Pwovèb 1
1 Men pwovèb Salomon, pitit David la, ki te wa peyi Izrayèl.
The parablis of Salomon, the sone of Dauid, king of 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 kunne wisdom and kunnyng;
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 vndurstonde the wordis of prudence; and to take the lernyng of teching; to take riytfulnesse, and dom, and equyte;
4 Y'ap louvri lespri moun ki manke konprann, y'ap bay jenn gason yo konesans ak konprann.
that felnesse be youun to litle children, and kunnyng, and vndurstonding to a yong wexynge man.
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,
A wise man heringe schal be wisere; and a man vndurstondinge schal holde gouernails.
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.
He schal perseyue a parable, and expownyng; the wordis of wise men, and the derk figuratif spechis of hem.
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 drede of the Lord is the bigynning of wisdom; foolis dispisen wisdom and teching.
8 Pitit mwen, koute papa ou non lè l'ap ba ou bon levasyon! Pa janm bliye sa manman ou te moutre ou!
My sone, here thou the teching of thi fadir, and forsake thou not the lawe of thi modir;
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.
that grace be addid, ethir encreessid, to thin heed, and a bie to thi necke.
10 Pitit mwen, lè moun k'ap fè sa ki mal vle detounen ou, pa kite yo pran tèt ou.
Mi sone, if synneris flateren thee, assente thou not to hem.
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 thei seien, Come thou with vs, sette we aspies to blood, hide we snaris of disseitis ayens an innocent without cause;
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)
swolowe we him, as helle swolowith a man lyuynge; and al hool, as goynge doun in to a lake; we schulen fynde al preciouse catel, (Sheol h7585)
13 N'a jwenn tout kalite gwo richès, n'a plen kay nou ak tout bagay n'a pran.
we schulen fille oure housis with spuylis; sende thou lot with vs,
14 W'a jwenn pa ou nan tou sa n'a pran. Va gen yon sèl kès pou nou tout.
o purs be of vs alle;
15 Pitit mwen, pa mache avèk moun konsa! Pa mete pye ou kote moun sa yo pase!
my sone, go thou not with hem; forbede thi foot fro the pathis of hem.
16 Yo toujou dèyè pou fè sa ki mal. Pou ti krik ti krak, yo mete san deyò.
For the feet of hem rennen to yuel; and thei hasten to schede out blood.
17 Kisa ou konprann ou fè lè ou kite zwezo wè ou ap tann pèlen pou li?
But a net is leid in veyn bifore the iyen of briddis, that han wengis.
18 Se konsa moun sa yo pran nan pèlen yo menm yo pare a. Yo tonbe nan pyèj yo mete a, yo mouri.
Also `thilke wickid disseyueris setten aspies ayens her owne blood; and maken redi fraudis ayens her soulis.
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.
So the pathis of ech auerouse man rauyschen the soulis of hem that welden.
20 Koute byen. Sajès ap rele nan lari, l'ap pale byen fò sou plas piblik.
Wisdom prechith with outforth; in stretis it yyueth his vois.
21 L'ap rele nan tout kalfou, nan pòtay lavil yo, toupatou kote tout moun ka tande.
It crieth ofte in the heed of cumpenyes; in the leeues of yatis of the citee it bringith forth hise wordis,
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?
and seith, Hou long, ye litle men in wit, louen yong childhod, and foolis schulen coueyte tho thingis, that ben harmful to hem silf, and vnprudent men schulen hate kunnyng?
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.
Be ye conuertid at my repreuyng; lo, Y schal profre forth to you my spirit, and Y schal schewe my wordis.
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'.
For Y clepide, and ye forsoken; Y helde forth myn hond, and noon was that bihelde.
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.
Ye dispisiden al my councel; and chargiden not my blamyngis.
26 Konsa, lè n'a nan ka, m'a ri nou. Lè malè va fè nou tranble, m'a pase nou nan rizib.
And Y schal leiye in youre perisching; and Y schal scorne you, whanne that, that ye dreden, cometh to 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,
Whanne sodeyne wretchidnesse fallith in, and perisching bifallith as tempest; whanne tribulacioun and angwisch cometh on 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.
Thanne thei schulen clepe me, and Y schal not here; thei schulen rise eerli, and thei schulen not fynde me.
29 Nou pa t' vle wè konesans, nou te toujou refize gen krentif pou Bondye.
For thei hatiden teching, and thei token not the drede 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.
nether assentiden to my councel, and depraueden al myn amendyng.
31 Se pou nou rekòlte sa nou te simen an. Se pou nou sibi konsekans vye konsèy nou t'ap swiv yo.
Therfor thei schulen ete the fruytis of her weie; and thei schulen be fillid with her counseils.
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.
The turnyng awei of litle men in wit schal sle hem; and the prosperite of foolis schal leese hem.
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 herith me, schal reste with outen drede; and he schal vse abundaunce, whanne the drede of yuels is takun awei.
