| 1 | Ordsprog af Salomo, Davids Søn, Israels Konge. | ¶ The proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel; |
| 2 | Af dem skal man lære Visdom forstandig Tale, | To know wisdom and instruction; to perceive the words of understanding; |
| 3 | tage mod Tugt, som gør klog, mod Retfærdighed, Ret og Retsind; | To receive the instruction of wisdom, justice, and judgment, and equity; {equity: Heb. equities} |
| 4 | de skal give tankeløse Klogskab, ungdommen Kundskab og Kløgt; | To give subtilty to the simple, to the young man knowledge and discretion. {discretion: or, advisement} |
| 5 | den vise høre og øge sin Viden, den forstandige vinde sig Levekunst; | A wise {man} will hear, and will increase learning; and a man of understanding shall attain unto wise counsels: |
| 6 | de skal lære at tyde Ordsprog og Billeder, de vises Ord og Gåder. | To understand a proverb, and the interpretation; the words of the wise, and their dark sayings. {the interpretation: or, an eloquent speech} |
| 7 | HERRENs Frygt er Kundskabs begyndelse, Dårer ringeagter Visdom og Tugt. | ¶ The fear of the LORD {is} the beginning of knowledge: {but} fools despise wisdom and instruction. {the beginning: or, the principal part} |
| 8 | Hør, min Søn, på din Faders Tugt, opgiv ikke din Moders Belæring. | My son, hear the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother: |
| 9 | thi begge er en yndig Krans til dit Hoved og Kæder til din Hals. | For they {shall be} an ornament of grace unto thy head, and chains about thy neck. {an...: Heb. an adding} |
| 10 | Min Søn, sig nej, når Syndere lokker! | ¶ My son, if sinners entice thee, consent thou not. |
| 11 | Som Dødsriget sluger vi dem levende, med Hud og Hår, som for de i Graven. | If they say, Come with us, let us lay wait for blood, let us lurk privily for the innocent without cause: |
| 12 | Vi vinder os Gods og Guld, vi fylder vore Huse med Rov. | Let us swallow them up alive as the grave; and whole, as those that go down into the pit: |
| 13 | - min Søn, gå da ikke med dem, hold din Fod fra deres Sti; | We shall find all precious substance, we shall fill our houses with spoil: |
| 14 | thi deres Fødder løber efter ondt, de haster for at udgyde Blod. | Cast in thy lot among us; let us all have one purse: |
| 15 | Thi det er unyttigt at udspænde Garnet for alle Fugles Øjne; | My son, walk not thou in the way with them; refrain thy foot from their path: |
| 16 | de lurer på eget Blod, lægger Baghold for eget Liv. | For their feet run to evil, and make haste to shed blood. |
| 17 | Så går det enhver, der attrår Rov, det tager sin Herres Liv. | Surely in vain the net is spread in the sight of any bird. {in the...: Heb. in the eyes of every thing that hath a wing} |
| 18 | Visdommen råber på Gaden, på Torvene løfter den Røsten; | And they lay wait for their {own} blood; they lurk privily for their {own} lives. |
| 19 | oppe på Murene kalder den, tager til Orde i Byen ved Portindgangene: | So {are} the ways of every one that is greedy of gain; {which} taketh away the life of the owners thereof. |
| 20 | Hvor længe vil I tankeløse elske Tankeløshed, Spotterne finde deres Glæde i Spot og Dårerne hade kundskab? | ¶ Wisdom crieth without; she uttereth her voice in the streets: {Wisdom: Heb. Wisdoms, that is, Excellent wisdom} |
| 21 | Vend eder til min Revselse! Se, jeg lader min Ånd udvælde for eder, jeg kundgør eder mine Ord: | She crieth in the chief place of concourse, in the openings of the gates: in the city she uttereth her words, {saying}, |
| 22 | Fordi jeg råbte og I stod imod, jeg vinked og ingen ænsed det, | How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? and the scorners delight in their scorning, and fools hate knowledge? |
| 23 | men I lod hånt om alt mit Råd og tog ikke min Revselse til jer, | Turn you at my reproof: behold, I will pour out my spirit unto you, I will make known my words unto you. |
| 24 | derfor ler jeg ved eders Ulykke, spotter, når det, I frygter, kommer, | Because I have called, and ye refused; I have stretched out my hand, and no man regarded; |
| 25 | når det, I frygter, kommer som Uvejr, når eders Ulykke kommer som Storm, når Trængsel og Nød kommer over jer. | But ye have set at nought all my counsel, and would none of my reproof: |
| 26 | Da svarer jeg ej, når de kalder, de søger mig uden at finde, | I also will laugh at your calamity; I will mock when your fear cometh; |
| 27 | fordi de hadede Kundskab og ikke valgte HERRENs Frygt; | When your fear cometh as desolation, and your destruction cometh as a whirlwind; when distress and anguish cometh upon you. |
| 28 | mit Råd tog de ikke til sig, men lod hånt om al min Revselse. | Then shall they call upon me, but I will not answer; they shall seek me early, but they shall not find me: |
| 29 | Frugt af deres Færd skal de nyde og mættes med egne Råd; | For that they hated knowledge, and did not choose the fear of the LORD: |
| 30 | thi tankeløses Egensind bliver deres Død, Tåbers Sorgløshed bliver deres Undergang; | They would none of my counsel: they despised all my reproof. |
| 31 | men den, der adlyder mig, bor trygt, sikret mod Ulykkens Rædsel. | Therefore shall they eat of the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own devices. |
| 32 | For the turning away of the simple shall slay them, and the prosperity of fools shall destroy them. {turning...: or, ease of the simple} | |
| 33 | But whoso hearkeneth unto me shall dwell safely, and shall be quiet from fear of evil. |