ምሳሌ 1:1-6 / Proverbs 1:1-6
“የእስራኤል ንጉሥ፣ የዳዊት ልጅ የሰሎሞን ምሳሌዎች፤ ጥበብንና ተግሣጽን ለመቀበል፤ ጥልቅ ሐሳብ የሚገልጡ ቃላትን
ለማስተዋል ጽድቅን፣ ፍትሕንና ሚዛናዊ ብያኔን በማድረግ፣ የተገራ ጠቢብ ልቦናን ለማግኘት፤ ብስለት ለሌላቸው አስተዋይነትን፣
በዕድሜ ለጋ ለሆኑት ዕውቀትንና ልባምነትን ለመስጠት፤ ጥበበኞች ያድምጡ፤ ትምህርታቸውንም ያዳብሩ፤ አስተዋዮችም
መመሪያ ያግኙበት፤ ይህም የጠቢባንን ምሳሌዎችንና ተምሳሌቶችን፣ አባባሎችንና ዕንቆቅልሾችን ይረዱ ዘንድ ነው።”
አዲሱ መደበኛ ትርጉም (አመት)
“The proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel; To know wisdom and instruction; to
perceive the words of understanding; To receive the instruction of wisdom, justice, and judgment,
and equity; To give subtilty to the simple, to the young man knowledge and discretion. A wise man
will hear, and will increase learning; and a man of understanding shall attain unto wise counsels:
To understand a proverb, and the interpretation; the words of the wise, and their dark sayings.”
King James Version (KJV)
“The proverbs of Solomon son of David, king of Israel: for gaining wisdom and instruction; for
understanding words of insight; for receiving instruction in prudent behavior, doing what is right
and just and fair; for giving prudence to those who are simple, knowledge and discretion to the
young— let the wise listen and add to their learning, and let the discerning get guidance— for
understanding proverbs and parables, the sayings and riddles of the wise”
New International Version (NIV)
“The proverbs of Solomon, son of David, king of Israel: To know wisdom and instruction, to
understand words of insight, to receive instruction in wise dealing, in righteousness, justice, and
equity; to give prudence to the simple, knowledge and discretion to the youth— Let the wise hear
and increase in learning, and the one who understands obtain guidance, to understand a proverb
and a saying, the words of the wise and their riddles”
English Standard Version (ESV)
“These are the proverbs of Solomon, David’s son, king of Israel. Their purpose is to teach people
wisdom and discipline, to help them understand the insights of the wise. Their purpose is to teach
people to live disciplined and successful lives, to help them do what is right, just, and fair. These
proverbs will give insight to the simple, knowledge and discernment to the young. Let the wise
listen to these proverbs and become even wiser. Let those with understanding receive guidance
by exploring the meaning in these proverbs and parables, the words of the wise and their riddles”
New Living Translation (NLT)