Ecclesiastes 12
1 Remember also your Creator in the days of your youth, before the evil days come, and the years draw near, when you will say, “I have no pleasure in them;”
Ali opominji se tvorca svojega u mladosti svojoj prije nego doðu dani zli i prispiju godine, za koje æeš reæi: nijesu mi mile;
2 Before the sun, the light, the moon, and the stars are darkened, and the clouds return after the rain;
Prije nego pomrkne sunce i vidjelo i mjesec i zvijezde, i opet doðu oblaci iza dažda,
3 in the day when the keepers of the house shall tremble, and the strong men shall bow themselves, and the grinders cease because they are few, and those who look out of the windows are darkened,
Kad æe drktati stražari kuæni i pognuti se junaci, i stati mlinarice, što ih je malo, i potamnjeti koji gledaju kroz prozore,
4 and the doors shall be shut in the street; when the sound of the grinding is low, and one shall rise up at the voice of a bird, and all the daughters of music shall be brought low;
I kad æe se zatvoriti vrata s ulice, i oslabiti zveka od mljevenja, i kad æe se ustajati na ptièji glas i prestati sve pjevaèice,
5 yes, they shall be afraid of heights, and terrors will be on the way; and the almond tree shall blossom, and the grasshopper shall be a burden, and desire shall fail; because man goes to his everlasting home, and the mourners go about the streets;
I visokoga mjesta kad æe se bojati i strašiti se na putu, kad æe badem ucvjetati i skakavac otežati i želja proæi, jer èovjek ide u kuæu svoju vjeènu, i pokajnice æe hoditi po ulicama;
6 before the silver cord is severed, or the golden bowl is broken, or the pitcher is broken at the spring, or the wheel broken at the cistern,
Prije nego se prekine uže srebrno, èaša se zlatna razbije i raspe se vijedro na izvoru i slomi se toèak na studencu,
7 and the dust returns to the earth as it was, and the spirit returns to God who gave it.
I vrati se prah u zemlju, kako je bio, a duh se vrati k Bogu, koji ga je dao.
8 “Vanity of vanities,” says the Preacher. “All is vanity!”
Taština nad taštinama, veli propovjednik, sve je taština.
9 Further, because the Preacher was wise, he still taught the people knowledge. Yes, he pondered, sought out, and set in order many proverbs.
A ne samo mudar bijaše propovjednik, nego još i narod uèaše mudrosti, i motreæi i istražujuæi složi mnogo prièa.
10 The Preacher sought to find out acceptable words, and that which was written blamelessly, words of truth.
Staraše se propovjednik da naðe ugodne rijeèi, i napisa što je pravo, rijeèi istine.
11 The words of the wise are like goads; and like nails well fastened are words from the masters of assemblies, which are given from one shepherd.
Rijeèi su mudrijeh ljudi kao žalci i kao klini udareni; rijeèi onijeh koji ih složiše dao je jedan pastir.
12 Furthermore, my son, be admonished: of making many books there is no end; and much study is a weariness of the flesh.
I tako, sine moj, èuvaj se onoga što je preko ovoga, jer nema kraja sastavljanju mnogih knjiga, i mnogo èitanje umor je tijelu.
13 This is the end of the matter. All has been heard. Fear God and keep his commandments; for this is the whole duty of man.
Glavno je svemu što si èuo: Boga se boj, i zapovijesti njegove drži, jer to je sve èovjeku.
14 For God will bring every work into judgment, with every hidden thing, whether it is good, or whether it is evil.
Jer æe svako djelo Bog iznijeti na sud i svaku tajnu, bila dobra ili zla.
