Proverbs 1

Proverbs 1 serves as the prologue, urging the son to avoid gangs and sinners, and features Wisdom's speech calling aloud in the streets to embrace instruction and fear of YHWH, the beginning of knowledge, while fools despise wisdom and discipline.[1][3][4]

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Verse 1

Proverbs of proverb-sayings of proverb-sayings of Solomon Peaceful-one Shelomoh son of son of son of David David David king king of king of Israel El-Contends Yiserael

מִ֭שְׁלֵי 𐤌𐤔𐤋𐤉 misheley Proverbs of proverb-sayings of proverb-sayings of HNcmpc שְׁלֹמֹ֣ה 𐤔𐤋𐤌𐤄 shelomoh Solomon Peaceful-one Shelomoh HNp בֶן 𐤁𐤍 ven Bene (Bemba) son of son of son of HNcmsc דָּוִ֑ד 𐤃𐤅𐤃 david David David David HNp מֶ֝֗לֶךְ 𐤌𐤋𐤊 melekhe king king of king of HNcmsc יִשְׂרָאֵֽל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael Israel El-Contends Yiserael HNp

Verse 2

to know to know to know wisdom wisdom wisdom and instruction and formative discipline and formative discipline to understand to cause to discern to cause to understand words utterances of words of understanding discernment understanding

לָ/דַ֣עַת 𐤋/𐤃𐤏𐤕 ladaat to know to know to know HR/Vqc חָכְמָ֣ה 𐤇𐤊𐤌𐤄 chakhemah wisdom wisdom wisdom HNcfsa וּ/מוּסָ֑ר 𐤅/𐤌𐤅𐤎𐤓 umusar and instruction and formative discipline and formative discipline HC/Ncmsa לְ֝/הָבִ֗ין 𐤋/𐤄𐤁𐤉𐤍 lehavin to understand to cause to discern to cause to understand HR/Vhc אִמְרֵ֥י 𐤀𐤌𐤓𐤉 imerey words utterances of words of HNcmpc בִינָֽה 𐤁𐤉𐤍𐤄 vinah understanding discernment understanding HNcfsa

Verse 3

to receive to take to take instruction discipline-instruction of discipline-instruction of of wise behavior to make wise to make be wise righteousness righteousness righteousness and justice and judgment and judgment and equity uprightnesses and uprightnesses

לָ֭/קַחַת 𐤋/𐤒𐤇𐤕 laqachat to receive to take to take HR/Vqc מוּסַ֣ר 𐤌𐤅𐤎𐤓 musar instruction discipline-instruction of discipline-instruction of HNcmsc הַשְׂכֵּ֑ל 𐤄𐤔𐤊𐤋 hasekel of wise behavior to make wise to make be wise HVha צֶ֥דֶק 𐤑𐤃𐤒 tsedeq righteousness righteousness righteousness HNcmsa וּ֝/מִשְׁפָּ֗ט 𐤅/𐤌𐤔𐤐𐤈 umishepat and justice and judgment and judgment HC/Ncmsa וּ/מֵישָׁרִֽים 𐤅/𐤌𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤉𐤌 umeysharim and equity uprightnesses and uprightnesses HC/Ncmpa

Verse 4

to give to give to give to the simple naïve ones to the naïve prudence shrewdness shrewdness to the youth to a youth to a youth knowledge knowledge-of knowledge and discretion and a devised plan and discretion

לָ/תֵ֣ת 𐤋/𐤕𐤕 latet to give to give to give HR/Vqc לִ/פְתָאיִ֣ם 𐤋/𐤐𐤕𐤀𐤉𐤌 lifetayim to the simple naïve ones to the naïve HR/Ncmpa עָרְמָ֑ה 𐤏𐤓𐤌𐤄 aremah prudence shrewdness shrewdness HNcfsa לְ֝/נַ֗עַר 𐤋/𐤍𐤏𐤓 lenaar to the youth to a youth to a youth HR/Ncmsa דַּ֣עַת 𐤃𐤏𐤕 daat knowledge knowledge-of knowledge HNcfsa וּ/מְזִמָּֽה 𐤅/𐤌𐤆𐤌𐤄 umezimah and discretion and a devised plan and discretion HC/Ncfsa

Verse 5

will hear he will hear he will hear wise man wise one of wise one and will increase and Yoseph and he will add learning Take! Teach! and man of understanding and discerning one and understanding one wise counsel strategic steerings strategic steerings will acquire he acquires he acquires

יִשְׁמַ֣ע 𐤉𐤔𐤌𐤏 yishema will hear he will hear he will hear HVqi3ms חָ֭כָם 𐤇𐤊𐤌 chakham wise man wise one of wise one HNcmsa וְ/י֣וֹסֶף 𐤅/𐤉𐤅𐤎𐤐 veyosef and will increase and Yoseph and he will add HC/Vhi3ms לֶ֑קַח 𐤋𐤒𐤇 leqach learning Take! Teach! HNcmsa וְ֝/נָב֗וֹן 𐤅/𐤍𐤁𐤅𐤍 venavon and man of understanding and discerning one and understanding one HC/VNrmsa תַּחְבֻּל֥וֹת 𐤕𐤇𐤁𐤋𐤅𐤕 tachebulot wise counsel strategic steerings strategic steerings HNcfpa יִקְנֶֽה 𐤉𐤒𐤍𐤄 yiqeneh will acquire he acquires he acquires HVqi3ms

