Proverbios 28
1 Los malvados huyen, incluso cuando nadie los persigue, pero los justos tienen la audacia confiada de los leones.
Wicked [people] run away [even] when no one is pursuing them, but righteous/good [people are not afraid]; they are as brave as lions.
2 Cuando un país está en rebelión, tiene muchos gobernantes; pero un gobernante sabio e inteligente proporciona fuerza y continuidad.
When [the people of] a nation sin, they will have one ruler after another; but when their leaders are wise and have good sense, their government will last for a long time.
3 Cuando un pobre oprime a los pobres, es como una lluvia fuerte que golpea las cosechas.
A poor person who oppresses [other] poor [people] is [like] [MET] a very heavy/hard rain that [destroys the crops], with the result that there is no food [for people to eat].
4 Los que rechazan la ley alaban a los malvados, pero los que guardan la ley luchan contra ellos.
Those who reject/disobey [God’s] laws always speak well of wicked [people]; but those who obey [God’s] laws [always] oppose what wicked people do.
5 Los malvados no entienden nada acerca de la justicia, pero los que siguen al Señor, la entienden por completo.
Evil people do not understand what it means to act justly, but those who try to obey/worship Yahweh understand that very well.
6 Mejor es ser pobre y tener integridad, que ser tramposo y rico.
It is better to be honest [even] though you are poor than to be dishonest [even] though you are rich.
7 Si guardas la ley, eres un hijo sabio; pero si te juntas con malas compañías serás vergüenza de tu padre.
Young people who obey the laws are wise [IDM]; parents whose children associate with those who (carouse/go to wild parties) are humiliated/disgraced because of what their children do.
8 Cualquiera que se haga rico cobrando intereses y ganancias, lo estará ahorrando para alguien que es bondadoso con los pobres.
When people become very rich by charging very high interest [DOU], their money will [eventually] go to someone who does kind things for the poor.
9 Dios odia las oraciones de los que ignoran la ley.
If people do not obey [MTY] [God’s] laws, [God] (detests their prayers/considers that their prayers stink).
10 Los que conducen a los justos por malos caminos, caerán en sus propias trampas; pero los inocentes recibirán una buena recompensa.
Those who cause honest/good [people] to do what is evil will fall into their own pits/traps, but good things will happen to those who (are innocent/have not done what is wrong).
11 Los ricos se ven a sí mismos como sabios, pero los pobres con inteligencia pueden verlos como son en realidad.
[Many] rich people think that they are wise, but poor people who have good sense will find out whether rich people really are wise or not.
12 Cuando los justos ganan, todos celebran; pero cuando los malvados llegan al poder, la gente se esconde.
When righteous/good [people] (succeed/win [elections]), everyone (celebrates/is happy); but when wicked [people win], everyone hides [because they are afraid of what the wicked people will do].
13 Los que ocultan sus pecados no prosperarán; pero los que confiesan y se apartan de sus pecados, serán tratados con bondad.
Those who refuse to confess/admit their sins will not prosper, but [God] acts mercifully/kindly toward those who confess their sins and turn away from their sinful behavior.
14 Benditos son los que siempre respetan al Señor, pero los obstinados terminarán en gran tribulación.
[God] is pleased with those who always revere him, but those who are stubborn [IDM] will experience disasters.
15 Un gobernante malvado que extorsiona a los pobres es como un león rugiente o un oso.
Wicked people who [mistreat] poor people whom they rule are [as dangerous to them as] [SIM] a lion roaring [at them] or a bear springing up [to attack them].
16 Un gobernante malvado que extorsiona a su pueblo, pero se niega a sacar provecho ilegalmente, vivirá mucho tiempo.
Rulers who do not have good sense cruelly oppress [the people they rule], but rulers who do not want to become rich by cheating/deceiving [people] will live (OR, rule) for a long time.
17 El culpable de asesinato seguirá huyendo de lo que hizo hasta morir. No trates de detenerlo.
Those who are guilty of murdering [MTY] another person will (be fugitives/keep running away) until they die; do not help them to escape.
18 Si tienes integridad, estarás a salvo; pero si vives una vida torcida, caerás.
Those who [continually] do what is right will be safe/protected, but those who are dishonest will [suddenly] be ruined.
19 Si cultivas la tierra, tendrás abundante alimento; pero si sales a cazar fantasías, terminarás con las manos vacías.
Farmers who work [hard] in their fields will [produce good crops and always] have plenty of food [to eat], but those who spend all their time (on useless projects/doing things that do not benefit anyone) will become very poor.
20 Si eres digno de confianza, serás recompensado ricamente; pero si tratas de hacer dinero rápido, no quedarás sin castigo.
[God] will greatly bless those who (are trustworthy/always do what they say that they will do), but he will certainly punish [LIT] those who try to become rich quickly.
21 Mostrar favoritismo no es bueno, pero algunos harán el mal por un trozo de pan.
It is not good [for judges] to decide matters unfairly/unjustly, but [some] people will do what is wrong [even] if they receive [only] a very small bribe [HYP] [for doing it].
22 Los envidiosos se apresuran para volverse ricos; no se dan cuenta de que terminarán pobres.
Selfish people [IDM] are very eager to become rich quickly; they do not realize that they will [soon] become poor.
23 La crítica honesta es de mayor estima que la adulación.
Those who rebuke someone will be appreciated/thanked more than those who [say nice things to others merely] to (flatter them/cause them to feel good).
24 El hombre que roba a su madre y a su madre, y dice “no es un crimen”, está a un solo paso de volverse un asesino.
Anyone who steals things from his father or his mother and says “That is not sinful” is as bad as a bandit.
25 Los avaros crean problemas, pero los que confían en el Señor prosperarán.
Greedy people cause trouble/strife; those who trust in Yahweh will prosper [IDM].
26 Los que confían en su propia mente son necios, pero los que siguen caminos sabios se mantendrán a salvo.
Those who believe that what they think [is always right] are foolish; those who act wisely will (escape danger/be safe).
27 Si das al pobre, no tendrás necesidad; pero si ignoras su necesidad, caerán muchas maldiciones sobre ti.
Those who give things to poor [people] will not become poor, but many [people] will curse those who refuse to help [IDM] poor people.
28 Cuando los malvados llegan al poder, la gente se esconde; pero cuando caen, a los justos les va bien.
When wicked [people] become rulers, people hide [because they are afraid of what those wicked people will do]; but when wicked people are no longer rulers, good/righteous [people will] become the rulers.
