Salamans Mācītājs 2
1 Es sacīju savā sirdī: nu tad, gribu baudīt priekus un redzēt labas dienas; bet redzi, arī tā ir niecība!
[Then] I said to myself, “Okay, I will try to do everything that I enjoy. I will find out whether doing what I enjoy can truly enable me to be happy.” But I found out that doing that was also useless/senseless.
2 Uz smiešanos es sacīju: tu esi neprātīga, un uz prieku: ko tu dari?
[So] I said [to myself], “It is foolish to laugh [all the time], and continually doing what I enjoy does not seem to bring any lasting benefit.”
3 Tad es savā sirdī apņēmos, mielot savu miesu ar vīnu, un kamēr sirds uz gudrību dotos, arī baudīt ģeķību, tiekams es redzētu, kas cilvēku bērniem labi būtu, kas tiem jādara apakš debess savā dzīvības laikā.
[So], after thinking a lot about it, I decided to (cheer myself/cause myself to be happy) by drinking [a lot of] wine. [So] while I was still trying to be wise, I decided to do things that [many] people do to be happy during the short time that they are alive on the earth.
4 Es darīju lielus darbus; es uzcēlu sev ēkas, dēstīju vīna dārzus;
I did great things: I [caused] houses to be built for myself and vineyards to be planted.
5 Es sev kopu dārzus un jaukas birzes un stādīju tur visādus augļu kokus.
I [told my workers] to make gardens and parks. [Then] I [told them to] fill the gardens with many kinds of fruit trees.
6 Es sev izraku dīķus, no tiem slacināt birzi, kur koki zaļoja.
I [told them to] build reservoirs to store water to irrigate the fruit trees.
7 Es pirku kalpus un kalpones, man bija arī dzimta saime un vēršu un avju lielāks pulks, nekā visiem, kas priekš manis bijuši Jeruzālemē.
I bought male and female slaves, and babies [who later became my slaves] were born in my palace. I also owned more livestock than any of the previous kings in Jerusalem had owned.
8 Es sev arī sakrāju sudrabu un zeltu un dārgumus no ķēniņiem un valstīm. Es sev sagādāju dziedātājus un dziedātājas, un ko cilvēku bērni mēdz iekārot, sievas pār sievām.
I also accumulated large amounts of silver and gold [that were paid to me] from the treasures of kings and rulers of provinces. [I hired] men and women to sing for me, and I had many (concubines/slave wives) who gave me [much] pleasure [EUP].
9 Un es paliku lielāks un lielāks un pieņēmos pār visiem, kas priekš manis bijuši Jeruzālemē, arī mana gudrība man palika.
So, I became greater than anyone else who had ever lived in Jerusalem, and I was [very] wise.
10 Un visu, ko manas acis iekāroja, to es tām neatrāvu; es neliedzu savai sirdij nekāda prieka; jo mana sirds priecājās par visu manu pūliņu, un šī bija mana daļa no visa mana pūliņa.
I got everything [LIT] that I [SYN] saw and wanted. I did everything [LIT] that I thought would enable me to be happy. All those things that I [SYN] enjoyed were [like] a reward for all my hard work.
11 Tad es uzlūkoju visus savus darbus, ko manas rokas bija darījušas, un to pūliņu, ar ko es grūti biju pūlējies, un redzi, viss bija niecība un grābstīšanās pēc vēja, un labuma nav pasaulē.
[But] then I thought about all the hard work that I [SYN] had done [to get all those things], and none of it seems to bring any lasting benefit [DOU]. It was all [like] chasing the wind.
12 Un es griezos, redzēt gudrību un neprātību un ģeķību. Jo ko tas cilvēks (darīs), kas nāks pēc ķēniņa? to pašu, kas jau sen darīts.
Then I started to think about being wise, and [also about] being foolish [DOU]. [I said to myself, “I certainly do not think that] [RHQ] the next king will be able to do anything better than I can.”
13 Un es redzēju, ka gudrība ir labāka nekā ģeķība, tā kā gaisma labāka nekā tumsība.
And I thought, “Surely it is better to be wise than to be foolish, like light is better than darkness,
14 Gudram acis stāv galvā, un ģeķis staigā tumsībā; bet es arī manīju, kā viņiem visiem vienāds liktenis.
[because] wise people [walk in the daylight and] [IDM] can see where they are going, but foolish people walk in the darkness [and cannot see where they are going].” But I [also] realized that both wise people and foolish people eventually die.
