Proverbs 1
1 Proverbs of Solomon, son of David, king of Israel:
Fakkeenya Solomoon Ilma Daawit, mootii Israaʼel:
2 For knowing wisdom and instruction, For understanding sayings of intelligence,
Ogummaa fi qajeelfama qabaachuudhaaf, dubbii beekumsa guddaa hubachuudhaaf;
3 For receiving the instruction of wisdom, Righteousness, judgment, and uprightness,
ogummaadhaan jiraachuudhaan, qajeelummaadhaan, murtii qajeelaa kennuu fi nama wal qixxeessuudhaan qajeelfama argachuudhaaf;
4 For giving to simple ones — prudence, To a youth — knowledge and discretion.
warra waa hin beekneef of eeggannoo kennuudhaaf, dargaggootaaf immoo beekumsaa fi hubannaa kennuudhaaf,
5 (The wise doth hear and increaseth learning, And the intelligent doth obtain counsels.)
ogeeyyiin dhaggeeffatanii barumsa isaanii irratti waa haa dabalatan; warri qalbii qabanis qajeelfama haa argatan;
6 For understanding a proverb and its sweetness, Words of the wise and their acute sayings.
kunis fakkeenyaa fi hiikkaa, jechaa fi hibboo ogeeyyii hubachuudhaaf.
7 Fear of Jehovah [is] a beginning of knowledge, Wisdom and instruction fools have despised!
Waaqayyoon sodaachuun jalqaba ogummaa ti; gowwoonni garuu ogummaa fi adabamuu tuffatu.
8 Hear, my son, the instruction of thy father, And leave not the law of thy mother,
Yaa ilma ko, gorsa abbaa keetii dhaggeeffadhu; barsiisa haadha keetii illee hin gatin.
9 For a graceful wreath [are] they to thy head, And chains to thy neck.
Wanni kun mataa kee miidhagsuudhaaf gonfoo, morma kee bareechuudhaaf immoo faaya siif taʼa.
10 My son, if sinners entice thee be not willing.
Yaa ilma ko, yoo cubbamoonni sossobanii ofitti si harkisan, tole hin jedhiniif.
11 If they say, 'Come with us, we lay wait for blood, We watch secretly for the innocent without cause,
Yoo isaan, “Nu wajjin kottu; riphnee dhiiga namaa dhangalaasnaa; nama balleessaa hin qabne galaafachuudhaafis dhokannee eeggannaa;
kottu akkuma awwaalaa jiraatti isaan liqimsinaa; akkuma warra boolla keessa buufamaniis guutumaan guutuutti isaan liqimsinaa; (Sheol h7585)
13 Every precious substance we find, We fill our houses [with] spoil,
nu waan gatii qabu kan gosa hundaa ni arganna; manneen keenya illee boojuudhaan guuttanna;
14 Thy lot thou dost cast among us, One purse is — to all of us.'
ixaa kee nu wajjin buufadhu; nus korojoo tokko si wajjin qooddannaa” siin jedhan,
15 My son! go not in the way with them, Withhold thy foot from their path,
yaa ilma ko, ati isaan wajjin hin deemin; miilla keetiin karaa isaanii irra illee hin ejjetin;
16 For their feet to evil do run, And they haste to shed blood.
miilli isaanii cubbuutti ariifataatii; isaan dhiiga dhangalaasuuf jarjaru.
17 Surely in vain is the net spread out before the eyes of any bird.
Utuma simbirroonni hundi arganuu, kiyyoo buusuun waan gatii hin qabnee dha!
18 And they for their own blood lay wait, They watch secretly for their own lives.
Namoonni kunneen dhiiguma ofii isaanii riphanii eeggatu; lubbuma ofii isaanii gaadu!
19 So [are] the paths of every gainer of dishonest gain, The life of its owners it taketh.
Kun dhuma warra qabeenya karaa hamaadhaan argamu duukaa buʼan hundaa ti; wanni akkasii jireenya warra isa argatanii balleessa.
20 Wisdom in an out-place crieth aloud, In broad places she giveth forth her voice,
Ogummaan karaa irratti guddiftee iyyiti; iddoo wal gaʼii uummataattis sagalee ishee ol fudhatti.
21 At the head of the multitudes she calleth, In the openings of the gates, In the city her sayings she saith:
Isheen fiixee daandii irraa iyyiti; karra magaalaa duraas akkana jettee dubbatti:
22 'Till when, ye simple, do ye love simplicity? And have scorners their scorning desired? And do fools hate knowledge?
“Isin warri homaa hin beekne kun hamma yoomiitti karaa keessan kan faayidaa hin qabne sana jaallattu? Warri namatti qoosan hamma yoomiitti qoosaa sanatti gammadanii gowwoonnis beekumsa jibbu?
23 Turn back at my reproof, lo, I pour forth to you my spirit, I make known my words with you.
Mormii koo qalbeeffadhaa; ani yaada koo isinii nan dhangalaasa; dubbii koos isiniifin ibsa.
24 Because I have called, and ye refuse, I stretched out my hand, and none is attending,
Garuu sababii isin yeroo ani isin waametti diddanii yeroo ani harka balʼifadhetti namni tokko iyyuu na hin dhaggeeffatiniif,
25 And ye slight all my counsel, And my reproof ye have not desired.
waan isin gorsa koo hunda tuffattanii dheekkamsa koo dhagaʼuu diddaniif,
26 I also in your calamity do laugh, I deride when your fear cometh,
anis badiisa keessanitti nan kolfa, yeroo balaan isinitti dhufuttis nan qoosa;
27 When your fear cometh as destruction, And your calamity as a hurricane doth come, When on you come adversity and distress.
yeroo balaan akkuma bubbeetti isin fudhatutti, yeroo badiisni akkuma bubbee hamaatti isin haxaaʼutti, yeroo dhiphinaa fi rakkinni isinitti dhufutti ani isinittan qoosa.
28 Then they call me, and I do not answer, They seek me earnestly, and find me not.
“Yeroo sana isaan na waammatu; ani garuu isaan jalaa hin owwaadhu; isaan na barbaadu; garuu na hin argatan.
29 Because that they have hated knowledge, And the fear of Jehovah have not chosen.
Isaan waan beekumsa jibbanii Waaqayyoon sodaachuu illee filachuu didaniif,
30 They have not consented to my counsel, They have despised all my reproof,
waan gorsa koo fudhachuu didanii dheekkamsa koos tuffataniif,
31 And they eat of the fruit of their way, And from their own counsels they are filled.
isaan gatii karaa isaanii ni nyaatu; buʼaa jalʼina isaaniis ni quufu.
32 For the turning of the simple slayeth them, And the security of the foolish destroyeth them.
Gowwoota waa dagachuutu isaan balleessaatii; quufni gowwootaa isaanuma balleessa;
33 And whoso is hearkening to me dwelleth confidently, And [is] quiet from fear of evil!'
namni na dhaggeeffatu kam iyyuu garuu nagaadhaan jiraata; inni qabbanaan jiraata; wanni hamaanis isa hin sodaachisu.”
