الأمثال 31

١ 1 هَذِهِ أَقْوَالُ لَمُوئِيلَ مَلِكِ مَسَّا الَّتِي تَلَقَّنَهَا عَنْ أُمِّهِ:

word Lemuel king burden which to discipline him mother his

٢ 2 مَاذَا يَاابْنِي يَاابْنَ أَحْشَائِي، يَاابْنَ نُذُورِي؟

what? son: child my and what? son: child belly: womb my and what? son: child vow my

٣ 3 لاَ تُنْفِقْ قُوَّتَكَ عَلَى النِّسَاءِ، وَلاَ تَسْتَسْلِمْ لِمَنْ يُهْلِكْنَ الْمُلُوكَ.

not to give: give to/for woman strength your and way: conduct your to/for to wipe king

٤ 4 لَيْسَ لِلْمُلُوكِ يَالَمُوئِيلُ، لَيْسَ لِلْمُلُوكِ أَنْ يُدْمِنُوا الْخَمْرَ، وَلاَ لِلْعُظَمَاءِ أَنْ يَجْرَعُوا الْمُسْكِرَ.

not to/for king Lemuel not to/for king to drink wine and to/for to rule (where? *QK) strong drink

٥ 5 لِئَلاَّ يَسْكَرُوا فَيَنْسَوْا الشَّرِيعَةَ، وَيَجُورُوا عَلَى حُقُوقِ الْبَائِسِينَ.

lest to drink and to forget to decree and to change judgment all son: type of affliction

٦ 6 أَعْطُوا الْمُسْكِرَ لِلْهَالِكِ، وَالْخَمْرَ لِذَوِي النُّفُوسِ التَّعِسَةِ،

to give: give strong drink to/for to perish and wine to/for bitter soul

٧ 7 فَيَثْمَلُوا وَيَنْسَوْا فَقْرَهُمْ، وَلاَ يَذْكُرُوا بُؤْسَهُمْ بَعْدُ.

to drink and to forget poverty his and trouble his not to remember still

٨ 8 افْتَحْ فَمَكَ مُدَافِعاً عَنِ الأَخْرَسِ، وَفِي دَعْوَى كُلِّ مَنْبُوذٍ.

to open lip your to/for mute to(wards) judgment all son: type of destruction

٩ 9 افْتَحْ فَمَكَ قَاضِياً بِالْعَدْلِ، وَدَافِعْ عَنْ حُقُوقِ الْفُقَرَاءِ وَالْمُحْتَاجِينَ.

to open lip your to judge righteousness and to judge afflicted and needy

١٠ 10 مَنْ يَعْثُرُ عَلَى الْمَرْأَةِ الْفَاضِلَةِ؟ إِنَّ قِيمَتَهَا تَفُوقُ اللَّآلِئَ.

woman: wife strength: worthy who? to find and distant from jewel merchandise her

١١ 11 بِهَا يَثِقُ قَلْبُ زَوْجِهَا فَلاَ يَحْتَاجُ إِلَى مَا هُوَ نَفِيسٌ.

to trust in/on/with her heart master: husband her and spoil not to lack

١٢ 12 تُسْبِغُ عَلَيْهِ الْخَيْرَ دُونَ الشَّرِّ كُلَّ أَيَّامِ حَيَاتِهَا.

to wean him good and not bad: evil all day life her

١٣ 13 تَلْتَمِسُ صُوفاً وَكَتَّاناً وَتَشْتَغِلُ بِيَدَيْنِ رَاضِيَتَيْنِ،

to seek wool and flax and to make: do in/on/with pleasure palm her

١٤ 14 فَتَكُونُ كَسُفُنِ التَّاجِرِ الَّتِي تَجْلِبُ طَعَامَهَا مِنْ بِلاَدٍ نَائِيَةٍ.

to be like/as fleet to trade from distance to come (in): bring food her

١٥ 15 تَنْهَضُ وَاللَّيْلُ مَا بَرِحَ مُخَيِّماً، لِتُعِدَّ طَعَاماً لأَهْلِ بَيْتِهَا، وَتُدَبِّرَ أَعْمَالَ جَوَارِيهَا

and to arise: rise in/on/with still night and to give: give prey to/for house: household her and statute: portion to/for maiden her

١٦ 16 تَتَفَحَّصُ حَقْلاً وَتَشْتَرِيهِ، وَمِنْ مَكْسَبِ يَدَيْهَا تَغْرِسُ كَرْماً

to plan land: country and to take: buy him from fruit palm her (to plant *QK) vineyard