Verse 6

to understand to cause to discern to understand a proverb governing saying proverb and a figure and a sly saying and a figure words words of words of of the wise wise men wise men and their riddles and their riddles and their riddles

לְ/הָבִ֣ין 𐤋/𐤄𐤁𐤉𐤍 lehavin to understand to cause to discern to understand HR/Vhc מָ֭שָׁל 𐤌𐤔𐤋 mashal a proverb governing saying proverb HNcmsa וּ/מְלִיצָ֑ה 𐤅/𐤌𐤋𐤉𐤑𐤄 umelitsah and a figure and a sly saying and a figure HC/Ncfsa דִּבְרֵ֥י 𐤃𐤁𐤓𐤉 diverey Ndaba (Zulu) words words of words of HNcmpc חֲ֝כָמִ֗ים 𐤇𐤊𐤌𐤉𐤌 chakhamim of the wise wise men wise men HAampa וְ/חִידֹתָֽ/ם 𐤅/𐤇𐤉𐤃𐤕/𐤌 vechidotam and their riddles and their riddles and their riddles HC/Ncfpc/Sp3mp

Verse 7

fear of awe-of fear-of the LORD Yahweh Yahweh beginning beginning of beginning-of knowledge knowledge-of knowledge-of wisdom wisdom wisdom and instruction and formative discipline and formative discipline fools senseless ones senseless ones despise they despised they despised

יִרְאַ֣ת 𐤉𐤓𐤀𐤕 yireat fear of awe-of fear-of HNcfsc יְ֭הוָה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp רֵאשִׁ֣ית 𐤓𐤀𐤔𐤉𐤕 reshit Ìbẹ̀rẹ̀ (Yoruba) beginning beginning of beginning-of HNcfsc דָּ֑עַת 𐤃𐤏𐤕 daat knowledge knowledge-of knowledge-of HNcfsa חָכְמָ֥ה 𐤇𐤊𐤌𐤄 chakhemah wisdom wisdom wisdom HNcfsa וּ֝/מוּסָ֗ר 𐤅/𐤌𐤅𐤎𐤓 umusar and instruction and formative discipline and formative discipline HC/Ncmsa אֱוִילִ֥ים 𐤀𐤅𐤉𐤋𐤉𐤌 evilim fools senseless ones senseless ones HAampa בָּֽזוּ 𐤁𐤆𐤅 bazu despise they despised they despised HVqp3cp

Verse 8

Hear Listen! Hear! my son my son my son instruction discipline-instruction of discipline-instruction of of your father your father your father and do not and do not and do not forsake may you abandon forsake teaching instruction of instruction of of your mother your mother your mother

שְׁמַ֣ע 𐤔𐤌𐤏 shema Hear Listen! Hear! HVqv2ms בְּ֭נִ/י 𐤁𐤍/𐤉 beni Bene (Bemba) my son my son my son HNcmsc/Sp1cs מוּסַ֣ר 𐤌𐤅𐤎𐤓 musar instruction discipline-instruction of discipline-instruction of HNcmsc אָבִ֑י/ךָ 𐤀𐤁𐤉/𐤊 avikha of your father your father your father HNcmsc/Sp2ms וְ/אַל 𐤅/𐤀𐤋 veal and do not and do not and do not HC/Tn תִּ֝טֹּ֗שׁ 𐤕𐤈𐤔 titosh forsake may you abandon forsake HVqj2ms תּוֹרַ֥ת 𐤕𐤅𐤓𐤕 torat teaching instruction of instruction of HNcfsc אִמֶּֽ/ךָ 𐤀𐤌/𐤊 imekha of your mother your mother your mother HNcfsc/Sp2ms

Verse 9

for for/because for garland encircling garland-of garland of grace favor favor they they they for your head to your head to your head and chains neck-encircling necklaces and necklaces for your neck to your throats for your neck

כִּ֤י 𐤊𐤉 ki for for/because for HC לִוְיַ֤ת 𐤋𐤅𐤉𐤕 liveyat garland encircling garland-of garland HNcfsc חֵ֓ן 𐤇𐤍 chen of grace favor favor HNcmsa הֵ֬ם 𐤄𐤌 hem they they they HPp3mp לְ/רֹאשֶׁ֑/ךָ 𐤋/𐤓𐤀𐤔/𐤊 leroshekha for your head to your head to your head HR/Ncmsc/Sp2ms וַ֝/עֲנָקִ֗ים 𐤅/𐤏𐤍𐤒𐤉𐤌 vaanaqim and chains neck-encircling necklaces and necklaces HC/Ncmpa לְ/גַרְגְּרֹתֶֽי/ךָ 𐤋/𐤂𐤓𐤂𐤓𐤕𐤉/𐤊 legaregeroteykha for your neck to your throats for your neck HR/Ncfpc/Sp2ms

