Παροιμίαι 1
1 Παροιμίαι Σολομώντος, υιού του Δαβίδ, βασιλέως του Ισραήλ,
These are the (proverbs/wise sayings) that come from Solomon, the King of Israel, who was the son of [King] David.
2 διά να γνωρίση τις σοφίαν και παιδείαν, διά να νοήση λόγους φρονήσεως,
(These proverbs [PRS] can teach people/By studying these proverbs, people can learn) how to be wise and how to obey what these proverbs teach them. They will [also] help people to understand which teachings are wise.
3 διά να λάβη διδασκαλίαν συνέσεως, δικαιοσύνης και κρίσεως και ευθύτητος,
These proverbs [PRS] will teach you how to discipline/control yourselves, how to conduct your lives, and how to do what is right and just [DOU].
4 διά να δώση νόησιν εις τους απλούς, και εις τον νέον μάθησιν και διάγνωσιν.
They will show [people] who do not [yet] know much how to do things that are smart. They will show young people how to become wise and how to make good plans/decisions.
5 Ο σοφός ακούων θέλει γείνει σοφώτερος, και ο νοήμων θέλει αποκτήσει επιστήμην κυβερνήσεως·
Those who are wise should also pay attention [to these proverbs], in order to become more wise, and those who understand [these teachings] will receive good advice/guidance.
6 ώστε να εννοή παροιμίαν και σκοτεινόν λόγον, ρήσεις σοφών και αινίγματα αυτών.
Then they will be able to understand the meaning of proverbs and parables/metaphors, these wise sayings and (riddles/sayings that are difficult to understand).
7 Αρχή σοφίας φόβος Κυρίου· οι άφρονες καταφρονούσι την σοφίαν και την διδασκαλίαν.
If [you want to be] wise, you must begin by revering Yahweh. [Only] foolish people despise wisdom and good advice/discipline.
8 Άκουε, υιέ μου, την διδασκαλίαν του πατρός σου, και μη απορρίψης τον νόμον της μητρός σου.
My son, pay attention to what [I], your father, am teaching you. And do not reject what your mother teaches you.
9 Διότι ταύτα θέλουσιν είσθαι στέφανος χαρίτων εις την κορυφήν σου και περιδέραιον περί τον τράχηλόν σου.
What we teach you [will make you respected like having] a lovely turban around your head and [like] a [beautiful] necklace to put around your neck.
10 Υιέ μου, εάν θελήσωσιν οι αμαρτωλοί να σε δελεάσωσι, μη θελήσης·
My son, if sinners tempt/entice you [to do what is wrong], say “No” to them.
11 εάν είπωσιν, Ελθέ μεθ' ημών, ας ενεδρεύσωμεν δι' αίμα, ας επιβουλευθώμεν αναιτίως τον αθώον,
They may say, “Come with us! Join us! We will hide and then kill [MTY] someone [who passes by]. We will ambush some helpless/innocent people.
12 Ας καταπίωμεν αυτούς ζώντας, ως ο άδης, και ολοκλήρους ως τους καταβαίνοντας εις τον λάκκον· (Sheol h7585)
We will kill them [HYP] and get rid of them completely, [just] like [people who are buried in] graves are gone forever. While they are in good health, we will send them to the place where dead people are. (Sheol h7585)
13 θέλομεν ευρεί παν πολύτιμον αγαθόν, θέλομεν γεμίσει τους οίκους ημών από λαφύρων·
And we will seize all the things that they own. We will fill our houses with these things!
14 θες τον κλήρόν σου μεταξύ ημών, εν βαλάντιον ας ήναι εις πάντας ημάς·
[So], come with us! Join our group! We will share with you the things that we steal.”
15 υιέ μου, μη περιπατήσης εν οδώ μετ' αυτών· άπεχε τον πόδα σου από των τρίβων αυτών·
My son, do not accompany them! Do not walk on the roads with them!
16 διότι οι πόδες αυτών τρέχουσιν εις το κακόν, και σπεύδουσιν εις το να χύσωσιν αίμα.
They rush to do evil deeds! They hurry to murder [MTY] people.
17 Διότι ματαίως εξαπλόνεται δίκτυον έμπροσθεν των οφθαλμών παντός πτερωτού.
It is useless to put out a (trap/net to catch a bird) because when a bird sees it, [it stays away from it].
