Ecclesiastes 12
1 And remember creator your in [the] days of youth your until that not they will come [the] days of evil and they will arrive years which you will say not [belongs] to me in them pleasure.
Tænk På ding Skaber i Ungdommens Dage, førend de onde Dage kommer og Årene nærmer sig, om hvilke du vil sige: "I dem har jeg ikke Behag!"
2 Until that not it will become dark the sun and the light and the moon and the stars and they will return the clouds after the rain.
før Sol og Lys og Måne og Stjerner hylles i Mørke og der atter kommer Skyer efter Regn,
3 In the day when they will tremble [the] keepers of the house and they will bend themselves [the] people of strength and they will cease the [female] grinders for they have become few and they will grow dim the [women who] look in the windows.
Tiden, da Husets Vogtere bæver, de stærke Mænd bliver krumme, da Møllepigerne svigter, fordi de er få, og de bliver mørke, som kigger ved Gluggerne,
4 And they will be shut up [the] doors on the street when becomes low [the] sound of the grinding mill for someone may arise to [the] sound of bird and they may be reduced all [the] daughters of song.
da begge Gadedørene lukkes, mens Møllen går med dæmpet Lyd, da man står op ved Spurvenes Kvidder og alle Sangens Døtre hvisker,
5 Also from a high [place] people will be afraid and terrors [are] in the way and it may blossom the almond tree so it may drag itself along the grasshopper and it may fail the caper-berry for [is] going humankind to [the] house of perpetuity its and they will go about (in the street *L(abh)*) the mourners.
da man også ængstes for Bakker, og Rædsler lurer på Vejen, da Mandeltræet blomstrer; Græshoppen slappes og Kapersbærret svigter, nu Mennesket går til sin evige Bolig og Sørgetoget går gennem Gaden,
6 Until that not (it will be snapped *Q(K)*) [the] cord of silver so it may be crushed [the] bowl of gold so it may be broken [the] jar at the water spring and it will be crushed the [water] wheel to the well.
førend Sølvsnoren brister og Guldskålen brydes itu, før Krukken slås i Stykker ved Kilden og det søndrede Hjul falder ned i Brønden
7 And it will return the dust to the earth like which it was and the spirit it will return to God who he gave it.
og Støvet vender tilbage til Jorden som før og Ånden til Gud, som gav den.
8 Futility of futilities he said the Teacher everything [is] futility.
Endeløs Tomhed, sagde Prædikeren, alt er Tomhed.
9 And besides that he was Teacher wise again he taught knowledge the people and he weighed and he searched out he arranged in order proverbs [surely] a multitude.
Endnu skal siges, at Prædikeren var viis; han gav også Folket Kundskab; han granskede og ransagede og formede mange Ordsprog.
10 sought Teacher to find words of delight and [what] was written uprightness [was] words of truth.
Prædikeren søgte at finde Fyndord og optegnede sanddru Lære, Sandhedsord.
11 [the] words of Wise [people] [are] like goads and [are] like nails firmly fixed masters of collections they are given from a shepherd one.
Som Pigkæppe er de vises Ord, som inddrevne Søm, der sidder tæt; de er givet af en og samme Hyrde.
12 And excess more than them O child my be warned to make books many there not [is] an end and study much [is] weariness of flesh.
Endnu skal siges: Min Søn, var dig! Der er ingen Ende på, som der skrives Bøger, og megen Gransken trætter Legemet.
13 [the] end of [the] matter Everything it has been heard God fear and commandments his keep for this [is] all humankind.
Enden på Sagen, når alt er hørt, er: Frygt Gud og hold hans Bud! Thi det bør hvert Menneske gøre.
14 For every deed God he will bring in judgment with every hidden thing whether good and or evil.
Thi hver en Gerning bringer Gud for Retten, når han dømmer alt, hvad der er skjult, være sig godt eller ondt.
