ΠΑΡΟΙΜΙΑΙ 4
Septuagint (Greek Old Testament), second editionOriginal language
Septuagint (Greek Old Testament), second edition
Berean Standard Bible
1ΑΚΟΥΣΑΤΕ, παῖδες, παιδείαν πατρὸς καὶ προσέχετε γνῶναι ἔννοιαν·
1Listen, my sons, to a father’s instruction; pay attention and gain understanding.
2δῶρον γὰρ ἀγαθὸν δωροῦμαι ὑμῖν, τὸν ἐμὸν νόμον μὴ ἐγκαταλίπητε.
2For I give you sound teaching; do not abandon my directive.
3υἱὸς γὰρ ἐγενόμην κἀγὼ πατρὶ ὑπήκοος καὶ ἀγαπώμενος ἐν προσώπῳ μητρός,
3When I was a son to my father, tender and the only child of my mother,
4οἳ ἐδίδασκόν με καὶ ἔλεγον· ἐρειδέτω ὁ ἡμέτερος λόγος εἰς σὴν καρδίαν· φύλασσε ἐντολάς, μὴ ἐπιλάθῃ
4he taught me and said, “Let your heart lay hold of my words; keep my commands and you will live.
5μηδὲ παρίδῃς ρῆσιν ἐμοῦ στόματος,
5Get wisdom, get understanding; do not forget my words or turn from them.
6μηδὲ ἐγκαταλίπῃς αὐτήν, καὶ ἀνθέξεταί σου· ἐράσθητι αὐτῆς, καὶ τηρήσει σε·
6Do not forsake wisdom, and she will preserve you; love her, and she will guard you.
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7Wisdom is supreme; so acquire wisdom. And whatever you may acquire, gain understanding.
8περιχαράκωσον αὐτήν, καὶ ὑψώσει σε· τίμησον αὐτήν, ἵνα σε περιλάβῃ,
8Prize her, and she will exalt you; if you embrace her, she will honor you.
9ἵνα δῷ τῇ σῇ κεφαλῇ στέφανον χαρίτων, στεφάνῳ δὲ τρυφῆς ὑπερασπίσῃ σου.
9She will set a garland of grace on your head; she will present you with a crown of beauty.”
10Ἄκουε, υἱέ, καὶ δέξαι ἐμοὺς λόγους, καὶ πληθυνθήσεται ἔτη ζωῆς σου, ἵνα σοι γένωνται πολλαὶ ὁδοὶ βίου·
10Listen, my son, and receive my words, and the years of your life will be many.
11ὁδοὺς γὰρ σοφίας διδάσκω σε, ἐμβιβάζω δέ σε τροχιαῖς ὀρθαῖς.
11I will guide you in the way of wisdom; I will lead you on straight paths.
12ἐὰν γὰρ πορεύῃ, οὐ συγκλεισθήσεταί σου τὰ διαβήματα, ἐὰν δὲ τρέχῃς οὐ κοπιάσεις.
12When you walk, your steps will not be impeded; when you run, you will not stumble.
13ἐπιλαβοῦ ἐμῆς παιδείας, μὴ ἀφῇς, ἀλλὰ φύλαξον αὐτὴν σεαυτῷ εἰς ζωήν σου.
13Hold on to instruction; do not let go. Guard it, for it is your life.
14ὁδοὺς ἀσεβῶν μὴ ἐπέλθῃς, μηδὲ ζηλώσῃς ὁδοὺς παρανόμων·
14Do not set foot on the path of the wicked or walk in the way of evildoers.
15ἐν ᾧ ἂν τόπῳ στρατοπεδεύσωσι, μὴ ἐπέλθῃς ἐκεῖ, ἔκκλινον δὲ ἀπ᾿ αὐτῶν καὶ παράλλαξον.
15Avoid it; do not travel on it. Turn from it and pass on by.
16οὐ γὰρ μὴ ὑπνώσωσιν, ἐὰν μὴ κακοποιήσωσιν, ἀφῃ£ρηται ὁ ὕπνος αὐτῶν, καὶ οὐ κοιμῶνται·
16For they cannot sleep unless they do evil; they are deprived of slumber until they make someone fall.
17οἵδε γὰρ σιτοῦνται σῖτα ἀσεβείας, οἴνῳ δὲ παρανόμῳ μεθύσκονται.
17For they eat the bread of wickedness and drink the wine of violence.
18αἱ δὲ ὁδοὶ τῶν δικαίων ὁμοίως φωτὶ λάμπουσι, προπορεύονται καὶ φωτίζουσιν, ἕως κατορθώσῃ ἡ ἡμέρα·
18The path of the righteous is like the first gleam of dawn, shining brighter and brighter until midday.
19αἱ δὲ ὁδοὶ τῶν ἀσεβῶν σκοτειναί, οὐκ οἴδασι πῶς προσκόπτουσιν.
19But the way of the wicked is like the darkest gloom; they do not know what makes them stumble.
20Υἱέ, ἐμῇ ρήσει πρόσεχε, τοῖς δὲ ἐμοῖς λόγοις παράβαλλε σὸν οὖς,
20My son, pay attention to my words; incline your ear to my sayings.
21ὅπως μὴ ἐκλίπωσί σε αἱ πηγαί σου, φύλασσε αὐτὰς ἐν καρδίᾳ·
21Do not lose sight of them; keep them within your heart.
22ζωὴ γάρ ἐστι τοῖς εὑρίσκουσιν αὐτὰς καὶ πάσῃ σαρκὶ ἴασις.
22For they are life to those who find them, and health to the whole body.
23πάσῃ φυλακῇ τήρει σὴν καρδίαν, ἐκ γὰρ τούτων ἔξοδοι ζωῆς.
23Guard your heart with all diligence, for from it flow springs of life.
24περίελε σεαυτοῦ σκολιὸν στόμα καὶ ἄδικα χείλη μακρὰν ἀπὸ σοῦ ἄπωσαι.
24Put away deception from your mouth; keep your lips from perverse speech.
25οἱ ὀφθαλμοί σου ὀρθὰ βλεπέτωσαν, τὰ δὲ βλέφαρά σου νευέτω δίκαια.
25Let your eyes look forward; fix your gaze straight ahead.
26ὀρθὰς τροχιὰς ποίει σοῖς ποσὶ καὶ τὰς ὁδούς σου κατεύθυνε.
26Make a level path for your feet, and all your ways will be sure.
27μὴ ἐκκλίνῃς εἰς τὰ δεξιὰ μηδὲ εἰς τὰ ἀριστερά, ἀπόστρεψον δὲ σὸν πόδα ἀπὸ ὁδοῦ κακῆς· ὁδοὺς γὰρ τὰς ἐκ δεξιῶν οἶδεν ὁ Θεός, διεστραμμέναι δέ εἰσιν αἱ ἐξ ἀριστερῶν· αὐτὸς δὲ ὀρθὰς ποιήσει τὰς τροχιάς σου, τὰς δὲ πορείας σου ἐν εἰρήνῃ προάξει.
27Do not swerve to the right or to the left; turn your feet away from evil.
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