Proverbs 1
1 These are the proverbs of Solomon son of David, king of Israel,
Fakkeenya Solomoon Ilma Daawit, mootii Israaʼel:
2 for gaining wisdom and discipline, for comprehending words of insight,
Ogummaa fi qajeelfama qabaachuudhaaf, dubbii beekumsa guddaa hubachuudhaaf;
3 and for receiving instruction in wise living and in righteousness, justice, and equity.
ogummaadhaan jiraachuudhaan, qajeelummaadhaan, murtii qajeelaa kennuu fi nama wal qixxeessuudhaan qajeelfama argachuudhaaf;
4 To impart prudence to the simple and knowledge and discretion to the young,
warra waa hin beekneef of eeggannoo kennuudhaaf, dargaggootaaf immoo beekumsaa fi hubannaa kennuudhaaf,
5 let the wise listen and gain instruction, and the discerning acquire wise counsel
ogeeyyiin dhaggeeffatanii barumsa isaanii irratti waa haa dabalatan; warri qalbii qabanis qajeelfama haa argatan;
6 by understanding the proverbs and parables, the sayings and riddles of the wise.
kunis fakkeenyaa fi hiikkaa, jechaa fi hibboo ogeeyyii hubachuudhaaf.
7 The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and discipline.
Waaqayyoon sodaachuun jalqaba ogummaa ti; gowwoonni garuu ogummaa fi adabamuu tuffatu.
8 Listen, my son, to your father’s instruction, and do not forsake the teaching of your mother.
Yaa ilma ko, gorsa abbaa keetii dhaggeeffadhu; barsiisa haadha keetii illee hin gatin.
9 For they are a garland of grace on your head and a pendant around your neck.
Wanni kun mataa kee miidhagsuudhaaf gonfoo, morma kee bareechuudhaaf immoo faaya siif taʼa.
10 My son, if sinners entice you, do not yield to them.
Yaa ilma ko, yoo cubbamoonni sossobanii ofitti si harkisan, tole hin jedhiniif.
11 If they say, “Come along, let us lie in wait for blood, let us ambush the innocent without cause,
Yoo isaan, “Nu wajjin kottu; riphnee dhiiga namaa dhangalaasnaa; nama balleessaa hin qabne galaafachuudhaafis dhokannee eeggannaa;
12 let us swallow them alive like Sheol, and whole like those descending into the Pit. (Sheol h7585)
kottu akkuma awwaalaa jiraatti isaan liqimsinaa; akkuma warra boolla keessa buufamaniis guutumaan guutuutti isaan liqimsinaa; (Sheol h7585)
13 We will find all manner of precious goods; we will fill our houses with plunder.
nu waan gatii qabu kan gosa hundaa ni arganna; manneen keenya illee boojuudhaan guuttanna;
14 Throw in your lot with us; let us all share one purse”—
ixaa kee nu wajjin buufadhu; nus korojoo tokko si wajjin qooddannaa” siin jedhan,
15 my son, do not walk the road with them or set foot upon their path.
yaa ilma ko, ati isaan wajjin hin deemin; miilla keetiin karaa isaanii irra illee hin ejjetin;
16 For their feet run to evil, and they are swift to shed blood.
miilli isaanii cubbuutti ariifataatii; isaan dhiiga dhangalaasuuf jarjaru.
17 How futile it is to spread the net where any bird can see it!
Utuma simbirroonni hundi arganuu, kiyyoo buusuun waan gatii hin qabnee dha!
18 But they lie in wait for their own blood; they ambush their own lives.
Namoonni kunneen dhiiguma ofii isaanii riphanii eeggatu; lubbuma ofii isaanii gaadu!
19 Such is the fate of all who are greedy, whose unjust gain takes the lives of its possessors.
Kun dhuma warra qabeenya karaa hamaadhaan argamu duukaa buʼan hundaa ti; wanni akkasii jireenya warra isa argatanii balleessa.
20 Wisdom calls out in the street, she lifts her voice in the square;
Ogummaan karaa irratti guddiftee iyyiti; iddoo wal gaʼii uummataattis sagalee ishee ol fudhatti.
21 in the main concourse she cries aloud, at the city gates she makes her speech:
Isheen fiixee daandii irraa iyyiti; karra magaalaa duraas akkana jettee dubbatti:
22 “How long, O simple ones, will you love your simple ways? How long will scoffers delight in their scorn and fools hate knowledge?
“Isin warri homaa hin beekne kun hamma yoomiitti karaa keessan kan faayidaa hin qabne sana jaallattu? Warri namatti qoosan hamma yoomiitti qoosaa sanatti gammadanii gowwoonnis beekumsa jibbu?
23 If you had repented at my rebuke, then surely I would have poured out my spirit on you; I would have made my words known to you.
Mormii koo qalbeeffadhaa; ani yaada koo isinii nan dhangalaasa; dubbii koos isiniifin ibsa.
24 Because you refused my call, and no one took my outstretched hand,
Garuu sababii isin yeroo ani isin waametti diddanii yeroo ani harka balʼifadhetti namni tokko iyyuu na hin dhaggeeffatiniif,
25 because you neglected all my counsel, and wanted none of my correction,
waan isin gorsa koo hunda tuffattanii dheekkamsa koo dhagaʼuu diddaniif,
26 in turn I will mock your calamity; I will sneer when terror strikes you,
anis badiisa keessanitti nan kolfa, yeroo balaan isinitti dhufuttis nan qoosa;
27 when your dread comes like a storm, and your destruction like a whirlwind, when distress and anguish overwhelm you.
yeroo balaan akkuma bubbeetti isin fudhatutti, yeroo badiisni akkuma bubbee hamaatti isin haxaaʼutti, yeroo dhiphinaa fi rakkinni isinitti dhufutti ani isinittan qoosa.
28 Then they will call on me, but I will not answer; they will earnestly seek me, but will not find me.
“Yeroo sana isaan na waammatu; ani garuu isaan jalaa hin owwaadhu; isaan na barbaadu; garuu na hin argatan.
29 For they hated knowledge and chose not to fear the LORD.
Isaan waan beekumsa jibbanii Waaqayyoon sodaachuu illee filachuu didaniif,
30 They accepted none of my counsel; they despised all my reproof.
waan gorsa koo fudhachuu didanii dheekkamsa koos tuffataniif,
31 So they will eat the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own devices.
isaan gatii karaa isaanii ni nyaatu; buʼaa jalʼina isaaniis ni quufu.
32 For the waywardness of the simple will slay them, and the complacency of fools will destroy them.
Gowwoota waa dagachuutu isaan balleessaatii; quufni gowwootaa isaanuma balleessa;
33 But whoever listens to me will dwell in safety, secure from the fear of evil.”
namni na dhaggeeffatu kam iyyuu garuu nagaadhaan jiraata; inni qabbanaan jiraata; wanni hamaanis isa hin sodaachisu.”
