Proverbs 4:2

The Holy Scriptures: A New Translation (JPS 1917)

በዚህ ቋንቋ ገና ትርጉም የለም፤ English እየታየ ነው።

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1 שִׁמְע֣וּ בָ֭נִים מ֣וּסַר אָ֑ב וְ֝הַקְשִׁ֗יבוּ לָדַ֥עַת בִּינָֽה׃ Hear, ye children, the instruction of a father, And attend to know understanding.

2 כִּ֤י לֶ֣קַח ט֭וֹב נָתַ֣תִּי לָכֶ֑ם תּ֝וֹרָתִ֗י אַֽל־תַּעֲזֹֽבוּ׃ For I give you a good taking; Forsake ye not my teaching.

3 כִּֽי־בֵ֭ן הָיִ֣יתִי לְאָבִ֑י רַ֥ךְ וְ֝יָחִ֗יד לִפְנֵ֥י אִמִּֽי׃ For I was a son unto my father, Tender and an only one in front of my mother.

4 וַיֹּרֵ֗נִי וַיֹּ֥אמֶר לִ֗י יִֽתְמׇךְ־דְּבָרַ֥י לִבֶּ֑ךָ שְׁמֹ֖ר מִצְוֺתַ֣י וֶחְיֵֽה׃ And he taught me, and said unto me: ‘Let thy heart hold fast my words, Keep my commandments, and live;

5 קְנֵ֣ה חׇ֭כְמָה קְנֵ֣ה בִינָ֑ה אַל־תִּשְׁכַּ֥ח וְאַל־תֵּ֝֗ט מֵאִמְרֵי־פִֽי׃ Get wisdom, get understanding; Forget not, neither decline from the words of my mouth;

6 אַל־תַּעַזְבֶ֥הָ וְתִשְׁמְרֶ֑ךָּ אֱהָבֶ֥הָ וְתִצְּרֶֽךָּ׃ Forsake her not, and she will preserve thee; Love her, and she will keep thee.

7 רֵאשִׁ֣ית חׇ֭כְמָה קְנֵ֣ה חׇכְמָ֑ה וּבְכׇל־קִ֝נְיָנְךָ֗ קְנֵ֣ה בִינָֽה׃ The beginning of wisdom is: Get wisdom; Yea, with all thy getting get understanding.

8 סַלְסְלֶ֥הָ וּֽתְרוֹמְמֶ֑ךָּ תְּ֝כַבֵּ֗דְךָ כִּ֣י תְחַבְּקֶֽנָּה׃ Extol her, and she will exalt thee; She will bring thee to honour, when thou dost embrace her.

9 תִּתֵּ֣ן לְ֭רֹאשְׁךָ לִוְיַת־חֵ֑ן עֲטֶ֖רֶת תִּפְאֶ֣רֶת תְּמַגְּנֶֽךָּ׃ She will give to thy head a chaplet of grace; A crown of glory will she bestow on thee.’

10 שְׁמַ֣ע בְּ֭נִי וְקַ֣ח אֲמָרָ֑י וְיִרְבּ֥וּ לְ֝ךָ֗ שְׁנ֣וֹת חַיִּֽים׃ Hear, O my son, and receive my sayings; And the years of thy life shall be many.

11 בְּדֶ֣רֶךְ חׇ֭כְמָה הֹרֵיתִ֑יךָ הִ֝דְרַכְתִּ֗יךָ בְּמַעְגְּלֵי־יֹֽשֶׁר׃ I have taught thee in the way of wisdom; I have led thee in paths of uprightness.

12 בְּֽ֭לֶכְתְּךָ לֹא־יֵצַ֣ר צַעֲדֶ֑ךָ וְאִם־תָּ֝ר֗וּץ לֹ֣א תִכָּשֵֽׁל׃ When thou goest, thy step shall not be straitened; And if thou runnest, thou shalt not stumble.

13 הַחֲזֵ֣ק בַּמּוּסָ֣ר אַל־תֶּ֑רֶף נִ֝צְּרֶ֗הָ כִּי־הִ֥יא חַיֶּֽיךָ׃ Take fast hold of instruction, let her not go; Keep her, for she is thy life.

14 בְּאֹ֣רַח רְ֭שָׁעִים אַל־תָּבֹ֑א וְאַל־תְּ֝אַשֵּׁ֗ר בְּדֶ֣רֶךְ רָעִֽים׃ Enter not into the path of the wicked, And walk not in the way of evil men.

15 פְּרָעֵ֥הוּ אַל־תַּעֲבׇר־בּ֑וֹ שְׂטֵ֖ה מֵעָלָ֣יו וַעֲבֹֽר׃ Avoid it, pass not by it; Turn from it, and pass on.

16 כִּ֤י לֹ֣א יִֽ֭שְׁנוּ אִם־לֹ֣א יָרֵ֑עוּ וְֽנִגְזְלָ֥ה שְׁ֝נָתָ֗ם אִם־לֹ֥א (יכשולו) [יַכְשִֽׁילוּ]׃ For they sleep not, except they have done evil; And their sleep is taken away, unless they cause some to fall.

17 כִּ֣י לָ֭חֲמוּ לֶ֣חֶם רֶ֑שַׁע וְיֵ֖ין חֲמָסִ֣ים יִשְׁתּֽוּ׃ For they eat the bread of wickedness, And drink the wine of violence.

