Ohabolana 30
1 Ty fitaro’ i Agore, ana’ Ieake: onin-drehake, tinaro’ indatiy am’ Itiele, am’ Itiele naho i Okale:
The words of Agur son of Jakeh—the utterance: This man declared to Ithiel, to Ithiel and Ucal:
2 Derendereñe te am’ondaty iabio raho; tsy amako ty hilala’ ondaty,
Surely I am more like an animal than any human and I do not have the understanding of a human being.
3 mbore tsy nianarako ty hihitse, vaho tsy amako ty fahafohinañe i Masiñey.
I have not learned wisdom, nor do I have knowledge of the Holy One.
4 Ia ty nionjom-b’an-dikerañe mb’eo vaho nizotso? Ia ty nahatontoñe o tiokeo an-taña’e mivokeñe? Ia ty nañolonkoloñe o ranoo an-tsaro’e ao? Ia ty nampijadoñe o hene olon-taneo? Ia ty tahina’e, naho ty tahinan’ana’e? Naho fohi’o!
Who has gone up to heaven and come down? Who has gathered up the wind in the hollow of his hands? Who has gathered up the waters in a cloak? Who has established all the ends of the earth? What is his name, and what is the name of his son? Surely you know!
5 Fonga niventeñe o tsaran’ Añahareo; ie fikalañe amo mitsolok’ ama’eo.
Every word of God is tested; he is a shield to those who take refuge in him.
6 Ko tovoña’o o tsara’eo, fa ho trevohe’e, vaho ho zoeñe t’ie bodiake.
Do not add to his words, or he will discipline you, and you will be proved to be a liar.
7 Roe ty raha ihalaliako ama’o; ko ifoneña’o ampara’ ty hivetrahako:
Two things I ask of you, do not withhold them from me before I die:
8 Ahankaño amako ze vande naho haremborake, le ko atolots’ahy ndra hararahañe ndra varabey, fahano ahy ty anjarako,
Put vanity and lies far away from me. Give me neither poverty nor riches, just give me the food I need.
9 tsy mone ho vontsin-draho vaho hitety Azo, ami’ty hoe: Ia ze o Iehovà zao? ke ho rarake raho naho hampikametse, vaho hitera ty tahinan’ Añahareko.
For if I have too much, I might deny you and say, “Who is Yahweh?” Or if I become poor, I might steal and profane the name of my God.
10 Ko fosà’o ami’ty tompo’e ty mpitoroñe, kera hamatse azo re, vaho ho voa-hakeo rehe.
Do not slander a slave before his master, or he will curse you and you will be held guilty.
11 Eo ty tariratse mitety an-drae, naho tsy mitata rene;
There is a generation that curses their father and does not bless their mother.
12 ty taminga malio amo maso’eo fe mboe tsy nisasa ami’ty haleora’e,
There is a generation that is pure in their own eyes, and yet they are not washed of their filth.
13 ty tariratse mievoñevoñe amo maso’eo —akore ty fiandra’ o holi-maso’eo!
There is a generation whose eyes are raised up, and how high are their eyelids lifted up!
14 Eo ty taminga hanam-pibara ho famotsi’e naho meso ho vaza’e, hampibotsek’ o misotry an-tane atoio, naho o rarake am’ondatio.
There is a generation whose teeth are swords, and their jawbones are like knives, so they may devour the poor from the earth and the needy from among humanity.
15 Roe ty anake vave’ ty oletse, ‘meo, meo.’ Telo ty raha mitolom-piereñe: efatse ty tsy mahafivola ty hoe: ‘eneñe zay!’
The leech has two daughters: “Give and give” they cry. There are three things that are never satisfied, four that never say, “Enough”:
16 Tsy mahafivola ty hoe: ‘Soa zay’ ty tsikeokeoke, i beitsiterake, i tane tsy enen-dranoy, vaho ty afo (Sheol h7585)
Sheol; the barren womb; land that is never satisfied with water; and the fire that never says, “Enough!” (Sheol h7585)
17 Ty maso miteratera rae, tsy mete avoho-drene, ho tsimohe’ o koàke am-bavataneo, vaho habotse’ ty tsimalaho tora’e.
The eye that mocks a father and scorns obedience to a mother, his eyes will be pecked out by the ravens of the valley, and he will be eaten by the vultures.
18 Telo ty raha loho mahalatsa ahy, efatse ty tsy rendreko;
There are three things that are too wonderful for me, four that I do not understand:
19 ty liam-bantio an-dindiñe eñe, ty lia’ ty mereñe an-damilamy eo, ty lala’ o sambo añivo riakeo, vaho ty sata’ ondaty ami’ty somondrara.
the way of an eagle in the sky; the way of a snake on a rock; the way of a ship in the heart of the sea; and the way of a man with a young woman.
20 Zao ty satan-karapilo: Mihinañe re naho mamò-bava vaho manao ty hoe: ‘Zaho tsy nanao raty.’
This is the way of an adulteress: she eats and she wipes her mouth and says, “I have done nothing wrong.”
21 Ambane’ raha telo ty mampañezeñezeñe i taney, ambane’ ty efatse re tsy mahaleo:
Under three things the earth trembles, and under four it cannot bear up:
22 ambane’ i trètreke t’ie ty mpanjaka, vaho ty dagola, t’ie etsa-kaneñe,
a slave when he becomes king; a fool when he is filled with food;
23 ambane’ ty rakemba tsy kokoañe t’ie engaen-dahy, vaho ty anak-ampatañe mandova aman-drakemba’e.
a hated woman when she marries; and a maid when she takes the place of her mistress.
24 Efatse ty raha kede’ ty tane toy, songa mahihitse:
Four things on earth are small and yet they are very wise:
25 Foko tsy maozatse o vitikeo, fe halankañe’e ami’ty asara ty haneñe;
the ants are creatures that are not strong, but they prepare their food in the summer;
26 fifokoa tsy fatratse o trandrakeo, fe mpandranjy traño am-bato ao;
the rock badgers are not mighty creatures, but they make their homes in the rocks.
27 tsy amam-panjàka o valalao, fe mirodo ki-pirimbo-ki-pirimboñe.
Locusts have no king, but all of them march in rank.
28 Mete tsepahem-pitàñe ty tsàtsake, f’ie añ’anjombam-panjaka ao.
As for the lizard, you can hold it in your two hands, yet they are found in kings' palaces.
29 Telo ty raha midoegadoega: efatse ty mitoandratoandra:
There are three things that are stately in their stride and four that are stately in how they walk:
30 ty liona, ie maozatse amo biby iabio, tsy eo ty itsolofiña’e;
a lion, strongest among wild animals— it does not turn away from anything;
31 i akoholahiy, naho ty oselahy, vaho ty mpanjaka miatreke i valobohòn-dahindefo’ey.
a strutting rooster; a goat; and a king whose soldiers are beside him.
32 Naho nanao hagegean-drehe nañonjom-batañe, ke nikilily, le tehafo am-pitàñe ty falie’o.
If you have been foolish, exalting yourself, or if you have been devising evil— put your hand over your mouth.
33 Toe miova ho dibera ty ronono trobotroboeñe, naho mahatontom-piantsonañe te komondroeñe, vaho mampiforoforo haviñerañe t’ie troboeñe.
As churning milk makes butter and as one's nose will produce blood if it is twisted, so deeds done in anger produce conflict.
