أَمْثَالٌ 31
| كَلَامُ لَمُوئِيلَ مَلِكِ مَسَّا، عَلَّمَتْهُ إِيَّاهُ أُمُّهُ: | ١ 1 |
Words of Lemuel, a king, a declaration that his mother taught him:
| مَاذَا يَا ٱبْنِي؟ ثُمَّ مَاذَا يَا ٱبْنَ رَحِمِي؟ ثُمَّ مَاذَا يَا ٱبْنَ نُذُورِي؟ | ٢ 2 |
“What, my son? And what, son of my womb? And what, son of my vows?
| لَا تُعْطِ حَيْلَكَ لِلنِّسَاءِ، وَلَا طُرُقَكَ لِمُهْلِكَاتِ ٱلْمُلُوكِ. | ٣ 3 |
Do not give your strength to women, And your ways to wiping away of kings.
| لَيْسَ لِلْمُلُوكِ يَا لَمُوئِيلُ، لَيْسَ لِلْمُلُوكِ أَنْ يَشْرَبُوا خَمْرًا، وَلَا لِلْعُظَمَاءِ ٱلْمُسْكِرُ. | ٤ 4 |
[It is] not for kings, O Lemuel, Not for kings, to drink wine, And for princes—a desire of strong drink.
| لِئَلَّا يَشْرَبُوا وَيَنْسَوْا ٱلْمَفْرُوضَ، وَيُغَيِّرُوا حُجَّةَ كُلِّ بَنِي ٱلْمَذَلَّةِ. | ٥ 5 |
Lest he drink, and forget the decree, And change the judgment of any of the sons of affliction.
| أَعْطُوا مُسْكِرًا لِهَالِكٍ، وَخَمْرًا لِمُرِّي ٱلنَّفْسِ. | ٦ 6 |
Give strong drink to the perishing, And wine to the bitter in soul,
| يَشْرَبُ وَيَنْسَى فَقْرَهُ، وَلَا يَذْكُرُ تَعَبَهُ بَعْدُ. | ٧ 7 |
He drinks, and forgets his poverty, And he does not remember his misery again.
| اِفْتَحْ فَمَكَ لِأَجْلِ ٱلْأَخْرَسِ فِي دَعْوَى كُلِّ يَتِيمٍ. | ٨ 8 |
Open your mouth for the mute, For the right of all sons of change.
| اِفْتَحْ فَمَكَ. ٱقْضِ بِٱلْعَدْلِ وَحَامِ عَنِ ٱلْفَقِيرِ وَٱلْمِسْكِينِ. | ٩ 9 |
Open your mouth, judge righteously, Both the cause of the poor and needy!”
| اِمْرَأَةٌ فَاضِلَةٌ مَنْ يَجِدُهَا؟ لِأَنَّ ثَمَنَهَا يَفُوقُ ٱللَّآلِئَ. | ١٠ 10 |
[ALEPH-BET] A woman of worth who finds? Indeed, her price [is] far above rubies.
| بِهَا يَثِقُ قَلْبُ زَوْجِهَا فَلَا يَحْتَاجُ إِلَى غَنِيمَةٍ. | ١١ 11 |
The heart of her husband has trusted in her, And he does not lack spoil.
| تَصْنَعُ لَهُ خَيْرًا لَا شَرًّا كُلَّ أَيَّامِ حَيَاتِهَا. | ١٢ 12 |
She has done him good, and not evil, All [the] days of her life.
| تَطْلُبُ صُوفًا وَكَتَّانًا وَتَشْتَغِلُ بِيَدَيْنِ رَاضِيَتَيْنِ. | ١٣ 13 |
She has sought wool and flax, And with delight she works [with] her hands.
| هِيَ كَسُفُنِ ٱلتَّاجِرِ. تَجْلِبُ طَعَامَهَا مِنْ بَعِيدٍ. | ١٤ 14 |
She has been as ships of the merchant, She brings in her bread from afar.
| وَتَقُومُ إِذِ ٱللَّيْلُ بَعْدُ وَتُعْطِي أَكْلًا لِأَهْلِ بَيْتِهَا وَفَرِيضَةً لِفَتَيَاتِهَا. | ١٥ 15 |
Indeed, she rises while yet night, And gives food to her household, And a portion to her girls.
| تَتَأَمَّلُ حَقْلًا فَتَأْخُذُهُ، وَبِثَمَرِ يَدَيْهَا تَغْرِسُ كَرْمًا. | ١٦ 16 |
She has considered a field, and takes it, She has planted a vineyard from the fruit of her hands.
