Salomos Ordsprog 11
1 Falsk vekt er en vederstyggelighet for Herren, men fullvektige lodder er ham til velbehag.
Yahweh detests [people who use] scales that do not weigh correctly; he is delighted with [those who use] correct weights on the scales.
2 Med overmot følger skam, men de ydmyke har visdom.
[People who are] proud will [eventually] be disgraced; it is wise to be humble.
3 De opriktiges rettsinn leder dem, men de troløses forvendte sinn ødelegger dem.
[People who are] good are guided by [doing what is] honest; those who are not honest will be ruined because of the wrong things that they do.
4 Gods hjelper ikke på vredens dag, men rettferdighet frir fra døden.
[Your] money will not help [you] on the day that [God] judges [and punishes people]; but if you live righteously, you will live a long time.
5 Den ustraffeliges rettferdighet gjør hans vei jevn, men den ugudelige faller ved sin ugudelighet.
When people are honest and good, that will (direct their paths/show them what is right for them to do); but wicked [people will] experience disasters because of the evil things that they do.
6 De opriktiges rettferdighet frelser, men de troløse fanges i sin egen ondskap.
[God] rescues/protects righteous [people] because they (are honest/do what is right), but those who (are treacherous/cannot be trusted) will be trapped because of their being greedy.
7 Når et ugudelig menneske dør, blir hans håp til intet, og med det som de onde stunder efter, er det forbi.
When wicked [people] die, they cannot confidently expect to receive anything [that is good]; they expect that [their money] will help/save them, but it will not.
8 Den rettferdige utfries av trengsel, og den ugudelige kommer i hans sted.
[Yahweh] rescues righteous [people] from their troubles/difficulties; instead, it is the wicked who will have troubles.
9 Med munnen ødelegger den gudløse sin næste, men ved sin kunnskap utfries de rettferdige.
Godless people can ruin others by what they say [MTY], but righteous [people will] be saved by [their (own] good sense/being wise).
10 Når det går de rettferdige godt, jubler byen, og når de ugudelige omkommer, lyder fryderop.
When things go well for righteous [people], [the people in] [MTY] their city are happy, and they shout joyfully when wicked [people] die.
11 Ved de opriktiges velsignelse blir en by ophøiet, men de ugudeliges munn bryter den ned.
When righteous [people request God to] bless a city, that city will become great, but cities are ruined by what wicked [people] say [MTY].
12 Den som taler foraktelig om sin næste, er uten forstand; men en forstandig mann tier.
It is foolish to despise others; those who (have good sense/are wise) do not say anything [to criticize others].
13 Den som går omkring som baktaler, åpenbarer hemmeligheter; men den som er trofast i ånden, skjuler saken.
Those who (spread gossip/tell bad things about others) will tell your secrets [to others], but if there is someone whom you can trust, you can trust him to not tell your secrets [to others].
14 Hvor det intet styre er, faller folket; men hvor det er mange rådgivere, der er frelse.
A nation will be destroyed/ruined if it does not have [leaders] who guide it [wisely]; but if there are many [good] advisors, the nation remains secure.
15 Ille går det den som går i borgen for en fremmed; men den som skyr å gi håndslag, er sikker.
If you promise a stranger that you will pay his debt [if he cannot pay it himself], you will regret it. You will be safe if you refuse to guarantee that you will pay someone else’s debts.
16 En yndig kvinne vinner ære, og voldsmenn vinner rikdom.
[People] honor/respect women who are kind/gracious; ruthless/violent people may get a lot of money, [but that is all that they will get].
17 En godgjørende mann gjør vel mot sig selv, men en hårdhjertet mann ødelegger sig.
Those who are kind benefit themselves [because others will be kind to them], but those who are cruel will hurt themselves [because others will be cruel to them].
18 Den ugudelige vinner en lønn som svikter, men den som sår rettferdighet, får en lønn som varer.
If wicked people earn a lot of money, that will deceive them [because they will not keep it for very long], but those who do what is right will surely be rewarded [by God forever].
19 Den som står fast i rettferdighet, ham blir det til liv; men den som jager efter ondt, volder sin egen død.
Those who always do what is right will live [a long/happy life], but those who insist on doing what is wrong will not live [very long].
20 En vederstyggelighet for Herren er de hvis hjerte er forvendt; men til velbehag for ham er de hvis vei er ustraffelig.
Yahweh hates those who are always thinking about doing evil things, but he is delighted with those who always do what is right.
21 Visselig, den onde blir ikke ustraffet, men de rettferdiges ætt slipper unda.
It is certain that [Yahweh] will punish evil people and that righteous people will escape [from being punished].
22 Som en gullring i et svinetryne er en fager kvinne som er uten forstand.
[It is] ([unsuitable/not proper/disgusting]) for a beautiful woman not to know what is right to do, like [SIM] [it is unsuitable/disgusting] for a pig to have a gold ring in its snout/nose.
23 De rettferdiges attrå er bare det som godt er; de ugudelige har vrede i vente.
When the things that righteous people want happen, it brings good [to them and to others], but when the wicked get what they want, it causes everyone else to become angry.
24 Den ene strør ut og får ennu mere; den andre holder tilbake mere enn rett er, og det blir dog bare fattigdom.
Some people give [their money] generously [to poor people], but they become richer [in spite of that], and some people hold tightly to their money, but they still become poor [in spite of that].
25 Den som velsigner, skal trives, og den som lesker andre, han blir selv lesket.
Those who give generously [to others] will prosper; if you help others, [they/someone] will help you, too.
26 Den som holder korn tilbake, ham banner folket; men velsignelse kommer over dens hode som selger korn.
People curse/despise someone who hoards his grain [and does not sell it], waiting to get a higher/bigger price for it, but they praise someone who sells it [when people need it, even when the price is not high].
27 Den som søker hvad godt er, søker det som er til behag; men den som higer efter ondt, over ham kommer det onde.
If you sincerely want to [do what is] right, [people] will respect you, but if you are wanting to cause trouble, trouble is what you will get.
28 Den som setter sin lit til sin rikdom, han skal falle; men de rettferdige skal grønnes som løvet.
Those who trust in their money will [disappear like the] withered [leaves that fall from the trees], but righteous [people] will keep going strong, like green leaves [in the summer].
29 Den som setter sitt hus i ulag, skal arve vind, og dåren blir en tjener for den vise.
Those who bring troubles to their families will inherit nothing [MET] [from them], and those who do foolish things [like that] will [some day] become the servants of wise [people].
30 Den rettferdiges frukt er et livsens tre, og den vise fanger sjeler.
Those who live righteously will live [for a long time], but [those who act] violently will destroy [their own] lives (OR, those who are wise will have many people come and live with them).
31 Se, den rettferdige får sin lønn på jorden, hvor meget mere da den ugudelige og synderen!
[Sometimes] righteous [people] are rewarded [here] on the earth, but it is much more certain that very wicked people [DOU] [will be rewarded by being punished].
