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Proverbs 1 Ge'ez original · 34 verses · some words can be tapped for a gloss
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ምሳሌያተ ፡ ሰሎሞን ፡ ወልደ ፡ ዳዊት ፡ ዘነግሠ ፡ ለእስራኤል ፡ በኢየሩሳሌም ።
The proverbs of Solomon, the son of David, king of Israel:
以色列王大衛兒子所羅門的箴言：
1:2▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
ለአእምሮ ፡ ጥበብ ፡ ወተግሣፅ ፡ ወለአእምሮ ፡ ቃለ ፡ ጥበብ ።
to know wisdom and instruction; to discern the words of understanding;
要使人曉得智慧和訓誨， 分辨通達的言語，
1:3▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
ወለተወክፎ ፡ መይጠ ፡ ቃል ፡ ወለአእምሮ ፡ ጽድቅ ፡ ዘበአማን ።
to receive instruction in wise dealing, in righteousness, justice, and equity;
使人處事領受智慧、 仁義、公平、正直的訓誨，
1:4▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
ወለአርትዖ ፡ ፍትሕ ፡ ከመ ፡ የሀቦሙ ፡ ጥበበ ፡ ለየዋሃን ፡ ለሕፃናት ፡ ወለወራዙት ፡ ተዐውቆ ፡ ወአእምሮ ።
to give prudence to the simple, knowledge and discretion to the young man—
使愚人靈明， 使少年人有知識和謀略，
1:5▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
ዘንተ ፡ እምከመ ፡ ሰምዐ ፡ ጠቢብ ፡ ይዌስከ ፡ ጥበበ ።
that the wise man may hear, and increase in learning; that the man of understanding may attain to sound counsel;
使智慧人聽見，增長學問， 使聰明人得着智謀，
1:6▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
ወዘሰ ፡ አጥረየ ፡ ሐዳፈ ፡ የአምር ፡ ምሳሌ ፡ ወሥውረ ፡ ነገረ ፡ ነገረ ፡ ጠቢባን ፡ በቅጽበት ።
to understand a proverb and parables, the words and riddles of the wise.
使人明白箴言和譬喻， 懂得智慧人的言詞和謎語。
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ቀዳሚሃ ፡ ለጥበብ ፡ ፈሪሀ ፡ እግዚአብሔር ፡ ወአእምሮ ፡ ሠናይት ፡ ለኵሉ ፡ ዘይገብራ ፡ ፈሪሀ ፡ እግዚአብሔር ፡ ቀዳሜ ፡ ተዐውቆ ፡ ጥበበ ፡ ወተግሣፀ ፡ ይሜንኑ ፡ ረሲዓን ።
The fear of Yahweh is the beginning of knowledge, but the foolish despise wisdom and instruction.
敬畏耶和華是知識的開端； 愚妄人藐視智慧和訓誨。
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ስማዕ ፡ ወልድየ ፡ ሕገገ ፡ አቡከ ፡ ወኢትትኀየይ ፡ ትእዛዘ ፡ እምከ ።
My son, listen to your father’s instruction, and don’t forsake your mother’s teaching;
我兒，要聽你父親的訓誨， 不可離棄你母親的法則 ；
1:9▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
አክሊለ ፡ ክብር ፡ ትነሥእ ፡ ለርእስከ ፡ ወባዝግና ፡ ወርቅ ፡ ለክሳድከ ።
for they will be a garland to grace your head, and chains around your neck.
因為這要作你頭上的華冠， 你項上的金鍊。
1:10▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
ኦ ፡ ወልድየ ፡ ኢያስሕቱከ ፡ ሰብእ ፡ ረሲዓን ፡ ወኢትፍቅድ ፡ እመ ፡ አስተብቊዑከ ፡ እንዘ ፡ ይብሉ ፡ ነዓ ፡ ተሳተፍ ፡ ምስሌነ ፡ ደመ ።
My son, if sinners entice you, don’t consent.
我兒，惡人若引誘你， 你不可隨從。
1:11▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
ወንድፍን ፡ ውስተ ፡ ምድር ፡ ብእሴ ፡ ጻድቀ ፡ በዓመፃ ።
If they say, “Come with us. Let’s lie in wait for blood. Let’s lurk secretly for the innocent without cause.
他們若說：你與我們同去， 我們要埋伏流人之血， 要蹲伏害無罪之人；
1:12▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
ወነኀጦ ፡ ከመ ፡ ገሃነም ፡ ሕያዎ ፡ ወንስዓር ፡ እምድር ፡ ዝክሮ ።
Let’s swallow them up alive like Sheol, and whole, like those who go down into the pit.
