اَلْجَامِعَةِ 2
| قُلْتُ أَنَا فِي قَلْبِي: «هَلُمَّ أَمْتَحِنُكَ بِٱلْفَرَحِ فَتَرَى خَيْرًا». وَإِذَا هَذَا أَيْضًا بَاطِلٌ. | ١ 1 |
I said in my heart: 'Come now, I will try thee with mirth, and enjoy pleasure'; and, behold, this also was vanity.
| لِلضَّحْكِ قُلْتُ: «مَجْنُونٌ» وَلِلْفَرَحِ: «مَاذَا يَفْعَلُ؟». | ٢ 2 |
I said of laughter: 'It is mad'; and of mirth: 'What doth it accomplish?'
| اِفْتَكَرْتُ فِي قَلْبِي أَنْ أُعَلِّلَ جَسَدِي بِٱلْخَمْرِ، وَقَلْبِي يَلْهَجُ بِٱلْحِكْمَةِ، وَأَنْ آخُذَ بِٱلْحَمَاقَةِ، حَتَّى أَرَى مَا هُوَ ٱلْخَيْرُ لِبَنِي ٱلْبَشَرِ حَتَّى يَفْعَلُوهُ تَحْتَ ٱلسَّمَاوَاتِ مُدَّةَ أَيَّامِ حَيَاتِهِمْ. | ٣ 3 |
I searched in my heart how to pamper my flesh with wine, and, my heart conducting itself with wisdom, how yet to lay hold on folly, till I might see which it was best for the sons of men that they should do under the heaven the few days of their life.
| فَعَظَّمْتُ عَمَلِي: بَنَيْتُ لِنَفْسِي بُيُوتًا، غَرَسْتُ لِنَفْسِي كُرُومًا. | ٤ 4 |
I made me great works; I builded me houses; I planted me vineyards;
| عَمِلْتُ لِنَفْسِي جَنَّاتٍ وَفَرَادِيسَ، وَغَرَسْتُ فِيهَا أَشْجَارًا مِنْ كُلِّ نَوْعِ ثَمَرٍ. | ٥ 5 |
I made me gardens and parks, and I planted trees in them of all kinds of fruit;
| عَمِلْتُ لِنَفْسِي بِرَكَ مِيَاهٍ لِتُسْقَى بِهَا ٱلْمَغَارِسُ ٱلْمُنْبِتَةُ ٱلشَّجَرَ. | ٦ 6 |
I made me pools of water, to water therefrom the wood springing up with trees;
| قَنَيْتُ عَبِيدًا وَجَوَارِيَ، وَكَانَ لِي وُلْدَانُ ٱلْبَيْتِ. وَكَانَتْ لِي أَيْضًا قِنْيَةُ بَقَرٍ وَغَنَمٍ أَكْثَرَ مِنْ جَمِيعِ ٱلَّذِينَ كَانُوا فِي أُورُشَلِيمَ قَبْلِي. | ٧ 7 |
I acquired men-servants and maid-servants, and had servants born in my house; also I had great possessions of herds and flocks, above all that were before me in Jerusalem;
| جَمَعْتُ لِنَفْسِي أَيْضًا فِضَّةً وَذَهَبًا وَخُصُوصِيَّاتِ ٱلْمُلُوكِ وَٱلْبُلْدَانِ. ٱتَّخَذْتُ لِنَفْسِي مُغَنِّينَ وَمُغَنِّيَاتٍ وَتَنَعُّمَاتِ بَنِي ٱلْبَشَرِ، سَيِّدَةً وَسَيِّدَاتٍ. | ٨ 8 |
I gathered me also silver and gold, and treasure such as kings and the provinces have as their own; I got me men-singers and women-singers, and the delights of the sons of men, women very many.
| فَعَظُمْتُ وَٱزْدَدْتُ أَكْثَرَ مِنْ جَمِيعِ ٱلَّذِينَ كَانُوا قَبْلِي فِي أُورُشَلِيمَ، وَبَقِيَتْ أَيْضًا حِكْمَتِي مَعِي. | ٩ 9 |
So I was great, and increased more than all that were before me in Jerusalem; also my wisdom stood me in stead.
| وَمَهْمَا ٱشْتَهَتْهُ عَيْنَايَ لَمْ أُمْسِكْهُ عَنْهُمَا. لَمْ أَمْنَعْ قَلْبِي مِنْ كُلِّ فَرَحٍ، لِأَنَّ قَلْبِي فَرِحَ بِكُلِّ تَعَبِي. وَهَذَا كَانَ نَصِيبِي مِنْ كُلِّ تَعَبِي. | ١٠ 10 |
And whatsoever mine eyes desired I kept not from them; I withheld not my heart from any joy, for my heart had joy of all my labour; and this was my portion from all my labour.
