Sananlaskujen 25
1 Nämät ovat myös Salomon sananlaskut, jotka Hiskian ja Juudan kuninkaan miehet ovat tähän panneet tykö.
Here are more wise sayings/words that Solomon [wrote]. Some men who worked for Hezekiah, the king of Judah, copied them [from a scroll that Solomon had written].
2 Se on Jumalan kunnia, salata asiaa; mutta kuninkaan kunnia, tutkia asiaa.
[We consider] God to be great because he (acts in mysterious ways/does things that we cannot understand); [we consider] kings to be great because they explain things.
3 Taivas on korkia ja maa syvä, ja kuninkaan sydän on tutkimatoin.
[It is not possible for anyone to measure] how high the sky is or how deep the earth/ocean is; likewise [SIM], it is not possible for us to know [all] that kings are thinking.
4 Raiska otetaan hopiasta pois, niin siitä tulee puhdas astia.
[If workers] burn out the impure bits that are in silver, a man who makes things from silver can make something beautiful from the silver.
5 Jos jumalatoin otetaan pois kuninkaan kasvoin edestä, niin hänen istuimensa vanhurskaudella vahvistetaan.
[Similarly, if] wicked [advisors] are taken away from a king, his government will remain secure, because [the king will be able to] act justly.
6 Älä koreile kuninkaan nähden, ja älä astu suurten sialle.
When you stand in front of a king, do not try to (impress him/honor yourself) and do not (act like you are important/ask to sit where important people sit; )
7 Sillä se on sinulle parempi, koska sinulle sanotaan: astu tänne ylemmä! kuin ettäs ruhtinaan edessä alennettaisiin, jota sinun silmäs näkisivät.
it is better if someone tells you to sit closer [to the king] than for [someone to tell you], while the king is listening, to sit further away in order that someone who is more important [may sit closer to the king].
8 Älä ole pikainen riitelemään, ettes tiedä mitäs teet, koska lähimmäiseltäs häväisty olet?
Do not quickly go to a court [to tell the judge about] something that you have seen, because another witness may later [say something that proves that you are wrong, and as a result] you will be disgraced/ashamed. If that happens, (what will you do?/you will not know what to do.) [RHQ]
9 Toimita asias lähimmmäises kanssa, älä ilmoita toisen salaisuutta,
If you and someone else think differently about some matter, settle it between yourselves, and do not tell others any secret [that he has told you].
10 Ettei se, joka sen kuulee, sinua häpäisisi, ja ettei sinun paha sanomas lakkaa.
If others find out that you have told secrets, you will be ashamed, and from that time on, (you will have a bad reputation/people will think badly about you).
11 Sana, aikanansa puhuttu, on niinkuin kultainen omena hopiamaljassa.
Something that is said that is [very] appropriate is [as delightful as seeing] [SIM] gold apples/ornaments in a silver bowl.
12 Koska viisas rankaisee sitä, jaka häntä kuulee, se on niinkuin korvarengas, ja niinkuin kaunistus parhaasta kullasta.
When a wise person rebukes/warns someone [SYN] who is willing to listen, that is [as valuable as] [SIM] a gold ring or a gold chain.
13 Niinkuin lumen kylmä elonaikana, niin on uskollinen sanansaattaja sille, joka hänen lähettänyt on, ja virvoittaa herransa sielun.
A messenger who (is reliable/tells someone else exactly what he was told to say) refreshes [the spirits of] his bosses who sent him like [SIM] (snow/cold water) refreshes [the ground] at the time that [people] harvest crops.
14 Joka paljon puhuu ja vähän pitää, hän on niinkuin tuuli ja pilvi ilman sadetta.
When someone promises to give a gift to us but never gives it, [that disappoints us] as much as [SIM] clouds and wind that come but do not bring any rain.
15 Kärsivällisyydellä päämies lepytetään, ja siviä kieli pehmittää kovuuden.
If someone keeps requesting a ruler long enough to do something, he will [often] agree to do it; similarly, by speaking [MTY] gently we can [often] convince [others that what we say is right] [IDM].
16 Jos sinä löydät hunajaa, niin syö tarpeekses, ettes ylönpalttisesti tulisi ravituksi, ja antaisi sitä ylen.
If you find some honey, do not eat a lot of it, because doing that may cause you to vomit.
17 Anna jalkas harvoin tulla lähimmäises huoneeseen, ettei hän suuttuis sinuun, ja vihaisi sinua.
Do not go to your neighbor’s house very often [to talk with him]; if you go [very] often, he will get tired of listening to you and start to hate you.
18 Joka väärää todistusta puhuu lähimmäistänsä vastaan, hän on vasara, miekka ja terävä nuoli.
To falsely accuse others [in court] is like [SIM] [attacking them with] a war-club or a sword or a sharp arrow.
19 Pilkkaajan toivo hädän aikana on niinkuin murrettu hammas, ja vilpisteleväinen jalka.
Depending on unreliable people when you have troubles is [as bad] as [trying to eat when] you have a bad/hurting tooth or [trying to walk when] your foot is crippled.
20 Joka murheellisen sydämen edessä virsiä veisaa, hän on niinkuin se, joka vaatten tempaa pois talvella, ja etikka pleikun päällä.
Singing to someone who is depressed [just causes him to feel worse]; it is like [SIM] taking off clothes on a very cold day or like putting vinegar on a wound.
21 Jos sinun vihamiehes isoo, niin ravitse häntä leivällä: jos hän janoo, niin juota häntä vedellä;
If your enemies are hungry, give them something to eat; if they are thirsty, give them something to drink;
22 Sillä sinä kokoot hiilet hänen päänsä päälle, ja Herra kostaa sen sinulle.
doing that will cause them to feel ashamed [IDM], and Yahweh will reward you for doing that.
23 Pohjatuuli tuottaa sateen, ja salainen kieli saattaa kasvot vihaisiksi.
When wind blows from the right direction, it will rain; [similarly] [SIM], if we gossip about others, that causes them to look at us very angrily.
24 Parempi on istus katon kulmalla, kuin riitaisen vaimon kanssa yhdessä huoneessa.
It is better to live ([alone/by yourself]) in the corner of an attic/housetop than to live inside the house with a wife who is [always] nagging.
25 Hyvä sanoma kaukaiselta maalta on kylmän veden kaltainen janoovaiselle sielulle.
Receiving good news from a country far away refreshes our spirits like [SIM] cold water refreshes us when we are very thirsty.
26 Vanhurskas, joka jumalattoman eteen lankee, on niinkuin sekoitettu kaivo ja turmeltu lähde.
When a righteous/good person (gives in/yields) to wicked [people], that is [as bad] as [SIM] a spring that becomes muddied or a fountain that becomes polluted.
27 Joka paljon hunajaa syö, ei se ole hyvä, ja joka työtläitä asioita tutkii, se tulee hänelle työlääksi.
It is not good to eat too much honey, and trying to get people to praise you is also not good.
28 Joka ei taida hillitä henkeänsä, hän on niinkuin hävitetty kaupunki ilman muuria.
People who (cannot control their tempers/quickly become very angry) [are unable to defend their behavior]; that is like [having] a city without a wall around it, [with the result that no one can defend it].
