Maahmaahyadii 7
1 Wiilkaygiiyow, erayadayda xaji, Oo amarradaydana xaggaaga ku kaydso.
My son, keep my words and store up my commands within yourself.
2 Amarradayda xaji aad noolaatide, Oo sharcigaygana sida ishaada inankeeda u dhawr.
Keep my commands and live and keep my instruction as the apple of your eye.
3 Farahaaga ku xidho, Oo looxa qalbigaagana ku qoro.
Tie 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,
Say to wisdom, “You are my sister,” and call understanding your kinsman,
5 Si ay iyagu kaaga celiyaan naagta qalaad, Taasoo erayadeeda kugu sasabata.
in order to keep yourself from the adulterous woman, from the immoral woman with her smooth words.
6 Waayo, anigoo jooga daaqadda gurigayga Ayaan shabagga daaqadda wax ka fiiriyey,
At the window of my house I was looking out through the lattice.
7 Oo kuwa garaadka daran ayaan fiiriyey, oo waxaan barbaarrada ku dhex arkay Nin dhallinyaraa oo aan innaba waxgarasho lahayn,
I looked at the naive people, and I noticed among the young men a youth who had no sense.
8 Isagoo maraya dariiqa xaafaddeeda u dhow, Oo wuxuu raacay jidkii gurigeeda,
That young man passed down the street near her corner, and he went toward her house.
9 Oo waxay ahayd gabbaldhac oo makhribka ah, markii habeenkii madoobaanayay oo gudcur noqonayay.
It was twilight, in the evening of the day, at the time of night and darkness.
10 Oo bal eeg, waxaa isagii ka hor timid naag Sidii dhillo u lebbisan, oo qalbigeedu khiyaano miidhan yahay.
There a woman met him, dressed like a prostitute, with a false heart.
11 Iyadu waa rabshad badan tahay, waana caasiyad, Oo gurigeeda cag sooma dhigto.
She was loud and wayward; her feet did not stay at home.
12 Mar dibadday joogtaa, marna dariiqyaday maraysaa, Oo rukun kasta wax bay ku sugtaa.
Now in the streets, then in the market place, and at every corner she waited in ambush.
13 Haddaba isagii way qabsatay, oo dhunkatay; Iyadoo aan wejigeedu xishood lahayn ayay waxay isagii ku tidhi,
So she grabbed him and kissed him, with a strong face she said to him,
14 Anigu waxaan hayaa allabaryo nabdeed, Oo maanta ayaan nidarradaydii bixiyey.
“I made my peace offering today, I paid my vows,
15 Haddaba waxaan u soo baxay inaan kula kulmo, Oo aan aad iyo aad wejigaaga u doondoono, waanan ku helay.
so came I out to meet you, to eagerly 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 coverings on my bed, colored linens from Egypt.
17 Waxaan sariirtaydii ku cadariyey Malmal iyo cuud iyo qorfe.
I have sprinkled my bed with myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon.
18 Kaalay, oo aan caashaq ka dheregno ilaa aroorta, Oo aynu jacayl ku faraxsanaanno.
Come, let us drink our fill of love until morning; let us take great pleasure in acts of love.
19 Waayo, ninkaygii guriga ma joogo, Oo meel fog buu u sodcaalay,
For my husband is not at his house; he has gone on a long journey.
20 Kiish lacag ahna wuu qaatay, Oo wuxuu guriga ku soo noqon doonaa markuu dayaxu caddaado.
He took a bag of money with him; he will return on the day of the full moon.”
21 Hadalkeedii badnaa oo macaanaa ayay isagii isku yeelsiisay, Oo waxay isagii ku qasabtay faankii beenta ahaa oo bushimeheeda.
With much talk she turned him; with her smooth lips she misled 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 went after her suddenly like an ox going to slaughter, like a deer caught in a trap,
23 Jeer fallaadh beerka lagaga wareemo, Sida shimbiru dabinka degdeg ku gasho, Iyadoo aan ogayn in loo dhigay si nafteeda loo qaado.
until an arrow pierces through its liver. He was like a bird rushing into a snare. He did not know that it would cost his life.
24 Haddaba sidaas daraaddeed, wiilashoy, bal i maqla, Oo erayada afkayga dhegaysta.
Now, my sons, listen to me; pay attention to the words of my mouth.
25 Qalbigiinnu yaanu jidadkeeda u leexan, Oo waddooyinkeedana ha ku dhex habaabina.
May your heart not turn aside onto her paths; do not be led astray onto her paths.
26 Waayo, iyadu waxay ridday kuwa badan oo dhaawacan, Sida xaqiiqada kuway laysay aad bay u badan yihiin.
She has caused many people to fall down pierced; her dead victims are very many.
