Salamans Mācītājs 5
1 Sargi savu kāju, kad tu ej Dieva namā, un nāc labāk klausīties nekā upurēt kā ģeķi, jo tie nezina, ka tie ļaunu dara.
Look well to thy feet, when thou goest to the house of God, and draw nigh to hear, rather than to offer sacrifice as fools. For they consider not that they do evil.
2 Neesi ātrs ar savu muti un lai tava sirds nepārsteidzās, kādu vārdu Dieva priekšā izrunāt. Jo Dievs ir debesīs un tu virs zemes, tāpēc lai ir maz tavu vārdu.
Be not hasty with thy mouth, and let not thy heart be swift to utter any thing before God. For God is in heaven, and thou upon earth. Therefore let thy words be few.
3 Jo kā sapnis nāk, kur lielas rūpes, tā ģeķa valoda, kur aplam daudz vārdu.
For a dream cometh with much bustle, and a fool's voice with a multitude of words.
4 Ja tu Dievam solījumu solījis, tad nekavējies to maksāt; jo viņam nav labs prāts pie ģeķiem.
When thou vowest a vow to God, delay not to pay it; for he hath no pleasure in fools. Pay that which thou hast vowed.
5 Ko tu esi apsolījis, to pildi; labāki nesolīt, nekā solīt un nepildīt.
Better is it that thou shouldst not vow than that thou shouldst vow and not pay.
6 Nedod savai mutei vaļas, savu miesu apgrēcināt, un nesaki Dieva vēstneša priekšā, man ir misējies. Kāpēc Dievs lai apskaitās par tavu valodu un iznīcina tavu roku darbu?
Suffer not thy mouth to bring punishment on thy flesh, and say not before the angel, “It was a mistake.” Wherefore should God be angry on account of thy voice, and destroy the work of thy hands?
7 Jo kur daudz sapņu un arī, kur daudz vārdu, tur ir niecība; bet tu bīsties Dievu.
For in a multitude of dreams is a multitude of vanities; so also in a multitude of words; but fear thou God!
8 Kad tu redzi, ka nabagu apspiež kādā valstī un atrauj tiesu un taisnību, tad nebrīnies par to; jo vēl ir viens augstāks pār to augsto; tas liek vērā, un tas Visuaugstākais ir pār tiem visiem.
If thou seest oppression of the poor, and justice and equity perverted in a province, be not alarmed at the matter. For over the high there is a higher, who watcheth, and there is one higher than they all.
9 Pie visa tā zemei par labu: ķēniņš, kam rūp zemes kopšana.
An advantage to a land in all respects is a king over cultivated ground.
10 Kas naudu mīļo, tam naudas netiek gan; un kas bagātību mīļo, tas no tās laba neredzēs, - arī tā ir niecība.
He that loveth silver shall not be satisfied with silver; and he that loveth riches shall have no profit from them. This also is vanity.
11 Kur manta vairojās, tur vairojās ēdāji; kāds tad labums tam, kam tā pieder, kā tik acīm skatīties?
When goods increase, they are increased that eat them; and what advantage hath the owner thereof, save the beholding of them with his eyes?
12 Strādniekam miegs gards, vai maz vai daudz ēdis; bet bagātais, kas pieēdies, netiek pie miega.
Sweet is the sleep of a laboring man, whether he have eaten little or much; but the repletion of the rich will not suffer him to sleep.
13 Tas ir liels ļaunums, ko es redzēju pasaulē, kad bagātība tam, kas to sargā, pašam paliek par nelaimi.
There is a sore evil which I have seen under the sun, — riches kept by the owner thereof to his hurt.
14 Jo tāda bagātība iet bojā caur kādu nelaimi, un kad tam dēls dzimis, tad šim nekā nav pie rokas.
For those riches perish by some calamity, and, if he have a son, there is nothing in his hand.
15 Tā kā viņš nācis no mātes miesām, tāpat viņš pliks atkal aizies, kā atnācis; viņš arī neņems nekā līdz no sava pūliņa, ko savā rokā varētu aiznest,
As he came forth from his mother's womb naked, so shall he go away again, as he came, and shall take away nothing of his labor which he may carry in his hand.
16 Un arī tas ir liels ļaunums, ka viņš itin tā atkal aiziet, kā atnācis. Kāds labums tad viņam atlec, ka viņš velti pūlējies,
This is also a sore evil, that, in all points as he came, so shall he go. And what profit is there to him who toileth for wind?
17 Ka viņš arī visu mūžu tumsā ēdis un lielos sirdēstos un vājībā un dusmās?
Also all his days he ate in darkness, and had much grief and anxiety and vexation.
18 Tad nu uzskatu par labu, ka jauki ir ēst un dzert, un labumu baudīt pie visa sava pūliņa, ar ko kāds pūlējās pasaulē to īso mūžu, ko Dievs tam dod; jo tā ir viņa daļa.
Behold, what I have seen is, that it is good and proper for one to eat and drink, and to enjoy the good of all his labor which he taketh under the sun all the days of his life, which God giveth him; for it is his portion.
19 Jo kuram cilvēkam Dievs devis bagātību un mantu, un tam dod vaļu no tās ēst un savu daļu ņemt un priecāties pie sava darba, tā ir Dieva dāvana.
To whatever man also God hath given riches and wealth, and hath given him to enjoy them, and to take his portion, and to rejoice in his labor; this is the gift of God.
20 Jo viņš daudz nepiemin savas dzīvības dienas, tāpēc ka Dievs viņa sirdi ar prieku apdāvina.
For he will not much remember the days of his life; for God answereth him with the joy of his heart.
