1 D oes not skillful and godly Wisdom cry out, and understanding raise her voice ?

ها الحِكْمَةُ تُنادِي، وَالبَصِيرَةُ تَرفَعُ صَوتَها.

2 O n the top of the heights beside the way, where the paths meet, stands Wisdom;

تَقِفُ عَلَى القِمَمِ العالِيَةِ، وَفِي الشَّوارِعِ وَمَفارِقِ الطُّرُقاتِ.

3 A t the gates at the entrance of the town, at the coming in at the doors, she cries out:

بِجانِبِ البَوّاباتِ، وَعَلَى مَدخَلِ المَدِينَةِ، وَمَداخِلِ الشَّوارِعِ تَصرُخُ وَتَقُولُ:

4 T o you, O men, I call, and my voice is directed to the sons of men.

«أُنادِي عَلَيكُمْ أيُّها النّاسُ، وَصَوتِي يُخاطِبُ الإنسانَ.

5 O you simple and thoughtless ones, understand prudence; you fools, be of an understanding heart.

أيُّها الجُهَلاءُ، تَعَلَّمُوا حُسْنَ التَّدبِيرِ، وَيا أيُّها الأغبِياءُ، تَعَلَّمُوا الفَهمَ.

6 H ear, for I will speak excellent and princely things; and the opening of my lips shall be for right things.

استَمِعُوا فَعِندِي كَلامٌ عَظِيمٌ، وَعَلَى شَفَتَيَّ كَلِماتُ الحَقِّ.

7 F or my mouth shall utter truth, and wrongdoing is detestable and loathsome to my lips.

لِأنَّ فَمِي يُخبِرُ بِالصِّدْقِ وَالحَقِّ، وَشَفَتايَ تَكرَهانِ الشَّرَّ.

8 A ll the words of my mouth are righteous (upright and in right standing with God); there is nothing contrary to truth or crooked in them.

كَلامِي كُلُّهُ عَدلٌ، وَلَيسَ فِيهِ انْحِرافٌ وَلا ضَلالٌ.

9 T hey are all plain to him who understands, and right to those who find knowledge.

كُلُّهُ وَاضِحٌ لِلذَّكِيِّ، وَمُستَقِيمٌ لِمَن يَملِكُونَ المَعرِفَةَ.

10 R eceive my instruction in preference to silver, and knowledge rather than choice gold,

«اقبَلْ تَأدِيبِي أكثَرَ مِنَ الفِضَّةِ، وَاقبَلِ المَعرِفَةَ أكثَرَ مِنَ الذَّهَبِ الجَيِّدِ.

11 F or skillful and godly Wisdom is better than rubies or pearls, and all the things that may be desired are not to be compared to it.

لِأنَّ الحِكْمَةَ أفضَلُ مِنَ الياقُوتِ، وَكُلُّ الجَواهِرِ لا تُساوِيها.

12 I , Wisdom, make prudence my dwelling, and I find out knowledge and discretion.

«أنا الحِكْمَةُ، أعِيشُ مَعَ التَّدبِيرِ، وَأملِكُ المَعرِفَةَ وَالتَّعَقُّلَ.

13 T he reverent fear and worshipful awe of the Lord the hatred of evil; pride, arrogance, the evil way, and perverted and twisted speech I hate.

مَخافَةُ اللهِ هِيَ كُرهُ الشَّرِّ، وَكُرْهُ الكِبرِياءِ وَالعَجرَفَةِ وَطَرِيقِ الشَّرِّ وَالكَلامِ المُضَلِّلِ المُنْحَرِفِ.

14 I have counsel and sound knowledge, I have understanding, I have might and power.

عِندِي النَّصِيحَةُ وَالحُكْمُ الصَّحِيحُ، وَأنا البَصِيرَةُ وَلَدَيَّ القُوَّةُ.

15 B y me kings reign and rulers decree justice.

يُمارِسُ المُلوكُ حُكْمَهُمْ بِي، وَبِي يُصدِرُ الحُكّامُ أحكامَهُمُ العادِلَةَ.

16 B y me princes rule, and nobles, even all the judges and governors of the earth.

بِي يَتَرَأَسُ الرُّؤساءُ، وَبِي العُظماءُ كُلَّ الأحكامِ العادِلَةِ.

17 I love those who love me, and those who seek me early and diligently shall find me.

أنا أُحِبُّ الَّذِينَ يُحِبُّونَنِي، وَكُلُّ الَّذِينَ يَبحَثُونَ عَنِّي سَيَجِدُونَنِي.

18 R iches and honor are with me, enduring wealth and righteousness (uprightness in every area and relation, and right standing with God).

عِنْدِي الغِنَى وَالكَرامَةُ، وَالثَّرْوَةُ وَالصَّلاحُ إلَى الأبَدِ.

