Proverbs 8
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Proverbes 8
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| Is not wisdom crying out, and the voice of knowledge sounding? | La sagesse ne crie-t-elle pas? L`intelligence n`élève-t-elle pas sa voix? |
| At the top of the highways, at the meeting of the roads, she takes her place; | C`est au sommet des hauteurs près de la route, C`est à la croisée des chemins qu`elle se place; |
| Where the roads go into the town her cry goes out, at the doorways her voice is loud: | A côté des portes, à l`entrée de la ville, A l`intérieur des portes, elle fait entendre ses cris: |
| I am crying out to you, O men; my voice comes to the sons of men. | Hommes, c`est à vous que je crie, Et ma voix s`adresse aux fils de l`homme. |
| Become expert in reason, O you simple ones; you foolish ones, take training to heart. | Stupides, apprenez le discernement; Insensés, apprenez l`intelligence. |
| Give ear, for my words are true, and my lips are open to give out what is upright. | Écoutez, car j`ai de grandes choses à dire, Et mes lèvres s`ouvrent pour enseigner ce qui est droit. |
| For good faith goes out of my mouth, and false lips are disgusting to me. | Car ma bouche proclame la vérité, Et mes lèvres ont en horreur le mensonge; |
| All the words of my mouth are righteousness; there is nothing false or twisted in them. | Toutes les paroles de ma bouche sont justes, Elles n`ont rien de faux ni de détourné; |
| They are all true to him whose mind is awake, and straightforward to those who get knowledge. | Toutes sont claires pour celui qui est intelligent, Et droites pour ceux qui ont trouvé la science. |
| Take my teaching, and not silver; get knowledge in place of the best gold. | Préférez mes instructions à l`argent, Et la science à l`or le plus précieux; |
| For wisdom is better than jewels, and all things which may be desired are nothing in comparison with her. | Car la sagesse vaut mieux que les perles, Elle a plus de valeur que tous les objets de prix. |
| I, wisdom, have made wise behaviour my near relation; I am seen to be the special friend of wise purposes. | Moi, la sagesse, j`ai pour demeure le discernement, Et je possède la science de la réflexion. |
| The fear of the Lord is seen in hating evil: pride, a high opinion of oneself, the evil way, and the false tongue, are unpleasing to me. | La crainte de l`Éternel, c`est la haine du mal; L`arrogance et l`orgueil, la voie du mal, Et la bouche perverse, voilà ce que je hais. |
| Wise design and good sense are mine; reason and strength are mine. | Le conseil et le succès m`appartiennent; Je suis l`intelligence, la force est à moi. |
| Through me kings have their power, and rulers give right decisions. | Par moi les rois règnent, Et les princes ordonnent ce qui est juste; |
| Through me chiefs have authority, and the noble ones are judging in righteousness. | Par moi gouvernent les chefs, Les grands, tous les juges de la terre. |
| Those who have given me their love are loved by me, and those who make search for me with care will get me. | J`aime ceux qui m`aiment, Et ceux qui me cherchent me trouvent. |
| Wealth and honour are in my hands, even wealth without equal and righteousness. | Avec moi sont la richesse et la gloire, Les biens durables et la justice. |
| My fruit is better than gold, even than the best gold; and my increase is more to be desired than silver. | Mon fruit est meilleur que l`or, que l`or pur, Et mon produit est préférable à l`argent. |
| I go in the road of righteousness, in the way of right judging: | Je marche dans le chemin de la justice, Au milieu des sentiers de la droiture, |
| So that I may give my lovers wealth for their heritage, making their store-houses full. | Pour donner des biens à ceux qui m`aiment, Et pour remplir leurs trésors. |
| The Lord made me as the start of his way, the first of his works in the past. | L`Éternel m`a créée la première de ses oeuvres, Avant ses oeuvres les plus anciennes. |
| From eternal days I was given my place, from the birth of time, before the earth was. | J`ai été établie depuis l`éternité, Dès le commencement, avant l`origine de la terre. |
| When there was no deep I was given birth, when there were no fountains flowing with water. | Je fus enfantée quand il n`y avait point d`abîmes, Point de sources chargées d`eaux; |
| Before the mountains were put in their places, before the hills was my birth: | Avant que les montagnes soient affermies, Avant que les collines existent, je fus enfantée; |
| When he had not made the earth or the fields or the dust of the world. | Il n`avait encore fait ni la terre, ni les campagnes, Ni le premier atome de la poussière du monde. |
| When he made ready the heavens I was there: when he put an arch over the face of the deep: | Lorsqu`il disposa les cieux, j`étais là; Lorsqu`il traça un cercle à la surface de l`abîme, |
| When he made strong the skies overhead: when the fountains of the deep were fixed: | Lorsqu`il fixa les nuages en haut, Et que les sources de l`abîme jaillirent avec force, |
| When he put a limit to the sea, so that the waters might not go against his word: when he put in position the bases of the earth: | Lorsqu`il donna une limite à la mer, Pour que les eaux n`en franchissent pas les bords, Lorsqu`il posa les fondements de la terre, |
| Then I was by his side, as a master workman: and I was his delight from day to day, playing before him at all times; | J`étais à l`oeuvre auprès de lui, Et je faisais tous les jours ses délices, Jouant sans cesse en sa présence, |
| Playing in his earth; and my delight was with the sons of men. | Jouant sur le globe de sa terre, Et trouvant mon bonheur parmi les fils de l`homme. |
| Give ear to me then, my sons: for happy are those who keep my ways. | Et maintenant, mes fils, écoutez-moi, Et heureux ceux qui observent mes voies! |
| Take my teaching and be wise; do not let it go. | Écoutez l`instruction, pour devenir sages, Ne la rejetez pas. |
| Happy is the man who gives ear to me, watching at my doors day by day, keeping his place by the pillars of my house. | Heureux l`homme qui m`écoute, Qui veille chaque jour à mes portes, Et qui en garde les poteaux! |
| For whoever gets me gets life, and grace from the Lord will come to him. | Car celui qui me trouve a trouvé la vie, Et il obtient la faveur de l`Éternel. |
| But he who does evil to me, does wrong to his soul: all my haters are in love with death. | Mais celui qui pèche contre moi nuit à son âme; Tous ceux qui me haïssent aiment la mort. |
