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 Yakeh, even the prophecy: the man said unto Ithiel, even unto Ithiel and Ukkal,
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 common man.
3 Ani ogummaa hin baranne yookaan beekumsa Isa Qulqulluu sanaa hin qabu.
Nor have I learned wisdom, so that I should have knowledge of the Holy One.
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 was it that ascended into heaven, and came down again? who gathered the wind in his fists? who bound the waters in a garment? who set up all the ends of the earth? what is his name, and what is his son's name, if thou knowest it?”
5 “Dubbiin Waaqaa hundinuu hirʼina hin qabu; warra isatti kooluu galaniif, inni gaachana.
Every saying of God is purified: he is a shield unto those that put their trust in him.
6 Dubbii isaatti homaa hin dabalin; yoo kanaa achii inni si ifata; atis sobduu taatee argamta.
Do not add aught unto 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 do I request of thee: deny them not to me before I die.
8 Gowwoomsaa fi soba narraa fageessi; hiyyummaa yookaan sooruma naaf hin kennin; garuu buddeena koo guyyaa guyyaan naaf kenni.
Vanity and lying words do thou remove far from me: neither poverty nor riches give thou unto me; let me eat the bread appointed unto 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 become over-full, and deny thee, and say, Who is the Lord? or lest I become poor, and steal, and trespass against the name of my God.
10 “Garbicha tokko gooftaa isaa biratti hin hamatin, yoo kanaa achii inni si abaaraa; atis waan kanatti ni gaafatamta.
Do not calumniate a servant unto his master: lest he curse thee, and thou incur guilt.
11 “Dhaloota abbaa isaa abaaru kan haadha isaa illee hin eebbifnetu jira;
There is a generation that curseth its father, and doth not bless its mother.
12 dhaloota qulqulluu of seʼu, kan xurii isaa irraa hin qulqulleeffamintu jiru;
There is a generation that is pure in its own eyes, and yet is not washed [clean] of its filthiness.
13 dhaloota iji isaa akka malee of tuulu, kan baalleen ija isaas nama tuffatutu jira;
There is a generation—O how lofty are its eyes! and its eyelids are so 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 as swords, and whose string teeth are as 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:
Insatiability hath two daughters, [crying, ] Give, give. There are three things that are never satisfied, yea, four things which never say, Enough:
16 isaanis Siiʼool, gadameessa maseene, lafa gonkumaa bishaan hin quufnee fi ibidda gonkumaa, ‘Na gaʼe!’ hin jennee dha. (Sheol h7585)
The nether world; and a barren womb; the earth which is not satisfied with water; and the fire which never saith, Enough. (Sheol h7585)
17 “Ija abbaatti qoosu, kan ajaja haadhaa tuffatu arraagessa sululaatiin baafama; joobiraanis ni nyaatama.
The eye that mocketh at his father, and despiseth to obey his mother, this shall the ravens of the valley pick out; and the young eagles shall eat it.
18 “Wantoonni akka malee na dinqisiisan sadiitu jira; afur immoo ani hin hubadhu; kunis:
Three things there are which are too wonderful for me; and 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 the eagle in the air; the way of a serpent upon a rock; the way of a ship in the heart of the sea; and the way of a man with a young woman.
20 “Karaan ejjituu kana: Isheen waa nyaattee afaan haqatti; ergasii immoo, ‘Ani homaa hin balleessine’ jetti.
Such is the way of an adulterous woman: she eateth, and wipeth her mouth, and saith, I have done no wrong.
21 “Lafti waan sadii jalatti hollatti; afur immoo baachuu hin dandeessu; kunis:
Under three things the earth trembleth, and under four which she cannot bear:
22 Garbicha mootii taʼu, gowwaa nyaatee quufu,
Under a servant when he becometh king, and a worthless fool when he hath eaten enough bread;
23 dubartiin jibbamte yeroo dhirsa argattu, garbittii giiftii ishee dhaaltu.
Under an odious woman when she is married, and a bond-woman when she dispossesseth her mistress.
24 “Wantoonni xixinnoon afur lafa irra jiru; taʼu illee isaan akka malee ogeeyyii dha; isaanis:
There are four which are the little ones of the earth, and they are nevertheless exceedingly wise:
25 Goondaawwan tuuta jabina hin qabnee dha; taʼus isaan yeroo bonaa nyaata isaanii walitti qaban;
The ants are a people not strong, therefore do they prepare in the summer their food;
26 osoleewwan uumamawwan humna hin qabnee dha; garuu kattaa keessa jiraatu;
The conies are but a feeble people, therefore do they place on the rocks their houses;
27 hawwaannisni mootii hin qabu; garuu tarree galee yaaʼa;
The locusts have no king, and yet they go forth in troops altogether;
28 loccuun harkaan qabamuu dandeessi; garuu masaraa mootii keessatti argamti.
The spider thou canst catch with [thy] hands, and yet she is in the palaces of a king.
29 “Wantoota deemsa tolan sadiitu jira; kanneen tarkaanfii bareedanis afurtu jira; isaanis:
Three there are that have a stately step, and four, that are stately in going:
30 Leenca bineensa hunda keessaa jabaa, kan waan tokko illee sodaatee duubatti hin deebine;
The lion, the mightiest among beasts, who turneth not round from before any one;
31 korma indaanqoo kan kooraa deemu, korbeessa reʼeetii fi, mootii loltoota isaa dura deemu.
The light-legged greyhound, and the he-goat; and a 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 hast become degraded by lifting up thyself, or if thou hast devised evil, put thy hand to thy mouth:
33 Akkuma aannan raasuun dhadhaa baasu, funyaan micciiruunis dhiiga baasu sana, aarii kakaasuun lola fida.”
For the pressure of milk bringeth forth butter, and the pressure of the nose bringeth forth blood: so the pressure of wrath bringeth forth strife.
