Ecclesiastes 5
1 Guard your steps when you go to the house of God. Go near to listen rather than to offer the sacrifice of fools, who do not understand that they are doing what is wrong.
Sargi savu kāju, kad tu ej Dieva namā, un nāc labāk klausīties nekā upurēt kā ģeķi, jo tie nezina, ka tie ļaunu dara.
2 Do not be too quick to speak with your mouth, and do not let your heart be too quick to bring any matter up before God. God is in heaven, but you are on earth, so let your words be few.
Neesi ātrs ar savu muti un lai tava sirds nepārsteidzās, kādu vārdu Dieva priekšā izrunāt. Jo Dievs ir debesīs un tu virs zemes, tāpēc lai ir maz tavu vārdu.
3 If you have too many things to do and worry about, you will probably have bad dreams. The more words you speak, the more foolish things you will probably say.
Jo kā sapnis nāk, kur lielas rūpes, tā ģeķa valoda, kur aplam daudz vārdu.
4 When you make a vow to God, do not delay to do it, for God has no pleasure in fools. Do what you vow you will do.
Ja tu Dievam solījumu solījis, tad nekavējies to maksāt; jo viņam nav labs prāts pie ģeķiem.
5 It is better not to make a vow than to make one that you do not carry out.
Ko tu esi apsolījis, to pildi; labāki nesolīt, nekā solīt un nepildīt.
6 Do not allow your mouth to cause your flesh to sin. Do not say to the priest's messenger, “That vow was a mistake.” Why make God angry by vowing falsely, provoking God to destroy the work of your hands?
Nedod savai mutei vaļas, savu miesu apgrēcināt, un nesaki Dieva vēstneša priekšā, man ir misējies. Kāpēc Dievs lai apskaitās par tavu valodu un iznīcina tavu roku darbu?
7 For in many dreams, as in many words, there is meaningless vapor. So fear God.
Jo kur daudz sapņu un arī, kur daudz vārdu, tur ir niecība; bet tu bīsties Dievu.
8 When you see the poor being oppressed and robbed of just and right treatment in your province, do not be astonished as if no one knows, because there are people in power who watch those under them, and there are even higher ones over them.
Kad tu redzi, ka nabagu apspiež kādā valstī un atrauj tiesu un taisnību, tad nebrīnies par to; jo vēl ir viens augstāks pār to augsto; tas liek vērā, un tas Visuaugstākais ir pār tiem visiem.
9 In addition, the produce of the land is for everyone, and the king himself takes produce from the fields.
Pie visa tā zemei par labu: ķēniņš, kam rūp zemes kopšana.
10 Anyone who loves silver will not be satisfied with silver, and anyone who loves wealth always wants more. This, too, is vapor.
Kas naudu mīļo, tam naudas netiek gan; un kas bagātību mīļo, tas no tās laba neredzēs, - arī tā ir niecība.
11 As prosperity increases, so also do the people who consume it. What advantage in wealth is there to the owner except to watch it with his eyes?
Kur manta vairojās, tur vairojās ēdāji; kāds tad labums tam, kam tā pieder, kā tik acīm skatīties?
12 The sleep of a working man is sweet, whether he eats little or a lot, but the wealth of a rich person does not allow him to sleep well.
Strādniekam miegs gards, vai maz vai daudz ēdis; bet bagātais, kas pieēdies, netiek pie miega.
13 There is an evil that I have seen under the sun: riches hoarded by the owner, resulting in his own misery.
Tas ir liels ļaunums, ko es redzēju pasaulē, kad bagātība tam, kas to sargā, pašam paliek par nelaimi.
14 When the rich man loses his wealth through bad luck, his own son, one whom he has fathered, is left with nothing in his hands.
Jo tāda bagātība iet bojā caur kādu nelaimi, un kad tam dēls dzimis, tad šim nekā nav pie rokas.
15 As a man comes from his mother's womb, so also he will leave naked. He can take none of the fruits of his labor in his hand.
Tā kā viņš nācis no mātes miesām, tāpat viņš pliks atkal aizies, kā atnācis; viņš arī neņems nekā līdz no sava pūliņa, ko savā rokā varētu aiznest,
16 Another evil is that as a person comes, so he goes away. So what profit is there for him who works for the wind?
Un arī tas ir liels ļaunums, ka viņš itin tā atkal aiziet, kā atnācis. Kāds labums tad viņam atlec, ka viņš velti pūlējies,
17 During his days he eats with darkness and is greatly distressed with sickness and anger.
Ka viņš arī visu mūžu tumsā ēdis un lielos sirdēstos un vājībā un dusmās?
18 Look, what I have seen to be good and suitable is to eat and drink and to enjoy the gain from all our work, as we labor under the sun during the days of this life that God has given us. For this is man's assignment.
Tad nu uzskatu par labu, ka jauki ir ēst un dzert, un labumu baudīt pie visa sava pūliņa, ar ko kāds pūlējās pasaulē to īso mūžu, ko Dievs tam dod; jo tā ir viņa daļa.
19 Anyone to whom God has given riches and wealth and the ability to receive his share and rejoice in his work—this is a gift from God.
Jo kuram cilvēkam Dievs devis bagātību un mantu, un tam dod vaļu no tās ēst un savu daļu ņemt un priecāties pie sava darba, tā ir Dieva dāvana.
20 For he does not call to mind very often the days of his life, because God makes him keep busy with the things that he enjoys doing.
Jo viņš daudz nepiemin savas dzīvības dienas, tāpēc ka Dievs viņa sirdi ar prieku apdāvina.
