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Proverbs 7
Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition
Proverbs 7
Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition
7 My son, keep my words, and lay up my precepts with thee. Son,
2 Keep my commandments, and thou shalt live: and my law as the apple of thy eye:
3 Bind it upon thy fingers, write it upon the tables of thy heart.
4 Say to wisdom: Thou art my sister: and call prudence thy friend,
5 That she may keep thee from the woman that is not thine, and from the stranger who sweeteneth her words.
6 For I look out of the window of my house through the lattice,
7 And I see little ones, I behold a foolish young man,
8 Who passeth through the street by the corner, and goeth nigh the way of her house.
9 In the dark, when it grows late, in the darkness and obscurity of the night,
10 And behold a woman meeteth him in harlot's attire prepared to deceive souls; talkative and wandering,
11 Not bearing to be quiet, not able to abide still at home,
12 Now abroad, now in the streets, now lying in wait near the corners.
13 And catching the young man, she kisseth him, and with an impudent face, flattereth, saying:
14 I vowed victims for prosperity, this day I have paid my vows.
15 Therefore I am come out to meet thee, desirous to see thee, and I have found thee.
16 I have woven my bed with cords, I have covered it with painted tapestry, brought from Egypt.
17 I have perfumed my bed with myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon.
18 Come, let us be inebriated with the breasts, and let us enjoy the desired embraces, till the day appear.
19 For my husband is not at home, he is gone a very long journey.
20 He took with him a bag of money: he mill return home the day of the full moon.
21 She entangled him with many words, and drew him away with the flattery of her lips.
22 Immediately he followeth her as an ox led to be a victim, and as a lamb playing the wanton, and not knowing that he is drawn like a fool to bonds,
23 Till the arrow pierce his liver: as if a bird should make haste to the snare, and knoweth not that his life is in danger.
24 Now therefore, my son, hear me, and attend to the words of my mouth.
25 Let not thy mind be drawn away in her ways: neither be thou deceived with her paths.
26 For she hath cast down many wounded, and the strongest have been slain by her.
27 Her house is the way to hell, reaching even to the inner chambers of death.
Proverbs 7
New International Version
Proverbs 7
New International Version
Warning Against the Adulterous Woman
7 My son,(A) keep my words
and store up my commands within you.
2 Keep my commands and you will live;(B)
guard my teachings as the apple of your eye.
3 Bind them on your fingers;
write them on the tablet of your heart.(C)
4 Say to wisdom, “You are my sister,”
and to insight, “You are my relative.”
5 They will keep you from the adulterous woman,
from the wayward woman with her seductive words.(D)
6 At the window of my house
I looked down through the lattice.
7 I saw among the simple,
I noticed among the young men,
a youth who had no sense.(E)
8 He was going down the street near her corner,
walking along in the direction of her house
9 at twilight,(F) as the day was fading,
as the dark of night set in.
10 Then out came a woman to meet him,
dressed like a prostitute and with crafty intent.
11 (She is unruly(G) and defiant,
her feet never stay at home;
12 now in the street, now in the squares,
at every corner she lurks.)(H)
13 She took hold of him(I) and kissed him
and with a brazen face she said:(J)
14 “Today I fulfilled my vows,
and I have food from my fellowship offering(K) at home.
15 So I came out to meet you;
I looked for you and have found you!
16 I have covered my bed
with colored linens from Egypt.
17 I have perfumed my bed(L)
with myrrh,(M) aloes and cinnamon.
18 Come, let’s drink deeply of love till morning;
let’s enjoy ourselves with love!(N)
19 My husband is not at home;
he has gone on a long journey.
20 He took his purse filled with money
and will not be home till full moon.”
21 With persuasive words she led him astray;
she seduced him with her smooth talk.(O)
22 All at once he followed her
like an ox going to the slaughter,
like a deer[a] stepping into a noose[b](P)
23 till an arrow pierces(Q) his liver,
like a bird darting into a snare,
little knowing it will cost him his life.(R)
Footnotes
- Proverbs 7:22 Syriac (see also Septuagint); Hebrew fool
- Proverbs 7:22 The meaning of the Hebrew for this line is uncertain.
Ordspråksboken 7
nuBibeln (Swedish Contemporary Bible)
Ordspråksboken 7
nuBibeln (Swedish Contemporary Bible)
7 Min son, håll mina ord,
bevara mina bud inom dig.
2 Håll mina bud, så får du leva.
Bevara min undervisning som din ögonsten.
