Yermĭyahu ( ירמיהו) - Geremia 8

STUTTGARTENSIA-DELITZSCH	NEW AMERICAN BIBLE
1 הֲלֹא־חָכְמָה תִקְרָא וּתְבוּנָה תִּתֵּן קֹולָהּ	1 Does not Wisdom call, and Understanding raise her voice?
2 בְּרֹאשׁ־מְרֹומִים עֲלֵי־דָרֶךְ בֵּית נְתִיבֹות נִצָּבָה	2 On the top of the heights along the road, at the crossroads she takes her stand;
3 לְיַד־שְׁעָרִים לְפִי־קָרֶת מְבֹוא פְתָחִים תָּרֹנָּה	3 By the gates at the approaches of the city, in the entryways she cries aloud:
4 אֲלֵיכֶם אִישִׁים אֶקְרָא וְקֹולִי אֶל־בְּנֵי אָדָם	4 "To you, O men, I call; my appeal is to the children of men.
5 הָבִינוּ פְתָאיִם עָרְמָה וּכְסִילִים הָבִינוּ לֵב	5 You simple ones, gain resource, you fools, gain sense.
6 מְעוּ כִּי־נְגִידִים אֲדַבֵּר וּמִפְתַּח פָתַי מֵישָׁרִים	6 "Give heed! for noble things I speak; honesty opens my lips.
7 כִּי־אֱמֶת יֶהְגֶּה חִכִּי וְתֹועֲבַת שְׂפָתַי רֶשַׁע	7 Yes, the truth my mouth recounts, but the wickedness my lips abhor.
8 בְּצֶדֶק כָּל־אִמְרֵי־פִי אֵין בָּהֶם נִפְתָּל וְעִקֵּשׁ	8 Sincere are all the words of my mouth, no one of them is wily or crooked;
9 כֻּלָּם נְכֹחִים לַמֵּבִין וִישָׁרִים לְמֹצְאֵי דָעַת	9 All of them are plain to the man of intelligence, and right to those who attain knowledge.
10 קְחוּ־מוּסָרִי וְאַל־כָּסֶף וְדַעַת מֵחָרוּץ נִבְחָר	10 Receive my instruction in preference to silver, and knowledge rather than choice gold.
11 כִּי־טֹובָה חָכְמָה מִפְּנִינִים וְכָל־חֲפָצִים לֹא יִשְׁווּ־בָהּ	11 (For Wisdom is better than corals, and no choice possessions can compare with her.)
12 אֲ‍נִי־חָכְמָה שָׁכַנְתִּי עָרְמָה וְדַעַת מְזִמֹּות אֶמְצָא	12 "I, Wisdom, dwell with experience, and judicious knowledge I attain.
13 יִרְאַת יְהוָה שְׂנֹאת רָע גֵּאָה וְגָאֹון ׀ וְדֶרֶךְ רָע וּפִי תַהְפֻּכֹות שָׂנֵאתִי	13 (The fear of the LORD is to hate evil;) Pride, arrogance, the evil way, and the perverse mouth I hate.
14 לִי־עֵצָה וְתוּשִׁיָּה אֲנִי בִינָה לִי גְבוּרָה	14 Mine are counsel and advice; Mine is strength; I am understanding.
15 בִּי מְלָכִים יִמְלֹכוּ וְרֹוזְנִים יְחֹקְקוּ צֶדֶק	15 By me kings reign, and lawgivers establish justice;
16 בִּי שָׂרִים יָשֹׂרוּ וּנְדִיבִים כָּל־שֹׁפְטֵי צֶדֶק	16 By me princes govern, and nobles; all the rulers of earth.
17 אֲנִי [אֹהֲבֶיהָ כ] (אֹהֲבַי ק) אֵהָב וּמְשַׁחֲרַי יִמְצָאֻנְנִי	17 "Those who love me I also love, and those who seek me find me.
18 עֹשֶׁר־וְכָבֹוד אִתִּי הֹון עָתֵק וּצְדָקָה	18 With me are riches and honor, enduring wealth and prosperity.
