7:1 ⧉ ⤴︎ בְּ֭נִי שְׁמֹ֣ר אֲמָרָ֑י וּ֝מִצְוֺתַ֗י תִּצְפֹּ֥ן אִתָּֽךְ ׃
υἱέ φύλασσε ἐμοὺς λόγους τὰς δὲ ἐμὰς ἐντολὰς κρύψον παρὰ σεαυτῷ υἱέ τίμα τὸν κύριον καὶ ἰσχύσεις πλὴν δὲ αὐτοῦ μὴ φοβοῦ ἄλλον
Fili mi , custodi sermones meos , et praecepta mea reconde tibi . Fili ,
ወልድየ ፡ ዕቀብ ፡ ነገረ ፡ ዚአየ ፡ ወትእዛዘ ፡ ዚአየ ፡ ይባእ ፡ ኀቤከ ።
My son, keep my words. Lay up my commandments within you.
7:2 ⧉ ⤴︎ שְׁמֹ֣ר מִצְוֺתַ֣י וֶחְיֵ֑ה וְ֝תוֹרָתִ֗י כְּאִישׁ֥וֹן עֵינֶֽיךָ ׃
φύλαξον ἐμὰς ἐντολάς καὶ βιώσεις τοὺς δὲ ἐμοὺς λόγους ὥσπερ κόρας ὀμμάτων
serva mandata mea , et vives ; et legem meam quasi pupillam oculi tui :
ወልድየ ፡ አክብሮ ፡ ለእግዚአብሔር ፡ ወትጸንዕ ፡ እምኵሉ ፡ ወዘእንበሌሁሰ ፡ ኢትፍራህ ፡ ባዕደ ፡ እስመ ፡ አልቦ ፡ ዘይቀትለከ ፡ ወአልቦ ፡ ዘያሐይወከ ።
Keep my commandments and live! Guard my teaching as the apple of your eye.
7:3 ⧉ ⤴︎ קׇשְׁרֵ֥ם עַל ־אֶצְבְּעֹתֶ֑יךָ כׇּ֝תְבֵ֗ם עַל ־ל֥וּחַ לִבֶּֽךָ ׃
περίθου δὲ αὐτοὺς σοῖς δακτύλοις ἐπίγραψον δὲ ἐπὶ τὸ πλάτος τῆς καρδίας σου
liga eam in digitis tuis , scribe illam in tabulis cordis tui .
ወልድየ ፡ ትእዛዘ ፡ ዚአየ ፡ ዕቀብ ፡ ወተሐዩ ፡ ወንባበ ፡ ዚአየ ፡ ዕቀብ ፡ ከመ ፡ ብንተ ፡ ዓይንከ ።
Bind them on your fingers. Write them on the tablet of your heart.
7:4 ⧉ ⤴︎ אֱמֹ֣ר לַ֭חׇכְמָה אֲחֹ֣תִי אָ֑תְּ וּ֝מֹדָ֗ע לַבִּינָ֥ה תִקְרָֽא ׃
εἶπον τὴν σοφίαν σὴν ἀδελφὴν εἶναι τὴν δὲ φρόνησιν γνώριμον περιποίησαι σεαυτῷ
Dic sapientiae : Soror mea es , et prudentiam voca amicam tuam :
ደዮ ፡ ውስተ ፡ አፃብዒከ ፡ ወጸሐፎ ፡ ውስተ ፡ ራኅበ ፡ ልብከ ።
Tell wisdom, “You are my sister.” Call understanding your relative,
7:5 ⧉ ⤴︎ לִ֭שְׁמׇרְךָ מֵאִשָּׁ֣ה זָרָ֑ה מִ֝נׇּכְרִיָּ֗ה אֲמָרֶ֥יהָ הֶחֱלִֽיקָה ׃
ἵνα σε τηρήσῃ ἀπὸ γυναικὸς ἀλλοτρίας καὶ πονηρᾶς ἐάν σε λόγοις τοῖς πρὸς χάριν ἐμβάληται
ut custodiant te a muliere extranea , et ab aliena quae verba sua dulcia facit .
በላ ፡ ለጥበብ ፡ እኅተ ፡ ዚአየ ፡ አንቲ ፡ ወለአእምሮ ፡ ሀገሪተከ ፡ ረስያ ።
that they may keep you from the strange woman, from the foreigner who flatters with her words.
