Yermĭyahu ( ירמיהו) - Geremia 16

STUTTGARTENSIA-DELITZSCH	NEW JERUSALEM
1 לְאָדָם מַעַרְכֵי־לֵב וּמֵיְהוָה מַעֲנֵה לָשֹׁון	1 A human heart makes the plans, Yahweh gives the answer.
2 כָּל־דַּרְכֵי־אִישׁ זַךְ בְּעֵינָיו וְתֹכֵן רוּחֹות יְהוָה	2 A person's own acts seem right to the doer, but Yahweh is the weigher of souls.
3 גֹּל אֶל־יְהוָה מַעֲשֶׂיךָ וְיִכֹּנוּ מַחְשְׁבֹתֶיךָ	3 Commend what you do to Yahweh, and what you plan wil be achieved.
4 כֹּל פָּעַל יְהוָה לַמַּעֲנֵהוּ וְגַם־רָשָׁע לְיֹום רָעָה	4 Yahweh made everything for its own purpose, yes, even the wicked for the day of disaster.
5 תֹּועֲבַת יְהוָה כָּל־גְּבַהּ־לֵב יָד לְיָד לֹא יִנָּקֶה	5 Every arrogant heart is abhorrent to Yahweh: be sure this wil not go unpunished.
6 בְּחֶסֶד וֶאֱמֶת יְכֻפַּר עָוֹן וּבְיִרְאַת יְהוָה סוּר מֵרָע	6 By faithful love and constancy sin is expiated; by fear of Yahweh evil is avoided.
7 בִּרְצֹות יְהוָה דַּרְכֵי־אִישׁ גַּם־אֹויְבָיו יַשְׁלִם אִתֹּו	7 Let Yahweh be pleased with someone's way of life and he makes that person's very enemies intofriends.
8 טֹוב־מְעַט בִּצְדָקָה מֵרֹב תְּבוּאֹות בְּלֹא מִשְׁפָּט	8 Better have little and with it uprightness than great revenues with injustice.
9 לֵב אָדָם יְחַשֵּׁב דַּרְכֹּו וַיהוָה יָכִין צַעֲדֹו	9 The human heart may plan a course, but it is Yahweh who makes the steps secure.
10 קֶסֶם ׀ עַל־שִׂפְתֵי־מֶלֶךְ בְּמִשְׁפָּט לֹא יִמְעַל־פִּיו	10 The lips of the king utter prophecies, he keeps faith when he speaks in judgement.
11 פֶּלֶס ׀ וּמֹאזְנֵי מִשְׁפָּט לַיהוָה מַעֲשֵׂהוּ כָּל־אַבְנֵי־כִיס	11 The balances and scales belong to Yahweh, al the weights in the bag are of his making.
12 תֹּועֲבַת מְלָכִים עֲשֹׂות רֶשַׁע כִּי בִצְדָקָה יִכֹּון כִּסֵּא	12 Evil-doing is abhorrent to kings, since uprightness is a throne's foundation.
13 רְצֹון מְלָכִים שִׂפְתֵי־צֶדֶק וְדֹבֵר יְשָׁרִים יֶאֱהָב	13 Upright lips are welcome to a king, he loves someone of honest words.
14 חֲמַת־מֶלֶךְ מַלְאֲכֵי־מָוֶת וְאִישׁ חָכָם יְכַפְּרֶנָּה	14 The king's wrath is the herald of death, but the wise will appease it.
15 בְּאֹור־פְּנֵי־מֶלֶךְ חַיִּים וּרְצֹונֹו כְּעָב מַלְקֹושׁ	15 When the king's face brightens it spel s life, his favour is like the rain in spring.
16 קְנֹה־חָכְמָה מַה־טֹּוב מֵחָרוּץ וּקְנֹות בִּינָה נִבְחָר מִכָּסֶף	16 Better gain wisdom than gold, choose understanding in preference to silver.
