Maahmaahyadii 4
1 Wiilashoy, aabbe edbintiisa maqla, Oo u jeesta inaad wax garataan.
Hear, ye sons, the correction of a father, and attend, that ye may know understanding.
2 Waayo, anigu waxaan idin siiyaa tacliin wanaagsan, Haddaba cilmigayga ha ka tegina.
For, good teaching, have I given you, mine instruction, do not ye forsake.
3 Waayo, aniguba waxaan aabbahay u ahaa wiil, Oo mid yar oo bacbac ah oo madi ah ayaan u ahaa hooyaday.
For, a son, became I to my father, tender and most precious 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.
So he taught me, and said to me—Let thy heart, lay hold of my words, Keep my commandments and live!
5 Xigmadda doono, waxgarashadana doono; Hana illoobin, oo erayada afkaygana dib ha uga noqon.
Acquire wisdom, acquire understanding, Do not forget, neither decline thou from the sayings of my mouth.
6 Xigmadda ha ka tegin, oo way ku nabad gelin doontaa. Jeclow, oo way ku dhawri doontaa.
Do not forsake her, and she will guard thee, —love her and she will keep thee.
7 Xigmaddu wax walbay ugu horraysaa, sidaas daraaddeed xigmadda doono; Wax kastoo aad hesho weliba waxgarasho doono.
The principal thing, is wisdom, acquire thou wisdom, With all thine acquisition, acquire thou understanding.
8 Iyada sarraysii, oo iyana way ku dallicin doontaa; Oo sharaf bay kuu yeeli doontaa markaad iyada isku duubtid.
Exalt her, and she will set thee on high, she will bring thee to honour, when thou dost embrace her:
9 Iyadu waxay madaxaaga siin doontaa wax sharraxsan, Oo waxayna kuu yeeli doontaa taaj quruxsan.
She will give for thy head, a wreath of beauty, A crown of adorning, will she bestow upon thee.
10 Wiilkaygiiyow, maqal oo hadalladayda aqbal. Oo sannadaha cimrigaaguna way badnaan doonaan.
Hear, my son, and receive my sayings, and they will multiply to thee the years of life.
11 Anigu waxaan ku baray jidkii xigmadda; Oo waxaan kugu hoggaamiyey waddooyinkii qummanaanta.
In the way of wisdom, have I taught thee, I have guided thee in tracks of uprightness.
12 Markii aad socotid tallaabooyinkaagu cidhiidhi ma noqon doonaan, Oo haddaad oroddidna ma turunturoon doontid.
When thou walkest, thy step shall not be hemmed in, and, if thou runnest, thou shalt not stumble.
13 Edbinta xajiso, oo ha iska sii deyn; Hayso, waayo, iyadu waa noloshaada,
Take fast hold of correction, let her not go, —keep her, for, she, is thy life.
14 Waddada kuwa sharka leh ha gelin, Oo jidka xumaanfalayaashana ha qaadin.
Upon the path of the lawless, do not thou enter, and do not advance in the way of the wicked:
15 Ka leexo, hana marin, Ka noqo oo hareer ka mar.
Avoid it, do not pass thereon—turn from it, and depart.
16 Waayo, iyagu ma seexdaan haddaanay xumaan falin, Oo hurdadoodana waa laga qaadaa iyagoo cid kufiya mooyaane.
For they sleep not, unless they can do mischief, —They rob themselves of their sleep, if they cannot cause someone to stumble,
17 Waayo, iyagu waxay cunaan kibistii sharnimada, Oo waxay cabbaan khamrigii dulmiga.
For they consume bread gotten by lawlessness, and, wine obtained by violence, they drink.
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 righteous, is as the light of dawn, —going on and brightening, unto meridian day.
19 Jidka kuwa sharka lahuna waa sida gudcurka oo kale. Oo iyagu garan maayaan waxay ku turunturoodaan.
The way of the lawless, is like darkness, they know not, at what they stumble.
20 Wiilkaygiiyow, erayadayda dhegayso, Oo hadalladaydana dhegta u dhig.
My son, to my words, attend, to my sayings, incline thou thine ear;
21 Indhahaaga hortooda yaanay ka fogaan, Oo qalbigaaga dhexdiisa ku hayso,
Let them not depart from thine eyes, keep them in the midst of thy heart;
22 Waayo, iyagu waa u nolol kuwa hela, Oo jidhkooda oo dhanna waa u caafimaad.
For, life, they are, to them who find them, —and, to every part of one’s flesh, they bring healing.
23 Digtoonaan qalbigaaga u dhawr, Waayo, isagay noloshu ka soo baxdaaye.
Above all that must be guarded, keep thou thy heart, for, out of it, are the issues of life.
24 Af qalloocan iska saar, Oo bushimo maroorsanna iska fogee.
Remove from thee, perverseness of mouth, and, craftiness of lips, put far from thee.
25 Indhahaagu qummaati wax ha u fiiriyeen, Oo indhahaaga daboolkooduna si toosan hortaada ha u eegeen.
Let, thine eyes, right onward, look, —and, thine eyelashes, point straight before thee.
26 Waddada cagahaaga aad ugu fiirso, Oo jidadkaaga oo dhammuna ha toosnaadeen.
Make level the track of thy foot, that, all thy ways, may be directed aright:
27 Xagga midigta iyo xagga bidixda toona ha u leexan, Oo cagtaadana xumaanta ka fogee.
Decline not, to the right hand or to the left, —Turn away thy foot from wickedness.
