الجامِعَة 2
| فَنَاجَيْتُ نَفْسِي: تَعَالَيِ الآنَ أَمْتَحِنُكِ بِالْفَرَحِ، فَأَسْتَمْتِعَ بِاللَّذَّةِ! وَإذَا هَذَا أَيْضاً 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.
| قُلْتُ عَنِ الضَّحِكِ: هَذَا جُنُونٌ، وَعَنِ اللَّذَّةِ مَا جَدْوَاهَا. | ٢ 2 |
I said of laughter: 'It is mad'; and of mirth: 'What doth it accomplish?'
| وَبَعْدَ أَنْ فَحَصْتُ قَلْبِي، حَاوَلْتُ أَنْ أَشْرَحَ صَدْرِي بِالْخَمْرِ، مَعَ أَنَّ عَقْلِي مَازَالَ يُرْشِدُنِي بِالْحِكْمَةِ، وَأَنْ أَخْتَبِرَ الْحَمَاقَةَ حَتَّى أَرَى مَا هُوَ صَالِحٌ لأَبْنَاءِ الْبَشَرِ فَيَصْنَعُوهُ تَحْتَ السَّمَاءِ طَوَالَ 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.
| فَأَنْجَزْتُ أَعْمَالاً عَظِيمَةً، وَشَيَّدْتُ لِي بُيُوتاً وَغَرَسْتُ كُرُوماً. | ٤ 4 |
I made me great works; I builded me houses; I planted me vineyards;
| وَأَنْشَأْتُ لِنَفْسِي جَنَّاتٍ وَبَسَاتِينَ غَرَسْتُهَا أَشْجَاراً مِنْ جَمِيعِ الأَصْنَافِ، | ٥ 5 |
I made me gardens and parks, and I planted trees in them of all kinds of fruit;
| وَحَفَرْتُ بِرَكَ مِيَاهٍ لأَرْوِيَ الأَشْجَارَ النَّامِيَةَ، | ٦ 6 |
I made me pools of water, to water therefrom the wood springing up with trees;
| وَاشْتَرَيْتُ عَبِيداً وَإِمَاءً، وَكَانَ لِي عَبِيدٌ مِمَّنْ وُلِدُوا فِي دَارِي، وَاقْتَنَيْتُ أَيْضاً قُطْعَانَ بَقَرٍ وَمَوَاشِي غَنَمٍ، حَتَّى فُقْتُ جَمِيعَ أَسْلافِي مِمَّنْ كَانُوا قَبْلِي فِي أُورُشَلِيمَ. | 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;
| وَاكْتَنَزْتُ لِنَفْسِي فِضَّةً وَذَهَباً، وَكُنُوزَ الْمُلُوكِ وَالأَقَالِيمِ، وَاتَّخَذْتُ لِنَفْسِي مُغَنِّينَ وَمُغَنِّيَاتٍ وَزَوْجَاتٍ وَسَرَارِي، وَكُلَّ مَا هُوَ مُتْعَةٌ لِقَلْبِ أَبْنَاءِ الْبَشَرِ. | 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.
| وَازْدَدْتُ عَظَمَةً حَتَّى فُقْتُ جَمِيعَ أَسْلافِي فِي أُورُشَلِيمَ، دُونَ أَنْ تُبَارِحَنِي الْحِكْمَةُ. | ٩ 9 |
So I was great, and increased more than all that were before me in Jerusalem; also my wisdom stood me in stead.
| وَلَمْ أَحْرِمْ عَيْنَيَّ مِمَّا اشْتَهَتَاهُ، وَلَمْ أَصُدَّ قَلْبِي عَنْ أَيَّةِ مُتْعَةٍ، فَابْتَهَجَ قَلْبِي لِكُلِّ تَعَبِي، وَكَانَ هَذَا ثَوَابِي عَنْ كُلِّ مَشَقَّتِي. | 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 تَأَمَّلْتُ كُلَّ مَا صَنَعَتْهُ يَدَايَ وَمَا كَابَدْتُهُ مِنْ تَعَبٍ فِي عَمَلِهِ، فَإِذَا الْجَمِيعُ بَاطِلٌ، وَكَمُلاحَقَةِ الرِّيحِ، وَلا جَدْوَى مِنْ شَيْءٍ تَحْتَ الشَّمْسِ. | 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.
| وَرَجَعْتُ أُمْعِنُ التَّفْكِيرَ فِي الْحِكْمَةِ وَالْجُنُونِ وَالْحَمَاقَةِ، إِذْ مَاذَا فِي وُسْعِ مَنْ يَخْلُفُ الْمَلِكَ أَنْ يَفْعَلَ أَكْثَرَ مِمَّا تَمَّ فَعْلُهُ؟ | 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.
| فَوَجَدْتُ أَنَّ الْحِكْمَةَ أَفْضَلُ مِنَ الْحَمَاقَةِ، تَمَاماً كَمَا أَنَّ النُّورَ خَيْرٌ مِنَ الظُّلْمَةِ، | ١٣ 13 |
Then I saw that wisdom excelleth folly, as far as light excelleth darkness.
