Proverbs 4

Hear O sons the instruction of a father and attend to know understanding

1 שִׁמְע֣וּ 𐤔𐤌𐤏𐤅 shimeu Hear HVqv2mp בָ֭נִים 𐤁𐤍𐤉𐤌 vanim Bene (Bemba) O sons HNcmpa מ֣וּסַר 𐤌𐤅𐤎𐤓 musar the instruction HNcmsc אָ֑ב 𐤀𐤁 av of a father HNcmsa וְ֝/הַקְשִׁ֗יבוּ 𐤅/𐤄𐤒𐤔𐤉𐤁𐤅 vehaqeshivu and attend HC/Vhv2mp לָ/דַ֥עַת 𐤋/𐤃𐤏𐤕 ladaat to know HR/Vqc בִּינָֽה 𐤁𐤉𐤍𐤄 binah understanding HNcfsa

for teaching good I give to you my instruction do not forsake

2 כִּ֤י 𐤊𐤉 ki for HC לֶ֣קַח 𐤋𐤒𐤇 leqach teaching HNcmsa ט֭וֹב 𐤈𐤅𐤁 tov good HAamsa נָתַ֣תִּי 𐤍𐤕𐤕𐤉 natati I give HVqp1cs לָ/כֶ֑ם 𐤋/𐤊𐤌 lakhem to you HR/Sp2mp תּֽ֝וֹרָתִ֗/י 𐤕𐤅𐤓𐤕/𐤉 torati my instruction HNcfsc/Sp1cs אַֽל 𐤀𐤋 al do not HTn תַּעֲזֹֽבוּ 𐤕𐤏𐤆𐤁𐤅 taazovu forsake HVqj2mp

For son I was to my father tender and only before my mother

3 כִּי 𐤊𐤉 ki For HC בֵ֭ן 𐤁𐤍 ven Bene (Bemba) son HNcmsa הָיִ֣יתִי 𐤄𐤉𐤉𐤕𐤉 hayiti I was HVqp1cs לְ/אָבִ֑/י 𐤋/𐤀𐤁/𐤉 leavi to my father HR/Ncmsc/Sp1cs רַ֥ךְ 𐤓𐤊 rakhe tender HAamsa וְ֝/יָחִ֗יד 𐤅/𐤉𐤇𐤉𐤃 veyachid and only HC/Aamsa לִ/פְנֵ֥י 𐤋/𐤐𐤍𐤉 lifeney before HR/Ncbpc אִמִּֽ/י 𐤀𐤌/𐤉 imi my mother HNcfsc/Sp1cs

and he taught me and he said to me let it hold fast my words your heart keep my commandments and live

4 וַ/יֹּרֵ֗/נִי 𐤅/𐤉𐤓/𐤍𐤉 vayoreni and he taught me HC/Vhw3ms/Sp1cs וַ/יֹּ֥אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer and he said HC/Vqw3ms לִ֗/י 𐤋/𐤉 li to me HR/Sp1cs יִֽתְמָךְ 𐤉𐤕𐤌𐤊 yitemakhe let it hold fast HVqj3ms דְּבָרַ֥/י 𐤃𐤁𐤓/𐤉 devaray my words HNcmpc/Sp1cs לִבֶּ֑/ךָ 𐤋𐤁/𐤊 libekha your heart HNcmsc/Sp2ms שְׁמֹ֖ר 𐤔𐤌𐤓 shemor keep HVqv2ms מִצְוֺתַ֣/י 𐤌𐤑𐤅𐤕/𐤉 mitseotay my commandments HNcfpc/Sp1cs וֶֽ/חְיֵֽה 𐤅/𐤇𐤉𐤄 vecheyeh and live HC/Vqv2ms

Acquire wisdom Acquire understanding not forget nor turn away from the words of my mouth

