Maahmaahyadii 22
1 Magac wanaagsan baa laga doortaa maal badan, Oo nimcana waa ka wanaagsan tahay lacag iyo dahab.
A good name is better than many riches. And good esteem is above silver and gold.
2 Taajirka iyo miskiinku way wada kulmaan, Oo Rabbigu waa kii kulligood sameeyey.
The rich and poor have met one another. The Lord is the maker of them both.
3 Ninkii miyir lahu sharkuu arkaa, wuuna dhuuntaa, Laakiinse garaadlaawayaashu way iska sii maraan, waana la taqsiiraa.
The clever saw evil and hid himself. The innocent continued on and was afflicted with damage.
4 Is-hoosaysiinta iyo Rabbiga ka cabsashadiisa abaalgudkoodu Waxaa weeyaan hodantinimo iyo sharaf iyo nolol.
The end of moderation is the fear of the Lord, riches and glory and life.
5 Qodxan iyo dabinnaba waxay yaalliin jidka ninka qalloocan, Laakiinse kii naftiisa dhawraa waa ka fogaan doonaa iyaga.
Weapons and swords are on the way of the perverse. But he who guards his own soul withdraws far from them.
6 Ilmo u rabbee siduu ku socon lahaa, Oo isna xataa markuu gaboobo kama leexan doono.
The proverb is: A youth is close to his way; even when he is old, he will not withdraw from it.
7 Taajirku masaakiintuu u taliyaa Oo kii wax amaahdaana midiidin buu u yahay kii wax amaahiya.
The rich rule over the poor. And the borrower is servant to the lender.
8 Kii xumaan beeraa wuxuu goosan doonaa belaayo, Oo usha cadhadiisuna way dhammaan doontaa.
Whoever sows iniquity will reap evils, and by the rod of his own wrath he will be consumed.
9 Kii il deeqsiya lahu wuu barakoobi doonaa, Waayo, isagu wuxuu cuntadiisa wax ka siiyaa masaakiinta.
Whoever is inclined to mercy shall be blessed, for from his bread he has given to the poor. Whoever gives gifts will acquire victory and honor. But he carries away the soul of the receiver.
10 Kan wax quudhsada eri, oo muranku wuu bixi doonaa, Dirirta iyo cayduna way dhammaan doonaan.
Cast out the one who ridicules, and conflict will go out with him, and accusations and insults will cease.
11 Kii daahirsanaanta qalbiga jecel, Oo bushimihiisu nimco leeyihiin, xataa boqorka ayaa saaxiibkiis ahaan doona.
Whoever loves cleanness of heart, because of the grace of his lips, will have the king as his friend.
12 Indhaha Rabbigu waxay dhawraan ka aqoonta leh, Laakiinse isagu wuxuu afgembiyaa erayada khaayinka.
The eyes of the Lord watch over knowledge. And the words of the iniquitous are supplanted.
13 Kii caajis ahu wuxuu yidhaahdaa, Libaax baa dibadda jooga, Oo jidka dhexdiisa ayaa laygu dili doonaa.
The lazy one says: “There is a lion outside. I might be slain in the midst of the streets.”
14 Naago qalaad afkoodu waa god dheer, Oo waxaa ku dhici doona kii xagga Rabbiga laga nacay.
The mouth of a foreign woman is a deep pit; the Lord was angry with him who will fall into it.
15 Nacasnimadu waxay ku xidhan tahay qalbiga ilmaha. Laakiinse usha edbintu way ka fogayn doontaa.
Foolishness has been bound to the heart of a child, and a rod of discipline shall cause it to flee.
16 Kii miskiinka u dulma inuu maal korodhsado, Iyo kii taajirka wax siiyaaba hubaal way baahnaan doonaan.
Whoever slanders the poor, so as to augment his own riches, will give it away to one who is richer, and will be in need.
17 Dhegta u dhig, oo erayada kuwa caqliga leh maqal, Oo qalbigana aqoontayda u jeedi.
Incline your ear, and listen to the words of the wise. Then apply your heart to my doctrine.
18 Waayo, waa wax wanaagsan haddii aad uurka ku haysatid, Oo hadday dhammaantood bushimahaaga diyaar ku ahaadaan.
It shall be beautiful to you, if you preserve it in your inner self, and it shall overflow from your lips,
19 Bal eeg, adigaan maanta iyaga ku ogeysiiyey, Inaad Rabbiga aaminsan tahay.
so that your confidence may be in the Lord. Therefore, I also have revealed it to you this day.
20 Miyaanan waxyaalo wanaagsan kuugu qorin Talooyinka iyo aqoonta,
Behold, I have written it for you in three ways, and with meditations and knowledge,
21 Si aan kuu ogeysiiyo hubaasha erayada runta, Inaad erayada runta uga jawaabtid kuwii ku soo diray?
so that I might reveal to you, firmly and with words of truth, in order to respond about these things to those who sent you.
22 Miskiinka ha dhicin, waayo, isagu waa miskiin, Oo kan dhibaataysanna meesha iridda ha ku dulmin,
Do not act with violence toward the pauper because he is poor. And do not weary the needy at the gate.
23 Waayo, Rabbiga ayaa dacwadooda u qaadi doona, Oo kuwa iyaga dhaca naftoodana wuu dhici doonaa.
For the Lord will judge his case, and he will pierce those who have pierced his soul.
24 Ha la saaxiibin nin xanaaq badan, Oo nin cadho kululna waa inaanad la socon,
Do not be willing to be a friend to an angry man, and do not walk with a furious man,
25 Waaba intaas oo aad jidkiisa baratid, Oo aad naftaadana dabin ku riddid.
lest perhaps you learn his ways, and take up a stumbling block to your soul.
26 Ha noqonin sida kuwa gacanta dhaar ugu dhiiba, Ama sida kuwa deyman u dammiinta.
Do not be willing to be with those who certify with their hands, and who offer themselves as a guarantee against debts.
27 Haddaanad haysan wax aad bixiso, Bal muxuu sariirtaada hoostaada uga la bixi?
For if you do not have the means to restore, what reason should there be for him to take the covering from your bed?
28 Soohdinta hore oo ay awowayaashu dhigeen Innaba ha durkin.
Do not cross beyond the ancient limits that your fathers have set.
29 Miyaad aragtaa nin shuqulkiisa ku dadaala? Isagu wuxuu istaagi doonaa boqorro hortood. Oo kuwa hoose hortoodana ma istaagi doono.
Have you seen a man swift in his work? He shall stand in the sight of kings, and not before those who are disreputable.
