Proverbe 8
Nouă Traducere În Limba Română
Chemarea Înţelepciunii
8 Nu strigă înţelepciunea?
Nu-şi înalţă priceperea glasul?
2 Ea se opreşte pe înălţimi,
de-a lungul străzilor, la răspântii,
3 lângă porţile care duc spre intrarea cetăţii,
la uşi, şi strigă cu voce tare:
4 „Oamenilor, către voi strig
şi spre voi, fiii oamenilor, se îndreaptă vocea mea!
5 O, nesăbuiţilor, înţelegeţi prudenţa;
proştilor, înţelegeţi priceperea!
6 Ascultaţi, căci am să vă spun lucruri mari!
Îmi voi deschide buzele ca să spun ce este drept!
7 Căci gura mea rosteşte adevărul,
iar nelegiuirea este o urâciune pentru buzele mele.
8 Toate cuvintele gurii mele sunt drepte,
nu este nimic necinstit sau sucit în ele.
9 Toate sunt clare pentru cel priceput
şi corecte pentru cei ce au găsit cunoştinţa.
10 Primiţi îndrumarea mea în loc de argint
şi alegeţi cunoştinţa în schimbul aurului ales,
11 căci înţelepciunea este mai preţioasă decât mărgăritarele
şi orice ţi-ai dori nu se poate compara cu ea.
12 Eu, înţelepciunea, locuiesc împreună cu prudenţa;
eu găsesc cunoştinţa şi chibzuinţa.
13 Frica de Domnul te face să urăşti răul.
Iată ce urăsc eu: mândria şi aroganţa,
calea rea şi gura care vorbeşte lucruri stricate.
14 Al meu este sfatul şi înţelepciunea răsunătoare;
a mea este priceperea, a mea este puterea.
15 Prin mine domnesc împăraţii
şi cei ce conduc prin mine emit legi drepte.
16 Prin mine guvernează prinţii
şi toţi nobilii care conduc pământul[a].
17 Eu iubesc pe cei ce mă iubesc,
şi cei ce mă caută mă vor găsi.
18 Eu aduc bogăţie şi onoare,
belşug şi bunăstare.
19 Rodul meu este mai bun decât aurul, decât aurul curat;
profitul meu întrece argintul ales.
20 Eu merg pe calea dreptăţii,
pe mijlocul cărărilor justiţiei,
21 ca să le dau o moştenire celor ce mă iubesc
şi să le umplu vistieriile.
22 Domnul m-a creat ca cea dintâi dintre căile[b] Lui,[c]
înaintea celor mai vechi lucrări ale Lui.
23 Eu am fost desemnată din veşnicie,
de la început, înainte de a fi pământul.
24 Eu am fost născută când nu erau oceanele,
când nu erau izvoare încărcate cu apă.
25 Înainte de aşezarea munţilor,
înainte de a fi dealurile, am fost născută eu,
26 când El nu făcuse încă nici pământul, nici câmpiile,
nici cea dintâi fărâmă a pulberii lumii.
27 Când a întocmit El cerurile, eu eram acolo;
când a trasat orizontul pe faţa adâncului,
28 când a pironit norii sus
şi a întărit izvoarele adâncului,
29 când a dat mării porunca Lui,
ca apele să nu treacă peste hotărârea[d] Sa,
când a trasat temeliile pământului,
30 eu eram meşterul de lângă El
şi zi de zi aveam parte de desfătări,
jucând neîncetat în prezenţa Lui,
31 jucând pe întinderea pământului Lui
şi găsindu-mi desfătarea în fiii oamenilor.
32 Acum deci, fiilor, ascultaţi-mă!
Binecuvântaţi sunt cei ce păzesc căile mele!
33 Ascultaţi îndrumarea şi fiţi înţelepţi;
n-o ignoraţi!
34 Binecuvântat este omul care mă ascultă,
care veghează zilnic la porţile mele,
aşteptând la pragul uşii mele.
