الجامِعَة 9
| هَذَا كُلُّهُ ادَّخَرْتُهُ فِي قَلْبِي وَاخْتَبَرْتُهُ: أَنَّ الأَبْرَارَ وَالْحُكَمَاءَ، وَمَا يَصْدُرُ عَنْهُمْ مِنْ أَعْمَالٍ، فِي يَدِ اللهِ، وَلاَ أَحَدَ يَدْرِي مَا يَنْتَظِرُهُ، حُبّاً كَانَ أَمْ بُغْضاً، | ١ 1 |
For, unto all this, I applied my heart, and, my heart, considered all this, that, the righteous and the wise and their servants, were in the hand of God, —neither love nor hatred, could any man know, every one, was before Him.
| إِذِ الْجَمِيعُ مُعَرَّضُونَ لِنَفْسِ الْمَصِيرِ، الصَّالِحُونَ وَالطَّالِحُونَ، الأَخْيَارُ وَالأَشْرَارُ، الطَّاهِرُ وَالنَّجِسُ، الْمُقَرِّبُ لِلذَّبَائِحِ وَغَيْرُ الْمُقَرِّبِ. فَالصَّالِحُ كَالطَّالِحِ سِيَّانِ، وَالْحَالِفُ كَمَنْ يَخْشَى الْحَلْفَ. | ٢ 2 |
Every one, was like every one else, one destiny, had the righteous and the lawless, the good and the pure and the impure, and he that sacrificed, and he that did not sacrifice, —as the good man, so, the sinner, he that took an oath, as he who, of an oath, stood in fear.
| وَأَشَرُّ مَا يَجْرِي تَحْتَ الشَّمْسِ أَنَّ الْجَمِيعَ يَلْقَوْنَ نَفْسَ الْمَصِيرِ، وَأَنَّ قُلُوبَ بَنِي الْبَشَرِ مُفْعَمَةٌ بِالشَّرِّ، وَفِي حَيَاتِهِمْ تَمْتَلِئُ صُدُورُهُمْ بِالْحَمَاقَةِ، ثُمَّ يَمُوتُونَ! | ٣ 3 |
This was a misfortune in all that was done under the sun, that, one destiny, had they all, —yea also, the heart of the sons of men, was full of wickedness, and, madness, was in their heart, while they lived, and, after that, [they went] unto the dead.
| أَمَّا مَنْ لاَ يَزَالُ حَيّاً مَعَ الأَحْيَاءِ فَلَهُ رَجَاءٌ، لأَنَّ كَلْباً حَيّاً خَيْرٌ مِنْ أَسَدٍ مَيْتٍ. | ٤ 4 |
For, whosoever was united to all the living, for him, there was hope, —inasmuch as, a living dog, fared better than a dead lion.
| لأَنَّ الأَحْيَاءَ يُدْرِكُونَ أَنَّهُمْ سَيَمُوتُونَ، أَمَّا الأَمْوَاتُ فَلاَ يَعْلَمُونَ شَيْئاً، وَلَيْسَ لَهُمْ ثَوَابٌ بَعْدُ، إِذْ قَدْ يُنْسَى ذِكْرُهُمْ. | ٥ 5 |
For, the living, knew that they should die, —but, the dead, knew not, anything, neither had they any longer a reward, because forgotten was their memory.
| فَقَدْ بَادَ حُبُّهُمْ وَبُغْضُهُمْ وَغَيْرَتُهُمْ، وَلَمْ يَبْقَ لَهُمْ نَصِيبٌ فِيمَا يَجْرِي تَحْتَ الشَّمْسِ. | ٦ 6 |
Both their love and their hatred and their envy, already had perished, —and, portion, had they none any longer, unto times age-abiding, in aught that was done under the sun.
| فَامْضِ وَتَمَتَّعْ بِأَكْلِ طَعَامِكَ، وَاشْرَبْ خَمْرَكَ بِقَلْبٍ مُنْشَرِحٍ، لأَنَّ الرَّبَّ قَدْ رَضِيَ الآنَ عَنْ أَعْمَالِكَ. | ٧ 7 |
Go thy way—eat, with gladness, thy food, and drink, with a happy heart, thy wine, —when already God is well pleased with thy works.
| لِتَكُنْ ثِيَابُكَ دَائِماً بَيْضَاءَ، وَلاَ يُعْوِزَنَّ رَأْسَكَ الطِّيبُ. | ٨ 8 |
Continually, let thy garments be white, —and, ointment upon thy head, let it not be lacking.
| تَمَتَّعْ طَوَالَ أَيَّامِ حَيَاتِكَ الْبَاطِلَةِ الَّتِي أَعْطَاكَ إِيَّاهَا الرَّبُّ تَحْتَ الشَّمْسِ مَعَ الْمَرْأَةِ الَّتِي أَحْبَبْتَهَا، لأَنَّ ذَلِكَ هُوَ حَظُّكَ مِنَ الْحَيَاةِ وَمِنْ عَنَاءِ تَعَبِكَ الَّذِي تُكَابِدُهُ تَحْتَ الشَّمْسِ. | ٩ 9 |
Enjoy life, with thy wife whom thou lovest, all the days of thy life of vanity, which he hath given thee under the sun, all thy days of vanity, —for, that, is thy portion in life, and in thy toil wherewith, thou, art toiling under the sun.
