Proverbs 22
1 बड़े धन से अच्छा नाम अधिक चाहने योग्य है, और सोने चान्दी से औरों की प्रसन्नता उत्तम है।
2 धनी और निर्धन दोनों एक दूसरे से मिलते हैं; यहोवा उन दोनों का कर्त्ता है।
3 चतुर मनुष्य विपत्ति को आते देख कर छिप जाता है; परन्तु भोले लोग आगे बढ़ कर दण्ड भोगते हैं।
4 नम्रता और यहोवा के भय मानने का फल धन, महिमा और जीवन होता है।
5 टेढ़े मनुष्य के मार्ग में कांटे और फन्दे रहते हैं; परन्तु जो अपने प्राणों की रक्षा करता, वह उन से दूर रहता है।
6 लड़के को शिक्षा उसी मार्ग की दे जिस में उस को चलना चाहिये, और वह बुढ़ापे में भी उस से न हटेगा।
7 धनी, निर्धन लोगों पर प्रभुता करता है, और उधार लेने वाला उधार देने वाले का दास होता है।
8 जो कुटिलता का बीज बोता है, वह अनर्थ ही काटेगा, और उसके रोष का सोंटा टूटेगा।
9 दया करने वाले पर आशीष फलती है, क्योंकि वह कंगाल को अपनी रोटी में से देता है।
10 ठट्ठा करने वाले को निकाल दे, तब झगड़ा मिट जाएगा, और वाद-विवाद और अपमान दोनों टूट जाएंगे।
11 जो मन की शुद्धता से प्रीति रखता है, और जिसके वचन मनोहर होते हैं, राजा उसका मित्र होता है।
12 यहोवा ज्ञानी पर दृष्टि कर के, उसकी रक्षा करता है, परन्तु विश्वासघाती की बातें उलट देता है।
13 आलसी कहता है, बाहर तो सिंह होगा! मैं चौक के बीच घात किया जाऊंगा।
14 पराई स्त्रियों का मुंह गहिरा गड़हा है; जिस से यहोवा क्रोधित होता, वही उस में गिरता है।
15 लड़के के मन में मूढ़ता की गाँठ बन्धी रहती है, परन्तु छड़ी की ताड़ना के द्वारा वह उस से दूर की जाती है।
16 जो अपने लाभ के निमित्त कंगाल पर अन्धेर करता है, और जो धनी को भेंट देता, वे दोनो केवल हानि ही उठाते हैं॥
17 कान लगा कर बुद्धिमानों के वचन सुन, और मेरी ज्ञान की बातों की ओर मन लगा;
18 यदि तू उस को अपने मन में रखे, और वे सब तेरे मुंह से निकला भी करें, तो यह मन भावनी बात होगी।
19 मैं आज इसलिये ये बातें तुझ को जता देता हूं, कि तेरा भरोसा यहोवा पर हो।
20 मैं बहुत दिनों से तेरे हित के उपदेश और ज्ञान की बातें लिखता आया हूं,
21 कि मैं तुझे सत्य वचनों का निश्चय करा दूं, जिस से जो तुझे काम में लगाएं, उन को सच्चा उत्तर दे सके॥
22 कंगाल पर इस कारण अन्धेर न करना कि वह कंगाल है, और न दीन जन को कचहरी में पीसना;
23 क्योंकि यहोवा उनका मुकद्दमा लड़ेगा, और जो लोग उनका धन हर लेते हैं, उनका प्राण भी वह हर लेगा।
24 क्रोधी मनुष्य का मित्र न होना, और झट क्रोध करने वाले के संग न चलना,
25 कहीं ऐसा न हो कि तू उसकी चाल सीखे, और तेरा प्राण फन्दे में फंस जाए।
26 जो लोग हाथ पर हाथ मारते, और ऋणियों के उत्तरदायी होते हैं, उन में तू न होना।
27 यदि भर देने के लिये तेरे पास कुछ न हो, तो वह क्यों तेरे नीचे से खाट खींच ले जाए?
