Whakatauki 1
1 Ko nga whakatauki a Horomona tama a Rawiri, kingi o Iharaira;
The Proverbs of Solomon son of David, who reigned in Israel;
2 E mohiotia ai te whakaaro nui, te ako; e kitea ai nga kupu o te matauranga;
to know wisdom and instruction, and to perceive words of understanding;
3 E riro mai ai te ako a te ngakau mahara, te tika, te whakawa, te mea ano e rite ana;
to receive also hard saying, and to understand true justice, and [how] to direct judgment;
4 Hei hoatu i te ngakau tupato ki nga kuware, i te matauranga, i te ngarahu pai ki te taitamariki;
that he might give subtlety to the simple, and to the young man discernment and understanding.
5 Kia whakarongo ai te tangata whakaaro nui, kia nui ake ai tona mohio; kia whiwhi ai te tangata tupato ki nga whakaaro mohio:
For by the hearing of these a wise man will be wiser, and man of understanding will gain direction;
6 E mohio ai ia ki te whakatauki, ki te kupu whakarite, ki nga kupu a nga whakaaro nui, ki a ratou korero whakapeka.
and will understand a parable, and a dark speech; the saying of the wise also, and riddles.
7 Ko te wehi ki a Ihowa te timatanga o te matauranga; e whakahawea ana te whakaarokore ki te whakaaro nui, ki te ako.
The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom; and [there is] good understanding to all that practise it: and piety toward God is the beginning of discernment; but the ungodly will set at nought wisdom and instruction.
8 Whakarongo, e taku tama, ki te ako a tou papa, kaua hoki e whakarerea te ture a tou whaea;
Hear, [my] son, the instruction of thy father, and reject not the rules of thy mother.
9 Ka waiho hoki ena hei pare ataahua mo tou matenga, hei mekameka whakapaipai mo tou kaki.
For thou shalt receive for thine head a crown of graces, and a chain of gold round thy neck.
10 E taku tama, ki te whakawaia koe e te hunga hara, kaua e whakaae.
[My] son, let not ungodly men lead thee astray, neither consent thou [to them].
11 Ki te mea ratou, Tatou ka haere, ka whakapapa atu, ka whakaheke toto; kia whanga puku tatou, he mea takekore, mo te tangata harakore:
If they should exhort thee, saying, Come with us, partake in blood, and let us unjustly hide the just man in the earth:
12 Horomia oratia ratou e tatou, peratia me ta te rua tupapaku; ka riro tinana ratou, ka pera me te hunga e heke atu ana ki te poka: (Sheol h7585)
and let us swallow him alive, as Hades [would], and remove the memorial of him from the earth: (Sheol h7585)
13 Ka kitea e tatou nga taonga utu nui katoa, ka whakakiia o tatou whare ki ta tatou e pahua ai:
let us seize on his valuable property, and let us fill our houses with spoils:
14 Maka mai tou wahi ki roto ki to matou; kia kotahi te putea ma tatou katoa.
but do thou cast in thy lot with us, and let us all provide a common purse, and let us have one pouch:
15 E taku tama, kaua e haere tahi i te ara me ratou; kaiponuhia tou waewae i to ratou huarahi;
go not in the way with them, but turn aside thy foot from their paths:
16 E rere ana hoki o ratou waewae ki te kino, e hohoro ana ratou ki te whakaheke toto.
[For their feet run to do evil, and are swift to shed blood. ]
17 He maumau hoki te hora o te kupenga ki te tirohanga a tetahi manu.
for nets are not without cause spread for birds.
18 Ko ratou, he whakaheke i o ratou toto ano i whakapapa ai ratou; he whakamate i a ratou ano i piri ai ratou.
For they that are concerned in murder store up evils for themselves; and the overthrow of transgressors is evil.
19 Ka pena nga huarahi o te hunga apo taonga; ko te ora ano o ona rangatira e tangohia.
These are the ways of all that perform lawless deeds; for by ungodliness they destroy their own life.
20 E hamama ana te whakaaro nui i te huarahi; e puaki ana tona reo i nga waharoa;
Wisdom sings aloud in passages, and in the broad places speaks boldly.
21 E karanga ana ia i te tino wahi whakaminenga; i te wahi tuwhera o nga kuwaha, i roto i te pa, e puaki ana ana kupu;
And she makes proclamation on the top of the walls, and sits by the gates of princes; and at the gates of the city boldly says,
22 E te hunga kuware, kia pehea ake te roa o to koutou aroha ki te kuwaretanga? O te hiahia ranei o te hunga whakahi ki to ratou whakahi? O te whakakino ranei a te hunga wairangi ki te matauranga?
So long as the simple cleave to justice, they shall not be ashamed: but the foolish being lovers of haughtiness, having become ungodly have hated knowledge, and are become subject to reproofs.
23 Tahuri mai ki taku ako: na ka ringihia e ahau toku wairua ki a koutou, ka whakaaturia aku kupu ki a koutou.
Behold, I will bring forth to you the utterance of my breath, and I will instruct you in my speech.
24 I karanga atu hoki ahau, heoi kihai koutou i pai mai; i totoro atu toku ringa, a kihai tetahi i whai whakaaro mai;
Since I called, and ye did not hearken; and I spoke at length, and ye gave no heed;
25 Heoi whakakahoretia iho e koutou toku whakaaro katoa, kihai hoki i aro ki taku ako:
but ye set at nought my counsels, and disregarded my reproofs;
26 Mo reira ka kata ahau i te ra o to koutou aitua; ka tawai ina pa te pawera ki a koutou.
therefore I also will laugh at your destruction; and I will rejoice against [you] when ruin comes upon you:
27 Ina tae mai to koutou pawera ano he tupuhi, a ka pa mai to koutou aitua ano he paroro; ina tae mai te pouri me te ngakau mamae ki a koutou.
yea when dismay suddenly comes upon you, and [your] overthrow shall arrive like a tempest; and when tribulation and distress shall come upon you, or when ruin shall come upon you.
28 Ko reira ratou karanga ai ki ahau, a e kore ahau e whakahoki kupu atu; ka rapu nui ratou i ahau, otiia e kore ahau e kitea e ratou:
For it shall be that when ye call upon me, I will not hearken to you: wicked men shall seek me, but shall not find [me].
29 Mo ratou i kino ki te matauranga; kihai hoki i whiriwhiria e ratou te wehi ki a Ihowa;
For they hated wisdom, and did not choose the word of the Lord:
30 Kihai i aro mai ki oku whakaaro; whakahawea ana ratou ki taku kupu riri katoa.
neither would they attend to my counsels, but derided my reproofs.
31 Na reira ka kai ratou i nga hua o to ratou nei ara, ka whakakiia ano hoki ki nga mea i titoa e ratou.
Therefore shall they eat the fruits of their own way, and shall be filled with their own ungodliness.
32 Ko te tahuritanga atu hoki o nga kuware hei patu i a ratou; ko te ngakau warea ano hoki o nga wairangi hei huna i a ratou.
For because they wronged the simple, they shall be slain; and an inquisition shall ruin the ungodly.
33 Ko te tangata ia e rongo ana ki ahau, ka au tona noho, ka tea hoki i te wehi ki te kino.
But he that hearkens to me shall dwell in confidence, and shall rest securely from all evil.
