< أَمْثَالٌ 31 >
كَلَامُ لَمُوئِيلَ مَلِكِ مَسَّا، عَلَّمَتْهُ إِيَّاهُ أُمُّهُ: | ١ 1 |
THE WORDS OF KING LEMUEL: The prophecie which his mother taught him.
مَاذَا يَا ٱبْنِي؟ ثُمَّ مَاذَا يَا ٱبْنَ رَحِمِي؟ ثُمَّ مَاذَا يَا ٱبْنَ نُذُورِي؟ | ٢ 2 |
What my sonne! and what ye sonne of my wombe! and what, O sonne of my desires!
لَا تُعْطِ حَيْلَكَ لِلنِّسَاءِ، وَلَا طُرُقَكَ لِمُهْلِكَاتِ ٱلْمُلُوكِ. | ٣ 3 |
Giue not thy strength vnto women, nor thy wayes, which is to destroy Kings.
لَيْسَ لِلْمُلُوكِ يَا لَمُوئِيلُ، لَيْسَ لِلْمُلُوكِ أَنْ يَشْرَبُوا خَمْرًا، وَلَا لِلْعُظَمَاءِ ٱلْمُسْكِرُ. | ٤ 4 |
It is not for Kings, O Lemuel, it is not for Kings to drink wine nor for princes strog drinke,
لِئَلَّا يَشْرَبُوا وَيَنْسَوْا ٱلْمَفْرُوضَ، وَيُغَيِّرُوا حُجَّةَ كُلِّ بَنِي ٱلْمَذَلَّةِ. | ٥ 5 |
Lest he drinke and forget the decree, and change the iudgement of all the children of affliction.
أَعْطُوا مُسْكِرًا لِهَالِكٍ، وَخَمْرًا لِمُرِّي ٱلنَّفْسِ. | ٦ 6 |
Giue ye strong drinke vnto him that is readie to perish, and wine vnto them that haue griefe of heart.
يَشْرَبُ وَيَنْسَى فَقْرَهُ، وَلَا يَذْكُرُ تَعَبَهُ بَعْدُ. | ٧ 7 |
Let him drinke, that he may forget his pouertie, and remember his miserie no more.
اِفْتَحْ فَمَكَ لِأَجْلِ ٱلْأَخْرَسِ فِي دَعْوَى كُلِّ يَتِيمٍ. | ٨ 8 |
Open thy mouth for the domme in the cause of all the children of destruction.
اِفْتَحْ فَمَكَ. ٱقْضِ بِٱلْعَدْلِ وَحَامِ عَنِ ٱلْفَقِيرِ وَٱلْمِسْكِينِ. | ٩ 9 |
Open thy mouth: iudge righteously, and iudge the afflicted, and the poore.
اِمْرَأَةٌ فَاضِلَةٌ مَنْ يَجِدُهَا؟ لِأَنَّ ثَمَنَهَا يَفُوقُ ٱللَّآلِئَ. | ١٠ 10 |
Who shall finde a vertuous woman? for her price is farre aboue the pearles.
بِهَا يَثِقُ قَلْبُ زَوْجِهَا فَلَا يَحْتَاجُ إِلَى غَنِيمَةٍ. | ١١ 11 |
The heart of her husband trusteth in her, and he shall haue no neede of spoyle.
تَصْنَعُ لَهُ خَيْرًا لَا شَرًّا كُلَّ أَيَّامِ حَيَاتِهَا. | ١٢ 12 |
She will doe him good, and not euill all the dayes of her life.
تَطْلُبُ صُوفًا وَكَتَّانًا وَتَشْتَغِلُ بِيَدَيْنِ رَاضِيَتَيْنِ. | ١٣ 13 |
She seeketh wooll and flaxe, and laboureth cheerefully with her handes.
هِيَ كَسُفُنِ ٱلتَّاجِرِ. تَجْلِبُ طَعَامَهَا مِنْ بَعِيدٍ. | ١٤ 14 |
She is like the shippes of marchants: shee bringeth her foode from afarre.
وَتَقُومُ إِذِ ٱللَّيْلُ بَعْدُ وَتُعْطِي أَكْلًا لِأَهْلِ بَيْتِهَا وَفَرِيضَةً لِفَتَيَاتِهَا. | ١٥ 15 |
And she riseth, whiles it is yet night: and giueth the portion to her houshold, and the ordinarie to her maides.
تَتَأَمَّلُ حَقْلًا فَتَأْخُذُهُ، وَبِثَمَرِ يَدَيْهَا تَغْرِسُ كَرْمًا. | ١٦ 16 |
She considereth a field, and getteth it: and with the fruite of her handes she planteth a vineyarde.
