Ecclesiastes 8
1 The wisdom of a man shines in his countenance, and even the expression of a most powerful man will change.
Kdo je kakor moder človek? In kdo pozna pomen stvari? Človekova modrost pripravi njegov obraz, da zasveti in srčnost njegovega obraza bo spremenjena.
2 I heed the mouth of the king, and the commandment of an oath to God.
Svetujem ti, da obdržiš kraljevo zapoved in da upoštevaš Božjo prisego.
3 You should not hastily withdraw from his presence, nor should you remain in an evil work. For all that pleases him, he will do.
Ne bodi nagel, da greš izven njegovega pogleda. Ne stoj v zli stvari, kajti on počne karkoli mu ugaja.
4 And his word is filled with authority. Neither is anyone able to say to him: “Why are you acting this way?”
Kjer je kraljeva beseda, tam je moč, in kdo mu lahko reče: »Kaj počneš?«
5 Whoever keeps the commandment will not experience evil. The heart of a wise man understands the time to respond.
Kdorkoli se drži zapovedi, ne bo čutil nobene zle stvari in srce modrega človeka razlikuje tako čas kakor sodbo.
6 For every matter, there is a time and an opportunity, as well as many difficulties, for man.
Ker za vsak namen je čas in sodba, zato je človeška beda velika nad njim.
7 For he is ignorant of the past, and he is able to know nothing of the future by means of a messenger.
Kajti on ne ve, tega kar bo, kajti kdo mu lahko pove kdaj bo to?
8 It is not in the power of a man to prohibit the spirit, nor does he have authority over the day of death, nor is he permitted to rest when war breaks out, and neither will impiety save the impious.
Nobenega človeka ni, da ima moč nad duhom, da obdrži duha niti nima moči na dan smrti in v tej vojni ni nobene poravnave niti zlobnost ne bo osvobodila tistih, ki so ji izročeni.
9 I have considered all these things, and I have applied my heart to all the works which are being done under the sun. Sometimes one man rules over another to his own harm.
Vse to sem videl in svoje srce posvetil vsakemu delu, ki je storjeno pod soncem. Je čas, v katerem en človek vlada nad drugim v svojo lastno škodo.
10 I have seen the impious buried. These same, while they were still living, were in the holy place, and they were praised in the city as workers of justice. But this, too, is emptiness.
Tako sem videl zlobne pokopane, ki so prišli in odšli iz kraja svetih in so bili pozabljeni v mestu, kjer so tako počeli. Tudi to je ničevost.
11 For the sons of men perpetrate evils without any fear, because judgment is not pronounced quickly against the evil.
Ker obsodba zoper zlo delo ni izvršena naglo, zato je srce človeških sinov v njih popolnoma naravnano, da počno zlo.
12 But although a sinner may do evil of himself one hundred times, and by patience still endure, I realize that it will be well with those who fear God, who revere his face.
Čeprav grešnik tisočkrat stori zlo in bodo njegovi dnevi podaljšani, vendar zagotovo vem, da bo dobro s tistimi, ki se bojijo Boga, ki se bojijo pred njim,
13 So, may it not go well with the impious, and may his days not be prolonged. And let those who do not fear the face of the Lord pass away like a shadow.
toda z zlobnim ne bo dobro niti ne bo podaljšal svojih dni, ki so kakor senca, ker se pred Bogom ne boji.
14 There is also another vanity, which is done upon the earth. There are the just, to whom evils happen, as though they had done the works of the impious. And there are the impious, who are very secure, as though they possess the deeds of the just. But this, too, I judge to be a very great vanity.
Je ničevost, ki je storjena na zemlji; da so pravični ljudje, ki se jim dogaja glede na delo zlobnih; ponovno, so zlobni ljudje, ki se jim dogaja glede na delo pravičnih. Rekel sem, da je tudi to ničevost.
15 And so, I praised rejoicing, because there was no good for a man under the sun, except to eat and drink, and to be cheerful, and because he may take nothing with him from his labor in the days of his life, which God has given to him under the sun.
Potem sem priporočal veselje, ker človek pod soncem nima boljše stvari, kot da jé in da pije in da je vesel, kajti to bo ostalo z njim od njegovega truda [vse] dni njegovega življenja, ki mu ga Bog daje pod soncem.
16 And I applied my heart, so that I might know wisdom, and so that I might understand a disturbance that turns upon the earth: it is a man, who takes no sleep with his eyes, day and night.
Ko sem usmeril svoje srce, da spoznam modrost in da vidim opravilo, ki je storjeno na zemlji (kajti tam je ta, ki niti podnevi niti ponoči s svojimi očmi ne vidi spanja),
17 And I understood that man is able to find no explanation for all those works of God which are done under the sun. And so, the more that he labors to seek, so much the less does he find. Yes, even if a wise man were to claim that he knows, he would not be able to discover it.
sem potem zagledal vsa Božja dela, da človek ne more spoznati dela, ki je storjeno pod soncem. Ker čeprav se človek trudi to spoznati, vendar tega ne bo našel. Da, nadalje, čeprav moder človek misli, da to pozna, vendar tega ne bo zmožen najti.
