箴言 知恵の泉 16
1 心にはかることは人に属し、舌の答は主から出る。
People plan what they want to do, but Yahweh is the one who decides [MTY] what really will happen.
2 人の道は自分の目にことごとく潔しと見える、しかし主は人の魂をはかられる。
People may think that their actions are right, but Yahweh really knows why people do what they do.
3 あなたのなすべき事を主にゆだねよ、そうすれば、あなたの計るところは必ず成る。
(Request/Rely on) Yahweh to direct what you plan to do; [if you do that], you will succeed in what you plan.
4 主はすべての物をおのおのその用のために造り、悪しき人をも災の日のために造られた。
Yahweh knows why he does everything that he does; he has even prepared the wicked for the time that he will punish them.
5 すべて心に高ぶる者は主に憎まれる、確かに、彼は罰を免れない。
Yahweh hates/detests everyone who is proud [IDM]; you can be certain [IDM] that they will be punished [LIT].
6 いつくしみとまことによって、とがはあがなわれる、主を恐れることによって、人は悪を免れる。
Be loyal to Yahweh and faithfully [obey] him; if you do that, he will forgive you for having sinned. If we revere him, nothing evil will happen to us (OR, he will prevent evil things from happening to us).
7 人の道が主を喜ばせる時、主はその人の敵をもその人と和らがせられる。
When our behavior pleases Yahweh, he even causes our enemies to act peacefully toward us.
8 正義によって得たわずかなものは、不義によって得た多くの宝にまさる。
It is better to have a small amount of money that is earned honestly than to have a lot of money that is acquired dishonestly.
9 人は心に自分の道を考え計る、しかし、その歩みを導く者は主である。
People plan what they want to do, but Yahweh directs/determines what they will [really] be able to do.
10 王のくちびるには神の決定がある、さばきをするとき、その口に誤りがない。
[If] God directs what a king says, what he decides is [always] right/fair.
11 正しいはかりと天びんとは主のものである、袋にあるふんどうもすべて彼の造られたものである。
Yahweh wants us to use scales that are correct; the weights in his bag are correct, [because] he made them.
12 悪を行うことは王の憎むところである、その位が正義によって堅く立っているからである。
Kings detest those who do evil, because [it is people doing what] is fair/right that causes their governments to be [MTY] strong.
13 正しいくちびるは王に喜ばれる、彼は正しい事を言う者を愛する。
Kings are delighted to hear people say [MTY] what is true; they love those who say what is right/honest.
14 王の怒りは死の使者である、知恵ある人はこれをなだめる。
If a king becomes angry, he [may] command that someone be executed, [so] wise people will [try to] cause him to be calm.
15 王の顔の光には命がある、彼の恵みは春雨をもたらす雲のようだ。
If a king has a smile [MTY] on his face, he will enable people to have a [long] life (OR, he will not order people to be executed); his being pleased [with people] is [as delightful] as rain in the springtime [when seeds are planted].
16 知恵を得るのは金を得るのにまさる、悟りを得るのは銀を得るよりも望ましい。
Becoming wise is better than aquiring gold; getting good understanding/insight is better than acquiring silver.
17 悪を離れることは正しい人の道である、自分の道を守る者はその魂を守る。
Those whose behavior [MET] is good/right turn away from doing evil; those who guard their conduct [MTY] protect their lives.
18 高ぶりは滅びにさきだち、誇る心は倒れにさきだつ。
Being proud will (lead to your having/cause you to have) disasters; despising others will result in your being ruined.
19 へりくだって貧しい人々と共におるのは、高ぶる者と共にいて、獲物を分けるにまさる。
It is better to be humble and poor than [to associate with] proud [people] and [to become rich by] dividing with them (plunder/goods captured in a battle).
20 慎んで、み言葉をおこなう者は栄える、主に寄り頼む者はさいわいである。
Those who heed good teaching/instruction will prosper; happy are those who trust in Yahweh.
21 心に知恵ある者はさとき者ととなえられる、くちびるが甘ければ、その教に人を説きつける力を増す。
People say that those who are wise learn what is right/good behavior, and those who talk pleasantly [are able to] influence others [to do what is right].
22 知恵はこれを持つ者に命の泉となる、しかし、愚かさは愚かな者の受ける懲しめである。
Being wise is [like having] a fountain that gives life [MET], but foolish people are punished as a result of their acting foolishly.
23 知恵ある者の心はその言うところを賢くし、またそのくちびるに人を説きつける力を増す。
Those who are wise think carefully before they talk, and as a result they are able to influence/persuade others [to do what is right].
24 ここちよい言葉は蜂蜜のように、魂に甘く、からだを健やかにする。
Kind words are like honey [SIM]: We enjoy them both, and both cause our bodies to be healthy/strong.
25 人が見て自分で正しいとする道があり、その終りはついに死にいたる道となるものがある。
There are some kinds of behavior [MET] that people think are right, but (walking on those roads [MET]/continually doing those things) causes those people to die.
26 ほねおる者は飲食のためにほねおる、その口が自分に迫るからである。
If a worker (has an appetite/is hungry), that urges him to work hard because he [SYN] wants to [earn money to buy things to] eat.
27 よこしまな人は悪を企てる、そのくちびるには激しい火のようなものがある。
Worthless people plan [ways to cause] trouble [for others], and [even] what they say [injures people] like a hot fire does [SIM].
28 偽る者は争いを起し、つげ口する者は親しい友を離れさせる。
Deceitful people cause strife/quarreling among other people; those who say false things about other people cause people who are friends to become enemies.
29 しえたげる者はその隣り人をいざない、これを良くない道に導く。
Those who act violently entice/encourage others [to also act violently] and lead them along a road that will end in disaster.
30 めくばせする者は悪を計り、くちびるを縮める者は悪事をなし遂げる。
People [sometimes] show with [one of] their eyes [to signal to their friends that they are] planning to do something to harm [others]; they smirk when they are about to do something evil.
31 しらがは栄えの冠である、正しく生きることによってそれが得られる。
Gray hair is [like] a glorious crown [MET] that is given to people who have always behaved righteously.
32 怒りをおそくする者は勇士にまさり、自分の心を治める者は城を攻め取る者にまさる。
Those who do not become angry quickly are better than those who are powerful; it is better to (control your temper/keep yourself from becoming very angry) than to conquer a city.
33 人はくじをひく、しかし事を定めるのは全く主のことである。
People (cast lots/throw marked stones) [to decide what should be done], but God is the one who truly decides what will happen.