18 Διότι ούτοι ενεδρεύουσι κατά του ιδίου αυτών αίματος, επιβουλεύονται τας εαυτών ψυχάς·
But those wicked people are not like the birds, [because they do not realize] that when they prepare to ambush someone to kill him, they will be killed themselves!
19 Τοιαύται είναι αι οδοί παντός πλεονέκτου· η πλεονεξία αφαιρεί την ζωήν των κυριευομένων υπ' αυτής.
That is what happens to people who eagerly try to get things [by violently attacking others]. They will only destroy themselves!
20 Η σοφία φωνάζει έξω, εκπέμπει την φωνήν αυτής εν ταις πλατείαις·
Wisdom [PRS] shouts to people in the streets, and calls out to people in the (plazas/town squares).
21 Κράζει επί κεφαλής των αγορών, εν ταις εισόδοις των πυλών· απαγγέλλει τους λόγους αυτής διά της πόλεως, λέγουσα,
Wisdom calls out in noisy places, and at the entrances to cities.
22 Έως πότε, μωροί, θέλετε αγαπά την μωρίαν, και οι χλευασταί θέλουσιν ηδύνεσθαι εις τους χλευασμούς αυτών, και οι άφρονες θέλουσι μισεί την γνώσιν;
[Wisdom says], “How long will you stupid people continue to enjoy doing foolish things [RHQ]? How long will you people who ridicule God enjoy doing that [RHQ]? How long will you foolish people refuse to know [what things are right] [RHQ]?
23 Επιστρέψατε προς τους ελέγχους μου· ιδού, εγώ θέλω εκχέει το πνεύμά μου εφ' υμάς, θέλω σας κάμει να νοήσητε τους λόγους μου.
If you pay attention to me when I rebuke you, I will tell you what I am thinking in my inner being; I will give you some good advice.
24 Επειδή εγώ έκραζον, και σεις δεν υπηκούετε· εξέτεινον την χείρα μου, και ουδείς προσείχεν·
But when I called to you, you refused to listen. I beckoned to you to come to me, but you ignored me.
25 Αλλά κατεφρονείτε πάσας τας συμβουλάς μου και τους ελέγχους μου δεν εδέχεσθε·
I tried to advise you, but you refused to listen to me. I tried to correct you, but you rejected what I told you.
26 διά τούτο και εγώ θέλω επιγελάσει εις τον όλεθρόν σας· θέλω καταχαρή, όταν επέλθη ο φόβος σας.
So [now], when you are experiencing troubles/disasters, I will laugh at you. When things happen that cause you to be afraid, I will make fun of you.
27 Όταν ο φόβος σας επέλθη ως ερήμωσις και η καταστροφή σας εφορμήση ως ανεμοστρόβιλος, όταν η θλίψις και η στενοχωρία έλθωσιν εφ' υμάς·
When calamities strike you like a big storm, when disasters hit you like a violent wind, when [all kinds of things] distress you and give you trouble, [I will ridicule you!]
28 τότε θέλουσι με επικαλεσθή, αλλά δεν θέλω αποκριθή· επιμόνως θέλουσι με εκζητήσει, αλλά δεν θέλουσι με ευρεί.
[Wisdom also says], “When foolish people call to me [to help them], I will not answer them. They will search for me diligently/everywhere, but they will not find me.
29 Διότι εμίσησαν την γνώσιν και τον φόβον του Κυρίου δεν εξέλεξαν·
They refused to know [what things are right], and they decided not to revere Yahweh.
30 δεν ηθέλησαν τας συμβουλάς μου· κατεφρόνησαν πάντας τους ελέγχους μου·
They would not accept my advice, and they did not pay attention when I tried to correct them.
31 διά τούτο θέλουσι φάγει από των καρπών της οδού αυτών και θέλουσι χορτασθή από των κακοβουλιών αυτών.
So they will endure what will result [MET, DOU] from the evil way they have lived/behaved and the evil things they have planned to do.
32 Διότι η αποστασία των μωρών θέλει θανατώσει αυτούς, και η αμεριμνησία των αφρόνων θέλει αφανίσει αυτούς.
Those who turn away from me are stupid/foolish; they will die because of doing that.
33 Όστις όμως ακούει εμού, θέλει κατοικήσει εν ασφαλεία· και θέλει ησυχάζει, μη φοβούμενος κακόν.
But those who pay attention to me will live peacefully and safely, and they will not be afraid that something will harm them.”