تُنَطِّقُ حَقَوَيْهَا بِٱلْقُوَّةِ وَتُشَدِّدُ ذِرَاعَيْهَا. | ١٧ 17 |
She girdeth her loynes with strength, and strengtheneth her armes.
تَشْعُرُ أَنَّ تِجَارَتَهَا جَيِّدَةٌ. سِرَاجُهَا لَا يَنْطَفِئُ فِي ٱللَّيْلِ. | ١٨ 18 |
She feeleth that her marchandise is good: her candle is not put out by night.
تَمُدُّ يَدَيْهَا إِلَى ٱلْمِغْزَلِ، وَتُمْسِكُ كَفَّاهَا بِٱلْفَلْكَةِ. | ١٩ 19 |
She putteth her handes to the wherue, and her handes handle the spindle.
تَبْسُطُ كَفَّيْهَا لِلْفَقِيرِ، وَتَمُدُّ يَدَيْهَا إِلَى ٱلْمِسْكِينِ. | ٢٠ 20 |
She stretcheth out her hand to the poore, and putteth foorth her hands to the needie.
لَا تَخْشَى عَلَى بَيْتِهَا مِنَ ٱلثَّلْجِ، لِأَنَّ كُلَّ أَهْلِ بَيْتِهَا لَابِسُونَ حُلَلًا. | ٢١ 21 |
She feareth not the snowe for her familie: for all her familie is clothed with skarlet.
تَعْمَلُ لِنَفْسِهَا مُوَشَّيَاتٍ. لِبْسُهَا بُوصٌ وَأُرْجُوانٌ. | ٢٢ 22 |
She maketh her selfe carpets: fine linen and purple is her garment.
زَوْجُهَا مَعْرُوفٌ فِي ٱلْأَبْوَابِ حِينَ يَجْلِسُ بَيْنَ مَشَايخِ ٱلْأَرْضِ. | ٢٣ 23 |
Her husband is knowen in the gates, when he sitteth with the Elders of the land.
تَصْنَعُ قُمْصَانًا وَتَبِيعُهَا، وَتَعْرِضُ مَنَاطِقَ عَلَى ٱلْكَنْعَانِيِّ. | ٢٤ 24 |
She maketh sheetes, and selleth them, and giueth girdels vnto the marchant.
اَلْعِزُّ وَٱلْبَهَاءُ لِبَاسُهَا، وَتَضْحَكُ عَلَى ٱلزَّمَنِ ٱلْآتِي. | ٢٥ 25 |
Strength and honour is her clothing, and in the latter day she shall reioyce.
تَفْتَحُ فَمَهَا بِٱلْحِكْمَةِ، وَفِي لِسَانِهَا سُنَّةُ ٱلْمَعْرُوفِ. | ٢٦ 26 |
She openeth her mouth with wisdome, and the lawe of grace is in her tongue.
تُرَاقِبُ طُرُقَ أَهْلِ بَيْتِهَا، وَلَا تَأْكُلُ خُبْزَ ٱلْكَسَلِ. | ٢٧ 27 |
She ouerseeth the wayes of her housholde, and eateth not the bread of ydlenes.
يَقُومُ أَوْلَادُهَا وَيُطَوِّبُونَهَا. زَوْجُهَا أَيْضًا فَيَمْدَحُهَا: | ٢٨ 28 |
Her children rise vp, and call her blessed: her husband also shall prayse her, saying,
«بَنَاتٌ كَثِيرَاتٌ عَمِلْنَ فَضْلًا، أَمَّا أَنْتِ فَفُقْتِ عَلَيْهِنَّ جَمِيعًا». | ٢٩ 29 |
Many daughters haue done vertuously: but thou surmountest them all.
اَلْحُسْنُ غِشٌّ وَٱلْجَمَالُ بَاطِلٌ، أَمَّا ٱلْمَرْأَةُ ٱلْمُتَّقِيَةُ ٱلرَّبَّ فَهِيَ تُمْدَحُ. | ٣٠ 30 |
Fauour is deceitfull, and beautie is vanitie: but a woman that feareth the Lord, she shall be praysed.
أَعْطُوهَا مِنْ ثَمَرِ يَدَيْهَا، وَلْتَمْدَحْهَا أَعْمَالُهَا فِي ٱلْأَبْوَابِ. | ٣١ 31 |
Giue her of the fruite of her hands, and let her owne workes prayse her in the gates.