17 מְסִלַּת יְשָׁרִים סוּר מֵרָע שֹׁמֵר נַפְשֹׁו נֹצֵר דַּרְכֹּו	17 To turn from evil is the way of the honest; whoever watches the path keeps life safe.
18 לִפְנֵי־שֶׁבֶר גָּאֹון וְלִפְנֵי כִשָּׁלֹון גֹּבַהּ רוּחַ	18 Pride goes before destruction, a haughty spirit before a fal .
19 טֹוב שְׁפַל־רוּחַ אֶת־ [עֲנִיִּים כ] (עֲנָוִים ק) מֵחַלֵּק לָל אֶת־גֵּאִים	19 Better be humble with the poor than share the booty with the proud.
20 מַשְׂכִּיל עַל־דָּבָר יִמְצָא־טֹוב וּבֹוטֵחַ בַּיהוָה אַשְׁרָיו	20 Whoever listens closely to the word finds happiness; whoever trusts Yahweh is blessed.
21 לַחֲכַם־לֵב יִקָּרֵא נָבֹון וּמֶתֶק פָתַיִם יֹסִיף לֶקַח	21 The wise of heart is acclaimed as intel igent, sweetness of speech increases knowledge.
22 מְקֹור חַיִּים שֵׂכֶל בְּעָלָיו וּמוּסַר אֱוִלִים אִוֶּלֶת	22 Shrewdness is a fountain of life for its possessor, the fol y of fools is their own punishment.
23 לֵב חָכָם יַשְׂכִּיל פִּיהוּ וְעַלשְׂ־פָתָיו יֹסִיף לֶקַח	23 The heart of the wise lends shrewdness to speech and makes words more persuasive.
24 צוּף־דְּבַשׁ אִמְרֵי־נֹעַם מָתֹוק לַנֶּפֶשׁ וּמַרְפֵּא לָעָצֶם	24 Kindly words are a honeycomb, sweet to the taste, wholesome to the body.
25 יֵשׁ דֶּרֶךְ יָשָׁר לִפְנֵי־אִישׁ וְאַחֲרִיתָהּ דַּרְכֵי־מָוֶת	25 There is a way that some think straight, but it leads in the end to death.
26 נֶפֶשׁ עָמֵל עָמְלָה לֹּו כִּי־אָכַף עָלָיו פִּיהוּ	26 A worker's appetite works on his behalf, for his hunger urges him on.
27 אִישׁ בְּלִיַּעַל כֹּרֶה רָעָה וְעַל־ [שְׂפָתָיו כ] (פָתֹו ק) כְּאֵשׁ צָרָבֶת	27 A worthless person concocts evil, such a one's talk is like a scorching fire.
28 אִישׁ תַּהְפֻּכֹות יְשַׁלַּח מָדֹון וְנִרְגָּן מַפְרִיד אַלּוּף	28 A troublemaker sows strife, a slanderer divides friend from friend.
29 אִישׁ חָמָס יְפַתֶּה רֵעֵהוּ וְהֹולִיכֹו בְּדֶרֶךְ לֹא־טֹוב	29 The violent lures his neighbour astray and leads him by a way that is not good.
30 עֹצֶה עֵינָיו לַחְשֹׁב תַּהְפֻּכֹות קֹרֵץ פָתָיו כִּלָּה רָעָה	30 Whoever narrows the eyes to think up tricks and purses the lips has already done wrong.
31 עֲטֶרֶת תִּפְאֶרֶת שֵׂיבָה בְּדֶרֶךְ צְדָקָה תִּמָּצֵא	31 White hairs are a crown of honour, they are found in the ways of uprightness.
32 טֹוב אֶרֶךְ אַפַּיִם מִגִּבֹּור וּמֹשֵׁל בְּרוּחֹו מִלֹּכֵד עִיר	32 Better an equable person than a hero, someone with self-mastery than one who takes a city.
33 בַּחֵיק יוּטַל אֶת־הַגֹּורָל וּמֵיְהוָה כָּל־מִשְׁפָּטֹו	33 In the fold of the garment the lot is thrown, but from Yahweh comes the decision.