Ohabolana 25
1 Izao koa no ohabolan’ i Solomona, izay nangonin’ ny olon’ i Hezekia, mpanjakan’ ny Joda:
These are also proverbs of Solomon, that men of Hezekiah king of Judah transcribed:
2 Voninahitr’ Andriamanitra ny manafin-javatra; Fa voninahitry ny mpanjaka kosa ny mamanta-javatra.
The glory of God [is] to hide a thing, And the glory of kings [is] to search out a matter.
3 Ny hahavon’ ny lanitra sy ny halalin’ ny tany Ary ny fon’ ny mpanjaka dia samy tsy azo fantarina avokoa.
The heavens for height, and the earth for depth, And the heart of kings—[are] unsearchable.
4 Esory ny taim-bolafotsy, Dia hisy fanaka ho an’ ny mpanao an-idina.
Take away dross from silver, And a vessel goes forth for the refiner,
5 Esory ny ratsy fanahy tsy ho eo anatrehan’ ny mpanjaka, Dia hampitoerina amin’ ny fahamarinana ny seza fiandrianany.
Take away the wicked before a king, And his throne is established in righteousness.
6 Aza manandra-tena eo anatrehan’ ny mpanjaka, Ary aza mitoetra eo amin’ ny fitoeran’ ny lehibe;
Do not honor yourself before a king, And do not stand in the place of the great.
7 Fa aleo ianao hantsoina hoe: Miakara atỳ, Toy izay hatambotsotra eo imason’ ny manan-kaja izay hitan’ ny masonao.
For better [that] he has said to you, “Come up here,” Than [that] he humbles you before a noble, Whom your eyes have seen.
8 Aza maika handeha hiady, Fandrao tsy ho fantatrao izay hataonao amin’ ny farany, Rehefa omen’ ny namanao henatra ianao.
Do not go forth to strive, hurry, turn, What do you do in its latter end, When your neighbor causes you to blush?
9 Miadia ihany ny adinao amin’ ny namanao, Kanefa aza aseho izay tsy tian’ ny sasany holazaina,
Plead your cause with your neighbor, And do not reveal the secret counsel of another,
10 Fandrao izay mandre hanondro maso anao, Ka tsy ho afaka aminao ny laza ratsy.
Lest the hearer put you to shame, And your evil report not turn back.
11 Ny teny atao amin’ ny antony dia poma volamena ao anaty vilia volafotsy tsara soratra.
Apples of gold in imagery of silver, [Is] the word spoken at its fit times.
12 Kavim-bolamena sy firavaka volamena tsara Ny mpananatra hendry, raha amin’ ny sofina mihaino.
A ring of gold, and an ornament of pure gold, [Is] the wise reprover to an attentive ear.
13 Toy ny hatsiaky ny oram-panala amin’ ny taom-pijinjana, Dia toy izany ny iraka mahatoky amin’ izay naniraka azy, Fa mamelombelona ny fon’ ny tompony izy.
As a vessel of snow in a day of harvest, [So is] a faithful ambassador to those sending him, And he refreshes the soul of his masters.
14 Toy ny rahona sy ny rivotra tsy misy orana Ny olona izay mirehaka amin’ ny fizaram-bava.
Clouds and wind without rain, [Is] a man boasting himself in a false gift.
15 Ny fahari-po no ahazoana mampanaiky ny mpitsara, Ary ny vava malefaka mahatapa-taolana.
A ruler is persuaded by long-suffering, And a soft tongue breaks a bone.
16 Mahita tantely va ianao? Hano izay antonona anao, Fandrao voky loatra ianao ka handoa azy.
You have found honey—eat your sufficiency, Lest you are satiated [with] it, and have vomited it.
17 Aza miditra matetika ao an-tranon’ ny namanao, Fandrao tofoka anao izy, ka ho halany ianao.
Withdraw your foot from your neighbor’s house, Lest he is satiated [with] you, and has hated you.
18 Langilangy sy sabatra ary zana-tsipìka maranitra Ny olona izay mitsangana ho vavolombelona mandainga hanameloka ny namany.
A maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow, [Is] the man testifying a false testimony against his neighbor.
19 Toy ny nify nahasimatsimahana sy ny tongotra mangozohozo Ny fahatokiana ny mpamitaka amin’ ny andro fahoriana.
A bad tooth, and a tottering foot, [Is] the confidence of the treacherous in a day of adversity.
20 Toy ny miala lamba amin’ ny hatsiaka, Ary toy ny vinaingitra amin’ ny sirahazo, Dia toy izany ny mikalo amin’ ny malahelo am-po.
Whoever is taking away a garment in a cold day, [Is as] vinegar on natron, And a singer of songs on a sad heart.
21 Raha noana ny fahavalonao, omeo hanina izy; Ary raha mangetaheta izy, omeo rano hosotroiny;
If he who is hating you hungers, cause him to eat bread, And if he thirsts, cause him to drink water.
22 Fa raha manao izany ianao, dia hanambatra vainafo ho eo an-dohany, Ary Jehovah no hamaly soa anao.
For you are putting coals on his head, And YHWH gives repayment to you.
23 Ny rivotra avy any avaratra mahatonga ranonorana, Dia toy izany, ny lelan’ ny mpifosa mampahavinitra endrika.
A north wind brings forth rain, And a secret tongue—indignant faces.
24 Aleo mitoetra eo an-joron’ ny tampontrano Toy izay miray trano amin’ ny vehivavy tia ady.
Better to sit on a corner of a roof, Than [with] a woman of contentions, and a house of company.
25 Rano mangatsiaka amin’ ny fanahy reraka Ny filazana soa avy any an-tany lavitra.
[As] cold waters for a weary soul, So [is] a good report from a far country.
26 Loharano voahosihosy sy fantsakana simba Ny marina izay mikoy ny ratsy fanahy,
A spring troubled, and a fountain corrupt, [Is] the righteous falling before the wicked.
27 Tsy tsara raha mahery homana tantely; Fa ny fitadiavan’ ny olona ny voninahiny dia tsy voninahitra.
The eating of much honey is not good, Nor a searching out of one’s own honor—honor.
28 Tanàna rava tsy misy manda Ny lehilahy izay tsy mahatsindry ny fanahiny.
A city broken down without walls, [Is] a man without restraint over his spirit!
