arrig Kvinde.
It is better to live [alone] in a desert than [to live] with a wife who is [always] nagging and complaining.
20 I den vises Bolig er kostelig Skat og Olie, en Taabe af et Menneske øder det.
Wise people have many valuable things in their houses, but foolish people [quickly] spend/waste [all their money].
21 Den, der higer efter Retfærd og Godhed vinder sig Liv og Ære.
Those who [always] try to act in a fair and kind way [toward others] will live [a long time] and be honored/respected.
22 Vismand stormer Heltes By og styrter Værnet, den stolede paa.
A wise army commander [helps his troops] climb over a wall [to attack] a city that is defended by a strong army, with the result that they are able to (get over/destroy) the high walls that their enemies trusted [would protect them].
23 Den, der vogter sin Mund og sin Tunge, vogter sit Liv for Trængsler.
Those who are very careful about what they say [MTY] are [able to] avoid trouble.
24 Den opblæste stolte kaldes en Spotter, han handler frækt i Hovmod.
Those who make fun of [everything that is good] are proud and conceited [DOU]; they [always] act in an inconsiderate way [toward others].
25 Den lades Attraa bliver hans Død, thi hans Hænder vil intet bestille.
Lazy people, who refuse to work, [will] die [of hunger] because they [SYN] do not earn [money to buy food].
26 Ugerningsmand er stadig i Trang, den retfærdige giver uden at spare.
All during the day [wicked people] desire to obtain things, but righteous [people] have plenty, [with the result that] they [are able to] give things generously to others.
27 Vederstyggeligt er de gudløses Offer, især naar det ofres for Skændselsdaad.
[Yahweh] detests the sacrifices that wicked [people] offer [to him]; [but he] detests it even more when they [think that they will escape being punished for] their evil deeds because of the sacrifices that they bring.
28 Løgnagtigt Vidne gaar under, Mand, som vil høre, kan tale fremdeles.
Those who tell lies in court will be punished; no one stops/silences witnesses who say what is truthful/reliable.
29 Den gudløse optræder frækt, den retsindige overtænker sin Vej.
Wicked people pretend [that they know everything], but righteous people think carefully about [what will happen because of] what they do.
30 Visdom er intet, Indsigt er intet, Raad er intet over for HERREN.
[Thinking that we are] wise, and that we understand many things, and that we have good insight, does not help us if Yahweh is (acting against/not pleased with) us.
31 Hest holdes rede til Stridens Dag, men Sejren er HERRENS Sag.
We [can] get horses ready to fight in a battle, but Yahweh is the one who enables us to (win victories/defeat our enemies).
