< أَمْثَالٌ 24 >

لَا تَحْسِدْ أَهْلَ ٱلشَّرِّ، وَلَا تَشْتَهِ أَنْ تَكُونَ مَعَهُمْ، ١ 1
Be not thou enuious against euill men, neither desire to be with them.
لِأَنَّ قَلْبَهُمْ يَلْهَجُ بِٱلِٱغْتِصَابِ، وَشِفَاهَهُمْ تَتَكَلَّمُ بِٱلْمَشَقَّةِ. ٢ 2
For their heart imagineth destruction, and their lippes speake mischiefe.
بِٱلْحِكْمَةِ يُبْنَى ٱلْبَيْتُ وَبِالْفَهْمِ يُثَبَّتُ، ٣ 3
Through wisdome is an house builded, and with vnderstanding it is established.
وَبِالْمَعْرِفَةِ تَمْتَلِئُ ٱلْمَخَادِعُ مِنْ كُلِّ ثَرْوَةٍ كَرِيمَةٍ وَنَفِيسَةٍ. ٤ 4
And by knowledge shall the chambers bee filled with all precious, and pleasant riches.
اَلرَّجُلُ ٱلْحَكِيمُ فِي عِزٍّ، وَذُو ٱلْمَعْرِفَةِ مُتَشَدِّدُ ٱلْقُوَّةِ. ٥ 5
A wise man is strong: for a man of vnderstanding encreaseth his strength.
لِأَنَّكَ بِٱلتَّدَابِيرِ تَعْمَلُ حَرْبَكَ، وَٱلْخَلَاصُ بِكَثْرَةِ ٱلْمُشِيرِينَ. ٦ 6
For with counsel thou shalt enterprise thy warre, and in the multitude of them that can giue counsell, is health.
اَلْحِكَمُ عَالِيَةٌ عَنِ ٱلْأَحْمَقِ. لَا يَفْتَحْ فَمَهُ فِي ٱلْبَابِ. ٧ 7
Wisdome is hie to a foole: therefore he can not open his mouth in the gate.
اَلْمُتَفَكِّرُ فِي عَمَلِ ٱلشَّرِّ يُدْعَى مُفْسِدًا. ٨ 8
Hee that imagineth to doe euill, men shall call him an autour of wickednes.
فِكْرُ ٱلْحَمَاقَةِ خَطِيَّةٌ، وَمَكْرَهَةُ ٱلنَّاسِ ٱلْمُسْتَهْزِئُ. ٩ 9
The wicked thought of a foole is sinne, and the scorner is an abomination vnto men.
إِنِ ٱرْتَخَيْتَ فِي يَوْمِ ٱلضِّيقِ ضَاقَتْ قُوَّتُكَ. ١٠ 10
If thou bee faint in the day of aduersitie, thy strength is small.
أَنْقِذِ ٱلْمُنْقَادِينَ إِلَى ٱلْمَوْتِ، وَٱلْمَمْدُودِينَ لِلْقَتْلِ. لَا تَمْتَنِعْ. ١١ 11
Deliuer them that are drawen to death: wilt thou not preserue them that are led to be slaine?
إِنْ قُلْتَ: «هُوَذَا لَمْ نَعْرِفْ هَذَا»، أَفَلَا يَفْهَمُ وَازِنُ ٱلْقُلُوبِ؟ وَحَافِظُ نَفْسِكَ أَلَا يَعْلَمُ؟ فَيَرُدُّ عَلَى ٱلْإِنْسَانِ مِثْلَ عَمَلِهِ. ١٢ 12
If thou say, Beholde, we knew not of it: he that pondereth the heartes, doeth not hee vnderstand it? and hee that keepeth thy soule, knoweth he it not? will not he also recompense euery man according to his workes?
يَا ٱبْنِي، كُلْ عَسَلًا لِأَنَّهُ طَيِّبٌ، وَقَطْرَ ٱلْعَسَلِ حُلْوٌ فِي حَنَكِكَ. ١٣ 13
My sonne, eate hony, for it is good, and the hony combe, for it is sweete vnto thy mouth.
كَذَلِكَ مَعْرِفَةُ ٱلْحِكْمَةِ لِنَفْسِكَ. إِذَا وَجَدْتَهَا فَلَا بُدَّ مِنْ ثَوَابٍ، وَرَجَاؤُكَ لَا يَخِيبُ. ١٤ 14
So shall the knowledge of wisdome be vnto thy soule, if thou finde it, and there shall be an ende, and thine hope shall not be cut off.
لَا تَكْمُنْ أَيُّهَا ٱلشِّرِّيرُ لِمَسْكَنِ ٱلصِّدِّيقِ. لَا تُخْرِبْ رَبْعَهُ. ١٥ 15
Laye no waite, O wicked man, against the house of the righteous, and spoyle not his resting place.
لِأَنَّ ٱلصِّدِّيقَ يَسْقُطُ سَبْعَ مَرَّاتٍ وَيَقُومُ، أَمَّا ٱلْأَشْرَارُ فَيَعْثُرُونَ بِٱلشَّرِّ. ١٦ 16
For a iust man falleth seuen times, and riseth againe: but the wicked fall into mischiefe.
