1:1 ⧉ ⤴︎ πᾶσα σοφία παρὰ κυρίου καὶ μετ’ αὐτοῦ ἐστιν εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα
Omnis sapientia a Domino Deo est : et cum illo fuit semper , et est ante ævum .
ቀዳሚሃ ፡ ለኵሉ ፡ ጥበብ ፡ እምኀበ ፡ እግዚአብሔር ፡ ይእቲ ። ወምስሌሁ ፡ ሀለወት ፡ ጥበብ ፡ ለዓለም ።
All wisdom comes from the Lord, And is with him forever.
1:2 ⧉ ⤴︎ ἄμμον θαλασσῶν καὶ σταγόνας ὑετοῦ καὶ ἡμέρας αἰῶνος τίς ἐξαριθμήσει
Arenam maris , et pluviæ guttas , et dies sæculi , quis dinumeravit ? altitudinem cæli , et latitudinem terræ , et profundum abyssi , quis dimensus est ?
ኆፃ ፡ ባሕር ፡ ወነጠብጣበ ፡ ዝናም ፡ ወመዋዕለ ፡ ዓለም ፡ መኑ ፡ ኈለቈ ።
The sand of the seas, and the drops of rain, And the days of eternity, who shall count?
1:3 ⧉ ⤴︎ ὕψος οὐρανοῦ καὶ πλάτος γῆς καὶ ἄβυσσον καὶ σοφίαν τίς ἐξιχνιάσει
sapientiam Dei præcedentem omnia , quis investigavit ?
ሉዓሌ ፡ ሰማይ ፡ ወራሕበ ፡ ምድር ፡ ወዕመቀ ፡ ቀላይ ፡ ወለጥበብ ፡ መኑ ፡ ሰፈሮሙ ።
The height of the heaven, and the breadth of the earth, And the deep, and wisdom, who shall search them out?
1:4 ⧉ ⤴︎ προτέρα πάντων ἔκτισται σοφία καὶ σύνεσις φρονήσεως ἐξ αἰῶνος
Prior omnium creata est sapientia , et intellectus prudentiæ ab ævo .
ቀዳሜ ፡ ኵሉ ፡ ተፈጥረት ፡ ጥበብ ።
Wisdom has been created before all things, And the understanding of prudence from everlasting.
1:5 ⧉ ⤴︎ — Fons sapientiæ verbum Dei in excelsis , et ingressus illius mandata æterna .
ወኅሊናሃ ፡ ለጥበብ ፡ ዘእምፍጥረተ ፡ ዓለም ።
The word of God on high is the fountain of wisdom, and her ways are everlasting commandments.
1:6 ⧉ ⤴︎ ῥίζα σοφίας τίνι ἀπεκαλύφθη καὶ τὰ πανουργεύματα αὐτῆς τίς ἔγνω
Radix sapientiæ cui revelata est ? et astutias illius quis agnovit ?
ሥርዋ ፡ ለጥበብ ፡ ለመኑ ፡ ተከሥተ ።
To whom has the root of wisdom been revealed? And who has known her shrewd counsels?
1:7 ⧉ ⤴︎ — disciplina sapientiæ cui revelata est et manifestata ? et multiplicationem ingressus illius quis intellexit ?
ወመኑ ፡ አእመረ ፡ ምክራ ።
To whom has the discipline of wisdom been revealed and made manifest? And who has understood the manifold ways of her approach?
1:8 ⧉ ⤴︎ εἷς ἐστιν σοφός φοβερὸς σφόδρα καθήμενος ἐπὶ τοῦ θρόνου αὐτοῦ
Unus est altissimus , Creator omnipotens , et rex potens et metuendus nimis , sedens super thronum illius , et dominans Deus .
አሐዱ ፡ ውእቱ ፡ ጥበብ ፡ ወፈድፋደ ፡ ግሩም ፡ ውእቱ ፡ ወይነብር ፡ ላዕለ ፡ መንበሩ ፡ ውእቱ ።
There is one wise, greatly to be feared, The Lord sitting upon his throne:
1:9 ⧉ ⤴︎ κύριος αὐτὸς ἔκτισεν αὐτὴν καὶ εἶδεν καὶ ἐξηρίθμησεν αὐτὴν καὶ ἐξέχεεν αὐτὴν ἐπὶ πάντα τὰ ἔργα αὐτοῦ
Ipse creavit illam in Spiritu Sancto , et vidit , et dinumeravit , et mensus est :
ወእግዚአብሔር ፡ ለሊሁ ፡ ፈጠራ ፡ ወርእያ ፡ ወሰፈራሂ ።
He created her, And saw, and counted her, And poured her out upon all his works.
