Proverbs 8
1 It is as if wisdom, with great understanding [of many things], is calling [PRS] out [to people].
Mon ikke Visdommen raaber, og Forstanden opløfter sin Røst?
2 Wisdom stands on hilltops and at crossroads.
Paa Toppen af Højene ved Vejen, midt paa Stierne staar den;
3 [Wisdom also stands] at the city gates and shouts loudly,
ved Siden af Portene, ved Udgangen af Staden, ved Indgangen til Portene raaber den:
4 “I am calling to everyone! I am shouting loudly to all people!
Til eder, I Mænd, vil jeg raabe, og min Røst lyde til Menneskens Børn.
5 You people who do not know how to do things that are smart to do, get sound judgment; you foolish people, get good understanding!
I uvidende! fatter Vid; og I Daarer! fatter Forstand.
6 Listen to me, because I have some excellent/important things to say. What I say is what is fair/right.
Hører, thi jeg vil tale fyrstelige Ting og aabne mine Læber med Retvished.
7 I speak what is true; I detest speaking [MTY] what is false/deceptive.
Thi min Gane taler Sandhed, og Ugudelighed er en Vederstyggelighed for mine Læber.
8 Everything that I say is honest; there is nothing that I say that deceives [people].
I Retfærdighed ere alle min Munds Ord; der er intet fordrejet eller forvendt i dem.
9 My words are clear to those who have good sense; those who are wise know that what I say is right.
De ere alle rette for den forstandige og ligefremme for dem, som finde Kundskab.
10 [If someone offers you the kind of teaching I give] or offers you silver, choose my teaching. [If he offers to show you how to be wise] or offers you gold, choose to know how to be wise,
Tager imod min Undervisning og ikke imod Sølv og imod Kundskab fremfor udsøgt Guld.
11 because wisdom is more valuable than jewels. Nothing that you desire [is as valuable] as being wise.
Thi Visdom er bedre end Perler, og alle de Ting, man har Lyst til, kunne ikke lignes ved den.
12 I, wisdom, and understanding of what is smart to do, cannot be separated. We are like two people who live in the same house. I know how to be wise and how to make smart decisions.
Jeg, Visdommen, jeg har taget Bolig i Vidskab og besidder Kundskab om kløgtige Raad.
13 [All the people] who revere Yahweh hate evil. I, wisdom, hate [people who are] proud and [people] who think they are more important [than others]. I hate [people who] behave in an evil way and those who say things to deceive [others].
Herrens Frygt er at hade ondt; Hoffærdighed og Hovmodighed og Ondskabs Vej og den Mund, som taler forvendte Ting, hader jeg.
14 I give [people] good advice and I enable them to do things that are wise. I understand how things really are, and I am strong.
Raad og hvad der har Bestand, hører mig til; jeg er Forstand, mig hører Styrke til.
15 When kings are wise, they rule [well]; and when rulers are wise, they make laws that are just/fair.
Ved mig regere Konger, og ved mig beskikke Fyrster Ret.
16 Rulers govern their people with the help of me, wisdom, and those who have authority decide things fairly/just with my help.
Ved mig herske Herskere og Høvdinger, alle Dommere paa Jorden.
17 I, [wisdom], love [all] those who love me, and [all] those who truly seek me [will] find me.
Jeg elsker dem, som elske mig, og de, som søge mig, skulle finde mig.
18 I enable [people] to become rich and to be honored; [I enable them to have] wealth that will last and to be successful.
Rigdom og Ære er hos mig, varigt Gods og Retfærdighed.
19 What I can give people is more valuable than fine/pure gold and the best silver.
Min Frugt er bedre end Guld og ædelt Malm, og at vinde mig er bedre end udsøgt Sølv.
20 I always do what is righteous and just/fair.
Jeg vandrer paa Retfærdigheds Vej, midt paa Rettens Stier,
21 I give wealth to those who love me; I fill their houses with valuable things.
til at lade dem, som elske mig, arve varigt godt og til at fylde deres Forraadskamre.
22 Yahweh created me, [wisdom], when he began [to create the world]; he created me [to do my work] before he created anything else.
Herren ejede mig som sin Vejs Begyndelse, forud for sine Gerninger, fra fordums Tid.
23 He appointed me long ago, before he created the earth.
Fra Evighed er jeg indsat, fra det første af, før Jorden var.
24 I was born before the oceans were [created], when there were no springs from which water flowed.
Da Afgrundene endnu ikke vare, er jeg født, da Kilderne, som have meget Vand, ikke vare til.
25 I was born before the hills and mountains were formed;
Før Bjergene bleve nedsænkede, før Højene bleve til, er jeg født.
26 [I, wisdom], was born before Yahweh made the earth, before he made the fields and the soil on the earth.
Han havde endnu ikke skabt Jorden eller Markerne eller det første af Jordens Støv.
27 I was there when Yahweh put the sky in place, when he marked the place [in the distance] where the sky and the oceans [seem to] come together.
Der han beredte Himlene, da var jeg der, der han slog en Kreds oven over Afgrunden;
28 I was there when Yahweh put the clouds above [the earth] and when he caused the water that is inside the earth to be secure.
der han befæstede Skyerne heroventil, der Afgrundens Kilder fik deres faste Sted;
29 I was there when he fixed a boundary for the seas, so that the water in the seas would not go past those boundaries, and when he put down the foundations which support the earth.
der han satte Havet dets Grænse, at Vandene ikke skulde overtræde hans Befaling, der han lagde Jordens Grundvold:
30 I was at the side of Yahweh, the master worker (OR, as though I was his child). I caused him to be happy every day, and I was always rejoicing when I was with him.
Da var jeg hos ham som Kunstnerinde, og jeg var hans Lyst Dag for Dag, og jeg legede for hans Ansigt alle Tider;
31 I was delighted with the world that he created; I was happy with the people whom he created, too.
jeg legede i Verden paa hans Jord, og min Lyst var hos Menneskens Børn.
32 So, [you people who are like] my sons, listen to me. [I am] pleased with [all] those who obey my teachings.
Og nu, Børn, hører mig! og salige ere de, som tage Vare paa mine Veje.
33 Listen [carefully] to what I teach you and become wise. Do not reject my teaching!
Hører Undervisning og bliver vise, og lader den ikke fare!
34 [I am] pleased with those who listen to me, those who are outside my house every day, waiting [for me to come out].
Saligt er det Menneske, som hører mig, saa at han dagligt vaager ved mine Døre og tager Vare paa mine Dørstolper.
35 Those who find me will have [a long] life, and Yahweh [will] be pleased with them.
Thi hvo mig finder, han finder Livet og faar Velbehag hos Herren.
36 But those who stray away from me [just] harm themselves. All those who hate me, [it is as though] [IRO] they are loving death.”
Men hvo, som synder imod mig, skader sin Sjæl; alle, som mig hade, elske Døden.
