Lododowo 8
1 Ɖe nunya mele ɣli dom le ame yɔm oa? Ɖe gɔmesese mekɔ eƒe gbe dzi oa?
Whether wisdom crieth not ofte; and prudence yyueth his vois?
2 Etsi tsitre ɖe kɔkɔƒe siwo le mɔto la tame, afi si afɔmɔwo do go le.
In souereyneste and hiy coppis, aboue the weie, in the myddis of pathis,
3 Ele tsitre ɖe dua ƒe agbowo ƒe mɔ xa kple agbo la me le ɣli dom sesĩe be,
and it stondith bisidis the yate of the citee, in thilke closyngis, and spekith, and seith, A!
4 “O ŋutsuwo, miawoe mele ɣli dom na eye mekɔ nye gbe dzi na amegbetɔƒomea katã.
ye men, Y crie ofte to you; and my vois is to the sones of men.
5 Mi bebewuwo, midze nunya; mi bometsilawo gɔmesese nesu mia si.
Litle children, vndirstonde ye wisdom; and ye vnwise men, `perseyue wisdom.
6 Miɖo to elabena nya xɔasiwo le asinye be magblɔ; meke nye nu be magblɔ nu si le dzɔdzɔe.
Here ye, for Y schal speke of grete thingis; and my lippis schulen be openyd, to preche riytful thingis.
7 Nye nu gblɔa nu si le eteƒe, elabena nye nuyi tsri vɔ̃ɖivɔ̃ɖi.
My throte schal bithenke treuthe; and my lippis schulen curse a wickid man.
8 Nye numenyawo katã le dzɔdzɔe; ɖeke meglɔ̃ alo nye ayemenya o.
My wordis ben iust; no schrewid thing, nether weiward is in tho.
9 Wo katã le dzɔdzɔe na ame si si sidzedze le; fɔɖiɖi mele wo ŋu na ame siwo si gɔmesese le o.
`My wordis ben riytful to hem that vndurstonden; and ben euene to hem that fynden kunnyng.
10 Tia nye amehehe ɖe klosalo teƒe kple nye gɔmesese ɖe sika nyuitɔ teƒe
Take ye my chastisyng, and not money; chese ye teching more than tresour.
11 elabena nunya xɔ asi wu adzagba eye nu siwo dim wò dzi le la ƒe ɖeke mesɔ kplii o.
For wisdom is betere than alle richessis moost preciouse; and al desirable thing mai not be comparisound therto.
12 “Nye, nunya kple ŋuɖɔɖoe nɔa teƒe ɖeka; gɔmesese kple sidzedze le asinye.
Y, wisdom, dwelle in counsel; and Y am among lernyd thouytis.
13 Yehowa vɔvɔ̃e nye be nàlé fu vɔ̃, eya ta metsri dada kple ɖokuidodoɖedzi, agbe baɖa nɔnɔ kple nya dzodzrowo gbɔgblɔ.
The drede of the Lord hatith yuel; Y curse boost, and pride, and a schrewid weie, and a double tungid mouth.
14 Tɔnyee nye aɖaŋudede kple afia nyui tsotso, gɔmesese kple ŋusẽ le asinye.
Counseil is myn, and equyte `is myn; prudence is myn, and strengthe `is myn.
15 Dzinyee fiawo tona ɖua fia eye dziɖulawo dea se siwo le dzɔdzɔe.
Kyngis regnen bi me; and the makeris of lawis demen iust thingis bi me.
16 Dzinyee dumegãwo tona kplɔa du eye nenema kee nye bubume siwo le dzi ɖum le anyigba dzi.
Princis comaunden bi me; and myyti men demen riytfulnesse bi me.
17 Melɔ̃a ame siwo lɔ̃am eye ame siwo diam la kpɔam.
I loue hem that louen me; and thei that waken eerli to me, schulen fynde me.
18 Hotsui kple bubu bɔ ɖe asinye, nenema kee nye kesinɔnu siwo megblẽna o kple dzidzedze.
With me ben rychessis, and glorie; souereyn richessis, and riytfulnesse.
19 Nye kutsetse nyo wu sika nyuitɔ, eye nu si dona tso menye la ƒo klosalo nyuitɔ ta sãa.
My fruyt is betere than gold, and precyouse stoon; and my seedis ben betere than chosun siluer.
