Yermĭyahu ( ירמיהו) - Geremia 8

STUTTGARTENSIA-DELITZSCH	NEW JERUSALEM
1 הֲלֹא־חָכְמָה תִקְרָא וּתְבוּנָה תִּתֵּן קֹולָהּ	1 Is not Wisdom cal ing? Is not Understanding raising her voice?
2 בְּרֹאשׁ־מְרֹומִים עֲלֵי־דָרֶךְ בֵּית נְתִיבֹות נִצָּבָה	2 On the heights overlooking the road, at the crossways, she takes her stand;
3 לְיַד־שְׁעָרִים לְפִי־קָרֶת מְבֹוא פְתָחִים תָּרֹנָּה	3 by the gates, at the entrance to the city, on the access-roads, she cries out,
4 אֲלֵיכֶם אִישִׁים אֶקְרָא וְקֹולִי אֶל־בְּנֵי אָדָם	4 'I am cal ing to you, al people, my words are addressed to al humanity.
5 הָבִינוּ פְתָאיִם עָרְמָה וּכְסִילִים הָבִינוּ לֵב	5 Simpletons, learn how to behave, fools, come to your senses.
6 מְעוּ כִּי־נְגִידִים אֲדַבֵּר וּמִפְתַּח פָתַי מֵישָׁרִים	6 Listen, I have something important to tel you, when I speak, my words are right.
7 כִּי־אֱמֶת יֶהְגֶּה חִכִּי וְתֹועֲבַת שְׂפָתַי רֶשַׁע	7 My mouth proclaims the truth, for evil is abhorrent to my lips.
8 בְּצֶדֶק כָּל־אִמְרֵי־פִי אֵין בָּהֶם נִפְתָּל וְעִקֵּשׁ	8 Al the words from my mouth are upright, nothing false there, nothing crooked,
9 כֻּלָּם נְכֹחִים לַמֵּבִין וִישָׁרִים לְמֹצְאֵי דָעַת	9 everything plain, if you can understand, straight, if you have acquired knowledge.
10 קְחוּ־מוּסָרִי וְאַל־כָּסֶף וְדַעַת מֵחָרוּץ נִבְחָר	10 Accept my discipline rather than silver, and knowledge of me in preference to finest gold.
11 כִּי־טֹובָה חָכְמָה מִפְּנִינִים וְכָל־חֲפָצִים לֹא יִשְׁווּ־בָהּ	11 For Wisdom is more precious than jewels, and nothing else is so worthy of desire.
12 אֲ‍נִי־חָכְמָה שָׁכַנְתִּי עָרְמָה וְדַעַת מְזִמֹּות אֶמְצָא	12 'I, Wisdom, share house with Discretion, I am mistress of the art of thought.
13 יִרְאַת יְהוָה שְׂנֹאת רָע גֵּאָה וְגָאֹון ׀ וְדֶרֶךְ רָע וּפִי תַהְפֻּכֹות שָׂנֵאתִי	13 (Fear of Yahweh means hatred of evil.) I hate pride and arrogance, wicked behaviour and a lyingmouth.
14 לִי־עֵצָה וְתוּשִׁיָּה אֲנִי בִינָה לִי גְבוּרָה	14 To me belong good advice and prudence, I am perception: power is mine!
15 בִּי מְלָכִים יִמְלֹכוּ וְרֹוזְנִים יְחֹקְקוּ צֶדֶק	15 By me monarchs rule and princes decree what is right;
16 בִּי שָׂרִים יָשֹׂרוּ וּנְדִיבִים כָּל־שֹׁפְטֵי צֶדֶק	16 by me rulers govern, so do nobles, the lawful authorities.
17 אֲנִי [אֹהֲבֶיהָ כ] (אֹהֲבַי ק) אֵהָב וּמְשַׁחֲרַי יִמְצָאֻנְנִי	17 I love those who love me; whoever searches eagerly for me finds me.
18 עֹשֶׁר־וְכָבֹוד אִתִּי הֹון עָתֵק וּצְדָקָה	18 With me are riches and honour, lasting wealth and saving justice.
19 טֹוב פִּרְיִי מֵחָרוּץ וּמִפָּז וּתְבוּאָתִי מִכֶּסֶף נִבְחָר	19 The fruit I give is better than gold, even the finest, the return I make is better than pure silver.
