Salamans Mācītājs 12
1 Piemini savu Radītāju savā jaunībā, pirms tās ļaunās dienas nāk un tie gadi tuvojās, kur tu sacīsi: tie man nepatīk.
But remember also thy Creator in the days of thy youthful vigor, while the evil days are not yet come, nor those years draw nigh of which thou wilt say, I have no pleasure in them;
2 Pirms saule un gaišums un mēnesis un zvaigznes aptumšojās, un padebeši nāk atkal pēc lietus,
While the sun, and the light, and the moon, and the stars, are not yet darkened, and the clouds return not again after the rain;
3 Tai laikā, kad tie nama sargi trīcēs, un tie stiprie vīri locīsies, un tie malēji stāvēs klusu, tāpēc ka viņu palicis maz, un tie, kas pa logiem skatās, paliks tumši,
On the day when the watchmen of the house will tremble and the men of might will bend themselves, and the grinders stand idle, because they are become few, and those be darkened that look through the windows;
4 Un tās divas durvis pret ielu taps aizslēgtas, tā ka malšanas skaņa paliks lēnāka, un viņš uzmostas, kad putniņa balsi dzird, un kad klusu skan visas dziesmas,
And when the two doors on the streets will be locked, while the sound of the mill becometh dull, and man riseth up at the voice of the bird, and all the daughters of song are brought low;
5 Kad arī kalnus bīsies un baiļosies, pa ceļu ejot, un kad tas mandeļu koks ziedēs, un sisenis būs par nastu, un līksmība zudīs; jo cilvēks iet uz savu mūža namu, un tie žēlotāji ies apkārt pa ielām;
Also when men will be afraid of every elevation, and are terrified on every way, and the almond-tree will refuse [its blossom], and the locust will drag itself slowly along, and the desire will gainsay compliance; because man goeth to his eternal home, and the mourners go about the streets;
6 Pirms tā sudraba virve trūks, un tas zelta trauks saplīst un tas smeļamais pie avota izkalst, un tas skritulis pie akas salūst;
While the silver cord is not yet torn loose, and the golden bowl is not crushed, and the pitcher is not broken at the fountain, and the wheel is not crushed at the cistern;
7 Jo pīšļiem būs atkal zemē griezties, kā tie ir bijuši, un garam atkal pie Dieva, kas to ir devis.
When the dust will return to the earth as it was, and the spirit will return unto God who gave it.—
8 Niecība vien! saka tas mācītājs, viss ir niecība!
Vanity of vanities, saith Koheleth: all is vanity.—
9 Nu vēl atliek: šis mācītājs bija gudrs, un viņš ļaudīm mācīja atzīšanu, un sadomāja un izmeklēja un sastādīja daudz sakāmus vārdus.
And in addition to this that Koheleth was wise, he continually also taught the people knowledge, and he probed, and searched out, and composed many proverbs.
10 Tas mācītājs meklēja, skaistus vārdus atrast un taisnības vārdus pareizi sarakstīt.
Koheleth sought to find out acceptable words, and that which would be written down uprightly, even words of truth.
11 Gudru vīru vārdi ir kā dzenuļi, un kā iesistas naglas viņu (atziņas) krājumi, no viena Gana doti.
The words of the wise are like goads, and like nails fastened [are the words of] the men of the assemblies, which are given by one shepherd.
12 Un beidzot: sargies, mans dēls! Grāmatu rakstīšanai nav gala un daudz lasīšanas nopūlē miesu.
But more than all these, my son, take warning for thyself: the making of many books would have no end; and much preaching is a weariness of the flesh.
13 Visas mācības gala vārds ir šis: bīsties Dievu un turi Viņa baušļus, jo tas pienākas visiem cilvēkiem.
The end of the matter is, let us hear the whole: Fear God, and keep his commandments; for this is the whole [duty of] man.
14 Jo Dievs ikkatru darbu vedīs tiesā līdz ar visu, kas ir apslēpts, vai tas labs vai ļauns.
For every deed will God bring into the judgment concerning every thing that hath been hidden, whether it be good, or whether it be bad.
