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.
Bezdievīgais bēg, kur dzinēja nav; bet taisnie ir droši, kā jauns lauva.
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.
Caur dumpjiem zemei tiek daudz valdnieku; bet ja ļaudis prātīgi un apdomīgi, tad valdnieks paliek ilgi.
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].
Nabaga kungs, kas nabagus apspiež, ir kā plūdu lietus, un maizes nav.
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.
Kas paši mācību atstāj, tie slavē bezdievīgus; bet kas mācību tura, tie ļaunojās par tiem.
5 Evil people do not understand what it means to act justly, but those who try to obey/worship Yahweh understand that very well.
Ļauni ļaudis neatzīst, kas Dieva tiesa, bet kas To Kungu meklē, tie atzīst visu.
6 It is better to be honest [even] though you are poor than to be dishonest [even] though you are rich.
Labāks ir nabags, kas staigā skaidrībā, nekā bagāts netiklā ceļā.
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.
Kas glabā mācību, tas ir prātīgs bērns; bet kas rijēju biedrs, dara tēvam kaunu.
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.
Kas savu mantu vairo ar augļošanu un augļus ņemot, tas to krāj tādam, kas par nabagiem apžēlojās.
9 If people do not obey [MTY] [God’s] laws, [God] (detests their prayers/considers that their prayers stink).
Kas savu ausi nogriež no Dieva bauslības, pat tāda cilvēka lūgšana ir neganta.
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).
Kas maldina bezvainīgus uz ļauniem ceļiem, tas pats kritīs savā bedrē; bet tie sirdsskaidrie iemantos labumu.
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.
Bagāts vīrs savā prātā gudrs; bet nabags, kas prātīgs, to izmana.
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].
Kad taisnie gavilē, tas ir liels jaukums; bet kad bezdievīgie galvu paceļ tad ļaudis slēpjas.
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.
Kas savus pārkāpumus apklāj, tam tas neizdosies; bet kas tos izsūdz un atstāj, tas dabūs žēlastību.
14 [God] is pleased with those who always revere him, but those who are stubborn [IDM] will experience disasters.
Svētīgs, kas Dievu bīstas vienmēr; bet kas savu sirdi apcietina, kritīs postā.
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].
Bezdievīgais, kas valda pār nabaga ļaudīm, ir rūkdams lauva un izsalcis lācis.
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.
Valdnieks nav gudrs, ja mudīgs uz varas darbiem; bet kas labprāt neplēš, dzīvos ilgi.
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.
Pie kā rokām cilvēka asinis līp, tas bēgs līdz bedrei; palīga tas nedabūs.
18 Those who [continually] do what is right will be safe/protected, but those who are dishonest will [suddenly] be ruined.
Kas staigā vientiesībā, tam labi klāsies; bet blēdis pa diviem ceļiem vienā klups.
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.
Kas savu zemi kopj, būs maizes paēdis; bet kas niekus triec, būs bada paēdis.
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.
Godīgs vīrs būs bagāti svētīts, bet kas dzenās bagāts palikt, nebūs nenoziedzīgs.
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].
Nav labi, cilvēka vaigu uzlūkot; jo tāds arī par maizes kumosu dara netaisnību.
22 Selfish people [IDM] are very eager to become rich quickly; they do not realize that they will [soon] become poor.
Kas ar skaudīgu aci dzenās pēc bagātības, neapdomā, ka viņam trūcība pienāks.
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).
Kas cilvēku aprāj, tas pēc atradīs vairāk pateicības, nekā tāds, kam mīksta mēle.
24 Anyone who steals things from his father or his mother and says “That is not sinful” is as bad as a bandit.
Kas savu tēvu vai māti laupa un saka: „Tas nav grēks!“tāds ir slepkavas biedrs.
25 Greedy people cause trouble/strife; those who trust in Yahweh will prosper [IDM].
Negausis saceļ nemieru; bet kas uz To Kungu cerē, tas būs turīgs.
26 Those who believe that what they think [is always right] are foolish; those who act wisely will (escape danger/be safe).
Kas uz savu sirdi paļaujas, ir ģeķis; bet kas ar gudrību staigā, tiks izglābts.
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.
Kas nabagam dod, tam nepietrūks; bet kas savas acis priekš tā aizslēdz, tam uzies daudz lāstu.
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.
Kad bezdievīgie paceļ galvu, tad ļaudis slēpjas; bet kad tie beigti, tad taisnie iet vairumā.
