箴言 1
Chinese Contemporary Bible (Simplified)
箴言的价值
1 这是大卫的儿子以色列王所罗门的箴言。
2 为使人认识智慧和教诲,
领悟真知灼见;
3 为使人接受劝诫,
为人处事仁义、公平、正直;
4 使愚昧人明智,
使青年有知识和明辨力;
5 使智者听了长学问,
明哲听了得指引;
6 使人领悟箴言和比喻,
明白智者的话和谜语。
7 知识始于敬畏耶和华,
愚人轻视智慧和教诲。
8 孩子啊,
你要听从父亲的教诲,
不可背弃母亲的训言。
9 因为这要作你头上的华冠,
颈上的项链。
10 孩子啊,恶人若引诱你,
千万不要听从。
11 他们若说:“跟我们来吧,
我们去埋伏杀人,
暗害无辜者取乐;
12 我们要像阴间一样生吞他们,
整个吞没他们,
使他们如坠入坟墓的人;
13 我们必得到各样宝物,
把战利品装满我们的房屋。
14 跟我们一起干吧,
大家有福同享!”
15 孩子啊,
不要走他们的道,
切莫行他们的路。
16 因为他们奔向罪恶,
急速地去杀人流血。
17 在飞鸟眼前设网罗,徒劳无功。
18 他们埋伏,却自流己血;
他们伏击,却自害己命。
19 这就是贪爱不义之财者的结局,
不义之财终要夺去他们的性命。
智慧的劝诫
20 智慧在大街上高喊,
在广场上扬声,
21 在热闹的市集宣告,
在城门口演说:
22 “你们愚昧人喜爱愚昧,
嘲讽者以嘲弄为乐,
无知者厌恶知识,
要到什么时候呢?
23 你们若因我的责备而回转,
我就向你们显明我的旨意[a],
叫你们明白我的话语。
24 我呼唤你们,
你们却充耳不闻;
我向你们招手,
你们却视若无睹。
25 你们漠视我的劝诫,
不接受我的责备。
26 因此,
你们遭遇灾难时,
我必发笑;
惊恐临到你们时,
我必嗤笑——
27 那时,恐惧如风暴袭击你们,
灾难如旋风临到你们,
忧愁和苦难吞没你们。
28 你们呼求我,
我也不回答;
你们恳切地寻找我,
却找不到。
29 因为你们厌恶知识,
不愿意敬畏耶和华,
30 不接受我的劝诫,
又藐视我的责备。
31 所以,你们必自食其果,
因自己的恶谋而吃尽苦头。
32 愚昧人背离正道,
自招灭亡;
愚顽人逍遥自在,
毁掉自己。
33 然而,那听从我的必安然居住,
得享安宁,
不怕灾祸。”
Footnotes
- 1:23 “我就向你们显明我的旨意”希伯来文是“我就将我的灵浇灌你们”。
箴言 1
Chinese Contemporary Bible (Traditional)
箴言的價值
1 這是大衛的兒子以色列王所羅門的箴言。
2 為使人認識智慧和教誨,
領悟真知灼見;
3 為使人接受勸誡,
為人處事仁義、公平、正直;
4 使愚昧人明智,
使青年有知識和明辨力;
5 使智者聽了長學問,
明哲聽了得指引;
6 使人領悟箴言和比喻,
明白智者的話和謎語。
7 知識始於敬畏耶和華,
愚人輕視智慧和教誨。
8 孩子啊,
你要聽從父親的教誨,
不可背棄母親的訓言。
9 因為這要作你頭上的華冠,
頸上的項鏈。
10 孩子啊,惡人若引誘你,
千萬不要聽從。
11 他們若說:「跟我們來吧,
我們去埋伏殺人,
暗害無辜者取樂;
12 我們要像陰間一樣生吞他們,
整個吞沒他們,
使他們如墜入墳墓的人;
13 我們必得到各樣寶物,
把戰利品裝滿我們的房屋。
14 跟我們一起幹吧,
大家有福同享!」
15 孩子啊,
不要走他們的道,
切莫行他們的路。
16 因為他們奔向罪惡,
急速地去殺人流血。
17 在飛鳥眼前設網羅,徒勞無功。
18 他們埋伏,卻自流己血;
他們伏擊,卻自害己命。
19 這就是貪愛不義之財者的結局,
不義之財終要奪去他們的性命。
智慧的勸誡
20 智慧在大街上高喊,
在廣場上揚聲,
21 在熱鬧的市集宣告,
在城門口演說:
22 「你們愚昧人喜愛愚昧,
嘲諷者以嘲弄為樂,
無知者厭惡知識,
要到什麼時候呢?
