Ordspråksboken 25
1 Desse äro ock Salomos Ordspråk, hvilka här tillsatt hafva Hiskia män, Juda Konungs.
Here are more wise sayings/words that Solomon [wrote]. Some men who worked for Hezekiah, the king of Judah, copied them [from a scroll that Solomon had written].
2 Det är Guds ära ena sak fördölja; men Konungars ära är ena sak utransaka.
[We consider] God to be great because he (acts in mysterious ways/does things that we cannot understand); [we consider] kings to be great because they explain things.
3 Himmelen är hög, och jorden djup; men Konungars hjerta är oransakeligit.
[It is not possible for anyone to measure] how high the sky is or how deep the earth/ocean is; likewise [SIM], it is not possible for us to know [all] that kings are thinking.
4 Man kastar bort slagget ifrå silfret, så varder der ett rent käril utaf.
[If workers] burn out the impure bits that are in silver, a man who makes things from silver can make something beautiful from the silver.
5 Man kastar ett ogudaktigt väsende bort ifrå Konungenom, så varder hans säte med rättfärdighet befäst.
[Similarly, if] wicked [advisors] are taken away from a king, his government will remain secure, because [the king will be able to] act justly.
6 Pråla icke för Konungenom, och träd icke fram der de store stå.
When you stand in front of a king, do not try to (impress him/honor yourself) and do not (act like you are important/ask to sit where important people sit; )
7 Ty det är dig bättre, när man till dig säger: Gack hitupp; än att du skulle för Förstanom förnedrad varda, det din ögon se måste.
it is better if someone tells you to sit closer [to the king] than for [someone to tell you], while the king is listening, to sit further away in order that someone who is more important [may sit closer to the king].
8 Var icke hastig till att träta: ty hvad vill du sedan göra, när din nästa dig skämt hafver?
Do not quickly go to a court [to tell the judge about] something that you have seen, because another witness may later [say something that proves that you are wrong, and as a result] you will be disgraced/ashamed. If that happens, (what will you do?/you will not know what to do.) [RHQ]
9 Handla dina sak med din nästa, och uppenbara icke ens annars hemlighet;
If you and someone else think differently about some matter, settle it between yourselves, and do not tell others any secret [that he has told you].
10 På det att den det hörer icke skall tala dig illa till, och ditt onda rykte icke återvänder.
If others find out that you have told secrets, you will be ashamed, and from that time on, (you will have a bad reputation/people will think badly about you).
11 Ett ord i sinom tid taladt är såsom ett gyldene äple uti silfskålom.
Something that is said that is [very] appropriate is [as delightful as seeing] [SIM] gold apples/ornaments in a silver bowl.
12 Den som en visan straffar, och han lyder honom, det är såsom en gyldene örnaring, och ett gyldene halsband.
When a wise person rebukes/warns someone [SYN] who is willing to listen, that is [as valuable as] [SIM] a gold ring or a gold chain.
13 Lika som snököld i andstiden, så är ett troget bådskap honom, som det sändt hafver, och vederqvicker sins herras själ.
A messenger who (is reliable/tells someone else exactly what he was told to say) refreshes [the spirits of] his bosses who sent him like [SIM] (snow/cold water) refreshes [the ground] at the time that [people] harvest crops.
14 Den der mycket talar, och håller intet, är såsom ett moln och väder utan regn.
When someone promises to give a gift to us but never gives it, [that disappoints us] as much as [SIM] clouds and wind that come but do not bring any rain.
15 Genom tålamod varder en Förste blidkad, och en len tunga stillar hårdhetena.
If someone keeps requesting a ruler long enough to do something, he will [often] agree to do it; similarly, by speaking [MTY] gently we can [often] convince [others that what we say is right] [IDM].
16 Finner du hannog, så ät så mycket som behöfves af honom, att du icke för mätt varder, och spyr det ut.
If you find some honey, do not eat a lot of it, because doing that may cause you to vomit.
17 Drag din fot tillbaka ifrå dins nästas hus; han måste ledas vid dig, och varda dig vred.
Do not go to your neighbor’s house very often [to talk with him]; if you go [very] often, he will get tired of listening to you and start to hate you.
18 Den som emot sin nästa falskt vittnesbörd talar, han är ett spjut, svärd och skarp pil.
To falsely accuse others [in court] is like [SIM] [attacking them with] a war-club or a sword or a sharp arrow.
19 Föraktarens hopp i nödenes tid är såsom en rutten tand, och en oviss fot.
Depending on unreliable people when you have troubles is [as bad] as [trying to eat when] you have a bad/hurting tooth or [trying to walk when] your foot is crippled.
20 Den för ett bedröfvadt hjerta visor qväder, det är såsom en sönderrifven klädnad om vintren, och ättika på krito.
Singing to someone who is depressed [just causes him to feel worse]; it is like [SIM] taking off clothes on a very cold day or like putting vinegar on a wound.
21 Hungrar din ovän, så spisa honom med bröd; törstar han, så gif honom vatten dricka;
If your enemies are hungry, give them something to eat; if they are thirsty, give them something to drink;
22 Ty du samkar kol tillhopa uppå hans hufvud, och Herren vedergäller dig det.
doing that will cause them to feel ashamed [IDM], and Yahweh will reward you for doing that.
23 Nordanväder gör storm, och en hemlig tunga gör ett oblidt ansigte.
When wind blows from the right direction, it will rain; [similarly] [SIM], if we gossip about others, that causes them to look at us very angrily.
24 Det är bättre att sitta uti en vrå på taket, än när en trätosamma qvinno i ett stort nus.
It is better to live ([alone/by yourself]) in the corner of an attic/housetop than to live inside the house with a wife who is [always] nagging.
25 Ett godt rykte utaf fjerran land är lika som kallt vatten ene törstigo själ.
Receiving good news from a country far away refreshes our spirits like [SIM] cold water refreshes us when we are very thirsty.
26 En rättfärdig, som för enom ogudaktigom faller, är såsom en rörd brunn och en förderfvad källa.
When a righteous/good person (gives in/yields) to wicked [people], that is [as bad] as [SIM] a spring that becomes muddied or a fountain that becomes polluted.
27 Den som för mycken hannog äter, det är icke godt; och den svår ting utransakar, det varder honom för svårt.
It is not good to eat too much honey, and trying to get people to praise you is also not good.
28 En man, som sin anda icke hålla kan, han är såsom en öppen stad utan murar.
People who (cannot control their tempers/quickly become very angry) [are unable to defend their behavior]; that is like [having] a city without a wall around it, [with the result that no one can defend it].