7:6 ⧉ ⤴︎ כִּ֭י בְּחַלּ֣וֹן בֵּיתִ֑י בְּעַ֖ד אֶשְׁנַבִּ֣י נִשְׁקָֽפְתִּי ׃
ἀπὸ γὰρ θυρίδος ἐκ τοῦ οἴκου αὐτῆς εἰς τὰς πλατείας παρακύπτουσα
De fenestra enim domus meae per cancellos prospexi ,
ከመ ፡ ትዕቀብከ ፡ እምብእሲት ፡ ነኪርት ፡ ወእኪት ፡ ወእም ፡ ነገረ ፡ ዘርቅ ፡ አምጽአት ፡ ብከ ።
For at the window of my house, I looked out through my lattice.
7:7 ⧉ ⤴︎ וָאֵ֤רֶא בַפְּתָאיִ֗ם אָ֘בִ֤ינָה בַבָּנִ֗ים נַ֣עַר חֲסַר ־לֵֽב ׃
ὃν ἂν ἴδῃ τῶν ἀφρόνων τέκνων νεανίαν ἐνδεῆ φρενῶν
et video parvulos ; considero vecordem juvenem ,
እስመ ፡ እመስኮተ ፡ ቤታ ፡ ውስተ ፡ መራኅብት ፡ ትሔውጽ ።
I saw among the simple ones. I discerned among the youths a young man void of understanding,
7:8 ⧉ ⤴︎ עֹבֵ֣ר בַּ֭שּׁוּק אֵ֣צֶל פִּנָּ֑הּ וְדֶ֖רֶךְ בֵּיתָ֣הּ יִצְעָֽד ׃
παραπορευόμενον παρὰ γωνίαν ἐν διόδοις οἴκων αὐτῆς
qui transit per plateam juxta angulum et prope viam domus illius graditur :
እመቦ ፡ ዘርእየት ፡ እምዓብዳን ፡ ውሉድ ፡ ወሬዛ ፡ ነዳየ ፡ አእምሮ ፡ ዘየሐውር ፡ ውስተ ፡ ፍናወ ፡ ማዕዘንተ ፡ ቤታ ፡ (ትጼውዖ ፡ ወትብሎ )።
passing through the street near her corner, he went the way to her house,
7:9 ⧉ ⤴︎ בְּנֶֽשֶׁף ־בְּעֶ֥רֶב י֑וֹם בְּאִישׁ֥וֹן לַ֝֗יְלָה וַאֲפֵלָֽה ׃
καὶ λαλοῦντα ἐν σκότει ἑσπερινῷ ἡνίκα ἂν ἡσυχία νυκτερινὴ ᾖ καὶ γνοφώδης
in obscuro , advesperascente die , in noctis tenebris et caligine .
ወይትናገር ፡ በጽልመት ፡ ሠርከ ፡ ሶበ ፡ ይከውን ፡ ጽማዌ ፡ ወጽልመተ ፡ ሌሊት ።
in the twilight, in the evening of the day, in the middle of the night and in the darkness.
7:10 ⧉ ⤴︎ וְהִנֵּ֣ה אִ֭שָּׁה לִקְרָאת֑וֹ שִׁ֥ית ז֝וֹנָ֗ה וּנְצֻ֥רַת לֵֽב ׃
ἡ δὲ γυνὴ συναντᾷ αὐτῷ εἶδος ἔχουσα πορνικόν ἣ ποιεῖ νέων ἐξίπτασθαι καρδίας
Et ecce occurrit illi mulier ornatu meretricio , praeparata ad capiendas animas : garrula et vaga ,
ወሶቤሃ ፡ ትዳደቆ ፡ እንተ ፡ ባቲ ፡ ትርሢተ ፡ ዝሙት ፡ እንተ ፡ ትሬሲ ፡ ታሥርር ፡ ልበ ፡ ወራዙት ።
Behold, there a woman met him with the attire of a prostitute, and with crafty intent.
7:11 ⧉ ⤴︎ הֹמִיָּ֣ה הִ֣יא וְסֹרָ֑רֶת בְּ֝בֵיתָ֗הּ לֹא ־יִשְׁכְּנ֥וּ רַגְלֶֽיהָ ׃
ἀνεπτερωμένη δέ ἐστιν καὶ ἄσωτος ἐν οἴκῳ δὲ οὐχ ἡσυχάζουσιν οἱ πόδες αὐτῆς
quietis impatiens , nec valens in domo consistere pedibus suis ;
ሥርርት ፡ ይእቲ ፡ ወምርዕት ፡ ወሥርውት ፡ ወበቤታኒ ፡ ኢያዓርፉ ፡ እገሪሃ ።
She is loud and defiant. Her feet don’t stay in her house.
