Maahmaahyadii 7
1 Wiilkaygiiyow, erayadayda xaji, Oo amarradaydana xaggaaga ku kaydso.
My son, keep my words. Lay up my commandments within you.
2 Amarradayda xaji aad noolaatide, Oo sharcigaygana sida ishaada inankeeda u dhawr.
Keep my commandments and live. Guard my teaching as the apple of your eye.
3 Farahaaga ku xidho, Oo looxa qalbigaagana ku qoro.
Bind them on your fingers. Write them on the tablet of your heart.
4 Waxaad xigmadda ku tidhaahdaa, Adigu waxaad tahay walaashay, Oo waxgarashadana waxaad ugu yeedhaa, saaxiibadday gacalisoy,
Tell wisdom, "You are my sister." Call understanding your relative,
5 Si ay iyagu kaaga celiyaan naagta qalaad, Taasoo erayadeeda kugu sasabata.
that they may keep you from the strange woman, from the foreigner who flatters with her words.
6 Waayo, anigoo jooga daaqadda gurigayga Ayaan shabagga daaqadda wax ka fiiriyey,
For at the window of my house, I looked out through my lattice.
7 Oo kuwa garaadka daran ayaan fiiriyey, oo waxaan barbaarrada ku dhex arkay Nin dhallinyaraa oo aan innaba waxgarasho lahayn,
I saw among the simple ones. I discerned among the youths a young man void of understanding,
8 Isagoo maraya dariiqa xaafaddeeda u dhow, Oo wuxuu raacay jidkii gurigeeda,
passing through the street near her corner, he went the way to her house,
9 Oo waxay ahayd gabbaldhac oo makhribka ah, markii habeenkii madoobaanayay oo gudcur noqonayay.
in the twilight, in the evening of the day, in the middle of the night and in the darkness.
10 Oo bal eeg, waxaa isagii ka hor timid naag Sidii dhillo u lebbisan, oo qalbigeedu khiyaano miidhan yahay.
Look, there a woman met him with the attire of a prostitute, and with crafty intent.
11 Iyadu waa rabshad badan tahay, waana caasiyad, Oo gurigeeda cag sooma dhigto.
She is loud and defiant. Her feet do not stay in her house.
12 Mar dibadday joogtaa, marna dariiqyaday maraysaa, Oo rukun kasta wax bay ku sugtaa.
Now she is in the streets, now in the squares, and lurking at every corner.
13 Haddaba isagii way qabsatay, oo dhunkatay; Iyadoo aan wejigeedu xishood lahayn ayay waxay isagii ku tidhi,
So she caught him, and kissed him. With an impudent face she said to him:
14 Anigu waxaan hayaa allabaryo nabdeed, Oo maanta ayaan nidarradaydii bixiyey.
"Sacrifices of peace offerings are with me. This day I have paid my vows.
15 Haddaba waxaan u soo baxay inaan kula kulmo, Oo aan aad iyo aad wejigaaga u doondoono, waanan ku helay.
Therefore I came out to meet you, to diligently seek your face, and I have found you.
16 Sariirtaydii waxaan ku goglay durraaxado daabac leh, Iyo marooyin duntii Masar laga sameeyey.
I have spread my couch with carpets of tapestry, with striped cloths of the yarn of Egypt.
17 Waxaan sariirtaydii ku cadariyey Malmal iyo cuud iyo qorfe.
I have perfumed my bed with myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon.
18 Kaalay, oo aan caashaq ka dheregno ilaa aroorta, Oo aynu jacayl ku faraxsanaanno.
Come, let's take our fill of loving until the morning. Let's solace ourselves with loving.
19 Waayo, ninkaygii guriga ma joogo, Oo meel fog buu u sodcaalay,
For my husband isn't at home. He has gone on a long journey.
20 Kiish lacag ahna wuu qaatay, Oo wuxuu guriga ku soo noqon doonaa markuu dayaxu caddaado.
He has taken a bag of money with him. He will come home at the full moon."
21 Hadalkeedii badnaa oo macaanaa ayay isagii isku yeelsiisay, Oo waxay isagii ku qasabtay faankii beenta ahaa oo bushimeheeda.
With persuasive words, she led him astray. With the flattering of her lips, she seduced him.
22 Oo haddiiba iyadii buu daba galay, Sidii dibi loo wado in la gowraco, Ama sidii nacas loo wado in silsilado lagu jebiyo,
He followed her immediately, as an ox goes to the slaughter, as a stag leaping into a trap,
23 Jeer fallaadh beerka lagaga wareemo, Sida shimbiru dabinka degdeg ku gasho, Iyadoo aan ogayn in loo dhigay si nafteeda loo qaado.
till an arrow strikes through his liver, as a bird hurries to the snare, and doesn't know that it will cost his life.
24 Haddaba sidaas daraaddeed, wiilashoy, bal i maqla, Oo erayada afkayga dhegaysta.
Now therefore, son, listen to me. Pay attention to the words of my mouth.
25 Qalbigiinnu yaanu jidadkeeda u leexan, Oo waddooyinkeedana ha ku dhex habaabina.
Do not let your heart turn to her ways. Do not go astray in her paths,
26 Waayo, iyadu waxay ridday kuwa badan oo dhaawacan, Sida xaqiiqada kuway laysay aad bay u badan yihiin.
for she has thrown down many wounded. Yes, all her slain are a mighty army.