23 你們若因我的責備而回轉,
我就向你們顯明我的旨意[a],
叫你們明白我的話語。
24 我呼喚你們,
你們卻充耳不聞;
我向你們招手,
你們卻視若無睹。
25 你們漠視我的勸誡,
不接受我的責備。
26 因此,
你們遭遇災難時,
我必發笑;
驚恐臨到你們時,
我必嗤笑——
27 那時,恐懼如風暴襲擊你們,
災難如旋風臨到你們,
憂愁和苦難吞沒你們。
28 你們呼求我,
我也不回答;
你們懇切地尋找我,
卻找不到。
29 因為你們厭惡知識,
不願意敬畏耶和華,
30 不接受我的勸誡,
又藐視我的責備。
31 所以,你們必自食其果,
因自己的惡謀而吃盡苦頭。
32 愚昧人背離正道,
自招滅亡;
愚頑人逍遙自在,
毀掉自己。
33 然而,那聽從我的必安然居住,
得享安寧,
不怕災禍。」
Footnotes
- 1·23 「我就向你們顯明我的旨意」希伯來文是「我就將我的靈澆灌你們」。
Proverbs 1
New International Version
Purpose and Theme
1 The proverbs(A) of Solomon(B) son of David, king of Israel:(C)
2 for gaining wisdom and instruction;
for understanding words of insight;
3 for receiving instruction in prudent behavior,
doing what is right and just and fair;
4 for giving prudence to those who are simple,[a](D)
knowledge and discretion(E) to the young—
5 let the wise listen and add to their learning,(F)
and let the discerning get guidance—
6 for understanding proverbs and parables,(G)
the sayings and riddles(H) of the wise.[b](I)
7 The fear of the Lord(J) is the beginning of knowledge,
but fools[c] despise wisdom(K) and instruction.(L)
Prologue: Exhortations to Embrace Wisdom
Warning Against the Invitation of Sinful Men
8 Listen, my son,(M) to your father’s(N) instruction
and do not forsake your mother’s teaching.(O)
9 They are a garland to grace your head
and a chain to adorn your neck.(P)
10 My son, if sinful men entice(Q) you,
do not give in(R) to them.(S)
11 If they say, “Come along with us;
let’s lie in wait(T) for innocent blood,
let’s ambush some harmless soul;
12 let’s swallow(U) them alive, like the grave,
and whole, like those who go down to the pit;(V)
13 we will get all sorts of valuable things
and fill our houses with plunder;
14 cast lots with us;
we will all share the loot(W)”—
15 my son, do not go along with them,
do not set foot(X) on their paths;(Y)
16 for their feet rush into evil,(Z)
they are swift to shed blood.(AA)
17 How useless to spread a net
where every bird can see it!
18 These men lie in wait(AB) for their own blood;
they ambush only themselves!(AC)
19 Such are the paths of all who go after ill-gotten gain;
it takes away the life of those who get it.(AD)
Wisdom’s Rebuke
20 Out in the open wisdom calls aloud,(AE)
she raises her voice in the public square;
21 on top of the wall[d] she cries out,
at the city gate she makes her speech:
22 “How long will you who are simple(AF) love your simple ways?
How long will mockers delight in mockery
and fools hate(AG) knowledge?
23 Repent at my rebuke!
Then I will pour out my thoughts to you,
I will make known to you my teachings.