7:12 ⧉ ⤴︎ פַּ֤עַם ׀ בַּח֗וּץ פַּ֥עַם בָּרְחֹב֑וֹת וְאֵ֖צֶל כׇּל ־פִּנָּ֣ה תֶאֱרֹֽב ׃
χρόνον γάρ τινα ἔξω ῥέμβεται χρόνον δὲ ἐν πλατείαις παρὰ πᾶσαν γωνίαν ἐνεδρεύει
nunc foris , nunc in plateis , nunc juxta angulos insidians .
ወምዕረ ፡ ኅዳጠ ፡ አፍኣ ፡ ታንጎጉ ፡ ወምዕረ ፡ ኅዳጠ ፡ ውስተ ፡ መራኅብት ፡ ወውስተ ፡ ማዕዘንት ፡ ትጸንሕ ።
Now she is in the streets, now in the squares, and lurking at every corner.
7:13 ⧉ ⤴︎ וְהֶחֱזִ֣יקָה בּ֭וֹ וְנָ֣שְׁקָה לּ֑וֹ הֵעֵ֥זָה פָ֝נֶ֗יהָ וַתֹּ֣אמַר לֽוֹ ׃
εἶτα ἐπιλαβομένη ἐφίλησεν αὐτόν ἀναιδεῖ δὲ προσώπῳ προσεῖπεν αὐτῷ
Apprehensumque deosculatur juvenem , et procaci vultu blanditur , dicens :
ወአኀዘቶ ፡ ወሰዓመቶ ፡ ወዘእንበለ ፡ ኃፍረት ፡ በገጽ ፡ ትብሎ ።
So she caught him, and kissed him. With an impudent face she said to him:
7:14 ⧉ ⤴︎ זִבְחֵ֣י שְׁלָמִ֣ים עָלָ֑י הַ֝יּ֗וֹם שִׁלַּ֥מְתִּי נְדָרָֽי ׃
θυσία εἰρηνική μοί ἐστιν σήμερον ἀποδίδωμι τὰς εὐχάς μου
Victimas pro salute vovi ; hodie reddidi vota mea :
መሥዋዕተ ፡ ሰላምየ ፡ ውእቱ ፡ ም ፡ ብፅዓትየ ፡ እሁብ ።
“Sacrifices of peace offerings are with me. Today I have paid my vows.
7:15 ⧉ ⤴︎ עַל ־כֵּ֭ן יָצָ֣אתִי לִקְרָאתֶ֑ךָ לְשַׁחֵ֥ר פָּ֝נֶ֗יךָ וָאֶמְצָאֶֽךָּ ׃
ἕνεκα τούτου ἐξῆλθον εἰς συνάντησίν σοι ποθοῦσα τὸ σὸν πρόσωπον εὕρηκά σε
idcirco egressa sum in occursum tuum , desiderans te videre , et reperi .
በዝንተ ፡ ዝንቱ ፡ መጻእኩ ፡ እትቀበልከ ፡ ወእንዘ ፡ አፈቅር ፡ ገጸ ፡ ዚአከ ፡ ረከብኩከ ።
Therefore I came out to meet you, to diligently seek your face, and I have found you.
7:16 ⧉ ⤴︎ מַ֭רְבַדִּים רָבַ֣דְתִּי עַרְשִׂ֑י חֲ֝טֻב֗וֹת אֵט֥וּן מִצְרָֽיִם ׃
κειρίαις τέτακα τὴν κλίνην μου ἀμφιτάποις δὲ ἔστρωκα τοῖς ἀπ’ Αἰγύπτου
Intexui funibus lectulum meum ; stravi tapetibus pictis ex Aegypto :
በቀጠንት ፡ ገለድኩ ፡ ምስካብየ ፡ ወዘርቤታተ ፡ ነጸፍኩ ፡ ዘእምግብፅ ፡ ነስነስኩ ፡ ምስካብየ ፡ በመጽርይ ፡ ወቤትየኒ ፡ በቀናንሞስ ፡ ነዓ ፡ ናስተሐውዝ ፡ በተሳዕሞ ፡ እስከ ፡ ነግህ ።
I have spread my couch with carpets of tapestry, with striped cloths of the yarn of Egypt.