| تُنَطِّقُ حَقَوَيْهَا بِٱلْقُوَّةِ وَتُشَدِّدُ ذِرَاعَيْهَا. | ١٧ 17 |
She has girded her loins with might, And strengthens her arms.
| تَشْعُرُ أَنَّ تِجَارَتَهَا جَيِّدَةٌ. سِرَاجُهَا لَا يَنْطَفِئُ فِي ٱللَّيْلِ. | ١٨ 18 |
She has perceived when her merchandise [is] good, Her lamp is not extinguished in the night.
| تَمُدُّ يَدَيْهَا إِلَى ٱلْمِغْزَلِ، وَتُمْسِكُ كَفَّاهَا بِٱلْفَلْكَةِ. | ١٩ 19 |
She has sent forth her hands on a spindle, And her hands have held a distaff.
| تَبْسُطُ كَفَّيْهَا لِلْفَقِيرِ، وَتَمُدُّ يَدَيْهَا إِلَى ٱلْمِسْكِينِ. | ٢٠ 20 |
She has spread forth her hand to the poor, Indeed, she sent forth her hands to the needy.
| لَا تَخْشَى عَلَى بَيْتِهَا مِنَ ٱلثَّلْجِ، لِأَنَّ كُلَّ أَهْلِ بَيْتِهَا لَابِسُونَ حُلَلًا. | ٢١ 21 |
She is not afraid of her household from snow, For all her household are clothed [with] scarlet.
| تَعْمَلُ لِنَفْسِهَا مُوَشَّيَاتٍ. لِبْسُهَا بُوصٌ وَأُرْجُوانٌ. | ٢٢ 22 |
She has made ornamental coverings for herself, Silk and purple [are] her clothing.
| زَوْجُهَا مَعْرُوفٌ فِي ٱلْأَبْوَابِ حِينَ يَجْلِسُ بَيْنَ مَشَايخِ ٱلْأَرْضِ. | ٢٣ 23 |
Her husband is known in the gates, In his sitting with [the] elderly of [the] land.
| تَصْنَعُ قُمْصَانًا وَتَبِيعُهَا، وَتَعْرِضُ مَنَاطِقَ عَلَى ٱلْكَنْعَانِيِّ. | ٢٤ 24 |
She has made linen garments, and sells, And she has given a girdle to the merchant.
| اَلْعِزُّ وَٱلْبَهَاءُ لِبَاسُهَا، وَتَضْحَكُ عَلَى ٱلزَّمَنِ ٱلْآتِي. | ٢٥ 25 |
Strength and honor [are] her clothing, And she rejoices at a latter day.
| تَفْتَحُ فَمَهَا بِٱلْحِكْمَةِ، وَفِي لِسَانِهَا سُنَّةُ ٱلْمَعْرُوفِ. | ٢٦ 26 |
She has opened her mouth in wisdom, And the law of kindness [is] on her tongue.
| تُرَاقِبُ طُرُقَ أَهْلِ بَيْتِهَا، وَلَا تَأْكُلُ خُبْزَ ٱلْكَسَلِ. | ٢٧ 27 |
She [is] watching the ways of her household, And she does not eat bread of sloth.
| يَقُومُ أَوْلَادُهَا وَيُطَوِّبُونَهَا. زَوْجُهَا أَيْضًا فَيَمْدَحُهَا: | ٢٨ 28 |
Her sons have risen up, and pronounce her blessed, Her husband, and he praises her,
| «بَنَاتٌ كَثِيرَاتٌ عَمِلْنَ فَضْلًا، أَمَّا أَنْتِ فَفُقْتِ عَلَيْهِنَّ جَمِيعًا». | ٢٩ 29 |
“The daughters who have done worthily [are] many, You have gone up above them all.”
| اَلْحُسْنُ غِشٌّ وَٱلْجَمَالُ بَاطِلٌ، أَمَّا ٱلْمَرْأَةُ ٱلْمُتَّقِيَةُ ٱلرَّبَّ فَهِيَ تُمْدَحُ. | ٣٠ 30 |
Favor [is] deceitful, and beauty [is] vain, A woman fearing YHWH, she may boast herself.
| أَعْطُوهَا مِنْ ثَمَرِ يَدَيْهَا، وَلْتَمْدَحْهَا أَعْمَالُهَا فِي ٱلْأَبْوَابِ. | ٣١ 31 |
Give to her of the fruit of her hands, And her works praise her in the gates!
