Fakkeenya 3
1 Yaa ilma ko, barumsa ani siif kennu hin dagatin; ajaja koos garaatti qabadhu;
[My] son, forget not my laws; but let your heart keep my words:
2 isaan bara baayʼee fi umurii dheeraa, nagaa fi badhaadhummaa siif dabaluutii.
for length of existence, and years of life, and peace, shall they add to you.
3 Jaalallii fi amanamummaan yoom iyyuu sirraa hin fagaatin; morma keetti hidhadhu; gabatee garaa kee irrattis barreeffadhu.
Let not mercy and truth forsake you; but bind them about your neck:
4 Ati karaa kanaan fuula Waaqaatii fi fuula namaa duratti surraa fi maqaa gaarii ni argatta.
so shall you find favor: and do you provide things honest in the sight of the Lord, and of men.
5 Garaa kee guutuun Waaqayyoon amanadhu; hubannaa kees hin abdatin;
Trust in God with all your heart; and be not exalted in your own wisdom.
6 karaa kee hunda keessatti isa dursi; innis daandii kee siif qajeelcha.
In all your ways acquaint yourself with her, that she may rightly direct your paths.
7 Ani ogeessa ofiin hin jedhin; Waaqayyoon sodaadhu; waan hamaa irraas fagaadhu.
Be not wise in your own conceit; but fear God, and depart from all evil.
8 Wanni kun dhagna keetiif fayyaa kenna; lafee kee illee ni haaromsa.
Then shall there be health to your body, and good keeping to your bones.
9 Qabeenya keetiin, mataa midhaan keetii hundaanis Waaqayyoon kabaji;
Honor the Lord with your just labors, and give him the first of your fruits of righteousness:
10 yoos gombisaan kee hamma irraan dhangalaʼutti guutama; iddoon cuunfaa wayinii keetiis daadhiidhaan guutamee irraan dhangalaʼa.
that your storehouses may be completely filled with corn, and that your presses may burst forth with wine.
11 Yaa ilma ko, adabbii Waaqayyoo hin tuffatin; dheekkamsa isaas hin jibbin.
[My] son, despise not the chastening of the Lord; nor faint when you are rebuked of him:
12 Waaqayyo akkuma abbaa ilma ofii isaa jaallatu tokkootti warra jaallatu ni adabaatii.
for whom the Lord loves, he rebukes, and scourges every son whom he receives.
13 Namni ogummaa argatu kan hubannaas argatu eebbifamaa dha;
Blessed is the man who has found wisdom, and the mortal who knows prudence.
14 ogummaan meetii caalaa faayidaa qabaatii; warqee caalaas buʼaa namaaf buusa.
For it is better to traffic for her, than for treasures of gold and silver.
15 Gatiin ishee gatii lula diimaa caala; wanni ati akka malee hawwitu kam iyyuu isheedhaan wal qixxaachuu hin dandaʼu.
And she is more valuable than precious stones: no evil thing shall resist her: she is well known to all that approach her, and no precious thing is equal to her in value.
16 Jireenyi dheeraan harka ishee mirgaa keessa jira; badhaadhummaa fi ulfinni harka ishee bitaa keessa jiru.
For length of existence and years of life are in her right hand; and in her left hand are wealth and glory: out of her mouth proceeds righteousness, and she carries law and mercy upon her tongue.
17 Karaan ishee karaa nama gammachiisuu dha; daandiin ishee hundis nagaa dha.
Her ways are good ways, and all her paths are peaceful.
18 Isheen warra jabeessanii ishee qabataniif muka jireenyaa ti; warri itti cichanii ishee qabatan immoo ni eebbifamu.
She is a tree of life to all that lay hold upon her; and she is [a] secure [help] to all that stay themselves on her, as on the Lord.
19 Waaqayyo ogummaadhaan hundee lafaa buuse; hubannaadhaanis samiiwwan iddoo isaanii kaaʼe;
God by wisdom founded the earth, and by prudence he prepared the heavens.
20 beekumsa isaatiin tuujubawwan gargar qoodaman; duumessoonnis fixeensa coccobsan.
By understanding were the depths broken up, and the clouds dropped water.
21 Yaa ilma ko ogummaa fi hubannaa dhugaa eeggadhu; isaanis fuula kee duraa hin dhabamin;
[My] son, let [them] not pass from [you], but keep my counsel and understanding:
22 isaan jireenya siif taʼu; morma kee miidhagsuufis faaya mormaa siif taʼu.
that your soul may live, and that there may be grace round your neck; and it shall be health to your flesh, and safety to your bones:
23 Yoos ati karaa kee nagumaan deemta; miilli kees hin gufatu;
that you may go confidently in peace in all your ways, and that your foot may not stumble.
24 ati yoo raftu hin sodaattu; hirribni kees yoo ati raftu sitti miʼaawa.
For if you rest, you shall be undismayed; and if you sleep, you shall slumber sweetly.
25 Balaa akkuma tasaa sitti dhufu yookaan badiisa hamoota galaafatu hin sodaatin;
And you shall not be afraid of alarm coming upon you, neither of approaching attacks of ungodly men.
26 Waaqayyo irkoo siif taʼaatii; akka miilli kee kiyyoodhaan hin qabamnes si eega.
For the Lord shall be over all your ways, and shall establish your foot that you be not moved.
27 Ati yeroo waan tokko gochuudhaaf aangoo qabdutti, warra wanni gaariin isaaniif malu irraa waan sana hin hanqisin.
Forbear not to do good to the poor, whenever your hand may have [power] to help [him].
28 Utuu amma waa qabduu, ollaa keetiin, “Yeroo biraa deebiʼii kottu; ani bori siifin kennaatii” hin jedhin.
Say not, Come back another time, to-morrow I will give; while you are able to do [him] good: for you know not what the next day will bring forth.
29 Ollaa kee kan si amanee si cina jiraatu miidhuuf jettee waan hamaa itti hin yaadin.
Devise not evil against your friend, living near you and trusting in you.
30 Nama tokko utuu inni homaa si hin godhin akkasumaan hin miidhin.
Be not ready to quarrel with a man without a cause, lest he do you some harm.
31 Nama dabaatti hin hinaafin; yookaan karaa isaa tokko illee hin filatin.
Procure not the reproaches of bad men, neither do you covet their ways.
32 Waaqayyo nama jalʼaa ni jibbaatii; nama qajeelaa garuu ofitti aanfata.
For every transgressor is unclean before the Lord; neither does he sit among the righteous.
33 Abaarsi Waaqayyoo mana nama hamaa irra buʼa; inni garuu mana nama qajeelaa ni eebbisa.
The curse of God is in the houses of the ungodly; but the habitations of the just are blessed.
34 Inni qoostota of tuultotatti ni qoosa; warra gad of qabaniif immoo ayyaana kenna.
The Lord resists the proud; but he gives grace to the humble.
35 Ogeeyyiin ulfina dhaalu; gowwoota garuu inni ni qaanessa.
The wise shall inherit glory; but the ungodly have exalted [their own] dishonor.
