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Eclesiastul 5
Nouă Traducere În Limba Română
Eclesiastul 5
Nouă Traducere În Limba Română
Păzeşte-te de promisiuni pripite
5 „Păzeşte-ţi piciorul când intri în Casa lui Dumnezeu şi apropie-te mai bine să asculţi, decât să aduci jertfa nesăbuiţilor, căci ei nu ştiu că săvârşesc un rău.
2 Nu te grăbi să-ţi deschizi gura
şi inima ta să nu se pripească
să rostească ceva înaintea lui Dumnezeu,
căci Dumnezeu este în ceruri,
iar tu eşti pe pământ;
de aceea cuvintele tale să fie cumpănite.
3 Căci aşa cum visele se nasc din mulţimea grijilor,
tot aşa prostia nesăbuitului se cunoaşte din mulţimea cuvintelor.[a]
4 Când faci un jurământ înaintea lui Dumnezeu, nu întârzia să-l împlineşti, căci Lui nu-I plac nesăbuiţii. Aşadar, împlineşte-ţi jurământul! 5 Este mai bine să nu faci jurăminte, decât să faci jurăminte şi să nu le împlineşti. 6 Nu lăsa gura să-ţi ducă trupul în păcat, aşa încât să-i zici trimisului[b] lui Dumnezeu[c]: «A fost o greşeală!» De ce să se mânie Dumnezeu din pricina glasului tău şi să nimicească lucrarea mâinilor tale? 7 Visele multe sunt deşarte, la fel cum şi cuvintele multe sunt nefolositoare.[d] Aşadar, teme-te de Dumnezeu!“
Deşertăciunea bogăţiei
8 „Când vezi că într-o provincie săracul este asuprit, iar dreptatea şi omul drept sunt persecutaţi, să nu te miri de lucrurile acestea, căci un dregător veghează peste un alt dregător, iar peste amândoi veghează alţii şi mai mari! 9 Cu toţii au parte de resursele ţării, iar menirea unui rege este de a apăra ogoarele[e].
10 Cel ce iubeşte argintul nu se satură de el,
iar cine iubeşte bogăţia nu are câştig.
Aceasta este tot o deşertăciune!
11 Când se înmulţesc bunătăţile,
se înmulţesc şi cei ce le mănâncă
şi ce câştig mai are proprietarul lor,
decât doar că le vede cu ochii lui?
12 Dulce este somnul pentru cel ce a muncit,
fie că a mâncat puţin, fie că a mâncat mult,
însă bogatului, îndestularea
nu-i oferă liniştea pentru odihnă.
13 Există un rău tulburător pe care l-am văzut sub soare:
am văzut bogăţie strânsă pentru[f] proprietarul ei, dar înspre răul său,
14 bogăţie pierdută printr-un negoţ nereuşit;
astfel fiul care i s-a născut
nu mai rămâne cu nimic.
15 Gol a ieşit din pântecele mamei sale
şi tot astfel s-a şi întors, plecând precum a venit.
Nimic nu a luat din osteneala lui,
din tot ce-i aparţinuse!
16 Şi următorul lucru este un mare rău:
întocmai cum vine omul, aşa şi pleacă,
şi ce câştig are omul din aceasta?!
S-a ostenit în zadar!
17 Toată viaţa lui a mâncat pe întuneric,
cu multă tulburare, cu suferinţă şi cu mânie.
18 Iată ce am înţeles eu că este bine şi frumos: ca omul să mănânce, să bea şi să trăiască bine de pe urma întregii lui osteneli pe care a depus-o sub soare în timpul puţinelor zile ale vieţii sale, pe care Dumnezeu i le-a dat, căci aceasta este partea sa. 19 De asemenea, orice om, căruia Dumnezeu i-a dat bogăţie şi averi şi căruia i-a dat dreptul să se înfrupte din ele, să-şi ia partea ce i se cuvine din ele şi să se bucure de osteneala lui; acesta este un dar de la Dumnezeu. 20 Căci el nu se gândeşte prea mult la cât de trecătoare îi este viaţa, fiindcă Dumnezeu îi umple inima de bucurie.“
Footnotes
- Eclesiastul 5:3 Sau: discursul nesăbuitului se naşte din mulţimea cuvintelor
- Eclesiastul 5:6 Sau: îngerului
- Eclesiastul 5:6 Sau: trimisului Templului
- Eclesiastul 5:7 Sensul frazei în ebraică este nesigur; lit.: Căci în mulţimea visurilor este atât deşertăciune, cât şi mulţime de cuvinte
- Eclesiastul 5:9 Sensul în ebraică al părţii a doua a versetului este nesigur; sau: ţării; chiar şi regele are parte de resursele ogoarelor
- Eclesiastul 5:13 Sau: de către
Ecclesiastes 5
New International Version
Ecclesiastes 5
New International Version
Fulfill Your Vow to God
5 [a]Guard your steps when you go to the house of God. Go near to listen rather than to offer the sacrifice of fools, who do not know that they do wrong.
