Predikerens 7
Det Norsk Bibelselskap 1930
7 Bedre er et godt navn enn god olje, og bedre dødsdagen enn den dag en blir født.
2 Bedre er det å gå til sørgehus enn til gjestebudshus, fordi i sørgehuset ender hvert menneskes liv, og den som lever, legger sig det på hjerte.
3 Bedre er gremmelse enn latter; for mens ansiktet er sørgmodig, er hjertet vel til mote.
4 De vises hjerte er i sorgens hus, men dårenes hjerte i gledens hus.
5 Bedre er det å høre skjenn av en vis enn å høre sang av dårer;
6 for som tornene spraker under gryten, så er det når dåren ler; også dette er tomhet.
7 For urettmessig vinning gjør den vise til dåre, og bestikkelse ødelegger hjertet.
8 Bedre er enden på en ting enn begynnelsen, bedre å være tålmodig enn overmodig.
9 Vær ikke for hastig i din ånd til å vredes; for vreden bor i dårers barm.
10 Si ikke: Hvorav kommer det at de fremfarne dager var bedre enn de som nu er? For det er ikke av visdom du spør om det.
11 Visdom er jevngod med arvegods, ja ennu ypperligere for dem som ser solen;
12 for å være i visdommens skygge er som å være i skyggen av rikdom, men kunnskapens fortrin er at visdommen holder sin eier i live.
13 Se på Guds verk! For hvem kan gjøre rett det som han har gjort kroket?
14 På en god dag skal du være ved godt mot, og på en ond dag skal du tenke på at Gud har gjort den og, like så vel som den andre, forat mennesket ikke skal finne noget efter sig[a].
15 Alt dette har jeg sett i mitt tomme liv: Mangen rettferdig går til grunne tross sin rettferdighet, og mangen ugudelig lever lenge tross sin ondskap.
16 Vær ikke altfor rettferdig og te dig ikke overvettes vis! hvorfor vil du ødelegge dig selv[b]?
17 Vær ikke altfor urettferdig[c], og vær ikke en dåre! Hvorfor vil du dø før tiden?
18 Det er godt at du holder fast ved det ene, men du skal heller ikke slippe det andre; for den som frykter Gud, finner en utvei av alt dette.
19 Visdommen er et sterkere vern for den vise enn ti mektige menn i en by;
20 for det finnes ikke et rettferdig menneske på jorden, som bare gjør godt og aldri synder.
21 Akt heller ikke på alt det folk sier, ellers kunde du få høre din tjener banne dig!
22 For du vet jo med dig selv at også du mange ganger har bannet andre.
23 Alt dette har jeg prøvd med visdom; Jeg sa: Jeg vil vinne visdom, men den er ennu langt borte fra mig.
24 Det som er langt borte og dypt, dypt skjult - hvem kan finne det?
25 Jeg så mig om, og min attrå var å vinne kunnskap og å granske og søke efter visdom og klokskap og å forstå at ugudelighet er dårskap, og at dårskapen er galskap.
26 Og jeg fant noget som er bitrere enn døden: kvinnen - hun er et garn og hennes hjerte en snare, og hennes hender er lenker; den som tekkes Gud, slipper fra henne, men synderen blir fanget av henne.
27 Se, dette fant jeg ut, sier predikeren, idet jeg la det ene til det andre for å finne hovedsummen.
28 Det som jeg stadig har søkt, men ikke har funnet, det er: En mann har jeg funnet blandt tusen, men en kvinne har jeg ikke funnet blandt dem alle.
29 Se, dette er det eneste jeg har funnet ut, at Gud skapte mennesket som det skulde være, men de søker mange kunster.
Footnotes
- Predikerens 7:14 d.e. ikke skal vite noget av hvad som skal skje efter ham.
- Predikerens 7:16 nemlig ved fariseisk egenrettferdighet og selvklokskap; LUK 18, 11.
- Predikerens 7:17 All synd kan du vel ikke undgå (FRK 7, 20. 1KG 8, 46. JAK 3, 2.), men tro ikke derfor at du kan overgi dig til det onde.
Ecclesiastes 7
New International Version
Wisdom
7 A good name is better than fine perfume,(A)
and the day of death better than the day of birth.(B)
2 It is better to go to a house of mourning
than to go to a house of feasting,
for death(C) is the destiny(D) of everyone;
the living should take this to heart.
3 Frustration is better than laughter,(E)
because a sad face is good for the heart.
4 The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning,
but the heart of fools is in the house of pleasure.(F)
5 It is better to heed the rebuke(G) of a wise person
than to listen to the song of fools.
6 Like the crackling of thorns(H) under the pot,
so is the laughter(I) of fools.
This too is meaningless.
7 Extortion turns a wise person into a fool,
and a bribe(J) corrupts the heart.
