Proverbs 1
1 Proverbs of Solomon, son of David, king of Israel:
Fakkeenya Solomoon Ilma Daawit, mootii Israaʼel:
2 For knowing wisdom and instruction, For understanding sayings of intelligence,
Ogummaa fi qajeelfama qabaachuudhaaf, dubbii beekumsa guddaa hubachuudhaaf;
3 For receiving the instruction of wisdom, Righteousness, judgment, and uprightness,
ogummaadhaan jiraachuudhaan, qajeelummaadhaan, murtii qajeelaa kennuu fi nama wal qixxeessuudhaan qajeelfama argachuudhaaf;
4 For giving to simple ones—prudence, To a youth—knowledge and discretion.
warra waa hin beekneef of eeggannoo kennuudhaaf, dargaggootaaf immoo beekumsaa fi hubannaa kennuudhaaf,
5 (The wise hear and increase learning, And the intelligent obtain counsels.)
ogeeyyiin dhaggeeffatanii barumsa isaanii irratti waa haa dabalatan; warri qalbii qabanis qajeelfama haa argatan;
6 For understanding a proverb and its sweetness, Words of the wise and their acute sayings.
kunis fakkeenyaa fi hiikkaa, jechaa fi hibboo ogeeyyii hubachuudhaaf.
7 Fear of YHWH [is the] beginning of knowledge, Fools have despised wisdom and instruction!
Waaqayyoon sodaachuun jalqaba ogummaa ti; gowwoonni garuu ogummaa fi adabamuu tuffatu.
8 Hear, my son, the instruction of your father, And do not leave the law of your mother,
Yaa ilma ko, gorsa abbaa keetii dhaggeeffadhu; barsiisa haadha keetii illee hin gatin.
9 For they [are] a graceful wreath to your head, And chains to your neck.
Wanni kun mataa kee miidhagsuudhaaf gonfoo, morma kee bareechuudhaaf immoo faaya siif taʼa.
10 My son, if sinners entice you, do not be willing.
Yaa ilma ko, yoo cubbamoonni sossobanii ofitti si harkisan, tole hin jedhiniif.
11 If they say, “Come with us, we lay wait for blood, We watch secretly for the innocent without cause,
Yoo isaan, “Nu wajjin kottu; riphnee dhiiga namaa dhangalaasnaa; nama balleessaa hin qabne galaafachuudhaafis dhokannee eeggannaa;
kottu akkuma awwaalaa jiraatti isaan liqimsinaa; akkuma warra boolla keessa buufamaniis guutumaan guutuutti isaan liqimsinaa; (Sheol h7585)
13 We find every precious substance, We fill our houses [with] spoil,
nu waan gatii qabu kan gosa hundaa ni arganna; manneen keenya illee boojuudhaan guuttanna;
14 You cast your lot among us, One purse is—to all of us.”
ixaa kee nu wajjin buufadhu; nus korojoo tokko si wajjin qooddannaa” siin jedhan,
15 My son! Do not go in the way with them, Withhold your foot from their path,
yaa ilma ko, ati isaan wajjin hin deemin; miilla keetiin karaa isaanii irra illee hin ejjetin;
16 For their feet run to evil, And they hurry to shed blood.
miilli isaanii cubbuutti ariifataatii; isaan dhiiga dhangalaasuuf jarjaru.
17 Surely in vain is the net spread out before the eyes of any bird.
Utuma simbirroonni hundi arganuu, kiyyoo buusuun waan gatii hin qabnee dha!
18 And they lay wait for their own blood, They watch secretly for their own lives.
Namoonni kunneen dhiiguma ofii isaanii riphanii eeggatu; lubbuma ofii isaanii gaadu!
19 So [are] the paths of every gainer of dishonest gain, It takes the life of its owners.
Kun dhuma warra qabeenya karaa hamaadhaan argamu duukaa buʼan hundaa ti; wanni akkasii jireenya warra isa argatanii balleessa.
20 Wisdom cries aloud in an out-place, She gives forth her voice in broad places,
Ogummaan karaa irratti guddiftee iyyiti; iddoo wal gaʼii uummataattis sagalee ishee ol fudhatti.
21 She calls at the head of the multitudes, In the openings of the gates, In the city she says her sayings:
Isheen fiixee daandii irraa iyyiti; karra magaalaa duraas akkana jettee dubbatti:
22 “Until when, you simple, do you love simplicity? And have scorners desired their scorning? And do fools hate knowledge?
“Isin warri homaa hin beekne kun hamma yoomiitti karaa keessan kan faayidaa hin qabne sana jaallattu? Warri namatti qoosan hamma yoomiitti qoosaa sanatti gammadanii gowwoonnis beekumsa jibbu?
23 Turn back at my reproof, behold, I pour forth my spirit to you, I make known my words with you.
Mormii koo qalbeeffadhaa; ani yaada koo isinii nan dhangalaasa; dubbii koos isiniifin ibsa.
24 Because I have called, and you refuse, I stretched out my hand, and none is attending,
Garuu sababii isin yeroo ani isin waametti diddanii yeroo ani harka balʼifadhetti namni tokko iyyuu na hin dhaggeeffatiniif,
25 And you slight all my counsel, And you have not desired my reproof.
waan isin gorsa koo hunda tuffattanii dheekkamsa koo dhagaʼuu diddaniif,
26 I also laugh in your calamity, I deride when your fear comes,
anis badiisa keessanitti nan kolfa, yeroo balaan isinitti dhufuttis nan qoosa;
27 When your fear comes as destruction, And your calamity comes as a windstorm, When adversity and distress come on you.
yeroo balaan akkuma bubbeetti isin fudhatutti, yeroo badiisni akkuma bubbee hamaatti isin haxaaʼutti, yeroo dhiphinaa fi rakkinni isinitti dhufutti ani isinittan qoosa.
28 Then they call me, and I do not answer, They seek me earnestly, and do not find me.
“Yeroo sana isaan na waammatu; ani garuu isaan jalaa hin owwaadhu; isaan na barbaadu; garuu na hin argatan.
29 Because that they have hated knowledge, And have not chosen the fear of YHWH.
Isaan waan beekumsa jibbanii Waaqayyoon sodaachuu illee filachuu didaniif,
30 They have not consented to my counsel, They have despised all my reproof,
waan gorsa koo fudhachuu didanii dheekkamsa koos tuffataniif,
31 And they eat of the fruit of their way, And they are filled from their own counsels.
isaan gatii karaa isaanii ni nyaatu; buʼaa jalʼina isaaniis ni quufu.
32 For the turning of the simple slays them, And the security of the foolish destroys them.
Gowwoota waa dagachuutu isaan balleessaatii; quufni gowwootaa isaanuma balleessa;
33 And whoever is listening to me dwells confidently, And [is] quiet from fear of evil!”
namni na dhaggeeffatu kam iyyuu garuu nagaadhaan jiraata; inni qabbanaan jiraata; wanni hamaanis isa hin sodaachisu.”
