Proverbs 1
JPS Tanakh (Jewish Publication Society, 1917)
Baibal Olcim (Matupi Chin)
1THE PROVERBS of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel;
1Israel manghai David capa Solomon kah he,
2To know wisdom and instruction; to comprehend the words of understanding;
2cueihnah ming sak ham neh ol yakmingnah te yakming sak ham thuituennah la om.
3To receive the discipline of wisdom, justice, and right, and equity;
3Thuituennah la loh ham neh duengnah, tiktamnah neh vanatnah te aka cangbam sak la om.
4To give prudence to the simple, to the young man knowledge and discretion;
4Camoe hlangyoe taengah mingnah neh thuepnah, khinglangnah aka pae la om.
5That the wise man may hear, and increase in learning, and the man of understanding may attain unto wise counsels;
5Aka cueih loh hnatun saeh lamtah rhingtuknah la thap thil saeh, aka yakming loh a niing la hol saeh.
6To understand a proverb, and a figure; the words of the wise, and their dark sayings.
6Aka cueih rhoek kah, nuettahnah olka neh amih kah olkael aka yakming sak la om.
7The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge; but the foolish despise wisdom and discipline.
7BOEIPA hinyahnah tah cueihnah, mingnah a tongnah la om tih aka ang loh thuituennah a hnoelrhoeng.
8Hear, my son, the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the teaching of thy mother;
8Ka ca aw na pa kah thuituennah he hnatun lamtah na nu kah olkhueng khaw tloeng sut boeh.
9For they shall be a chaplet of grace unto thy head, and chains about thy neck.
9Te te na lu ham mikdaithen kah lukhueng neh na rhawn ham oi la om.
10My son, if sinners entice thee, consent thou not.
10Ka ca nang te hlangtholh rhoek loh n'hloih cakhaw rhoih boeh.
11If they say: 'Come with us, let us lie in wait for blood, let us lurk for the innocent without cause;
11“Kaimih taengah pongpa lamtah hlang thii te rhongngol thil sih, ommongsitoe te a tloengtlaih la dawn sih.
12Let us swallow them up alive as the grave, and whole, as those that go down into the pit;
12Amih te saelkhui bangla a hing la dolh sih lamtah tangrhom ah a pum la a cungpung bangla om saeh.
13We shall find all precious substance, we shall fill our houses with spoil;
13A boei a rhaeng boeih neh a phu aka tlo te n'dang uh vetih mamih im he kutbuem neh m'baetawt sak mako.
14Cast in thy lot among us; let us all have one purse' —
14Na hmulung te kaimih lakli ah naan lamtah mamih boeih ham sungsa pakhat la om saeh,” a ti uh atah,
15My son, walk not thou in the way with them, restrain thy foot from their path;
15Ka ca aw, amih kah longpuei ah cet boel lamtah na kho te amih kah a hawn lamloh hoi lah.
16For their feet run to evil, and they make haste to shed blood.
16Amih kah a kho tah boethae hamla cungpoeh uh tih thii long sak ham loe uh.
17For in vain the net is spread in the eyes of any bird;
17Vaa phae boeih kah a hmaiah a tloengtlaih la lawk a tung uh.
18And these lie in wait for their own blood, they lurk for their own lives.
18Amih loh amamih kah a thii te a rhongngol thil uh tih a hinglu te a mae uh.
19So are the ways of every one that is greedy of gain; it taketh away the life of the owners thereof.
19Mueluemnah dongah aka mueluem boeih kah a khosing te tah a boei kah a hinglu ni a rhawt pah.
20Wisdom crieth aloud in the streets, she uttereth her voice in the broad places;
20Cueihnah tah vongvoel ah tamhoe tih toltung ah a ol a huel.
21She calleth at the head of the noisy streets, at the entrances of the gates, in the city, she uttereth her words:
21Thohka ah aka kawk rhoek kah a lu ah a pang pah tih khopuei vongka ah ol a thui.
22'How long, ye thoughtless, will ye love thoughtlessness? And how long will scorners delight them in scorning, and fools hate knowledge?
22Hlangyoe nang loh mevaeng hil nim hlangyoe na lungnah ve, hmuiyoi rhoek tah amamih kah saipaat dongah naep uh tih, aka ang rhoek loh mingnah te a hmuhuet uh.
23Turn you at my reproof; behold, I will pour out my spirit unto you, I will make known my words unto you.
23Ka toelthamnah he mael thil lah, ka mueihla he nang hamla kan thaa saeh lamtah ka ol he khaw nang kam ming sak eh.
24Because I have called, and ye refused, I have stretched out my hand, and no man attended,
24Kang khue vaengah na aal uh tih ka kut kan cavaih vaengah nim te hnatung uh pawh.
25But ye have set at nought all my counsel, and would none of my reproof;
25Kai kah cilsuep boeih te na dul uh tih, kai kah toelthamnah khaw na ngaih uh pawh.
26I also, in your calamity, will laugh, I will mock when your dread cometh;
26Kai khaw nangmih kah rhainah te ka nueih thil vetih nangmih ah birhihnah a thoeng vaengah kan tamdaeng ni.
27When your dread cometh as a storm, and your calamity cometh on as a whirlwind; when trouble and distress come upon you.
27Nangmih kah birhihnah tah khohli rhamrhael bangla ha pawk vetih na rhainah loh cangpalam bangla halo vaengah, citcai neh khobing loh nangmih te m'paan vaengah,
28Then will they call me, but I will not answer, they will seek me earnestly, but they shall not find me.
28Kai ng'khue uh cakhaw ka doo mahpawh, kai n'toem uh cakhaw m'hmu uh bal mahpawh.
29For that they hated knowledge, and did not choose the fear of the LORD;
29Te yueng te mingnah a hmuhuet uh tih BOEIPA kah hinyahnah te tuek uh pawh.
30They would none of my counsel, they despised all my reproof.
30Kai cilsuep dongah naep uh pawt tih, kai kah toelthamnah khaw boeih a tlaitlaek uh.
31Therefore shall they eat of the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own devices.
31A khosing kah a thaih te a caak uh vetih a cilkhih loh a lawn uh bitni.
32For the waywardness of the thoughtless shall slay them, and the confidence of fools shall destroy them.
32Hlangyoe hnuknong loh amih te a ngawn vetih aka ang kah ommongnah loh amih te a milh sak ni.
33But whoso hearkeneth unto me shall dwell securely, and shall be quiet without fear of evil.'
33Tedae kai taengah aka hnatun long tah ngaikhuek la kho a sak vetih yoethae kah birhihnah khuiah khaw rhalthal van ni.
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