Verse 10

My son my son my son if if / whether if entice you they will entice you they entice you sinners offending ones sinners do not upon / over do not consent may you be willing consent

בְּנִ֡/י 𐤁𐤍/𐤉 beni Bene (Bemba) My son my son my son HNcmsc/Sp1cs אִם 𐤀𐤌 im if if / whether if HC יְפַתּ֥וּ/ךָ 𐤉𐤐𐤕𐤅/𐤊 yefatukha entice you they will entice you they entice you HVpi3mp/Sp2ms חַ֝טָּאִ֗ים 𐤇𐤈𐤀𐤉𐤌 chataim sinners offending ones sinners HNcmpa אַל 𐤀𐤋 al do not upon / over do not HTn תֹּבֵֽא 𐤕𐤁𐤀 tove consent may you be willing consent HVqj2ms

Verse 11

If if / whether if they say they will say they will say Come Go! Go! with us with us with us let us lie in wait let us lie in ambush let us lie in ambush for blood to blood for blood let us lurk let us hide let us hide for the innocent for a guiltless one for a guiltless one without cause gratuitously gratuitously

אִם 𐤀𐤌 im If if / whether if HC יֹאמְרוּ֮ 𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓𐤅 yomeru they say they will say they will say HVqi3mp לְכָ֪/ה 𐤋𐤊/𐤄 lekhah Come Go! Go! HVqv2ms/Sh אִ֫תָּ֥/נוּ 𐤀𐤕/𐤍𐤅 itanu with us with us with us HR/Sp1cp נֶאֶרְבָ֥ה 𐤍𐤀𐤓𐤁𐤄 neerevah let us lie in wait let us lie in ambush let us lie in ambush HVqh1cp לְ/דָ֑ם 𐤋/𐤃𐤌 ledam damu (Lingala) for blood to blood for blood HR/Ncmsa נִצְפְּנָ֖ה 𐤍𐤑𐤐𐤍𐤄 nitsepenah let us lurk let us hide let us hide HVqh1cp לְ/נָקִ֣י 𐤋/𐤍𐤒𐤉 lenaqi for the innocent for a guiltless one for a guiltless one HR/Aamsa חִנָּֽם 𐤇𐤍𐤌 chinam without cause gratuitously gratuitously HD

Verse 12

Let us swallow them up Let us swallow them Let us swallow them like Sheol like the underworld like Sheol alive lives alive and whole and whole ones and blameless ones like those who go down like descending ones of like those who go down to the pit dug-out pit pit

נִ֭בְלָעֵ/ם 𐤍𐤁𐤋𐤏/𐤌 nivelaem Let us swallow them up Let us swallow them Let us swallow them HVqh1cp/Sp3mp כִּ/שְׁא֣וֹל 𐤊/𐤔𐤀𐤅𐤋 kisheol like Sheol like the underworld like Sheol HR/Np חַיִּ֑ים 𐤇𐤉𐤉𐤌 chayim hai (Swahili) alive lives alive HAampa וּ֝/תְמִימִ֗ים 𐤅/𐤕𐤌𐤉𐤌𐤉𐤌 utemimim and whole and whole ones and blameless ones HC/Aampa כְּ/י֣וֹרְדֵי 𐤊/𐤉𐤅𐤓𐤃𐤉 keyoredey like those who go down like descending ones of like those who go down HR/Vqrmpc בֽוֹר 𐤁𐤅𐤓 vor to the pit dug-out pit pit HNcmsa

Verse 13

all entirety of all of wealth material wealth wealth precious valuable precious we-shall-find was found we will find we-shall-fill we will fill up we will fill up our-houses our houses our houses spoil plundered goods spoils

כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal kila (Swahili) all entirety of all of HNcmsc ה֣וֹן 𐤄𐤅𐤍 hon wealth material wealth wealth HNcmsa יָקָ֣ר 𐤉𐤒𐤓 yaqar precious valuable precious HAamsa נִמְצָ֑א 𐤍𐤌𐤑𐤀 nimetsa we-shall-find was found we will find HVqi1cp נְמַלֵּ֖א 𐤍𐤌𐤋𐤀 nemale we-shall-fill we will fill up we will fill up HVpi1cp בָתֵּ֣י/נוּ 𐤁𐤕𐤉/𐤍𐤅 vateynu our-houses our houses our houses HNcmpc/Sp1cp שָׁלָֽל 𐤔𐤋𐤋 shalal spoil plundered goods spoils HNcmsa

Verse 14

your lot your allotted portion your lot cast she will cause to fall cast in our midst in our midst in our midst purse money-pouch money-pouch one one one there shall be he will come to be it will be for all of us to all of us for all of us

