اَلْجَامِعَةِ 9

١ 1 لِأَنَّ هَذَا كُلَّهُ جَعَلْتُهُ فِي قَلْبِي، وَٱمْتَحَنْتُ هَذَا كُلَّهُ: أَنَّ ٱلصِّدِّيقِينَ وَٱلْحُكَمَاءَ وَأَعْمَالَهُمْ فِي يَدِ ٱللهِ. ٱلْإِنْسَانُ لَا يَعْلَمُ حُبًّا وَلَا بُغْضًا. ٱلْكُلُّ أَمَامَهُمُ.

For all this I considered in my heart even to declare all this, that the righteous, and the wise, and their works, are in the hand of God: no man knows either love or hatred by all that is before them.

٢ 2 ٱلْكُلُّ عَلَى مَا لِلْكُلِّ. حَادِثَةٌ وَاحِدَةٌ لِلصِّدِّيقِ وَلِلشِّرِّيرِ، لِلصَّالِحِ وَلِلطَّاهِرِ وَلِلنَّجِسِ، لِلذَّابِحِ وَلِلَّذِي لَا يَذْبَحُ، كَٱلصَّالِحِ ٱلْخَاطِئُ. ٱلْحَالِفُ كَٱلَّذِي يَخَافُ ٱلْحَلْفَ.

All things come alike to all: there is one event to the righteous, and to the wicked; to the good and to the clean, and to the unclean; to him that sacrifices, and to him that sacrifices not: as is the good, so is the sinner; and he that swears, as he that fears an oath.

٣ 3 هَذَا أَشَرُّ كُلِّ مَا عُمِلَ تَحْتَ ٱلشَّمْسِ: أَنَّ حَادِثَةً وَاحِدَةً لِلْجَمِيعِ. وَأَيْضًا قَلْبُ بَنِي ٱلْبَشَرِ مَلآنُ مِنَ ٱلشَّرِّ، وَٱلْحَمَاقَةُ فِي قَلْبِهِمْ وَهُمْ أَحْيَاءٌ، وَبَعْدَ ذَلِكَ يَذْهَبُونَ إِلَى ٱلْأَمْوَاتِ.

This is an evil among all things that are done under the sun, that there is one event unto all: yea, also the heart of the sons of men is full of evil, and madness is in their heart while they live, and after that they go to the dead.

٤ 4 لِأَنَّهُ مَنْ يُسْتَثْنَى؟ لِكُلِّ ٱلْأَحْيَاءِ يُوجَدُ رَجَاءٌ، فَإِنَّ ٱلْكَلْبَ ٱلْحَيَّ خَيْرٌ مِنَ ٱلْأَسَدِ ٱلْمَيْتِ.

In order to him that is joined to all the living there is hope: for a living dog is better than a dead lion.

٥ 5 لِأَنَّ ٱلْأَحْيَاءَ يَعْلَمُونَ أَنَّهُمْ سَيَمُوتُونَ، أَمَّا ٱلْمَوْتَى فَلَا يَعْلَمُونَ شَيْئًا، وَلَيْسَ لَهُمْ أَجْرٌ بَعْدُ لِأَنَّ ذِكْرَهُمْ نُسِيَ.

For the living know that they shall die: but the dead know not any thing, neither have they any more a reward; for the memory of them is forgotten.

٦ 6 وَمَحَبَّتُهُمْ وَبُغْضَتُهُمْ وَحَسَدُهُمْ هَلَكَتْ مُنْذُ زَمَانٍ، وَلَا نَصِيبَ لَهُمْ بَعْدُ إِلَى ٱلْأَبَدِ، فِي كُلِّ مَا عُمِلَ تَحْتَ ٱلشَّمْسِ.

Also their love, and their hatred, and their envy, is now perished; neither have they any more a portion for ever in any thing that is done under the sun.

٧ 7 اِذْهَبْ كُلْ خُبْزَكَ بِفَرَحٍ، وَٱشْرَبْ خَمْرَكَ بِقَلْبٍ طَيِّبٍ، لِأَنَّ ٱللهَ مُنْذُ زَمَانٍ قَدْ رَضِيَ عَمَلَكَ.

Go your way, eat your bread with joy, and drink your wine with a merry heart; for God now accepts your works.

٨ 8 لِتَكُنْ ثِيَابُكَ فِي كُلِّ حِينٍ بَيْضَاءَ، وَلَا يُعْوِزْ رَأْسَكَ ٱلدُّهْنُ.

Let your garments be always white; and let your head lack no ointment.

٩ 9 اِلْتَذَّ عَيْشًا مَعَ ٱلْمَرْأَةِ ٱلَّتِي أَحْبَبْتَهَا كُلَّ أَيَّامِ حَيَاةِ بَاطِلِكَ ٱلَّتِي أَعْطَاكَ إِيَّاهَا تَحْتَ ٱلشَّمْسِ، كُلَّ أَيَّامِ بَاطِلِكَ، لِأَنَّ ذَلِكَ نَصِيبُكَ فِي ٱلْحَيَاةِ وَفِي تَعَبِكَ ٱلَّذِي تَتْعَبُهُ تَحْتَ ٱلشَّمْسِ.

