Proverbs 9
1 [It is as though] wisdom [is a woman who] has built a [big] house for herself, and has set up seven columns [to support the roof],
Visdommen har bygget sitt hus, hun har hugget til sine syv stolper.
2 and has slaughtered an animal [and cooked the meat], and has mixed [nice spices] in the wine, and has put [the food] on the table.
Hun har slaktet sitt slaktefe, blandet sin vin og dekket sitt bord;
3 [It is as though then] she sent out her servant women to call out from the highest place in the town,
hun har sendt ut sine piker, hun roper oppe fra byens høider:
4 “You people who need to understand more, come in!” And to those who are ignorant, [it is as though] she calls out,
Den som er enfoldig, han vende sig hit! Til den som er uten forstand, sier hun:
5 “Come and eat the food that I [have prepared], and drink the [good] wine that I have mixed!
Kom, et av mitt brød og drikk av den vin jeg har blandet!
6 (Leave/Go away from) [other] foolish people, and [if you do that, you will continue to] live. Walk on the road that will enable you to (have knowledge/know what is true and what is not true).”
Opgi eders uforstand, så skal I leve, og gå bent frem på forstandens vei!
7 If you rebuke someone who will not allow others to correct him, he will insult you. If you reprove/scold an evil man, he will hurt you.
Den som refser en spotter, henter sig selv vanære, og den som viser en ugudelig til rette, får skam av det.
8 Do not rebuke someone who will not allow others to (correct him/tell him what he has done is wrong), because he will hate you for doing that. [But] if you rebuke a wise person, he will respect you.
Vis ikke spotteren til rette, forat han ikke skal hate dig! Vis den vise til rette, så skal han elske dig.
9 If you give instruction to wise people, they will become wiser. And if you teach righteous people, they will learn more.
Lær den vise, så blir han ennu visere, lær den rettferdige, så går han frem i lærdom.
10 If you want to be wise, you must start by revering Yahweh, and if you know God, the Holy One, you will understand [which teachings are wise/true].
Å frykte Herren er begynnelsen til visdom, og å kjenne den Hellige er forstand.
11 If you become wise, you will live many years [DOU].
For ved mig skal dine dager bli mange, og leveår skal gis dig i rikt mål.
12 If you are wise, you are the one who will benefit from it; if you ridicule [becoming wise], you are the one who will suffer.
Er du vis, så er du vis til ditt eget gagn, og er du en spotter, skal du alene lide for det.
13 Foolish women talk loudly; they are ignorant and are never ashamed [of the wrong things that they do].
Dårskapen er en kåt kvinne, bare uforstand og uvitenhet.
14 They sit at the doors of their houses [or] they sit on the top [of the hills] in the town,
Hun sitter foran døren til sitt hus på en trone på en høide i byen
15 and they call out to the men who are passing by, who are trying to be concerned with their own affairs,
for å rope til dem som går forbi på veien, som vandrer bent frem på sine stier:
16 “You people who need to understand more, come into [my house]!” And to those who are ignorant, they call out,
Den som er enfoldig, han vende sig hit! Til den som er uten forstand, sier hun:
17 “[Just as] water which you have stolen tastes very good and food that you eat by yourself tastes the best, [if you have sex secretly with someone to whom you are not married, you will enjoy it very much].”
Stjålet vann er søtt, og brød som etes i lønndom, smaker herlig.
