Whakatauki 7
1 E taku tama, puritia aku kupu, huna aku whakahau ki roto ki a koe.
My son, heed my advice, and guard my instructions [as you would] [MET] [guard] a treasure.
2 Puritia aku whakahau, a ka ora; taku ture, ano ko te whatupango o tou kanohi.
Obey my commands, and [as a result you will] live [a good life]. Consider the things that I teach you [to be very precious]; guard them, [just] like you protect your eyes.
3 Herea ki ou maihao; tuhituhia, ko tou ngakau ano hei papa.
Tie my commands around your fingers [in order that they will remind you to obey them]. Always keep them in mind [MET].
4 Ki atu ki te whakaaro nui, He tuahine koe noku; kiia hoki te matauranga ko tou whanaunga wahine:
[Love] wisdom [like you love] your sister. Understand what is wise, [and let that be as dear to you as] members of your family.
5 Kia ai enei hei tiaki i a koe kei he i te wahine ke, i te wahine ke, he korero whakapati nei ana.
If you are wise and if you understand what is wise [PRS], you will not [sleep with] an immoral woman; you will not listen to a woman who tries to entice you [to sleep with her] by what she says.
6 I titiro atu hoki ahau i te matapihi o toku whare i roto i toku whakakahokaho;
One day, I was standing at the window inside my house, and I looked outside.
7 A i matakitaki ahau i roto i nga kuware, i kite i roto i nga taitama, i tetahi tamaiti kahore rawa he whakaaro,
I saw some young men who did not have good sense. Among them was a man who was very foolish.
8 E haere ana i te ara i te wahi tata e piko atu ai ki a ia, a haere ana ia i te ara ki tona whare.
He crossed the street near [the house of] an immoral woman. He was walking along the path toward her house
9 I te kakarauritanga, i te ahiahi o te ra, i te titiwhatanga o te po, i te pouri kerekere.
at twilight, when it was getting dark [DOU].
10 Na, kua tutaki tetahi wahine ki a ia, he kakahu puremu tona, he ngakau hianga.
Suddenly the woman came out to see/meet him. She was dressed (seductively/like a prostitute), wanting to persuade him to sleep with her.
11 He mangai koroki tona, he tohetohe; ko ona waewae, kahore e tau ki tona whare:
She was a loud talker, one who was rebellious; she [SYN] never stayed at home.
12 Inaianei kei nga ara ia, inamata kei nga waharoa, e tauwhanga ana i nga kokinga katoa.
She often went into the city streets and plazas/markets, waiting to trap some man.
13 Koia i hopukia ai ia e ia, kei te kihi i a ia, a ka mea atu ki a ia, me te whakatoi ano i tona mata,
[When she saw that young man], she put her arms around him and kissed him. Then without being a bit ashamed, she said,
14 He patunga mo te pai kei ahau; no tenei ra nei ahau i whakamana ai i aku kupu taurangi;
“I have [some meat that is left over from] a sacrifice that I made today [to maintain fellowship with Yahweh]; I have fulfilled/done what I promised him that I would do.
15 Koia ahau i haere mai ai ki te whakatau i a koe, ki te ata rapu i tou mata, a ka kitea nei koe e ahau.
And now I have come out to meet/see you. I was searching for you, and [now] I have found you!
16 Ko toku moenga kua horahia e ahau, whakapaipai rawa ki te kaitaka, ki nga kakahu purepure no te rinena o Ihipa.
I have put on my bed sheets/bedspreads that were made from [very fine] linen [that were imported] {[people brought]} from Egypt.
17 Kua ruia e ahau toku moenga ki nga mea whakakakara, ki te maira, ki te aroe, ki te hinamona.
I have sprinkled [sweet-smelling] perfumes on my bed— myrrh and aloes and cinnamon.
18 Haere mai, kia whaowhina taua ki te aroha, a ao noa; kia ora o taua ngakau i te aroha.
Come [with me]; let us enjoy having sex until [tomorrow] morning. Let’s enjoy making love.
19 Kahore hoki taku tane i te whare: kua riro ia, he haere tawhiti:
My husband is not at home; he has gone away on a long journey.
20 I maua atu e ia he putea moni i tona ringa; ka hoki mai ano ia i te kowhititanga o te marama.
He is carrying a wallet filled with money, and he will not return until the middle of this month.”
21 He maha no ana korero whakawai, riro ana ia i a ia ki tana; na te whakapati a ona ngutu ka kumea atu ia e ia.
[So] she persuaded him by [her] enticing/tempting words. She allured him by her smooth/sweet talk.
22 Haere tonu ia i muri i a ia, ano he kau e haere ana kia patua, he kuware ranei e haere ana ki nga rakau here waewae e whiua ai te he;
[And] he went with her immediately, like an ox that was going to where it would be slaughtered, or like a deer (OR, a fool) that is stepping into a noose/trap,
23 A tu noa te tao ki tona ate puta rawa; rite tonu ia ki te manu e hohoro ana ki te mahanga, te mohio he matenga tera mona.
where it will remain/stay until someone shoots an arrow into its liver [and kills it]. [He was] like a bird that flew into a trap. He did not know that (it would cost him his life/he would die as a result).
24 No reira, e aku tamariki, whakarongo ki ahau, maharatia nga kupu a toku mangai.
My son, listen to what I say; pay [careful] attention to my words.
25 Kei peau ke tou ngakau ki ona ara, kei kotiti ke ki ona huarahi.
Do not allow anything to arouse/persuade you to go with an immoral woman like that. Do not go where she goes.
26 He tokomaha hoki nga tangata i tu, i hinga i a ia, ae ra, he ope nui rawa tana i patu ai.
She has caused many men to be ruined; truly, no one can count the men she has killed.
