Maahmaahyadii 4
1 Wiilashoy, aabbe edbintiisa maqla, Oo u jeesta inaad wax garataan.
Listen, sons, to the discipline of a father, and pay attention, so that you may know prudence.
2 Waayo, anigu waxaan idin siiyaa tacliin wanaagsan, Haddaba cilmigayga ha ka tegina.
I will bestow upon you a good gift. Do not relinquish my law.
3 Waayo, aniguba waxaan aabbahay u ahaa wiil, Oo mid yar oo bacbac ah oo madi ah ayaan u ahaa hooyaday.
For I, too, was the son of my father, tender and an only son in the sight of my mother.
4 Isagu wax buu i baray, oo wuxuu igu yidhi, Qalbigaagu erayadayda ha xajisto; Amarradaydana dhawr, oo waad noolaan doontaa.
And he taught me, and he also said: “Let your heart accept my words. Keep my precepts, and you shall live.
5 Xigmadda doono, waxgarashadana doono; Hana illoobin, oo erayada afkaygana dib ha uga noqon.
Obtain wisdom, obtain prudence. May you neither forget, nor turn away from, the words of my mouth.
6 Xigmadda ha ka tegin, oo way ku nabad gelin doontaa. Jeclow, oo way ku dhawri doontaa.
Do not send her away, and she will guard you. Love her, and she will preserve you.
7 Xigmaddu wax walbay ugu horraysaa, sidaas daraaddeed xigmadda doono; Wax kastoo aad hesho weliba waxgarasho doono.
The beginning of wisdom is to obtain wisdom, and, with all that you possess, to acquire prudence.
8 Iyada sarraysii, oo iyana way ku dallicin doontaa; Oo sharaf bay kuu yeeli doontaa markaad iyada isku duubtid.
Grasp her, and she will exalt you. You will be glorified by her, when you have embraced her.
9 Iyadu waxay madaxaaga siin doontaa wax sharraxsan, Oo waxayna kuu yeeli doontaa taaj quruxsan.
She will bestow upon your head an increase in graces, and she will protect you with a noble crown.
10 Wiilkaygiiyow, maqal oo hadalladayda aqbal. Oo sannadaha cimrigaaguna way badnaan doonaan.
Listen, my son, and accept my words, so that years of life may be multiplied for you.
11 Anigu waxaan ku baray jidkii xigmadda; Oo waxaan kugu hoggaamiyey waddooyinkii qummanaanta.
I will demonstrate to you the way of wisdom. I will lead you along the paths of equity.
12 Markii aad socotid tallaabooyinkaagu cidhiidhi ma noqon doonaan, Oo haddaad oroddidna ma turunturoon doontid.
When you have entered by these, your steps will not be constrained, and when running, you will have no obstacle.
13 Edbinta xajiso, oo ha iska sii deyn; Hayso, waayo, iyadu waa noloshaada,
Take hold of discipline. Do not dismiss it. Guard it, for it is your life.
14 Waddada kuwa sharka leh ha gelin, Oo jidka xumaanfalayaashana ha qaadin.
Do not delight in the paths of the impious, nor permit the way of evil-doers to please you.
15 Ka leexo, hana marin, Ka noqo oo hareer ka mar.
Take flight from it. Do not pass close to it. Turn away and abandon it.
16 Waayo, iyagu ma seexdaan haddaanay xumaan falin, Oo hurdadoodana waa laga qaadaa iyagoo cid kufiya mooyaane.
For they do not sleep, unless they have done evil. And their sleep is quickly taken away from them, unless they have overthrown.
17 Waayo, iyagu waxay cunaan kibistii sharnimada, Oo waxay cabbaan khamrigii dulmiga.
They eat the bread of impiety, and they drink the wine of iniquity.
18 Laakiinse waddada kuwa xaqa ahu waa sida iftiinka waaberiga oo kale, Kaas oo hadba soo kordha ilaa uu noqdo maalin cad.
But the path of the just is like a shining light: it advances and increases, even to the day of completion.
19 Jidka kuwa sharka lahuna waa sida gudcurka oo kale. Oo iyagu garan maayaan waxay ku turunturoodaan.
The way of the impious is darkened. They do not know where they may fall.
20 Wiilkaygiiyow, erayadayda dhegayso, Oo hadalladaydana dhegta u dhig.
My son, pay attention to my sermons, and incline your ear to my eloquent words.
21 Indhahaaga hortooda yaanay ka fogaan, Oo qalbigaaga dhexdiisa ku hayso,
Let them not recede from your eyes. Keep them in the midst of your heart.
22 Waayo, iyagu waa u nolol kuwa hela, Oo jidhkooda oo dhanna waa u caafimaad.
For they are life to those who find them and health to all that is flesh.
23 Digtoonaan qalbigaaga u dhawr, Waayo, isagay noloshu ka soo baxdaaye.
Preserve your heart with all watchfulness, for life proceeds from this.
24 Af qalloocan iska saar, Oo bushimo maroorsanna iska fogee.
Remove from yourself a corrupt mouth, and let detracting lips be far from you.
25 Indhahaagu qummaati wax ha u fiiriyeen, Oo indhahaaga daboolkooduna si toosan hortaada ha u eegeen.
Let your eyes look straight ahead, and let your eyelids precede your steps.
26 Waddada cagahaaga aad ugu fiirso, Oo jidadkaaga oo dhammuna ha toosnaadeen.
Direct the path of your feet, and all your ways shall be secure.
27 Xagga midigta iyo xagga bidixda toona ha u leexan, Oo cagtaadana xumaanta ka fogee.
Turn aside, neither to the right, nor to the left; yet turn your foot away from evil. For the Lord knows the ways that are on the right, and truly, those that are on the left are perverse. But he himself will make your courses straight. Then your journey will advance in peace.
