Yermĭyahu ( ירמיהו) - Geremia 6

STUTTGARTENSIA-DELITZSCH	CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN
1 בְּנִי אִם־עָרַבְתָּ לְרֵעֶךָ תָּקַעְתָּ לַזָּר כַּפֶּיךָ	1 My son, if you have taken a pledge on behalf of your friend, then you have bound your hand to an outsider,
2 נֹוקַשְׁתָּ בְאִמְרֵי־פִיךָ נִלְכַּדְתָּ בְּאִמְרֵי־פִיךָ	2 then you are ensnared by the words of your own mouth, and taken captive by your own words.
3 עֲשֵׂה זֹאת אֵפֹוא ׀ בְּנִי וְהִנָּצֵל כִּי בָאתָ בְכַף־רֵעֶךָ לֵךְ הִתְרַפֵּס וּרְהַב רֵעֶיךָ	3 Therefore, my son, do what I say, and free yourself, for you have fallen into the hand of your neighbor. Run, hurry, awaken your friend.
4 אַל־תִּתֵּן שֵׁנָה לְעֵינֶיךָ וּתְנוּמָה לְעַפְעַפֶּיךָ	4 Do not grant sleep to your eyes, nor let your eyelids slumber.
5 הִנָּצֵל כִּצְבִי מִיָּד וּכְצִפֹּור מִיַּד יָקוּשׁ׃ פ	5 Rescue yourself like a gazelle from the hand, and like a bird from the hand of the fowler.
6 לֵךְ־אֶל־נְמָלָה עָצֵל רְאֵה דְרָכֶיהָ וַחֲכָם	6 Go to the ant, you lazy one, and consider her ways, and so learn wisdom.
7 אֲשֶׁר אֵין־לָהּ קָצִין שֹׁטֵר וּמֹשֵׁל	7 For though she has no ruler, nor instructor, nor leader,
8 תָּכִין בַּקַּיִץ לַחְמָהּ אָגְרָה בַקָּצִיר מַאֲכָלָהּ	8 she provides meals for herself in the summer, and she gathers at the harvest what she may eat.
9 עַד־מָתַי עָצֵל ׀ תִּשְׁכָּב מָתַי תָּקוּם מִשְּׁנָתֶךָ	9 How long will you slumber, you lazy one? When will you rise up from your sleep?
10 מְעַט נֹות מְעַט תְּנוּמֹות מְעַט ׀ חִבֻּק יָדַיִם לִשְׁכָּב	10 You will sleep a little, you will slumber a little, you will fold your hands a little to sleep,
11 וּבָא־כִמְהַלֵּךְ רֵאשֶׁךָ וּמַחְסֹרְךָ כְּאִישׁ מָגֵן׃ פ	11 and then destitution will meet with you, like a traveler, and poverty, like an armed man. Yet truly, if you would be diligent, then your harvest will arrive like a fountain, and destitution will flee far from you.
12 אָדָם בְּלִיַּעַל אִישׁ אָוֶן הֹולֵךְ עִקְּשׁוּת פֶּה	12 An apostate man, a harmful man, walks with a perverse mouth;
13 קֹרֵץ בְּעֵינָיו מֹלֵל בְּרַגְלָו מֹרֶה בְּאֶצְבְּעֹתָיו	13 he winks with the eyes, touches with the foot, speaks with the finger.
14 תַּהְפֻּכֹות ׀ בְּלִבֹּו חֹרֵשׁ רָע בְּכָל־עֵת [מְדָנִים כ] (מִדְיָנִים ק) יְשַׁלֵּחַ	14 With a depraved heart he devises evil, and at all times he sows conflict.
15 עַל־כֵּן פִּתְאֹם יָבֹוא אֵידֹו פֶּתַע יִשָּׁבֵר וְאֵין מַרְפֵּא׃ פ	15 To this one, his perdition will arrive promptly, and he shall be crushed suddenly: he will no longer have any remedy.
16 שֶׁשׁ־הֵנָּה שָׂנֵא יְהוָה וְשֶׁבַע [תֹּועֲבֹות כ] (תֹּועֲבַת ק) נַפְשֹׁו	16 Six things there are that the Lord hates, and the seventh, his soul detests:
17 עֵינַיִם רָמֹות לְשֹׁון שָׁקֶר וְיָדַיִם שֹׁפְכֹות דָּם־נָקִי	17 haughty eyes, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood,
18 לֵב חֹרֵשׁ מַחְשְׁבֹות אָוֶן רַגְלַיִם מְמַהֲרֹות לָרוּץ לָרָעָה	18 a heart that devises the most wicked thoughts, feet running swiftly unto evil,
19 יָפִיחַ כְּזָבִים עֵד שָׁקֶר וּמְשַׁלֵּחַ מְדָנִים בֵּין אַחִים׃ פ	19 a deceitful witness bringing forth lies, and he who sows discord among brothers.
