Salomos Ordsprog 28
1 De ugudelige flyr uten at nogen forfølger dem; men de rettferdige er trygge som ungløven.
Wicked [people] run away [even] when no one is pursuing them, but righteous/good [people are not afraid]; they are as brave as lions.
2 For et lands frafalls skyld blir dets fyrster mange; men når menneskene er kloke og førstandige, så lever fyrsten lenge.
When [the people of] a nation sin, they will have one ruler after another; but when their leaders are wise and have good sense, their government will last for a long time.
3 En fattig mann som undertrykker småfolk, er et regn som skyller bort kornet, så der ikke blir brød.
A poor person who oppresses [other] poor [people] is [like] [MET] a very heavy/hard rain that [destroys the crops], with the result that there is no food [for people to eat].
4 De som ikke følger loven, priser de ugudelige, men de som holder loven, strider mot dem.
Those who reject/disobey [God’s] laws always speak well of wicked [people]; but those who obey [God’s] laws [always] oppose what wicked people do.
5 Onde mennesker skjønner ikke hvad rett er, men de som søker Herren, skjønner alt.
Evil people do not understand what it means to act justly, but those who try to obey/worship Yahweh understand that very well.
6 Bedre er en fattig som vandrer i ustraffelighet, enn en falsk som vandrer på to veier, selv om han er rik.
It is better to be honest [even] though you are poor than to be dishonest [even] though you are rich.
7 Den som følger loven, er en forstandig sønn; men den som holder vennskap med svirebrødre, gjør sin far skam.
Young people who obey the laws are wise [IDM]; parents whose children associate with those who (carouse/go to wild parties) are humiliated/disgraced because of what their children do.
8 Den som øker sitt gods ved rente og ved overmål, han samler for den som forbarmer sig over de fattige.
When people become very rich by charging very high interest [DOU], their money will [eventually] go to someone who does kind things for the poor.
9 Om en vender sitt øre bort og ikke vil høre loven, er endog hans bønn en vederstyggelighet.
If people do not obey [MTY] [God’s] laws, [God] (detests their prayers/considers that their prayers stink).
10 Den som fører de opriktige vill på en ond vei, skal falle i sin egen grav; men de ustraffelige skal arve det som godt er.
Those who cause honest/good [people] to do what is evil will fall into their own pits/traps, but good things will happen to those who (are innocent/have not done what is wrong).
11 En rik mann er vis i sine egne øine; men en fattig som er forstandig, gjennemskuer ham.
[Many] rich people think that they are wise, but poor people who have good sense will find out whether rich people really are wise or not.
12 Når de rettferdige jubler, er alt herlighet og glede; men når de ugudelige kommer sig op, må en lete efter folk.
When righteous/good [people] (succeed/win [elections]), everyone (celebrates/is happy); but when wicked [people win], everyone hides [because they are afraid of what the wicked people will do].
13 Den som skjuler sine misgjerninger, har ingen lykke, men den som bekjenner dem og vender sig fra dem, finner miskunnhet.
Those who refuse to confess/admit their sins will not prosper, but [God] acts mercifully/kindly toward those who confess their sins and turn away from their sinful behavior.
14 Salig er det menneske som alltid frykter; men den som forherder sitt hjerte, faller i ulykke.
[God] is pleased with those who always revere him, but those who are stubborn [IDM] will experience disasters.
15 En brølende løve, en omfarende bjørn, slik er en ugudelig hersker over et fattig folk.
Wicked people who [mistreat] poor people whom they rule are [as dangerous to them as] [SIM] a lion roaring [at them] or a bear springing up [to attack them].
16 Du fyrste som er fattig på forstand og rik på vold! De som hater urettferdig vinning, skal leve lenge.
Rulers who do not have good sense cruelly oppress [the people they rule], but rulers who do not want to become rich by cheating/deceiving [people] will live (OR, rule) for a long time.
17 Et menneske som trykkes av blodskyld, er på flukt like til sin grav; ingen må holde på ham.
Those who are guilty of murdering [MTY] another person will (be fugitives/keep running away) until they die; do not help them to escape.
18 Den som lever ustraffelig, skal frelses; men den falske, som vandrer på to veier, skal falle på den ene.
Those who [continually] do what is right will be safe/protected, but those who are dishonest will [suddenly] be ruined.
19 Den som dyrker sin jord, mettes med brød; men den som jager efter tomme ting, mettes med armod.
Farmers who work [hard] in their fields will [produce good crops and always] have plenty of food [to eat], but those who spend all their time (on useless projects/doing things that do not benefit anyone) will become very poor.
20 En trofast mann får rik velsignelse; men den som haster efter å bli rik, han blir ikke ustraffet.
[God] will greatly bless those who (are trustworthy/always do what they say that they will do), but he will certainly punish [LIT] those who try to become rich quickly.
21 Å gjøre forskjell på folk er ikke rett, men mangen mann forsynder sig for et stykke brøds skyld.
It is not good [for judges] to decide matters unfairly/unjustly, but [some] people will do what is wrong [even] if they receive [only] a very small bribe [HYP] [for doing it].
22 Den misunnelige haster engstelig efter gods og vet ikke at mangel skal komme over ham.
Selfish people [IDM] are very eager to become rich quickly; they do not realize that they will [soon] become poor.
23 Den som irettesetter et menneske, skal siden finne mere yndest enn den som gjør sin tunge glatt.
Those who rebuke someone will be appreciated/thanked more than those who [say nice things to others merely] to (flatter them/cause them to feel good).
24 Den som plyndrer sin far og sin mor og sier: Det er ingen synd, han er en stallbror til ødeleggeren.
Anyone who steals things from his father or his mother and says “That is not sinful” is as bad as a bandit.
25 Den havesyke vekker trette; men den som setter sin lit til Herren, skal trives.
Greedy people cause trouble/strife; those who trust in Yahweh will prosper [IDM].
26 Den som setter sin lit til sin forstand, han er en dåre; men den som vandrer i visdom, han blir frelst.
Those who believe that what they think [is always right] are foolish; those who act wisely will (escape danger/be safe).
27 Den som gir til den fattige, skal ikke lide mangel; men den som lukker sine øine, får mange forbannelser.
Those who give things to poor [people] will not become poor, but many [people] will curse those who refuse to help [IDM] poor people.
28 Når de ugudelige kommer sig op, skjuler folk sig; men når de omkommer, blir der mange rettferdige.
When wicked [people] become rulers, people hide [because they are afraid of what those wicked people will do]; but when wicked people are no longer rulers, good/righteous [people will] become the rulers.
