Salamans Mācītājs 6
1 Ir ļaunums, ko es redzēju pasaulē, kas grūti panesams cilvēkiem:
There is an evil that I have seen under the sun, and it weighs heavy on men.
2 Vīrs, kam Dievs devis bagātību un mantu un godu, un viņam priekš savas sirds nekāda trūkuma nav no visa, kas tik viņam gribās, un Dievs viņam nedod vaļas no tā ēst, bet svešs vīrs to apēd; tā ir niecība un liels ļaunums.
God might give riches, wealth, and honor to a man so that he lacks nothing that he desires for himself, but then God gives him no ability to enjoy it. Instead, someone else uses his things. This is vapor, an evil affliction.
3 Ja vīrs simts bērnus dzemdinātu un daudz gadus dzīvotu, un tam būtu garš mūžs, un viņa dvēsele nebautītu no tā labuma, un tam arī netiktu ne kapa vieta, tad es saku, ka nelaika(nedzīvi piedzimušam) bērnam labāki ir nekā tādam.
If a man fathers a hundred children and lives many years, so that the days of his years are many, but if his heart is not satisfied with good and he is not buried, then I say that a baby that is born dead is better off than he is.
4 Jo niecībā šis nāk, un tumsībā šis aiziet, un ar tumsību šī vārds top aizklāts.
Even such a baby is born in futility and passes away in darkness, and its name remains hidden.
5 Arī sauli šis nav redzējis nedz atzinis, - šim labāka dusa nekā tam.
Although this child does not see the sun or know anything, it has rest even though that man did not.
6 Un jebšu tas divtūkstoš gadus dzīvotu un laba neredzētu, - vai visi nenoiet uz vienu vietu?
Even if a man should live for two thousand years but does not learn to enjoy good things, he goes to the same place as everyone else.
7 Viss cilvēka pūliņš ir priekš viņa mutes, bet sirds no tā nepaēdās.
All a man's work is for his mouth, yet his appetite is not satisfied.
8 Jo kas atlec gudram vairāk nekā ģeķim? Kas nabagam, kas zin staigāt cilvēku vidū?
Indeed, what advantage has the wise person over the fool? What advantage does the poor man have even if he knows how to act in front of other people?
9 Labāki ir acīm redzēt, nekā sirdī iekārot; arī tā ir niecība un grābstīšanās pēc vēja.
It is better to be satisfied with what the eyes see than to desire what a wandering appetite craves, which is also vapor and an attempt to shepherd the wind.
10 Kas notiek, tā vārds jau sen ir nosaukts, un ir nolikts, kas cilvēks būs, un viņš nespēj tiesāties ar to, kas ir stiprāks nekā viņš.
Whatever has existed has already been given its name, and what mankind is like has already been known. So it has become useless to dispute with the one who is the mighty judge of all.
11 Tiešām, daudz vārdu ir, kas vairo niecību; un kas tur cilvēkam atlec?
The more words that are spoken, the more futility increases, so what advantage is that to a man?
12 Jo kas zin, kas cilvēkam ir par labu šinī mūžā, ko viņš savā niecībā pavada kā ēnu? Jo kas cilvēkam var stāstīt, kas pēc viņa notiks pasaulē?
For who knows what is good for man in his life during his futile, numbered days through which he passes like a shadow? Who can tell a man what will come under the sun after he passes?
