Proverbios 7

My son, keep my words, and hide with thee my commandments. My son, honour the Lord, and thou shalt be strong; and fear none but him:

HIJO mío, guarda mis razones, y encierra contigo mis mandamientos.

My son, keep my words, and lay up my commandments with thee.

My son, keep my words. Lay up my commandments within you.

keep my commandments, and thou shalt live; and keep my words as the pupils of thine eyes.

Guarda mis mandamientos, y vivirás; y mi ley como las niñas de tus ojos.

Keep my commandments, and live; and my law as the apple of thine eye.

Keep my commandments and live! Guard my teaching as the apple of your eye.

And bind them on thy fingers, and write them on the table of thine heart.

Lígalos á tus dedos; escríbelos en la tabla de tu corazón.

Bind them upon thy fingers, write them upon the table of thine heart.

Bind them on your fingers. Write them on the tablet of your heart.

Say that wisdom is thy sister, and gain prudence as an acquaintance for thyself;

Di á la sabiduría: Tú eres mi hermana; y á la inteligencia llama parienta:

Say unto wisdom, Thou art my sister; and call understanding thy kinswoman:

Tell wisdom, “You are my sister.” Call understanding your relative,

that she may keep thee from the strange and wicked woman, if she should assail thee with flattering words.

Para que te guarden de la mujer ajena, y de la extraña que ablanda sus palabras.

That they may keep thee from the strange woman, from the stranger which flattereth with her words.

that they may keep you from the strange woman, from the foreigner who flatters with her words.

For she looks from a window out of her house into the streets, at one whom she may see of the senseless ones, a young man void of understanding,

Porque mirando yo por la ventana de mi casa, por mi celosía,

For at the window of my house I looked through my casement,

For at the window of my house, I looked out through my lattice.

passing by the corner in the passages Gr. of near her house,

Vi entre los simples, consideré entre los jóvenes, un mancebo falto de entendimiento,

And beheld among the simple ones, I discerned among the youths, a young man void of understanding,

I saw among the simple ones. I discerned among the youths a young man void of understanding,

and speaking, in the dark of the evening,

El cual pasaba por la calle, junto á la esquina de aquella, é iba camino de su casa,

Passing through the street near her corner; and he went the way to her house,

passing through the street near her corner, he went the way to her house,

when there happens to be the stillness of night and of darkness:

A la tarde del día, ya que oscurecía, en la oscuridad y tiniebla de la noche.

In the twilight, in the evening, in the black and dark night:

in the twilight, in the evening of the day, in the middle of the night and in the darkness.

and the woman meets him having the appearance of a harlot, that causes the hearts of young men to flutter.

Y he aquí, una mujer que le sale al encuentro con atavío de ramera, astuta de corazón,

And, behold, there met him a woman with the attire of an harlot, and subtil of heart.

Behold, there a woman met him with the attire of a prostitute, and with crafty intent.

And she is fickle, and debauched, and her feet abide not at home.

Alborotadora y rencillosa, sus pies no pueden estar en casa;

(She is loud and stubborn; her feet abide not in her house:

She is loud and defiant. Her feet don’t stay in her house.

For at one time she wanders without, and at another time she lies in wait in the streets, at every corner.

Unas veces de fuera, ó bien por las plazas, acechando por todas las esquinas.

Now is she without, now in the streets, and lieth in wait at every corner.)

Now she is in the streets, now in the squares, and lurking at every corner.

Then she caught him, and kissed him, and with an impudent face said to him,

Y traba de él, y bésalo; desvergonzó su rostro, y díjole:

So she caught him, and kissed him, and with an impudent face said unto him,

So she caught him, and kissed him. With an impudent face she said to him:

I have a peace-offering; today I pay my vows:

Sacrificios de paz había prometido, hoy he pagado mis votos;

I have peace offerings with me; this day have I payed my vows.

“Sacrifices of peace offerings are with me. Today I have paid my vows.

therefore I came forth to meet thee, desiring thy face; and I have found thee.

