Fakkeenya 30
1 Jecha Aguur ilma Yaaqee. Dubbiin nama kanaa akkana jedhee Iitiiʼeeliitti dubbatame: “Innis Iitiiʼeeliittii fi Ukaalitti dubbate:
The words of Agur the son of Jakeh, the oracle. The man says to Ithiel, to Ithiel and Ucal:
2 Ani dhugumaan doofaa nama hundaa gadii ti; ani hubannaa namni qabu hin qabu.
Surely I am more brutish than any man, and have not the understanding of a man,
3 Ani ogummaa hin baranne yookaan beekumsa Isa Qulqulluu sanaa hin qabu.
and I have not learned wisdom, nor have I the knowledge of the Holy.
4 Eenyutu samiitti ol baʼee deebiʼee dhufe? Kan harki isaa bubbee walitti qabe eenyu? Namni bishaan uffataan mare eenyu? Kan daarii lafaa hunda jabeessee dhaabe eenyu? Maqaan isaatii fi maqaan ilma isaa eenyu? Mee yoo beekte natti himi!
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 thou know?
5 “Dubbiin Waaqaa hundinuu hirʼina hin qabu; warra isatti kooluu galaniif, inni gaachana.
Every word of God is tried. He is a shield to those who take refuge in him.
6 Dubbii isaatti homaa hin dabalin; yoo kanaa achii inni si ifata; atis sobduu taatee argamta.
Add thou not to his words, lest he reprove thee, and thou be found a liar.
7 “Yaa Waaqayyo ani wantoota lama sin kadhadha; isaanis utuu hamman jirutti ana hin dhowwatin.
Two things I have asked of thee, deny me not before I die:
8 Gowwoomsaa fi soba narraa fageessi; hiyyummaa yookaan sooruma naaf hin kennin; garuu buddeena koo guyyaa guyyaan naaf kenni.
Remove far from me falsehood and lies. Give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with the food that is needful for me,
9 Yoo kanaa achii ani akka malee quufee si ganee ‘Waaqayyo eenyuu dha?’ nan jedha; yookaan hiyyoomee hatee, akkasiin maqaa Waaqa koo nan salphisa.
lest I be full, and deny thee, and say, Who is Jehovah? or lest I be poor, and steal, and use the name of my God profanely.
10 “Garbicha tokko gooftaa isaa biratti hin hamatin, yoo kanaa achii inni si abaaraa; atis waan kanatti ni gaafatamta.
Slander not a servant to his master, lest he curse thee, and thou be held guilty.
11 “Dhaloota abbaa isaa abaaru kan haadha isaa illee hin eebbifnetu jira;
There is a generation who curses their father, and does not bless their mother.
12 dhaloota qulqulluu of seʼu, kan xurii isaa irraa hin qulqulleeffamintu jiru;
There is a generation who are pure in their own eyes, and yet are not washed from their filthiness.
13 dhaloota iji isaa akka malee of tuulu, kan baalleen ija isaas nama tuffatutu jira;
There is a generation, O how lofty are their eyes, and their eyelids are lifted up.
14 dhaloota hiyyeeyyii lafa irraa fixuuf rakkattoota illee gidduu namaatii balleessuuf ilkaan isaa goraadee, haʼoon isaa immoo billaa taʼe jira.
There is a generation whose teeth are swords, and their jaw teeth, knives, to devour the poor from off the earth, and the needy from among men.
15 “Dhulaandhulli intallan, ‘Kenni! Kenni!’ jedhanii iyyan lama qabdi. “Wantoota gonkumaa hin quufne sadiitu jira; kanneen gonkumaa, ‘Nu gaʼe!’ hin jenne immoo afurtu jira:
The leach has two daughters, crying, Give, give. There are three things that are never satisfied, yea, four that do not say, Enough:
16 isaanis Siiʼool, gadameessa maseene, lafa gonkumaa bishaan hin quufnee fi ibidda gonkumaa, ‘Na gaʼe!’ hin jennee dha. (Sheol h7585)
Sheol, and the barren womb, the earth that is not satisfied with water, and the fire that does not say, Enough. (Sheol h7585)
17 “Ija abbaatti qoosu, kan ajaja haadhaa tuffatu arraagessa sululaatiin baafama; joobiraanis ni nyaatama.
The eye that mocks at his father, and despises to obey his mother, the ravens of the valley shall pick it out, and the young eagles shall eat it.
18 “Wantoonni akka malee na dinqisiisan sadiitu jira; afur immoo ani hin hubadhu; kunis:
There are three things which are too wonderful for me, yea, four which I know not:
19 Karaan risaa samii irra, karaan bofaa kattaa irra, karaan doonii galaana guddaa irra, karaan dhiiraa immoo dubartii wajjin taʼuu isaa ti.
The way of an eagle in the air, the way of a serpent upon a rock, the way of a ship in the midst of the sea, and the way of a man with a maiden.
20 “Karaan ejjituu kana: Isheen waa nyaattee afaan haqatti; ergasii immoo, ‘Ani homaa hin balleessine’ jetti.
So is the way of an adulterous woman: She eats, and wipes her mouth, and says, I have done no iniquity.
21 “Lafti waan sadii jalatti hollatti; afur immoo baachuu hin dandeessu; kunis:
For three things the earth trembles, and for four, which it cannot bear:
22 Garbicha mootii taʼu, gowwaa nyaatee quufu,
For a servant when he is king, and a fool when he is filled with food,
23 dubartiin jibbamte yeroo dhirsa argattu, garbittii giiftii ishee dhaaltu.
for a hateful woman when she is married, and a handmaid that is heir to her mistress.
24 “Wantoonni xixinnoon afur lafa irra jiru; taʼu illee isaan akka malee ogeeyyii dha; isaanis:
There are four things which are little upon the earth, but they are exceedingly wise:
25 Goondaawwan tuuta jabina hin qabnee dha; taʼus isaan yeroo bonaa nyaata isaanii walitti qaban;
The ants are a people not strong, yet they prepare their food in the summer,
26 osoleewwan uumamawwan humna hin qabnee dha; garuu kattaa keessa jiraatu;
the conies are but a feeble folk, yet they make their houses in the rocks,
27 hawwaannisni mootii hin qabu; garuu tarree galee yaaʼa;
the locusts have no king, yet they go forth all of them by bands,
28 loccuun harkaan qabamuu dandeessi; garuu masaraa mootii keessatti argamti.
the lizard takes hold with her hands, yet she is in kings' palaces.
29 “Wantoota deemsa tolan sadiitu jira; kanneen tarkaanfii bareedanis afurtu jira; isaanis:
There are three things which are stately in their march, yea, four which are stately in going:
30 Leenca bineensa hunda keessaa jabaa, kan waan tokko illee sodaatee duubatti hin deebine;
The lion, which is mightiest among beasts, and turns not away from any,
31 korma indaanqoo kan kooraa deemu, korbeessa reʼeetii fi, mootii loltoota isaa dura deemu.
the greyhound, also the he-goat, and the king against whom there is no rising up.
32 “Ati yoo of jajuudhaan gowwoomte, yookaan yoo hammina malatte, harka kee afaan kee irra kaaʼadhu!
If thou have done foolishly in lifting up thyself, or if thou have thought evil, lay thy hand upon thy mouth.
33 Akkuma aannan raasuun dhadhaa baasu, funyaan micciiruunis dhiiga baasu sana, aarii kakaasuun lola fida.”
For the churning of milk brings forth butter, and the wringing of the nose brings forth blood, so the forcing of wrath brings forth strife.