2 Do not be quick with your mouth,
do not be hasty in your heart
to utter anything before God.(A)
God is in heaven
and you are on earth,
so let your words be few.(B)
3 A dream(C) comes when there are many cares,
and many words mark the speech of a fool.(D)
4 When you make a vow to God, do not delay to fulfill it.(E) He has no pleasure in fools; fulfill your vow.(F) 5 It is better not to make a vow than to make one and not fulfill it.(G) 6 Do not let your mouth lead you into sin. And do not protest to the temple messenger, “My vow was a mistake.” Why should God be angry at what you say and destroy the work of your hands? 7 Much dreaming and many words are meaningless. Therefore fear God.(H)
Riches Are Meaningless
8 If you see the poor oppressed(I) in a district, and justice and rights denied, do not be surprised at such things; for one official is eyed by a higher one, and over them both are others higher still. 9 The increase from the land is taken by all; the king himself profits from the fields.
10 Whoever loves money never has enough;
whoever loves wealth is never satisfied with their income.
This too is meaningless.
11 As goods increase,
so do those who consume them.
And what benefit are they to the owners
except to feast their eyes on them?
12 The sleep of a laborer is sweet,
whether they eat little or much,
but as for the rich, their abundance
permits them no sleep.(J)
13 I have seen a grievous evil under the sun:(K)
wealth hoarded to the harm of its owners,
14 or wealth lost through some misfortune,
so that when they have children
there is nothing left for them to inherit.
15 Everyone comes naked from their mother’s womb,
and as everyone comes, so they depart.(L)
They take nothing from their toil(M)
that they can carry in their hands.(N)
16 This too is a grievous evil:
As everyone comes, so they depart,
and what do they gain,
since they toil for the wind?(O)
17 All their days they eat in darkness,
with great frustration, affliction and anger.
18 This is what I have observed to be good: that it is appropriate for a person to eat, to drink(P) and to find satisfaction in their toilsome labor(Q) under the sun during the few days of life God has given them—for this is their lot. 19 Moreover, when God gives someone wealth and possessions,(R) and the ability to enjoy them,(S) to accept their lot(T) and be happy in their toil—this is a gift of God.(U) 20 They seldom reflect on the days of their life, because God keeps them occupied with gladness of heart.(V)
Footnotes
- Ecclesiastes 5:1 In Hebrew texts 5:1 is numbered 4:17, and 5:2-20 is numbered 5:1-19.
Ecclesiastes 5
New King James Version
Ecclesiastes 5
New King James Version
Fear God, Keep Your Vows
5 Walk (A)prudently when you go to the house of God; and draw near to hear rather (B)than to give the sacrifice of fools, for they do not know that they do evil.
2 Do not be (C)rash with your mouth,
And let not your heart utter anything hastily before God.
For God is in heaven, and you on earth;
Therefore let your words (D)be few.
3 For a dream comes through much activity,
And (E)a fool’s voice is known by his many words.
4 (F)When you make a vow to God, do not delay to (G)pay it;
For He has no pleasure in fools.
Pay what you have vowed—
5 (H)Better not to vow than to vow and not pay.
6 Do not let your (I)mouth cause your flesh to sin, (J)nor say before the messenger of God that it was an error. Why should God be angry at your [a]excuse and destroy the work of your hands? 7 For in the multitude of dreams and many words there is also vanity. But (K)fear God.
The Vanity of Gain and Honor
8 If you (L)see the oppression of the poor, and the violent [b]perversion of justice and righteousness in a province, do not marvel at the matter; for (M)high official watches over high official, and higher officials are over them.
9 Moreover the profit of the land is for all; even the king is served from the field.
10 He who loves silver will not be satisfied with silver;
Nor he who loves abundance, with increase.
This also is vanity.
11 When goods increase,
They increase who eat them;
So what profit have the owners
Except to see them with their eyes?
12 The sleep of a laboring man is sweet,
Whether he eats little or much;
But the abundance of the rich will not permit him to sleep.