| ثُمَّ ٱلْتَفَتُّ أَنَا إِلَى كُلِّ أَعْمَالِي ٱلَّتِي عَمِلَتْهَا يَدَايَ، وَإِلَى ٱلتَّعَبِ ٱلَّذِي تَعِبْتُهُ فِي عَمَلِهِ، فَإِذَا ٱلْكُلُّ بَاطِلٌ وَقَبْضُ ٱلرِّيحِ، وَلَا مَنْفَعَةَ تَحْتَ ٱلشَّمْسِ. | ١١ 11 |
Then I looked on all the works that my hands had wrought, and on the labour that I had laboured to do; and, behold, all was vanity and a striving after wind, and there was no profit under the sun.
| ثُمَّ ٱلْتَفَتُّ لِأَنْظُرَ ٱلْحِكْمَةَ وَٱلْحَمَاقَةَ وَٱلْجَهْلَ. فَمَا ٱلْإِنْسَانُ ٱلَّذِي يَأْتِي وَرَاءَ ٱلْمَلِكِ ٱلَّذِي قَدْ نَصَبُوهُ مُنْذُ زَمَانٍ؟ | ١٢ 12 |
And I turned myself to behold wisdom, and madness and folly; for what can the man do that cometh after the king? even that which hath been already done.
| فَرَأَيْتُ أَنَّ لِلْحِكْمَةِ مَنْفَعَةً أَكْثَرَ مِنَ ٱلْجَهْلِ، كَمَا أَنَّ لِلنُّورِ مَنْفَعَةً أَكْثَرَ مِنَ ٱلظُّلْمَةِ. | ١٣ 13 |
Then I saw that wisdom excelleth folly, as far as light excelleth darkness.
| اَلْحَكِيمُ عَيْنَاهُ فِي رَأْسِهِ، أَمَّا ٱلْجَاهِلُ فَيَسْلُكُ فِي ٱلظَّلَامِ. وَعَرَفْتُ أَنَا أَيْضًا أَنَّ حَادِثَةً وَاحِدَةً تَحْدُثُ لِكِلَيْهِمَا. | ١٤ 14 |
The wise man, his eyes are in his head; but the fool walketh in darkness. And I also perceived that one event happeneth to them all.
| فَقُلْتُ فِي قَلْبِي: «كَمَا يَحْدُثُ لِلْجَاهِلِ كَذَلِكَ يَحْدُثُ أَيْضًا لِي أَنَا. وَإِذْ ذَاكَ، فَلِمَاذَا أَنَا أَوْفَرُ حِكْمَةً؟» فَقُلْتُ فِي قَلْبِي: «هَذَا أَيْضًا بَاطِلٌ». | ١٥ 15 |
Then said I in my heart: 'As it happeneth to the fool, so will it happen even to me; and why was I then more wise?' Then I said in my heart, that this also is vanity.
| لِأَنَّهُ لَيْسَ ذِكْرٌ لِلْحَكِيمِ وَلَا لِلْجَاهِلِ إِلَى ٱلْأَبَدِ. كَمَا مُنْذُ زَمَانٍ كَذَا ٱلْأَيَّامُ ٱلْآتِيَةُ: ٱلْكُلُّ يُنْسَى. وَكَيْفَ يَمُوتُ ٱلْحَكِيمُ كَٱلْجَاهِلِ! | ١٦ 16 |
For of the wise man, even as of the fool, there is no remembrance for ever; seeing that in the days to come all will long ago have been forgotten. And how must the wise man die even as the fool!
| فَكَرِهْتُ ٱلْحَيَاةَ، لِأَنَّهُ رَدِيءٌ عِنْدِي، ٱلْعَمَلُ ٱلَّذِي عُمِلَ تَحْتَ ٱلشَّمْسِ، لِأَنَّ ٱلْكُلَّ بَاطِلٌ وَقَبْضُ ٱلرِّيحِ. | ١٧ 17 |
So I hated life; because the work that is wrought under the sun was grievous unto me; for all is vanity and a striving after wind.
