Книга Екклезиаста 9

1 Яко праведнии и мудрии и делания их в руце Божией, и любве же и ненависти несть ведяй человек: вся пред лицем их, суета во всех.

For all this I laid to my heart, even to explore all this: that the righteous, and the wise, and their works, are in the hand of God; whether it is love or hatred, man doesn’t know it; all is before them.

2 Случай един праведному и нечестивому, благому и злому, и чистому и нечистому, и жрущему и не жрущему: якоже благий, тако согрешаяй, якоже кленыйся, тако бояйся клятвы.

All things come alike to all. There is one event to the righteous and to the wicked; to the good, to the clean, to the unclean, to him who sacrifices, and to him who doesn’t sacrifice. As is the good, so is the sinner; he who takes an oath, as he who fears an oath.

3 Сие лукаво во всяцем сотворенем под солнцем, яко случай един всем: и сердце сынов человеческих исполнися лукавствия, и прелесть в сердцах их и в животе их, и по сих к мертвым.

This is an evil in all that is done under the sun, that there is one event to all. Yes also, the heart of the sons of men is full of evil, and madness is in their heart while they live, and after that they go to the dead.

4 Понеже кто есть, иже приобщается ко всем живым? Есть надежда, яко пес живый, той благ паче льва мертва.

For to him who is joined with all the living there is hope; for a living dog is better than a dead lion.

5 Понеже живии разумеют, яко умрут, мертвии же не суть ведущии ничтоже: и ктому несть им мзды, яко забвена есть память их,

For the living know that they will die, but the dead don’t know anything, neither do they have any more a reward; for their memory is forgotten.

6 и любовь их и ненависть их и рвение их уже погибе, и части несть им ктому во веки во всяцем творении под солнцем.

Also their love, their hatred, and their envy has perished long ago; neither do they any longer have a portion forever in anything that is done under the sun.

7 Прииди, яждь в веселии хлеб твой и пий во блазе сердцы вино твое, яко уже угодна Богу творения твоя.

Go your way—eat your bread with joy, and drink your wine with a merry heart; for God has already accepted your works.

8 Во всяко время да будут ризы твоя белы, и елей на главе твоей да не оскудеет.

Let your garments be always white, and don’t let your head lack oil.

9 И виждь житие с женою, юже возлюбил еси, во вся дни живота юности твоея, данныя ти под солнцем, вся дни суетствия твоего: яко сие часть твоя в животе твоем и в труде твоем, имже ты трудишися под солнцем.

Live joyfully with the wife whom you love all the days of your life of vanity, which he has given you under the sun, all your days of vanity, for that is your portion in life, and in your labour in which you labour under the sun.

10 Вся, елика аще обрящет рука твоя сотворити, якоже сила твоя, сотвори: зане несть сотворение и помышление и разум и мудрость во аде, аможе ты идеши тамо. (Sheol h7585)

Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with your might; for there is no work, nor plan, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in Sheol, where you are going. (Sheol h7585)

11 Обратихся и видех под солнцем, яко ни легким течение, ниже сильным брань, ниже самому мудрому хлеб, ниже разумным богатство, ниже ведущым благодать: яко время и случай случится всем сим.

I returned and saw under the sun that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favour to men of skill; but time and chance happen to them all.

12 Яко убо не разуме человек времене своего: якоже рыбы уловляемы во мрежи зле, и аки птицы уловляемы в сети: якоже сия, уловляются сынове человечестии во время лукаво, егда нападет на ня внезапу.

For man also doesn’t know his time. As the fish that are taken in an evil net, and as the birds that are caught in the snare, even so are the sons of men snared in an evil time, when it falls suddenly on them.

13 И сие видех, мудрость под солнцем, и велика есть во мне:

I have also seen wisdom under the sun in this way, and it seemed great to me.

14 град мал, и мужей в нем мало, и приидет нань царь велик и окрест обляжет его, и соделает на него остроги велия,

There was a little city, and few men within it; and a great king came against it, besieged it, and built great bulwarks against it.

15 и обрящет в нем мужа нищаго мудра, и сей спасет град мудростию своею, и человек не воспомяну мужа нищаго онаго.

Now a poor wise man was found in it, and he by his wisdom delivered the city; yet no man remembered that same poor man.

16 И рех аз: блага мудрость паче силы, и мудрость нищаго уничижена, и словеса его не суть послушаема.

Then I said, “Wisdom is better than strength.” Nevertheless the poor man’s wisdom is despised, and his words are not heard.

17 Словеса мудрых в покои слышатся, паче клича обладающих в безумии.

The words of the wise heard in quiet are better than the cry of him who rules amongst fools.

18 Блага мудрость паче орудий ратных: и согрешаяй един погубит благостыню многу.

Wisdom is better than weapons of war; but one sinner destroys much good.