7:17 ⧉ ⤴︎ נַ֥פְתִּי מִשְׁכָּבִ֑י מֹ֥ר אֲ֝הָלִ֗ים וְקִנָּמֽוֹן ׃
διέρραγκα τὴν κοίτην μου κρόκῳ τὸν δὲ οἶκόν μου κινναμώμῳ
aspersi cubile meum myrrha , et aloë , et cinnamomo .
ወናንገርግር ፡ በተፋቅሮ ፡ እስመ ፡ ኢሀሎ ፡ ምትየ ፡ ውስተ ፡ ቤቱ ።
I have perfumed my bed with myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon.
7:18 ⧉ ⤴︎ לְכָ֤ה נִרְוֶ֣ה דֹ֭דִים עַד ־הַבֹּ֑קֶר נִ֝תְעַלְּסָ֗ה בׇּאֳהָבִֽים ׃
ἐλθὲ καὶ ἀπολαύσωμεν φιλίας ἕως ὄρθρου δεῦρο καὶ ἐγκυλισθῶμεν ἔρωτι
Veni , inebriemur uberibus , et fruamur cupitis amplexibus donec illucescat dies .
ወሖረ ፡ ርኁቀ ፡ ብሔረ ፡ ዕቊረ ፡ ወርቅ ፡ ነሢኦ ፡ ውስተ ፡ እዴሁ ፡ ወመዋዕል ፡ ብዙኅ ፡ እመ ፡ ገብአ ፡ ውስተ ፡ ቤቱ ።
Come, let’s take our fill of loving until the morning. Let’s solace ourselves with loving.
7:19 ⧉ ⤴︎ כִּ֤י אֵ֣ין הָאִ֣ישׁ בְּבֵית֑וֹ הָ֝לַ֗ךְ בְּדֶ֣רֶךְ מֵרָחֽוֹק ׃
οὐ γὰρ πάρεστιν ὁ ἀνήρ μου ἐν οἴκῳ πεπόρευται δὲ ὁδὸν μακρὰν
Non est enim vir in domo sua : abiit via longissima :
ወአስሐተቶ ፡ በብዙኅ ፡ ነገር ፡ ወበመሥገርተ ፡ ከናፍሪሃ ፡ ሰሐበቶ ።
For my husband isn’t at home. He has gone on a long journey.
7:20 ⧉ ⤴︎ צְֽרוֹר ־הַ֭כֶּסֶף לָקַ֣ח בְּיָד֑וֹ לְי֥וֹם הַ֝כֵּ֗סֶא יָבֹ֥א בֵיתֽוֹ ׃
ἔνδεσμον ἀργυρίου λαβὼν ἐν χειρὶ αὐτοῦ δῑ ἡμερῶν πολλῶν ἐπανήξει εἰς τὸν οἶκον αὐτοῦ
sacculum pecuniae secum tulit ; in die plenae lunae reversurus est in domum suam .
ወተለዋ ፡ ደኒኖ ፡ ከመ ፡ ላሕም ፡ ዘየሐውር ፡ ለተጠብሖ ፡ ወከመ ፡ ከልብ ፡ ለተአስሮ ።
He has taken a bag of money with him. He will come home at the full moon.”
7:21 ⧉ ⤴︎ הִ֭טַּתּוּ בְּרֹ֣ב לִקְחָ֑הּ בְּחֵ֥לֶק שְׂ֝פָתֶ֗יהָ תַּדִּיחֶֽנּוּ ׃
ἀπεπλάνησεν δὲ αὐτὸν πολλῇ ὁμιλίᾳ βρόχοις τε τοῖς ἀπὸ χειλέων ἐξώκειλεν αὐτόν
Irretivit eum multis sermonibus , et blanditiis labiorum protraxit illum .
ወከመ ፡ ኃየል ፡ ዘተነድፈ ፡ ወተሐይጰ ፡ ከብዶ ፡ ወይጔጒእ ፡ ከመ ፡ ዖፍ ፡ ለመሥገርት ።
With persuasive words, she led him astray. With the flattering of her lips, she seduced him.
