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.
Ang masama ay tumatakas ng walang taong humahabol: nguni't ang matuwid ay matapang na parang leon.
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.
Dahil sa pagsalangsang ng lupain ay marami ang kaniyang mga pangulo: nguni't sa naguunawa at matalino ay malalaon ang kalagayan niya.
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].
Ang mapagkailangan na pumipighati sa dukha ay parang bugso ng ulan na hindi nagiiwan ng pagkain.
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.
Silang nangagpapabaya sa kautusan ay nagsisipuri sa masama: nguni't ang nangagiingat ng kautusan ay nangakikipagkaalit sa kanila.
5 Evil people do not understand what it means to act justly, but those who try to obey/worship Yahweh understand that very well.
Ang masasamang tao ay hindi nangakakaunawa ng kahatulan: nguni't silang nagsisihanap sa Panginoon ay nangakakaunawa sa lahat ng mga bagay.
6 It is better to be honest [even] though you are poor than to be dishonest [even] though you are rich.
Maigi ang dukha na lumalakad sa kaniyang pagtatapat, kay sa suwail sa kaniyang mga lakad, bagaman siya'y mayaman.
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.
Sinomang nagiingat ng kautusan ay pantas na anak: nguni't siyang kasama ng mga matakaw ay nagbibigay kahihiyan sa kaniyang ama.
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.
Ang nagpapalago ng kaniyang yaman sa tubo at pakinabang, ay pumipisan sa ganang may awa sa dukha.
9 If people do not obey [MTY] [God’s] laws, [God] (detests their prayers/considers that their prayers stink).
Siyang naglalayo ng kaniyang pakinig sa pakikinig ng kautusan, maging ang kaniyang dalangin ay karumaldumal.
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).
Sinomang nagliligaw sa matuwid sa masamang daan, siya'y mahuhulog sa kaniyang sariling lungaw: nguni't ang sakdal ay magmamana ng mabuti.
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.
Ang mayaman ay pantas sa ganang kaniyang sarili; nguni't ang dukha na naguunawa ay sumisiyasat.
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].
Pagka ang matuwid ay nagtatagumpay, may dakilang kaluwalhatian: nguni't pagka ang masama ay bumabangon, nagsisipagtago ang mga tao.
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.
Siyang nagtatakip ng kaniyang mga pagsalangsang ay hindi giginhawa: nguni't ang nagpapahayag at nagiiwan ng mga yaon ay magtatamo ng kaawaan.
14 [God] is pleased with those who always revere him, but those who are stubborn [IDM] will experience disasters.
Masaya ang tao na natatakot na lagi: nguni't siyang nagmamatigas ng kaniyang kalooban ay mahuhulog sa kahirapan.
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].
Kung paano ang umuungal na leon at ang gutom na oso, gayon ang masamang pinuno sa maralitang bayan.
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.
Ang pangulo na kulang sa paguunawa ay lubhang mamimighati rin: nguni't siyang nagtatanim sa kasakiman ay dadami ang kaniyang mga kaarawan.
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.
Ang tao na nagpapasan ng dugo ng sinomang tao, tatakas sa lungaw; huwag siyang pigilin ng sinoman.
18 Those who [continually] do what is right will be safe/protected, but those who are dishonest will [suddenly] be ruined.
Ang lumalakad ng matuwid ay maliligtas: nguni't siyang masama sa kaniyang mga lakad ay mabubuwal na bigla.
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.
Siyang bumubukid ng kaniyang lupain ay magkakaroon ng saganang tinapay: nguni't siyang sumusunod sa mga walang kabuluhang tao ay madudukhang mainam.
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.
Ang tapat na tao ay mananagana sa pagpapala: nguni't siyang nagmamadali sa pagyaman ay walang pagsalang parurusahan.
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].
Magkaroon ng pagtatangi sa mga pagkatao ay hindi mabuti: ni hindi man sasalangsang ang tao dahil sa isang putol na tinapay.
22 Selfish people [IDM] are very eager to become rich quickly; they do not realize that they will [soon] become poor.
Siyang may masamang mata ay nagmamadali sa pagyaman, at hindi nakakaalam, na kasalatan ay darating sa kaniya.
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).
Siyang sumasaway sa isang tao ay makakasumpong sa ibang araw ng higit na lingap kay sa doon sa kunwa'y pumupuri ng dila.
24 Anyone who steals things from his father or his mother and says “That is not sinful” is as bad as a bandit.
Ang nagnanakaw sa kaniyang ama o sa kaniyang ina, at nagsasabi, hindi ito pagsalangsang; Yao'y kasama rin ng maninira.
25 Greedy people cause trouble/strife; those who trust in Yahweh will prosper [IDM].
Siyang may sakim na diwa ay humihila ng kaalitan: nguni't siyang naglalagak ng kaniyang tiwala sa Panginoon ay tataba.
26 Those who believe that what they think [is always right] are foolish; those who act wisely will (escape danger/be safe).
Siyang tumitiwala sa kaniyang sariling puso ay mangmang: nguni't ang lumakad na may kapantasan, ay maliligtas.
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.
Siyang nagbibigay sa dukha ay hindi masasalat: nguni't siyang nagkukubli ng kaniyang mga mata ay magkakaroon ng maraming sumpa.
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.
Pagka ang masama ay bumabangon, nagsisipagkubli ang mga tao; nguni't pagka sila'y nangamamatay, dumadami ang matuwid.