20 נְצֹר בְּנִי מִצְוַת אָבִיךָ וְאַל־תִּטֹּשׁ תֹּורַת אִמֶּךָ	20 My son, preserve the precepts of your father, and do not dismiss the law of your mother.
21 קָשְׁרֵם עַל־לִבְּךָ תָמִיד עָנְדֵם עַל־גַּרְגְּרֹתֶךָ	21 Bind them to your heart unceasingly, and encircle them around your throat.
22 בְּהִתְהַלֶּכְךָ ׀ תַּנְחֶה אֹתָךְ בְּשָׁכְבְּךָ תִּשְׁמֹר עָלֶיךָ וַהֲקִיצֹותָ הִיא תְשִׂיחֶךָ	22 When you walk, let them keep step with you. When you sleep, let them guard you. And when you keep watch, speak with them.
23 כִּי נֵר מִצְוָה וְתֹורָה אֹור וְדֶרֶךְ חַיִּים תֹּוכְחֹות מוּסָר	23 For commandment is a lamp, and law is a light, and the reproofs of discipline are the way of life.
24 לִשְׁמָרְךָ מֵאֵשֶׁת רָע מֵחֶלְקַת לָשֹׁון נָכְרִיָּה	24 So may they guard you from an evil woman, and from the flattering tongue of the outsider.
25 אַל־תַּחְמֹד יָפְיָהּ בִּלְבָבֶךָ וְאַל־תִּקָּחֲךָ בְּעַפְעַפֶּיהָ	25 Let not your heart desire her beauty; do not be captivated by her winks.
26 כִּי בְעַד־אִשָּׁה זֹונָה עַד־כִּכַּר לָחֶם וְאֵשֶׁת אִישׁ נֶפֶשׁ יְקָרָה תָצוּד׃ פ	26 For the price of a prostitute is only one loaf. Yet the woman seizes the precious soul of a man.
27 הֲיַחְתֶּה אִישׁ אֵשׁ בְּחֵיקֹו וּבְגָדָיו לֹא תִשָּׂרַפְנָה	27 Would a man be able to conceal fire in his bosom, so that his garments would not burn?
28 אִם־יְהַלֵּךְ אִישׁ עַל־הַגֶּחָלִים וְרַגְלָיו לֹא תִכָּוֶינָה	28 Or could he walk over burning coals, so that his feet would not be burned?
29 כֵּן הַבָּא אֶל־אֵשֶׁת רֵעֵהוּ לֹא יִנָּקֶה כָּל־הַנֹּגֵעַ בָּהּ	29 So also, he who enters to the wife of his neighbor shall not be clean when he touches her.
30 לֹא־יָבוּזוּ לַגַּנָּב כִּי יִגְנֹוב לְמַלֵּא נַפְשֹׁו כִּי יִרְעָב	30 Not so great is the fault when someone has stolen. For he steals so as to satisfy a hungry soul.
31 וְנִמְצָא יְשַׁלֵּם שִׁבְעָתָיִם אֶת־כָּל־הֹון בֵּיתֹו יִתֵּן	31 Also, if he is apprehended, he shall repay sevenfold and hand over all the substance of his house.
32 נֹאֵף אִשָּׁה חֲסַר־לֵב מַשְׁחִית נַפְשֹׁו הוּא יַעֲשֶׂנָּה	32 But whoever is an adulterer, because of the emptiness of his heart, will destroy his own soul.
33 נֶגַע־וְקָלֹון יִמְצָא וְחֶרְפָּתֹו לֹא תִמָּחֶה	33 He gathers shame and dishonor to himself, and his disgrace will not be wiped away.
34 כִּי־קִנְאָה חֲמַת־גָּבֶר וְלֹא־יַחְמֹול בְּיֹום נָקָם	34 For the jealousy and fury of the husband will not spare him on the day of vindication,
35 לֹא־יִשָּׂא פְּנֵי כָל־כֹּפֶר וְלֹא־יֹאבֶה כִּי תַרְבֶּה־שֹׁחַד׃ פ	35 nor will he agree to the pleadings of anyone, nor will he accept, as repayment, a multitude of gifts.