Solomona 4
Baibala Hemolele (Hawaiian Bible, 1868 revision)
Berean Standard Bible
1E HOOLOHE mai, e na keiki, i ke ao ana a ka makua, E haliu mai hoi e ike i ka naauao.
1Listen, my sons, to a father’s instruction; pay attention and gain understanding.
2No ka mea, he ike pono ka'u e haawi aku nei ia oukou, Mai haalele oukou i ko'u kanawai.
2For I give you sound teaching; do not abandon my directive.
3No ka mea, he keiki no wau a ko'u makua, He malamia, a he hanaukahi imua o ko'u makuwahine.
3When I was a son to my father, tender and the only child of my mother,
4Ao mai la oia, i mai la ia'u, E hoopaa kou naau i ka'u olelo; E malama hoi i ka'u mau kauoha i ola oe.
4he taught me and said, “Let your heart lay hold of my words; keep my commands and you will live.
5E imi i ka naauao, e imi hoi i ka ike a loaa; Mai hoopoina, mai waiho wale i na olelo a ko'u waha.
5Get wisdom, get understanding; do not forget my words or turn from them.
6Mai haalele oe ia mea, a nana oe e malama mai; E aloha oe ia ia, a nana oe e kiai mai.
6Do not forsake wisdom, and she will preserve you; love her, and she will guard you.
7O ka naauao ka mea nui, e imi i ka naauao a loaa: Me na mea a pau au e imi ai, E imi pu i ka ike a loaa.
7Wisdom is supreme; so acquire wisdom. And whatever you may acquire, gain understanding.
8E hoonani oe ia ia, nana oe e hookiekie ae; E hoohanohano ia oe i kou wa e hoopaa aku ai ia ia
8Prize her, and she will exalt you; if you embrace her, she will honor you.
9E haawi mai ia i lei aloha no kou poe; He lei hanohano hoi kana e haawi mai ai ia oe.
9She will set a garland of grace on your head; she will present you with a crown of beauty.”
10E hoolohe mai, e kuu keiki, e hoopaa i ka'u olelo; A e nui ae hoi ia oe na makahiki o kou ola ana.
10Listen, my son, and receive my words, and the years of your life will be many.
11E ao aku au ia oe ma ka aoao naauao, E kuhikuhi hoi au ia oe ma ko ala pololei.
11I will guide you in the way of wisdom; I will lead you on straight paths.
12I kou hele ana, aole e hihia kou kapuwai; A ina o holo oe aole o hina.
12When you walk, your steps will not be impeded; when you run, you will not stumble.
13E hoopaa oe i ke aoia mai, mai hookuu oe; E malama oe ia ia, no ka mea, he ola ia nou.
13Hold on to instruction; do not let go. Guard it, for it is your life.
14Ma ke alanui o ka poe hewa, mai hele oe, Mai hele hoi ma ka aoao o ka poe hewa.
14Do not set foot on the path of the wicked or walk in the way of evildoers.
15E haalele ia wahi, mai maalo ilaila, E huli ae mai ia wahi mai, a e hele aku.
15Avoid it; do not travel on it. Turn from it and pass on by.
16No ka mea, aole o lakou hiamoe, ke hana hewa ole aku; Ua lele hoi ka hiamoe, ke hoohina ole ia kekahi e lakou.
16For they cannot sleep unless they do evil; they are deprived of slumber until they make someone fall.
17No ka mea, ai lakou i ka berena no ka hewa, Inu hoi lakou i ka waina no ke kaili wale,
17For they eat the bread of wickedness and drink the wine of violence.
18Aka, o ke ala o ka poe pono, ua like ia me ka malamalama e aa ana, E mahuahua mau ana i ke awakea loa.
18The path of the righteous is like the first gleam of dawn, shining brighter and brighter until midday.
19O ka aoao o ka poe hewa, ua like ia me ka pouli: Aole i ike i ko lakou mea e hina ai.
19But the way of the wicked is like the darkest gloom; they do not know what makes them stumble.
20E kuu keiki e, e haliu mai ka'u olelo, I ka'u olelo hoi o huli mai ai i ka pepeiao.
20My son, pay attention to my words; incline your ear to my sayings.
21Mai noho a nalowale ia mai kou mau maka aku; E malama oe ia iloko o kou naau.
21Do not lose sight of them; keep them within your heart.
22No ka mea, he ola ia no na mea i loaa'i ia, He laau hoola hoi no ke kino a pau.
22For they are life to those who find them, and health to the whole body.
23E kiai oe i kou naau me ka malama loa; No ka mea, noloko olaila ka waipuna o ke ola.
23Guard your heart with all diligence, for from it flow springs of life.
24E waiho aku oe i ku waha wahahee wale, E haalele loa hoi i na lehelehe hoopunipuni.
24Put away deception from your mouth; keep your lips from perverse speech.
25I nana pono ae kou mau maka, I pololei hoi kou mau lihilihi mamua ou.
25Let your eyes look forward; fix your gaze straight ahead.
26E hoopololei ae i ke ala no kou mau kapuwai, A e pololei hoi kou hele ana a pau.
26Make a level path for your feet, and all your ways will be sure.
27Mai huli ae oe i ka lima akau aole hoi i ka lima hema; E huli nae kou wawae mai ka hewa aku.
27Do not swerve to the right or to the left; turn your feet away from evil.
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