Книга Екклезиаста 2
1 Рекох аз в сердцы моем: прииди убо, да тя искушу в веселии, и виждь во блазе: и се, такожде сие суетство.
I said to myself, “Come now, I will test you with pleasure; enjoy what is good!” But it proved to be futile.
2 Смеху рекох: погрешение, и веселию: что сие твориши?
I said of laughter, “It is folly,” and of pleasure, “What does it accomplish?”
3 И разсмотрих, аще сердце мое повлечет аки вино плоть мою: и сердце мое настави мя в мудрости, и еже удержати веселие, дондеже увижду, кое благо сыном человеческим, еже творят под солнцем в число дний живота своего.
I sought to cheer my body with wine and to embrace folly—my mind still guiding me with wisdom—until I could see what was worthwhile for men to do under heaven during the few days of their lives.
4 Возвеличих творение мое: создах ми домы, насадих ми винограды,
I expanded my pursuits. I built houses and planted vineyards for myself.
5 сотворих ми вертограды и сады и насадих в них древес всякаго плода,
I made gardens and parks for myself, where I planted all kinds of fruit trees.
6 сотворих ми купели водныя, еже напаяти от них прозябение древес:
I built reservoirs to water my groves of flourishing trees.
7 притяжах рабы и рабыни, и домочадцы быша ми: и стяжание скота, и стад много ми бысть, паче всех бывших прежде мене во Иерусалиме:
I acquired menservants and maidservants, and servants were born in my house. I also owned more herds and flocks than anyone in Jerusalem before me,
8 собрах ми злато и сребро и имения царей и стран, сотворих ми поющих и поющыя, и услаждения сынов человеческих, виночерпцы и виночерпицы.
and I accumulated for myself silver and gold and the treasure of kings and provinces. I gathered to myself male and female singers, and the delights of the sons of men—many concubines.
9 И возвеличихся, и приложихся мудрости паче всех бывших прежде мене во Иерусалиме: и мудрость моя пребысть со мною.
So I became great and surpassed all in Jerusalem who had preceded me; and my wisdom remained with me.
10 И все, егоже просиста очи мои, не отях от них и не возбраних сердцу моему от всякаго веселия моего, яко сердце мое возвеселися во всяцем труде моем. И сие бысть часть моя от всего труда моего.
Anything my eyes desired, I did not deny myself. I refused my heart no pleasure. For my heart took delight in all my work, and this was the reward for all my labor.
11 И призрех аз на вся творения моя, яже сотвористе руце мои, и на труд, имже трудихся творити. И се, вся суета и произволение духа, и несть изюбилие под солнцем.
Yet when I considered all the works that my hands had accomplished and what I had toiled to achieve, I found everything to be futile, a pursuit of the wind; there was nothing to be gained under the sun.
12 И призрех аз видети мудрость, лесть и безумие: яко кто человек, иже пойдет вслед совета, елика сотвори в нем?
Then I turned to consider wisdom and madness and folly; for what more can the king’s successor do than what has already been accomplished?
13 И видех аз, яко есть изюбилие мудрости паче безумия, якоже изюбилие света паче тмы:
And I saw that wisdom exceeds folly, just as light exceeds darkness:
14 мудраго очи его во главе его, а безумный во тме ходит: и уведех и аз, яко случай един случится всем им.
The wise man has eyes in his head, but the fool walks in darkness. Yet I also came to realize that one fate overcomes them both.
15 И рех аз в сердцы моем: якоже случай безумнаго, и мне случится: и вскую умудрихся? Аз тогда излишше глаголах в сердцы моем, яко и сие суета, понеже безумный от избытка глаголет:
So I said to myself, “The fate of the fool will also befall me. What then have I gained by being wise?” And I said to myself that this too is futile.
16 яко несть памяти мудраго с безумным во век, зане уже во днех грядущих вся забвена быша: и како умрет мудрый с безумным?
For there is no lasting remembrance of the wise, just as with the fool, seeing that both will be forgotten in the days to come. Alas, the wise man will die just like the fool!
17 И возненавидех живот, яко лукавно мне сотворение сотворенное под солнцем: понеже всяческая суета и произволение духа.
So I hated life, because the work that is done under the sun was grievous to me. For everything is futile and a pursuit of the wind.
18 И возненавидех аз всяческая мира и труд мой, имже аз труждаюся под солнцем, яко оставляю его человеку будущему по мне.
I hated all for which I had toiled under the sun, because I must leave it to the man who comes after me.
19 И кто весть, мудр ли будет или безумен? И обладати ли имать всем трудом моим, имже трудихся и имже мудрствовах под солнцем? И сие же суета.
And who knows whether that man will be wise or foolish? Yet he will take over all the labor at which I have worked skillfully under the sun. This too is futile.
20 И обратихся аз отрещися сердцу моему о всем труде, имже трудихся под солнцем:
So my heart began to despair over all the labor that I had done under the sun.
21 яко есть человек, егоже труд в мудрости и в разуме и в мужестве: и человек, иже не потрудися о нем, даст ему часть свою. И сие суета и лукавство велие.
When there is a man who has labored with wisdom, knowledge, and skill, and he must give his portion to a man who has not worked for it, this too is futile and a great evil.
22 Яко бывает человеку во всем труде его и в произволении сердца его, имже той труждается под солнцем,
For what does a man get for all the toil and striving with which he labors under the sun?
23 яко вси дние его болезней и ярости попечение ему, ибо в нощи не спит сердце его. И сие же суета есть.
Indeed, all his days are filled with grief, and his task is sorrowful; even at night, his mind does not rest. This too is futile.
24 Несть благо человеку, но (разве) еже яст и пиет и еже покажет души своей благо в труде своем: и сие видех аз, яко от руки Божия есть:
Nothing is better for a man than to eat and drink and enjoy his work. I have also seen that this is from the hand of God.
25 яко кто яст и пиет кроме Его?
For apart from Him, who can eat and who can find enjoyment?
26 Яко человеку благу пред лицем Его даде мудрость и разум и веселие, согрешающему же даде попечение, еже прилагати и собирати, во еже дати благому пред лицем Божиим: яко и сие суета и произволение духа.
To the man who is pleasing in His sight, He gives wisdom and knowledge and joy, but to the sinner He assigns the task of gathering and accumulating that which he will hand over to one who pleases God. This too is futile and a pursuit of the wind.
