< Proverbs 1 >

1 The proverbs of Solomon, son of David, King of Israel:
أَمْثَالُ سُلَيْمَانَ بْنِ دَاوُدَ مَلِكِ إِسْرَائِيلَ:١
2 For the knowledge of wisdom and correction, for discerning the sayings of intelligence;
لِمَعْرِفَةِ حِكْمَةٍ وَأَدَبٍ. لِإِدْرَاكِ أَقْوَالِ ٱلْفَهْمِ.٢
3 For receiving the correction of prudence, righteousness and justice, and equity;
لِقُبُولِ تَأْدِيبِ ٱلْمَعْرِفَةِ وَٱلْعَدْلِ وَٱلْحَقِّ وَٱلِٱسْتِقَامَةِ.٣
4 For giving To the simple shrewdness, To the young man, knowledge and discretion.
لِتُعْطِيَ ٱلْجُهَّالَ ذَكَاءً، وَٱلشَّابَّ مَعْرِفَةً وَتَدَبُّرًا.٤
5 A wise man, will hear, and will increase learning, and a, discreet man, wise counsels, will acquire,
يَسْمَعُهَا ٱلْحَكِيمُ فَيَزْدَادُ عِلْمًا، وَٱلْفَهِيمُ يَكْتَسِبُ تَدْبِيرًا.٥
6 By gaining discernment of proverb, and satire, the words of the wise, and their dark sayings.
لِفَهْمِ ٱلْمَثَلِ وَٱللُّغْزِ، أَقْوَالِ ٱلْحُكَمَاءِ وَغَوَامِضِهِمْ.٦
7 The reverence of Yahweh, is the beginning of knowledge, Wisdom and correction, the foolish have despised.
مَخَافَةُ ٱلرَّبِّ رَأْسُ ٱلْمَعْرِفَةِ، أَمَّا ٱلْجَاهِلُونَ فَيَحْتَقِرُونَ ٱلْحِكْمَةَ وَٱلْأَدَبَ.٧
8 Hear, my son, the correction of thy father, and do not reject the instruction of thy mother;
اِسْمَعْ يَا ٱبْنِي تَأْدِيبَ أَبِيكَ، وَلَا تَرْفُضْ شَرِيعَةَ أُمِّكَ،٨
9 For, a wreath of beauty, shall they be to thy head, and chains of ornament, to thy neck.
لِأَنَّهُمَا إِكْلِيلُ نِعْمَةٍ لِرَأْسِكَ، وَقَلَائِدُ لِعُنُقِكَ.٩
10 My son, if sinners entice thee, do not consent.
يَا ٱبْنِي، إِنْ تَمَلَّقَكَ ٱلْخُطَاةُ فَلَا تَرْضَ.١٠
11 If they say—Come with us, —Let us lie in wait for blood, Let us watch in secret for him who is needlessly innocent;
إِنْ قَالُوا: «هَلُمَّ مَعَنَا لِنَكْمُنْ لِلدَّمِ. لِنَخْتَفِ لِلْبَرِيءِ بَاطِلًا.١١
12 Let us engulf them, like hades, alive, While in health, like them who are going down to the pit; (Sheol h7585)
لِنَبْتَلِعْهُمْ أَحْيَاءً كَٱلْهَاوِيَةِ، وَصِحَاحًا كَٱلْهَابِطِينَ فِي ٱلْجُبِّ، (Sheol h7585)١٢
13 All costly substance, shall we find, We shall fill our houses with spoil;
فَنَجِدَ كُلَّ قِنْيَةٍ فَاخِرَةٍ، نَمْلَأَ بُيُوتَنَا غَنِيمَةً.١٣
14 Thy lot, shalt thou cast into our midst, One purse, shall there be, for us all.
تُلْقِي قُرْعَتَكَ وَسْطَنَا. يَكُونُ لَنَا جَمِيعًا كِيسٌ وَاحِدٌ».١٤
15 My son, do not walk in the way with them, Withhold thy foot from their path.
يَا ٱبْنِي، لَا تَسْلُكْ فِي ٱلطَّرِيقِ مَعَهُمْ. اِمْنَعْ رِجْلَكَ عَنْ مَسَالِكِهِمْ.١٥