15 Tad es sacīju savā sirdī: kad man tāds pat liktenis kā ģeķim, kāpēc tad es tik pārlieku esmu dzinies pēc gudrības? Un es sacīju savā sirdī: Arī tā ir niecība.
So I said to myself, “I am very wise, but I will [die at the end of my life], like foolish people do. So (how has it benefited me to be very wise?/it certainly has not benefited me to be very wise [RHQ]). I do not understand why [people consider that] it is valuable to be wise.
16 Jo gudro tāpat mūžam nepiemin kā ģeķi; jo kas tagad ir, tas nākošā laikā viss top aizmirsts, un tāpat gudrais mirst kā ģeķis.
Wise people and foolish people all die. And after we die, we will all eventually be forgotten [DOU].”
17 Tādēļ es ienīdēju šo dzīvību, jo es turēju par ļaunu, kas pasaulē notiek; jo viss tas ir niecība un grābstīšanās pēc vēja.
So I hated being alive, because everything that we do here on the earth [MTY] distresses me. It all seems to be useless [like] chasing the wind.
18 Es arī ienīdēju visu savu pūliņu, ar ko es biju nopūlējies pasaulē, ka man tas bija jāpamet cilvēkam, kas būs pēc manis.
I [also began to] hate all the hard work that I had done, because [when I die], everything [that I have acquired] will belong to the next king.
19 Jo kas zin, vai viņš būs gudrs vai ģeķis; un tomēr viņš valdīs pār visu manu darbu, ar ko esmu nopūlējies, un ko ar gudrību esmu padarījis pasaulē; arī tā ir niecība.
And (who/no one) knows [RHQ] whether he will be wise or whether he will be foolish. But even if he is foolish, he will acquire all the things that I worked very hard and wisely to get.
20 Tāpēc es griezos, ka mana sirds apnikusi atstātos no visa tā pūliņa, ar ko biju nopūlējies pasaulē.
I thought about all the hard work that I had done. [It seemed useless], and I became depressed/discouraged.
21 Jo jebšu kas savu darbu ar gudrību un ziņu un pareizi dara, taču viņam sava daļa jāpamet citam, kas pie tā nav strādājis; arī tā ir niecība un liela nelietība.
Some people work wisely and skillfully, using the things that they have learned. But [when they die], they leave everything, and someone who has not worked hard acquires those things. And that also [seemed to] be senseless and caused me to be discouraged.
22 Kas tad cilvēkam atlec no visa viņa darba un viņa sirds pūliņa, ar ko viņš nopūlējies pasaulē?
So, it seems that people do not [RHQ] get much for all the hard work that they do and for worrying.
23 Jo visas viņa dienas ir sāpes, un viņa darbs ir sirdēsti, arī naktī viņa sirds nedus; tā ir arīdzan niecība.
Every day the work that they do causes them to experience pain and to be worried. And during the night, their minds are not able to rest. That also is very frustrating.
24 Vai tad nebūs labāki cilvēkam, ka viņš ēd un dzer un savai dvēselei ļauj labumu baudīt pie sava pūliņa? Bet es esmu redzējis, ka arī tas nāk no Dieva rokas.
[So I decided that] the best thing that we can do is to enjoy what we eat and drink, and [also] enjoy our work. And I realized that those things are what God intends for us.
25 Kas gan var ēst un kas var ko baudīt bez Viņa?
There is absolutely no one [RHQ] who is able to enjoy those things if God does not give those things to him.
26 Jo cilvēkam, pie kā Viņam labs prāts, Viņš dod gudrību un atzīšanu un prieku, bet grēciniekam Viņš dod grūtumu, ka tas kopj un krāj un tomēr atstāj tam, pie kā Dievam labs prāts. Arī tā ir niecība un grābstīšanās pēc vēja.
God enables those who please him to be wise, to know [many things], and to enjoy [many things]. But if sinful people work hard and become rich, God [can] take their money away from them and give it to those who please him. But that also is something that is difficult for me to understand. [Their working hard seems] useless, [like] chasing the wind.
