Proverbs 20
1 Drinking a lot of wine or [other] strong drinks causes people to start fighting; it is foolish to become drunk/intoxicated.
En Spotter er Vinen, stærk Drik slår sig løs, og ingen, som raver deraf, er viis.
2 Being afraid of a king when he is angry is like [SIM] being afraid of a lion when it growls/roars; if you cause the king to become angry, he may execute you.
Som Løvebrøl er Rædslen, en Konge vækker, at vække hans Vrede er at vove sit Liv.
3 [People] respect those who stay away from disputes/arguments; foolish people [love to] quarrel.
Mands Ære er det at undgå Trætte, men alle Tåber vil Strid.
4 [If] a lazy man does not plow [his fields at the right/proper time], he will look for [crops] at harvest [time], but there will be nothing there.
Om Efteråret pløjer den lade ikke, han søger i Høst, men finder intet.
5 [Just] as it is difficult to bring up water from a deep well, it is difficult to know what people are thinking, but someone who has good sense/insight will be able to find out what people are thinking.
Råd i Mands Hjerte er dybe Vande, men Mand med Indsigt drager det op.
6 Many people proclaim that they can be trusted [to do what they say that they will do], but it is very difficult to find [RHQ] someone who can really be trusted.
Mangen kaldes en velvillig Mand, men hvem kan finde en trofast Mand?
7 If parents conduct their lives as they should, [God] blesses their children (OR, their children are very happy/fortunate).
Retfærdig er den, som lydefrit vandrer, hans Sønner får Lykke efter ham.
8 A king who sits on his throne to judge people can [easily] [MTY] find out what things that people have done are good and what things are evil.
Kongen, der sidder i Dommersædet, sigter alt ondt med sit Blik.
9 There is no one [RHQ] who can truthfully say, “I do not know of any wrong things that I have done; I have (gotten rid of all my sinful behavior/quit doing what is sinful).”
Hvo kan sige: "Jeg rensed mit Hjerte, og jeg er ren for Synd!"
10 Yahweh detests people who use weights that are not right and measures that are not correct.
To Slags Vægt og to Slags Mål, begge Dele er HERREN en Gru.
11 Even children show by what they do whether they are good or not; they show whether (what they do/their behavior) is honest and right [or not].
Selv Drengen kendes på det, han gør, om han er ren og ret hans Færd.
12 Two of the things that Yahweh has created [for us] are ears to hear things and eyes to see things.
Øret, der hører, og Øjet, der ser, HERREN skabte dem begge.
13 If you want to sleep [all the time], you will become poor; if you stay awake [and work], you will have plenty of food.
Elsk ikke Søvn, at du ej bliver fattig, luk Øjnene op og bliv mæt.
14 People [look at things that they are about] to buy, [and in order to get it for a lower price sometimes they] say, “(It is no good/It is poor quality),” but [after they buy it], they go and boast [about having bought it for a cheap price].
Køberen siger: "Usselt, usselt!" men skryder af Handelen, når han går bort.
15 Gold and precious stones are [valuable], but wise words [MTY] are more valuable.
Har man end Guld og Perler i Mængde, kosteligst Smykke er Kundskabslæber.
16 If you foolishly promise to a stranger that you will pay what he owes if he is unable to pay it [DOU], [you deserve to] have someone take your coat from you.
Tag hans Klæder, han borged for en anden, pant ham for fremmedes Skyld!
17 People [may] think that food that they acquire by doing what is dishonest will taste very good, but later [they will not enjoy what they have done any more than they would enjoy] eating gravel/sand.
Sødt smager Løgnens Brød, bagefter fyldes Munden med Grus.
18 When people give you good advice, [if you do what they suggest], your plans will succeed; so be sure to get good advice from wise people before you start fighting a war.
Planer, der lægges ved Rådslagning, lykkes; før Krig efter modent Overlæg!
19 Those who go around telling gossip are [always] telling secrets to [others]; so stay away from people who foolishly talk [too much].
Bagtaleren røber, hvad ham er betroet, hav ej med en åbenmundet at gøre!
20 If someone curses his father or his mother, his life will be ended, [just] like a lamp is extinguished.
Den, der bander Fader og Moder, i Bælgmørke går hans Lampe ud.
21 If you very quickly take the property that your parents promise will be yours after they die, you will not receive any good/blessing from it.
Først haster man efter en Arv, men til sidst velsignes den ikke.
22 Do not say, “I will do evil to those who do evil to me;” wait for Yahweh [to do something about it], and he will (help you/[do what is right]).
Sig ikke: "Ondt vil jeg gengælde!" Bi på HERREN, så hjælper han dig.
23 Yahweh detests [those who use] dishonest scales and weights that are not accurate/correct.
To Slags Lodder er HERREN en Gru, det er ikke godt, at Vægten er falsk.
24 Yahweh is the one who has decided what will happen to us, so (how can we (understand/know) what will happen before it happens?/we humans certainly cannot (understand/know) what will happen before it happens.) [RHQ]
Fra HERREN er Mands Fjed, hvor kan et Menneske fatte sin Skæbne!
25 You should think carefully before you solemnly promise to dedicate something to God, because later you might be sorry you have promised to do it.
Det er farligt at sige tankeløst: "Helligt!" og først efter Løftet tænke sig om.
26 Wise kings find out [MET] which people have done what is wrong, and they punish them very severely [IDM].
Viis Konge sigter de gudløse, lader Tærskehjul gå over dem.
27 Our consciences are [like] lamps that Yahweh [has given to us to enable us to know what we are thinking] [MET]; they reveal what is hidden deep in our (minds/inner beings).
Menneskets Ånd er en HERRENs Lampe, den ransager alle hans indres Kamre.
28 Kings will continue to rule as long as they faithfully love their people and are loyal to them and as long as they rule righteously/fairly.
Godhed og Troskab vogter Kongen, han støtter sin Trone ved Retfærd.
29 We honor/admire young people because they are strong, but we respect [MTY] old people more because they are wise.
Unges Stolthed er deres Styrke, gamles Smykke er grånet Hår.
30 When we are beaten or whipped, it [can] cause us to quit doing what is evil in our lives; when someone wounds us [by punishing us], it [can] cause our behavior to become good.
Blodige Strimer renser den onde og Hug hans Indres Kamre.
