Ecclesiastes 11
1 Cast thy bread upon the face of the waters; for after many days wilt thou find it again.
Met savu maizi ūdenī, ar laiku tu to atdabūsi.
2 Give a portion to seven, and also to eight: for thou knowest not what evil may come upon the earth.—
Izdali to septiņiem vai astoņiem, jo tu nezini, kāda nelaime būs virs zemes.
3 If the clouds be full of rain, they will empty it out upon the earth; and if the tree fall toward the south, or toward the north, on the place where the tree falleth, there will it remain.
Kad padebeši pilni, tad tie izlej lietu uz zemi; un kā koks kritīs pret dienvidu vai pret ziemeli, - kur koks krīt, tur tas arī paliek.
4 He that watcheth the wind will not sow; and he that gazeth on the clouds will not reap.
Kas uz vēju mana, tas nesēj, un kas uz padebešiem raugās, tas nepļauj.
5 As thou knowest not which is the way of the wind, as little as what is enclosed in the womb of her that is with child: even so thou canst not know the works of God who maketh all.
Tā kā tu nezini, kāds ceļš ir vējam, jeb kā kauli aug grūtas sievas miesās, tāpat tu nezini Dieva darbu, ko Viņš visu padara.
6 In the morning sow thy seed, and in the evening let not thy hand rest; for thou knowest not which will succeed, whether this or that, or whether both of them will be alike good.
No rīta sēj savu sēklu un neliec mierā savu roku vakarā; jo tu nezini, kā jo labi izdosies, vai šā vai tā; un kad abējādi izdotos, tad būtu jo labi.
7 Truly the light is sweet, and it is a pleasant thing for the eyes to see the sun;
Gaišums ir salds un acīm tīk sauli redzēt.
8 For if a man live [even] many years, let him rejoice in them all; and let him remember the days of darkness; for they will be many; all that cometh is vanity.
Bet jebšu cilvēks daudz gadus dzīvo un arvienu priecājās, tad lai tomēr viņš arī piemin tās nebaltās dienas, jo viņu būs daudz. Viss, kas nāk, ir niecība.
9 Rejoice, O young man, in thy childhood; and let thy heart cheer thee in the days of thy youthful vigor, and walk firmly in the ways of thy heart, and in [the direction which] thy eyes see: but know thou, that concerning all these things God will bring thee into judgment.
Priecājies, jaunekli, savā jaunībā, un lai tava sirds tur labu prātu savas jaunības dienās, un staigā kā tava sirds kāro un kā tavām acīm patīk; bet zini, ka Dievs par visu šo tevi vedīs priekš tiesas.
10 And remove vexation from thy heart, and cause evil to pass away from thy body; for childhood and the time when the head is black are vanity.
Tad izmet nu skumību no savas sirds un aizdzen ļaunumu no savām miesām; jo jaunība un rīta blāzma(bērnība) ir niecība.
