< أَمْثَالٌ 20 >

اَلْخَمْرُ مُسْتَهْزِئَةٌ. ٱلْمُسْكِرُ عَجَّاجٌ، وَمَنْ يَتَرَنَّحُ بِهِمَا فَلَيْسَ بِحَكِيمٍ. ١ 1
Wine is a mocker and strong drinke is raging: and whosoeuer is deceiued thereby, is not wise.
رُعْبُ ٱلْمَلِكِ كَزَمْجَرَةِ ٱلْأَسَدِ. ٱلَّذِي يُغِيظُهُ يُخْطِئُ إِلَى نَفْسِهِ. ٢ 2
The feare of the King is like the roaring of a lyon: hee that prouoketh him vnto anger, sinneth against his owne soule.
مَجْدُ ٱلرَّجُلِ أَنْ يَبْتَعِدَ عَنِ ٱلْخِصَامِ، وَكُلُّ أَحْمَقَ يُنَازِعُ. ٣ 3
It is a mans honour to cease from strife: but euery foole will be medling.
اَلْكَسْلَانُ لَا يَحْرُثُ بِسَبَبِ ٱلشِّتَاءِ، فَيَسْتَعْطِي فِي ٱلْحَصَادِ وَلَا يُعْطَى. ٤ 4
The slouthfull will not plowe, because of winter: therefore shall he beg in sommer, but haue nothing.
اَلْمَشُورَةُ فِي قَلْبِ ٱلرَّجُلِ مِيَاهٌ عَمِيقَةٌ، وَذُو ٱلْفِطْنَةِ يَسْتَقِيهَا. ٥ 5
The counsell in the heart of man is like deepe waters: but a man that hath vnderstanding, will drawe it out.
أَكْثَرُ ٱلنَّاسِ يُنَادُونَ كُلُّ وَاحِدٍ بِصَلَاحِهِ، أَمَّا ٱلرَّجُلُ ٱلْأَمِينُ فَمَنْ يَجِدُهُ؟ ٦ 6
Many men wil boast, euery one of his owne goodnes: but who can finde a faithfull man?
اَلصِّدِّيقُ يَسْلُكُ بِكَمَالِهِ. طُوبَى لِبَنِيهِ بَعْدَهُ. ٧ 7
He that walketh in his integritie, is iust: and blessed shall his children be after him.
اَلْمَلِكُ ٱلْجَالِسُ عَلَى كُرْسِيِّ ٱلْقَضَاءِ يُذَرِّي بِعَيْنِهِ كُلَّ شَرٍّ. ٨ 8
A King that sitteth in the throne of iudgement, chaseth away all euill with his eyes.
مَنْ يَقُولُ: «إِنِّي زَكَّيْتُ قَلْبِي، تَطَهَّرْتُ مِنْ خَطِيَّتِي»؟ ٩ 9
Who can say, I haue made mine heart cleane, I am cleane from my sinne?
مِعْيَارٌ فَمِعْيَارٌ، مِكْيَالٌ فَمِكْيَالٌ، كِلَاهُمَا مَكْرَهَةٌ عِنْدَ ٱلرَّبِّ. ١٠ 10
Diuers weightes, and diuers measures, both these are euen abomination vnto the Lord.
اَلْوَلَدُ أَيْضًا يُعْرَفُ بِأَفْعَالِهِ، هَلْ عَمَلُهُ نَقِيٌّ وَمُسْتَقِيمٌ؟ ١١ 11
A childe also is knowen by his doings, whether his worke be pure and right.
اَلْأُذُنُ ٱلسَّامِعَةُ وَٱلْعَيْنُ ٱلْبَاصِرَةُ، ٱلرَّبُّ صَنَعَهُمَا كِلْتَيْهِمَا. ١٢ 12
The Lord hath made both these, euen the eare to heare, and the eye to see.
لَا تُحِبَّ ٱلنَّوْمَ لِئَلَّا تَفْتَقِرَ. ٱفْتَحْ عَيْنَيْكَ تَشْبَعْ خُبْزًا. ١٣ 13
Loue not sleepe least thou come vnto pouertie: open thine eyes, and thou shalt be satisfied with bread.
«رَدِيءٌ، رَدِيءٌ!» يَقُولُ ٱلْمُشْتَرِي، وَإِذَا ذَهَبَ فَحِينَئِذٍ يَفْتَخِرُ! ١٤ 14
It is naught, it is naught, sayth the buyer: but when he is gone apart, he boasteth.
يُوجَدُ ذَهَبٌ وَكَثْرَةُ لَآلِئَ، أَمَّا شِفَاهُ ٱلْمَعْرِفَةِ فَمَتَاعٌ ثَمِينٌ. ١٥ 15
There is golde, and a multitude of precious stones: but the lips of knowledge are a precious iewel.
