Proverbs 7
1 My sonne, keepe my wordes, and hide my commandements with thee.
| يَا ابْنِي احْفَظْ أَقْوَالِي وَاذْخَرْ وَصَايَايَ مَعَكَ. | ١ |
2 Keepe my commandements, and thou shalt liue, and mine instruction as the apple of thine eyes.
| أَطِعْ وَصَايَايَ فَتَحْيَا، وَصُنْ شَرِيعَتِي كَحَدَقَةِ عَيْنِكَ. | ٢ |
3 Binde them vpon thy fingers, and write them vpon the table of thine heart.
| اعْصِبْهَا عَلَى أَصَابِعِكَ، وَاكْتُبْهَا عَلَى صَفْحَاتِ قَلْبِكَ. | ٣ |
4 Say vnto wisedome, Thou art my sister: and call vnderstanding thy kinswoman,
| قُلْ لِلْحِكْمَةِ: أَنْتِ أُخْتِي، وَلِلْفِطْنَةِ: أَنْتِ قَرِيبَتِي. | ٤ |
5 That they may keepe thee from the strange woman, euen from the stranger that is smoothe in her wordes.
| فَهُمَا تَحْفَظَانِكَ مِنَ الْمَرْأَةِ الْعَاهِرَةِ، وَالزَّوْجَةِ الْفَاسِقَةِ الَّتِي تَتَمَلَّقُ بِكَلامِهَا. | ٥ |
6 As I was in the window of mine house, I looked through my windowe,
| فَإِنِّي أَشْرَفْتُ مِنْ كُوَّةِ بَيْتِي، وَأَطْلَلْتُ مِنْ خِلالِ نَافِذَتِي، | ٦ |
7 And I sawe among the fooles, and considered among the children a yong man destitute of vnderstanding,
| فَشَاهَدْتُ بَيْنَ الْبَنِينَ الْحَمْقَى شَابّاً مُجَرَّداً مِنَ الْفَهْمِ، | ٧ |
8 Who passed through the streete by her corner, and went toward her house,
| يَجْتَازُ الطَّرِيقَ صَوْبَ الْمُنْعَطَفِ، بِاتِّجَاهِ الشَّارِعِ الْمُفْضِي إِلَى بَيْتِهَا. | ٨ |
9 In the twilight in the euening, when the night began to be blacke and darke.
| عِنْدَ الْغَسَقِ فِي الْمَسَاءِ تَحْتَ جُنْحِ اللَّيْلِ وَالظُّلْمَةِ. | ٩ |
10 And beholde, there met him a woman with an harlots behauiour, and subtill in heart.
| فَإِذَا بِامْرَأَةٍ تَسْتَقْبِلُهُ فِي زِيِّ زَانِيَةٍ وَقَلْبٍ مُخَادِعٍ. | ١٠ |
11 (She is babling and loud: whose feete can not abide in her house.
| صَخَّابَةٌ وَجَامِحَةٌ لَا تَسْتَقِرُّ قَدَمَاهَا فِي بَيْتِهَا. | ١١ |
12 Nowe she is without, nowe in the streetes, and lyeth in waite at euery corner)
| تَرَاهَا تَارَةً فِي الْخَارِجِ، وَطَوْراً فِي سَاحَاتِ الأَسْوَاقِ، تَكْمُنُ عِنْدَ كُلِّ مُنْعَطَفٍ. | ١٢ |
13 So she caught him and kissed him and with an impudent face said vnto him,
| فَأَمْسَكَتْهُ وَقَبَّلَتْهُ وَقَالَتْ لَهُ بِوَجْهٍ وَقِحٍ: | ١٣ |
14 I haue peace offerings: this day haue I payed my vowes.
| «كَانَ عَلَيَّ أَنْ أُقَدِّمَ ذَبَائِحَ سَلامٍ، فَأَوْفَيْتُ الْيَوْمَ نُذُورِي. | ١٤ |
