Proverbs 3
1 My son, forget not my law, and let thy heart keep my commandments.
| يَا ابْنِي لَا تَنْسَ تَعَالِيمِي، وَلْيُرَاعِ قَلْبُكَ وَصَايَايَ. | ١ |
2 For they shall add to thee length of days, and years of life and peace.
| لأَنَّهَا تَمُدُّ فِي أَيَّامِ عُمْرِكَ، وَتَزِيدُكَ سِنِي حَيَاةٍ وَسَلاماً. | ٢ |
3 Let not mercy and truth leave thee, put them about thy neck, and write them in the tables of thy heart:
| لَا تَدَعِ الرَّحْمَةَ وَالأَمَانَةَ تَتَخَلَّيَانِ عَنْكَ، بَلْ تَقَلَّدْهُمَا فِي عُنُقِكَ، وَاكْتُبْهُمَا عَلَى صَفْحَةِ قَلْبِكَ، | ٣ |
4 And thou shalt And grace and good understanding before God and men.
| فَتَحْظَى بِالرِّضَى وَحُسْنِ السِّيرَةِ فِي عُيُونِ اللهِ وَالنَّاسِ. | ٤ |
5 Have confidence in the Lord with all thy heart, and lean not upon thy own prudence.
| اتَّكِلْ عَلَى الرَّبِّ بِكُلِّ قَلْبِكَ، وَعَلَى فِطْنَتِكَ لَا تَعْتَمِدْ. | ٥ |
6 In all thy ways think on him, and he will direct thy steps.
| اعْرِفِ الرَّبَّ فِي كُلِّ طُرُقِكَ وَهُوَ يُقَوِّمُ سُبُلَكَ. | ٦ |
7 I Be not wise in thy own conceit: fear God, and depart from evil:
| لَا تَكُنْ حَكِيماً فِي عَيْنَيْ نَفْسِكَ بَلِ اتَّقِ الرَّبَّ وَحِدْ عَنِ الشَّرِّ، | ٧ |
8 For it shall be health to thy navel, and moistening to thy bones.
| فَيَتَمَتَّعَ جَسَدُكَ بِالصِّحَّةِ، وَتَتَمَتَّعَ عِظَامُكَ بِالارْتِوَاءِ. | ٨ |
9 Honour the Lord with thy substance, and give him of the first of all thy fruits:
| أَكْرِمِ الرَّبَّ مِنْ مَالِكَ، وَمِنْ أَوَائِلِ غَلَّاتِ مَحَاصِيلِكَ. | ٩ |
10 And thy barns shall be filled with abundance, and thy presses shall run over with wine.
| فَتَمْتَلِئَ مَخَازِنُكَ وَفْرَةً، وَتَفِيضَ مَعَاصِرُكَ خَمْراً. | ١٠ |
11 My son, reject not the correction of the Lord: and do not faint when thou art chastised by him:
| يَا ابْنِي لَا تَحْتَقِرْ تَأْدِيبَ الرَّبِّ وَلا تَكْرَهْ تَوْبِيخَهُ، | ١١ |
12 For whom the Lord loveth, he chastiseth: and as a father in the son he pleaseth himself.
| لأَنَّ مَنْ يُحِبُّهُ الرَّبُّ يُؤَدِّبُهُ، وَيُسَرُّ بِهِ كَمَا يُسَرُّ أَبٌ بِابْنِهِ. | ١٢ |
13 Blessed is the man that findeth wisdom and is rich in prudence:
| طُوبَى لِلإِنْسَانِ الَّذِي عَثَرَ عَلَى الْحِكْمَةِ وَلِلرَّجُلِ الَّذِي أَحْرَزَ فَهْماً، | ١٣ |
14 The purchasing thereof is better than the merchandise of silver, and her fruit than the chiefest and purest gold:
| لأَنَّ مَكَاسِبَهَا أَفْضَلُ مِنْ مَكَاسِبِ الْفِضَّةِ، وَأَرْبَاحَهَا خَيْرٌ مِنْ أَرْبَاحِ الذَّهَبِ الْخَالِصِ. | ١٤ |
15 She is more precious than all riches: and all the things that are desired, are not to be compared with her.
| هِيَ أَثْمَنُ مِنَ الْجَوَاهِرِ، وَكُلُّ نَفَائِسِكَ لَا تُعَادِلُهَا. | ١٥ |
16 Length of days is in her right hand, and in her left hand riches and glory.
| فِي يَمِينِهَا حَيَاةٌ مَدِيدَةٌ وَفِي يَسَارِهَا غِنىً وَجَاهٌ. | ١٦ |
17 Her ways are beautiful ways, and all her paths are peaceable.
| طُرُقُهَا طُرُقُ نِعَمٍ، وَدُرُوبُهَا دُرُوبُ سَلامٍ. | ١٧ |
18 She is a tree of life to them that lay hold on her: and he that shall retain her is blessed.
| هِيَ شَجَرَةُ حَيَاةٍ لِمَنْ يَتَشَبَّثُ بِها، وَهَنِيئاً لِمَنْ يَتَمَسَّكُ بِها. | ١٨ |
