Soakas 3
1 Tulik nutik, nimet mulkunla ma nga luti nu sum. Esam ma nukewa ma nga fahk nu sum in oru.
My son, do not forget what I have taught you. Keep my commands in your inner being,
2 Mwe luti luk ac fah akloesye moul lom ac akinsewowoye.
because [if you obey them] you will live a long time and things will go well for you
3 Nimet lela kulang ac inse pwaye in wanginla liki kom. Kapriya inkwawom, ac simusla insiom.
Always faithfully love others and (be faithful/do what you say that you will do); doing those things [will cause others to be pleased with you]; it will be as though you are wearing a beautiful necklace. Keep those things in your mind/inner being.
4 Kom fin oru ouinge, kom ac fah ohi yurin God ac mwet uh.
If you do, God and people will approve of you and think highly of you [MTY].
5 Lulalfongi LEUM GOD ke insiom kewa. Nimet lulalfongi etu lom sifacna.
Trust in Yahweh completely, and do not rely on what you yourself understand.
6 Esam LEUM GOD in ma nukewa kom oru, ac El ac fah akkalemye inkanek suwohs nu sum.
Always allow him to lead you. If you do that, he will (show you the right path/direct your life).
7 Nimet sifacna nunku mu kom arulana fas in lalmwetmet lom; akos LEUM GOD ac fahsr liki ma koluk.
Do not be proud of being wise. [Instead], revere Yahweh and turn away from doing evil.
8 Kom fin oru ouinge, ac fah akkeye monum, ac sot ku nu sum.
If you do that, your body will be healthy/strong; it will be [like] medicine for you.
9 Akfulatye LEUM GOD ke mwe sang lom nu sel ke mwe kasrup lom, ac ke fahko se meet ke ima lom.
Honor Yahweh by [what you do with] your money; and [by giving him] the first part of your harvest.
10 Kom fin oru ouinge, nien filma lom ac fah nwanala ke wheat, ac nien wain lom ac fah kahkkakla ke wain.
If you do that, [you will have a good harvest]. Yahweh will fill your barns [with grain], and your vats/containers will be overflowing with [grape juice for making] wine.
11 Tulik nutik, nimet pilesru kas in kai lun LEUM GOD nu sum, a lohang nu kac ac eis mu mwe sensenkakin kom.
My son, when Yahweh disciplines/corrects you, do not despise it, and if he rebukes you, do not resent it.
12 LEUM GOD El kaelos su El lungse, oana ke sie papa kai tulik su el insewowo kac.
[I say that] because it is the people whom Yahweh loves that he corrects/reproves, [just] like parents correct/reprove their sons whom they love.
13 Insewowo mwet se su konauk lalmwetmet, ac su sun etauk.
[Yahweh] is pleased with those who become wise and have good understanding.
14 Ma laesla kac yohk liki ma laesla ke silver, ac yohk sripa nu sum liki gold.
Being wise and having good understanding is worth more than silver, better than gold.
15 Lalmwetmet el saok liki wek saok. Wangin kutena ma kom lungse ku in lumweyuk nu kac.
Being wise is more precious than (jewels/precious stones); there is nothing that you could desire [that would be as valuable] as wisdom.
16 Lalmwetmet uh ac akloesye moul lom, akkasrupye kom, ac oru in sunakinyuk kom.
On the one hand, wisdom [PRS] enables [you] to live a long life, and on the other hand, wisdom enables [you] to become rich and to be honored.
17 Inkanek lun lalmwetmet uh ac mwe engan nu sum, ac kol kom nu ke moul in misla.
If [you] are wise, [your] life will be pleasant, and things will go well [for you].
18 Lalmwetmet uh oana sak in moul nu selos su eisal, ac mwe insewowo nu selos su akfulatyal.
Wisdom is [like] a tree that gives long life to those who [eagerly] take hold of it, and [Yahweh] is pleased with those who hold onto it tightly.
19 LEUM GOD El orala faclu ke lalmwetmet lal, Ke etu lal El oakiya ma oan inkusrao.
By his wisdom Yahweh created the earth, and by his understanding he put everything in the skies.
20 Lalmwetmet lal uh oru kof ye faclu in unonak, Ac pukunyeng uh in kahkunma af nu fin faclu.
By his knowledge [he caused] the water that was beneath the earth to burst forth, and he caused rain to fall from the clouds.
21 Tulik nutik, sruokya ku liyaten, ac lohang in wo nu ke ma kom oru.
My son, [always] keep doing things that are right and things that are smart. If you do that,
22 Ma inge ac sot moul wo ac insewowo nu sum.
you will live [many years] and be honored and respected {people will honor and respect you}.
23 Kom ac fah fahsr ke inkanek in misla, ac tiana tukulkul.
If you do what is right and wise, you will [be able to] walk safely, and you will not (stumble/do things that are wrong) [MET].
24 Kom ac fah tia sangeng ke kom motul, ac kom ac fah motul folosowosla ke fong uh.
You will [be able to] lie down [at night] and not be afraid [of anything], and you will sleep peacefully.
25 Kom ac tia sensen ke mwe fosrnga su ac sa sikyak, oana paka ma sun mwet koluk uh.
You will not be afraid that something disastrous will happen to you or that storms that strike the wicked will strike you,
26 LEUM GOD El ac karingin kom. El ac fah tia lela niom in sremla.
because you will be confident that Yahweh [will take care of you]. He will not let your foot be caught in a trap/snare.
27 In pacl nukewa ma kom ku, kom in kasrelos su fal in eis kasru, ac tia sruokya ma wo lukelos.
If you are able to help people who deserve it, do not refuse to help them.
28 Nimet fahk nu sin mwet tulan lom in soano nu ke len tok ah, kom fin ku in kasrel ingena.
If you are able to help someone you interact with, do not say, “Come back later; [perhaps] I can help you tomorrow.”
29 Nimet akoo kutena ma ac tuh akkolukye mwet tulan lom; el muta siskom ac lulalfongi kom.
Do not make plans to harm those you interact with regularly, [because] they live near you, and they trust you.
30 Nimet akukuin nu sin sie mwet ke wangin sripa, fin wangin ma el oru in akkolukye kom.
If someone has not harmed you, do not accuse him [by saying that he has harmed you].
31 Nimet mwel ma lun mwet sulallal, ku nunkauk in oru oana elos oru,
Do not envy people who [obtain things by] violent actions, and do not imitate/do what they do.
32 mweyen LEUM GOD El srunga mwet orekma koluk, a El insraelak nu sin mwet suwoswos.
[I say that] because Yahweh considers such people to be abominable/detestable; but he is a friend to [all] those who do what is right.
33 Mwe selnga lun LEUM GOD oan fin lohm sin mwet koluk, a mwe insewowo lal oan fin lohm sin mwet suwoswos.
Yahweh curses the families [MTY] of those who are wicked, but he blesses the families of those who are good/righteous.
34 El tiana lohang nu sin mwet inse fulat, a El kulang nu sin mwet pusisel.
Yahweh makes fun of those who make fun [of others], but he kindly helps those who are humble.
35 Mwet lalmwetmet uh ac akfulatyeyuk, a mwet lalfon uh ac yokelik mwekin lalos.
Wise [people] will be honored {people will honor wise people}, but foolish people will be dishonored/disgraced.