لَا تَفْرَحْ بِسُقُوطِ عَدُوِّكَ، وَلَا يَبْتَهِجْ قَلْبُكَ إِذَا عَثَرَ، ١٧ 17
Bee thou not glad when thine enemie falleth, and let not thine heart reioyce when hee stumbleth,
لِئَلَّا يَرَى ٱلرَّبُّ وَيَسُوءَ ذَلِكَ فِي عَيْنَيْهِ، فَيَرُدَّ عَنْهُ غَضَبَهُ. ١٨ 18
Least the Lord see it, and it displease him, and he turne his wrath from him.
لَا تَغَرْ مِنَ ٱلْأَشْرَارِ وَلَا تَحْسِدِ ٱلْأَثَمَةَ، ١٩ 19
Fret not thy selfe because of the malicious, neither be enuious at the wicked.
لِأَنَّهُ لَا يَكُونُ ثَوَابٌ لِلْأَشْرَارِ. سِرَاجُ ٱلْأَثَمَةِ يَنْطَفِئُ. ٢٠ 20
For there shall bee none ende of plagues to the euill man: the light of the wicked shall bee put out.
يَا ٱبْنِي، ٱخْشَ ٱلرَّبَّ وَٱلْمَلِكَ. لَا تُخَالِطِ ٱلْمُتَقَلِّبِينَ، ٢١ 21
My sonne feare the Lord, and the King, and meddle not with them that are sedicious.
لِأَنَّ بَلِيَّتَهُمْ تَقُومُ بَغْتَةً، وَمَنْ يَعْلَمُ بَلَاءَهُمَا كِلَيْهِمَا. ٢٢ 22
For their destruction shall rise suddenly, and who knoweth the ruine of them both?
هَذِهِ أَيْضًا لِلْحُكَمَاءِ: مُحَابَاةُ ٱلْوُجُوهِ فِي ٱلْحُكْمِ لَيْسَتْ صَالِحَةً. ٢٣ 23
ALSO THESE THINGS PERTEINE TO THE WISE, It is not good to haue respect of any person in iudgement.
مَنْ يَقُولُ لِلشِّرِّيرِ: «أَنْتَ صِدِّيقٌ» تَسُبُّهُ ٱلْعَامَّةُ. تَلْعَنُهُ ٱلشُّعُوبُ. ٢٤ 24
He that saith to the wicked, Thou art righteous, him shall the people curse, and the multitude shall abhorre him.
أَمَّا ٱلَّذِينَ يُؤَدِّبُونَ فَيَنْعَمُونَ، وَبَرَكَةُ خَيْرٍ تَأْتِي عَلَيْهِمْ. ٢٥ 25
But to them that rebuke him, shall be pleasure, and vpon them shall come the blessing of goodnesse.
تُقَبَّلُ شَفَتَا مَنْ يُجَاوِبُ بِكَلَامٍ مُسْتَقِيمٍ. ٢٦ 26
They shall kisse the lippes of him that answereth vpright wordes.
هَيِّئْ عَمَلَكَ فِي ٱلْخَارِجِ وَأَعِدَّهُ فِي حَقْلِكَ، بَعْدُ تَبْنِي بَيْتَكَ. ٢٧ 27
Prepare thy worke without, and make readie thy thinges in the fielde, and after, builde thine house.
لَا تَكُنْ شَاهِدًا عَلَى قَرِيبِكَ بِلَا سَبَبٍ، فَهَلْ تُخَادِعُ بِشَفَتَيْكَ؟ ٢٨ 28
Be not a witnes against thy neighbour without cause: for wilt thou deceiue with thy lippes?
لَا تَقُلْ: «كَمَا فَعَلَ بِي هَكَذَا أَفْعَلُ بِهِ. أَرُدُّ عَلَى ٱلْإِنْسَانِ مِثْلَ عَمَلِهِ». ٢٩ 29
Say not, I wil doe to him, as he hath done to mee, I will recompence euery man according to his worke.
عَبَرْتُ بِحَقْلِ ٱلْكَسْلَانِ وَبِكَرْمِ ٱلرَّجُلِ ٱلنَّاقِصِ ٱلْفَهْمِ، ٣٠ 30
I passed by the fielde of the slouthfull, and by the vineyarde of the man destitute of vnderstanding.
فَإِذَا هُوَ قَدْ عَلَاهُ كُلَّهُ ٱلْقَرِيصُ، وَقَدْ غَطَّى ٱلْعَوْسَجُ وَجْهَهُ، وَجِدَارُ حِجَارَتِهِ ٱنْهَدَمَ. ٣١ 31
And lo, it was al growen ouer with thornes, and nettles had couered the face thereof, and the stone wall thereof was broken downe.
ثُمَّ نَظَرْتُ وَوَجَّهْتُ قَلْبِي. رَأَيْتُ وَقَبِلْتُ تَعْلِيمًا: ٣٢ 32
Then I behelde, and I considered it well: I looked vpon it, and receiued instruction.
نَوْمٌ قَلِيلٌ بَعْدُ نُعَاسٌ قَلِيلٌ، وَطَيُّ ٱلْيَدَيْنِ قَلِيلًا لِلرُّقُودِ، ٣٣ 33
Yet a litle sleepe, a litle slumber, a litle folding of the handes to sleepe.
فَيَأْتِي فَقْرُكَ كَعَدَّاءٍ وَعَوَزُكَ كَغَازٍ. ٣٤ 34
So thy pouertie commeth as one that traueileth by the way, and thy necessitie like an armed man.

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