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],
Visheten byggde sitt hus, och högg sju pelare;
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.
Och slagtade sin boskap, skänkte sitt vin, och tillredde sitt bord;
3 [It is as though then] she sent out her servant women to call out from the highest place in the town,
Och sände sina tjenarinnor ut, till att bjuda upp på stadsens palats:
4 “You people who need to understand more, come in!” And to those who are ignorant, [it is as though] she calls out,
Den fåkunnig är, han komme hit; och till de dårar sade hon:
5 “Come and eat the food that I [have prepared], and drink the [good] wine that I have mixed!
Kommer, äter af mitt bröd, och dricker af vinet, som jag skänker;
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).”
Öfvergifver det galna väsendet, så fån I lefva; och går på förståndsens väg.
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.
Hvilken som tuktar bespottaren, han får skam igen; och den som straffar en ogudaktigan, han varder försmädad.
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.
Straffa bespottaren intet, att han icke hatar dig; straffa den visa, han skall älska dig.
9 If you give instruction to wise people, they will become wiser. And if you teach righteous people, they will learn more.
Gif dem visa, så skall han ännu visare varda; lär den rättfärdiga, så växer han till i lärdom.
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].
Vishetenes begynnelse är Herrans fruktan, och förstånd lärer hvad heligt är;
11 If you become wise, you will live many years [DOU].
Ty igenom mig skola dine dagar månge varda, och dins lifs år dig flere varda.
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.
Äst du vis, så äst du dig vis; äst du en bespottare, så måste du umgälla det allena.
13 Foolish women talk loudly; they are ignorant and are never ashamed [of the wrong things that they do].
Men en galen ostadig qvinna, full med sqvaller, och fåvitsk;
14 They sit at the doors of their houses [or] they sit on the top [of the hills] in the town,
Sitter i sins hus dörr, på en stol, högt uppe i stadenom;
15 and they call out to the men who are passing by, who are trying to be concerned with their own affairs,
Till att bjuda alla de der framom gå, och rättelliga vandra på sinom vägom:
16 “You people who need to understand more, come into [my house]!” And to those who are ignorant, they call out,
Den der fåkunnig är, han komme hit. Och till de dårar säger hon:
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].”
Stulet vatten är sött, och fördoldt bröd är lustigt.
