< أَمْثَالٌ 3 >
يَا ٱبْنِي، لَا تَنْسَ شَرِيعَتِي، بَلْ لِيَحْفَظْ قَلْبُكَ وَصَايَايَ. | ١ 1 |
My son, forget not my law, and let thy heart keep my commandments.
فَإِنَّهَا تَزِيدُكَ طُولَ أَيَّامٍ، وَسِنِي حَيَاةٍ وَسَلَامَةً. | ٢ 2 |
For they shall add to thee length of days, and years of life and peace.
لَا تَدَعِ ٱلرَّحْمَةَ وَٱلْحَقَّ يَتْرُكَانِكَ. تَقَلَّدْهُمَا عَلَى عُنُقِكَ. اُكْتُبْهُمَا عَلَى لَوْحِ قَلْبِكَ، | ٣ 3 |
Let not mercy and truth leave thee, put them about thy neck, and write them in the tables of thy heart:
فَتَجِدَ نِعْمَةً وَفِطْنَةً صَالِحَةً فِي أَعْيُنِ ٱللهِ وَٱلنَّاسِ. | ٤ 4 |
And thou shalt And grace and good understanding before God and men.
تَوَكَّلْ عَلَى ٱلرَّبِّ بِكُلِّ قَلْبِكَ، وَعَلَى فَهْمِكَ لَا تَعْتَمِدْ. | ٥ 5 |
Have confidence in the Lord with all thy heart, and lean not upon thy own prudence.
فِي كُلِّ طُرُقِكَ ٱعْرِفْهُ، وَهُوَ يُقَوِّمُ سُبُلَكَ. | ٦ 6 |
In all thy ways think on him, and he will direct thy steps.
لَا تَكُنْ حَكِيمًا فِي عَيْنَيْ نَفْسِكَ. ٱتَّقِ ٱلرَّبَّ وَٱبْعُدْ عَنِ ٱلشَّرِّ، | ٧ 7 |
I Be not wise in thy own conceit: fear God, and depart from evil:
فَيَكُونَ شِفَاءً لِسُرَّتِكَ، وَسَقَاءً لِعِظَامِكَ. | ٨ 8 |
For it shall be health to thy navel, and moistening to thy bones.
أَكْرِمِ ٱلرَّبَّ مِنْ مَالِكَ وَمِنْ كُلِّ بَاكُورَاتِ غَلَّتِكَ، | ٩ 9 |
Honour the Lord with thy substance, and give him of the first of all thy fruits:
فَتَمْتَلِئَ خَزَائِنُكَ شِبْعًا، وَتَفِيضَ مَعَاصِرُكَ مِسْطَارًا. | ١٠ 10 |
And thy barns shall be filled with abundance, and thy presses shall run over with wine.
يَا ٱبْنِي، لَا تَحْتَقِرْ تَأْدِيبَ ٱلرَّبِّ وَلَا تَكْرَهْ تَوْبِيخَهُ، | ١١ 11 |
My son, reject not the correction of the Lord: and do not faint when thou art chastised by him:
لِأَنَّ ٱلَّذِي يُحِبُّهُ ٱلرَّبُّ يُؤَدِّبُهُ، وَكَأَبٍ بِٱبْنٍ يُسَرُّ بِهِ. | ١٢ 12 |
For whom the Lord loveth, he chastiseth: and as a father in the son he pleaseth himself.
طُوبَى لِلْإِنْسَانِ ٱلَّذِي يَجِدُ ٱلْحِكْمَةَ، وَلِلرَّجُلِ ٱلَّذِي يَنَالُ ٱلْفَهْمَ، | ١٣ 13 |
Blessed is the man that findeth wisdom and is rich in prudence:
لِأَنَّ تِجَارَتَهَا خَيْرٌ مِنْ تِجَارَةِ ٱلْفِضَّةِ، وَرِبْحَهَا خَيْرٌ مِنَ ٱلذَّهَبِ ٱلْخَالِصِ. | ١٤ 14 |
The purchasing thereof is better than the merchandise of silver, and her fruit than the chiefest and purest gold:
هِيَ أَثْمَنُ مِنَ ٱلَّلآلِئِ، وَكُلُّ جَوَاهِرِكَ لَا تُسَاوِيهَا. | ١٥ 15 |
She is more precious than all riches: and all the things that are desired, are not to be compared with her.
فِي يَمِينِهَا طُولُ أَيَّامٍ، وَفِي يَسَارِهَا ٱلْغِنَى وَٱلْمَجْدُ. | ١٦ 16 |
Length of days is in her right hand, and in her left hand riches and glory.
طُرُقُهَا طُرُقُ نِعَمٍ، وَكُلُّ مَسَالِكِهَا سَلَامٌ. | ١٧ 17 |
Her ways are beautiful ways, and all her paths are peaceable.
هِيَ شَجَرَةُ حَيَاةٍ لِمُمْسِكِيهَا، وَٱلْمُتَمَسِّكُ بِهَا مَغْبُوطٌ. | ١٨ 18 |
She is a tree of life to them that lay hold on her: and he that shall retain her is blessed.