35 Fiindcă oricine mă găseşte pe mine, găseşte viaţa
şi primeşte astfel o favoare de la Domnul.
36 Dar cel care dă greş în a mă găsi se răneşte singur;
toţi cei ce mă urăsc iubesc moartea.“
Footnotes
- Proverbe 8:16 Multe mss TM, LXX; cele mai multe mss TM: şi nobilii – toţi cei ce conduc cu dreptate
- Proverbe 8:22 Un idiom ebraic cu referire la lucrările lui Dumnezeu
- Proverbe 8:22 Sau: Domnul mă avea la începutul căii Lui
- Proverbe 8:29 Lit: gura
Proverbs 8
New King James Version
The Excellence of Wisdom
8 Does not (A)wisdom cry out,
And understanding lift up her voice?
2 She takes her stand on the top of the [a]high hill,
Beside the way, where the paths meet.
3 She cries out by the gates, at the entry of the city,
At the entrance of the doors:
4 “To you, O men, I call,
And my voice is to the sons of men.
5 O you [b]simple ones, understand prudence,
And you fools, be of an understanding heart.
6 Listen, for I will speak of (B)excellent things,
And from the opening of my lips will come right things;
7 For my mouth will speak truth;
Wickedness is an abomination to my lips.
8 All the words of my mouth are with righteousness;
Nothing crooked or perverse is in them.
9 They are all plain to him who understands,
And right to those who find knowledge.
10 Receive my instruction, and not silver,
And knowledge rather than choice gold;
11 (C)For wisdom is better than rubies,
And all the things one may desire cannot be compared with her.
12 “I, wisdom, dwell with prudence,
And find out knowledge and discretion.
13 (D)The fear of the Lord is to hate evil;
(E)Pride and arrogance and the evil way
And (F)the perverse mouth I hate.
14 Counsel is mine, and sound wisdom;
I am understanding, (G)I have strength.
15 (H)By me kings reign,
And rulers decree justice.
16 By me princes rule, and nobles,
All the judges of [c]the earth.
17 (I)I love those who love me,
And (J)those who seek me diligently will find me.
18 (K)Riches and honor are with me,
Enduring riches and righteousness.
19 My fruit is better than gold, yes, than fine gold,
And my revenue than choice silver.
20 I [d]traverse the way of righteousness,
In the midst of the paths of justice,
21 That I may cause those who love me to inherit wealth,
That I may fill their treasuries.
22 “The(L) Lord possessed me at the beginning of His way,
Before His works of old.
23 (M)I have been established from everlasting,
From the beginning, before there was ever an earth.
24 When there were no depths I was brought forth,
When there were no fountains abounding with water.
25 (N)Before the mountains were settled,
Before the hills, I was brought forth;
26 While as yet He had not made the earth or the [e]fields,
Or the [f]primal dust of the world.
27 When He prepared the heavens, I was there,
When He drew a circle on the face of the deep,
28 When He established the clouds above,
When He strengthened the fountains of the deep,
29 (O)When He assigned to the sea its limit,
So that the waters would not transgress His command,
When (P)He marked out the foundations of the earth,
30 (Q)Then I was beside Him as [g]a master craftsman;
(R)And I was daily His delight,
Rejoicing always before Him,
31 Rejoicing in His inhabited world,
And (S)my delight was with the sons of men.
32 “Now therefore, listen to me, my children,
For (T)blessed are those who keep my ways.
33 Hear instruction and be wise,
And do not disdain it.
34 (U)Blessed is the man who listens to me,
Watching daily at my gates,
Waiting at the posts of my doors.
35 For whoever finds me finds life,
And (V)obtains favor from the Lord;
36 But he who sins against me (W)wrongs his own soul;
All those who hate me love death.”
