Proverbs 4
1 Give ear, my sons, to the teaching of a father; give attention so that you may have knowledge:
Hører, I Sønner! en Faders Undervisning og giver Agt for at faa Forstand;
2 For I give you good teaching; do not give up the knowledge you are getting from me.
thi jeg har givet eder en god Lærdom; forlader ikke min Lov!
3 For I was a son to my father, a gentle and an only one to my mother.
Thi jeg var min Faders Søn, min Moders ømme og eneste Barn.
4 And he gave me teaching, saying to me, Keep my words in your heart; keep my rules so that you may have life:
Og han lærte mig og sagde til mig: Lad dit Hjerte holde fast ved mit Ord, bevar mine Bud, saa skal du leve.
5 Get wisdom, get true knowledge; keep it in memory, do not be turned away from the words of my mouth.
Køb Visdom, køb Forstand, glem ikke og vig ikke fra min Munds Ord.
6 Do not give her up, and she will keep you; give her your love, and she will make you safe.
Forlad den ikke, saa skal den bevare dig, elsk den, saa skal den bevogte dig.
7 The first sign of wisdom is to get wisdom; go, give all you have to get true knowledge.
Visdommens Begyndelse er: Køb Visdom, og for al din Ejendom køb Forstand!
8 Put her in a high place, and you will be lifted up by her; she will give you honour, when you give her your love.
Ophøj den, saa skal den ophøje dig, naar du tager den i Favn, saa skal den ære dig.
9 She will put a crown of grace on your head, giving you a head-dress of glory.
Den skal sætte en yndig Krans paa dit Hoved, den skal give dig en dejlig Krone.
10 Give ear, O my son, and let your heart be open to my sayings; and long life will be yours.
Hør, min Søn! og tag imod mine Ord, saa skulle dine Leveaar blive mange.
11 I have given you teaching in the way of wisdom, guiding your steps in the straight way.
Jeg underviser dig om Visdoms Vej, jeg leder dig paa jævne Stier.
12 When you go, your way will not be narrow, and in running you will not have a fall.
Naar du gaar, skal din Gang ikke blive trang, og naar du løber, skal du ikke støde dig.
13 Take learning in your hands, do not let her go: keep her, for she is your life.
Hold fast ved Undervisning, lad den ikke fare, bevar den; thi den er dit Liv.
14 Do not go in the road of sinners, or be walking in the way of evil men.
Kom ikke paa de ugudeliges Sti, og gak ikke frem paa de ondes Vej!
15 Keep far from it, do not go near; be turned from it, and go on your way.
Lad den ligge, gak ikke frem paa den, vig fra den og gak forbi!
16 For they take no rest till they have done evil; their sleep is taken away if they have not been the cause of someone's fall.
Thi de sove ikke, naar de ikke have gjort ilde; og deres Søvn flyr fra dem, naar de ikke have bragt nogen til Fald.
17 The bread of evil-doing is their food, the wine of violent acts their drink.
Thi de æde Ugudeligheds Brød og drikke Uretfærdigheds Vin.
18 But the way of the upright is like the light of early morning, getting brighter and brighter till the full day.
Og de retfærdiges Sti er som et skinnende Lys, der bliver klarere og klarere indtil Middag.
19 The way of sinners is dark; they see not the cause of their fall.
De ugudeliges Vej er som Mørket, de vide ikke, hvorpaa de skulle støde sig.
20 My son, give attention to my words; let your ear be turned to my sayings.
Min Søn! giv Agt paa mine Ord, bøj dit Øre til min Tale.
21 Let them not go from your eyes; keep them deep in your heart.
Lad dem ikke vige fra dine Øjne, bevar dem i dit Hjerte!
22 For they are life to him who gets them, and strength to all his flesh.
Thi de ere Liv for hver den, som finder dem, og Lægedom for hans hele Legeme.
23 And keep watch over your heart with all care; so you will have life.
Bevar dit Hjerte fremfor alt det, der forvares; thi fra det udgaar Livet.
24 Put away from you an evil tongue, and let false lips be far from you.
Hold dig fri for Munds Vanartighed, og lad Læbers Forvendthed være langt fra dig!
25 Keep your eyes on what is in front of you, looking straight before you.
Lad dine Øjne se ligefrem, og lad dine Øjenlaage være ret frem for dig!
26 Keep a watch on your behaviour; let all your ways be rightly ordered.
Overvej vel din Fods Sti, og alle dine Veje skulle faa Fasthed.
27 Let there be no turning to the right or to the left, keep your feet from evil.
Bøj ikke af til højre eller venstre, vend din Fod fra det onde!
