Yermĭyahu ( ירמיהו) - Geremia 27

STUTTGARTENSIA-DELITZSCH	CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN
1 אַל־תִּתְהַלֵּל בְּיֹום מָחָר כִּי לֹא־תֵדַע מַה־יֵּלֶד יֹום	1 Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what the future day may bring.
2 יְהַלֶּלְךָ זָר וְלֹא־פִיךָ נָכְרִי וְאַל־שְׂפָתֶיךָ	2 Let another praise you, and not your own mouth: an outsider, and not your own lips.
3 כֹּבֶד־אֶבֶן וְנֵטֶל הַחֹול וְכַעַס אֱוִיל כָּבֵד מִשְּׁנֵיהֶם	3 A stone is weighty, and sand is burdensome; but the wrath of the foolish is heavier than both.
4 אַכְזְרִיּוּת חֵמָה וְשֶׁטֶף אָף וּמִי יַעֲמֹד לִפְנֵי קִנְאָה	4 Anger holds no mercy, nor does fury when it erupts. And who can bear the assault of one who has been provoked?
5 טֹובָה תֹּוכַחַת מְגֻלָּה מֵאַהֲבָה מְסֻתָּרֶת	5 An open rebuke is better than hidden love.
6 נֶאֱמָנִים פִּצְעֵי אֹוהֵב וְנַעְתָּרֹות נְשִׁיקֹות שֹׂונֵא	6 The wounds of a loved one are better than the deceitful kisses of a hateful one.
7 נֶפֶשׁ בֵעָה תָּבוּס נֹפֶת וְנֶפֶשׁ רְעֵבָה כָּל־מַר מָתֹוק	7 A sated soul will trample the honeycomb. And a hungry soul will accept even bitter in place of sweet.
8 כְּצִפֹּור נֹודֶדֶת מִן־קִנָּהּ כֵּן־אִישׁ נֹודֵד מִמְּקֹומֹו	8 Just like a bird migrating from her nest, so also is a man who abandons his place.
9 שֶׁמֶן וּקְטֹרֶת יְשַׂמַּח־לֵב וּמֶתֶק רֵעֵהוּ מֵעֲצַת־נָפֶשׁ	9 Ointment and various perfumes delight the heart. And the good advice of a friend is sweet to the soul.
10 רֵעֲךָ [וְרֵעֶה כ] (וְרֵעַ ק) אָבִיךָ אַל־תַּעֲזֹב וּבֵית אָחִיךָ אַל־תָּבֹוא בְּיֹום אֵידֶךָ טֹוב שָׁכֵן קָרֹוב מֵאָח רָחֹוק	10 Do not dismiss your friend or your father’s friend. And do not enter your brother’s house in the day of your affliction. A close neighbor is better than a distant brother.
11 חֲכַם בְּנִי וְשַׂמַּח לִבִּי וְאָשִׁיבָה חֹרְפִי דָבָר	11 My son, study wisdom, and rejoice my heart, so that you may be able to respond to the one who reproaches.
12 עָרוּם רָאָה רָעָה נִסְתָּר פְּתָאיִם עָבְרוּ נֶעֱנָשׁוּ	12 The discerning man, seeing evil, hides himself. The little ones, continuing on, sustain losses.
13 קַח־בִּגְדֹו כִּי־עָרַב זָר וּבְעַד נָכְרִיָּה חַבְלֵהוּ	13 Take away the garment of him who has vouched for an outsider. And take a pledge from him on behalf of foreigners.
14 מְבָרֵךְ רֵעֵהוּ ׀ בְּקֹול גָּדֹול בַּבֹּקֶר הַשְׁכֵּים קְלָלָה תֵּחָשֶׁב לֹו	14 Whoever blesses his neighbor with a grand voice, rising in the night, shall be like one who curses.
15 דֶּלֶף טֹורֵד בְּיֹום סַגְרִיר וְאֵשֶׁת [מִדֹונִים כ] (מִדְיָנִים ק) נִשְׁתָּוָה	15 A roof leaking on a cold day, and an argumentative woman, are comparable.
16 צֹפְנֶיהָ צָפַן־רוּחַ וְשֶׁמֶן יְמִינֹו יִקְרָא	16 He who would restrain her, he is like one who would grasp the wind, or who would gather together oil with his right hand.
17 בַּרְזֶל בְּבַרְזֶל יָחַד וְאִישׁ יַחַד פְּנֵי־רֵעֵהוּ	17 Iron sharpens iron, and a man sharpens the countenance of his friend.
18 נֹצֵר תְּאֵנָה יֹאכַל פִּרְיָהּ וְשֹׁמֵר אֲדֹנָיו יְכֻבָּד	18 Whoever maintains the fig tree shall eat its fruit. And whoever is the keeper of his master shall be glorified.
19 כַּמַּיִם הַפָּנִים לַפָּנִים כֵּן לֵב־הָאָדָם לָאָדָם	19 In the manner of faces looking into shining water, so are the hearts of men made manifest to the prudent.
20 שְׁאֹול [וַאֲבַדֹּה כ] (וַאֲבַדֹּו ק) לֹא תִשְׂבַּעְנָה וְעֵינֵי הָאָדָם לֹא תִשְׂבַּעְנָה	20 Hell and perdition are never filled; similarly the eyes of men are insatiable.
21 מַצְרֵף לַכֶּסֶף וְכוּר לַזָּהָב וְאִישׁ לְפִי מַהֲלָלֹו	21 In the manner of silver being tested in the refinery, and gold in the furnace, so also is a man tested by the mouth of one who praises. The heart of the iniquitous inquires after evils, but the heart of the righteous inquires after knowledge.
22 אִם תִּכְתֹּושׁ־אֶת־הָאֱוִיל ׀ בַּמַּכְתֵּשׁ בְּתֹוךְ הָרִיפֹות בַּעֱלִי לֹא־תָסוּר מֵעָלָיו אִוַּלְתֹּו׃ פ	22 Even if you were to crush the foolish with a mortar, as when a pestle strikes over pearled barley, his foolishness would not be taken from him.
23 יָדֹעַ תֵּדַע פְּנֵי צֹאנֶךָ שִׁית לִבְּךָ לַעֲדָרִים	23 Be diligent to know the countenance of your cattle, and consider your own flocks,
24 כִּי לֹא לְעֹולָם חֹסֶן וְאִם־נֵזֶר לְדֹור [דֹור כ] (וָדֹור׃ ק)	24 for you will not always hold this power. But a crown shall be awarded from generation to generation.
25 גָּלָה חָצִיר וְנִרְאָה־דֶשֶׁא וְנֶאֶסְפוּ עִשְּׂבֹות הָרִים	25 The meadows are open, and the green plants have appeared, and the hay has been collected from the mountains.
26 כְּבָשִׂים לִלְבוּשֶׁךָ וּמְחִיר דֶה עַתּוּדִים	26 Lambs are for your clothing, and goats are for the price of a field.
27 וְדֵי ׀ חֲלֵב עִזִּים לְלַחְמְךָ לְלֶחֶם בֵּיתֶךָ וְחַיִּים לְנַעֲרֹותֶיךָ	27 Let the milk of goats be sufficient for your food, and for the necessities of your household, and for the provisions of your handmaids.