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Eclesiastés 4
Traducción en lenguaje actual
Eclesiastés 4
Traducción en lenguaje actual
4 Miré hacia otro lado, y esto fue lo que vi en este mundo: hay mucha gente maltratada, y quienes la maltratan son los que tienen el poder. La gente llora, pero nadie la consuela. 2 Entonces dije: «¡Qué felices son los que han muerto, y que lástima dan los que aún viven!» 3 Aunque, en realidad, son más felices los que no han nacido, pues todavía no han visto la maldad que hay en este mundo.
4 También vi que todos trabajan y buscan progresar sólo para tener más que los otros. Pero tampoco esto tiene sentido, porque es como querer atrapar el viento. 5 Es verdad que, «el tonto no quiere trabajar y por eso acaba muriéndose de hambre»; 6 pero «más vale una hora de descanso que dos horas de trabajo», pues el mucho trabajo no sirve de nada.
La unión hace la fuerza
7 Miré hacia otro lado, y vi que en esta vida hay algo más que no tiene sentido. 8 Me refiero al hombre solitario, que no tiene hijos ni hermanos: todo el tiempo se lo pasa trabajando, y nunca está satisfecho; siempre quiere tener más. Ese hombre jamás se pone a pensar si vale la pena tanto trabajar y nunca gozar de la vida. ¡No tiene sentido esforzarse tanto!
9 La verdad, «más valen dos que uno», porque sacan más provecho de lo que hacen. 10 Además, si uno de ellos se tropieza, el otro puede levantarlo. Pero ¡pobre del que cae y no tiene quien lo ayude a levantarse! 11 Y también, si dos se acuestan juntos, entran en calor; pero uno solo se muere de frío. 12 Una sola persona puede ser vencida, pero dos ya pueden defenderse; y si tres unen sus fuerzas, ya no es fácil derrotarlas.
Juventud y sabiduría
13 Si tengo que elegir, prefiero al joven pobre pero sabio, que al rey viejo pero tonto que no deja que nadie lo aconseje. 14-16 Porque ese rey viejo muere y viene otro más joven, y aunque el nuevo rey haya nacido en la pobreza, o haya estado en la cárcel, la gente lo apoya al principio. Sin embargo, con el tiempo habrá muchos que tampoco estarán contentos con él. Y esto no tiene sentido; ¡es como querer atrapar el viento!
Ecclesiastes 4
New International Version
Ecclesiastes 4
New International Version
Oppression, Toil, Friendlessness
4 Again I looked and saw all the oppression(A) that was taking place under the sun:
I saw the tears of the oppressed—
and they have no comforter;
power was on the side of their oppressors—
and they have no comforter.(B)
2 And I declared that the dead,(C)
who had already died,
are happier than the living,
who are still alive.(D)
3 But better than both
is the one who has never been born,(E)
who has not seen the evil
that is done under the sun.(F)
4 And I saw that all toil and all achievement spring from one person’s envy of another. This too is meaningless, a chasing after the wind.(G)
5 Fools fold their hands(H)
and ruin themselves.
6 Better one handful with tranquillity
than two handfuls with toil(I)
and chasing after the wind.
7 Again I saw something meaningless under the sun:
8 There was a man all alone;
he had neither son nor brother.
There was no end to his toil,
yet his eyes were not content(J) with his wealth.
“For whom am I toiling,” he asked,
“and why am I depriving myself of enjoyment?”
This too is meaningless—
a miserable business!
9 Two are better than one,
because they have a good return for their labor:
10 If either of them falls down,
one can help the other up.
But pity anyone who falls
and has no one to help them up.
11 Also, if two lie down together, they will keep warm.
But how can one keep warm alone?
12 Though one may be overpowered,
two can defend themselves.
A cord of three strands is not quickly broken.
Advancement Is Meaningless
13 Better a poor but wise youth than an old but foolish king who no longer knows how to heed a warning. 14 The youth may have come from prison to the kingship, or he may have been born in poverty within his kingdom. 15 I saw that all who lived and walked under the sun followed the youth, the king’s successor. 16 There was no end to all the people who were before them. But those who came later were not pleased with the successor. This too is meaningless, a chasing after the wind.
Eclesiastes 4
Ang Biblia (1978)
Eclesiastes 4
Ang Biblia (1978)
Ang kasamaan ng tao at ang pagkakatulad sa hayop.
4 Nang magkagayo'y pumihit ako, at aking nakita (A)ang lahat na kapighatian na nagawa sa ilalim ng araw: at, narito, ang mga luha ng mga yaon, na napipighati, at wala silang mangaaliw: at sa siping ng mga mamimighati sa kanila ay may kapangyarihan, nguni't wala silang mangaaliw.
2 (B)Kaya't aking pinuri ang patay na namatay na, ng higit kay sa may buhay na nabubuhay pa;
3 (C)Oo, maigi kay sa kanila kapuwa ang hindi ipinanganganak, na hindi nakakita ng masamang gawa na nagawa sa ilalim ng araw.
4 Nang magkagayo'y nakita ko ang lahat na gawa, at bawa't gawang mainam na dahil dito ay pinananaghilian ang tao ng kaniyang kapuwa. (D)Ito man ay walang kabuluhan at nauuwi sa wala.
5 (E)Inihahalukipkip ng mangmang ang kaniyang mga kamay, at kumakain ng kaniyang sariling laman.
6 (F)Maigi ang isang dakot na may katahimikan, kay sa dalawang dakot na may kahirapan at walang kabuluhan.
7 Nang magkagayo'y bumalik ako at aking nakita ang walang kabuluhan sa ilalim ng araw.
8 May isa na nagiisa, at siya'y walang pangalawa; oo, siya'y walang anak o kapatid man; gayon ma'y walang wakas sa lahat niyang gawa, ni nasisiyahan man ang kaniyang mga (G)mata sa mga kayamanan. Dahil kanino nga, (H)sabi niya, nagpapagal ako, at binabawahan ko ang aking kaluluwa ng mabuti? Ito man ay walang kabuluhan, oo, mahirap na damdam.
9 Dalawa ay maigi kay sa isa; sapagka't sila'y may mabuting kagantihan sa kanilang gawa.
10 Sapagka't kung sila'y mabuwal, ibabangon ng isa ang kaniyang kasama; nguni't sa aba niya, na nagiisa pagka siya'y nabuwal, at walang iba na magbangon sa kaniya.
11 Muli, kung ang dalawa ay mahigang magkasama, may init nga sila: nguni't paanong makapagpapainit ang isa na nagiisa?
12 At kung ang isang tao ay manaig laban sa kaniya na nagiisa, ang dalawa ay makalalaban sa kaniya; at ang panaling tatlong ikid ay hindi napapatid na madali.
13 Maigi ang dukha at pantas na bata kay sa matanda at mangmang na hari, na hindi nakakaalam ng pagtanggap ng payo pa.
14 Sapagka't mula sa bilangguan ay lumabas siya upang maghari; oo, sa kaniyang kaharian nga ay ipinanganak siyang dukha.
15 Aking nakita ang lahat na may buhay, na nagsisilakad sa ilalim ng araw, na sila'y kasama ng bata, ng ikalawa, na tumatayo na kahalili niya.
16 Walang wakas sa lahat ng bayan, sa makatuwid baga'y sa lahat na pinaghaharian niya: gayon ma'y silang darating pagkatapos ay hindi mangagagalak sa kaniya. Tunay na ito man ay walang kabuluhan at nauuwi sa wala.
Ecclesiastes 4
King James Version
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.
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