Mmɛbusɛm 31 – ASCB & NIRV

Asante Twi Contemporary Bible

Mmɛbusɛm 31:1-31

Ɔhene Lemuel Nsɛm

1Ɔhene Lemuel nsɛm a ɛyɛ nkɔmhyɛ a ne maame kyerɛɛ no:

2Ao me babarima, me yafunu ba,

Ao mebɔhyɛ ba,

3nsɛe wʼahoɔden wɔ mmaa31.3 Saa mmaa yi yɛ mmaa adwamanfoɔ a wɔwɔ ahemfie a wɔbɛtumi atwe ɔhene adwene afiri nʼadwuma so. ho,

wɔn a wɔgu ahemfo asu no.

4Lemuel, nsã nyɛ mma ahemfo;

asanom nyɛ mma ahemfo,

ɛnsɛ sɛ sodifoɔ pere nsaden ho;

5sɛ wɔnom nsã a, wɔn werɛ bɛfiri deɛ mmara no ka,

na wɔn a wɔdi wɔn nya no rennya deɛ wɔwɔ ho ɛkwan.

6Fa nsaden ma wɔn a wɔresɛe,

na fa nsã ma wɔn a wɔwɔ amanehunu mu;

7Momma wɔnnom, na wɔn werɛ mfiri wɔn hia

na wɔnnkae wɔn awerɛhoɔ bio.

8Kasa ma wɔn a wɔntumi nkasa mma wɔn ho,

kasa ma mmɔborɔfoɔ yiedie.

9Kasa na bu atɛntenenee;

kasa ma ahiafoɔ ne onnibie yiedie.

Awieeɛ: Ɔyere A Ɔsom Bo

10Ɔyere pa, hwan na ɔbɛnya?

Ɔsom bo pa ara sene nhwene pa.

11Ne kunu wɔ ne mu ahotosoɔ pa ara

na biribiara a ɛwɔ boɔ nhia no.

12Ɔde deɛ ɛyɛ brɛ no, na ɛnyɛ ɔhaw,

ne nkwa nna nyinaa mu.

13Ɔhwehwɛ odwannwi ne asaawa

na ɔde ne nsa nwono wɔ fɛ so.

14Ɔte sɛ adwadifoɔ ahyɛn,

ɔde ne nnuane firi akyirikyiri ba.

15Adeɛ nnya nkyeeɛ no na wasɔre;

ɔsiesie aduane ma nʼabusuafoɔ

na ɔkyekyɛ nnwuma ma ne mmaawa.

16Ɔdwene afuo ho, na ɔtɔ;

ɔfiri deɛ ɔnya mu yɛ bobefuo.

17Ɔde nsi yɛ nʼadwuma;

nʼabasa mu wɔ ahoɔden ma nʼadwuma.

18Ɔhwɛ sɛ nʼadwadie ho wɔ mfasoɔ,

na ne kanea ɛnnum anadwo.

19Daa, na ne nsa kura tadua mu

a ne nsateaa nso retoatoa asaawa.

20Ɔgo ne nsam ma ahiafoɔ

na ne nsa so onibie so.

21Sɛ sukyerɛmma tɔ a ne yam nhyehye no wɔ ne fiefoɔ ho;

ɛfiri sɛ wɔn nyinaa wɔ aduradeɛ a wɔde ko awɔ.

22Ɔyɛ ne mpasotam;

na ɔfira nwera ne serekye ntoma.

23Ne kunu wɔ animuonyam wɔ kuropɔn ɛpono ano,

baabi a ɔne asase no so mpanimfoɔ tena.

24Ɔpempam nwera ntadeɛ tontɔn,

na ɔtu abɔwomu ma adwadifoɔ.

25Ɔwɔ ahoɔden ne animuonyam;

na ɔnsuro nna a ɛwɔ nʼanim.

26Ɔkasa nyansa mu,

na nokorɛ nkyerɛkyerɛ wɔ ne tɛkrɛma so.

27Ɔhwɛ ne fidua mu nnwuma so

na ɔnnyegye aniha so.

28Ne mma sɔre a wɔfrɛ no nhyira;

ne kunu nso saa ara, na ɔkamfo no sɛ,

29“Mmaa pii yɛ nneɛma a ɛwɔ edin,

na wo deɛ, wosene wɔn nyinaa.”

30Ɔbaa kɔnɔfoɔ yɛ nnaadaa, na ahoɔfɛ twam ntɛm so;

nanso ɔbaa a ɔsuro Awurade no fata nkamfoɔ.

31Fa abasobɔdeɛ a wanya no ma no,

na wɔnkamfo ne nnwuma wɔ kuropɔn ɛpono ano.

New International Reader’s Version

Proverbs 31:1-31

The Sayings of King Lemuel

1These are the sayings of King Lemuel. His mother taught them to him. These sayings came from God.

2Listen, my son! Listen, my very own son!

Listen, you who are the answer to my prayers!

3Don’t waste your strength on women.

Don’t waste it on those who destroy kings.

4Lemuel, it isn’t good for kings to drink wine.

It isn’t good for rulers to long for beer.

5If they do, they might drink and forget what has been commanded.

They might take away the rights of all those who are treated badly.

6Let beer be for those who are dying.

Let wine be for those who are sad and troubled.

7Let them drink and forget how poor they are.

Let them forget their suffering.

8Speak up for those who can’t speak for themselves.

Speak up for the rights of all those who are poor.

9Speak up and judge fairly.

Speak up for the rights of those who are poor and needy.

The Excellent Woman

10Who can find an excellent woman?

She is worth far more than rubies.

11Her husband trusts her completely.

She gives him all the important things he needs.

12She brings him good, not harm,

all the days of her life.

13She chooses wool and flax.

She loves to work with her hands.

14She is like the ships of traders.

She brings her food from far away.

15She gets up while it is still night.

She provides food for her family.

She also gives some to her female servants.

16She considers a field and buys it.

She uses some of the money she earns to plant a vineyard.

17She gets ready to work hard.

Her arms are strong.

18She sees that her trading earns a lot of money.

Her lamp doesn’t go out at night.

19With one hand she holds the wool.

With the other she spins the thread.

20She opens her arms to those who are poor.

She reaches out her hands to those who are needy.

21When it snows, she’s not afraid for her family.

All of them are dressed in the finest clothes.

22She makes her own bed coverings.

She is dressed in fine linen and purple clothes.

23Her husband is respected at the city gate.

There he takes his seat among the elders of the land.

24She makes linen clothes and sells them.

She supplies belts to the traders.

25She puts on strength and honor as if they were her clothes.

She can laugh at the days that are coming.

26She speaks wisely.

She teaches faithfully.

27She watches over family matters.

She is busy all the time.

28Her children stand up and call her blessed.

Her husband also rises up, and he praises her.

29He says, “Many women do excellent things.

But you are better than all the others.”

30Charm can fool you. Beauty fades.

But a woman who has respect for the Lord should be praised.

31Give her honor for all that her hands have done.

Let everything she has done bring praise to her at the city gate.