28 जो सिवाना तेरे पुरखाओं ने बान्धा हो, उस पुराने सिवाने को न बढ़ाना।
29 यदि तू ऐसा पुरूष देखे जो कामकाज में निपुण हो, तो वह राजाओं के सम्मुख खड़ा होगा; छोटे लोगों के सम्मुख नहीं॥
1 A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches, and loving favour rather than silver and gold.
2 The rich and poor meet together: the Lord is the maker of them all.
3 A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself: but the simple pass on, and are punished.
4 By humility and the fear of the Lord are riches, and honour, and life.
5 Thorns and snares are in the way of the froward: he that doth keep his soul shall be far from them.
6 Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.
7 The rich ruleth over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender.
8 He that soweth iniquity shall reap vanity: and the rod of his anger shall fail.
9 He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed; for he giveth of his bread to the poor.
10 Cast out the scorner, and contention shall go out; yea, strife and reproach shall cease.
11 He that loveth pureness of heart, for the grace of his lips the king shall be his friend.
12 The eyes of the Lord preserve knowledge, and he overthroweth the words of the transgressor.
13 The slothful man saith, There is a lion without, I shall be slain in the streets.
14 The mouth of strange women is a deep pit: he that is abhorred of the Lord shall fall therein.
15 Foolishness is bound in the heart of a child; but the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.
16 He that oppresseth the poor to increase his riches, and he that giveth to the rich, shall surely come to want.
17 Bow down thine ear, and hear the words of the wise, and apply thine heart unto my knowledge.
18 For it is a pleasant thing if thou keep them within thee; they shall withal be fitted in thy lips.
19 That thy trust may be in the Lord, I have made known to thee this day, even to thee.
20 Have not I written to thee excellent things in counsels and knowledge,
21 That I might make thee know the certainty of the words of truth; that thou mightest answer the words of truth to them that send unto thee?
22 Rob not the poor, because he is poor: neither oppress the afflicted in the gate:
23 For the Lord will plead their cause, and spoil the soul of those that spoiled them.
24 Make no friendship with an angry man; and with a furious man thou shalt not go:
25 Lest thou learn his ways, and get a snare to thy soul.
26 Be not thou one of them that strike hands, or of them that are sureties for debts.
27 If thou hast nothing to pay, why should he take away thy bed from under thee?
28 Remove not the ancient landmark, which thy fathers have set.
29 Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before mean men.
1 And he went out from thence, and came into his own country; and his disciples follow him.
2 And when the sabbath day was come, he began to teach in the synagogue: and many hearing him were astonished, saying, From whence hath this man these things? and what wisdom is this which is given unto him, that even such mighty works are wrought by his hands?
3 Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary, the brother of James, and Joses, and of Juda, and Simon? and are not his sisters here with us? And they were offended at him.
4 But Jesus said unto them, A prophet is not without honour, but in his own country, and among his own kin, and in his own house.
5 And he could there do no mighty work, save that he laid his hands upon a few sick folk, and healed them.
6 And he marvelled because of their unbelief. And he went round about the villages, teaching.
7 And he called unto him the twelve, and began to send them forth by two and two; and gave them power over unclean spirits;
8 And commanded them that they should take nothing for their journey, save a staff only; no scrip, no bread, no money in their purse:
9 But be shod with sandals; and not put on two coats.
10 And he said unto them, In what place soever ye enter into an house, there abide till ye depart from that place.
11 And whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear you, when ye depart thence, shake off the dust under your feet for a testimony against them. Verily I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for Sodom and Gomorrha in the day of judgment, than for that city.
12 And they went out, and preached that men should repent.
13 And they cast out many devils, and anointed with oil many that were sick, and healed them.
14 And king Herod heard of him; (for his name was spread abroad:) and he said, That John the Baptist was risen from the dead, and therefore mighty works do shew forth themselves in him.
15 Others said, That it is Elias. And others said, That it is a prophet, or as one of the prophets.
16 But when Herod heard thereof, he said, It is John, whom I beheaded: he is risen from the dead.
17 For Herod himself had sent forth and laid hold upon John, and bound him in prison for Herodias’ sake, his brother Philip’s wife: for he had married her.