Live joyfully with the wife whom you love all the days of the life of your vanity, which he has given you under the sun, all the days of your vanity: for that is your portion in this life, and in your labour which you take under the sun.

١٠ 10 كُلُّ مَا تَجِدُهُ يَدُكَ لِتَفْعَلَهُ فَٱفْعَلْهُ بِقُوَّتِكَ، لِأَنَّهُ لَيْسَ مِنْ عَمَلٍ وَلَا ٱخْتِرَاعٍ وَلَا مَعْرِفَةٍ وَلَا حِكْمَةٍ فِي ٱلْهَاوِيَةِ ٱلَّتِي أَنْتَ ذَاهِبٌ إِلَيْهَا. (Sheol h7585)

Whatsoever your hand finds to do, do it with your might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave, where you go. (Sheol h7585)

١١ 11 فَعُدْتُ وَرَأَيْتُ تَحْتَ ٱلشَّمْسِ: أَنَّ ٱلسَّعْيَ لَيْسَ لِلْخَفِيفِ، وَلَا ٱلْحَرْبَ لِلْأَقْوِيَاءِ، وَلَا ٱلْخُبْزَ لِلْحُكَمَاءِ، وَلَا ٱلْغِنَى لِلْفُهَمَاءِ، وَلَا ٱلنِّعْمَةَ لِذَوِي ٱلْمَعْرِفَةِ، لِأَنَهُ ٱلْوَقْتُ وَٱلْعَرَضُ يُلَاقِيَانِهِمْ كَافَّةً.

I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favour to men of skill; but time and chance happens to them all.

١٢ 12 لِأَنَّ ٱلْإِنْسَانَ أَيْضًا لَا يَعْرِفُ وَقْتَهُ. كَٱلْأَسْمَاكِ ٱلَّتِي تُؤْخَذُ بِشَبَكَةٍ مُهْلِكَةٍ، وَكَالْعَصَافِيرِ ٱلَّتِي تُؤْخَذُ بِٱلشَّرَكِ، كَذَلِكَ تُقْتَنَصُ بَنُو ٱلْبَشَرِ فِي وَقْتِ شَرٍّ، إِذْ يَقَعُ عَلَيْهِمْ بَغْتَةً.

For man also knows not his time: as the fishes that are taken in an evil net, and as the birds that are caught in the snare; so are the sons of men snared in an evil time, when it falls suddenly upon them.

١٣ 13 هَذِهِ ٱلْحِكْمَةُ رَأَيْتُهَا أَيْضًا تَحْتَ ٱلشَّمْسِ، وَهِيَ عَظِيمَةٌ عِنْدِي:

This wisdom have I seen also under the sun, and it seemed great unto me:

١٤ 14 مَدِينَةٌ صَغِيرَةٌ فِيهَا أُنَاسٌ قَلِيلُونَ، فَجَاءَ عَلَيْهَا مَلِكٌ عَظِيمٌ وَحَاصَرَهَا وَبَنَى عَلَيْهَا أَبْرَاجًا عَظِيمَةً.

There was a little city, and few men within it; and there came a great king against it, and besieged it, and built great bulwarks against it:

١٥ 15 وَوُجِدَ فِيهَا رَجُلٌ مِسْكِينٌ حَكِيمٌ، فَنَجَّى هُوَ ٱلْمَدِينَةَ بِحِكْمَتِهِ. وَمَا أَحَدٌ ذَكَرَ ذَلِكَ ٱلرَّجُلَ ٱلْمِسْكِينَ!

Now there was found in it a poor wise man, and he by his wisdom delivered the city; yet no man remembered that same poor man.

١٦ 16 فَقُلْتُ: «ٱلْحِكْمَةُ خَيْرٌ مِنَ ٱلْقُوَّةِ». أَمَّا حِكْمَةُ ٱلْمِسْكِينِ فَمُحْتَقَرَةٌ، وَكَلَامُهُ لَا يُسْمَعُ.

Then said I, Wisdom is better than strength: nevertheless the poor man's wisdom is despised, and his words are not heard.

١٧ 17 كَلِمَاتُ ٱلْحُكَمَاءِ تُسْمَعُ فِي ٱلْهُدُوءِ، أَكْثَرَ مِنْ صُرَاخِ ٱلْمُتَسَلِّطِ بَيْنَ ٱلْجُهَّالِ.

The words of wise men are heard in quiet more than the cry of him that rules among fools.

١٨ 18 اَلْحِكْمَةُ خَيْرٌ مِنْ أَدَوَاتِ ٱلْحَرْبِ. أَمَّا خَاطِئٌ وَاحِدٌ فَيُفْسِدُ خَيْرًا جَزِيلًا.

Wisdom is better than weapons of war: but one sinner destroys much good.