Pwovèb 1
1 Men pwovèb Salomon, pitit David la, ki te wa peyi Izrayèl.
The Proverbs of Solomon son of David, who reigned in Israel;
2 Pwovèb sa yo la pou fè moun konnen sa ki rele gen sajès ak bon levasyon, pou yo konprann lè moun lespri ap pale ak yo.
to know wisdom and instruction, and to perceive words of understanding;
3 Pwovèb sa yo la tou pou moutre moun jan pou yo viv avèk konprann, pou yo gen bon kondit, pou yo pa fè lenjistis, pou yo mache dwat nan lavi.
to receive also hard saying, and to understand true justice, and [how] to direct judgment;
4 Y'ap louvri lespri moun ki manke konprann, y'ap bay jenn gason yo konesans ak konprann.
that he might give subtlety to the simple, and to the young man discernment and understanding.
5 Se pou moun ki gen konesans koute sa ki nan pwovèb yo, pou yo ka mete sou sa yo konnen deja. Se pou moun ki gen lespri koute sa ki nan pwovèb yo, pou yo ka konnen ki jan pou yo mennen bak yo pi byen,
For by the hearing of these a wise man will be wiser, and man of understanding will gain direction;
6 konsa, y'a ka konprann sans tout pwovèb ak tout parabòl, sans tout pawòl k'ap soti nan bouch moun ki gen bon konprann yo ak koze tout moun pa ka konprann.
and will understand a parable, and a dark speech; the saying of the wise also, and riddles.
7 Lè ou gen krentif pou Bondye, se lè sa a ou konmanse gen konesans. Moun fou pa konn valè sa yo rele gen konesans, yo refize aprann.
The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom; and [there is] good understanding to all that practise it: and piety toward God is the beginning of discernment; but the ungodly will set at nothing wisdom and instruction.
8 Pitit mwen, koute papa ou non lè l'ap ba ou bon levasyon! Pa janm bliye sa manman ou te moutre ou!
Hear, [my] son, the instruction of your father, and reject not the rules of your mother.
9 Menm jan bèl foula mare nan tèt ak kolye pase nan kou bay pi bèl aparans, konsa tou konsèy papa ou ak manman ou ap fè anpil pou ou.
For you shall receive for your head a crown of graces, and a chain of gold round your neck.
10 Pitit mwen, lè moun k'ap fè sa ki mal vle detounen ou, pa kite yo pran tèt ou.
[My] son, let not ungodly men lead you astray, neither consent you [to them].
11 Si yo di ou: Vini ak nou non! Ann anbiske kò nou pou n' touye moun. Ann pare pèlen pou nou pran inonsan yo, san yo pa gen anyen ak nou.
If they should exhort you, saying, Come with us, partake in blood, and let us unjustly hide the just man in the earth:
12 Ann vale yo tou vivan, tankou simityè ki pa janm refize mò. Ann vale yo tout ankè tankou kadav y'ap antere. (Sheol h7585)
and let us swallow him alive, as Hades [would], and remove the memorial of him from the earth: (Sheol h7585)
13 N'a jwenn tout kalite gwo richès, n'a plen kay nou ak tout bagay n'a pran.
let us seize on his valuable property, and let us fill our houses with spoils:
14 W'a jwenn pa ou nan tou sa n'a pran. Va gen yon sèl kès pou nou tout.
but do you cast in your lot with us, and let us all provide a common purse, and let us have one pouch:
15 Pitit mwen, pa mache avèk moun konsa! Pa mete pye ou kote moun sa yo pase!
go not in the way with them, but turn aside your foot from their paths:
16 Yo toujou dèyè pou fè sa ki mal. Pou ti krik ti krak, yo mete san deyò.
[For their feet run to do evil, and are swift to shed blood. ]
17 Kisa ou konprann ou fè lè ou kite zwezo wè ou ap tann pèlen pou li?
for nets are not without cause spread for birds.
