Ordspråksboken 20
1 Vin gör lösaktigt folk, och starka drycker göra buller; den som dertill lust hafver, han varder aldrig vis.
Drinking a lot of wine or [other] strong drinks causes people to start fighting; it is foolish to become drunk/intoxicated.
2 Konungens förskräckelse är såsom ens ungs lejons rytande; den honom förtörnar, han syndar emot sitt lif.
Being afraid of a king when he is angry is like [SIM] being afraid of a lion when it growls/roars; if you cause the king to become angry, he may execute you.
3 Det är enom man en ära, att han är utan träto; men de som gerna träta, de äro allesamman dårar.
[People] respect those who stay away from disputes/arguments; foolish people [love to] quarrel.
4 För kölds skull vill den late icke plöja; så måste han i andene tigga och intet få.
[If] a lazy man does not plow [his fields at the right/proper time], he will look for [crops] at harvest [time], but there will be nothing there.
5 Rådet uti ens mans hjerta är såsom djup vatten; men en förståndig kan märka, hvad han menar.
[Just] as it is difficult to bring up water from a deep well, it is difficult to know what people are thinking, but someone who has good sense/insight will be able to find out what people are thinking.
6 Månge menniskor varda fromme kallade; men ho skall finna en, den rättsliga from är?
Many people proclaim that they can be trusted [to do what they say that they will do], but it is very difficult to find [RHQ] someone who can really be trusted.
7 En rättfärdig, den i sine fromhet vandrar, hans barnom varder väl gångandes efter honom.
If parents conduct their lives as they should, [God] blesses their children (OR, their children are very happy/fortunate).
8 En Konung, den på stolenom sitter till att döma, han förskingrar allt argt med sin ögon.
A king who sits on his throne to judge people can [easily] [MTY] find out what things that people have done are good and what things are evil.
9 Ho kan säga: Jag är ren i mitt hjerta, och klar ifrå mina synder?
There is no one [RHQ] who can truthfully say, “I do not know of any wrong things that I have done; I have (gotten rid of all my sinful behavior/quit doing what is sinful).”
10 Mångahanda vigt och mått, både är Herranom en styggelse.
Yahweh detests people who use weights that are not right and measures that are not correct.
11 Man känner ock en dräng på hans väsende, om han from och redelig vara vill.
Even children show by what they do whether they are good or not; they show whether (what they do/their behavior) is honest and right [or not].
12 Ett hörande öra, och seende öga, Herren gör dem båda.
Two of the things that Yahweh has created [for us] are ears to hear things and eyes to see things.
13 Älska icke sömn, att du icke skall fattig varda; låt din ögon vaken vara, så får du bröd nog.
If you want to sleep [all the time], you will become poor; if you stay awake [and work], you will have plenty of food.
14 Ondt, ondt säger man, då man hafver det; men då det borto är, så rosar man det.
People [look at things that they are about] to buy, [and in order to get it for a lower price sometimes they] say, “(It is no good/It is poor quality),” but [after they buy it], they go and boast [about having bought it for a cheap price].
15 Man finner guld och många perlor; men en förnuftig mun är ett ädla klenodium.
Gold and precious stones are [valuable], but wise words [MTY] are more valuable.
16 Tag honom sin kläde bort, som för en annan i borgan går, och panta honom för den okändas skull.
If you foolishly promise to a stranger that you will pay what he owes if he is unable to pay it [DOU], [you deserve to] have someone take your coat from you.
17 Stulet bröd smakar hvarjom och enom väl; men derefter skall honom munnen full varda med hvassa stenar.
People [may] think that food that they acquire by doing what is dishonest will taste very good, but later [they will not enjoy what they have done any more than they would enjoy] eating gravel/sand.
18 Anslag bestå, då man förer dem med råd; och krig skall man med förnuft föra.
When people give you good advice, [if you do what they suggest], your plans will succeed; so be sure to get good advice from wise people before you start fighting a war.
19 Var unbevarad med den som hemlighet uppenbarar, och med baktalare, och med falskom mun.
Those who go around telling gossip are [always] telling secrets to [others]; so stay away from people who foolishly talk [too much].
20 Den sinom fader och sine moder bannar, hans lykta skall utslockna midt i mörkret.
If someone curses his father or his mother, his life will be ended, [just] like a lamp is extinguished.
21 Det arf, der man allt för mycket hastar till det varder på sistone icke välsignadt.
If you very quickly take the property that your parents promise will be yours after they die, you will not receive any good/blessing from it.
22 Säg icke: Jag vill vedergälla det onda. Förbida Herran, han skall hjelpa dig.
Do not say, “I will do evil to those who do evil to me;” wait for Yahweh [to do something about it], and he will (help you/[do what is right]).
23 Mångahanda vigt är Herranom en styggelse; och en falsk våg är icke god.
Yahweh detests [those who use] dishonest scales and weights that are not accurate/correct.
24 Hvars och ens gånger komma af Herranom; hvilken menniska förstår sin väg?
Yahweh is the one who has decided what will happen to us, so (how can we (understand/know) what will happen before it happens?/we humans certainly cannot (understand/know) what will happen before it happens.) [RHQ]
25 Det är menniskone en snara, lasta det helga, och sedan söka löfte.
You should think carefully before you solemnly promise to dedicate something to God, because later you might be sorry you have promised to do it.
26 En vis Konung förskingrar de ogudaktiga, och låter gå hjulet öfver dem.
Wise kings find out [MET] which people have done what is wrong, and they punish them very severely [IDM].
27 Herrans lykta är menniskones ande; han går igenom hela hjertat.
Our consciences are [like] lamps that Yahweh [has given to us to enable us to know what we are thinking] [MET]; they reveal what is hidden deep in our (minds/inner beings).
28 Fromhet och sannfärdighet bevara Konungen, och hans säte består genom fromhet.
Kings will continue to rule as long as they faithfully love their people and are loyal to them and as long as they rule righteously/fairly.
29 Unga mäns starkhet är deras pris, och de gamlas grå hår är deras prydning.
We honor/admire young people because they are strong, but we respect [MTY] old people more because they are wise.
30 Sår fördrifver det onda, och hela hjertans skada.
When we are beaten or whipped, it [can] cause us to quit doing what is evil in our lives; when someone wounds us [by punishing us], it [can] cause our behavior to become good.
