Mga Kawikaan 7
1 Aking anak na lalaki, sundin ang aking mga salita at ipunin ang aking mga utos sa iyong kalooban.
My son, heed my advice, and guard my instructions [as you would] [MET] [guard] a treasure.
2 Sundin ang aking mga utos upang mabuhay at sundin ang aking tagubilin tulad ng mansanas sa iyong paningin.
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 ang mga ito sa iyong mga daliri; isulat ang mga ito sa talaan ng 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 sa karunungan, “Ikaw ang aking kapatid na babae,” at tawagin ang kaunawaan na inyong kamag-anak,
[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 ikaw ay ilayo mula sa mapanuksong babae, mula sa babaeng mapangalunya kasama ng kaniyang mapang-akit na 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 Sa bintana ng aking bahay ay tumitingin ako sa pamamagitan ng dungawan
One day, I was standing at the window inside my house, and I looked outside.
7 at aking nakita ang karamihan ng batang lalaki na hindi pa natuturuan. Nakita ko sa karamihan ng kabataan ang isang batang lalaking na wala sa kaisipan.
I saw some young men who did not have good sense. Among them was a man who was very foolish.
8 Ang batang lalaking iyon ay naglalakad sa kalye malapit sa sulok ng kaniyang kalye at siya ay tumuloy 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 iyon ay takip-silim, sa gabi ng araw na iyon, sa oras ng gabi at kadiliman.
at twilight, when it was getting dark [DOU].
10 At doon kinatagpo siya ng isang babae, nakadamit tulad ng isang bayarang babae at alam niya kung bakit siya naroon.
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 ay maingay at magulo, ang kaniyang mga paa ay hindi mapanatili sa tahanan—
She was a loud talker, one who was rebellious; she [SYN] never stayed at home.
12 ngayon nasa mga kalye, ngayon nasa pamilihan, at bawat sulok siya ay nag-aabang.
She often went into the city streets and plazas/markets, waiting to trap some man.
13 Kaya siya ay hinawakan niya at pinaghahalikan, na may katapangang mukha, sinabi niya 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 natupad ko ang handog ng kapayapaan ngayon, naibigay 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 lumabas ako para makita ka, kinasasabikan ko na makita ang iyong mukha, at ikaw ay aking natagpuan.
And now I have come out to meet/see you. I was searching for you, and [now] I have found you!
16 Inilatag ko ang mga panakip sa aking higaan, mga linong makukulay mula 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 Pinabanguhan ko ang aking higaan ng mira, mga aloe, at kanela.
I have sprinkled [sweet-smelling] perfumes on my bed— myrrh and aloes and cinnamon.
18 Halina't, hayaang umapaw ang ating pagmamahalan hanggang umaga; hayaan nating makakuha tayo ng labis na ligaya sa iba't ibang gawi ng pagtatalik.
Come [with me]; let us enjoy having sex until [tomorrow] morning. Let’s enjoy making love.
19 Ang aking asawa ay wala sa bahay; siya ay nasa malayo sa isang matagal na paglalakbay.
My husband is not at home; he has gone away on a long journey.
20 May dala siyang isang supot ng pera sa kaniya; siya ay babalik sa araw ng kabilugan ng buwan.”
He is carrying a wallet filled with money, and he will not return until the middle of this month.”
21 Sa kaniyang mapang-akit na salita ay hinihikayat siya, at sa kaniyang mahusay na pagsasalita siya ay mapipilit niya.
[So] she persuaded him by [her] enticing/tempting words. She allured him by her smooth/sweet talk.
22 Sumunod siya sa kaniya na tulad ng isang bakang lalaki na papunta sa katayan, o tulad ng isang usa na nahuli sa isang patibong
[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 ang isang palaso ay tumatagos sa kaniyang atay— o katulad ng ibong sumusugod sa isang patibong, hindi alam na ito ang magiging kabayaran ng 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 At ngayon, ang aking mga anak na lalaki, makinig sa akin; bigyang pansin kung ano ang aking sinasabi.
My son, listen to what I say; pay [careful] attention to my words.
25 Huwag ninyong hayaan ang inyong puso na lumihis sa kaniyang mga kaparaanan; huwag maligaw 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 Maraming biktima ang nadala niya pababa; hindi sila mabilang.
She has caused many men to be ruined; truly, no one can count the men she has killed.
