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箴言 8
Chinese Contemporary Bible (Traditional)
箴言 8
Chinese Contemporary Bible (Traditional)
智慧的呼喚
8 智慧不是在呼喚嗎？
悟性不是在呐喊嗎？
2 她在路邊高處站立，
她在十字街頭停留，
3 在城門旁，在入口處大喊：
4 「世人啊，我呼喚你們，
我向全人類大聲呼籲。
5 愚昧人啊，要學會謹慎！
愚頑人啊，要慎思明辨！
6 你們聽啊，我要說美好的話，
開口談論正直的事。
7 我的口傳揚真理，
我的嘴憎恨邪惡。
8 我口中的言語公正，
沒有一句錯謬的話。
9 我的話，智者明白，哲士認同。
10 要接受我的教誨，而非白銀；
要選擇知識，而非黃金。
11 因為智慧比寶石更珍貴，
一切美物都不能與之相比。
12 「我智慧與謹慎同住，
我擁有知識和明辨力。
13 敬畏耶和華就當憎恨邪惡，
我憎恨驕傲、狂妄、惡道和謊言。
14 我有謀略和真知，
又有悟性和能力。
15 君王靠我安邦定國，
首領藉我秉公行義，
16 王公大臣靠我治理天下，
官宦貴胄憑我公正斷案。
17 愛我的，我也愛他；
懇切尋求我的，必能尋見。
18 富貴和尊榮在我，
恆久的產業和公義也在我。
19 我的果實勝過純金，
我的出產勝過純銀。
20 我在公義的道上奔走，
在公平的路上前行。
21 我要賜財富給愛我的人，
使他們的庫房充盈。
22 「在耶和華造物的起頭，
在太初萬物被造以前，
就已經有我。
23 從亙古，從太初，
大地還沒有形成以前，
我已經被立。
24 沒有深淵，
沒有湧流的水泉以前，
我已經誕生。
25 大山未曾奠定，
小丘未曾形成，
我已經出生。
26 那時耶和華還沒有造大地和原野，
還沒有造一粒塵土。
27 祂鋪設諸天的時候，我已在場。
祂在深淵上畫出地平線，
28 上使穹蒼堅固，
下使深淵的泉源安穩，
29 設定滄海的界限，
使海水不得越過祂定的範圍，
為大地奠定根基的時候，
30 我就在祂身旁，
做祂的工程師，
天天成為祂的喜樂，
終日在祂面前歡悅，
31 因祂所造的人世而歡悅，
因祂所造的世人而喜樂。
32 「孩子們啊，你們要聽從我，
持守我道路的人有福了。
33 要聽從教誨，不可輕忽，
要做智者。
34 人若聽從我、天天在我門口仰望、
時時在我門邊等候，就有福了。
35 因為找到我的，便找到了生命，
他必蒙耶和華的恩惠。
36 沒找到我就是害自己；
憎恨我就是喜愛死亡。」
Proverbs 8
Contemporary English Version
Proverbs 8
Contemporary English Version
In Praise of Wisdom
8 (A) With great understanding,
Wisdom[a] is calling out
2 as she stands at the crossroads
and on every hill.
3 She stands by the city gate
where everyone enters the city,
and she shouts:
4 “I am calling out
to each one of you!
5 Good sense and sound judgment
can be yours.
6 Listen, because what I say
is worthwhile and right.
7 I always speak the truth
and refuse to tell a lie.
8 Every word I speak is honest,
not one is misleading
or deceptive.
9 “If you have understanding,
you will see that my words
are just what you need.
10 Let instruction and knowledge
mean more to you than silver
or the finest gold.
11 (B) Wisdom is worth much more
than precious jewels
or anything else you desire.”
Wisdom Speaks
12 I am Wisdom[b]—Common Sense
is my closest friend;
I possess knowledge
and sound judgment.
13 If you respect the Lord,
you will hate evil.
I hate pride and conceit
and deceitful lies.
14 I am strong, and I offer
sensible advice
and sound judgment.
15 By my power kings govern,
and rulers make laws
that are fair.
16 Every honest leader rules
with help from me.
17 I love everyone who loves me,
and I will be found by all
who honestly search.
18 I can make you rich and famous,
important and successful.
19 What you receive from me
is more valuable
than even the finest gold
or the purest silver.
20 I always do what is right,
21 and I give great riches
to everyone who loves me.
22 (C) From the beginning,
I was with the Lord.[c]
I was there before he began
23 to create the earth.
At the very first,
the Lord gave life to[d] me.
24 When I was born,
there were no oceans
or springs of water.
