Proverbs 20
1 Drinking a lot of wine or [other] strong drinks causes people to start fighting; it is foolish to become drunk/intoxicated.
Csúfoló a bor, zajongó a részegítő ital; és bárki megmámorodik benne, nem lesz bölcs.
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.
Mint fiatal oroszlán ordítása, olyan a király ijesztése, a ki magára haragítja, lelke ellen vét.
3 [People] respect those who stay away from disputes/arguments; foolish people [love to] quarrel.
Dicsősége a férfiúnak elállni a pörtől, de minden oktalan kitör.
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.
Ősztől kezdve nem szánt a rest, majd kér aratáskor, de nincs.
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.
Mélységes víz a tanács az ember szívében, de az értelem embere merít belőle.
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.
A legtöbb ember – kiki hirdeti szeretetét, de hűséges embert ki talál?
7 If parents conduct their lives as they should, [God] blesses their children (OR, their children are very happy/fortunate).
Gáncstalanságában jár az igaz, boldogok a fiai ő utána.
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.
A király, ki az ítélet trónján ül, szemeivel szór szét minden rosszat.
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).”
Ki mondhatja: megtisztítottam szívemet, tiszta lettem vétkemtől;
10 Yahweh detests people who use weights that are not right and measures that are not correct.
Kétféle súlykő, kétféle mérő; az Örökkévaló utálata mindakettő.
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].
Cselekedeteiben megismerszik a fiú is, vajon tiszta s vajon egyenes-e a míve.
12 Two of the things that Yahweh has created [for us] are ears to hear things and eyes to see things.
Halló fül és látó szem, az Örökkévaló teremtette mind a kettőt.
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.
Ne szeresd az alvást, nehogy elszegényedjél, nyisd ki szemeidet, lakjál jól kenyérrel.
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].
Rossz, rossz! mondja a vevő, s midőn elmegy, akkor dicsekszik.
15 Gold and precious stones are [valuable], but wise words [MTY] are more valuable.
Van arany és korál bőven, de drága ékszer a tudás ajkai.
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.
Vedd el ruháját, mert másért kezeskedett, és idegen nő miatt zálogold őt meg.
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.
Kellemes az embernek a hazugság kenyere, de azután kaviccsal telik meg a szája.
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.
Gondolatok tanács által szilárdulnak meg, és útmutatásokkal viselj háborút.
19 Those who go around telling gossip are [always] telling secrets to [others]; so stay away from people who foolishly talk [too much].
Feltárja a titkot, ki mint rágalmazó jár, és csacskaajkúval ne állj össze.
20 If someone curses his father or his mother, his life will be ended, [just] like a lamp is extinguished.
A ki átkozza atyját és anyját, annak mécsese kialszik sötétség homályában.
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.
Kezdetben hamarkodva szerzett birtok – annak vége nem lesz áldott.
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]).
Ne mondd: Hadd fizetek rosszal; remélj az Örökkévalóhoz, s majd megsegít téged.
23 Yahweh detests [those who use] dishonest scales and weights that are not accurate/correct.
Utálata az Örökkévalónak kétféle súlykő, és csalárd mérleg nem jó.
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]
Az Örökkévalótól valók a férfi léptei, s az ember – miképp értheti az utját?
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.
Tőr az embernek hirtelen kiejteni: szentség! és azután fontolgatni a fogadalmakat.
26 Wise kings find out [MET] which people have done what is wrong, and they punish them very severely [IDM].
A gonoszokat szétszórja a bölcs király, és rájuk fordította a kereket.
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).
Mécsese az Örökkévalónak az ember lelke, átkutatja mind a testnek kamaráit.
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.
Szeretet és hűség megóvják a királyt, és szeretettel támasztja trónját.
29 We honor/admire young people because they are strong, but we respect [MTY] old people more because they are wise.
Az ifjak ékessége erejök, s az öregek dísze az ősz haj.
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.
Ütésnek kelevénye kenőcs a rosszra s a verések a test kamaráiba hatolnak.
