أَمْثَالٌ 25
| هَذِهِ أَيْضًا أَمْثَالُ سُلَيْمَانَ ٱلَّتِي نَقَلَهَا رِجَالُ حَزَقِيَّا مَلِكِ يَهُوذَا: | ١ 1 |
These are more proverbs of Solomon, copied by the men of Hezekiah, king of Judah.
| مَجْدُ ٱللهِ إِخْفَاءُ ٱلْأَمْرِ، وَمَجْدُ ٱلْمُلُوكِ فَحْصُ ٱلْأَمْرِ. | ٢ 2 |
It is the glory of God to conceal a matter, but the glory of kings to search it out.
| اَلسَّمَاءُ لِلْعُلُوِّ، وَٱلْأَرْضُ لِلْعُمْقِ، وَقُلُوبُ ٱلْمُلُوكِ لَا تُفْحَصُ. | ٣ 3 |
Like the heavens are for height and the earth is for depth, so the heart of kings is unsearchable.
| أَزِلِ ٱلزَّغَلَ مِنَ ٱلْفِضَّةِ، فَيَخْرُجَ إِنَاءٌ لِلصَّائِغِ. | ٤ 4 |
Remove the dross from the silver and a metal worker can use the silver in his craft.
| أَزِلِ ٱلشِّرِّيرَ مِنْ قُدَّامِ ٱلْمَلِكِ، فَيُثَبَّتَ كُرْسِيُّهُ بِٱلْعَدْلِ. | ٥ 5 |
Even so, remove wicked people from the presence of the king and his throne will be established by doing what is right.
| لَا تَتَفَاخَرْ أَمَامَ ٱلْمَلِكِ، وَلَا تَقِفْ فِي مَكَانِ ٱلْعُظَمَاءِ، | ٦ 6 |
Do not honor yourself in the king's presence and do not stand in the place designated for great people.
| لِأَنَّهُ خَيْرٌ أَنْ يُقَالَ لَكَ: ٱرْتَفِعْ إِلَى هُنَا، مِنْ أَنْ تُحَطَّ فِي حَضْرَةِ ٱلرَّئِيسِ ٱلَّذِي رَأَتْهُ عَيْنَاكَ. | ٧ 7 |
It is better for him to say to you, “Come up here,” than for him to humiliate you before a nobleman. What you have witnessed,
| لَا تَبْرُزْ عَاجِلًا إِلَى ٱلْخِصَامِ، لِئَلَّا تَفْعَلَ شَيْئًا فِي ٱلْآخِرِ حِينَ يُخْزِيكَ قَرِيبُكَ. | ٨ 8 |
do not bring quickly to trial. For what will you do in the end when your neighbor puts you to shame?
| أَقِمْ دَعْوَاكَ مَعَ قَرِيبِكَ، وَلَا تُبحْ بِسِرِّ غَيْرِكَ، | ٩ 9 |
Argue your case between you and your neighbor himself and do not disclose another's secret,
| لِئَلَّا يُعَيِّرَكَ ٱلسَّامِعُ، فَلَا تَنْصَرِفَ فَضِيحَتُكَ. | ١٠ 10 |
or else the one who hears you will bring shame upon you and an evil report about you that cannot be silenced.
| تُفَّاحٌ مِنْ ذَهَبٍ فِي مَصُوغٍ مِنْ فِضَّةٍ، كَلِمَةٌ مَقُولَةٌ فِي مَحَلِّهَا. | ١١ 11 |
Apples of gold in settings of silver is a word spoken in the right situation.
| قُرْطٌ مِنْ ذَهَبٍ وَحُلِيٌّ مِنْ إِبْرِيزٍ، ٱلْمُوَبِّخُ ٱلْحَكِيمُ لِأُذُنٍ سَامِعَةٍ. | ١٢ 12 |
A gold ring or jewelry made of fine gold is a wise rebuke to a listening ear.
| كَبَرْدِ ٱلثَّلْجِ فِي يَوْمِ ٱلْحَصَادِ، ٱلرَّسُولُ ٱلْأَمِينُ لِمُرْسِلِيهِ، لِأَنَّهُ يَرُدُّ نَفْسَ سَادَتِهِ. | ١٣ 13 |
Like the cold of snow at harvest time is a faithful messenger for those who sent him; he brings back the life of his masters.
| سَحَابٌ وَرِيحٌ بِلَا مَطَرٍ، ٱلرَّجُلُ ٱلْمُفْتَخِرُ بِهَدِيَّةِ كَذِبٍ. | ١٤ 14 |
Clouds and wind without rain is the one who boasts about a gift he does not give.
