Proverbs 30
1 These are sayings/messages that God gave to Agur, the son of Jakeh. [Agur wrote them] for Ithiel and Ucal.
Palabras de Agur hijo de Jace: La profecía que dijo el varón a Itiel, a Itiel, y Ucal:
2 It seems that I am very stupid; I do not deserve to be considered to be a human; I do not have the good sense that humans should have.
Yo ciertamente, más torpe de ingenio soy que ninguno, ni tengo entendimiento de hombre.
3 I have not learned [how to become] wise and I do not know [much] about God.
Ni aprendí sabiduría: ni supe ciencia de santos.
4 [But let me say this]: No one [RHQ] has ascended to heaven [to find out what God is like] and returned [to tell us]. No one [RHQ] has gathered/held the wind in his hand. No one [RHQ] has wrapped the water [in the ocean] in [a piece of] cloth, and no one [RHQ] has established the boundaries of the earth. [If you know who has done those things, tell me] [RHQ] his name, and the names of his children [SAR]! [But you do not know who has done those things, so you cannot speak with authority about what God is like].
¿Quién subió al cielo, y descendió? ¿Quién encerró los vientos en sus puños? ¿Quién ató las aguas en un paño? ¿Quién afirmó todos los límites de la tierra? ¿Cuál es su nombre, y el nombre de su hijo, si tú lo sabes?
5 Everything that God has said is true; he is [like] a shield [MET] for all those who request him to protect them.
Toda habla de Dios es limpia, es escudo a los que en él esperan.
6 Do not add to (OR, change) what God has said; if you do that, he will rebuke you and show that you are lying.
No añadas sobre sus palabras, porque no te arguya, y seas hallado mentiroso.
7 [God], I ask you to do two things for me; [please] do them before I die:
Dos cosas te he demandado, no me las niegues antes que muera:
8 Help me never to lie or deceive [people] and do not cause me to become poor or to become rich. [Just] give me the food that I need;
Vanidad y palabra mentirosa aparta de mí: no me des pobreza ni riquezas: mantiéneme del pan que he menester.
9 because if I become rich, I might say that I do not [RHQ] know you and that I do not need you; and if I become poor, I might dishonor you by stealing things.
Porque no me harte, y te niegue; y diga: ¿Quién es Jehová? y porque siendo pobre, hurte; y blasfeme el nombre de mi Dios.
10 Do not (slander/say bad things about) a worker to his boss; if you do that, the worker will curse you, and cause you to have trouble.
Nunca acuses al siervo cerca de su señor; porque no te maldiga, y peques.
11 [I will list four kinds of evil things that people do]: Some people curse their fathers and do not [ask God to] bless their mothers.
Hay generación que maldice a su padre, y a su madre no bendice.
12 Some people think that they are perfect, but [really] they have never been cleansed from their guilt for committing disgusting sins.
Hay generación limpia en su opinión, y nunca se ha limpiado su inmundicia.
13 Some people are very proud; they think that they are very good and they despise others.
Hay generación cuyos ojos son altivos, y cuyos párpados son alzados.
14 Some people [act very cruelly toward others]; [it is as though] [MET] they have teeth that are [like] sharp knives; they severely oppress poor [people] and try to cause them to disappear from the land.
Hay generación cuyos dientes son espadas; y cuyas muelas son cuchillos, para tragar de la tierra a los pobres, y de entre los hombres a los menesterosos.
15 Leeches [are always wanting more blood to suck]; [similarly, greedy people are always] saying “Give [me some]!” or “Give [me more]!” [MET] There are four things that are never (satisfied/content with what they have); they always want more [LIT]:
La sanguijuela tiene dos hijas que se llaman Trae, trae. Tres cosas hay que nunca se hartan: la cuarta nunca dice: Basta.
16 The place where the dead people are; women who do not have any children; ground that needs water/rain; and a fire that always needs more wood. (Sheol h7585)
El sepulcro, y la matriz estéril, y la tierra no harta de aguas; y el fuego nunca dice: Basta. (Sheol h7585)
17 Those who [SYN] make fun of their fathers or refuse to obey their mothers (OR, despise their aged mothers) should [die and] have their eyes pecked out by crows, and the [rest of their corpses should be] fed to the vultures.
El ojo que escarnece a su padre, y menosprecia el enseñamiento de la madre, sáquenlo los cuervos del río, y tráguenlo los hijos del águila.
18 There are four things that are wonderful to me, [but] I do not understand any of them:
Tres cosas me son ocultas, y la cuarta no sé:
19 How eagles fly in the sky, how snakes [are able to] move/crawl across a big rock, how ships sail on the seas, and how a man falls in love with a woman.
El rastro del águila en el aire: el rastro de la culebra sobre la peña: el rastro de la nave en medio de la mar; y el rastro del hombre en la moza.
20 This is what a woman who (is not faithful to/does not have sex only with) her husband does: She commits adultery [EUP], and [then] bathes and says, “I have not done anything that is wrong!”
Tal es el rastro de la mujer adúltera: come, y limpia su boca, y dice: No he hecho maldad.
21 There are four things that no [one in] the world can tolerate:
Por tres cosas se alborota la tierra, y la cuarta no la puede sufrir:
22 [What] a slave [does who] becomes a king, a foolish person eating [too much] food,
Por el siervo cuando reinare; y por el insensato cuando se hartare de pan:
23 [what] a woman who is hated [does when she] gets married, and [what] a female servant [does when she] becomes the boss instead of her mistress.
Por la mujer aborrecida, cuando se casare; y por la sierva, cuando heredare a su señora.
24 [There are] four animals on the earth that are small, but they are very wise:
Cuatro cosas son las más pequeñas de la tierra, y las mismas son más sabias que los sabios:
25 Ants are not strong, but they store up food during the summer [in order to have it during the winter].
Las hormigas, pueblo no fuerte; y en el verano apareja su comida:
26 Rock badgers [also] are not strong, but they make their homes among the rocks [where they will be safe].
Los conejos, pueblo no fuerte; y ponen su casa en la piedra:
27 Locusts do not have a king, but they march like [the soldiers in] an army.
La langosta no tiene rey; y sale junta toda ella:
28 Lizards/Geckos [are very small and] you can hold them in your hand, but they are [cleverly able to get] inside kings’ palaces.
La araña, que ase con las manos, y está en palacios de rey.
29 [There are] four animals that strut around and look very impressive while they walk [DOU]:
Tres cosas hay de hermoso andar, y la cuarta pasea muy bien:
30 Lions, which are stronger than all other animals and are not afraid of any of them;
El león fuerte entre todos los animales, que no torna atrás por nadie:
31 male goats, strutting roosters, and kings who (parade/walk proudly back and forth) in front of the people whom they rule.
El lebrel ceñido de lomos; y el macho cabrío; y el rey, contra el cual ninguno se levanta.
32 If you have acted foolishly, exalting yourself, or if you been planning [to do something] evil, stop it immediately [IDM]!
Si caíste, fue porque te enalteciste; y si mal pensaste, pon el dedo en la boca.
33 If you churn milk, it produces butter/curds, and if you hit [someone hard on his] nose, [his nose] bleeds; similarly, if you do something to cause [people to become] angry, strife [usually] results.
Ciertamente el que exprime la leche, sacará manteca; y el que recio se suena las narices, sacará sangre; y el que exprime la ira, sacará contienda.