١٧ 17 تُنَطِّقُ حَقَوَيْهَا بِالْقُوَّةِ وَتُشَدِّدُ ذِرَاعَيْهَا.

to gird in/on/with strength loin her and to strengthen arm her

١٨ 18 وَتُدْرِكُ أَنَّ تِجَارَتَهَا رَابِحَةٌ، وَلاَ يَنْطَفِئُ سِرَاجُهَا فِي اللَّيْلِ.

to perceive for pleasant profit her not to quench (in/on/with night *Qk) lamp her

١٩ 19 تَقْبِضُ بِيَدَيْهَا عَلَى الْمِغْزَلِ وَتُمْسِكُ كَفَّاهَا بِالْفَلَكَةِ.

hand her to send: reach in/on/with distaff and palm her to grasp district

٢٠ 20 تَبْسُطُ كَفَّيْهَا لِلْفَقِيرِ وَتَمُدُّ يَدَيْهَا لإِغَاثَةِ الْبَائِسِ.

palm her to spread to/for afflicted and hand her to send: reach to/for needy

٢١ 21 لاَ تَخْشَى عَلَى أَهْلِ بَيْتِهَا مِنَ الثَّلْجِ، لأَنَّ جَمِيعَهُمْ يَرْتَدُونَ الْحُلَلَ الْقِرْمِزِيَّةَ.

not to fear to/for house: household her from snow for all house: household her to clothe scarlet

٢٢ 22 تَصْنَعُ لِنَفْسِهَا أَغْطِيَةً مُوَشَّاةً، وَثِيَابُهَا مُحَاكَةٌ مِنْ كَتَّانٍ وَأُرْجُوَانٍ.

covering to make to/for her linen and purple clothing her

٢٣ 23 زَوْجُهَا مَعْرُوفٌ فِي مَجَالِسِ بَوَّابَاتِ الْمَدِينَةِ، حَيْثُ يَجْلِسُ بَيْنَ وُجَهَاءِ الْبِلاَدِ.

to know in/on/with gate master: husband her in/on/with to dwell he with old: elder land: country/planet

٢٤ 24 تَصْنَعُ أَقْمِصَةً كَتَّانِيَّةً وَتَبِيعُهَا، وَتُزَوِّدُ التَّاجِرَ الْكَنْعَانِيَّ بِمَنَاطِقَ.

linen to make and to sell and belt to give: give to/for merchant

٢٥ 25 كِسَاؤُهَا الْعِزَّةُ وَالشَّرَفُ، وَتَبْتَهِجُ بِالأَيَّامِ الْمُقْبِلَةِ.

strength and glory clothing her and to laugh to/for day last

٢٦ 26 يَنْطِقُ فَمُهَا بِالْحِكْمَةِ، وَفِي لِسَانِهَا سُنَّةُ الْمَعْرُوفِ.

lip her to open in/on/with wisdom and instruction kindness upon tongue her

٢٧ 27 تَرْعَى بِعِنَايَةٍ شُؤُونَ أَهْلِ بَيْتِهَا، وَلاَ تَأْكُلُ خُبْزَ الْكَسَلِ.

to watch walk house: household her and food: bread sluggishness not to eat

٢٨ 28 يَقُومُ أَبْنَاؤُهَا وَيَغْبِطُونَهَا، وَيُطْرِيهَا زَوْجُهَا أَيْضاً قَائِلاً:

to arise: rise son: child her and to bless her master: husband her and to boast: praise her

٢٩ 29 «نِسَاءٌ كَثِيرَاتٌ قُمْنَ بِأَعْمَالٍ جَلِيلَةٍ، وَلَكِنَّكِ تَفَوَّقْتِ عَلَيْهِنَّ جَمِيعاً».

many daughter to make: do strength: worthy and you(f. s.) to ascend: rise upon all their

٣٠ 30 الْحُسْنُ غِشٌّ وَالْجَمَالُ بَاطِلٌ، أَمَّا الْمَرْأَةُ الْمُتَّقِيَّةُ الرَّبَّ فَهِيَ الَّتِي تُمْدَحُ.

deception [the] favor and vanity [the] beauty woman afraid LORD he/she/it to boast: praise

٣١ 31 أَعْطُوهَا مِنْ ثَمَرِ يَدَيْهَا، وَلْتَكُنْ أَعْمَالُهَا مَصْدَرَ الثَّنَاءِ عَلَيْهَا.

to give: give to/for her from fruit hand her and to boast: praise her in/on/with gate deed: work her