1:10 ⧉ ⤴︎ μετὰ πάσης σαρκὸς κατὰ τὴν δόσιν αὐτοῦ καὶ ἐχορήγησεν αὐτὴν τοῖς ἀγαπῶσιν αὐτόν
et effudit illam super omnia opera sua , et super omnem carnem , secundum datum suum , et præbuit illam diligentibus se .
ወሶጣ ፡ ላዕለ ፡ ኵሉ ፡ ግብሩ ፡ ምስለ ፡ ኵሉ ፡ ዘሥጋ ፡ በከመ ፡ ሀብቱ ። ወወሀቦሙ ፡ ለኵሎሙ ፡ እለ ፡ ያፈቅርዋ ።
She is with all flesh according to his gift; And he gave her freely to those who love him.
1:11 ⧉ ⤴︎ φόβος κυρίου δόξα καὶ καύχημα καὶ εὐφροσύνη καὶ στέφανος ἀγαλλιάματος
Timor Domini gloria , et gloriatio , et lætitia , et corona exsultationis .
ፈሪሀ ፡ እግዚአብሔር ፡ ክብር ፡ ውእቱ ። ወምክህ ፡ ወትፍሥሕት ፡ ውእቱ ፡ ወአክሊለ ፡ ሐሤት ።
The fear of the Lord is glory, and exultation, And gladness, and a crown of rejoicing.
1:12 ⧉ ⤴︎ φόβος κυρίου τέρψει καρδίαν καὶ δώσει εὐφροσύνην καὶ χαρὰν καὶ μακροημέρευσιν
Timor Domini delectabit cor , et dabit lætitiam , et gaudium , et longitudinem dierum .
ፈሪሀ ፡ እግዚአብሔር ፡ ትፍሥሕተ ፡ ልብ ፡ ውእቱ ። ወይሁብ ፡ ሐሤተ ፡ ወያስተፌሥሕ ፡ ወያነውኅ ፡ መዋዕለ ፡ ሕይወት ።
The fear of the Lord will delight the heart, And will give gladness, and joy, and length of days.
1:13 ⧉ ⤴︎ τῷ φοβουμένῳ τὸν κύριον εὖ ἔσται ἐπ’ ἐσχάτων καὶ ἐν ἡμέρᾳ τελευτῆς αὐτοῦ εὐλογηθήσεται
Timenti Dominum bene erit in extremis , et in die defunctionis suæ benedicetur .
ለፈሪሀ ፡ እግዚአብሔር ፡ ያሤኒ ፡ ደኃሪቱ ። ወይትባረክ ፡ አመ ፡ ዕለተ ፡ ሞቱ ።
Whoso fears the Lord, it will go well with him at the last, And in the day of his death he will be blessed.
1:14 ⧉ ⤴︎ ἀρχὴ σοφίας φοβεῖσθαι τὸν κύριον καὶ μετὰ πιστῶν ἐν μήτρᾳ συνεκτίσθη αὐτοῖς
Dilectio Dei honorabilis sapientia :
ቀዳሚሃ ፡ ለጥበብ ፡ ፈሪሀ ፡ እግዚአብሔር ። ወተፈጥረት ፡ ምስለ ፡ ምእመናን ፡ እምከርሠ ፡ እሞሙ ።
To fear the Lord is the beginning of wisdom; And it was created together with the faithful in the womb.
1:15 ⧉ ⤴︎ μετὰ ἀνθρώπων θεμέλιον αἰῶνος ἐνόσσευσεν καὶ μετὰ τοῦ σπέρματος αὐτῶν ἐμπιστευθήσεται
quibus autem apparuerit in visu diligunt eam in visione , et in agnitione magnalium suorum .
ወምስለ ፡ ዕጓለ ፡ እመሕያው ፡ ተፈጥረት ፡ መሠረተ ፡ ዓለም ። ወተአምነት ፡ ምስለ ፡ ዘርዖሙ ።
With men she laid an eternal foundation; And with their seed will she be had in trust.
1:16 ⧉ ⤴︎ πλησμονὴ σοφίας φοβεῖσθαι τὸν κύριον καὶ μεθύσκει αὐτοὺς ἀπὸ τῶν καρπῶν αὐτῆς
Initium sapientiæ timor Domini : et cum fidelibus in vulva concreatus est : cum electis feminis graditur , et cum justis et fidelibus agnoscitur .