5 קְנֵ֣ה 𐤒𐤍𐤄 qeneh Acquire HVqv2ms חָ֭כְמָה 𐤇𐤊𐤌𐤄 chakhemah wisdom HNcfsa קְנֵ֣ה 𐤒𐤍𐤄 qeneh-2 Acquire HVqv2ms בִינָ֑ה 𐤁𐤉𐤍𐤄 vinah understanding HNcfsa אַל 𐤀𐤋 al not HTn תִּשְׁכַּ֥ח 𐤕𐤔𐤊𐤇 tishekach forget HVqj2ms וְ/אַל 𐤅/𐤀𐤋 veal nor HC/Tn תֵּ֝֗ט 𐤕𐤈 tet turn away HVqj2ms מֵֽ/אִמְרֵי 𐤌/𐤀𐤌𐤓𐤉 meimerey from the words HR/Ncmpc פִֽ/י 𐤐/𐤉 fi of my mouth HNcmsc/Sp1cs

do not forsake her and she will guard you love her and she will watch over you

6 אַל 𐤀𐤋 al do not HTn תַּעַזְבֶ֥/הָ 𐤕𐤏𐤆𐤁/𐤄 taazeveha forsake her HVqj2ms/Sp3fs וְ/תִשְׁמְרֶ֑/ךָּ 𐤅/𐤕𐤔𐤌𐤓/𐤊 vetishemerekha and she will guard you HC/Vqi3fs/Sp2ms אֱהָבֶ֥/הָ 𐤀𐤄𐤁/𐤄 ehaveha love her HVqv2ms/Sp3fs וְ/תִצְּרֶֽ/ךָּ 𐤅/𐤕𐤑𐤓/𐤊 vetitserekha and she will watch over you HC/Vqi3fs/Sp2ms

beginning wisdom Acquire wisdom And with all your acquiring get understanding

7 רֵאשִׁ֣ית 𐤓𐤀𐤔𐤉𐤕 reshit beginning HNcfsc חָ֭כְמָה 𐤇𐤊𐤌𐤄 chakhemah wisdom HNcfsa קְנֵ֣ה 𐤒𐤍𐤄 qeneh Acquire HVqv2ms חָכְמָ֑ה 𐤇𐤊𐤌𐤄 chakhemah-2 wisdom HNcfsa וּ/בְ/כָל 𐤅/𐤁/𐤊𐤋 uvekhal And with all HC/R/Ncmsc קִ֝נְיָנְ/ךָ֗ 𐤒𐤍𐤉𐤍/𐤊 qineyanekha your acquiring HNcmsc/Sp2ms קְנֵ֣ה 𐤒𐤍𐤄 qeneh-2 get HVqv2ms בִינָֽה 𐤁𐤉𐤍𐤄 vinah understanding HNcfsa

Exalt her and she will exalt you she will honor you for you embrace her

8 סַלְסְלֶ֥/הָ 𐤎𐤋𐤎𐤋/𐤄 saleseleha Exalt her HVlv2ms/Sp3fs וּֽ/תְרוֹמְמֶ֑/ךָּ 𐤅/𐤕𐤓𐤅𐤌𐤌/𐤊 uteromemekha and she will exalt you HC/Voi3fs/Sp2ms תְּ֝כַבֵּ֗דְ/ךָ 𐤕𐤊𐤁𐤃/𐤊 tekhabedekha she will honor you HVpi3fs/Sp2ms כִּ֣י 𐤊𐤉 ki for HC תְחַבְּקֶֽ/נָּה 𐤕𐤇𐤁𐤒/𐤍𐤄 techabeqenah you embrace her HVpi2ms/Sp3fs

she will give to your head a garland of grace a crown of beauty she will present you with

9 תִּתֵּ֣ן 𐤕𐤕𐤍 titen she will give HVqi3fs לְ֭/רֹאשְׁ/ךָ 𐤋/𐤓𐤀𐤔/𐤊 leroshekha to your head HR/Ncmsc/Sp2ms לִוְיַת 𐤋𐤅𐤉𐤕 liveyat a garland HNcfsc חֵ֑ן 𐤇𐤍 chen of grace HNcmsa עֲטֶ֖רֶת 𐤏𐤈𐤓𐤕 ateret a crown HNcfsc תִּפְאֶ֣רֶת 𐤕𐤐𐤀𐤓𐤕 tifeeret of beauty HNcfsa תְּמַגְּנֶֽ/ךָּ 𐤕𐤌𐤂𐤍/𐤊 temagenekha she will present you with HVpi3fs/Sp2ms

