اَلْجَامِعَةِ 7
| اَلصِّيتُ خَيْرٌ مِنَ ٱلدُّهْنِ ٱلطَّيِّبِ، وَيَوْمُ ٱلْمَمَاتِ خَيْرٌ مِنْ يَوْمِ ٱلْوِلَادَةِ. | ١ 1 |
A good name is better than precious perfume, and the day of one's death than the day of his birth.
| اَلذَّهَابُ إِلَى بَيْتِ ٱلنَّوْحِ خَيْرٌ مِنَ ٱلذَّهَابِ إِلَى بَيْتِ ٱلْوَلِيمَةِ، لِأَنَّ ذَاكَ نِهَايَةُ كُلِّ إِنْسَانٍ، وَٱلْحَيُّ يَضَعُهُ فِي قَلْبِهِ. | ٢ 2 |
It is better to go to the house of mourning than to go to the house of feasting; for that is the end of all men; and the living will lay it to heart.
| اَلْحُزْنُ خَيْرٌ مِنَ ٱلضَّحِكِ، لِأَنَّهُ بِكَآبَةِ ٱلْوَجْهِ يُصْلَحُ ٱلْقَلْبُ. | ٣ 3 |
Sorrow is better than laughter; for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made better.
| قَلْبُ ٱلْحُكَمَاءِ فِي بَيْتِ ٱلنَّوْحِ، وَقَلْبُ ٱلْجُهَّالِ فِي بَيْتِ ٱلْفَرَحِ. | ٤ 4 |
The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning; but the heart of fools is in the house of mirth.
| سَمْعُ ٱلِٱنْتِهَارِ مِنَ ٱلْحَكِيمِ خَيْرٌ لِلْإِنْسَانِ مِنْ سَمْعِ غِنَاءِ ٱلْجُهَّالِ، | ٥ 5 |
It is better for a man to hear the rebuke of the wise than to hear the song of fools.
| لِأَنَّهُ كَصَوْتِ ٱلشَّوْكِ تَحْتَ ٱلْقِدْرِ هَكَذَا ضَحِكُ ٱلْجُهَّالِ. هَذَا أَيْضًا بَاطِلٌ. | ٦ 6 |
For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of a fool. This also is vanity.
| لِأَنَّ ٱلظُّلْمَ يُحَمِّقُ ٱلْحَكِيمَ، وَٱلْعَطِيَّةَ تُفْسِدُ ٱلْقَلْبَ. | ٧ 7 |
Surely the gain of oppression maketh a wise man foolish, and a gift corrupteth the understanding.
| نِهَايَةُ أَمْرٍ خَيْرٌ مِنْ بَدَايَتِهِ. طُولُ ٱلرُّوحِ خَيْرٌ مِنْ تَكَبُّرِ ٱلرُّوحِ. | ٨ 8 |
Better is the end of a thing than its beginning. Better is the patient in spirit than the proud in spirit.
| لَا تُسْرِعْ بِرُوحِكَ إِلَى ٱلْغَضَبِ، لِأَنَّ ٱلْغَضَبَ يَسْتَقِرُّ فِي حِضْنِ ٱلْجُهَّالِ. | ٩ 9 |
Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry; for anger resteth in the bosom of fools.
| لَا تَقُلْ: «لِمَاذَا كَانَتِ ٱلْأَيَّامُ ٱلْأُولَى خَيْرًا مِنْ هَذِهِ؟» لِأَنَّهُ لَيْسَ عَنْ حِكْمَةٍ تَسْأَلُ عَنْ هَذَا. | ١٠ 10 |
Say not, “What is the cause that the former days were better than these?” For thou dost not inquire wisely concerning this.
| اَلْحِكْمَةُ صَالِحَةٌ مِثْلُ ٱلْمِيرَاثِ، بَلْ أَفْضَلُ لِنَاظِرِي ٱلشَّمْسِ. | ١١ 11 |
Wisdom is as good as an estate? yea, it hath an advantage over it for them that see the sun.
| لِأَنَّ ٱلَّذِي فِي ظِلِّ ٱلْحِكْمَةِ هُوَ فِي ظِلِّ ٱلْفِضَّةِ، وَفَضْلُ ٱلْمَعْرِفَةِ هُوَ إِنَّ ٱلْحِكْمَةَ تُحْيِي أَصْحَابَهَا. | ١٢ 12 |
For wisdom is a defence, and money is a defence. But knowledge hath the advantage. For wisdom giveth life to them that have it.
| اُنْظُرْ عَمَلَ ٱللهِ: لِأَنَّهُ مَنْ يَقْدِرُ عَلَى تَقْوِيمِ مَا قَدْ عَوَّجَهُ؟ | ١٣ 13 |
Consider the work of God! Who can make straight that which he hath made crooked?
| فِي يَوْمِ ٱلْخَيْرِ كُنْ بِخَيْرٍ، وَفِي يَوْمِ ٱلشَّرِّ ٱعْتَبِرْ. إِنَّ ٱللهَ جَعَلَ هَذَا مَعَ ذَاكَ، لِكَيْلَا يَجِدَ ٱلْإِنْسَانُ شَيْئًا بَعْدَهُ. | ١٤ 14 |
In the day of prosperity be joyful; but look for a day of adversity! for this also, as well as the other, hath God appointed, to the end that a man should not find out any thing which shall be after him.
| قَدْ رَأَيْتُ ٱلْكُلَّ فِي أَيَّامِ بُطْلِي: قَدْ يَكُونُ بَارٌّ يَبِيدُ فِي بِرِّهِ، وَقَدْ يَكُونُ شِرِّيرٌ يَطُولُ فِي شَرِّهِ. | ١٥ 15 |
All this have I seen in my days of vanity. There are righteous men who perish in their righteousness, and there are wicked men who live long in their wickedness.