18 וְאֹ֣רַח צַ֭דִּיקִים כְּא֣וֹר נֹ֑גַהּ הוֹלֵ֥ךְ וָ֝א֗וֹר עַד־נְכ֥וֹן הַיּֽוֹם׃ But the path of the righteous is as the light of dawn, That shineth more and more unto the perfect day.

19 דֶּ֣רֶךְ רְ֭שָׁעִים כָּאֲפֵלָ֑ה לֹ֥א יָ֝דְע֗וּ בַּמֶּ֥ה יִכָּשֵֽׁלוּ׃ {פ}
The way of the wicked is as darkness; They know not at what they stumble.

20 בְּ֭נִי לִדְבָרַ֣י הַקְשִׁ֑יבָה לַ֝אֲמָרַ֗י הַט־אׇזְנֶֽךָ׃ My son, attend to my words; Incline thine ear unto my sayings.

21 אַל־יַלִּ֥יזוּ מֵעֵינֶ֑יךָ שׇׁ֝מְרֵ֗ם בְּת֣וֹךְ לְבָבֶֽךָ׃ Let them not depart from thine eyes; Keep them in the midst of thy heart.

22 כִּֽי־חַיִּ֣ים הֵ֭ם לְמֹצְאֵיהֶ֑ם וּֽלְכׇל־בְּשָׂר֥וֹ מַרְפֵּֽא׃ For they are life unto those that find them, And health to all their flesh.

23 מִֽכׇּל־מִ֭שְׁמָר נְצֹ֣ר לִבֶּ֑ךָ כִּֽי־מִ֝מֶּ֗נּוּ תּוֹצְא֥וֹת חַיִּֽים׃ Above all that thou guardest keep thy heart; For out of it are the issues of life.

24 הָסֵ֣ר מִ֭מְּךָ עִקְּשׁ֣וּת פֶּ֑ה וּלְז֥וּת שְׂ֝פָתַ֗יִם הַרְחֵ֥ק מִמֶּֽךָּ׃ Put away from thee a froward mouth, And perverse lips put far from thee.

25 עֵ֭ינֶיךָ לְנֹ֣כַח יַבִּ֑יטוּ וְ֝עַפְעַפֶּ֗יךָ יַיְשִׁ֥רוּ נֶגְדֶּֽךָ׃ Let thine eyes look right on, And let thine eyelids look straight before thee.

26 פַּ֭לֵּס מַעְגַּ֣ל רַגְלֶ֑ךָ וְֽכׇל־דְּרָכֶ֥יךָ יִכֹּֽנוּ׃ Make plain the path of thy feet, And let all thy ways be established.

27 אַֽל־תֵּט־יָמִ֥ין וּשְׂמֹ֑אול הָסֵ֖ר רַגְלְךָ֣ מֵרָֽע׃ {פ}
Turn not to the right hand nor to the left; Remove thy foot from evil.

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ቃል በቃል (Hebrew → English · Strong’s)

כִּ֤יkîyvery widely used as a relative conjuncti
לֶ֣קַחleqachsomething received
ט֭וֹבṭôwbgood in the widest sense
נָתַ֣תִּיnâthanto give
לָכֶ֑ם
תּֽ֝וֹרָתִ֗יtôwrâha precept or statute
אַֽלʼalnot
תַּעֲזֹֽבוּʻâzabto loosen

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Proverbs 4:2 in every translation

עברית · Miqra according to the Masorah

כִּ֤י לֶ֣קַח ט֭וֹב נָתַ֣תִּי לָכֶ֑ם תּ֝וֹרָתִ֗י אַֽל־תַּעֲזֹֽבוּ׃

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

For I give you a good taking; Forsake ye not my teaching.

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עברית · Tanach with Ta'amei Hamikra

כִּ֤י לֶ֣קַח ט֭וֹב נָתַ֣תִּי לָכֶ֑ם תּֽ֝וֹרָתִ֗י אַֽל־תַּעֲזֹֽבוּ׃

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עברית · Tanach with Text Only

כי לקח טוב נתתי לכם תורתי אל תעזבו

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עברית · Tanach with Nikkud

כִּי לֶקַח טוֹב נָתַתִּי לָכֶם תּוֹרָתִי אַל־תַּעֲזֹבוּ׃

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English · The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein

"For I [(says the prophet, speaking in the name of the L-rd)] have given you a goodly acquisition; do not forsake My Torah."

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Français · Bible du Rabbinat 1899 [fr]

Car je vous donne d’utiles leçons: n’abandonnez pas mon enseignement.

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

Albowiem naukę dobrą daję wam, nie zaniedbujcie wskazówki mojej!

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ייִדיש · Yehoyesh's Yiddish Tanakh Translation [yi]

װאָרום אַ גוטע לער גיב איך אײַך, איר זאָלט מײַן תּורה ניט פֿאַרלאָזן.

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

Ĉar bonan instruon mi donis al vi; Mian leĝon ne forlasu.

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Commentary on Proverbs 4:2

Rashi

English

For I gave you The prophet prophesies and speaks as an agent of the Holy One, blessed be He, and he is like His mouth.

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Ralbag (Gersonides)

עברית

כי לקח טוב. כי כבר נתתי לכם קנין טוב אל תעזובו את התורה שנתתי לכם הנה אלה דברי הש"י ר"ל שאמרם בלשון כאילו הש"י ידבר:

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