Salamans Mācītājs 9

1 Tiešām, visu to es esmu ņēmis pie sirds, visu to skaidri saprast, ka taisnie un gudrie ar saviem darbiem ir Dieva rokā. Un cilvēks arī nezin, vai piedzīvos mīlestību vai ienaidību.

All this I took to heart, and my heart saw it all: that the upright and the wise and their works are in the hand of God; and men may not be certain if it will be love or hate; all is to no purpose before them.

2 Visas lietas notiek visiem vienlīdzīgi, un viens liktenis taisnam un bezdievīgam, labam un šķīstam kā arī nešķīstam, tam, kas upurē, kā tam, kas neupurē, labam kā grēciniekam, tam, kas aplam zvēr, kā arī tam, kas no zvēresta bīstas.

Because to all there is one event, to the upright man and to the evil, to the clean and to the unclean, to him who makes an offering and to him who makes no offering; as is the good so is the sinner; he who takes an oath is as he who has fear of it.

3 Tā ir ļauna lieta pie visa, kas notiek pasaulē, ka visiem viens liktenis; un arī cilvēku bērnu sirds ir pilna ļaunuma, un neprātība ir viņu sirdīs, kamēr tie dzīvo, un pēc tiem jāmirst.

This is evil in all things which are done under the sun: that there is one fate for all, and the hearts of the sons of men are full of evil; while they have life their hearts are foolish, and after that — to the dead.

4 Jo kas vien vēl dzīvs, priekš tā ir cerība; jo dzīvs suns ir labāks nekā nomiris lauva.

For him who is joined to all the living there is hope; a living dog is better than a dead lion.

5 Jo tie dzīvie zin, ka tiem jāmirst; bet tie nomirušie nezin it nekā, tiem arī vairs nav algas.

The living are conscious that death will come to them, but the dead are not conscious of anything, and they no longer have a reward, because there is no memory of them.

6 Bet viņu piemiņa ir aizmirsta, un viņu mīlestība un viņu naids un viņu skaudība jau ir iznīkusi, un tiem nav vairs daļas ne mūžam pie nekā, kas notiek pasaulē.

Their love and their hate and their envy are now ended; and they have no longer a part for ever in anything which is done under the sun.

7 Ej tad, ēd savu maizi ar prieku, un dzer savu vīnu ar labu prātu; jo Dievam jau ir labs prāts pie tava darba.

Come, take your bread with joy, and your wine with a glad heart. God has taken pleasure in your works.

8 Lai tavas drēbes allažiņ ir baltas, un eļļas lai tavai galvai netrūkst.

Let your clothing be white at all times, and let not your head be without oil.

9 Baudi šo dzīvību ar to sievu, ko tu mīļo, kamēr tev ir šī niecīgā dzīvība, ko viņš tev ir devis pasaulē, visu savu niecīgo mūžu; jo šī ir tava daļa šinī mūžā un pie tava pūliņa, ar ko tu pūlējies pasaulē.

Have joy with the woman of your love all the days of your foolish life which he gives you under the sun. Because that is your part in life and in your work which you do under the sun.

10 Visu, ko tava roka atrod, kas jādara, to dari tikuši(ar visu spēku), jo ne darba, ne padoma, ne ziņas, ne gudrības nav kapā, kur tu noej. (Sheol h7585)

Whatever comes to your hand to do with all your power, do it because there is no work, or thought, or knowledge, or wisdom in the place of the dead to which you are going. (Sheol h7585)

11 Atkal es redzēju pasaulē, ka pie skriešanas nepalīdz čaklam būt, pie karošanas nepalīdz stipram būt, pie maizes pelnīšanas nepalīdz gudram būt, pie bagātības nepalīdz prātīgam būt, pie goda nepalīdz mācītam būt, bet tiem visiem nāk savs laiks un sava laime.

And again I saw under the sun that the reward goes not to him who is quick, or the fruits of war to the strong; and there is no bread for the wise, or wealth for men of learning, or respect for those who have knowledge; but time and chance come to all.

12 Un cilvēks arī nezin savu laiku; kā zivis, kas top zvejotas ar ļaunu tīklu, un kā putniņi, kas ar valdziņiem top notverti, tāpat cilvēku bērni top savaldzināti nelabā dienā, kad tā piepeši tiem uzbrūk.

Even man has no knowledge of his time; like fishes taken in an evil net, or like birds taken by deceit, are the sons of men taken in an evil time when it comes suddenly on them.

13 Arī šo gudrību es esmu redzējis pasaulē, un tā man rādījās liela:

This again I have seen under the sun as wisdom and it seemed great to me.

14 Maza pilsēta un ne daudz ļaužu iekš tās, un pret to nāca liels ķēniņš un to apstāja un uztaisīja lielas skanstes ap viņu.

There was a little town and the number of its men was small, and there came a great king against it and made an attack on it, building works of war round about it.

15 Un tur atradās nabaga vīrs, tas bija gudrs, tas to pilsētu izpestīja caur savu gudrību, un neviens cilvēks šo nabaga vīru nepieminēja.

Now there was in the town a poor, wise man, and he, by his wisdom, kept the town safe. But no one had any memory of that same poor man.

16 Tad es sacīju: gudrība ir labāka nekā stiprums, un tomēr tā nabaga gudrība top nicināta, un viņa vārdi netop klausīti

Then I said, Wisdom is better than strength, but the poor man's wisdom is not respected, and his words are not given a hearing.

17 Gudro vārdi, kas mierā top klausīti, ir labāki, nekā valdnieka brēkšana ģeķu vidū.

The words of the wise which come quietly to the ear are noted more than the cry of a ruler among the foolish.

18 Gudrība ir labāka nekā kara bruņas; bet viens vienīgs blēdis samaitā daudz labuma.

Wisdom is better than instruments of war, but one sinner is the destruction of much good.