Yermĭyahu ( ירמיהו) - Geremia 6

STUTTGARTENSIA-DELITZSCH	NEW AMERICAN BIBLE
1 בְּנִי אִם־עָרַבְתָּ לְרֵעֶךָ תָּקַעְתָּ לַזָּר כַּפֶּיךָ	1 My son, if you have become surety to your neighbor, given your hand in pledge to another,
2 נֹוקַשְׁתָּ בְאִמְרֵי־פִיךָ נִלְכַּדְתָּ בְּאִמְרֵי־פִיךָ	2 You have been snared by the utterance of your lips, caught by the words of your mouth;
3 עֲשֵׂה זֹאת אֵפֹוא ׀ בְּנִי וְהִנָּצֵל כִּי בָאתָ בְכַף־רֵעֶךָ לֵךְ הִתְרַפֵּס וּרְהַב רֵעֶיךָ	3 So do this, my son, to free yourself, since you have fallen into your neighbor's power: Go, hurry, stir up your neighbor!
4 אַל־תִּתֵּן שֵׁנָה לְעֵינֶיךָ וּתְנוּמָה לְעַפְעַפֶּיךָ	4 Give no sleep to your eyes, nor slumber to your eyelids;
5 הִנָּצֵל כִּצְבִי מִיָּד וּכְצִפֹּור מִיַּד יָקוּשׁ׃ פ	5 Free yourself as a gazelle from the snare, or as a bird from the hand of the fowler.
6 לֵךְ־אֶל־נְמָלָה עָצֵל רְאֵה דְרָכֶיהָ וַחֲכָם	6 Go to the ant, O sluggard, study her ways and learn wisdom;
7 אֲשֶׁר אֵין־לָהּ קָצִין שֹׁטֵר וּמֹשֵׁל	7 For though she has no chief, no commander or ruler,
8 תָּכִין בַּקַּיִץ לַחְמָהּ אָגְרָה בַקָּצִיר מַאֲכָלָהּ	8 She procures her food in the summer, stores up her provisions in the harvest.
9 עַד־מָתַי עָצֵל ׀ תִּשְׁכָּב מָתַי תָּקוּם מִשְּׁנָתֶךָ	9 How long, O sluggard, will you rest? when will you rise from your sleep?
10 מְעַט נֹות מְעַט תְּנוּמֹות מְעַט ׀ חִבֻּק יָדַיִם לִשְׁכָּב	10 A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the arms to rest--
11 וּבָא־כִמְהַלֵּךְ רֵאשֶׁךָ וּמַחְסֹרְךָ כְּאִישׁ מָגֵן׃ פ	11 Then will poverty come upon you like a highway man, and want like an armed man.
12 אָדָם בְּלִיַּעַל אִישׁ אָוֶן הֹולֵךְ עִקְּשׁוּת פֶּה	12 A scoundrel, a villain, is he who deals in crooked talk.
13 קֹרֵץ בְּעֵינָיו מֹלֵל בְּרַגְלָו מֹרֶה בְּאֶצְבְּעֹתָיו	13 He winks his eyes, shuffles his feet, makes signs with his fingers;
14 תַּהְפֻּכֹות ׀ בְּלִבֹּו חֹרֵשׁ רָע בְּכָל־עֵת [מְדָנִים כ] (מִדְיָנִים ק) יְשַׁלֵּחַ	14 He has perversity in his heart, is always plotting evil, sows discord.
15 עַל־כֵּן פִּתְאֹם יָבֹוא אֵידֹו פֶּתַע יִשָּׁבֵר וְאֵין מַרְפֵּא׃ פ	15 Therefore suddenly ruin comes upon him; in an instant he is crushed beyond cure.
16 שֶׁשׁ־הֵנָּה שָׂנֵא יְהוָה וְשֶׁבַע [תֹּועֲבֹות כ] (תֹּועֲבַת ק) נַפְשֹׁו	16 There are six things the LORD hates, yes, seven are an abomination to him;
17 עֵינַיִם רָמֹות לְשֹׁון שָׁקֶר וְיָדַיִם שֹׁפְכֹות דָּם־נָקִי	17 Haughty eyes, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood;
18 לֵב חֹרֵשׁ מַחְשְׁבֹות אָוֶן רַגְלַיִם מְמַהֲרֹות לָרוּץ לָרָעָה	18 A heart that plots wicked schemes, feet that run swiftly to evil,
19 יָפִיחַ כְּזָבִים עֵד שָׁקֶר וּמְשַׁלֵּחַ מְדָנִים בֵּין אַחִים׃ פ	19 The false witness who utters lies, and he who sows discord among brothers.
