מִשְׁלֵי 1
| מִשְׁלֵי שְׁלֹמֹה בֶן־דָּוִד מֶלֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ | 1 |
The Proverbs of Solomon son of David, who reigned in Israel;
| לָדַעַת חָכְמָה וּמוּסָר לְהָבִין אִמְרֵי בִינָֽה׃ | 2 |
to know wisdom and instruction, and to perceive words of understanding;
| לָקַחַת מוּסַר הַשְׂכֵּל צֶדֶק וּמִשְׁפָּט וּמֵישָׁרִֽים׃ | 3 |
to receive also hard saying, and to understand true justice, and [how] to direct judgment;
| לָתֵת לִפְתָאיִם עָרְמָה לְנַעַר דַּעַת וּמְזִמָּֽה׃ | 4 |
that he might give subtlety to the simple, and to the young man discernment and understanding.
| יִשְׁמַע חָכָם וְיוֹסֶף לֶקַח וְנָבוֹן תַּחְבֻּלוֹת יִקְנֶֽה׃ | 5 |
For by the hearing of these a wise man will be wiser, and man of understanding will gain direction;
| לְהָבִין מָשָׁל וּמְלִיצָה דִּבְרֵי חֲכָמִים וְחִידֹתָֽם׃ | 6 |
and will understand a parable, and a dark speech; the saying of the wise also, and riddles.
| יִרְאַת יְהוָה רֵאשִׁית דָּעַת חָכְמָה וּמוּסָר אֱוִילִים בָּֽזוּ׃ | 7 |
The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom; and [there is] good understanding to all that practise it: and piety toward God is the beginning of discernment; but the ungodly will set at nothing wisdom and instruction.
| שְׁמַע בְּנִי מוּסַר אָבִיךָ וְאַל־תִּטֹּשׁ תּוֹרַת אִמֶּֽךָ׃ | 8 |
Hear, [my] son, the instruction of your father, and reject not the rules of your mother.
| כִּי ׀ לִוְיַת חֵן הֵם לְרֹאשֶׁךָ וַעֲנָקִים לְגַרְגְּרֹתֶֽיךָ׃ | 9 |
For you shall receive for your head a crown of graces, and a chain of gold round your neck.
| בְּנִי אִם־יְפַתּוּךָ חַטָּאִים אַל־תֹּבֵֽא׃ | 10 |
[My] son, let not ungodly men lead you astray, neither consent you [to them].
| אִם־יֹאמְרוּ לְכָה אִתָּנוּ נֶאֶרְבָה לְדָם נִצְפְּנָה לְנָקִי חִנָּֽם׃ | 11 |
If they should exhort you, saying, Come with us, partake in blood, and let us unjustly hide the just man in the earth:
| נִבְלָעֵם כִּשְׁאוֹל חַיִּים וּתְמִימִים כְּיוֹרְדֵי בֽוֹר׃ (Sheol h7585) | 12 |
and let us swallow him alive, as Hades [would], and remove the memorial of him from the earth: (Sheol h7585)
| כָּל־הוֹן יָקָר נִמְצָא נְמַלֵּא בָתֵּינוּ שָׁלָֽל׃ | 13 |
let us seize on his valuable property, and let us fill our houses with spoils:
| גּוֹרָלְךָ תַּפִּיל בְּתוֹכֵנוּ כִּיס אֶחָד יִהְיֶה לְכֻלָּֽנוּ׃ | 14 |
but do you cast in your lot with us, and let us all provide a common purse, and let us have one pouch:
| בְּנִי אַל־תֵּלֵךְ בְּדֶרֶךְ אִתָּם מְנַע רַגְלְךָ מִנְּתִיבָתָֽם׃ | 15 |
go not in the way with them, but turn aside your foot from their paths:
| כִּי רַגְלֵיהֶם לָרַע יָרוּצוּ וִֽימַהֲרוּ לִשְׁפָּךְ־דָּֽם׃ | 16 |
[For their feet run to do evil, and are swift to shed blood. ]
| כִּֽי־חִנָּם מְזֹרָה הָרָשֶׁת בְּעֵינֵי כָל־בַּעַל כָּנָֽף׃ | 17 |
for nets are not without cause spread for birds.
| וְהֵם לְדָמָם יֶאֱרֹבוּ יִצְפְּנוּ לְנַפְשֹׁתָֽם׃ | 18 |
For they that are concerned in murder store up evils for themselves; and the overthrow of transgressors is evil.
