Holy Bible Aionian Edition® ~ English---Trans-Trans ~ Proverbs Chapter 4

< Proverbs 4 >

1 My children, listen to what I am teaching you. If you pay attention, you will understand what is wise.

שמעו בנים מוסר אב והקשיבו לדעת בינה׃

2 What I am teaching you is good, so do not turn away from it.

כי לקח טוב נתתי לכם תורתי אל תעזבו׃

3 When I was a young boy, loved by my mother,

כי בן הייתי לאבי רך ויחיד לפני אמי׃

4 my father told me, “Remember my words; if you obey my commandments, you will live [a long time].

וירני ויאמר לי יתמך דברי לבך שמר מצותי וחיה׃

5 Obtain wisdom and understanding, and (do not abandon/hold fast to) [LIT] what I have taught you.

קנה חכמה קנה בינה אל תשכח ואל תט מאמרי פי׃

6 Do not turn away from wisdom, because if you are wise, you will be protected [from all evil/danger]. If you love wisdom, wisdom [PRS] will guard you.

אל תעזבה ותשמרך אהבה ותצרך׃

7 The most important thing that you can do is to get wisdom. Even if you obtain many other things, the best thing is to know what things are wise.

ראשית חכמה קנה חכמה ובכל קנינך קנה בינה׃

8 If you consider being wise to be very valuable, [people] will think very highly of you. If you cling to wisdom [like you would cling to a woman you love], [many people] will honor you.

סלסלה ותרוממך תכבדך כי תחבקנה׃

9 If you become wise, that will for you be [like] a beautiful wreath that is put {someone puts} on your head; it will be [like] a king’s glorious crown.” [That is what my father told me].

תתן לראשך לוית חן עטרת תפארת תמגנך׃

10 [So now I say], “My son, heed what I say. If you do that, you will live a [good] long life.

שמע בני וקח אמרי וירבו לך שנות חיים׃

11 I am teaching you the way to live wisely; I am showing you how to act justly [toward others].

בדרך חכמה הרתיך הדרכתיך במעגלי ישר׃

12 If you live wisely, when you decide to do something, you will succeed [LIT].

בלכתך לא יצר צעדך ואם תרוץ לא תכשל׃

13 Hold fast to the things I have taught you to do, and do not let them go. Guard them, because they [will be the source of a good] life.

החזק במוסר אל תרף נצרה כי היא חייך׃

14 Do not do the things that wicked people do; [do not behave like they do]; do not even walk on the roads that evil [people] walk on [MET].

בארח רשעים אל תבא ואל תאשר בדרך רעים׃

15 Stay away from those roads; turn aside and walk on other roads;

פרעהו אל תעבר בו שטה מעליו ועבור׃

16 because evil people cannot sleep if they have not done some evil deed [on that day]. They cannot rest if they have not harmed someone.

כי לא ישנו אם לא ירעו ונגזלה שנתם אם לא יכשולו׃

17 What they eat and what they drink are things that they have obtained by acting wickedly and violently.”

כי לחמו לחם רשע ויין חמסים ישתו׃

18 The behavior of good/righteous [people] is like the light [that begins to shine] at dawn and then [continues to] shine brighter until the brightest time of day.

וארח צדיקים כאור נגה הולך ואור עד נכון היום׃

19 [But] the behavior of wicked [people] is like deep/thick darkness. [Because it is very dark], they cannot see the things that cause them to stumble.

דרך רשעים כאפלה לא ידעו במה יכשלו׃

20 My son, pay attention to what I am saying. Listen to my words carefully.

בני לדברי הקשיבה לאמרי הט אזנך׃

21 Keep them close to you; let them penetrate your inner being,

אל יליזו מעיניך שמרם בתוך לבבך׃

22 because you will have [PRS] [a good] life and [good] health if you [search for them and] find them.

כי חיים הם למצאיהם ולכל בשרו מרפא׃

23 It is very important that you be careful about what you think, because what you think controls [MET] the things that you do.

מכל משמר נצר לבך כי ממנו תוצאות חיים׃

24 Do not say anything that deceives [others] and never say what is not true.

הסר ממך עקשות פה ולזות שפתים הרחק ממך׃

25 Keep looking straight ahead toward the events that are before you, and do not turn aside.