Ecclesiastes 11
1 Give generously to others [some of] the money [MET] that you have; if you do that, later you will get back an equal amount.
Kast dit Brød paa Vandet; thi du skal finde det længe derefter.
2 Share some of what you have with (seven or eight/several) [others], because you do not know when you will experience a disaster, [and if you give some of what you have to others], [when you experience that disaster, they will kindly help you].
Del ud til syv, ja, og til otte; thi du kan ikke vide, hvad for Ulykke der skal ske paa Jorden.
3 [It is always true that] when clouds are full of water, they pour rain on the earth. [Similarly], wherever a tree falls on the ground, that is where it will remain.
Naar Skyerne ere fulde af Regn, udgyde de den paa Jorden; og naar et Træ falder imod Sønden eller og imod Norden, paa hvilket Sted Træet vil falde, der falder det.
4 If farmers see in what direction the wind is blowing, they will know whether it is wise at that time to plant things or not. [It is also true that] if farmers look at the clouds [and see that they are blowing from the west, which means that it will probably rain, ] they will not [try to] harvest their crops on that day.
Hvo som agter paa Vejr, saar ikke, og hvo som ser paa Skyerne, høster ikke.
5 We do not know where the wind comes from or where it goes, and we do not know how bodies are formed in women’s wombs. Similarly [SIM], God is the one who made everything, and we cannot [fully] understand what God does.
Ligesom du ikke ved, hvilken Vindens Vej er, saa lidet som du ved, hvorledes Benene dannes i den frugtsommeliges Liv, saaledes kan du heller ikke vide Guds Gerning, hvorledes han gør det alt sammen.
6 [Start] planting your seeds in the morning, and do not stop planting them until the evening, because you do not know which ones will grow better, the ones you plant in the morning or the ones you plant later in the day, or whether both will grow well.
Saa din Sæd om Morgenen, og lad din Haand ikke hvile om Aftenen; thi du ved ikke, enten dette eller hint skal lykkes, eller om de begge skulle blive lige gode.
7 It is very delightful to be alive and see [MTY] the sun [rise every morning].
Og sødt er Lyset, og lysteligt er det for Øjnene at se Solen.
8 [Even] if people live for many years, they should enjoy all of them. But they should not forget that [some day they will die] and then they will never be able to see any light again, and we do not know what will happen to us after we die.
Thi lever Mennesket endog mange Aar, skal han glæde sig i dem alle og komme de mørke Dage i Hu; thi de ville blive mange; alt det, der kommer, er Forfængelighed.
9 You young people, be happy while you are still young. Enjoy [IDM] doing the things that you want to do. But do not forget that [some day] God will judge you concerning all the things that you do.
Glæd dig, du unge! i din Ungdom, og lad dit Hjerte være vel til Mode i din Ungdoms Dage, og vandre efter dit Hjertes Veje og efter dine Øjnes Syn; men vid, at for alt dette skal Gud føre dig for Dommen.
10 [So when you are young] [MTY], do not worry about anything, and do not pay attention to the pains that you have in your body, because we will not remain young and strong forever.
Og bortfjern Græmmelse fra dit Hjerte, og lad Lidelser gaa bort fra dit Kød; thi Ungdom og Livets Morgenrøde ere Forfængelighed.
