Sananlaskujen 28
1 Jumalattomat pakenevat, vaikka ei kenkään aja takaa, mutta vanhurskaat ovat turvassa kuin nuori jalopeura.
Wicked [people] run away [even] when no one is pursuing them, but righteous/good [people are not afraid]; they are as brave as lions.
2 Rikkomisensa tähden maa saa ruhtinaita paljon, mutta yhden ymmärtäväisen miehen taidolla järjestys kauan pysyy.
When [the people of] a nation sin, they will have one ruler after another; but when their leaders are wise and have good sense, their government will last for a long time.
3 Köyhä mies, joka vaivaisia sortaa, on kuin sade, joka lyö lakoon eikä anna leipää.
A poor person who oppresses [other] poor [people] is [like] [MET] a very heavy/hard rain that [destroys the crops], with the result that there is no food [for people to eat].
4 Lain hylkijät kehuvat jumalattomia, mutta lain noudattajat kauhistuvat heitä.
Those who reject/disobey [God’s] laws always speak well of wicked [people]; but those who obey [God’s] laws [always] oppose what wicked people do.
5 Pahat ihmiset eivät ymmärrä, mikä oikein on, mutta Herraa etsiväiset ymmärtävät kaiken.
Evil people do not understand what it means to act justly, but those who try to obey/worship Yahweh understand that very well.
6 Parempi on köyhä, joka nuhteettomasti vaeltaa, kuin kahdella tiellä mutkitteleva rikas.
It is better to be honest [even] though you are poor than to be dishonest [even] though you are rich.
7 Joka laista ottaa vaarin, on ymmärtäväinen poika; mutta irstailijain seuratoveri saattaa isänsä häpeään.
Young people who obey the laws are wise [IDM]; parents whose children associate with those who (carouse/go to wild parties) are humiliated/disgraced because of what their children do.
8 Joka kartuttaa varojaan korolla ja voitolla, kokoaa niitä sille, joka vaivaisia armahtaa.
When people become very rich by charging very high interest [DOU], their money will [eventually] go to someone who does kind things for the poor.
9 Joka korvansa kääntää kuulemasta lakia, sen rukouskin on kauhistus.
If people do not obey [MTY] [God’s] laws, [God] (detests their prayers/considers that their prayers stink).
10 Joka eksyttää oikeamielisiä pahalle tielle, se lankeaa omaan kuoppaansa; mutta nuhteettomat perivät onnen.
Those who cause honest/good [people] to do what is evil will fall into their own pits/traps, but good things will happen to those who (are innocent/have not done what is wrong).
11 Rikas mies on omissa silmissään viisas, mutta ymmärtäväinen köyhä ottaa hänestä selvän.
[Many] rich people think that they are wise, but poor people who have good sense will find out whether rich people really are wise or not.
12 Kun vanhurskaat riemuitsevat, on ihanuus suuri; mutta kun jumalattomat nousevat, saa ihmisiä hakea.
When righteous/good [people] (succeed/win [elections]), everyone (celebrates/is happy); but when wicked [people win], everyone hides [because they are afraid of what the wicked people will do].
13 Joka rikkomuksensa salaa, se ei menesty; mutta joka ne tunnustaa ja hylkää, se saa armon.
Those who refuse to confess/admit their sins will not prosper, but [God] acts mercifully/kindly toward those who confess their sins and turn away from their sinful behavior.
14 Onnellinen se ihminen, joka aina on aralla tunnolla; mutta joka sydämensä paaduttaa, se onnettomuuteen lankeaa.
[God] is pleased with those who always revere him, but those who are stubborn [IDM] will experience disasters.
15 Kuin muriseva leijona ja ahnas karhu on kurjan kansan jumalaton hallitsija.
Wicked people who [mistreat] poor people whom they rule are [as dangerous to them as] [SIM] a lion roaring [at them] or a bear springing up [to attack them].
16 Vähätaitoinen ruhtinas runsaasti kiskoo, mutta väärän voiton vihaaja saa elää kauan.
Rulers who do not have good sense cruelly oppress [the people they rule], but rulers who do not want to become rich by cheating/deceiving [people] will live (OR, rule) for a long time.
17 Ihmisen, jota verivelka painaa, on pakoiltava hamaan hautaan asti; älköön häntä suojeltako.
Those who are guilty of murdering [MTY] another person will (be fugitives/keep running away) until they die; do not help them to escape.
18 Nuhteettomasti vaeltavainen saa avun, mutta kahdella tiellä mutkittelija kerralla kaatuu.
Those who [continually] do what is right will be safe/protected, but those who are dishonest will [suddenly] be ruined.
19 Joka peltonsa viljelee, saa leipää kyllin, mutta tyhjän tavoittelija saa köyhyyttä kyllin.
Farmers who work [hard] in their fields will [produce good crops and always] have plenty of food [to eat], but those who spend all their time (on useless projects/doing things that do not benefit anyone) will become very poor.
20 Luotettava mies saa runsaan siunauksen, mutta jolla on kiihko rikastua, se ei rankaisematta jää.
[God] will greatly bless those who (are trustworthy/always do what they say that they will do), but he will certainly punish [LIT] those who try to become rich quickly.
21 Ei ole hyvä henkilöön katsoa, mutta leipäpalankin tähden rikkomus tehdään.
It is not good [for judges] to decide matters unfairly/unjustly, but [some] people will do what is wrong [even] if they receive [only] a very small bribe [HYP] [for doing it].
22 Pahansuova haluaa kiihkeästi varallisuutta eikä tiedä, että hänet tapaa puute.
Selfish people [IDM] are very eager to become rich quickly; they do not realize that they will [soon] become poor.
23 Joka toista nuhtelee, niinkuin minä neuvon, saa suosiota enemmän kuin se, joka kielellänsä liehakoitsee.
Those who rebuke someone will be appreciated/thanked more than those who [say nice things to others merely] to (flatter them/cause them to feel good).
24 Joka isältään ja äidiltään riistää ja sanoo: "Ei tämä ole rikos", se on tuhontekijän toveri.
Anyone who steals things from his father or his mother and says “That is not sinful” is as bad as a bandit.
25 Tavaranahne nostaa riidan, mutta Herraan luottavainen tulee ravituksi.
Greedy people cause trouble/strife; those who trust in Yahweh will prosper [IDM].
26 Omaan sydämeensä luottavainen on tyhmä, mutta viisaudessa vaeltava pelastuu.
Those who believe that what they think [is always right] are foolish; those who act wisely will (escape danger/be safe).
27 Joka köyhälle antaa, se ei puutteeseen joudu; mutta joka silmänsä häneltä sulkee, saa kirouksia paljon.
Those who give things to poor [people] will not become poor, but many [people] will curse those who refuse to help [IDM] poor people.
28 Kun jumalattomat nousevat, piileksivät ihmiset; mutta kun he hukkuvat, niin hurskaat enentyvät.
When wicked [people] become rulers, people hide [because they are afraid of what those wicked people will do]; but when wicked people are no longer rulers, good/righteous [people will] become the rulers.