גּ֭וֹרָ֣לְ/ךָ 𐤂𐤅𐤓𐤋/𐤊 goralekha your lot your allotted portion your lot HNcmsc/Sp2ms תַּפִּ֣יל 𐤕𐤐𐤉𐤋 tapil cast she will cause to fall cast HVhi2ms בְּ/תוֹכֵ֑/נוּ 𐤁/𐤕𐤅𐤊/𐤍𐤅 betokhenu in our midst in our midst in our midst HR/Ncmsc/Sp1cp כִּ֥יס 𐤊𐤉𐤎 kis purse money-pouch money-pouch HNcmsa אֶ֝חָ֗ד 𐤀𐤇𐤃 echad Eka (Bemba) one one one HAcmsa יִהְיֶ֥ה 𐤉𐤄𐤉𐤄 yiheyeh there shall be he will come to be it will be HVqi3ms לְ/כֻלָּֽ/נוּ 𐤋/𐤊𐤋/𐤍𐤅 lekhulanu kila (Swahili) for all of us to all of us for all of us HR/Ncmsc/Sp1cp

Verse 15

my son my son my son do not upon / over do not walk you will go walk in the way in a path in a way with them with them with them hold back Withhold! withhold your foot your foot your foot from their paths from their well-trodden path from their path

בְּנִ֗/י 𐤁𐤍/𐤉 beni Bene (Bemba) my son my son my son HNcmsc/Sp1cs אַל 𐤀𐤋 al do not upon / over do not HTn תֵּלֵ֣ךְ 𐤕𐤋𐤊 telekhe walk you will go walk HVqj2ms בְּ/דֶ֣רֶךְ 𐤁/𐤃𐤓𐤊 bederekhe in the way in a path in a way HR/Ncbsa אִתָּ֑/ם 𐤀𐤕/𐤌 itam with them with them with them HR/Sp3mp מְנַ֥ע 𐤌𐤍𐤏 mena hold back Withhold! withhold HVqv2ms רַ֝גְלְ/ךָ֗ 𐤓𐤂𐤋/𐤊 ragelekha your foot your foot your foot HNcfsc/Sp2ms מִ/נְּתִיבָתָֽ/ם 𐤌/𐤍𐤕𐤉𐤁𐤕/𐤌 minetivatam from their paths from their well-trodden path from their path HR/Ncbsc/Sp3mp

Verse 16

for for/because because their feet their feet their feet to evil to evil to evil run they run they run and they hasten and they hasten urgently and they hasten to shed to pour out to shed blood blood of blood

כִּ֣י 𐤊𐤉 ki for for/because because HC רַ֭גְלֵי/הֶם 𐤓𐤂𐤋𐤉/𐤄𐤌 rageleyhem their feet their feet their feet HNcfdc/Sp3mp לָ/רַ֣ע 𐤋/𐤓𐤏 lara to evil to evil to evil HRd/Ncmsa יָר֑וּצוּ 𐤉𐤓𐤅𐤑𐤅 yarutsu run they run they run HVqi3mp וִֽ֝/ימַהֲר֗וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤌𐤄𐤓𐤅 vimaharu and they hasten and they hasten urgently and they hasten HC/Vpi3mp לִ/שְׁפָּךְ 𐤋/𐤔𐤐𐤊 lishepakhe to shed to pour out to shed HR/Vqc דָּֽם 𐤃𐤌 dam damu (Lingala) blood blood of blood HNcmsa

Verse 17

for for/because for in vain gratuitously in vain is spread the winnowed one is spread the net the ensnaring net the net in the eyes of in the eyes of in the eyes of any all of all of possessor master possessor of wing covering wing wing

כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki for for/because for HC חִ֭נָּם 𐤇𐤍𐤌 chinam in vain gratuitously in vain HD מְזֹרָ֣ה 𐤌𐤆𐤓𐤄 mezorah is spread the winnowed one is spread HVPsfsa הָ/רָ֑שֶׁת 𐤄/𐤓𐤔𐤕 harashet the net the ensnaring net the net HTd/Ncfsa בְּ֝/עֵינֵ֗י 𐤁/𐤏𐤉𐤍𐤉 beeyney Enyi (Fante) in the eyes of in the eyes of in the eyes of HR/Ncbdc כָל 𐤊𐤋 khal kila (Swahili) any all of all of HNcmsc בַּ֥עַל 𐤁𐤏𐤋 baal possessor master possessor HNcmsc כָּנָֽף 𐤊𐤍𐤐 kanaf of wing covering wing wing HNcfsa

Verse 18

and they and they and they for their blood for their blood for their blood lie in wait they lie in ambush they will ambush set an ambush they hide hide for their lives for their living-selves for their lives

וְ֭/הֵם 𐤅/𐤄𐤌 vehem and they and they and they HC/Pp3mp לְ/דָמָ֣/ם 𐤋/𐤃𐤌/𐤌 ledamam damu (Lingala) for their blood for their blood for their blood HR/Ncmsc/Sp3mp יֶאֱרֹ֑בוּ 𐤉𐤀𐤓𐤁𐤅 yeerovu lie in wait they lie in ambush they will ambush HVqi3mp יִ֝צְפְּנ֗וּ 𐤉𐤑𐤐𐤍𐤅 yitsepenu set an ambush they hide hide HVqi3mp לְ/נַפְשֹׁתָֽ/ם 𐤋/𐤍𐤐𐤔𐤕/𐤌 lenafeshotam for their lives for their living-selves for their lives HR/Ncbpc/Sp3mp