ٱلرَّبُّ بِٱلْحِكْمَةِ أَسَّسَ ٱلْأَرْضَ. أَثْبَتَ ٱلسَّمَاوَاتِ بِٱلْفَهْمِ. | ١٩ 19 |
The Lord by wisdom hath founded the earth, hath established the heavens by prudence.
بِعِلْمِهِ ٱنْشَقَّتِ ٱللُّجَجُ، وَتَقْطُرُ ٱلسَّحَابُ نَدًى. | ٢٠ 20 |
By his wisdom the depths have broken out, and the clouds grow thick with dew.
يَا ٱبْنِي، لَا تَبْرَحْ هَذِهِ مِنْ عَيْنَيْكَ. ٱحْفَظِ ٱلرَّأْيَ وَٱلتَّدْبِيرَ، | ٢١ 21 |
My son, let not these things depart from thy eyes: keep the law and counsel:
فَيَكُونَا حَيَاةً لِنَفْسِكَ، وَنِعْمَةً لِعُنُقِكَ. | ٢٢ 22 |
And there shall be life to thy soul, and grace to thy mouth.
حِينَئِذٍ تَسْلُكُ فِي طَرِيقِكَ آمِنًا، وَلَا تَعْثُرُ رِجْلُكَ. | ٢٣ 23 |
Then shalt thou walk confidently in thy way, and thy foot shall not stumble:
إِذَا ٱضْطَجَعْتَ فَلَا تَخَافُ، بَلْ تَضْطَجِعُ وَيَلُذُّ نَوْمُكَ. | ٢٤ 24 |
If thou sleep, thou shalt not fear: thou shalt rest, and thy sleep shall be sweet.
لَا تَخْشَى مِنْ خَوْفٍ بَاغِتٍ، وَلَا مِنْ خَرَابِ ٱلْأَشْرَارِ إِذَا جَاءَ. | ٢٥ 25 |
Be not afraid of sudden fear, nor of the power of the wicked falling upon thee.
لِأَنَّ ٱلرَّبَّ يَكُونُ مُعْتَمَدَكَ، وَيَصُونُ رِجْلَكَ مِنْ أَنْ تُؤْخَذَ. | ٢٦ 26 |
For the Lord will be at thy side, and will keep thy foot that thou be not taken.
لَا تَمْنَعِ ٱلْخَيْرَ عَنْ أَهْلِهِ، حِينَ يَكُونُ فِي طَاقَةِ يَدِكَ أَنْ تَفْعَلَهُ. | ٢٧ 27 |
Do not withhold him from doing good, who is able: if thou art able, do good thyself also.
لَا تَقُلْ لِصَاحِبِكَ: «ٱذْهَبْ وَعُدْ فَأُعْطِيَكَ غَدًا» وَمَوْجُودٌ عِنْدَكَ. | ٢٨ 28 |
Say not to thy friend: Go, and come again: and tomorrow I will give to thee: when thou canst give at present.
لَا تَخْتَرِعْ شَرًّا عَلَى صَاحِبِكَ، وَهُوَ سَاكِنٌ لَدَيْكَ آمِنًا. | ٢٩ 29 |
Practise not evil against thy friend, when he hath confidence in thee.
لَا تُخَاصِمْ إِنْسَانًا بِدُونِ سَبَبٍ، إِنْ لَمْ يَكُنْ قَدْ صَنَعَ مَعَكَ شَرًّا. | ٣٠ 30 |
Strive not against a man without cause, when he hath done thee no evil.
لَا تَحْسِدِ ٱلظَّالِمَ وَلَا تَخْتَرْ شَيْئًا مِنْ طُرُقِهِ، | ٣١ 31 |
Envy not the unjust man, and do not follow his ways:
لِأَنَّ ٱلْمُلْتَوِيَ رَجْسٌ عِنْدَ ٱلرَّبِّ، أَمَّا سِرُّهُ فَعِنْدَ ٱلْمُسْتَقِيمِينَ. | ٣٢ 32 |
For every mocker is an abomination to the Lord, and his communication is with the simple.
لَعْنَةُ ٱلرَّبِّ فِي بَيْتِ ٱلشِّرِّيرِ، لَكِنَّهُ يُبَارِكُ مَسْكَنَ ٱلصِّدِّيقِينَ. | ٣٣ 33 |
Want is from the Lord in the house of the wicked: but the habitations of the just shall be blessed.
كَمَا أَنَّهُ يَسْتَهْزِئُ بِٱلْمُسْتَهْزِئِينَ، هَكَذَا يُعْطِي نِعْمَةً لِلْمُتَوَاضِعِينَ. | ٣٤ 34 |
He shall scorn the scorners, and to the meek he will give grace.
ٱلْحُكَمَاءُ يَرِثُونَ مَجْدًا وَٱلْحَمْقَى يَحْمِلُونَ هَوَانًا. | ٣٥ 35 |
The wise shall possess glory: the promotion of fools is disgrace.