Hear my son and accept my sayings will be many for you years of life

10 שְׁמַ֣ע 𐤔𐤌𐤏 shema Hear HVqv2ms בְּ֭נִ/י 𐤁𐤍/𐤉 beni Bene (Bemba) my son HNcmsc/Sp1cs וְ/קַ֣ח 𐤅/𐤒𐤇 veqach and accept HC/Vqv2ms אֲמָרָ֑/י 𐤀𐤌𐤓/𐤉 amaray my sayings HNcmpc/Sp1cs וְ/יִרְבּ֥וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤓𐤁𐤅 veyirebu will be many HC/Vqi3mp לְ֝/ךָ֗ 𐤋/𐤊 lekha for you HR/Sp2ms שְׁנ֣וֹת 𐤔𐤍𐤅𐤕 shenot years HNcfpc חַיִּֽים 𐤇𐤉𐤉𐤌 chayim of life HNcmpa

in the way of wisdom I have taught you I have led you in paths uprightness

11 בְּ/דֶ֣רֶךְ 𐤁/𐤃𐤓𐤊 bederekhe in the way HR/Ncbsc חָ֭כְמָה 𐤇𐤊𐤌𐤄 chakhemah of wisdom HNcfsa הֹרֵתִ֑י/ךָ 𐤄𐤓𐤕𐤉/𐤊 horetikha I have taught you HVhp1cs/Sp2ms הִ֝דְרַכְתִּ֗י/ךָ 𐤄𐤃𐤓𐤊𐤕𐤉/𐤊 hiderakhetikha I have led you HVhp1cs/Sp2ms בְּ/מַעְגְּלֵי 𐤁/𐤌𐤏𐤂𐤋𐤉 bemaegeley in paths HR/Ncmpc יֹֽשֶׁר 𐤉𐤔𐤓 yosher uprightness HNcmsa

when you walk not will be narrowed your step and if you run not you will stumble

12 בְּֽ֭/לֶכְתְּ/ךָ 𐤁/𐤋𐤊𐤕/𐤊 belekhetekha when you walk HR/Vqc/Sp2ms לֹא 𐤋𐤀 lo not HTn יֵצַ֣ר 𐤉𐤑𐤓 yetsar will be narrowed HVqi3ms צַעֲדֶ֑/ךָ 𐤑𐤏𐤃/𐤊 tsaadekha your step HNcmsc/Sp2ms וְ/אִם 𐤅/𐤀𐤌 veim and if HC/C תָּ֝ר֗וּץ 𐤕𐤓𐤅𐤑 taruts you run HVqi2ms לֹ֣א 𐤋𐤀 lo-2 not HTn תִכָּשֵֽׁל 𐤕𐤊𐤔𐤋 tikashel you will stumble HVNi2ms

Take hold of instruction do not let go Guard her for she is your life

13 הַחֲזֵ֣ק 𐤄𐤇𐤆𐤒 hachazeq Take hold HVhv2ms בַּ/מּוּסָ֣ר 𐤁/𐤌𐤅𐤎𐤓 bamusar of instruction HRd/Ncmsa אַל 𐤀𐤋 al do not HTn תֶּ֑רֶף 𐤕𐤓𐤐 teref let go HVhj2ms נִ֝צְּרֶ֗/הָ 𐤍𐤑𐤓/𐤄 nitsereha Guard her HVqv2ms/Sp3fs כִּי 𐤊𐤉 ki for HC הִ֥יא 𐤄𐤉𐤀 hi she HPp3fs חַיֶּֽי/ךָ 𐤇𐤉𐤉/𐤊 chayeykha is your life HNcmpc/Sp2ms

into the path of the wicked do not enter and do not proceed in the way of evil men