20 בְּאֹרַח־צְדָקָה אֲהַלֵּך בְּתֹוךְ נְתִיבֹות מִשְׁפָּט	20 I walk in the way of uprightness in the path of justice,
21 לְהַנְחִיל אֹהֲבַי ׀ יֵשׁ וְאֹצְרֹתֵיהֶם אֲמַלֵּא׃ פ	21 to endow my friends with my wealth and to fil their treasuries.
22 יְהוָה קָנָנִי רֵאשִׁית דַּרְכֹּו קֶדֶם מִפְעָלָיו מֵאָז	22 'Yahweh created me, first-fruits of his fashioning, before the oldest of his works.
23 מֵעֹולָם נִסַּכְתִּי מֵרֹאשׁ מִקַּדְמֵי־אָרֶץ	23 From everlasting, I was firmly set, from the beginning, before the earth came into being.
24 בְּאֵין־תְּהֹמֹות חֹולָלְתִּי בְּאֵין מַעְיָנֹות נִכְבַּדֵּי־מָיִם	24 The deep was not, when I was born, nor were the springs with their abounding waters.
25 בְּטֶרֶם הָרִים הָטְבָּעוּ לִפְנֵי גְבָעֹות חֹולָלְתִּי	25 Before the mountains were settled, before the hil s, I came to birth;
26 עַד־לֹא עָשָׂה אֶרֶץ וְחוּצֹות וְרֹאשׁ עָפְרֹות תֵּבֵל	26 before he had made the earth, the countryside, and the first elements of the world.
27 בַּהֲכִינֹו מַיִם שָׁם אָנִי בְּחוּקֹו חוּג עַל־פְּנֵי תְהֹום	27 When he fixed the heavens firm, I was there, when he drew a circle on the surface of the deep,
28 בְּאַמְּצֹו שְׁחָקִים מִמָּעַל בַּעֲזֹוז עִינֹות תְּהֹום	28 when he thickened the clouds above, when the sources of the deep began to swel ,
29 בְּשׂוּמֹו לַיָּם ׀ חֻקֹּו וּמַיִם לֹא יַעַבְרוּ־פִיו בְּחוּקֹו מֹוסְדֵי אָרֶץ	29 when he assigned the sea its boundaries -- and the waters will not encroach on the shore -- when hetraced the foundations of the earth,
30 וָאֶהְיֶה אֶצְלֹו אָמֹון וָאֶהְיֶה עֲשֻׁעִים יֹום ׀ יֹום מְשַׂחֶקֶת לְפָנָיו בְּכָל־עֵת	30 I was beside the master craftsman, delighting him day after day, ever at play in his presence,
31 מְשַׂחֶקֶת בְּתֵבֵל אַרְצֹו וְשַׁעֲשֻׁעַי אֶת־בְּנֵי אָדָם׃ פ	31 at play everywhere on his earth, delighting to be with the children of men.
32 וְעַתָּה בָנִים שִׁמְעוּ־לִי וְאַשְׁרֵי דְּרָכַי יִשְׁמֹרוּ	32 'And now, my children, listen to me. Happy are those who keep my ways.
33 שִׁמְעוּ מוּסָר וַחֲכָמוּ וְאַל־תִּפְרָעוּ	33 Listen to instruction and become wise, do not reject it.
34 אַשְׁרֵי אָדָם שֹׁמֵעַ לִי לִשְׁקֹד עַל־דַּלְתֹתַי יֹום ׀ יֹום לִשְׁמֹר מְזוּזֹת פְּתָחָי	34 Blessed, whoever listens to me, who day after day keeps watch at my gates to guard my portals.
35 כִּי מֹצְאִי [מֹצְאֵי כ] (מָצָא ק) חַיִּים וַיָּפֶק רָצֹון מֵיְהוָה	35 For whoever finds me finds life, and obtains the favour of Yahweh;
36 וְחֹטְאִי חֹמֵס נַפְשֹׁו כָּל־מְשַׂנְאַי אָהֲבוּ מָוֶת׃ פ	36 but whoever misses me harms himself, al who hate me are in love with death.'