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Salomos Ordsprog 24
Det Norsk Bibelselskap 1930
Salomos Ordsprog 24
Det Norsk Bibelselskap 1930
24 Vær ikke misunnelig på onde mennesker, og ha ikke lyst til å være med dem!
2 For deres hjerte tenker bare på å ødelegge, og deres leber taler ulykke.
3 Ved visdom bygges et hus, og ved forstand blir det trygget,
4 og ved kunnskap fylles kammerne med all slags kostelig og herlig gods.
5 En vis mann er sterk, og en kyndig mann øker sin kraft.
6 Du skal søke veiledning når du fører krig; hvor det er mange rådgivere, er det frelse.
7 Visdom er for høi for dåren; i byporten lukker han ikke sin munn op.
8 Den som tenker ut onde råd, blir kalt en renkesmed.
9 Dårskaps råd er synd, og en spotter er en vederstyggelighet blandt folk.
10 Viser du dig motløs på trengselens dag, så er din kraft ringe.
11 Frels dem som hentes til døden, og hold tilbake dem som føres skjelvende bort til retterstedet!
12 Når du sier: Se, vi visste ikke noget om det, mon da ikke han skjønner det, han som veier hjertene, og han som gir akt på din sjel, mon ikke han vet det og gjengjelder enhver efter hans gjerninger?
13 Et honning, min sønn, for den er god, og fin honning er søt for din gane!
14 Akt visdommen like så gagnlig for din sjel! Har du funnet den, så er det en fremtid for dig, og ditt håp skal ikke bli til intet.
15 Lur ikke som en ugudelig på den rettferdiges bolig, ødelegg ikke hans hjem!
16 For syv ganger faller den rettferdige og står op igjen, men de ugudelige kastes over ende når ulykken kommer.
17 Når din fiende faller, må du ikke glede dig, og når han snubler, må ikke ditt hjerte fryde sig,
18 forat ikke Herren skal se det og mislike det, så han vender sin vrede fra ham[a].
19 La ikke din vrede optendes over de onde, bli ikke harm over de ugudelige!
20 For de onde har ingen fremtid, de ugudeliges lampe slukner.
21 Frykt Herren, min sønn, og kongen! Med folk som setter sig op mot dem, må du ikke ha noget å gjøre;
22 for ulykken kommer brått over dem, og ødeleggelsen fra dem begge[b] - hvem kjenner den?
23 Også disse ordsprog er av vismenn: Dommeren bør ikke gjøre forskjell på folk.
24 Den som sier til den skyldige: Du er uskyldig, ham vil folkeslagene forbanne, ham vil folkene ønske ondt over;
25 men dem som straffer ham, skal det gå vel, og lykke og velsignelse skal komme over dem.
26 Kyss på leber gir den som svarer med rette ord.
27 Fullfør din gjerning der ute og gjør den ferdig på marken! Siden kan du bygge ditt hus.
28 Vær ikke vidne mot din næste uten årsak! Eller skulde du gjøre svik med dine leber?
29 Si ikke: Som han har gjort mot mig, således vil jeg gjøre mot ham; jeg vil gjengjelde enhver efter hans gjerninger.
30 Jeg kom gående forbi en lat manns mark, et uforstandig menneskes vingård,
31 og se, den var helt overgrodd med tistler; nesler skjulte dens bunn, og stengjerdet om den var revet ned.
32 Og jeg, jeg blev det var, jeg gav akt på det; jeg så det og tok lærdom av det:
33 [Sier du:] La mig ennu sove litt, blunde litt, folde mine hender litt og hvile -
34 så kommer armoden over dig som en landstryker, og nøden som en mann med skjold.
Footnotes
- Salomos Ordsprog 24:18 og til dig.
- Salomos Ordsprog 24:22 Gud og kongen.
Proverbs 24
New International Version
Proverbs 24
New International Version
Saying 20
24 Do not envy(A) the wicked,
do not desire their company;
2 for their hearts plot violence,(B)
and their lips talk about making trouble.(C)
Saying 21
3 By wisdom a house is built,(D)
and through understanding it is established;
4 through knowledge its rooms are filled
with rare and beautiful treasures.(E)
Saying 22
5 The wise prevail through great power,
and those who have knowledge muster their strength.
6 Surely you need guidance to wage war,
and victory is won through many advisers.(F)
Saying 23
7 Wisdom is too high for fools;
in the assembly at the gate they must not open their mouths.
Saying 24
8 Whoever plots evil
will be known as a schemer.
9 The schemes of folly are sin,
and people detest a mocker.
Saying 25
10 If you falter in a time of trouble,
how small is your strength!(G)
11 Rescue those being led away to death;
hold back those staggering toward slaughter.(H)
12 If you say, “But we knew nothing about this,”
does not he who weighs(I) the heart perceive it?
Does not he who guards your life know it?
Will he not repay(J) everyone according to what they have done?(K)
Saying 26
13 Eat honey, my son, for it is good;
honey from the comb is sweet to your taste.