20 נְצֹר בְּנִי מִצְוַת אָבִיךָ וְאַל־תִּטֹּשׁ תֹּורַת אִמֶּךָ	20 Observe, my son, your father's bidding, and reject not your mother's teaching;
21 קָשְׁרֵם עַל־לִבְּךָ תָמִיד עָנְדֵם עַל־גַּרְגְּרֹתֶךָ	21 Keep them fastened over your heart always, put them around your neck;
22 בְּהִתְהַלֶּכְךָ ׀ תַּנְחֶה אֹתָךְ בְּשָׁכְבְּךָ תִּשְׁמֹר עָלֶיךָ וַהֲקִיצֹותָ הִיא תְשִׂיחֶךָ
23 כִּי נֵר מִצְוָה וְתֹורָה אֹור וְדֶרֶךְ חַיִּים תֹּוכְחֹות מוּסָר	23 For the bidding is a lamp, and the teaching a light, and a way to life are the reproofs of discipline;
24 לִשְׁמָרְךָ מֵאֵשֶׁת רָע מֵחֶלְקַת לָשֹׁון נָכְרִיָּה	24 To keep you from your neighbor's wife, from the smooth tongue of the adulteress.
25 אַל־תַּחְמֹד יָפְיָהּ בִּלְבָבֶךָ וְאַל־תִּקָּחֲךָ בְּעַפְעַפֶּיהָ	25 Lust not in your heart after her beauty, let her not captivate you with her glance!
26 כִּי בְעַד־אִשָּׁה זֹונָה עַד־כִּכַּר לָחֶם וְאֵשֶׁת אִישׁ נֶפֶשׁ יְקָרָה תָצוּד׃ פ	26 For the price of a loose woman may be scarcely a loaf of bread, But if she is married, she is a trap for your precious life.
27 הֲיַחְתֶּה אִישׁ אֵשׁ בְּחֵיקֹו וּבְגָדָיו לֹא תִשָּׂרַפְנָה	27 Can a man take fire to his bosom, and his garments not burned?
28 אִם־יְהַלֵּךְ אִישׁ עַל־הַגֶּחָלִים וְרַגְלָיו לֹא תִכָּוֶינָה	28 Or can a man walk on live coals, and his feet not be scorched?
29 כֵּן הַבָּא אֶל־אֵשֶׁת רֵעֵהוּ לֹא יִנָּקֶה כָּל־הַנֹּגֵעַ בָּהּ	29 So with him who goes in to his neighbor's wife-- none who touches her shall go unpunished.
30 לֹא־יָבוּזוּ לַגַּנָּב כִּי יִגְנֹוב לְמַלֵּא נַפְשֹׁו כִּי יִרְעָב	30 Men despise not the thief if he steals to satisfy his appetite when he is hungry;
31 וְנִמְצָא יְשַׁלֵּם שִׁבְעָתָיִם אֶת־כָּל־הֹון בֵּיתֹו יִתֵּן	31 Yet if he be caught he must pay back sevenfold; all the wealth of his house he may yield up.
32 נֹאֵף אִשָּׁה חֲסַר־לֵב מַשְׁחִית נַפְשֹׁו הוּא יַעֲשֶׂנָּה	32 But he who commits adultery is a fool; he who would destroy himself does it.
33 נֶגַע־וְקָלֹון יִמְצָא וְחֶרְפָּתֹו לֹא תִמָּחֶה	33 A degrading beating will he get, and his disgrace will not be wiped away;
34 כִּי־קִנְאָה חֲמַת־גָּבֶר וְלֹא־יַחְמֹול בְּיֹום נָקָם	34 For vindictive is the husband's wrath, he will have no pity on the day of vengeance;
35 לֹא־יִשָּׂא פְּנֵי כָל־כֹּפֶר וְלֹא־יֹאבֶה כִּי תַרְבֶּה־שֹׁחַד׃ פ	35 He will not consider any restitution, nor be satisfied with the greatest gifts.