14 בְּ/אֹ֣רַח 𐤁/𐤀𐤓𐤇 beorach into the path HR/Ncbsc רְ֭שָׁעִים 𐤓𐤔𐤏𐤉𐤌 reshaim of the wicked HAampa אַל 𐤀𐤋 al do not HTn תָּבֹ֑א 𐤕𐤁𐤀 tavo enter HVqj2ms וְ/אַל 𐤅/𐤀𐤋 veal and do not HC/Tn תְּ֝אַשֵּׁ֗ר 𐤕𐤀𐤔𐤓 teasher proceed HVpj2ms בְּ/דֶ֣רֶךְ 𐤁/𐤃𐤓𐤊 bederekhe in the way HR/Ncbsc רָעִֽים 𐤓𐤏𐤉𐤌 raim of evil men HAampa

Avoid it do not pass by it Turn away from it and pass on

15 פְּרָעֵ֥/הוּ 𐤐𐤓𐤏/𐤄𐤅 peraehu Avoid it HVqv2ms/Sp3ms אַל 𐤀𐤋 al do not HTn תַּעֲבָר 𐤕𐤏𐤁𐤓 taavar pass HVqj2ms בּ֑/וֹ 𐤁/𐤅 bo by it HR/Sp3ms שְׂטֵ֖ה 𐤔𐤈𐤄 seteh Turn away HVqv2ms מֵ/עָלָ֣י/ו 𐤌/𐤏𐤋𐤉/𐤅 mealayv from it HR/R/Sp3ms וַ/עֲבֽוֹר 𐤅/𐤏𐤁𐤅𐤓 vaavor and pass on HC/Vqv2ms

For not they sleep unless not they do evil is robbed their sleep unless not they stumble they cause to stumble

16 כִּ֤י 𐤊𐤉 ki For HC לֹ֣א 𐤋𐤀 lo not HTn יִֽ֭שְׁנוּ 𐤉𐤔𐤍𐤅 yishenu they sleep HVqi3mp אִם 𐤀𐤌 im unless HC לֹ֣א 𐤋𐤀 lo-2 not HTn יָרֵ֑עוּ 𐤉𐤓𐤏𐤅 yareu they do evil HVhi3mp וְֽ/נִגְזְלָ֥ה 𐤅/𐤍𐤂𐤆𐤋𐤄 venigezelah is robbed HC/VNq3fs שְׁ֝נָתָ֗/ם 𐤔𐤍𐤕/𐤌 shenatam their sleep HNcfsc/Sp3mp אִם 𐤀𐤌 im-2 unless HC לֹ֥א 𐤋𐤀 lo-3 not HTn יכשולו 𐤉𐤊𐤔𐤅𐤋𐤅 ykhshvlv they stumble HVqi3mp יַכְשִֽׁילוּ 𐤉𐤊𐤔𐤉𐤋𐤅 yakheshilu they cause to stumble HVhi3mp

for they eat bread of wickedness and wine of violence they drink

17 כִּ֣י 𐤊𐤉 ki for HC לָ֭חֲמוּ 𐤋𐤇𐤌𐤅 lachamu they eat HVqp3cp לֶ֣חֶם 𐤋𐤇𐤌 lechem bread HNcbsc רֶ֑שַׁע 𐤓𐤔𐤏 resha of wickedness HNcmsa וְ/יֵ֖ין 𐤅/𐤉𐤉𐤍 veyeyn and wine HC/Ncmsc חֲמָסִ֣ים 𐤇𐤌𐤎𐤉𐤌 chamasim of violence HNcmpa יִשְׁתּֽוּ 𐤉𐤔𐤕𐤅 yishetu they drink HVqi3mp

and-the-path of-the-righteous like-light of-dawn going and-light until perfected the-day