7:22 ⧉ ⤴︎ ה֤וֹלֵ֥ךְ אַחֲרֶ֗יהָ פִּ֫תְאֹ֥ם כְּ֭שׁוֹר אֶל ־טֶ֣בַח יָבֹ֑א וּ֝כְעֶ֗כֶס אֶל ־מוּסַ֥ר אֱוִֽיל ׃
ὁ δὲ ἐπηκολούθησεν αὐτῇ κεπφωθείς ὥσπερ δὲ βοῦς ἐπὶ σφαγὴν ἄγεται καὶ ὥσπερ κύων ἐπὶ δεσμοὺς
Statim eam sequitur quasi bos ductus ad victimam , et quasi agnus lasciviens , et ignorans quod ad vincula stultus trahatur :
ወኢየአምር ፡ ከመ ፡ በነፍሱ ፡ ይረውፅ ።
He followed her immediately, as an ox goes to the slaughter, as a fool stepping into a noose.
7:23 ⧉ ⤴︎ עַ֤ד יְפַלַּ֪ח חֵ֡ץ כְּֽבֵד֗וֹ כְּמַהֵ֣ר צִפּ֣וֹר אֶל ־פָּ֑ח וְלֹא ־יָ֝דַ֗ע כִּֽי ־בְנַפְשׁ֥וֹ הֽוּא ׃
ἢ ὡς ἔλαφος τοξεύματι πεπληγὼς εἰς τὸ ἧπαρ σπεύδει δὲ ὥσπερ ὄρνεον εἰς παγίδα οὐκ εἰδὼς ὅτι περὶ ψυχῆς τρέχει
donec transfigat sagitta jecur ejus , velut si avis festinet ad laqueum , et nescit quod de periculo animae illius agitur .
ወይእዜኒ ፡ ስምዐኒ ፡ ወልድየ ፡ ወአጽምእ ፡ ቃለ ፡ አፉየ ።
Until an arrow strikes through his liver, as a bird hurries to the snare, and doesn’t know that it will cost his life.
7:24 ⧉ ⤴︎ וְעַתָּ֣ה בָ֭נִים שִׁמְעוּ ־לִ֑י וְ֝הַקְשִׁ֗יבוּ לְאִמְרֵי ־פִֽי ׃
νῦν οὖν υἱέ ἄκουέ μου καὶ πρόσεχε ῥήμασιν στόματός μου
Nunc ergo , fili mi , audi me , et attende verbis oris mei .
ወኢይትመየጥ ፡ ለወብከ ፡ ውስተ ፡ ፍናዊሃ ፡ ወኢትስሐት ፡ ውስተ ፡ አሠራ ።
Now therefore, sons, listen to me. Pay attention to the words of my mouth.
7:25 ⧉ ⤴︎ אַל ־יֵ֣שְׂטְ אֶל ־דְּרָכֶ֣יהָ לִבֶּ֑ךָ אַל ־תֵּ֝֗תַע בִּנְתִיבוֹתֶֽיהָ ׃
μὴ ἐκκλινάτω εἰς τὰς ὁδοὺς αὐτῆς ἡ καρδία σου
Ne abstrahatur in viis illius mens tua , neque decipiaris semitis ejus ;
ወብዙኃነ ፡ አስሒታ ፡ አቊሰለት ፡ ወአልቦሙ ፡ ኊልቊ ፡ ለእለ ፡ አስሐተቶሙ ።
Don’t let your heart turn to her ways. Don’t go astray in her paths,
7:26 ⧉ ⤴︎ כִּֽי ־רַבִּ֣ים חֲלָלִ֣ים הִפִּ֑ילָה וַ֝עֲצֻמִ֗ים כׇּל ־הֲרֻגֶֽיהָ ׃
πολλοὺς γὰρ τρώσασα καταβέβληκεν καὶ ἀναρίθμητοί εἰσιν οὓς πεφόνευκεν
multos enim vulneratos dejecit , et fortissimi quique interfecti sunt ab ea .
ፍናወ ፡ ሲኦል ፡ ቤታ ፡ እለ ፡ ያወርዱ ፡ ውስተ ፡ መዛግብቲሁ ፡ ለሞት ።
for she has thrown down many wounded. Yes, all her slain are a mighty army.
7:27 ⧉ ⤴︎ דַּרְכֵ֣י שְׁא֣וֹל בֵּיתָ֑הּ יֹ֝רְד֗וֹת אֶל ־חַדְרֵי ־מָֽוֶת ׃ {פ}
ὁδοὶ ᾅδου ὁ οἶκος αὐτῆς κατάγουσαι εἰς τὰ ταμίεια τοῦ θανάτου
Viae inferi domus ejus , penetrantes in interiora mortis .
— Her house is the way to Sheol, going down to the rooms of death.