< أَمْثَالٌ 2 >
يَا ٱبْنِي، إِنْ قَبِلْتَ كَلَامِي وَخَبَّأْتَ وَصَايَايَ عِنْدَكَ، | ١ 1 |
My sonne, if thou wilt receiue my wordes, and hide my commandements within thee,
حَتَّى تُمِيلَ أُذْنَكَ إِلَى ٱلْحِكْمَةِ، وَتُعَطِّفَ قَلْبَكَ عَلَى ٱلْفَهْمِ، | ٢ 2 |
And cause thine eares to hearken vnto wisdome, and encline thine heart to vnderstanding,
إِنْ دَعَوْتَ ٱلْمَعْرِفَةَ، وَرَفَعْتَ صَوْتَكَ إِلَى ٱلْفَهْمِ، | ٣ 3 |
(For if thou callest after knowledge, and cryest for vnderstanding:
إِنْ طَلَبْتَهَا كَٱلْفِضَّةِ، وَبَحَثْتَ عَنْهَا كَٱلْكُنُوزِ، | ٤ 4 |
If thou seekest her as siluer, and searchest for her as for treasures,
فَحِينَئِذٍ تَفْهَمُ مَخَافَةَ ٱلرَّبِّ، وَتَجِدُ مَعْرِفَةَ ٱللهِ. | ٥ 5 |
Then shalt thou vnderstand the feare of the Lord, and finde the knowledge of God.
لِأَنَّ ٱلرَّبَّ يُعْطِي حِكْمَةً. مِنْ فَمِهِ ٱلْمَعْرِفَةُ وَٱلْفَهْمُ. | ٦ 6 |
For the Lord giueth wisdome, out of his mouth commeth knowledge and vnderstanding.
يَذْخَرُ مَعُونَةً لِلْمُسْتَقِيمِينَ. هُوَ مِجَنٌّ لِلسَّالِكِينَ بِٱلْكَمَالِ، | ٧ 7 |
He preserueth the state of the righteous: he is a shielde to them that walke vprightly,
لِنَصْرِ مَسَالِكِ ٱلْحَقِّ وَحِفْظِ طَرِيقِ أَتْقِيَائِهِ. | ٨ 8 |
That they may keepe the wayes of iudgement: and he preserueth the way of his Saintes)
حِينَئِذٍ تَفْهَمُ ٱلْعَدْلَ وَٱلْحَقَّ وَٱلِٱسْتِقَامَةَ، كُلَّ سَبِيلٍ صَالِحٍ. | ٩ 9 |
Then shalt thou vnderstand righteousnes, and iudgement, and equitie, and euery good path.
إِذَا دَخَلَتِ ٱلْحِكْمَةُ قَلْبَكَ، وَلَذَّتِ ٱلْمَعْرِفَةُ لِنَفْسِكَ، | ١٠ 10 |
When wisdome entreth into thine heart, and knowledge deliteth thy soule,
فَٱلْعَقْلُ يَحْفَظُكَ، وَٱلْفَهْمُ يَنْصُرُكَ، | ١١ 11 |
Then shall counsell preserue thee, and vnderstanding shall keepe thee,
لِإِنْقَاذِكَ مِنْ طَرِيقِ ٱلشِّرِّيرِ، وَمِنَ ٱلْإِنْسَانِ ٱلْمُتَكَلِّمِ بِٱلْأَكَاذِيبِ، | ١٢ 12 |
And deliuer thee from the euill way, and from the man that speaketh froward things,
ٱلتَّارِكِينَ سُبُلَ ٱلِٱسْتِقَامَةِ لِلسُّلُوكِ فِي مَسَالِكِ ٱلظُّلْمَةِ، | ١٣ 13 |
And from them that leaue the wayes of righteousnes to walke in the wayes of darkenes:
ٱلْفَرِحِينَ بِفَعْلِ ٱلسُّوءِ، ٱلْمُبْتَهِجِينَ بِأَكَاذِيبِ ٱلشَّرِّ، | ١٤ 14 |
Which reioyce in doing euill, and delite in the frowardnesse of the wicked,
ٱلَّذِينَ طُرُقُهُمْ مُعْوَجَّةٌ، وَهُمْ مُلْتَوُونَ فِي سُبُلِهِمْ. | ١٥ 15 |
Whose wayes are crooked and they are lewde in their paths.
لِإِنْقَاذِكَ مِنَ ٱلْمَرْأَةِ ٱلْأَجْنَبِيَّةِ، مِنَ ٱلْغَرِيبَةِ ٱلْمُتَمَلِّقَةِ بِكَلَامِهَا، | ١٦ 16 |
And it shall deliuer thee from the strange woman, euen from the stranger, which flattereth with her wordes.
ٱلتَّارِكَةِ أَلِيفَ صِبَاهَا، وَٱلنَّاسِيَةِ عَهْدَ إِلَهِهَا. | ١٧ 17 |
Which forsaketh the guide of her youth, and forgetteth the couenant of her God.
لِأَنَّ بَيْتَهَا يَسُوخُ إِلَى ٱلْمَوْتِ، وَسُبُلُهَا إِلَى ٱلْأَخِيلَةِ. | ١٨ 18 |
Surely her house tendeth to death, and her paths vnto the dead.
كُلُّ مَنْ دَخَلَ إِلَيْهَا لَا يَؤُوبُ، وَلَا يَبْلُغُونَ سُبُلَ ٱلْحَيَاةِ. | ١٩ 19 |
All they that goe vnto her, returne not againe, neither take they holde of the wayes of life.
حَتَّى تَسْلُكَ فِي طَرِيقِ ٱلصَّالِحِينَ وَتَحْفَظَ سُبُلَ ٱلصِّدِّيقِينَ. | ٢٠ 20 |
Therefore walke thou in the way of good men, and keepe the wayes of the righteous.
لِأَنَّ ٱلْمُسْتَقِيمِينَ يَسْكُنُونَ ٱلْأَرْضَ، وَٱلْكَامِلِينَ يَبْقَوْنَ فِيهَا. | ٢١ 21 |
For the iust shall dwell in the land, and the vpright men shall remaine in it.
أَمَّا ٱلْأَشْرَارُ فَيَنْقَرِضُونَ مِنَ ٱلْأَرْضِ، وَٱلْغَادِرُونَ يُسْتَأْصَلُونَ مِنْهَا. | ٢٢ 22 |
But the wicked shalbe cut off from ye earth, and the transgressours shalbe rooted out of it.