24 But since you refuse(AH) to listen when I call(AI)
and no one pays attention(AJ) when I stretch out my hand,
25 since you disregard all my advice
and do not accept my rebuke,
26 I in turn will laugh(AK) when disaster(AL) strikes you;
I will mock(AM) when calamity overtakes you(AN)—
27 when calamity overtakes you like a storm,
when disaster(AO) sweeps over you like a whirlwind,
when distress and trouble overwhelm you.
28 “Then they will call to me but I will not answer;(AP)
they will look for me but will not find me,(AQ)
29 since they hated knowledge
and did not choose to fear the Lord.(AR)
30 Since they would not accept my advice
and spurned my rebuke,(AS)
31 they will eat the fruit of their ways
and be filled with the fruit of their schemes.(AT)
32 For the waywardness of the simple will kill them,
and the complacency of fools will destroy them;(AU)
33 but whoever listens to me will live in safety(AV)
and be at ease, without fear of harm.”(AW)
Footnotes
- Proverbs 1:4 The Hebrew word rendered simple in Proverbs denotes a person who is gullible, without moral direction and inclined to evil.
- Proverbs 1:6 Or understanding a proverb, namely, a parable, / and the sayings of the wise, their riddles
- Proverbs 1:7 The Hebrew words rendered fool in Proverbs, and often elsewhere in the Old Testament, denote a person who is morally deficient.
- Proverbs 1:21 Septuagint; Hebrew / at noisy street corners
Proverbs 1
New Living Translation
The Purpose of Proverbs
1 These are the proverbs of Solomon, David’s son, king of Israel.
2 Their purpose is to teach people wisdom and discipline,
to help them understand the insights of the wise.
3 Their purpose is to teach people to live disciplined and successful lives,
to help them do what is right, just, and fair.
4 These proverbs will give insight to the simple,
knowledge and discernment to the young.
5 Let the wise listen to these proverbs and become even wiser.
Let those with understanding receive guidance
6 by exploring the meaning in these proverbs and parables,
the words of the wise and their riddles.
7 Fear of the Lord is the foundation of true knowledge,
but fools despise wisdom and discipline.
A Father’s Exhortation: Acquire Wisdom
8 My child,[a] listen when your father corrects you.
Don’t neglect your mother’s instruction.
9 What you learn from them will crown you with grace
and be a chain of honor around your neck.
10 My child, if sinners entice you,
turn your back on them!
11 They may say, “Come and join us.
Let’s hide and kill someone!
Just for fun, let’s ambush the innocent!
12 Let’s swallow them alive, like the grave[b];
let’s swallow them whole, like those who go down to the pit of death.
13 Think of the great things we’ll get!
We’ll fill our houses with all the stuff we take.
14 Come, throw in your lot with us;
we’ll all share the loot.”
15 My child, don’t go along with them!
Stay far away from their paths.
16 They rush to commit evil deeds.
They hurry to commit murder.
17 If a bird sees a trap being set,
it knows to stay away.
18 But these people set an ambush for themselves;
they are trying to get themselves killed.
19 Such is the fate of all who are greedy for money;
it robs them of life.
Wisdom Shouts in the Streets
20 Wisdom shouts in the streets.
She cries out in the public square.
21 She calls to the crowds along the main street,
to those gathered in front of the city gate:
22 “How long, you simpletons,
will you insist on being simpleminded?
How long will you mockers relish your mocking?
How long will you fools hate knowledge?
23 Come and listen to my counsel.
I’ll share my heart with you
and make you wise.
24 “I called you so often, but you wouldn’t come.
I reached out to you, but you paid no attention.
25 You ignored my advice
and rejected the correction I offered.
26 So I will laugh when you are in trouble!
I will mock you when disaster overtakes you—
27 when calamity overtakes you like a storm,
when disaster engulfs you like a cyclone,
and anguish and distress overwhelm you.
28 “When they cry for help, I will not answer.
Though they anxiously search for me, they will not find me.
29 For they hated knowledge
and chose not to fear the Lord.
30 They rejected my advice
and paid no attention when I corrected them.
31 Therefore, they must eat the bitter fruit of living their own way,
choking on their own schemes.
32 For simpletons turn away from me—to death.
Fools are destroyed by their own complacency.
33 But all who listen to me will live in peace,
untroubled by fear of harm.”
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