Proverbs 28
1 Wicked [people] run away [even] when no one is pursuing them, but righteous/good [people are not afraid]; they are as brave as lions.
Les méchants prennent la fuite, alors que personne ne les poursuit; les justes, tel un lion, sont pleins de sécurité.
2 When [the people of] a nation sin, they will have one ruler after another; but when their leaders are wise and have good sense, their government will last for a long time.
Quand le désordre sévit dans un pays, ses chefs sont nombreux. Un seul homme de sens et d’expérience suffit pour faire durer le bon ordre.
3 A poor person who oppresses [other] poor [people] is [like] [MET] a very heavy/hard rain that [destroys the crops], with the result that there is no food [for people to eat].
Un homme pauvre qui pressure les humbles est comme une pluie qui ravage tout et amène la famine.
4 Those who reject/disobey [God’s] laws always speak well of wicked [people]; but those who obey [God’s] laws [always] oppose what wicked people do.
Ceux qui désertent la loi glorifient l’impie, ceux qui l’observent s’indignent contre lui.
5 Evil people do not understand what it means to act justly, but those who try to obey/worship Yahweh understand that very well.
Les hommes pervers ne comprennent rien au droit; mais ceux qui recherchent l’Eternel comprennent tout.
6 It is better to be honest [even] though you are poor than to be dishonest [even] though you are rich.
Mieux vaut le pauvre, marchant dans sa droiture, que le riche aux voies tortueuses.
7 Young people who obey the laws are wise [IDM]; parents whose children associate with those who (carouse/go to wild parties) are humiliated/disgraced because of what their children do.
Qui respecte la loi est un fils intelligent; mais qui fraye avec les jouisseurs fait la honte de son père.
8 When people become very rich by charging very high interest [DOU], their money will [eventually] go to someone who does kind things for the poor.
Augmenter sa fortune par l’intérêt et l’usure, c’est amasser pour l’ami des pauvres.
9 If people do not obey [MTY] [God’s] laws, [God] (detests their prayers/considers that their prayers stink).
Fermez l’oreille aux leçons de la loi votre prière même devient un acte abominable.
10 Those who cause honest/good [people] to do what is evil will fall into their own pits/traps, but good things will happen to those who (are innocent/have not done what is wrong).
Qui entraîne des gens de bien dans une mauvaise voie tombe dans son propre piège; le bonheur est le lot de la droiture.
11 [Many] rich people think that they are wise, but poor people who have good sense will find out whether rich people really are wise or not.
Le riche se prend pour un sage: un pauvre homme intelligent le perce à fond.
12 When righteous/good [people] (succeed/win [elections]), everyone (celebrates/is happy); but when wicked [people win], everyone hides [because they are afraid of what the wicked people will do].
Quand les justes triomphent, c’est fête générale; quand les méchants s’élèvent, les gens se cachent.
13 Those who refuse to confess/admit their sins will not prosper, but [God] acts mercifully/kindly toward those who confess their sins and turn away from their sinful behavior.
Dissimuler ses péchés ne porte pas bonheur; qui les confesse et y renonce obtient miséricorde.
14 [God] is pleased with those who always revere him, but those who are stubborn [IDM] will experience disasters.
Heureux l’homme constamment timoré! Qui endurcit son cœur tombe dans le malheur.
15 Wicked people who [mistreat] poor people whom they rule are [as dangerous to them as] [SIM] a lion roaring [at them] or a bear springing up [to attack them].
Un lion rugissant, un ours affamé, tel est un méchant prince pour une nation pauvre,
16 Rulers who do not have good sense cruelly oppress [the people they rule], but rulers who do not want to become rich by cheating/deceiving [people] will live (OR, rule) for a long time.
un despote dépourvu de sens et chargé de rapines. Celui qui hait le lucre prolonge ses jours.
17 Those who are guilty of murdering [MTY] another person will (be fugitives/keep running away) until they die; do not help them to escape.
Un homme accablé sous le poids d’un meurtre arrive, dans sa fuite, au bord de la fosse; qu’on ne lui tende pas la main!
18 Those who [continually] do what is right will be safe/protected, but those who are dishonest will [suddenly] be ruined.
Qui marche dans l’intégrité sera sauvé, mais qui suit des voies tortueuses tombera d’un coup.
19 Farmers who work [hard] in their fields will [produce good crops and always] have plenty of food [to eat], but those who spend all their time (on useless projects/doing things that do not benefit anyone) will become very poor.
Cultiver sa terre, c’est s’assurer du pain en abondance; poursuivre des choses frivoles, c’est se rassasier de misère.
20 [God] will greatly bless those who (are trustworthy/always do what they say that they will do), but he will certainly punish [LIT] those who try to become rich quickly.
L’Homme loyal est comblé de bénédictions; qui a hâte de s’enrichir n’échappe pas au malheur.
21 It is not good [for judges] to decide matters unfairly/unjustly, but [some] people will do what is wrong [even] if they receive [only] a very small bribe [HYP] [for doing it].
Faire acception de personnes est une mauvaise action; mais il en est qui se rendent coupables pour une miche de pain.
22 Selfish people [IDM] are very eager to become rich quickly; they do not realize that they will [soon] become poor.
L’Homme envieux court après la fortune et il ne s’aperçoit pas que la misère viendra fondre sur lui.
23 Those who rebuke someone will be appreciated/thanked more than those who [say nice things to others merely] to (flatter them/cause them to feel good).
Celui qui reprend les gens finit par gagner leur bienveillance bien mieux que le flatteur.
24 Anyone who steals things from his father or his mother and says “That is not sinful” is as bad as a bandit.
Voler père et mère en disant que ce n’est pas un crime, c’est se faire le compagnon d’un artisan de ruines.
25 Greedy people cause trouble/strife; those who trust in Yahweh will prosper [IDM].
L’Homme aux appétits insatiables suscite des discordes; qui met sa confiance en l’Eternel jouira de l’abondance.
26 Those who believe that what they think [is always right] are foolish; those who act wisely will (escape danger/be safe).
Se fier à son intelligence, c’est être sot; qui se dirige avec sagesse échappe au danger.
27 Those who give things to poor [people] will not become poor, but many [people] will curse those who refuse to help [IDM] poor people.
Donner au pauvre, ce n’est pas se priver: qui en détourne les regards est chargé de malédictions.
28 When wicked [people] become rulers, people hide [because they are afraid of what those wicked people will do]; but when wicked people are no longer rulers, good/righteous [people will] become the rulers.
Lorsque les méchants s’élèvent, les gens se cachent; quand ils succombent, les gens de bien se multiplient.