| وَكُلُّ مَا تَحْصُلُ عَلَيْهِ مِنْ عَمَلٍ، فَاعْمَلْهُ بِكُلِّ قُوَّتِكَ، إِذْ لَنْ تَجِدَ فِي الْهَاوِيَةِ الَّتِي أَنْتَ مَاضٍ إِلَيْهَا أَيَّ عَمَلٍ أَوِ ابْتِكَارٍ أَوْ مَعْرِفَةٍ أَوْ حِكْمَةٍ. (Sheol h7585) | ١٠ 10 |
Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, with thy might, do, —for there is no work nor calculation nor knowledge nor wisdom, in hades, whither, thou, art going. (Sheol h7585)
| وَتَطَلَّعْتُ فَرَأَيْتُ شَيْئاً آخَرَ تَحْتَ الشَّمْسِ: إِنَّ الْفَوْزَ فِي السِّبَاقِ لَيْسَ لِلسَّرِيعِ، وَالظَّفَرَ فِي الْمَعْرَكَةِ لَيْسَ لِلأَقْوِيَاءِ، وَلاَ الْخُبْزَ مِنْ نَصِيبِ الْحُكَمَاءِ، وَلاَ الغِنَى لِذَوِي الْفَهْمِ، وَلاَ الْحُظْوَةَ لِلْعُلَمَاءِ، لأَنَّهُمْ كَافَّةً مُعَرَّضُونَ لِتَقَلُّبَاتِ الأَوْقَاتِ وَالْمُفَاجَآتِ، | ١١ 11 |
I again saw under the sun, that not, to the swift, was the race, nor, to the strong, the battle, nay! nor, to the wise, food, nor yet, to the intelligent, riches, nor, even to the well-informed, comeliness, —for, time and accident, happened to them all.
| فَالْمَرْءُ لاَ يَعْلَمُ مَتَى يَحِينُ وَقْتُهُ، فَكَمَا تَقَعُ الأَسْمَاكُ فِي شَبَكَةٍ مُهْلِكَةٍ، أَوْ تَعْلَقُ الْعَصَافِيرُ بِالْفِخَاخِ، هَكَذَا تَقْتَنِصُ الأَيَّامُ الرَّدِيئَةُ بَنِي الْبَشَرِ، إِذْ تُفَاجِئُهُمْ عَلَى حِينِ غِرَّةٍ. | ١٢ 12 |
For, indeed, man could not know his own time, like fishes which were caught in a cruel net, and like little birds which were caught in a trap, —like them, were ensnared the sons of men, by a time of misfortune, when it fell upon them suddenly.
| وَشَاهَدْتُ أَيْضاً تَحْتَ الشَّمْسِ هَذِهِ الْحِكْمَةَ الَّتِي أَثَارَتْ إِعْجَابِي الْمُفْرِطَ: | ١٣ 13 |
Even this, had I seen of wisdom, under the sun, —and, of great import, was the same unto me: —
| كَانَتْ هُنَاكَ مَدِينَةٌ صَغِيرَةٌ فِيهَا نَفَرٌ قَلِيلٌ مِنَ الرِّجَالِ، أَقْبَلَ عَلَيْهَا مَلِكٌ قَوِيٌّ وَحَاصَرَهَا وَبَنَى حَوْلَهَا أَبْرَاجاً عَظِيمَةً. | ١٤ 14 |
A little city, and men therein few, —and there came against it a great king, and surrounded it, and built against it large siege-works;
| وَكَانَ يُقِيمُ فِي تِلْكَ الْمَدِينَةِ رَجُلٌ مِسْكِينٌ حَكِيمٌ أَنْقَذَ الْمَدِينَةَ بِفَضْلِ حِكْمَتِهِ. وَلَكِنَّ أَحَداً لَمْ يَذْكُرْهُ. | ١٥ 15 |
but there was found therein, a man, poor [but] wise, and, he, delivered the city by his wisdom, —yet, no one, remembered that poor man.
| فَقُلْتُ: إِنَّ الْحِكْمَةَ خَيْرٌ مِنَ الْقُوَّةِ. غَيْرَ أَنَّ حِكْمَةَ الْمِسْكِينِ مُحْتَقَرَةٌ وَكَلاَمَهُ غَيْرُ مَسْمُوعٍ. | ١٦ 16 |
Then said, I, Better is wisdom than strength, —although, the wisdom of the poor man, be despised, and, his words, not heard.
| كَلاَمُ الْحُكَمَاءِ الْمَسْمُوعُ فِي الهُدُوءِ خَيْرٌ مِنْ صُرَاخِ الْحُكَّامِ بَيْنَ الْجُهَّالِ. | ١٧ 17 |
The words of the wise, in quietness, are heard, —beyond the outcry of one who ruleth over dullards.
| الْحِكْمَةُ خَيْرٌ مِنْ آلاَتِ الْحَرْبِ، وَخَاطِئٌ وَاحِدٌ يُفْسِدُ خَيْراً جَزِيلاً. | ١٨ 18 |
Better is wisdom, than weapons of war, —but, one sinner, may destroy much good.
