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],
Ang karunungan ay nagtayo ng kaniyang tahanan; nag-ukit siya ng pitong mga poste mula sa bato.
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.
Hinanda niya ang mga karne niya para ihain sa hapunan; hinalo niya ang kaniyang alak; at inihanda niya ang kaniyang hapag-kainan.
3 [It is as though then] she sent out her servant women to call out from the highest place in the town,
Nagpadala siya ng mga paanyaya kasama ang mga lingkod niyang babae at tumatawag siya mula sa pinakamataas na dako ng lungsod:
4 “You people who need to understand more, come in!” And to those who are ignorant, [it is as though] she calls out,
“Hayaan ang mga hindi naturuan na lumapit dito!” sinasabi niya roon sa mga walang alam.
5 “Come and eat the food that I [have prepared], and drink the [good] wine that I have mixed!
“Lumapit kayo, kainin ninyo ang aking pagkain, at inumin ang alak na aking hinalo.
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).”
Iwanan na ninyo ang mga kaparaanan ng kamangmangan upang kayo ay mabuhay; lumakad sa daan ng pang-unawa.
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.
Kung sinuman ang magtama ng mangungutya ay nag-aanyaya ng pag-abuso, at kung sinuman ang magtuwid ng masamang tao ay masasaktan.
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.
Huwag sawayin ang mangungutya, o kamumuhian ka niya; magtuwid ng matalinong tao, at mamahalin ka niya.
9 If you give instruction to wise people, they will become wiser. And if you teach righteous people, they will learn more.
Magbigay ng gabay sa matalinong tao, at siya ay magiging mas matalino; turuan ang matuwid na tao, at dadagdag ang kaniyang pagkatuto.
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].
Ang takot kay Yahweh ang simula ng karunungan, at ang kaalaman sa Isang Banal ay kaunawaan.
11 If you become wise, you will live many years [DOU].
Dahil sa pamamagitan ko ang mga araw mo ay dadami, at dadagdag ang taon ng buhay mo.
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.
Kung matalino ka, matalino ka para sa sarili mo, pero kung mangungutya ka, dadalhin mo ito nang mag-isa.”
13 Foolish women talk loudly; they are ignorant and are never ashamed [of the wrong things that they do].
Ang isang mangmang na babae ay maingay— hindi siya naturuan at wala siyang alam.
14 They sit at the doors of their houses [or] they sit on the top [of the hills] in the town,
Nauupo siya sa pinto ng bahay niya, sa upuan ng pinakamataas na lugar ng bayan.
15 and they call out to the men who are passing by, who are trying to be concerned with their own affairs,
Tinatawag niya ang mga taong dumadaan, ang mga taong naglalakad ng tuwid sa kanilang daan.
16 “You people who need to understand more, come into [my house]!” And to those who are ignorant, they call out,
“Hayaan ang mga hindi naturuan na lumapit dito” sinasabi niya doon sa mga walang alam.
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].”
“Ang ninakaw na tubig ay matamis, at ang tinapay na kinain ng palihim ay kaaya-aya.”
18 But men who go to those women’s houses do not know that those who have gone there are now dead; they have descended down into the deepest parts of the place where dead people are. (Sheol h7585)
Pero hindi niya alam na nandoon ang mga patay, na ang mga panauhin niya ay nasa kailaliman ng sheol. (Sheol h7585)