14 Know also that wisdom is like honey for you:
If you find it, there is a future hope for you,
and your hope will not be cut off.(L)
Saying 27
15 Do not lurk like a thief near the house of the righteous,
do not plunder their dwelling place;
16 for though the righteous fall seven times, they rise again,
but the wicked stumble when calamity strikes.(M)
Saying 28
17 Do not gloat(N) when your enemy falls;
when they stumble, do not let your heart rejoice,(O)
18 or the Lord will see and disapprove
and turn his wrath away from them.(P)
Saying 29
19 Do not fret(Q) because of evildoers
or be envious of the wicked,
20 for the evildoer has no future hope,
and the lamp of the wicked will be snuffed out.(R)
Saying 30
21 Fear the Lord and the king,(S) my son,
and do not join with rebellious officials,
22 for those two will send sudden destruction(T) on them,
and who knows what calamities they can bring?
Further Sayings of the Wise
23 These also are sayings of the wise:(U)
To show partiality(V) in judging is not good:(W)
24 Whoever says to the guilty, “You are innocent,”(X)
will be cursed by peoples and denounced by nations.
25 But it will go well with those who convict the guilty,
and rich blessing will come on them.
26 An honest answer
is like a kiss on the lips.
27 Put your outdoor work in order
and get your fields ready;
after that, build your house.
28 Do not testify against your neighbor without cause(Y)—
would you use your lips to mislead?
29 Do not say, “I’ll do to them as they have done to me;
I’ll pay them back for what they did.”(Z)
30 I went past the field of a sluggard,(AA)
past the vineyard of someone who has no sense;
31 thorns had come up everywhere,
the ground was covered with weeds,
and the stone wall was in ruins.
32 I applied my heart to what I observed
and learned a lesson from what I saw:
33 A little sleep, a little slumber,
a little folding of the hands to rest(AB)—
34 and poverty will come on you like a thief
and scarcity like an armed man.(AC)
Proverbs 24
English Standard Version
Proverbs 24
English Standard Version
24 Be not (A)envious of evil men,
nor desire to be (B)with them,
2 for their hearts (C)devise violence,
and their lips (D)talk of trouble.
3 By (E)wisdom a house is built,
and by understanding it is established;
4 by knowledge the rooms are filled
with all (F)precious and pleasant riches.
5 (G)A wise man is full of strength,
and a man of knowledge enhances his might,
6 for by (H)wise guidance you can wage your war,
and in (I)abundance of counselors there is victory.
7 Wisdom is (J)too high for a fool;
in (K)the gate he does not open his mouth.
8 Whoever (L)plans to do evil
will be called a schemer.
9 (M)The devising[a] of folly is sin,
and (N)the scoffer is an abomination to mankind.
10 If you (O)faint in the day of adversity,
your strength is small.
11 (P)Rescue those who are being taken away to death;
hold back those who are stumbling to the slaughter.
12 If you say, “Behold, we did not know this,”
(Q)does not he who (R)weighs the heart perceive it?
Does not he who (S)keeps watch over your soul know it,
and will he not repay man (T)according to his work?
13 My son, (U)eat honey, for it is good,
and (V)the drippings of the honeycomb are sweet to your taste.
14 Know that wisdom is such to your soul;
if you find it, there will be (W)a future,
and your hope will not be cut off.
15 (X)Lie not in wait as a wicked man against the dwelling of the righteous;
do no violence to his home;
16 (Y)for the righteous falls (Z)seven times and rises again,
but (AA)the wicked stumble in times of calamity.
17 (AB)Do not rejoice when your enemy falls,
and let not your heart be glad when he stumbles,
18 lest the Lord see it and be displeased,
and turn away his anger from him.
19 (AC)Fret not yourself because of evildoers,
and be not (AD)envious of the wicked,
20 for the evil man has no (AE)future;
(AF)the lamp of the wicked will be put out.
21 My son, (AG)fear the Lord and the king,
and do not join with those who do otherwise,
22 for disaster will arise suddenly from them,
and who knows the ruin that will come from them both?
More Sayings of the Wise
23 These also are sayings of (AH)the wise.
(AI)Partiality in judging is not good.
24 Whoever (AJ)says to the wicked, “You are in the right,”
(AK)will be cursed by peoples, abhorred by nations,
25 but those who rebuke the wicked will have delight,
and a good blessing will come upon them.
26 Whoever gives an honest answer
kisses the lips.
27 (AL)Prepare your work outside;
get everything ready for yourself in the field,
and after that build your house.
28 (AM)Be not a witness against your neighbor without cause,
and do not deceive with your lips.
29 Do not say, (AN)“I will do to him as he has done to me;
I will pay the man back for what he has done.”
30 (AO)I passed by the field of a sluggard,
by the vineyard of a man (AP)lacking sense,
31 and behold, it was all overgrown with thorns;
the ground was covered with nettles,
and its stone (AQ)wall was broken down.
32 Then I saw and (AR)considered it;
I looked and received instruction.
33 (AS)A little sleep, a little slumber,
a little folding of the hands to rest,
34 and poverty will come upon you like a robber,
and want like an armed man.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 24:9 Or scheming
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