| بِبُطْءِ ٱلْغَضَبِ يُقْنَعُ ٱلرَّئِيسُ، وَٱللِّسَانُ ٱللَّيِّنُ يَكْسِرُ ٱلْعَظْمَ. | ١٥ 15 |
With patience a ruler can be persuaded and a soft tongue can break a bone.
| أَوَجَدْتَ عَسَلًا؟ فَكُلْ كِفَايَتَكَ، لِئَلَّا تَتَّخِمَ فَتَتَقَيَّأَهُ. | ١٦ 16 |
If you find honey, eat just enough— otherwise, having too much of it, you vomit it up.
| اِجْعَلْ رِجْلَكَ عَزِيزَةً فِي بَيْتِ قَرِيبِكَ، لِئَلَّا يَمَلَّ مِنْكَ فَيُبْغِضَكَ. | ١٧ 17 |
Do not set your foot in your neighbor's house too often, he may become tired of you and hate you.
| مِقْمَعَةٌ وَسَيْفٌ وَسَهْمٌ حَادٌّ، ٱلرَّجُلُ ٱلْمُجِيبُ قَرِيبَهُ بِشَهَادَةِ زُورٍ. | ١٨ 18 |
A man who bears false witness against his neighbor is like a club used in war, or a sword, or a sharp arrow.
| سِنٌّ مَهْتُومَةٌ وَرِجْلٌ مُخَلَّعَةٌ، ٱلثِّقَةُ بِٱلْخَائِنِ فِي يَوْمِ ٱلضِّيقِ. | ١٩ 19 |
An unfaithful man in whom you trust in a time of trouble is like a bad tooth or a foot that slips.
| كَنَزْعِ ٱلثَّوْبِ فِي يَوْمِ ٱلْبَرْدِ، كَخَلٍّ عَلَى نَطْرُونٍ، مَنْ يُغَنِّي أَغَانِيَّ لِقَلْبٍ كَئِيبٍ. | ٢٠ 20 |
Like a person who takes off a garment in cold weather, or like vinegar poured upon carbonate of soda, is the one who sings songs to a heavy heart.
| إِنْ جَاعَ عَدُوُّكَ فَأَطْعِمْهُ خُبْزًا، وَإِنْ عَطِشَ فَٱسْقِهِ مَاءً، | ٢١ 21 |
If your enemy is hungry, give him food to eat, and if he is thirsty, give him water to drink,
| فَإِنَّكَ تَجْمَعُ جَمْرًا عَلَى رَأْسِهِ، وَٱلرَّبُّ يُجَازِيكَ. | ٢٢ 22 |
for you will shovel coals of fire on his head and Yahweh will reward you.
| رِيحُ ٱلشِّمَالِ تَطْرُدُ ٱلْمَطَرَ، وَٱلْوَجْهُ ٱلْمُعْبِسُ يَطْرُدُ لِسَانًا ثَالِبًا. | ٢٣ 23 |
As surely as the north wind brings rain, so a tongue that tells secrets will result in angry faces.
| اَلسُّكْنَى فِي زَاوِيَةِ ٱلسَّطْحِ، خَيْرٌ مِنِ ٱمْرَأَةٍ مُخَاصِمَةٍ فِي بَيْتٍ مُشْتَرِكٍ. | ٢٤ 24 |
It is better to live on a corner of the roof than in a house shared with a quarreling wife.
| مِيَاهٌ بَارِدَةٌ لِنَفْسٍ عَطْشَانَةٍ، ٱلْخَبَرُ ٱلطَّيِّبُ مِنْ أَرْضٍ بَعِيدَةٍ. | ٢٥ 25 |
Like cold waters to one who is thirsty, so is good news from a far country.
| عَيْنٌ مُكَدَّرَةٌ وَيَنْبُوعٌ فَاسِدٌ، ٱلصِّدِّيقُ ٱلْمُنْحَنِي أَمَامَ ٱلشِّرِّيرِ. | ٢٦ 26 |
Like a fouled spring or a ruined fountain is a righteous person tottering before wicked people.
| أَكْلُ كَثِيرٍ مِنَ ٱلْعَسَلِ لَيْسَ بِحَسَنٍ، وَطَلَبُ ٱلنَّاسِ مَجْدَ أَنْفُسِهِمْ ثَقِيلٌ. | ٢٧ 27 |
It is not good to eat too much honey; that is like searching for honor after honor.
| مَدِينَةٌ مُنْهَدِمَةٌ بِلَا سُورٍ، ٱلرَّجُلُ ٱلَّذِي لَيْسَ لَهُ سُلْطَانٌ عَلَى رُوحِهِ. | ٢٨ 28 |
A person without self-control is like a city breached and without walls.
