Proverbs 1:16

The Holy Scriptures: A New Translation (JPS 1917)

በዚህ ቋንቋ ገና ትርጉም የለም፤ English እየታየ ነው።

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1 מִ֭שְׁלֵי שְׁלֹמֹ֣ה בֶן־דָּוִ֑ד מֶ֝֗לֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ The proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel;

2 לָדַ֣עַת חׇכְמָ֣ה וּמוּסָ֑ר לְ֝הָבִ֗ין אִמְרֵ֥י בִינָֽה׃ To know wisdom and instruction; To comprehend the words of understanding;

3 לָ֭קַחַת מוּסַ֣ר הַשְׂכֵּ֑ל צֶ֥דֶק וּ֝מִשְׁפָּ֗ט וּמֵשָׁרִֽים׃ To receive the discipline of wisdom, Justice, and right, and equity;

4 לָתֵ֣ת לִפְתָאיִ֣ם עׇרְמָ֑ה לְ֝נַ֗עַר דַּ֣עַת וּמְזִמָּֽה׃ To give prudence to the simple, To the young man knowledge and discretion;

5 יִשְׁמַ֣ע חָ֭כָם וְי֣וֹסֶף לֶ֑קַח וְ֝נָב֗וֹן תַּחְבֻּל֥וֹת יִקְנֶֽה׃ That the wise man may hear, and increase in learning, And the man of understanding may attain unto wise counsels;

6 לְהָבִ֣ין מָ֭שָׁל וּמְלִיצָ֑ה דִּבְרֵ֥י חֲ֝כָמִ֗ים וְחִידֹתָֽם׃ To understand a proverb, and a figure; The words of the wise, and their dark sayings.

7 יִרְאַ֣ת יְ֭הֹוָה רֵאשִׁ֣ית דָּ֑עַת חׇכְמָ֥ה וּ֝מוּסָ֗ר אֱוִילִ֥ים בָּֽזוּ׃ {פ}
The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge; But the foolish despise wisdom and discipline.

8 שְׁמַ֣ע בְּ֭נִי מוּסַ֣ר אָבִ֑יךָ וְאַל־תִּ֝טֹּ֗שׁ תּוֹרַ֥ת אִמֶּֽךָ׃ Hear, my son, the instruction of thy father, And forsake not the teaching of thy mother;

9 כִּ֤י ׀ לִוְיַ֤ת חֵ֓ן הֵ֬ם לְרֹאשֶׁ֑ךָ וַ֝עֲנָקִ֗ים לְגַרְגְּרֹתֶֽךָ׃ For they shall be a chaplet of grace unto thy head, And chains about thy neck.

10 בְּנִ֡י אִם־יְפַתּ֥וּךָ חַ֝טָּאִ֗ים אַל־תֹּבֵֽא׃ My son, if sinners entice thee, Consent thou not.

11 אִם־יֹאמְרוּ֮ לְכָ֢ה אִ֫תָּ֥נוּ נֶאֶרְבָ֥ה לְדָ֑ם נִצְפְּנָ֖ה לְנָקִ֣י חִנָּֽם׃ If they say: ‘Come with us, Let us lie in wait for blood, Let us lurk for the innocent without cause;

12 נִ֭בְלָעֵם כִּשְׁא֣וֹל חַיִּ֑ים וּ֝תְמִימִ֗ים כְּי֣וֹרְדֵי בֽוֹר׃ Let us swallow them up alive as the grave, and whole, as those that go down into the pit;

13 כׇּל־ה֣וֹן יָקָ֣ר נִמְצָ֑א נְמַלֵּ֖א בָתֵּ֣ינוּ שָׁלָֽל׃ We shall find all precious substance, We shall fill our houses with spoil;

14 גּ֭וֹרָ֣לְךָ תַּפִּ֣יל בְּתוֹכֵ֑נוּ כִּ֥יס אֶ֝חָ֗ד יִהְיֶ֥ה לְכֻלָּֽנוּ׃ Cast in thy lot among us; Let us all have one purse’—

15 בְּנִ֗י אַל־תֵּלֵ֣ךְ בְּדֶ֣רֶךְ אִתָּ֑ם מְנַ֥ע רַ֝גְלְךָ֗ מִנְּתִיבָתָֽם׃ My son, walk not thou in the way with them, restrain thy foot from their path;

16 כִּ֣י רַ֭גְלֵיהֶם לָרַ֣ע יָר֑וּצוּ וִ֝ימַהֲר֗וּ לִשְׁפׇּךְ־דָּֽם׃ For their feet run to evil, and they make haste to shed blood.

