Proverbs 8

1 Doth not wisdom cry? and understanding give forth her voice?

١ أَلَعَلَّ ٱلْحِكْمَةَ لَا تُنَادِي؟ وَٱلْفَهْمَ أَلَا يُعْطِي صَوْتَهُ؟

2 On the top of high places by the way, at the cross-paths she taketh her stand.

٢ عِنْدَ رُؤُوسِ ٱلشَّوَاهِقِ، عِنْدَ ٱلطَّرِيقِ بَيْنَ ٱلْمَسَالِكِ تَقِفُ.

3 Beside the gates, at the entry of the city, at the coming in at the doors, she crieth aloud.

٣ بِجَانِبِ ٱلْأَبْوَابِ، عِنْدَ ثَغْرِ ٱلْمَدِينَةِ، عِنْدَ مَدْخَلِ ٱلْأَبْوَابِ تُصَرِّحُ:

4 Unto you, men, I call, and my voice is to the sons of man:

٤ «لَكُمْ أَيُّهَا ٱلنَّاسُ أُنَادِي، وَصَوْتِي إِلَى بَنِي آدَمَ.

5 O ye simple, understand prudence; and ye foolish, understand sense.

٥ أَيُّهَا ٱلْحَمْقَى تَعَلَّمُوا ذَكَاءً، وَيَا جُهَّالُ تَعَلَّمُوا فَهْمًا.

6 Hear, for I will speak excellent things, and the opening of my lips shall be right things.

٦ اِسْمَعُوا فَإِنِّي أَتَكَلَّمُ بِأُمُورٍ شَرِيفَةٍ، وَٱفْتِتَاحُ شَفَتَيَّ ٱسْتِقَامَةٌ.

7 For my palate shall meditate truth, and wickedness is an abomination to my lips.

٧ لِأَنَّ حَنَكِي يَلْهَجُ بِٱلصِّدْقِ، وَمَكْرَهَةُ شَفَتَيَّ ٱلْكَذِبُ.

8 All the words of my mouth are in righteousness; there is nothing tortuous or perverse in them.

٨ كُلُّ كَلِمَاتِ فَمِي بِٱلْحَقِّ. لَيْسَ فِيهَا عِوَجٌ وَلَا ٱلْتِوَاءٌ.

9 They are all plain to him that understandeth, and right to them that find knowledge.

٩ كُلُّهَا وَاضِحَةٌ لَدَى ٱلْفَهِيمِ، وَمُسْتَقِيمَةٌ لَدَى ٱلَّذِينَ يَجِدُونَ ٱلْمَعْرِفَةَ.

10 Receive my instruction, and not silver; and knowledge rather than choice gold:

١٠ خُذُوا تَأْدِيبِي لَا ٱلْفِضَّةَ، وَٱلْمَعْرِفَةَ أَكْثَرَ مِنَ ٱلذَّهَبِ ٱلْمُخْتَارِ.

11 for wisdom is better than rubies, and all the things that may be desired are not equal to it.

١١ لِأَنَّ ٱلْحِكْمَةَ خَيْرٌ مِنَ ٱلَّلآلِئِ، وَكُلُّ ٱلْجَوَاهِرِ لَا تُسَاوِيهَا.

12 I wisdom dwell [with] prudence, and find the knowledge [which cometh] of reflection.

١٢ «أَنَا ٱلْحِكْمَةُ أَسْكُنُ ٱلذَّكَاءَ، وَأَجِدُ مَعْرِفَةَ ٱلتَّدَابِيرِ.

13 The fear of Jehovah is to hate evil; pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, and the froward mouth do I hate.

١٣ مَخَافَةُ ٱلرَّبِّ بُغْضُ ٱلشَّرِّ. ٱلْكِبْرِيَاءَ وَٱلتَّعَظُّمَ وَطَرِيقَ ٱلشَّرِّ وَفَمَ ٱلْأَكَاذِيبِ أَبْغَضْتُ.

14 Counsel is mine, and sound wisdom: I am intelligence; I have strength.

١٤ لِي ٱلْمَشُورَةُ وَٱلرَّأْيُ. أَنَا ٱلْفَهْمُ. لِي ٱلْقُدْرَةُ.

15 By me kings reign, and rulers make just decrees;

١٥ بِي تَمْلِكُ ٱلْمُلُوكُ، وَتَقْضِي ٱلْعُظَمَاءُ عَدْلًا.

16 by me princes rule, and nobles, all the judges of the earth.

١٦ بِي تَتَرَأَّسُ ٱلرُّؤَسَاءُ وَٱلشُّرَفَاءُ، كُلُّ قُضَاةِ ٱلْأَرْضِ.

17 I love those that love me; and they that seek me early shall find me.

١٧ أَنَا أُحِبُّ ٱلَّذِينَ يُحِبُّونَنِي، وَٱلَّذِينَ يُبَكِّرُونَ إِلَيَّ يَجِدُونَنِي.

18 Riches and honour are with me; durable wealth and righteousness.

١٨ عِنْدِي ٱلْغِنَى وَٱلْكَرَامَةُ. قِنْيَةٌ فَاخِرَةٌ وَحَظٌّ.

