Proverbs 20
1 Drinking a lot of wine or [other] strong drinks causes people to start fighting; it is foolish to become drunk/intoxicated.
Vinen er ein spottar, rusdrykken ein ståkar, ingen som tumlar av honom, er vis.
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.
Den rædsla kongen vekkjer, er som løveburing, den som fær hans vreide på seg, set livet sitt på spel.
3 [People] respect those who stay away from disputes/arguments; foolish people [love to] quarrel.
Mannsens æra er å halda seg frå trætta, men kvar uviting glefser til.
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.
Letingen pløgjer ikkje um hausten, i skurdonni leitar han fåfengt etter grøda.
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 mannsens hjarta er som vatn i djupet, men ein skynsam mann kann draga det upp.
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.
Mest kvar mann råkar ein som elskar honom, men kven finn ein som er å lita på?
7 If parents conduct their lives as they should, [God] blesses their children (OR, their children are very happy/fortunate).
Den som ferdast ulastande og er rettferdig, sæle er borni hans etter honom.
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.
Ein konge som sit på domarstol, skil ut alt vondt med augo sine.
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).”
Kven kann segja: «Eg hev halda hjarta reint og er fri frå syndi mi?»
10 Yahweh detests people who use weights that are not right and measures that are not correct.
Tvo slag vegt og tvo slag mål er båe tvo ein styggedom for Herren.
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].
Alt guten syner i si gjerd um ferdi hans vert rein og rett.
12 Two of the things that Yahweh has created [for us] are ears to hear things and eyes to see things.
Øyra som høyrer og auga som ser - Herren hev skapt deim båe tvo.
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.
Elska ikkje svevn, for då vert du fatig, haldt augo uppe, so fær du brød til mette.
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].
«Klent, klent!» segjer kjøparen, men når han gjeng burt, so rosar han seg.
15 Gold and precious stones are [valuable], but wise words [MTY] are more valuable.
Vel finst det gull og mange perlor, men dyraste gogni er lippor med kunnskap.
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.
Tak klædi hans! for han hev borga for ein annan, og panta honom for framande!
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.
Søtt er for mannen det brød han hev fenge med fals, men sidan vert munnen hans full av småstein.
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.
Råder vert stødige med rådleggjing, få då klok styring når du fører krig!
19 Those who go around telling gossip are [always] telling secrets to [others]; so stay away from people who foolishly talk [too much].
Den som fer med drøs, ber løynråd ut, og gapen skal du ikkje hava noko med.
20 If someone curses his father or his mother, his life will be ended, [just] like a lamp is extinguished.
Den som bannar far og mor, hans lampa skal slokna i kolmyrkret.
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.
Ein arv som ein i fyrstundes er for fus på, vert på slutten utan velsigning.
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]).
Seg ikkje: «Eg vil løna med vondt!» Venta på Herren, han vil hjelpa deg.
23 Yahweh detests [those who use] dishonest scales and weights that are not accurate/correct.
Tvo slag vegt er ein styggedom for Herren, og den falske skålvegt er ikkje god.
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]
Frå Herren kjem mannsens stig, og kor kann eit menneskje skyna sin veg?
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.
Fårlegt er det for eit menneskje å vigsla eitkvart tankelaust, og fyrst granska lovnaden etterpå.
26 Wise kings find out [MET] which people have done what is wrong, and they punish them very severely [IDM].
Ein vis konge skil ut dei gudlause og let hjulet ganga yver deim.
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).
Menneskjens ånd er Herrens lampa, og ho ransakar alle rom i hjarta.
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.
Kjærleik og truskap er vakt um kongen, og han styd sin kongsstol på kjærleik.
29 We honor/admire young people because they are strong, but we respect [MTY] old people more because they are wise.
Ei æra for ungdomar er deira kraft, og ein prydnad for dei gamle er grått 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.
Svidande sår reinser burt det vonde, ja, slag reinsar hjartans inste rom.