18 וְ/אֹ֣רַח 𐤅/𐤀𐤓𐤇 veorach and-the-path HC/Ncbsc צַ֭דִּיקִים 𐤑𐤃𐤉𐤒𐤉𐤌 tsadiqim of-the-righteous HAampa כְּ/א֣וֹר 𐤊/𐤀𐤅𐤓 keor like-light HR/Ncbsc נֹ֑גַהּ 𐤍𐤂𐤄 nogah of-dawn HNcfsa הוֹלֵ֥ךְ 𐤄𐤅𐤋𐤊 holekhe going HVqrmsa וָ֝/א֗וֹר 𐤅/𐤀𐤅𐤓 vaor and-light HC/Vqrmsa עַד 𐤏𐤃 ad until HR נְכ֥וֹן 𐤍𐤊𐤅𐤍 nekhon perfected HVNrmsc הַ/יּֽוֹם 𐤄/𐤉𐤅𐤌 hayom the-day HTd/Ncmsa

way of the wicked like darkness not they know over what they stumble

19 דֶּ֣רֶךְ 𐤃𐤓𐤊 derekhe way HNcbsc רְ֭שָׁעִים 𐤓𐤔𐤏𐤉𐤌 reshaim of the wicked HAampa כָּֽ/אֲפֵלָ֑ה 𐤊/𐤀𐤐𐤋𐤄 kaafelah like darkness HRd/Ncfsa לֹ֥א 𐤋𐤀 lo not HTn יָ֝דְע֗וּ 𐤉𐤃𐤏𐤅 yadeu they know HVqp3cp בַּ/מֶּ֥ה 𐤁/𐤌𐤄 bameh over what HR/Ti יִכָּשֵֽׁלוּ 𐤉𐤊𐤔𐤋𐤅 yikashelu they stumble HVNi3mp

My son to my words give attention to my sayings incline your ear

20 בְּ֭נִ/י 𐤁𐤍/𐤉 beni Bene (Bemba) My son HNcmsc/Sp1cs לִ/דְבָרַ֣/י 𐤋/𐤃𐤁𐤓/𐤉 lidevaray to my words HR/Ncmpc/Sp1cs הַקְשִׁ֑יבָ/ה 𐤄𐤒𐤔𐤉𐤁/𐤄 haqeshivah give attention HVhv2ms/Sh לַ֝/אֲמָרַ֗/י 𐤋/𐤀𐤌𐤓/𐤉 laamaray to my sayings HR/Ncmpc/Sp1cs הַט 𐤄𐤈 hat incline HVhv2ms אָזְנֶֽ/ךָ 𐤀𐤆𐤍/𐤊 azenekha your ear HNcfsc/Sp2ms

not let them depart from your eyes keep them in the midst of your heart

21 אַל 𐤀𐤋 al not HTn יַלִּ֥יזוּ 𐤉𐤋𐤉𐤆𐤅 yalizu let them depart HVhj3mp מֵ/עֵינֶ֑י/ךָ 𐤌/𐤏𐤉𐤍𐤉/𐤊 meeyneykha from your eyes HR/Ncbdc/Sp2ms שָׁ֝מְרֵ֗/ם 𐤔𐤌𐤓/𐤌 shamerem keep them HVqv2ms/Sp3mp בְּ/ת֣וֹךְ 𐤁/𐤕𐤅𐤊 betokhe in the midst of HR/Ncmsc לְבָבֶֽ/ךָ 𐤋𐤁𐤁/𐤊 levavekha your heart HNcmsc/Sp2ms

For life they are to those who find them and to all his flesh healing

22 כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki For HC חַיִּ֣ים 𐤇𐤉𐤉𐤌 chayim life HNcmpa הֵ֭ם 𐤄𐤌 hem they are HPp3mp לְ/מֹצְאֵי/הֶ֑ם 𐤋/𐤌𐤑𐤀𐤉/𐤄𐤌 lemotseeyhem to those who find them HR/Vqrmpc/Sp3mp וּֽ/לְ/כָל 𐤅/𐤋/𐤊𐤋 ulekhal and to all HC/R/Ncmsc בְּשָׂר֥/וֹ 𐤁𐤔𐤓/𐤅 besaro his flesh HNcmsc/Sp3ms מַרְפֵּֽא 𐤌𐤓𐤐𐤀 marepe healing HNcmsa

