Ecclesiastes 2
1 I said to myself, “Come now, I will test you with pleasure; enjoy what is good!” But it proved to be futile.
Ja rekoh u srcu svom: daj da te okušam veseljem; uživaj dobra. Ali gle, i to bješe taština.
2 I said of laughter, “It is folly,” and of pleasure, “What does it accomplish?”
Smijehu rekoh: luduješ; i veselju: šta to radiš?
3 I sought to cheer my body with wine and to embrace folly—my mind still guiding me with wisdom—until I could see what was worthwhile for men to do under heaven during the few days of their lives.
Razmišljah u srcu svom da puštam tijelo svoje na piæe, i srcem svojim upravljajuæi mudro da se držim ludosti dokle ne vidim šta bi dobro bilo sinovima ljudskim da èine pod nebom dok su živi.
4 I expanded my pursuits. I built houses and planted vineyards for myself.
Velika djela uèinih: sazidah sebi kuæe, nasadih sebi vinograde;
5 I made gardens and parks for myself, where I planted all kinds of fruit trees.
Naèinih sebi vrtove i voænjake, i nasadih u njima svakojakih drveta rodnijeh;
6 I built reservoirs to water my groves of flourishing trees.
Naèinih sebi jezera vodena da zaljevam iz njih šumu gdje rastu drveta;
7 I acquired menservants and maidservants, and servants were born in my house. I also owned more herds and flocks than anyone in Jerusalem before me,
Nabavih sebi sluga i sluškinja, i imah sluga roðenijeh u kuæi mojoj; i imah goveda i ovaca više od svijeh koji biše prije mene u Jerusalimu;
8 and I accumulated for myself silver and gold and the treasure of kings and provinces. I gathered to myself male and female singers, and the delights of the sons of men—many concubines.
Takoðer nakupih sebi srebra i zlata i zaklada od careva i zemalja; nabavih sebi pjevaèa i pjevaèica i milina ljudskih, i sprava muzièkih svakojakih.
9 So I became great and surpassed all in Jerusalem who had preceded me; and my wisdom remained with me.
I tako postah veæi i silniji od svijeh koji biše prije mene u Jerusalimu; i mudrost moja osta sa mnom.
10 Anything my eyes desired, I did not deny myself. I refused my heart no pleasure. For my heart took delight in all my work, and this was the reward for all my labor.
I što god željahu oèi moje, ne branjah im niti ukraæivah srcu svojemu kakoga veselja, nego se srce moje veseljaše sa svakoga truda mojega, i to mi bijaše dio od svakoga truda mojega.
11 Yet when I considered all the works that my hands had accomplished and what I had toiled to achieve, I found everything to be futile, a pursuit of the wind; there was nothing to be gained under the sun.
A kad pogledah na sva djela svoja što uradiše ruke moje, i na trud kojim se trudih da uradim, gle, sve bješe taština i muka duhu, i nema koristi pod suncem.
12 Then I turned to consider wisdom and madness and folly; for what more can the king’s successor do than what has already been accomplished?
Tada se obratih da vidim mudrost i ludost i bezumlje, jer šta bi èinio èovjek koji bi nastao poslije cara? što je veæ uèinjeno.
13 And I saw that wisdom exceeds folly, just as light exceeds darkness:
I vidjeh da je bolja mudrost od ludosti, kao što je bolja svjetlost od mraka.
14 The wise man has eyes in his head, but the fool walks in darkness. Yet I also came to realize that one fate overcomes them both.
Mudri ima oèi u glavi, a bezumni ide po mraku; ali takoðer doznah da jednako biva svjema.
15 So I said to myself, “The fate of the fool will also befall me. What then have I gained by being wise?” And I said to myself that this too is futile.
Zato rekoh u srcu svom: meni æe biti kao bezumniku što biva; šta æe mi dakle pomoæi što sam mudar? I rekoh u srcu svom: i to je taština.
16 For there is no lasting remembrance of the wise, just as with the fool, seeing that both will be forgotten in the days to come. Alas, the wise man will die just like the fool!
Jer se neæe spominjati mudarac kao ni bezumnik dovijeka; jer što sada jest, sve se zaboravlja poslije, i mudarac umire kao i bezumnik.
17 So I hated life, because the work that is done under the sun was grievous to me. For everything is futile and a pursuit of the wind.
Zato mi omrze život, jer mi nije milo što biva pod suncem, jer je sve taština i muka duhu.
18 I hated all for which I had toiled under the sun, because I must leave it to the man who comes after me.
I omrze mi sav trud moj oko kojega se trudih pod suncem, jer æu ga ostaviti èovjeku koji æe nastati nakon mene.
19 And who knows whether that man will be wise or foolish? Yet he will take over all the labor at which I have worked skillfully under the sun. This too is futile.
I ko zna hoæe li biti mudar ili lud? i opet æe biti gospodar od svega truda mojega oko kojega se trudih i mudrovah pod suncem. I to je taština.
20 So my heart began to despair over all the labor that I had done under the sun.
Zato doðoh na to da mi srce izgubi nadanje o svakom trudu oko kojega se trudih pod suncem.
21 When there is a man who has labored with wisdom, knowledge, and skill, and he must give his portion to a man who has not worked for it, this too is futile and a great evil.
Jer ima ljudi koji se trude mudro i razumno i pravo, pa to ostavljaju u dio drugome koji se nije trudio oko toga. I to je taština i veliko zlo.
22 For what does a man get for all the toil and striving with which he labors under the sun?
Jer šta ima èovjek od svega truda svoga i od muke srca svoga, koju podnosi pod suncem?
23 Indeed, all his days are filled with grief, and his task is sorrowful; even at night, his mind does not rest. This too is futile.
Jer su svi dani njegovi muka a poslovi njegovi briga; ni noæu se ne odmara srce njegovo. I to je taština.
24 Nothing is better for a man than to eat and drink and enjoy his work. I have also seen that this is from the hand of God.
Nije li dakle dobro èovjeku da jede i pije i da gleda da mu je duši dobro od truda njegova? Ja vidjeh i to da je iz ruke Božije.
25 For apart from Him, who can eat and who can find enjoyment?
Jer ko je jeo i uživao više nego ja?
26 To the man who is pleasing in His sight, He gives wisdom and knowledge and joy, but to the sinner He assigns the task of gathering and accumulating that which he will hand over to one who pleases God. This too is futile and a pursuit of the wind.
Jer èovjeku koji mu je po volji daje mudrost i razum i radost, a grješniku daje muku da sabira i skuplja da da onome koji je po volji Bogu. I to je taština i muka duhu.
