Ecclesiastes 5
1 Keep thy feet when thou goest unto a house of God, and draw near to hear rather than to give of fools the sacrifice, for they do not know they do evil.
Èuvaj nogu svoju kad ideš u dom Božji, i pristupi da slušaš; to je bolje nego što bezumni daju žrtve, jer ne znaju da zlo èine.
2 Cause not thy mouth to hasten, and let not thy heart hasten to bring out a word before God, for God is in the heavens, and thou on the earth, therefore let thy words be few.
Nemoj nagliti ustima svojim, i srce tvoje da ne bude brzo izgovoriti što pred Bogom, jer je Bog na nebu a ti si na zemlji, zato neka bude malo rijeèi tvojih.
3 For the dream hath come by abundance of business, and the voice of a fool by abundance of words.
Jer san dolazi od mnogoga posla, a glas bezumnikov od mnogih rijeèi.
4 When thou vowest a vow to God, delay not to complete it, for there is no pleasure in fools; that which thou vowest — complete.
Kad uèiniš zavjet Bogu, ne oklijevaj ispuniti ga, jer mu nijesu mili bezumnici; što god zavjetuješ, ispuni.
5 Better that thou do not vow, than that thou dost vow and dost not complete.
Bolje je da ne zavjetuješ negoli da zavjetuješ pa ne ispuniš.
6 Suffer not thy mouth to cause thy flesh to sin, nor say before the messenger, that 'it [is] an error,' why is God wroth because of thy voice, and hath destroyed the work of thy hands?
Ne daj ustima svojima da na grijeh navode tijelo tvoje, i ne govori pred anðelom da je bilo nehotice. Zašto bi se gnjevio Bog na rijeèi tvoje i potro djelo ruku tvojih?
7 For, in the abundance of dreams both vanities and words abound; but fear thou God.
Jer kao što u mnoštvu sanova ima taštine, tako i u mnogim rijeèima; nego boj se Boga.
8 If oppression of the poor, and violent taking away of judgment and righteousness thou seest in a province, do not marvel at the matter, for a higher than the high is observing, and high ones [are] over them.
Ako vidiš gdje se èini nepravda siromahu i otima sud i pravda u zemlji, ne èudi se tome, jer viši pazi na visokoga, i ima još viših nad njima.
9 And the abundance of a land is for all. A king for a field is served.
Ali je zemlja korisnija od svega; i car njivi služi.
10 Whoso is loving silver is not satisfied [with] silver, nor he who is in love with stores [with] increase. Even this [is] vanity.
Ko ljubi novce, neæe se nasititi novaca; i ko ljubi bogatstvo, neæe imati koristi od njega. I to je taština.
11 In the multiplying of good have its consumers been multiplied, and what benefit [is] to its possessor except the sight of his eyes?
Gdje je mnogo dobra, mnogo je i onijeh koji ga jedu; pa kaka je korist od toga gospodaru? osim što gleda svojim oèima.
12 Sweet [is] the sleep of the labourer whether he eat little or much; and the sufficiency of the wealthy is not suffering him to sleep.
Sladak je san onome koji radi, jeo malo ili mnogo; a sitost bogatome ne da spavati.
13 There is a painful evil I have seen under the sun: wealth kept for its possessor, for his evil.
Ima ljuto zlo koje vidjeh pod suncem: bogatstvo koje se èuva na zlo onome èije je.
14 And that wealth hath been lost in an evil business, and he hath begotten a son and there is nothing in his hand!
Jer tako bogatstvo propadne zlom nezgodom, te sinu kojega je rodio ne ostane ništa u ruku.
15 As he came out from the belly of his mother, naked he turneth back to go as he came, and he taketh not away anything of his labour, that doth go in his hand.
Kao što je izašao iz utrobe matere svoje nag, tako opet odlazi kako je došao; i ništa ne uzima od truda svojega da ponese u ruci svojoj.
16 And this also [is] a painful evil, just as he came, so he goeth, and what advantage [is] to him who laboureth for wind?
I to je ljuto zlo što odlazi kako je došao; i kaka mu je korist što se trudio u vjetar,
17 Also all his days in darkness he consumeth, and sadness, and wrath, and sickness abound.
I svega vijeka svojega jeo u mraku, i mnogo se brinuo i žalostio i ljutio?
18 Lo, that which I have seen: [It is] good, because beautiful, to eat, and to drink, and to see good in all one's labour that he laboureth at under the sun, the number of the days of his life that God hath given to him, for it [is] his portion.
Eto, to vidjeh da je dobro i lijepo èovjeku da jede i pije i uživa dobro od svega truda svojega kojim se trudi pod nebom za života svojega, koji mu Bog da, jer mu je to dio.
19 Every man also to whom God hath given wealth and riches, and hath given him power to eat of it, and to accept his portion, and to rejoice in his labour, this is a gift of God.
I kad kome Bog da bogatstvo i blago, i da mu da uživa i uzima svoj dio i da se veseli s truda svojega, to je dar Božji.
20 For he doth not much remember the days of his life, for God is answering through the joy of his heart.
Jer se neæe mnogo opominjati dana života svojega, jer mu Bog daje da mu je srce veselo.
