< أَمْثَالٌ 9 >
اَلْحِكْمَةُ بَنَتْ بَيْتَهَا. نَحَتَتْ أَعْمِدَتَهَا ٱلسَّبْعَةَ. | ١ 1 |
Wisdom has built her house, She has hewn out her pillars—seven.
ذَبَحَتْ ذَبْحَهَا. مَزَجَتْ خَمْرَهَا. أَيْضًا رَتَّبَتْ مَائِدَتَهَا. | ٢ 2 |
She has slaughtered her slaughter, She has mingled her wine, Indeed, she has arranged her table.
أَرْسَلَتْ جَوَارِيَهَا تُنَادِي عَلَى ظُهُورِ أَعَالِي ٱلْمَدِينَةِ: | ٣ 3 |
She has sent forth her girls, She cries on the tops of the high places of the city:
«مَنْ هُوَ جَاهِلٌ فَلْيَمِلْ إِلَى هُنَا». وَٱلنَّاقِصُ ٱلْفَهْمِ قَالَتْ لَهُ: | ٤ 4 |
“Who [is] simple? Let him turn aside here.” Whoever lacks heart: she has said to him,
«هَلُمُّوا كُلُوا مِنْ طَعَامِي، وَٱشْرَبُوا مِنَ ٱلْخَمْرِ ٱلَّتِي مَزَجْتُهَا. | ٥ 5 |
“Come, eat of my bread, And drink of the wine I have mingled.
اُتْرُكُوا ٱلْجَهَالَاتِ فَتَحْيَوْا، وَسِيرُوا فِي طَرِيقِ ٱلْفَهْمِ». | ٦ 6 |
Forsake the simple and live, And be blessed in the way of understanding.”
مَنْ يُوَبِّخْ مُسْتَهْزِئًا يَكْسَبْ لِنَفْسِهِ هَوَانًا، وَمَنْ يُنْذِرْ شِرِّيرًا يَكْسَبْ عَيْبًا. | ٧ 7 |
The instructor of a scorner Is receiving for it—shame, And a reprover of the wicked—his blemish.
لَا تُوَبِّخْ مُسْتَهْزِئًا لِئَلَّا يُبْغِضَكَ. وَبِّخْ حَكِيمًا فَيُحِبَّكَ. | ٨ 8 |
Do not reprove a scorner, lest he hate you, Give reproof to the wise, and he loves you.
أَعْطِ حَكِيمًا فَيَكُونَ أَوْفَرَ حِكْمَةً. عَلِّمْ صِدِّيقًا فَيَزْدَادَ عِلْمًا. | ٩ 9 |
Give to the wise, and he is wiser still, Make known to the righteous, And he increases learning.
بَدْءُ ٱلْحِكْمَةِ مَخَافَةُ ٱلرَّبِّ، وَمَعْرِفَةُ ٱلْقُدُّوسِ فَهْمٌ. | ١٠ 10 |
The commencement of wisdom [is] the fear of YHWH, And a knowledge of the Holy Ones [is] understanding.
لِأَنَّهُ بِي تَكْثُرُ أَيَّامُكَ وَتَزْدَادُ لَكَ سِنُو حَيَاةٍ. | ١١ 11 |
For by me your days multiply, And years of life are added to you.
إِنْ كُنْتَ حَكِيمًا فَأَنْتَ حَكِيمٌ لِنَفْسِكَ، وَإِنِ ٱسْتَهْزَأْتَ فَأَنْتَ وَحْدَكَ تَتَحَمَّلُ. | ١٢ 12 |
If you have been wise, you have been wise for yourself, And you have scorned—you bear [it] alone.
اَلْمَرْأَةُ ٱلْجَاهِلَةُ صَخَّابَةٌ حَمْقَاءُ وَلَا تَدْرِي شَيْئًا، | ١٣ 13 |
A foolish woman [is] noisy, Simple, and has not known what.
فَتَقْعُدُ عِنْدَ بَابِ بَيْتِهَا عَلَى كُرْسِيٍّ فِي أَعَالِي ٱلْمَدِينَةِ، | ١٤ 14 |
And she has sat at the opening of her house, On a throne—the high places of the city,
لِتُنَادِيَ عَابِرِي ٱلسَّبِيلِ ٱلْمُقَوِّمِينَ طُرُقَهُمْ: | ١٥ 15 |
To call to those passing by the way, Who are going straight [on] their paths.
«مَنْ هُوَ جَاهِلٌ فَلْيَمِلْ إِلَى هُنَا». وَٱلنَّاقِصُ ٱلْفَهْمِ تَقُولُ لَهُ: | ١٦ 16 |
“Who [is] simple? Let him turn aside here.” And whoever lacks heart—she said to him,
«ٱلْمِيَاهُ ٱلْمَسْرُوقَةُ حُلْوَةٌ، وَخُبْزُ ٱلْخُفْيَةِ لَذِيذٌ». | ١٧ 17 |
“Stolen waters are sweet, And hidden bread is pleasant.”
وَلَا يَعْلَمُ أَنَّ ٱلْأَخْيِلَةَ هُنَاكَ، وَأَنَّ فِي أَعْمَاقِ ٱلْهَاوِيَةِ ضُيُوفَهَا. (Sheol ) | ١٨ 18 |
And he has not known that Rephaim [are] there, Her invited ones in deep places of Sheol! (Sheol )