19 טֹוב פִּרְיִי מֵחָרוּץ וּמִפָּז וּתְבוּאָתִי מִכֶּסֶף נִבְחָר	19 My fruit is better than gold, yes, than pure gold, and my revenue than choice silver.
20 בְּאֹרַח־צְדָקָה אֲהַלֵּך בְּתֹוךְ נְתִיבֹות מִשְׁפָּט	20 On the way of duty I walk, along the paths of justice,
21 לְהַנְחִיל אֹהֲבַי ׀ יֵשׁ וְאֹצְרֹתֵיהֶם אֲמַלֵּא׃ פ	21 Granting wealth to those who love me, and filling their treasuries.
22 יְהוָה קָנָנִי רֵאשִׁית דַּרְכֹּו קֶדֶם מִפְעָלָיו מֵאָז	22 "The LORD begot me, the first-born of his ways, the forerunner of his prodigies of long ago;
23 מֵעֹולָם נִסַּכְתִּי מֵרֹאשׁ מִקַּדְמֵי־אָרֶץ	23 From of old I was poured forth, at the first, before the earth.
24 בְּאֵין־תְּהֹמֹות חֹולָלְתִּי בְּאֵין מַעְיָנֹות נִכְבַּדֵּי־מָיִם	24 When there were no depths I was brought forth, when there were no fountains or springs of water;
25 בְּטֶרֶם הָרִים הָטְבָּעוּ לִפְנֵי גְבָעֹות חֹולָלְתִּי	25 Before the mountains were settled into place, before the hills, I was brought forth;
26 עַד־לֹא עָשָׂה אֶרֶץ וְחוּצֹות וְרֹאשׁ עָפְרֹות תֵּבֵל	26 While as yet the earth and the fields were not made, nor the first clods of the world.
27 בַּהֲכִינֹו מַיִם שָׁם אָנִי בְּחוּקֹו חוּג עַל־פְּנֵי תְהֹום	27 "When he established the heavens I was there, when he marked out the vault over the face of the deep;
28 בְּאַמְּצֹו שְׁחָקִים מִמָּעַל בַּעֲזֹוז עִינֹות תְּהֹום	28 When he made firm the skies above, when he fixed fast the foundations of the earth;
29 בְּשׂוּמֹו לַיָּם ׀ חֻקֹּו וּמַיִם לֹא יַעַבְרוּ־פִיו בְּחוּקֹו מֹוסְדֵי אָרֶץ	29 When he set for the sea its limit, so that the waters should not transgress his command;
30 וָאֶהְיֶה אֶצְלֹו אָמֹון וָאֶהְיֶה עֲשֻׁעִים יֹום ׀ יֹום מְשַׂחֶקֶת לְפָנָיו בְּכָל־עֵת	30 Then was I beside him as his craftsman, and I was his delight day by day, Playing before him all the while,
31 מְשַׂחֶקֶת בְּתֵבֵל אַרְצֹו וְשַׁעֲשֻׁעַי אֶת־בְּנֵי אָדָם׃ פ	31 playing on the surface of his earth; and I found delight in the sons of men.
32 וְעַתָּה בָנִים שִׁמְעוּ־לִי וְאַשְׁרֵי דְּרָכַי יִשְׁמֹרוּ	32 "So now, O children, listen to me;
33 שִׁמְעוּ מוּסָר וַחֲכָמוּ וְאַל־תִּפְרָעוּ	33 instruction and wisdom do not reject! Happy the man who obeys me, and happy those who keep my ways,
34 אַשְׁרֵי אָדָם שֹׁמֵעַ לִי לִשְׁקֹד עַל־דַּלְתֹתַי יֹום ׀ יֹום לִשְׁמֹר מְזוּזֹת פְּתָחָי	34 Happy the man watching daily at my gates, waiting at my doorposts;
35 כִּי מֹצְאִי [מֹצְאֵי כ] (מָצָא ק) חַיִּים וַיָּפֶק רָצֹון מֵיְהוָה	35 For he who finds me finds life, and wins favor from the LORD;
36 וְחֹטְאִי חֹמֵס נַפְשֹׁו כָּל־מְשַׂנְאַי אָהֲבוּ מָוֶת׃ פ	36 But he who misses me harms himself; all who hate me love death."