| لأَنَّ عَيْنَيِ الْحَكِيمِ فِي رَأْسِهِ، أَمَّا الْجَاهِلُ فَيَمْشِي فِي الظُّلْمَةِ. لَكِنَّنِي أَدْرَكْتُ أَنَّهُمَا يُلاقِيَانِ مَصِيراً وَاحِداً. | 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.
| ثُمَّ حَدَّثْتُ نَفْسِي: إِنَّ مَا يَحْدُثُ لِلْجَاهِلِ يَحْدُثُ لِي أَيْضاً، فَلِمَاذَا أَنَا أَوْفَرُ حِكْمَةً؟ فَنَاجَيْتُ قَلْبِي: وَهَذَا أَيْضاً 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.
| فَإِنَّ الْحَكِيمَ كَالْجَاهِلِ، لَنْ يَكُونَ لَهُمَا ذِكْرٌ إِلَى الأَبَدِ، فَفِي الأَيَّامِ الْمُقْبِلَةِ سَيُصْبِحَانِ كِلاهُمَا نَسْياً مَنْسِيًّا، إِذْ يَمُوتُ الْجَاهِلُ كَالْحَكِيمِ. | 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 الْحَيَاةَ، لأَنَّ مَا تَمَّ صُنْعُهُ تَحْتَ الشَّمْسِ كَانَ مَثَارَ أَسىً لِي، فَكُلُّ شَيْءٍ بَاطِلٌ كَمُلاحَقَةِ الرِّيحِ. | 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.
| وَكَرِهْتُ كُلَّ مَا سَعَيْتُ مِنْ أَجْلِهِ تَحْتَ الشَّمْسِ، لأَنِّي سَأَتْرُكُهُ لِمَنْ يَخْلُفُنِي. | 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 يَدْرِي: أَيَكُونُ حَكِيماً أَمْ جَاهِلاً؟ وَمَعَ ذَلِكَ فَإِنَّهُ سَيَتَوَلَّى كُلَّ عَمَلِي الَّذِي بَذَلْتُ فِيهِ كُلَّ جَهْدِي وَحِكْمَتِي تَحْتَ الشَّمْسِ. وَهَذَا أَيْضاً 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 وَأَسْلَمْتُ قَلْبِي لِلْيَأْسِ مِنْ كُلِّ مَا بَذَلْتُهُ مِنْ جَهْدٍ تَحْتَ الشَّمْسِ. | ٢٠ 20 |
Therefore I turned about to cause my heart to despair concerning all the labour wherein I had laboured under the sun.
| إِذْ قَدْ يَتْرُكُ الإِنْسَانُ كُلَّ مَا تَعِبَ فِيهِ بِحِكْمَةٍ وَمَعْرِفَةٍ وَحَذَاقَةٍ لِرَجُلٍ آخَرَ يَتَمَتَّعُ بِمَا لَمْ يَشْقَ بِهِ. هَذَا أَيْضاً 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.
| فَأَيُّ نَفْعٍ لِلإِنْسَانِ مِنْ جَمِيعِ تَعَبِهِ وَمُكَابَدَتِهِ الْعَنَاءَ الَّذِي قَاسَى مِنْهُ تَحْتَ الشَّمْسِ؟ | ٢٢ 22 |
For what hath a man of all his labour, and of the striving of his heart, wherein he laboureth under the sun?
| كُلُّ أَيَّامِ حَيَاتِهِ مُفْعَمَةٌ بِالْمَشَقَّةِ، وَعَمَلُهُ عَنَاءٌ. حَتَّى فِي اللَّيْلِ لَا يَسْتَرِيحُ قَلْبُهُ. وَهَذَا أَيْضاً بَاطِلٌ. | 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.
| فَلَيْسَ أَفْضَلُ لِلإِنْسَانِ مِنْ أَنْ يَأْكُلَ وَيَشْرَبَ وَيَتَمَتَّعَ بِتَعَبِ يَدَيْهِ. وَهَذَا أَيْضاً، كَمَا أَرَى، هُوَ مِنْ يَدِ اللهِ. | 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.
| إِذْ بِمَعْزِلٍ عَنْهُ مَنْ يَسْتَطِيعُ أَنْ يَأْكُلَ وَيَسْتَمْتِعَ؟ | ٢٥ 25 |
For who will eat, or who will enjoy, if not I?
| لأَنَّ الْمَرْءَ الَّذِي يَحْظَى بِرِضَى اللهِ يُنْعِمُ اللهُ عَلَيْهِ بِالْحِكْمَةِ وَالْمَعْرِفَةِ وَالْفَرَحِ. أَمَّا الْخَاطِئُ فَيَفْرِضُ عَلَيْهِ عَنَاءَ الْجَمْعِ وَالادِّخَارِ، لِيَكُونَ ذَلِكَ مِنْ نَصِيبِ مَنْ يُرْضِي اللهَ. وَهَذَا أَيْضاً بَاطِلٌ كَمُلاحَقَةِ الرِّيحِ. | 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.
