Proverbs 8
1 ¿ Not wisdom does she call out and understanding does she give forth? voice her.
智慧不是在呼喚，明智不是在發出她的呼聲嗎﹖
2 At [the] top of [the] heights on [the] way between [the] pathways she stations herself.
她站在高崗上，站在通衢大道上，
3 To [the] side of [the] gates to [the] opening of [the] town [the] entrance of [the] doorways they cry aloud.
她在城門口，在城入口處大聲喊說：
4 To you O people I call and voice my [is] to [the] children of humankind.
人呀! 我在向你們呼喚，我在對人子發出呼聲：
5 Understand O naive people prudence and O fools understand heart.
幼稚的人，你們應學習機智；愚昧的人，你們應學習聰明。
6 Listen for princely things I will speak and [the] utterance of lips my [will be] uprightness.
你們且聽，因為我要講論卓絕的事，開口述說正直的事。
7 For truth it will utter palate my and [is] an abomination of lips my wickedness.
的確，我的口只暢談真理，我厭惡虛詐的唇舌。
8 [are] Righteousness all [the] words of mouth my there not among them [is] a twisted [thing] and a distorted [thing].
凡我口述的，無不正直，毫無歪曲或乖僻。
9 All of them [are] right to the discerning [person] and upright to [those who] find knowledge.
我的話為明白的人是誠實的，為有智識的人是正確的。
10 Take discipline my and may not [you take] silver and knowledge more than gold chosen.
你們應聽取我的教訓，而不要銀子；應汲取智識，而不取純金；
11 For [is] good wisdom more than jewels and all pleasures not they compare with it.
因為智慧勝過任何珍珠，任何可貪戀的事都不能與她倫比。
12 I wisdom I dwell prudence and knowledge of discretion I find.
我──智慧──與機智同居，擁有知識和見識。
13 [the] fear of Yahweh [is] to hate evil pride and arrogance - and a way evil and a mouth of perversities I hate.
敬畏上主，就是憎恨邪惡傲慢驕橫，邪惡的行徑和欺詐的口舌，我都憎惡。
14 [belong] to Me counsel and sound wisdom I [am] understanding [belongs] to me strength.
機謀才智，屬我所有；聰明勇敢，亦屬於我。
15 By me kings they reign and rulers they enact righteousness.
藉著我，君王執政，元首秉公行義；
16 By me princes they rule and noble [people] all judges of (righteousness. *L(H)*)
藉著我，統治者統治，王侯治理邦土。
17 I ([those who] love me *Q(K)*) I love and [those who] earnestly seek me they find me.
我愛那愛我的人；凡尋求我的，必找著我。
18 Wealth and honor [are] with me wealth enduring and righteousness.
富貴榮譽，恒產正義，都屬我有。
19 [is] good Fruit my more than gold and more than pure gold and gain my more than silver chosen.
我的果實，勝過黃金純金；我的出產，比淨銀還要寶貴。
20 In [the] path of righteousness I walk in [the] midst of [the] pathways of justice.
我走在正義的路上，走在公平的路上，
21 To give as an inheritance [those who] love me - substance and treasuries their I fill.
使愛我者獲得產業，充滿他們的寶庫。
22 Yahweh he created me [the] beginning of way his [the] beginning of works his from then.
上主自始即拿我作他行動的起始，作他作為的開端：
23 From long ago I was installed from [the] beginning from [the] beginnings of [the] earth.
大地還沒有形成以前，遠自太古，從無始我已被立；
24 When there not [were] [the] deeps I was brought forth when there not [were] springs abounding of water.
深淵還沒有存在，水泉還沒有湧出以前，我已受生；
25 Before mountains they were planted before [the] hills I was brought forth.
山嶽還沒有奠定，丘陵還沒有存在以前，我已受生。
26 Until not he had made [the] earth and [the] open places and [the] first of [the] dusts of [the] world.
那時，上主還沒有創造大地、原野、和世上土壤的原質；
27 When established he [the] heavens [was] there I when marked out he a circle on [the] surface of [the] deep.
當他建立高天時，我已在場；當他在深淵之上劃出穹蒼時，
28 When made firm he [the] clouds above when became strong [the] springs of [the] deep.
當他上使穹蒼穩立，下使淵源固定時，
29 When set he for the sea - limit its and [the] waters not they will transgress mouth his when marked out he [the] foundations of [the] earth.
當他為滄海劃定界限，令水不要越境，給大地奠定基礎時，
30 And I was beside him an artisan and I was delight day - day playing before him at every time.
我已在他身旁，充作技師。那時，我天天是他的喜悅，不斷在他前歡躍，
31 Playing in [the] world of earth his and delight my [were] with [the] children of humankind.
歡躍於塵寰之間，樂與世人共處。
32 And therefore O children listen to me and how blessed! [are those who] ways my they observe.
那麼，我兒，你們且聽我：遵循我道路的人是有福的。
33 Listen to correction and act wisely and may not you neglect [it].
你們該聽從教訓，做一智慧人，不要把她拋棄。
34 How blessed! [is] a person [who] listens to me by keeping watch at doors my day - day by watching [the] doorposts of doorways my.
凡聽從我言，天天在我門前守候，在我門框旁侍立的人，是有福的。
35 For [one who] finds me (he finds *Q(K)*) life and he obtained favor from Yahweh.
因為誰找到我，便是找到生命，他必由上主獲得恩寵。
36 And [one who] misses me [is] doing wrong to self his all [those who] hate me they love death.
但是那得罪我的，等於傷害自己；凡憎恨我的，是自找死亡。
