Proverbs 2
1 My son, listen to what I say, and [consider my instructions to be as valuable as] [MET] a treasure.
Ka capa, ka lawk hah ngâi nateh, kaie kâpoelawknaw e hah na lungthung vah na pâkuem pawiteh,
2 Pay attention to wisdom and try hard to understand it.
Lungangnae koe lah na hnâpakeng nateh, na thai panuek nahanelah na lungthin na poe pawiteh,
3 Call out [to God] to get insight; plead with him to help you to understand more [of what he wants you to know].
Kapek thai nahanelah na kaw teh, thaipanueknae tawn hanelah na hram pawiteh,
4 Search [eagerly] for wisdom, like you would search for silver, like you would search for a treasure that someone has hidden.
ngun patetlah na tawng teh, hro e hno patetlah na tawng pawiteh,
5 If you do that, you will understand how to revere Yahweh, and you will succeed in knowing God.
BAWIPA takinae na panue vaiteh, Cathut panuenae hah na hmu han.
6 Yahweh is the one who gives us wisdom. He is the one who tells us things that we need to know and understand.
Bangkongtetpawiteh, BAWIPA ni lungangnae a poe teh, a pahni hoi panuenae hoi thaipanueknae hah ouk a tâco sak.
7 He gives good advice to those who conduct their lives as they should. He protects [MET] those who do what is right.
Tamikalannaw hanelah lungangnae katang hah a pâkhueng pouh teh, kalan lah kacetnaw hanelah bahling lah ao.
8 He guards those who act justly/fairly [toward others], and he watches over those who are faithful/loyal [to him].
Kângingnae lam hah a ring teh, a tamikathoungnaw e lamthung hah a ngue pouh.
9 [If you ask God for wisdom], you will understand what is right and just [DOU] [to do], and [you will know] the right way to conduct your life,
Hottelahoi, kângingnae hoi lannae na thaipanuek vaiteh, ngaima tawnhoehnae hoi kahawi e lamthung hai na panue han.
10 because you will be wise in your inner being; and knowing [what God wants you to know] will cause you to be joyful.
Na lungthin dawk lungangnae a kâen toteh, panuenae teh, na hringnae kanawm sakkung lah ao han.
11 If you know [PRS] how to choose what is right to do and if you understand [what God wants] you to do, God will protect you and guard you and keep you safe.
Poukpanueknae ni na ngue vaiteh, thaipanueknae ni na ring han.
12 If you are wise [PRS], you will not do what evil people do, and you will not [believe what] deceitful people say.
Tamikathoutnaw e lamthung dawk hoi na rungngang han. Lawk longkawi lah ka dei e,
13 Deceitful people have stopped acting fairly/justly [toward others] and (walk on dark and evil paths/do what evil people do) [MET].
Lannae lamthung ka pahnawt niteh, hmonae lamthung dawn hanelah ka cet e,
14 They enjoy doing what is wrong; they like to do what is evil and to deceive [people].
thoenae saknae dawk lungkahawi e, tamikathout lanhoehnae dawk a lungkahawi e,
15 They (walk on crooked paths/always deceive others) and are always dishonest.
Lam longkawi ka dawn niteh, a lamthung dawk yuemkamcu hoeh e,
16 If you are wise [PRS], you will [also] be saved from (immoral women/prostitutes); you will not pay attention when adulterous women try to (seduce/entice you by what they say.)
Kahlong lae napui hoi pasawtpanep lawk ka hno e,
17 Those women have left the husbands whom they married when they were young; they have disregarded the solemn promise they made to God [not to commit adultery].
A naw nah hui ka cettakhai niteh, a Cathut lawkkam kapahnimnaw koehoi nang hah na rungngang han.
18 If you go into houses of women who are like that, you will die [when you are still young]; the road [to their houses] leads to hell. (questioned)
Bangkongtetpawiteh, ahnie im ni duenae koe lah a hrawi teh, ahnie lam ni tamikadoutnaw koelah a pâtam.
19 No man who (visits/sleeps with) a woman like that will again [live harmoniously with his family]. He will never have a [happy] life again.
Ahni koe kacetnaw teh ban boihoeh toe. Hringnae lam hah dawn boi awh hoeh toe.
20 If [you are wise], you should behave like good men behave. You should (stay on the paths that righteous [people] walk on/do what godly people do) [MET],
Nang teh tamikahawinaw e lamthung na dawn vaiteh, lannae lamthung pou na dawn thai nahane doeh.
21 because only godly people will live in this land [and receive God’s blessings]; [only] those who have not done wrong will stay here [for a long time].
Bangkongtetpawiteh, tamikalan teh ram dawk kho a sak vaiteh, tami kakuep teh hawvah pou ao han.
22 Wicked [people] will be expelled from this land, and [people] who are not trustworthy will be thrown {God will throw them} out of it.
Hatei, tamikathout teh talai van hoi takhoe lah awm vaiteh, yuemkamcu hoeh naw hah phawk lah ao awh han.
