Proverbs 2
1 My sonne, if thou wilt receiue my wordes, and hide my commandements within thee,
| בְּ֭נִי אִם־תִּקַּ֣ח אֲמָרָ֑י וּ֝מִצְוֹתַ֗י תִּצְפֹּ֥ן אִתָּֽךְ׃ |
2 And cause thine eares to hearken vnto wisdome, and encline thine heart to vnderstanding,
| לְהַקְשִׁ֣יב לַֽחָכְמָ֣ה אָזְנֶ֑ךָ תַּטֶּ֥ה לִ֝בְּךָ֗ לַתְּבוּנָֽה׃ |
3 (For if thou callest after knowledge, and cryest for vnderstanding:
| כִּ֤י אִ֣ם לַבִּינָ֣ה תִקְרָ֑א לַ֝תְּבוּנָ֗ה תִּתֵּ֥ן קֹולֶֽךָ׃ |
4 If thou seekest her as siluer, and searchest for her as for treasures,
| אִם־תְּבַקְשֶׁ֥נָּה כַכָּ֑סֶף וְֽכַמַּטְמֹונִ֥ים תַּחְפְּשֶֽׂנָּה׃ |
5 Then shalt thou vnderstand the feare of the Lord, and finde the knowledge of God.
| אָ֗ז תָּ֭בִין יִרְאַ֣ת יְהוָ֑ה וְדַ֖עַת אֱלֹהִ֣ים תִּמְצָֽא׃ |
6 For the Lord giueth wisdome, out of his mouth commeth knowledge and vnderstanding.
| כִּֽי־יְ֭הוָה יִתֵּ֣ן חָכְמָ֑ה מִ֝פִּ֗יו דַּ֣עַת וּתְבוּנָֽה׃ |
7 He preserueth the state of the righteous: he is a shielde to them that walke vprightly,
| וְצָפַן (יִצְפֹּ֣ן) לַ֭יְשָׁרִים תּוּשִׁיָּ֑ה מָ֝גֵ֗ן לְהֹ֣לְכֵי תֹֽם׃ |
8 That they may keepe the wayes of iudgement: and he preserueth the way of his Saintes)
| לִ֭נְצֹר אָרְחֹ֣ות מִשְׁפָּ֑ט וְדֶ֖רֶךְ חֲסִידֹו (חֲסִידָ֣יו) יִשְׁמֹֽר׃ |
9 Then shalt thou vnderstand righteousnes, and iudgement, and equitie, and euery good path.
| אָ֗ז תָּ֭בִין צֶ֣דֶק וּמִשְׁפָּ֑ט וּ֝מֵישָׁרִ֗ים כָּל־מַעְגַּל־טֹֽוב׃ |
10 When wisdome entreth into thine heart, and knowledge deliteth thy soule,
| כִּֽי־תָבֹ֣וא חָכְמָ֣ה בְלִבֶּ֑ךָ וְ֝דַ֗עַת לְֽנַפְשְׁךָ֥ יִנְעָֽם׃ |
11 Then shall counsell preserue thee, and vnderstanding shall keepe thee,
| מְ֭זִמָּה תִּשְׁמֹ֥ר עָלֶ֗יךָ תְּבוּנָ֥ה תִנְצְרֶֽכָּה׃ |
12 And deliuer thee from the euill way, and from the man that speaketh froward things,
| לְ֭הַצִּ֣ילְךָ מִדֶּ֣רֶךְ רָ֑ע מֵ֝אִ֗ישׁ מְדַבֵּ֥ר תַּהְפֻּכֹֽות׃ |
13 And from them that leaue the wayes of righteousnes to walke in the wayes of darkenes:
| הַ֭עֹ֣זְבִים אָרְחֹ֣ות יֹ֑שֶׁר לָ֝לֶ֗כֶת בְּדַרְכֵי־חֹֽשֶׁךְ׃ |
14 Which reioyce in doing euill, and delite in the frowardnesse of the wicked,
| הַ֭שְּׂמֵחִים לַעֲשֹׂ֥ות רָ֑ע יָ֝גִ֗ילוּ בְּֽתַהְפֻּכֹ֥ות רָֽע׃ |
15 Whose wayes are crooked and they are lewde in their paths.
| אֲשֶׁ֣ר אָרְחֹתֵיהֶ֣ם עִקְּשִׁ֑ים וּ֝נְלֹוזִ֗ים בְּמַעְגְּלֹותָֽם׃ |
16 And it shall deliuer thee from the strange woman, euen from the stranger, which flattereth with her wordes.
| לְ֭הַצִּ֣ילְךָ מֵאִשָּׁ֣ה זָרָ֑ה מִ֝נָּכְרִיָּ֗ה אֲמָרֶ֥יהָ הֶחֱלִֽיקָה׃ |
17 Which forsaketh the guide of her youth, and forgetteth the couenant of her God.
| הַ֭עֹזֶבֶת אַלּ֣וּף נְעוּרֶ֑יהָ וְאֶת־בְּרִ֖ית אֱלֹהֶ֣יהָ שָׁכֵֽחָה׃ |
18 Surely her house tendeth to death, and her paths vnto the dead.
| כִּ֤י שָׁ֣חָה אֶל־מָ֣וֶת בֵּיתָ֑הּ וְאֶל־רְ֝פָאִ֗ים מַעְגְּלֹתֶֽיהָ׃ |
19 All they that goe vnto her, returne not againe, neither take they holde of the wayes of life.
| כָּל־בָּ֭אֶיהָ לֹ֣א יְשׁוּב֑וּן וְלֹֽא־יַ֝שִּׂ֗יגוּ אָרְחֹ֥ות חַיִּֽים׃ |
20 Therefore walke thou in the way of good men, and keepe the wayes of the righteous.
| לְמַ֗עַן תֵּ֭לֵךְ בְּדֶ֣רֶךְ טֹובִ֑ים וְאָרְחֹ֖ות צַדִּיקִ֣ים תִּשְׁמֹֽר׃ |
21 For the iust shall dwell in the land, and the vpright men shall remaine in it.
| כִּֽי־יְשָׁרִ֥ים יִשְׁכְּנוּ־אָ֑רֶץ וּ֝תְמִימִ֗ים יִוָּ֥תְרוּ בָֽהּ׃ |
22 But the wicked shalbe cut off from ye earth, and the transgressours shalbe rooted out of it.
| וּ֭רְשָׁעִים מֵאֶ֣רֶץ יִכָּרֵ֑תוּ וּ֝בֹוגְדִ֗ים יִסְּח֥וּ מִמֶּֽנָּה׃ פ |
