8–БОБ
Доноликнинг улуғлиги
1 Донолик чорламайдими?!
Идрок овозини баланд қилиб чақирмайдими?!
2 Қир–адирларда, йўл бўйларида,
чорраҳаларда,
3 шаҳар дарвозаларида ,
эшиклар олдида туриб жар солади:
4 “Эй инсонлар, сизларни чақиряпман,
одамзодга гапирмоқдаман.
5 Соддалар , фаҳм–фаросатли бўлинг,
нодонлар, идрокли бўлинг.
6 Қулоқ солинг,
мен аъло гапларни гапираман, ростини айтаман.
7 Чунки тилим ҳақиқатни гапиради,
фосиқликдан эса нафратланади.
8 Ҳамма сўзларим тўғридир,
уларда на эгрилик, на бузуқлик бор.
9 Фаросатлиларга равшан,
билим оладиганларга тўғридир.
10 Кумуш ўрнига насиҳатларимни,
олтин ўрнига илм–маърифатни танланг.
11 Чунки донолик кўҳинурдан аълороқдир,
ҳеч қандай шодлик У билан тенглаша олмайди.
12 Мен, Донолик , ақл–идрок билан яшайман,
билим ва фаҳм–фаросат мендадир.
13 Эгамиздан қўрқиш ёмонликдан нафратланиш демакдир.
Мен мағрурлик ва манманликдан,
ёвузлик ва бузуқ тилдан нафратланаман.
14 Менда маслаҳат ва ҳақиқат бор,
мен идрокман,
қуввату куч ҳам мендадир.
15 Шоҳлар мен орқали ҳукм сурадилар,
ҳукмдорлар тўғри қонунлар чиқарадилар.
16 Мен орқали раҳбарлар бошқарадилар,
амалдор ва барча одил ҳакамлар ҳукм чиқарадилар.
17 Ким мени севса ўшани севаман,
астойдил излаганлар мени топадилар.
18 Бойлик, шуҳрат, битмас–туганмас хазина,
фаровонлик мендадир.
19 Менинг ҳосилим тоза олтиндан ҳам,
аъло кумушдан ҳам яхшироқ.
20 Мен тўғри йўлдан,
адолат сўқмоқларидан юраман.
21 Мени севганлар бойликни мерос қилиб оладилар,
уларнинг хазинасини тўлдираман.
22 Эгамиз яратиш ишларини бошламасдан олдин,
мени бунёд қилган эди.
23 Азалда, энг бошида,
дунё яратилмасдан олдин,
У мени тайинлаган эди.
24 Тубсиз денгизу бепоён уммон,
ё бирорта булоқ кўз очмай туриб,
мен дунёга келтирилганман.
25 Тоғу тош, қир–адир барпо бўлмасдан олдин
мен таваллуд топганман.
26 У ҳали на ер, на далаларни,
на ернинг тупроғини яратган эди.
27 Худо осмонни яратганда,
бепоён уммон узра фалакни барпо этганда,
мен ўша ерда эдим.
28 Осмонга булутларни жойлаб,
денгизларни сув билан тўлдирган чоғда,
29 У сув тошиб кетмасин деб амр берганда,
ерга асос солганда ,
30 мен Унинг ёнида мусаввир эдим,
қошида кундан–кунга завқланиб,
доимо қувонардим.
31 Дунёда, Унинг ерида одамзод билан хурсанд бўлардим.
32 Ўғилларим, менга қулоқ солинглар,
йўлимдан юрганлар бахтлидир.
33 Панд–насиҳатларимни тинглаб
доно бўлинглар, уни рад этманглар.
34 Ҳар куни остонамда кутиб, эшигимни пойлаб,
сўзларимга қулоқ соладиган бахтлидир.
35 Чунки мени топган ҳаёт топади,
Эгамизнинг марҳаматига сазовор бўлади.
36 Мени кўздан қочирган ўзига зарар етказади,
мендан нафратланган ўлимни севади.”
1 Doth not wisdom cry? and understanding put forth her voice? 2 She standeth in the top of high places, by the way in the places of the paths. 3 She crieth at the gates, at the entry of the city, at the coming in at the doors. 4 Unto you, O men, I call; and my voice is to the sons of man. 5 O ye simple, understand wisdom: and, ye fools, be ye of an understanding heart. 6 Hear; for I will speak of excellent things; and the opening of my lips shall be right things. 7 For my mouth shall speak truth; and wickedness is an abomination to my lips. 8 All the words of my mouth are in righteousness; there is nothing froward or perverse in them. 9 They are all plain to him that understandeth, and right to them that find knowledge. 10 Receive my instruction, and not silver; and knowledge rather than choice gold. 11 For wisdom is better than rubies; and all the things that may be desired are not to be compared to it.
12 I wisdom dwell with prudence, and find out knowledge of witty inventions. 13 The fear of the LORD is to hate evil: pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, and the froward mouth, do I hate. 14 Counsel is mine, and sound wisdom: I am understanding; I have strength. 15 By me kings reign, and princes decree justice. 16 By me princes rule, and nobles, even all the judges of the earth. 17 I love them that love me; and those that seek me early shall find me. 18 Riches and honour are with me; yea , durable riches and righteousness. 19 My fruit is better than gold, yea, than fine gold; and my revenue than choice silver. 20 I lead in the way of righteousness, in the midst of the paths of judgment: 21 That I may cause those that love me to inherit substance; and I will fill their treasures.
22 The LORD possessed me in the beginning of his way, before his works of old. 23 I was set up from everlasting, from the beginning, or ever the earth was. 24 When there were no depths, I was brought forth; when there were no fountains abounding with water. 25 Before the mountains were settled, before the hills was I brought forth: 26 While as yet he had not made the earth, nor the fields, nor the highest part of the dust of the world. 27 When he prepared the heavens, I was there: when he set a compass upon the face of the depth: 28 When he established the clouds above: when he strengthened the fountains of the deep: 29 When he gave to the sea his decree, that the waters should not pass his commandment: when he appointed the foundations of the earth: 30 Then I was by him, as one brought up with him: and I was daily his delight, rejoicing always before him; 31 Rejoicing in the habitable part of his earth; and my delights were with the sons of men.
32 Now therefore hearken unto me, O ye children: for blessed are they that keep my ways. 33 Hear instruction, and be wise, and refuse it not. 34 Blessed is the man that heareth me, watching daily at my gates, waiting at the posts of my doors. 35 For whoso findeth me findeth life, and shall obtain favour of the LORD. 36 But he that sinneth against me wrongeth his own soul: all they that hate me love death.
