Pridigar 4
1 Tako sem se vrnil in preudaril vsa zatiranja, ki so storjena pod soncem in gledal solze tistih, ki so bili zatirani in niso imeli tolažnika in je bila moč na strani njihovih zatiralcev, toda niso imeli nobenega tolažnika.
Then I returned and saw all the oppressions that are done under the sun. And, behold, the tears of such as were oppressed, and they had no comforter. And on the side of their oppressors there was power, but they had no comforter.
2 Zatorej sem bolj hvalil mrtve, ki so že mrtvi, kakor živeče, ki so še živi.
Therefore I praised the dead who have long been dead more than the living who are yet alive.
3 Da, kakor oni oboji je boljši tisti, ki še ni bil, ki še ni videl zlobnega dela, ki je storjeno pod soncem.
Yea, better than them both is him who has not yet been, who has not seen the evil work that is done under the sun.
4 Ponovno, preudaril sem vso muko in vsako pravilno delo, da zaradi tega človeku zavidajo njegovi sosedi. Tudi to je ničevost in draženje duha.
Then I saw all labor and every skilful work, that for this a man is envied by his neighbor. This also is vanity and a striving after wind.
5 Bedak drži prekrižane roke in jé svoje lastno meso.
The fool folds his hands together, and eats his own flesh.
6 Boljše je prgišče s spokojnostjo, kakor obe roki napolnjeni z muko in draženjem duha.
Better is a handful, with quietness, than two handfuls with labor and striving after wind.
7 Potem sem se vrnil in videl ničevost pod soncem.
Then I returned and saw vanity under the sun.
8 Tam je nekdo sam in ni drugega, da, nima niti otroka niti brata, vendar ni konca vsemu njegovemu trudu, niti njegovo oko ni nasičeno z bogastvi, niti ne pravi: »Za koga se trudim in svoji duši kratim dobro?« Tudi to je ničevost, da, to je boleča muka.
There is one man who is alone, and he has not a second, yea, he has neither son nor brother. Yet there is no end of all his labor, nor are his eyes satisfied with riches. For whom then, he says, do I labor, and deprive my soul of good? This also is vanity, yea, it is a great travail.
9 Dva sta boljša kakor eden, zato ker imata dobro nagrado za svoj trud.
Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their labor.
10 Kajti če padeta, bo vsak dvignil svojega tovariša; toda gorje tistemu, ki je sam, ko pade, kajti nima drugega, da mu pomaga pokonci.
For if they fall, the one will lift up his fellow, but woe to him who is alone when he falls, and has not another to lift him up.
11 Ponovno, če dva ležita skupaj, potem imata toploto, toda kako se lahko nekdo ogreje sam?
Again, if two lie together, then they have warmth, but how can one be warm alone?
12 In če eden zoper njega prevlada, se mu bosta zoperstavila dva in trojna vrvica ni hitro pretrgana.
And if a man prevails against him who is alone, two shall withstand him. And a threefold cord is not quickly broken.
13 Boljši je ubog in moder otrok, kakor star in nespameten kralj, ki noče biti več opomnjen.
Better is a poor and wise youth than an old and foolish king who does not know how to receive admonition any more.
14 Kajti on prihaja iz ječe, da vlada, medtem ko tisti, ki je prav tako rojen v njegovem kraljestvu, postaja ubog.
For he came forth out of prison to be king, yea, even in his kingdom he was born poor.
15 Preudaril sem vse živeče, ki hodijo pod soncem, z drugim otrokom, ki bo vstal namesto njega.
I saw all the living who walk under the sun, that they were with the youth, the second, who stood up in his stead.
16 Ni konca vsemu ljudstvu, celó vseh, ki so bili pred njimi. Tudi tisti, ki pridejo potem, se ne bodo veselili v njem. Zagotovo je tudi to ničevost in draženje duha.
There was no end of all the people, even of all those over whom he was. Yet those who come after shall not rejoice in him. Surely this also is vanity and a striving after wind.