3 Bind fast dem vid dina fingrar
och skriv dem på ditt hjärtas tavla.
4 Säg till visheten: ”Du är min syster”,
och kalla insikten din närmaste.
5 De bevarar dig för den främmande kvinnan,
för henne som talar förföriska ord.
6 En gång tittade jag ut
genom fönstergallret i mitt hus,
7 och bland de okunniga såg jag
en yngling som saknade vett.
8 Han gick nära hennes gathörn,
i riktning mot hennes hus
9 i skymningen, mot kvällen,
när nattmörkret föll.
10 Ut kom då en kvinna för att möta honom,
klädd som en prostituerad, och med sluga avsikter,
11 rastlös och utmanande,
med fötter som ständigt vill ut hemifrån.
12 Än på gator, än på torg,
vid varje gathörn står hon på lur.
13 Hon grep tag i honom, kysste honom
och talade till honom med en fräck uppsyn:
14 ”Jag har gett ett gemenskapsoffer,
fullföljt mina löften idag.
15 Därför har jag gått ut för att möta dig,
jag har letat efter dig
och nu har jag hittat dig.
16 Min säng är bäddad med sköna täcken
av färgat linne från Egypten,
17 och jag har bestänkt min bädd
med myrra, aloe och kanel.
18 Kom, så njuter vi av kärlek ända till morgonen,
älskar tillsammans med vällust!
19 Min man är på resa och är inte hemma,
han har rest långt bort.
20 Han tog med sig pengarna,
och han kommer inte tillbaka förrän vid fullmånen.”
21 Hon förledde honom med sitt överflödande prat,
hon förförde honom med sina smickrande läppar.
22 Han följde genast efter henne,
liksom en oxe som går för att slaktas.
Han var som en hjort som fastnat i en fälla,[a]
23 tills en pil genomborrar hans lever,
som en fågel som skyndar till en snara
utan att veta att hans liv står på spel.
24 Lyssna nu till mig, barn,
ge akt på vad jag säger.
25 Låt dig inte dras in på hennes vägar,
förirra dig inte in på hennes stigar.
26 Många är de offer hon fått på fall,
otaliga har hon slaktat.
27 Från hennes hus går vägen till dödsriket,
den leder till dödens kamrar.
Footnotes
- 7:22 Grundtextens innebörd är osäker. Det kan också tolkas som en dåre (i kedjor), som förs till att bli bestraffad, vilket kan vara en något mer ordagrann översättning men passar sämre in i parallellismen med djurbilder både före och efter. Ordet som här översätts hjort är i Septuaginta hund.
Proverbs 7
King James Version
Proverbs 7
King James Version
7 My son, keep my words, and lay up my commandments with thee.
2 Keep my commandments, and live; and my law as the apple of thine eye.
3 Bind them upon thy fingers, write them upon the table of thine heart.
4 Say unto wisdom, Thou art my sister; and call understanding thy kinswoman:
5 That they may keep thee from the strange woman, from the stranger which flattereth with her words.
6 For at the window of my house I looked through my casement,
7 And beheld among the simple ones, I discerned among the youths, a young man void of understanding,
8 Passing through the street near her corner; and he went the way to her house,
9 In the twilight, in the evening, in the black and dark night:
10 And, behold, there met him a woman with the attire of an harlot, and subtil of heart.
11 (She is loud and stubborn; her feet abide not in her house:
12 Now is she without, now in the streets, and lieth in wait at every corner.)
13 So she caught him, and kissed him, and with an impudent face said unto him,
14 I have peace offerings with me; this day have I payed my vows.
15 Therefore came I forth to meet thee, diligently to seek thy face, and I have found thee.
16 I have decked my bed with coverings of tapestry, with carved works, with fine linen of Egypt.
17 I have perfumed my bed with myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon.
18 Come, let us take our fill of love until the morning: let us solace ourselves with loves.
19 For the goodman is not at home, he is gone a long journey:
20 He hath taken a bag of money with him, and will come home at the day appointed.
21 With her much fair speech she caused him to yield, with the flattering of her lips she forced him.
22 He goeth after her straightway, as an ox goeth to the slaughter, or as a fool to the correction of the stocks;
23 Till a dart strike through his liver; as a bird hasteth to the snare, and knoweth not that it is for his life.
24 Hearken unto me now therefore, O ye children, and attend to the words of my mouth.
25 Let not thine heart decline to her ways, go not astray in her paths.
26 For she hath cast down many wounded: yea, many strong men have been slain by her.
27 Her house is the way to hell, going down to the chambers of death.
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