Pridigar 11
1 Svoj kruh vrzi na vode, kajti našel ga boš po mnogih dneh.
Send your bread out on the surface of the water, and many days later you will find it again.
2 Daj delež sedmim in tudi osmemu, kajti ne veš kakšno zlo bo na zemlji.
Share what you own with seven or eight people, for you never know what disaster could happen.
3 Če so oblaki polni dežja, se izlijejo na zemljo, in če drevo pade proti jugu ali proti severu, na kraj, kamor drevo pade, tam bo.
When the clouds are full they pour rain down upon the earth. Whether a tree falls to the north or to the south, it stays where it fell.
4 Kdor opazuje veter, ne bo sejal in kdor se ozira na oblake, ne bo žel.
The farmer who pays attention to the direction of the wind knows when not to sow, and by watching the clouds knows when not to reap.
5 Kakor ne veš kakšna je pot duha niti kako rastejo kosti v maternici tiste, ki je z otrokom; tako ne poznaš del Boga, ki dela vse.
Just as you don't know how the breath of life comes to the child in its mother's womb, so you can't understand the work of God, the Creator of everything.
6 Zjutraj sej svoje seme in zvečer ne zadržuj svoje roke, kajti ne veš, ali bo uspevalo to ali ono, ali pa bosta oba enako dobra.
In the morning, sow your seed. In the evening, don't stop. For you have no way of knowing which crop will grow well—one may be profitable, or the other—or maybe both.
7 Resnično, svetloba je prijazna in prijetna stvar je za oči, da gledajo sonce,
How sweet it is to live in the light, to see the sun rise on another day.
8 toda če človek živi mnogo let in se veseli v njih vseh, naj se vendar spomni dni teme, kajti mnogo jih bo. Vse, kar prihaja, je ničevost.
May you live for many years, and may you enjoy them all. But remember there will many days of darkness, and all that is to come is uncertain.
9 Razveseli se, oh mladenič, v svoji mladosti in naj te tvoje srce spodbuja v dneh tvoje mladosti in hodi po poteh svojega srca in za pogledom svojih oči; toda vedi, da te bo Bog zaradi vseh teh stvari privedel v obsodbo.
Young people, enjoy your youth! Be happy with what's good! While you're young, let your mind guide your life, and do as you think best. But remember that God will judge you for all your thoughts and actions.
10 Zatorej od svojega srca odstrani bridkost in odloži zlo od svojega mesa, kajti otroštvo in mladost sta ničevost.
So don't let your mind worry, and avoid things that hurt your body. Even so, despite youth and enthusiasm, life is still so hard to understand!
