Ohabolana 1
1 Ny Ohabolan’ i Solomona, zanak’ i Davida, mpanjakan’ ny Isiraely:
The proverbs of Solomon son of David, the king of Israel.
2 Hahalalana fahendrena sy fananarana, Ary hahafantarana ny tenin’ ny fahalalana;
These proverbs are to teach wisdom and instruction, to teach words of insight,
3 Hahazoana fananarana mampahahendry, Dia fahamarinana sy rariny ary fahitsiana;
that you may receive instruction in order to live by doing what is right, just, and fair.
4 Hanomezam-pahendrena ho an’ ny kely saina, Ary fahalalana sy fisainana mazava ho an’ ny zatovo.
These proverbs are also to give wisdom to the naive, and to give knowledge and discretion to young people.
5 Aoka ny hendry hihaino ka hitombo saina; Ary aoka ny manam-panahy hahazo fitarihana tsara;
Let wise people listen and increase their learning, and let discerning people get guidance,
6 Hahafantarana ohabolana sy fanoharana, Ary ny tenin’ ny hendry sy ny teny saro-pantarina ataony.
to understand proverbs, sayings, and words of wise people and their riddles.
7 Ny fahatahorana an’ i Jehovah no fiandoham-pahalalana; Fa ny adala manamavo ny fahendrena sy ny famaizana. Fananarana tsy hikambana amin’ ny mpanao ratsy.
The fear of Yahweh is the beginning of knowledge— fools despise wisdom and instruction.
8 Anaka, mihainoa ny ana-drainao, Ary aza mahafoy ny lalàn-dreninao;
My son, hear the instruction of your father and do not lay aside the rules of your mother;
9 Fa fehiloha tsara tarehy amin’ ny lohanao izany, Ary rado amin’ ny vozonao.
they will be a graceful wreath for your head and pendants hanging from your neck.
10 Anaka, raha taomin’ ny mpanota ianao, Aza manaiky.
My son, if sinners try to entice you into their sin, refuse to follow them.
11 Raha hoy izy: Andeha hiaraka isika, Aoka isika hanotrika handatsa-drà; Andeha hamitsahantsika tsy ahoan-tsy ahoana ny tsy manan-tsiny;
If they say, “Come with us, let us lie in wait for blood, let us hide and attack innocent people for no reason.
12 Aoka isika hitelina azy velona tahaka ny fitelin’ ny fiainan-tsi-hita Ary hanao azy teli-moka toy ny latsaka any an-davaka; (Sheol h7585)
Let us swallow them up alive, like Sheol takes away those who are healthy, and make them like those who fall into the pit. (Sheol h7585)
13 Dia ho azontsika ny fananana sarobidy rehetra, Ka hofenointsika babo ny tranontsika;
We shall find all kinds of valuable things; we will fill our houses with what we steal from others.
14 Avia mba hiara-miloka eto aminay; Aoka ho iray ihany ny kitapom-bolantsika rehetra:
Throw in your lot with us; we will all have one purse together.”
15 Anaka, aza miara-dalana aminy ianao; Arovy ny tongotrao tsy hankamin’ ny alehany;
My son, do not walk down that road with them; do not let your foot touch where they walk;
16 Fa ny tongony mihazakazaka ho amin’ ny ratsy Sady faingana handatsa-drà.
their feet run to evil and they hurry to shed blood.
17 Fa velarim-poana ny fandrika, Raha hitan’ ny vorona.
For it is useless to spread the net in the sight of any bird.
18 Fa ireny dia manotrika handatsaka ny ran’ ny tenany ihany; Mamitsaka hahafaty ny tenany ihany izy.
These men lie in wait for their own blood— they set an ambush for their own lives.
19 Toy izany no iafaran’ izay rehetra fatra-pila harena; Fa hipaoka ny ain’ izay fatra-pila azy izany.
So are the ways of everyone who gains riches by injustice; unjust gain takes away the lives of those who hold on to it.
20 Ny fahendrena miantso mafy eny ivelany; Manandratra ny feony eny an-kalalahana izy;
Wisdom cries aloud in the street, she raises her voice in the open places;
21 Mitory ao amin’ izay fivorian’ ny maro be mireondreona izy; Eo anoloan’ ny vavahady sy ao an-tanàna no ilazany ny teniny hoe:
at the head of the noisy streets she cries out, at the entrance of the city gates she speaks,
22 Ry kely saina, mandra-pahoviana no hitiavanareo ny fahadalana, Sy hifalian’ ny mpaniratsira amin’ ny faniratsirana, Ary hankahalan’ ny adala ny fahalalana?
“How long, you naive people, will you love being naive? How long, you mockers, will you delight in mockery, and how long, you fools, will you hate knowledge?
23 Miverena ianareo hihaino ny fananarako; Indro, haidiko aminareo ny fanahiko, Ary hampahafantariko anareo ny teniko.
Pay attention to my correction; I will pour out my thoughts to you; I will make my words known to you.
24 Satria efa niantso Aho, fa nandà ianareo; Efa naninjitra ny tanako Aho, fa tsy nisy nitandrina;
I have called, and you have refused to listen; I reached out with my hand, but there was no one who paid attention.
25 Fa nolavinareo ny saina rehetra natolotro, Sady tsy nety nanaiky ny anatro ianareo:
But you have ignored all my instruction and paid no attention to my correction.
26 Izaho kosa hihomehy, raha tonga ny fandringanana anareo; Handatsa Aho, raha tonga ny mahatahotra anareo.
I will laugh at your calamity, I will mock you when the terror comes—
27 Raha tonga ny zava-mahatahotra anareo tahaka ny rivo-doza Ary ny fandringanana anareo toy ny tadio, Ka manjo anareo ny fahoriana sy ny fangirifiriana,
when your fearful dread comes like a storm and disaster sweeps over you like a whirlwind, when distress and anguish come upon you.
28 Dia vao hiantso Ahy izy, fa tsy hamaly Aho; Dia vao hitady Ahy fatratra izy, fa tsy ho hitany Aho.
Then they will call upon me, and I will not answer; they will desperately call for me, but they will not find me.
29 Satria nankahala ny fahalalana izy Ary tsy nifidy ny fahatahorana an’ i Jehovah,
Because they hate knowledge and did not choose the fear of Yahweh,
30 Tsy nekeny ny saina natolotro, Notsiratsirainy avokoa ny anatro rehetra,
they would not follow my instruction, and they despised all my correction.
31 Dia hihinana ny vokatry ny alehany izy Ka ho voky ny fihendreny.
They will eat the fruit of their ways, and with the fruit of their schemes they will be filled.
32 Fa ny fihemoran’ ny kely saina hahafaty azy, Ary ny fiadanan’ ny adala handringana azy.
For the naive are killed when they turn away, and the indifference of fools will destroy them.
33 Fa izay mihaino Ahy kosa hitoetra tsy manana ahiahy, Eny, handry fahizay izy ka tsy hatahotra ny ratsy.
But whoever listens to me will live in safety and will rest secure with no fear of disaster.”