Verse 19

so thus thus are the ways journey-paths of journey-paths of of all entirety of all of who is greedy plundering one one who is greedy for gain ill-gotten gain unjust gain [direct object marker] object-marker [·] the life breathing being life of its possessors his masters its possessors it takes he will take it will take

כֵּ֗ן 𐤊𐤍 ken cine (Bemba) so thus thus HTm אָ֭רְחוֹת 𐤀𐤓𐤇𐤅𐤕 arechot are the ways journey-paths of journey-paths of HNcbpc כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal kila (Swahili) of all entirety of all of HNcmsc בֹּ֣צֵֽעַ 𐤁𐤑𐤏 botsea bepa (Bemba) who is greedy plundering one one who is greedy HVqrmsa בָּ֑צַע 𐤁𐤑𐤏 batsa for gain ill-gotten gain unjust gain HNcmsa אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker [·] HTo נֶ֖פֶשׁ 𐤍𐤐𐤔 nefesh the life breathing being life HNcbsc בְּעָלָ֣י/ו 𐤁𐤏𐤋𐤉/𐤅 bealayv of its possessors his masters its possessors HNcmpc/Sp3ms יִקָּֽח 𐤉𐤒𐤇 yiqach it takes he will take it will take HVqi3ms

Verse 20

wisdoms wisdoms of wisdoms in-the-street in the outside in the outside cries she will cry out jubilantly she will cry out jubilantly in-the-squares in the broad-places in the broad-places she-lifts you will give she will give her-voice her voice her voice

חָ֭כְמוֹת 𐤇𐤊𐤌𐤅𐤕 chakhemot wisdoms wisdoms of wisdoms HNcfpa בַּ/ח֣וּץ 𐤁/𐤇𐤅𐤑 bachuts in-the-street in the outside in the outside HRd/Ncmsa תָּרֹ֑נָּה 𐤕𐤓𐤍𐤄 taronah cries she will cry out jubilantly she will cry out jubilantly HVqi3fs בָּ֝/רְחֹב֗וֹת 𐤁/𐤓𐤇𐤁𐤅𐤕 barechovot in-the-squares in the broad-places in the broad-places HRd/Ncfpa תִּתֵּ֥ן 𐤕𐤕𐤍 titen she-lifts you will give she will give HVqi3fs קוֹלָֽ/הּ 𐤒𐤅𐤋/𐤄 qolah her-voice her voice her voice HNcmsc/Sp3fs

Verse 21

at the head at the head of in the head of of the noisy streets roaring ones roaring ones she cries out you will call she calls out at the entrances of in openings of at the entrances of the gates gates gates in the city in the settlement in the city her sayings her declarations her words she utters palm-tree of saying of

בְּ/רֹ֥אשׁ 𐤁/𐤓𐤀𐤔 berosh at the head at the head of in the head of HR/Ncmsc הֹמִיּ֗וֹת 𐤄𐤌𐤉𐤅𐤕 homiot kuma (Kikongo) of the noisy streets roaring ones roaring ones HVqrfpa תִּ֫קְרָ֥א 𐤕𐤒𐤓𐤀 tiqera she cries out you will call she calls out HVqi3fs בְּ/פִתְחֵ֖י 𐤁/𐤐𐤕𐤇𐤉 befitechey at the entrances of in openings of at the entrances of HR/Ncmpc שְׁעָרִ֥ים 𐤔𐤏𐤓𐤉𐤌 shearim the gates gates gates HNcmpa בָּ/עִ֗יר 𐤁/𐤏𐤉𐤓 bair in the city in the settlement in the city HRd/Ncfsa אֲמָרֶ֥י/הָ 𐤀𐤌𐤓𐤉/𐤄 amareyha her sayings her declarations her words HNcmpc/Sp3fs תֹאמֵֽר 𐤕𐤀𐤌𐤓 tomer she utters palm-tree of saying of HVqi3fs

Verse 22

How long up to How long will you when will you O simple ones naive ones naive ones love May you all love love being simple naïve one naive one and scoffers and mockers and mockers scoffing mocker mocking delight they desired they desired in it — for themselves and fools and thick-minded ones and fools hate they will hate hate knowledge knowledge-of knowledge

