Proverbs 2
1 My son, listen to what I say, and [consider my instructions to be as valuable as] [MET] a treasure.
| בְּנִי אִם־תִּקַּח אֲמָרָי וּמִצְוֺתַי תִּצְפֹּן אִתָּֽךְ׃ |
2 Pay attention to wisdom and try hard to understand it.
| לְהַקְשִׁיב לַחׇכְמָה אׇזְנֶךָ תַּטֶּה לִבְּךָ לַתְּבוּנָֽה׃ |
3 Call out [to God] to get insight; plead with him to help you to understand more [of what he wants you to know].
| כִּי אִם לַבִּינָה תִקְרָא לַתְּבוּנָה תִּתֵּן קוֹלֶֽךָ׃ |
4 Search [eagerly] for wisdom, like you would search for silver, like you would search for a treasure that someone has hidden.
| אִם־תְּבַקְשֶׁנָּה כַכָּסֶף וְֽכַמַּטְמוֹנִים תַּחְפְּשֶֽׂנָּה׃ |
5 If you do that, you will understand how to revere Yahweh, and you will succeed in knowing God.
| אָז תָּבִין יִרְאַת יְהֹוָה וְדַעַת אֱלֹהִים תִּמְצָֽא׃ |
6 Yahweh is the one who gives us wisdom. He is the one who tells us things that we need to know and understand.
| כִּֽי־יְהֹוָה יִתֵּן חׇכְמָה מִפִּיו דַּעַת וּתְבוּנָֽה׃ |
7 He gives good advice to those who conduct their lives as they should. He protects [MET] those who do what is right.
| (וצפן) [יִצְפֹּן] לַיְשָׁרִים תּוּשִׁיָּה מָגֵן לְהֹלְכֵי תֹֽם׃ |
8 He guards those who act justly/fairly [toward others], and he watches over those who are faithful/loyal [to him].
| לִנְצֹר אׇרְחוֹת מִשְׁפָּט וְדֶרֶךְ חֲסִידָו יִשְׁמֹֽר׃ |
9 [If you ask God for wisdom], you will understand what is right and just [DOU] [to do], and [you will know] the right way to conduct your life,
| אָז תָּבִין צֶדֶק וּמִשְׁפָּט וּמֵישָׁרִים כׇּל־מַעְגַּל־טֽוֹב׃ |
10 because you will be wise in your inner being; and knowing [what God wants you to know] will cause you to be joyful.
| כִּֽי־תָבוֹא חׇכְמָה בְלִבֶּךָ וְדַעַת לְֽנַפְשְׁךָ יִנְעָֽם׃ |
11 If you know [PRS] how to choose what is right to do and if you understand [what God wants] you to do, God will protect you and guard you and keep you safe.
| מְזִמָּה תִּשְׁמֹר עָלֶיךָ תְּבוּנָה תִנְצְרֶֽכָּה׃ |
12 If you are wise [PRS], you will not do what evil people do, and you will not [believe what] deceitful people say.
| לְהַצִּילְךָ מִדֶּרֶךְ רָע מֵאִישׁ מְדַבֵּר תַּהְפֻּכֽוֹת׃ |
13 Deceitful people have stopped acting fairly/justly [toward others] and (walk on dark and evil paths/do what evil people do) [MET].
| הַעֹזְבִים אׇרְחוֹת יֹשֶׁר לָלֶכֶת בְּדַרְכֵי־חֹֽשֶׁךְ׃ |
14 They enjoy doing what is wrong; they like to do what is evil and to deceive [people].
| הַשְּׂמֵחִים לַעֲשׂוֹת רָע יָגִילוּ בְּֽתַהְפֻּכוֹת רָֽע׃ |
15 They (walk on crooked paths/always deceive others) and are always dishonest.
| אֲשֶׁר אׇרְחֹתֵיהֶם עִקְּשִׁים וּנְלוֹזִים בְּמַעְגְּלוֹתָֽם׃ |
16 If you are wise [PRS], you will [also] be saved from (immoral women/prostitutes); you will not pay attention when adulterous women try to (seduce/entice you by what they say.)
| לְהַצִּילְךָ מֵאִשָּׁה זָרָה מִנׇּכְרִיָּה אֲמָרֶיהָ הֶחֱלִֽיקָה׃ |
17 Those women have left the husbands whom they married when they were young; they have disregarded the solemn promise they made to God [not to commit adultery].
| הַֽעֹזֶבֶת אַלּוּף נְעוּרֶיהָ וְאֶת־בְּרִית אֱלֹהֶיהָ שָׁכֵֽחָה׃ |
18 If you go into houses of women who are like that, you will die [when you are still young]; the road [to their houses] leads to hell. (questioned)
| כִּי שָׁחָה אֶל־מָוֶת בֵּיתָהּ וְאֶל־רְפָאִים מַעְגְּלֹתֶֽיהָ׃ |
19 No man who (visits/sleeps with) a woman like that will again [live harmoniously with his family]. He will never have a [happy] life again.
| כׇּל־בָּאֶיהָ לֹא יְשׁוּבוּן וְלֹֽא־יַשִּׂיגוּ אׇרְחוֹת חַיִּֽים׃ |
20 If [you are wise], you should behave like good men behave. You should (stay on the paths that righteous [people] walk on/do what godly people do) [MET],
| לְמַעַן תֵּלֵךְ בְּדֶרֶךְ טוֹבִים וְאׇרְחוֹת צַדִּיקִים תִּשְׁמֹֽר׃ |
21 because only godly people will live in this land [and receive God’s blessings]; [only] those who have not done wrong will stay here [for a long time].
| כִּֽי־יְשָׁרִים יִשְׁכְּנוּ־אָרֶץ וּתְמִימִים יִוָּתְרוּ בָֽהּ׃ |
22 Wicked [people] will be expelled from this land, and [people] who are not trustworthy will be thrown {God will throw them} out of it.
| וּרְשָׁעִים מֵאֶרֶץ יִכָּרֵתוּ וּבוֹגְדִים יִסְּחוּ מִמֶּֽנָּה׃ |
