Proverbs 8:25

The Holy Scriptures: A New Translation (JPS 1917)

Bado hakuna tafsiri kwa lugha hii; English inaonyeshwa.

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1 הֲלֹֽא־חׇכְמָ֥ה תִקְרָ֑א וּ֝תְבוּנָ֗ה תִּתֵּ֥ן קוֹלָֽהּ׃ Doth not wisdom call, And understanding put forth her voice?

2 בְּרֹאשׁ־מְרֹמִ֥ים עֲלֵי־דָ֑רֶךְ בֵּ֖ית נְתִיב֣וֹת נִצָּֽבָה׃ In the top of high places by the way, Where the paths meet, she standeth;

3 לְיַד־שְׁעָרִ֥ים לְפִי־קָ֑רֶת מְב֖וֹא פְתָחִ֣ים תָּרֹֽנָּה׃ Beside the gates, at the entry of the city, At the coming in at the doors, she crieth aloud:

4 אֲלֵיכֶ֣ם אִישִׁ֣ים אֶקְרָ֑א וְ֝קוֹלִ֗י אֶל־בְּנֵ֥י אָדָֽם׃ ’Unto you, O men, I call, And my voice is to the sons of men.

5 הָבִ֣ינוּ פְתָאיִ֣ם עׇרְמָ֑ה וּ֝כְסִילִ֗ים הָבִ֥ינוּ לֵֽב׃ O ye thoughtless, understand prudence, And, ye fools, be ye of an understanding heart.

6 שִׁ֭מְעוּ כִּֽי־נְגִידִ֣ים אֲדַבֵּ֑ר וּמִפְתַּ֥ח שְׂ֝פָתַ֗י מֵישָׁרִֽים׃ Hear, for I will speak excellent things, And the opening of my lips shall be right things.

7 כִּֽי־אֱ֭מֶת יֶהְגֶּ֣ה חִכִּ֑י וְתוֹעֲבַ֖ת שְׂפָתַ֣י רֶֽשַׁע׃ For my mouth shall utter truth, And wickedness is an abomination to my lips.

8 בְּצֶ֥דֶק כׇּל־אִמְרֵי־פִ֑י אֵ֥ין בָּ֝הֶ֗ם נִפְתָּ֥ל וְעִקֵּֽשׁ׃ All the words of my mouth are in righteousness, There is nothing perverse or crooked in them.

9 כֻּלָּ֣ם נְ֭כֹחִים לַמֵּבִ֑ין וִ֝ישָׁרִ֗ים לְמֹ֣צְאֵי דָֽעַת׃ They are all plain to him that understandeth, And right to them that find knowledge.

10 קְחֽוּ־מוּסָרִ֥י וְאַל־כָּ֑סֶף וְ֝דַ֗עַת מֵחָר֥וּץ נִבְחָֽר׃ Receive my instruction, and not silver, And knowledge rather than choice gold.

11 כִּֽי־טוֹבָ֣ה חׇ֭כְמָה מִפְּנִינִ֑ים וְכׇל־חֲ֝פָצִ֗ים לֹ֣א יִֽשְׁווּ־בָֽהּ׃ For wisdom is better than rubies, And all things desirable are not to be compared unto her.

12 אֲֽנִי־חׇ֭כְמָה שָׁכַ֣נְתִּי עׇרְמָ֑ה וְדַ֖עַת מְזִמּ֣וֹת אֶמְצָֽא׃ I wisdom dwell with prudence, And find out knowledge of devices.

13 יִ֥רְאַ֣ת יְהֹוָה֮ שְֽׂנֹ֫את־רָ֥ע גֵּ֘אָ֤ה וְגָא֨וֹן ׀ וְדֶ֣רֶךְ רָ֭ע וּפִ֨י תַהְפֻּכ֬וֹת שָׂנֵֽאתִי׃ The fear of the LORD is to hate evil; Pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, And the froward mouth, do I hate.

14 לִֽי־עֵ֭צָה וְתוּשִׁיָּ֑ה אֲנִ֥י בִ֝ינָ֗ה לִ֣י גְבוּרָֽה׃ Counsel is mine, and sound wisdom; I am understanding, power is mine.

15 בִּ֭י מְלָכִ֣ים יִמְלֹ֑כוּ וְ֝רֹזְנִ֗ים יְחֹ֣קְקוּ צֶֽדֶק׃ By me kings reign, And princes decree justice.

16 בִּ֭י שָׂרִ֣ים יָשֹׂ֑רוּ וּ֝נְדִיבִ֗ים כׇּל־שֹׁ֥פְטֵי צֶֽדֶק׃ By me princes rule, And nobles, even all the judges of the earth.