13 (N)There is a severe evil which I have seen under the sun:
Riches kept for their owner to his hurt.
14 But those riches perish through [c]misfortune;
When he begets a son, there is nothing in his hand.
15 (O)As he came from his mother’s womb, naked shall he return,
To go as he came;
And he shall take nothing from his labor
Which he may carry away in his hand.
16 And this also is a severe evil—
Just exactly as he came, so shall he go.
And (P)what profit has he (Q)who has labored for the wind?
17 All his days (R)he also eats in darkness,
And he has much sorrow and sickness and anger.
18 Here is what I have seen: (S)It is good and fitting for one to eat and drink, and to enjoy the good of all his labor in which he toils under the sun all the days of his life which God gives him; (T)for it is his [d]heritage. 19 As for (U)every man to whom God has given riches and wealth, and given him power to eat of it, to receive his [e]heritage and rejoice in his labor—this is the (V)gift of God. 20 For he will not dwell unduly on the days of his life, because God keeps him busy with the joy of his heart.
Footnotes
- Ecclesiastes 5:6 Lit. voice
- Ecclesiastes 5:8 wresting
- Ecclesiastes 5:14 Lit. bad business
- Ecclesiastes 5:18 Lit. portion
- Ecclesiastes 5:19 Lit. portion
Ecclesiastes 5
English Standard Version
Ecclesiastes 5
English Standard Version
Fear God
5 [a] (A)Guard your steps when you go to (B)the house of God. To draw near to listen is better than to (C)offer the sacrifice of fools, for they do not know that they are doing evil. 2 [b] Be not rash with your mouth, nor let your heart be hasty to utter a word before God, for God is in heaven and you are on earth. Therefore (D)let your words be few. 3 For a dream comes with much business, and a fool's voice with (E)many words.
4 When (F)you vow a vow to God, (G)do not delay paying it, for he has no pleasure in fools. (H)Pay what you vow. 5 (I)It is better that you should not vow than that you should vow and not pay. 6 Let not your mouth lead you[c] into sin, and do not say before (J)the messenger[d] that it was (K)a mistake. Why should God be angry at your voice and destroy the work of your hands? 7 For when dreams increase and words grow many, there is vanity;[e] but[f] (L)God is the one you must fear.
The Vanity of Wealth and Honor
8 (M)If you see in a province the oppression of the poor and the violation of justice and righteousness, (N)do not be amazed at the matter, (O)for the high official is watched by a higher, and there are yet higher ones over them. 9 But this is gain for a land in every way: a king committed to cultivated fields.[g]
10 He who loves money will not be satisfied with money, nor he who loves wealth with his income; this also is vanity. 11 When goods increase, they increase who eat them, and what advantage has their owner but to see them with his eyes? 12 Sweet is the sleep of a laborer, whether he eats little or much, but the full stomach of the rich will not let him sleep.
13 (P)There is a grievous evil that I have seen under the sun: riches were kept by their owner to his hurt, 14 and those riches were lost in a bad venture. And he is father of a son, but he has nothing in his hand. 15 (Q)As he came from his mother's womb he shall go again, naked as he came, and shall take nothing for his toil that he may carry away in his hand. 16 This also is a grievous evil: just as he came, so shall he go, and what (R)gain is there to him who (S)toils for the wind? 17 Moreover, all his days he (T)eats in darkness in much vexation and sickness and anger.
18 Behold, what I have seen to be (U)good and fitting is to eat and drink and find enjoyment[h] in all the toil with which one toils under the sun the few days of his life that God has given him, for this is his (V)lot. 19 Everyone also to whom (W)God has given (X)wealth and possessions (Y)and power to enjoy them, and to accept his lot and rejoice in his toil—this is (Z)the gift of God. 20 For he will not much remember the days of his life because God keeps him occupied with joy in his heart.
Footnotes
- Ecclesiastes 5:1 Ch 4:17 in Hebrew
- Ecclesiastes 5:2 Ch 5:1 in Hebrew
- Ecclesiastes 5:6 Hebrew your flesh
- Ecclesiastes 5:6 Or angel
- Ecclesiastes 5:7 The Hebrew term hebel can refer to a “vapor” or “mere breath”; also verse 10 (see note on 1:2)
- Ecclesiastes 5:7 Or For when dreams and vanities increase, words also grow many; but
- Ecclesiastes 5:9 The meaning of the Hebrew verse is uncertain
- Ecclesiastes 5:18 Or and see good
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