עַד 𐤏𐤃 ad How long up to How long HR מָתַ֣י 𐤌𐤕𐤉 matay will you when will you HTi פְּתָיִם֮ 𐤐𐤕𐤉𐤌 petayim O simple ones naive ones naive ones HNcmpa תְּֽאֵהֲב֫וּ 𐤕𐤀𐤄𐤁𐤅 teehavu hɔ̃ (Ewe (Gbe)) love May you all love love HVqi2mp פֶ֥תִי 𐤐𐤕𐤉 feti being simple naïve one naive one HNcmsa וְ/לֵצִ֗ים 𐤅/𐤋𐤑𐤉𐤌 veletsim and scoffers and mockers and mockers HC/Aampa לָ֭צוֹן 𐤋𐤑𐤅𐤍 latson scoffing mocker mocking HNcmsa חָמְד֣וּ 𐤇𐤌𐤃𐤅 chamedu delight they desired they desired HVqp3cp לָ/הֶ֑ם 𐤋/𐤄𐤌 lahem in it for themselves HR/Sp3mp וּ֝/כְסִילִ֗ים 𐤅/𐤊𐤎𐤉𐤋𐤉𐤌 ukhesilim and fools and thick-minded ones and fools HC/Aampa יִשְׂנְאוּ 𐤉𐤔𐤍𐤀𐤅 yiseneu hate they will hate hate HVqi3mp דָֽעַת 𐤃𐤏𐤕 daat knowledge knowledge-of knowledge HNcfsa

Verse 23

Turn you return you will return to my reproof to my reasoned reproof to my reasoned reproof Behold Look! look I will pour out let me cause to gush forth let me cause to gush forth to you — to you my spirit my breath-spirit my breath-spirit I will make known let me make known let me make known my words my utterances my utterances to you you marked as object [·]

תָּשׁ֗וּבוּ 𐤕𐤔𐤅𐤁𐤅 tashuvu Turn you return you will return HVqi2mp לְֽ/ת֫וֹכַחְתִּ֥/י 𐤋/𐤕𐤅𐤊𐤇𐤕/𐤉 letokhacheti to my reproof to my reasoned reproof to my reasoned reproof HR/Ncfsc/Sp1cs הִנֵּ֤ה 𐤄𐤍𐤄 hineh mona (Bemba) Behold Look! look HTm אַבִּ֣יעָה 𐤀𐤁𐤉𐤏𐤄 abiah I will pour out let me cause to gush forth let me cause to gush forth HVhh1cs לָ/כֶ֣ם 𐤋/𐤊𐤌 lakhem to you to you HR/Sp2mp רוּחִ֑/י 𐤓𐤅𐤇/𐤉 ruchi my spirit my breath-spirit my breath-spirit HNcbsc/Sp1cs אוֹדִ֖יעָה 𐤀𐤅𐤃𐤉𐤏𐤄 odiah I will make known let me make known let me make known HVhh1cs דְבָרַ֣/י 𐤃𐤁𐤓/𐤉 devaray Ndaba (Zulu) my words my utterances my utterances HNcmpc/Sp1cs אֶתְ/כֶֽם 𐤀𐤕/𐤊𐤌 etekhem to you you marked as object [·] HTo/Sp2mp

Verse 24

Because because because I have called I called out I called out and you refused you men refused and you refused I have stretched out I have inclined I have stretched my hand my hand my hand and no one and there is not and there is not paid attention one who gives heed one who gives heed

יַ֣עַן 𐤉𐤏𐤍 yaan Because because because HC קָ֭רָאתִי 𐤒𐤓𐤀𐤕𐤉 qarati I have called I called out I called out HVqp1cs וַ/תְּמָאֵ֑נוּ 𐤅/𐤕𐤌𐤀𐤍𐤅 vatemaenu and you refused you men refused and you refused HC/Vpw2mp נָטִ֥יתִי 𐤍𐤈𐤉𐤕𐤉 natiti I have stretched out I have inclined I have stretched HVqp1cs יָ֝דִ֗/י 𐤉𐤃/𐤉 yadi my hand my hand my hand HNcbsc/Sp1cs וְ/אֵ֣ין 𐤅/𐤀𐤉𐤍 veeyn and no one and there is not and there is not HC/Tn מַקְשִֽׁיב 𐤌𐤒𐤔𐤉𐤁 maqeshiv paid attention one who gives heed one who gives heed HVhrmsa

Verse 25

and-you-neglected and you let run wild and you neglected all all of all of my-counsel my counsel my counsel and-my-reproof and my reasoned reproof and my reproof not not not you-wanted you were willing you were willing

וַ/תִּפְרְע֥וּ 𐤅/𐤕𐤐𐤓𐤏𐤅 vatifereu and-you-neglected and you let run wild and you neglected HC/Vqw2mp כָל 𐤊𐤋 khal kila (Swahili) all all of all of HNcmsc עֲצָתִ֑/י 𐤏𐤑𐤕/𐤉 atsati my-counsel my counsel my counsel HNcfsc/Sp1cs וְ֝/תוֹכַחְתִּ֗/י 𐤅/𐤕𐤅𐤊𐤇𐤕/𐤉 vetokhacheti and-my-reproof and my reasoned reproof and my reproof HC/Ncfsc/Sp1cs לֹ֣א 𐤋𐤀 lo not not not HTn אֲבִיתֶֽם 𐤀𐤁𐤉𐤕𐤌 avitem you-wanted you were willing you were willing HVqp2mp