18 For John had said unto Herod, It is not lawful for thee to have thy brother’s wife.
19 Therefore Herodias had a quarrel against him, and would have killed him; but she could not:
20 For Herod feared John, knowing that he was a just man and an holy, and observed him; and when he heard him, he did many things, and heard him gladly.
21 And when a convenient day was come, that Herod on his birthday made a supper to his lords, high captains, and chief estates of Galilee;
22 And when the daughter of the said Herodias came in, and danced, and pleased Herod and them that sat with him, the king said unto the damsel, Ask of me whatsoever thou wilt, and I will give it thee.
23 And he sware unto her, Whatsoever thou shalt ask of me, I will give it thee, unto the half of my kingdom.
24 And she went forth, and said unto her mother, What shall I ask? And she said, The head of John the Baptist.
25 And she came in straightway with haste unto the king, and asked, saying, I will that thou give me by and by in a charger the head of John the Baptist.
26 And the king was exceeding sorry; yet for his oath’s sake, and for their sakes which sat with him, he would not reject her.
27 And immediately the king sent an executioner, and commanded his head to be brought: and he went and beheaded him in the prison,
28 And brought his head in a charger, and gave it to the damsel: and the damsel gave it to her mother.
29 And when his disciples heard of it, they came and took up his corpse, and laid it in a tomb.
30 And the apostles gathered themselves together unto Jesus, and told him all things, both what they had done, and what they had taught.
31 And he said unto them, Come ye yourselves apart into a desert place, and rest a while: for there were many coming and going, and they had no leisure so much as to eat.
32 And they departed into a desert place by ship privately.
33 And the people saw them departing, and many knew him, and ran afoot thither out of all cities, and outwent them, and came together unto him.
34 And Jesus, when he came out, saw much people, and was moved with compassion toward them, because they were as sheep not having a shepherd: and he began to teach them many things.
35 And when the day was now far spent, his disciples came unto him, and said, This is a desert place, and now the time is far passed:
36 Send them away, that they may go into the country round about, and into the villages, and buy themselves bread: for they have nothing to eat.
37 He answered and said unto them, Give ye them to eat. And they say unto him, Shall we go and buy two hundred pennyworth of bread, and give them to eat?
38 He saith unto them, How many loaves have ye? go and see. And when they knew, they say, Five, and two fishes.
39 And he commanded them to make all sit down by companies upon the green grass.
40 And they sat down in ranks, by hundreds, and by fifties.
41 And when he had taken the five loaves and the two fishes, he looked up to heaven, and blessed, and brake the loaves, and gave them to his disciples to set before them; and the two fishes divided he among them all.
42 And they did all eat, and were filled.
43 And they took up twelve baskets full of the fragments, and of the fishes.
44 And they that did eat of the loaves were about five thousand men.
45 And straightway he constrained his disciples to get into the ship, and to go to the other side before unto Bethsaida, while he sent away the people.
46 And when he had sent them away, he departed into a mountain to pray.
47 And when even was come, the ship was in the midst of the sea, and he alone on the land.
48 And he saw them toiling in rowing; for the wind was contrary unto them: and about the fourth watch of the night he cometh unto them, walking upon the sea, and would have passed by them.
49 But when they saw him walking upon the sea, they supposed it had been a spirit, and cried out:
50 For they all saw him, and were troubled. And immediately he talked with them, and saith unto them, Be of good cheer: it is I; be not afraid.
51 And he went up unto them into the ship; and the wind ceased: and they were sore amazed in themselves beyond measure, and wondered.
52 For they considered not the miracle of the loaves: for their heart was hardened.
53 And when they had passed over, they came into the land of Gennesaret, and drew to the shore.
54 And when they were come out of the ship, straightway they knew him,
55 And ran through that whole region round about, and began to carry about in beds those that were sick, where they heard he was.
56 And whithersoever he entered, into villages, or cities, or country, they laid the sick in the streets, and besought him that they might touch if it were but the border of his garment: and as many as touched him were made whole.