Por tanto he salido á encontrarte, buscando diligentemente tu rostro, y te he hallado.

Therefore came I forth to meet thee, diligently to seek thy face, and I have found thee.

Therefore I came out to meet you, to diligently seek your face, and I have found you.

I have spread my bed with sheets, and I have covered it with double tapestry from Egypt.

Con paramentos he ataviado mi cama, recamados con cordoncillo de Egipto.

I have decked my bed with coverings of tapestry, with carved works, with fine linen of Egypt.

I have spread my couch with carpets of tapestry, with striped cloths of the yarn of Egypt.

I have sprinkled my couch with saffron, and my house with cinnamon.

He sahumado mi cámara con mirra, áloes, y cinamomo.

I have perfumed my bed with myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon.

I have perfumed my bed with myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon.

Come, and let us enjoy love until the morning; come, and let us embrace in love.

Ven, embriaguémonos de amores hasta la mañana; alegrémonos en amores.

Come, let us take our fill of love until the morning: let us solace ourselves with loves.

Come, let’s take our fill of loving until the morning. Let’s solace ourselves with loving.

For my husband is not at home, but is gone on a long journey,

Porque el marido no está en casa, hase ido á un largo viaje:

For the goodman is not at home, he is gone a long journey:

For my husband isn’t at home. He has gone on a long journey.

having taken in his hand a bundle of money: after many days he will return to his house.

El saco de dinero llevó en su mano; el día señalado volverá á su casa.

He hath taken a bag of money with him, and will come home at the day appointed.

He has taken a bag of money with him. He will come home at the full moon.”

So with much converse she prevailed on him to go astray, and with the snares of her lips forced him from the right path.

Rindiólo con la mucha suavidad de sus palabras, obligóle con la blandura de sus labios.

With her much fair speech she caused him to yield, with the flattering of her lips she forced him.

With persuasive words, she led him astray. With the flattering of her lips, she seduced him.

And he followed her, being gently led on, and that as an ox is led to the slaughter, and as a dog to bonds, or as a hart shot in the liver with an arrow:

Vase en pos de ella luego, como va el buey al degolladero, y como el loco á las prisiones para ser castigado;

He goeth after her straightway, as an ox goeth to the slaughter, or as a fool to the correction of the stocks;

He followed her immediately, as an ox goes to the slaughter, as a fool stepping into a noose.

and he hastens as a bird into a snare, not knowing that he is running for his life.

Como el ave que se apresura al lazo, y no sabe que es contra su vida, hasta que la saeta traspasó su hígado.

Till a dart strike through his liver; as a bird hasteth to the snare, and knoweth not that it is for his life.

Until an arrow strikes through his liver, as a bird hurries to the snare, and doesn’t know that it will cost his life.

Now then, my son, hearken to me, and attend to the words of my mouth.

Ahora pues, hijos, oidme, y estad atentos á las razones de mi boca.

Hearken unto me now therefore, O ye children, and attend to the words of my mouth.

Now therefore, sons, listen to me. Pay attention to the words of my mouth.

Let not thine heart turn aside to her ways: Alex. +’and stray not in her paths’

No se aparte á sus caminos tu corazón; no yerres en sus veredas.

Let not thine heart decline to her ways, go not astray in her paths.

Don’t let your heart turn to her ways. Don’t go astray in her paths,

for she has wounded and cast down many, and those whom she has slain are innumerable.

Porque á muchos ha hecho caer heridos; y aun los más fuertes han sido muertos por ella.

For she hath cast down many wounded: yea, many strong men have been slain by her.

for she has thrown down many wounded. Yes, all her slain are a mighty army.

Her house is the Gr. ways way of hell, leading down to the chambers of death.

Caminos del sepulcro son su casa, que descienden á las cámaras de la muerte.

Her house is the way to hell, going down to the chambers of death.

Her house is the way to Sheol, going down to the rooms of death.