8 The end of a matter is better than its beginning,
and patience(K) is better than pride.
9 Do not be quickly provoked(L) in your spirit,
for anger resides in the lap of fools.(M)
10 Do not say, “Why were the old days(N) better than these?”
For it is not wise to ask such questions.
11 Wisdom, like an inheritance, is a good thing(O)
and benefits those who see the sun.(P)
12 Wisdom is a shelter
as money is a shelter,
but the advantage of knowledge is this:
Wisdom preserves those who have it.
13 Consider what God has done:(Q)
Who can straighten
what he has made crooked?(R)
14 When times are good, be happy;
but when times are bad, consider this:
God has made the one
as well as the other.(S)
Therefore, no one can discover
anything about their future.
15 In this meaningless life(T) of mine I have seen both of these:
the righteous perishing in their righteousness,
and the wicked living long in their wickedness.(U)
16 Do not be overrighteous,
neither be overwise—
why destroy yourself?
17 Do not be overwicked,
and do not be a fool—
why die before your time?(V)
18 It is good to grasp the one
and not let go of the other.
Whoever fears God(W) will avoid all extremes.[a]
20 Indeed, there is no one on earth who is righteous,(Z)
no one who does what is right and never sins.(AA)
21 Do not pay attention to every word people say,
or you(AB) may hear your servant cursing you—
22 for you know in your heart
that many times you yourself have cursed others.
23 All this I tested by wisdom and I said,
“I am determined to be wise”(AC)—
but this was beyond me.
24 Whatever exists is far off and most profound—
who can discover it?(AD)
25 So I turned my mind to understand,
to investigate and to search out wisdom and the scheme of things(AE)
and to understand the stupidity of wickedness
and the madness of folly.(AF)
26 I find more bitter than death
the woman who is a snare,(AG)
whose heart is a trap
and whose hands are chains.
The man who pleases God will escape her,
but the sinner she will ensnare.(AH)
27 “Look,” says the Teacher,[b](AI) “this is what I have discovered:
“Adding one thing to another to discover the scheme of things—
28 while I was still searching
but not finding—
I found one upright man among a thousand,
but not one upright woman(AJ) among them all.
29 This only have I found:
God created mankind upright,
but they have gone in search of many schemes.”
Footnotes
- Ecclesiastes 7:18 Or will follow them both
- Ecclesiastes 7:27 Or the leader of the assembly
Ecclesiastes 7
Legacy Standard Bible
Wisdom and Folly Contrasted
7 Better is a (A)good name than good oil,
And better is the (B)day of one’s death than the day of one’s birth.
2 Better to go to a house of mourning
Than to go to a house of feasting
Because [a]that is the (C)end of all mankind,
And the living (D)puts this in his heart.
3 (E)Better is vexation than laughter,
For (F)when a face is sad a heart may be merry.
4 The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning,
While the heart of fools is in the house of gladness.
5 Better to (G)listen to the rebuke of a wise man
Than for one to listen to the song of fools.
6 For as the crackling sound of (H)thorn bushes under a pot,
So is the (I)laughter of the fool;
And this too is vanity.
7 For (J)oppression gives a wise man over to madness,
And a (K)bribe [b]destroys the heart.
8 Better is the (L)end of a matter than its beginning;
(M)Better is patience of spirit than haughtiness of spirit.
9 Do not be [c](N)eager in your spirit to be vexed,
For vexation rests in the bosom of fools.
10 Do not say, “Why is it that the former days were better than these?”
For it is not from wisdom that you ask about this.
11 Wisdom along with an inheritance is good
And an (O)advantage to those who see the sun.
12 For (P)wisdom is a (Q)shadow of protection as money is a shadow of protection,
And the advantage of knowledge is that (R)wisdom preserves the lives of its masters.
13 See the (S)work of God,
For who is (T)able to straighten what He has bent?
14 (U)In the day when there is good be of good cheer,
But (V)in the day when there is evil see—
God has made the one as well as the other
So that man will (W)not find out anything that will be after him.
15 I have seen everything during my (X)days of vanity; there is (Y)a righteous man who perishes in his righteousness, and there is (Z)a wicked man who prolongs his life in his evildoing. 16 Do not be excessively (AA)righteous, and do not (AB)be overly wise. Why should you make yourself desolate? 17 Do not be excessively wicked, and do not be a simpleminded fool. Why should you (AC)die before your time? 18 It is good that you seize one thing and also not [d]let go of the other; for the one who (AD)fears God comes forth with [e]both of them.
19 (AE)Wisdom strengthens a wise man more than ten men with power who are in a city. 20 Indeed, (AF)there is not a righteous man on earth who continually does good and who never sins. 21 Also, do not give your heart to all words which are spoken, so that you will not hear your slave (AG)cursing you. 22 For your heart also knows that you likewise have many times cursed others.
