1Remember now thy Creator in the days of thy youth, while the evil days come not, nor the years draw nigh, when thou shalt say, I have no pleasure in them;2While the sun, or the light, or the moon, or the stars, be not darkened, nor the clouds return after the rain:3In the day when the keepers of the house shall tremble, and the strong men shall bow themselves, and the grinders cease because they are few, and those that look out of the windows be darkened,4And the doors shall be shut in the streets, when the sound of the grinding is low, and he shall rise up at the voice of the bird, and all the daughters of musick shall be brought low;5Also when they shall be afraid of that which is high, and fears shall be in the way, and the almond tree shall flourish, and the grasshopper shall be a burden, and desire shall fail: because man goeth to his long home, and the mourners go about the streets:6Or ever the silver cord be loosed, or the golden bowl be broken, or the pitcher be broken at the fountain, or the wheel broken at the cistern.7Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was: and the spirit shall return unto God who gave it.8Vanity of vanities, saith the preacher; all is vanity.9And moreover, because the preacher was wise, he still taught the people knowledge; yea, he gave good heed, and sought out, and set in order many proverbs.10The preacher sought to find out acceptable words: and that which was written was upright, even words of truth.11The words of the wise are as goads, and as nails fastened by the masters of assemblies, which are given from one shepherd.12And further, by these, my son, be admonished: of making many books there is no end; and much study is a weariness of the flesh.13Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man.14For God shall bring every work into judgment, with every secret thing, whether it be good, or whether it be evil.
1فَاذْكُرْ خَالِقَكَ فِي أَيَّامِ شَبَابِكَ، قَبْلَ أَنْ تَأْتِيَ أَيَّامُ الشَّرِّ أَوْ تَجِيءَ السِّنِينَ إِذْ تَقُولُ، لَيْسَ لِي فِيهَا سُرُورٌ.2قَبْلَ مَا تُظْلِمُ الشَّمْسُ وَالنُّورُ وَالْقَمَرُ وَالنُّجُومُ، وَتَرْجِعُ السُّحُبُ بَعْدَ الْمَطَرِ.3فِي يَوْمٍ يَتَزَعْزَعُ فِيهِ حَفَظَةُ الْبَيْتِ، وَتَتَلَوَّى رِجَالُ الْقُوَّةِ، وَتَبْطُلُ الطَّوَاحِنُ لأَنَّهَا قَلَّتْ، وَتُظْلِمُ النَّوَاظِرُ مِنَ الشَّبَابِيكِ.4وَتُغْلَقُ الأَبْوَابُ فِي السُّوقِ. حِينَ يَنْخَفِضُ صَوْتُ الْمِطْحَنَةِ وَيَقُومُ لِصَوْتِ الْعُصْفُورِ وَتُحَطُّ كُلُّ بَنَاتِ الْغِنَاءِ.5وَأَيْضاً يَخَافُونَ مِنَ الْعَالِي، وَفِي الطَّرِيقِ أَهْوَالٌ، وَاللَّوْزُ يُزْهِرُ، وَالْجُنْدُبُ يُسْتَثْقَلُ، وَالشَّهْوَةُ تَبْطُلُ. لأَنَّ الإِنْسَانَ ذَاهِبٌ إِلَى بَيْتِهِ الأَبَدِيِّ، وَالنَّادِبُونَ يَطُوفُونَ فِي السُّوقِ.6قَبْلَ مَا يَنْفَصِمُ حَبْلُ الْفِضَّةِ، أَوْ يَنْسَحِقُ كُوزُ الذَّهَبِ، أَوْ تَنْكَسِرُ الْجَرَّةُ عَلَى الْعَيْنِ، أَوْ تَنْقَصِفُ الْبَكَرَةُ عِنْدَ الْبِئْرِ.7فَيَرْجِعُ التُّرَابُ إِلَى الأَرْضِ كَمَا كَانَ، وَتَرْجِعُ الرُّوحُ إِلَى اللَّهِ الَّذِي أَعْطَاهَا.8بَاطِلُ الأَبَاطِيلِ قَالَ الْجَامِعَةُ، الْكُلُّ بَاطِلٌ.9بَقِيَ أَنَّ الْجَامِعَةَ كَانَ حَكِيماً، وَأَيْضاً عَلَّمَ الشَّعْبَ عِلْماً، وَوَزَنَ وَبَحَثَ وَأَتْقَنَ أَمْثَالاً كَثِيرَةً.10اَلْجَامِعَةُ طَلَبَ أَنْ يَجِدَ كَلِمَاتٍ مُسِرَّةً مَكْتُوبَةً بِالاِسْتِقَامَةِ، كَلِمَاتِ حَقٍّ.11كَلاَمُ الْحُكَمَاءِ كَالْمَنَاخِسِ، وَكَأَوْتَادٍ مُنْغَرِزَةٍ، أَرْبَابُ الْجَمَاعَاتِ، قَدْ أُعْطِيَتْ مِنْ رَاعٍ وَاحِدٍ.12وَبَقِيَ، فَمِنْ هَذَا يَا ابْنِي تَحَذَّرْ، لِعَمَلِ كُتُبٍ كَثِيرَةٍ لاَ نِهَايَةَ، وَالدَّرْسُ الْكَثِيرُ تَعَبٌ لِلْجَسَدِ.13فَلْنَسْمَعْ خِتَامَ الأَمْرِ كُلِّهِ، اتَّقِ اللَّهَ وَاحْفَظْ وَصَايَاهُ، لأَنَّ هَذَا هُوَ الإِنْسَانُ كُلُّهُ.14لأَنَّ اللَّهَ يُحْضِرُ كُلَّ عَمَلٍ إِلَى الدَّيْنُونَةِ، عَلَى كُلِّ خَفِيٍّ، إِنْ كَانَ خَيْراً أَوْ شَرّاً.
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