Kazatel 5
1 Ostříhej nohy své, když jdeš do domu Božího, a buď hotovější k slyšení nežli k dávání obětí bláznů; nebo oni neznají toho, že zle činí.
When you enter God’s temple, you should be sure to listen carefully. Doing that is better than offering sacrifices to God [and then not obeying him], which is foolish.
2 Nebývej rychlý k mluvení, ani srdce tvé kvapné k vynášení slova před oblíčejem Božím, poněvadž Bůh jest na nebi, a ty na zemi; protož nechť jsou slova tvá nemnohá.
Think carefully before you speak [MTY] or before you promise God that you will do something [IDM]. [Do not forget that] God is in heaven [and he is all-powerful] and you are here on the earth, so think carefully before you [make any promises to God].
3 Nebo jakož přichází sen z velikého pracování, tak hlas blázna z množství slov.
If you are continually thinking [and worrying] about things, you will have bad dreams about them and not rest [well]. And the more you talk, the more likely it will be that you will say things that are foolish.
4 Když bys učinil slib Bohu, neprodlévej ho splniti, nebo nemá líbosti v blázních. Cožkoli slíbíš, splň.
When you solemnly promise God that you will do something, do not be foolish by delaying in doing it, because God is not pleased with foolish people. Do [all] the things that you promise God that you will do.
5 Lépe jest, abys nesliboval, než abys slibě, neplnil.
It is better to not promise [anything] than to promise to do something, and [then] not doing it.
6 Nedopouštěj ústům svým, aby k hříchu přivodila tělo tvé, aniž říkej před andělem, že to jest poblouzení. Proč máš hněvati Boha řečí svou, kterýž by na zkázu přivedl dílo rukou tvých?
Do not sin by promising to do something and then not doing it. And [when you promise God to do something and do not do it], do not say to God’s priest that it was a mistake for you to promise to do that. If you do that, God will certainly [RHQ] become very angry with you, and he will take from you everything that you [SYN] have worked to acquire.
7 Nebo kdež jest mnoho snů, tu i marnosti a slova mnohá, ale ty Boha se boj.
Promising to do something and not doing it is like [SIM] a dream that has no value; instead, revere God [by doing what you promised him that you would do].
8 Jestliže bys nátisk chudého a zadržení soudu a spravedlnosti spatřil v krajině, nediv se té věci; nebo vyšší vysokého šetří, a ještě vyšší nad nimi.
Do not be surprised if you see poor [people] being (oppressed/treated cruelly) [by powerful/influential people], or if you see judges making unjust decisions throughout the land. [That happens] because the people who do that are supervised [and cheated by] more important officials [DOU],
9 Zemský pak obchod u všech přední místo má; i král rolí slouží.
and even the king forces the people to give him some of the crops that they harvest.
10 Kdo miluje peníze, nenasytí se penězi; a kdo miluje hojnost, nebude míti užitku. I to jest marnost.
Everyone who tries to [get as much] money as they can will never think that they have enough. They will never be satisfied with the money that they have. That also is senseless.
11 Kde jest mnoho statku, mnoho bývá i těch, kteříž jedí jej. Jakýž tedy má užitek pán jeho? Jediné, že očima svýma hledí na něj.
The more money that we have, the more people want us to spend our money to buy things for them. So people who have a lot of money do not [RHQ] benefit from it; they see [MTY] it when they get it, but it soon (disappears/is completely spent).
12 Sladký jest sen pracovitému, jez on málo neb mnoho, ale sytost bohatého nedopouští mu spáti.
Those who work hard sleep peacefully [at night], even if they do not have much food to eat. But rich [people] do not sleep well, because [they worry] about their money.
13 Jest přebídná věc, kterouž jsem viděl pod sluncem: Bohatství nachované tomu, kdož je má, k jeho zlému.
I have seen [another] terrible thing that happens here on the earth [MTY]: People save [up all] their money and become rich, [but] they are not helped by saving a lot of money,
14 Nebo hyne bohatství takové pro zlou správu; syn, kteréhož zplodí, nebude míti v ruce své ničeho.
[because] something happens that causes their money to be gone, and when they die, there is no money for their children to get/inherit.
15 Jakž vyšel z života matky své nahý, tak zase odchází, jakž přišel, aniž čeho odnáší z práce své, což by vzal v ruku svou.
When we are born, we do not bring anything with us, and when we die, we take nothing with us from all that we have earned by our working hard.
16 A toť jest také přebídná věc, že rovně, jakž přišel, tak odjíti musí. Protož jaký užitek míti bude toho, že pracoval u vítr?
That also seems senseless. People bring nothing [into the world when they are born], and they leave [this world] taking nothing with them. They have worked hard, but they receive no lasting benefit [MET].
17 K tomu, že po všecky dny své v temnostech jídal, s mnohým zůřením, nemocí a hněvem?
[Furthermore, rich people] are always miserable [MET] and sad, and depressed/discouraged and often sick and (resentful/thinking that what has happened to them is unfair).
18 Aj, toť jsem já spatřil, že dobrá a čistá jest věc jísti a píti a užívati pohodlí ze vší práce své, kterouž kdo vede pod sluncem v počtu dnů života svého, kteréž dal jemu Bůh, nebo to jest podíl jeho;
So, the best thing for people to do here on the earth during the few years that God allows them to be alive is to eat and drink and to enjoy their work, because those are the things that God has given to them.
19 A že kterémukoli člověku dal Bůh bohatství a zboží, a dopustil, aby užíval jich, a bral díl svůj, a veselil se z práce své, to jest dar Boží.
If people are rich and have a lot of possessions, and are able to (enjoy/be happy with) the things that they have and to enjoy their work, those things are [also] gifts from God.
20 Nebo nebude mnoho pamatovati na dny života svého, proto že Bůh jemu přeje veselí srdce jeho.
Those people do not worry much about [everything that has happened] during the time that they have been alive, because God enables them to be happy doing everything that they do.
