Proverbi (امثال) 1

SMITH VAN DYKE	CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN
1 امثال سليمان بن داود ملك اسرائيل.	1 The parables of Solomon, son of David, king of Israel,
2 لمعرفة حكمة وأدب لادراك اقوال الفهم.	2 in order to know wisdom and discipline,
3 لقبول تأديب المعرفة والعدل والحق والاستقامة.	3 to understand words of prudence, and to accept the instruction of doctrine, justice and judgment, and equity,
4 لتعطي الجهال ذكاء والشاب معرفة وتدبّرا.	4 so as to give discernment to little ones, knowledge and understanding to adolescents.
5 يسمعها الحكيم فيزداد علما والفهيم يكتسب تدبيرا.	5 By listening, the wise shall become wiser and the intelligent shall possess governments.
6 لفهم المثل واللغز اقوال الحكماء وغوامضهم.	6 He shall turn his soul to a parable and to its interpretation, to the words of the wise and their enigmas.
7 مخافة الرب راس المعرفة. اما الجاهلون فيحتقرون الحكمة والادب	7 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. The foolish despise wisdom as well as doctrine.
8 اسمع يا ابني تأديب ابيك ولا ترفض شريعة امك.	8 Listen, my son, to the discipline of your father, and forsake not the law of your mother,
9 لانهما اكليل نعمة لراسك وقلائد لعنقك	9 so that grace may be added to your head and a collar to your neck.
10 يا ابني ان تملقك الخطاة فلا ترض.	10 My son, if sinners should entice you, do not consent to them.
11 ان قالوا هلم معنا لنكمن للدم لنختف للبريء باطلا.	11 If they should say: “Come with us. We will lie in wait for blood. We will lay traps against the innocent, without cause.
12 لنبتلعهم احياء كالهاوية وصحاحا كالهابطين في الجب.	12 Let us swallow him alive, like Hell, and whole, like one descending into the pit.
13 فنجد كل قنية فاخرة نملأ بيوتنا غنيمة.	13 We will discover every precious substance. We will fill our houses with spoils.
14 تلقي قرعتك وسطنا. يكون لنا جميعا كيس واحد.	14 Cast your lot with us. One purse will be for us all.”
15 يا ابني لا تسلك في الطريق معهم. امنع رجلك عن مسالكهم.	15 My son, do not walk with them. Preclude your feet from their paths.
16 لان ارجلهم تجري الى الشر وتسرع الى سفك الدم.	16 For their feet rush to evil, and they hurry to shed blood.
17 لانه باطلا تنصب الشبكة في عيني كل ذي جناح.	17 But a net is thrown in vain before the eyes of those who have wings.
18 اما هم فيكمنون لدم انفسهم. يختفون لانفسهم.	18 Likewise, they lie in ambush against their own blood, and they undertake deceits against their own souls.
19 هكذا طرق كل مولع بكسب. يأخذ نفس مقتنيه	19 Thus, the ways of all those who are greedy seize the souls of those who possess.
20 الحكمة تنادي في الخارج. في الشوارع تعطي صوتها.	20 Wisdom forewarns far and wide; she bestows her voice in the streets.
21 تدعو في رؤوس الاسواق في مداخل الابواب. في المدينة تبدي كلامها	21 She cries out at the head of crowds; at the entrance of the gates of the city, she offers her words, saying:
22 قائلة الى متى ايها الجهال تحبون الجهل والمستهزئون يسرّون بالاستهزاء والحمقى يبغضون العلم.	22 “Little ones, how long will you choose to be childish, and how long will the foolish desire what is harmful to themselves, and how long will the imprudent hate knowledge?
23 ارجعوا عند توبيخي. هانذا افيض لكم روحي. اعلمكم كلماتي	23 Be converted by my correction. Lo, I will offer my spirit to you, and I will reveal my words to you.
24 لاني دعوت فابيتم ومددت يدي وليس من يبالي	24 For I called, and you refused. I extended my hand, and there was no one who watched.
25 بل رفضتم كل مشورتي ولم ترضوا توبيخي	25 You have despised all my counsels, and you have neglected my rebukes.
26 فانا ايضا اضحك عند بليتكم. اشمت عند مجيء خوفكم	26 Similarly, I will ridicule you at your demise, and I will mock you, when that which you feared shall overcome you.
27 اذا جاء خوفكم كعاصفة وأتت بليتكم كالزوبعة اذا جاءت عليكم شدة وضيق.	27 When sudden calamity rushes upon you, and your demise advances like a tempest, when tribulation and anguish overcome you,
28 حينئذ يدعونني فلا استجيب. يبكرون اليّ فلا يجدونني.	28 then they will call to me, and I will not heed, they will arise in the morning, and not find me.
29 لانهم ابغضوا العلم ولم يختاروا مخافة الرب.	29 For they held hatred for discipline, and they would not accept the fear of the Lord;
30 لم يرضوا مشورتي. رذلوا كل توبيخي.	30 they would not consent to my counsel, but they detracted from all of my corrections.
31 فلذلك ياكلون من ثمر طريقهم ويشبعون من مؤامراتهم.	31 Therefore, they shall eat the fruit of their way, and they shall have their fill of their own counsels.
32 لان ارتداد الحمقى يقتلهم وراحة الجهال تبيدهم.	32 The loathing of the little ones shall destroy them, and the prosperity of the foolish shall perish them.
33 اما المستمع لي فيسكن آمنا ويستريح من خوف الشر	33 But whoever will listen to me shall rest without terror, and shall have full enjoyment of abundance, without fear of evils.”