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.
Kötü kişi kendisini kovalayan olmasa bile kaçar, Doğrularsa genç aslan gibi yüreklidir.
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.
Ayaklanan ülke çok başlı olur, Ama akıllı, bilgili kişi düzeni sağlar.
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].
Yoksulu ezen yoksul, Ürünü harap eden sağanak yağmur gibidir.
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.
Yasayı terk eden kötüyü över, Yerine getirense kötüye karşı çıkar.
5 Evil people do not understand what it means to act justly, but those who try to obey/worship Yahweh understand that very well.
Kötüler adaletten anlamaz, RAB'be yönelenlerse her yönüyle anlar.
6 It is better to be honest [even] though you are poor than to be dishonest [even] though you are rich.
Dürüst bir yoksul olmak, Yolsuzlukla zengin olmaktan yeğdir.
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.
Kutsal Yasa'yı yerine getiren çocuk akıllıdır, Oburlarla arkadaşlık edense babasını utandırır.
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.
Faiz ve tefecilikle malına mal katan kişi, Bunu yoksullara acıyan için biriktirir.
9 If people do not obey [MTY] [God’s] laws, [God] (detests their prayers/considers that their prayers stink).
Yasaya kulağını tıkayanın Duası da iğrençtir.
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).
Dürüst kişileri kötü yola saptıran Kendi kazdığı çukura düşer. İyiliği, özü sözü bir olanlar miras alacak.
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.
Zengin kendini bilge sanır, Ama akıllı yoksul onun içini okur.
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].
Doğruların zaferi coşkuyla kutlanır, Ama kötüler egemen olunca insan kaçacak yer arar.
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.
Günahlarını gizleyen başarılı olmaz, İtiraf edip bırakansa merhamet bulur.
14 [God] is pleased with those who always revere him, but those who are stubborn [IDM] will experience disasters.
Günahtan çekinen ne mutludur! İnatçılık edense belaya düşer.
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].
Yoksul halkı yöneten kötü kişi Kükreyen aslan, saldırgan ayı gibidir.
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.
Gaddar önderin aklı kıttır; Haksız kazançtan nefret edense uzun ömürlü olur.
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.
Adam öldürmekten vicdan azabı çeken, mezara dek kaçacaktır; Kimse ona yardım etmesin.
18 Those who [continually] do what is right will be safe/protected, but those who are dishonest will [suddenly] be ruined.
Alnı ak yaşayan kurtulur, Yolsuzluk yapan ansızın yıkıma uğrar.
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.
Toprağını işleyenin ekmeği bol olur, Hayal peşinde koşansa yoksulluğa doyar.
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.
Güvenilir kişi bolluğa erer, Zengin olmaya can atansa beladan kurtulamaz.
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].
Hatır gözetmek iyi değildir, Çünkü insan bir lokma ekmek için bile suç işler.
22 Selfish people [IDM] are very eager to become rich quickly; they do not realize that they will [soon] become poor.
Cimri servet peşinde koşar, Yoksulluğa uğrayacağını düşünmez.
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).
Başkasını azarlayan sonunda Pohpohlayandan daha çok beğeni kazanır.
24 Anyone who steals things from his father or his mother and says “That is not sinful” is as bad as a bandit.
Annesini ya da babasını soymayı günah saymayan, Haydutla birdir.
25 Greedy people cause trouble/strife; those who trust in Yahweh will prosper [IDM].
Açgözlü kavga çıkarır, RAB'be güvenense bolluk içinde yaşar.
26 Those who believe that what they think [is always right] are foolish; those who act wisely will (escape danger/be safe).
Kendine güvenen akılsızdır, Bilgece davranan güvenlikte olur.
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.
Yoksula verenin eksiği olmaz, Yoksulu görmezden gelense bir sürü lanete uğrar.
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.
Kötüler egemen olunca insan kaçacak yer arar, Ama kötüler yok olunca doğrular çoğalır.
