Ohabolana 30
1 Ty fitaro’ i Agore, ana’ Ieake: onin-drehake, tinaro’ indatiy am’ Itiele, am’ Itiele naho i Okale:
The words of Agur the son of Jakeh, the revelation: the man says to Ithiel, to Ithiel and Ucal:
2 Derendereñe te am’ondaty iabio iraho; tsy amako ty hilala’ ondaty,
“Surely I am the most ignorant man, and don’t have a man’s understanding.
3 mbore tsy nianarako ty hihitse, vaho tsy amako ty fahafohinañe i Masiñey.
I have not learned wisdom, neither do I have the knowledge of the Holy One.
4 Ia ty nionjom-b’an-dikerañe mb’eo vaho nizotso? Ia ty nahatontoñe o tiokeo an-taña’e mivokeñe? Ia ty nañolonkoloñe o ranoo an-tsaro’e ao? Ia ty nampijadoñe o hene olon-taneo? Ia ty tahina’e, naho ty tahinan’ana’e? Naho fohi’o!
Who has ascended up into heaven, and descended? Who has gathered the wind in his fists? Who has bound the waters in his garment? Who has established all the ends of the earth? What is his name, and what is his son’s name, if you know?
5 Fonga niventeñe o tsaran’ Añahareo; ie fikalañe amo mitsolok’ ama’eo.
“Every word of God is flawless. He is a shield to those who take refuge in him.
6 Ko tovoña’o o tsara’eo, fa ho trevohe’e, vaho ho zoeñe t’ie bodiake.
Don’t you add to his words, lest he reprove you, and you be found a liar.
7 Roe ty raha ihalaliako ama’o; ko ifoneña’o ampara’ ty hivetrahako:
“Two things I have asked of you. Don’t deny me before I die.
8 Ahankaño amako ze vande naho haremborake, le ko atolots’ahy ndra hararahañe ndra varabey, fahano ahy ty anjarako,
Remove far from me falsehood and lies. Give me neither poverty nor riches. Feed me with the food that is needful for me,
9 tsy mone ho vontsin-draho vaho hitety Azo, ami’ty hoe: Ia ze o Iehovà zao? ke ho rarake iraho naho hampikametse, vaho hitera ty tahinan’ Añahareko.
lest I be full, deny you, and say, ‘Who is Yahweh?’ or lest I be poor, and steal, and so dishonor the name of my God.
10 Ko fosà’o ami’ty tompo’e ty mpitoroñe, kera hamatse azo re, vaho ho voa-hakeo irehe.
“Don’t slander a servant to his master, lest he curse you, and you be held guilty.
11 Eo ty tariratse mitety an-drae, naho tsy mitata rene;
There is a generation that curses their father, and doesn’t bless their mother.
12 ty taminga malio amo maso’eo fe mboe tsy nisasa ami’ty haleora’e,
There is a generation that is pure in their own eyes, yet are not washed from their filthiness.
13 ty tariratse mievoñevoñe amo maso’eo —akore ty fiandra’ o holi-maso’eo!
There is a generation, oh how lofty are their eyes! Their eyelids are lifted up.
14 Eo ty taminga hanam-pibara ho famotsi’e naho meso ho vaza’e, hampibotsek’ o misotry an-tane atoio, naho o rarake am’ondatio.
There is a generation whose teeth are like swords, and their jaws like knives, to devour the poor from the earth, and the needy from among men.
15 Roe ty anake vave’ ty oletse, ‘meo, meo.’ Telo ty raha mitolom-piereñe: efatse ty tsy mahafivola ty hoe: ‘eneñe izay!’
“The leech has two daughters: ‘Give, give.’ “There are three things that are never satisfied; four that don’t say, ‘Enough!’:
16 Tsy mahafivola ty hoe: ‘Soa izay’ ty tsikeokeoke, i beitsiterake, i tane tsy enen-dranoy, vaho ty afo (Sheol h7585)
Sheol, the barren womb, the earth that is not satisfied with water, and the fire that doesn’t say, ‘Enough!’ (Sheol h7585)
17 Ty maso miteratera rae, tsy mete avoho-drene, ho tsimohe’ o koàke am-bavataneo, vaho habotse’ ty tsimalaho tora’e.
“The eye that mocks at his father, and scorns obedience to his mother, the ravens of the valley shall pick it out, the young eagles shall eat it.
18 Telo ty raha loho mahalatsa ahy, efatse ty tsy rendreko;
“There are three things which are too amazing for me, four which I don’t understand:
19 ty liam-bantio an-dindiñe eñe, ty lia’ ty mereñe an-damilamy eo, ty lala’ o sambo añivo riakeo, vaho ty sata’ ondaty ami’ty somondrara.
The way of an eagle in the air, the way of a serpent on a rock, the way of a ship in the middle of the sea, and the way of a man with a maiden.
20 Zao ty satan-karapilo: Mihinañe re naho mamò-bava vaho manao ty hoe: ‘Izaho tsy nanao raty.’
“So is the way of an adulterous woman: She eats and wipes her mouth, and says, ‘I have done nothing wrong.’
21 Ambane’ raha telo ty mampañezeñezeñe i taney, ambane’ ty efatse re tsy mahaleo:
“For three things the earth trembles, and under four, it can’t bear up:
22 ambane’ i trètreke t’ie ty mpanjaka, vaho ty dagola, t’ie etsa-kaneñe,
For a servant when he is king, a fool when he is filled with food,
23 ambane’ ty rakemba tsy kokoañe t’ie engaen-dahy, vaho ty anak-ampatañe mandova aman-drakemba’e.
for an unloved woman when she is married, and a servant who is heir to her mistress.
24 Efatse ty raha kede’ ty tane toy, songa mahihitse:
“There are four things which are little on the earth, but they are exceedingly wise:
25 Foko tsy maozatse o vitikeo, fe halankañe’e ami’ty asara ty haneñe;
The ants are not a strong people, yet they provide their food in the summer.
26 fifokoa tsy fatratse o trandrakeo, fe mpandranjy traño am-bato ao;
The hyraxes are but a feeble folk, yet make they their houses in the rocks.
27 tsy amam-panjàka o valalao, fe mirodo ki-pirimbo-ki-pirimboñe.
The locusts have no king, yet they advance in ranks.
28 Mete tsepahem-pitàñe ty tsàtsake, f’ie añ’anjombam-panjaka ao.
You can catch a lizard with your hands, yet it is in kings’ palaces.
29 Telo ty raha midoegadoega: efatse ty mitoandratoandra:
“There are three things which are stately in their march, four which are stately in going:
30 ty liona, ie maozatse amo biby iabio, tsy eo ty itsolofiña’e;
The lion, which is mightiest among animals, and doesn’t turn away for any;
31 i akoholahiy, naho ty oselahy, vaho ty mpanjaka miatreke i valobohòn-dahindefo’ey.
the greyhound; the male goat; and the king against whom there is no rising up.
32 Naho nanao hagegean-drehe nañonjom-batañe, ke nikilily, le tehafo am-pitàñe ty falie’o.
“If you have done foolishly in lifting up yourself, or if you have thought evil, put your hand over your mouth.
33 Toe miova ho dibera ty ronono trobotroboeñe, naho mahatontom-piantsonañe te komondroeñe, vaho mampiforoforo haviñerañe t’ie troboeñe.
For as the churning of milk produces butter, and the wringing of the nose produces blood, so the forcing of wrath produces strife.”