| فَكَرِهْتُ كُلَّ تَعَبِي ٱلَّذِي تَعِبْتُ فِيهِ تَحْتَ ٱلشَّمْسِ حَيْثُ أَتْرُكُهُ لِلْإِنْسَانِ ٱلَّذِي يَكُونُ بَعْدِي. | ١٨ 18 |
And I hated all my labour wherein I laboured under the sun, seeing that I must leave it unto the man that shall be after me.
| وَمَنْ يَعْلَمُ، هَلْ يَكُونُ حَكِيمًا أَوْ جَاهِلًا، وَيَسْتَوْلِي عَلَى كُلِّ تَعَبِي ٱلَّذِي تَعِبْتُ فِيهِ وَأَظْهَرْتُ فِيهِ حِكْمَتِي تَحْتَ ٱلشَّمْسِ؟ هَذَا أَيْضًا بَاطِلٌ. | ١٩ 19 |
And who knoweth whether he will be a wise man or a fool? yet will he have rule over all my labour wherein I have laboured, and wherein I have shown myself wise under the sun. This also is vanity.
| فَتَحَوَّلْتُ لِكَيْ أَجْعَلَ قَلْبِي يَيْئَسُ مِنْ كُلِّ ٱلتَّعَبِ ٱلَّذِي تَعِبْتُ فِيهِ تَحْتَ ٱلشَّمْسِ. | ٢٠ 20 |
Therefore I turned about to cause my heart to despair concerning all the labour wherein I had laboured under the sun.
| لِأَنَّهُ قَدْ يَكُونُ إِنْسَانٌ تَعَبُهُ بِٱلْحِكْمَةِ وَٱلْمَعْرِفَةِ وَبِٱلْفَلَاحِ، فَيَتْرُكُهُ نَصِيبًا لِإِنْسَانٍ لَمْ يَتْعَبْ فِيهِ. هَذَا أَيْضًا بَاطِلٌ وَشَرٌّ عَظِيمٌ. | ٢١ 21 |
For there is a man whose labour is with wisdom, and with knowledge, and with skill; yet to a man that hath not laboured therein shall he leave it for his portion. This also is vanity and a great evil.
| لِأَنَّهُ مَاذَا لِلْإِنْسَانِ مِنْ كُلِّ تَعَبِهِ، وَمِنِ ٱجْتِهَادِ قَلْبِهِ ٱلَّذِي تَعِبَ فِيهِ تَحْتَ ٱلشَّمْسِ؟ | ٢٢ 22 |
For what hath a man of all his labour, and of the striving of his heart, wherein he laboureth under the sun?
| لِأَنَّ كُلَّ أَيَّامِهِ أَحْزَانٌ، وَعَمَلَهُ غَمٌّ. أَيْضًا بِٱللَّيْلِ لَا يَسْتَرِيحُ قَلْبُهُ. هَذَا أَيْضًا بَاطِلٌ هُوَ. | ٢٣ 23 |
For all his days are pains, and his occupation vexation; yea, even in the night his heart taketh not rest. This also is vanity.
| لَيْسَ لِلْإِنْسَانِ خَيْرٌ مِنْ أَنْ يَأْكُلَ وَيَشْرَبَ وَيُرِيَ نَفْسَهُ خَيْرًا فِي تَعَبِهِ. رَأَيْتُ هَذَا أَيْضًا أَنَّهُ مِنْ يَدِ ٱللهِ. | ٢٤ 24 |
There is nothing better for a man than that he should eat and drink, and make his soul enjoy pleasure for his labour. This also I saw, that it is from the hand of God.
| لِأَنَّهُ مَنْ يَأْكُلُ وَمَنْ يَلْتَذُّ غَيْرِي؟ | ٢٥ 25 |
For who will eat, or who will enjoy, if not I?
| لِأَنَّهُ يُؤْتِي ٱلْإِنْسَانَ ٱلصَّالِحَ قُدَّامَهُ حِكْمَةً وَمَعْرِفَةً وَفَرَحًا، أَمَّا ٱلْخَاطِئُ فَيُعْطِيهِ شُغْلَ ٱلْجَمْعِ وَٱلتَّكْوِيمِ، لِيُعْطِيَ لِلصَّالِحِ قُدَّامَ ٱللهِ. هَذَا أَيْضًا بَاطِلٌ وَقَبْضُ ٱلرِّيحِ. | ٢٦ 26 |
For to the man that is good in His sight He giveth wisdom, and knowledge, and joy; but to the sinner He giveth the task, to gather and to heap up, that he may leave to him that is good in the sight of God. This also is vanity and a striving after wind.
