箴言 1
Chinese New Version (Traditional)
箴言的功用
1 大衛的兒子以色列王所羅門的箴言：
2 要使人曉得智慧和教訓，
了解充滿哲理的言語；
3 使人領受明慧的教訓，
就是公義、公正和正直；
4 使愚蒙人變成精明，
使少年人獲得知識和明辨的能力；
5 使智慧人聽了，可以增長學問，
使聰明人聽了，可以獲得智謀；
6 使人明白箴言和譬喻，
懂得智慧人的言詞和他們的隱語。
不受惡人的引誘
7 敬畏耶和華是知識的開端，
但愚妄人藐視智慧和教訓。
8 我兒，要聽從你父親的教訓，
不可離棄你母親的訓誨。
9 因為這些要作你頭上的華冠，
作你頸上的金鍊。
10 我兒，如果壞人引誘你，
你不可隨從他們。
11 如果他們說：“你跟我們來吧！
我們要埋伏流人的血，
我們要無故地潛伏傷害無辜的人；
12 我們要好像陰間一般，把他們活生生吞下，
他們整個被我們吞下，如同下坑的人一樣；
13 這樣，我們必得著各樣貴重的財物，
把掠物裝滿我們的房子。
14 加入我們的行列吧！
我們大家共用一個錢袋。”
15 我兒，不可和他們走在一起，
禁止你的腳走他們的路；
16 因為他們的腳奔向邪惡，
他們急於流人的血。
17 在飛鳥眼前張設網羅，
是徒勞無功的。
18 他們埋伏，是自流己血；
他們潛伏，是自害己命。
19 凡是貪愛不義之財的，所走的路都是這樣；
那不義之財奪去了貪財者的性命。
當聽智慧的呼喚
20 智慧在街上呼喊，
在廣場上揚聲；
21 在鬧市中心呼叫，
在城門口發出言語，說：
22 “你們愚蒙人喜愛愚蒙，
好譏笑的人喜歡譏笑，
愚昧人恨惡知識，要到幾時呢？
23 你們要因我的責備回轉，
我就把我的心意（“心意”或譯：“靈”）向你們傾吐，
把我的話指示你們。
24 我呼喚，你們不肯聽從；
我伸手，沒有人理會。
25 你們既輕忽我的一切勸告，
不肯接受我的責備；
26 所以你們遭難的時候，我就發笑；
驚恐臨到你們的日子，我就嗤笑。
27 驚恐臨到你們好像風暴，
災難如同颶風來臨，
患難困苦臨到你們身上。
28 那時，他們必呼求我，我卻不回答；
他們切切尋找我，卻尋不見；
29 因為他們恨惡知識，
不選擇敬畏耶和華；
30 不接受我的勸告，
輕視我的一切責備；
31 所以，他們必自食其果，
必飽嘗自己所設計謀的傷害。
32 愚蒙人的背道必殺害他們自己，
愚昧人的安逸必毀滅他們自己；
33 唯有聽從我的，必安然居住，
得享安寧，免受災禍的驚恐。”
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
Expanded Bible
The Importance of Proverbs
1 These are the ·wise words [proverbs] of Solomon son of David, king of Israel.
2 They teach wisdom and ·self-control [discipline; instruction];
they will help you understand ·wise words [insightful sayings].
3 They will teach you how to be ·wise [insightful] and ·self-controlled [disciplined]
and will teach you to do what is ·honest [righteous] and ·fair [just] and ·right [virtuous].
4 They make the ·uneducated [simpleminded; immature; naive] ·wise [prudent]
and give knowledge and ·sense [discretion] to the young.
5 Wise people can also listen and ·learn [add/increase teaching];
even ·they [L those with understanding] can find good ·advice in these words [guidance].
6 Then ·anyone [L they] can understand ·wise words [proverbs] and ·stories [or difficult sayings],
the words of the wise and their ·riddles [difficulties].
7 Knowledge begins with ·respect [fear; awe] for the Lord,
but fools ·hate [despise] wisdom and ·discipline [self-control; instruction].
Warnings Against Evil
8 My ·child [L son], listen to your father’s ·teaching [instruction; discipline]
and do not ·forget [neglect] your mother’s ·advice [instruction].
9 [L For] ·Their teaching [L It] will be like ·flowers in your hair [L a gracious garland on your head]
or ·a necklace [L beads] around your neck.
10 My ·child [L son], if sinners try to ·lead [seduce; entice] you into sin,
do not follow them.
11 They will say, “Come with us.
Let’s ambush and kill someone;
let’s attack some innocent people just for fun.
12 Let’s swallow them alive, ·as death does [like the grave/L Sheol];
let’s swallow them whole, ·as the grave does [L like those who go down into the pit].
13 We will ·take [L find] all kinds of ·valuable things [L precious wealth]
and fill our houses with ·stolen goods [plunder].
14 ·Come join us [L Throw in your lot with us],
and we will share ·with you stolen goods [L a single bag (of loot)].”
15 My ·child [L son], do not go ·along with them [L on their path];
·do not do what they do [L keep your foot from their way/path].
16 ·They are eager to do evil [L For their feet run toward evil]
and are quick to ·kill [L shed blood].
17 It is useless to spread out a net
right where the birds can see it.
18 But sinners will ·fall into their own traps [L set up a deadly ambush];
they ·will only catch [L lie in wait for] themselves!
19 All greedy people end up this way;
·greed kills selfish people [L they take their own lives].
Wisdom Speaks
20 Wisdom [C the personification of God’s wisdom; 8:1–36; 9:1–6] ·is like a woman shouting [L shouts] in the street;
she ·raises her voice [yells out] in the city squares [C the hub for business, government, and social interaction].
21 She cries out ·in the noisy street [L at the top of the noisy throng]
and shouts at the [L entrances of] city gates:
22 “You ·fools [simpletons; immature ones], how long will you be ·foolish [immature]?
How long will you make ·fun of wisdom [mocking so dear to you]
and hate knowledge?
23 If only you had ·listened [responded] when I corrected you,
I would have ·told you what’s in my heart [L poured forth my spirit to you];
I would have ·told you what I am thinking [L revealed my words to you].
24 I called, but you ·refused to listen [rejected me];
I held out my hand, but you paid no attention.
25 You ·did not follow [ignored] my advice
and did not ·listen when I corrected [want me to correct] you.
26 So I will laugh ·when you are in trouble [L at your calamity].
I will ·make fun [ridicule you] when disaster strikes you,
27 when ·disaster [dread] comes over you like a ·storm [tempest],
when trouble strikes you like a whirlwind,
when ·pain [distress] and ·trouble [oppression] overwhelm you.
28 “Then you will call to me,
but I will not answer.
You will ·look for [seek] me,
but you will not find me.
29 It is because you ·rejected [hated] knowledge
and did not choose to ·respect [fear; hold in awe] the Lord.
30 You did not ·accept [want] my advice,
and you rejected my correction.
31 So you will ·get what you deserve [L eat from the fruit of your path];
you will ·get what you planned for others [or be satisfied with your own counsel].
32 ·Fools [The simple/immature] will die because they ·refuse to listen [L turn away];
·they [L fools] will be destroyed because ·they do not care [of complacency].
33 But those who ·listen to [obey] me will live in safety
·and be at peace, without fear of injury [untroubled by the dread of harm].”
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