ጸጊቦታ ፡ ለጥበብ ፡ ፈሪሀ ፡ እግዚአብሔር ። ወታረውዮሙ ፡ እምነ ፡ ቀምሐ ።
To fear the Lord is the fulness of wisdom; And she satiateth men with her fruits.
1:17 ⧉ ⤴︎ πάντα τὸν οἶκον αὐτῶν ἐμπλήσει ἐπιθυμημάτων καὶ τὰ ἀποδοχεῖα ἀπὸ τῶν γενημάτων αὐτῆς
Timor Domini scientiæ religiositas :
ምሉዕ ፡ ትፍሥሕት ፡ ውስተ ፡ አብያቲሃ ። ወውስተ ፡ አዕጻዳቲሃ ፡ ምሉዕ ፡ ፍሬ ።
She will fill all her house with desirable things, And her garners with her produce.
1:18 ⧉ ⤴︎ στέφανος σοφίας φόβος κυρίου ἀναθάλλων εἰρήνην καὶ ὑγίειαν ἰάσεως
religiositas custodiet et justificabit cor ; jucunditatem atque gaudium dabit .
አክሊላ ፡ ለጥበብ ፡ ፈሪሀ ፡ እግዚአብሔር ። ወያመጽኣ ፡ ለሰላም ፡ ወይፌውሳ ፡ ወየሐዩ ።
The fear of the Lord is the crown of wisdom, Making peace and perfect health to flourish.
1:19 ⧉ ⤴︎ καὶ εἶδεν καὶ ἐξηρίθμησεν αὐτήν ἐπιστήμην καὶ γνῶσιν συνέσεως ἐξώμβρησεν καὶ δόξαν κρατούντων αὐτῆς ἀνύψωσεν
Timenti Dominum bene erit , et in diebus consummationis illius benedicetur .
ወርእያ ፡ ፈጣሪሃ ፡ ወሠፈራ ። ወአውሐዘ ፡ ነቅዐ ፡ አእምሮ ፡ ወምክር ፡ ወጥበብ ። ወአዕበዮሙ ፡ ለእለ ፡ ያጸንዕዋ ፡ ወአክበሮሙ ።
He both saw and counted her; He rained down skill and knowledge of understanding, And exalted the honor of those who hold her fast.
1:20 ⧉ ⤴︎ ῥίζα σοφίας φοβεῖσθαι τὸν κύριον καὶ οἱ κλάδοι αὐτῆς μακροημέρευσις
Plenitudo sapientiæ est timere Deum , et plenitudo a fructibus illius .
ሥርዋ ፡ ለጥበብ ፡ ፈሪሀ ፡ እግዚአብሔር ። ወአዕፁቂሃኒ ፡ ያነውኅ ፡ መዋዕለ ፡ ሕይወት ።
To fear the Lord is the root of wisdom; And her branches are length of days.
1:21 ⧉ ⤴︎ — Omnem domum illius implebit a generationibus , et receptacula a thesauris illius .
ኢይክል ፡ መዓትም ፡ ወዐማፂ ፡ ጸዲቀ ። እስመ ፡ በጊዜ ፡ ይትመዐዕ ፡ ይከውኖ ፡ ድቀቱ ።
She will fill all her house with her increase from generation to generation, and the storerooms with her treasures.
1:22 ⧉ ⤴︎ οὐ δυνήσεται θυμὸς ἄδικος δικαιωθῆναι ἡ γὰρ ῥοπὴ τοῦ θυμοῦ αὐτοῦ πτῶσις αὐτῷ
Corona sapientiæ timor Domini , replens pacem et salutis fructum :
እስከ ፡ ተኀልፍ ፡ ጊዜሃ ፡ ተዐገሣ ፡ ለመዓት ፡ ወድኅረ ፡ ታስተፌሥሐከ ።
Unjust wrath can never be justified; For the sway of his wrath is his downfall.
1:23 ⧉ ⤴︎ ἕως καιροῦ ἀνθέξεται μακρόθυμος καὶ ὕστερον αὐτῷ ἀναδώσει εὐφροσύνη
et vidit , et dinumeravit eam : utraque autem sunt dona Dei .
እስከ ፡ ትረክብ ፡ ጊዜሁ ፡ ኅባዕ ፡ ነገረከ ፡ ወይትናገሩ ፡ ብዙኃን ፡ በጥበብከ ።
A man that is longsuffering will bear for a season, And afterward gladness will spring up to him;
1:24 ⧉ ⤴︎ ἕως καιροῦ κρύψει τοὺς λόγους αὐτοῦ καὶ χείλη πολλῶν ἐκδιηγήσεται σύνεσιν αὐτοῦ
Scientiam et intellectum prudentiæ sapientia compartietur , et gloriam tenentium se exaltat .
