Proverbs 2
Berean Standard BibleTranslation
Berean Standard Bible
Baibala Hemolele (Hawaiian Bible, 1868 revision)
1My son, if you accept my words and hide my commandments within you,
1E KUU keiki, ina e lawe oe i ka'u mau olelo, A e waiho pu me oe i ko'u kanawai;
2if you incline your ear to wisdom and direct your heart to understanding,
2E haliu mai kou pepeiao i ka naauao, A e huli kou naau i ka ike;
3if you truly call out to insight and lift your voice to understanding,
3Ina paha e hea aku oe i ka ike, A e o aku kou leo i ka naauao;
4if you seek it like silver and search it out like hidden treasure,
4Ina e imi aku oe ia ia me he kala la, A e huli hoi ia ia me he waiwai huna la;
5then you will discern the fear of the LORD and discover the knowledge of God.
5Alaila, e ike oe i ka makau ia Iehova, A e loaa ia oe ka ike i ke Akua.
6For the LORD gives wisdom; from His mouth come knowledge and understanding.
6No ka mea, na Iehova e haawi mai i ka naauao; Mai kona waha mai ka ike a me ka noiau.
7He stores up sound wisdom for the upright; He is a shield to those who walk with integrity,
7Hoano e oia i ke ola no ka poe pono; He paku ia no ka poe hele pololei;
8to guard the paths of justice and protect the way of His saints.
8E malama i na ala o ka mea hoopono, E kiai hoi i ka aoao o kona poe haipule.
9Then you will discern righteousness and justice and equity—every good path.
9Alaila, e ike oe i ka pono a me ka hoopono, A me ka pololei a me na aoao maikai a pau.
10For wisdom will enter your heart, and knowledge will delight your soul.
10No ka mea, e komo ka naauao iloko o kou naau, E ono hoi ka ike i kou uhane.
11Discretion will watch over you, and understanding will guard you,
11Na ke akamai oe e malama aku, O ka noiau hoi ke kiai ia oe,
12to deliver you from the way of evil, from the man who speaks perversity,
12E hoopakele ia oe mai ka aoao hewa aku, Mai ke kanaka hoi i wahahee ka olelo:
13from those who leave the straight paths to walk in the ways of darkness,
13Haalele lakou i ka aoao pololei, I hele ai hoi ma na ala o ka pouli.
14from those who enjoy doing evil and rejoice in the twistedness of evil,
14Olioli lakou ke hana hewa, Hauoli hoi lakou i ka ino o ka mea aia.
15whose paths are crooked and whose ways are devious.
15O lakou ke hookekee i ko lakou hele ana, Kekee wale hoi ma ko lakou aoao:
16It will rescue you from the forbidden woman, from the stranger with seductive words
16I hoopakeleia oe i ka wahine e, I ka wahine malihini i hoomalimali ka olelo.
17who abandons the partner of her youth and forgets the covenant of her God.
17Oia ka i haalele i ke alakai o kona wa opiopio, A hoopoina hoi i ka berita o kona Akua.
18For her house sinks down to death, and her tracks to the departed spirits.
18No ka mea, e hina ana kona hale ilalo i ka make, A o kona mau ala hoi ma kahi o ka poe make.
19None who go to her return or negotiate the paths of life.
19O ka poe a pau e komo aku io na la, aole e hoi hou mai, Aole hoi e hiki aku lakou i ke ala o ke ola.
20So you will follow in the ways of the good, and keep to the paths of the righteous.
20I hele oe ma ke ala o ka poe pono, I malama hoi oe i ka aoao o ka poe pololei.
21For the upright will inhabit the land, and the blameless will remain in it;
21No ka mea, e noho paa ka poe maikai ma ka aina, A e mau no malaila ka poe pololei.
22but the wicked will be cut off from the land, and the unfaithful will be uprooted.
22Aka, e okiia ana ka poe hewa mailoko aku o ka aina, A e uhukiia hoi ka poe lawehala malaila aku.
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