Footnotes
- Proverbs 8:2 Lit. heights
- Proverbs 8:5 naive
- Proverbs 8:16 MT, Syr., Tg., Vg. righteousness; LXX, Bg., some mss. and editions earth
- Proverbs 8:20 walk about on
- Proverbs 8:26 outer places
- Proverbs 8:26 Lit. beginning of the dust
- Proverbs 8:30 A Jewish tradition one brought up
Proverbs 8
English Standard Version
The Blessings of Wisdom
8 Does not (A)wisdom call?
Does not (B)understanding raise her voice?
2 On (C)the heights beside the way,
at the crossroads she takes her stand;
3 beside (D)the gates in front of (E)the town,
at the entrance of the portals she cries aloud:
4 “To you, O (F)men, I call,
and my cry is to (G)the children of man.
5 O (H)simple ones, learn (I)prudence;
O (J)fools, learn sense.
6 Hear, for I will speak (K)noble things,
and from my lips will come (L)what is right,
7 for my (M)mouth will utter truth;
wickedness is an abomination to my lips.
8 All the words of my mouth are righteous;
there is nothing (N)twisted or crooked in them.
9 They are all (O)straight to him who understands,
and right to those who find knowledge.
10 (P)Take my instruction instead of silver,
and knowledge rather than choice gold,
11 (Q)for wisdom is better than jewels,
and (R)all that you may desire cannot compare with her.
12 “I, wisdom, dwell with prudence,
and I find knowledge and (S)discretion.
13 (T)The fear of the Lord is (U)hatred of evil.
(V)Pride and arrogance and the way of evil
and (W)perverted speech I hate.
14 I have (X)counsel and (Y)sound wisdom;
I have insight; (Z)I have strength.
15 By me (AA)kings reign,
and rulers decree what is just;
16 by me princes rule,
and nobles, all who govern justly.[a]
17 (AB)I love those who love me,
and (AC)those who seek me diligently find me.
18 (AD)Riches and honor are with me,
(AE)enduring wealth and (AF)righteousness.
19 My fruit is (AG)better than (AH)gold, even fine gold,
and my yield than (AI)choice silver.
20 I walk in the way of righteousness,
in the paths of justice,
21 granting an inheritance to those who love me,
and filling their treasuries.
22 (AJ)“The Lord (AK)possessed[b] me at the beginning of his work,[c]
the first of his acts (AL)of old.
23 Ages ago I was (AM)set up,
at the first, (AN)before the beginning of the earth.
24 When there were no (AO)depths I was (AP)brought forth,
when there were no springs abounding with water.
25 Before the mountains (AQ)had been shaped,
(AR)before the hills, I was brought forth,
26 before he had made the earth with its fields,
or the first of the dust of the world.
27 When he (AS)established the heavens, I was there;
when he drew (AT)a circle on the face of the deep,
28 when he (AU)made firm the skies above,
when he established[d] the fountains of the deep,
29 when he (AV)assigned to the sea its (AW)limit,
so that the waters might not transgress his command,
when he marked out (AX)the foundations of the earth,
30 then (AY)I was beside him, like a master workman,
and I was daily his[e] (AZ)delight,
rejoicing before him always,
31 (BA)rejoicing in his (BB)inhabited world
and delighting in the children of man.
32 “And now, (BC)O sons, listen to me:
(BD)blessed are those who keep my ways.
33 (BE)Hear instruction and be wise,
and do not neglect it.
34 (BF)Blessed is the one who listens to me,
watching daily at my gates,
waiting beside my doors.
35 For (BG)whoever finds me (BH)finds life
and (BI)obtains favor from the Lord,
36 but he who fails to find me (BJ)injures himself;
all who (BK)hate me (BL)love death.”
Footnotes
- Proverbs 8:16 Most Hebrew manuscripts; many Hebrew manuscripts, Septuagint govern the earth
- Proverbs 8:22 Or fathered; Septuagint created
- Proverbs 8:22 Hebrew way
- Proverbs 8:28 The meaning of the Hebrew is uncertain
- Proverbs 8:30 Or daily filled with
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