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.
And I returned and saw all the oppressions that are done under the sun: and behold, the tears of the oppressed, and they had no comforter; and on the side of their oppressors was power, and they had no comforter.
2 Zatorej sem bolj hvalil mrtve, ki so že mrtvi, kakor živeče, ki so še živi.
Then I praised the dead who are already 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.
and more fortunate than both is he who hath not yet been, who hath 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.
And I saw all labour, and all success of work, that it is man's jealousy of his neighbour. This also is vanity and pursuit of the wind.
5 Bedak drži prekrižane roke in jé svoje lastno meso.
The fool foldeth his hands together, and eateth 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 both hands full with labour and pursuit of the wind.
7 Potem sem se vrnil in videl ničevost pod soncem.
And 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 [alone] and without a second; also he hath neither son nor brother: yet is there no end of all his labour, neither is his eye satisfied with riches, and [he saith not], For whom then am I labouring, and depriving my soul of good? This also is vanity and a grievous occupation.
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 labour.
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 that is alone when he falleth, and who hath 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 alone be warm?
12 In če eden zoper njega prevlada, se mu bosta zoperstavila dva in trojna vrvica ni hitro pretrgana.
And if a [man] overpower the one, the 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 but wise youth than an old and foolish king, who knoweth no more how to be admonished.
14 Kajti on prihaja iz ječe, da vlada, medtem ko tisti, ki je prav tako rojen v njegovem kraljestvu, postaja ubog.
For out of the prison-house he came forth to reign, although he was born poor in his kingdom.
15 Preudaril sem vse živeče, ki hodijo pod soncem, z drugim otrokom, ki bo vstal namesto njega.
I saw all the living that walk under the sun, with the child, the second, that should stand 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 is] no end of all the people, of all that stood before them; those however that come after shall not rejoice in him. Surely this also is vanity and a striving after the wind.