above all guarding guard your heart for from it springs of life

23 מִֽ/כָּל 𐤌/𐤊𐤋 mikal above all HR/Ncmsc מִ֭שְׁמָר 𐤌𐤔𐤌𐤓 mishemar guarding HNcmsa נְצֹ֣ר 𐤍𐤑𐤓 netsor guard HVqv2ms לִבֶּ֑/ךָ 𐤋𐤁/𐤊 libekha your heart HNcmsc/Sp2ms כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki for HC מִ֝מֶּ֗/נּוּ 𐤌𐤌/𐤍𐤅 mimenu from it HR/Sp1cp תּוֹצְא֥וֹת 𐤕𐤅𐤑𐤀𐤅𐤕 totseot springs HNcfpc חַיִּֽים 𐤇𐤉𐤉𐤌 chayim of life HNcmpa

Put away from you deceitfulness of mouth and perversity of lips Put far from you

24 הָסֵ֣ר 𐤄𐤎𐤓 haser Put away HVhv2ms מִ֭מְּ/ךָ 𐤌𐤌/𐤊 mimekha from you HR/Sp2ms עִקְּשׁ֣וּת 𐤏𐤒𐤔𐤅𐤕 iqeshut deceitfulness HNcfsc פֶּ֑ה 𐤐𐤄 peh of mouth HNcmsa וּ/לְז֥וּת 𐤅/𐤋𐤆𐤅𐤕 ulezut and perversity HC/Ncfsc שְׂ֝פָתַ֗יִם 𐤔𐤐𐤕𐤉𐤌 sefatayim of lips HNcfda הַרְחֵ֥ק 𐤄𐤓𐤇𐤒 harecheq Put far HVhv2ms מִמֶּֽ/ךָּ 𐤌𐤌/𐤊 mimekha-2 from you HR/Sp2ms

your eyes straight ahead let them look and your eyelids let them look straight before you

25 עֵ֭ינֶי/ךָ 𐤏𐤉𐤍𐤉/𐤊 eyneykha your eyes HNcbdc/Sp2ms לְ/נֹ֣כַח 𐤋/𐤍𐤊𐤇 lenokhach straight ahead HR/Ncmsa יַבִּ֑יטוּ 𐤉𐤁𐤉𐤈𐤅 yabitu let them look HVhj3mp וְ֝/עַפְעַפֶּ֗י/ךָ 𐤅/𐤏𐤐𐤏𐤐𐤉/𐤊 veafeapeykha and your eyelids HC/Ncmpc/Sp2ms יַיְשִׁ֥רוּ 𐤉𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤅 yayeshiru let them look straight HVhj3mp נֶגְדֶּֽ/ךָ 𐤍𐤂𐤃/𐤊 negedekha before you HR/Sp2ms

Make level the path of your feet and all your ways will be established

26 פַּ֭לֵּס 𐤐𐤋𐤎 pales Make level HVpv2ms מַעְגַּ֣ל 𐤌𐤏𐤂𐤋 maegal the path HNcmsc רַגְלֶ֑/ךָ 𐤓𐤂𐤋/𐤊 ragelekha of your feet HNcfsc/Sp2ms וְֽ/כָל 𐤅/𐤊𐤋 vekhal and all HC/Ncmsc דְּרָכֶ֥י/ךָ 𐤃𐤓𐤊𐤉/𐤊 derakheykha your ways HNcbpc/Sp2ms יִכֹּֽנוּ 𐤉𐤊𐤍𐤅 yikonu will be established HVNi3mp

do not turn to the right nor to the left turn away your foot from evil

27 אַֽל 𐤀𐤋 al do not HTn תֵּט 𐤕𐤈 tet turn HVqj2ms יָמִ֥ין 𐤉𐤌𐤉𐤍 yamin to the right HNcfsa וּ/שְׂמֹ֑אול 𐤅/𐤔𐤌𐤀𐤅𐤋 usemovl nor to the left HC/Ncmsa הָסֵ֖ר 𐤄𐤎𐤓 haser turn away HVhv2ms רַגְלְ/ךָ֣ 𐤓𐤂𐤋/𐤊 ragelekha your foot HNcfsc/Sp2ms מֵ/רָֽע 𐤌/𐤓𐤏 mera from evil HR/Aamsa

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