19 The Lord by wisdom hath founded the earth, hath established the heavens by prudence.
| بِالْحِكْمَةِ أَسَّسَ الرَّبُّ الأَرْضَ، وَبِالْفِطْنَةِ ثَبَّتَ السَّمَاوَاتِ فِي مَوَاضِعِهَا. | ١٩ |
20 By his wisdom the depths have broken out, and the clouds grow thick with dew.
| بِعِلْمِهِ تَفَجَّرَتِ اللُّجَجُ، وَقَطَرَ السَّحَابُ نَدىً. | ٢٠ |
21 My son, let not these things depart from thy eyes: keep the law and counsel:
| فَلا تَبْرَحْ يَا ابْنِي هَذِهِ مِنْ أَمَامِ عَيْنَيْكَ وَاعْمَلْ بِالرَّأْيِ الصَّائِبِ وَالتَّدْبِيرِ. | ٢١ |
22 And there shall be life to thy soul, and grace to thy mouth.
| فَيَكُونَ هَذَانِ حَيَاةً لِنَفْسِكَ وَقَلادَةً تُجَمِّلُ عُنُقَكَ. | ٢٢ |
23 Then shalt thou walk confidently in thy way, and thy foot shall not stumble:
| فَتَسْلُكُ آنَئِذٍ فِي طَرِيقِكَ آمِناً وَلا تَتَعَثَّرُ قَدَمُكَ. | ٢٣ |
24 If thou sleep, thou shalt not fear: thou shalt rest, and thy sleep shall be sweet.
| إِذَا اضْطَجَعْتَ لَا يَعْتَرِيكَ خَوْفٌ، بَلْ تَرْقُدُ مُتَمَتِّعاً بِالنَّوْمِ اللَّذِيذِ. | ٢٤ |
25 Be not afraid of sudden fear, nor of the power of the wicked falling upon thee.
| لَا تَفْزَعْ مِنْ بَلِيَّةٍ مُبَاغِتَةٍ، وَلا مِمَّا يَجْرِي عَلَى الأَشْرَارِ مِنْ خَرَابٍ إِذَا حَلَّ بِهِمْ. | ٢٥ |
26 For the Lord will be at thy side, and will keep thy foot that thou be not taken.
| لأَنَّ الرَّبَّ يَكُونُ مُعْتَمَدَكَ، وَيَصُونُ رِجْلَكَ مِنَ الشَّرَكِ. | ٢٦ |
27 Do not withhold him from doing good, who is able: if thou art able, do good thyself also.
| لَا تَحْجُبِ الإِحْسَانَ عَنْ أَهْلِهِ كُلَّمَا كَانَ فِي وُسْعِكَ أَنْ تَقُومَ بِهِ. | ٢٧ |
28 Say not to thy friend: Go, and come again: and tomorrow I will give to thee: when thou canst give at present.
| لَا تَقُلْ لِجَارِكَ: «اذْهَبِ الآنَ، ثُمَّ عُدْ ثَانِيَةً. غَداً أُعْطِيكَ مَا تَطْلُبُ»، طَالَمَا لَدَيْكَ مَا يَطْلُبُ. | ٢٨ |
29 Practise not evil against thy friend, when he hath confidence in thee.
| لَا تَتَآمَرْ بِالشَّرِّ عَلَى جَارِكَ الْمُقِيمِ مُطْمَئِنّاً إِلَى جُوَارِكَ. | ٢٩ |
30 Strive not against a man without cause, when he hath done thee no evil.
| لَا تُخَاصِمْ أَحَداً مِنْ غَيْرِ عِلَّةٍ طَالَمَا لَمْ يُؤْذِكَ. | ٣٠ |
31 Envy not the unjust man, and do not follow his ways:
| لَا تَغَرْ مِنَ الظَّالِمِ وَلا تَخْتَرْ طُرُقَهُ. | ٣١ |
32 For every mocker is an abomination to the Lord, and his communication is with the simple.
| لأَنَّ الْمُلْتَوِيَ رِجْسٌ لَدَى الرَّبِّ، أَمَّا الْمُسْتَقِيمُونَ فَهُمْ أَهْلُ ثِقَتِهِ. | ٣٢ |
33 Want is from the Lord in the house of the wicked: but the habitations of the just shall be blessed.
| لَعْنَةُ الرَّبِّ تَنْصَبُّ عَلَى بَيْتِ الشِّرِّيرِ، لَكِنَّهُ يُبَارِكُ مَسْكَنَ الصِّدِّيقِ. | ٣٣ |
34 He shall scorn the scorners, and to the meek he will give grace.
| يَسخَرُ مِنَ الْمُسْتَكْبِرِينَ السَّاخِرِينَ، وَيُغْدِقُ رِضَاهُ عَلَى الْمُتَوَاضِعِينَ | ٣٤ |
35 The wise shall possess glory: the promotion of fools is disgrace.
| يَرِثُ الْحُكَمَاءُ كَرَامَةً، أَمَّا الْحَمْقَى فَيَرْتَدُونَ الْعَارَ. | ٣٥ |
