Salamans Mācītājs 9
1 Tiešām, visu to es esmu ņēmis pie sirds, visu to skaidri saprast, ka taisnie un gudrie ar saviem darbiem ir Dieva rokā. Un cilvēks arī nezin, vai piedzīvos mīlestību vai ienaidību.
I thought about all those things, and I concluded that God controls [what happens to] everyone, even those who are wise and those who are righteous. No one knows whether [others] will love them or whether they will hate them.
2 Visas lietas notiek visiem vienlīdzīgi, un viens liktenis taisnam un bezdievīgam, labam un šķīstam kā arī nešķīstam, tam, kas upurē, kā tam, kas neupurē, labam kā grēciniekam, tam, kas aplam zvēr, kā arī tam, kas no zvēresta bīstas.
[But we know that some time in the future] we will all die; it does not matter whether we act righteously or wickedly, whether we are good or whether we are bad, whether we are acceptable for [worshiping God] or whether [we have done things to cause us to be] unacceptable; it does not matter if we offer sacrifices [to God] or if we do not; it does not matter if we do what we have promised God that we will do or if we do not; [we all die]. The same thing will happen to good people and to sinful people, to those who solemnly promise [to do things for God] and to those who are afraid to make such promises.
3 Tā ir ļauna lieta pie visa, kas notiek pasaulē, ka visiem viens liktenis; un arī cilvēku bērnu sirds ir pilna ļaunuma, un neprātība ir viņu sirdīs, kamēr tie dzīvo, un pēc tiem jāmirst.
It seems wrong that the same thing happens to everyone on this earth: Everyone dies [EUP]. Furthermore, people’s inner beings are full of evil. People do foolish things while they are alive, and then they die and join those who are already dead.
4 Jo kas vien vēl dzīvs, priekš tā ir cerība; jo dzīvs suns ir labāks nekā nomiris lauva.
While we are alive, we confidently expect [that good things will happen to us]. [We despise] dogs, but it is better to be a dog that is alive than to be a [majestic] lion that is dead.
5 Jo tie dzīvie zin, ka tiem jāmirst; bet tie nomirušie nezin it nekā, tiem arī vairs nav algas.
We who are alive know that [some day] we will die, but dead people do not know anything. Dead people do not receive any more rewards, and people soon forget them.
6 Bet viņu piemiņa ir aizmirsta, un viņu mīlestība un viņu naids un viņu skaudība jau ir iznīkusi, un tiem nav vairs daļas ne mūžam pie nekā, kas notiek pasaulē.
[While they were alive], they loved [some people], they hated [some people], they envied [some people], but that all ends when they die. They will never again be a part of anything that happens here on the earth.
7 Ej tad, ēd savu maizi ar prieku, un dzer savu vīnu ar labu prātu; jo Dievam jau ir labs prāts pie tava darba.
[So I say], be joyful [DOU] while you eat your food and drink your wine, because that is what God wants you to do.
8 Lai tavas drēbes allažiņ ir baltas, un eļļas lai tavai galvai netrūkst.
Wear nice [MTY] clothes and make your face look nice.
9 Baudi šo dzīvību ar to sievu, ko tu mīļo, kamēr tev ir šī niecīgā dzīvība, ko viņš tev ir devis pasaulē, visu savu niecīgo mūžu; jo šī ir tava daļa šinī mūžā un pie tava pūliņa, ar ko tu pūlējies pasaulē.
Enjoy living with your wife whom you love, all during the time that God has given to you to be alive here on this earth. And even though it is difficult to understand why many things happen, enjoy doing the work that you do here on this earth.
10 Visu, ko tava roka atrod, kas jādara, to dari tikuši(ar visu spēku), jo ne darba, ne padoma, ne ziņas, ne gudrības nav kapā, kur tu noej. (Sheol h7585)
Whatever you are able to do, do it with all your energy, because [some time you will die], and in the place of the dead where you are going, no one works or plans to do anything or knows anything or is wise. (Sheol h7585)
11 Atkal es redzēju pasaulē, ka pie skriešanas nepalīdz čaklam būt, pie karošanas nepalīdz stipram būt, pie maizes pelnīšanas nepalīdz gudram būt, pie bagātības nepalīdz prātīgam būt, pie goda nepalīdz mācītam būt, bet tiem visiem nāk savs laiks un sava laime.
I have seen something else here on the earth: The person who runs fastest does not [always] win the race, the strongest soldiers do not [always] win the battle, the wisest people do not [always] have food, the smartest people do not [always] become rich, and people who have studied a lot are not [always] (honored/treated very specially) by others; we cannot [always] control what things will happen to us and where they will happen.
12 Un cilvēks arī nezin savu laiku; kā zivis, kas top zvejotas ar ļaunu tīklu, un kā putniņi, kas ar valdziņiem top notverti, tāpat cilvēku bērni top savaldzināti nelabā dienā, kad tā piepeši tiem uzbrūk.
No one knows when he will die [EUP]; fish are cruelly caught in a net, and birds are caught in snares/traps; similarly [SIM], people experience disasters at times when they do not expect them to happen.
13 Arī šo gudrību es esmu redzējis pasaulē, un tā man rādījās liela:
Once I saw something that a wise man did that impressed me.
14 Maza pilsēta un ne daudz ļaužu iekš tās, un pret to nāca liels ķēniņš un to apstāja un uztaisīja lielas skanstes ap viņu.
There was a small town, where only a few people lived. The army of a great king came to that town and surrounded it. They built dirt ramps up against the walls in order to climb up and attack the town.
15 Un tur atradās nabaga vīrs, tas bija gudrs, tas to pilsētu izpestīja caur savu gudrību, un neviens cilvēks šo nabaga vīru nepieminēja.
In that town there was a man who was poor but very wise. Because of doing what that man [suggested], the town was saved; but people [soon] forgot about him.
16 Tad es sacīju: gudrība ir labāka nekā stiprums, un tomēr tā nabaga gudrība top nicināta, un viņa vārdi netop klausīti
So I realized that although being wise is better than being strong, if you are poor, no one will appreciate what you do, and people will soon forget what you said.
17 Gudro vārdi, kas mierā top klausīti, ir labāki, nekā valdnieka brēkšana ģeķu vidū.
Speaking quietly what is [very] wise is [much] more sensible than a king shouting to foolish people.
18 Gudrība ir labāka nekā kara bruņas; bet viens vienīgs blēdis samaitā daudz labuma.
Being wise is more useful than [a lot of] weapons; but if you do one foolish thing, [it is possible that] because of doing that, you will ruin all the good things that you have done.