| כֵּן אָרְחוֹת כָּל־בֹּצֵֽעַ בָּצַע אֶת־נֶפֶשׁ בְּעָלָיו יִקָּֽח׃ | 19 |
These are the ways of all that perform lawless deeds; for by ungodliness they destroy their own life.
| חָכְמוֹת בַּחוּץ תָּרֹנָּה בָּרְחֹבוֹת תִּתֵּן קוֹלָֽהּ׃ | 20 |
Wisdom sings aloud in passages, and in the broad places speaks boldly.
| בְּרֹאשׁ הֹמִיּוֹת תִּקְרָא בְּפִתְחֵי שְׁעָרִים בָּעִיר אֲמָרֶיהָ תֹאמֵֽר׃ | 21 |
And she makes proclamation on the top of the walls, and sits by the gates of princes; and at the gates of the city boldly says,
| עַד־מָתַי ׀ פְּתָיִם תְּֽאֵהֲבוּ פֶתִי וְלֵצִים לָצוֹן חָמְדוּ לָהֶם וּכְסִילִים יִשְׂנְאוּ־דָֽעַת׃ | 22 |
So long as the simple cleave to justice, they shall not be ashamed: but the foolish being lovers of haughtiness, having become ungodly have hated knowledge, and are become subject to reproofs.
| תָּשׁוּבוּ לְֽתוֹכַחְתִּי הִנֵּה אַבִּיעָה לָכֶם רוּחִי אוֹדִיעָה דְבָרַי אֶתְכֶֽם׃ | 23 |
Behold, I will bring forth to you the utterance of my breath, and I will instruct you in my speech.
| יַעַן קָרָאתִי וַתְּמָאֵנוּ נָטִיתִי יָדִי וְאֵין מַקְשִֽׁיב׃ | 24 |
Since I called, and you did not listen; and I spoke at length, and you gave no heed;
| וַתִּפְרְעוּ כָל־עֲצָתִי וְתוֹכַחְתִּי לֹא אֲבִיתֶֽם׃ | 25 |
but you set at nothing my counsels, and disregarded my reproofs;
| גַּם־אֲנִי בְּאֵידְכֶם אֶשְׂחָק אֶלְעַג בְּבֹא פַחְדְּכֶֽם׃ | 26 |
therefore I also will laugh at your destruction; and I will rejoice against [you] when ruin comes upon you:
| בְּבֹא כשאוה כְשׁוֹאָה ׀ פַּחְדְּכֶם וְֽאֵידְכֶם כְּסוּפָה יֶאֱתֶה בְּבֹא עֲלֵיכֶם צָרָה וְצוּקָֽה׃ | 27 |
yes when dismay suddenly comes upon you, and [your] overthrow shall arrive like a tempest; and when tribulation and distress shall come upon you, or when ruin shall come upon you.
| אָז יִקְרָאֻנְנִי וְלֹא אֶֽעֱנֶה יְשַׁחֲרֻנְנִי וְלֹא יִמְצָאֻֽנְנִי׃ | 28 |
For it shall be that when you call upon me, I will not listen to you: wicked men shall seek me, but shall not find [me].
| תַּחַת כִּי־שָׂנְאוּ דָעַת וְיִרְאַת יְהֹוָה לֹא בָחָֽרוּ׃ | 29 |
For they hated wisdom, and did not choose the word of the Lord:
| לֹא־אָבוּ לַעֲצָתִי נָאֲצוּ כָּל־תּוֹכַחְתִּֽי׃ | 30 |
neither would they attend to my counsels, but derided my reproofs.
| וְֽיֹאכְלוּ מִפְּרִי דַרְכָּם וּֽמִמֹּעֲצֹתֵיהֶם יִשְׂבָּֽעוּ׃ | 31 |
Therefore shall they eat the fruits of their own way, and shall be filled with their own ungodliness.
| כִּי מְשׁוּבַת פְּתָיִם תַּֽהַרְגֵם וְשַׁלְוַת כְּסִילִים תְּאַבְּדֵֽם׃ | 32 |
For because they wronged the simple, they shall be slain; and an inquisition shall ruin the ungodly.
| וְשֹׁמֵעַֽ לִי יִשְׁכָּן־בֶּטַח וְשַׁאֲנַן מִפַּחַד רָעָֽה׃ | 33 |
But he that hearkens to me shall dwell in confidence, and shall rest securely from all evil.