19 My fruit is better than fine gold, yea, than pure gold; and my revenue than choice silver.

١٩ ثَمَرِي خَيْرٌ مِنَ ٱلذَّهَبِ وَمِنَ ٱلْإِبْرِيزِ، وَغَلَّتِي خَيْرٌ مِنَ ٱلْفِضَّةِ ٱلْمُخْتَارَةِ.

20 I walk in the path of righteousness, in the midst of the paths of judgment:

٢٠ فِي طَرِيقِ ٱلْعَدْلِ أَتَمَشَّى، فِي وَسَطِ سُبُلِ ٱلْحَقِّ،

21 that I may cause those that love me to inherit substance; and I will fill their treasuries.

٢١ فَأُوَرِّثُ مُحِبِّيَّ رِزْقًا وَأَمْلَأُ خَزَائِنَهُمْ.

22 Jehovah possessed me in the beginning of his way, before his works of old.

٢٢ «اَلرَّبُّ قَنَانِي أَوَّلَ طَرِيقِهِ، مِنْ قَبْلِ أَعْمَالِهِ، مُنْذُ ٱلْقِدَمِ.

23 I was set up from eternity, from the beginning, before the earth was.

٢٣ مُنْذُ ٱلْأَزَلِ مُسِحْتُ، مُنْذُ ٱلْبَدْءِ، مُنْذُ أَوَائِلِ ٱلْأَرْضِ.

24 When there were no depths, I was brought forth, when there were no fountains abounding with water.

٢٤ إِذْ لَمْ يَكُنْ غَمْرٌ أُبْدِئْتُ. إِذْ لَمْ تَكُنْ يَنَابِيعُ كَثِيرَةُ ٱلْمِيَاهِ.

25 Before the mountains were settled, before the hills was I brought forth;

٢٥ مِنْ قَبْلِ أَنْ تَقَرَّرَتِ ٱلْجِبَالُ، قَبْلَ ٱلتِّلَالِ أُبْدِئْتُ.

26 while as yet he had not made the earth, nor the fields, nor the beginning of the dust of the world.

٢٦ إِذْ لَمْ يَكُنْ قَدْ صَنَعَ ٱلْأَرْضَ بَعْدُ وَلَا ٱلْبَرَارِيَّ وَلَا أَوَّلَ أَعْفَارِ ٱلْمَسْكُونَةِ.

27 When he prepared the heavens I was there; when he ordained the circle upon the face of the deep;

٢٧ لَمَّا ثَبَّتَ ٱلسَّمَاوَاتِ كُنْتُ هُنَاكَ أَنَا. لَمَّا رَسَمَ دَائِرَةً عَلَى وَجْهِ ٱلْغَمْرِ.

28 when he established the skies above, when the fountains of the deep became strong;

٢٨ لَمَّا أَثْبَتَ ٱلسُّحُبَ مِنْ فَوْقُ. لَمَّا تَشَدَّدَتْ يَنَابِيعُ ٱلْغَمْرِ.

29 when he imposed on the sea his decree that the waters should not pass his commandment, when he appointed the foundations of the earth:

٢٩ لَمَّا وَضَعَ لِلْبَحْرِ حَدَّهُ فَلَا تَتَعَدَّى ٱلْمِيَاهُ تُخْمَهُ، لَمَّا رَسَمَ أُسُسَ ٱلْأَرْضِ،

30 then I was by him [his] nursling, and I was daily his delight, rejoicing always before him;

٣٠ كُنْتُ عِنْدَهُ صَانِعًا، وَكُنْتُ كُلَّ يَوْمٍ لَذَّتَهُ، فَرِحَةً دَائِمًا قُدَّامَهُ.

31 rejoicing in the habitable part of his earth, and my delights [were] with the sons of men.

٣١ فَرِحَةً فِي مَسْكُونَةِ أَرْضِهِ، وَلَذَّاتِي مَعَ بَنِي آدَمَ.

32 And now, sons, hearken unto me, and blessed are they that keep my ways:

٣٢ «فَٱلْآنَ أَيُّهَا ٱلْبَنُونَ ٱسْمَعُوا لِي. فَطُوبَى لِلَّذِينَ يَحْفَظُونَ طُرُقِي.

33 hear instruction and be wise, and refuse it not.

٣٣ ٱسْمَعُوا ٱلتَّعْلِيمَ وَكُونُوا حُكَمَاءَ وَلَا تَرْفُضُوهُ.

34 Blessed is the man that heareth me, watching daily at my gates, waiting at the posts of my doors.

٣٤ طُوبَى لِلْإِنْسَانِ ٱلَّذِي يَسْمَعُ لِي سَاهِرًا كُلَّ يَوْمٍ عِنْدَ مَصَارِيعِي، حَافِظًا قَوَائِمَ أَبْوَابِي.

35 For whoso findeth me findeth life, and obtaineth favour of Jehovah;

٣٥ لِأَنَّهُ مَنْ يَجِدُنِي يَجِدُ ٱلْحَيَاةَ، وَيَنَالُ رِضًى مِنَ ٱلرَّبِّ،

36 but he that sinneth against me doeth violence to his own soul: all they that hate me love death.

٣٦ وَمَنْ يُخْطِئُ عَنِّي يَضُرُّ نَفْسَهُ. كُلُّ مُبْغِضِيَّ يُحِبُّونَ ٱلْمَوْتَ».