23 I tested all this with wisdom, and I said, “I will be wise,” (AH)but it was far from me. 24 What has been is far away and (AI)exceedingly deep. (AJ)Who can find it? 25 I (AK)turned my heart to know, to explore, and to seek wisdom and an explanation, and to know the wickedness of foolishness and the simpleminded folly of madness. 26 And I found more (AL)bitter than death the woman whose heart is (AM)snares and nets, whose hands are chains. (AN)One who is good before God will escape from her, but (AO)the sinner will be captured by her.
27 “See, I have found this,” says the Preacher, “adding one thing to another to find an explanation, 28 which my soul still seeks but has not found. I have found one man out of a thousand, but I have not found a (AP)woman among all these. 29 See, I have found only this, that (AQ)God made men upright, but they have sought out many devices.”
Footnotes
- Ecclesiastes 7:2 Death
- Ecclesiastes 7:7 Lit perishes
- Ecclesiastes 7:9 Lit hasty in your spirit
- Ecclesiastes 7:18 Lit rest your hand
- Ecclesiastes 7:18 Lit all
Eclesiastés 7
Nueva Versión Internacional (Castilian)
Nueva escala de valores
7 Vale más el buen nombre
que el buen perfume.
Vale más el día en que se muere
que el día en que se nace.
2 Vale más ir a un funeral
que a un festival.
Pues la muerte es el fin de todo hombre, y los que viven debieran tenerlo presente.
3 Vale más llorar que reír;
pues entristece el rostro,
pero le hace bien al corazón.
4 El sabio tiene presente la muerte;
el necio solo piensa en la diversión.
5 Vale más reprensión de sabios
que lisonja de necios.
6 Pues las carcajadas de los necios son como el crepitar de las espinas bajo la olla. ¡Y también esto es absurdo!
7 La extorsión entorpece al sabio,
y el soborno corrompe su corazón.
8 Vale más el fin de algo
que su principio.
Vale más la paciencia
que la arrogancia.
9 No te dejes llevar por el enojo
que solo abriga el corazón del necio.
10 Nunca preguntes por qué todo tiempo pasado fue mejor. No es de sabios hacer tales preguntas.
11 Buena es la sabiduría sumada a la heredad, y provechosa para los que viven. 12 Puedes ponerte a la sombra de la sabiduría o a la sombra del dinero, pero la sabiduría tiene la ventaja de dar vida a quien la posee.
13 Contempla las obras de Dios: ¿quién puede enderezar lo que él ha torcido? 14 Cuando te vengan buenos tiempos, disfrútalos; pero, cuando te lleguen los malos, piensa que unos y otros son obra de Dios, y que el hombre nunca sabe con qué habrá de encontrarse después.
15 Todo esto he visto durante mi absurda vida: hombres justos a quienes su justicia los destruye, y hombres malvados a quienes su maldad les alarga la vida.
16 No seas demasiado justo,
ni tampoco demasiado sabio.
¿Para qué destruirte
a ti mismo?
17 No hay que pasarse de malo,
ni portarse como un necio.
¿Para qué morir
antes de tiempo?
18 Conviene asirse bien de esto,
sin soltar de la mano aquello.
Quien teme a Dios
saldrá bien en todo.
19 Más fortalece la sabiduría al sabio
que diez gobernantes a una ciudad.
20 No hay en la tierra nadie tan justo
que haga el bien y nunca peque.
21 No prestes atención a todo lo que se dice, y así no oirás cuando tu siervo hable mal de ti, 22 aunque bien sabes que muchas veces también tú has hablado mal de otros.
Tras la razón de las cosas
23 Todo esto lo examiné muy bien y con sabiduría, pues me dispuse a ser sabio, pero la sabiduría estaba fuera de mi alcance. 24 Lejos y demasiado profundo está todo cuanto existe. ¿Quién puede dar con ello?
25 Volví entonces mi atención hacia el conocimiento, para investigar e indagar acerca de la sabiduría y la razón de las cosas, y me di cuenta de la insensatez de la maldad y la locura de la necedad. 26 Y encontré algo más amargo que la muerte: a la mujer que es una trampa, que por corazón tiene una red y por brazos tiene cadenas. Quien agrada a Dios se librará de ella, pero el pecador caerá en sus redes.
27 Y dijo el Maestro: «Mirad lo que he hallado al buscar la razón de las cosas, una por una: 28 ¡que todavía estoy buscando lo que no he encontrado! Ya he dado con un hombre entre mil, pero entre todas las mujeres aún no he encontrado ninguna. 29 Tan solo he hallado lo siguiente: que Dios hizo perfecto al género humano, pero este se ha buscado demasiadas complicaciones».
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