ውስተ ፡ መዛግብቲሃ ፡ ለጥበብ ፡ ትምህርተ ፡ አምሳል ። ያስቈርሮ ፡ ኃጥእ ፡ ለፈራሄ ፡ እግዚአብሔር ።
He will hide his words for a season, And the lips of many will tell forth his understanding.
1:25 ⧉ ⤴︎ ἐν θησαυροῖς σοφίας παραβολαὶ ἐπιστήμης βδέλυγμα δὲ ἁμαρτωλῷ θεοσέβεια
Radix sapientiæ est timere Dominum , et rami illius longævi .
ለእመ ፡ ታፈቅራ ፡ ለጥበብ ፡ ዕቀብ ፡ ትእዛዛ ። ወእግዚአብሔር ፡ ይሁበከሃ ።
A parable of knowledge is in the treasures of wisdom; But godliness is an abomination to a sinner.
1:26 ⧉ ⤴︎ ἐπιθυμήσας σοφίαν διατήρησον ἐντολάς καὶ κύριος χορηγήσει σοι αὐτήν
In thesauris sapientiæ intellectus et scientiæ religiositas : execratio autem peccatoribus sapientia .
ጥበብኒ ፡ ወአእምሮኒ ፡ ፈሪሀ ፡ እግዚአብሔር ፡ ውእቱ ። ወፈቃዱኒ ፡ ሃይማኖት ፡ ወየዋሃት ።
If you desire wisdom, keep the commandments, And the Lord will give her to you freely:
1:27 ⧉ ⤴︎ σοφία γὰρ καὶ παιδεία φόβος κυρίου καὶ ἡ εὐδοκία αὐτοῦ πίστις καὶ πραότης
Timor Domini expellit peccatum :
ኢትርሳዕ ፡ ፈሪሀ ፡ እግዚአብሔር ።
For the fear of the Lord is wisdom and instruction; And in faith and meekness is his good pleasure.
1:28 ⧉ ⤴︎ μὴ ἀπειθήσῃς φόβῳ κυρίου καὶ μὴ προσέλθῃς αὐτῷ ἐν καρδίᾳ δισσῇ
nam qui sine timore est non poterit justificari : iracundia enim animositatis illius subversio illius est .
ወኢትፀመዶ ፡ በክልኤ ፡ ልብ ፡ እንዘ ፡ ትናፍቅ ።
Disobey not the fear of the Lord; And come not to him with a double heart.
1:29 ⧉ ⤴︎ μὴ ὑποκριθῇς ἐν στόμασιν ἀνθρώπων καὶ ἐν τοῖς χείλεσίν σου πρόσεχε
Usque in tempus sustinebit patiens , et postea redditio jucunditatis .
ወኢትደቅ ፡ ውስተ ፡ አፈ ፡ ሰብእ ፡ ወዕቀብ ፡ ከናፍሪከ ።
Be not a hypocrite in the mouths of men; And take good heed to your lips.
1:30 ⧉ ⤴︎ μὴ ἐξύψου σεαυτόν ἵνα μὴ πέσῃς καὶ ἐπαγάγῃς τῇ ψυχῇ σου ἀτιμίαν καὶ ἀποκαλύψει κύριος τὰ κρυπτά σου καὶ ἐν μέσῳ συναγωγῆς καταβαλεῖ σε ὅτι οὐ προσῆλθες φόβῳ κυρίου καὶ ἡ καρδία σου πλήρης δόλου
Bonus sensus usque in tempus abscondet verba illius , et labia multorum enarrabunt sensum illius .
ወኢታዕቢ ፡ ርእሰከ ፡ ከመ ፡ ኢትሕሠር ፡ ወከመ ፡ ኢትደቅ ፡ ነፍስከ ። ወይከሥተከ ፡ እግዚአብሔር ፡ ኅቡዓቲከ ፡ ወበማዕከለ ፡ ብዙኃን ። ያወድቀከ ፡ እስመ ፡ በፍርሀተ ፡ እግዚአብሔር ፡ ኢመጻእከ ። ወምሉዕ ፡ ጕሕሉት ፡ ውስተ ፡ ልብከ ።
Exalt not yourself, lest you fall, And bring dishonor upon your soul; And so the Lord will reveal your secrets, And will cast you down in the midst of the congregation; Because you came not to the fear of the Lord, And your heart was full of deceit.