ژیرمەندی 4

1 پاشان ئاوڕم دایەوە و بینیم هەموو ئەو ستەمەی کە لەسەر زەویدا دەکرێت و ئەوەتا: فرمێسکی ستەملێکراوانم بینی، کەس نەبوو دڵنەواییان بکات، ستەمکارانیشیان زەبریان بەدەست بوو، کەس نەبوو دڵنەواییان بکات.

I thought some more about all the suffering that people are caused to experience on the earth [MTY]. I saw the tears of people who were (oppressed/treated cruelly) and who had no one to comfort/encourage them. Those who oppressed them had power, and there was absolutely no one who was able to comfort those who were being oppressed.

2 خۆزگە بە مردووان دەخوازرێت کە دەمێکە مردوون، ئەوان خۆشحاڵترن لەوانەی کە لە ژیاندا ماون.

[So] I thought that those who are already dead are more fortunate than those who are still alive.

3 بەڵام لە هەردووکیان باشتر ئەوەیە کە هێشتا لەدایک نەبووە، ئەوەی ئەو خراپەکارییەی نەدیوە کە لەسەر زەوی ئەنجام دەدرێت.

And those who have not been born yet are more fortunate than those who are still alive and those who have died, [because] those who have not been born have not seen all the evil things that are done on the earth.

4 من بینیم کە هەموو ماندووبوون و هەموو ئەوەی مرۆڤ بەرهەمی دەهێنێت لە ئەنجامی ئەو کێشمەکێشەی کە مرۆڤ بەرامبەر بە نزیکەکەی دەیکات، ئەمەش بێ واتایە و گڤەی بایە.

I also thought about all the hard work that people do and the skills that they have. And I thought about how they compete with each other because they are envious of others, [and I concluded that] this also is something that is not accomplishing anything useful, [like] chasing the wind.

5 کەسی گێل دەست دەخاتە سەر دەست و گۆشتی خۆی دەخوات.

Foolish people [refuse to work]; they sit idly, with their hands folded, [and do not work]. [So] they ruin themselves.

6 مشتێک حەسانەوە باشترە لە دوو مشتی پڕ ماندووبوون و گڤەی با.

[So I say], “It is better to be content with not having much money, than to work very hard and try to get a lot of money, which is [as useless as] chasing the wind.”

7 دیسان شتێکی بێ واتام لەسەر زەوی بینی:

I thought about something else that happens on the earth [MTY] that seems senseless.

8 یەکێکی تاک و تەنها، نە کوڕی هەبوو، نە برا، هەموو ماندووبوونەکەی بێ کۆتایی بوو، هەروەها چاوی لە دەوڵەمەندی تێر نەدەبوو. گوتی: «ئیتر بۆ کێ خۆم ماندوو بکەم و گیانی خۆم بۆچی لە خۆشی بێبەش بکەم؟» ئەمەش بێ واتایە و بارێکی قورسە.

There are men who live alone; they do not have a wife or children or any brothers living with them; every day they work [very hard], without stopping, to get a lot of money, but they are never satisfied with the things that they have. They never ask [themselves], “Why am I working very hard to earn more money? Why am I not doing things that would cause me to be happy?” What they do also seems senseless.

9 دوو کەس لە یەک کەس باشترە، چونکە لە ماندووبوونەکەیان قازانجێکی باشتریان دەبێت.

Having someone [work] with you is better than being by yourself [all the time]. If you have a friend, he can help you to do your work.

10 ئەگەر یەکێکیان بکەوێت، هاوڕێکەی هەڵیدەستێنێتەوە. بەڵام قوڕبەسەر ئەوەی کە تەنهایە، دەکەوێت و کەس نییە هەڵیبستێنێتەوە.

If you fall down, he can help you get up again. But if you fall down when you are alone, it will be difficult for you, because there will be no one to help you stand up.

11 هەروەها ئەگەر دوو کەس پێکەوە ڕابکشێن، گەرم دەبنەوە، بەڵام یەکێک تەنها بێت، چۆن گەرم دەبێتەوە؟

Similarly, if two people sleep together, they can keep each other warm. But someone who sleeps alone will certainly not [RHQ] be warm.

12 ئەگەر یەکێک یەک کەس ببەزێنێت، دووان دەتوانن بەرامبەری بوەستن، گوریسی سێ تاڵیش زوو ناپسێت.

Someone who is alone can easily be attacked and defeated by another person, but two people can help each other and (resist/defend themselves against) someone who attacks them. [Three people can defend themselves even more easily], [like] a rope that is made from three cords is harder to break [than a rope made from two cords].

13 گەنجێکی هەژار و دانا باشترە لە پاشایەکی پیر و گێل، کە ئیتر ناتوانێت گوێ لە هۆشداری بگرێت.

A young man who is poor but wise is a better person than a foolish old king who refuses to pay attention when people try to give him good advice.

14 دەشێت گەنجەکە لە بەندیخانەوە هاتبێتە دەرەوە هەتا ببێت بە پاشا، یاخود بە هەژاری لەو شانشینەدا لەدایک بووبێت.

It is possible for a young man like that to succeed and some day become king, even if his parents were poor or even if he was in prison some of the time.

15 ڕوانیمە هەموو ئەو مرۆڤانەی کە بەسەر زەویدا هاتوچۆیان دەکرد پشتگیری گەنجەکەیان دەکرد کە جێگەی پاشاکەی گرتەوە.

But then some other young man becomes king, and everyone (starts to support/is pleased with) him.

16 ئەو مرۆڤانەی کە هاتنە بەردەمی پاشا بێشومار بوون، بەڵام گەل دڵیان بەو پاشایە خۆش نەبوو. ئەمەش بێ واتایە و گڤەی بایە.

Large crowds of people crowd around him. But after a few years, they will reject him, [too]. So it is all senseless, [like] chasing after the wind.