Fakkeenya 8
1 Ogummaan hin iyyuu? Hubannaanis sagalee isaa ol hin fudhatuu?
You shall proclaim wisdom, that understanding may be obedient to you.
2 Isheen qarqara karaa, lafa ol kaʼaa irra, iddoo daandiin itti wal gaʼu dhaabatti;
For she is on lofty eminences, and stands in the midst of the ways.
3 karra magaalaatti nama galchu bira, balbala dura dhaabattee akkana jettee iyyiti:
For she sits by the gates of princes, and sings in the entrances, [saying],
4 “Yaa namoota, ani iyyeen isin waama; ani ilmaan namaa hundatti sagalee koo ol nan fudhadha.
You, O men, I exhort; and utter my voice to the sons of men.
5 Isin warri homaa hin beekne, qalbii horadhaa; isin warri gowwaan hubannaa argadhaa.
O you simple, understand subtlety, and you that are untaught, imbibe knowledge.
6 Ani waan faayidaa qabu nan dubbadhaatii, dhagaʼaa; waan qajeelaa dubbachuufis afaan koo nan banadha.
Listen to me; for I will speak solemn [truths]; and will produce right [sayings] from my lips.
7 Afaan koo dhugaa dubbata; arrabni koo hammina jibbaatii.
For my throat shall meditate truth; and false lips are an abomination before me.
8 Dubbiin afaan koo hundinuu qajeelaa dha; dubbii koo keessaa tokko iyyuu jalʼaa yookaan micciiramaa miti.
All the words of my mouth are in righteousness; there is nothing in them wrong or perverse.
9 Nama waa hubatuuf dubbiin koo hundinuu qajeelaa dha; warra beekumsa qabuufis hirʼina hin qabu.
They are all evident to those that understand, and right to those that find knowledge.
10 Qooda meetii gorsa koo, warqee qulqulluu caalaas beekumsa filadhu;
Receive instruction, and not silver; and knowledge rather than tried gold.
11 ogummaan lula diimaa caalaa gatii guddaa qabdii; wanni ati hawwitu tokko iyyuu isheedhaan wal hin madaalu.
For wisdom is better than precious stones; and no valuable substance is of equal worth with it.
12 “Ani ogummaan, qalbii wajjin nan jiraadha; ani beekumsaa fi hubannaa qaba.
I wisdom have lived [with] counsel and knowledge, and I have called upon understanding.
13 Waaqayyoon sodaachuun jibbuu dha; hammina ani of tuulummaa fi of guddisuu, amala hamaa fi haasaa jalʼaa nan jibba.
The fear of the Lord hates unrighteousness, and insolence, and pride, and the ways of wicked men; and I hate the perverse ways of bad men.
14 Gorsaa fi murtiin dhugaa kan koo ti; ani hubannaa fi humna qaba.
Counsel and safety are mine; prudence is mine, and strength is mine.
15 Mootonni anaan moʼu; bulchitoonnis anaan seera qajeelaa baasu.
By me kings reign, and princes decree justice.
16 Ilmaan moototaa anaan bulchu; namoonni bebeekamoon hundis anaan biyya bulchu.
By me nobles become great, and monarchs by me rule over the earth.
17 Ani warra na jaallatan nan jaalladha; warri na barbaadanis na argatu.
I love those that love me; and they that seek me shall find [me].
18 Soorumnii fi ulfinni, qabeenyii fi badhaadhummaan dhuma hin qabne harkuma koo jiru.
Wealth and glory belong to me; yes, abundant possessions and righteousness.
19 Iji koo warqee qulqulluu caala; buʼaan narraa argamus meetii filatamaa caala.
[It is] better to have my fruit than [to have] gold and precious stones; and my produce is better than choice silver.
20 Ani karaa qajeelummaa irra, daandii qajeelaa irras nan deema;
I walk in ways of righteousness, and [am] conversant with the paths of judgment;
21 warra na jaallatutti qabeenya nan dhangalaasa; mankuusa qabeenya isaanii illee nan guuta.
that I may divide substance to them that love me, and may fill their treasures with good things. If I declare to you the things that daily happen, I will remember [also] to recount the things of old.
22 “Waaqayyo waan bara durii hojjeteen dura, hojii isaa kan jalqabaatiin dura na aanfate;
The Lord made me the beginning of his ways for his works.
23 ani utuu addunyaan hin uumamin dura, jalqabumatti, bara hamma hin qabneen dura nan muudame.
He established me before time [was] in the beginning, before he made the earth:
24 Ani utuu tuujubni hin jiraatin, utuu burqaawwan bishaaniin hin guutamin dhaladhe;
even before he made the depths; before the fountains of water came forth:
25 utuu tulluuwwan iddoo isaanii hin dhaabamin dura, ani gaarraniin dura nan dhaladhe;
before the mountains were settled, and before all hills, he begets me.
26 utuu inni lafa yookaan dirree ishee yookaan biyyoo addunyaa tokko iyyuu hin uumin dura nan dhaladhe.
The Lord made countries and uninhabited [tracks], and the highest inhabited parts of the world.
27 Yeroo inni samiiwwan hundeessetti, yeroo inni dhidhima irra muummee kaaʼetti ani achin ture;
When he prepared the heaven, I was present with him; and when he prepared his throne upon the winds:
28 yeroo inni gubbaatti duumessa jabeessee dhaabee madda tuujubaa illee hundeessetti ani achin ture;
and when he strengthened the clouds above; and when he secured the fountains of the earth:
29 yeroo inni akka bishaanonni ajaja isaa hin cabsineef jedhee, galaanaaf daangaa dhaabetti, yeroo inni lafa hundeessetti ani achin ture.
decree. and when he strengthened the foundations of the earth:
30 Yeroo sanatti ani ogeessa hojii harkaa taʼee isa biran ture. Ani yeroo hunda fuula isaa dura burraaqaa, guyyuma guyyaadhaan gammachuudhaan guutamaan ture;
I was by him, suiting [myself to him], I was that wherein he took delight; and daily I rejoiced in his presence continually.
31 ani guutummaa addunyaa isaa keessatti ililchaa, ilmaan namaatti illee gammadaan ture.
For he rejoiced when he had completed the world, and rejoiced among the children of men.
32 “Eegaa yaa ilmaan ko, mee na dhagaʼaa; warri karaa koo eegan eebbifamoo dha.
Now then, [my] son, hear me: blessed is the man who shall listen to me, and the mortal who shall keep my ways;
33 Gorsa koo dhaggeeffadhaatii ogeeyyii taʼaa; isa hin tuffatinaa.
[Hear wisdom and be wise, and be not strangers to it. ]
34 Namni na dhagaʼu, kan guyyaa hunda balbala koo eegu, kan karra koo dura turu eebbifamaa dha.
watching daily at my doors, waiting at the posts of my entrances.
35 Namni na argatu kam iyyuu jireenya argata; Waaqayyo biratti illee fudhatama argata.
For my outgoings are the outgoings of life, and [in them] is prepared favor from the Lord.
36 Namni na hin arganne garuu ofuma miidha; namni na jibbu hundinuu duʼa jaallata.”
But they that sin against me act wickedly against their own souls: and they that hate me love death.