20 Mezɔna le dzɔdzɔenyenye ƒe mɔ dzi kple nuteƒewɔwɔ ƒe toƒewo,
Y go in the weies of riytfulnesse, in the myddis of pathis of doom;
21 eye mekɔa kesinɔnu ɖe ame siwo lɔ̃am la dzi, henana woƒe nudzraɖoƒewo gbagbana.
that Y make riche hem that louen me, and that Y fille her tresouris.
22 “Yehowa dzim abe eƒe nuwɔwɔwo ƒe ŋgɔgbetɔ ene, hafi wòava wɔ nuwo le blema.
The Lord weldide me in the bigynnyng of hise weies; bifore that he made ony thing, at the bigynnyng.
23 Etɔ asi dzinye tso mavɔ me ke, tso gɔmedzedzea me, hafi xexea me nava dzɔ.
Fro with out bigynnyng Y was ordeined; and fro elde tymes, bifor that the erthe was maad.
24 Wodzim esime atsiaƒuwo menɔ anyi o, eye vudo siwo dzia tsi fũu la hã menɔ anyi o.
Depthis of watris weren not yit; and Y was conseyued thanne. The wellis of watris hadden not brokun out yit,
25 Hafi woatsɔ towo ada ɖe woƒe nɔƒewo, eye togbɛwo nadzɔ la, nye la, wodzim xoxo.
and hillis stoden not togidere yit bi sad heuynesse; bifor litil hillis Y was born.
26 Hafi wòava wɔ anyigba alo gbegbe alo anyigbadziʋuʋudediwo gɔ̃ hã la, wodzim xoxo.
Yit he hadde not maad erthe; and floodis, and the herris of the world.
27 Menɔ afi ma hafi wòtsɔ dziƒowo ɖo wo nɔƒe eye wòdzidze dzite da ɖe gogloƒewo tame.
Whanne he made redi heuenes, Y was present; whanne he cumpasside the depthis of watris bi certeyn lawe and cumpas.
28 Esi wòɖo lilikpowo ɖe dziƒo, eye wòli ke tɔ goglowo ƒe dzɔtsoƒe,
Whanne he made stidfast the eir aboue; and weiede the wellis of watris.
29 esi wòɖo liƒo na atsiaƒu be eƒe tsiwo magbɔ teƒe si wòde se be woase la dzi o eye wòɖo anyigba gɔme la, medzɔ xoxo.
Whanne he cumpasside to the see his marke; and settide lawe to watris, that tho schulden not passe her coostis. Whanne he peiside the foundementis of erthe;
30 Ale menye aɖaŋudɔwɔla nɔ eƒe axadzi, dzidzɔ yɔ menye gbe sia gbe eye metsoa aseye le eŋkume ɣe sia ɣi.
Y was making alle thingis with him. And Y delitide bi alle daies, and pleiede bifore hym in al tyme,
31 Medzɔ dzi le eƒe xexe blibo la me eye amegbetɔwo ƒe nu do dzidzɔ nam.
and Y pleiede in the world; and my delices ben to be with the sones of men.
32 “Eya ta, azɔ la, mi vinyewo, miɖo tom; woayra ame siwo lé nye mɔwo me ɖe asi.
Now therfor, sones, here ye me; blessid ben thei that kepen my weies.
33 Ɖo to nye sededewo eye nàdze nunya, mègado tokue o.
Here ye teching, and be ye wise men; and nile ye caste it awei.
34 Woayra ame si ɖoa tom, nɔa ŋudzɔ le nye ʋɔtru nu gbe sia gbe eye wòlalana le nye kpui nu
Blessid is the man that herith me, and that wakith at my yatis al dai; and kepith at the postis of my dore.
35 elabena ame si ke ɖe ŋutinye la, ke ɖe agbe ŋu eye wòxɔa amenuveve tso Yehowa gbɔ.
He that fyndith me, schal fynde lijf; and schal drawe helthe of the Lord.
36 Ke ame si mete ŋu ke ɖe ŋutinye o la, wɔa nu vevi eɖokui eye ame siwo katã léa fum la lɔ̃a ku.”
But he that synneth ayens me, schal hurte his soule; alle that haten me, louen deeth.