17 כִּֽי־חִ֭נָּם מְזֹרָ֣ה הָרָ֑שֶׁת בְּ֝עֵינֵ֗י כׇּל־בַּ֥עַל כָּנָֽף׃ For in vain the net is spread in the eyes of any bird;

18 וְ֭הֵם לְדָמָ֣ם יֶאֱרֹ֑בוּ יִ֝צְפְּנ֗וּ לְנַפְשֹׁתָֽם׃ And these lie in wait for their own blood, they lurk for their own lives.

19 כֵּ֗ן אׇ֭רְחוֹת כׇּל־בֹּ֣צֵֽעַ בָּ֑צַע אֶת־נֶ֖פֶשׁ בְּעָלָ֣יו יִקָּֽח׃ {פ}
So are the ways of every one that is greedy of gain; it taketh away the life of the owners thereof.

20 חׇ֭כְמוֹת בַּח֣וּץ תָּרֹ֑נָּה בָּ֝רְחֹב֗וֹת תִּתֵּ֥ן קוֹלָֽהּ׃ Wisdom crieth aloud in the streets, she uttereth her voice in the broad places;

21 בְּרֹ֥אשׁ הֹמִיּ֗וֹת תִּ֫קְרָ֥א בְּפִתְחֵ֖י שְׁעָרִ֥ים בָּעִ֗יר אֲמָרֶ֥יהָ תֹאמֵֽר׃ She calleth at the head of the noisy streets, at the entrances of the gates, in the city, she uttereth her words:

22 עַד־מָתַ֣י ׀ פְּתָיִם֮ תְּֽאֵהֲב֫וּ־פֶ֥תִי וְלֵצִ֗ים לָ֭צוֹן חָמְד֣וּ לָהֶ֑ם וּ֝כְסִילִ֗ים יִשְׂנְאוּ־דָֽעַת׃ ’How long, ye thoughtless, will ye love thoughtlessness? And how long will scorners delight them in scorning, And fools hate knowledge?

23 תָּשׁ֗וּבוּ לְֽת֫וֹכַחְתִּ֥י הִנֵּ֤ה אַבִּ֣יעָה לָכֶ֣ם רוּחִ֑י אוֹדִ֖יעָה דְבָרַ֣י אֶתְכֶֽם׃ Turn you at my reproof; behold, I will pour out my spirit unto you, I will make known my words unto you.

24 יַ֣עַן קָ֭רָאתִי וַתְּמָאֵ֑נוּ נָטִ֥יתִי יָ֝דִ֗י וְאֵ֣ין מַקְשִֽׁיב׃ Because I have called, and ye refused, I have stretched out my hand, and no man attended,

25 וַתִּפְרְע֥וּ כׇל־עֲצָתִ֑י וְ֝תוֹכַחְתִּ֗י לֹ֣א אֲבִיתֶֽם׃ But ye have set at nought all my counsel, and would none of my reproof;

26 גַּם־אֲ֭נִי בְּאֵידְכֶ֣ם אֶשְׂחָ֑ק אֶ֝לְעַ֗ג בְּבֹ֣א פַחְדְּכֶֽם׃ I also, in your calamity, will laugh, I will mock when your dread cometh;

27 בְּבֹ֤א (כשאוה) [כְשׁוֹאָ֨ה ׀] פַּחְדְּכֶ֗ם וְֽ֭אֵידְכֶם כְּסוּפָ֣ה יֶאֱתֶ֑ה בְּבֹ֥א עֲ֝לֵיכֶ֗ם צָרָ֥ה וְצוּקָֽה׃ When your dread cometh as a storm, and your calamity cometh on as a whirlwind; When trouble and distress come upon you.

28 אָ֣ז יִ֭קְרָאֻנְנִי וְלֹ֣א אֶעֱנֶ֑ה יְ֝שַׁחֲרֻ֗נְנִי וְלֹ֣א יִמְצָאֻֽנְנִי׃ Then will they call me, but I will not answer, they will seek me earnestly, but they shall not find me.

