箴言 知恵の泉 25
1 これらもまたソロモンの箴言であり、ユダの王ヒゼキヤに属する人々がこれを書き写した。
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 事を隠すのは神の誉であり、事を窮めるのは王の誉である。
[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 天の高さと地の深さと、王たる者の心とは測ることができない。
[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 銀から、かなくそを除け、そうすれば、銀細工人が器を造る材料となる。
[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 王の前から悪しき者を除け、そうすれば、その位は正義によって堅く立つ。
[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 王の前で自ら高ぶってはならない、偉い人の場に立ってはならない。
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 尊い人の前で下にさげられるよりは、「ここに上がれ」といわれるほうがましだ。
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 あなたが目に見たことを、軽々しく法廷に出してはならない。あとになり、あなたが隣り人にはずかしめられるとき、あなたはどうしようとするのか。
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 隣り人と争うことがあるならば、ただその人と争え、他人の秘密をもらしてはならない。
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 そうでないと、聞く者があなたをいやしめ、あなたは、いつまでもそしられる。
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 おりにかなって語る言葉は、銀の彫り物に金のりんごをはめたようだ。
Something that is said that is [very] appropriate is [as delightful as seeing] [SIM] gold apples/ornaments in a silver bowl.
12 知恵をもって戒める者は、これをきく者の耳にとって、金の耳輪、精金の飾りのようだ。
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 忠実な使者はこれをつかわす者にとって、刈入れの日に冷やかな雪があるようだ、よくその主人の心を喜ばせる。
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 贈り物をすると偽って誇る人は、雨のない雲と風のようだ。
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 忍耐をもって説けば君も言葉をいれる、柔らかな舌は骨を砕く。
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 蜜を得たならば、ただ足るほどにこれを食べよ、おそらくは食べすごして、それを吐き出すであろう。
If you find some honey, do not eat a lot of it, because doing that may cause you to vomit.
17 隣り人の家に足をしげくしてはならない、おそらくは彼は煩わしくなって、あなたを憎むようになろう。
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 隣り人に敵して偽りのあかしを立てる人は、こん棒、つるぎ、または鋭い矢のようだ。
To falsely accuse others [in court] is like [SIM] [attacking them with] a war-club or a sword or a sharp arrow.
19 悩みに会うとき不信実な者を頼みにするのは、悪い歯、またはなえた足を頼みとするようなものだ。
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 心の痛める人の前で歌をうたうのは、寒い日に着物を脱ぐようであり、また傷の上に酢をそそぐようだ。
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 もしあなたのあだが飢えているならば、パンを与えて食べさせ、もしかわいているならば水を与えて飲ませよ。
If your enemies are hungry, give them something to eat; if they are thirsty, give them something to drink;
22 こうするのは、火を彼のこうべに積むのである、主はあなたに報いられる。
doing that will cause them to feel ashamed [IDM], and Yahweh will reward you for doing that.
23 北風は雨を起し、陰言をいう舌は人の顔を怒らす。
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 争いを好む女と一緒に家におるよりは、屋根のすみにおるほうがよい。
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 遠い国から来るよい消息は、かわいている人が飲む冷やかな水のようだ。
Receiving good news from a country far away refreshes our spirits like [SIM] cold water refreshes us when we are very thirsty.
26 正しい者が悪い者の前に屈服するのは、井戸が濁ったよう、また泉がよごれたようなものだ。
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 蜜を多く食べるのはよくない、ほめる言葉は控え目にするがよい。
It is not good to eat too much honey, and trying to get people to praise you is also not good.
28 自分の心を制しない人は、城壁のない破れた城のようだ。
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].
