Proverbs 7
1 My son, heed my advice, and guard my instructions [as you would] [MET] [guard] a treasure.
Anak ko ingatan mo ang aking mga salita, at impukin mo sa iyo ang aking mga utos.
2 Obey my commands, and [as a result you will] live [a good life]. Consider the things that I teach you [to be very precious]; guard them, [just] like you protect your eyes.
Ingatan mo ang aking mga utos at mabuhay ka; at ang aking kautusan na parang itim ng iyong mata.
3 Tie my commands around your fingers [in order that they will remind you to obey them]. Always keep them in mind [MET].
Itali mo sa iyong mga daliri; ikintal mo sa iyong puso.
4 [Love] wisdom [like you love] your sister. Understand what is wise, [and let that be as dear to you as] members of your family.
Sabihin mo sa karunungan, Ikaw ay aking kapatid na babae; at tawagin mong iyong kamaganak na babae ang unawa:
5 If you are wise and if you understand what is wise [PRS], you will not [sleep with] an immoral woman; you will not listen to a woman who tries to entice you [to sleep with her] by what she says.
Upang kanilang maingatan ka sa babaing masama; sa babaing di kilala na nagtatabil ng kaniyang mga salita.
6 One day, I was standing at the window inside my house, and I looked outside.
Sapagka't sa dungawan ng aking bahay tumitingin ako sa aking solihia;
7 I saw some young men who did not have good sense. Among them was a man who was very foolish.
At ako'y tumingin sa mga musmos, ako'y nagmasid sa mga may kabataan, sa may kabataang walang bait,
8 He crossed the street near [the house of] an immoral woman. He was walking along the path toward her house
Na dumaraan sa lansangan na malapit sa kaniyang sulok, at siya'y yumaon sa daan na patungo sa kaniyang bahay;
9 at twilight, when it was getting dark [DOU].
Sa pagtatakip silim, sa kinagabihan ng araw, sa kalahatian ng gabi, at sa kadiliman.
10 Suddenly the woman came out to see/meet him. She was dressed (seductively/like a prostitute), wanting to persuade him to sleep with her.
At, narito, doo'y nasalubong niya ang isang babae na nakagayak ng tila isang patutot, at tuso sa puso.
11 She was a loud talker, one who was rebellious; she [SYN] never stayed at home.
Siya'y madaldal at matigas ang ulo; ang kaniyang mga paa ay hindi nagsisitahan sa kaniyang bahay:
12 She often went into the city streets and plazas/markets, waiting to trap some man.
Ngayo'y nasa mga lansangan siya, mamaya'y nasa mga luwal na dako siya, at nagaabang sa bawa't sulok,
13 [When she saw that young man], she put her arms around him and kissed him. Then without being a bit ashamed, she said,
Sa gayo'y hinahawakan niya siya at hinahagkan siya, at may mukhang walang hiya na nagsasabi siya sa kaniya:
14 “I have [some meat that is left over from] a sacrifice that I made today [to maintain fellowship with Yahweh]; I have fulfilled/done what I promised him that I would do.
Mga hain na mga handog tungkol sa kapayapaan ay sa akin; sa araw na ito ay tinupad ko ang aking mga panata.
15 And now I have come out to meet/see you. I was searching for you, and [now] I have found you!
Kaya't lumabas ako upang salubungin ka, hinanap kong masikap ang iyong mukha, at nasumpungan kita.
16 I have put on my bed sheets/bedspreads that were made from [very fine] linen [that were imported] {[people brought]} from Egypt.
Aking inilatag ang aking higaan na may mga coltsong may burda, na yari sa guhitguhit na kayong lana sa Egipto.
17 I have sprinkled [sweet-smelling] perfumes on my bed— myrrh and aloes and cinnamon.
At aking pinabanguhan ang aking higaan ng mira, mga oleo, at sinamomo.
18 Come [with me]; let us enjoy having sex until [tomorrow] morning. Let’s enjoy making love.
Parito ka, tayo'y magpakasiya sa pagsisintahan hanggang sa kinaumagahan; magpakasaya tayo sa mga pagsisintahan.
19 My husband is not at home; he has gone away on a long journey.
Sapagka't ang lalake ay wala sa bahay, siya'y naglakbay sa malayo:
20 He is carrying a wallet filled with money, and he will not return until the middle of this month.”
Siya'y nagdala ng supot ng salapi; siya'y uuwi sa bahay sa kabilugan ng buwan.
21 [So] she persuaded him by [her] enticing/tempting words. She allured him by her smooth/sweet talk.
Kaniyang pinasusuko siya ng karamihan ng kaniyang mga matamis na salita, hinihila niya siya ng katabilan ng kaniyang mga labi.
22 [And] he went with her immediately, like an ox that was going to where it would be slaughtered, or like a deer (OR, a fool) that is stepping into a noose/trap,
Pagdaka ay sumusunod siya sa kaniya, gaya ng toro na naparoroon sa patayan, O gaya ng sa mga tanikala sa sawayan sa mangmang;
23 where it will remain/stay until someone shoots an arrow into its liver [and kills it]. [He was] like a bird that flew into a trap. He did not know that (it would cost him his life/he would die as a result).
Hanggang sa lagpasan ng isang palaso ang kaniyang atay; gaya ng ibong nagmamadali sa bitag, at hindi nakakaalam na yao'y sa kaniyang buhay.
24 My son, listen to what I say; pay [careful] attention to my words.
Ngayon nga, mga anak ko, dinggin ninyo ako, at makinig kayo ng mga salita ng aking bibig.
25 Do not allow anything to arouse/persuade you to go with an immoral woman like that. Do not go where she goes.
Huwag humilig ang iyong puso sa kaniyang mga lakad, huwag kang lumiko sa kaniyang mga landas.
26 She has caused many men to be ruined; truly, no one can count the men she has killed.
Sapagka't kaniyang inihiga ang maraming may sugat: Oo, lahat niyang pinatay ay isang makapangyarihang hukbo.