29 תַּ֭חַת כִּֽי־שָׂ֣נְאוּ דָ֑עַת וְיִרְאַ֥ת יְ֝הֹוָ֗ה לֹ֣א בָחָֽרוּ׃ For that they hated knowledge, and did not choose the fear of the LORD;

30 לֹא־אָב֥וּ לַעֲצָתִ֑י נָ֝אֲצ֗וּ כׇּל־תּוֹכַחְתִּֽי׃ They would none of my counsel, they despised all my reproof.

31 וְֽ֭יֹאכְלוּ מִפְּרִ֣י דַרְכָּ֑ם וּֽמִמֹּעֲצֹ֖תֵיהֶ֣ם יִשְׂבָּֽעוּ׃ Therefore shall they eat of the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own devices.

32 כִּ֤י מְשׁוּבַ֣ת פְּתָיִ֣ם תַּהַרְגֵ֑ם וְשַׁלְוַ֖ת כְּסִילִ֣ים תְּאַבְּדֵֽם׃ For the waywardness of the thoughtless shall slay them, and the confidence of fools shall destroy them.

33 וְשֹׁמֵ֣עַֽ לִ֭י יִשְׁכׇּן־בֶּ֑טַח וְ֝שַׁאֲנַ֗ן מִפַּ֥חַד רָעָֽה׃ {פ}
But whoso hearkeneth unto me shall dwell securely, and shall be quiet without fear of evil.’

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ቃል በቃል (Hebrew → English · Strong’s)

כִּ֣יkîyvery widely used as a relative conjuncti
רַ֭גְלֵיהֶםregela foot
לָרַ֣עraʻbad or evil
יָר֑וּצוּrûwtsto run
וִֽ֝ימַהֲר֗וּmâharto be liquid or flow easily
לִשְׁפָּךְshâphakto spill forth (blood
דָּֽםdâmblood of man or an an

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Proverbs 1:16 in every translation

עברית · Miqra according to the Masorah

כִּ֣י רַ֭גְלֵיהֶם לָרַ֣ע יָר֑וּצוּ וִ֝ימַהֲר֗וּ לִשְׁפׇּךְ־דָּֽם׃

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English · The Holy Scriptures: A New Translation (JPS 1917)

For their feet run to evil, and they make haste to shed blood.

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עברית · Tanach with Ta'amei Hamikra

כִּ֣י רַ֭גְלֵיהֶם לָרַ֣ע יָר֑וּצוּ וִֽ֝ימַהֲר֗וּ לִשְׁפָּךְ־דָּֽם׃

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עברית · Tanach with Text Only

כי רגליהם לרע ירוצו וימהרו לשפך דם

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עברית · Tanach with Nikkud

כִּי רַגְלֵיהֶם לָרַע יָרוּצוּ וִימַהֲרוּ לִשְׁפָּךְ־דָּם׃

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English · The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein

For their feet run to [their own] evil, and they [heedlessly] hasten to spill blood.

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Français · Bible du Rabbinat 1899 [fr]

car leurs pieds se précipitent vers le mal, ils ont hâte de répandre le sang.

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Polski · Bible in Polish, trans. Izaak Cylkow, 1841 - 1908 [pl]

Bo nogi ich ku złemu zdążęją, a spieszą się, by rozlewać krew.

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ייִדיש · Yehoyesh's Yiddish Tanakh Translation [yi]

װאָרום זײערע פֿיס לױפֿן צו בײז, און זײ אײַלן צו פֿאַרגיסן בלוט.

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Esperanto · La Malnova Testamento, L.L.Zamenhof [eo]

Ĉar iliaj piedoj kuras al malbono, Kaj rapidas, por verŝi sangon.

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Commentary on Proverbs 1:16

Rashi

English

run to evil They run to their own harm, and they do not know to pay heed to the matter.

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Ralbag (Gersonides)

עברית

כי רגליהם לרע ירוצו. ואף על פי שיחשב מתחלת הענין שאין דרכם אל הרציחה הנה הם ימהרו לשפוך דם כי הם בדרכים רעים מביאין אל הרציחה כמו שזכר וזה בלא פשע ובלא חטא:

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