Verse 26

also also also I I I at your calamity in your disaster in your disaster will laugh I will laugh I will laugh will mock I will mock I will mock when comes coming at the coming of your fear your dread your dread

גַּם 𐤂𐤌 gam also also also HTa אֲ֭נִי 𐤀𐤍𐤉 ani Ine (Bemba) I I I HPp1cs בְּ/אֵידְ/כֶ֣ם 𐤁/𐤀𐤉𐤃/𐤊𐤌 beeydekhem at your calamity in your disaster in your disaster HR/Ncmsc/Sp2mp אֶשְׂחָ֑ק 𐤀𐤔𐤇𐤒 esechaq Seka (Bemba) will laugh I will laugh I will laugh HVqi1cs אֶ֝לְעַ֗ג 𐤀𐤋𐤏𐤂 eleag will mock I will mock I will mock HVqi1cs בְּ/בֹ֣א 𐤁/𐤁𐤀 bevo when comes coming at the coming of HR/Vqc פַחְדְּ/כֶֽם 𐤐𐤇𐤃/𐤊𐤌 fachedekhem your fear your dread your dread HNcmsc/Sp2mp

Verse 27

when comes coming when coming like desolation like a crashing storm like a crashing storm like a storm like a devastation like a devastation your dread your dread your dread and your calamity your calamity and your calamity like a whirlwind like a sweeping storm like a sweeping storm comes he will come it will come when comes coming when coming upon you upon you upon you distress constraining distress constraining distress and anguish and constricting distress and constricting distress

בְּ/בֹ֤א 𐤁/𐤁𐤀 bevo when comes coming when coming HR/Vqc כ/שאוה 𐤊/𐤔𐤀𐤅𐤄 khshvh like desolation like a crashing storm like a crashing storm HR/Ncfsa כְ/שׁוֹאָ֨ה 𐤊/𐤔𐤅𐤀𐤄 kheshoah like a storm like a devastation like a devastation HR/Ncfsa פַּחְדְּ/כֶ֗ם 𐤐𐤇𐤃/𐤊𐤌 pachedekhem your dread your dread your dread HNcmsc/Sp2mp וְֽ֭/אֵידְ/כֶם 𐤅/𐤀𐤉𐤃/𐤊𐤌 veeydekhem and your calamity your calamity and your calamity HC/Ncmsc/Sp2mp כְּ/סוּפָ֣ה 𐤊/𐤎𐤅𐤐𐤄 kesufah like a whirlwind like a sweeping storm like a sweeping storm HR/Ncfsa יֶאֱתֶ֑ה 𐤉𐤀𐤕𐤄 yeeteh comes he will come it will come HVqi3ms בְּ/בֹ֥א 𐤁/𐤁𐤀 bevo-2 when comes coming when coming HR/Vqc עֲ֝לֵי/כֶ֗ם 𐤏𐤋𐤉/𐤊𐤌 aleykhem upon you upon you upon you HR/Sp2mp צָרָ֥ה 𐤑𐤓𐤄 tsarah distress constraining distress constraining distress HNcfsa וְ/צוּקָֽה 𐤅/𐤑𐤅𐤒𐤄 vetsuqah and anguish and constricting distress and constricting distress HC/Ncfsa

Verse 28

then at that time then they will call me they will call me they will call me but not and not and not I will answer I will answer I will answer they will seek me they will earnestly seek me they will earnestly seek me but not and not and not they will find me they will find me they will find me

אָ֣ז 𐤀𐤆 az then at that time then HD יִ֭קְרָאֻ/נְנִי 𐤉𐤒𐤓𐤀/𐤍𐤍𐤉 yiqerauneni they will call me they will call me they will call me HVqi3mp/Sp1cs וְ/לֹ֣א 𐤅/𐤋𐤀 velo but not and not and not HC/Tn אֶֽעֱנֶ֑ה 𐤀𐤏𐤍𐤄 eeneh I will answer I will answer I will answer HVqi1cs יְ֝שַׁחֲרֻ֗/נְנִי 𐤉𐤔𐤇𐤓/𐤍𐤍𐤉 yeshacharuneni they will seek me they will earnestly seek me they will earnestly seek me HVpi3mp/Sp1cs וְ/לֹ֣א 𐤅/𐤋𐤀 velo-2 but not and not and not HC/Tn יִמְצָאֻֽ/נְנִי 𐤉𐤌𐤑𐤀/𐤍𐤍𐤉 yimetsauneni they will find me they will find me they will find me HVqi3mp/Sp1cs

Verse 29

because under; in place of because that for/because for they hated they hated they hated knowledge knowledge-of knowledge and fear and awe-of and fear-of the LORD Yahweh Yahweh not not not they chose they chose they chose