18 Se konsa moun sa yo pran nan pèlen yo menm yo pare a. Yo tonbe nan pyèj yo mete a, yo mouri.
For they that are concerned in murder store up evils for themselves; and the overthrow of transgressors is evil.
19 Nan chache genyen sa ki pa pou ou, se ou ki lakòz malè rive ou. Se sa menm ki pou rive tout moun ki pa wè pase vòlò.
These are the ways of all that perform lawless deeds; for by ungodliness they destroy their own life.
20 Koute byen. Sajès ap rele nan lari, l'ap pale byen fò sou plas piblik.
Wisdom sings aloud in passages, and in the broad places speaks boldly.
21 L'ap rele nan tout kalfou, nan pòtay lavil yo, toupatou kote tout moun ka tande.
And she makes proclamation on the top of the walls, and sits by the gates of princes; and at the gates of the city boldly says,
22 L'ap di: Bann egare! Kilè n'a sispann renmen fè tenten? Kilè n'a sispann pran plezi nou nan pase tout bagay nan betiz? Kilè moun fou yo va soti pou yo aprann?
So long as the simple cleave to justice, they shall not be ashamed: but the foolish being lovers of haughtiness, having become ungodly have hated knowledge, and are become subject to reproofs.
23 Se pou n' koute m' lè m'ap rale zòrèy nou. M'ap di nou tou sa ki nan tèt mwen, m'ap fè nou konnen tou sa m' konnen.
Behold, I will bring forth to you the utterance of my breath, and I will instruct you in my speech.
24 Ki jan nou ye konsa? Mwen rele nou, nou fè tankou nou pa tande m'. Mwen lonje men ban nou, nou fè tankou nou pa wè m'.
Since I called, and you did not listen; and I spoke at length, and you gave no heed;
25 Anhan! Se konsa sa ye? Nou voye tout konsèy mwen te ban nou yo jete byen lwen nou. Nou refize kite m' korije nou.
but you set at nothing my counsels, and disregarded my reproofs;
26 Konsa, lè n'a nan ka, m'a ri nou. Lè malè va fè nou tranble, m'a pase nou nan rizib.
therefore I also will laugh at your destruction; and I will rejoice against [you] when ruin comes upon you:
27 Lè malè va tonbe sou nou tankou yon van siklòn, lè tray va pase sou nou tankou yon toubouyon, lè lapenn ak kè sere va pran nou,
yes when dismay suddenly comes upon you, and [your] overthrow shall arrive like a tempest; and when tribulation and distress shall come upon you, or when ruin shall come upon you.
28 le sa a, n'a rele m', mwen menm yo rele sajès, men mwen p'ap reponn nou. N'a mache chache m' toupatou, men nou p'ap jwenn mwen.
For it shall be that when you call upon me, I will not listen to you: wicked men shall seek me, but shall not find [me].
29 Nou pa t' vle wè konesans, nou te toujou refize gen krentif pou Bondye.
For they hated wisdom, and did not choose the word of the Lord:
30 Nou pa t' janm vle koute konsèy m' t'ap ban nou, nou te toujou derefize koute m' lè m' t'ap korije nou.
neither would they attend to my counsels, but derided my reproofs.
31 Se pou nou rekòlte sa nou te simen an. Se pou nou sibi konsekans vye konsèy nou t'ap swiv yo.
Therefore shall they eat the fruits of their own way, and shall be filled with their own ungodliness.
32 Moun ki san esperyans yo mouri paske yo refize aprann. Bann moun fou yo menm, yo pa pran anyen pou anyen, se sa k'ap pèdi yo tou.
For because they wronged the simple, they shall be slain; and an inquisition shall ruin the ungodly.
33 Men, moun ki koute sa m' di yo jwenn lasirans, y'a viv ak kè poze, yo p'ap bezwen pè anyen.
But he that hearkens to me shall dwell in confidence, and shall rest securely from all evil.