我們好像陰間，把他們活活吞下； 他們如同下坑的人， 被我們囫圇吞了；
1:13▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
ወጥሪቶ ፡ ብዙኀ ፡ ናስተጋብእ ፡ ወንምላእ ፡ አብያቲነ ፡ በርበሮ ።
We’ll find all valuable wealth. We’ll fill our houses with plunder.
我們必得各樣寶物， 將所擄來的，裝滿房屋；
1:14▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
ወአንተኒ ፡ ኅበር ፡ ምስሌነ ፡ ወአሐዱ ፡ ቊናማት ፡ ይኩነነ ፡ ለኵልነ ፡ ወመስነቅት ፡ አሐቲ ፡ ትኩነነ ።
You shall cast your lot among us. We’ll all have one purse”—
你與我們大家同分， 我們共用一個囊袋；
1:15▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
ኢትሑር ፡ ወልድየ ፡ ምስሌሆሙ ፡ ፍኖተ ።
my son, don’t walk on the path with them. Keep your foot from their path,
我兒，不要與他們同行一道， 禁止你腳走他們的路。
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አግኅሥ ፡ እገሪከ ፡ እምአሠሮሙ ፡ እስመ ፡ ለእከይ ፡ ይረውፃ ፡ እገሪሆሙ ፡ ወያፈጥና ፡ ለከዒወ ፡ ደም ።
for their feet run to evil. They hurry to shed blood.
因為，他們的腳奔跑行惡； 他們急速流人的血，
1:17▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
እስመ ፡ አኮ ፡ በከ ፡ ዘይረብቡ ፡ መሥገርተ ፡ ለሰብእ ።
For the net is spread in vain in the sight of any bird;
好像飛鳥， 網羅設在眼前仍不躲避。
1:18▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
እሙንቱሰ ፡ እለ ፡ ቀቲለ ፡ ለመዱ ፡ ይዘግቡ ፡ ሎሙ ፡ እከየ ፡ ወድቀቶሙ ፡ ለሰብእ ፡ ኃጥአን ፡ እኩይ ።
but these lay in wait for their own blood. They lurk secretly for their own lives.
這些人埋伏，是為自流己血； 蹲伏，是為自害己命。
1:19▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
ዝ ፡ ፍናው ፡ ውእቱ ፡ ለኵሎሙ ፡ እለ ፡ ይፌጽም ፡ ኃጣውአ ፡ ኃጢአት ፡ ወትዕግልት ፡ ነፍሶሙ ፡ ታኃጒል ።
So are the ways of everyone who is greedy for gain. It takes away the life of its owners.
凡貪戀財利的，所行之路都是如此； 這貪戀之心乃奪去得財者之命。
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ጥበብ ፡ በፍናው ፡ ትሴባሕ ፡ ወበመራኅብት ፡ ትሁብ ፡ ቃላ ።
Wisdom calls aloud in the street. She utters her voice in the public squares.
智慧在街市上呼喊， 在寬闊處發聲，
1:21▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
ወውስተ ፡ አርእስተ ፡ ጥቅም ፡ ትሰበክ ፡ ወውስተ ፡ አናቅጺሆሙ ፡ ለኃያላን ፡ ትፀመድ ፡ ወውስተ ፡ አናቅጸ ፡ ሀገር ፡ ጥቡዐ ፡ ትብል ።
She calls at the head of noisy places. At the entrance of the city gates, she utters her words:
在熱鬧街頭喊叫， 在城門口，在城中發出言語，
1:22▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
መጠነ ፡ መዋዕል ፡ የዋሃን ፡ ቦሙ ፡ ጽድቅ ፡ ወኢይትኃፈሩ ።
“How long, you simple ones, will you love simplicity? How long will mockers delight themselves in mockery, and fools hate knowledge?
說：你們愚昧人喜愛愚昧， 褻慢人喜歡褻慢， 愚頑人恨惡知識，要到幾時呢？
1:23▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
እስከ ፡ ማእዜኑ ፡ ረሲዓን ፡ ታፈቅሩ ፡ ስሕተተ ፡ ዓብዳንሰ ፡ ፈታውያነ ፡ ጽእለት ፡ እሙንቱ ፡ ወረሲዓነ ፡ ከዊኖሙ ፡ ጸልኡ ፡ አእምሮ ፡ ወርሱሐነ ፡ ኮኑ ፡ ለእለ ፡ ይዘልፍዎሙ ፡ ለምንት ፡ ትመይጡ ፡ ዘለፋየ ።
Turn at my reproof. Behold, I will pour out my spirit on you. I will make known my words to you.
