Proverbs 8 – NIRV & BPH

New International Reader’s Version

Proverbs 8:1-36

Wisdom Calls Out

1Doesn’t wisdom call out?

Doesn’t understanding raise her voice?

2At the highest point along the way,

she takes her place where the paths meet.

3Beside the gate leading into the city,

she cries out at the entrance. She says,

4“People, I call out to you.

I raise my voice to all human beings.

5You who are childish, get some good sense.

You who are foolish, set your hearts on getting it.

6Listen! I have things to say that you can depend on.

I open my lips to speak what is right.

7My mouth speaks what is true.

My lips hate evil.

8All the words of my mouth are honest.

None of them is twisted or sinful.

9To those who have understanding, all my words are right.

To those who have found knowledge, they are true.

10Choose my teaching instead of silver.

Choose knowledge rather than fine gold.

11Wisdom is worth more than rubies.

Nothing you want can compare with her.

12“I, wisdom, live together with understanding.

I have knowledge and good sense.

13To have respect for the Lord is to hate evil.

I hate pride and bragging.

I hate evil ways and twisted words.

14I have good sense and give good advice.

I have understanding and power.

15By me kings rule.

Leaders make laws that are fair.

16By me princes and nobles govern.

It is by me that anyone rules on earth.

17I love those who love me.

Those who look for me find me.

18With me are riches and honor.

With me are lasting wealth and success.

19My fruit is better than fine gold.

My gifts are better than the finest silver.

20I walk in ways that are honest.

I take paths that are right.

21I leave riches to those who love me.

I give them more than they have room for.

22“The Lord created me as the first of his works,

before his acts of long ago.

23I was formed a long, long time ago.

I was formed at the very beginning, when the world was created.

24Before there were any oceans, I was born.

It was before there were springs flowing with water.

25Before the mountains were settled in place, I was born.

Before there were any hills, I was born.

26It happened before the Lord made the world and its fields.

It was before he made the dust of the earth.

27I was there when he set the heavens in place.

When he marked out the place where the sky meets the sea, I was there.

28That was when he put the clouds above.

It was when he fixed the ocean springs in place.

29It was when he set limits for the sea

so that the waters had to obey his command.

When the Lord marked out the foundations of the earth, I was there.

30I was constantly at his side.

I was filled with delight day after day.

I was always happy to be with him.

31His whole world filled me with joy.

I took delight in all human beings.

32“My children, listen to me.

Blessed are those who keep my ways.

33Listen to my teaching and be wise.

Don’t turn away from it.

34Blessed are those who listen to me.

They watch every day at my doors.

They wait beside my doorway.

35Those who find me find life.

They receive blessing from the Lord.

36But those who don’t find me harm only themselves.

Everyone who hates me loves death.”

Bibelen på hverdagsdansk

Ordsprogenes Bog 8:1-36

Visdommen kalder igen

1Visdommen kalder, hvem vil høre?

Indsigten råber sit budskab ud.

2Den står på højdepunkter langs vejen,

stiller sig op ved befærdede gadehjørner.

3Ved byens porte og på de åbne pladser

kan dens klare stemme høres:

4„Jeg kalder på alle mennesker,

lyt til mit budskab, hver og én.

5Forstå dog, hvad visdom er,

tag imod lidt sund fornuft.

6Jeg har vigtige ting at fortælle jer,

jeg siger, hvad der er ret og rigtigt.

7Min mund taler altid sandt,

jeg hader alt, hvad der er ondt.

8Alt, hvad jeg siger, er sandt og godt,

der er intet falsk eller forkert i det.

9Mine ord er indlysende for de forstandige,

ligetil for dem, der har en smule indsigt.”

10Sæt større pris på min vejledning end på sølv,

for min undervisning er mere værd end guld.

11At eje visdom er vigtigere end at eje juveler,

intet kan sammenlignes med den.

12„Jeg, Visdom, har dømmekraft

foruden indsigt og sund fornuft.

13Gudsfrygt indebærer at hade det onde.

Jeg hader hovmod og indbildskhed,

løgn og ondsindet sladder.

14Følg mine gode råd og få fremgang,

indsigt og dømmekraft får du hos mig.

15Jeg hjælper konger til at regere retfærdigt

og lovgivere til at udstede gode love.

16Jeg hjælper guvernører til at træffe de rigtige valg,

alle jordens dommere har brug for mig.

17Jeg kommer til dem, der vil tage imod mig.

De, som oprigtigt søger mig, finder mig.

18Jeg giver dem rigdom og ære,

vedvarende værdier og gode normer.

19Den gave, jeg giver, er bedre end det fineste guld,

den er mere værd end det fornemste sølv.

20Jeg følger sandhedens stier,

vandrer på hæderlighedens veje.

21De, der følger mig, lider ingen nød,

for jeg fylder deres forrådshuse.

22Herren skabte mig i begyndelsen

før resten af hans skaberværk.

23Jeg har min oprindelse i evigheden,

før verdens grundvold blev lagt.

24Jeg blev dannet før havets dyb,

før kilderne og floderne var til.

25Jeg var der, før bjergene blev dannet,

og højene blev skabt,

26før Gud havde frembragt landjorden med dens marker,

før det første stykke jord kom til syne.

27Da Gud udspændte himlens hvælving,

da han lagde jordens flade på urdybet,

28da han anbragte skyerne over jorden

og åbnede kilderne under jorden,

29da han med sit ord satte en grænse for havet,

da han lagde jordens grundvold fast,

30da var jeg ved hans side som hans arkitekt.

Jeg glædede mig dag for dag,

frydede mig sammen med ham,

31jublede ved at se den vide jord,

ved at se menneskene blive skabt.”

32Hør derfor godt efter, min søn,

for du bliver lykkelig ved at følge mit råd.

33Lyt til mig, så du kan få visdom.

Ignorer ikke visdommen, når den siger:

34„Velsignede er de, der lytter til mig,

de, der venter ved min dør dag efter dag.

35De, der tager imod mig, får et godt liv,

for de opnår Guds velvilje.

36De, der forkaster mig, skader sig selv.

Siger de nej til mig, siger de ja til døden.”