17 אֲ֭נִי (אהביה) [אֹהֲבַ֣י] אֵהָ֑ב וּ֝מְשַׁחֲרַ֗י יִמְצָאֻֽנְנִי׃ I love them that love me, And those that seek me earnestly shall find me.

18 עֹֽשֶׁר־וְכָב֥וֹד אִתִּ֑י ה֥וֹן עָ֝תֵ֗ק וּצְדָקָֽה׃ Riches and honour are with me; Yea, enduring riches and righteousness.

19 ט֣וֹב פִּ֭רְיִי מֵחָר֣וּץ וּמִפָּ֑ז וּ֝תְבוּאָתִ֗י מִכֶּ֥סֶף נִבְחָֽר׃ My fruit is better than gold, yea, than fine gold; And my produce than choice silver.

20 בְּאֹֽרַח־צְדָקָ֥ה אֲהַלֵּ֑ךְ בְּ֝ת֗וֹךְ נְתִיב֥וֹת מִשְׁפָּֽט׃ I walk in the way of righteousness, In the midst of the paths of justice;

21 לְהַנְחִ֖יל אֹהֲבַ֥י ׀ יֵ֑שׁ וְאֹצְרֹ֖תֵיהֶ֣ם אֲמַלֵּֽא׃ That I may cause those that love me to inherit substance, And that I may fill their treasuries.

22 יְֽהֹוָ֗ה קָ֭נָנִי רֵאשִׁ֣ית דַּרְכּ֑וֹ קֶ֖דֶם מִפְעָלָ֣יו מֵאָֽז׃ The LORD made me as the beginning of His way, The first of His works of old.

23 מֵ֭עוֹלָם נִסַּ֥כְתִּי מֵרֹ֗אשׁ מִקַּדְמֵי־אָֽרֶץ׃ I was set up from everlasting, from the beginning, Or ever the earth was.

24 בְּאֵין־תְּהֹמ֥וֹת חוֹלָ֑לְתִּי בְּאֵ֥ין מַ֝עְיָנ֗וֹת נִכְבַּדֵּי־מָֽיִם׃ When there were no depths, I was brought forth; When there were no fountains abounding with water.

25 בְּטֶ֣רֶם הָרִ֣ים הׇטְבָּ֑עוּ לִפְנֵ֖י גְבָע֣וֹת חוֹלָֽלְתִּי׃ Before the mountains were settled, Before the hills was I brought forth;

26 עַד־לֹ֣א עָ֭שָׂה אֶ֣רֶץ וְחוּצ֑וֹת וְ֝רֹ֗אשׁ עַפְר֥וֹת תֵּבֵֽל׃ While as yet He had not made the earth, nor the fields, Nor the beginning of the dust of the world.

27 בַּהֲכִינ֣וֹ שָׁ֭מַיִם שָׁ֣ם אָ֑נִי בְּחֻ֥קוֹ ח֝֗וּג עַל־פְּנֵ֥י תְהֽוֹם׃ When He established the heavens, I was there; When He set a circle upon the face of the deep,

28 בְּאַמְּצ֣וֹ שְׁחָקִ֣ים מִמָּ֑עַל בַּ֝עֲז֗וֹז עִינ֥וֹת תְּהֽוֹם׃ When He made firm the skies above, When the fountains of the deep showed their might,

29 בְּשׂ֘וּמ֤וֹ לַיָּ֨ם ׀ חֻקּ֗וֹ וּ֭מַיִם לֹ֣א יַֽעַבְרוּ־פִ֑יו בְּ֝חוּק֗וֹ מ֣וֹסְדֵי אָֽרֶץ׃ When He gave to the sea His decree, That the waters should not transgress His commandment, When He appointed the foundations of the earth;

30 וָאֶהְיֶ֥ה אֶצְל֗וֹ אָ֫מ֥וֹן וָאֶהְיֶ֣ה שַׁ֭עֲשׁוּעִים י֤וֹם ׀ י֑וֹם מְשַׂחֶ֖קֶת לְפָנָ֣יו בְּכׇל־עֵֽת׃ Then I was by Him, as a nursling; And I was daily all delight, Playing always before Him,

31 מְ֭שַׂחֶקֶת בְּתֵבֵ֣ל אַרְצ֑וֹ וְ֝שַׁעֲשֻׁעַ֗י אֶת־בְּנֵ֥י אָדָֽם׃ {פ}
Playing in His habitable earth, And my delights are with the sons of men.

32 וְעַתָּ֣ה בָ֭נִים שִׁמְעוּ־לִ֑י וְ֝אַשְׁרֵ֗י דְּרָכַ֥י יִשְׁמֹֽרוּ׃ Now therefore, ye children, hearken unto me; For happy are they that keep my ways.

