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 in my heart, “Come, now, I will try thee with mirth; therefore enjoy pleasure!” But, lo! this also was vanity.
2 Смеху рекох: погрешение, и веселию: что сие твориши?
I said of laughter, “It is mad;” and of mirth, “What availeth it?”
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 thought in my heart to strengthen my body with wine, and, while my heart cleaved to wisdom, to lay hold on folly, till I should see what was good for the sons of men, which they should do under heaven all the days of their life.
4 Возвеличих творение мое: создах ми домы, насадих ми винограды,
I made me great works. I builded me houses; I planted me vineyards.
5 сотворих ми вертограды и сады и насадих в них древес всякаго плода,
I made me gardens and parks, and planted in them fruit-trees of every kind.
6 сотворих ми купели водныя, еже напаяти от них прозябение древес:
I made me pools of water, with which to water the grove shooting up 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 got me men-servants and maid-servants, and had servants born in my house. I had also great possessions of herds and flocks, more than all who were 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.
I heaped me up also silver and gold, and the wealth of kings and of provinces. I got me men-singers and women-singers, and the delight of the sons of men, a chosen woman and chosen women.
9 И возвеличихся, и приложихся мудрости паче всех бывших прежде мене во Иерусалиме: и мудрость моя пребысть со мною.
So I became greater than all that were before me in Jerusalem. My wisdom also 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.
And whatever mine eyes desired I kept not from them; I withheld not my heart from any joy. For my heart rejoiced by means of all my labor, and this was my portion from 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.
Then I looked upon all the works which my hands had wrought, and upon all the labor which I had toiled in performing; and, behold, it was all vanity, and striving after wind, and there was no profit 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 myself to behold wisdom and senselessness and folly. For what can the man do that cometh after the king? even that which hath been already done.
13 И видех аз, яко есть изюбилие мудрости паче безумия, якоже изюбилие света паче тмы:
I saw, indeed, that wisdom excelleth folly, as far as light excelleth 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's eyes are in his head, but the fool walketh in darkness; yet I perceived also that one event happeneth to them all.
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:
Then I said in my heart, “As it happeneth to the fool, so it happeneth to me. Why, then, became I wiser than others?” Then I said in my heart, “This also is vanity.”
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 remembrance of the wise man more than of the fool for ever; for in the days to come shall all have long been forgotten; and, alas! the wise man dieth, as well as the fool.
17 И возненавидех живот, яко лукавно мне сотворение сотворенное под солнцем: понеже всяческая суета и произволение духа.
Therefore I hated life, because what is done under the sun appeared evil to me. For all is vanity, and striving after wind.
18 И возненавидех аз всяческая мира и труд мой, имже аз труждаюся под солнцем, яко оставляю его человеку будущему по мне.
Yea, I hated all my labor which I had performed under the sun, because I must leave it to the man that shall be 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 knoweth whether he shall be a wise man or a fool? Yet shall he be lord of all the labor with which I have wearied myself, and in which I have shown myself wise under the sun. This also is vanity.
20 И обратихся аз отрещися сердцу моему о всем труде, имже трудихся под солнцем:
Therefore I turned to give up my heart to despair in regard to all the labor with which I had wearied myself 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.
For there is a man whose labor has been with wisdom and knowledge and skill; yet to a man who hath not labored for it must he leave it as his portion. This also is vanity and a great evil.
22 Яко бывает человеку во всем труде его и в произволении сердца его, имже той труждается под солнцем,
For what hath man of all his labor, and the striving of his spirit, with which he wearieth himself 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.
For all his days are grief, and his occupation trouble; even in the night his heart taketh no rest. This also is vanity.
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:
There is nothing better for a man than to eat and drink, and let his soul enjoy good in his labor. But this, as I have seen, cometh from the hand of God.
25 яко кто яст и пиет кроме Его?
For who can eat, or hasten thereunto more than I?
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.
For to a man who is good in his sight God giveth wisdom and knowledge and joy; but to the sinner he giveth the wearisome business of gathering and heaping up, to give it to him who is good before God. This also is vanity, and striving after wind.