19 M y fruit is better than gold, yes, than refined gold, and my increase than choice silver.

ثِمارِي أفْضَلُ مِنَ الذَّهَبِ النَقِيِّ، وَغَلَّتِي أفْضَلُ مِنَ الفِضَّةِ الجَيِّدَةِ.

20 I walk in the way of righteousness (moral and spiritual rectitude in every area and relation), in the midst of the paths of justice,

أسِيرُ فِي طَرِيقِ الصَّلاحِ، وَعَلَى دُرُوبِ العَدلِ.

21 T hat I may cause those who love me to inherit riches and that I may fill their treasuries.

لأُعطِيَ الغِنَى كَمِيراثٍ لِلَّذِينَ يُحِبُّونَنِي وَأملأُ مَخازِنَهُمْ.

22 T he Lord formed and brought me forth at the beginning of His way, before His acts of old.

«شَكَّلَنِي اللهُ مُنذُ البِدايَةِ، أنا أوَّلُ أعمالِهِ.

23 I was inaugurated and ordained from everlasting, from the beginning, before ever the earth existed.

هَيَّأَنِي فِي قَدِيمِ الزَّمانِ، فِي البَدءِ، قَبلَ أنْ تَبدَأَ الأرْضُ.

24 W hen there were no deeps, I was brought forth, when there were no fountains laden with water.

خَرَجتُ قَبلَ أنْ يَكُونَ هُناكَ بَحرٌ، وَقَبلَ أنْ يَكُونَ هُناكَ ماءٌ فِي اليَنابِيعِ.

25 B efore the mountains were settled, before the hills, I was brought forth,

وُجِدْتُ قَبلَ أنْ تَستَقِرَّ الجِبالُ وَالتِّلالُ فِي مَكانِها.

26 W hile as yet He had not made the land or the fields or the first of the dust of the earth.

عِندَما لَمْ تَكُنِ الأرْضُ وَالحُقُولُ قَدْ صُنِعَتْ، وَلَمْ تُصنَعْ ذَرَّةٌ مِنْ تُرابِ العالَمِ.

27 W hen He prepared the heavens, I was there; when He drew a circle upon the face of the deep and stretched out the firmament over it,

كُنتُ عِندَما وَضَعَ السَّماواتِ فِي مَكانِها، وَعِندَما رَسَمَ دائِرَةَ الأُفُقِ عَلَى وَجهِ البَحْرِ.

28 W hen He made firm the skies above, when He established the fountains of the deep,

وَكُنتُ مَوجُوداً عِندَما ثَبَّتَ الغُيُومَ عالِياً، وَعِندَما فَجَّرَ يَنابِيعَ البَحْرِ وثبَّتَها.

29 W hen He gave to the sea its limit and His decree that the waters should not transgress His command, when He appointed the foundations of the earth—

وَكُنتُ عِندَما وَضَعَ حُدُوداً لِلبَحْرِ، فَلا تَتَعَدّاها المِياهُ، وَكُنتُ عِندَما وَضَعَ أساساتِ الأرْضِ.

30 T hen I was beside Him as a master and director of the work; and I was daily His delight, rejoicing before Him always,

كُنتُ عِندَهُ كَصانِعٍ ماهِرٍ، وَكُنتُ فَرَحَهُ كُلَّ يَومٍ، وَأفرَحُ أمامَهُ كُلَّ حِينٍ.

31 R ejoicing in His inhabited earth and delighting in the sons of men.

أفرَحُ بَينَ خَليقَتِهِ، وَلَذَّتِي مَعَ بَنِي البَشَرِ.

32 N ow therefore listen to me, O you sons; for blessed (happy, fortunate, to be envied) are those who keep my ways.

«وَالآنَ يا أبنائِي، استَمِعُوا إلَيَّ: يَفرَحُ الَّذِينَ يَتبَعُونَ طَرِيقِي.

33 H ear instruction and be wise, and do not refuse or neglect it.

استَمِعُوا إلَى تَعلِيمِي وَكُونُوا حُكَماءَ، وَلا تُهمِلُوا كَلامِي.

34 B lessed (happy, fortunate, to be envied) is the man who listens to me, watching daily at my gates, waiting at the posts of my doors.

يَفرَحُ الَّذِي يَستَمِعُ إلَيَّ ساهِراً عِندَ بابِي دائِماً، مُنتَظِراً عِندَ مَدخَلِ بابِي.

35 F or whoever finds me finds life and draws forth and obtains favor from the Lord.

لِأنَّ الَّذِي يَجِدُنِي يَجِدُ الحَياةَ، وَيَنالُ رِضى اللهِ وبَرَكَتَهُ.

36 B ut he who misses me or sins against me wrongs and injures himself; all who hate me love and court death.

وَلَكِنَّ الَّذِي لا يَجِدُنِي فَإنَّهُ يُدَمِّرُ حَياتَهُ، وَمَنْ يَكرَهُنِي فَإنَّهُ يُحِبُّ المَوتَ.»