Salamans Mācītājs 7
1 Laba slava ir labāka nekā salda eļļa, un miršanas diena labāka nekā dzimšanas diena.
A good name is better than precious ointments, and a day of death is better than a day of birth.
2 Labāki ir vaidu namā iet nekā dzīru namā; jo tas ir visu cilvēku gals, un tas, kas dzīvo, to ņem pie sirds.
It is better to go to a house of mourning, than to a house of feasting. For in the former, we are admonished about the end of all things, so that the living consider what may be in the future.
3 Noskumt ir labāki nekā smieties; jo kad vaigs noskumis, tas sirdij labi.
Anger is better than laughter. For through the sadness of the countenance, the soul of one who offends may be corrected.
4 Gudru ļaužu sirds ir vaidu namā, bet ģeķu sirds ir prieku namā.
The heart of the wise is a place of mourning, and the heart of the foolish is a place of rejoicing.
5 Labāk ir klausīties gudra vīra rāšanu, nekā klausīties ģeķa dziesmu.
It is better to be corrected by a wise man, than to be deceived by the false praise of the foolish.
6 Jo kā ērkšķi sprakst apakš poda, tāpat ir ģeķa smiešanās, - tā ir arī niecība.
For, like the crackling of thorns burning under a pot, so is the laughter of the foolish. But this, too, is emptiness.
7 Tiešām, netaisna peļņa arī gudru padara neprātīgu, un dāvanas samaitā sirdi.
A false accusation troubles the wise man and saps the strength of his heart.
8 Labāks ir kādas lietas gals nekā viņas iesākums. Lēnprātīgais ir labāks nekā lepnais.
The end of a speech is better than the beginning. Patience is better than arrogance.
9 Neesi ātrs savā prātā dusmot, jo dusmība mājo ģeķu azotē.
Do not be quickly moved to anger. For anger resides in the sinews of the foolish.
10 Nesaki: kā tas nāk, ka senās dienas bijušas labākas nekā šīs! Jo ar gudrību tu to nevaicā.
You should not say: “What do you think is the reason that the former times were better than they are now?” For this type of question is foolish.
11 Gudrība ir tik laba kā mantība un labums tiem, kas sauli redz.
Wisdom with riches is more useful and more advantageous, for those who see the sun.
12 Jo gudrības pavēnī ir kā naudas pavēnī; un tas ir atzīšanas labums, ka gudrība dod dzīvību tiem, kam tā ir.
For as wisdom protects, so also does money protect. But learning and wisdom have this much more: that they grant life to one who possesses them.
13 Uzlūko Dieva darbu, jo kas to var darīt taisnu, ko viņš ir darījis līku?
Consider the works of God, that no one is able to correct whomever he has despised.
14 Baudi labumu labā dienā, bet ļaunu dienu ņem arī par labu; jo Dievs dara gan šo gan to, tāpēc ka cilvēkam nebūs zināt, kas būs pēc viņa.
In good times, enjoy good things, but beware of an evil time. For just as God has established the one, so also the other, in order that man may not find any just complaint against him.
15 Visu to esmu redzējis savas niecības dienās: Cits ir taisns, kas savā taisnībā iet bojā, un cits ir bezdievīgs, kas savā blēdībā ilgi pastāv.
I also saw this, in the days of my vanity: a just man perishing in his justice, and an impious man living a long time in his malice.
16 Neesi pārlieku taisns un neturies pats par visai gudru, - kāpēc tu gribi iet bojā?
Do not try to be overly just, and do not try to be more wise than is necessary, lest you become stupid.
17 Neesi pārlieku bezdievīgs, un neesi visai ģeķīgs; kāpēc tu gribi nomirt nelaikā?
Do not act with great impiety, and do not choose to be foolish, lest you die before your time.
18 Labi ir, ka tu šo satver un arī no tā otra savu roku neatrauj; jo kas Dievu bīstas, tas no visa tā izsprūk.
It is good for you to support a just man. Furthermore, you should not withdraw your hand from him, for whoever fears God, neglects nothing.
19 Gudrība stiprina gudro vairāk nekā desmit vareni, kas ir pilsētā.
Wisdom has strengthened the wise more than ten princes of a city.
20 Tiešām, nav neviena cilvēka, kas taisns būtu virs zemes, kas labi darītu un negrēkotu.
But there is no just man on earth, who does good and does not sin.
21 Neliec arī vērā visus vārdus, kas top runāti, lai tev nav jādzird, ka tavs kalps tev lād.
So then, do not attach your heart to every word that is spoken, lest perhaps you may hear your servant speaking ill of you.
22 Jo daudzkārt arī tava sirds zin, ka arī tu citus esi lādējis.
For your conscience knows that you, too, have repeatedly spoken evil of others.
23 Visu šo es ar gudrību esmu izmeklējis. Es sacīju: es dabūšu gudrību, bet viņa bija vēl tālu no manis.
I have tested everything in wisdom. I have said: “I will be wise.” And wisdom withdrew farther from me,
24 Tālu ir, kas ir, un ļoti dziļš; kas to var atrast?
so much more than it was before. Wisdom is very profound, so who shall reveal her?
25 Es griezos ar savu sirdi, ka es zinātu un izvaicātu un meklētu gudrību un skaidrību, un ka es atzītu bezdievību par ģeķību un neprātību par nelietību.
I have examined all things in my soul, so that I may know, and consider, and seek out wisdom and reason, and so that I may recognize the impiety of the foolish, and the error of the imprudent.
26 Un es atradu vienu lietu rūgtāku nekā nāvi: sievu, kā sirds ir tīkli un valgi un kā rokas ir saites. Kas labs ir Dieva priekšā, tas no viņas izglābsies, bet grēcinieks caur viņu taps sagūstīts.
And I have discovered a woman more bitter than death: she who is like the snare of a hunter, and whose heart is like a net, and whose hands are like chains. Whoever pleases God shall flee from her. But whoever is a sinner shall be seized by her.
27 Redzi, šo esmu atradis, saka tas mācītājs, citu pēc cita, ka es to galavārdu atrastu.
Behold, Ecclesiastes said, I have discovered these things, one after another, in order that I might discover the explanation
28 To mana dvēsele vēl meklē, un to es vēl neesmu atradis: Starp tūkstošiem es vienu vīru esmu atradis, bet sievu starp šiem visiem es neesmu atradis.
which my soul still seeks and has not found. One man among a thousand, I have found; a woman among them all, I have not found.
29 Bet redzi, to tikai es esmu atradis, ka Dievs cilvēku ir radījis taisnu, bet tie dodas uz daudz gudrošanām.
This alone have I discovered: that God made man righteous, and yet he has adulterated himself with innumerable questions. Who is so great as the wise? And who has understood the meaning of the word?