תַּ֭חַת 𐤕𐤇𐤕 tachat because under; in place of because HR כִּי 𐤊𐤉 ki that for/because for HC שָׂ֣נְאוּ 𐤔𐤍𐤀𐤅 saneu they hated they hated they hated HVqp3cp דָ֑עַת 𐤃𐤏𐤕 daat knowledge knowledge-of knowledge HNcfsa וְ/יִרְאַ֥ת 𐤅/𐤉𐤓𐤀𐤕 veyireat and fear and awe-of and fear-of HC/Ncfsc יְ֝הֹוָ֗ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehovah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp לֹ֣א 𐤋𐤀 lo not not not HTn בָחָֽרוּ 𐤁𐤇𐤓𐤅 vacharu they chose they chose they chose HVqp3cp

Verse 30

not not not they-would they were willing they were willing to-my-counsel to my counsel to my counsel they-despised they scorned they scorned all entirety of all of my-reproof my corrective argument my corrective argument

לֹא 𐤋𐤀 lo not not not HTn אָב֥וּ 𐤀𐤁𐤅 avu they-would they were willing they were willing HVqp3cp לַ/עֲצָתִ֑/י 𐤋/𐤏𐤑𐤕/𐤉 laatsati to-my-counsel to my counsel to my counsel HR/Ncfsc/Sp1cs נָ֝אֲצ֗וּ 𐤍𐤀𐤑𐤅 naatsu they-despised they scorned they scorned HVqp3cp כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal kila (Swahili) all entirety of all of HNcmsc תּוֹכַחְתִּֽ/י 𐤕𐤅𐤊𐤇𐤕/𐤉 tokhacheti my-reproof my corrective argument my corrective argument HNcfsc/Sp1cs

Verse 31

and they shall eat and they will eat and they will eat of the fruit from fruit-of from fruit-of of their way their path their way and from their counsels and from their deliberated plans and from their counsels they shall be satisfied they will be satisfied they will be satisfied

וְֽ֭/יֹאכְלוּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤊𐤋𐤅 veyokhelu okèlè (Yoruba) and they shall eat and they will eat and they will eat HC/Vqi3mp מִ/פְּרִ֣י 𐤌/𐤐𐤓𐤉 miperi of the fruit from fruit-of from fruit-of HR/Ncmsc דַרְכָּ֑/ם 𐤃𐤓𐤊/𐤌 darekam of their way their path their way HNcbsc/Sp3mp וּֽ/מִ/מֹּעֲצֹ֖תֵי/הֶ֣ם 𐤅/𐤌/𐤌𐤏𐤑𐤕𐤉/𐤄𐤌 umimoatsoteyhem and from their counsels and from their deliberated plans and from their counsels HC/R/Ncfpc/Sp3mp יִשְׂבָּֽעוּ 𐤉𐤔𐤁𐤏𐤅 yisebau they shall be satisfied they will be satisfied they will be satisfied HVqi3mp

Verse 32

For for/because for turning away turning-away turning away of the simple naive ones of the naive will kill them may you kill them will kill them and complacency and tranquility-of and peace-of of fools thick-minded ones fools will destroy them she will destroy them will destroy them

כִּ֤י 𐤊𐤉 ki For for/because for HC מְשׁוּבַ֣ת 𐤌𐤔𐤅𐤁𐤕 meshuvat turning away turning-away turning away HNcfsc פְּתָיִ֣ם 𐤐𐤕𐤉𐤌 petayim of the simple naive ones of the naive HNcmpa תַּֽהַרְגֵ֑/ם 𐤕𐤄𐤓𐤂/𐤌 taharegem vanga (Kikongo) will kill them may you kill them will kill them HVqi3fs/Sp3mp וְ/שַׁלְוַ֖ת 𐤅/𐤔𐤋𐤅𐤕 veshalevat Zola (Zulu) and complacency and tranquility-of and peace-of HC/Ncfsc כְּסִילִ֣ים 𐤊𐤎𐤉𐤋𐤉𐤌 kesilim of fools thick-minded ones fools HAampa תְּאַבְּדֵֽ/ם 𐤕𐤀𐤁𐤃/𐤌 teabedem will destroy them she will destroy them will destroy them HVpi3fs/Sp3mp

Verse 33

but he who listens and the listening-one and the hearing one to me — to me shall dwell he will dwell he will dwell securely secure confidence security and shall be at ease and he was at ease and at ease from the dread from dread of from dread of of evil evil evil

וְ/שֹׁמֵ֣עַֽ 𐤅/𐤔𐤌𐤏 veshomea but he who listens and the listening-one and the hearing one HC/Vqrmsa לִ֭/י 𐤋/𐤉 li to me to me HR/Sp1cs יִשְׁכָּן 𐤉𐤔𐤊𐤍 yishekan shall dwell he will dwell he will dwell HVqi3ms בֶּ֑טַח 𐤁𐤈𐤇 betach securely secure confidence security HNcmsa וְ֝/שַׁאֲנַ֗ן 𐤅/𐤔𐤀𐤍𐤍 veshaanan and shall be at ease and he was at ease and at ease HC/Vkq3ms מִ/פַּ֥חַד 𐤌/𐤐𐤇𐤃 mipachad from the dread from dread of from dread of HR/Ncmsc רָעָֽה 𐤓𐤏𐤄 raah of evil evil evil HNcfsa

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