16 For, their feet, to mischief, do run, and haste to the shedding of blood.
لِأَنَّ أَرْجُلَهُمْ تَجْرِي إِلَى ٱلشَّرِّ وَتُسْرِعُ إِلَى سَفْكِ ٱلدَّمِ.١٦
17 Surely, in vain, is spread the net, in the sight of aught that hath wings!
لِأَنَّهُ بَاطِلًا تُنْصَبُ ٱلشَّبَكَةُ فِي عَيْنَيْ كُلِّ ذِي جَنَاحٍ.١٧
18 Yet, they, for their own blood, lie in wait, They watch in secret for their own life.
أَمَّا هُمْ فَيَكْمُنُونَ لِدَمِ أَنْفُسِهِمْ. يَخْتَفُونَ لِأَنْفُسِهِمْ.١٨
19 Such are the ways of every one that graspeth with greed, The life of the owners thereof, it taketh away!
هَكَذَا طُرُقُ كُلِّ مُولَعٍ بِكَسْبٍ. يَأْخُذُ نَفْسَ مُقْتَنِيهِ.١٩
20 Wisdom, in the open place, soundeth forth, in the broadways, she raiseth her voice;
اَلْحِكْمَةُ تُنَادِي فِي ٱلْخَارِجِ. فِي ٱلشَّوَارِعِ تُعْطِي صَوْتَهَا.٢٠
21 At the head of bustling streets, she crieth aloud, —at the openings of the gates in the city—her sayings, she doth utter: —
تَدْعُو فِي رُؤُوسِ ٱلْأَسْوَاقِ، فِي مَدَاخِلِ ٱلْأَبْوَابِ. فِي ٱلْمَدِينَةِ تُبْدِي كَلَامَهَا٢١
22 How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? and, scoffers, in scoffing, delight them? and, dullards, hate knowledge?
قَائِلَةً: «إِلَى مَتَى أَيُّهَا ٱلْجُهَّالُ تُحِبُّونَ ٱلْجَهْلَ، وَٱلْمُسْتَهْزِئُونَ يُسَرُّونَ بِٱلِٱسْتِهْزَاءِ، وَٱلْحَمْقَى يُبْغِضُونَ ٱلْعِلْمَ؟٢٢
23 Will ye turn, at my reproof? Lo! I will pour out to you my spirit, I will make known my words to you.
اِرْجِعُوا عِنْدَ تَوْبِيخِي. هَأَنَذَا أُفِيضُ لَكُمْ رُوحِي. أُعَلِّمُكُمْ كَلِمَاتِي.٢٣
24 Because I called, and ye refused, I stretched out my hand, and no one regarded;
«لِأَنِّي دَعَوْتُ فَأَبَيْتُمْ، وَمَدَدْتُ يَدِي وَلَيْسَ مَنْ يُبَالِي،٢٤
25 But ye dismissed all my counsel, and, to my rebuke, would not yield,
بَلْ رَفَضْتُمْ كُلَّ مَشُورَتِي، وَلَمْ تَرْضَوْا تَوْبِيخِي.٢٥
26 I also, at your calamity, will laugh, I will mock, when cometh your dread;
فَأَنَا أَيْضًا أَضْحَكُ عِنْدَ بَلِيَّتِكُمْ. أَشْمَتُ عِنْدَ مَجِيءِ خَوْفِكُمْ.٢٦
27 When cometh as a crashing your dread, and, your calamity, as a storm-wind, overtaketh, when there come upon you, distress and anguish.
إِذَا جَاءَ خَوْفُكُمْ كَعَاصِفَةٍ، وَأَتَتْ بَلِيَّتُكُمْ كَٱلزَّوْبَعَةِ، إِذَا جَاءَتْ عَلَيْكُمْ شِدَّةٌ وَضِيقٌ.٢٧
28 Then, will they call me, but I will not answer, they will seek me diligently, but shall not find me.
حِينَئِذٍ يَدْعُونَنِي فَلَا أَسْتَجِيبُ. يُبَكِّرُونَ إِلَيَّ فَلَا يَجِدُونَنِي.٢٨
29 Because they hated knowledge, and, the reverence of Yahweh, did not choose;
لِأَنَّهُمْ أَبْغَضُوا ٱلْعِلْمَ وَلَمْ يَخْتَارُوا مَخَافَةَ ٱلرَّبِّ.٢٩
30 Consented not to my counsel, disdained all my rebuke,
لَمْ يَرْضَوْا مَشُورَتِي. رَذَلُوا كُلَّ تَوْبِيخِي.٣٠
31 Therefore shall they eat of the fruit of their own way, and, with their own counsels, be filled.
فَلِذَلِكَ يَأْكُلُونَ مِنْ ثَمَرِ طَرِيقِهِمْ، وَيَشْبَعُونَ مِنْ مُؤَامَرَاتِهِمْ.٣١
32 For, the turning away of the simple, will slay them, —and, the carelessness of dullards, will destroy them.
لِأَنَّ ٱرْتِدَادَ ٱلْحَمْقَى يَقْتُلُهُمْ، وَرَاحَةَ ٱلْجُهَّالِ تُبِيدُهُمْ.٣٢
33 Whereas, he that hearkeneth unto me, shall dwell safely, and be at rest, without dread of misfortune.
أَمَّا ٱلْمُسْتَمِعُ لِي فَيَسْكُنُ آمِنًا، وَيَسْتَرِيحُ مِنْ خَوْفِ ٱلشَّرِّ».٣٣

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