Ecclesiastes 8
1 Who can compare to the truly wise? Who knows how to interpret things? If you have wisdom your face lights up, and your stern look is softened.
Kas ir kā gudrais un kas zin sacīt, kādas tās lietas ir? Cilvēka gudrība dara gaišu viņa vaigu un viņa bargums pārvēršās.
2 My advice is to do what the king says, since that's what you promised God.
Es (saku): liec vērā ķēniņa pavēli, kā tu Dievam esi zvērējis.
3 Don't be quick to walk out on the king without thinking what you're doing, and don't get involved with those who plot against him, for the king can do what he pleases.
Nesteidzies no viņa vaiga iet nost, netinies nekādā ļaunā darbā; jo visu, ko viņš grib, to viņš dara.
4 The king's orders have supreme authority—who is going to question him, saying, “What are you doing?”
Kur ķēniņa vārds ir, tur ir vara, un kas uz viņu var sacīt: ko tu dari?
5 Those who follow his commands will not be involved in doing evil. Wise people think, recognizing there's a right time, and a right way.
Kas bausli tur, tas neredzēs ļauna; un gudra sirds zin laiku un tiesu.
6 For there's a right time and a right way for everything, even when things are going badly for you.
Jo ikkatram padomam ir savs laiks un sava tiesa; jo cilvēka ļaunums to smagi spiež.
7 No one knows what's going to happen, so who can say what the future holds?
Jo viņš nezin, kas notiks un kas viņam sacīs, kā tas būs?
8 No one can hold onto the breath of life; no one can prevent the day when they die. There's no way of escaping that battle, and the wicked won't be saved by their wickedness!
Cilvēka nav, kam būtu vara pār garu, to garu aizturēt; viņam arī nav varas pār miršanas dienu, un nav atlaišanas karā; tā arī bezdievība to neizglābs, kas to dara.
9 I examined all these things, and thought about all that happens here on earth, and the damage that's caused when people dominate others.
Visu to es esmu redzējis, un esmu griezis savu sirdi uz ikvienu darbu, ko dara pasaulē. Dažkārt cilvēks pār cilvēku valda sev par nelaimi.
10 Yes, I have seen wicked people buried with great honor. They used to go to the holy place, and were praised in the very city where they did their evil. This is hard to understand!
Es arī vēl redzēju bezdievīgus, kas tika aprakti un nāca pie dusas; bet tālu aizgāja no svētās vietas un tika aizmirsti pilsētā, kas bija darījuši taisnību; arī tā ir niecība.
11 When people are not punished quickly for their crimes they are even more determined to do wrong.
Kad tiesu par ļauno darbu nenes drīzumā, tad cilvēku bērnu sirds paliek droša, ļaunu darīt.
12 Even though a sinner may do wrong a hundred times, and live a long life, I'm convinced that those who do what God says will be better off.
Jebšu grēcinieks simts reizes ļaunu dara un dzīvo ilgi, tomēr es zinu, ka dievbijīgiem labi klāsies, kas priekš viņa bīstas.
13 In fact, the wicked will not live long, passing like a shadow, because they refuse to follow God.
Bet bezdievīgam labi neklāsies, un viņš ilgi nedzīvos, tā kā ēna; tādēļ ka viņš priekš Dieva nebīstas.
14 Another thing that is hard to understand is this: good people are treated as the wicked should be, and the wicked are treated as good people should be. As I say, this is difficult to comprehend!
Niecība ir, kas notiek virs zemes, ka ir taisni cilvēki, kam tā klājās, tā kā būtu darījuši bezdievīgi, un ir bezdievīgi, kam tā klājās, tā kā būtu darījuši taisni; es sacīju: arī tā ir niecība.
15 So I recommend enjoying life. There's nothing better for us here on earth than to eat and drink and be happy. Such an attitude will go with us as we work, and as we live our lives that God gives us here on earth.
Tādēļ es slavēju to prieku, ka cilvēkam cita labuma nav pasaulē, kā vien ēst un dzert un priecāties, un tas viņam atlec no viņa pūliņa viņa dzīvības laikā, ko Dievs viņam dod pasaulē.
16 When I applied my mind to discovering wisdom and observing everything people do here on earth, I couldn't get any sleep, day or night.
Kad es apņēmos, gudrību atzīt un ieraudzīt to grūtumu, kas virs zemes notiek, ka dažs ne dienu ne nakti miegu neredz savām acīm.
17 Then I studied everything God does, and I realized that no one can fully understand what happens here. However, hard they try, however wise they claim to be, they can't really comprehend it.
Tad es redzēju visu Dieva darbu, ka cilvēks to darbu nevar izprast, kas notiek pasaulē; jebšu cilvēks darbojās izdomāt, tomēr viņš to neizdibinās, un jebšu arī tas gudrais sacītu, ka viņš to zina, tomēr viņš to nevar atrast.