15 Therefore came I forth to meete thee, that I might seeke thy face: and I haue found thee.
| وَقَدْ خَرَجْتُ لاِسْتِقْبَالِكَ، بَعْدَ أَنْ بَحَثْتُ بِشَوْقٍ عَنْكَ حَتَّى وَجَدْتُكَ. | ١٥ |
16 I haue deckt my bed with ornaments, carpets and laces of Egypt.
| قَدْ فَرَشْتُ سَرِيرِي بِأَغْطِيَةٍ كَتَّانِيَّةٍ مُوَشَّاةٍ مِنْ مِصْرَ، | ١٦ |
17 I haue perfumed my bedde with myrrhe, aloes, and cynamom.
| وَعَطَّرْتُ فِرَاشِي بِطِيبِ الْمُرِّ وَالْقِرْفَةِ. | ١٧ |
18 Come, let vs take our fill of loue vntill the morning: let vs take our pleasure in daliance.
| فَتَعَالَ لِنَرْتَوِيَ مِنَ الْحُبِّ حَتَّى الصَّبَاحِ، وَنَتَلَذَّذَ بِمُتَعِ الْغَرَامِ. | ١٨ |
19 For mine husband is not at home: he is gone a iourney farre off.
| فَإِنَّ زَوْجِي لَيْسَ فِي الْبَيْتِ، قَدْ مَضَى فِي رِحْلَةٍ بَعِيدَةٍ. | ١٩ |
20 He hath taken with him a bagge of siluer, and will come home at the day appointed.
| وَأَخَذَ مَعَهُ صُرَّةً مُكْتَنِزَةً بِالْمَالِ، وَلَنْ يَعُودَ إِلّا عِنْدَ اكْتِمَالِ الْبَدْرِ». | ٢٠ |
21 Thus with her great craft she caused him to yeelde, and with her flattering lips she entised him.
| فَأَغْوَتْهُ بِكَثْرَةِ أَفَانِينِ كَلامِهَا، وَرَنَّحَتْهُ بِتَمَلُّقِ شَفَتَيْهَا. | ٢١ |
22 And he followed her straight wayes, as an oxe that goeth to the slaughter, and as a foole to the stockes for correction,
| فَمَضَى عَلَى التَّوِّ فِي إِثْرِهَا، كَثَوْرٍ مَسُوقٍ إِلَى الذَّبْحِ، أَوْ أَيِّلٍ وَقَعَ فِي فَخٍّ. | ٢٢ |
23 Till a dart strike through his liuer, as a bird hasteth to the snare, not knowing that he is in danger.
| إِلَى أَنْ يَنْفُذَ سَهْمٌ فِي كَبِدِهِ، وَيَكُونَ كَعُصْفُورٍ مُنْدَفِعٍ إِلَى شَرَكٍ، لَا يَدْرِي أَنَّهُ قَدْ نُصِبَ لِلْقَضَاءِ عَلَيْهِ. | ٢٣ |
24 Heare me now therefore, O children, and hearken to the wordes of my mouth.
| وَالآنَ أَصْغُوا إِلَيَّ أَيُّهَا الأَبْنَاءُ، وَأَرْهِفُوا آذَانَكُمْ إِلَى أَقْوَالِ فَمِي: | ٢٤ |
25 Let not thine heart decline to her wayes: wander thou not in her paths.
| لَا تَجْنَحْ قُلُوبُكُمْ نَحْوَ طُرُقِهَا، وَلا تُحَوِّمْ فِي دُرُوبِهَا. | ٢٥ |
26 For shee hath caused many to fall downe wounded, and the strong men are all slaine by her.
| فَمَا أَكْثَرَ الَّذِينَ طَرَحَتْهُمْ مُثْخَنِينَ بِالْجِرَاحِ، وَجَمِيعُ صَرْعَاهَا أَقْوِيَاءُ. | ٢٦ |
