Proverbs 2 — parallel

2:1

Mon fils, si tu reçois mes paroles,

My son, if you accept my words and hide my commandments within you,

2:2

Si tu rends ton oreille attentive à la sagesse,

if you incline your ear to wisdom and direct your heart to understanding,

2:3

Oui, si tu appelles la sagesse,

if you truly call out to insight and lift your voice to understanding,

2:4

Si tu la cherches comme l’argent,

if you seek it like silver and search it out like hidden treasure,

2:5

Alors tu comprendras la crainte de l’Éternel,

then you will discern the fear of the LORD and discover the knowledge of God.

2:6

Car l’Éternel donne la sagesse;

For the LORD gives wisdom; from His mouth come knowledge and understanding.

2:7

Il tient en réserve le salut pour les hommes droits,

He stores up sound wisdom for the upright; He is a shield to those who walk with integrity,

2:8

En protégeant les sentiers de la justice

to guard the paths of justice and protect the way of His saints.

2:9

Alors tu comprendras la justice, l’équité,

Then you will discern righteousness and justice and equity—every good path.

2:10

Car la sagesse viendra dans ton cœur,

For wisdom will enter your heart, and knowledge will delight your soul.

2:11

La réflexion veillera sur toi,

Discretion will watch over you, and understanding will guard you,

2:12

Pour te délivrer de la voie du mal,

to deliver you from the way of evil, from the man who speaks perversity,

2:13

De ceux qui abandonnent les sentiers de la droiture

from those who leave the straight paths to walk in the ways of darkness,

2:14

Qui trouvent de la jouissance à faire le mal,

from those who enjoy doing evil and rejoice in the twistedness of evil,

2:15

Qui suivent des sentiers détournés,

whose paths are crooked and whose ways are devious.

2:16

Pour te délivrer de la femme étrangère,

It will rescue you from the forbidden , with seductive words

2:17

Qui abandonne l’ami de sa jeunesse,

who abandons the partner of her youth and forgets the covenant of her God.

2:18

Car sa maison penche vers la mort,

For her house sinks down to death, and her tracks to .

2:19

Aucun de ceux qui vont à elle ne revient,

None who go to her return or negotiate the paths of life.

2:20

Tu marcheras ainsi dans la voie des gens de bien,

So you will follow in the ways of the good, and keep to the paths of the righteous.

2:21

Car les hommes droits habiteront le pays,

For the upright will inhabit the land, and the blameless will remain in it;

2:22

Mais les méchants seront retranchés du pays,

but the wicked will be cut off from the land, and the unfaithful will be uprooted.