Salomos Ordsprog 9
1 Visdommen har bygget sitt hus, hun har hugget til sine syv stolper.
[It is as though] wisdom [is a woman who] has built a [big] house for herself, and has set up seven columns [to support the roof],
2 Hun har slaktet sitt slaktefe, blandet sin vin og dekket sitt bord;
and has slaughtered an animal [and cooked the meat], and has mixed [nice spices] in the wine, and has put [the food] on the table.
3 hun har sendt ut sine piker, hun roper oppe fra byens høider:
[It is as though then] she sent out her servant women to call out from the highest place in the town,
4 Den som er enfoldig, han vende sig hit! Til den som er uten forstand, sier hun:
“You people who need to understand more, come in!” And to those who are ignorant, [it is as though] she calls out,
5 Kom, et av mitt brød og drikk av den vin jeg har blandet!
“Come and eat the food that I [have prepared], and drink the [good] wine that I have mixed!
6 Opgi eders uforstand, så skal I leve, og gå bent frem på forstandens vei!
(Leave/Go away from) [other] foolish people, and [if you do that, you will continue to] live. Walk on the road that will enable you to (have knowledge/know what is true and what is not true).”
7 Den som refser en spotter, henter sig selv vanære, og den som viser en ugudelig til rette, får skam av det.
If you rebuke someone who will not allow others to correct him, he will insult you. If you reprove/scold an evil man, he will hurt you.
8 Vis ikke spotteren til rette, forat han ikke skal hate dig! Vis den vise til rette, så skal han elske dig.
Do not rebuke someone who will not allow others to (correct him/tell him what he has done is wrong), because he will hate you for doing that. [But] if you rebuke a wise person, he will respect you.
9 Lær den vise, så blir han ennu visere, lær den rettferdige, så går han frem i lærdom.
If you give instruction to wise people, they will become wiser. And if you teach righteous people, they will learn more.
10 Å frykte Herren er begynnelsen til visdom, og å kjenne den Hellige er forstand.
If you want to be wise, you must start by revering Yahweh, and if you know God, the Holy One, you will understand [which teachings are wise/true].
11 For ved mig skal dine dager bli mange, og leveår skal gis dig i rikt mål.
If you become wise, you will live many years [DOU].
12 Er du vis, så er du vis til ditt eget gagn, og er du en spotter, skal du alene lide for det.
If you are wise, you are the one who will benefit from it; if you ridicule [becoming wise], you are the one who will suffer.
13 Dårskapen er en kåt kvinne, bare uforstand og uvitenhet.
Foolish women talk loudly; they are ignorant and are never ashamed [of the wrong things that they do].
14 Hun sitter foran døren til sitt hus på en trone på en høide i byen
They sit at the doors of their houses [or] they sit on the top [of the hills] in the town,
15 for å rope til dem som går forbi på veien, som vandrer bent frem på sine stier:
and they call out to the men who are passing by, who are trying to be concerned with their own affairs,
16 Den som er enfoldig, han vende sig hit! Til den som er uten forstand, sier hun:
“You people who need to understand more, come into [my house]!” And to those who are ignorant, they call out,
17 Stjålet vann er søtt, og brød som etes i lønndom, smaker herlig.
“[Just as] water which you have stolen tastes very good and food that you eat by yourself tastes the best, [if you have sex secretly with someone to whom you are not married, you will enjoy it very much].”
