Еклисиаст 4
Библия, ревизирано издание
4 (A)Тогава, като размишлявах отново за
всичките неправди, които стават под слънцето,
и видях сълзите на онеправданите, че нямаше за тях утешител,
и че силата беше в ръката на онези, които ги угнетяваха,
а за тях нямаше утешител;
2 (B)затова аз облажавах умрелите, които са вече умрели,
повече, отколкото живите, които са още живи;
3 (C)а за по-щастлив и от двамата смятах онзи, който не е бил изобщо,
който не е видял лошите дела, които стават под слънцето.
4 Тогава видях всеки труд и всяко сполучливо дело,
че поради него на човека завижда ближният му.
И това е суета и гонене на вятъра.
5 (D)Безумният сгъва ръцете си
и яде своята си плът,
6 (E)и казва: По-добре една шепа, пълна със спокойствие,
отколкото две шепи, пълни с труд и гонене на вятъра.
7 Тогава отново видях само суета под слънцето.
8 (F)Има такъв, който е самичък, който няма другар.
Да! Няма нито син, нито брат;
но пак няма край на многото му труд,
нито се насища окото му с богатство,
и той не казва: И така, за кого се трудя аз
и лишавам душата си от блага?
И това е суета и тежък труд.
9 По-добре са двама, отколкото един,
понеже те имат добра награда за труда си;
10 защото ако паднат, единият ще вдигне другаря си;
но горко на онзи, който е сам, когато падне,
и няма друг да го вдигне.
11 И ако легнат двама заедно, ще се стоплят;
а един как ще се стопли сам?
12 И ако някой надвие срещу един, който е сам,
двама ще устоят насреща му;
и тройното въже не се къса бързо.
13 По-добър е беден, но мъдър младеж,
отколкото стар, но безумен цар,
който не знае вече да приема съвет;
14 защото единият излиза от тъмницата[a], за да царува,
а другият, и цар да се е родил, става сиромах.
15 Видях всички живи, които ходят под слънцето,
че бяха с младежа, втория, който стана вместо него;
16 нямаше край на целия народ,
на всички, над които е бил той;
а идващите след него няма да се зарадват в него.
Наистина – и това е суета и гонене на вятъра.
Footnotes
- 4:14 От евр. къщата на веригите.
Ecclesiastes 4
King James Version
4 So I returned, and considered 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 Wherefore I praised the dead which are already dead more than the living which are yet alive.
3 Yea, better is he than both they, which hath not yet been, who hath not seen the evil work that is done under the sun.
4 Again, I considered all travail, and every right work, that for this a man is envied of his neighbour. This is also vanity and vexation of spirit.
5 The fool foldeth his hands together, and eateth his own flesh.
6 Better is an handful with quietness, than both the hands full with travail and vexation of spirit.
7 Then I returned, and I saw vanity under the sun.
8 There is one alone, and there is not a second; yea, he hath neither child nor brother: yet is there no end of all his labour; neither is his eye satisfied with riches; neither saith he, For whom do I labour, and bereave my soul of good? This is also vanity, yea, it is a sore travail.
9 Two are better than one; because they have a good reward for their labour.
10 For if they fall, the one will lift up his fellow: but woe to him that is alone when he falleth; for he hath not another to help him up.
11 Again, if two lie together, then they have heat: but how can one be warm alone?
12 And if one prevail against him, two shall withstand him; and a threefold cord is not quickly broken.
13 Better is a poor and a wise child than an old and foolish king, who will no more be admonished.
14 For out of prison he cometh to reign; whereas also he that is born in his kingdom becometh poor.
15 I considered all the living which walk under the sun, with the second child that shall stand up in his stead.
16 There is no end of all the people, even of all that have been before them: they also that come after shall not rejoice in him. Surely this also is vanity and vexation of spirit.
Ecclesiastes 4
English Standard Version
Evil Under the Sun
4 (A)Again I (B)saw all (C)the oppressions that are done under the sun. And behold, the tears of the oppressed, and they had (D)no one to comfort them! On the side of their oppressors there was power, and there was no one to comfort them. 2 And I (E)thought the dead who are already dead more fortunate than the living who are still alive. 3 But (F)better than both is he who has not yet been and has not seen the evil deeds that are done under the sun.
4 Then I saw that all toil and all skill in work come from a man's envy of his neighbor. This also is (G)vanity[a] and a striving after wind.
5 The fool (H)folds his hands and (I)eats his own flesh.
6 (J)Better is a handful of (K)quietness than two hands full of toil and a striving after wind.
7 (L)Again, I saw vanity under the sun: 8 one person who has no other, either son or brother, yet there is no end to all his toil, and his (M)eyes are never satisfied with riches, so that he never asks, (N)“For whom am I toiling and depriving myself of pleasure?” This also is vanity and an unhappy (O)business.
9 Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their toil. 10 For if they fall, 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 Again, if two lie together, they keep warm, (P)but how can one keep warm alone? 12 And though a man might prevail against one who is alone, two will withstand him—a threefold cord is not quickly broken.
13 Better was (Q)a poor and wise youth than an old and foolish king who no longer knew how (R)to take advice. 14 For he went (S)from prison to the throne, though in his own kingdom he had been born poor. 15 I saw all the living who move about under the sun, along with that[b] youth who was to stand in the king's[c] place. 16 There was no end of all the people, all of whom he led. Yet those who come later will not rejoice in him. Surely this also is (T)vanity and a striving after wind.
Footnotes
- Ecclesiastes 4:4 The Hebrew term hebel can refer to a “vapor” or “mere breath”; also verses 7, 8, 16 (see note on 1:2)
- Ecclesiastes 4:15 Hebrew the second
- Ecclesiastes 4:15 Hebrew his
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