| لَا تَكُنْ بَارًّا كَثِيرًا، وَلَا تَكُنْ حَكِيمًا بِزِيَادَةٍ. لِمَاذَا تَخْرِبُ نَفْسَكَ؟ | ١٦ 16 |
Be not righteous overmuch; neither make thyself over-wise! Why shouldest thou destroy thyself?
| لَا تَكُنْ شِرِّيرًا كَثِيرًا، وَلَا تَكُنْ جَاهِلًا. لِمَاذَا تَمُوتُ فِي غَيْرِ وَقْتِكَ؟ | ١٧ 17 |
Be not overmuch wicked; neither be thou a fool! Why shouldst thou die before thy time?
| حَسَنٌ أَنْ تَتَمَسَّكَ بِهَذَا، وَأَيْضًا أَنْ لَا تَرْخِيَ يَدَكَ عَنْ ذَاكَ، لِأَنَّ مُتَّقِيَ ٱللهِ يَخْرُجُ مِنْهُمَا كِلَيْهِمَا. | ١٨ 18 |
It is good that thou shouldst take hold of this; yea, also, from that withdraw not thy hand. For he that feareth God shall escape all those things.
| اَلْحِكْمَةُ تُقَوِّي ٱلْحَكِيمَ أَكْثَرَ مِنْ عَشَرَةِ مُسَلَّطِينَ، ٱلَّذِينَ هُمْ فِي ٱلْمَدِينَةِ. | ١٩ 19 |
Wisdom strengtheneth the wise more than ten mighty men who are in the city.
| لِأَنَّهُ لَا إِنْسَانٌ صِدِّيقٌ فِي ٱلْأَرْضِ يَعْمَلُ صَلَاحًا وَلَا يُخْطِئُ. | ٢٠ 20 |
Truly there is not a righteous man upon the earth who doeth good and sinneth not.
| أَيْضًا لَا تَضَعْ قَلْبَكَ عَلَى كُلِّ ٱلْكَلَامِ ٱلَّذِي يُقَالُ، لِئَلَّا تَسْمَعَ عَبْدَكَ يَسِبُّكَ. | ٢١ 21 |
Give no heed to all the words which are spoken, lest thou hear thy servant curse thee!
| لِأَنَّ قَلْبَكَ أَيْضًا يَعْلَمُ أَنَّكَ أَنْتَ كَذَلِكَ مِرَارًا كَثِيرَةً سَبَبْتَ آخَرِينَ. | ٢٢ 22 |
For many times thine own heart knoweth also that even thou thyself hast cursed others.
| كُلُّ هَذَا ٱمْتَحَنْتُهُ بِٱلْحِكْمَةِ. قُلْتُ: «أَكُونُ حَكِيمًا». أَمَّا هِيَ فَبَعِيدَةٌ عَنِّي. | ٢٣ 23 |
All this have I tried by wisdom. I said, “I will be wise;” but it was far from me.
| بَعِيدٌ مَا كَانَ بَعِيدًا، وَٱلْعَمِيقُ ٱلْعَمِيقُ مَنْ يَجِدُهُ؟ | ٢٤ 24 |
That which is far off and exceeding deep, who can find it out?
| دُرْتُ أَنَا وَقَلْبِي لِأَعْلَمَ وَلِأَبْحَثَ وَلِأَطْلُبَ حِكْمَةً وَعَقْلًا، وَلِأَعْرِفَ ٱلشَّرَّ أَنَّهُ جَهَالَةٌ، وَٱلْحَمَاقَةَ أَنَّهَا جُنُونٌ. | ٢٥ 25 |
I applied my mind earnestly to know, and to search, and to seek out wisdom and intelligence, and to know wickedness and folly, yea, foolishness and madness.
| فَوَجَدْتُ أَمَرَّ مِنَ ٱلْمَوْتِ: ٱلْمَرْأَةَ ٱلَّتِي هِيَ شِبَاكٌ، وَقَلْبُهَا أَشْرَاكٌ، وَيَدَاهَا قُيُودٌ. ٱلصَّالِحُ قُدَّامَ ٱللهِ يَنْجُو مِنْهَا. أَمَّا ٱلْخَاطِئُ فَيُؤْخَذُ بِهَا. | ٢٦ 26 |
And I found more bitter than death the woman whose heart is snares and nets, and her hands bands. He that pleaseth God shall escape from her; but the sinner shall be caught by her.
| اُنْظُرْ. هَذَا وَجَدْتُهُ، قَالَ ٱلْجَامِعَةُ: وَاحِدَةً فَوَاحِدَةً لِأَجِدَ ٱلنَّتِيجَةَ | ٢٧ 27 |
Behold, this have I found, saith the Preacher, putting one thing to another to find knowledge.
| ٱلَّتِي لَمْ تَزَلْ نَفْسِي تَطْلُبُهَا فَلَمْ أَجِدْهَا. رَجُلًا وَاحِدًا بَيْنَ أَلْفٍ وَجَدْتُ، أَمَّا ٱمْرَأَةً فَبَيْنَ كُلِّ أُولَئِكَ لَمْ أَجِدْ! | ٢٨ 28 |
That which my soul hath hitherto sought, and I have not found, is this: a man among a thousand I have found, but a woman among a thousand have I not found.
| اُنْظُرْ. هَذَا وَجَدْتُ فَقَطْ: أَنَّ ٱللهَ صَنَعَ ٱلْإِنْسَانَ مُسْتَقِيمًا، أَمَّا هُمْ فَطَلَبُوا ٱخْتِرَاعَاتٍ كَثِيرَةً. | ٢٩ 29 |
Lo, this only have I found, that God made man upright, but they have sought out many devices.