25 My birth was before
mountains were formed
or hills were put in place.
26 It happened long before God
had made the earth
or any of its fields
or even the dust.
27 (D) I was there when the Lord
put the heavens in place
and stretched the sky
over the surface of the sea.
28 I was with him when he placed
the clouds in the sky
and created the springs
that fill the ocean.
29 I was there when he set
boundaries for the sea
to make it obey him,
and when he laid foundations
to support the earth.
30 I was right beside the Lord,
helping him plan and build.[e]
I made him happy each day,
and I was happy at his side.
31 I was pleased with his world
and pleased with its people.
32 (E) Pay attention, my children!
Follow my advice,
and you will be happy.
33 Listen carefully
to my instructions,
and you will be wise.
34 Come to my home each day
and listen to me.
You will find happiness.
35 By finding me, you find life,
and the Lord will be pleased
with you.
36 But if you don't find me,
you hurt only yourself,
and if you hate me,
you are in love with death.
Proverbs 8
New International Version
Proverbs 8
New International Version
Wisdom’s Call
8 Does not wisdom call out?(A)
Does not understanding raise her voice?
2 At the highest point along the way,
where the paths meet, she takes her stand;
3 beside the gate leading into the city,
at the entrance, she cries aloud:(B)
4 “To you, O people, I call out;(C)
I raise my voice to all mankind.
5 You who are simple,(D) gain prudence;(E)
you who are foolish, set your hearts on it.[a]
6 Listen, for I have trustworthy things to say;
I open my lips to speak what is right.
7 My mouth speaks what is true,(F)
for my lips detest wickedness.
8 All the words of my mouth are just;
none of them is crooked or perverse.
9 To the discerning all of them are right;
they are upright to those who have found knowledge.
10 Choose my instruction instead of silver,
knowledge rather than choice gold,(G)
11 for wisdom is more precious(H) than rubies,
and nothing you desire can compare with her.(I)
12 “I, wisdom, dwell together with prudence;
I possess knowledge and discretion.(J)
13 To fear the Lord(K) is to hate evil;(L)
I hate(M) pride and arrogance,
evil behavior and perverse speech.
14 Counsel and sound judgment are mine;
I have insight, I have power.(N)
15 By me kings reign
and rulers(O) issue decrees that are just;
16 by me princes govern,(P)
and nobles—all who rule on earth.[b]
17 I love those who love me,(Q)
and those who seek me find me.(R)
18 With me are riches and honor,(S)
enduring wealth and prosperity.(T)
19 My fruit is better than fine gold;(U)
what I yield surpasses choice silver.(V)
20 I walk in the way of righteousness,(W)
along the paths of justice,
21 bestowing a rich inheritance on those who love me
and making their treasuries full.(X)
22 “The Lord brought me forth as the first of his works,[c][d]
before his deeds of old;
23 I was formed long ages ago,
at the very beginning, when the world came to be.
24 When there were no watery depths, I was given birth,
when there were no springs overflowing with water;(Y)
25 before the mountains were settled in place,(Z)
before the hills, I was given birth,(AA)
26 before he made the world or its fields
or any of the dust of the earth.(AB)
27 I was there when he set the heavens in place,(AC)
when he marked out the horizon(AD) on the face of the deep,
28 when he established the clouds above(AE)
and fixed securely the fountains of the deep,(AF)
29 when he gave the sea its boundary(AG)
so the waters would not overstep his command,(AH)
and when he marked out the foundations of the earth.(AI)
30 Then I was constantly[e] at his side.(AJ)
I was filled with delight day after day,
rejoicing always in his presence,
31 rejoicing in his whole world
and delighting in mankind.(AK)
32 “Now then, my children, listen(AL) to me;
blessed are(AM) those who keep my ways.(AN)
33 Listen to my instruction and be wise;
do not disregard it.
34 Blessed are those who listen(AO) to me,
watching daily at my doors,
waiting at my doorway.
35 For those who find me(AP) find life(AQ)
and receive favor from the Lord.(AR)
36 But those who fail to find me harm themselves;(AS)
all who hate me love death.”(AT)
Footnotes
- Proverbs 8:5 Septuagint; Hebrew foolish, instruct your minds
- Proverbs 8:16 Some Hebrew manuscripts and Septuagint; other Hebrew manuscripts all righteous rulers
- Proverbs 8:22 Or way; or dominion
- Proverbs 8:22 Or The Lord possessed me at the beginning of his work; or The Lord brought me forth at the beginning of his work
- Proverbs 8:30 Or was the artisan; or was a little child
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