你們當因我的責備回轉； 我要將我的靈澆灌你們， 將我的話指示你們。
1:24▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
ወናሁ ፡ አነ ፡ እነግረክሙ ፡ እስትንፋሰ ፡ ቃልየ ፡ ወእሜህረክሙ ፡ ነገረ ፡ ዚአየ ።
Because I have called, and you have refused; I have stretched out my hand, and no one has paid attention;
我呼喚，你們不肯聽從； 我伸手，無人理會；
1:25▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
እስመ ፡ ጸዋዕኩ ፡ ወኢያውሣእክሙኒ ፡ ሰፋሕኩ ፡ እደውየ ፡ ወኢያጽማእክሙኒ ።
but you have ignored all my counsel, and wanted none of my reproof;
反輕棄我一切的勸戒， 不肯受我的責備。
1:26▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
ወአብዛኅኩ ፡ ነገረ ፡ ወኢተሰጠውክሙኒ ፡ ወምኑነ ፡ ረሰይክሙ ፡ ትእዛዝየ ፡ ወዘለፋየኒ ፡ ኢነጸርክሙ ።
I also will laugh at your disaster. I will mock when calamity overtakes you,
你們遭災難，我就發笑； 驚恐臨到你們，我必嗤笑。
1:27▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
ወአነሂ ፡ በኃጒልክሙ ፡ አስሕቅ ፡ ወእትፌሣሕ ፡ ሶበ ፡ ይመጽአክሙ ፡ ግብተ ፡ ተሠርዎ ።
when calamity overtakes you like a storm, when your disaster comes on like a whirlwind, when distress and anguish come on you.
驚恐臨到你們，好像狂風； 災難來到，如同暴風； 急難痛苦臨到你們身上。
1:28▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
ወሶበ ፡ ይመጽአክሙ ፡ ግብተ ፡ ሀከከ ፡ ወሙስናሂ ፡ ከማሁ ፡ ሶበ ፡ ይመጽአክሙ ፡ ለአሥግሮሙ ፡ ወሶበ ፡ ይመጽአክሙ ፡ ምንዳቤ ፡ ወተፄውዎ ፡ ሀሎኩ ፡ ህየ ።
Then they will call on me, but I will not answer. They will seek me diligently, but they will not find me,
那時，你們必呼求我，我卻不答應， 懇切地尋找我，卻尋不見。
1:29▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
ወሶበ ፡ ትጼውዑኒ ፡ አነሂ ፡ ኢይሰምዐክሙ ፡ የኃሥሡኒ ፡ እኩያን ፡ ወኢይረክቡኒ ።
because they hated knowledge, and didn’t choose the fear of Yahweh.
因為，你們恨惡知識， 不喜愛敬畏耶和華，
1:30▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
እስመ ፡ ጸልእዋ ፡ ለጥበብ ፡ ቃለ ፡ እግዚአብሔርኒ ፡ ይስምዑ ፡ ኢፈቀዱ ።
They wanted none of my counsel. They despised all my reproof.
不聽我的勸戒， 藐視我一切的責備，
1:31▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
ወኢፈቀዱ ፡ ይነጽሩ ፡ ዘዚአየ ፡ ምክረ ፡ ወያስተራኵሱ ፡ ኵሎ ፡ ዘዚአየ ፡ ዘለፋ ።
Therefore they will eat of the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own schemes.
所以必吃自結的果子， 充滿自設的計謀。
1:32▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
እንከሰኬ ፡ ይብልዑ ፡ ፍሬ ፡ ምግባሮሙ ፡ ወበዘዚአሆሙ ፡ ኃጢአት ፡ ይጽገቡ ።
For the backsliding of the simple will kill them. The careless ease of fools will destroy them.
愚昧人背道，必殺己身； 愚頑人安逸，必害己命。
1:33▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
እስመ ፡ ኢተመይጦቶሙ ፡ ለዓብዳን ፡ ትቀትሎሙ ፡ እምእንተ ፡ ገፍዑ ፡ ደቂቅ ፡ ይትቀተሉ ፡ ወሐተታሆሙ ፡ ለረሲዓን ፡ ትቀትሎሙ ።
But whoever listens to me will dwell securely, and will be at ease, without fear of harm.”
惟有聽從我的，必安然居住， 得享安靜，不怕災禍。
1:34▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
ወዘሰ ፡ ኪያየ ፡ ይሄሉ ፡ በተስፋ ፡ ወየዓርፍ ፡ ዘእንበለ ፡ ድንጋፄ ፡ እምኵሉ ፡ እኩይ ።
But whoever listens to me will dwell securely, and will be at ease, without fear of harm.”
惟有聽從我的，必安然居住， 得享安靜，不怕災禍。
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