Fakkeenya 31
1 Jecha Lemuuʼeel mootichaa kan haati isaa isa barsiifte:
The words of king Lemuel, the prophecy with which his mother instructed him.
2 “Maali yaa ilma ko, maali yaa ilma gadameessa ko, maali yaa ilma wareega ko,
What [hast thou done], O my son: and what, O son of my body? and what, O son of my vows?
3 humna kee dubartoota irratti, jabina kee warra mootota balleessan irratti hin fixin.
Give not unto women thy vigor, nor thy ways to those that ruin kings.
4 “Yaa Lemuuʼeel, wanni kun moototaaf hin malu; daadhii wayinii dhuguun moototaaf hin malu; dhugaatii cimaatti gaggabuunis bulchitootaaf hin malu;
Not for kings, O Lemoel, not for kings [it is fitting] to drink wine, nor for princes, strong drink:
5 kunis akka isaan dhuganii waan seerri jedhu dagatanii warra hacuucaman hunda mirga isaanii hin dhowwanneef.
Lest either might drink, and forget what is written in the law, and pervert the cause of all the afflicted.
6 Warra baduuf jiraniif dhugaatii cimaa, warra jireenyi itti hadhaaʼeef daadhii wayinii kenni;
Give strong drink unto him that is ready to perish, and wine unto those who have an embittered soul.
7 isaan dhuganii hiyyummaa isaanii haa irraanfatan; rakkina isaaniis deebiʼanii hin yaadatin.
Let such a one drink, and forget his poverty, and remember his trouble no more.
8 “Warra ofii isaaniitiif dubbachuu hin dandeenyeef, mirga warra gatamaniitiifis falmi.
Open thy mouth for the dumb, for the cause of all fatherless children.
9 Afaan kee banadhu; murtii qajeelaas kenni; mirga hiyyeeyyiitii fi rakkattootaatiif falmi.”
Open thy mouth, judge righteously, and decide the cause of the poor and needy.
10 Niitii amala gaarii qabdu eenyutu argachuu dandaʼa? Isheen lula diimaa caalaa gati qabeettii dha.
Who can find a virtuous woman: for far above pearls is her value.
11 Dhirsi ishee guddisee ishee amanata; inni waan faayidaa qabu tokko illee hin dhabu.
The heart of her husband doth safely trust in her, and he will not see his gain diminish.
12 Isheen bara jireenya ishee guutuu waan gaarii isaaf fiddi malee isa hin miitu.
She treateth him well and not ill, all the days of her life.
13 Isheen suufii fi quncee talbaa barbaaddee harka ishee kan hojii jaallatuun footi.
She seeketh for wool and flax, and worketh with her willing hands.
14 Isheen akkuma doonii daldalaatti lafa fagoodhaa nyaata ishee fidatti.
She is become like the merchant's ships: from afar doth she bring her food.
15 Isheen utuu lafti hin bariʼin hirribaa kaatee maatii isheetiif nyaata kenniti; xomboreewwan isheefis hojii qooddi.
And she riseth while it is yet night, and giveth provision to her household, and a task to her maidens.
16 Isheen lafa qotiisaa hubattee ilaaltee bitti; waan hojjettee argattu keessaa wayinii dhaabdi.
She thinketh of a field, and buyeth it: with the fruit of her hands she planteth a vineyard.
17 Isheen jabinaan mudhii ishee hidhattee hojiidhaaf irree ishee jabeeffatti.
She girdeth with strength her loins, and giveth vigor to her arms.
18 Isheen akka daldalli ishee buʼaa qabu hubatti; ibsaan ishees halkaniin hin dhaamu.
She perceiveth that her profit is good: [therefore] her lamp goeth not out by night.
19 Mukni itti jirbii maran harka ishee keessa jira; quba isheetiin immoo calii qabatti.
She stretcheth out her hands to the spindle, and her palms hold fast the distaff.
20 Isheen hiyyeessaaf harka hiixatti; dhabaadhaaf illee harka balʼifti.
She spreadeth out wide her open palm to the poor: yea, her hands she stretcheth forth to the needy.
21 Yoo cabbiin buʼe illee isheen maatii isheetiif hin yaaddoftu; isaan hundinuu uffata bildiimaa uffataniiruutii.
She hath no fear for her household of the snow: for all her household are clothed in scarlet.
22 Isheen wayyaa siree dhaʼatti; uffata dhiilgee quncee talbaa haphii irraa hojjetames uffatti.
Tapestry-covering she maketh for herself: of linen and purple is her attire.
23 Dhirsi ishee yommuu karra magaalaa dura, jaarsolii biyyaa gidduu taaʼu ni kabajama.
Well known is in the gates her husband, when he sitteth with the elders of the land.
24 Isheen wayyaa quncee talbaa dhooftee gurgurti; daldaltootaafis sabbata dhiʼeessiti.
Fine tunics she maketh, and selleth them, and girdles she furnisheth unto the merchant.
25 Isheen jabinaa fi ulfina uffatti; bara dhufaa jiruttis kolfuu dandeessi.
Strength and dignity are her clothing: and she smileth at the coming of the last day.
26 Afaan ishee ogummaadhaan banatti; gorsi gara laafinaas arraba ishee irra jira.
She openeth her mouth with wisdom, and the law of kindness is on her tongue.
27 Isheen mana ishee toʼatti; isheen buddeena dhibaaʼummaas hin nyaattu.
She looketh well to the ways of her household, and the bread of idleness she doth not eat.
28 Ijoolleen ishee kaʼanii, eebbifamtuu jedhuun; dhirsi ishees akkasuma jedhaan; akkana jedhees ishee jaja:
Her children rise up, and call her blessed; her husband, also, and he praiseth her:
29 “Dubartoonni hedduun waan gaarii hojjetu; ati garuu isaan hunda caalta.”
“Many daughters have done virtuously; but thou excellest them all.”
30 Simboon nama gowwoomsa; miidhaginnis ni darba; dubartiin Waaqayyoon sodaattu garuu galateeffamtuu dha.
False is grace, and vain is beauty: a woman only that feareth the Lord shall indeed be praised.
31 Buʼaa harka ishee kennaafii; hojiin ishee karra magaalaa duratti ishee haa jaju.
Give her of the fruit of her hands, and let her own works praise her in the gates.
