Mga Kawikaan 7
1 Anak ko ingatan mo ang aking mga salita, at impukin mo sa iyo ang aking mga utos.
My son, heed my advice, and guard my instructions [as you would] [MET] [guard] a treasure.
2 Ingatan mo ang aking mga utos at mabuhay ka; at ang aking kautusan na parang itim ng iyong mata.
Obey my commands, and [as a result you will] live [a good life]. Consider the things that I teach you [to be very precious]; guard them, [just] like you protect your eyes.
3 Itali mo sa iyong mga daliri; ikintal mo sa iyong puso.
Tie my commands around your fingers [in order that they will remind you to obey them]. Always keep them in mind [MET].
4 Sabihin mo sa karunungan, Ikaw ay aking kapatid na babae; at tawagin mong iyong kamaganak na babae ang unawa:
[Love] wisdom [like you love] your sister. Understand what is wise, [and let that be as dear to you as] members of your family.
5 Upang kanilang maingatan ka sa babaing masama; sa babaing di kilala na nagtatabil ng kaniyang mga salita.
If you are wise and if you understand what is wise [PRS], you will not [sleep with] an immoral woman; you will not listen to a woman who tries to entice you [to sleep with her] by what she says.
6 Sapagka't sa dungawan ng aking bahay tumitingin ako sa aking solihia;
One day, I was standing at the window inside my house, and I looked outside.
7 At ako'y tumingin sa mga musmos, ako'y nagmasid sa mga may kabataan, sa may kabataang walang bait,
I saw some young men who did not have good sense. Among them was a man who was very foolish.
8 Na dumaraan sa lansangan na malapit sa kaniyang sulok, at siya'y yumaon sa daan na patungo sa kaniyang bahay;
He crossed the street near [the house of] an immoral woman. He was walking along the path toward her house
9 Sa pagtatakip silim, sa kinagabihan ng araw, sa kalahatian ng gabi, at sa kadiliman.
at twilight, when it was getting dark [DOU].
10 At, narito, doo'y nasalubong niya ang isang babae na nakagayak ng tila isang patutot, at tuso sa puso.
Suddenly the woman came out to see/meet him. She was dressed (seductively/like a prostitute), wanting to persuade him to sleep with her.
11 Siya'y madaldal at matigas ang ulo; ang kaniyang mga paa ay hindi nagsisitahan sa kaniyang bahay:
She was a loud talker, one who was rebellious; she [SYN] never stayed at home.
12 Ngayo'y nasa mga lansangan siya, mamaya'y nasa mga luwal na dako siya, at nagaabang sa bawa't sulok,
She often went into the city streets and plazas/markets, waiting to trap some man.
13 Sa gayo'y hinahawakan niya siya at hinahagkan siya, at may mukhang walang hiya na nagsasabi siya sa kaniya:
[When she saw that young man], she put her arms around him and kissed him. Then without being a bit ashamed, she said,
14 Mga hain na mga handog tungkol sa kapayapaan ay sa akin; sa araw na ito ay tinupad ko ang aking mga panata.
“I have [some meat that is left over from] a sacrifice that I made today [to maintain fellowship with Yahweh]; I have fulfilled/done what I promised him that I would do.
15 Kaya't lumabas ako upang salubungin ka, hinanap kong masikap ang iyong mukha, at nasumpungan kita.
And now I have come out to meet/see you. I was searching for you, and [now] I have found you!
16 Aking inilatag ang aking higaan na may mga coltsong may burda, na yari sa guhitguhit na kayong lana sa Egipto.
I have put on my bed sheets/bedspreads that were made from [very fine] linen [that were imported] {[people brought]} from Egypt.
17 At aking pinabanguhan ang aking higaan ng mira, mga oleo, at sinamomo.
I have sprinkled [sweet-smelling] perfumes on my bed— myrrh and aloes and cinnamon.
18 Parito ka, tayo'y magpakasiya sa pagsisintahan hanggang sa kinaumagahan; magpakasaya tayo sa mga pagsisintahan.
Come [with me]; let us enjoy having sex until [tomorrow] morning. Let’s enjoy making love.
19 Sapagka't ang lalake ay wala sa bahay, siya'y naglakbay sa malayo:
My husband is not at home; he has gone away on a long journey.
20 Siya'y nagdala ng supot ng salapi; siya'y uuwi sa bahay sa kabilugan ng buwan.
He is carrying a wallet filled with money, and he will not return until the middle of this month.”
21 Kaniyang pinasusuko siya ng karamihan ng kaniyang mga matamis na salita, hinihila niya siya ng katabilan ng kaniyang mga labi.
[So] she persuaded him by [her] enticing/tempting words. She allured him by her smooth/sweet talk.
22 Pagdaka ay sumusunod siya sa kaniya, gaya ng toro na naparoroon sa patayan, O gaya ng sa mga tanikala sa sawayan sa mangmang;
[And] he went with her immediately, like an ox that was going to where it would be slaughtered, or like a deer (OR, a fool) that is stepping into a noose/trap,
23 Hanggang sa lagpasan ng isang palaso ang kaniyang atay; gaya ng ibong nagmamadali sa bitag, at hindi nakakaalam na yao'y sa kaniyang buhay.
where it will remain/stay until someone shoots an arrow into its liver [and kills it]. [He was] like a bird that flew into a trap. He did not know that (it would cost him his life/he would die as a result).
24 Ngayon nga, mga anak ko, dinggin ninyo ako, at makinig kayo ng mga salita ng aking bibig.
My son, listen to what I say; pay [careful] attention to my words.
25 Huwag humilig ang iyong puso sa kaniyang mga lakad, huwag kang lumiko sa kaniyang mga landas.
Do not allow anything to arouse/persuade you to go with an immoral woman like that. Do not go where she goes.
26 Sapagka't kaniyang inihiga ang maraming may sugat: Oo, lahat niyang pinatay ay isang makapangyarihang hukbo.
She has caused many men to be ruined; truly, no one can count the men she has killed.