خُذْ ثَوْبَهُ لِأَنَّهُ ضَمِنَ غَرِيبًا، وَلِأَجْلِ ٱلْأَجَانِبِ ٱرْتَهِنْ مِنْهُ. ١٦ 16
Take his garment, that is suretie for a stranger, and a pledge of him for the stranger.
خُبْزُ ٱلْكَذِبِ لَذِيذٌ لِلْإِنْسَانِ، وَمِنْ بَعْدُ يَمْتَلِئُ فَمُهُ حَصًى. ١٧ 17
The bread of deceit is sweete to a man: but afterward his mouth shalbe filled with grauel.
اَلْمَقَاصِدُ تُثَبَّتُ بِٱلْمَشُورَةِ، وَبِالتَّدَابِيرِ ٱعْمَلْ حَرْبًا. ١٨ 18
Establish the thoughtes by counsell: and by counsell make warre.
اَلسَّاعِي بِٱلْوِشَايَةِ يُفْشِي ٱلسِّرَّ، فَلَا تُخَالِطِ ٱلْمُفَتِّحَ شَفَتَيْهِ. ١٩ 19
He that goeth about as a slanderer, discouereth secrets: therefore meddle not with him that flattereth with his lips.
مَنْ سَبَّ أَبَاهُ أَوْ أُمَّهُ يَنْطَفِئُ سِرَاجُهُ فِي حَدَقَةِ ٱلظَّلَامِ. ٢٠ 20
He that curseth his father or his mother, his light shalbe put out in obscure darkenes.
رُبَّ مُلْكٍ مُعَجِّلٍ فِي أَوَّلِهِ، أَمَّا آخِرَتُهُ فَلَا تُبَارَكُ. ٢١ 21
An heritage is hastely gotten at the beginning, but the end thereof shall not be blessed.
لَا تَقُلْ: «إِنِّي أُجَازِي شَرًّا». ٱنْتَظِرِ ٱلرَّبَّ فَيُخَلِّصَكَ. ٢٢ 22
Say not thou, I wil recompense euill: but waite vpon the Lord, and he shall saue thee.
مِعْيَارٌ فَمِعْيَارٌ مَكْرَهَةُ ٱلرَّبِّ، وَمَوَازِينُ ٱلْغِشِّ غَيْرُ صَالِحَةٍ. ٢٣ 23
Diuers weightes are an abomination vnto the Lord, and deceitful balances are not good.
مِنَ ٱلرَّبِّ خَطَوَاتُ ٱلرَّجُلِ، أَمَّا ٱلْإِنْسَانُ فَكَيْفَ يَفْهَمُ طَرِيقَهُ؟ ٢٤ 24
The steps of man are ruled by the Lord: how can a man then vnderstand his owne way?
هُوَ شَرَكٌ لِلْإِنْسَانِ أَنْ يَلْغُوَ قَائِلًا: «مُقَدَّسٌ»، وَبَعْدَ ٱلنَّذْرِ أَنْ يَسْأَلَ! ٢٥ 25
It is a destruction for a man to deuoure that which is sanctified, and after the vowes to inquire.
اَلْمَلِكُ ٱلْحَكِيمُ يُشَتِّتُ ٱلْأَشْرَارَ، وَيَرُدُّ عَلَيْهِمِ ٱلنَّوْرَجَ. ٢٦ 26
A wise King scattereth the wicked, and causeth the wheele to turne ouer them.
نَفْسُ ٱلْإِنْسَانِ سِرَاجُ ٱلرَّبِّ، يُفَتِّشُ كُلَّ مَخَادِعِ ٱلْبَطْنِ. ٢٧ 27
The light of the Lord is the breath of man, and searcheth all the bowels of the belly.
ٱلرَّحْمَةُ وَٱلْحَقُّ يَحْفَظَانِ ٱلْمَلِكَ، وَكُرْسِيُّهُ يُسْنَدُ بِٱلرَّحْمَةِ. ٢٨ 28
Mercie and trueth preserue the King: for his throne shall be established with mercie.
فَخْرُ ٱلشُّبَّانِ قُوَّتُهُمْ، وَبَهَاءُ ٱلشُّيُوخِ ٱلشَّيْبُ. ٢٩ 29
The beautie of yong men is their strength, and the glory of the aged is the gray head.
حُبُرُ جُرْحٍ مُنَقِّيَةٌ لِلشِّرِّيرِ، وَضَرَبَاتٌ بَالِغَةٌ مَخَادِعَ ٱلْبَطْنِ. ٣٠ 30
The blewnes of the wound serueth to purge the euill, and the stripes within the bowels of the belly.

< أَمْثَالٌ 20 >