33 שִׁמְע֖וּ מוּסָ֥ר וַחֲכָ֗מוּ וְאַל־תִּפְרָֽעוּ׃ Hear instruction, and be wise, And refuse it not.

34 אַ֥שְֽׁרֵי־אָדָם֮ שֹׁמֵ֢עַֽ֫ לִ֥י לִשְׁקֹ֣ד עַל־דַּ֭לְתֹתַי י֤וֹם ׀ י֑וֹם לִ֝שְׁמֹ֗ר מְזוּזֹ֥ת פְּתָחָֽי׃ Happy is the man that hearkeneth to me, Watching daily at my gates, waiting at the posts of my doors.

35 כִּ֣י מֹ֭צְאִי (מצאי) [מָצָ֣א] חַיִּ֑ים וַיָּ֥פֶק רָ֝צ֗וֹן מֵיְהֹוָֽה׃ For whoso findeth me findeth life, And obtaineth favour of the LORD.

36 וְֽ֭חֹטְאִי חֹמֵ֣ס נַפְשׁ֑וֹ כׇּל־מְ֝שַׂנְאַ֗י אָ֣הֲבוּ מָֽוֶת׃ But he that misseth me wrongeth his own soul; All they that hate me love death.’

Miqra according to the Masorah · Leseni: CC BY-SA · Chanzo
The Holy Scriptures: A New Translation (JPS 1917) · Leseni: Public Domain · Chanzo

Neno kwa neno (Hebrew → English · Strong’s)

בְּטֶ֣רֶםṭeremnon-occurrence
הָרִ֣יםhara mountain or range of hills
הָטְבָּ֑עוּṭâbaʻto sink
לִפְנֵ֖יpânîymthe face
גְבָע֣וֹתgibʻâha hillock
חוֹלָֽלְתִּיchûwlto twist or whirl

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (CC BY 4.0); Strong’s Hebrew Dictionary (CC BY-SA).

Proverbs 8:25 in every translation

עברית · Miqra according to the Masorah

בְּטֶ֣רֶם הָרִ֣ים הׇטְבָּ֑עוּ לִפְנֵ֖י גְבָע֣וֹת חוֹלָֽלְתִּי׃

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English · The Holy Scriptures: A New Translation (JPS 1917)

Before the mountains were settled, Before the hills was I brought forth;

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עברית · Tanach with Ta'amei Hamikra

בְּטֶ֣רֶם הָרִ֣ים הָטְבָּ֑עוּ לִפְנֵ֖י גְבָע֣וֹת חוֹלָֽלְתִּי׃

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עברית · Tanach with Text Only

בטרם הרים הטבעו לפני גבעות חוללתי

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עברית · Tanach with Nikkud

בְּטֶרֶם הָרִים הָטְבָּעוּ לִפְנֵי גְבָעוֹת חוֹלָלְתִּי׃

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English · The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein

Before the mountains were sunk [(into the waters)]; before the hills, was I formed.

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Français · Bible du Rabbinat 1899 [fr]

Avant les montagnes plongeant dans les profondeurs, avant les coteaux, je fus douée de vie,

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Polski · Bible in Polish, trans. Izaak Cylkow, 1841 - 1908 [pl]

Zanim góry utwierdzone zostały, przed pagórkami się urodziłam.

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ייִדיש · Yehoyesh's Yiddish Tanakh Translation [yi]

אײדער די בערג זײַנען אַרײַנגעזעצט געװאָרן, פֿאַר די הײכן, בין איך געבאָרן געװאָרן;

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Esperanto · La Malnova Testamento, L.L.Zamenhof [eo]

Antaŭ ol la montoj estis starigitaj, Antaŭ la altaĵoj mi estis kreita;

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Commentary on Proverbs 8:25

Rashi

English

before the mountains were sunk within the water.

The Judaica Press complete Tanach with Rashi, translated by A. J. Rosenberg · Leseni: CC-BY · Full commentary on Sefaria

Ibn Ezra

עברית

בטרם הרים הטבעו - כמו: על מה אדניה הטבעו, ושניהם עקרם מלשון טבעו בים סוף. והטעם: על יסודותם הטבועים בעמקי המים.

Ibn Ezra on Proverbs -- Daat · Leseni: Public Domain · Full commentary on Sefaria

Ralbag (Gersonides)

עברית

בטרם. שהטבעו ההרים על מכונם ולפני שימצאו גבעות חוללתי:

On Your Way · Leseni: Public Domain · Full commentary on Sefaria